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"Hmmmm." Martin said thoughtfully. I looked directly into the pale blue eyes of the elderly man. He was old and slightly crippled, but that didn't stop him form taking his little tape measure and measuring me from head to toe. I looked around the rest of the shabby store, it looked ancient, the floorboards were dusty and creaked, and it had this real dingy look to it.
"I thought I saw the last Titan when Robin had dragged Beastboy to my shop a year ago." He smiled, a smile that made all of his wrinkles shift. He had sort of an innocent face, like the face of a little boy, but very old at the same time.
"Hmmmmmm," he repeated. He looked me all over and I started to feel uncomfortable. I shifted from one foot to the other, uncomfortably. "I've got just the thing for you, you little pipsqueak!" He said very cheerfully.
Little pipsqueak? Oh hell no! I am NOT a pipsqueak!! I thought indignantly. I glared at Martin for belittling me. I can't believe he just called me that! He's like, a foot shorter than me! He slowly hobbled to a big rack of costumes. Medieval costumes, alien costumes, and every kind of costume you could ever imagine.
"Tell me child," Marvin asked, pawing through the cloths to the best of his ability, "What is your favorite color?"
"Um... blue I guess." I replied.
"No, that won't look good," He said, "Pick again."
"Pink then."
"No that won't work. Pick again."
"Black then," I said getting a little frustrated.
"No, no, no, that's not a color for a super hero."
"Fine then." I said getting REALLY irritated, "How about you just pick, ok?"
"Good, cause this costume only comes in one color," he said cheerfully.
It's like talking to the utterly insane!! I thought frustrated. Wait... WAS he insane? I looked at him strangely. He just smiled. A creepy kinda smile.
He reached out a skinny as a bone arm and plucked off the rack the outfit that would see me through thick and thin. The outfit the world would know me by. The outfit I would wear through the bad times and the good times.
And as I looked at it for the first time, I was appalled. I refuse to wear that, was the first thought that crossed my brain. Martin handed it to me, his pale blue eyes bright with pride. I held up the outfit to my body to get rough idea of how stupid I'd look in it.
The skirt and top were pure white. The skirt wasn't any longer that Starfires, and all tight like. And there was a little halve cape sew to the back top of the skirt that would stop at about my knees The matching top was short and would had a lot of my stomach showing, and the end of the arm line would rest on the top of my shoulder, but then the middle top part came right up to my neck line. Right at the neck hole was a ring of black right at the top of the neck hole, but it was still apart of the shirt. I looked a little doubtful.
I glanced to Starfires for a little feed back on this outfit. She was grinning from ear-to-ear, obviously pleased with my uniform.
"Try it on!!" She giggled, shoving me into a shabby changing stall in the corner. I emerged form the changing stall a few minutes later completely transformed. I walked to the dingy full lengthen mirror next to the stall. I looked up and down at my reflection. I look like a hoochie, I thought disgustedly.
"Oh! Oh! Wait!" Star said excitedly. She handed me a pare if white gloves she had found god knows where. I pulled them on and had to admit, they really pulled the outfit together. They went about 5 or six inches above my elbow. I stretched out my fingers, to adjust to the new feeling of the gloves.
"Hmmmm," I said thoughtfully, growing more pleased with my uniform.
"Naomi! Catch!" Starfire called across the room.
"Wha-?" I didn't catch.
"Star? Why did you throw a boot at me?" I asked rubbing my arm where the boot had hit.
"Try them on!!" Martin squealed. Woh! I had almost forgot he was here! Star chucked the other boot at me, but this time I ducked.
That girl is trying to kill me, I thought as I pulled on my boots, which were white like he rest of my outfit. They were a little below my knees. When I looked back in the mirror, I expected to see the worst, but when I looked at my reflection, I was surprised. I looked ok, maybe even better than ok.
"Oh! Wait!" I pulled off two black hair ties I had put on my wrist this morning. I ran my fingers through my hair to get all the knots out. Then put my hair into to high pigtails a little bit above my ears, but also a little behind them too.
"Wow!! I am soooo ready to kick butt!!" I exclaimed. Starfire laughed clapped as I started striking poses for her. Starfire was bobbling up and down in the air with glee. Starfire is either really really happy, or really really bummed... or confused... or something.
"Come!!" She said happily, "We shop for daily life supplies now!" She grabbed my hand and she giggled giddily and stuffed my old cloths in a bag she found (once again) god knows where, and started pulling me out the door, which I didn't object too, this place gave me the creeps.
"Just charge it to the Titan's bill," She called over her shoulder.
"You can do that?" I asked, very impressed.
"Yes," She replied smiling, "all the Titans can."
"Good bye!" Martins called to us. "Have fun girls! And please don't ever bother me again!" What a weird old man, I though as I stepped out into the bright sun. I had to marvel at the city. The tall buildings and the constant hussile and bussile of people was just one of the thrills of city life. And I couldn't wait to learn of the others!
"I've never been in a city before!" I said exclaimed as I craned my neck to try to see every aspect of my new surroundings.
"Oh, yes, Gothem is a truly wonderful place to inhabit." Starfire said smiling at my awe. "Actually," She said suddenly, "Gothem is a city form your time, it was renamed about 50 years ago, before then, it was known as New York City."
"NEW YORK CITY?!?!" I exclaimed a little louder then I meant too, I blushed and dropped my voice, "I mean, New York City?! Now way!"
"Yes, most of the major cities have renamed."
"Wow!" I still couldn't believe that I was actually standing in the futuristic New York City. I think Starfire really liked that I, like her, I was new to this world. I think she sometimes gets upset that people mistake her confusion for stupidity.
I guess I could see how that could be annoying, but trust me, Star is anything but stupid. Just this morning she was telling me about her Relativity to Velocity through Seismic Matter theory this morning. She might be a bit giddy, but she's NOT stupid.
"So Star," said cheerfully, "Which way to the shops?" I was starting to like Starfire more and more. She just kinda grows on you the more you understand her.
"This way," she replied, and started walking down a strip of shops. I followed her, assuming she knew what she was doing. I walked down the busy streets of Gothem with Star with out a care in the world, until I started noticing people staring at us and pointing. As I walked, I heard snippets of what the gawking people were saying.
"Oh my god!! Look, Jamie!! Its Starfire!!!" said one.
"Oh god!! Should I like try to talk to her or some thing?!?" said another.
"Wait, whose she with?"
"Is it a friend of hers?"
"No fair! Did she win the Meet The Titans Contest? I'm totally jealous!"
"Is she a new titan?"
"You go ask her."
"No, YOU go ask her."
No, YOU ask!!"
"I hope she's a new titan, she looks cool, I like her outfit."
"What do you have to do to be a titan? I could sooo do it! How hard could it be?"
Star continued walking, unaffected by all the admiring looks and attention. I guess she's used to it by now. I'll ask her later.
"We have reached our destination!" Star said stopping suddenly, causing me to bump into her. I looked up at an enormous building with a sign that read-
"The Feather!" Starfire said approvingly. She turned to me, "The Feather used to just be a clothing line, but they have expanded to sell all sorts of objects that female adolescent wish to acquire!" She opened the glass doors to reveal a store that made all other stores I had ever seen look like a joke.
It was more of a mall then a store, only not separate stores. But actually more like departments. The lights above on the high ceiling set a warm glow to the store. There was a main walkway made out of smooth gold colored tile, where you branched off into different sections of the store, there was soft pink carpet. I looked to the left to see rows and rows of aisles marked with a signs organizing the products. Star and I walked down the main walkway looking at all the categories.
I said them allowed as I read them,
"Cosmetics, feminine care, perfumes, skin care, facial care, hair care, foot care... foot care? Wow a whole aisle devoted to feet." And that wasn't even a FEW of them!!! I turned my head and looked to the right, on, the other side of the store, there was rack of cloths. There were huge hanging signs organizing them.
Formal dress, party dress, casual, spring clothing line, winter clothing line, formal shoes, casual shoes, and on and on!! I looked around and saw at the end of the main walkway was an escalator leading to a halve level with a balcony.
I craned to see what was over the balcony. It was an ENTIRE food court for the store. I saw girls sitting at tables drinking smoothies with their best friends. I saw a girl and a guy on a date in a cute little coffee shop. A bagel place, a pizza joint, a fancy little French restaurant for people who could afford it. I looked over at Starfire.
"Wow!" I whispered.
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I looked over at Starfire and laughed. She had gotten the cappuccino milk froth all over her face.
"Uh, Star? You've got a little.." I gestured to where the froth was.
"Oh!" she exclaimed and wiped it off with a napkin. "These drinks made from the liquid of a coffee bean are difficult to drink," she explained.
"You just gotta know how to drink them," I said smiling. She tried to drink it again, but just got the froth all over her face again. I sighed happily and looked over the side of the balcony at the shoppers below. My halve cape tickled the sides of my legs. I brought my hot drink to my lips and took a long drink.
I looked beside the table at my numerous shopping bags, filled to the brim with everything I could ever want. And all we had to do was say,
"Charge to the Titan bill." It was shocking how much this city worshiped the Titans! Two guys actually got into a fight over who would serve us our drinks! Its crazy!
"You know, friend Naomi, this is the most enjoyable morning of my time here on earth." Said Star, "Raven never wishes to do these things with me." Her smile slid off her face and she stared into her coffee cup with a pained expression on her face. I felt bad for her and put my arm around her.
"Don't worry about it Star. Raven doesn't know what she missed out on." I said trying to make her fell better. I was actually really looking forward to my training with Raven later. I was curious to see what my powers could do. I let go of Starfire and leaned back in my chair to see the clock on the balcony below. The time was 11:57.
"Hey Star," I said, "let's grab some lunch while were here, we can eat it on the way to the tower."
"Oh, ok." Star said a little sadly, sorry that our morning was almost over.
I smiled at her and said, "Come on Star, well come back here a lot, I promise!"
"Ok," She replied a slow smile spreading on her face. She stood up, and picked up our heavy shopping bags, and we linked arms and headed towards the Pizza Palace.
StArRy- OMG!! That was a long ass chapter!! This was an in-depth look at Starfire chapter. Next will be more of a Raven chapter. PLEASE REVIEW!!
"Hmmmm." Martin said thoughtfully. I looked directly into the pale blue eyes of the elderly man. He was old and slightly crippled, but that didn't stop him form taking his little tape measure and measuring me from head to toe. I looked around the rest of the shabby store, it looked ancient, the floorboards were dusty and creaked, and it had this real dingy look to it.
"I thought I saw the last Titan when Robin had dragged Beastboy to my shop a year ago." He smiled, a smile that made all of his wrinkles shift. He had sort of an innocent face, like the face of a little boy, but very old at the same time.
"Hmmmmmm," he repeated. He looked me all over and I started to feel uncomfortable. I shifted from one foot to the other, uncomfortably. "I've got just the thing for you, you little pipsqueak!" He said very cheerfully.
Little pipsqueak? Oh hell no! I am NOT a pipsqueak!! I thought indignantly. I glared at Martin for belittling me. I can't believe he just called me that! He's like, a foot shorter than me! He slowly hobbled to a big rack of costumes. Medieval costumes, alien costumes, and every kind of costume you could ever imagine.
"Tell me child," Marvin asked, pawing through the cloths to the best of his ability, "What is your favorite color?"
"Um... blue I guess." I replied.
"No, that won't look good," He said, "Pick again."
"Pink then."
"No that won't work. Pick again."
"Black then," I said getting a little frustrated.
"No, no, no, that's not a color for a super hero."
"Fine then." I said getting REALLY irritated, "How about you just pick, ok?"
"Good, cause this costume only comes in one color," he said cheerfully.
It's like talking to the utterly insane!! I thought frustrated. Wait... WAS he insane? I looked at him strangely. He just smiled. A creepy kinda smile.
He reached out a skinny as a bone arm and plucked off the rack the outfit that would see me through thick and thin. The outfit the world would know me by. The outfit I would wear through the bad times and the good times.
And as I looked at it for the first time, I was appalled. I refuse to wear that, was the first thought that crossed my brain. Martin handed it to me, his pale blue eyes bright with pride. I held up the outfit to my body to get rough idea of how stupid I'd look in it.
The skirt and top were pure white. The skirt wasn't any longer that Starfires, and all tight like. And there was a little halve cape sew to the back top of the skirt that would stop at about my knees The matching top was short and would had a lot of my stomach showing, and the end of the arm line would rest on the top of my shoulder, but then the middle top part came right up to my neck line. Right at the neck hole was a ring of black right at the top of the neck hole, but it was still apart of the shirt. I looked a little doubtful.
I glanced to Starfires for a little feed back on this outfit. She was grinning from ear-to-ear, obviously pleased with my uniform.
"Try it on!!" She giggled, shoving me into a shabby changing stall in the corner. I emerged form the changing stall a few minutes later completely transformed. I walked to the dingy full lengthen mirror next to the stall. I looked up and down at my reflection. I look like a hoochie, I thought disgustedly.
"Oh! Oh! Wait!" Star said excitedly. She handed me a pare if white gloves she had found god knows where. I pulled them on and had to admit, they really pulled the outfit together. They went about 5 or six inches above my elbow. I stretched out my fingers, to adjust to the new feeling of the gloves.
"Hmmmm," I said thoughtfully, growing more pleased with my uniform.
"Naomi! Catch!" Starfire called across the room.
"Wha-?" I didn't catch.
"Star? Why did you throw a boot at me?" I asked rubbing my arm where the boot had hit.
"Try them on!!" Martin squealed. Woh! I had almost forgot he was here! Star chucked the other boot at me, but this time I ducked.
That girl is trying to kill me, I thought as I pulled on my boots, which were white like he rest of my outfit. They were a little below my knees. When I looked back in the mirror, I expected to see the worst, but when I looked at my reflection, I was surprised. I looked ok, maybe even better than ok.
"Oh! Wait!" I pulled off two black hair ties I had put on my wrist this morning. I ran my fingers through my hair to get all the knots out. Then put my hair into to high pigtails a little bit above my ears, but also a little behind them too.
"Wow!! I am soooo ready to kick butt!!" I exclaimed. Starfire laughed clapped as I started striking poses for her. Starfire was bobbling up and down in the air with glee. Starfire is either really really happy, or really really bummed... or confused... or something.
"Come!!" She said happily, "We shop for daily life supplies now!" She grabbed my hand and she giggled giddily and stuffed my old cloths in a bag she found (once again) god knows where, and started pulling me out the door, which I didn't object too, this place gave me the creeps.
"Just charge it to the Titan's bill," She called over her shoulder.
"You can do that?" I asked, very impressed.
"Yes," She replied smiling, "all the Titans can."
"Good bye!" Martins called to us. "Have fun girls! And please don't ever bother me again!" What a weird old man, I though as I stepped out into the bright sun. I had to marvel at the city. The tall buildings and the constant hussile and bussile of people was just one of the thrills of city life. And I couldn't wait to learn of the others!
"I've never been in a city before!" I said exclaimed as I craned my neck to try to see every aspect of my new surroundings.
"Oh, yes, Gothem is a truly wonderful place to inhabit." Starfire said smiling at my awe. "Actually," She said suddenly, "Gothem is a city form your time, it was renamed about 50 years ago, before then, it was known as New York City."
"NEW YORK CITY?!?!" I exclaimed a little louder then I meant too, I blushed and dropped my voice, "I mean, New York City?! Now way!"
"Yes, most of the major cities have renamed."
"Wow!" I still couldn't believe that I was actually standing in the futuristic New York City. I think Starfire really liked that I, like her, I was new to this world. I think she sometimes gets upset that people mistake her confusion for stupidity.
I guess I could see how that could be annoying, but trust me, Star is anything but stupid. Just this morning she was telling me about her Relativity to Velocity through Seismic Matter theory this morning. She might be a bit giddy, but she's NOT stupid.
"So Star," said cheerfully, "Which way to the shops?" I was starting to like Starfire more and more. She just kinda grows on you the more you understand her.
"This way," she replied, and started walking down a strip of shops. I followed her, assuming she knew what she was doing. I walked down the busy streets of Gothem with Star with out a care in the world, until I started noticing people staring at us and pointing. As I walked, I heard snippets of what the gawking people were saying.
"Oh my god!! Look, Jamie!! Its Starfire!!!" said one.
"Oh god!! Should I like try to talk to her or some thing?!?" said another.
"Wait, whose she with?"
"Is it a friend of hers?"
"No fair! Did she win the Meet The Titans Contest? I'm totally jealous!"
"Is she a new titan?"
"You go ask her."
"No, YOU go ask her."
No, YOU ask!!"
"I hope she's a new titan, she looks cool, I like her outfit."
"What do you have to do to be a titan? I could sooo do it! How hard could it be?"
Star continued walking, unaffected by all the admiring looks and attention. I guess she's used to it by now. I'll ask her later.
"We have reached our destination!" Star said stopping suddenly, causing me to bump into her. I looked up at an enormous building with a sign that read-
"The Feather!" Starfire said approvingly. She turned to me, "The Feather used to just be a clothing line, but they have expanded to sell all sorts of objects that female adolescent wish to acquire!" She opened the glass doors to reveal a store that made all other stores I had ever seen look like a joke.
It was more of a mall then a store, only not separate stores. But actually more like departments. The lights above on the high ceiling set a warm glow to the store. There was a main walkway made out of smooth gold colored tile, where you branched off into different sections of the store, there was soft pink carpet. I looked to the left to see rows and rows of aisles marked with a signs organizing the products. Star and I walked down the main walkway looking at all the categories.
I said them allowed as I read them,
"Cosmetics, feminine care, perfumes, skin care, facial care, hair care, foot care... foot care? Wow a whole aisle devoted to feet." And that wasn't even a FEW of them!!! I turned my head and looked to the right, on, the other side of the store, there was rack of cloths. There were huge hanging signs organizing them.
Formal dress, party dress, casual, spring clothing line, winter clothing line, formal shoes, casual shoes, and on and on!! I looked around and saw at the end of the main walkway was an escalator leading to a halve level with a balcony.
I craned to see what was over the balcony. It was an ENTIRE food court for the store. I saw girls sitting at tables drinking smoothies with their best friends. I saw a girl and a guy on a date in a cute little coffee shop. A bagel place, a pizza joint, a fancy little French restaurant for people who could afford it. I looked over at Starfire.
"Wow!" I whispered.
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I looked over at Starfire and laughed. She had gotten the cappuccino milk froth all over her face.
"Uh, Star? You've got a little.." I gestured to where the froth was.
"Oh!" she exclaimed and wiped it off with a napkin. "These drinks made from the liquid of a coffee bean are difficult to drink," she explained.
"You just gotta know how to drink them," I said smiling. She tried to drink it again, but just got the froth all over her face again. I sighed happily and looked over the side of the balcony at the shoppers below. My halve cape tickled the sides of my legs. I brought my hot drink to my lips and took a long drink.
I looked beside the table at my numerous shopping bags, filled to the brim with everything I could ever want. And all we had to do was say,
"Charge to the Titan bill." It was shocking how much this city worshiped the Titans! Two guys actually got into a fight over who would serve us our drinks! Its crazy!
"You know, friend Naomi, this is the most enjoyable morning of my time here on earth." Said Star, "Raven never wishes to do these things with me." Her smile slid off her face and she stared into her coffee cup with a pained expression on her face. I felt bad for her and put my arm around her.
"Don't worry about it Star. Raven doesn't know what she missed out on." I said trying to make her fell better. I was actually really looking forward to my training with Raven later. I was curious to see what my powers could do. I let go of Starfire and leaned back in my chair to see the clock on the balcony below. The time was 11:57.
"Hey Star," I said, "let's grab some lunch while were here, we can eat it on the way to the tower."
"Oh, ok." Star said a little sadly, sorry that our morning was almost over.
I smiled at her and said, "Come on Star, well come back here a lot, I promise!"
"Ok," She replied a slow smile spreading on her face. She stood up, and picked up our heavy shopping bags, and we linked arms and headed towards the Pizza Palace.
StArRy- OMG!! That was a long ass chapter!! This was an in-depth look at Starfire chapter. Next will be more of a Raven chapter. PLEASE REVIEW!!