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Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for this story. And I'm not even sure I want to claim it.
Chapter Two: Visitor from the Past
"What was that?" Cyborg asked, wiping his face off as he came in from the garage.
"It sounded like Starfire!" Robin replied. He tried to hide the panic that was overwhelming him right then. "Titans, go!"
Upon the familiar battle cry of their leader, the Titans rushed to the roof of the building. However, they got there only to find....Starfire in the arms of some random guy?
Huh?
It took all the willpower Robin had not to go over there and yank Starfire away.
Raven cleared her throat loudly to get Starfire's attention. Blushing, she turned to them and quickly increased the distance between her and the strange boy.
"Friends! I wish you to meet one of my very closest Tamaran friends, Sandianmor. I hope you do not mind but I asked him to stay with us. I promise that he is harmless."
"Please, it's Sandi. I am hardly ever called by my full name, except by my parents," the boy said with a friendly smile. His short, dusty blonde hair reflected his nickname and he had vibrant blue eyes to match.
Beastboy introduced himself first. "Hey dude, I'm Beastboy but you can call me BB if you want." He held out his hand for a high five but Sandi just stared at it strangely.
"Okay, so you don't do high fives," Beastboy said, trying to still look cool while pulling his hands away.
"What is this 'high five' he speaks of?" Sandi whispered to Starfire.
"Oh! It is a customary way of saying hello here on Earth. It can also be used to show celebration for a good deed," Starfire explained. It appeared that her friend knew as little about Earth as Starfire did when she first arrived. To demonstrate, she held her hand up, fingers spread.
"Now, you slap it."
While this explanation was going on, the Titans were huddled up, trying to figure out this new guy.
"What do you think of this guy?" Robin asked. He himself was suspicious, but he didn't want to admit that quite yet.
"I don't know, he seems okay," Beastboy replied with a shrug.
"Yeah man, maybe we should just wait and see. He could just be here to visit Starfire."
"Or he could be here for another reason," Raven argued. Soon, the three of them were quietly (they didn't want Starfire to hear) arguing over what to do about this new stranger. Robin caught words like "Paranoid," and "Stupid," along with a couple death threats from Raven before he stopped it.
"Okay. Let's just do what Cy said and wait. Let's find out more about this guy first," Robin announced. His natural leadership took over again.
Meanwhile, Starfire and Sandi were discussing this interesting event taking place in front of them.
"What are they talking about?" Sandi asked.
"Well, I would guess that they are talking about you. My friends are very suspicious of outsiders after what happened," Starfire replied with a frown.
"What happened?" Sandi questioned.
"It is a long story. I will tell you about it later."
"I see."
Just then, the huddled Titans turned back to the pair, who were looking upon them expectantly.
"Um, we have made our decision and Sandi can stay with us for as long as he wishes," Robin announced. He was embarrassed that Starfire and Sandi had noticed their little spectacle.
"Wonderful! I shall prepare the extra bedroom!" Starfire flew down to the house. Sandi began to follow her, but he was stopped by a row of teenagers in his way.
A bit anxious, he looked around at them all and noticed suspicion on all of their faces.
Robin was the first to act. He held out his hand.
"I'm Robin. The leader," he said shortly. Sandi slapped his hand, figuring that a high five was in order.
"I'm Cyborg."
"Raven."
"And I'm Beastboy. But you already know that."
"And," Robin added, "if you do anything to hurt Starfire we will act on it. Understand?"
Sandi gulped and nodded. "I do not wish any harm. I am only here to visit my very best friend from Tamaran."
Very best friend from Tamaran. Strangely, the words hit Robin especially hard. Starfire had called him her best friend many times before, but here was this other guy claiming that he was really her best friend. And if that was true, where was Robin's place in her heart? Was he behind this guy in Starfire's mind? It broke his heart to think that may be truel. He had always taken great pride in thinking that he was the closest one to Starfire, but it had never occurred to him that she could have a friend from her old life. Sandi understood her Tamaranian customs in a way that Robin never could, no matter how hard he tried. It was a bit upsetting to him, but of course he would never show it to anyone else.
"So, may I go now?" Sandi asked.
"What? Oh, yeah, sure. Just....uh.... remember what I said," Robin tried to look on top of things. After Sandi had left, he turned back to his team.
"I think I got the point across," he declared.
Raven cocked an eyebrow at him, and her voice was dripping with sarcasm. "Great job, leader."
AN: Okay, so that was a bit of a boring chapter. It was a stepping stone for what's to come, just to get to know the new character, Sandi a bit. Please review! I love it so much!!!!
I also love exclamation points, apparently.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for this story. And I'm not even sure I want to claim it.
Chapter Two: Visitor from the Past
"What was that?" Cyborg asked, wiping his face off as he came in from the garage.
"It sounded like Starfire!" Robin replied. He tried to hide the panic that was overwhelming him right then. "Titans, go!"
Upon the familiar battle cry of their leader, the Titans rushed to the roof of the building. However, they got there only to find....Starfire in the arms of some random guy?
Huh?
It took all the willpower Robin had not to go over there and yank Starfire away.
Raven cleared her throat loudly to get Starfire's attention. Blushing, she turned to them and quickly increased the distance between her and the strange boy.
"Friends! I wish you to meet one of my very closest Tamaran friends, Sandianmor. I hope you do not mind but I asked him to stay with us. I promise that he is harmless."
"Please, it's Sandi. I am hardly ever called by my full name, except by my parents," the boy said with a friendly smile. His short, dusty blonde hair reflected his nickname and he had vibrant blue eyes to match.
Beastboy introduced himself first. "Hey dude, I'm Beastboy but you can call me BB if you want." He held out his hand for a high five but Sandi just stared at it strangely.
"Okay, so you don't do high fives," Beastboy said, trying to still look cool while pulling his hands away.
"What is this 'high five' he speaks of?" Sandi whispered to Starfire.
"Oh! It is a customary way of saying hello here on Earth. It can also be used to show celebration for a good deed," Starfire explained. It appeared that her friend knew as little about Earth as Starfire did when she first arrived. To demonstrate, she held her hand up, fingers spread.
"Now, you slap it."
While this explanation was going on, the Titans were huddled up, trying to figure out this new guy.
"What do you think of this guy?" Robin asked. He himself was suspicious, but he didn't want to admit that quite yet.
"I don't know, he seems okay," Beastboy replied with a shrug.
"Yeah man, maybe we should just wait and see. He could just be here to visit Starfire."
"Or he could be here for another reason," Raven argued. Soon, the three of them were quietly (they didn't want Starfire to hear) arguing over what to do about this new stranger. Robin caught words like "Paranoid," and "Stupid," along with a couple death threats from Raven before he stopped it.
"Okay. Let's just do what Cy said and wait. Let's find out more about this guy first," Robin announced. His natural leadership took over again.
Meanwhile, Starfire and Sandi were discussing this interesting event taking place in front of them.
"What are they talking about?" Sandi asked.
"Well, I would guess that they are talking about you. My friends are very suspicious of outsiders after what happened," Starfire replied with a frown.
"What happened?" Sandi questioned.
"It is a long story. I will tell you about it later."
"I see."
Just then, the huddled Titans turned back to the pair, who were looking upon them expectantly.
"Um, we have made our decision and Sandi can stay with us for as long as he wishes," Robin announced. He was embarrassed that Starfire and Sandi had noticed their little spectacle.
"Wonderful! I shall prepare the extra bedroom!" Starfire flew down to the house. Sandi began to follow her, but he was stopped by a row of teenagers in his way.
A bit anxious, he looked around at them all and noticed suspicion on all of their faces.
Robin was the first to act. He held out his hand.
"I'm Robin. The leader," he said shortly. Sandi slapped his hand, figuring that a high five was in order.
"I'm Cyborg."
"Raven."
"And I'm Beastboy. But you already know that."
"And," Robin added, "if you do anything to hurt Starfire we will act on it. Understand?"
Sandi gulped and nodded. "I do not wish any harm. I am only here to visit my very best friend from Tamaran."
Very best friend from Tamaran. Strangely, the words hit Robin especially hard. Starfire had called him her best friend many times before, but here was this other guy claiming that he was really her best friend. And if that was true, where was Robin's place in her heart? Was he behind this guy in Starfire's mind? It broke his heart to think that may be truel. He had always taken great pride in thinking that he was the closest one to Starfire, but it had never occurred to him that she could have a friend from her old life. Sandi understood her Tamaranian customs in a way that Robin never could, no matter how hard he tried. It was a bit upsetting to him, but of course he would never show it to anyone else.
"So, may I go now?" Sandi asked.
"What? Oh, yeah, sure. Just....uh.... remember what I said," Robin tried to look on top of things. After Sandi had left, he turned back to his team.
"I think I got the point across," he declared.
Raven cocked an eyebrow at him, and her voice was dripping with sarcasm. "Great job, leader."
AN: Okay, so that was a bit of a boring chapter. It was a stepping stone for what's to come, just to get to know the new character, Sandi a bit. Please review! I love it so much!!!!
I also love exclamation points, apparently.