Here's Chapter 3, hope its to everyone's liking :) I'm working to get toward more Speedy/Star Moments. ONWARD.

It had only taken a few hours of driving time to reach their destination of the Titans East tower. They arrived around 10 o'clock at night and Starfire had woken up from her nap in the car. As they pulled up the drive to the tower that bared a striking resemblance to their own home. The four Titans got out of the car and began unloading their bags when the members of East came out to greet them. Mas Y Menos ran up behind Star and began fighting over who would carry her small pink bag.

Bee went over and playfully punch Cyborgs arm as they conversed about the drive and Cy went to show off his car. Raven shifted with a bored look on her face, she was ready to go inside and read more of her books she had packed. As she never really interacted much which was to her preference. Beast Boy and Aqualad were already arguing about sea creatures and which ones were more useful. The all proceeded into the Tower as Speedy spotted Starfire. She seemed to be acting... different from what he remembered.

"Hey, what's up?"he greeted, wearing his smooth smile.

Starfire had managed to break up Mas Y Menos battle over her bag and carried it gently in her own hands by the thin rope. "Nothing, we just arrived" she stated simply, kicking her booted feet in the dirt. Speedy watched her shift nervously. It was very unlike her. He didn't like it.

"Do you want me to carry that for you?"

She looked up at him. Why was he being so nice?

"No, I am capable of doing it myself" she confirmed, clutching her bag close to her side. Speedy didn't try again and granted her permission.

The titans east escorted their new guests to their humble abode. They had plenty of space to spare so having several guest bedrooms to spare was not an issue. While none of them were decorated with any sort of theme, they served their purpose perfectly fine. Each of the guest bedrooms had the simple standard layout. One queen sized bed with navy blue thick comforters stretched across their soft surface, a grey colored medium-sized dresser off on the opposite side, and tiny end tables that stood next to either side of the lush bed.

"What? No TV?" Beast Boy complained. Bee rolled her eyes with her hands on her hips.

"We're not a hotel ya know" she replied as he dove onto the bed, claiming the room as his own without the need of exchanging words.

All of the Titans rooms were in the same hall as there were no standards to boys rooming next to girls. They were all friends here. The room next to BB's was Cyborgs, which dawned all the same features as their green friends except for the fact it had a large flat screen donning the wall. Bumble Bee winked at him, letting him know it was no accident she allowed this room for him. Although she at least expected a smile or thanks in return, she was met with Cyborg plopping himself down on the bed and flipping through the channels while tuning out the rest of the world.

She rolled her eyes as she turned to give Raven direction to her room. As Starfire walked with her female friends she was suddenly cut off but the bright red and white streaks of Mas Y Menos. Who each grabbed her by a hand, all the while screaming incoherent spanish at each other, and led her to her own room in a speed she could keep up with. She had to shift the top half of her body weight forward and backward to keep from stumbling over the two short brothers as they pulled at her.

All the doors made the similar 'whoosh' sound as they opened or closed. It gave her comfort to hear it. Her room was on the other side of the hall only a few feet away from her friends. Unlike Cyborg, she didn't have the perk of having a TV but she wasn't that interested in television anyway. She looked at her square shaped bed. Having gotten used to her circular shaped bed, it was going to be a little odd. She didn't mind it though. The twins shuffled out of the room to give her a moment. Their exit also have her the short and simple gift of silence even with the door still wide open.

She gently set her bag down on the dresser and began emptying the contents into the drawers in a folded neat fashion. She only had enough clothes for 7 days so it didn't exactly fill the drawers. After removing all the clothing from her bag, she tugged lightly at the zipper and reached her fingers in the small compartment where she had kept a tiny golden locket. She delicatly lifted it to closely inspect it with her bright green eyes. She had packed it with her intentionally, as it had been a gift from Robin. It had belonged to his mother before his parents accident. It was a symbol he had given her at the start of their relationship that he could move on and turn his pain into a new love. It had made her so happy and hopeful.

She carried it with her in fear that if she ever lost it, it would mean she had lost hope.

She lifted up the thick layer of clothes she had packed in the drawer and tucked the tiny piece of jewelry safely under the clothing. She closed the drawer and looked around the room while pulling her long hair around her shoulder to play with it. She yawned as she stepped toward her bed. Car rides always made her tired. Regardless of how many naps she had taken.

She rolled her slender body over on the mattress, barely making an impression in the foam bed with her tiny frame. She laid with her head off the side as she always did. The blood began to rush toward her head. She liked that feeling. It was almost like her cheeks would get heavily from the forced blushing the redistributed blood provided. It also made her head feel funny. "Light headed" was the word Raven had taught her. Blushing and feeling Light Headed were the feelings she used to get around Robin. As she watched him train, when he complimented her, or when his skin would brush hers.

While she never had that feeling toward him anymore, at least she could create the feeling herself.

The woozy feeling had left her as she began to sink into sleep.

"Do you always sleep like that?"

An unexpected voice made her eyes shoot open in surprise. Her head veered over to the door to see the man who matched the voice. Speedy. Again. Why does he insist on talking to me? she wondered to herself as she propped herself up on her elbows.

"Yes I do" she admitted, not knowing if the red from her face was from being upside down or being newly embarrassed by her friends judgement.

"Why?" Speedy asked casually. He was like a child that never censored his thoughts. He called it as he saw it.

"Why are you in here?" Starfire demanded. It was odd for him or anyone for that matter to hear her use a tone other than her confused, innocent, alien voice that she always wore.

"I was making sure you settled in okay" he admitted, swinging his arms forward and backward. "Wondering why you were up here alone. All our friends are down stairs"

Starfire rolled over on to her stomach and buried her head in the blanket.

"I don't want to, I am fine here" she said, muffled and childlike.

Speedy's facial expression turned to one of amusement. "You know, it'll be fun to see your friends all together" he bribed

She knew it would be fun. She was just tired and didn't want to think anymore today. Seeing her friends would remind her of how upset Robin was when they had left.

"I wish to sleep now"

"Well fine then" Speedy said, giving in. Starfire felt satisfied that he was leaving. However she didn't hear his footsteps walk away. Or even move for that matter. Just as she was about to look up she felt his hands and arms around her waist and legs as she was lifted from the comfort of her bed. She kicked in immediate shock.

"What are you doing?!" she demanded, lightly thrashing as she began to realize she wasn't getting her way.

"Being your own personal mode of transportation" he replied playfully as he tossed her over his shoulder and proceeded out the door. Her face and arms hung over his back as she swayed with each of his steps. He held her by the back of her knees and her stomach rested on his shoulder, balancing herself. She didn't thrash anymore because she didn't want to cause a scene as they entered the living room.

"Look who decided to come out!" Speedy announced loudly as they entered the room. His announcement was met by the cheers of their friends. Which made Starfire blush more. He set her down on the couch between Raven and Aqualad then left toward their kitchen.

Their living room was not set up exactly like the original Titans Tower but the layout was easy enough to learn.

Playing on their large TV screen was a show that was about people who hurt themselves for the amusement of others. People watching responded with laughter when the people on the videos got hurt, scared, or did something embarrassing. Starfire used to like the show but the more she thought about it, the less she laughed. She wished to never be on a show where her friends laughed at her pain or sadness.

The other Titans, except Raven who had her hooded face buried in a book, burst with laughter at the end of almost every video clip they played. Starfire didn't even laugh when the host spoke. She couldn't understand this humor. Bee walked out and placed a bowl of snacks on the table which were quickly snatched up by the boys as they laughed at the TV and reminisced about embarrassing things that had happened to them.

Cyborg brought up all the prank wars he had claimed to have won. Which would be met with more memories from Beast Boy. Beast Boy could barely stifle his laughter "Or remember that time Raven was so scared-"

"Shut your mouth right now" Raven ordered gravely. She wasn't interested in the stories they had to tell about her. Mas Y Menos scrambled to steal the bowl from a now silent Beast Boy and the twin quickly became coated orange in a cheezy layer.

Speedy walked back out in to the living room with a bowl of his own. He placed himself between Starfire and Aqualad in a compact space. Speedy propped his boots up on the table in front of them as Starfire's emerald eyes remained glued to the screen.

He lifted his bowl to offer her a puff. She broke her focus on the TV and slowly reached for a cheezy puff with her dainty fingers. It joined the symphony of crunching sounds that all the other teens in the room were producing as they chewed. Her eyes danced back up to the screen as she watched an audience laugh and point as they viewed the same videos as her.

The next video was of a man who filled his wifes hair dryer with baby powder and hid so he could record her reaction. Starfire looked puzzled as the women got out of the shower and flipped the dryer on only to get a face full of snowy white powder.

"Why does the man trick her? Doesn't he love her? Does he wish to upset her?" Starfire asked Speedy. He was surprised she was even talking to him. He finished chewing.

"Well...he's just playing. It's funny and she'll be okay. It's good to laugh with the people you love" he explained. Starfire nodded as she tried to understand. Bee came out to join the watching and stood behind the couch and leaned with her arms as her friends filled up all the other seats.

The next few clips on the show were of people getting pranked or filmed in the shower. Everything was blurred but everyone laughed at the expression of those who attempted to escape the eye of the camera that was fixed on their exposed bodies. Starfire didn't like this.

"I do not think they should be filming this" she frowned.

"It's alright Star, it's just to scare them a bit. Just to see what they'd do" Cyborg said, then lifted a soda can to his mouth which he almost choked on with laughter seconds later.

"They do not like it, so their friends should stop" Starfire argued getting more and more serious. Speedy watched.

"We don't have to watch this if you don't want to" Speedy said as he reached for the remote to offer it to her. Beast Boy reached in quickly and snatched it up.

"Nuh uh, I'm not watching a documentary on planets. Sorry Starfire" he denied. He placed the clicker next to him. Bee reached her arm down to take it.

"If she doesn't want to watch it, we don't have to. Theres thousands of other stations" she argued. Beast Boy grabbed the remote and tried to tear it from her grasp.

"C'mon this is funny!" he said, straining himself to pull harder. Raven looked up from her book, all the titans began to argue.

"Just find something different!"

"I've already seen this episode anyway"

"Don't be an ass Beast Boy"

"Look, just because Boy Wonder couldn't satisfy her in the sack, doesn't mean she can take it out on me" he spat. All the yelling stopped. Starfires face locked in a frozen position with her eyes on the floor as her brow slowly began to furrow and her eyes began to fill with hot tears. She stood up an quickly left the room before her friends cold see her cry.

They watched her run out. After she had left, Bee slapped the back of his head as they all glared at him. Speedy stood up to go talk to her. Raven put her hand up.

"I got this" she assured. Speedy didn't want anyone else to speak to Starfire. He wanted to. But he had no choice but to let her best friend go. He didn't know what was wrong, but he wanted to find out. He wanted to see her smile again. He respected that she was in a relationship and would not feel right about making a move. But something was wrong. Robin had messed up this once beautiful girl and turned her into a shell of her former self. He would give anything to see the alien princess smile again. To hear her laugh as she would always do. He just wanted the old Starfire back. The one Robin had taken.

Once Raven had left the room Speedy looked over at the green teenager. "Nice job" he said, stabbing Beast Boy with words. He didn't mean to say it, he wasn't sure what had made him. Or why she was being so touchy. He knew an apology was in order.

After Raven calmed Starfire down, she still couldn't pry anything from her. Starfire would not tell her why she acted strange. Sure, she felt bad that she kept secrets from the one she called her "best friend". But how could she tell her this? What if she told Robin? And what if he broke up with her or hurt her more?

All the other Titans had laid down for the night. Starfire laid in her bed and watched the world outside her window. She imagined that if she looked really really hard, she could see her own beloved Tower. Her home. She had given up everything to make a new life there. Her royal life on Tameran. Her family. They were gone. The sky was dark as the moon struggled to shine through the dense clouds, which made her one window bedroom almost cave like. The dingy room she stayed in seemed even more depressing with the dark tone of the night.

She closed her eyes in an attempt to sleep for the tenth time. Suddenly a bright light beamed from the end table, he communicator shined brightly in the room. She took the comm in her hand, Cyborg had developed the technology in their communicators to where they could send text messages now. Robin though the feature was a waste of time. The wouldn't have enough time to text if there was an emergency. Cyborg liked to stay on top of the ways of communication.

She sat up in her bed and flipped the black and yellow device open. The light blue screen inside read:"1 NEW MESSAGE"

She tapped it with her forefinger to open it. The messaged beeped open. It was from Speedy. It read:

Hope you're alright. Sorry about your first night here. I'll make it up to you, ok?

Sweet dreams

She read and reread the message. She had never received a goodnight text before. It made her feel...happy. Like someone wanted her and wanted to wish her happiness, even in sleep. Was she suppose to respond?

After moments of arguing with herself she typed back. She failed at words and all she could muster up was a simple:

Thank you

She figured that would be the end of it. How could she possibly make it up to her? It's not like it was his fault to begin with. She smiled at all the thoughts of fun things they could do here as she reread the message over and over. Eventually, the comfort of sleep took hold of her and she was out like a light. She fell asleep with her comm in her hand. She had already fallen asleep when one last text came through. It didn't include words. But Starfire preferred it to any other words. The last text of the night read:

:)

Sorry about the severe corniness. Hopefully next chapters I can pick it up to more interesting stuff. I have plans for this couple. Ohhh do I have plans. Don't be shy about reviewing!

Keep in mind this is the first night in the other tower so I couldn't do too much. I'll try to update as soon as I can.