1Terri East

Part 3

Speedy couldn't believe his eyes. It took a couple seconds of reality to sank this in for him. She seemed different. Course, she wasn't wearing her trademark pigtails, but she seemed stronger. He blushed. Aqualad looked over at Speedy, seeing him red. Aqualad got on Speedy's shoulders and dunked him in the water.

"So your Terri? Haven't heard much about you. Can we talk?" Aqualad said with a smile, holding down the struggling Speedy. Terri rested her hand on her chin while her chaw was squared. All the sudden, Terri's hands glowed a bright orange. Small sized rocks flew into the open windows. Terri swung her hands forward, making the rocks fly into Aqualad. From collision, Aqualad splashed back into the water. Speedy came up and treaded. He swam over to where Terri was and climbed out of the pool.

"Thanks for that," Speedy said sitting on the floor as he tried to catch his breath.

"No prob," Terri said sitting next to him, "why the heck were you wrestlin' with blue gills anyway?"

"Um... well..." Speedy said, searching for words. Then, Bumblebee quickly emerged from the balcony.

"SO! I heard your Terri! About time we have another girl around here!" Bumblebee said from the platform, "I'm Bumblebee. How about I show you around," Terri stared up at Bumblebee, but smiled and grabbed her stuff. She got up and walked. She then turned around and smiled at Speedy.

"See ya around, Robin Hood!" Terri said with a wink. Terri quickly climbed up the stairway and followed Bumblebee into the hallway. Speedy still felt hot, as if he was going to faint. Aqualad came above the water and watched Terri and Bumblebee leave the room. He turned around and watched Speedy glance up at the two girls.

"You really got it bad for that chick, don't ya?" Aqualad said with a smile as he swam around in the pool. Speedy glared at Aqualad and got up in rage.

"Shut up, Moby Dick," Speedy said as he walked away.

"Wow. This place is way different from the other Titans Tower," Terri said as her and Bumblebee walked down the hallway.

"Yeah. Cyborg said it seemed a little bit roomy when he fixed up the place," Bumblebee said, "We did install a disco light at one time,"

"I remember Cyborg wanted one in the tower, but-"

"Robin would let him," Bumblebee and Terri said at the same time. They laughed, but quickly regained themselves.

"So, how was it back there with the titans?" Bumblebee asked as the two girls turned a corner in the hallway.

"It was great. Robin was bossy, but we were kinda alike in a way. Cyborg and Beast boy were as funny as always. Starfire treated me like a sister. And Raven... well... we really didn't talk much," Terri said, slowly stopping, "I don't thing she liked me that much,"

"Now, that's a lie. Who couldn't like you?"

"Her. It was like a never ending grudge between me and her. I don't think she fully forgave Terra, and she probably see's me as a clone of her or something,"

"Girl," Bumblebee said," I never met Terra, but you are as separate from her as the distance from here to Pluto," Terri beamed a smile.

"Thanks, Bumblebee," Terri said, "Ya know, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,"

"Me too, sista. Me too,"

Speedy and Terri walked down the hallway. Speedy carried Terri's stuff as Terri walked beside him, biting her lip and looking up at the ceiling. So much history was between these two, but yet they did not speak a word to each other. Not even when Bumblebee told Speedy to show Terri to her room. The two of them reached a door marked with the newly written "Terri" on it. Speedy handed Terri a keycard to her room. Terri opened the door and inside was just a plain room with a bed, a couch with a tv in front of it, and a computer desk with a computer on it. Terri nodded with satisfaction and took her goggles off her head and laid them on the night stand next to the bed. Speedy laid Terri stuff next to the bed. He cleared his throat. Terri looked over at him with her drawing eyes.

"My rooms just down the hallway if you need anything. Feel free to eat anything in the fridge," Speedy said scratching his arm. Terri smiled and walked over to Speedy.

"Speedy," Terri said sweetly.

"Yeah," Speedy said with a smile. Terri smiled and pushed Speedy out of the room with one finger.

"Stay out of my room," Terri said with a grin. As she was about to close the door, Speedy stopped it with his hand. He didn't want to end their conversation this way. Terri poked her head out the doorway.

"Yes, oh great archer?" She said with a smile. Speedy couldn't think of anything to say.

"Um... G'night, Tinkerbell," Speedy said, starring down at his feet. Terri looked at hers. She wished that something did happen, but she guessed what they had before was damaged by her departure. She bit her lip.

"You too, Robin Hood," Terri said still looking at the floor. She sighed as she closed the door. Speedy turned around and leaned up against the door, the same sound coming on the opposite side of the door, where Terri was in the same position. They slid down the cold metal door.

"Why was I so stupid..." They said as they put heads in their hands.