Ok…here's Chapter 2

This is when the story actually becomes interesting.

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Chapter 2

What Started it All

After Honors English III, with Beast Boy, Robin continued his day with Honors Chemistry with Cyborg and his girlfriend, Brittney Bumble or Bee, lunch in the cafeteria with the gang and Honors Government with Beast Boy (again). The young man was a little tired by the time he reached his fourth and final class, Arts and Humanities. It was a recommended class where you had to learn about things like dancing, acting, and singing. Robin didn't like having to take this class; considering it to be a waste of his time. He felt he was never that good at stuff like that. Robin was more of an action guy, as in sports, video games, cars, you know, guy stuff. That's exactly why he had to force himself to enter Mrs. Twain's classroom.

The classroom was quite large. It had many small rows of two that were centered around a bare section of the floor. This section was in a circular shape and was outlined by a bold black line.

Robin noticed Beast Boy in the back of the class, already in a seat. He sat down in the seat in front of his best friend.

"So, Beast Boy, how are you feeling about this class?" Robin wondered.

"It seems ok." Beast Boy answered, "It will get even better once I start doing the tango with one of these hot girls." He winked at a girl who just walked in the door. She gave him a certain hand gesture when the teacher's back was turned and as she sat in her seat, Beast Boy whispered "She wants me."

"Ok class, this is Arts and Humanities." Mrs. Twain said as she stood in the middle of the center circle. "Now I know that some of you are only in this class because you have to be, but by the end of this semester, I hope to make you all lovers of the performing arts. In this class, I will teach you many types of dances, which you will perform, how to properly act, which you will demonstrate, and, if you have the ability, to sing like an angel. This class requires you to have a partner. Someone that you will be doing all class based projects with, including dancing. I have already taken the liberty of assigning you partners, which are, by the way, of the opposite gender. Ok, first pair is Garfield Logan and Rachel Roth."

Beast Boy looked over at Rachel on the other side of the room. She had violet hair and eyes, pale skin, and had on dark blue jeans and a black shirt. Rachel or Raven currently had her nose deep within a book and paid no attention to the fact her name was called.

Mrs. Twain continued assigning partners. "Yes, Shawn Smith and Katie Barlow." She commanded. "Jessica Jones and Kevin Turner. Richard Greyson and Kori Anders."

Robin looked up upon hearing his name, as did a girl across the room seated in front of Raven. He felt his heart skip a beat. She was beautiful. She had auburn hair and a nice tan. Her eyes were like big emeralds that Robin couldn't turn away from. Robin wondered why he had never seen her before.

"Everyone, please sit in a row with you partner." Mrs. Twain instructed.

Robin made his way over to Kori. She greeted him with a broad and shining grin that made him smile back.

"Hello." Kori said with a friendly voice. "My name is Kori Anders."

"It's nice to meet you, Kori." Robin answered. "I'm Richard Greyson, but most people call me Robin."

He extended his hand out for her to shake. She returned the gesture with a firm grip as she grabbed his hand and shook.

"I just moved here with my dad from Eastport." Kori explained. "At my old school, most people called me Starfire."

"Has everyone found their partners?" Mrs. Twain asked in a loud tone.

When everyone was making their way to their seats, Robin noticed he was still holding Starfire's hand. He quickly slipped his hand out of hers and sat in his seat. Robin could feel his cheeks burning, but could also feel the butterflies fluttering in his stomach at the thought of the girl behind him. He didn't see it, but Starfire's face was also red and she grinned at the back of Robin's head.

Mrs. Twain stood in the center circle again. "Now class, I want you to really get to know your partner. So for homework, I want you to learn the basic things about your partner, like interests, goals, etc, and write a small summary about what you learned. For the rest you the class, you can just have social time, or as you teenagers call it, "hang out"."

"Hey Starfire." Robin said as he turned around in his seat. "Do you want to grab a bite to eat after school and interview each other for this thing?"

"Sure Robin." She answered. "I'll meet you at 4:30. Is Denney's ok?"

"That's fine."

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4:25pm

Robin stood by his Mustang in the parking lot of Denny's. He was excited and yet, strangely, nervous at the same time.

"Oh man. What if she doesn't show up?" He thought to himself.

He soon found himself pacing

"Ok. Why am I getting so worked up about this? She'll show. It's only 4:27. And why am I so worried about her showing up? I mean I don't even know this girl. We're just doing a homework assignment. We're not on a date. It's just a…"

Robin's thoughts were interrupted by a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"Hey Robin. Were you waiting long?" Starfire asked.

Robin shook his head. "Nope, I just got here a few minutes ago. Ready to go inside?"

"Yes, I'm starving."

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About an hour later, the two teens finished their meals in a booth in the back of the restaurant. Starfire then took a small purple notebook out of her purse.

"Ok. I think we should start with the interviews." Starfire stated while clicking the top of her pen.

"Alright." Robin replied. "Let's ask questions back and forth. You start." He also pulled out a small black notebook out of his back pocket.

"Robin, how old are you?"

"Seventeen. How old are you?"

"Sixteen. Seventeen in a few months. When is your birthday?"

"April 5. And yours?"

"September 23. Why don't you ask a question of your own instead of copying mine?" Starfire asked with a grin.

Robin smiled. "Ok. Why did you move here?"

Starfire's smile faded. She looked down at her empty plate.

"Starfire, I'm sorry. Did I offend you?" Robin began to worry as he quickly apologized. "It's ok if you don't want to talk about it. I understand."

"I'm such an idiot. Why did I have to ask that?" He thought.

"Robin, it's alright." Starfire lifted her head up and looked straight into his eyes. "It's hard to talk about, but I need to tell someone. I do not wish to keep it to myself forever."

She took a deep breath. "I lived in Eastport my whole life, just me, my dad, and my mom. Nothing ever went wrong in our family. We were strong and nothing could bring us down. Our family was filled with love. Everything was perfect. But when I was thirteen, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer."

A small tear escaped Starfire's eye and slowly fell down her face. "My mom was an amazing person. She loved me so much and I loved her. A few months after she was diagnosed, she died. My dad and I were heart broken. We tried to continued living in Eastport happily, but we couldn't go anywhere without being reminded of her. So we moved here, hoping to start fresh."

By this time, tears were flowing like a river down into Starfire's lap. Robin rapped his arm around her shoulders and lifted her chin up so their eyes could meet. "Starfire, I'm sorry, truly I am. But just because she's gone doesn't mean you have to forget her. The people that go never really leave us. She'll always be with you, Star."

Starfire smiled as she wiped her face with a napkin. "Thank you Robin."

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Robin and Starfire continued their interview for another thirty minutes and, after paying for their food, left Denny's. They walk over to Robin's Mustang and Starfire's white Impala, which was parked right beside Robin's car.

"So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Robin said.

"Yes, you will. Thank you again Robin." Starfire said as she hugged Robin goodbye. Robin could feel the butterflies returned and couldn't help but smile as he hugged her back.

"What are friends for?" He asked as the walked to their cars.

Starfire smiled. "See you tomorrow Robin."

"Bye Star." He waved as she drove out of the parking lot

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……TA-DAAA