Yay! Next chapter up. I know I said BumbleBee would be in this chapter, but I only like to put up a chapter if I already have some of the next chapter done already. So I split this chapter into fourths, and well, here it is! My apologies if it seems short. I don't own Teen Titans.
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It was night. AquaLad had long since fallen asleep, and not even the fish were awake. It made it easier for Blackfire to sneak out of the cove unnoticed.
She worn her torn-up normal outfit, the one AquaLad found her in. She'd have to find a way to repair it soon, or steal one from Starfire.
She felt the wind whip around her face as she rose up into the air. Ahh, it felt good to fly again. She was above the cove now, and she didn't look down as she twirled around, just enjoying the simple pleasure of flight. But she had work to do.
Her body rose up higher, the giant lit-up T visible in the distance. Her eyes were focused down on the city, looking for that one specific building...ahh, here it is.
She landed silently on the roof, looking around for an entrance. Finding none, she used her left hand to tear a hole in the roof, then lowered herself through it. Heh. This was easy. She found herself on the top floor, Italian Renaissance, meaning she had two more floors to go down. She flew over to the stairwell, having noticed the security cameras in the elevator.
Blackfire finally found herself in the Gems and Stones room, and she navigated herself between the other glass cases until she found the right one. She stopped in front of it, the Centarri Jewel looking as beautiful as ever. She reached out for the case...
"Hello? Is someone there?"
She ducked behind the case just in time, as the security guard from earlier came into the room. He shined his flashlight over the room a couple of times, then finally left, just as Blackfire's patience had grown thin.
She stood up again, and lifted the case from it's steel platform. Her eyes grew pink and she carved a circle using her the energy from her blackbolts. Reaching into the case, she pulled out the Jewel.
"Aha!"
She turned and dropped glass case, not feeling it shatter into pieces at her legs. There stood the security guard, his gun aimed at her. "I don't know how you got in, but you put the diamond back right now!"
His flashlight went up again, illuminating her face. Her hand tightened around the jewel as he gasped. "You're that girl from before!"
An evil grin appeared on her face. "How right you are." The gun in his hand shook. "Stop or I'll shoot!"
Her eyes grew pink again and she shot a blakbolt at the gun, sending it flying out of his hands. "Oh really now."
"Ha-..What.." She could hear the fear in his voice, and it only made her grin grow wider. He backed up against the wall, and reached for the alarm.
He never made it as a pink burst of energy tore through his body like a hot knife through butter.
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She had just slipped the jewel under her dresser and hopped back into bed when AquaLad came in. "Hey Kory, bad news. The Wayne Diamond was stolen."
"How unfortunate."
"I know. They said the guard of that floor was found dead at the entrance, and the case was shattered, so they can't tell how the thief had got it opened, or even off the stand for that matter. The glass was melted into the steel at the bottom, and it's impossible to separate them."
"It's a mystery."
"Yeah. Hey, are you okay? You look a little tired."
"I'm fine. Just had some unsettling dreams."
"Oh, okay. So, do you want to do anything today?"
She blinked. He was asking her? "Um...perhaps the mall again?"
He shook his head. "Nah. The reporters will be crawling all over the place. We'll have to wait at least another week. And they closed the museum."
"Then I do not know." She turned around to look at him and watched as his face change from puzzled to devious.
"Kory. Do you know how to swim?"
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"No. No. No. Noooo-"
SPLASH.
"I am so going to kill you. I mean it. I'm going to skin you alive with my fingernails!"
Aqualad laughed as he sat down on the sand and watched as Blackfire splashed to the surface of the water, glaring at him with so much anger the water around her was boiling.
"Calm down, Kory. It's just a little water."
"It's FREEZING!"
"Well, the longer you stay in, the warmer it'll get."
"I don't plan on staying in very long!" But she didn't move from her position in the water, jut stood there shivering, with the water up to her waist, and glaring at the boy sitting in the sand laughing his head off.
"L-let's see you c-come in, then!" Her teeth might have been chattering, but it didn't stop the smirk from spreading across her face.
He seemed to ponder this question for a while, his head tilted up to the sky as if he was really trying to decide if he should go in or not. Finally he shrugged. "Okay!"
Blackfire watched as he walked into the lower water confidently, dove into the tide, and re-surfaced next to her.
"See? It's not so bad."
"GRRR-!"
"Tag!"
"What?" She blinked as he dove underwater with a small grin on his face. Not knowing what to do, she just stood there foolishly and watched his outline swim a few meters away from her.
It took him about two minutes to realize she wasn't following him. When he did, he came back above the water surface and looked around quizzically. "Kory?"
"Over here." She hadn't moved from the position she was in before. He looked over at her with a slight frown on his face. "You're supposed to chase me."
"Oh!" Jeez, why didn't anyone tell her these things?
He sighed. "You're supposed to chase me, and try to tag me. If you do, the game reverses and I have to chase you. You understand?"
Blackfire nodded. He swam back over to her.
"Ready? one..two..three...TAG!" he tapped her arm then disappeared back under the water. She smirked. Taking her time in slowly adjusting her lower body so she was floating above the water, she quickly thought of the jewel safely under the closet.
Immediately she flew forward, not up, but horizontally through the water. She was low enough so she looked as if she was swimming behind AquaLad, who was a couple yards in front of her. Well now he was a couple feet. And now a couple of inches...
"Tag!" She said, hitting him upside the back of his head as she passed him. He stopped and looked at her in amazement, having not expected her to catch up so quickly. She grinned and took off in the opposite direction. AquaLad just stood there, scratching his head. "Wow..."
From far in front of him, he heard a cry of, "I bet an infant could swim faster than you!"
He quickly rotated and swam after her, going as fast as he could above water. He could hear her laughing as she came into view, and he pushed himself foreword.
He didn't expect her to stop so suddenly, however. His eyes widened as he crashed into her back, and they both sunk down into the water as a medium-sized wave came up from the force of the impact.
They both resurfaced, Blackfire laughing and holding onto his arms for support. "That was great!"
AquaLad shook the water from his hair, laughing as well. "What made you stop?"
"There was something on the bottom of the water in front of me. I didn't want to go near it." Blackfire was genuinely laughing, not an evil one or sarcastic one, but a real, I'm-having-fun laugh, which she hadn't done since she was five. AquaLad smiled, despite the fact his head was hurting like a bitch from when he crashed into her. But then, out of nowhere came,
"Well, isn't this and interesting position!"
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cha-11- I'll try, I'll try! It might not seem very romantical now, but I have certain part of the story plan out already that are guaranteed to my you happy.
Kikyou-sama- Yay! I updated!
Setsumi-san-That's for me to know and you to never find ou--
Well, I guess you'll find out eventually.
DarkShadowGryphon- Thank you. I bet they would.
Story Weaver1-He does. I was originally planning on Blackfire being able to understand him or something, but you know how us authors are, right?
CrAzY aUtHoR pErSoNThank you. Of course you can use the pairing! anyone can.
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