Teen Titans
Forevermore
Chapter 6- The Touchy Subjects
Maiden- Wow, we've been busy lately, but we finally got one completed! Mr. Right or Mr. Wrong is done! And we're working on a prequel called 'Meeting Mr. Right' but until then, enjoy this chapter! R&R!
Falcon watched Robin and Bohusk emerge, unharmed and slapping high-fives. She let out a sigh of relief and ran to hug them both.
"So do I get a kiss for surviving?" Bohusk teased. Falcon leaned up and kissed the tip of his nose, making him blush and Robin chuckle." Let me guess, staying with you is still off limits?"
"No you can stay with me," Falcon said with a smile. Bohusk ran off to grab his things and Robin gave her a curious look." I said he could stay with me, but he ran off before I could say he's sleeping on the floor."
Robin grinned at the girl, who smiled back at him.
"Ya know, Rob. If Happy is too much for you to handle, you can always bunk with Bravery."
"Thanks. No offence or anything, but she gets a little too clingy sometimes."
Falcon chuckled and let him go collect his things from Happy's room. Seconds later, Bohusk appeared at her side.
"You ran off before I could tell you you're sleeping on the floor." her signature monotone voice prominant.
"You don't really mean that do you?" he asked in a nervous voice.
"Are Beast Boy's jokes funny?" With the unanimous vote a solid 'no', the couple walked toward the master bedroom near the back of Forevermore.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Raven meditated a few feet above the floor beside her sister's hospital bed; chanting her mantra.
"Got anything yet, Rae?" asked Beast Boy, who sat in a chair on the opposite side of the bed. Raven stopped chanting and opened her violet eyes to look upon the changeling.
"Yeah. Robin and Bohusk are indeed in her mind. I've been speaking with Vanessa's knowledge emotion. She says that both boys are to pass a test given by each pair of emotions."
"What kind of test?"
"For example, knowledge and wisdom just gave thier test. They asked the boys a series of knowledge questions...luckily they passed it with flying colors."
"Why does it sound like you're about to give bad news?" Beast Boy asked with worried eyes.
"That's what I was getting to..."
Forevermore at dawn the next day.
"You guys ready for another round?" Falcon asked as she led the boys to a what looked to be a bedroom. But everything in it was either black or grey. Cobwebs lined the walls and a thin layer of dust covered every surface. The dark curtains were drawn so no light shone though the windows. The only source of light were the flickers of tiny vanilla candles.
"I'm sensing an H.P Lovecraft vibe in here...I like it!" Bohusk said with a grin on his face.
"Where are we?" Robin asked.
"This is where Timid and Sadness rule. They are your next challengers."
"And Falcon, if you would be soo kind, we would like to get started." Sadness called as she emerged from the shadows, Timid followed her. The two emotions clad in royal blue and gray, motioned for Falcon to leave.
Once the mistress of magic was gone, Sadness and Timid started thier challenge.
"Ok, this will be simple. Just give us the answer to the questions we ask." Sadness said in a depressed voice.
"Bring it on." Bohusk replied in an overly confidant voice. Robin just nodded his head for the blue robed emotion to proceed.
"What is the one song that makes Falcon cry?" asked sadness.
Both boys thought for a minute before Bohusk shouted...
"One More Day by Diamond Rio."
"Correct. What was the last tradgedy movie she saw?" asked Timid.
"The Gardean." This time Robin answered, remembering movie night a few nights back. Starfire had pursuaded the team to watch this movie, thinking it was alot happier than it actually was.
"When was the last time she cried, can not be because of a song or movie." Sadness asked.
Robin and Bohusk's minds were blank for a moment. Then Robin's eyes went wide with realization.
"When she thought Bohusk was dead during that whole 'redemption' thing last year."
Sadness and Timid smiled weakly in approval.
The banter went on and on for about 30 minutes, until Timid asked the final question. Both boys were feeling pretty good about themselfs and thought they were invincible, until...
"What topic is Falcon really shy about?"
This stumped the guys. They racked thier brains for 5 minutes straight.
"Dude, I got nothin'." Bohusk admited in defeat.
"Me either...I've never known Falcon to be shy about anything." Robin said as he rubbed his temples from the headache forming behind his masked eyes.
"Time is up." Timid and Sadness chorused.
"So what's the answer?" asked Robin. Both emotions turned beet red as Sadness whispered something in his ear. Suddenly, Robin's face matched the two cloaked emotions.
"So what'd she say?" Bohusk asked, clearly getting impatient.
"Sex." the boy wonder mumbled. Jhonen seemed almost unphased by this.
"Really? From the way Love and Lust were pawing at me yesterday I thought that would be the last thing she'd be shy about."
"That is why she keeps those two locked away, along with Rage and Anger." replied Timid as she attemped to hide behind her blue counterpart.
"Your next challenge will be at dusk tonight with Bravery and Happy." Sadness informed.
Falcon had been waiting outside the door, writing in her journal again. She heard the door open and Robin and Bohusk walk out into the hallway.
"So, how'd it go?" she asked, putting the white book into her cloak pocket.
"Pretty well." Robin said while putting on a half-smile. She went to hug them, but stopped short.
"Wait, you didn't miss a question did you?"
"Yeah, we missed one. No big deal, right?"
"Wrong! It's a huge deal!" she screamed.
"What? Why? It's only one question."
"No, you don't get it! Every time you miss a question, you get a strike against you. If you get 3 then you two will dissapear! You'll be sentenced to walk these endless halls for all eternity!...and...I won't ever wake up from my coma." by now, salty tears stained her ivory face. Both boys wrapped her in a hug, trying to calm her down.
"Then I guess we'll just have to step up our game." Bohusk finally said. Robin agreed with him.
Falcon took a deep breath and regained her composure.
"You better. And to make sure you're prepared, go see Knowledge and Wisdom in the library. They'll fill you in on everything you'll need to know for the next tests."
"You mean study?...can I just face Trigon instead?" Bohusk asked. Vanessa gave him the classic Roth deadpan stare and he let his head fall in defeat.
"Fine. Come on, Bird Ass! We got books to study." he groaned while jerking Robin off in the direction of the library.
Olivia- Now it's off to Emma for chapter 7! R&R!
