Fan Fiction ❯ Last Bell ❯ Chapter 3
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: King Cheetah 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Suspense | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.18.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 301 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Suspense | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.18.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 301 | Status: Completed
Last Bell by King Cheetah
Part Three - Algebra
I cry myself to sleep each night knowing that I own none of these characters...
Rated PG-13, Robin/Raven and Beast Boy/Jinx pairings. Starfire and Terra with probably get drunk and do something goofy at some point.
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On most any other evening, Robin enjoyed a slow leisurely dinner before his after dinner walk, but tonight the meal seemed to be moving like plate tectonics. Unlike most evenings, tonight he had someplace that he wanted to be.
"A party on Friday? What kind of party?" his uncle Ben asked as he broke the house rule on only two biscuits each at meals.
Finishing his second porkchop, Robin replied, "Victor Stone's throwing a dance out on his dad's ranchhouse on the edge of town. Don't worry, it'll be chaperoned." he said not knowing if that was true or not, and in truth, he hoped the latter.
"Victor Stone?" his aunt asked, "Isn't that Mayor Stone's youngest boy?" and she smiled approvingly.
"Huh," said Ben, "Well, if that's Conrad Stone's boy, I guess this party's on the up and up." Robin nodded.
"We're invited to this party as well," grinned Terra between mouthful of mash potatoes, "All of the cheerleaders are to go and demonstrate our routines. Tim, would you bring a camera to record our awesome demonstration?"
"Whoa there, missey. You haven't MADE the cheerleading squad yet. Don't get complacent, nows the time to work your hardest. Trust me, I know." he said, battling Terra for the gravy boat.
"It's seems our young Tim is running in some pretty high social circles this year. I expect we'll seeing him down to city hall soon enough." smiled his aunt Beth.
"Only if the City Attorney needs Tai Quan Do lessons. Look, it's not that big a deal. Victor is a friend of Gar's and he invited me along too. Well, me and a date, at any rate."
"Oh, and a date too? Who's the lucky gal?" Ben smiled, rubbing his chin.
"Raven Bishop. She's my study partner in English Lit. In fact, I'm headed over there in a bit so we can get right into it. We have a term paper due in six weeks." he said finishing off his peas.
"Raven Bishop? Beth, is that Carla Bishop's little girl? Has that birthmark on her forehead? I think it is."
"She was such an angel as I recall. You knew her father from down at the Legion Hall, Roddie Bishop. Lost his arm in Vietnam. You remember him." she called back from the kitchen.
"Yeah, I remember him. All right boy, study or not, I want you back by 10:30. It's still a school night. Oh, and stop off to the market and grab me three lotto quickpix." he said, handing Robin a five. Grabbing his bookbag, he headed for the door.
"Uh Tim!" said Starfire, suddenly embarrassed about raising her voice, "I-If you are unable to secure your date for Victor's dance... um, we'll already be there and you can dance with me."
He stood stunned for a moment before smiling, "That's very sweet of you, Kori. Thanks."
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Life is good, thought Beast Boy. Not only had he managed to get Jinx to come home with him for dinner (trickier than you'd think on a moments notice), not only had dinner gone flawlessly with the Troublemint Twins on their best behavior (and who knows what dire hammer their mother held over their heads to accomplish this), but now the single most important thing in his life was sitting on his bed going through his numerous CD wallets. Oh, she'd been in his room on more than once, but only in his fevered imagination.
Now they laughed and joked and flirted as if this wasn't the single greatest moment in his existence.
"Oh man," she signed, as he imagined her dressed as a harem dancer, "You have got THE most awesome music collection I've ever seen! This is all just incredible."
"Pull out whatever you like, I'll rip you copies." he smiled, as now she was a naughty cowgirl.
CD's in hand, she brought them over to his computer table and watched as he worked his magic. At first, she merely stood behind him with her hands resting on the chair, but as their conversations progressed, some pretext or another gave her the excuse to bring her hands down resting on his shoulders. From resting, to gentle caresses, to massaging his shoulders. He bore this for as long as he could before his own hands were up cupped around hers, drawing one of them to his lips. Looking around, Jinx saw that the door to his room was open, but what is life without risks.
Quicker than thought, she spun him around in his chair, and before he could react, she bent down to kiss him. His head swam at the sensation of her lips on his, her sweet breath across his cheek, the hint of her tongue against his teeth. Parting, she stood erect again and cast another cautious look around. Smiling sweetly, she slowly rotated his chair back around. Hands back on his shoulders, she behaved herself the rest of the evening, much to his disappointment.
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Raven's bedroom was pretty much what he'd expected from talking with her. Robin looked about at the posters and bookshelves that seemed to line every wall, and smiled to see a few more of his castoff reading in amongst the stacks. She was a bibliovore, cunning and voracious, stalking valued prey, and pouncing without warning. Smiling to himself, he imagined weeks vigorous debates over these varied tomes, or better yet, quiet evening on the couch enjoying them together.
"Do you EVER get rid of any old reading? Some of this stuff looks like it's from grade school." he said smiling.
"No, I like to hang on to stuff. I mean, what if I want to go back and reread something? Some of this stuff would be impossible to find now." she said, standing beside him. "Besides, when you find something that really means a lot to you, isn't it worth holding on to?"
Looking deep into her eyes, he felt his heart race as he said softly, "Yeah... yeah, I guess it is." She looked up into face and lightly licked her lips. Moving slowly, he brought his face down to hers and...
"Raven honey, I'm home." her mother called from the den.
Gasping, they suddenly found themselves on opposite sides of the room, "U-Up here mom. Tim's here." she said, trying to catch her breath. Mrs. Bishop poked her head in the room.
"Oh really. Ah, so you're Tim Drake." she extending a hand.
"Pleased to meet you Mrs. Bishop. I just dropped by to pick up Raven for our study group. We have a term paper due in six weeks, so times a wasting." he said with his best attempt at a disarming smile.
"A study group, you say? Who's in this group?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Tim and I, Gar Logan and Jinx." Raven said.
"I see. So Jinx and her boyfriend and you and your... 'study partner' are getting together... to study. Is that your story?"
"Yes Senator, I stand by that statement." said Raven as her mother considered her carefully.
After a small eternity, Mrs. Bishop said, "10:00 PM, young lady and not a minute later. And this had better be an A plus paper."
Squeeling, Raven hugged her mother and said, "Who's got the coolest mom in the world? Top scientists say it's ME!"
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The DENNY'S out by the business park was one of the oldest buildings in town and it showed. Clean and well maintained, it none the less was from an era where evidently all architects were required to watch every single episode of the Jetsons, and bespoke of a future long forgotten. Still, it bore the stories of a million different diners from over the years, and Jinx insisted that the food likewise carried the spirits of all the meals before it and as such tasted all the better. Given how she and Raven haunted the place, this was difficult to deny.
Mustang and Tim's motorcycle secured, the couples shuffled into the restaurant of tomorrow and waited to be seated. Raven looked up as the hostess approached them, "And how many tonight, lovies?" said Mad Mod in a high pitched woman's voice.
"Four for non-smoking please." smiled Raven.
Seated, they began to study their munues like the rossetta stone, as their waiter approached.
"Good evening young loves! My names Randy, and I'll be your server tonight," said Mad Mod, tapping his nameplate, "Randy by name, Randy by nature. Might I start you lot off with drinks?" They ordered coffee and slices of pie all around, except Raven who demanded her usual hot tea.
"Bang on, guv. I'll have these right around." grinned Mad Mod, tapping the rim of his tiny glasses with his pen.
Sighing, Robin got down to business, "Okay, what do you want to do the paper on? The reading list is pretty narrow. I got a few highlighted, but I wanted to know what you thought first."
"Well, I've already read about a third of the list already, " said Raven, "But I don't know how much that's going to help us that much. How about 'A Clockwork Orange'?"
"Cool, you could just rent the DVD." said Beast Boy as their coffee arrived.
"Gar, it's been my experience that writing a paper about a book based off it's movie is a guaranteed D minus. We'll just slog through the book. Besides, that movies kind of... porno." smiled Robin.
Going over the list three times, they finally settled on 'A Clockwork Orange' for Robin and Raven, and 'A Confederacy of Dunces' for Beast Boy and Jinx. Check in hand, they hit the cashier.
"Everything to your liking this evening, kids?" grinned Mad Mod in his womany hostess voice.
"Everything was perfect ma'am. Thanks." said Beast Boy, taking his change and dumping it into the charity cup by the register. Outside they relaxed beside Beast Boy's Mustang. "You guys all set for the party tomorrow? I still gotta track down Mike." he said.
"Yeah. We still on for carpooling out there?" asked Robin, slipping his arms around Raven's waist.
"Yeah, just be ready by five, I still gotta set up, and with or without Mike, it's a lot of work." he said as he opened the door for Jinx.
Finally, the Mustang gave it's bestial roar and took off into the darkened streets of Jump Town as Robin mounted his bike. He watched as Raven walked slowly up to stand next to him. "How are we for time? I don't want our first evening out to be our last." he asked. Leaning forward, she lifted his face to hers and kissed him. "Sorry for the interruption earlier." she smiled and mounted the bike behind him. Looking up, they saw a homeless man limp into view out of the dim shadows.
"Uh, beg pardon friends. I'm so sorry to be a burden, but anything at all you might spare would be greatly appreciated, if you could please sir..." said Mad Mod.
"Go ahead." Raven whispered and gave his chest a little squeeze. Fishing about in his pocket, Robin found three dollars and handed it to the old codger.
"Take care of yourself, guy." Robin said with a smile, as bowing slightly, Mad Mod said, "Bless ya, young sir. You're the very picture of human kindness sir..."
Without warning, there arose a sound like the roar of a freight train, but it seemed to come from all directions at once. Like the flight of dragons, great swaths of iridescent green light washed through the night sky, filling it totally. Amidst it all Robin heard Raven scream, and spun around to see her pointing back into the restaurant. There in the large bay window, stood a figure. Man-like yet somehow not, it seemed more like a man shaped hole in the universe, than a physical entity. It stood watching Raven, but started as it realized it had been seen and ducked down below their plane of view. As quickly as it had begun, the aerial light show ceased, and they were left sitting in the dark quiet night of the parking lot.
"Raven, what was-" Robin started, but she was in near hysterics.
"...please..." she whispered, "take me home. take me home now...please!" She seemed on the verge of crying, which helped take Robin's mind off his own unease at what had just happened.
Gunning the bike, they shot off into the darkness, leaving the Mad Mod standing alone in the still, silent night. Slowly, his homeless persona melted away, leaving him standing dapper in his suit and cane. Stiffly, he brushed the last few bit of his diguise off with a quick snap of his wrist and scowled at what he'd just seen.
Entering the now empty Denny's, he looked around cautiously, but could find no evidence of the mystery hominid. For someone convinced that he was in control, an unknown actor on his stage was intolerable.
Furrowing his brow, he whispered to no one in particular, "Now, who's little baby are you, Spring Heel Jack?"
Sitting quietly at the table, he gestured and a cup of coffee appeared before him, seemingly from out of no where.
"Who's little baby are you?"
Fade to black....
To be continued.
Writer's notes---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------
Both e-mails and reviews of the story so far have been keen and insightful (I have the coolest readers ever!), and impress me with how closely you're paying attention to the story.
A few points:
-Shadow Man isn't Slade, nor is it Trigon, but big props to you for thinking outside the box. Shadow Man is much more horrible than that...
-Oh, something's going to happen at the party all right, but not what you think.
-I'll probably go ahead and add the sixth chapter back in. I feel like more of BB and Jinx being cute together, so see "Girl-U-Want".
-CLUE: I've pointed out several times that Terra and Starfire now have HUGE boobs; they don't in the show. Think about it.
-And for the record, I had to write my term paper on a A Clockwork Orange, which was a REAL long haul. Bonus points if you can sight why I referenced it in this story.
I'll be posting art from this story on the Bittersweet Hearts YAHOO group if you're curious.
As before, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep readin', keep writin'!
Part Three - Algebra
I cry myself to sleep each night knowing that I own none of these characters...
Rated PG-13, Robin/Raven and Beast Boy/Jinx pairings. Starfire and Terra with probably get drunk and do something goofy at some point.
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On most any other evening, Robin enjoyed a slow leisurely dinner before his after dinner walk, but tonight the meal seemed to be moving like plate tectonics. Unlike most evenings, tonight he had someplace that he wanted to be.
"A party on Friday? What kind of party?" his uncle Ben asked as he broke the house rule on only two biscuits each at meals.
Finishing his second porkchop, Robin replied, "Victor Stone's throwing a dance out on his dad's ranchhouse on the edge of town. Don't worry, it'll be chaperoned." he said not knowing if that was true or not, and in truth, he hoped the latter.
"Victor Stone?" his aunt asked, "Isn't that Mayor Stone's youngest boy?" and she smiled approvingly.
"Huh," said Ben, "Well, if that's Conrad Stone's boy, I guess this party's on the up and up." Robin nodded.
"We're invited to this party as well," grinned Terra between mouthful of mash potatoes, "All of the cheerleaders are to go and demonstrate our routines. Tim, would you bring a camera to record our awesome demonstration?"
"Whoa there, missey. You haven't MADE the cheerleading squad yet. Don't get complacent, nows the time to work your hardest. Trust me, I know." he said, battling Terra for the gravy boat.
"It's seems our young Tim is running in some pretty high social circles this year. I expect we'll seeing him down to city hall soon enough." smiled his aunt Beth.
"Only if the City Attorney needs Tai Quan Do lessons. Look, it's not that big a deal. Victor is a friend of Gar's and he invited me along too. Well, me and a date, at any rate."
"Oh, and a date too? Who's the lucky gal?" Ben smiled, rubbing his chin.
"Raven Bishop. She's my study partner in English Lit. In fact, I'm headed over there in a bit so we can get right into it. We have a term paper due in six weeks." he said finishing off his peas.
"Raven Bishop? Beth, is that Carla Bishop's little girl? Has that birthmark on her forehead? I think it is."
"She was such an angel as I recall. You knew her father from down at the Legion Hall, Roddie Bishop. Lost his arm in Vietnam. You remember him." she called back from the kitchen.
"Yeah, I remember him. All right boy, study or not, I want you back by 10:30. It's still a school night. Oh, and stop off to the market and grab me three lotto quickpix." he said, handing Robin a five. Grabbing his bookbag, he headed for the door.
"Uh Tim!" said Starfire, suddenly embarrassed about raising her voice, "I-If you are unable to secure your date for Victor's dance... um, we'll already be there and you can dance with me."
He stood stunned for a moment before smiling, "That's very sweet of you, Kori. Thanks."
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Life is good, thought Beast Boy. Not only had he managed to get Jinx to come home with him for dinner (trickier than you'd think on a moments notice), not only had dinner gone flawlessly with the Troublemint Twins on their best behavior (and who knows what dire hammer their mother held over their heads to accomplish this), but now the single most important thing in his life was sitting on his bed going through his numerous CD wallets. Oh, she'd been in his room on more than once, but only in his fevered imagination.
Now they laughed and joked and flirted as if this wasn't the single greatest moment in his existence.
"Oh man," she signed, as he imagined her dressed as a harem dancer, "You have got THE most awesome music collection I've ever seen! This is all just incredible."
"Pull out whatever you like, I'll rip you copies." he smiled, as now she was a naughty cowgirl.
CD's in hand, she brought them over to his computer table and watched as he worked his magic. At first, she merely stood behind him with her hands resting on the chair, but as their conversations progressed, some pretext or another gave her the excuse to bring her hands down resting on his shoulders. From resting, to gentle caresses, to massaging his shoulders. He bore this for as long as he could before his own hands were up cupped around hers, drawing one of them to his lips. Looking around, Jinx saw that the door to his room was open, but what is life without risks.
Quicker than thought, she spun him around in his chair, and before he could react, she bent down to kiss him. His head swam at the sensation of her lips on his, her sweet breath across his cheek, the hint of her tongue against his teeth. Parting, she stood erect again and cast another cautious look around. Smiling sweetly, she slowly rotated his chair back around. Hands back on his shoulders, she behaved herself the rest of the evening, much to his disappointment.
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Raven's bedroom was pretty much what he'd expected from talking with her. Robin looked about at the posters and bookshelves that seemed to line every wall, and smiled to see a few more of his castoff reading in amongst the stacks. She was a bibliovore, cunning and voracious, stalking valued prey, and pouncing without warning. Smiling to himself, he imagined weeks vigorous debates over these varied tomes, or better yet, quiet evening on the couch enjoying them together.
"Do you EVER get rid of any old reading? Some of this stuff looks like it's from grade school." he said smiling.
"No, I like to hang on to stuff. I mean, what if I want to go back and reread something? Some of this stuff would be impossible to find now." she said, standing beside him. "Besides, when you find something that really means a lot to you, isn't it worth holding on to?"
Looking deep into her eyes, he felt his heart race as he said softly, "Yeah... yeah, I guess it is." She looked up into face and lightly licked her lips. Moving slowly, he brought his face down to hers and...
"Raven honey, I'm home." her mother called from the den.
Gasping, they suddenly found themselves on opposite sides of the room, "U-Up here mom. Tim's here." she said, trying to catch her breath. Mrs. Bishop poked her head in the room.
"Oh really. Ah, so you're Tim Drake." she extending a hand.
"Pleased to meet you Mrs. Bishop. I just dropped by to pick up Raven for our study group. We have a term paper due in six weeks, so times a wasting." he said with his best attempt at a disarming smile.
"A study group, you say? Who's in this group?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Tim and I, Gar Logan and Jinx." Raven said.
"I see. So Jinx and her boyfriend and you and your... 'study partner' are getting together... to study. Is that your story?"
"Yes Senator, I stand by that statement." said Raven as her mother considered her carefully.
After a small eternity, Mrs. Bishop said, "10:00 PM, young lady and not a minute later. And this had better be an A plus paper."
Squeeling, Raven hugged her mother and said, "Who's got the coolest mom in the world? Top scientists say it's ME!"
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The DENNY'S out by the business park was one of the oldest buildings in town and it showed. Clean and well maintained, it none the less was from an era where evidently all architects were required to watch every single episode of the Jetsons, and bespoke of a future long forgotten. Still, it bore the stories of a million different diners from over the years, and Jinx insisted that the food likewise carried the spirits of all the meals before it and as such tasted all the better. Given how she and Raven haunted the place, this was difficult to deny.
Mustang and Tim's motorcycle secured, the couples shuffled into the restaurant of tomorrow and waited to be seated. Raven looked up as the hostess approached them, "And how many tonight, lovies?" said Mad Mod in a high pitched woman's voice.
"Four for non-smoking please." smiled Raven.
Seated, they began to study their munues like the rossetta stone, as their waiter approached.
"Good evening young loves! My names Randy, and I'll be your server tonight," said Mad Mod, tapping his nameplate, "Randy by name, Randy by nature. Might I start you lot off with drinks?" They ordered coffee and slices of pie all around, except Raven who demanded her usual hot tea.
"Bang on, guv. I'll have these right around." grinned Mad Mod, tapping the rim of his tiny glasses with his pen.
Sighing, Robin got down to business, "Okay, what do you want to do the paper on? The reading list is pretty narrow. I got a few highlighted, but I wanted to know what you thought first."
"Well, I've already read about a third of the list already, " said Raven, "But I don't know how much that's going to help us that much. How about 'A Clockwork Orange'?"
"Cool, you could just rent the DVD." said Beast Boy as their coffee arrived.
"Gar, it's been my experience that writing a paper about a book based off it's movie is a guaranteed D minus. We'll just slog through the book. Besides, that movies kind of... porno." smiled Robin.
Going over the list three times, they finally settled on 'A Clockwork Orange' for Robin and Raven, and 'A Confederacy of Dunces' for Beast Boy and Jinx. Check in hand, they hit the cashier.
"Everything to your liking this evening, kids?" grinned Mad Mod in his womany hostess voice.
"Everything was perfect ma'am. Thanks." said Beast Boy, taking his change and dumping it into the charity cup by the register. Outside they relaxed beside Beast Boy's Mustang. "You guys all set for the party tomorrow? I still gotta track down Mike." he said.
"Yeah. We still on for carpooling out there?" asked Robin, slipping his arms around Raven's waist.
"Yeah, just be ready by five, I still gotta set up, and with or without Mike, it's a lot of work." he said as he opened the door for Jinx.
Finally, the Mustang gave it's bestial roar and took off into the darkened streets of Jump Town as Robin mounted his bike. He watched as Raven walked slowly up to stand next to him. "How are we for time? I don't want our first evening out to be our last." he asked. Leaning forward, she lifted his face to hers and kissed him. "Sorry for the interruption earlier." she smiled and mounted the bike behind him. Looking up, they saw a homeless man limp into view out of the dim shadows.
"Uh, beg pardon friends. I'm so sorry to be a burden, but anything at all you might spare would be greatly appreciated, if you could please sir..." said Mad Mod.
"Go ahead." Raven whispered and gave his chest a little squeeze. Fishing about in his pocket, Robin found three dollars and handed it to the old codger.
"Take care of yourself, guy." Robin said with a smile, as bowing slightly, Mad Mod said, "Bless ya, young sir. You're the very picture of human kindness sir..."
Without warning, there arose a sound like the roar of a freight train, but it seemed to come from all directions at once. Like the flight of dragons, great swaths of iridescent green light washed through the night sky, filling it totally. Amidst it all Robin heard Raven scream, and spun around to see her pointing back into the restaurant. There in the large bay window, stood a figure. Man-like yet somehow not, it seemed more like a man shaped hole in the universe, than a physical entity. It stood watching Raven, but started as it realized it had been seen and ducked down below their plane of view. As quickly as it had begun, the aerial light show ceased, and they were left sitting in the dark quiet night of the parking lot.
"Raven, what was-" Robin started, but she was in near hysterics.
"...please..." she whispered, "take me home. take me home now...please!" She seemed on the verge of crying, which helped take Robin's mind off his own unease at what had just happened.
Gunning the bike, they shot off into the darkness, leaving the Mad Mod standing alone in the still, silent night. Slowly, his homeless persona melted away, leaving him standing dapper in his suit and cane. Stiffly, he brushed the last few bit of his diguise off with a quick snap of his wrist and scowled at what he'd just seen.
Entering the now empty Denny's, he looked around cautiously, but could find no evidence of the mystery hominid. For someone convinced that he was in control, an unknown actor on his stage was intolerable.
Furrowing his brow, he whispered to no one in particular, "Now, who's little baby are you, Spring Heel Jack?"
Sitting quietly at the table, he gestured and a cup of coffee appeared before him, seemingly from out of no where.
"Who's little baby are you?"
Fade to black....
To be continued.
Writer's notes---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------
Both e-mails and reviews of the story so far have been keen and insightful (I have the coolest readers ever!), and impress me with how closely you're paying attention to the story.
A few points:
-Shadow Man isn't Slade, nor is it Trigon, but big props to you for thinking outside the box. Shadow Man is much more horrible than that...
-Oh, something's going to happen at the party all right, but not what you think.
-I'll probably go ahead and add the sixth chapter back in. I feel like more of BB and Jinx being cute together, so see "Girl-U-Want".
-CLUE: I've pointed out several times that Terra and Starfire now have HUGE boobs; they don't in the show. Think about it.
-And for the record, I had to write my term paper on a A Clockwork Orange, which was a REAL long haul. Bonus points if you can sight why I referenced it in this story.
I'll be posting art from this story on the Bittersweet Hearts YAHOO group if you're curious.
As before, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep readin', keep writin'!