After their first lesson, breakfast was ready to be had. Raven raised an eyebrow as she waited outside of the class for Starfire. When the red head walked out, she nudged Raven, "A zinclor for your pondering thoughts." She smiled,
"Huh? No I was just thinking. The schedule for school is so weird. Like, why have breakfast after a class...Like it doesn't even make sense?" Raven explained,
"Mm, perhaps but on Tameran, we eat breakfast at 6 in the morning instead of around 7-11am. Would you recall that to be the weird?" She asked,
"A little. Anyway, I'm starving. Let's go." Raven replied, walking quicker. They walked across the school grounds into the Food court part of the School.
It was a really big room which had light wooden floors with baby blue walls which stretched out. There were about five different stalls which served different types of breakfasts. It was perfect because at lunch and dinner, they would all change the stalls once again! Dinner was the best time to be in the food room.
Raven and Starfire grabbed their trays and shuffled into the line. The came to the first stall and a young brown haired woman with lilac eyes smiled at the girls, "What drinks will you have gals?" She beamed,
Raven scanned the drinks list, "Uh, can I have Jasmine Tea please?" Raven asked, quietly.
"Please, may I have the mustard?" Starfire beamed,
Raven sighed while the cashier looked appalled, "Oh, Starfire?" She asked,
"That is me!" Starfire replied, happily.
The cashier laughed and passed her a big bottle of mustard with a pink bendy straw sticking out of the top. She clapped, "Oh I thank you!" She giggled, taking the bottle and placing it on her tray.
They both shuffled along to the next stall which sold fruit. Raven picked up an orange and Starfire picked up an apple. The next stall had pastry in which Raven picked up a sausage roll and Starfire picked up a croissant. Then, they both shuffled along and Raven picked up puffy puff balls and Starfire picked chocolatey chocolate stars. They were almost done but they had one more stall which was cooked foods. Starfire forked up 2 eggs and a complimentary muffin! Raven got 2 eggs and a waffle and also received a complimentary muffin.
They both began to walk over to their usual spot but both sat down and glanced at their trays. They both cringed at the amount of food was there.
"Im really surprised we aren't obese, eating all this stuff." Raven shrugged,
"Agreed..." Starfire commented.
Just then, the boys wandered into the hall and the girls felt better about themselves because the boys had WAY more food than they did.
Beastboy waddled over and popped his tray down on the table and gently brought Ravens neck back so that she was looking up at him and he attacked her lips, lovingly.
"Oh! Friends, you are the cutest!" Starfire babbled, grinning and clapping. Cyborg and Robin sniggered,
"What?" Raven shot at them,
"Nothing..." Robin and Cyborg replied, holding their laughter.
"Heh. Snigger all you want fellas! Im the one who's got a girl to call mine..." Beastboy said, triumphantly. Robin shrugged in defeat and took a seat beside Starfire followed by
Cyborg who sat next to the boy wonder.
They dove into conversation but Starfires eyes glimmered as she remembered something, "Robin?" She spoke softly.
"Yeah Star?" He replied, eyes flickering to her heart shaped lips behind the mask.
"Was there not something you needed to bring about?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Oh yeah!" He coughed, collecting the others attention, "You guys know who I am like behind the mask, yeah?"
"Rich-" Starfire stopped when Robin covered her mouth with his hand.
"Star! Don't say it out loud, I wouldn't want other people knowing. I mean, it took all you guys to get used to it. No names in particular..." He scolded, gently.
"...Beastboy." Raven deadpanned, earning a 'hey!' facial expression from her boyfriend.
"Yeah. Well, You know Bruce?" He asked, hushing his voice more.
"Hehe-batm-" Beastboy stopped talking as Raven thumped him over the back of the head.
"OW!" He winced, rubbing the wound.
"Oops..." Raven shrugged, grinning inwardly.
"Uh, yeah. Well he's away for the whole summer and he said I could still go there and like I was wondering if you guys wanted to come with me for like 2 of the weeks?" Robin suggested,
"WAYNE MANOR!?" Beastboy and Cyborg whispered, excitedly.
"Yeah..." Robin replied,
"Im in!" Cyborg accepted,
"Me too!" Beastboy grinned,
"Mm, I guess if you're going, I'll come, sure." Raven said, calmly.
"Star...what about you?" Robin asked, hoping for a yes.
"I would love to spend the two weeks with my companions!" She clapped her hands.
His heart fluttered.
"Good! Here's the address. Come on the second week in?" Robin said, while managing the address into everyones phone.
"Awesome! This is gonna be great!" Beastboy pounded the air. Robin chuckled at his friends' enthusiasm.
The bell went and they continued to their next lessons.
3 more lessons passed until they had their 'Death Route' exam.
The first to go and attempt the exam was Robin. Before it got started, they all sat in the auditorium. Mrs Belirinco silenced everyone and began to bellow, "Ok. For those of you who are not sure what is entailed within this exam, it is like the following. You will step into the hall in front of us. Then, with great technology, you will all be in a different atmosphere, setting whatever you want to call it. There will be things trying to kill you. True, you can't die from this but you cant get very injured. So be careful. It will feel very real to you when you are in there. All sounds, objects, feelings are real. The first to go will be Robin."
Robin gulped.
"Please come down here Robin." She said, motioning him to step down. Robin sighed and stood up. He suddenly felt warmth on his hand. Starfire.
He looked down to see her smiling, "Good luck friend!" She said,
"Thanks Star..." He replied, removing his hand from hers and making his way down the steps. He was rather scared. He was the only human at the institution meaning he was more prone to injury.
He appeared in front of his teacher. She gave him a pouch.
"Remember. Collect five stars and you will pass. But each time one is lost, 5 points are deducted." She explained.
"Countdown initiated. Good luck." She said, opening the door for him.
He breathed in and walked into the room which his exam was to take place in. The room was gigantic. The walls were a light grey and the ground was cold cement which was a dark grey. He released his breath. He momentarily saw the teacher as she typed away and pressed buttons to set the situation.
Next moment, it was freezing cold. There were mountains upon mountains but there was also deep rivers running all over the scene. The sky was dark and cloudy. A lot of the snow had actually turned to ice and looked dangerously slippery. He noticed a shaded part of the whole scene. He slowly walked over to it and looked down but he gasped and gulped.
There was a young baby trapped at the bottom of the cliff side. It was unsteadily placed between the two walls. He wasn't sure if he was meant to save the baby or retrieve the stars. "Miss! What am I meant to do? Get the baby or get the stars?" He yelled. There was no reply. He groaned.
He heard a rustle in the distance and looked back. There was a strange creature which was furry and blue as he could see. He edged closer and he gasped. He saw there was an army or blue, furry creatures with bulging, glowing red eyes and sharp teeth with matching sharp claws which looked bloodstained already. Robin's eyes widened and he faltered and fell as they charged at him. He shivered and got back to his feet.
He shook his head and focused on them. He spun and flipped, punching and kicking in the process. He finished off 4 of the six. Then he noticed on had a star around its neck. He threw an ice disk at the one in front and shattered the monster into a million pieces. He then channelled all of his focus onto the star captor monster. He threw and electric disc and electrocuted it. Then he round house kicked it in the face and with a poof of smoke they disappeared. Robin could see the finishing point clearly enough and realised he'd need to hurry up and get the other 2 stars. He sighed and glanced down at the star in his hand but something yellow caught his sight in the ground. He peered closer and smiled as he noted it was another star. He went to reach it when suddenly he heard a rumble. Avalanche.
He gasped and grabbed the star. He began running as fast as he could but eventually his legs gave out and he was being dragged around by the wild snow. He desperately clung to the star and finally was able to reach his grappling hook. He shot it up at a cliff side and pulled himself up out of the coldness.
He just hung there until the avalanche subsided. He lowered himself and landed in a crouch. Now he had two stars which he carefully placed into the pouch he had been given. He sighed. He needed 1 more star.
A loud voice suddenly echoed. "Robin. You have 1 minute to complete the simulation. Get moving!" His teacher yelled.
He freaked. He began to run towards the finishing point. He stopped.
The baby.
He realised saving a baby, fake or real was worth more than some plastic star. He ran back to the cliff side crack. The baby was now crying and wriggling so he managed to hook his grappling hook around the basket it was within and he pulled it up.
He grabbed the baby out of the basket along with its blanket and hurried to the finishing point.
A loud siren rang and suddenly the baby vanished and in its place was a shiny star. He smirked, "It wasn't a baby...It was the last star..." He figured out.
His teacher smiled as he stepped out.
"Oh well done Robin. You did very, very well." She congratulated.
Robin nodded and grinned.
Everyone else completed their exam with ease well until Starfire got hurt in hers. Robin had been looking through the glass at the point and had gasped but he knew he could not help her.
She was slashed across the chest and shoulders. But, this just made her angrier so her powers were at max. She beat the monster and he turned into a star like the baby had. She was the last student to do their exam. She stepped out of the room and looked around. Everyone was silent. The teacher stood forward, "Good job Starfire. I hope you're alright?" She asked,
"Yes. I am fine." She gritted her teeth and made her way out of the auditorium. Robin chased after her.
As she was leaving, Speedy roughly grabbed her wrist and sniggered, "Nice job, baby."
He laughed as she tore away from his grip and pushed passed him. He laughed and walked away as Robin approached. She walked down the silent hall.
Robin burst out of the auditorium, "Star! Please, just wait!" He called, sighing.
She shivered in a way and collapsed to the floor with her back against some lockers.
Her head stayed in her knees and she quivered as she wept.
Robin kneeled beside her, "Star..." He whispered, placing a hand on her back, "Whats wrong?"
"I made a fool of myself in there, Robin. I could not handle myself and stick up for myself. I got injured and I have the marks to prove it. I am useless. I am nothing compared to the rest of the students." She whispered, crying quietly.
"Starfire..." He whispered, caringly to her, running a hand down her mane of hair. She cried a little harder into his shoulder.
"Star, please don't cry. You're perfect the way you are. You're so amazing when you fight and when you're in combat. I don't think I've ever seen anyone as flexible and free as you are. Please...You're perfect...I'm telling the truth." Robin said, soothingly.
She sniffed and stopped quivering. She looked up into his masked eyes. A small smile found its way onto her lips.
"Truly?" She asked, slightly unconvinced,
"I only speak the truth, Star." He said, smiling.
She returned the smile and wiped her eyes. Robin got to his feet and held out a hand for her. She gladly accepted and stood very close to him. The gaze couldn't be broken. They stared at one another in such a loving gaze with their hands still clasped.
Suddenly the bell exploded into life and classroom doors began opening and the hall was soon filled with buzzing coming from the students.
Robin and Starfire immediately looked away from each other and dropped eachothers hand.
"I thank you." She said nodding and smiling to Robin. He held up a gloved hand,
"Don't worry about it," He smiled back, feeling a slight tinge of pink electrify his cheeks.
"Well...I believe I will retire to my chambers for a while. I believe we are doing the hanging out later, yes?" She spoke, shyly.
"Uh, yeah, I think so." He replied, thinking for a moment, "I'll see you later Star,"
She smiled one last time before turning and she began to walk until Robin sighed and caught her arm before she could leave,
She tilted her head, confused at his actions.
"Uh, Star?" Robin began, scratching the back of his heated neck,
"Yes, Robin?"
"You know the Masquerade ball?"
"I do,"
"Would...Uh- I don't suppose you'd-" He sighed, "Star, would you like to go with me...maybe?"
Her eyes lit up as far as he could tell, "Oh friend Robin, I would love to accompany you to the festivities!" She beamed, embracing him within a bone-crushing hug.
His face swelled with the brightest pink there possibly ever was. He breathed in as she released him.
He could tell she was a lot happier as she floated down the hall towards her dorm.
He sighed and then his lips formed a smile...