DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS!

Robin looked at the pictures of Slade on his walls and his eyes narrowed. He hated Slade. Hated him for what he had done to his friends, hated him for what he had made him do. And now, he hated Slade for what Robin had decided he had to do. There was no other way to keep the Titans safe from Slade. A single tear fell from Robin's eyes and he turned away from the wall. This was going to be so hard.None of them would understand why he had to do this.But he had to. Robin took a deep breathe and stood. He went to his door and opened it, trying to keep his mind off what he was going to do. He went first to Starfire's room and knocked softly on the door. It opened and Starfire's beaming face looked at him. Robin pushed back the tears that threatened to flow over his eyes and cleared his throat. "May- May I come in?" Starfire nodded and stepped aside. Robin stepped in and looked around. The room was pink, and had a window where a wall should have been. Sunlight poured in through it and Robin's eyes took time to adjust to the light. Then he turned to Starfire and bit his lip. "Star, I have to tell you something. And this is real hard on me, so don't interrupt." Starfire nodded that she understood. Robin sat on her bed and Starfire sat next to him. "Star, you need to go back to Tamaran. I can't risk Slade trying to hurt you all to get to me again, and.And I think he knows how much you mean to me. So he would go after you first. You have to go back to Tamaran. For me." Starfire nodded and Robin saw tears well up in her eyes. "For how long must I go home?" Robin turned away at this. This part would hurt the most. "For forever." Starfire touched Robin's arm and he let a single tear fall. "How long is forever, Robin?" At this, Robin burst into tears and Starfire jumped up. She had never seen him cry. He was the Titans leader, always in control. Now, he was just a frightened child, wanting to be held and told that everything would be okay. "Robin, what is wrong?" Robin turned and Starfire gasped. His face was calm, despite the tears that still flowed from his eyes. "Everything's wrong, Star. Everything."