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Teen Titans: The Alpha Five
Phoenix – Part 3
Phoenix had been flying for days. Her grades were up, she'd spent time with her parents for the first time in what seemed like years and she was on cloud nine.
Yes, Phoenix Grayson had somehow softened, or at least slightly, she'd grinned for almost an entire day, just about a week ago…
"Is this seat taken?" She'd been sitting in the common room, minding her own business and reading her book, when she'd been interrupted. At first she'd wanted to say that it was fine rather bluntly, suspecting that it was just someone who wished to take the seat away to their little group, but for some reason she'd looked away from the small black print on the pages to look at the enquirer's face. She was slightly startled at first, to see that it was Bridge and she smiled widely.
"No, it's not taken." She replaced her bookmark as he sat down and there was an awkward quiet for a moment.
"Umm, Phoenix-"
"Yes." Phoenix said, quite relieved that the quiet had been broken, it had begun to press on her ears.
"Would you, like to, err… Would you like to go to the park, this afternoon?" Phoenix beamed, saying very quietly,
"I'd love to."
Ever since then, she'd been floating on air and, over the weeks, she and Bridge had been closer than ever before, so close that they considered themselves to be dating… Which they both took a while to admit.
So as she found herself, once again sitting in the common room, reading her book, she was quite happy and at ease when someone asked if the seat next to her was taken. She looked up and was quite surprised when she didn't see Bridge's face looking back at her.
"Um, no, no its not." She stuttered as the boy sat down, his messy brown, red tipped hair stuck out at odd angles, but somehow it didn't look untidy. She realised after a moment that she'd been staring and lowered her gaze.
"Sorry, you are?" She asked shyly and the boy replied with a smile,
"Oh I'm Taiyou, you're Phoenix right?" She nodded shyly, "Thanks for letting me sit down."
"No problem." Phoenix said with a shrug. "What you got there?" She asked curiously and Taiyou looked at the small book in his hands.
"Oh this? It's just my notebook; I doodle in it when I'm bored and things like that. What're you reading?" They chatted for a short while and then parted ways, both having lessons to go to.
Later, as Phoenix sat in her room, listening to music and staring at her ceiling a thought struck her, causing her to sit up with a jolt.
She'd closed her eyes for all of a millisecond, but the face that darted in front of her eyes was not the one that she expected. She looked into the mirror opposite her bed, staring into her masked eyes.
"What?" She asked herself, as her face contorted with confusion.
So her bubble had burst. Her happy mood had been replaced with a confusion filled quiet that she couldn't seem to shake off. She'd tried TV, she'd tried music, but nothing seemed to work.
She was still troubled when she bumped into Bridge and at the merest glance he could tell.
"Are you ok?" Phoenix looked at him and he smiled a lopsided grin, "Stupid question?" Phoenix smiled, barely, looking into Bridge's soft brown eyes and feeling even more confused.
"I need to talk to you." She said, never breaking her eyes away from his and, though Bridge's face dropped slightly, he nodded and they walked to sit by the lake.
"Bridge… Argh! I'm so confused!" Bridge was slightly taken aback at the minor outburst, but as he looked at her he smiled.
"You're not the only one." Phoenix's head shot up in reply to this, looking at his face as he watched her. "You're great Phoenix, you're so special, and the past few weeks have been great,"
"But…" Phoenix said with the smallest of smiles and Bridge was glad to see her smile.
"But, we've gotten so close, the thing that's confusing me is that, I want to protect you like a big brother, and I love you like a little sister… Which kind of makes dating weird doesn't it?"
"Yeah… Thank God! I thought it was just me!" Bridge shook his head and they both grinned and started laughing.
"Still friends though, right?" Phoenix asked.
"Of course, we're better as friends, don't you think?" Phoenix nodded with a beaming smile, but it faded as a thought struck her. Bridge noticed, and as she sat there quietly he quietly closed his eyes and concentrated, hearing what was running through her mind. He smiled slightly and looked sideways at her.
"Its ok, y'know." Phoenix looked at him, startled, before realising what he'd done. She poked him playfully.
"That's very rude you know." Bridge grinned and Phoenix looked up at him.
"Thanks Bridge."
"That's ok, besides you're not the only one."
"You mean-"
"Yep." They both started laughing and after a quiet moment they stopped laughing. They looked into the water and Phoenix looked into the reflection of Bride's face.
"I know this sounds weird, seen as you've said I'm like a little sister and all, but the thing is… I really, really liked you Bridge, still do, just not sure if it's like that…" Bridge looked at her and Phoenix turned to look at him. "What I'm trying to say is, is that, can I have one last kiss… As a goodbye?" She looked into the water, away from Bridge, closing her eyes in embarrassment. She felt his gloved hand on her face, turning her to face him.
"'Course." She smiled and once again they kissed. His kisses had blown her away. As soon as their lips touched, she could see into his mind, could feel everything he felt and every single emotion they felt was shared with each other. After their first kiss she'd almost fainted, Bridge's powers had almost overwhelmed her and he'd fussed over her something rotten.
As they drew apart she smiled and, as normal, Bridge asked if she was all right.
"I'm fine. Thanks Bridge, for everything." Bridge smiled.
"You're special Phoenix, don't forget that." Bridge kissed her on her cheek as he left, leaving her to look into the water. As she saw her reflection she smiled, sighing with a smile on her face.
She rose to her feet quickly, turning round in such a spin that she bumped into someone, losing her balance, almost falling into the lake behind her before the person's hands grabbed hold of her hands,
"I've got you!" The person said, pulling her back, away from the water and back into balance. Phoenix began to breathe again, looking into the face of the person.
Her heart skipped a beat and her hands felt all tingly.
"Thanks, and sorry for bumping into you." She said, still getting her breath back as Taiyou grinned back.
"Don't mention it." It was that moment, that exact moment that Phoenix first knew that she would grow to trust Taiyou Hikari.
And so that's the end of Phoenix's story, for now.Awww bless lol. Now go review and read my friend, Starfire Fury's fics, go! And stay tuned for the next collection of mini fics.
