Days passed and it had been a week since Bumblebee had seen that pretty-girl-show-off, that Speedy seemed to take such a liking to. And she was happy about it. Speedy still picked her up and dropped her off using the T-car, but after a talk with Aqualad, Bumblebee didn't mind so much. It was a sunny morning and the team was up having breakfast. Mas y Menos were tossing bits of their eggs at each other. "Guys knock it off!" Bumblebee lectured. Aqualad was reading the newspaper. Speedy came out and sat down next to Mas y Menos. He yawned and scratched his side.
"Morning guys." He said.
"Good morning, Speedy." Bumblebee said. And she set down a plate of eggs and a bagel in front of Speedy.
"I normally cook breakfast." Speedy said.
"Yeah, but you didn't get up this morning so I took the privilege." Bumblebee said. "What were you doing up so late last night?"
"I was practicing my guitar." Speedy replied. Bumblebee was surprised.
"I didn't know you played an instrument."
"Yeah, I've been playing for almost a year now. Green Arrow got me started. He said it was a good outlet for me besides fighting crime." Speedy explained. "Plus it's cool because I'm going practice with Rain sometime." Bumblebee tensed up and slowly turned to look at Speedy. Did she just hear that name again? Of course she didn't, she just knew she didn't.
"Rain?"
"Yeah, she sings while I play."
"Sounds cool." Aqualad said.
"Senorita Rain." Mas said as he swooned, and Menos joined him.
"You guys are pathetic!" Bumblebee exploded.
"What do you mean?" Aqualad asked.
"I mean you meet his one girl and without even getting to know her you think she's the coolest thing to walk on two legs!"
"Sounds like someone's jealous." Speedy muttered.
"What did you say?" Bumblebee spun around and barked.
"You heard me. You're just jealous of Rain!" Speedy repeated.
"What the hell gave you that idea?"
"Well let's look at the facts. She's nice, she's cool, she's a great singer, everyone loves her…"
"Yeah, so?"
"So, you're jealous!" Speedy defended his friend.
"You and your little girlfriend get on my nerves!" Bumblebee said and crossed her arms.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Speedy stood up and hit the table.
"You're crazy!" Bumblebee accused. Speedy grabbed his bow and arrow and walked towards the doors without a word. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going out. It's Saturday and I'm not gonna stay cooped up in here." He said.
"You're going to see Rain!"
"Yes! I am!" and he left. Bumblebee threw down her dishtowel and growled.
"Bumblebee…" Aqualad started.
"What?"
"You do seem…jealous."
"WHAT?"
"You do. I mean, here's Speedy with a new friend, and instead of being happy for him you're angry with him."
"I never said I liked Speedy!" Bumblebee quickly spit out. Aqualad was baffled.
"I never said you did." He said as he blinked in disbelief. Bumblebee began to blush, for some strange and unknown reason.
Speedy drove up to the large building with a sign hanging from it that said "Steel City Girl's Orphanage". It resembled a large house, and to some extent it was. He got out and pressed the small button on the keychain and the car honked and the lights blinked, letting him know that it was locked. Speedy walked into the building and up to the desk where a plump old lady with grey hair and wrinkles sat and typed on a computer. "Hi Ms. White." He said.
"Hello Speedy. It's always nice to see you. Are you here to pick up Rain?" the old lady asked. Speedy nodded.
"Yeah I was hoping to hang out with her today."
"Well let me have someone bring her down." And she pressed a button the telephone, picked it up and placed it to her ear. "Hello, Sandy. Would you bring Rain down to the front desk? She had a visitor." And within a minute another woman walked in with Rain behind her. Rain smiled when she saw her friend.
"Speedy!" and she ran up to him and he smiled at her.
"Do you have all your homework done, Rain?" asked Ms. White.
"Come on, it's a Saturday morning, Ms. White. She has all weekend for schoolwork." Speedy offered. Ms. White smiled and sighed.
"Go have fun you two." Rain and Speedy smiled and walked out of the two doors together. "Have her back by seven o'clock Speedy!" Mrs. White called out after them. Speedy gave her a thumbs up and they left. The teenagers walked out to the car and Speedy started it.
"So, where are we going today?" Rain asked.
"I figured we'd go to the movies."
"Sounds good. Then where?"
"Wherever you'd like to go." Speedy said, and they both smiled at each other again. Speedy drove off with Rain in the passenger seat. On their way, they turned on the radio and turned the volume up. Avril Lavigne's "Don't Tell Me" came on and Rain turned the volume up higher.
"Oh, I love this song!" she said over the music.
"You really like Avril Lavigne don't you?"
"Yeah, she's the best."
"I beg to differ."
"Than who is the best?" she asked.
"You are." Speedy complimented, making his friend blush.
"No I'm not."
"Are you kidding me, you tear up the microphone." Speedy said, "You should definitely be a singer."
"And what if I'm not?"
"I'll have to hurt you." And Rain gasped and playfully punched him in the arm. "I was just kidding."
The two teens arrived at the move theater and walked in together. As they did, a few people recognized who Speedy was and just stared. Rain watched as a bunch of girls in front of the ticket stand giggled and whispered about him. She turned to Speedy who had just bought the two tickets. Of course he was nice enough to pay for Rain's ticket. "You're a chick magnet, Speedy." Rain said and he looked over and saw the girls. He chuckled and looked back at Rain. "When are you gonna find a girlfriend?"
"When are you gonna find a boyfriend?" he asked, returning the favor as they walked into the theater with a tub of popcorn. Rain laughed at him and they took a seat in the middle of the movie theater.
"So what movie is showing?"
"Chainsaw." Speedy replied. Rain looked shocked.
"Oh no, a horror movie." She said as she threw him a look. "You didn't tell me we were going to see an R rated, bloody, gory, violent movie."
"What else?" he asked with a smile. Rain just shook her head. "If you get scared just hold onto me."
During the movie Rain lost her appetite for popcorn. Speedy had no problem with it though, and he munched away as the movie played on. The movie got scarier and scarier the further they got into it. Rain sat in her chair, quaking and threatening to lose her breakfast from all the horrific scenes. Especially the part where the bad guy ripped out someone's heart, while they were still alive, and ate it. Rain covered her mouth and held her food in. Speedy just smiled the whole time. The scariest scene was when a girl was running through the woods, trying to escape the murderer, when all of a sudden he jumped out of the bushes with his chainsaw roaring! The girl screamed! Rain gasped, shut her eyes and grabbed onto Speedy's arm. He looked down at her and smiled, and Rain stayed attached to him for the rest of the movie.
"Were you scared?" Speedy asked her after they walked out of the theater.
"No." she lied. Speedy raised an eyebrow and grinned. "What?"
"You were scared."
"No I wasn't!" she denied.
"Yes you were, you grabbed onto me for half the movie!" Rain just smiled.
"Okay, so maybe I was a bit scared." She admitted. "But it was a pretty gross movie."
"Yeah, wasn't it great?" Speedy said with a smile. Rain shook her head and rolled her eyes. "So, where to next?" but then his communicator went off. Rain just looked at it and then up at him. Speedy answered it, and of course, it was Bumblebee.
"Speedy, there's a robbery at the Steel City Bank." She said. "We need you there ASAP. Bumblebee out." And it turned off. Speedy sighed and put his communicator away. He looked at Rain who looked back at him sadly.
"I…guess it's time for you to save the day again." Rain said.
"I wish I had the time to get you home." Speedy said and he walked towards the car. Then he felt a raindrop and realized that it was starting to rain. He turned and looked back at Rain who just let it fall down on her.
"It's okay." She replied, "I can walk home." Speedy knew it would take her about a half an hour to walk back to the orphanage.
Speedy got in the car and drove off. He knew he had to get there in a hurry, but he really didn't want to go. He looked in the rearview mirror as he drove off and saw Rain standing on the sidewalk, watching him leave, in the rain and waving goodbye.
