Title: In Your Dreams
Author: Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli
Summary: The memory of her is still clear in his mind. He'll never forget how his heart stopped when she turned her back to him and flew away, never to return. But when they find each other again, will their destined love finally become reality? Or can they only be together in his dreams? RobStar
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but it anyone wants to buy it for me, feel free!
Chapter 1
When Robin walked in the door of Titans Tower later that night and came upon the other three Titans sitting on the couch, it was apparent that they had just been talking about him from their sudden silence and the way they were all looking at him. He shrugged it off, for it was not abnormal as of late. Since The Mistake all the Titans had their own secret opinions about him, shared only with each other. He didn't understand why his team didn't just come to him with their concerns. It wasn't like he didn't know how they felt. But yet they insisted on meeting in secret to discuss whatever they wanted to discuss that involved him, Starfire, and that fateful night. Though he would never admit it, it hurt him greatly to hear their secretive whispers in the dark of night when they thought he was asleep. It happened often, and he became in the habit of needing less sleep as he hadn't been getting much in the first place. What with his haunted conscience and listening in on what they had to say about him, there wasn't much time for sleep. And sleep is the sort of necessary thing that a person can't go on without enough of it. Needless to say, The Mistake was bringing the once great Boy Wonder down. Way down.
"Hey," Beast Boy said, breaking the uneasy silence. Robin nodded in acknowledgment. "Did you get the kid back safe and sound?"
"I guess," Robin replied airily. "He wouldn't let me come in. He said something about how it wasn't a good idea, but I could rest assured that his sister was grateful." Beast Boy nodded, and there was another silence.
It was killing the green changeling that everyone was acting this way. He tried to restore normalcy as much as he could, but there wasn't much he could do. Everyone knew that what had happened would put a sort of barrier between Robin and the rest of the world. And if you were looking at it from an unbiased point of view, you would think that the Titans were being unreasonably harsh towards Robin, even if you didn't know what had happened; Beast Boy knew this. And it killed him. The Titans weren't necessarily angry with him, as Robin most likely assumed, they were more disappointed that Robin couldn't let himself be happy. It was obvious that Robin and Starfire were meant to be to everyone but the two themselves, and Robin was so wrapped up in his leadership hero status, not to mention a little insecure, that he wouldn't let himself have a chance at the relationship that was perfect for him, and for her.
Things being "weird" between the remaining Titans was inevitable, but it was Robin who put up the wall, not the rest of them. Many times they had tried to reach out, but he had turned them away, perhaps wanting to wallow in his sorrow, or more likely punish himself for what he'd done and what had happened, or maybe both.
How could the Teen Titans save the city if they couldn't even work together as a team?
"Uh, so, I guess his sister is his main guardian?" Beast Boy said, finally. Robin shrugged.
"I suppose."
"Who is she?" I'm trying, Beast Boy thought. But I need you to reciprocate.
"I don't know her. Kori Anders, I think he said." At this, Raven's head snapped up. She and Cyborg had been silent observing this awkward moment, not eager to jump in and make it all the more obvious that it was difficult. Beast Boy had yet to understand that just leaving it alone was best. If Robin wanted to open himself up again, he would. But it wasn't likely.
"Kori Anders?" Raven repeated, questioning. Why did the name sound so familiar to her? She was sure she had heard it somewhere before, probably somewhere she wasn't supposed to be, like a person's mind.
"Yeah," Robin replied, shrugging once more. Raven took the opportunity to enter Robin's mind to get more information. Normally a familiar name wouldn't bother her, but this seemed important for reasons she didn't know.
Inside his mind, Raven saw the little boy. Right away she knew the reason Beast Boy had almost dropped him when he rescued him from the kidnapper: the boy had the same hair, eye, and skin color as Starfire. Did that mean something? After all, Star was from another planet, so such a resemblance wasn't likely on Earth.
Starfire, Starfire, Starfire. Had the name Kori Anders come from a trip into Starfire's subconscious? After all, Raven had visited her mind most often, sometimes from curiosity at what could possibly go on in the overly optimistic girl's head, but most of the time because Starfire was the closest thing Raven had to a "best" friend, and since Starfire was from another planet, Raven wanted to learn as much about her as possible. But it seemed that Starfire had alien powers that allowed some of her memories to be blocked off even from Raven's demonic powers.
Raven shook her head, knowing that she was too tired to continue racking her brain for the connection and she needed sleep. They all needed sleep, especially Robin. She hoped he would get some tonight.
"Well, it's bed time, y'all," Cyborg said, as if he had read her mind. "I'm shutting down Titans Tower, is that okay?" Everyone nodded absentmindedly and went off their own ways. Slowly, one by one, they each looked back at different times, resulting in thinking that no one else cared enough to look back on the painfully strained moment they had all experienced.
Luckily for you guys, it's a weekend so I was able to write up two more chapters and I'm in the process of writing Chapter 3. I might be able to update tomorrow, but I'm not sure, so I'll definitely update on Tuesday, and I'll keep writing.
Also, I did some research, and found that Ryand'r does have Starfire's trademark red hair and green eyes. Yay for me being right! I also found out some other things about Starfire/Koriand'r's past that were very interesting, and I might incorporate some of that in here. If I do, I'll have an author's note at the bottom telling you about it, so don't worry if you know nothing about the comic books and the character's histories. I gotcha covered.
One last thing is I've got some leaked information for all who want to know: the new episodes of Teen Titans will continue January 8 and will segue right into Season 4, which will be the last season. As I cry my eyes out! Not looking forward to the end, not at all, what will I do without the Titans? Oh well, you can count on me continuing to write fics even after the animated series ends, because I'm absolutely in love with it and it gets me through the day.
I also found the titles of the episodes for the 4th season as they are currently (they might be subject to change) and the last three episodes are called The End Parts 1, 2, and 3. THE END? It's killing me. If anyone wants the link that I got this info from, you can email me or ask me for it on my new sn on AIM: BlairBear31
That's all from me. You know what to do, click the button that says review! And now I'm a master rhymer. Right.
Blair
