(K so what if Star was really betrothed to the first dude? And what happens if he turns out to be genuinely nice? No evil invasion, no connections to Slade, just a friendly guy who suddenly is arranged to marry Star. Let's see Robin top that.)
"talking"
'thinking'
(Insightful insights given by me, the author)
"Meet your new fiancé, Star. His name is Icefire," introduced the grand ruler of Tamaran (who actually now isn't Blackfire. I mean, if the plot is going to be that Star's engaged to a nice guy, the ruler can't be that evil. I might refer to the grand ruler as TGR).
"Icefire? Talk about an oxymoron!" BB giggled.
"Oxymoron. Four syllables. I'm impressed," Raven said in her usual deadpan.
"Welcome Icefire! I am Starfire!" Starfire swept him a curtsey. It was quite clear she was royalty; even in a mini skirt she remained perfectly balanced.
"The pleasure's all mine," Icefire said, bowing. They both were still staring at each other.
Robin was annoyed. Ok, so maybe annoyed is an understatement. He became a mass of flames, then cut in between the two. "I'm Robin," he said tersely.
The titans stared at him strangely. Then Star quickly turned back to Icefire and stepped around Robin. "I have committed a most grievous error! I have not completed introductions between you and my other friends!" Star quickly rattled off each Titan's name while Robin stood, glaring at the other boy from behind Star's back.
'I can't believe this! She just met the guy and already she's calling him her friend.' Robin thought to himself.
'You didn't mind it when she met Terra.' A second voice echoed in his mind.
'That's completely different. Terra was a g...'
'Girl? Yes. You really are amazing. And jealous.'
'Jealous? Of what? This guy probably has a negative IQ! And how come I'm talking to myself?'
Robin shook his head, returning back to the world of Tamaran.
"Friend Robin? Are you well, you seemed to have turned a strange redish color,"
"I'm fine Star," once again his voice came out short and clipped.
Star looked at him again, then began to speak again. "Friend Icefire has offered to give us a tour of Tamaran. I have not returned for many years, and there have been many changes. Would you like to join us?"
"No, that's ok," Robin said, still distracted. It was only until after Star and Icefire had left that he snapped back to his senses. 'Oh no! Now she'll hang out with the weirdo the entire afternoon. Maybe she'll get bored,' Robin thought hopefully.
His hopes were dashed, when a second later, he heard the faint echo of her laugh. For the strangest reason he seemed very bothered by it.
(I wonder why? Could he possibly love Star? Why do I always make my characters so stupid? Anyway the chapter is short but I like ending it on that sentence. I'll write more.)
