Chapter 1

Starfire glided through the cool Jump City air, her long red tresses flowing behind her as she surveyed the quiet city beneath her. She sighed contentedly, for as much as she loved her fellow Titans and their company, there was something about flying around without distraction that was undeniably peaceful.

She couldn't stop the happy smile from spreading across her bronze features. Pausing, she halted midair, eyes narrowed as she glanced around, making sure she wasn't missing any possible crimes happening on her watch.

It was almost ridiculous how Robin would never allow her to patrol on her own, even though she was nearly 18 in human years. And, she was no longer just a pretty good fighter that always relied on Robin to catch her when she fell, she was more than capable of fighting and blasting her way through whatever stood in her way.

The thought of Robin made her cheeks flush, because as much as she pushed his behavior off as "treating her like one of the team", she never saw HIM catching Beast Boy in his arms when he fell. Giggling, she pictured the two of them doing so and laughed even more.

Continuing on her calm journey, she observed the towering skyscrapers and masses of buildings that filled Jump City, admiring the look of the black buildings against the almost purple night sky.

Watching people make their way around the darkened downtown, looking as small as ants from Star's vantage point. She swooped down, out of sight from the citizens but closer to observe any trouble nearby.

Jump had been free of any major criminal disturbances for nearly a month; a huge change from the Titan's almost daily fights against notorious villains.

Starfire pursed her lips, pleased that the Titan's weren't allowed any downtime and fun because of all their outings, but worried that the city was almost...too quiet.

Pushing a red-gold lock out of her eyes, she glanced down at the lit screen of her Titan-watch, and was almost a little sad to see that her nightly watch was nearly over. She let a small smile grace her face at the thought of seeing her teammates again, and began to finish one more circle around downtown before heading back to the Tower.

She twisted and glided in between massive buildings, once more losing herself in the joy of flight, when she noticed a darkened figure running along the top of the buildings behind her.

She gave no notice of the mystery person, keeping them in her sight but making no rash moves or showing any sign that she saw them. She flew another few minutes, casually glancing back to find the figure stealthily following her without pause.

She dived down, her figure a blur as she pulled her arms to her side and dived towards the quickly approaching street.

At the last second, she pulled up, veering behind the building she last saw the person running across, and she quickly sped to the top, clicking her watch to activate a chameleon-like cover upon her self, masking her easily from vision at a range, but not totally invisible.

She halted before she reached the top of the building, slowly pulling herself up onto it, making nearly no sound as she observed the area.

No sign of mystery-stalker person anywhere. Pursing her lips, she didn't stand up from her crouch, her gut telling her that they hadn't left just yet.

Her quiet breaths made little noise, and she kept her ears open for any disturbances nearby.

Suddenly she heard it, soft footsteps patrolling around the edge of the tower, most likely observing the sky and ground to see where she had dived off to earlier.

Taking a deep breath, she padded quickly across the smooth concrete, using her arms to push herself up and behind air vents located in the middle of the roof.

Her green eyes had adapted to the dark during her long flight, and she peered out from her hiding spot, catching sight of someone peering over the edge of the building, a strong masculine figure clothed in black spandex, his broad shoulders showing prominent muscles against the outfit, and she took a second to admire him, shaking her head with a blush across her cheeks.

He stood up slowly from his crouch, quiet mutters escaping from him, as he continued his search around the roof for her.

He continued along the edge, feet inches away from the sharp drop, she observed quietly, slowly pulling herself into a similar crouch to the one he was just in and heading towards him, her graceful walk nearly soundless.

She was nearly at his back, and with lightning speed, she used her Tamaranean strength to pull him towards her and to the ground.

Letting out a loud swear, the man growled as she held him down, her arm pressing against his throat, and none too gently, as she greeted him with her normal joy, besides the fact that he had been following her.

"Hello friend!" She spoke down to him, smiling and furrowing her brow as she continued, her red hair falling down and ticking his face as he inhaled the sweet scent of strawberries.

"Can I do the helping of you? Why were you following me on this joyous night?" Staring down at him, she patiently waited for his response. "Following?" He chuckled " I was just... taking a, uh, stroll around town?" Glancing up into her bright green eyes, he knew she far from believed his lie.

Narrowing her eyes, she added more pressure onto his throat, "Hmmm well, I could've sworn that for the last...let's see... fifteen minutes you seemed to be running across the top of buildings following after me. Is there a reasons you just happened to be going in the same direction I am for that long?"

Her tone was sarcastic, and amused, as she peered down into the darkened face, unable to make out any facial features, because of the mask covering most of his face, but she could see his bright eyes staring up at her.

"Sorry gorgeous, but I have no idea what you're talking about" He replied cheekily, "I was just taking a nice stroll when you decided to jump me...not that I mind...I like a violent girl."

There was no missing the toothy grin on his face now, and Starfire let out a sigh before pressing her arm down again, pleased as he breathing hitched as she drove his head down to the concrete.

"Mystery man, I do not have time for the messing around tonight, my watch is nearly over, and at this rate," She glanced down at her watch, "I'm taking you back to the tower with me for some investigating if our conversation continues to go in circles."

His grin managed to get even wider, annoying Star as he replied again "Princess, did you just invite me to go home with you? Normally I wouldn't want to move so quickly into a relationship, but hey, I can make an exception for you."

He attempted to lean up towards her, but Star let out another exasperated sigh before pushing him down again, this time making no response to his flirtatious words as she quickly flipped him onto his stomach and pulled his hands around his back, taking out a pair of Titan-enhanced hand cuffs and locking them around his wrists.

"I guess if this is how it's going to be, you can come back and meet the rest of the team, and I won't promise that they'll refrain from taking your questioning a little bit more seriously." Glaring down at him again, she pulled him to his feet, but was a little less rough this time.

"I'm sorry for having to take you back when you haven't ACTUALLY done anything, besides being a creep, but I have a feeling that you're not up to anything good." She added, and before he could reply, she grabbed his cuffed arms and leaped off the edge of the roof.

Thanks so much for reading! This is my first attempt at writing fanfiction, so I apologize if it's not top notch, and anything you would like me to change or do differently, I would love to hear! I'll try to upload regularly (Not sure exactly "regularly will be... but I should figure out a schedule pretty soon.)

Disclaimer- I (sadly) do not own the teen titans, just like writing about them.

-Ivy