A place to call home chapter 2
The sun had finally set and the sky grew darker. Because of the time of year visibility was still fine; however it reminded the Titans not to linger. "Alright, now that Beast Boy personally made sure that old lady got to a Hospital," Cyborg said. He could hear Beast Boy grumbling behind him. "Now we can get home."
"Good, cause I'm starving," Terra whined as she squeezed her stomach with both arms.
"And where is it you guys live?" Rex asked. He had been promised a meal and a place to sleep for the night but they hadn't told him where they lived yet.
Starfire pointed out towards the sea, "In the tower of Titans, friend." She said smiling. Rex followed her finger past the water to an island with a building shaped like a T.
Rex pulled his goggles up to rest on his forehead as he gazed. "You guys live in a house shaped like a T? That's so ridiculous it's awesome!" Wasting no time Rex quickly transformed the lower half of his body into his Rex-cycle.
"Whoa," Cyborg said as he and the others looked on in amazement. "Nice wheels you got here," He said as he bent down to inspect the finer details. "Of course it's not as great as my T-car, but its okay."
"Is that a challenge?"
Cyborg smiled, "Sure. I wouldn't mind whooping your butt later in a race."
Robin coughed and stepped forward, "Anyway Rex were going over water so that won't work."
"Oh right...water." He transformed back and scratched his head sheepishly.
"I'm sure Terra or Beast Boy would be willing to give you a ride if you—"
"Nah I got it covered," He interjected and transformed his Rex-copter out of his back.
"Can we go now?" Beast Boy asked. "I'm starving here!"
Robin nodded, "Teen Titans out!" Grabbing hold of Starfire's outstretched arms he clasped hands with her as she hovered for a moment before flying up into the air. Terra used her powers on some nearby rubble and created a makeshift board which she used to hover through the sky right next to Beast Boy who had transformed into a falcon. Raven was using her powers to maintain both herself and Cyborg below her in the sky.
Rex flew a short distance behind them; they seemed to have a pattern set and he didn't want to get in their way. He looked down and watched for a minute as the lights and buildings of Jump City passed by quickly beneath him. They kept flying and passed over the body of water separating the island Titans Tower was on from the mainland.
As the tower got closer and closer the titans (and Rex) descended. The beach was mostly empty except for a machine hidden in the shadow of the tower. "This is Titans Tower!" Beast Boy said matter of fact.
"Duh," Raven said annoyed. "I think he knows that."
A vein appeared on BB's forehead. "I was just being polite Raven." He rolled his eyes. "Anyway not much here on the beach except Cyborg's obstacle course."
"Want to give it a try?" Cyborg said, elbowing Rex.
"Heh, maybe later." He told the big man as he pushed him off. Feeling something grab his arm Rex saw Starfire grab him and pull him towards the entrance.
"Come new friend, I'll give you the tour." At this point Starfire had already dragged him inside the building and started pointing out room.
"There's the kitchen, the hallway, the dining room, my room, Cyborg's room, the bathroom, the garage," Here Starfire stopped to take a breath. "Raven's room, Robin's room, the gym, the second bathroom…
Starfire kept going but Rex turned back to see the others were watching with some amusement on their faces. "Is she always this excited?"
"Only when she meets new people. Starfire just wants to be your friend." Robin told him. They wandered into the living room. "I'm going to go order some pizza, you guys have fun."
"Wait you can get pizza delivered here? What pizza boy will come all the way out here?" But Robin didn't answer Rex; instead he put his finger to his lips and disappeared into the shadows without a sound.
"Hey wait! Robin!" Beast Boy yelled after the now disappeared teen. "You're going to get a veggie pizza for me right?"
"Man, Rex isn't going to want to eat that crap." Cyborg said as he flipped through the channels with the remote. Seeing the comfortable couch Rex took a seat next to Cyborg. "He'll want a real pizza; with meat on it."
"What? Are you trying to say veggie pizza isn't real pizza?" Beast Boy asked as he started to get mad.
"Did I stutter? If it's got vegetables on top: it's. Not. Real. Pizza." Cyborg said rising to the challenge and the argument was off. Both getting louder and louder while Rex looked on confused. Seeing Terra take the remote from where Cyborg dropped it he turned to her.
"Should I…say something?" He asked.
Terra continued flipping past a sports game and onto what looked like anime. "Nah, this happens like once a week. They'll both agree to disagree in 3…2…1…"
Confusion covered his face when he felt something poke him on the shoulder. Turning around he saw Starfire smiling down at him holding a plastic container. Pulling the blue lid off revealed a green-purplish gelatin like substance. "Perhaps Rex would like to try some of my home-made Nitaleg Esirprus?"
"NO!" Both Beast Boy and Cyborg yelled out in unison. Starfire looked disappointed but only momentarily as Terra was able to pawn it off her. Then suddenly Rex started laughing out loud. Hard. Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked at him.
"Ah ha haha ha. I'm sorry it's just…" He took a breath. "So…normal. I'm not used to being around so many people acting like normal teenagers. It's great, you guys are great."
"Yeesh man," Cyborg shook his head. "You must've been locked down pretty tight back at Providence."
"You have no idea."
BB hooked his arm around Rex's shoulder, "Hey man; it's cool. You can hang with us. I'll even teach you everything I know; the ladies will be all over you."
Rex chuckled and unattached Beast Boy's arm off his shoulder. "R-ight, I'm think I'm good."
"A wise choice," Raven said surprising everyone as she appeared behind them.
"Hey Raven, you came to party!"
"Actually I'm only here for the—"But her sentence was cut off by the arrival of Robin.
"—Food's here!" he said finishing her sentence. He dropped down three large pizzas onto the table. The seven teens swarmed the table as they each attempted to devour as much pizza as they could hold and at the same time maintain dominance over their favorite pizza. It was quite similar to something you'd watch on the animal planet.
Afterwards Rex was challenged to a few rounds of video games on Cyborg's gamesphere. After going a few rounds with BB, Cyborg and Terra; Rex needed a break. He had done reasonably well against them; winning a few rounds in a game he had never played.
The outright video game rivalry between BB and Cyborg continued while Rex found himself sneaking a way for a moment of peace. That, and all the yelling had given him a splitting headache.
As he walked away he saw Robin leaning up against the wall looking cool. A flip of the wrist motioned Rex to him, "Come with me." He said. Rex nodded and Robin started walking down the hall. The raven-haired teen followed the other raven-haired teen down the hallway until they got to one of the last doors.
Robin opened it, "Here. This'll be your room while you're here."
Rex pushed the door open and walked in. "I get my own room too? And I don't have to share it with a monkey? Awesome." He dropped his bag on the floor then fell down onto the bed. "Comfy."
Batman's former sidekick looked a bit confused about the monkey comment but let it pass. "I want to show you something, come with me." Rex got off the bed and followed the boy wonder.
"This," Robin said motioning what was in front of him. "Is the computer for the whole tower. It has one of the largest databases on the west coast. I find it very useful when I'm searching for criminals since it has information on almost any person alive."
"Any person huh?" Rex murmured as he looked the computer database over. "Think it could help me find someone I'm looking for?"
Robin nodded, "Sure. Just put in their name and any information you know about them." Rex sat down in the chair and put his hands to rest on the keyboard.
"Circe…" He whispered out loud as he searched for her on Robin's database. Rex didn't know much about her other than her appearance and first name but he was determined to find her. Half hour later after going through everyone with that name and description Rex hadn't found anything at all. It was like she didn't even exist.
"I'm sorry," Robin said. "The computer doesn't have everybody but that doesn't mean that they're not still out there."
Rex smiled almost by accident. "Yeah, thanks anyway man. You guys sure are being nice to me. Most people who learn what I am hate me."
The boy wonder shrugged, "It's not about what powers you're born with, it's what you do with them."
"Agreed." And with that Rex said goodnight and went to crash in his room.
End of Chapter...
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