Chapter 7

That night was full of celebration. Cyborg thought it would be fun to go dancing. They went to the nearest dance club. The Titans walked in; along with Aria, their newest member, wearing her new costume. People were either dancing or talking with each other and laughing. Aria went and stood along one of the bars and got a virgin margarita. Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire started dancing immediately. Beast Boy walked up to a model type girl.

"So," he asked her in his most romantic voice, "would you like to dance with a super hero? I heard it's all the rage now days. We could also ride my moped."

"Sorry, I'm here with my boyfriend, Rodrigo." Beast Boy was use to rejection and just moved on to the next girl. Aria laughed at his persistence. Raven stood next to her, along with Robin.

"This is your party! Don't you want to go dance?" Robin asked Aria.

"I've never been much of a dancer. Actually, I just can't dance. I've tried it before and haven't done so well. Why aren't you dancing?"

"I'm not to good at it either. Raven has also never been one to dance." Robin, Raven and Aria watched the people dance for a while. Then a familiar song came on. Ma-ia-hee, ma-ia-huu, mi-ia-hoo, mi-ia-ha-ha. Aria couldn't believe her ears. It was the Numa Numa song that had been taking over the computers back home. Aria decided she would dance to this one. She walked out there with Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire. Aria lost herself in the music and danced like an idiot along with the rest of her friends.

"I thought she didn't dance," Robin mentioned to Raven. Aria was a lot better dancer then she thought she was. Raven looked over at Robin and saw that he wasn't taking his eyes off Aria.

"So, what's the deal between you two?" Raven asked him. Robin looked at Raven with a bit of shock.

"What do you mean? Do you think that there's something going on between us? We're just friends. Plus, we're all teammates and live together. You can't let feelings get in the way of what we do. It's not professional."

"But you're also a teenager. You're human. You get feelings. Titan or not, you still get have feelings for other. It's unavoidable." Robin didn't know how to respond. It was true. He had always thought Aria was beautiful. She was also a challenge. Robin was always up for a challenge. That was probably one of the reasons why he never pursued his feelings for Starfire. Starfire was pretty but Aria was beautiful. Star had also been open about her feelings. Robin preferred a girl who was more secretive. Robin never took anything that was easy to get.

"So, it's true. You do have feelings. The boy who's never had feelings before has finally become a victim of Cupid." Raven looked at him and gave him a mischievous smile. Robin was blushing.

"How could you tell?"

"You're the color of you're uniform. I've seen the way you look at her. I've never seen you give anyone that look before."

"Don't tell anyone! I'm new to this whole…l…love…thing." Robin mumbled, "Plus, I don't know if she feels the same way. I don't take any kind of rejection well, you know that."

"So, what are you going to do about Starfire?" Raven asked. Robin looked at Starfire. She was dancing and having a good time. Robin knew Starfire had always liked him. Robin didn't want to hurt her.

"She's like a sister to me. I had always flirted with her and I might have played with her head a little. But now, I have no desire to flirt with her anymore. She's kind of like a little sister that I need to take care of."

"What about me? I'm not a sister?" Raven joked.

"You're like my big sister. I go to you for advice. I'll protect you but I know you can take care of yourself a lot more then Starfire can. She's not from this world after all." Robin looked at Starfire again. She was so bubbly, like a little kid. She wouldn't last a day if she were alone on the streets. She would be jailbait in 5 seconds. Starfire caught his gave and gave him a quick wave. Then two guys went up to Aria. One was obviously the player and the other was a lackey. Robin felt his cheeks heat with jealousy.

"Hey, want some company?" the stranger asked Aria, with a cool smile on his face. Aria looked at the guy in disgust. She knew what the guy meant by "company". Pervert. Robin clenched his fists at the remark.

"The only company you'll get from me is my foot in your ass," Aria commented back. Robin smiled.

"So, you think you're some big tough girl, huh? It's ok though. I forgive you. How bout we head on back to my place?" Robin was getting ready to intervene.

"It's guys like you who disgust me. You just think girls are some freebie that they can have any time they want! How bout you and your little friend go back to your place. You'll get more pleasure out of him then you will me." Robin and Raven were both laughing now.

"No one turns me down!" The guy grabbed Aria by the wrist. Robin stopped laughing and was about to jump the guy when Aria brought her knee up into the guy's manly area. The guy leaned over in pain.

"Now you'll never be able to bug another girl like that again," Aria turned to the Titans, "So, anyone want to go to the fair?" The other Titans all looked at each other and just shrugged, "Sure."

"Looks like you won't have to protect her from other guys," Raven whispered teasingly to Robin. The Titans left for the fair. They rode several of the rides. The roller coaster was a fun one, except Beast Boy screamed the whole time and held onto Raven's head the whole time. They got in line for the Ferris wheel. Starfire grabbed Robin by the arm and dragged him onto the same chair as her. Raven sat with Aria.

"I need to talk to you about something," Raven told Aria.

"What is it?" Aria wondered.

"I…it's…I don't think I can tell you. Sorry I even brought it up," stuttered Raven. She had almost told Aria about Robin's feelings and decided it was better for Robin to do it on his time. Except, being Robin, he might never.

"It's ok, cause I wanted to talk to you about something. I was wondering…never mind. It's stupid." Raven was curious now. She wanted to know more about what Aria was going to say. Did she maybe have feelings for Robin, too? He had been her best friend since she had gotten here. She confided in him a lot. Raven wondered if she would have to play matchmaker.

On the next chair over, Robin was trying to find the right words and the nerve to tell Starfire his real feelings for her.

"Star, I've been thinking about some things lately." Robin scratched the back of his head.

"Like what? Has it been that my hair has been silkier or that my skin has gotten softer?"

"That's not it, I've been thinking about…about…my true feelings for you," Starfire's eyes grew big with anticipation. She was waiting for him to say the words she so longed to hear. Robin took in a deep breath and finally said what he had planned, "I've noticed that you maybe…like…me…some, but I can't return those feelings. You're more like a little sister to me. I could never see me in a relationship with you. I'm sorry." Robin felt so much better that he had gotten that off his chest but felt bad for Starfire. Starfire was crushed. She had fallen for Robin the minute she had first laid eyes on him. She had always pictured him and her together. Her eyes watered up but she refused to cry. She didn't want Robin to see her like this. She fought back tears of sadness, hurt and also anger.

"Star, are you ok?"

"Yeah, it's just cold up here. I think I want to get off now."

The ride came to an end and the Titans decided to get some burgers and funnel cakes. Starfire looked at Robin while they were eating. She knew why he didn't like her. It was because of Aria. Starfire liked Aria but hated the feelings Robin had for her. She knew she had to get Robin back. There was only one person she could go to for that, her sister, Blackfire.