Hello again. Um... I don't really have much to say, except I hate school and everyone at my school. Oh yeah! And I get to try out my new disclaimer!

-Ahem-

Teen Titans is a wonderful show

But I don't own it, if you didn't know.

I watch every episode that is new,

but I don't own, so don't sue.

-pokes stupid disclaimer rhyme- This is what happens when you have five minutes before school starts and your brain is still dead. Sorreh.

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One hour and two blood-curdling screams later, Blackfire emerged from the mall, followed closely by Aqualad, Blackfire wearing two large hoop earrings on her throbbing red ears.

"Geez, I'm sorry Kory. I didn't know it would hurt that much. You should've asked for some sort of painkiller."

She clenched her teeth and poked at her earlobe. "You could have said something before, water boy. When is it supposed to stop hurting?"

"Well, normally about three weeks, but if you get infected.."

"My ears can get infected?!" He nodded. "Sometimes."

She clutched the bags tighter in her left hand as she fell into step with him. Well, at least she had some new clothes. After they had purchased the clothes, they had eaten at the food court, Something AquaLad called "Pizza". The pepperoni hadn't agreed with her, so he gave her his plain cheese slice. Then they looked around the mall for a place where they could pierce her ears. They found a woman for free, but she didn't use anything to dull the pain.

"You're not from around here, are you?" AquaLad said suddenly.

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Um...well, no. Not really."

"I could tell. At first I thought you were just being naive like Starfire from the Teen Titans, but then I realized not even a number-one fan would order a pepperoni pizza if they're allergic to it." He turned and grinned at her. She felt compelled to smile back. Mostly because he called Starfire naive.

They walked in silence for a while, until Blackfire spotted an outdoor array of botanical flowers. "AquaLad. What's that?" She pointed to the vast array of flowers.

"That's a florist. They grow flowers and then sell them." Aqualad replied, looking in the direction she was pointing. "Hey, wait right here."

He left her standing in the middle of the sidewalk, her head cocked to the side with the bags on the floor. In a minute he returned, holding two red roses in his hand. Her eyes lit up slightly as he handed them to her.

"I thank you. But I though these were only if someone was sick?"

"Well, you're not exactly better yet.." He gestured to her bandaged hand.

"I suppose you are right." She smirked. She normally healed quickly, but if he was willing to keep buying things for her, she might actually keep this charade up a little longer than necessary.

He reached out and took her bags from her right hand.

"Hey!"

"You shouldn't be carrying them. You're still weak."

"I am not!" She hissed. How dare her call her weak?

"Fine. Then let me be the gentleman and carry them for you." Blackfire stared at him in confusion, then blinked and shrugged.

They continued their walk in silence. Then, on an impulse, Blackfire reached out and took AquaLad's hand in her own. He blushed, but didn't say anything.

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They arrived at the beach Blackfire recognized as the one she crashed onto. AquaLad pointed to a cove about 100 meters from where they were standing. "That's were I brought you. We're almost there."

Blackfire suddenly stopped, staring at the ground. AquaLad noticed and stopped too. "Oh yeah. This is where I found you."

Dark red bloodstains decorated the ground, not yet cleaned up by the tide. Random metal parts were strewn not to far away, some burnt and others half-buried. She closed her eyes, remembering.

-Flashback-

She stood over two dead alien bodies, her eyes glowing pink. A malicious grin was spread across her face, and she saluted the corpses goodbye as she climbed into the spaceship nearby. "See you around, boys. Or..Maybe not." With an evil laugh, she started the ship and blasted off into space. Her destination was a small brown planet just outside of the Polar-Galacular region five. She had heard they were looking for a new ruler.

The ship had blasted through two galaxies fine, but when she reached the third one, her ship began to slow. It stopped altogether, right above earth, and began dropping through the atmosphere. That was where she landed.

-End flashback-

"Hey, how did you get like that, anyway?" She came back to reality at the sound of his voice.

"Um..it was a car accident." She muttered, beginning to walk ahead.

Are you sure? It looks like a pretty big wreck."

"It was a big car." She snapped, clenching her fist and willing herself not to form a blackbolt. It worked, and she calmed herself down as she tried to think of what would happen when she healed. Conquer a few more planets, maybe. Kill her sister.

"And in other news, AquaLad was seen today, walking the streets of downtown Jump City with a dark-haired girl accompanying him. Though we do not know her name, she appears to have a bandage around her right wrist, and bears some resemblance to Starfire of the Teen Titans..."

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Dizzy-no-Tanuki It's fine. Thank you for trying! But I'm going to have Blackfire attempt to carry out this act as long as she can.

Velvet Death Well...Actually, I'm not sure. I guess she might've heard about them, but considering she's only been to earth once or twice..-shrugs- But I see where you're coming from. And school is so stupid. We can't even go to the bathroom at lunch. It's a complete waste of my time. I should be home schooled or something. Gr.

Setsumi-san Gah! Thanks for reminding me! I'm glad you like the pairing. :)

YojimbosBlade Yeah. Me too.

cindycindy549Thanks! xD

J.Zink Glad you like it. Seriously.

cha-11 Heh. I know.

Dungeonfire4 Thank you. x)

Story Weaver1 well, I don't think AquaLad knows who she is anyway, even if she is a dangerous criminal...but thank you for bringing this up. I want to keep all characters IC.

AprilKisses Whee! Thank you!

DarkShadowGryphon Awesome. That's sort of what I was hoping to jump start. :)

Done! Sorry. If it was short. Please leave a review.