The rain had been raging on for days now. A times it would be like, sprinkling mist, then it would get harder until it was pounding down on everyone and thing, forcing residents to retreat to their nice, dry homes. The Titans East sat in silence, all seated comfortably on the couches, listening to the rain splattering on the windows. Some members, like Bumblebee and Aqualad were annoyed with the weather, it cut into training time, others like the two Spanish twins Mas y Menos didn't mind, and Speedy was glad for the diversion, so he would be stuck inside. And the newest member sat closest to the window, forehead pressed against the cool window, watching the rain. Lightning streaked across the sky, and lightning boomed closely after, and suddenly, the lights flickered then went out.
"¡Ah mi!" the twins cried as they were plunged into blackness.
"Everyone just calm down," Bumblebee said firmly, taking control of the situation as she felt her way into the kitchen and rummaged through some drawers then pulled out some candles, and lit up a match and then lit the candles. Now that there was a bit of light, Aqualad stood up and helped bring some of the candles over and set them on the table.
"You look like Satan," Terra laughed as his face reflected from the glow of the candle, and everyone laughed in a tired sort of way. It was pretty late.
"This is pretty cozy actually," Bee commented, and Terra nodded, then remembered Bee probably couldn't see her nodding anyways so she said "Yeah sort of,". It was silent again and the only noise was the two twins getting up and racing to bed. Aqualad eventually fell asleep on the couch, and Bumblebee mumbled a good night to the remaining Titans before shuffling off to bed, yawning. Speedy raised his head, looking at Terra through the darkness. She was humming to herself, still leaned against the cold window, rubbing her arms a bit.
"Here," he said tossing her a near by blanket, not knowing what else to do or say to strike up a conversation.
She caught it, then draped it around her shoulders. "Thanks," she said and he was sure he heard a smile in her voice. The candles had nearly all flicked out. They continued to sit in silence, and in Speedy's mine he was screaming at himself to say something. Anything...-
-"Well, I think I'm off to bed," Terra said softly and stood up and walked a few steps before hitting the small coffee table and tripping and falling to the floor.
"Are you okay?" Speedy asked jumping up quickly, but calmed down a bit as he heard her laughing. Aqualad woke up and he shuffled. "What's going on...?"
"Nothing nothing," Terra said laughing then groped the air to get up and felt a hand, and grabbed it.
"Gotcha," Speedy said smiling at her through the darkness.
"Thanks," she said, but he held onto her hand. "Here, I'll guide you to your room," he offered trying to sound casual about it.
"How kind," she said with a small laugh, and he carefully walked towards the rooms, still holding onto her hand. He used his other hand and ran his fingers along the wall to tell where he was, and he reached her room. 2nd on the left. Terra's other free hand lingered through the air and she found the door knob.
"Well, goodnight then," she said quietly not to wake anyone, and without acknowledging it Speedy was leaning his face in, then he stumbled forward, realizing she had already disappeared inside her room. He straitened up, feeling a blush burn his cheeks, and glad it had been dark, and no one was there to witness that.
(Next Chapter we return to Titan's Tower, so stay tuned.)