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Raven was leaning against the wall opposite of Robin's door. Her eyes looked concerned for her friend.

Starfire sighed and walked up to her dark friend. "He did not wish to talk to me. He wished for me to…leave him alone."

Raven twisted her mouth into a sideways frown. "I kind of figured."

Ember listened to Starfire and Raven's conversation about Robin. She hadn't meant to tear Starfire and Robin apart. She had just wanted to be friends with everyone. Okay, she had wanted to be more than friends with Robin, but because Starfire loved him, she wouldn't get in the way.

Ember heard Star's footsteps coming to the kitchen. Good, she thought. Now I can talk to her about this whole thing. Beastboy and Cyborg were busy playing game station, so they wouldn't mind or pay attention to "girl talk".

"Star?" Ember whispered to the alien. The tall girl looked at her and smiled. Good, she's not mad at me. "I'm real sorry about, you know, you and Robin. From now on, I'll try to just ignore him. I really didn't mean to ruin the relationship between the two of you."

"It is alright friend Ember. Raven had explained to me that it is mostly Robin that I need to, 'worry about'. I know that you are sorry. And though you did not do anything, I forgive you."

"Do you want me to stay away from Robin? I won't be offended if you say yes."

Starfire sighed and looked at her. "Yes please."

"Alright. I promise I will."

There was an awkward silence. Ember tried to change the subject. She desperately wanted to befriend the alien girl.

"So, what did you come out to do?"

"I really am not sure."

"Do you know how to braid?"

"I once asked friend Raven what it was to 'braid' and she showed me how, but did not wish to braid with me." Starfire's green eyes twinkled with happiness. "Might you wish to 'braid' with me?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing."

"Might you also like to partake in a 'sleepover' in the living room?"

"Sounds like fun to me!"

After persuading the boys to leave, the two girls ran to get prepared for the sleepover. Giggling, they scurried to their rooms and got lots of pillows, blankets, and Starfire's white teddy bear, and went to the living room.

"Thanks for not being mad at me Starfire."

Robin brought up to the team that they should ask Ember to join them. The girl had been with them for so long, and yet had never been officially asked to join the team.

"She can control her powers very well, we've seen that." Robin was trying to talk his team into accepting Ember.

"Yeah, and she rocks at game station!" Beastboy was thrilled about that. Raven glared at him. "Shutting up now." He said.

"I can't see why not. She's pretty good with training and all. I say let her in." Cyborg told everyone.

"Whatever." Raven wasn't paying attention to anything but her fascinating book.

"Glorious!" Starfire was overjoyed. "My other best friend will now join us!"

Ember sat on the roof of the tower. It was sunset, and it was great to watch it from way up high. She sighed. She had told her new friends that she would only stay for a few minutes when she first came. Gradually, that few minutes had turned into a few days, then a few weeks. She had fought along side them, and had been accepted into their "family". Now, she had been with the Titans for two months. Oh well, she thought. At least they're not mad at me, not even Raven. Plus, Fletcher can't get me when I'm with them.

The door behind her creaked. Ember gasped. Had he found her? She quickly turned. She breathed a sigh of relief. It was only Robin, with nothing but a big smile on his face. Remembering her promise to Starfire, she quickly turned back around, pretending to not care as he came to sit beside her.

"Hey." The friendly voice was full of care.

"Hi." She tried to sound casual. She didn't even look his way when he scooted closer to her side.

"The team has been talking Ember," he said.

"Oh? About what?"

"You. We want you to be part of the Titans team. Everybody agrees that you qualify. What do you say? You want to join us?" His face was incredibly hopeful. She thought she heard him hold his breath.

"Well…" she thought for a moment just to tease him. "Alright."

Robin let his breath out and smiled the biggest smile she had ever seen. "Great!" He swiftly got up and walked back to the door. "Wait till I tell the others!"

She laughed at his enthusiasm. Oh, who am I trying to fool. I really do love him, she thought. But I can't! I promised Starfire that I would stay away from him. She loves him even more than I ever will. I won't break my promise to her. I won't!

Robin hurried back down the stairs to the rest of the team. "She accepts!" He was blissfully happy.

"You sure seem thrilled Robin," Raven said. Her usual plain tone had a hint of irritation in it. She glared at him. Her penetrating eyes looked right through him. "Where's Ember?"

"On the roof. Why?" Robin and Raven seemed to be having a silent battle. The rest of the group watched them as they started argue back and forth. It was unusual for Robin to argue with Raven, and for Raven to argue at all. They had no clue what had been going on, not even Starfire. When Robin let out his first strong yell, Starfire stepped in.

"Friends! Please cease the yelling!! Friends must never behave this way!!!" She pushed them apart. The two turned their backs to each other. "Thank you. Now, what might you be quarrelling about?"

"Nothing," they both said. Ember appeared in the middle of the room, her eyes full of sadness. She had been listening the whole time.

"Raven?" she said quietly. "Robin just came up to ask me if I would join, then came back to you guys. We didn't say or do anything else." There was a look of knowing in her sad eyes as she looked at Raven. Starfire looked confused.

Raven's face calmed and her fists relaxed and fell to her sides. "Alright," she said coolly. "Thank you for telling me." She looked back at Robin, who still looked angry. She walked out of the room.

Starfire looked even more confused than ever. She looked from Robin to Ember, from Robin to Ember. "PLEASE tell me what is going on," Starfire said desperately. "Nobody has been sharing anything with me." Ember took Starfire by the arm and led her out of the room and into hers.

They sat on the tan bed in the tan room. "Star," Ember sighed. "Raven thinks that Robin and I are getting together and that he is dumping you, and she doesn't like it. She was yelling at Robin because he was acting like we had been talking about love and all. When I came in and told her otherwise, she stopped yelling." Ember looked at the Tamaranian. "Do you understand now?" Starfire nodded slowly. She stood.

"I greatly thank you for your explanation," she said. "I shall now go get something to eat. Would you like to join me?" She seemed to be trying to change the subject, but Ember agreed. The girls walked to the kitchen.