Okay guys! Second chapter! Please reveiw cos I'm a bit stuck for ideas. I feel it's a bit slow moving, but I wanted to get this done before I went away. There's gonna be a load of cool things happening later though, like a prom and other groovy stuff. I cant believe I diss England in this, because I am British and all, but Mad Mod is so annoying. He is not at all like British peeps though! Okay I'll shut up now….

The homeroom was noisy and crowded, full of kids catching up with friends. The window was open, casting rays of sunlight across the room. The door opened, and Garfield, Robin and Victor entered, and sat at their usual desks.

Garfield banged his head on his desk in frustration, but regretted this soon after because it just made his nose hurt even more.

"Oh god, how could I have been so stupid?" He glared at his friends. "She probably thinks I'm a total idiot now." He rubbed his nose, and sniffed.

"Hey, come on Gar" Robin said, seriously. "She's just a girl. You'll get over it." Robin wasn't really into girls. Probably because an extremely whiny bratty girl in his English class had been stalking him for the last month, to his disgust and annoyance.

"Victor caught on immediately, and cooed in a sickening voice, "Oh Robbiepoo! Your Kitten is here!" He doubled up laughing.

"Shut it," Robin said furiously. "I can't stand her! I would hit her if she wasn't a girl!" He slumped back in his chair, fuming.

The door opened again, and Terra and Raven came in, talking and laughing. Garfield squeaked and dived under his desk. Victor and Robin looked at each other, stupefied.

Terra sat down at the desk in front of Garfield, oblivious to the green haired boy hiding, and began brushing her hair. Raven sat next to her in front of Victor. She got out a dusty novel and began to read.

Garfield poked his head out from behind his desk. He scrambled to his feet and fell back onto his chair. "Phew, that was a close one," he whispered.

"What was that all about, man?" Victor demanded, folding his arms.

"I couldn't let her see me!" hissed Garfield. "What if I did something REALLY stupid this time?"

"Well actually I thought what you did was pretty stupid anywa……" Robin elbowed Victor in the ribs before he could say anymore.

"Look Gar", he said, as the door opened yet again, this time it was Mrs Pendanski. "She's just a girl. They're all the same, a waste of t ……"

Robin's words were cut short as his eyes fell upon the girl who came in behind the teacher, nervously clutching her books to her chest. Her long red hair glimmered in the sunlight, and when she looked up, her green eyes met Robin's for a second. She smiled shyly.

Mrs Pendanski rapped on the front desk. The room fell into a hush, and all of the students looked up, trying to get a glimpse of the new student. Everyone, that is, except Raven, who wasn't interested in the slightest. She turned another page of her book. The teacher cleared her throat.

"Morning class. I hope you had an enjoyable weekend. Today we have a new student joining us. This is Starfire." She pushed Starfire gently towards the class. The girl smiled. "Hello!" She said nervously.

Mrs Pendanski nodded.. "I hope you will all make Starfire feel very welcome. She is joining us from….. where is it again, dear?"

Starfire beamed. "Tameran!" She said joyfully. Everyone looked at her.

"Ummm…where's that?" Garfield whispered. Hastily, Starfire gabbled "Oh Tameran is… a small town in…" She looked up at the World Atlas stuck up on the wall. "…Africa!" She giggled nervously.

"Mrs Pendanski looked at her strangely, and said, "I see." She looked at the register and ran her finger down the list of names. "Right let's see…. Raven Azerath?"

Raven's eyes flicked upward. "Here."

"Oh no, dear." Mrs Pendanski gestured at Starfire. "Would you mind being.. Starfire's ahem, guide for this week? Show her around, make her feel at home?"

Raven glared at her and Starfire. Yes I do mind!

"Good, well that's settled then! Thank you Raven!" Strange child…

"Uh..sure." Thank you my ass! It is NOT settled! This totally screws up my karma!

"Oh and Starfire will have to share your locker until we can allocate her one." Mrs Pendanski remembered.

WHAT! No one shares my locker! Raven forced a rather scary smile. "Great" she said through gritted teeth. Terra looked at her nervously. "Chill Rae", she whispered.

Starfire smiled at Raven. "We will have such fun!" She said happily. Raven got up reluctantly to let her past. Starfire sat at the empty desk next to Raven, and in front of Robin. As she sat down, her long hair draped over Robin's desk. It was so shiny he could see his reflection in it. He just sat there open mouthed, staring at her.

Starfire turned, and smiled at him. "I am sorry friend, my hair is bothering you?" She tossed it back over her shoulder. Robin tried to speak. "Uh no..that's okay." He stuttered, going red.

Garfield looked at him in amusement. "And I thought I had problems!" He sniggered.

Mr Mod stalked up and down the front of the History classroom, glaring at the students, who sat bolt upright in their seats, watching him warily. He was British, and seemed to hate America and everyone in it. Makes you wonder why he was working there. He clammed the door and began his usual ravings that began the lesson. "The American Revolution was a sham!" he barked, in his annoying Cockney accent. Then he noticed Starfire, who was getting her books out of her pink backpack. He slammed his fist down on the desk.

"Listen please!" Starfire looked up startled, her eyes widening. He looked at her. "You're new," he observed. "First rule. Listen to teacher."

He turned back to the front of the class. "We are studying a new topic!" He cried gleefully. "The British Empire!" He gestured to the opposite wall, which was laden with British flags and the Queen.

"Oh no," muttered Robin, who was sitting near the back of the class with Garfield and Victor. "This is gonna be a long lesson."

Suddenly the door crashed open, and Terra leant against the wall, out of breath. "Sorry I'm late sir! I had to do something for Mrs Pendanski!" She looked at him pleadingly.

Mr Mod glared at her. "Detention Markov!" He snapped. "Sit down!" He turned to the blackboard. "After school, here!"

Garfield's eyes narrowed. He stood up, knocking his chair over. "That's not fair!" he yelled, jumping to Terra's defence. "That sounds like a good enough reason to me!" His eyes flashed.

Terra smiled gratefully at him. Mr Mod turned slowly, his lip curling. "In that case, Logan, you can join her."

"Wha…." Garfield yelped. Then he realised what this meant. "Oh YES!" He punched the air.

Everyone stared at him. Raven shook her head in exasperation.

"That is… I mean, er…" He turned the punch into a stretch. "Oh yes, I've got rid of the cramp in my um, arm. He he he. Yeah I'll sit down now." He picked his chair off the floor and sat down.

"Right." Mr Mod waved at the Britain display. "Shall we continue my duckies? In 1901…."

The bell rang for recess, and all the students got to their feet and practically ran out of the door. That had to be the most boring lesson in the history of lessons.

Raven walked down the corridor towards her locker with Terra, with Starfire trailing behind her. "That was a most interesting lesson, was it not, Raven?"

"Uh, fascinating".

Terra was fuming. "I can't believe he put me in detention! Stupid idiot. Still," she smiled to herself. "Garfield agreed. That was really nice of him," she said wistfully.

"Garfield is also an idiot" Raven remarked.

They reached the locker and Raven opened hers, careful to let no one see the dark interior. Starfire peered round.

"That is a strange device. We don't have those back at Tameran", she said curiously. "What is it?"

Raven grabbed Starfire's books, shoved them in and slammed the locker door.

"That's my locker. NO ONE goes in my locker."

Terra looked up, startled. "Gee, Rae, don't be so hard on her. She's new." She turned to Starfire. "So, what is uh, Tameran like?"

Starfire looked troubled for a minute. "It is…very beautiful" she said finally. "It is much different from here."

"Cool." Terra smiled. "You can hang out with us if you like. You need friends in a place like this."

Starfire looked elated. "Friends?" She breathed. She threw her arms around Terra and gave her a back breaking hug. When she finally let go, terra staggered back, winded.

"Hey.." She gasped, amazed at Starfire's strength. "You ever thought of joining boxing club of something?"

Outside, Robin, Garfield and Victor were sitting on the grass, soaking up some rays. Garfield smiled happily. "Detention" he said dreamily. "With Terra!"

Victor looked at him incredulously. "Man, since when was detention a good thing?" He looked at Robin. "Right man?"

Robin wasn't listening. He was staring into the distance, with an odd faraway expression on his face.

Victor scratched his head. "What's up with him?"

Garfield smiled evilly. "He's in lurve!"

Robin snapped out of his daydream. "What!" He said, going red. "No way!"

Victor laughed. "Oh yeah you are. It's that new girl isn't it? Firestar?"

"It's Starfire," Robin corrected him automatically.

"I thought you didn't like girls", Victor eyed him suspiciously.

"I don't" Robin insisted. "Not since…" He gasped. A blonde girl dressed in pink was marching down the yard towards them.

"Kitten!" Robin yelled, horrified. "Hide me!"

He jumped up and dived behind the bins., just before Kitten spotted him. She came up anyway, pouting.

"Where's Robbiepoo?" She purred sickeningly, batting her long (fake) eyelashes.

Garfield coughed. "He's uh, not here" he said truthfully enough.

Kitten looked at him in disdain. "Where is he then?" She demanded.

"He's…. over there." Victor gestured vaguely with his hand to the science block. "Better go find him. Bye bye." He shooed her away.

Kitten sniffed and strode off, calling "Robbiepoo? Where are you?"

Robin crawled out from behind the bins, pulling a banana skin off his head, looking disgusted. "I have to get rid of her!" he hissed. "She's driving me insane!" He started banging his head on the bin in frustration.

"Bet you'd feel better if Starfire was here", Victor grinned. "But, no. All girls are the same, remember?" he winked at Garfield.

"Oh shut up," Robin grumbled. He gazed towards the main doors, where Starfire had just emerged with Raven and Terra. She was gazing around her as if she had never seen a school yard before.

"But she's not the same as them" he said softly. "She's….. different."

Okay, so I didn't get it done before going away. But it's done now. Next chapter as soon as poss! Thanks!