-Nightstars POV-

"Please Mother?" I begged her out of breath. We were training, she was making me jump, punch, kick, and hit myself against the walls for endurance. She wanted to test my reactions to things, so we were going to sword fight with wood.

"No, I don't want my daughter to grow up weak and defenseless." She responded strongly.

I sighed and picked up the fake sword, my mother corrected my stance and we begun. She started out slow teaching me the basics of how to hold the sword and swing it.

"You'll have to be ready for anything unexpected Daughter, someone could try to over throw you as ruler or try to kill you in your sleep, you must be prepared."

"Yes Mother." I swung the sword towards her head with minimal effort but she easily blocked and smiled.

"Very nice daughter."

She swung the sword downward towards my head but I dodged easily, swooping to my right and swung the sword towards her left rib cage. She blocked with her wood sword, put her arms upward, she leaned on her right leg and gently kicked me down with her left leg. I fell to the dirt, still holding my sword. She put the wood sword to my neck. I stared at the point of the wooded sword.

"Very well daugh-"

I hit her sword out of the way with mine and flew into the air and charged at her. I screamed as I charged because I thought it gave me more power. She blocked again. I bounced off her, doing a back flip and tried hitting her right rib cage, she blocked again. I flew between her legs and kicked her back, she stumbled forward.

I flew into the air as she regained her balance and charged once again, my eyes glowed a green color. I swung the sword into her right rib cage and then her left, then I pushed her stomach so she stumbled backwards. While she stumbled I flew above her, grabbed her shoulders, forcing her into the ground while doing a back flip to let go. I held the wooden sword to her neck from behind. I saw her cheeks raise, so she must be smiling.

"Can I go now mother?"

"Yes, you are free to go."

I let her loose, she turned around and stared at me. She bent down and looked into my eyes, smiling. She grabbed my shoulders.

"Nightstar you did glorious today! Your training will have to intensify soon, oh how I can't wait until Gal'Fore hears how well you are doing!"

She hugged me, I hugged her back smiling. She was proud of me, I was proud of myself. She let me enjoy the rest of my day...or afternoon.

I did a loop-da-loop in the partly cloudy sky, I looked again at the darkening sky. The sun will set in an hour and I will have to go to bed.

'No fair. Mother had kept me up all day and now I can't spend the rest of the day with my friends.' I crossed my arms.

Which, by the way, I did search for, for over an hour, they wouldn't come out to see me. Why was she trying so hard to train me? Why does she want to spend the whole day with me instead of just half the day like we use to? Mother is confusing.

I flew over the trees, vines, and flowers, then landed onto the grass at my usual place. The small pond with a couple of big rocks to sit on. It was the place where I saw my friends last time, I wished they would show up soon so we can play.

I sat there bored, resting my chin into my hands and finally after waiting for my friends, the sun began to set. I hate to miss the sun sets and sun rises, but mostly sun sets. I flew high into the air and watched gratefully. I saw my mother on her balcony watching the sun set, she did not see me and I did not want to disturb her. After all, who wants to be disturbed while watching the sunset.

I saw my mother mumbling to herself but I did not care to listen, my purpose up here was to watch, not listen or spy.

The colors once again merged together perfectly. The sky away from the sun was a dark blue black and the sky at the sun was an orange pink with purple and light blue middle. The stars started to show their little shining faces. I waved at the stars with a smile, the sun had gone down completely.

I flew around the tower multiple times and when I was returning to my spot I noticed something. My spot, the one with the pond and was near the corner of the tower, the vent on the tower was moving. I hid around the corner of the tower and watched curiously.

The vent opened, a small figure came out, dressed in black. He or she looked around then closed the vent again, covering it in vines. The person took off their mask and rubbed his eye. He was a boy with short hair, he walked to the lake and rubbed his face with the water. He got back up and sat down on the rock I usually sit on. I started to hover down.

"Hello." I say with a smile, I waved at the boy who was startled by my presence.

"Hello." He says, but not as welcoming as my hello, his tone of voice was low and in a kind of whisper.

I was hovering in front of him, he seemed to be an inch or so taller than me but that would be if I were I the ground. He had light blue eyes, darker than black hair and was fair skinned, although he did have a tan. He stared at me suspiciously, raising an eyebrow.

"Aren't you going to-" He signaled towards my feet.

"Oh-" I replied sheepishly. "-sorry." I smiled, my cheeks felt a small burning sensation.

"It's fine. You're Nightstar aren't you? Daughter of Starfire and-"

"Yes." I interrupted him, surely everyone knows who my parents are. We stared at each other, examine each others movements I presume. I stood there holding my hands in front of me, he was more leaned back and had one hand on his hip. Surely this boy cannot be human, he wore black and was in the vent, no human ever goes into the vent. Maybe he can skillfully maneuver though things like a snake? Maybe he was an animal shifter like Beastboy, but not green.

"How old are you?" He asked, making my thoughts go back onto him.

"Well, I'm five right now but I'll be Six soon."

He smiled. "I'm seven, my birthday was last week."

"Did you wear the crown of meat?"

"The what?"

"Are you not from Tamaran? Do you change into animals? Are you part robot or can you carry things with your mind?" I was very close to his face, he stumbled a little backward,holding a rock for balance.

"I'm human. You're talking about the old Teen Titans and your mother."

"You're human?" I frowned.

He nodded. "Yeah, last time I checked."

"Oh then...we can't be friends..." I turned my back sadly and started to hover away.

"Wait! Why can't we be friends?" He chased after me.

"Mother says I'm not allowed human friends." I turned and looked at him, he looked at me as if he was deciding something.

"Don't listen to you mother-"

I gasped. "Not listen to mother?"

"-we can still be friends. It'll be a secret! A secret that we can't tell anyone. Deal?"

He put out his hand to shake, to confirm the deal. I reached towards the human hand but pulled back.

"Wait...cant I tell my other friends?"

"You mean the tigers and frogs?"

"How would you know?! No body knows that except for Beastboy, Raven and Cyborg!"

"Sometimes I see you hang out with them." He crossed his arms across his chest.

"You spy on me?"

"Kinda, not really."

He shrugged. I looked at this boy dressed in black, he was funny, weird and bit rude but he had such a mysterious tricky serious look on his face. I smiled.

"Alright, let's be friends but only if I can tell me other friends, Beastboy, Raven, and Cyborg. No one else will know."

I put out my hand, he looked at my hand, then at me, then back on my hand. He grabbed my hand, we shook firmly.

"Alright Nightstar, we are friends now, I'll meet you here tomorrow at the same time?"

"Yeah Alright." My smile reaching from ear to ear, he smirked.

"I have to go. Goodbye princess."

I waved as he started to walk into the forest, I gasped again.

"Wh-Wait! I don't know your name!" I hovered in the air worried, he waved back at me and shouted.

"Damian!" Then he disappeared.

"Damian." I whispered to myself, I like that name. I giggled. "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaayy!" I screamed in delight. I finally have a friend who is almost the same age and is not an animal! I flew into the air doing multiple flips and spins. Then I heard Beastboy calling me.

"Yes Beastboy?" I asked when I reached him. He looked at me confused.

"Why are you so happy?"

"It's a wonderful story-!" I started but he interrupted me and turned into a animal, a cat. I laughed, he looks funny whenever he changes.

"Well discuss that later, your mom wants you for dinner." He whispered.

"Oh, alright." I slouched, he looked at me sadly and then rubbed against my legs. I laughed and picked him up.

"Oh Beastboy." I giggled and kissed him on his head, he purred. "I made a human friend today." I whispered.

"Merowarre?" His head bolted up surprised and I dropped him on the ground and raced towards the dining room.

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A/N: you guys like Damian? Damian is such a cute Brat! X3 sad that he dies I the comics tho :( like this chap? Vote and comment!