Starfire walked up to Robin's room and knocked softly on his door before
pushing a button to open it. Robin was sitting cross-legged on his bed,
thinking.
"Robin? I do not wish to bother you, but I have made my decision about
going back to Tamaran. As much as I do not want to, I know it would cause
you grief if I were to stay here. I don not want to do that, so I will
return home." Robin looked up and nodded. Starfire sat on the edge of his
bed and looked at Robin over her shoulder.
"One thing I would like before I leave is to see you without your mask on.
Why do you hide your eyes, Robin?" Robin sighed and looked down at his
covers, pretending to be absorbed in the design-hundreds of tiny bats all
mixed to form a picture of one. Finally Robin looked up and took his mask
off. Starfire was looking at the most amazing baby blue eyes she had ever
seen, and she just stared at them for a couple seconds. Then, Robin broke
the silence that was growing between the two, saying, "I wear this mask
because if I don't, someone may recognize me. The real me, Dick Grayson. I
don't want that to happen, it reminds me of too much to be called Dick."
Starfire nodded and pulled her legs under her. They sat on Robin's bed for
a while, not saying anything and not entirely aware of each other's
presence. When Beast Boy called for dinner, the two left together, each
avoiding the others eyes but trying to catch their glance. They sat next to
each other at the table, and an unfamiliar silence fell over the table.
Cyborg glanced around at his glum teammates faces and put down his fork.
"Ok, what's wrong? No one's talking." Raven looked at Cyborg and his eyes
were full of unspoken sadness. Beast Boy didn't look up from pushing his
food lazily around his plate. Starfire put her head in her hands and let
out a couple choked sobs. Robin sighed and put his fork down as well.
"Since Beast Boy has already told Raven, apparently, I guess I'll tell you.
I've.I've decided to disband the Teen Titans. You guys are at too much risk
to continue being in Teen Titans." Cyborg stared at Robin and his jaw
dropped. His reaction was the same as Beast Boy's.
"NO! You can't! I won't let you! This is the only place I'm accepted! I
don't want to be a freak!" Robin shook his head.
"You're not a freak. I wouldn't do this if I didn't think it was the only
way to keep you guys-my friends-safe." Starfire looked up and sniffed.
"I must go back to Tamaran, if Robin thinks it is the right thing to do. He
knows more about Earth than I do, so he must know that I am in danger. He
would not send me home if I was not." Robin looked over at Starfire and
tears wavered on his eyes. He would miss her so much.Starfire pushed her
chair back from the table and left, saying, "Please excuse me. I am not
feeling too well, and I must pack and send a transmission home if I am to
have transportation." Then she disappeared into the shadows of the hallway
and Robin broke into tears. He put his head in his hands and Raven pulled
his full plate away from him as he slowly lowered his head to the tabletop,
whole body shuddering with his sobs.
"Star?" Robin knocked on Starfire's door and leaned against the wall next to it. Starfire didn't answer, and Robin could hear sobs. He sighed and pressed the button next to her door that opened it. The door slowly hissed open and Robin looked in. Starfire was lying on her bed the right way, her head on the pillows, crying into them. Robin forgot what he was going to say as he watched Starfire cry, thinking he had come in unnoticed. Starfire didn't notice him, but Raven did. She watched Robin in Starfire's doorway for a couple seconds, then sighed and left. She too had to pack. In her room, Raven pulled her cloak off. She unbuckled the loose belt that hung around her waist and looked around her room. Tears came to her eyes and she fell to her knees, sobbing. Various items on her floor floated up and flew around the room, breaking vases and her mirror. Raven's sobs were quelled soon enough, and she sniffed, biting her lip. She raised her hand and became a part of the broken things in her room. She floated to the trashcan and was dumped into it multiple times. When she finally got back to her body, she was drained of a lot of her power, so she had to put everything in her suitcases by hand, occasionally breaking into sobs and collapsing on the floor, curling into a ball, as if to protect herself from the emotions she was feeling. When she finally finished packing, Raven's eyes were red and puffy and she was completely drained. She sat on her floor cross-legged and meditated, accepting the feeling of hopeless sadness she was feeling and trying to dissect it. On one hand, there was sadness at leaving the team. On the other, there was the hopelessness of being thirteen and thrust into the cruel human world. On one hand, she was sad that she had to leave Beast Boy, and on the other there was the hopelessness of being an alien in this strange land. Raven had at first been like Starfire when she got to Earth: Curious about the customs and intricate webs of laws and rules that must be followed, must be adhered to. But she had caught on quickly, and learned new things every day. Raven woke up, feeling better and recharged. But still sad. Unbearably sad. She felt she would die from the sadness that was spreading over her emotionless heart. She looked out her window to the dark rain clouds that were slowly spreading over the city, sneaking small tendrils of angry clouds over to the island. Raven smiled a sad half-smile and left her room to go outside. She could use being in a dark rainstorm.
The rain struck Raven's pale head and the gemstone on ajna-shakra turned an ice cold blue as the sadness and hopeless feelings overtook her. The rain hid the tears that poured from her eyes and Raven slipped on some mud as she walked around the island with her head in her hands. Her powers caught her before her tush made contact with the muddy ground and the rain slipped through her fingers and into her eyes. Raven let herself fall to the ground and shivered in the cold as the rain splashed onto her body. She was going to die out here.Maybe death wouldn't be so bad, compared with having to live in the human world alone at such a fragile age of thirteen.But Beast Boy found her in the rain. With strength Raven would never had guessed he had, Beast Boy picked her up and carried her into the Titan Tower, pressing her shivering, pale body to his warm green one. When he laid her on the couch and put a think wool blanket over her, he said, "You can't leave today, Raye. I won't le you." Aware of the consequences, Beast Boy gently put his lips on her forehead. Raven was about to become a part of a vase and throw herself at the green morpher in front of her, then she realized that she didn't mind. Beast Boy hesitated when Raven didn't throw something at him and sat on the couch at her feet. Raven leaned her head against the armrest on the couch and sighed happily before falling asleep. Beast Boy fell asleep on the couch at Raven's feet and only woke up when Cyborg poked him in the ribs. HARD. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Cy, what was that for?!?" Cyborg laughed and pointed at Beast Boy. Beast Boy growled and pounced on Cyborg as a tiger, changing forms to suit the battle. Raven blinked her eyes blearily open and watched the two wrestle, smiling weakly. She had almost forgotten that the Teen Titans weren't gonna save the city anymore. Almost forgot. As Beast Boy changed into a boa constrictor to squeeze the breath out of Cyborg's human lungs, Robin came down with a suitcase. The green snake dropped limply from Cyborg's neck and turned back into Beast Boy, who stood with tears in his eyes. Starfire followed with two more suitcases and tears pouring freely down her face. Robin turned to her and put his arms around her as if to hug her and try to comfort her, but Starfire pushed him off hr and ran out into the rain. Robin followed her, only to see her board an alien ship with only two of her suitcases. Robin watched the ship lift off with tears streaming down his face and screamed Starfire's name. She pressed her face to the glass that covered the ship and waved goodbye to Robin. He dropped to his knees and put his head in his hands as the tears fell from his eyes to the already sopping wet ground of the island. Beast Boy came out first and put a hand on Robin's shoulder. Tears filled Beast Boy's eyes as the ship faded from view and Cyborg came out, gathering what had happened and returning to the interior of the Tower to get Raven. She came out with the wool blanket draped around her shoulders and her pale hand holding it closed at her neck. Tears flowed readily from her eyes as a new star appeared in the night sky, moving slowly to a bright blue star to the east. Robin looked up and screamed Starfire's name again, startling the group of three around him. Robin collapsed, breathing in shallow gasps. Raven knelt next to him and examined him. "Nothing serious. Just get him inside," she choked out through her tears.
"Star?" Robin knocked on Starfire's door and leaned against the wall next to it. Starfire didn't answer, and Robin could hear sobs. He sighed and pressed the button next to her door that opened it. The door slowly hissed open and Robin looked in. Starfire was lying on her bed the right way, her head on the pillows, crying into them. Robin forgot what he was going to say as he watched Starfire cry, thinking he had come in unnoticed. Starfire didn't notice him, but Raven did. She watched Robin in Starfire's doorway for a couple seconds, then sighed and left. She too had to pack. In her room, Raven pulled her cloak off. She unbuckled the loose belt that hung around her waist and looked around her room. Tears came to her eyes and she fell to her knees, sobbing. Various items on her floor floated up and flew around the room, breaking vases and her mirror. Raven's sobs were quelled soon enough, and she sniffed, biting her lip. She raised her hand and became a part of the broken things in her room. She floated to the trashcan and was dumped into it multiple times. When she finally got back to her body, she was drained of a lot of her power, so she had to put everything in her suitcases by hand, occasionally breaking into sobs and collapsing on the floor, curling into a ball, as if to protect herself from the emotions she was feeling. When she finally finished packing, Raven's eyes were red and puffy and she was completely drained. She sat on her floor cross-legged and meditated, accepting the feeling of hopeless sadness she was feeling and trying to dissect it. On one hand, there was sadness at leaving the team. On the other, there was the hopelessness of being thirteen and thrust into the cruel human world. On one hand, she was sad that she had to leave Beast Boy, and on the other there was the hopelessness of being an alien in this strange land. Raven had at first been like Starfire when she got to Earth: Curious about the customs and intricate webs of laws and rules that must be followed, must be adhered to. But she had caught on quickly, and learned new things every day. Raven woke up, feeling better and recharged. But still sad. Unbearably sad. She felt she would die from the sadness that was spreading over her emotionless heart. She looked out her window to the dark rain clouds that were slowly spreading over the city, sneaking small tendrils of angry clouds over to the island. Raven smiled a sad half-smile and left her room to go outside. She could use being in a dark rainstorm.
The rain struck Raven's pale head and the gemstone on ajna-shakra turned an ice cold blue as the sadness and hopeless feelings overtook her. The rain hid the tears that poured from her eyes and Raven slipped on some mud as she walked around the island with her head in her hands. Her powers caught her before her tush made contact with the muddy ground and the rain slipped through her fingers and into her eyes. Raven let herself fall to the ground and shivered in the cold as the rain splashed onto her body. She was going to die out here.Maybe death wouldn't be so bad, compared with having to live in the human world alone at such a fragile age of thirteen.But Beast Boy found her in the rain. With strength Raven would never had guessed he had, Beast Boy picked her up and carried her into the Titan Tower, pressing her shivering, pale body to his warm green one. When he laid her on the couch and put a think wool blanket over her, he said, "You can't leave today, Raye. I won't le you." Aware of the consequences, Beast Boy gently put his lips on her forehead. Raven was about to become a part of a vase and throw herself at the green morpher in front of her, then she realized that she didn't mind. Beast Boy hesitated when Raven didn't throw something at him and sat on the couch at her feet. Raven leaned her head against the armrest on the couch and sighed happily before falling asleep. Beast Boy fell asleep on the couch at Raven's feet and only woke up when Cyborg poked him in the ribs. HARD. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Cy, what was that for?!?" Cyborg laughed and pointed at Beast Boy. Beast Boy growled and pounced on Cyborg as a tiger, changing forms to suit the battle. Raven blinked her eyes blearily open and watched the two wrestle, smiling weakly. She had almost forgotten that the Teen Titans weren't gonna save the city anymore. Almost forgot. As Beast Boy changed into a boa constrictor to squeeze the breath out of Cyborg's human lungs, Robin came down with a suitcase. The green snake dropped limply from Cyborg's neck and turned back into Beast Boy, who stood with tears in his eyes. Starfire followed with two more suitcases and tears pouring freely down her face. Robin turned to her and put his arms around her as if to hug her and try to comfort her, but Starfire pushed him off hr and ran out into the rain. Robin followed her, only to see her board an alien ship with only two of her suitcases. Robin watched the ship lift off with tears streaming down his face and screamed Starfire's name. She pressed her face to the glass that covered the ship and waved goodbye to Robin. He dropped to his knees and put his head in his hands as the tears fell from his eyes to the already sopping wet ground of the island. Beast Boy came out first and put a hand on Robin's shoulder. Tears filled Beast Boy's eyes as the ship faded from view and Cyborg came out, gathering what had happened and returning to the interior of the Tower to get Raven. She came out with the wool blanket draped around her shoulders and her pale hand holding it closed at her neck. Tears flowed readily from her eyes as a new star appeared in the night sky, moving slowly to a bright blue star to the east. Robin looked up and screamed Starfire's name again, startling the group of three around him. Robin collapsed, breathing in shallow gasps. Raven knelt next to him and examined him. "Nothing serious. Just get him inside," she choked out through her tears.