Chapter One: (Robin's Point of View)
Fallen Star: Part I (Robin's Anguish)
It was a long way home. The paved road seemed endless, like I'd be riding that road forever looking for Starfire. It seemed every moment I wanted to look back and see her there, soaring above me, Raven closely behind. But she wasn't. And I had no idea when or even if that would ever happen again. It was disheartening. A few times I considered driving my motorcycle off the road and crashing into something. But I wouldn't leave my team. They needed me. And the city needed us.
Cold air rushed through my black hair as I sped down the road. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Cyborg in his T-Car. Raven was inside in the passenger's seat. Beast Boy was in the back, clearly too tired to fly back. Perhaps he was upset as I was. However none of the titans showed it. They couldn't, they wouldn't. I knew I had to be strong like they were. It's what Star would have wanted. She would not have liked me to cry over her like an over-grown baby. I imagined what she's say to me. "Robin, you must not cry. I am unharmed. Please Robin, you must go about your job. Please do not worry for me Robin." I grinned thinking of her voice. It was like music to my ears. I smiled against the wind thinking of all the times we had together.
I remember after we had defeated Slade, Star and I had a moment. She was upset with herself, which bewildered me. How could she be upset with herself when I was the one working for a mad-man and hurting her and the rest of the titans. She said to me, "There was a moment I truly believed you were like Slade, evil. And for that I am sorry." I was happy she didn't blame me, but somewhat unhappy that she blamed herself. I remember telling her the difference between Slade and I, before we heard Cyborg and Beast Boy arguing about tofu waffles. I think I would have held her hand, to reassure her that she was not to blame, but it appeared the other titans' bickering ruined the moment.
I wonder what Star would think about my pondering about her. Knowing her she'd think all friends thought about their friends like this. And then she'd wonder why she didn't. "Robin! I am overjoyed you that you think I am a satisfactory friend! Shall I ponder of you in my spare time in return to show my gratitude?" she'd say. Of course she didn't know I have never elaborated much on Cyborg, Raven or Beast Boy. And I doubted she thought about me. Wow…that one hurt.
Why did I think about her so much? I mean, she was supposed to be my friend. Like all the titans, yet I found myself thinking about her in my spare time. And it isn't a recent thing either. I remember when the Titans began, the first time I saw her…something happened. But what is was I can't put my finger on.
I slowed to a stop in my parking space below Titans Tower. Cyborg parked his car in the spot adjacent to my motorcycle. I didn't get off right away. For a moment I took a breather to reflect on what had happened to me in the last hour. I heard the car doors opening and Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg exited the vehicle. I felt their eyes upon me. I looked back and met their solemn expressions. The looks they gave me suggested something like, "Get a grip Robin."
A noise, a grunt escaped me as I turned my head back around and got off the bike. I walked away my back to them and my arms folded. Right now, I needed to be alone. I needed...well I really needed Starfire, but at the moment that was impossible. My walk broke into a run as I headed towards the elevator so it could take me to the top floor, to my room. That was I could just brood in peace. Just before I reached the elevator doors three figures appeared in front of me. Cyborg in the middle, Beast Boy to his right and Raven to his left. They had their arms folded and they were glaring at me.
"Man, Robin we know you're havin' issues. But stop getting angry at us! We all miss Starfire, but there's nothin' we can do about it so chill!" Cyborg shouted at me, taking a step forward.
"You don't understand!" I yelled at once. "I'm upset because – because you guys don't even seem to care, it's like…I dunno. It's like you don't even care about her. Why am I the only one feeling like this?" I said putting my hands to my head in frustration. I was beginning to have the most splitting headache, voices jumbled inside my head, and everything I was feeling screamed in my brain louder than anything I've ever heard.
"Robin, dude are you feelin' ok?" Beast Boy said approaching me. But my head was too full for me to answer. All I could do was groan, in pain and annoyance. Why was this happening to me? I could hear every word Starfire had said to me, I could hear people say her name, I could hear everything and it was painful. I fell to the floor wracked with sobs. I just wanted everything to go away. But it wouldn't. It was taunting me.
"STOP!" I screamed in hopes it would all go away, but it only made them louder. I'll bet the rest of Titans were pretty scared right about now. I felt them gather around me. Six hands rested on my back in hopes to calm me down. But I had completely lost control, something I tried to never do. It was like…I can't even describe it. I was completely gone for that moment.
Now my cheeks were stained with tears, and my eyes watery and red. Lucky for my mask though. I felt metallic hands pick me up and then toss me on an equally metallic shoulder. I opened my eyes, and I could barely make out the blue mechanic thing that was on Cyborg's shoulders. I bet they thought I had totally flipped out. And I had. No doubt about that.
As I was silently crying, the noises continued buzzing in my head. Through it I could hear Raven and Beast Boy whispering. They were behind Cyborg so I could make out their forms when I opened my eyes a smidgen. Raven, actually looked…worried. Only a little. I think she was trying to hold it back. She was looking at Beast Boy for support, comfort most likely. And he gratefully gave it to her, by putting his arm around her shoulder.
Beast Boy and Raven. You'd think the fact that they fight all the time would be a bad thing. No, I think I always knew they liked each other. I don't think they even know it themselves. Opposites attract, and those two are as opposite as day and night. Raven, the dark loner who enjoys reading and has fewer emotions than a fungus. And Beast Boy, the comic relief, always cracking jokes, playing video games and eating tofu. What could be more perfect than those two together? Well…I won't answer that.
I think I might have fallen asleep on the way up to the hospital wing in Titans Tower. The last thing I remember was going up in the elevator, tossed over Cyborg's shoulder. I was starring at the molding I remember and the voices were getting a little quieter. I was thinking how the green molding matched Starfire's eyes. I also remembered Raven say to Beast Boy, "He must really care for her…" while she rested her head on his shoulder.
I had a dream while I was asleep, and surprisingly Starfire was not in it. But it didn't make any sense. First I was falling through darkness, screaming for help. I don't remember why I was falling, but I remember looking down and falling. However when I screamed, it wasn't my voice. It…was someone else's. Someone I knew well. I landed face first in a pile of snow outside Titans Tower. I shivered a bit and pondered about what was going on. As I looked around I could tell I was still in the City, but snow completely covered the landscape now. I turned around to have a look at Titan's Tower. But it was in ruins, the glass shattered, dirty. I felt myself rise from the ground involuntarily, like I was flying. I was flying! I soared through one of the broken windows that had lead to the main room. The room where we watched movies, cooked meals and countless other activities. Now it was dark and empty. Except for four things in the shadows. As I stepped out I could see what they were. I saw the Titans. But…they weren't really the titans. They were different. And there were four of them. The fourth was not Starfire, it was…me. And then I saw a broken clock that was still ticking. And then my mind flashed to a zoo, and run down building and a…cave. Everything appeared to be moving so fast. It was just too hard to describe. Something about the whole dream was off. I remember I was yelling, yelling because I couldn't comprehend what was going on. I was trapped in a dream.
I woke up in a cold sweat as I sat up in my bed, panting slightly. I put my hand to my head trying to remember what had just happened but my mind drew a blank. I let out a soft groan as glanced around at my surroundings. I was in the hospital wing of Titans Tower. I was in one of those stretcher things with the white sheets. To my left was a turquoise curtain pulled back so I could view the rest of the room. I could see Raven and Beast Boy asleep on the same chair across from the stretcher I was in. Cyborg was not present at the moment thought. He apparently had to get back to his room to recharge his battery or something of that nature. As I observed my surroundings I also noticed large screens filled with charts and numbers to my left on the wall. Probably about me.
I sighed as I leaned up against the soft white pillow and tried to recall what happened the night before. I realized that if I continued doing this I'd go crazy and end up in a mental home. I had to stay strong. For my team. They needed me. If I lost it what would the Teen Titans be?
It wasn't long before I heard footsteps outside the room. The door swung open and I saw Cyborg come in, and he had a green blanket with him. I'm pretty sure it was Beast Boy's blanket by its tattered condition. Cyborg acknowledged my being awake, with a smile and a wave.
"Oh good, you're up. I wondering if maybe you had left us man," he said walking over to the sleeping forms of Raven and Beast Boy. He gently laid the green blanket over the two. Beast Boy stirred slightly and let out a snore, which sounded like a grunt, which made Cyborg chuckle to himself. Beast Boy pulled the blanket close to him, completely pulling it off Raven, which in turn made Raven snuggle closer to him. I smiled softly at the two. This was such a Kodak moment.
"Yeah," I said, in response to Cyborg. I raised my hand to my head, for the remnants of my headache. "About that, uh…sorry. I just – well I'm sorry." I said hanging my head as I starred at the white sheets. I could hear Cyborg walk over to the screens and I guessed that he was analyzing them. After a moment or two of checking them he turned to me.
"Hey man, it's cool. I know…I know you and Star – well I know you two are very close," he said jotting down some of the results from the charts down. I could tell he wanted to say something else, but he was obviously avoiding it, whatever it was. I sighed to myself quietly.
"What time is it anyway?" I said searching around for a clock. After all, crime wouldn't stop because I had a little episode. I could tell it was early, it was still rather dark outside, but I had a feel it would getting lighter soon, very soon.
"It's about, oh 4:30 in the morning," Cyborg said checking the built in clock on his right arm. "You've been out for a good five hours man," he put his little chart down on the table and sat in the chair next to Beast Boy and Raven, who were both soundly sleeping.
"Cyborg…what happened? I don't remember all of it," I said, remembering the vague part I could. Cyborg heaved a sigh as his look turned solemn. Was he mad at me? Did I hurt someone? I scratched the top of my head in frustration.
"Well, I think you remember getting home, and we confronted you in the garage. Well, after that you grabbed your head and started groaning, real loud. I guess you were havin' a pretty nasty headache huh?" he began. I nodded my head in response to his question. "Yeah, thought so. So Raven said we had to go and get you to the hospital wing. So you know I picked you up and carried you into the elevator. Raven and BB were behind me you know, and they were worried. Trust me, I've never seen Raven worried. Anyway, by then I think you had passed out from exhaustion. So we brought you to the hospital wing and you in this here bed," he said tapping on the steel frame of the stretcher I was in. "So me and Rae began hooking you up to some machines, so we could test your heart rate and all that stuff. Beast Boy was sitting in the chair, I think he got a pretty bad scare, you know? Anyway, everything began to settle down, so I told Raven she could go take a rest. She was reluctant, probably worried you were unstable, but she agreed and she went over to talk to BB. They were talkin' quietly, while I was going over test results. And then you started to flip out again." He finished, avoiding my gaze.
"What? What happened then?" I said sitting up right. "What did I do? Did I hurt anyone?" I said eagerly, in hopes the answer was no. Cyborg gave a half smile.
"Calm down Robin, it wasn't that bad. I think you were just havin' a bad dream, you know. You started waving your arms around, yelling nonsense words out in your sleep, you know, that kinda stuff. As soon as you did Raven got up and she insisted on helping me with the testing. After that, and you calmed down, she still wouldn't go to sleep like I told her. But she listened to BB, of course! So about and an hour ago those two fell asleep and I've been here since checkin' up on you. You think you'll be ok man?" I shifted my gaze to outside the window.
"Yeah," I said, still starring. "I…just need time you know? Like, I know I've gotta be strong for you guys and I will. I just need time to cope with this. It's like – she just disappeared. And it's not like she's dead so I know she might come back, but I have no way of knowing when or if she will. I just want to know for certain that I'll see her again. But I don't know…I won't know until she comes back. What if she travels with Warp one-hundred years into the future, and by then we're all – dead. She'll think we all abandoned her or – " I sighed to myself in frustration. I heard Cyborg rise from his chair and walk over to me. His big metal hand clapped me on the back.
"Yeah I know. I know how you feel about Star. Try to get some rest ok?" he said to me, in hopes that I'd feel better. And I guess I did slightly. He said he knew how I felt about Star. But I don't really think he did. How could anyone know what I feel for Star? Maybe he had a vague idea, and wasn't completely oblivious to all emotions as some of the other Titans were…however, he hardly knew.
But Cyborg was showing compassion, and I figured he was trying. I mean Star was his friend too and he hadn't gone in all crazy last night so I guess I shouldn't be complaining. I smiled a little and nodded my head and uttered a quiet "uh huh," to him. He straightened up his metal body and said, "All right, you get some sleep now, ya hear?" and walked out of the hospital room.
I turned over on my side away from the window and rested my head against the soft white pillow. I tried to get Starfire out of my mind for the time being, so I could rest, but my head refused to allow that. Every time I closed my masked eyes (Yes, thankfully Cyborg had left my mask on) images of Starfire blossomed in my head. I kept remembering the last time I saw her. The last few things I said to her. The times I had spent with her, all came bubbling back to the surface.
"Star, Star, Star…" I said softly to myself. "Why did you leave me like this? Why did you leave us?" I whispered into my pillow. "I'll be strong for you, I promise. Just please…come back someday. And I'll be there for you…" with that I felt a surge of sleepiness fall on top of my like a wave and shortly after sleep claimed me.
I slept peacefully, I don't recall having any dreams. All I remember was drifting off into a nice peaceful sleep. My nice peaceful sleep, however was interrupted by someone shaking me back and forth calling out my name. I let out a yawn, stretched my arms and turned onto my stomach. Slowly I opened my eyes, and rubbed them a little underneath the mask.
Beast Boy was standing over me, huge smile plastered across his face and he was holding a breakfast tray in front of him.
"Mornin' dude!" he said cheerfully. "Glad you're finally up! Do you know what time it is?" he said eyeing his own watch. Before I had a chance to answer and say, "Actually no," he said, "11:30! Can you believe you actually woke up after me for once?" He started laughing. Beast Boy was indeed a late sleeper. I cocked an eyebrow at him, but he kept on laughing. I sat up in the stretcher, and glared at him a moment or two before he caught on.
"Heh heh," he said, his laughter dying down. "Anyway! I made you breakfast. Mmm! Tofu waffles and soy milk! Yummy! Don't forget the orange slice!" he said holding a piece of orange up to me. I shivered at the thought of Beast Boy's tofu waffles. Luckily, I saw Raven in corner, her arms crossed and as she rolled her eyes at the green boy.
"Don't worry Robin," she said moving from her spot in the corner of the room. "Cyborg is making breakfast also. He has real eggs and sausage and actual waffles. Just give him a minute," which made me laugh slightly. Beast Boy turned around and glared at her.
"What is that suppose to mean? Don't Worry Robin. There's nothing wrong with tofu waffles!" he insisted, resting the breakfast tray on my night table and shifting his angry eyes to Raven. I could see Raven roll her eyes once more, even under her blue hood. I laughed at the way those two argued with each other, just like a married couple. Hah…Raven and Beast Boy's wedding…now that would be something to see.
As I laughed to myself quietly, I heard Cyborg's clanking metal feet tapping against the ground and approaching the hospital wing. I sat up straighter in anticipation for my breakfast. I saw him walk in the hospital door, a large silver tray in his hands. I could clearly smell the freshly cooked sausage and eggs. And boy…they smelled good!
"Hey there Robin! You're up. I hope ya'll like waffles, eggs and sausage," he said upon spotting me. He walked over to me and put the tray down on top of my legs, which were still under the white bed sheets. "Eat up!" he said smiling. I wasted no time. I immediately grabbed hold of my silver fork and knife and dug into the breakfast Cyborg had made me.
I felt Beast Boy's glare upon me about rejecting his breakfast, but at the moment I had been too busy eating the sausages Cyborg had made to notice. After being ignored for several moments, Beast Boy removed his tray and sat over in corner as he ate the breakfast he had made. I bet anything Cyborg gave him a look that suggested, "Hah – he likes my breakfast better!" I heard an annoyed grunt emit from Beast Boy as he continued to eat his tofu waffles.
By the time I had finished my breakfast it was already 12:10 in the afternoon. I realized we had to get to work, and go about saving the city from countless villains. I lifted the tray off my legs and put them on the table at the side of my bed, and then I began pushing the sheets off. But as soon as I did, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg jumped up and looked at me.
"Oh no you don't," Cyborg said, his clipboard with my test results in his hands. He had previously been starring at the monitors, but upon seeing me get out of the stretcher came running over. I could see Raven nod her head in agreement. Beast Boy was now leaning against my night table, and inspecting his fingernails as he also nodded his head.
"Now you lay down, you need to build up your strength. Plus I still got a few more tests to run," he said holding us the clipboard. He pushed me back on the stretcher and put the sheets back on top of me. I grimaced at him a moment, before pulling the bed sheets off again.
"I'm fine, Cyborg. We need to get back to work now," I said stubbornly, while pushing myself off the stretcher. Cyborg folded his metal arms across his chest.
"You ain't goin' nowhere, little man. You just sit your butt back down on this stretcher until I tell you it's time for you to leave ok?" I opened my mouth to retort, however before I could get a word out the warning bell began to sound, and the red light began to flash in the hospital wing. I looked at Cyborg, and cocked an eyebrow which suggested, "you guys can't do it alone." After all, we had already lost one Titan, it would do absolutely no good to lose another one. I heard Cyborg let out an exasperated sigh, but he nodded his head.
"As soon as we get home you're lyin' down, ya hear?" he said to me as we began filing out the door. I nodded in agreement, and rushed towards the main room to check the monitors about what was going on.
We hurried into the main room upon hearing the alert. I hastily pushed the button with my still gloved hands to open the doors. It opened with a loud "swish" and I jogged forward into the room. It was just as we had left it before the battle with Warp. We began to approach the main screen when I noticed something on the floor. The beads – from Starfire's tinebulas (sp?). She had been so upset upon hearing us fighting that she accidentally dropped them, causing them to break apart and the beads spread all over the floor. The presents she had gotten us for Blorthog were still lying uselessly on the floor as well. I saw Beast Boy walk by and kick one of the beads by accident. He looked down and inspected the object he had just kicked. Upon looking at it, I saw a frown come to his face. He picked the bead up and twirled it around in his hand checking out his reflection in the surface. He sighed to himself and let his hand drop to his side.
"I suppose we should - get rid of these?" he said looking at us. I could sense I slight bit of depression in his voice. Not that I could blame him. However, I didn't think we should get rid of the beads. In fact I wanted to leave them the way they were…so I could remember the last time Starfire was in Titans Tower.
"No!" I said immediately, as I strode over to Beast Boy, who was still holding the bead in his green palm. I grabbed his wrist, which made his hand open slightly and I snatched the bead away from him. His expression turned cold.
"Dude!" he exclaimed in annoyance. "What are you doing?" he said inspecting what I was doing. I tried to remember where the bead was. When I found the approximate location I put the bead in its original place. Then I stood up and turned away from the group.
"I don't want to move the beads…" I said quietly before lowering my head. I could hear movement as Cyborg and Raven made their way over to Beast Boy, and they most likely all had questioning looks upon their faces.
"Robin," came Raven's emotionless voice. "These beads are a hazard, someone could trip on them, why do you want to leave them here?" I furrowed my eyebrows trying to restrain the anger I was feeling at the moment.
"Raven," I said, clearly irritated. "I don't think you quite understand my situation fully. Those beads, are the last things I have to remember Starfire. The last thing any of us have. Getting rid of them would be – I just couldn't watch you throw away the last part of Star I have. Just…leave the beads…please." My tone turned soft at the end. I couldn't help remembering the last time I had seen her.
FlashbackShe came in the room, the brightest smile in all the world upon her face. She was carrying brightly colored packages in her hands, and she just radiated happiness. "HAPPY BLORTHOG!" she exclaimed happily, peering over the mountainous pile of gifts. When no one answered she opened her beautiful green eyes to view the scene around her. All could escape her was a confused "huh?"
Since Beast Boy and Cyborg had gotten up they had been playing video games. They both insisted playing F-Zero 'til their minds were mush. Out of irritation I put some of my favorite music on so I wouldn't have to listen to the two yell and scream every time one scored higher than the other. Beast Boy would do his little victory dance, shaking his butt and morphing into several different animals whenever he beat Cyborg's score. Cyborg would chant, "Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!" every time he knocked off Beast Boy's score. Frankly I was sick and tired of it. I didn't even bother putting my head phones on, because I knew they were too absorbed in their stupid game to care.
Raven was sitting on the black circular couch reading another dark novel. She apparently tuned out Cyborg and Beast Boy. Lucky her. I turned around occasionally, just to make sure they weren't killing each other. The last time I checked before Star came in they were arguing who's turn it was. Apparently one of them "forgot" that he just had a turn and it boiled over into one huge argument.
"Come on Beast Boy! Gimme that thing!" As Starfire entered the room with her presents, she could easily see the two boys pulling on the game control. They continually pulled it back and forth while at the same time were trying to convince the other to drop it.
"Dude! I'm in the middle of a game Cyborg!" Beast Boy said as he pulled the controller his way.
"Yeah, MY GAME, cause it's MY TURN!" Cyborg said pulling it back. I could see Starfire with my peripheral vision. She simply starred at us a moment in shock and confusion. She entered the room, the smile across her face again as she approached us. Cyborg and Beast Boy were still bickering as she crossed the room.
"Gimme that controller!"
"NO! LET GO!"
"IT-IS-MY-TURN!" Beast Boy said as Starfire made her way towards the center of the room.
"We must frolic and leap in joyous celebration, for today is Blorthog! The Tamarian Festival of Friendship!" Her lovely smile faded as she heard a crash coming from the game Cyborg was currently playing. She frowned slightly at them as she dropped the packages on the floor. Apparently on her planet, no one would be arguing like this.
"Joyous Greetings friend!" Starfire said, as she approached Cyborg trying to put her smile back on. Her hopes appeared to be dwindling though and her smile seemed to grown smaller every time. "I, Starfire give you this tinebula in a symbol of - "she was cut off. Beast Boy had gotten aggravated that Cyborg had the game controller. He shifted his form into a green octopus and with one of his tentacles grabbed Cyborg away from the remote.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT YOU LITTLE GRASS STAIN!" Cyborg said as he was pulled away from his game. Starfire watched in shock as Cyborg went flying across the room and crashed into the wall. Once again, a frown graced her lips. But only for a moment. Beast Boy came hopping back as a frog. When she saw him, her smile flickered up once more. Beast Boy changed back into his human form as he began playing Cyborg's game.
"Many blessings friend! May your ears be filled with sugar candies and - " Again she was cut off by Cyborg yelling nastily, "BEAST BOY!" in extreme anger. Beast Boy turned his head and shouted back at him, "Look I'll give you back the controller as soon as Raven gives me back my NAIL CLIPPERS!" Beast Boy and Starfire glanced at Raven, just before Cyborg snatched Beast Boy away from the controllers.
Indeed, as Raven was reading her book, Beast Boy's nail clippers were floating beside her. "Not gonna happen," she said looking up from her book. "How else am I suppose to keep your toe nail clippings off the coffee table?" Starfire then approached Raven, smile on her face again.
"Happiness and delight to you friend! On this wondrous day I wish you sunshine and bunnies -" Raven must have given her a menacing look, because Starfire backed up and laughed nervously. She turned around to approach me, however I heard Raven's voice first.
"Robin," she said, looking up from the stale yellow pages in her book. "Could the music be a little louder? I can still hear myself think," she said irritably. I had my arms folded and I began to boil up with anger. As Star was about to speak to me when I shouted, "I ONLY TURN THE MUSIC UP SO LOUD TO DROWN OUT ALL THE YELLING!"
After that it became one big mess. Cyborg and Beast Boy were chasing each other for control of the joystick. Cyborg had Beast Boy in a headlock, the controller raised high above his head, chanting "Who's turn is it now tough guy? Who's turn is it now?" and I yelled at them, "CUT IT OUT! I CAN'T WORK WITH YOU TWO ACTING LIKE IDIOTS!" and Raven had to butt in by saying, "Great Robin, more yelling will definitely stop all the yelling." Beast Bot turned into a bear and began chasing Cyborg, but in a matter of time he was too tired to chase any longer. There was screaming and shouting and in the midst of it Starfire's necklaces shattered and the beads were sent sprawling all over the floor. Tears welled up in her eyes and she began shaking with rage.
"STOP!!!!!!" she screamed. At the sound of her voice all activity halted and we starred at Starfire, who now looked like she was about to cry. Her head was hung as she starred at her hands.
"Friends must never behave this way…And especially not on Blorthog! Do you wish to invite the Rekmas?" she said starring at us, fresh tears forming in her green eyes. We were starring at her strangely at the sound of her Tamarian terms of which we had never heard.
"Gesundheit?" Beast Boy said in confusion. Starfire turned her back to us. "On my world," she began. "Rekmas means 'The drifting'. The point at which close friends begin to drift apart…and their friendship begins to die."
"Oh come on Star," Cyborg said, waving his hand in dismissal of the thought. "Yeah, we are so not rek – whatevering." Beast Boy continued. "We're getting on each other's nerves a little," Raven added.
"Yeah," I said. "This is just typical room mate stuff. We're not gonna drift apart Star, I promise. We'll all be friends forever."
"Forever?"
End FlashbackMy thoughts were interrupted by Raven's voice. "Robin, don't be ridiculous. You do not need a bunch of silly beads to remind you of Starfire," she said narrowing her eyes at me and her hands on her hips. I tried to restrain my anger by clenching my fists. I felt my face heat up in aggression.
"They are NOT silly beads!!" I shouted at her, which made Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg back away from me. "They represent Star, everything she IS! Was…They are a part of her good kind soul and the happiness she brings into all of our lives unlike you do! You're too busy being miserable to help anyone!" Raven narrowed her eyes at me.
"What are you saying Robin?" she growled. "IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED I NEED TO CONTROL MY EMOTIONS AND YOU ARE NOT HELPING!" She screamed the top of her lungs, her normally blue eyes glowing red and black beams of light (er – can light be black?) shooting from her cloak. She began rising from her normal height to threes times as tall. Beast Boy and Cyborg tried to get control of her, yelling for her to calm down. Raven took a deep breath and began shrinking down to normal size. She took long deep breathes in order to maintain control and then shot a menacing glare at me.
I was now backed up against the wall, breathing heavily myself. I dusted myself off as I pushed off against the wall and stood up straight.
"Come on, we have a criminal to stop," I said making my way to main screen, not looking back at any of them. I punched my fist into my hand in frustration, trying to get a grip. I was Robin. The leader of the Teen Titans. I needed to be in control, and for that I had to have control. I couldn't let my temper get the best of me. Starfire would not have wanted that.
My team reluctantly followed my lead and analyzed the screen silently. My masked eyes scanned over it a few times. On the south east end of the city a couple of burglars were robbing some local stores. I was relieved it was nothing Slade related, because with a Titan missing we had a huge weak spot. Any attack by super villains would put us in a rut. After marking the coordinates down in my head mentally I turned around and headed towards the door.
"Titans…go," I said my voice quiet and unlike it usually was. Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy appeared to be in no hurry. They sauntered over, all looking down at the floor. Titans Tower was already a dull place without Star. I had a bad feeling it wasn't going away any time soon either.
Author's Note: This story will alternate point of views every chapter. The next one will be Raven's I think And once again the flashback has the exact language of the episode. I've been doing my research :D . Anyway I'd really like to say thank you to everyone who reviewed: Sabi, vhansonstar, waterangel17 and lostnfuzed. Thanks so much guys. I appreciate your reviews so much :D. Hope you liked the chapter!