Author's Notes:

WOW! I got so many uplifting reviews!

Shout outs go to…drum roll

Wylkin: Will Robin or Beast Boy get Starfire? Or neither? Mu ha ha ha ha…it rocks being the author and leaving all the cliffys. ) Thanks much! I heart you too!

Banana fritz: I'm so glad you liked it! OMG, too! Thank You!

Strodgfrgf: Thanks! I think it's pretty good too…well okay I actually don't know yet! Yes, I worked kinda hard on Beast Boy's envious thoughts…I love him though! Thanks again!

starrobin4eva: Thanks for your review! Hmmm…but you don't know if Starfire thinks anything of BB, do you? Yes, I'm a Star/Robin fan, but this plot could take an interesting twist. Lots of pairs in this one!

I do not own Teen Titans, neither do I want to.

Also, I have made this story more spaced out, so it's easier to read. Plus I get sad when a story that is over three pages on Microsoft Word is less than a page on Fan Fic. I'll also be updating the first three chapters when this one is up. PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks much!

And now, on with the story!

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Chapter Four -- Conversations

The door slid open and Slade entered the small, dark room where Starfire was being kept. Her knees were brought up to her chest, her head between her knees, her long red hair falling hopelessly in front of her like a curtain.

"Knock knock…" said Slade sarcastically as the door slid shut behind him with a soft thud. Starfire looked up at Slade, her eyes narrowed and glowing green. "None of that, Starfire. Or I'll take care of your dear friend next door. If you know what I mean."

"I know what you mean," Starfire said darkly, but she her eyes stopped their menacing glow.

"Good," said Slade. He walked over to the window and Starfire leaned back like he was going to kick her. Slade took notice of this but said nothing, choosing to torture Starfire by leaving her to her own thoughts.

"I see Robin is not doing well. He doesn't even know you're here, and there is no way you can tell him. The walls are a foot deep, made of the densest material you can find." Starfire just shrugged half-heartedly. She wouldn't make Robin worried by telling him she was here, even she could. It would make things worse…

"What is it that you want me to do? Or do you simply wish to stand there going on and on like some sort of speech-maker?" said Starfire, her voice still dark.

"Who said I was going to make you do anything? But to make you feel better, the rest of your team is looking for you and Robin. On the wrong side of the city." Slade laughed and left the room.

Starfire knew it could be hours, days, until they found her. But they would. They would find her, and Robin, and defeat Slade once and for all. Whatever that meant. She recalled something Robin had said when the world was about to end. Hope. Slade could take away her friends, her home, but he could never take away hope.

With that happy thought Starfire drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

The team was back in Titans tower as the sun finished setting. No one had wanted to stop searching, especially not Robin, but Raven insisted they re-group before setting off again.

Robin was still sulking moodily by the window, his head hung, when Raven walked up and stood next to him. "We will find her. She'll be fine. Starfire's not stupid, and Slade isn't going to risk Starfire finding that you aren't in Slade's custody as well," she said, but her voice sounded like she didn't believe what she was saying.

Robin's voice shook as he replied softly. "Starfire is smart. I'm not denying that at all. It's just that she doesn't always understand everything we say. She doesn't know everything about earth, and you know it. Slade could easily make something up, and Starfire would believe it. She wouldn't know otherwise. There's not a bad bone in her body. She won't know how to defend herself…or if she needs to defend herself…" his voice trailed off into nothing ness. Raven was silent. Everything he said was completely true.

Beast Boy watched the two of them, standing by the window, and all his feelings that he had had before about Robin came flooding back. 'Robin. He thinks he's so much smarter than the rest of us. Like he's all high-and-mighty,' Beast Boy thought furiously. "Beast Boy? Beast Boy. Earth to Beast Boy!" Cyborg said, waving his hand in front of BB's face. Beast Boy shook his head and looked up at Cyborg.

"Sorry. What did you say?"

"I just wondered if something was wrong."

"Starfire's been kidnapped, Robin's about to go off the deep end, and Slade is playing games with us all. Nope, I'm cool."

"Do you want to search with me? We can talk while we look."

"Yeah, okay."

"Raven, Robin, me and BB are headin' off. See ya'll later."

Raven nodded to Cyborg but Robin was still deep in thought.

"Beast Boy?" Cyborg asked as they walked down a street in the not-so-nice part of time.

"Yeah?"

"Is something wrong other than Starfire missing? I get the feeling you're hiding something from me."

Beast Boy was quiet, but he saw that Cyborg was watching him warily.

"I don't know," he answered hesitantly.

"Is it Starfire?"

"Well yeah, she's kind of been kidnapped in case you didn't notice."

"That wasn't exactly what I meant."

Beast Boy was quiet again. 'Yes, there's something wrong! I think I love Starfire and all anyone can ever think about is Robin! With him around I'll have no chance at ever even speaking to Starfire when I'm not asking her if she's seen the remote! And I'm tired of always being so stupid!' Beast Boy thought to himself.

"Do you like her?"

"Of course I do."

"I mean more than just as a friend." Cyborg stopped, and Beast Boy stopped as well. "Do you love her, BB?"

Beast Boy shrugged and kept walking. Cyborg stopped again.

"Beast Boy, come here a sec."

Beast Boy walked back and stopped. "What is it?"

"We've found her."