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Ember stared at the hungrily eating (or drinking) Titans. She was very hungry herself, but she dared not say anything. They looked up at her from time to time. Robin constantly looked at her, a small smile playing on his face. Starfire was watching him watch her, but she didn't look happy at all.
Ember felt so stupid just watching the group eat, she finally said something.
"Uh, guys? I'd better go now, I gotta go get my own dinner and find a place to sleep tonight." She hadn't meant to sound hopeful that they would let her stay, but she had. She turned to leave, but someone stopped her.
"You don't have to go so soon Ember," Robin said. He quickly withdrew his hand from hers. "Well, not unless you really want to." He looked at her again.
Raven muttered her disapproval to herself. Cyborg shrugged and kept eating.
"Yeah! Come on, stay with us! You know you want to…" Beastboy said beaming at her. Starfire didn't say anything or do anything. She looked at her hands in her lap.
"Well, okay." She hesitantly followed Robin as he led her by the hand into a room. It wasn't fancy. It had a bed, a couple shelves, a dresser, and a closet. The room was painted a tanish color.
How cool! A room of my own. It is a little tacky… she mused. But at least they're letting me stay with them. I mean, how often do the Teen Titans take in girls like me?
Robin stood looking around. "I know it's kind of tacky and all, but it's the only spare bedroom we have, unless you want to sleep on the couch in the living room," he said.
"Oh, it's fine. I don't care. It's actually very nice; I've never had a room of my own before," Ember murmured.
"Really?" Robin was astonished.
"Really."
"Oh. Well, I've gotta go. It's my turn to do the dishes tonight," he said smiling. Ember giggled. She sighed as he walked out. She never thought that a super hero could be so…cool.
Starfire noticed that Robin had an unmistakable "zoning out" smile on his face. He started to hum as he began collecting the dishes and put them in the sink. He started quietly singing to himself as he scrubbed.
Baby, baby
The stars are shining for you
And just like me I'm sure that they adore you
Baby, baby
Go walking through the forest
The birds above a' singing you a chorus…
(Amy Grant)
Star's mouth dropped. That song! They had sung that song on the top of the roof! Together! Had he forgotten?! Yet he still sang away, so quietly no one noticed, but just loud enough that if someone listened, they could hear. With her mouth set into a hard frown, she stomped off to her room. But Robin kept on singing, not even noticing Starfire had left.
The others looked up as Starfire walked out angrily. They looked at Robin, who was still singing.
"Dude? Star just walked out! And you're singing?" Beastboy was shocked. "Well, there's a first time for everything."
Robin glanced at them. "She's not a baby, she can handle her issues on her own." He dried the dishes, put them away, grabbed some pizza, and went down the hall without saying a word.
Robin quietly knocked on Ember's door. Like Raven, she opened the door so that you could barely see her face. But when she saw that it was Robin, she opened the door wider, inviting him to come in. He returned the smile and walked in.
She had put on some pajamas that Starfire had lent her earlier. They were silky and pink. She looks so pretty in pink, especially silk, Robin thought to himself. Pink looks so nice with her black hair.
He sat down on the bed. "I came because I… never got to thank you for saving my life. And I brought you pizza; I thought you might be hungry. Were you? I'll, I'll take it back if you're not," he stammered.
She laughed, a very beautiful laugh. She looked at him with her emerald eyes, sparkling like gems.
"Oh, I'm pretty hungry Robin. Don't you remember? I told you guys that I ran away from my boyfriend and hide with your friends. I did tell you that, didn't I?" She looked at him.
"I guess. I think I was still a little dazed from my fall."
"Do you remember anything?"
"A little." He concentrated, trying to remember. "I remember being electrocuted by Overload, but I passed out kind of in the middle of the whole thing. I remember hitting the ground, because I felt it, then I remember a girl standing over me," he smiled. "You."
His smile faded. "Wait, did you say you had a boyfriend?"
Ember quickly looked down and fiddled with her hands uncomfortably. "Um, Robin? Are you and Starfire… together? I noticed that after I explained that I had saved your life to Beastboy, she started acting, well, you know… protective of you. And when I looked at Raven, she had a smile on her face. I think she likes the fact that you two are together."
Robin became silent. "I've got to go now," he said awkwardly. He quickly got up from the bed and left the room.