some boys take a beautiful girl
and hide her away from the rest of the world
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun

oh, girls
they wanna have fun

oh, girls
just wanna have
that's all they really want
some fun

- cyndi lauper

It was Starfire's idea to throw a huge party for Robin. Of course, he had no idea. It was Starfire's idea to invite each and every single Titan for an evening full of karaoke, dancing and booze. Again, he had no idea.

Robin was turning eighteen. And apparently, it's customary on Earth to celebrate even more when the number is an even number. Or, at least, that's what she noticed.

Starfire and Robin have been together ever since Tokyo, which happened two years ago. When they arrived home, the alien expected Robin to pretend like it never happened, that it was just a in-the-moment kind of thing. However, the Titans Leader was not at all shy about giving the alien a peck on a cheek in public spots, or holding her hand during dinner at the Tower.

They have already passed that step, one of Starfire's favourite memories. Along with the first time he kissed her, the first time he called her his girlfriend, the time they did it on the couch... She felt herself getting red at thinking about it, shaking it off and going back to the task at hand, hoping Raven wouldn't notice.

The alien was looking through an online catalogue for a vast number of sleeping bags needed for the guests while chewing on the back of her pen.

"Starfire, you really shouldn't do tha-"

"Not now, Raven! Do you not see that I am busy planning the anniversary of Robin's birth?"

Raven pursed her lips as she saw the ink explode around Starfire's mouth. Raising her eyebrows, she shrugged. "Suit yourself."

The Tamaranean floated over to the fridge, inspecting to see how much food she would have to order for the party. "With Kid Flash invited, I'll have to order everything double..." she muttered to herself, chewing on the skin at her fingernail. She didn't feel the cold hand on her shoulder until Raven spun her around.

"Starfire. You need to relax. Let me order the sleeping bags and food, okay? Cyborg and Beast Boy can handle everything else. You look like you haven't slept in two days. Go rest."

"But Robi-"

"-will surely appreciate all that you've done for his birthday. Go take a nap."

Starfire has learned to recognise that tone of Raven's voice, because Raven's voice does not have many tones beyond what Cyborg refers to as 'wicked sarcastic'.

"But I-"

"Starfire."

"Surely, I canno-"

"Go."

The alien accepted defeat and let out a loud sigh. She started floating away to her room. Stopping at the door, she turned to look at her teammate.

"Raven."

"Yes, Starfire?" the girl asked, impatiently.

"Thank you."

The empath shrugged, but Starfire was sure she saw the girl smile.

Author's Note: First chapter done! This is gonna get better and better, I promise. Hopefully the "even numbers" thing wasn't confusing, it just means like Sweet 16 and then when you turn 18 it's a big deal, e.t.c.

Please review! It means a lot! It'll only help me improve.

Also, the awesome image cover is done by Rachel1466 on Deviantart and Gretlusky on Tumblr. Go check her out, her stuff is amazin'.