Chapter 6: Day on the Town - Beast Boy and Starfire
Starfire immediately knew he was terribly upset when she answered her door. He pushed his way inside and buried his face into her bosom, hugging her tightly as though she were a lifeguard float. She closed the door to give them privacy and took him to her bed, petting his soft hair.
"What is the matter, Friend Beast Boy?" she asked.
For a moment, Beast Boy didn't answer, but then pulled away and took a shuddering breath, struggling to hold back tears. "E-Everyone hates me," he choked out.
Starfire looked at him sternly. "That is not true," she said.
"But Cyborg d-doesn't want to play with me," Beast Boy sniffled, "and Rae-ven is being mean to...well, more mean to me than usual, and Robin told me to-to go away."
Starfire frowned sadly. "Maybe they are just the busy," she suggested. Starfire knew that Beast Boy was a very sensitive person, and she respected that. She was rather flattered that he trusted her more than others with his feelings, and always made sure to keep it a secret from the others. She couldn't exactly remember when their private "therapy" sessions had started, but she supposed it was sometime around Terra's petrification.
"They're always busy," he muttered bitterly.
Starfire sighed, but then her face lit up in a smile as she was struck with a thought. "Friend Beast Boy," she said, "would you like to accompany me to the mall of shopping? And to the cinema? There is a movie that I wish to see, but I suppose since all of our friends are the busy, we might go ourselves?"
Beast Boy looked a little reluctant, but then relented with a small, grateful smile. "Why not?" he answered.
"I don't know, dude," Beast Boy said uncertainly.
"I am sure you look glorious, Friend!" Starfire said, floating just outside the changing. "Come out!"
He sighed heavily and then stepped out, and Starfire gave a squeal of adoration. "You look so cool that you are freezing, Friend Beast Boy!"
Beast Boy looked down at the outfit Starfire had picked for him. As he did, she reached forward and set his gray fedora at an angle so that his hair skewed. His purple dress shirt creased in all the right places, especially under the dark vest he wore, and his washed-out gray jeans hugged his hips and pooled around his Clarks boots.
"You really think so?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Starfire nodded vigorously, looking quite pleased with her choices. "We must buy this for you and this for me and then we will go to the cinema."
Beast Boy took another look at the outfit he, at her insistence, had chosen for her. She wore a shoulderless, flowing purple shirt and silver leggings that ended mid-calf. To match her outfit, Beast Boy had found a pair of silver sandals that clasped around the ankle and at the toes. Needless to say, she had loved it immediately and now refused to take it off. Starfire paid for the both of them, and they left, carrying their uniforms in the bags from the store.
The mall was pretty busy, as it usually was, and so the two Titans turned many heads as they walked through the crowd. Starfire seemed quite oblivious to the stares, but Beast Boy looked a little uncomfortable. "They think you are the cool," Starfire whispered to him when she noticed. Beast Boy scoffed, but felt his cheeks warm slightly as they passed a group of high school girls who squealed in delight.
Since neither of them could drive, and it was a nice night, the two of them decided to walk to the movie theatre. The show didn't start until later, anyway, and Starfire wanted to show off her friend. She didn't say that aloud, though.
"Hey," Beast Boy said suddenly. "How about some pizza?"
Starfire looked across the street, where the pizza joint the Titans frequented was. "Glorious!" she replied.
They ordered and received a large pizza, half vegetarian and half mustard, and ate quickly. All the excitement of the day had made them hungry.
"Ha," Beast Boy laughed suddenly, and Starfire looked at him curiously. A mustard-coated strand of cheese trailed from her lips to the slice she held in her hand. "Bet the others don't know what they're missing out on," he grinned.
Starfire giggled. "It is easier to have the montage of the clothes shopping with you," she said. "Our other friends do not like to do such things."
"They just don't understand it," Beast Boy said, waving his hand. "Cyborg never really wears clothes anymore, and Robin and Raven both have a whole closet of one outfit. They never go undercover."
Starfire cocked her head. "And what do you have in your closet, Friend Beast Boy?"
He blinked, then blushed. "Uhh, maybe a shirt or two, and some pants, I guess..."
She laughed. "I have many clothes, though I hardly have much reason to wear them. Sometimes I put them on in my room just to look at them."
Beast Boy smiled. "Yeah, I can get that. There's a lot of stuff you can do privately in your own room."
"Like the dressing up," Starfire nodded.
"And drawing," Beast Boy added.
"You draw, Friend?" she asked, looking surprised.
He cringed, realizing that he had let it slip. "Uh, sometimes," he admitted. Beast Boy busied himself with finishing off the last of his half. "So, uh, what about that movie?"
The theatre wasn't far off, and they bought their tickets and went into the dimmed room with armfuls of drinks, candies, and popcorn. They weren't entirely sure what they were watching. Beast Boy supposed it was something about a war between aliens, while Starfire claimed it was a romance between alien races. Perhaps they should have picked a movie in English. In any case, once it was finished, it had darkened outside, and they decided to return to the Tower.
It had been a long, fun day, and both were quite tired. They both went to their respective rooms, wishing each other a good night, and didn't wake again till the next morning.
A/N: I don't know about you, but I'm having a lot of fun writing these. Thanks for reading, as always!
The next chapter will be between Robin and Cyborg :)