Chapter 7: Revelations

At first, Robin was defiant. Who was Raven to tell him what to do? She didn't know how he felt. He crossed his arms over his chest with a huff.

Soon, however, his defenses broke down. He knew she was right, knew that he should tell Starfire how he felt.

It was ironic that Raven should say that, though, considering that she had unknowingly broken the moment the first time he could work up the nerve to tell her.

His headache was beginning to finally clear and the numerous painkillers he was on were starting to kick in. His normal guards were down, and all of a sudden it seemed all too clear to him that he should tell Starfire his feelings. Robin stood up to do so.

Bad idea.

A feeling of nausea waved over him and he felt lightheaded. He was soon back down on the couch.

Okay, a slight hitch in the plan. He would have to wait until he was feeling a little bit better. With Starfire on his mind, he let himself fall into a deep slumber.

Starfire returned to the living room to check on Robin, a huge smile transfixed on her face. She wasn't naïve to what had just taken place between her and Robin, and so she let the thought creep into her mind that maybe—just maybe—Robin liked her just as much as she did him.

The thought made her blush and enlarge her already huge grin. She knew she must have looked foolish right then, but she didn't care. Starfire was enjoying these feelings way too much to be bothered by anything.

She walked up to the back of the couch. "Robin?"

Leaning over, she giggled when she found the Boy Wonder sleeping on his back, snoring softly. She brought her fingers to her lips, and then placed them on Robin's forehead.

"Sleep well, Robin."

All of a sudden, a hand fell on her shoulder, causing Starfire to leap out of her place with a gasp.

"Hey, hey, it's just me," Sandi said with an easygoing grin.

Starfire brought a hand to her heart. "I am sorry, but you frightened me!"

"I apologize for that. What are you doing?" he asked, motioning to the sleeping Robin.

"Oh, I was merely checking in on him. I am so glad that he's going to be okay," she replied, glancing towards him.

"I know you did not mean any harm Starfire. He has good strength, but he is still only human. What would kill him would hardly affect me," Sandi commented.

"I know and I should not have been so careless! I forget that not everyone has Tamaranian strength."

He rubbed her shoulder soothingly. "An easy mistake to make. Do not blame yourself." She shrugged, looking down to the floor.

"I know. I just...I do not know what I would do if anything ever were to befall him." She shuddered at the thought.

After a moment of silence, Sandi grabbed her arm gently. "Hey, could you come over here for a moment? I have something to ask you and I don't want to disturb him."

Starfire nodded, following him to the other side of the room. She turned to give one last glance back to Robin, which is why she didn't see the side table right in front of her. With a loud crash, the lamp and a picture frame fell to the floor.

"Oh! I am so careless," Starfire chastised herself, bending down to pick up the fallen objects.

Groggily, Robin opened one eye, then another, when he heard the crash. He began to sit up when he saw Sandi and Starfire over on the other side of the room in conversation. Quickly, he lay back down and focused in on the sound of their voices, an eavesdropping technique Batman had taught him years ago.

"Well, what is this question you have for me?" Starfire asked.

"Look Starfire, I understand your reasons for leaving Tamaran and I do respect them, and so this isn't easy for me to ask."

"Yes?"

"Starfire, I want you to come back to Tamaran with me. Your parents, your friends, me...we all miss you dearly. We are all willing to hear you out, and compromise on the situation."

Robin almost fell off of the couch in shock. Go back to Tamaran? He could not let this happen. He was ready to get up and stop all of this nonsense when he heard Starfire speak.

Starfire shook her head furiously. She could not believe this was happening. "I cannot believe that you, one of my dearest friends, could ask such a question of me! You know that I can never return there." Angrily, she turned her back to him, folding her arms over her chest.

Robin inwardly cheered. So she wasn't going back.

"Starfire, I understand that you don't want to come back but we need you to," Sandi pleaded with her.

"Sandi, I believe I have explained this to you many times. I do not wish to be royalty! I want to be normal. Or at least somewhat normal. Why not Blackfire?"

"You know as well as me of her universal indiscretions. She has shamed the family. There is no way she could ever be the queen."

Queen? Robin's eyes widened in surprise. This conversation was becoming more interesting by the second.

Angrily, Starfire turned on him. "So is this why you really came? Not to visit me or be my friend, but to try to persuade me to come back to Tamaran? Did my parents put you up to this?"

Sandi looked at her hesitantly. There was no correct way to answer that question truthfully.

Starfire felt like screaming. "I knew it! I knew my parents had to have been behind this! Can they not just leave me alone? I know they do not approve of my decision to remain here on Earth but would they at least respect it?"

Robin raised an eyebrow. This was so unlike the usually sweet Starfire. He had never heard her so angry or resentful before. Why hadn't she ever mentioned her past to the team?

"Starfire, can you not think of this from their perspective?" Sandi questioned. Starfire shot him a glare. He sighed. "Fine, but would you at least think about this before you make a huge decision like this?"

She once again turned her back to him, silent.

He began to walk down the hallway, but he paused and turned back. "And, be smart about this. Don't let him affect this decision."

Who's 'him'? Robin wondered. He heard Starfire let out a long sigh before footsteps and then a door slam.

Robin sat up on the couch, rubbing his head. This had, indeed, been an interesting day.

AN: I hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! I didn't know if it was a well-know fact that Starfire was a Tamaran princess or not, but I decided to make it a secret to the Titans anyway. Let's just go with that, k? Would really help me out.

Disclaimer: What, me, own Teen Titans? HA! Riiiight.