The next day was low key. The titans were abuzz, talking about the party coming up in only four days. All except Speedy. Bumblebee expected him to be more willing to stay with the team after the day before, but she was wrong. She was astounded when she saw Speedy getting ready to leave again. "AGAIN?" she whined. Speedy rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Just out for a little bit today, and it the communicator goes off I promise I'll be there in a heart beat." He said and then he walked out of the door and they closed behind him. Bumblebee growled and stomped her foot.
"I can't believe this! What is going on with him?" she asked. Aqualad was eating breakfast.
"Maybe he's losing his grip." Aqualad offered with a full mouth of eggs.
"Not Speedy. He loves being a titan." And then something popped into her head. She tapped Aqualad's shoulder excitedly.
"What?" he asked annoyed.
"That's our ticket to finding out what he's been up to!"
"What do you mean?"
"He'll come back and we'll have a serious talk with him…if you know what I mean."
"You're crazy." He replied and she threw him an agitated look.
Speedy came back late that night, as usual. It was 10 PM when he crept through the doors quietly and looked around. He didn't see or hear anybody so he walked into the kitchen and made himself a sandwich. Just as he licked his lips and was about to bite into it, the lights turned on! He dropped his sandwich and turned around and saw the team staring at him. "Guys! Hah, you scared the crap out of me! What's up?" Speedy spoke.
"We should be asking you that." Bumblebee said. And she walked closer to Speedy. "You're missing missions, your room is a disaster, you're not cooking anymore and you're abandoning the team. Should I go on?" and Speedy didn't say anything, but just sighed. "What are you up to Speedy?"
"And tell us the truth!" Aqualad butt in.
"Si!" Mas y Menos crossed their arms.
"Look, I'm just hanging out with a friend." Speedy said. Bumblebee stepped closer and looked him in the eye.
"Tell us the truth Speedy…or you're off the team."
"WHAT?" he shouted.
"Speedy, have you been…you know…doing drugs?" Aqualad asked, worried for his friend.
"Guy's…c'mon! I just told you! I'm seeing a friend!"
"You swear it?" Bumblebee asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I swear it!" Speedy replied.
"What's his name?" Aqualad asked.
"It doesn't matter." Speedy said as he went to walk off. Bumblebee grabbed him and pulled something off of his outfit. Speedy began to look worried.
"What is it?" Aqualad asked.
"It's a hair." Bumblebee replied and she grinned at Speedy, who began to blush. "A girl's hair!" At this point, Speedy was bright red. "Who is she, Speedy?"
"I don't have to tell you!" he yelled.
"Either tell us or you're off the team." Bumblebee said as she looked at the long, dark brown, wavy strand of hair. Speedy sighed and dropped his arms to his sides.
"Her name is Rain, okay?" he said.
"What?" they all asked at once.
"HER NAME IS RAIN!" Speedy snapped at them.
"Ooh, how sweet! Speedy's got a girlfriend!" Bumblebee taunted.
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Speedy went on and defended himself. "She's just a friend of mine." The team smiled at each other.
"This whole time you've been going to see a girl?" Aqualad asked. Speedy blushed and nodded.
"She's really nice. But she's lonely." Speedy told them. "She lives in the orphanage in town. She's the only teenager there. She has no one to talk to." They were quiet for a moment.
"She's an orphan?" Aqualad asked with sympathy. Speedy nodded.
"Listen, I don't like talking about her. She's very shy. I'm going to bed." Speedy said as he walked away. Bumblebee turned and looked at the rest of the team after the doors closed behind Speedy.
"Do you think he's telling the truth?" she asked.
"He seemed pretty serious." Aqualad offered. "I mean, he sounded like he was telling the truth. People don't joke about people being orphans."
"Maybe he's making up a story."
"I doubt it. Look, let's all just all go to bed and get a good night's sleep."
And the team walked off and into their rooms. But before they all went to sleep, Bumblebee stopped by Speedy's room. She placed her ear to the door and listened. She heard Speedy dialing the phone in his rooms. It was pretty obvious that he was calling someone other than a teen titan; otherwise he would have used his communicator. She heard him begin to talk. "Hello…hey, it's me…I was just calling to say good night…yeah, I'll come pick you up in the T-car tomorrow…What time do you have to be to school?...Eight o'clock…okay, I'll be there by seven thirty…yeah, of course I'll be happy to pick you up at the end of the day…okay, sleep tight. See you tomorrow. Bye." And he hung up the phone.
Obviously he was planning to be a chauffer. What bothered Bumblebee was that he didn't even ask to use the T-car. And the T-car was only used for fighting crime, not picking up civilians. But she was getting tired, and she figured she would talk to him about it in the morning. She went to walk away and bumped into Aqualad. He smirked at her. "You need to lay off of him, Bumblebee."
"Says who? He's a member of my team, I think I have the right to know what he's up to. What if this Rain girl is a villain in disguise?" Bumblebee replied. Aqualad chuckled and shook his head.
"You're thinking too far into this. Go to bed." And the two of them walked away to their rooms together. Bumblebee sighed. "You're worried over nothing, trust me. Speedy can take care of himself."
