Chapter: 2 Sore loser
The first one to get back to the tower was Raven. She got one of her books and made herself some tea, then she calmly sat down on the couch in the common room and started to read. She enjoyed these moments, the few precious moments when she was all alone and nobody was around to disturb her. Of course she didn't want to be alone all the time, but she hardly got to be alone at all. She didn't lock herself up in her room for no reason, being alone in the tower was hard. She got through about 10 pages before Starfire and Beast Boy entered the common room.
"Oh, glorious victory! It feels good does it not friend Beast Boy?" Starfire was very happy that she had beaten Beast Boy to the tower.
"Dude, no fair, my wings were all sticky from that black, glueish, liquid Mumbo had us stuck in ..." Beast Boy said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"That "black, glueish, liquid" disappeared when we defeated him…" Raven said as she momentarily looked up from her book. She was a little irritated about the fact that her alone time was now over.
"Well… uuh… Ah, then it must have been that dart thingie that hit me in the neck!" Beast Boy said while pointing to the back of his neck.
" On the way here, did you also have to stop by a mirror to beat up the sore loser on the other side?…" Raven said as she flipped a page in her book.
"I'm serious, somebody shoot this tiny little dart in the back of my neck just as Star and I was taking off." Beast Boy defended.
"Beast Boy, who is this "sore loser of mirrors" you had to fight?" Starfire asked with a bit of concern in her voice.
"I was referring to his own image. Since he is a sore loser, a sore loser would be what he saw if he looked in a mirror…" Concluded Raven.
"Oh, I am quite afraid I do not understand…" Starfire was a little confused by Ravens words and she looked at her teammate in a questioning way.
"I'm not a sore loser! Somebody darted me in the neck!" Beast Boy pulled down his collar while pointing to where he'd been hit with the dart. "Look, right here!" He showed Raven the tiny red mark on the back of his neck.
"You sure it wasn't a bug…" She said and continued to read.
"What? A bug!? Dude, this wasn't done by a bug!" He pointed at his neck again with a frustrated look all over his face.
"Right, you were "darted"… Raven made sure to outline the word "Darted" when she spoke.
"I was!" There was a moment of silence. Beast Boy didn't know what else to say, she didn't believe him and that wasn't about to change.
"Please Beast Boy, do tell me, what did the bug of dart look like?" Starfire said as she studied the mark on his neck.
"It wasn't a bug!" Beast Boy yelled, then sighed.
Raven closed her book and started to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Beast Boy asked.
"My room…" She said. It was obvious she was getting irritated.
"Friend Raven, do you not wish to stay and find out why the bug of dart did this to Beast Boy?" Starfire asked as she held up Beast Boy by his collar and pointed to the mark on his neck, almost strangling him in the process.
"I'd rather not…" And with that said the door to the common room slid open. On the other side of the door was Robin and Cyborg who had just gotten back to the tower.
"Hey Raven." Said Cyborg as she made her way past them.
"Where are you going?" Robin asked.
"To loud, room…" Was all she said, but she made herself understood.
Robin and Cyborg looked each other in question as to what had made Raven leave the common room. But when they looked in through the door their question was quickly answered.
"Beast Boy, what is the matter? Did the bug of dart make you sick?" Starfire yelled as she shook Beast Boy like a ragdoll, not realizing that the blue color on his face was caused by her choking him.
"I'm okay Star, but you're choking me." Beast Boy managed to squeeze out the words. Starfire let go of his throat and he dropped to the floor landing on his stomach. Color quickly returned to his face. He lay flat on the ground trying to catch his breath as the two who had just entered the room approached.
"You okay B?" Cyborg asked while leaning down next to his green friend.
"I almost thought I was gonna die there for a second, but I'm fine." He answered waving the question away.
"What was that about a bug?" Beast Boys hand dropped back to the floor at Cyborgs question and he groaned in knowledge that he was going to have to tell the story over again, and that nobody was going to take him seriously… again. Cyborg and Robin turned their attention to Starfire who was collecting herself from almost strangling her friend.
"Friend Beast Boy was bitten by the bug of dart." She said while looking down at Beast Boy who was still lying face down on the floor.
"The bug of dart?" Cyborg repeated while looking at Robin who seemed to be just as puzzled as himself.
"Yes. Beast Boy and I had a race to our home, and during our race he was attacked by the bug of dart and he also had to defeat the sore loser of mirrors…"
"The sore loser of mirrors?" Robin looked at Starfire, then at Cyborg who shrugged, then at Beast boy who was still lying face down on the floor, and then he looked back at Starfire.
"Yes, Friend Beast Boy can see him in the mirror. And the bug of dart left a mark on his neck."
"What?" Robin and Cyborg looked down at Beast Boy who was pulling his collar again and pointing to the red mark on his neck.
"Man, that's what this was all about, a bug?" Cyborg said. Beast Boy then suddenly stood up leaning over him.
"Dude, does this look like a bug to you!?" He yelled while pointing at the mark. Cyborg didn't quite know what to make out of that question, furthermore he was a little shocked by Beast Boys sudden movement.
"Uuuuh… no..?" He said.
"If a bug didn't give you that mark then what did?" Robin crossed his arms waiting for an answer.
"A dart, somebody shoot a dart at me, I GOT DARTED!" Beast Boy snapped.
"Darted? By who?" Cyborg asked.
"Please Beast Boy, tell me who gave you this mark." Starfire said in a concerned voice.
"I don't know, if I did I would've told you already!" He calmed down, scratched the back of his neck and let out a sigh before continuing. "Maybe it was just a bug, I'm not sure anymore…"
"Well if it was just a bug you'll be fine, right Cyborg?" Robin and Starfire turned to their Teammate waiting for an answer.
"I don't know…" Cyborg turned to Beast boy and looked at the mark on his neck. "Do you feel anything?" He asked.
"No… I mean, it doesn't hurt or anything, it just itches." Said Beast Boy while scratching the red mark.
"Then you'll be fine." Cyborg gave him a reassuring tap on his back before turning to the kitchen.
"Yeah, I guess I will…" Said Beast Boy as he rubbed his neck again.
"Oh, joy! Let's prepare the dinner in celebration of friend Beast Boys wellbeing!" Starfrire said with a wide smile before flying over to Cyborg who was currently looking in the fridge. Beast Boy was confused, had it really been a bug that gave him the mark on his neck. He had been so sure of what he saw, but then again, he only gave it a quick look, and it might have been some weird kind of bug. He was lost in these thoughts until Robin snapped him out of it.
"Don't worry, Beast Boy, if there's any problem Cyborg'll take care of it." He reassured as he put his hand on Beast Boys shoulder.
"Yeah, you're right. Besides, it's not like I'm gonna die just because a bug bit me…" Said Beast Boy, half laughing, hoping that the others would agree. And after a few seconds Cyborg did.
"Man, if that tofu-crap of yours hasn't killed you yet, nothing will." He said as he dug through the fridge.
"Hey, leave my tofu out of this!" Beast Boy said pointing a finger at Cyborg.
"As long as you leave it out of my food, I won't touch it." Said Cyborg as he continued to look through the fridge.
"Okay, now that we've sorted this thing out, you up for a sparing round Beast Boy?" Robin looked at his teammate who blinked a few times before realizing that he had been given a question.
"You're on dude!" He said with a confident smile. He ran out of the common room and towards the gym.
"You sure he's okay?" Robin asked Cyborg once Beast Boy had left.
"Friend Beast Boy seems worried." Said Starfire looking at Cyborg.
"He's fine, he's just… exaggerating a little ..." Said Cyborg as he pulled out a huge ham out of the fridge.
"That's our Beast Boy…" Robin said before heading for the door. "See you guys later."
"Yeah, later." Cyborg said as the door to the common room opened.
"We shall prepare a feast for your return." Said Starfire as the door closed.
Notes...
So... I realized that when I started writing this I really exaggerated Starfires... uh... silly stupidity as a foreigner... uh... alien... I don't watch the show anymore, but I don't remember her being THAT annoying (I still like her though)... But no matter, I won't change the old chapters, because it's in the past... sort of... 8)
