Title: Mind's Obsession

Author: Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli

Summary: SEQUEL TO HEART'S DESIRE; The Titans are looking for Terra and Terran, and when they find someone who knows where they are, their partnership with this person results in more than they could have imagined. RobStar BBRae CyOC (finally)

Disclaimer: Obviously, I still don't own the Teen Titans. Why would I be writing a fan fic if I did?

Chapter 13 – My Heart Hurts

Starfire screamed as the ground beneath her crumbled. She began to fly back up, but Terran grabbed her and pulled her down with him. He landed on his feet with ease, and caught her in his arms. Robin hit the ground next to them, but quickly stood with fury at seeing Star in his enemy's arms. He had given up his claim on her heart, but that didn't mean Terran could touch her. But Robin didn't have to worry, because Starfire brought her foot up in connection with Terran's face and he dropped her.

"What fun," Terran said as he recovered. "It's a nice little love triangle all over again." The words stung Starfire's heart. She had no love for Terran, only extreme hate, but Robin....she loved him more than she could say; yet he didn't love her back.

"There is no love present here," she said, and both boys noticed there was a sort of hardness in her voice that was unusual for the vivacious girl. Robin felt his heart break into tiny pieces realizing that he had created this sort of loss of innocence in the girl who had captured his both his heart and his mind, though he would never let anyone know it. He had always worked on imprisoning villains to the point of obsession just to deter his mind from his real obsession: Starfire. At times it scared him just how much he loved her, needed her, depended on her. Starfire was his heart's desire and mind's obsession, no argument. And it was killing him to hear her like this. There is no love....

"What's this?" Terran asked, half confused, half amused. (Haha, rhyming is fun!) "Oh, has something happened to the little lovebirds? Is that why there's all this tension? Well, this makes my day. What's the problem, hmm? I bet it's me, right? I bet you couldn't keep your mind off me, could you, Star? Ever since that kiss, you've just wanted more...." He was cut off by a fist in his face. A fist belonging to Robin.

"Shut up, you asshole," Robin said as he deflected two levitating rocks with his Bo staff. "Don't you dare talk about Starfire like that."

"Damn," Terran choked out. "That hurt. Why the sudden violence, Wonder Boy? Don't tell me you're getting all jealous."

"What's there to be jealous of?"

"Me."

"You? Starfire would never go for you."

"If my memory proves correct, she went for me before she did you."

"I said shut up."

"Ooh, touchy, are we?"

"It was a mistake."

"Is that Starfire's opinion, or yours?"

"Hers, of course, she knows she can do so much better than you."

"With what? You?" Terran laughed loudly. "What an improvement. An egotistical, obsessive, selfish, revenge-happy, so-called hero? I'm sure she's drooling."

"ENOUGH!" Starfire shouted, tears streaming down her face.

"What's wrong, beautiful? Can't handle it?" Suddenly, the earth began shaking, and Starfire stumbled. Both boys reached out to grab her, Terran getting her first. Starfire stared at the hand clamped on her arm, and shot a star bolt from her eyes towards it. Terran released her quickly and jumped back, shaking his hand.

"Do not touch me," she said. Aggravated, Terran didn't like being shot down. He grabbed her by the shoulders, shook her, and glared. For a second she shrunk back, and it seemed as if she were her old, innocent self again. But then she became angry once more, and shot a star bolt at his stomach. At the same time, Robin's fist connected with his face, and Terran crumpled to the ground with a sickening thud as the earth shook again. Starfire fell against Robin, and he held her for a moment, carefully. This time she did not break away.

"He's unconscious," Robin noted to break the silence. She nodded, and then he released her, both of them knowing it was time to talk about past events. Just neither knew where or how to start.

"You are back with the knight of dark?" Starfire asked, and Robin nodded, sullenly. "Oh. I am sure he was very pleased to see you."

"He actually wants me to go back to the Titans." Starfire froze at the suggestion.

"But....do you want to?" she asked. Now it was Robin's turn to freeze.

Okay, Dick, this is it. It's time to open up; tell her everything. Don't hold back.

"Do you want me to?" He could see Starfire's expression and immediately cursed himself.

Idiot, idiot! That's not what she wants to hear, and that's not what you want to say. You love her, you want to be with her, what's holding you back?

"If you do not wish to return to us then you must not feel obligated to," Starfire said, quietly. Robin finally broke resolve.

"But I do! God, I do. I never wanted to leave in the first place."

"Then why did you?"

"Star, how could I not? You were getting hurt, because of me, I was trying to save you. I only did what was best for the both of us...." Starfire looked at him in disbelief.

"How was that the best for both of us? What were you trying to save me from? I feel more pain now than I ever have from a fight. I did not get happiness from this. Did you?"

"Star, no! You don't understand...." Robin trailed off, at a loss for words. He didn't know how to say what he had to say.

"What do I not understand, Robin? I understand that you left me and you hurt me greatly. I gave you everything, was that not enough? I thought we had something but perhaps I was wrong....I hope I did not pressure you into a relationship you did not want."

"Starfire, stop it, please!" Robin felt wetness behind his mask. Was it possible? Could he be crying? He had not cried since that fateful night when both his parents fell from the tightrope wire to their deaths....

"My heart hurts," she said softly. Tears began spilling down her cheeks, and such a sight was just enough to make Robin break. He fell down on his knees, all sense of pride gone, only knowing that a life without Starfire was a life he didn't want to live.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Star. I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted to save you, but I ended up making it worse. You have to understand that I don't want this. I want you. Do you know how miserable I've been this past week? I can't....I don't....argh!" Robin hit the ground with his fist in frustration of his inability to say all that was on his mind. "I need you, Starfire. I can't live without you. And I....I...." The tears finally fell, and Starfire gasped at such a sign of emotion that she would never imagine would grace Robin's face.

She kneeled next to him, and put her arms tentatively around him, as if scared of rejection. But this time it was Robin who had the death grip as the two lovers just sat there, holding each other and crying.

"I love you," he whispered into her hair, and Starfire pulled back, looking him fondly.

"I love you too." She reached forward and brushed away a tear that was dangerously close to his mask. She looked at him to see his reaction, but couldn't quite tell for the mask. He seemed tense, though, and his next action proved why.

"I want to show you something." He reached back behind his head and untied his mask, painfully slow. Starfire's hand when directly to her mouth and she gasped as the black strip fell to the floor, revealing two familiar crystal blue eyes.

"Richard Grayson...." Starfire whispered softly, and the blue eyes looked at her with surprise.

"You....know me?" he asked. She shook her head.

"No, I just....There was a picture in The Gotham Times about your return to Bruce....Wayne...." Starfire trailed off as she realized something else. "You knew him. That day we went there, you acted like you didn't, but you did. Why did you not tell us that he is your past?" Before Robin could respond, one last thing clicked. "Robin, is Bruce Wayne Batman?" Robin smiled sheepishly.

"You're finding out so many secrets about me that I don't know where to start," he said, shrugging.

"Start at the beginning," she suggested quietly. "That is, if you wish to." He looked at her, and green met blue. He wanted nothing more than to trust her completely and tell her everything.

"My parents died when I was very young. They were part of a circus act, called the Flying Graysons, and there was....something happened. Bruce took me in then, and later on we became the dynamic duo, Batman and Robin. I read that article in The Gotham Times and where it says I disappeared is when I left Batman's apprenticeship and the Teen Titans started. If Robin went away, then obviously Richard would too, seeing as I am both. This is....this is kind of a big thing for me, Star, you've got to understand...." Starfire took his hands in hers, quieting him.

"I do," she said. "And I thank you for sharing with me....Dick." Robin shook his head.

"No. It's Robin. Just Robin."

"Uhn....where am I?" The two lovers attention was directed to a disoriented Terran who was slowly regaining consciousness. Robin felt panic fill him, and Starfire took one last look at the beautiful crystal blue eyes before covering them with his mask. As she reached around his head to tie it on, Robin leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips. She fumbled with the knot quickly before she kissed him back, fully this time.

'Starfire, are you okay?' Starfire stopped kissing Robin and looked up.

"What?" Robin asked.

"Oh. Um, nothing."

Um, yes, we are fine, thank you, she replied, and went back to kissing Robin.

"Maybe we should get out of here," Robin mumbled against her lips. "After all, Terran...."

"Is not a problem," Starfire replied, before knocking him out once more with a star bolt from her eyes. Robin looked into those powerful eyes as she turned back to him and smiled brightly. He shook his head, unable to believe his luck.

"I don't know how you can forgive me," he said, seriously. She ran a hand shakily through his spiky black hair and smiled at him tenderly.

"When you love someone, it's easy," she replied.

I'm sooo sorry that I haven't updated in a while. This weekend was the busiest ever because it was Homecoming Weekend. Friday I had a party with my friends Rachel and Sierra, Saturday I had a party, then there was Homecoming, and a sleepover with my friends Tara and Ashleigh and Sunday was Halloween with my friends Caitlin and Megan. So, sorry guys, but I had no time at all to update. Don't hate me!

Sneak Peak: The Titans are reunited.

Blair