"No, I assure you, they're very good." Speedy woke up to the sound of Aqualad's voice and for a brief instant wondered why the Atlantean was talking to himself in his room. Then he remembered that he had been watching a movie in the living room and must've fallen asleep on the couch. He looked around him and saw that the TV was off and he was covered in a blanket. 'He must have done that for me,'
Speedy sat up and lethargically rubbed his eyes, looking around for the ocean dweller. He saw him talking to the fish that he had rescued from the market. "No, there are no fish in them," Speedy heard him say. Speedy chuckled to himself. He secretly thought it was cute when Aqualad talked to fish. "Here, just taste one." Speedy watched as Aqualad crumbled up one of the Goldfish crackers and put it in the fish tank.
"Are you feeding your fish friends your new favorite snack?" Aqualad jumped at the sound of Speedy's voice.
"Goddammit Speedy! I thought you were asleep!" Speedy chuckled as Aqualad once again gained his regal air and composure.
"I was asleep, until your voice woke me up."
"Oh, I apologize for that," Aqualad turned back to the fish.
"It's no big deal, I should get to my bedroom anyway," Speedy failed to suppress a yawn as he walked over to his teammate.
"So should I. I hope you don't mind that I put the blanket on you, you were shivering in your sleep."
Speedy looked up into Aqualad's deep purple eyes and felt his heart skip a beat, "No, thank you for looking out for me."
Aqualad smiled, "Hey, what are friends for. Goodnight, Roy." Speedy was taken aback for a moment, they knew each other's names, but they didn't really call each other them.
"Goodnight...Garth," he was able to get the words out before Garth left the room. Garth turned back and smiled, giving him a small wave before heading to his room. With a smile and a contented sigh, Roy walked up to his room, happy that if Garth thought of him as nothing more, at least he thought of him as a friend.