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Teen Titans: The Alpha Five

Phoenix – Part 2

As Phoenix's feet carried her along the corridors and her eyes looked blankly out from behind her mask, she tried her hardest not to scream, managing to succeed with a large degree of success as she walked on silently.

It wasn't fair that she hardly got to see her parents, it wasn't fair that when she did get to see them that other people interrupted. It was just plain unfair! It wasn't too long before she reached the doors that led to the outside campus. She registered this, thinking whether she actually wanted to go outside, before deciding that maybe some fresh air would clear her head.

She walked around the lake to the big oak tree that lay on one of its banks. She easily flew up into the leafy mass, sitting on one of its lower branches and watching the water in the lake ripple and glisten in the afternoon sun.

Her brother had always been a pain in the proverbial backside, but not in the kind of way that most brothers were, no. Pyro was, well Pyro. He'd never accepted their father, never accepted his human blood. He tried to kill Phoenix and her father once at the young age of two, Pyro had discovered his powers very early on. It was then that it was decided that, for Pyro's happiness, and for Phoenix's safety more than anything, that Pyro should live on Tameran, where he could grow up with people he would accept and respect. All in all, Pyro was a genocidal maniac that hated the human race, so you can understand why Phoenix had a lot more to think about than most teenaged girls.

"You ok up there?" A voice called up to her and Phoenix looked down, slightly startled, almost falling out of the tree, though somehow she managed to regain her balance quickly. She spotted the origin of the voice and looked down.

"Um, yeah… I think so." She recognised the boy as the same one that had interrupted her conversation with her father. Bridge raised a brow.

"You only think so? Well, if you don't mind me saying so, you don't look ok." Phoenix returned the favour by raising a masked brow at him and Bridge quickly added, "No offence." Phoenix however smiled and Bridge looked somewhat relieved.

"Is that branch taken?" He asked, pointing to the one next to her and she shook her head, watching him climb up quite easily. There was a silent moment as they both looked at the water in the lake, well silent until Bridge broke it.

"Sorry about before, walking in on you and your dad talking I mean." Phoenix looked at him, it was common knowledge by now who she was to everyone on campus, in her first year she'd had to endure the curious glances and the whispering of rumours that the daughter of the Robin and Starfire had come to the Academy, every year since then she had to endure the looks of new students when they finally discovered who she was.

"Nah that's ok. You didn't know." Bridge smiled, glad that she hadn't been too angry or upset. He watched her look back out towards the lake, before she spoke quietly.

"Sometimes I just wished that I'd get to see them more often." Bridge could see the lonely look to her eyes, hell he'd seen all of her emotions when he'd used his powers to scan her. You see, Bridge had psychic powers, he could hold a possession of someone's or be in the same area as someone and, as long as he concentrated hard enough, he could see them in his mind. He could hear what they were thinking, see their memories, he could look at someone, wave his hand and see them surrounded by colour, and just by looking at the colour he could tell whether something was wrong or not. His powers were so strong that he had to wear gloves most of the time, so he wouldn't be bombarded by visions.

When he'd looked at Phoenix in the office before, her colour had been red, the mark of a strong person, even a leader, though there were hints of black that he thought could've shown her own confusion, pain and insecurities. When he'd seen her up in the tree her colour had been mostly black, no red to be seen, though he doubted whether he actually needed to scan her with the expression she wore on her face.

"I'm sure they feel the same way." Phoenix closed her eyes. She knew it was true, though right now she found it hard to believe.

"Maybe."

"No I'm certain. You just need to talk to them, that's all."

"I try to, but we get interrupted." Phoenix said, opening her eyes and looking to him, flashing him a small smile that showed she wasn't angry, which was a good sign considering that when Bridge heard what she had said he'd seriously thought about bolting from the tree, before he found himself being pushed. He smiled slightly, before giving a faint laugh as Phoenix did the same.

"Look, just talk to them, they'd understand." Phoenix bit her lip slightly before nodding.

"You're right. Thanks Bridge." Bridge grinned as she jumped down gracefully from the tree.

"Don't mention it!" He called after her as she flew across the grass towards the Academy buildings.

"Mom?" Phoenix called into the high ceilinged room, looking up as she heard the reply from above her head.

"Phoenix? It is glorious to see you my little bumgorf!" Phoenix blushed slightly, she always did when her mom called her that. As Starfire came down from the ceiling on which she had been positioning hanging hoops for one of her lessons Phoenix smiled.

"I've just seen dad, thought I'd come and see you too."

"Well I am most delighted to see you my beautiful little bumgorf!" Starfire exclaimed happily, hugging Phoenix with the same bone crushing strength that Phoenix had administered on her father.

"Its nice to see you too mom." Phoenix had to bite her tongue to stop herself from bitterly adding 'for once.' Starfire noticed the low nature of Phoenix's mood and immediately started fussing over her.

"Honestly mom, I'm fine. I just, wanted to see you that's all, I hardly ever get to see you." Starfire smiled, resisting the urge to burst into tears – Her little bumgorf still needed her!

"I am most sorry that me and your father have not been around lately my little bumgorf. Your brother has been throwing 'the tantrums' on Tameran and would only see me. I did not mean for you to become sad." Phoenix smiled, Bridge had been right, just talking about it did make it a lot easier.

"That's ok mom. I know Pyro can be a-"

"Handful?" Starfire interjected, both knew full well that what Phoenix had been about to say hadn't been so… polite.

"Yeah lets go with that. I just, worry about you and dad that's all."

"Your father and I can take care of ourselves very well my little bumgorf, do not worry your pretty head about us."

"Dad said the same thing, but you're my mom and dad its my job to worry." Starfire smiled down at her, almost crushing Phoenix's remaining ribs in the hug she wrapped around her daughter once more.

As Phoenix walked back to her room she couldn't help but smile. As she reached the Dormitory wing she bumped into someone that was taller than she. She began to apologise when she looked up and Bridge looked down at her.

"Sorry." Phoenix said, her face turning slightly pink as Bridge smiled at her.

"That's ok, how did it go with your mom and dad?"

"I managed to speak to my mom and I feel a lot better now, thanks." Bridge smiled.

"I'm glad." Truth was he already knew she was feeling better, her colour showed it, not to mention the smile that was on her face. Phoenix continued to blush slightly as an awkward pause drifted down on them.

"Well, I was err… just going this way…" Bridge began and Phoenix nodded.

"Yeah I was, err just going to my room." She said pointing down the corridor and they both smiled, before saying very quiet and awkward 'bye's and heading quickly in their opposite directions.

As Phoenix reached her room she quickly entered and shut the door, sliding down the back of it to sit on the floor. She sighed quietly, with a smile beaming on her face and it was when she noticed this that her face changed to show slight confusion once more, though this wasn't pain filled confusion, but a sort of happy confusion.

What she didn't realise was that someone had seen her, and they too were feeling confused, though they weren't happy confused… No… Quite the opposite.

Oooooooooo Phoenix likes Bridge! Phoenix likes Bridge! LOL. Awww and bless Stafire, even if it was hard for me to stay in character when writing her parts. Anyway, I liked this chapter, its all fuzzy and stuff. LOL.Now goand review and read my friend, Starfire Fury's fics, go!