Speedy felt almost excited to have Rain in the tower with the rest of the team. This meant that he could see her everyday and not get in trouble. Other than excitement, he had a strange feeling, one he couldn't explain. Whatever the feeling was, it stayed in his gut for most of the night until he got up out of bed and walked to Rain's room, where he pressed his ear against the door to hear if she was alright. Breathing, he heard her breathing, nothing more. Once he was satisfied that everything was okay he went back to his own room and went to bed. But when he couldn't fall asleep, he turned on the radio softly and listened to the music. "Breathing" by Lifehouse was on, and he let it lay gently onto his ears. The lyrics seemed to fit the mood perfectly, a little too perfectly. He sighed and tossed and turned, trying to fall back asleep, feeling guilty about the single thought that ran through his head.

The next morning, Speedy awoke to radio still playing. He turned it off and got up for the day. He got ready, brushing his hair to perfection and making sure his costume looked right before he went out into the main room and into the kitchen area. He put on his chef's hat and began to fix pancakes. He even broke out the blueberries for the batter. Bumblebee walked over and sat down. Speedy knew what was coming. "Let me guess, Rain's favorite pancakes are blueberry, right?" she annoyed him. Speedy didn't answer, but just flipped the pancake over and let it cook. "What is it about this girl that is so special?"

"I don't know!" Speedy replied. "But she is, okay?"

"No, not okay! How could you go against my decision and let her stay in the tower?" Bumblebee complained. "Just how long will she be here?"

"Until she gets back on her feet." Speedy still refused to look at his boss.

"I should throw you off the team." Bumblebee made a remark. Speedy slammed the spatula down and turned to face her with a pissed off look on his face. Bumblebee didn't really expect that to happen.

"Why do you hate her? Why?" Speedy demanded. "Is it because she gets more attention than you? Is it because she's pretty? What is it?"

"It's because you like her so dang much!" and then she crossed her arms. Speedy growled and flipped another pancake.

"Don't you get it Bee?" Aqualad said as he came over, and he made big puppy eyes and cupped his hands together in a dainty manner, "Speedy's…in love!" Speedy spun around and went to say something but was cut off my Mas.

"Si, el la ama, el idiota grande!" Menos began to laugh.

"Y usted penso que Starfire era linda." Menos poked fun at his brother, making Mas glare at him. And then Aqualad and Bumblebee began to taunt him.

"Speedy and Rain, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" they sang and danced. Speedy turned red.

"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" he said. "Rain is my best friend, of course I'm gonna have her back! You guys are being ridiculous!" and he turned back to the breakfast. The other titans began to laugh, but Bumblebee stopped and sighed. Just as she was about to say something else, the sliding doors opened and Rain walked in. Bumblebee rested her cheek on her fist and sighed in irritation.

"What's so funny?" she asked, innocently. Speedy glared at the others.

"Say anything and I'll kill you."

"About what, Speedy?" Rain asked. Speedy acted as if nothing happened.

"Nothing. Nothing at all." He said and then placed two pancakes on a plate. "Look. I made blueberry pancakes, your favorite." Rain smiled and walked down into the kitchen. She took a seat next to Bumblebee, and the boys watched as the tension in their leader skyrocketed.

"Morning, Bee." Rain said. "I just wanted to thank you for letting me stay here for a while."

"Uh, Rain, why don't you come sit next to me?" Aqualad said as he pulled Rain up out of the seat and placed her in another one. He sat down next to her and smiled. "Bee can be grumpy in the morning." He lied, making Bumblebee growl at him. Speedy set down the plates of pancakes in front of everyone, but before he set the plate down in front of Bumblebee he leaned in and whispered to her.

"Look, at least try to be nice to her while she's here." He said in a hushed voice. Then he set down her plate and took a seat in front of Rain with his own. "So, Rain, how did you sleep?"

"Wonderfully, thank you." She replied. And she began to eat. "The pancakes are delicious by the way." Just as everyone was about to dig in, the alarms went off. Everyone ran over to the computer and Bumblebee began to type until the screen popped on. There was another bank robbery down town.

"Let's go." Bumblebee commanded. The titans ran out the door.

"Wait!" Rain called after them. "Can I help?"

"Best if you stayed out of the way and let the superheroes take care of this." Bumblebee told her, coldheartedly and she flew off. Rain just looked at her, surprised by the hostility. Speedy ran up to her.

"Just stay here and finish your breakfast." He said, "We'll be back soon." And they left. Rain sighed and sat back down, picking at her pancakes.

The titans went to the scene of the crime and resolved everything within half an hour. It was just some civilians making a wrong decision. Speedy was happy with how fast they cleared things up and wanted to get back to the tower to see Rain. He figured he'd introduce her to videogames and a round of air hockey. Followed by showing her how he'd been practicing his guitar in his spare time. Just as everyone piled back into the car, Bumblebee's communicator went off. She picked it up and a picture of Rain popped up onto the screen. "What do YOU want?" she barked. Speedy and the others gathered around to see what was up.

"You just got a distress call from the mayor. Turns out there's this guy on his television who won't leave him alone. He said no matter how many times he changed the channel the guy was still there. Weird huh?" Rain said.

"Control Freak." Aqualad pointed out.

"The mayor said he was stealing information and codes to the city. I told him I'd send you there." Rain finished. Speedy smiled.

"How'd you learn to use the computer?" Bumblebee asked.

"It was easy." Rain replied.

"Thanks for the help but we don't need a secretary." Bumblebee lectured.

"Shouldn't you get going?" Rain said with her arms crossed. Bumblebee just closed the communicator.

"I hate your girlfriend, Speedy." Bumblebee warned her teammate.

"She's not my girlfriend." Speedy simply replied with a smile, knowing that Rain had won this battle.

It wasn't until late at night that the titans returned. They were all exhausted from fighting Control Freak; he had to be the trickiest one of them all. Bumblebee came in and looked around, and when she did, her eyes grew large. The boys came in next and looked around, seeing what was going on. The tower was clean, from top to bottom! The kitchen was scrubbed spotless, the floors were washed, the computer screen and windows were cleaned and the movies were all arranged nicely on the shelves. Bumblebee blinked and the boys gasped. "The tower is spotless!" she said as she swiped her finger on the counter and looked at it. Not a speck.

"My way of saying thanks." Rain said as she walked in through the sliding doors, holding a mop and a bucket full of suds. Around her waist was an apron, there were yellow rubber gloves on her hands and a bandana on her hair. "It wasn't easy though, you guys sure know how to make a mess. The bathrooms were filthy." And she walked up to them. "How was crime fighting? You guys must be starved." She said as she took off her bandana and gloves. Then she opened the over and pulled out a cake. "I ordered pizza; it should be here any minute. But I still have to ice the cake." The boys all looked at each other and then smiled.

"Geez Rain, I don't know what to say!" Aqualad gushed as they walked over to her.

"You did all this?" Speedy asked.

"Well, you guys helped me. It's only fair I help you. The little I can that is." Then the doorbell rang, and Rain walked down to the door. When she retuned she had three boxes of pizza. "I got extra cheese, pepperoni and supreme." The boys cheered and dug in. "Don't you want some, Bee?" Rain asked, but Bumblebee glared at her and left. Rain looked down at her feet and sat down. She sighed and rested her cheek on her fist. "Bee doesn't like me very much, does she?" and the boys were silent. They all looked at each other, seeing who would answer. "You don't have to say so. I can tell."

"Don't let it bother you Rain." Speedy offered, "Bee doesn't like anybody. She just has to get used to you."

"Maybe I should talk to her."

"You'd better leave that to me." Speedy said quickly. The last thing they needed was Bee and Rain alone.

"Does the orphanage know I'm here?" Rain inquired as she began to ice the cake.

"I called them last night, they said it was fine. For a little bit." Speedy replied.

"Really? They said that?"

"Well, I had to convince them a bit, but in the end they gave in." Speedy informed her, and they all looked at each other and began to laugh.