Fade

Chapter 2

Robin
Hayden, or, um, Fade, stared at us in shock. I guess she was excited about being able to join the Titans.
"Are you serious?" she sputtered.
"Dead serious," I smiled.
"Oh my gosh, thank you!" Fade squealed. "Am I allowed to stay here?"
"Of course! Starfire, why don't you show Hay- sorry- Fade here to her new room," I suggested.
"I would be glad to. Are you able to walk, Fade?" Starfire asked. When Fade nodded, she got up and followed Starfire out of the infirmary.
Cyborg and Beast Boy walked out of the room, probably off to go play video games or something. Meanwhile, Raven came closer to me.
"Are you sure you want her to stay with us? I still don't totally trust her." she whispered.. well.. more like hissed.
"Yeah, she'll be an excellent addition to the team!" I exclaimed, putting my hands on my hips. Raven rolled her eyes and stepped out of the room. But as I stood there, alone, in the infirmary, I couldn't help but think to myself. I was beginning to question why I did want Hayden on the team. Sure, her abilities were fantastic, and she seemed battle ready, but I felt like there was something else. Something about her thick, wavy brown hair, and ice blue eyes that made me feel... weird...
Oh my God Robin, do you have a crush?
Hayden

Starfire took me to my room, which was down a long hallway that held a bunch of thick metal doors, each with a Titan's name engraved on the front. At the end of the hall were around four extra doors with no names. One of them, I saw, was all scratched on the label area. I could make out the word Terra behind the scrapes. I wondered who she was.
"This is your room," Starfire smiled, standing in front of one of the doors. "It is right across from mine," she pointed to a door with her name on it, "And has a view of the city."
The door slid open, and she led me inside. My room had light blue walls and a wooden floor with a few plush rug scattered here and there. One one wall was a huge window with a spectacular view of the skyline of Jump City. There was a closet, a large dresser, a desk, and a bed with a green bedspread. I placed the clothes from the infirmary that I had brought with me on the bed. I noticed that my bag, too, was on the comforter.
I beamed at the floating girl. "It's wonderful."
"I am pleased that you enjoy it. I will be in my room across the hall!" Starfire called, and then left me to explore my room.
First, I unpacked my belongings. The few clothes I brought I stowed in the dresser, the shoes in the closet, and I placed a bag of makeup (no idea why I took it with me) on the desk. I pulled out my bag of 'necessities'. Now, where was the bathroom?
Walking out into the hall, I knocked on Starfire's door. "Enter!" I heard her chirp from inside. The door opened, and I stepped into a very fluffy, pink room that screamed 'girly'. On one end was a vanity littered with cosmetic products. I also noticed a canopied bed piled with stuffed animals. I almost gagged at the frou-frou dwelling.
"Uh," I started, finally recomposing myself, "Where... exactly... is the bathroom?"
Starfire rose from her bed, where she was reading a book. "Oh, follow me," she beckoned.
Trailing behind her down the halls, I noticed that they were empty. I guessed the other people were in their rooms or something. She then stopped in front of two doors, one with a pink G on it, the other with a blue B.
"This is the restroom that Raven and I use, often called the 'girl's room,'" quoted Starfire, gesturing to the door with the pink G. "The other restroom is the one that Robin, Beastboy, and Cyborg use, and is the 'boy's room.'"
"Thanks," I nodded, proceeding. I pushed the door to the girl's room open to find a large bathroom with light purple walls and a white counter that contained two sinks. Below the sinks were a bunch of cabinets. There was a toilet in one corner, and across from that was a large shower. Next to the shower was one of those cool jacuzzi bathtubs with like, jets and stuff. Nice.
The bathroom smelled like lavender combined with strawberries. It was a sweet scent, I inhaled deeply as I stepped over to the cabinet and put my belongings inside. I think I was going to like it here.
Raven
I walked down the hallway and over to the bathroom I shared with Starfire. Ugh, I needed to take a long, relaxing, bubble bath. This week had been so stressful. I pushed open the door, sighing, when I bumped into someone.
"Oh, sorry!" she exclaimed.
Hayden.
"Oh no," I said calmly, "It's okay... Hayden, is it?"
"I thought you guys were calling me Fade?" the girl cocked her head.
"Oh, I prefer to call people by their real names," I shrugged, "Now, I would like to-"
"Why the emphasis on real?" Hayden questioned.
I rolled my eyes, shoving past her. I could feel her eyes staring at me, but when I turned, she was gone, the door swinging shut behind her.
~
I stepped into the main room in my typical attire. It being midday, no one was really doing anything since we hadn't gotten any communicator alerts. The main room consisted of a large TV, two couches, and a kitchen area. As usual, the TV screen was displaying a sort of video game. On the couch sat Cyborg and Beast Boy, whom were playing the video game. That was strange, the screen showed three different people playing.
Coming closer, I could see Hayden sitting on the floor in front of the couch, holding a controller of her own. She was obviously beating the two boys.
"Ha!" she cried, "I'm kicking both your butts!"
"How are you so good at this? No one can beat me at this game!" exclaimed Cyborg, a frustrated expression on his half robot face.
Eventually, the game was over and Hayden had won the game. "Oh look, Raven's here!" said Beast Boy.
"Yup..." I mumbled.
I went over to the kitchen to get a snack when Robin burst into the room, a grin plastered on his masked face. "Guys! I got the training course working again! Let's go see what Hay- Fade can do!" he explained happily, "And we can also test our strengths!"
Starfire flew in after him. "Yes, testing our super natural abilities in an artificial course sounds most exciting!"
"Alright," Hayden stood up, "Let's go!"