Hey guys! Chapter 2, hope you like it, gonna stir the pot a bit so enjoy that! Theres a bit of action in this scene and I'm still getting the hang of writing action scenes so bare with me. Reviews would be appreciated too but I'm just happy anyone's reading this haha, ps I don't own the teen titans or any DC characters.

Chapter 2:

"Thanks for coming guys, usually we can handle him but his new weapon is…" Bumble Bee was cut off as a huge laser of light blew up a nearby truck. Doctor light was standing on top of an overturned car, a mechanical device strapped to his back with a huge laser protruding from it.

"Don't worry, we get it," Raven mused, assessing the situation.

"Ah the original Teen Titans, what a surprise to see you here!" Doctor Light yelled to them, "All the more heroes to take out," He chuckled, aiming his laser at them.

"You aren't going to get away with this!" Robin yelled, "Titans Go!"

As soon as he uttered those words they all sprang into action. Starfire and Raven took to the sky, Raven chanting her mantra, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Black inky magic flowed from her hands and into Doctor Light, he hissed in pain and turned around to aim his laser at her, he twisted a dial and it shot through the sky, heading straight for Raven, at the last minute she threw a shield up, deflecting the light, however, in doing this it bounced straight into Starfire who squealed as she was struck and began to fall. Robin heard her scream and was instantly running towards her, he was beaten to the punch though as Speedy had skidded to a halt right under Starfire, she fell graciously into his arms. Robin cursed that he couldn't be the one to save her but was still happy she was safe.

"Thank you friend Speedy," Starfire muttered as she removed herself from his arms.

"Don't worry about it, couldn't have that pretty face getting hurt now could I?" He teased, she blushed and headed for the sky again.

Beast Boy had turned into a rhino and was charging at Doctor Light, attempting to knock him off of the car. He had to make sharp turns in order to dodge the laser so he quickly shifted into a cheetah before changing back to the rhino last minute as he came into contact with Doctor Light. Doctor Light cursed as he was knocked over, his face grazing the pavement. In retaliation he stood up and aimed his laser right at Beast Boy who had morphed into a T Rex and was now charging at him again.

"Not on my watch!" Cyborg yelled, aiming his sonic canon right at Doctor Light, he let rip and Doctor Light was once again knocked back over.

"You kids can't stop me, with the power I hold in this machine I'll be able to take over the whole city!" He screamed. As he got up he twisted another dial and flicked a few switches on the pack. "Lets see how you handle this!" As he yelled, an even bigger laser flung from his backpack straight at cyborg who had to dive to the side to dodge it. The laser didn't stop though, as Doctor Light moved around he aimed it at all of the Titans. Mas y Menos ran around him, trying to dizzy him out however with a specifically aimed kick they were booted into a nearby building. Bee was in the sky, pelting him with electricity from her stingers. Robin ran towards him, "We need to take out the laser, without that he's useless!" he yelled. The Titans changed tactics. Robin reached Doctor Light and punched him in the chest, causing him to step back, he then ducked down and kicked his legs out from under him, causing Doctor Light to fall to the ground. Whilst he was down, Robin looked at the weapon, assessing its weaknesses. From what he could see it was well built and carefully put together, surely there was some way to break it.

"Aqua Lad!" Robin shouted, gaining his attention. Aqua Lad ran towards him. "Do you think you could short circuit it? Cover it with water?" He asked, giving Doctor Light another swift kick to keep him down. "Maybe, I don't want to electrocute him though!" He replied. The heroes had a rule about killing and if Doctor Light were to die at their hands then they were as bad as any other villain. "We need to get him away from the laser then!" Robin yelled, now in hand to hand combat with Doctor Light.

"Star! Bring Doctor Light into the sky! Raven, see if you can get the pack off of him! Once the packs off, Aqualad, cover it with water and short circuit it and then Cyborg you blow it up with your sonic canon, Titans go!" He ordered. Everyone set into motion, Starfire swooped down, using her strength to pick Doctor Light off of the ground and into the sky, he kicked and fought but with the pack on his back he was not very agile. Raven's eyes glowed black, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" His pack became enveloped in inky blackness and Raven slowly tried to pull it off of him, Starfire was also having trouble as Doctor Light was thrashing in her arms.

"I got you Star!" Speedy yelled, he flung a freeze arrow at Doctor Lights legs and this helped to keep him still. "Let me go!" He complained, fighting against her grip. "Sorry but I cannot do that," She replied calmly, trying to hold him still. "Raven is the pack off yet?" Robin demanded from below. "Almost there!" She replied, focusing on getting it right off, with one last spell of energy the pack was lifted off of his body and Raven lowered it to the ground. "Give that back!" Doctor Light squealed as he twisted the top of his body from side to side. Starfire flew lower but not low enough that he could touch the ground, besides, his legs were frozen anyway. "Aqualad, now!" Robin shouted. Aqualad drew a wave of water up from a nearby fire hydrant and aimed it right at the power pack which started short circuiting and spazzing out, just as they planned. "Alright Cy, finish it off," Robin commanded. The rest of the Titans stood a distance away, as to avoid the impending explosion.

"Boo ya!" Cyborg yelled as he aimed his sonic canon right at the power pack which exploded on contact, the laser shooting into the air and landing with a thud on the concrete.

"Nice job Sparky," Bee complimented, fluttering down to stand next to him. "What can I say, all in a days work," He cheered, blowing smoke off of his canon.

Robin dialed the police and they waited for them to arrive. As they were waiting Speedy approached Starfire, a smirk on his face.

"You did well today Star," He complimented. She giggled, "You were very efficient in taking him down as well friend Speedy, if you hadn't have frozen his legs I may have dropped him and ruined the whole plan."

"Yeah well we're team mates, it's what we do."

"I agree."

Speedy rubbed the back of his neck nervously, looking at the ground before meeting Starfire's gaze. "Hey so I ah, wanted to ask you something but um…" He fumbled, he was nervous, Starfire could tell and reached an arm out to him, placing her hand kindly on his shoulder.

"Yes friend Speedy?" She asked, cocking her head to the side.

He breathed out, "I was wondering if you'd ah… want to go out sometime… with… me?"

Starfire's eyes widened, and she dropped her hand from his shoulder. Was he asking her on a date? She needed to be sure. "Oh! I have heard that friends do the activities together!" She exclaimed. She knew she was playing dumb but as much as she cared for Speedy as a friend, she wanted Robin and dating Speedy would not help further that.

"No! Well… yeah friends do- do that but I was meaning more of an um… date?" He queried nervously, now looking around.

"Oh..." Starfire breathed, not quite sure what to say. It wasn't in her nature to hurt people's feelings, but she also did not wish to go on a date with Speedy when she cared for Robin.

"So…." Speedy asked, wanting to hear an answer.

"I shall do the thinking about it!" Starfire quickly replied, mentally slapping herself. Why couldn't she have just said no? She felt she was too nice sometimes and this was definitely one of those times. "Okay cool! Do you just want to call me?" He pondered, waiting eagerly for a response. "Yes, I shall do that," She murmured, now wanting to leave the situation. She felt herself turning red and turned on her heels to approach the rest of her team.

Robin had noticed her and Speedy talking together and wondered what the conversation was about, Speedy looked nervous and Starfire looked a little uncomfortable. She then approached him, a small smile appearing on her face and she met his gaze. "Hey Star, what was that about?" He questioned, trying to read her expression. She suddenly went bright red, her cheeks matching her hair. "Oh! We were simply talking about the battle and I thanked him for freezing Doctor Light's legs," She replied, hoping Robin would drop it.

He could sense that wasn't the whole truth but as much as he wanted to know what they were talking about it wasn't his business, so he left it.

"You did well out there today Star."

"Thank you Robin, you also did well," She replied happily. She couldn't help it, she flung her arms around him and pulled him in for a hug, she felt his arms wrap tightly around her and pull her in. Both of them enjoyed the contact, using winning the battle as an excuse to touch.

They broke apart when Bee approached the other Titans, her team mates following behind her. "I appreciate you guys coming, we wouldn't have been able to stop him if you didn't come and help."

"It's all good Bee, that's what we do, plus I'm sure Cy was happy to see you!" Beast Boy teased, earning a scowl from Cyborg. Bee blushed and the rest of her team snickered, they were all aware of the chemistry between Cyborg and Bee, it was just a matter of time before they realized it themselves.

"Thanks Titans, but I'm sure we can take it from here, the police will be here soon, we'll stay with him till then," Aqualad spoke, ushering towards the now tied up Doctor Light.

The Titans departed, heading back to their tower. Robin looked up from his R-cycle to see that Starfire's flying was erratic and she was dipping a lot. He pulled out his communicator, "Star, is everything okay? Your flying isn't looking too good." She checked her communicator and replied to Robin, "I am okay do not do the worrying." He sighed but trusted her judgement.

The truth was, Starfire was baffled by Speedys proposal of a date. She knew he flirted with her, she was not oblivious to that, but she'd always shrugged it off as it being in his personality, however this time he'd actually asked her out. She knew she would have to call him to decline and telling him she'd think about it would've only got his hopes up. She felt mean and disrespectful, she didn't want to hurt Speedy's feelings, but she knew she would have to. She wished that it had been Robin who had asked her on the date, all she wanted was some reassurance that he felt the same way about her but sadly there was none. Surely there was something she could do to find out if Robin liked her or not, she was feeling all sorts of emotions at that moment and suddenly she dipped yet she couldn't regain her flight and began to fall.

"Starfire!" Robin yelled, revving his bike up to match her, he leapt off and caught her in her fall just before she hit the ground.

"What's wrong Star? You can't fly?" He questioned. He knew her flight was controlled by her emotions and that when she was confused or upset she wasn't able to fly properly.

"Everything okay?" Cyborg called from his communicator, noticing they had stopped. "Yeah we're fine, carry on home we'll meet you guys at the tower," Robin said, still looking at Starfire.

"Seriously Star, is something going on?" He asked again, hoping she'd be honest with him. She looked away and slowly wiggled out of his arms. "Things are the ok Robin I am just… tired," She lied. He could see she wasn't telling the truth, she had been tired from battle many times before and was still able to fly. He wanted to push her to be honest with him but out here in the street was not the time to do it. "I don't believe you," He retorted, stepping closer to her. "Robin I…" She began but was cut off, Robin had taken her hand and was leading her towards his bike. He passed her a helmet, "Get on."

Starfire was the only person he'd allowed on his bike, Beast Boy was constantly pestering Robin to let him drive it but he'd always declined. Robin however, was always letting Starfire ride with him, he loved the feel of her pressed against his back and sometimes he'd ride extra fast just so she would have to hold onto him tighter. With the wind blowing through her hair and her arms tight around Robin they sped through Jump City towards the tower. As Starfire rested her head against Robins back, feeling his warmth spread through her cheek she knew she needed to tell him how she felt. She decided to do it when they arrived back at the tower.

"Hey mama that was some mighty fine magic ya worked up there," Beast Boy cheered, patting Raven on the back, she scowled at the contact and being called 'mama' but her facial features softened as she turned to face Beast Boy who was already setting himself up in front of the game station. "Thanks," She replied dryly. Beast Boy grinned at her, "You ah, wanna watch a movie with me?" He offered, looking at her eagerly.

"I don't think so Beast Boy I…" She started but was cut off by Beast Boy rolling his eyes and huffing, "Come on Raven, you don't have to hole yourself up in your room all the time, come watch a movie with me, I'll even let you pick." She pondered his offer for a minute before slowly nodding, making her way to the couch beside him. He smiled, knowing he'd won her over. "We're watching this," She said staunchly, shoving the Evil Dead DVD into his hands. He sighed but remembered he had told her she could pick so he obligingly put in the disc and they started watching, a little smile creeping on to Ravens face.

"Are you going to tell me what's wrong?" Robin asked Starfire again. They were now on the roof looking out at the sky. The roof was their spot and they'd shared many conversations up here, Robin often explaining earthen ways to Starfire as well as just general talking. Starfire sighed, she knew she needed to tell him how she felt, so now was as good a time as any. She turned to face him and grabbed his hand and squeezed it, he squeezed back sympathetically, looking at her for answers.

"Robin, as you know, you are my best friend," She began. "And you are mine," Robin replied with a smile.

"However, I believe that I hold feelings for you that are… more than the feelings one has for a friend," She told him, trying to read his expression. "Starfire…. What are you…." Robin mumbled nervously.

"Robin, I am saying I have the feelings for you and I have held them for a long time now. I needed to tell you," She stated, finding her confidence. He looked at her for a minute before sighing and looking away. Inside he was filled with a whole range of emotions, she had feelings for him. This beautiful alien princess had feelings for him and he couldn't help but feel joy in knowing that, yet he felt dread as he knew what he was about to do.

"Star I… we can't…." He told her, letting go of her hand. Hurt struck her features and she furrowed her eyebrows.

"Why not Robin? Do you not hold the feelings for me?" She asked, pressing her hands together in front of her, willing him to answer.

He loved her, so much that it killed him to hurt her like this, yet he knew that he couldn't pursue her. It could cause a rift between the team, Batman had made it clear to never date team mates.… and if villains found out… well he didn't want to finish that sentence. He swallowed nervously and stood up, trying his best to hold his ground despite the crumbling feeling he held inside him.

"No Starfire, I don't have feelings for you, we're friends and team-mates and that's all we'll ever be," He stated coldly, not meeting her eyes. By now she could feel the tears welling up inside her, threatening to burst out any moment, she couldn't let Robin see her cry though. She had been wrong, she thought all the touching and the jealousy had been signs that he felt something more for her, clearly, she was deluded in that idea.

"I'm sorry…" Robin said softly, trying to make her feel a little better, he knew it would be of no use though. She was hurt, and he'd caused it.

"No Robin. I am the sorry one," She stated and with that she got up and walked back towards the stairs to the inside of the tower, leaving Robin on the roof to feel the full force of everything that had just happened.

Starfire shut herself in her room, finally letting the tears free. How could she have been so stupid in thinking Robin had feelings for her? She felt broken, as if a part of her heart and just been taken away and thrown onto the ground. Tamaraneans fought fiercely but they also loved fiercely and for Robin to tell her he didn't reciprocate tore her into a million pieces. The tears kept falling and she snuggled silky closer to her for comfort. At least Silky loved her.

Raven and Beast Boy were in the middle of the movie when Raven, being an empath, suddenly felt a pang of sadness rip through her like a bullet. She could feel the sadness coming from both Starfire and Robin. She knew if anything, Starfire would be more likely to talk to her than Robin, so she decided to go and see her. "I'm sorry Beast Boy but somethings up, I need to go," she said apologetically. The changeling frowned but nodded, grateful she'd even stayed this long with him. "It's okay, go, do what you need to do," He said, smiling appreciatively. Raven nodded at him and turned towards Starfires room.

She knocked a few times, hearing sniffles coming from her room, "Hey Star, it's me, can I come in? I know something is wrong," She pestered, knowing Starfire couldn't hide her feelings from her.

Starfire sat up and rubbed her eyes, she knew Raven would be able to feel that something was wrong sooner or later. She picked herself up and headed towards her door, opening it for Raven before hastily shutting it again, she didn't want the other members to see her like this, especially Robin.

"Care to tell me what's wrong?" Raven asked kindly, sitting herself down besides Starfire, whose tears had started falling again.

"I have the feelings for Robin," She stated, looking at her hands. Raven nodded, she knew the two held feelings for each other, it was rather obvious, even to somebody who wasn't an empath. "Yeah… I figured," She said, patting Starfire on the back, "What happened?"

"I told him I held the feelings for him…. I was so sure he held them back, but he told me he didn't and that we could be nothing more than friends and team-mates," She sighed, letting Raven take it in. Confusion fluttered across Raven's features. Why would Robin not tell Starfire he loved her back? He had feelings for her, Raven was sure of it, so why deny her? He probably had his reasons but seeing how upset Starfire was, she would need to talk to him.

"I'm sorry Star…. I know you care for him, he's just a stupid boy though, he probably doesn't even realize his feelings for you," She offered, trying to provide comfort for the alien.

Starfire sniffed, "Maybe…." Raven noticed her shift, "Is there something else you want to tell me Star?" She queried, her brows furrowing in confusion.

"Well…. Earlier today… after our battle with Doctor Light, Speedy asked me out on the date," She stated, waiting for Ravens response. Ravens eyes widened. Maybe Speedy asking her out was what pushed Starfire to tell Robin how she felt. "Well…. What did you say?"

"I told him I'd think about it. I wanted to say no because I held the feelings for Robin but I didn't want to hurt friend Speedy's feelings, so I just told him I'd think about it. I was going to call and decline but now that I know that Robin doesn't hold the feelings for me, maybe I should accept. It might help me to do the moving on," She told Raven sadly. Raven offered Starfire a small smile. Knowing how protective and jealous Robin was of Starfire, seeing her going on a date with Speedy might finally get him to pull his head in and tell her he had feelings for her. She knew it seemed very sly to do this to Robin but she honestly felt it would help him realize he needed to tell Starfire the truth.

"I think that's a wonderful idea Starfire, Speedy is a good guy, maybe you'll find you have feelings for him," She said, knowing full and well that Starfire would hold her feelings for Robin for a very long time. Starfire pushed out a small smile, "Thank you friend Raven, I appreciate your kindness." Raven smiled back at her, "It's no problem, empath remember? I can't really help but feel your pain so I might as well try and ease it." Starfire slowly wrapped Raven up in a huge. Raven was hesitant at first but sensing the distress Starfire decided to hug her back. Starfire then pulled away, "Raven, thank you for your help but I require the alone time for now." Raven nodded in understanding before leaving the girl to be by herself.

Starfire sighed and fell back onto the bed. She had a whole range of thoughts going through her head. As upset as she was about Robin, she knew that she was a hero and that she couldn't stay like this… it would hinder her abilities and render her basically useless. Taking a breath and wiping her eyes she grabbed her phone, dialing the number she knew belonged to Speedy.

After a couple of ring's, he picked up, "Hey Star! I didn't think you'd call back so fast I…" She cut him off, "Speedy, you can do the picking up of me next Tuesday at 7."

A few days had gone by, there were a few crime alerts but nothing they couldn't handle. Plasmus and Cinderblock decided to make a debut, but the Titans quickly shut it down. Robin had noticed Starfire shying away from him, he expected this, yet it still hurt. She didn't want to hold his hand and every time he placed his hand on the small of her back she shifted away, she even refused to sit by him. He knew she was hurt and that it was his fault, but he missed her regardless, she was still his best friend and having her be so distant from him hurt him in ways he'd never hurt before.

Tuesday eventually came, and Starfire was in her room, nervously getting ready for her date with Speedy. She had put her hair in a loose ponytail and decided on a violet tank top with a white skirt as well as white sneakers. She'd worn light make up, not really understanding the earthen concept of hiding your face behind it, however she did enjoy using the lip gloss and she knew she was not supposed to eat it however it tasted delicious on her lips. She was still hurting over what Robin had said but she was trying her best to carry on with life. Her feelings were still very prominent yet she was hoping her time spent with Speedy would ease her pain a little and possibly dim her feelings for the boy wonder, yet she highly doubted that would happen, it was worth a try though.

Robin sat on the couch, watching Cyborg and Beast Boy verse each other on the Game Station. Raven levitated nearby, meditating quietly. The monitor in the living room started beeping, telling the Titans that there was somebody outside, Cyborg pushed a few buttons to see Speedy at the door, waving his hand at the camera. "Come in dude," Cyborg stated, opening the tower for him.

Speedy made his way up to the living room where he met with the rest of the Titans.

Robin approached him, "Hey Speedy, what are you doing here? Do the Titans East need some help?" He questioned, eyeing him up and down. He noticed Speedy wasn't in his uniform, his mask was still in place yet he wore a white shirt with faded denim jeans and a leather jacket, his hair had also been style so it looked almost ruffled. "Nah man, everything's cool there, I'm just here to pick up Star," He said, looking around for her. Robin felt a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Upon Speedy's arrival Raven cracked one eye open, unsurprisingly Robin was already questioning Speedy, she knew it would only be a matter of time before Robin's jealousy got the best of him and he finally told Starfire how he felt. She smiled to herself and went back to her meditating, waiting for everything to fall into place.

"Pick up Star?" Robin questioned, dreading his reply. Why the hell would he be picking up Star? As Speedy was about to answer Starfire emerged. She looked gorgeous, her white shoes and dress complimenting her tanned skin perfectly as well as the violet shirt looking very flattering on her.

"Hello Speedy, I trust you are here for our date yes?" She asked, avoiding Robins gawking stare.

And with those words, Robins world fell apart.