Richard "Dick" Grayson was tired. Following the Reach invasion, he had resigned his post as mission coordinator of 'the team'. It was his birthday. November 11th; He was turning 18, and nothing was going to mess today up.
Except, as it turns out, a giant asteroid colliding with his apartment. It was really a medium-sized spaceship, but its rocky exterior made it look like an asteroid. Grabbing two nightsticks from under his desk, he slowly approached the offending object. Then with a low rumble and a hiss, the top unscrewed and smoke escaped, swirling toward the ceiling. Then someone jumped out of the pod onto Dick. He thrashed around but whoever this person was was much stronger than him. The figure suddenly lunged onto his chest, and he realised this was no foe. It was his friend Princess Koriand'r, otherwise known as Starfire, whom he hadn't seen in 6 years. He only had a second to gaze at her before she slowly and shyly leaned her head toward his, laced her fingers behind his neck, and planted her lips overtop his. Once the shock of seeing his friend wore off, he began kissing her back. He scooped his hands under her butt, and carried her to the couch in the corner of the room. The two sat down together, and he ran his hand up and down the small of her back. She slid over and sat on his lap, pulling her face away and stroking his cheeks. "Thanks for letting me brush up on my English, Robin." she mumbled, but her blush and sheepish expression belied her true feelings. He stood up, gently setting her down on the couch. "What happened, Kori? Why did you come back? Not that I mind…" She smiled, and said "We shall do the exchanging of stories."
"After we disbanded the Team, left, and eventually joined The Hood of Red in his Outed Laws." Richard's face darkened, and he grumbled "Damn you Jason." Kori didn't notice him, and continued. "Then I returned to my homeworld, where my father accepted me back into the family with loose arms. I thought everything could be joyous. But then my mother forced me to get married." Dick sat up, and put a hand on her leg comfortingly. "How did you get out?" He inquired. She perked up and happily cried "I blew up my bedroom and escaped! What about you?"
He slumped over, bemoaning "If only my story was as cool as yours. I made a youth hero team, after the titans were disbanded. We stopped a takeover of the earth by a secret society. I then took over complete leadership of that team, and helped prevent an alien race's hostile takeover of Earth." Starfire stared. "That's all? That's amazing!" He blushed for a brief instant, becoming somber once more. "I was responsible for the death of one of my oldest friends. And I endangered many lives. I'm far from perfect. That's actually why I quit." Star looked at him in disbelief. "You really feel regret? You are a hero. And it was Wally West who died, did he not? He died a hero, saving the ones he loved. You could have done nothing." Dick smiled, the first genuine smile since Wally's death. "Thanks, Kori. That means a lot. Why don't we tell the rest of the Titans that you're back."