Chapter 1

It was pretty much a typical day in Jump City. Nothing really exciting had been going on, which meant the Titans had some time to themselves. Robin was training with his bow staff, Raven was meditating in her bedroom, and Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing videogames. Yep, it was a pretty normal day. But where was Starfire?

Meanwhile, the red-haired girl from Tamaran was zipping through the Tower, trying to find something to do. All of her books had been read and all of her recipes had been tested… What was there to do? Finally, she decided to find something to amuse herself with the other Titans. She headed down the hall to Robin's room and knocked.

"Robin?" she called through the door. Suddenly, she heard a crash. She gasped and, thinking that there was danger, blasted green energy from her hands into the door, leaving a giant gap. She prepared for another blow to send Robin's attacker to the floor, but she stopped herself when she saw that it was only a potted plant knocked over, along with a gaping Robin cowering beneath his bed.

When Robin heard the blast, he'd dived for cover, but when he saw that Starfire had only broken his door down, he felt a bit of relief—except for the fact that his door had been blown to bits. "Starfire!" he yelled, a bit flustered and angry with the Tamaranean. "What were you thinking?!"

Starfire's eyes widened at Robin's furious rebuke. With watering eyes, she stuttered, "I-I am sorry, Robin. I did not know that you were not in danger."

"Well, you should've!" Robin sighed, and then noticed that the rest of the team was watching awkwardly from a distance. "I'll clean it up." He said, still a bit irked about what Starfire had done.

Star didn't want to cry in front of the others about Robin yelling at her. The only way she felt she could avoid it was anger. "Well, you should have not made such a noise protruding to my ears! I tried to protect you. If you had truly been in trouble, you would have not been so angry aout your door, you, you… Dust-slinging sludge baff!" She pushed through Beast Boy and Raven to fly into her room, crahing on what they hoped was her bed.

Beast Boy stared with wide eyes. "Wow. She hasn't used that one before."

"Beast Boy…" Raven warned.

"Sorry. I was just saying…"

"Beast Boy!"

A little bit later Robin had given up on piecing his door back together, and just resorted to sitting on his bed with his head down. "I shouldn't have yelled at her. 'What was she thinking,' I said? What was I thinking?" he said aloud.

"Man, you should go talk to her." Cyborg popped in. "I mean, you may not hear it, but she's havin' a fit. Seriously, we've all heard."

Robin hopped off his bed. "Yeah," he smiled putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "That's a good idea."

Once he'd gotten to her room, he knocked. "Starfire? Can I come in?"

"Only if you are not Robin." The reply came.

"And if it is?"

A grunt sounded from inside and something heavy crashed to the floor.

A nervous laugh came from the leader as he rubbed the back of his neck. He wondered if he should try again when Raven steeped in front of him. "Star," Raven's voice floated through to the other room. "I'm coming in."

After a few moments, the words "come in" replied to her.

"Into the belly of the beast." Raven sighed as she entered.

While Robin waited outside, Beast Boy came up from behind with a confused look on his face. "What did she say?"

Star watched as Raven came in, her cape flying out behind her as she floated. "You know," Raven started. "I was talking with the guys, and we all think the Titans could use a vacation. Each one to his or her different place. Alone."

Raven came out a couple moments later with her hair stuck out all over the place. "She's gone." The dazed girl said.

"I didn't want you to get rid of her!" Robin smacked his forehead. Raven stared into his eyes. "Look, I'm not good with heart-to-heart talks, so you got what you got!"

Beast Boy stepped up. "So, what did you say about the belly of the beast?"