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"Well, I'm off," Jinx announced, slinging her bag over her shoulder. She addressed Raven, Starfire, and Bumblebee, all who were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast. "See you in two weeks!"
"What?" Robin looked up from his scrambled eggs, a spiral of steam rising off of the plate toward the ceiling. "What's in two weeks?"
"Our next sleepover, boy blunder," Jinx smirked. Starfire looked at the spikey-haired boy, hoping he wouldn't be angry at the decision being made without confiding with him first. She, Bumblebee, Raven, and Robin were gathered in the ops room together for breakfast. Beast Boy and Cyborg had yet to make their appearance.
Robin put down his fork with a soft clink. "You've planned another sleepover already? Did you discover the secrets of the universe while at this one or something?"
"Maybe." Jinx raised an eyebrow mischievously. Before Robin could comment, she laughed and, waving, exited the room though the doors.
Robin shrugged, looking at the three girls nearby. "She is quite a character, huh?"
"You're telling me," Raven muttered under her breath.
"I'm surprised you haven't left yet, Bumblebee," Robin admitted, facing her. "Won't you need to go back to the Titans East soon?" As the leader of the team, he thought that she would be quite a busy bee trying to keep everyone and everything back home in order.
Bumblebee frowned, pointing her spoon at him. "Why? You need to get rid of me for some reason? No," she continued calmly, stirring her cereal, "I thought I would like to hang out here today. In fact, I was hoping everyone could come with me on a little trip to the park. We never all just do anything fun together. I'm always cooped up in the Tower back at home! Besides, I'm sure Aqualad has everything under control." She smirked, thinking of her aquatic teammate trying to keep a handle on Más and Menos, at the same time dealing with Speedy and his irritating habits involving a mirror and comb. "Yep," she continued cheerfully, taking a swig of orange juice. "Under control."
"Uh, okay," Robin said, somewhat bemused. The doors slid apart once more, and Cyborg and Beast Boy who walked in, both with matching sets of heavy bags under their eyes. The two crumpled into chairs beside the other Titans. Cyborg, in a daze, managed to sit upright, but Beast Boy didn't even try and collapsed, smacking his forehead on the table's surface.
"I would say ow," he grunted, not moving, "but I'm too tired even to do that."
"Why are you and Cyborg so sleepy, friend Beast Boy?" Starfire asked with concern. He only groaned, so Raven answered for him.
"Because that's what happens when he and these other two goofballs stay up for 'a snack' half of the night," she replied, jerking a thumb at Robin and Cyborg. She sipped her tea. "Although why Robin not in the same state as these two is a mystery to me."
"I've done all night stakeouts during past experiences," he admitted. "Compared to those, half of a night was nothing."
"Please Robin," Starfire said, turning his attention to her, "why were you up half of the night for a snack? Could you just not have simply come into the kitchen?"
"Um-," Robin choked, pulling at his collar, realizing that he of all people had almost given himself away. He was pretty sure Raven knew why he and the other boys had been out in the hallway, as did Bumblebee, but Starfire was innocent when it came to these things, and he didn't want her to find out. She would no doubt think badly of him, and that was the last thing the young man wanted. Plus, it was kind of embarrassing. "W-well, I was…." His quick-witted mind raced for an excuse, and he swiftly found one. "I was trying to get into the kitchen," he lied, hating the horrible feeling in his stomach that came with the fib, "but the doors were locked. I knocked, but I guess you girls were talking and didn't hear."
Raven rolled her eyes, but Starfire was instantly filled with guilt. It would seem she had forgotten all about the incident with the tape recorder the night before. "Oh, I apologize friend Robin!" she cried, grasping his arm. "I would have let you in had I heard! Please forgive my lack of noticing!"
Robin only felt worse. Making a mental promise that he would never try anything like that again, he placed a hand on Starfire's shoulder. "Don't blame yourself, Star. I should have knocked louder. It's my fault, not yours." Beside him, Beast Boy smacked his forehead against the table again without notice. If they had only knocked on the door, Starfire would have let them in. Next time, he was just going to go to bed instead of staying up half the night for no real reason.
Bumblebee set her cereal bowl in the sink and faced the Titans, setting her hands on her hips "Alright, let's head outta here!"
Cyborg finally pulled himself out of his sleepy daze. "Wait, we're going somewhere?" he mumbled, shaking his head groggily.
"You'd better believe it, Sparky!" Bumblebee smirked, leaning over to him and poking him in the chest. "So get that metal butt of yours off the seat before you make an indent in the chair and get going!"
Her jest jump-started Cyborg up into wide-awake mode. He snorted like an angry bull. "And where are we going, may I ask?" he demanded, jumping to his feet and crossing his arms before she could make any more comments about imprints in the chair. Raven sighed. It was obvious to the empath that Bumblebee was going to try to get her own end of their bet over with as soon as possible, which was why the Titans East leader was so insistent that they all spend more time together. Even though her plan might benefit Raven and Starfire as well, Raven wasn't sure she really wanted to jump into this so soon. Or at all for that matter.
Bumblebee, pleased that the robotic teenager was reacting so strongly to her insults, answered with a grin. "Well, I had plans that we should all go to the park to hang out today. You never get a chance to hang with me, so I'm making the opportunity." She smiled, one foot on the stairs. "Unless you don't want me to," she teased.
Cyborg lifted an eyebrow, but before he could answer, Robin interrupted. "Actually, Bumblebee, I had plans fo-."
"Great!" she cut off, her wings unfolding. "I'll see you all in the car!" She flew through the doors in the direction of the garage. Cyborg jumped to his feet, chasing after her and muttering something about Bumblebee not touching his baby T-car. The other Titans had exchanged glances when Beast Boy sat straight up.
"Wait, did she say we were going to the park?" he asked, blinking.
"Five minutes ago," Raven stated, crossing her legs and taking a sip from the tea she held between her fingers.
"Dude! I love the park!" Beast Boy exclaimed, leaping off of his chair with surprising vigor for someone who had just been stretched out on the table like a sloth moment before. Snatching the cereal box and pouring half of it into his mouth, he then threw it on the counter and dashed in the direction of his room to find his Frisbee. Robin looked at the remainder of his team as Raven levitated the remains of the cereal box into the trash can with a disgusted expression.
"Well then, I guess today's schedule has been decided for us," the Titan's leader sighed. "We're going to the park."
The park was the typical green, grassy field surrounded with trees arranged in a globular shape and shown on by sunny skies despite the fact October was drawing near. Kids in their elementary years were there with their parents, as were young college couples indulging in picnics and playing with animal companions. Only a few teenagers were present, seeing as most were probably sitting inside their homes in front of the T.V. or playing electronic games. The Teen Titans stepped out of the T-car, moving back a moment later to avoid a young runner jogging throughout the park with her iPod singing various tunes in her ears. She passed them with hardly a glance.
"I have not been to the park in a very long time!" Starfire cried happily, floating alongside Robin. She clapped her hands with enthusiasm. "Oh, I forgot how many glorious sounds and sights are present in this wonderful place!"
"Speak for yourself," Raven muttered, glaring at the insistent sun. "The last thing I need is any amount of sunlight." She hid her arms beneath her cloak, trying to protect her ashen skin from the burning rays that came from the burning ball of fire in the sky.
"Don't be such a downer, girl!" Bumblebee clicked her tongue with disapproval. "You can't enjoy the day without going outside! It's beautiful weather you're experiencing right now." She glanced at the jogger they had encountered moments ago and grinned. With a mischievous look at Cyborg, she proclaimed, "Although, I'd say that runner over there is going a little too slow for my pace. In fact, I think that everyone here would be a little too slow. Especially you, Sparky," she added, elbowing Cyborg. "With all that metal weighing you down, I'll bet that I could circle this park twice before you could even get one foot off the ground."
"Wanna bet on that?" Cyborg challenged. Bumblebee, sensing her bait had been taken, zipped down the path with Cyborg at her heels. Shaking her head, Raven walked into the heart of the park, searching for a shady tree to read her book and relax underneath. Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy followed her, each with a particular goal in mind. Robin was still feeling exceptionally guilty for the lie he'd told Starfire, and he now sought to make it up to her. How, he wasn't yet sure, but the very least he could do at the moment was apologize.
"Um, Star?" he began, but got no further for Starfire had just caught sight of a field of flowers positioned in the center of the park. With a happy cry, she flew over to the meadow and knelt beside a scarlet rose. Smiling, Robin followed her, placing the apology in the back of his mind for later. Left all on his lonesome, Beast Boy realized suddenly that all the previously available candidates for his friends who would play with him were now occupied. He frowned. Cyborg and Bumblebee were racing, Robin and Starfire were inspecting flowers, and Raven was reading a book under a shaded tree. As she currently seemed the least occupied -in his opinion anyway- Beast Boy headed the empath's direction.
Placing his hands behind his back, he smiled wide, hoping that she wasn't in an off or irritated mood. "Hey Raven!" he greeted cheerily. "How would you feel if I asked you to play a quick game of Frisbee with me?"
"I would feel like saying no," Raven replied, her nose in her leather-bound book. "It's bad enough that I'm in the park. I don't want to go out in the sun and get burnt because I was playing with a stupid Frisbee." Beast Boy pondered the problem for a moment, and then, with a click of his fingers, morphed into a green dog, picking up the red Frisbee in his mouth that he'd been holding behind his back. Wagging his tail hopefully, he stared up at Raven with wide puppy eyes. She paused in her reading. "Fetch?" Beast Boy, his tail picking up speed, dropped the Frisbee on the ground in front of her. He nudged against her hand with a cold nose, whining. "Fine," Raven groaned, having endured his begging long enough. She lifted the toy and flung it half-heartedly out on the grass. With an invigorated bark, Beast Boy sprinted after the Frisbee, pouncing on it in the adorable way that only puppies can pull off. He crouched down, growling at the plastic object, his ferocity betrayed by the vicious swishing of his tail and the playful light in his green eyes. Eventually, he seized the toy in his teeth and, ears flopping, trotted back to Raven who was trying to find a way to deny that all of what she had just witnessed was cute.
Panting, Beast Boy dropped the Frisbee on the ground beside her again. Raven reached out to retrieve it, but paused when she noticed the drool coating the plastic. He'd been chewing on it like it was bubblegum. She glared at him. "That is disgusting," she opined, levitating the Frisbee. With a flick of her finger, she flung it across the park, and, barking, Beast Boy raced after it. He returned several minutes later, and, after a few more tosses which sent him running to the other side of the park like a child who had heard an ice cream truck, eventually grew exhausted. His tongue hanging out of his mouth to the side, he collapsed on the grass alongside Raven and rolled onto his back so that his feet were hanging above him.
"Finally tired?" Raven inquired, once again mostly indulged in her book. Beast Boy pawed the air. "What, you want me to pet you now?" she asked. Beast Boy barked at her. Rolling her eyes, Raven scratched his furry stomach, running her slim fingers over his green fur. Beast Boy's tongue hung out from the side of his mouth, and once Raven found just the right spot, his leg suddenly jerked uncontrollably. He turned over on his stomach, closing his eyes and leaning into Raven's hand. She glanced at him, and then, focusing on her book, continued to stroke his soft back. A little ways away, Robin and Starfire were sitting underneath a different tree together, talking.
Starfire ran her fingers over the soft pedals of the speckled orange flower Robin had given her. "What was it that you said this flower was called?" she asked.
"It's called a lily," Robin answered, rubbing his arm.
"It is very beautiful," Starfire observed.
The young leader scratched the back of his neck, blushing. "It… reminded me of you," he confessed. Starfire looked at him with warmth in her eyes. "I mean, y-you know," Robin stammered, embarrassed under the gaze of the stunning alien princess. "Because I think you're also… uh… very… uh… pretty," he finished lamely, blushing a bright red. Sure, when faced with some of the strongest super villains he always had the perfect clever remark up his sleeve, but when it came to Starfire, he was tongue tied. Starfire, familiar with his awkwardness involving relationships, smiled gently and took his hand.
"Thank you, Robin," she smiled. "I think you are quite attractive as well." She meant it with the best intentions, however strange her words might have sounded.
"T-thanks… Star," Robin stuttered, looking into her gentle emerald eyes. He wished desperately to be better with expressing his feelings, and, as had been proven in the past, it took him forever to even admit to them. At least Starfire knew how he felt about her now, unlike before when he'd accidentally kept her guessing. He regretted that he'd been so busy throughout the tower lately and that he and Starfire hadn't gotten much of a chance to spend time together. "Uh… So," he said, changing the subject but not releasing Starfire's warm hand, "talk about anything interesting last night? How was your first sleepover?"
Starfire dropped her gaze to the lily in her lap, stroking a single petal between her thumb and forefinger with her unoccupied hand. "It was most enjoyable," she replied, remembering the deal she had made with the other girls. She wanted to know the color of Robin's eyes very much so, but now she regretted her decision to try and get him to take off his mask. She should not have said she would do such a thing, let alone consider it, but if she did not complete her task now then she would have to do the chore or the dare given to her. The question was, would it be worth it to invade Robin's privacy for such a simple, foolish challenge? Robin noticed her brooding mood.
"Are you alright?" he asked, touching her arm.
Immediately she perked up. "Of course Robin! The sleepover was most entertaining!" the girl answered honestly. "I particularly cared for the fight of pillows, even though we were not victorious, and I do look forward to our next sleepover in the weeks of two." Robin nodded, glad that she seemed alright, though he did wonder about the momentary lapse of happiness from her.
"You know you can tell me about anything that might be bothering you," he told her quietly.
Starfire looked up from her lily. "Of course, Robin, but nothing is bothering me right now." She smiled, shy, and placed her head on his shoulder. "I am quite at ease." Suppressing the tremble of heartfelt emotion that ran through his chest, Robin rested his cheek against her soft hair. He'd missed small things like this that spending time with her could bring.
Just behind them, Bumblebee and Cyborg slow to a halt in their race, Bumblebee a few feet in front of her competitor. They were both dripping with sweat and breathing heavily, their chests rising and falling as they sucked in air.
"Ha-," Bumblebee gasped, leaning over, "I… beat you, S-sparky!"
"By like… two inches!" Cyborg retorted as best he could due to exhaustion. "And only because… you have wings!" He took a giant breath and then collapsed on the ground with a thud that shook the earth, chest still heaving. "Ugh, I'm not doing that again."
"You and me both," Bumblebee admitted, sinking to the ground, pressed up against the side of a tree. Two children, a boy and girl who were presumably brother and sister, ran over to Cyborg.
"Look!" the girl squeaked. "A robot man!"
"Is the metal real?" the boy questioned, poking a finger against Cyborg's shoulder. His little eyes grew wide. "Are you the Cyborg man Titan?"
"That's right," Cyborg replied, pointing at the air but not getting up. "I'm Cyborg, the heroic, undefeatable… Teen Titan." He let his hand drop back to his side. "Listen, I'll give ya'll my autograph later, but right now I'm recovering from racing… er… fighting a horrible monster." He paused, glancing at the siblings. "Who eats little kids who don't behave their or listen to parents by talking to strangers," he added, smirking. The two kids squealed and ran off, doubtless to hide behind the very parents they didn't listen to. Cyborg grinned. "Yeah, that's right. Ya'll had better run…" Once he at last caught his breath, he got to his feet and glared at Bumblebee. "I don't know how it is that I keep getting roped into these competitions of yours."
"And losing," Bumblebee smirked, crossing her arms. She stepped away from the tree, fluttering her wings to stretch them out. "But hey, I've noticed that the more I hang out with you, Sparky, the better shape I keep getting into. Want to go another round?"
Cyborg shook his head, determined not to let her get the best of him this time. "No, you won't pull me into another challenge of yours. I've had enough."
Bumblebee shrugged. "Fair enough. And as for me, there's always that saying about quitting while you're ahead. Although," she added, "you've never been ahead of me, so I don't think I have anything to worry about."
Cyborg stared at her, biting his tongue. He knew she was only baiting him. He had to be stronger than that and end the rivalry somewhere, at least for today. Finally giving in to his competitive spirit, he huffed and faced the path again. "I bet that I'll be able to get to the other side of the park before you can!" he exclaimed, and then took off running. Bumblebee smirked and flew after him. The sun made its journey across the sky quickly with more of Cyborg and Bumblebee's races and contests enduring throughout the day. Eventually they called peace when both of their stomachs grumbled, and the two split up to fetch the other team members, Cyborg heading to Starfire and Robin, and Bumblebee retrieving Raven and Beast Boy.
Raven was in the final gripping chapter of her book and didn't notice Bumblebee's arrival until she was standing right above the empath, blocking her light. She glanced up at the taller girl, a witty retort already on the tip of her tongue but stopped when she caught Bumblebee's expression. Bumblebee didn't even try to stop from cracking up with laughter at the sight before her, even though Raven had no idea what was so funny.
"What?" Raven asked curtly.
Bumblebee wiped her eyes with the palm of her hands and caught her breath. "Enjoying the book, Raven?" she chuckled.
"Yes…?" Raven replied, confused. Bumblebee finally took pity on her and gestured to her side. Raven looked down and saw to her alarm that her hand was rubbing Beast Boy's back, now fully and completely human. With a cry of surprise, she jerked her hand away and scrambled away. Beast Boy, blinking awake from his deep sleep, opened his eyes to see Bumblebee hooting with laughter and Raven glaring at him with furious eyes. His ears dropped in terror.
"Uh… What's the matter? W-what happened?" he asked, his voice shaking. Was it possible that he was so accident-prone that he did something wrong while he was asleep? Raven growled, her face surprisingly scarlet, and clutched her fingers into a fist. Before she could do any damage though, Bumblebee placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Aw, let it go, Raven," she insisted. "He was asleep and you were distracted. I'm sure it was an accident. Well, probably," she added, snickering. Raven growled, but the black aura enveloping her fist dispersed, and she stood.
Beast Boy scrambled to his feet. "Uh… What happened while I was out?" he asked, hesitant to bring up the subject, but too curious for his own good. "I didn't get enough sleep last night, so I was in a pretty deep nap."
Raven didn't look at him, only turned away. "Be glad that you don't know, otherwise I'd have to knock the memory out of you," she uttered, lifting up her hood. Beast Boy frowned. She hadn't helped suppress his interest, but after such a critical threat, he thought it better to leave the subject alone. Snatching up his Frisbee, he ran after Raven and Bumblebee who were meeting up with the rest of the group.
"So," Robin said, his hand entwined with Starfire's, "are we all ready to go home now?"
"Hang on," Bumblebee interrupted. "Let's get something to eat." She glanced at Cyborg. "Pizza maybe? I'm thinking an eating contest?"
"Oh, you do not want to go down that road with me," Cyborg cautioned, patting his stomach. "That's one challenge I will always win."
The other Titans nodded in agreement. "It's true," Beast Boy concurred, placing a hand on his friend's metallic shoulder. "When we were up in the Artic, he beat Gnarrk!" Cyborg shrugged as if saying 'What else should I have done'?'
Robin interfered. "As much fun as that sounds like it could be, we should be getting back to the Tower. If you remember, the main room is still filled with many, many pillows that need to be cleaned up."
At the mention of chores, Bumblebee seemed to find that she was no longer hungry. Glancing over her shoulder at the sun, which was ever so slightly beginning to sink toward the horizon, she started to inch away from the group. "Ah, well, while that sounds… um… really boring, actually, so I think I'm gonna head out-."
Cyborg snatched her arm as she was trying to sneak away. "Oh, no you don't. You were a part of making the mess, and you'll help clean up! You're not leaving before then!"
Bumblebee gave him a playful smirk, leaning toward him. "You sure there's not some other reason you'd want me to stay, Sparky?" Cyborg's face was one of puzzlement, but before he could say anything, Bumblebee's communicator buzzed. Irritably, she snatched it up, flicking it open as Starfire and Raven exchanged slightly amused glances. The Titan's East leader glared at the person who had called her. "What?!"
Aqualad was on the screen, his expression bewildered but underlined with an emotion similar to guilt, confusing the onlookers. "You said you would be back today."
"I got side-tracked. What, it's not okay that I want to hang out with my friends here or something?" Bumblebee demanded, placing one of her hands on her hip. "You guys drive me nuts sometimes. Did it ever occur to you that being the only girl in a tower filled with all guys can really gross me out? Let me be with other people once in a while."
"Okay, okay." Surprisingly, Aqualad gave her a hint of a smile. "Why don't you take another day over at the Titan's tower then? You sound like you'll need it."
"You bet I do," Bumblebee muttered under her breath. She was in reality very glad for this opportunity. Now she could spend more time with Cyborg and finish her part of the bet before anyone else. She was about to sign off when a different voice came from the communicator, one accompanied by words that set Bumblebee's teeth on edge.
"Did you tell her about the computer?" Speedy's voice whispered.
"Be quiet! I'm not signed off yet!" Aqualad hissed back.
Bumblebee's face turned a shade darker. "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" she shouted into the speakers. Aqualad and Speedy both jumped at the sound of the sudden anger in her tone, and Aqualad must have dropped the communicator because the screen went black. Bumblebee grumbled something beneath her breath, tromping off a little ways from the other Titans. As she was distracted, Beast Boy decided to take this opportunity to ask a question that had been driving him a little nuts.
"Hey, Rae?" he began, and the dark girl's indigo eyes slid over to him. Beast Boy scratched the back of his neck. "You're not… mad anymore, right?"
Raven observed him for a moment. "I'm not mad."
Starfire couldn't help but ask. "Why would friend Raven be angry?"
"Yeah, Raven!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "That's what I'd like to know! Even I have a hard time annoying someone when I'm asleep!"
"Didn't I tell you that you should be grateful that you don't know?" Raven growled, crossing her arms and turning slightly away from him. "If you don't know, it's like it never happened."
Beast Boy gave an exaggerated sigh, throwing his hands in the air above him. "But it obviously did or you wouldn't be so mad! And you know that I'm a really curious person! You can't leave me hanging like this, Raven!" Robin and Cyborg, now interested in this conversation instead of Bumblebee's -which really consisted more of her yelling in the communicator rather than having a discussion with her teammates- tuned in. Raven's anger always was more interesting anyway, especially when aimed at Beast Boy.
Starfire was still confused. "Please Raven, what has Beast Boy done to make you so upset?" Raven looked at her, her mouth tightening, and suddenly Starfire seemed to understand, if not exactly what had occurred but why Raven was reacting the way she was. The alien princess lifted a hand to her mouth, quieting a light giggle. "Oh," she said softly. "I understand."
"WHAT?!" Beast Boy turned to her abruptly. "Please Star, you gotta tell me!"
Starfire shook her head, her fingers still hovering over her lips. "I am sorry friend Beast Boy, but I do not truly know what happened between you and Raven."
Beast Boy stared at her with his mouth wide open. "B-b-b-but-!"
"Starfire." Raven summoned her friend to the side and began quietly speaking to her, the words too softly for even Beast Boy's sharp ears to pick up.
Cross, the shape-shifter looked at the other two boys nearby. "Dude, do girls have some kind of mindreading powers that we don't know about or what? Maybe they're blinking at each other in Morse Code?"
Robin placed his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder from behind. "I'm lost too, Beast Boy. Don't worry, you're not alone."
"But dude! It's not you that they're talking about!"
Cyborg approached the green teenager. "Think about it this way, man. You've got two pretty girls talking about you in secret so others don't know what they're talking about. There's gotta be something good you can make of that."
Beast Boy scratched the tip of his ear. "Hm. I guess." He shoved his hands in his pockets, kicking at the dirt and trying to force himself to not to eavesdrop on the two girls. A minute passed, and if one had looked at him they might have thought he had insects in his pants he was so antsy. Cyborg laughed at the sight, and Beast Boy glared at him. "Shut up, dude! I'm trying to be patient!"
"Oh, that's what you're doing?" Cyborg snorted. "I thought you just really had to go to the bathroom."
Grumbling, Beast Boy brushed past his robotic friend and pulled Raven and Starfire apart. "Alright, enough secrecy! What's going on?!" Almost as if on cue, Starfire burst out laughing, trying in vain to stop her giggles while Raven's expression was hidden beneath the shadows of the hood. Beast Boy was very tempted to pull it down just so he could get a hint at what she was thinking by reading her reaction, but he thought against it at the last minute. Raven was already mad at him for reasons unknown, and the shape-shifter decided it was better that he not irritate her anymore. He was saved from considering any other possibly rash decisions by Bumblebee's arrival once again.
"Robin, you've got to teach me how you keep such a good handle on your team," she grumbled. Robin smirked. Considering what he'd just witnessed, it didn't seem like the handle on his team was as great as Bumblebee thought. "It turns out that Speedy and Aqualad were arguing over the aspect of sushi, and somehow or another they started wrestling and smacked into the computer. I gotta go back and see if I can figure the whole thing out." She smiled at Cyborg. "At least looks like I got out of picking up pillows, huh Sparky?" Cyborg rolled his eyes at her. Bumblebee glanced at the others, catching everyone's expressions including Raven's stoic face, Starfire's joyous, and Robin and Beast Boy's confused, and placed her hands on her hips. "And what exactly is going on here?"
Beast Boy spoke up immediately like a tattling child on the playground, glad that someone who knew the answer might help him out. "They won't tell me what's going on!"
Bumblebee looked to the girls. "Is it about…?" Raven gave her a curt nod, and Bumblebee snickered. Beast Boy walked over to a tree and hit his head against it several times.
"You have got to be kidding me," he moaned into the bark.
Robin walked over to him. "You know, I'm actually beginning to consider that suggestion you had about the mind reading," he stated quietly.