Robin rolled onto his side and stared at the red numbers displayed on the clock beside his head. Six a.m. The hours of the night had passed torturously slow after his fight with Starfire, and sleep had only taunted him as he lay in bed for hours, waiting for the sun to rise. Although he didn't know why it mattered. He couldn't take back what he had said, and he didn't want to. Still, he found himself gazing at the glowing display, wondering if Starfire was still asleep, or if she too had spent the night wrestling her thoughts. His felt a pang of guilt as he realized that it was more likely than not, knowing Star, that she had spent the night in tears. It was a terrible feeling, knowing that she was upset and there was nothing he could do. He couldn't change the facts; the most important thing to him was being Robin, protecting Jump City. No matter how much he wanted to he couldn't deny all he had become, all he had worked so hard for, for one girl. The happiness he felt when he was with her wasn't enough to forget the guilt of taking time from saving innocent lives. He turned his face towards the clock again; only three minutes had passed. He looked back at the ceiling.

"AAAH! Forget this!" he growled, throwing off the blankets covering him and pulling on his clothes. Without thinking he found himself heading down the hallway to Starfire's room. He stopped outside her door, realizing he had nothing to say, even if she was awake. Frustrated he turned and skulked towards the gym room instead, the usual place he went to vent.

Forcing his anger and bitter feelings out of his mind, Robin focused solely on the movements of his body, moving faster, hitting harder. He was soaked in sweat and breathing hard three hours later when he finally stopped, gasping for air. His body was beginning to resist him, and he recognized the hunger of a teenage boy rumbling in his stomach. Giving one last kick to the practice dummy beside the door he trudged up the stairs to the kitchen, downing a glass of water before pulling open the door of the giant refrigerator to stare at what they had to eat. Even though his stomach was hungry Robin felt almost nauseous at the idea of putting food in his mouth. He knew better than to go without though, and reached for an apple. As he shut the door he felt someone's gaze and turned to see Raven, standing in the doorway. She looked at him, one eyebrow raised,

"Did you just run a marathon or something?"

Robin looked down at the sweat obviously beading on his skin and soaked into his clothes.

"I…was working out." he mumbled, collapsing onto a nearby chair and forcing himself to take a bite of the fruit in his hand.

"Uh-huh…" Raven grunted skeptically. She opened the fridge and took out an apple as well.

"Well…uh…see ya later" she awkwardly slipped out of the room, heading to the roof to meditate. Robin stared blankly at the table, occasionally remembering to take a bite of the food in his hand. He was still there an hour later when Cyborg walked in,

"Who's ready for waffles!" he shouted, and then spotting Robin, "Well good morning lover boy! How was your special night?" he smirked. Robin looked up at his friend, who was gazing at him mischievously.

"Um…we might have broken up…"

Cyborg's jaw dropped,

"WHAT?"

Robin ran his hands through his now clumpy hair nervously,

"Yeah…we kinda got into a fight…" he looked up to see Cyborg scowling at him,

"You two are best friends! What could you possibly fight about?"

Robin stood up, pushing back his chair,

"Look, it's none of your business ok, so just leave me alone." He pushed passed Cyborg and headed towards the doorway, pausing at the last second, to murmur over his shoulder,

"She wanted me to pick between her and being Robin."

Cyborg frowned as his friend walked out.

"Man…that's…tough…" The robotic teen turned back to the kitchen, "Man, now I really don't feel like making waffles!" He mumbled to himself. Sighing, he noticed Raven had appeared in the doorway,

"Hey Ray…"

"Hi…" she paused, "Do you know if Robin and Star are planning on cleaning up all that stuff they left on the roof?"

Cyborg sighed again, "Man from what I just heard it sounds like 'Robin and Star' won't be doing anything for awhile." Raven stared at him blankly.

"What?"

Cyborg shook his head,

"Robin just told me, they got into the whole secret identity thing and apparently split up" He gestured fanatically but Raven's reaction was nothing except a slight squint.

"So they're not going to clean it up?"

Cyborg moaned,

"Man Raven! Don't you get it? Two of our friends, two people we care about are fighting with each other!" Raven blinked slowly, then turned,

"I guess I'll just go ask Star if they're planning on picking it up."

"AARG!" Cyborg smacked his palms against his face. Raven glanced back at him,

"Look, I get that you care about them but if they have a problem we shouldn't try to get involved. They'll work it out on their own" She pulled her hood over her face and walked out.

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Robin stared at his reflection in the foggy mirror. Taking a shower had only managed to successfully rid him of sweat, but his frantic thoughts were the same as before. Aggravated, but at least washed and dressed, Robin lay back on his bed, wondering what to do with his time now. A sudden knock at the door made Robin jolt back to reality, and he eagerly leapt off the bed, hoping the person on the other side of the door was Starfire. Nervously he called out,

"It's open."

The door slid open to reveal not Starfire but Beast Boy,

"Dude, uh…have you seen Star?"

Trying to hide his disappointment Robin kicked at the carpet,

"No…I haven't seen her since last night. Why?"

Beast Boy looked agitated,

"Well…um…cause…she's gone"

Robin froze,

"What do you mean she's gone?"

Beast Boy was avoiding making eye contact,

"Welll…uh..so Raven went to Star's room to ask her about the stuff you guys left on the roof and she wasn't there. She couldn't find her anywhere. And then she noticed…"

Robin grabbed Beast Boy's shoulders,

"What?"

Beast Boy looked panicked now,

"Well dude…her stuff is gone…I mean her important stuff…like…stuff you would take if you were…running away…"

Robin's hands fell to his sides. He turned away from Beast Boy, trying to comprehend what he had been told.

"Maybe she just went to visit someone?" Beast Boy hesitantly suggested, "Cy is calling Titans East to see if they've heard from her and Raven is running a search on the GPS in Star's communicator…" Robin brushed Beast Boy aside and sprinted down the hallway to Starfire's room, throwing open the door. Everything seemed normal except for a few unnerving pockets of empty spaces around the room. Spaces where Robin could remember seeing things kept before that were now missing. He turned in disbelief and ran to the titan's main room where Cyborg and Raven were staring at computer screens, Raven typing diligently and Cyborg talking to Bumble Bee and Speedy via video chat.

"So you guys haven't heard anything from her?" he was asking. Speedy and Bee shook their heads,

"We haven't seen Starfire since you guys last visited us" Bee replied, her tone was worried.

"Ok, thanks anyway. Let us know if you hear from her" Cyborg disconnected the call and turned to look at Robin. His face was a mixture of worry and confusion.

"I got her signal!" Raven interrupted the heavy silence that had fallen. Robin's heart seemed to leap out of his chest,

"Where is she!" He stared at the map on Raven's screen, an orange dot blinking in the Northern sector of Jump City.

"I'm not sure, it looks like some kind of apartment complex…"Raven zoomed in on the map. Robin started towards the door,

"Let's go!" He opened the door and turned; none of the other titans had moved.

"What are you waiting for!" He shouted.

Raven and Cyborg looked at each other and Raven sighed,

"Look Robin…maybe we should give her some space? She left for a reason…"

Robin stared at them in disbelief,

"But…"He couldn't come up with any reason to disagree. Suddenly a deep ringing sound filled the tower, red lights flashing.

"There's a prison break just outside the city! Looks like Cinderblock has broken out again!" Cyborg reported. Beast Boy, Raven and Cyborg all turned expectantly towards Robin.

"What are you waiting for? Titans go!" Robin shouted, leading them out the door. Beast Boy shape shifted into a Pterodactyl and picked up Cyborg in his talons, heading south towards the prison. Robin looked at Raven,

"Um…I can try to carry you…"She hesitantly held out a hand.

"Its fine, I'll drive" Robin dashed into the garage and jumped his R-Cycle, swiftly following the figures of his airborne friends. The entire time, Starfire's last words to him echoed in his mind,

"I will aid you when I must but I will not devote my life to fighting". So many questions ran through his mind; what had she meant? Was she leaving the team? Would she be there when they got to Cinderblock? What would he say if she was there?