The full moon shone intensely into the dark and lonely room. A lone young man sits at his desk, typing away madly in the still silence, eyes pasted onto the computer screen. The boy known as Robin sighs and leans back into his chair, his eyes blurring from staring at the screen for so long. He rubs his tired eyes and quickly glances at the bright red numbers on his digital clock. 3:45 A.M. stared back the clock, almost menacingly.
I really should get some sleep, he thought to himself. But first he got up and snapped many bones while bending his back. Very quietly, Robin walked to his door and out towards the kitchen.
The suffocating silence engulfed him while he swiftly grabbed a glass of water and headed out to do his nightly routine. Door by door, Robin stopped and listened to his team mates sleeping to make sure they were all there and well. At Cyborg's door, he heard many mechanic noises such as beeps or drones. It was hard for Robin to believe that in just a couple of hours, his metal friend would be yelling at the top of his lungs for some real meat to be cooked.
Next he walked to the room where Cyborg's tofu problems would begin. Pressing his ear to the door, Robin could hear Beast Boy murmuring in his sleep saying, "One at a time girls, one at a time."
That perverted little child, thought Robin, while walking onto Raven's room. Carefully, almost like he was scared the door may devour him, Robin stepped close to the entrance to hear Raven whispering in her sleep, "Azareth Metrion Zenthos….." over and over. Convinced that she was ok, Robin continued on to his favorite place to be, Starfire's room.
Robin sighed at the very thought of the beautiful alien girl from Tamaran. So innocent and naïve she was, but Robin had many deep feelings for her. Every night when Robin slept, if he did, he would have dreams full of Starfire. Some with them on the beach or in the park, or some with them just sitting there together, Robin didn't care, they were all wonderful dreams to him. At the very thought of her, his cheeks flushed slightly and his heart skipped a light beat. He found it hard to concentrate sometimes when she was around, especially because he knew he could never have her. Safety was one of the first things that Robin took care of when he was elected the Teen Titan's leader. He knew that if he were ever to show or tell of his true feelings for Starfire, her life would be in danger. A villain could easily use her life as a pawn in a game of wits and freedom. Knowing this, Robin always feared of his archenemy, Slade, to use her against him, and he would never dream of making that choice.
Robin again sighed at the thought of one kiss from her, but realized that he was standing outside her door. He silently pressed an ear up to the entrance and heard Starfire softly moan and toss back and forth slowly. Deciding to check on her, Robin punched in the code to open her door and quietly entered after the swoosh.
Robin, like a ghost, paced over to Star's bed and looked down at his sleeping angel. Her red hair was tossed around her face, her forehead scrunched up in a fearful expression, and her arms were wrapped around her tightly, as if she were cold. Robin smiled and kneeled down to gently pull up the covers to Starfire's neck, brushing his fingers softly against her warm skin. He blushed at the contact when he felt the electricity and warmness rush through his fingertips. After a while of staring, he decided that it was time to get some sleep himself, but first there was one more thing he had to do. Slowly, Robin lend forward and gently brushed his lips against Star's forehead, immediately making her calm. No more did she look frightened or moan or toss to the side, she simply smiled in her sleep at the contact. Robin smiled at this and got up from his knees and left as quietly as he had entered, leaving a still sleeping Starfire to murmur to herself, "I love you Robin…"