This story is under revisions, and I will work through them as fast as I can so that I can continue on with the story as I finally found a direction that I want to take it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans in any way. If I did, I would have continued with the original show by now instead of the pale imitation that only serves as a reminder of what the once amazing show has become.
Now on with the story…
Chapter 1: Prologue
It was a beautiful day, the summer sun was shining down, its warm light gently caressing everything it touched. The citizens of Jump city were going about their daily lives in peace whether it be walking to work, spending time with friends and loved ones or simply enjoying the wonderful day.
If one looked across the bay, they would see Titans Tower, standing almost defiantly against the seemingly endless expanse of ocean. A shining symbol of justice to the people of the city.
In the common room of the tower the serenity of the day was not lost to its resident heroes.
Starfire was sitting on the crescent shaped couch playing with her pet Silkie, just radiating happiness while her boyfriend Robin was seated next to her calmly reading the newspaper, a content smile on his face. In the kitchen Cyborg was making his near meat exclusive breakfast of sausage, bacon, ham, cheese and whatever else he added omelet with a big glass of full-fat whole milk. Next to him, cringing away from the monstrosity of a meal was Raven, a cup of freshly made tea in one hand and a plate of toast and regular eggs held away from Cyborg in the other.
While the other Titans were in the common room going through there morning routine, the youngest of them was just waking up. Beast boy stretched as took in the warm rays shining through the window. With a yawn he got out of bed and changed into his uniform before heading off to join his friends.
Walking into the common room Beast Boy saw Robin and Starfire eating their respective breakfasts at the table, as not even her boyfriend could stomach Starfire's "food". Cyborg was on the couch playing the new Mega Monkeys 6 game he managed to download months before its release thanks to his "secret ways" that were for sure totally legal. His tongue sticking out of the side of his mouth displayed his extreme concentration towards the current level he was on at the moment. Finally Raven was sat at the end of the couch near the window reading one of her new books, if one had Beast Boys eyesight, they would also see the small, barely their smile on her face that showed how content she was at the moment.
"Morning Cy, Morning Rae." Beast Boy said cheerfully as he passed by the couch.
"Yeah buddy, sure." Cyborg mumbled barely audible, not even looking away from his game.
"Hello." Raven replied in a respectful monotone, looking up from her book for just a moment.
Beast Boy, with his ever-present smile, continued to the kitchen to make his breakfast of tofu eggs, an orange, and a glass of soymilk.
"Hey Beast Boy, would you mind grabbing me an apple while your over there?" Robin called from the other end of the kitchen.
"Sure thing dude." Beast Boy cheerfully replied as he made his way to the table and sat down with his friends before handing Robin his apple.
"Thanks." Robin said with a smile.
"No prob Rob." Beast Boy quipped in response. He and Robin had gotten along better than before since Robin started dating Starfire around a year ago. Their bond of trust that was broken during the Beast incident was mostly repaired, and Beast Boy often found himself going to Robin various times when he needed a helping hand or support for more personal issues. Whilst sharing personal details about himself (or at least the ones he was willing to share) was very difficult in the beginning, doing so had slowly helped in re-strengthening their bond.
"So, what's on the agenda today guys?" asked Beast Boy
"Well, were going to take it easy this morning until about eleven; then train for a few hours; take a lunch break to go get some pizza; and when we come back, we'll do some team bonding exercises that Star suggested. At six though the rest of the day is free." Robin replied.
"Sounds great, I've got some stuff to do tonight anyway." Said Beast Boy.
"Oh yes friend, I am so very eager to engage in the team bonding." Starfire said jubilantly.
Beast Boy gave a friendly smile before returning to his breakfast.
The day had gone fairly easy as expected. Training was a pain as usual, even if it had become more refined over the years. Afterwards they made a trip to their favorite pizza place for lunch. There were a few thugs that stupidly decided to rob a bank right as they ordered, but they were easily taken care of in time for their food to arrive.
Before they knew it it was time for the team bonding exercise, which was not quite what they expected. To the other's surprise, Robin had left Starfire to plan it, which went about as well as it could given that she had used the articles and magazines designed for office retreats as the bulk of the tasks. They were neither very effective nor made much sense, but they all did them anyway as the point was to do them together. Plus it might hurt Star's feelings otherwise since she was trying her best.
After a confusing series of random activities they reached the final task she had planned, which involved them sharing secrets or lesser-known facts about themselves.
Starfire began with her talking about her little brother Ryand'r or Wildfire, since she had mentioned him here and there but not in greater detail.
Next up was Cyborg who decided to mention that he had a YouTube account that he used to post mechanic tips, meat recipes and his pranks against the others (mostly Beast Boy) which make up most of the views and are often livestreamed. As a result he currently had recently reached over a million subscribers and used the profits to repair and tune up his baby. Robin was not too pleased at the potential information leak, but he eventually let it slide for now.
Raven went after, but since she was not too enthused about this to begin with, she settled for something more simple, shyly revealing that she was in fact one of the subscribers to Cyborgs channel, mainly for the mechanic videos. She had initially only done so a means to support the older teen, but he prideful smile on his face was no less bright.
Robin went after and talked about how he once was a trapeze performer for a bit, but he refused to go into any more detail despite protests from Cyborg and Beast Boy. The threat of extra training was quick to silence the two of them, given that they knew he would absolutely follow up on it if they continued.
Finally was Beast Boy who explained that he was able to play both piano and guitar, both of which he had stashed in his room. He reveled in their looks of surprise at his musical talent, but when Starfire asked for him to play something for them, he bashfully said that he wasn't ready yet, much to the disappointment of Cyborg and Starfire and the silent/hidden disappointment of Robin and Raven.
Afterwards the team left to their own devices, with Robin and Starfire leaving for a dinner date. Raven opted to retire to her room to meditate, and Beast Boy returned to his room to practice his music in private. Though in his haste, he had forgotten to fully close the door. Cyborg meanwhile decided to prepare himself a sandwich before stopping by his room to get some more tools and extra parts for his car. As he walked through the halls, he was stopped by the sound of a piano coming from Beast Boy's room. Creeping over to the door, he silently peeked his head in to see the changeling at his desk with a keyboard piano resting on it.
"Ok," The changeling said out loud, unaware the metal man eavesdropping on him. "lets try this one more time." With that his fingers started to dance across the keyboard and he sang along to lyrics. As he played he got more and more into it, even adding a couple flares during the high points.
A/N: The song is the piano rendition of "I'm Still Standing" by the legendary Elton John.
This little private performance went on for several minutes before it (sadly) came to an end. 'Woah,' Cyborg thought. 'that was... actually really good.'
"Well, same time tomorrow old friend." He said as he placed it back in one of the lower drawers of his desk. As he did though, he paused, before reaching in and taking out an old photo. It was a picture of him, clearly much younger, and another person who Cyborg didn't recognize. It was a girl, wearing a baggy hoodie and leaded against a wooded crate. Much of her was obscured by the hood, but her soft smile, bright pink eyes and pale skin were clearly visible. Beast Boy looked at the photo with a sort of forlorn nostalgia. Whomever it was in that photo, they surely held a very personal place in the young hero's mind.
With a deep sigh, he placed the photo back with the piano before getting up. He made his way towards his bunk bed, but suddenly stopped before turning back to his door.
'Oh shit!' Cyborg thought as Beast Boy walked over and opened his door to peer out into the hallway. "Hello, anyone there?" He called out, but there was no response. Nothing. "Huh, I could have sworn I heard someone." He muttered. After a few seconds he shrugged and returned to his room, the door shutting with a hiss, before going to bed.
In the bathroom just down the hall, Cyborg hid behind the door hoping that his friend didn't notice him. When the coast was clear he exited the bathroom and walked back to his room. "That was close." He said. 'I can't believe that the grass stain can play like that. I know he said he could but, he's really good.'
As he entered his room his thoughts went back to the photo he saw. While he wasn't sure, something about the girl in it looked familiar, like he had seen her somewhere before. Deciding to revisit that thought for later, he saved the image in his memory banks before gathering what he needed and heading back to the garage. He just got some new parts for his baby, and he couldn't wait to install them.
To Be Continued…
I hope you enjoyed, please review to tell me what you think. I know that this was a slow chapter, but I need to think about how to get the story to where I want it to go. Comments, suggestions, and even flames are appreciated and encouraged as long as they are constructive. The next chapter will be up soon, I will try to be consistent, but I can make no promises as each chapter is made after the previous one is posted. Thank you and I'll see you next time Titans.
