Sun and Star
Boringness
Robin felt like kicking himself.
Mentally, he of all people knew what it was like, not having one's real parents in the picture, but Shirubasuta seemed rather sensitive regarding how people approached him about things. Family proved one such thing, yet in the back of his mind, Robin knew exactly how many families meant, and the pain which went with losing them. Yet, it seemed a bit more than that.
Star started flipping switches long before the other three started to board the plane. Aqualad quickly took a seat, while Superboy looked around at the insides before sitting down. Goruden walked over, leaning over to whisper a few things into Shirubasuta's ears. Robin watched as Star nodded his head, a childlike glee appearing on his face, making him think Star was a kind of kindred spirits, possibly, or possibly not.
One of Superboy's eyes shot up, his attention perked due to the ability to overhear the whispers. A soft pat on the shoulder and Goruden moved to sit down.
"Ready?" Robin spoke up as Kid Flashed hurried over to his own seat. The response he got from Shirubasuta was a thumb up and a smile, meaning that Star wasn't quite outside of his comfort zone.
"Yup. We're now all officially seated." Kid flash piped up from behind, a big lopsided grin on his face. A quick glance back saw that the team speedster gave a thumbs up as well, along with a big toothy grin.
Star went back to flipping switches, paying attention specifically to the task at hand. How good he actually was, Robin didn't know, but Goruden seemed completely fine with Star piloting their plane instead of him. The engines roared alive, barely making an audible sound. Taking off, their backs pressed into the chair, indicating a nice thrust, but the plane flew smoothly.
Flying was easy, but Robin noted quickly that Star had no issues regarding the flight controls. In fact, Star seemed as if he were in his element, much in the same way Robin felt in his element flying through the air. The flight was also simple, with nothing happening, leaving a rather board Kid Flash when the flight was done.
"So… what do we do now?" Wally said. And then he said. "What do we do now?"
Robin found himself frowning, realizing that they – as a group – were in the same boat as before. Specifically, they were a team with no mission, no mission parameters, but nothing to do. They all sat there, nothing to do, indulging in an awkward silence. To no surprise of his own, Star rather than Kid Flash was the first to bolt or at least attempt to do so.
Kid Flash was, of course, faster and grabbed the back of Star's uniform. "Hold on."
The look Star gave Kid Flash was hard to explain, but Robin guessed the look showed some kind of rejection, almost as if he thought he thought he was getting into trouble for something, yet he'd done nothing. Robin frowned, remembering Star's comment about always getting into trouble. As such, something was off in the interaction, one which couldn't easily be factored in.
"Hey. Do you like video games?" Robin piped up.
"Yeah. Do you like video games?"
Despite wearing a mask, Robin could see that Star's eyes began to widen, his mouth opening up into a circle. He'd not said anything ever since the older team members came back on. In fact, the fact Star talked to Kid Flash might be an honest miracle. His mouth attempted to move, then frowned, glancing at the ground, almost as if he was unsure of how to act.
"Or maybe we can exchange superhero stories."
Star startled. His mouth snapped shut. Robin grimaced at his best friends suggestion, knowing full well Star didn't want to talk about things. However, Star looked at his partner Goruden, asking if this would be okay. "Sure, I guess. It would help us get to know each other."
A quick nod from Star and the young hero hurtled off, as Kid Flash let go. The team speedster's eyes blinked. "Wait…"
"Come on. He's likely in the rec room."
"He didn't say anything." Kid Flash said.
"You're not likely to get much from Shiribasuta."
"Silver Star. Golden Sun. So much easier to say."
Goruden let out a sigh. "Fine. You can call us Golden Sun and Silver Star."
He turned on his heels to leave. Aqualad and Superboy glanced at each other, almost as if a bit bothered by the other older team members action. Wally sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "So, we've not exactly gotten a cold welcome from them. Is this even going to work?"
"I like Star." Robin piped up.
"They don't trust us." Superboy piped up.
Wally let out a sigh, his eyes rolling into the back of his head. "Great."
"Specifically, Silver Star doesn't trust us. I overheard them speaking…"
"That's not exactly polite Superboy, listening to conversations like that," Robin noted to himself not to say his real name in any nearby vicinity of Superboy but felt perhaps warning Silver Star and Golden Sun about this would prove a good idea.
"It's kind of hard not to listen, but I get that certain things are supposed to be secret." Superboy took a deep breath. "Golden Sun was simply telling Silver Star that it was okay to trust us."
"Um. Yeah. That was kind of personal, and not something we want to repeat. I mean, you just said Silver Star's not trusting us, so that will not help."
Superboy stared, but then glanced away. Robin placed his hands behind his head and started walking to the rec room. By the time they arrived, Star was fidgeting as everyone sat but moved to sit on the couch back just behind Golden Sun despite the fact this would prove precarious. The precarious position didn't seem to bother him though, and Robin decided to perch on the counter.
"So, I guess we need to decide what we're going to share. Specifically, some things are meant to be kept secret." Robin piped up.
"Oh, and please remember that someone here may not have a big mouth, but they have big ears." Kid Flash piped up, pointing at Superboy.
Star, Sun, and Superboy found this a tad confusing. Robin let out a sigh, looking up at the ceiling. "How about the most amazing thing you've done so far as a superhero?"
"You're Robin. The most amazing thing you've done is becoming a superhero at age, what. Eight? Nine?" Kid Flash spoke up.
Aqualad cleared his throat from where he leaned against the counter. "I think Robin should share his amazing moment. Mine would be helping my king defeat a great enemy, but being chosen as his protege."
Superboy frowned. "I don't really have anything special, since I've only been awake for a week, being a clone." Robin watched Star's attention perk up at this. The other young hero leaned forward, and Sun reached up to prevent Star from toppling off the back of the couch. "So, the biggest deal for me is getting to see the moon for the first time, like they promised."
Watching Star carefully, his mouth opened, twitched into a smile, then formed a circle. Kid Flash zipped around the couch, nearly startling Star enough to cause him to topple over. Robin noticed that Star also watched Kid Flash carefully, unsure of the speedster as he moved around.
Of course, once the speedster got going. "I don't know what the greatest thing I've done is. Kind of getting my powers. Woke up in the hospital, then bam!" At this loud sound, Star nearly toppled over, and Sun reached out to grab the front of his partner's uniform to prevent him from falling off the back. "I woke up with my powers.
Robin stifled a chuckle behind his glove, noticing the glare both Star and Sun sent in the direction of Kid Flash. In turn, Aqualad glared at Robin for laughing at the wrong time, making Robin tense up slightly, it also became his turn. "So, I can't talk about a lot of stuff, because I am actually supposed to keep things like my identity secret. So, I'll go with getting to form the team, and getting to spend time with other young heroes."
Star's mouth twitched as if he were thinking about something, yet he couldn't quite place what was bothering the other hero. Sun sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Same here. Certain things we can't go into. I really though do enjoy working with Shiru…"
"Silver Star!" Kid Flashed piped up. "So much easier!"
"Shirubatsu. I enjoy working with my partner." Sun still held onto the front of Star's uniform and turned his head to look at said partner. "You? Still thrilled about the stealth run down a wall with a ninety-degree drop at thirty feet?"
Star nodded his head. Robin frowned, noticing that Sun answered for Star, rather defeating the purpose. The next thing he knew, Star's feet swung up, and he took off, Sun letting go of his partner so he could take off. Chances are Star saw the conversation was over, and he thus could take off.
Robin – he wasn't sure how things would turn out. Unlike the Titans, things weren't clicking as fast as he would have liked, but on the other hand, it didn't seem like Star would be easy to bond with.