Chapter 10: Private conversations

Bumblebee's room

Bumblebee's room look beey. Her room's wallpaper were the colour of honey, paperwork scattered around the room, messed up with clothes, her dressing table has no space left with all the lip gloss and girly beautifying accessories on it.

"Uh... ever thought of cleaning your room?" Aqualad suggested, taking a look at her room was enough for a headache.

"I'm busy, let's just get to the point why we're here," Bumblebee quickly cuts him off.

"Ok, I can see that..." he said taking a deeper study of her room.

"Aqualad, this is for your own good..." pause. "I don't know any better way of solving this," pause, deep breath. "I don't want you to get stuck in a love triangle," a short silence, Bumblebee making sure Aqualad's following. "You with me?"

"Yeah," he replied, without having a clue of what Bee's talking about.

"If you like Raven, then I'd say make moves on her before somebody does," Bumblebee said indicating somebody as in Speedy.

"Wait, how do you..." he was quickly cut off by Bee.

"No, make that love square. I am sure about this; you better make clear of your relation with Starfire. She is now developing deeper feelings for you, and I don't want them to get any deeper than this. And I think Speedy, is having a serious feeling for Raven," Bumblebee said, her volume decreasing as she told him.

"Yeah, right," Aqualad said, not believing. "I know about Speedy having a thing for Raven, but that won't last long as she continues to ignore, and how did you..." he was once again cut off by Bumblebee.

"No, I think Speedy has not just a thing for her, but I think he really really likes her. You know... and Starfire... she was glaring at you and Raven at the game... she's getting jealous of her, but with her personality, she'll still be nice to her but if you keep caring for Raven, she'll... who knows?"

"Wait! You lost me there... what?!"

"What do you mean what?"

"Starfire? Jealous?" he raised one of his brows, showing signs that he didn't believe of what Bee is telling, but she is trying her best to solve a love war between her friends.

"If you like Raven, just tell her you like her and stay away from Star! Make her give up on you before it's too late!" Bee said, losing her temper.

"I will. I have something planned to give her on Christmas, secretly, face to face," Aqualad said with a crimson red blush covering his face as he face down the floor.



"Awww... that is so sweet of you, what is it?"

"It's a secret!"

"Hmmph... I'll just ask her when she gets it," Bumblebee said with a smirk plastered on her face.

"And how did you find out about me having feelings for Raven?" his eyes sparkled and blushes as he ask her about Raven.

"Uh... you're doing it now,"

"What do you mean?"

"Whenever you talk about her or talk to her or look at her, even at the slightest glimpse, I notice your eyes sparkle and you blush when you talk to her, lightly. But deep red when I said that you have feelings for her, as red as my lip stick," Bee said exaggerating the last part, her lips are really dark for anyone to blush that hard, it almost seem impossible.

Aqualad quickly place his hands on his cheeks with a curve on his lips.

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Raven's room

Raven was wrapping her gifts for her fellow team mates, and was disturbed when she heard a knock on the door.

"Friend Raven, it is I, your friend, Starfire,"

"Come in," she opened the door and led her in; her presents were taken care off with her powers, and were hidden.

The door was now shut.

"Friend Raven, the other friends said we will visit our friends from the east earlier so we hope you prepare your things for the trip there." Starfire said as she sat on Raven's bed.

"Ok, thanks for the notification,"

"Friend Raven...I wish to share a secret with you. Please do not tell anyone... I have indescribable large amount of feelings for Friend Aqualad... I think he feels the same way too. Do you not think so?" Starfire asked, her fingers twiddling showing signs of nervousness and shyness, her face was covered in deep red.

Raven just froze, she thought so, she thought so that Starfire would have feelings for Aqualad... but she doesn't want to accept the truth, she loves Aqualad too, but Starfire's her closest friend in her gender. She doesn't want a conflict between them. And Starfire said Aqualad loves her too... so it's just useless for her one sided feelings for him. She'll have to make the biggest sacrifice, so that the team remains normal.



"Yeah... congrats Starfire... you finally found someone... for yourself," Raven said, trying to force her to smile and hold her tears.

"Thank you friend Raven! For your love towards me and Friend Aqualad's relation further to build," Starfire said as she gave Raven a big warm hug which Raven shed some of her tears.

"I wish you all the luck in the world," Raven said, her voice trembling, it grew worse as she tried to hold her tears. If only she let out a little.

Starfire noticed that Raven's eyes were filled with water. "Friend Raven, you're crying!" she said as she let go of Raven.

"No, I'm not," Raven said trying to wipe it off.

"You are! Do you not wish me farewell with Friend Aqualad?" Starfire asked disappointed.

"No, it's just that... I'm so happy for you,"

How could she think that Aqualad would possibly return her feelings? She was being naive, Starfire is a better liking person that she ever was, why would he love her? She is perfect by all means except her knowledge of Earth and her precision of language. Except those, she is perfect.

Those thoughts overwhelmed in her head.

"Then I shall leave now, thank you for listening my sharing of feelings,"

The door now was shut as Starfire left.

Raven dropped herself down on the floor and let the tears shed as they like.

How is she going to face a man that she liked that she knew that doesn't like her? She was certain that her feelings for Aqualad was real after their little search for her mirror. She doesn't even need the mirror to find out about her feelings afterwards the kiss. But she must accept Speedy's offer now, to forget about her feelings for Aqualad and find her feelings for Speedy. Now everything will be solved. She wouldn't have to decline Speedy and feel awkward every time they meet. And Starfire would get what she wants, same goes for Aqualad.

So she stopped crying, and wiped them off quickly as she enters her bathroom for a quick shower to look as if she didn't cry.

Outside Raven's room

"Friend Raven now know that I like Friend Aqualad, so she will not love him, and she does not love Aqualad, so it is glorious for me," Starfire told herself, not knowing that Raven loves Aqualad deeply.

End of Chapter 10.



Oh my... what are we going to do? Aqualad is preparing a gift which Raven is going to decline. They are so close in ending up together! Sorry for the short chapter but I wrote this as soon as I finished my power rangers sequel. Whoo hoo! I finished writing 4 fics today. Go me!

And forgive me if this chapter isn't perfect. I can give you a good explanation. I wanted to update this sooner so I wrote it 12:27 in the night.

But I hope you liked it though. Thanks for all the reviews.