"So since I'm your new mentor I have to show you around, starting with where you'll being staying." Jaime said as he walked me through the cave-like base.
"Contain that excitement Jaime!" I remarked sarcastically. "It's overwhelming!"
"Jaime Reyes obviously doesn't appreciate your humour. Get to the point. Have you forgotten about Riley?" Scarab interjected.
"Right. Um, Jaime. I kind of need your help. You see my brother was kidnapped with me. Scarab says that he was sold. Maybe they were able to control his Scarab and they sold him to the bad guys." Jaime completely stopped mid-step.
"Why didn't you tell anyone this earlier?" He asked in an angered tone. "He could be dangerous!"
"Look, it's not my fault! I've been constantly falling in and out of consciousness for hours. I've got this idiot of a mentor who probably can't wait to be rid of me! I've got this freakin' bug attached to my spine that I felt the doctors drill into me. Give me a break I'm just a kid!" I shouted at him.
"Why are you shouting? It's like midnight!" A green boy around my age groaned as he opened his bedroom door. "Who's this?"
"This is Teagan, my new protégé apparently." My god you don't have to sound so excited.
"Noted. Will she be staying here?" The green boy asked leaning against the doorway.
"I've got nowhere else to go. Much to Jaime's dislike, I'm staying." I said before Jaime could answer in a negative tone again.
"Cool. I'm Garfield, but I'm known as Beast Boy." Right, he's the one who can turn into animals.
"So just a question before we leave. If you were to have sex with someone would it still count as beastiality?" I asked genuinely wanting to know.
"Teagan!" Scarab reprimanded.
"Dunno, not many people are lining up to sleep with someone who's completely green. I'll keep you posted." Garfield answered calmly. Wow I was expecting him to overreact or at least be a bit shocked.
"Really? That's it?" I asked almost disappointed.
"I said I'd keep you posted." He replied before closing the door. I don't know why but I had this stupid grin on my face.
"Beastiality one of your fetishes?" Jaime asked making me jump. Shit I forgot he was there.
"Dunno, haven't had sex with any animals, have you?" I replied with a sly smile.
"So, um. I'll show you to your room." Jaime said after an awkward silence. We walked silently a few doors down. He slid the door open, acting like a gentleman for once, to reveal a small simple room with a bed.
"So I'll see you tomorrow for training?" I asked looking back at him as I walked into the cosy room.
"Something like that." He said disinterestedly. "We'll need to scan you into the system, Canary will have to train you on basic combat, and Batman will probably do a background check on you. Meanwhile I'll be looking for your brother."
"Thank you." I replied simply at hearing he'd look for my brother.
"Get some rest." It sounded more like an order rather than a caring request.
"Jaime why do you hate me?" He closed the sliding door on me and I jumped back at the shock. I scowled at the door. It was pointless but I did.
I walked over to the bed, lying down on it and looking to the ceiling with a sigh. I suddenly heard the door open and didn't bother looking.
"What do you want Jaime?" I asked in a monotone voice.
"I for one think I'm way better looking than Jaime." Garfield's voice answered. "Come on."
He gestured for me to follow him and he led me through the hall, sneaking quietly once we got to the living area. We got to a beach-like section that obviously lead out of the cave.
"You can swim right?" He asked in a whisper. I nodded and he began morphing into a dolphin right before my eyes. He dove underneath leaving me behind. I wasn't fond of the idea of getting my only clothes drenched in seawater. Looking around to make sure the coast was clear, I pulled off my t-shirt and jeans and dove into the water.
Lucky for me I had always been a strong swimmer. I burst out of the water on the other side to be met by Garfield already sitting on the shore.
"So what took you so long?" He mocked. I smirked walking out of the water.
"I didn't want to get my clothes wet." He blushed a bright rose colour. Wait, shouldn't he blush green? "I'm glad I didn't wear a thong."
He mumbled something as he stood up.
"Scarab did you hear him, I'm afraid my hearing is damaged due to my loud music." I said looking over my shoulder.
"Affirmative. He stated that he's not. I'm assuming he is referring to you not wearing a thong." I felt my cheeks heat up a bit.
"Damn, it heard me didn't it?" I smirked walking past him.
"No, not at all." I said sarcastically. "So what did you want to show me?"
"Believe it or not there's a cave above the mountain." He said leading my up a trail. It's at moments like this where I wish I could fly.
"Flight can be possible, further development needs to be maintained first." So is that another way of saying I can't fly? "Momentarily. Armour strength is developed enough to jump greater distances than ordinary men."
I let the suit morph over me before attempting one of the super-jumps scarab mentioned. I shot through the air landing higher on the mountain. I looked back down to see Gar still at the bottom.
"Meet you at the top!" I called out to him. I jumped through the air again, this time landing a few meters down from the top. I decided to climb up the remaining distance.
By the time I got to the top he was already waiting for me. Wait... How'd he...
"So what took you so long?" Déjà Vu. I chuckled slightly as I lifted myself over the edge.
"So this cave, what's so cool about it?" I asked walking up to it.
"Apart from the fact that no one else knows about it, not much. Miss Martian knows about it and hooked me up with a smaller zeta-beam platform so I can teleport to the cave when needed. Otherwise everyone's to preoccupied to care." I nodded along with what he was saying but one thing still didn't add up.
"So why show me?" I figured the zeta-beam thing was a teleportation device. If I'm wrong then BB has to work on making things clearer. But I'm almost certain I'm right.
"I saw how you were with Blue. You always feel like you annoy people don't you. Sometimes it's probably true. That's why I come up here. Now at least I might get some company." He explained. He was right.
I'll admit I can be annoying. My parents had a habit of telling me that I was all the time. Peers at school made it obvious when they didn't hang around me that I annoyed them. Running away was meant to be my escape from that. Guess no matter where I go I'll aggravate someone without trying. Jaime is a clear example of that. But at least now I'm not alone.
I let the suit morph away into the scarab and looked around. For a cave it was pretty cool. For one thing it had a flatscreen TV. Where does the league get the money for all this stuff? What, are they getting funds from Bruce Wayne?
"And no one else knows about this place?" I asked sitting down on a bean bag, the cool leather acting as a reminder I was half naked.
"Well I can't guarantee the bat-family doesn't because well, they know everything. I do know that no one else does." Naw sweet he's showing me his secret hideout. Wonder why he doesn't just hangout among normal- I glanced at his appearance, green skin. Can't really fool anyone. - people... Guess some heroes don't get a secret identity.
"They don't let you out much do they?" I asked looking to the ground.
"Paparazzi can be annoying." he said, there was no emotion or experience, if you will, behind the statement. He'd been told they were.
"Right, photos can be such a pain in the ass can't they?" I mocked. When I looked up at him though there was a slight hint of pain in his expression. I practically leapt off the bean bag. "Hey, hey, hey. I didn't meant to upset you."
"Maybe we should go back down, it's late." He suggested, walking past me towards the opening of the cave. Alright now it appears I've annoyed him.
Once we got back inside he walked back to my room and closed the door on me just as Jaime had. So here I am again. I stood in front of the door looking down.
I was about to go to bed when the door slid open to reveal Garfield again. As I looked up at him he planted a small kiss on my lips. Woah...
He left me again, this time he was grinning widely. A complete match to the smile on me.