Here's some bios on the characters so far.
Name: Stardust
Age: 15
Nationality: Tamaranian
Hobbies: Physical education/gymnastics
Height: 5'8''
Weight: 110 lbs
Eye color: Dark blue
Hair color: Black
Powers: Starbolts, eye beams, strength, flight
Name: Rorek
Age: 17
Nationality: British
Hobbies: Art/reading
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 135 lbs
Eye color: Light blue
Hair color: White
Powers: Exact power unknown
Name: Sandra/Talon
Age: 14
Nationality: American
Hobbies: Computers/any technology
Height: 5'3''
Weight: 110 lbs
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Black
Powers: Powers not completely controlled/exact unknown
Name: Angel
Age: Unknown
Nationality: Unknown
Hobbies: Dimension hopping
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 120 lbs
Eye color: Purple
Hair color: Black
Powers: Electricity/a form of telekinesis
Angel shielded his dark eyes from the rain, doing his best to keep dry, but in vain. His trenchcoat was already soaked completely through, and quite a burden to carry, but it kept him somewhat warm at the very least. Between two walls in a deserted alley was the best place he had been able to find. But being a dimension-hopper he had no official home to call his own, and he moved around quite a bit, so he did not even try to settle down in any place. He had moved through so many different places that he learned many different froms of martial arts, so he was very experienced in the way he fought. If anyone knew who he was, but usually they did not, they wisely stayed out of his way. His super powers had been advanced recently because of his wide way of learning. Though his physical appearance did not look like much, since he was merely tall and skinny, he was to be respected with great reason.
But it was not that he hopped dimensions only for the fun of it. The enjoyment, learning, and excitement just came with the package. There was some reason that no one knew, some reason he went to so many different places, a reason that he never spoke of until one day when his mission was going to be complete. No, he did not work for or with anyone; he always traveled solo. Nobody knew where he was from or where he was going, and he had no friends since he never stayed in one place for long.
Now he only concentrated on sleep, hoping and wishing that he could at the very least rest this morning. He preferred to travel at night, so when the sun (or suns, depending on which dimension he was in) was up it was his time for sleeping. But now, since this sun had just barely come up and he had very recently began to try to sleep, he felt like it was very far from him now. He thought briefly of the girl he had met- a Titan, or something like that? He wasn't sure; not in this new place. He imagined that she was probably much more friendly when she didn't feel threatened. Angel had not meant to make her feel that way, but now that he thought back he told himself that if he really wanted to meet those kids, he could have just knocked on the door.
Feeling that sleep was far from him, he stood up, hauling his jacket onto his shoulders, and stretched his small body. The only people he had seen in a long time with super powers was the Titans. And it was not that he wanted friends. He wanted help.
Stardust sat on the edge of the roof of Titans' Tower and breathed in the smell of the new morning. She hadn't been able to sleep anymore, so she had decided to come outside and think while she was still alone. She knew Rorek was awake (he always got up early), and almost wished he was out on the roof with her. Just the thought of him period made her heart flutter. Yes, he had kissed her the night before. Yes, she had not been able to sleep because of it. Now she smiled and pulled her knees to her chest. They hadn't spoken to each other since, but she had a feeling they would.
In perfect timing, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She smiled again, knowing that she could not mistake that hand for anyone's but Rorek's. She turned her head and confirmed that she was right. She couldn't tell if he was smiling or not, since he had dressed in his armor and muffler this morning.
"Hello," he said, his accent thick and his voice friendly.
"Hi," she said, trying to control her voice and smile, but failing badly.
Rorek glanced up at the rising sun and sighed. "Is not the sunrise beautiful this morning?"
Stardust nodded. "It is. Want to sit down?"
She guessed that he had been waiting on that invitation, as he sat down quickly and fairly close beside her. "How long have you been up?" she said, attempting to make conversation without stumbling all over her words again.
"I don't know," he replied. "I have not figured out how to work the clock yet."
They both laughed. Stardust wished she could make him laugh by himself, just so she could hear his voice again. She sighed happily, realizing that she had been doing that a lot around Rorek, especially lately. He glanced at her, and this time she knew he was smiling because of his eyes. She could stare into those light blue eyes for hours at a time. She wished he felt the same way about her. But she didn't really know, and that made her badly want to find out. She would feel stupid just flat out asking, especially when they still needed to get to know each other better even still.
"In England," Rorek said, "a sunrise as beautiful as this is hard to find. But when they are, my mother paints them. We used to paint together sometimes, before I went to battle."
"I didn't know you liked art."
He nodded. "I used to practice at it a lot. Perhaps I could paint something for you sometime."
"I'd really like that. Actually, I'd love it. What can you paint?"
"Almost anything, I suppose." He put a hand to his mouth and coughed. "Not that I am bragging on it, but-"
"Of course not, I know what you mean." Oh, he was so polite and down-to-earth.
Rorek's eyes suddenly darted to the left. Stardust knew he had seen something, his senses were never wrong, and she turned to see what had alarmed him. She saw nothing at first, then jumped a little when someone landed with nothing short of perfect agility on the roof beside them. It was the boy who had taken it upon himself to come into the tower the night before, Angel. Stardust didn't know if she should attack or threaten him, but he held up his hand as she and Rorek jumped up defensively.
"You're not gonna attack me, are you?" he said.
"That depends," Stardust replied warily. "What do you want now?"
"Nothing! Look, I'm not trying to hurt you, I'm trying to befriend you!"
"Why?" Stardust barked.
Angel glanced at Rorek, who offered no words, then looked back at Stardust. "Why not? Do you have a thing against friendship or something?"
"No," Stardust said. "But I do have a thing for trust. We don't know you, or anything about you for that matter. So if you just want to be our friend and have nothing to hide, I guess you won't mind if we search you."
"Search me? I already told you-"
"I don't care what you told us. If you're not a threat to us, you'll let us see what you've got on you. Otherwise, you'll just have to leave."
Angel sighed heavily and spread his arms slightly from his body. "Fine, go ahead."
Rorek took over the job and went through all the pockets of Angel's trenchcoat and pants. With Angel's arms now spread, Stardust could see inside his jacket and saw that he was wearing knee high punk-rocker boots that buckled the whole way up, black leather pants and shirt, and he had some sort of neckplate that was similar to her own, but not quite. She noticed a purple jewel embedded into the metal and wondered what its purpose was.
"I believe he's unarmed," Rorek said finally.
Angel dropped his arms and scowled. "Doesn't matter if I was, I still have powers you know, just like you do."
"All right," Stardust said. "You said you wanted to be our friend. Tell me your name again?"
"Angel. What's yours?"
"I'm Stardust, and this is Rorek. And there's Talon, but she's inside."
"Okay, I guess I can meet her later then."
Just as he finished his sentence, the door that led to the roof swung open and Talon came outside. She looked Angel up and down with a small smile on her face, then looked at Stardust. "Who's this?"
"I'm Angel," he said, reaching out to shake her hand. Talon raised her eyebrows at Stardust and shook his hand slowly. Stardust glanced at Rorek and rolled her eyes, smiling.
"Just- just call me Talon," she stuttered.
Stardust leaned over to Rorek. "I think she likes him."
He smiled and nodded.
Stardust communicator beeped and vibrated. She jumped a little and opened it up. There was a red dot blinking, indicating that there was trouble on the other side of town. "We need to go." She looked at Angel. "You can come with us, I guess."
"I'll be a good help, really," he said. But Stardust was not so sure. She told him he would have to prove it.
Rorek took Stardust by the arm. "I have a strong feeling that Eva is back to attempt her takeover, or whatever she's been trying to do."
"You're probably right," Stardust said. She smiled. "You always are."
"Hey, we need to get going!" Talon barked. She pointed across the water where a large green beam of light was pointing straight into the dark clouds. Stardust looked sternly at Angel, then flew across the water with her team not far behind.
When ground shook beneath them, Stardust had a feeling that the problem was not just Eva herself. It sounded more like she had company, and now she was glad that Angel was going to be helping them.
If he had the intentions he said he did.
