Disclaimer: If Teen Titans isn't showing non-stop show after show after show...then I guess I'm not in control.

I am in no way bashing Starfire or any other character. I like them all (except for the villains). Please keep in mind that everything has a reason behind it.

EDIT: The fight has been restored with more details.

Chapter 5

Robin and Raven were coming back that evening, and Starfire finally decided to talk to Terra about...her feelings. For such a long time whenever she needed help, it was Raven whom she'd turn to. But it's all different now.

"Terra?" Starfire lightly knocked on her door, "Terra, may I...talk to you?" The door slid open.

"Sure thing, so, what's on your mind?" Terra took off her earphones and motioned Starfire to sit next to her on the bed.

"It is about Robin and Raven." Terra doesn't know much about Robin and me though... "You see, before you came, everything was different. It was I who liked Robin, and for the longest time, I thought he returned those feelings." She paused for remarks from Terra, but none came, so Starfire continued, "Then, we went on a trip to Hawaii, and Robin got closer to Raven."

"So you're saying you're...jealous of them?"

Starfire's eyes flashed. "Yes. Yes, I am jealous of them. I am jealous of Raven because she stole the only boy I loved, and ever will love! She is a traitor!" She then proceeded to call Raven something in Tamaranian.

Terra held up her hand. "Wait, hold on a sec there. You never said how Robin got closer to her."

The other titan started to fidget with Terra's bed sheets. They were the color of the bright sky outside and felt like fluffy cotton. "Well, they both fell ill during the trip, so Cyborg, Beast Boy, and I went on the tour without them. This continued for a few days, and they developed feelings for each other. I do not know of how."

"They didn't fall ill purposely, did they?" The earth physic questioned.

"No, it was food poisoning. They ordered the same thing, and unless you are saying that Robin deliberately made himself miserably ill to get closer to that witch, you are lying because he would never do such a thing! She must have brainwashed him with her powers the whole time because I know Robin will never fall for anybody but me!" Starfire broke down sobbing. "I have loved him since the day we met and now all my efforts have gone to waste."

Terra patted her friend on the back. "I'm sorry Starfire, but there isn't anything we can do about that now."

Starfire ignored her kind and logical words. "Does he not know of the reason behind my smiles? The hints in my voice? The way I care for him when he gets hurt in a battle? Does he not know of the pain I went through when Slade took him as his apprentice?" She was sobbing even harder now, and her shoulders shook from the power. "Does he not that I love him!?"

Terra was bewildered. She didn't anticipate the conversation to be so dramatic. "Please, Starfire, get a hold of yourself! There is nothing you can do but to move on! Raven and Robin are married. Unless you want to cause them both pain, all you can do is to be a friend and accept the truth."

"But I do not wish to accept the truth!" With that Starfire ran out of the room, crying into her hands. She ran right into Beast Boy a few strides from Terra's door, but didn't notice.

"Um Terra? What's with Starfire?" The green titan entered her girlfriend's room with a quizzical look on his face, "Why is she acting all sobby?"

"Inner struggles. She'll get over it soon."

"Oh. Well, I've come for my video game controller. It's been almost a week and a half and you know I can't live without my baby for that long! Cyborg's starting to beat all my high scores!" He started to twitch.

"But since you scared the shiz out of so many wedding guests, I'm keeping it for longer." She put back her earphones and increased the volume of her MP3 player to drown out the furious cries of Beast Boy.

"Aw man! It wasn't like I was acting hungry or anything! Terra? Terra!"

Starfire lay weeping in her bed. She knew she was being selfish, but somehow, it was impossible to move on. It seemed like all her efforts to love Robin had taken a part of her away that would never return. I'm so confused and hurt!

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Cyborg was preparing dinner to celebrate the return of the Grayson's.

"BB, could you get over here and help me? The soup needs stirring and the dessert needs cooling, and I'm up to my knees in doing everything!"

"I ain't helping if there isn't any tofu dishes." Beast Boy crossed his arms and stuck up his nose.

"Aw, don't be an idiot. There are plenty of veggie dishes for that queer appetite for yours. Now stop acting like a tofu-maggot and get over here and help me."

"A what!? No!"

"Beast Boy! Don't make me get Terra!"

That did it. Beast Boy started to panic and went right away to help Cyborg. "What's this? Since when did you learn how to make Mediterranean dishes?"

"Since you stopped bothering me, that's when."

A few hours later, Raven and Robin returned home and were greeted by Terra and Beast Boy.

"How was Hawaii?"

"Did you guys go scuba diving?"

"Really? Did you see any sharks?"

"How was the volcano? Wasn't it as awesome as I told you?"

"Was the shopping good? Did you bring back any souvenirs?"

Raven shoved her suitcase into Beast Boy, shutting him up for the moment. "Great, yes, yes, flat, yes, yes, and yes."

"Where is everyone else?" Robin looked around.

"Cy's in the kitchen cooking a fancy-smancy meal and Starfire's... in her room," responded Terra, guiding Beast Boy towards the elevator.

"In her room? Doing what?" But Terra had already closed the elevator door. Robin turned to Raven and she shrugged.

"Probably talking on the phone or naming her clothes," She said with a hint of a playful smile.

"Dinner y'all!" Cyborg called over the intercom. "Come and get it before I change my mind!"

They headed towards the dining room and were surprised by the amount of food. Cyborg, it seemed, had gone cookoo for Mediterranean foods.

There was a huge dish of Greek Salad, a bowl of Mediterranean soup with Parmesan, Smoked Salmon, Calamari pasta, Regina pizza, Meat Tapas, Spanish stir-fry, Grilled Kingklip, and Rack of Lamb. For dessert, there was a sweet smelling and luscious hot Malva pudding. No one could stop drooling, even a heartsick Starfire.

"Dig in!" Cyborg cheerfully cried.

Throughout the delicious dinner, Starfire would not talk to Robin or Raven. She had thought that if she glanced in their direction, tears will come out or she'll blow up in anger. Robin slightly noticed but never got a chance to speak to her because Terra wanted to see their souvenirs and pictures of the wedding and of Hawaii after dessert.

Starfire stayed long enough to receive her gift, but went up to her room right after that. Robin followed her with his gaze, but Raven pulled him away to talk.

"Remember when you said about starting a family?"

"I remember every word you have ever said, Raven."

She smiled and kissed him. "Want to start now?"

A month later and Raven was with child. Robin was delighted.

"You know we're going to spoil that child more than rotten milk, don't you?" said Cyborg.

"I hope he likes tofu!" Beast Boy cried.

"Man, nobody likes tofu!" The half-robot towered over the green titan, "And how do you know it's going to be a 'he'?"

"My beastly sensors are telling me it's got one Y chromosome and one X chromosome!"

Terra burst out in laughter. "Beastly...sensors!?"

"Well, I am hoping it will be a girl so both of us can indulge in the mall of shopping," said Starfire, forcing a smile. Inside her heart, rockslides were occurring. This is making it worse to forget.

"Well, whatever gender it is, Raven can't fight crime until afterwards," said Robin, wrapping an arm around her.

"Hey, no prob! It's not like there's been anything going on for a while." Right when Beast Boy finished his sentence, the alarm went off. Terra snickered at him.

"Beastly sensors, huh?"

Robin tapped into the computer and a screen showed up with the faces of Jinx, Mammoth and Gizmo.

"Aw man, it's them again," growled Cyborg, glaring particularly at Gizmo.

"Well, they're destroying the city jail, so we better get going," replied Robin. He headed over to Raven and hugged her. "Stay safe, okay? We'll return soon."

"Uh, having Junior inside me doesn't render me helpless as a fish, you know."

"Right." He smiled. "Titans, GO!"

Raven watched them go, and sat down on the couch with a new suspense novel. It was off to a romantic and perfect start, but the ride soon turned into a frightening roller coaster. She had been reading for about two hours when the front door banged open and loud voices were heard. Robin's voice rang out, "Raven! Are you here? We need some help!"

She quickly flew to the elevator just in time for the team to walk out, supporting Starfire. Her eyes were closed and her face was deathly pale.

Raven gasped. "Starfire! What happened to her?"

"She was hit by one of Jinx's curses. We need your help to determine what exactly is wrong," spoke Terra as they carried the faint titan to her bright room.

As soon as Starfire hit her bed, her eyes shot open and she grabbed the nearest person, which happened to be Raven.

"Traitor!" She screamed, "You betrayed me!"

Raven was too startled to move and soon Starfire yanked her cloak, pulling her to her knees. The dark titan emitted a small cry of shock and Robin quickly tried to loosen Starfire's grasp.

"Starfire! What are you doing? Let go of her!" He was worried about his wife and the sanity of his friend. "Starfire!"

"Never!" yelled the Tamaranian, "Never! She stole you from me and she will pay!" Her eyes started to glow into an eerie shade of whitish-green.

Raven started to struggle and soon her cloak ripped, sending her stumbling into the arms of Cyborg.

By now, the redhead had sat up on her bed and was pointing a shaking finger in the direction of Raven and was speaking in a voice unlike her own. "You have caused me pain for three years straight. I will be sure that the pain will not be mine alone to share!"

Robin sensed immediate danger and yelled for Raven to get out of the room. "Raven go!"

She didn't need telling twice. Terrified at what had become of her friend, she fled into the hallway.

Starfire shrieked in anger. "I am not through with you yet! Come back here and pay! Come back here and pay for your damage!" She levitated and flew for the door, her eyes growing white.

"Starfire, no!" Terra lunged but missed. Beast Boy turned into a crow and attempted to pull the mad titan back by her hair, but she grabbed him and flung him down next to Terra. Cyborg grabbed Starfire's arm, but soon pulled back in pain when it grew blinding hot.

Starfire was turning into a monster. All the pain of the past few years had build up inside of her. The pile of rocks in her heart erupted into molten lava, and the volcano exploded. With the added ache of Jinx's curse, Starfire finally released her fury and frustrations.

Robin leapt into the hallway after Starfire. The only thing in his mind was to protect Raven and their child. He had to find a way to calm the angry titan before she got too much out of hand.

Meanwhile, Raven could feel the presence of Starfire closing in on her. She flew into her room and shut the door tightly. What was happening? Was Starfire overreacting to the curse or did her jealousy really get the better of her? Soon, she heard the crackling laughter. The door was enveloped in red heat and melted down. Raven backed away towards her bed, eyes wide.

"Starfire! What has become of you? Is it the curse?"

The Tamaranian's eyes were blinding white and her darkening hair was flowing freely, radiating energy. Even her skin was growing dark, growing odd symbols and swirls.

"Three years have I endured. Three years have I put up with you betraying me! Three years have I lived for this day!" She threw her head back in deep laughter and shot a silver orb towards Raven, who rapidly dodged it.

Starfire, still enraged, aimed at her again and blew up the desk a few inches away. Raven could feel the sudden heat and pulled away. She looked up just in time to see another star bolt heading her way and quickly drew a black shield against it.

"Starfire, please, what—"Raven was cut short by the sight of another bolt coming at her and quickly enclosed a full protective shield against her. She didn't wish to fight Starfire, not when it seemed she had no idea what was going on. She didn't, did she?

"You're not getting away this easily!" Starfire shot countless star bolts one after another and white beams appeared from her eyes to add to the furious attack.

Raven's eyes started to close tightly as she placed all her concentration on her shield. She could feel it cracking slightly under the assault of bolts and took a step back. If someone didn't stop the fuming Starfire, Raven's magic would break under the pressure.

Robin arrived just in time to see a white split in Raven's black bubble. Fearing for her life, and Starfire's if Raven also became angry, he knocked the Tamaranian down with his Bo-staff, sending her into unconsciousness. He quickly rushed to Raven, who immediately fainted into her bed from exhaustion.

"Raven! Raven, are you okay?" The worry in his voice brought the rest of the three titans charging into the room.

Raven peeled open her eyes and started sobbing into Robin's chest, making objects crack in her room.

Terra headed towards the sleeping Starfire, who was returning to her normal color. "She seems fine now...Boy, that was freaky."

"Wow," whispered Beast Boy, "Now we know Raven isn't the only one who goes ugly when she's angry." Cyborg elbowed him, maybe a little too forcefully because he toppled into a table and knocked it down with him.

Robin was stoking her hair and whispering into Raven's ear, but his efforts weren't working. She was sobbing harder and more objects were melting down or exploding like fireworks on the Fourth of July.

"Shh, Raven, calm down. It's over now."

"She...I-I don't...mad.... at me...this," Raven tried to talk in-between her sobs but to no avail. "It was... S-she...wanted...t-to hurt...kill...me but...I didn't know...wh-what to do!"

Robin hugged her tighter and continued to reassure her. Terra and BB picked up Starfire and brought her back to her room, and this time, she didn't wake up and lunge for anyone. Cyborg brought out his scanner and checked her.

"She's sleeping peacefully now." He put back the scanner. "I wonder what made her explode like that?"

"Uh," Terra stepped up, "Before Robin and Raven came back from Hawaii, she and I had a talk. About her jealousy against the pair."

"So that's why she was all sniffly that day I went to get my controller back!" BB wondered out loud.

"And she finally blew up when she couldn't handle it anymore!" Cyborg replied, "But how do we stop her if she does that again when she awakes?"

"Let's just hope she'll realize what she's doing is wrong." With that, the three left and closed the door and headed to see how Raven was doing.

They found her sleeping with her head still in Robin's chest and his arms around her shaking figure. He noticed the silhouettes of the three titans and whispered, "She's still shaken from the ordeal, but she'll be fine. How's Starfire?"

"Sleeping. She's returned to um, normal," replied Terra.

"Good." Robin placed Raven gently down into her bed and pulled the covers over, "That was my most terrifying experience ever." He bent down and kissed her forehead, staring a while at the gleaming ruby that adorned her forehead.

An hour went by and Starfire woke up with a jolt. All she remembered was the swirling thoughts of Raven together with Robin, and she couldn't control it anymore. It escaped and she unleashed the fury on Raven. Starfire remembered the frightened look on Raven's startled face and started to sob from confusion.

"Starfire?"

She jumped. It was Robin's voice. He opened the door and stepped in.

"Starfire? Why are you crying? What happened back there?" His voice wasn't forceful, but full of concern and question.

She started to shake. "I don't know. I-"Starfire gasped for air. Maybe it was time to tell the truth that I have been hiding for years. "Robin, remember how-how I used to show...feelings for you?"

Robin nodded but remained silent. It was her turn to talk, not his.

Starfire looked up with a tear-streaked face and continued. "I always thought it would end up me and you. I always thought you returned those feelings of affection. But I was wrong." She turned away. "You got together with Raven, my best friend, and I started to feel different feelings towards you and her. I started feeling jealous. No matter how hard I try, I just cannot stop those feelings. For the past three years I have kept them hidden inside me. And today-"Starfire paused and a tear found it's way out of her emerald eyes. "Today, they got loose."

The titan sitting in the chair across from her still remained silent, staring at the floor. She couldn't take it the quiet.

"Robin! Do you not know how much pain you have caused me?"

"Starfire," he began in a hushed voice, "I can't turn back now. I still love you, but it's a different love than mine for Raven. I love you like a dear friend. You can still regain your ability to do the same too."

Starfire hung her head. She had expected yelling, screaming, waterfalls of questions. "I-I'm sorry Robin," she whispered.

"It is not to me you must apologize to, Starfire, it's reserved for Raven." He left the room, letting the light from the hallway pour in, illuminating her glowing face.

She got up and closed the door, trapping herself in darkness, and in the darkness where, somehow, the conversation with Robin was lost and forgotten.

"I can't."
Phew. Long chapter.

Next Chapter: Raven tries to talk to Starfire

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