"Dinner time." Bumblebee called out and everyone gathered around her as she sat on a counter.

"No hotdog sandwiches?" Sapphire asked and Bee giggled.

"No, girl! The Titans East are going out to eat." She said and Speedy licked his lips.

"Finally!" he said. Mas y Menos began to chatter in excitement.

"May I inquire as to the occasion?" Sapphire asked.

"You!" Bee replied, "We want to celebrate your birthday…or day after birthday…whatever! The point is, you're here now and that's all that matters. So, where do we want to go?"

"Red Lobster!" Speedy cheered.

"NO WAY!" Aqualad shouted. "Let's go to Out Back."

"Taco Bell!" Mas y Menos jumped up and down.

"How about Pizza Hut?" Bee stated with her arms crossed, annoyed by the fussing.

"What is pizza?" Sapphire asked.

"It's like a disc of dough, but it has tomato sauce and cheese and other things. I'm sure you'll like it." Bee told her.

"I guess that'll do." Aqualad said and Speedy nodded.

"Good, now let's move on out." And the team went out into the garage and jumped into the car. Speedy got in the diver's seat and turned on the engine. Sapphire just looked at the buckle, puzzled by what it could be. Aqualad leaned over and took care of it for her.

"It's called the seat belt. It's for safety when you're in the car." And he began to buckle it. He looked up and saw her smiling at him. "What?"

"Nothing." She replied with a smile and a blush. He just smiled back and watched as Mas y Menos buckled up and Speedy drove off. Bumblebee was in the passenger seat and complained about Speedy's driving. Through the drive Sapphire just looked at Aqualad through her curly locks of hair that hung in front of her face. He tried to smile back and then decided to see what the matter was.

"Something wrong?" he asked.

"You're not like other Atlanteans, Aqualad." She answered, "You don't live in the sea, and you have human friends."

"I know."

"What made you venture away from your people?" she asked. Aqualad had to think about it, he never really thought about why he left Atlantis so often.

"I guess for the adventure. And I'm needed up here."

"Atlantis needs all the able bodies it can support for protection."

"Well, whenever something turns up I return home and set it right."

"It just puzzles me. You're the son of the mighty Tempest and Dolphin, yet you wish to spend your time on land. Tempest would have never agreed to it."

"Tempest didn't really care what I did." And Sapphire gave him a puzzled look.

"What your father lacks may never be restored to you…but you are greatly admired in Atlantis. You give people hope and strength." Aqualad just blinked and thought. Maybe she was right. "However," she started again, "I'm finding many adventures and thrills on land." And he smiled at her.

"We're here." Speedy said as he pulled the car into a parking space.

"Record timing." Bee complained and slammed the door as she got out. Aqualad pressed a button on Sapphire's belt and it whipped off of her.

"Come on, this place tends to get busy around this time of night." Aqualad said and she nodded. She opened the door and scooted out, allowing him to get out after her. "Just to warn you, sometimes we get weird looks from people because of our outfits…and who we are."

"But, you're heroes." She said.

"Yes, but not everybody wears tights." Bee said with a smile. Sapphire just walked in with them and followed them, trying to fit into the group. Out of the corner of her eye she did indeed see people staring at them. The tempting smell of some new kind of food filled her head and took her senses away from her. She lost her footing and stumbled over, leaning onto Aqualad and gripping onto his arm as they approached a table. The waiter showed them to the table and Aqualad let her in first and took a place next to her. Bee was on her other side. The waiter began to order drinks, and Sapphire didn't know what to get. "Try the Sprite." Bee said and Sapphire took her advice.

After that the gang spent at least ten minutes discussing what kind of pizza they wanted. So they ordered two, a cheese pizza and a pepperoni pizza. While waiting, Mas y Menos began to talk and laugh about something. The rest of them just looked on and wondered what they were talking about. "It's great to have another girl at the tower." Bee informed Sapphire. "I was the only girl, and it got real old real fast. Nobody really had a feminine side…well-other than Speedy." She said and they giggled. "It's great to have you. Now I have someone to girl talk with and everything." Then the pizza came. Bee took a plate and placed a slice of cheese pizza on it. The cheese stretched as steam came from it and she passed it to Sapphire. "Don't burn your tongue, honey." She said with a smile. Sapphire looked at the rest of them who in turn looked at her.

"Tell us if you like it." Speedy said. Sapphire picked up the piece of pizza and smelled it, than with some hesitation placed the tip in her mouth and took a small bite. After doing so her eyes lit up and she smiled.

"This is scrumptious!" she explained and took another huge bite after another, stuffing her mouth. Aqualad and Bee smiled at each other.

"I think she likes it." Aqualad said and took a slice for himself. Sapphire didn't bother to speak; she was too busy eating until content.

After the pizza, Bee ordered sundaes for everyone. Then she tossed a coin to see who would pay for it, and Speedy lost so he was the lucky one. The waiter came back with big bowls of ice cream with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry on top. Sapphire grabbed one and took a finger and ran it along the top of the whipped cream, taking some and slowly placing her finger in her mouth. "Mmm!" she moaned and slowly withdrew her finger. Speedy caught glance of Aqualad watching her as he gulped. Then they made eye contact. Speedy made a kissy face at Aqualad and in return got a kick in the shin. He yelped and bit down on his lower lip as Aqualad gave him a look and dug into his own sundae. Sapphire was the first to finish, and she burped loudly, quickly slapping a hand up to her mouth. "Excuse me." She blushed. Aqualad laughed with Speedy and Bee. Then they left. The night finished like the night before, with Aqualad seeing Sapphire off to bed.

"I hope you had fun." He said.

"I did." She replied. "I never knew that there were so delicious foods up here."

"It's not as bad on land as you think."
"Forgive me, I was being single minded."

"No problem." And then he cleared his throat. "Well uh, good night."

"Good night." And she walked into her room. Aqualad turned the corner and saw Speedy standing there with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face.

"What?"

"You like her." Speedy taunted.

"I'm just trying to make her feel at home. She's knew to everything." Aqualad defended himself.

"So you'll show her around town and show her a good time…and then you'll show her a real good time?"

"I don't see you be exactly welcoming, Speedy." Aqualad pointed out while pointing at his friend. "You've done nothing but make rude comments since she got here."

"At least I'm not trying to flatter her." Speedy replied. Aqualad grunted and walked away. "She's pretty, isn't she?"

"Yeah." He muttered to himself as he left Speedy standing alone. He felt guilt wash over him as he walked away. True she was pretty, but he wasn't trying to pull a move on her.