Sleepover Bash

Part I

"Sometimes I think the competitiveness is foreplay for us..." She pursed her lips.

"What I'm hearing is a success story of boning." Kole turned to Argent. "What's the hold up?"

Argent sucked her teeth. "He's never asked me out!"

"He asks you out all the time!" Cheshire yelled.

"Not seriously!" Argent rolled her eyes. "He's always teasing. It's hard to know how he really feels or what he really wants."

"If he were to open up to you about what is in his heart, you will permit him to take you on the date?" Starfire asked.

"I'd love to date him." She said softly. It was quiet for a moment before she went on. "Go, Cheshire. Why won't you call Speedy your boyfriend?"

Cheshire didn't want to admit this but this was girls night and the others had been honest. She sighed. "I don't fully trust him."

Bumble Bee snorted. "Shouldn't that be the other way around?"

"I know you don't like me-"

"I don't trust you." She corrected quickly. "Roy gets on my last nerve but he's like my brother and you're a villain that's delighted in trying to kill him. Now you're toyin with his heart. So no, I do not trust you."

Cheshire had never known the full reason why Bumble Bee reluctantly tolerated her. "I guess that makes sense. Maybe it's not that I don't trust him but I trust him too much. I never wanted to do anything more than what I was doing until I met him. He was the only person to care to see past my mask."

"That's scary." Jinx said. "That was why I let Kid chase me so long. When you're a villain, you mistrust everyone and when this genuine person comes along, you wait for the other shoe to drop. Trusting men is hard enough when you aren't exposed to the worst ones in creation."

"Exactly." Cheshire was thankful to the other ex-villainess for understanding. "I already gave up my life for him. Everything that I thought made me "me". Going that small extra step is a little much."

Raven decided to share something she'd never told anyone. "I of course was never a villain but I've always felt evil. Gar is the best person I've ever met. Being with someone like that is pressure. You never feel good enough and just thinking about giving all of yourself to that person is daunting."

"Dating Roy would be like killing off Cheshire and being someone I don't even know. I'm not sure if I'm ready for that." The green eyed kitten clad Titan added.

"I guess I could understand that." Bumble Bee said.

"I'm not trying to mess with him. I just don't want to be broken." It was really quiet after that. Each girl reflected on their own personality and the character of her boyfriend. "So Terra? You and Aqualad came out of nowhere."

Terra frowned. "We just clicked."

"What's your love and hate about him?" Argent prodded.

"We've been on two dates."

"And you've known him for a while."

Terra sucked in a breath. "Fine. I love how understated he is. He doesn't have to be the center of attention."

"And what do you hate?" Kole asked.

Terra scowled. "He has this look! This judging look! He doesn't have to say anything, just look at you and you can just feel the smugness radiating off him!"

Bumble Bee laughed. "Yup! That's Garth!"

Starfire put a hand on Terra's shoulder. "I did not wish to say anything."