Read it, review it. You know the drill. This is a long one! YAY! I love my long chapters. Anyways, tis is a Star/Rob. And it's got some badly written fighting in it. D: At least, I think it's badly written. I've gotten my first flames from these oneshots, and I actually think they're kinda fun, so yeah...


The mind of a child was more exposed to the little horrors in life than Starfire's was. Sure, she knew there were villains that were to be defeated, but that was about as far as her knowledge went. She knew not of starvation, death, or poverty. All her life she had been sheltered from these nightmares, protected by her parents, her friends, her relatives.

Though the rest of the Titans weren't half as considerate of Star's innocence, but Robin was. The Boy Blunder took it upon himself to shield her from these terrors; he felt she wasn't strong enough to have her eyes opened to the horrors.


It was a particularly beautiful day, and the Titans were relaxing in the lounge, watching the "Fungus Fair" marathon on television. It was Starfire's turn to pick their TV show, and she almost always picked the strangest things. And there was nothing the others could do. Star was Robin's pet, and he would defend her over anything, often being quite stubborn and unfair.

Just as the second episode of Fungus Fair began, alarms started blaring, warning of an attack on the city. Plasmius was rampaging throughout the city, damaging buildings and cars.

Each Titan groaned, not wanting to fight the disgustingly nasty creature. Each time they battled him, each would be covered in his goo. His disgusting, wretched goo. Before any of them could groan in protest, Robin uttered their battle cry, and each flew out of the room, preparing themselves for the mess ahead.

Arriving at the scene, they observed the extent of his rampage. Buildings had acquired gaping holes; cars were smashed into small cubes, scattered about the street. Everything within a one mile radius was covered in revolting sludge.

Raven proceeded to summon her dark powers, chanting her mantra. Wrecked cars were covered in black aura, crashing towards the towering creature. Immediately, Beast Boy morphed into a tyrannosaurus, charging towards the sludge beast; roars of anger filled the air as the creature was pushed several feet backwards, its tiny slits of eyes closed. Blasts from Cyborg's sonic cannon smashed into the villain, piercing holes into his body.

Quickly, they melded back together, but were quickly reopened again by Cyborg. Star bolts flew through the air, the alien princess levitating several feet from the ground, hovering just above the monster's head. Using his bo staff, Robin jump-kicked his way onto the creature's chest, shoes sinking into its chest.

Bo staff pierced through the creature's heart, causing it to scream in rage and pain. The other didn't relent, though, continuing to send blasts of their fury at him.

A muffled, blood curdling scream was heard coming from behind a building, only heard by Starfire. Immediately, she followed her ears, running towards the source of the sound. A young child, covered in muck, lay on the alleyway ground, shivering. Tears poured out of her eyes, rolling down her cheeks in floods. "Friend, are you hurt?" Star asked, voice quavering slightly. She offered a hand to the child, but was rejected, the child flinching away from the human contact.

"Dear child, if you would please come with me, I may help you." Star tried again, persistence and determination ringing out in her tone. Emerald orbs pleaded with the girl, sparkling with concern and care. Still, the young woman scooted away from the alien, refusing to even look at her. The alien stepped farther towards the shivering child, crouching down to her level. "Come with me, please Friend. I may assist in cleaning you up?"

Sobs wracked her body as she stood up, her baggy clothes hanging off her body loosely. Just as the youngster began to scuttle near the corner of the alleyway, she glanced at the heroine, revealing her lanky face; her hollowed, hungry orbs pierced through the alien, sending chills up her spine.

Starfire's eyes widened in surprise, not believing what she saw. The malnourishment of this child was unreal; if she hadn't any clothes on each rib would have been counted. Never before has Starfire seen this kind of appearance on a child before. She gasped, a gloved hand reaching out for the girl once again.

"Please, come with me. I may give you the help and the food." Knees pulled up to the child's chin, as she rocked back and forth, more tears finding their way down her grimy cheek.

"STARFIRE!" Someone called for the princess, an angry somebody. She turned to leave the kid, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "Where were you!" Robin asked, covered in goop, much like the others. Star merely shook her head, lyrics unable to find their way to her tongue. Glares from four sets of eyes bore holes through her, as they all retreated to their T-shaped sanctuary, the monster having been defeated.


The sun was beginning to set, the wind blowing slightly. Reddish hair flowed in the wind's direction, pinpricks of cold formed on the alien beauty's bare arms. Tears spilled out of her eyes as she contemplated the child's actions and appearance. Why wouldn't she accept help from her?

Sighing, she plopped down, peering over the edge of the roof. As she sat there, still crying, another presence was sensed by her.

"Star? What's wrong?" Sniffles were heard, as she rubbed her eyes, attempting to hide the fact she was sobbing. Turning to face the boy, he noted the obvious.

"Nothing is wrong, friend Robin." Lying though her teeth, her orbs bored a hole through the ground, not finding another place to hide from Robin's gaze.

He sat down besides her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "Tell me what happened." He spoke softly, soothingly, smoothing down her rumpled hair.

"Dear friend Robin, I tried to assist a young human today, but she denied my help. She seemed to have the hunger and her clothes were very baggish." She spoke slowly, looking to Robin for guidance. Masked eyes met emerald as his lips turned downwards in a frown.

His secret mission had failed. He hadn't been able to shield her innocent eyes from the little horrors of life.

Sighing, he took a deep breath, searching for words to use to explain this to her…

"Star, that little girl was probably homeless…" Another sigh, as he was interrupted by a question.

"What is this 'homeless', dear friend Robin?" She interrogated, orbs wide with interest. Patting her on the back, he prepared to tell the beauty of the nightmare the child lived in.

"She doesn't have a home…She lives in the streets. She was probably afraid of you…Maybe she thought you were going to take her away…" His voice was dull, soft, and kind. This news hit Star hard, as more tears welled in her emerald pools. Grabbing her chin, he forced her to look into his masked orbs, which had softened. "I feel very sorry for that little girl." She replied sadly, burrowing her face into his chest.

Startled, he wrapped his arms around her, patting her gently on the back, comforting her as best as he could…

Guilt ran rampant through his body; she had been exposed, her clueless, naïve mind shown to the real world, her eyes opened.

He had broken his promise to himself. He couldn't shelter her forever….


Ok...so yeah. I was going to make the little girl die, but I thought that was cruel...So I didn't. This is kinda dumb, but I wanted to write a Star/Rob...It's not my best pairing, but I hope you like it... :D REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW FLAMES ARE LAUGHED AT:D