Chapter 1 Meeting X


Starfire pounded her alarm clock angrily. "Why won't you shut off!" she growled at the noisy machine. Finally, in sheer desperation she unplugged it.

With a smile of triumph the red-haired beauty threw back her covers and raced around, getting ready for her last first day of school, as she was now a senior.


Starfires parents had been slightly eccentric and had named her for their favorite star consolation - a flame. But one day when she was 12 they had gone on a star watching trip to Australia and never returned.

With no other family, the young girl had been left to vend for herself. Being as strong willed as she was, Starfire had sold their comfortable 5 room home, and had purchased a small 1 room cottage. Than, she carefully survived off of her parents remaining money until she was old enough to get a job.

But her beautiful little home had been burned to the ground in a suspicious "accident" and the young girl was once again left with nothing. And so Starfire was forced to move away from the town that she had grown up in, to the thriving seaside city of Cedar Crest, several hundred miles away on the pacific coast the summer of her Jr. year.

Now she had another small little house on the edge of town, and was ready to start her life over.


After pulling her bangs into a French braid, Starfire brushed the rest of her long fiery hair smooth. Next she pulled on tight, curve hugging hot pink t-shirt with two small blue flowers on it. After that came on light blue skinny jeans with the bottoms rolled up to form capris. Starfire completed the look with gold thong sandals and a blue flower headband. And after applying some light makeup to her perfectly tanned skin, she was out the door.

Because she didn't have the funds to purchase a car, the green-eyed beauty would have to walk several blocks to the bus station, than ride over to the library, and walk the last two blocks to school.

After arriving at the Cedar Crest public library she began her walk. It was than that she noticed across the street from her, a young girl with blonde hair. She appeared to be Starfires age, and also headed for the school.

Starfire decided that she would walk with this girl, and immediately crossed the street to join her. The blonde heard her coming and snapped her head up.

Starfire smiled at her and introduced herself. "Hello! My name is Starfire, and I'm new here. What's your name? Do you live around here?" The other girl hesitated for a second before smiling back and replying, "My name's Terra, and I live just behind the library."

Both girls looked at each other shyly for a moment before Starfire broke the awkward silence. "I will be a senior this year, what about you?"

"I'm a senior to!"

"That's great! May I walk with you?"

And with that the girls struck up a friendship, and talked the entire way to the high school.

Once they got there a short little guy with spiked up, white blonde hair drove up behind them on a little moped. It wasn't until he got closer that Starfire realized the ends of his hair were dyed green!

"Hi Beastboy!" called out Terra, before turning to whisper to Starfire, "His names Grover, but his nickname is Beastboy." Than, in answer to the red heads quizzical stare, she added, "Maybe he can tell you how he got it. "Some other day…."

But Beastboy interrupted their conversation by saying, "Hey Terra, wanna lift to the front doors?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Beastboy, I would like to, but you only have room for one, and I can't just leave my new friend Starfire behind!"

"Oh, that it ok!" cried Starfire, who could see the look of disappointment on Beastboys face. "I will just walk. Don't worry about me!"

"Gee thanks!" sang Terra. "I'll meet you at the front doors."

Starfire smiled, as they rode away, but soon regretted her choice as she walked up the sidewalk. Many of the boys hanging around started to whistle and howl. She was horrified! No one at her old school did that!

But than she noticed a particularly tall boy with flaming red hair like hers walking towards her. She tried to walk around him, but he blocked her path. "Hey Cutie," he said with a smirk, "I can see your new around here. Hows about I show you around?"

"Umm, no thank you," said Starfire, trying to push past him. But he just wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. "Are you sure? I can make this school pretty interesting."

Starfire, now blushing profusely, again tried to get past him, but he just pulled her closer. All of a sudden a strong voice rang out, "Leave her alone X!"