Oh yeah, and this is a really short chapter, so I'm sorry if it was too short for anyone out there. These chapters may be shorter based on how I break it down, so I just thought that I'd let you know.
Now, onto the story! Here we go!
Oh, wait. Before I can do that I have to put in this stupid disclaimer up.
I do not own the Titans. There, I said it. It's out in the open now!
Tower of Terror
Chapter 1: Treats and Thoughts
Raven was in the Main Room reading, or at least trying to. It was hard for her to focus and concentrate on her book with so many distractions.
Beast Boy and Cyborg were the closets to her, as she was floating beside the sofa in her lotus position. They were playing a new video game that Beast Boy had just bought and were yelling rude remarks at each other. Then one of them would mumble something when the other gained the lead. This went back and forth for some time.
Starfire was in the kitchen, attempting to make the traditional 'Earth food' she had said earlier. You could hear random pots and pans banging and once in a while she would shriek because something would burn, or she'd actually do it right. She was making many things and trying to do them all at once.
Robin was typing away at his laptop and at the same time blasting music out of its speakers. Raven could have sworn she could see the Tower vibrating, and everything else in it. How could he do such work with that noise ringing in his ears? Raven sighed and gave up reading. She closed her book with a satisfying bang.
She made her way to the kitchen, floating past Robin on her way there. Using her power, she flicked the power to the volume switch off and continued to the kitchen in search of some of her herbal tea. Raven could suddenly sense Robin was confused, not knowing how his music had shut off unexpectedly, but then he shrugged it off. Raven smiled when she heard him go back to typing, happy she didn't have to listen to that dreaded music any longer.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Starfire flew over to her. She was as happy and bubbly as ever.
"Hello friend Raven! Would you like to try one of my apples covered with the sticky coating of caramel?" she asked Raven, pulling a tray up to her friends face from nowhere. Granny Smith Apples glistened with the caramel on top. Popsicle sticks stuck through the middle of each apple. They actually looked good, and they were very tempting, but Raven shook her head no. But then she smiled up to her friend in appreciation. Starfire was always thinking of others.
Raven then continued to the cabinet where her mug was. But before she got there, she wondered how Starfire had made such good-looking food. She was known for making horrible concoctions that would make even Beast Boy turn greener then usual. Her eyebrows furrowed up in confusion, but then her expression changed to a smile when she saw a cookbook on the counter top in the corner of the kitchen. Typical Starfire.
Raven finally got to her destination and took out her black mug with the word Wicked on it, from the play. (Saw that play, it was awesome. It only seemed fit to make Raven see it and then purchase the mug there. She would have liked it if she saw it, so yeah.) She filled her cup with water and put it into the microwave.
Raven looked at Starfire again, who now was taking out some candy and then put some finishing touches on the caramel apples. Why was Starfire making caramel apple-oh. Right…Halloween was tomorrow, and there were only a couple of hours left till midnight. She wondered what stupid activates Beast Boy would want to do. Surely Starfire would back them up, not knowing any better.
When the water was boiling and she had brewed in the mix, she grabbed her mug and floated back to the living area. She sat on the couch and watched Beast Boy and Cyborg battle it out on the video game.
"Dude, how do you keep passing me up?!?" Beast Boy shouted, attempting to pass Cyborg's blue and white car once again, only to fail. He growled and focused back on the game. Starfire then appeared in the room with her creations and other Halloween treats.
"Hello friends! I have made the apples of caramel and have purchased many candies, including the corn that is indeed candy and not the vegetable and the suckers that are not stupid people of Earth, but deliciously flavored circles on a stick. These are traditional, yes?" She told everyone sweetly.
"Looks like I win again BB!" Cyborg mocked his green friend. He then turned his attention to Starfire, who was now beside them.
"Those actually look good Star. But what did you do to them to make them likeable to aliens? Are those apples filled with your nasty pudding?" Beast Boy asked as he looked at the food suspiciously from every angle.
"Nothing. And no, I did not put my traditional tamaranian pudding into the traditional earth apples of caramel. I used the book for cooks and followed all of its instructions for making these." She told them.
"Well then thanks for the food!" Cyborg thanked his alien friend as he took a caramel apple off of the tray. Beast Boy took one too along with tons of candy. Raven said she'd stick with her herbal tea and Robin took a handful of candy corn out of courtesy.
"That's right!" Beast Boy suddenly exclaimed, making everyone, even Raven, look at him in surprise. "Tomorrow's Halloween!"
Everyone sighed and sweat dropped.
"How could you forget that? And didn't we establish that this morning that Halloween was tomorrow?" Robin asked.
"Yeah, I just forgot. Hey, what are we going to do to celebrate?" Beast Boy asked everyone.
"Oh, I did not know that we celebrated for the Halloween. Please, what do you do on this occasion?" Starfire asked, truly curious at what took place on this occasion.
"Eat candy, have parties, candy, more candy…" Beast Boy was telling her, eyes why as he dreamed of all of the candy and ate it at the same time.
"Let us celebrate with a party!" Starfire exclaimed as she flew up into the air with glee. Beast Boy and Cyborg jumped up on the couch, liking her idea.
"Too much to plan, too little time." Raven stated flatly from their right on the couch. She didn't even glance up from her mug to look at them as she took a sip.
"She's right." Robin agreed. This made the trio come down.
"Then lets go trick-or-treating. What better way to get some more candy." Beast Boy told them.
"You don't need anymore candy, trust me." Raven said. "You're already too hyper as it is."
"Well I know what we could be. We could be the people from 'The Wizard of OZ', 'cause Raven could be the wicked witch of the west!" Beast Boy shot back as he stuck his tongue out at the Goth.
"Real mature." She simply stated, sarcasm evident in her voice. She rolled her eyes and continued to look out the window.
"Yeah BB, we're a little too old for that." Cyborg said to him. Beast Boy huffed and plopped back down on the couch. Starfire and Cyborg followed suit and sat down next to him on either side.
Raven then finally looked up from her still seaming mug of tea to her friends. They were sitting beside her, sulking. What was with them and wanting to celebrate? It seemed pointless to her, but they weren't like her. She sighed and stood up, putting her mug on the coffee table in front of her in the process. She walked in front of them, putting her hands on her hips as she started to talk.
"How about we watch a movie or two?" Raven found herself saying.
At the mention of something fun for the holiday, the three teens on the couch, looked up and smiled. They then got up at once and ran towards Raven.
"Good thinking my little sis! Now we should celebrate with some waffles!" Cyborg told her, messing with Raven's hair.
"Come on Rae, pick out a movie with me!" Beast Boy said, tugging at her cape eagerly.
"Oh, I am most delighted and surprised at your suggestion dear friend!" Starfire merely said as she flew up to her only girl friend on the team. As soon as she made it to her she gave her a bone-crushing hug.
"Everyone…off. I need…oxygen." Raven managed to say with everyone on top of her, suffocating her. Everyone immediately got off of her and sweat dropped from the excited three friends. They then zoomed over to their leader.
"Robin, can we watch a mega movie marathon for Halloween!?! It was Raven's idea!" They said in unison. Robin looked up from his laptop to see three faces in front of him with huge grins on their faces. Robin tried not to laugh as he answered.
"Yeah guys." He said, and then turned to Raven who was now in the kitchen refilling her mug with tea. "You suggested the movies, Rae?" Robin asked her, sounding surprised. She nodded her head.
"Better then trick-or-treating, and Beast Boy doesn't need anymore candy Boy Blunder." She told him flatly before picking up her tea and heading to the door. Hearing her use the nickname she made up for him made him smile.
"It's late. I'm going to bed." She informed them. "Just decide any movies without me."
Everyone watched as she left.
"She said we could pick whatever movies we wanted without her assistance." Starfire told them, repeating what Raven had said.
A smile suddenly appeared on Beast Boy's face, showing of his sharp eyeteeth.
"I have the perfect movies…"
End Chapter
Okay, so that was it for now. I wonder what Beast Boy is thinking of for the movies…you'll find out in my next update! And Raven is realizing something wrong is going on when she thinks something she never thought possible!
So much happening, so little time! What's a girl to do?
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