Robin woke up covered in (what he hoped was) cold sweat. He had just had a
nightmare about the time Blackfire came to visit. He got up and crept to
Starfire's room. Both Starfire and Blackfire were asleep. Blackfire was on
a camp bed with her feet on the pillow like Starfire slept every night.
He shook his head and walked back to his room. Back in Starfire's room, Blackfire opened her eyes. She turned over and pulled the cover tighter around herself. It was obvious that he wasn't going to trust her any time soon and she could understand why. He obviously liked Starfire a great deal, but wasn't about to say anything. Maybe she could help him out. Maybe...
Starfire woke early. She sat up and looked at Blackfire's bed. It was empty. Starfire got up quickly and made her way to the living room. Blackfire was sitting hunched up, staring out of the window at the sunrise.
"Pretty isn't it?" she said.
Blackfire turned her head and watched Starfire sit next to her.
"I often like to sit and watch the sunrise." Said Starfire.
"Great minds think alike!" said Blackfire, turning back to watch the sun rising over the horizon.
Starfire giggled watched too. The sun rose and Blackfire turned round to face Starfire.
"Why did I turn out this way? How come you've got the perfect record and I've been a thief, tried to frame my sister and then been to jail?" asked Blackfire.
"I suppose that we are all different. Like when we go through transformation!" said Starfire.
"Cyborg mentioned that. I wish I'd been here to see it. What happened to you?" asked Blackfire.
Starfire went into the long story of how she changed into a monster and then almost got eaten when she changed into a chrysalis.
"Wow, you got to be a chrysalis and I just turned purple for two days? Do you remember that? I refused to leave the house for the entire time!" laughed Blackfire.
"And do you remember when I caught the Flowering flu and had roses sprouting from my facial features? I would not leave our room!" laughed Starfire.
"And the time I sneaked out of our room when we were grounded and brought us back some cake?" said Blackfire, giggling.
"And the shop keeper told our father and you were grounded for another two weeks, but you said that I didn't have any to stop me getting in trouble...you always seemed to keep me out of trouble." Said Starfire thoughtfully.
"Well now you've paid me back by letting my stay here. Not that you should've done. I was completely out of order." Said Blackfire.
Starfire smiled and got up.
"I should prepare breakfast for my friends, perhaps you would like to join me?" asked Starfire.
"Thank you. I would," Said Blackfire getting up.
Robin was the last one up. He wandered in, poured out coffee and sat down. Starfire sat next to him, with Blackfire on her other side. Cyborg and Beastboy were racing on the computer and Raven was reading.
"Good morning Robin. I trust that you have slept well?" asked Starfire.
"Good enough." Said Robin, draining his coffee, "We have training to do later. Blackfire are you going join in or just watch?"
Blackfire looked around the room. She knew that they wouldn't want her interfering.
"I think it's best that I just sit it out." She said and sighed.
"That's for the best." Said Robin, getting up, "Training course!"
"Oh come on Robin! I'm winning for once!" said Beastboy.
"Now Beastboy!" said Robin.
Cyborg got up and switched of the TV. Beastboy glared at him.
"You know I would've passed you anyway!" he said before running out as Beastboy had just changed into a tiger.
He shook his head and walked back to his room. Back in Starfire's room, Blackfire opened her eyes. She turned over and pulled the cover tighter around herself. It was obvious that he wasn't going to trust her any time soon and she could understand why. He obviously liked Starfire a great deal, but wasn't about to say anything. Maybe she could help him out. Maybe...
Starfire woke early. She sat up and looked at Blackfire's bed. It was empty. Starfire got up quickly and made her way to the living room. Blackfire was sitting hunched up, staring out of the window at the sunrise.
"Pretty isn't it?" she said.
Blackfire turned her head and watched Starfire sit next to her.
"I often like to sit and watch the sunrise." Said Starfire.
"Great minds think alike!" said Blackfire, turning back to watch the sun rising over the horizon.
Starfire giggled watched too. The sun rose and Blackfire turned round to face Starfire.
"Why did I turn out this way? How come you've got the perfect record and I've been a thief, tried to frame my sister and then been to jail?" asked Blackfire.
"I suppose that we are all different. Like when we go through transformation!" said Starfire.
"Cyborg mentioned that. I wish I'd been here to see it. What happened to you?" asked Blackfire.
Starfire went into the long story of how she changed into a monster and then almost got eaten when she changed into a chrysalis.
"Wow, you got to be a chrysalis and I just turned purple for two days? Do you remember that? I refused to leave the house for the entire time!" laughed Blackfire.
"And do you remember when I caught the Flowering flu and had roses sprouting from my facial features? I would not leave our room!" laughed Starfire.
"And the time I sneaked out of our room when we were grounded and brought us back some cake?" said Blackfire, giggling.
"And the shop keeper told our father and you were grounded for another two weeks, but you said that I didn't have any to stop me getting in trouble...you always seemed to keep me out of trouble." Said Starfire thoughtfully.
"Well now you've paid me back by letting my stay here. Not that you should've done. I was completely out of order." Said Blackfire.
Starfire smiled and got up.
"I should prepare breakfast for my friends, perhaps you would like to join me?" asked Starfire.
"Thank you. I would," Said Blackfire getting up.
Robin was the last one up. He wandered in, poured out coffee and sat down. Starfire sat next to him, with Blackfire on her other side. Cyborg and Beastboy were racing on the computer and Raven was reading.
"Good morning Robin. I trust that you have slept well?" asked Starfire.
"Good enough." Said Robin, draining his coffee, "We have training to do later. Blackfire are you going join in or just watch?"
Blackfire looked around the room. She knew that they wouldn't want her interfering.
"I think it's best that I just sit it out." She said and sighed.
"That's for the best." Said Robin, getting up, "Training course!"
"Oh come on Robin! I'm winning for once!" said Beastboy.
"Now Beastboy!" said Robin.
Cyborg got up and switched of the TV. Beastboy glared at him.
"You know I would've passed you anyway!" he said before running out as Beastboy had just changed into a tiger.