The girls flew across the lawn. The bell had just rung, confirming that the school day was over. They needed to talk to Robin. They had seen him fight the monster, and they new something was going on. Starfire, being the tallest and fastest of the group, reached Robin first.

"Robin!" she yelled. Robin turned around after hearing his name being called. Starfire nearly crashed into him.

"Robin!" she yelled again.

"What is it, Starfire?" asked Robin, helping Starfire off the ground. The others reached them.

"Robin, we need to talk to you!" said Will. Robin looked at them questionably. Cornelia gestured for him to follow them. Irma, who was still trying to catch her breath, glared at her. The others ignored her and walked away from the noisy students.

"Alright. We're alone. Now what's up?" asked Robin. Starfire had a confused expression on her face when Robin said "What's up?". But she didn't say anything.

"Well... this morning we had an "earthquake", right?" started Taranee. Robin's face turned pale. He nodded.

"Well, I don't know how to put this... but we saw you fighting the monster outside the school," said Irma simply. Robin's eyes widened.

"What! No... you must be imagining things. I have no idea what your talking about," said Robin. He started to walk away. He was stopped, however, when a huge energy blast blocked his path. Robin turned back.

"We know of your secret, friend Robin," said Starfire. Robin shook his head.

"No, you must be - " he started.

"Aw, come on! We saw you, okay? So quit denying it!" exclaimed Irma. Everyone glared at her. Robin backed into a stone wall.

"You need not feel frightened. We too have a secret," said Starfire. Robin looked at her. Starfire formed a starbolt in her hands. Robin stared at it.

"Yep! We also have powers," said Hay Lin, flying into the air.

"So, this isn't a joke?" asked Robin.

"If it was a joke, would I be able to do this?" said Cornelia, making a nearby flower grow to the size of her. Robin looked amazed for a minute, then covered it up quickly with a serious expression.

"Okay, what's going on?" he asked. Will, Cornelia, Hay Lin, Taranee, and Irma explained to him about them being the guardians of the veil. Starfire told him about her being from another planet.

"Okay, now you know. But what about you? How did you learn to fight like that" asked Hay Lin. Robin took a deep breath.

"Alright. Well, Bruce Wayne took me in after my parents died. He later told me that he lived another life at night. As a superhero named Batman," the others gasped. Robin continued. "He told me he wanted a sidekick. Me. So he trained me," he finished. No one said anything for a moment.

"Wow... was it just me or was that the loudest silence I have ever heard in my life?" asked Irma. Everyone stared at her until Starfire started laughing.

Everyone else started laughing. Even Robin, who was struggling to keep a serious face, started laughing. Cornelia scowled at them, but eventually started roaring with laughter.

The secrets had been revealed.

The next day at school, Taranee was explaining to Starfire how to open her locker. Starfire's face glowed with admiration when Taranee turned the combination on the lock.

"Glorious! I thank you for teaching me the opening of the locker!" said Starfire happily. Taranee laughed. She could be so naive sometimes!

The bell rang and Starfire grabbed her books from her locker and swung it shut. She and Taranee made their way toward English class. They ran into the classroom just in time. Starfire and Taranee took their seats on each side of Cornelia. She passed them each a note. Starfire opened her's.

Starfire,

Come to biggest bash of the year! There will be dancing, music, and CHOCOLATE! It's all at Stacey Robert's party!

P.S. I hope you like our school!

-Stacey

Attached was an address and a phone number. Starfire had no idea what the note meant. She gave Cornelia a confused look. Cornelia mouthed the words "I'll explain later". Starfire nodded and went back to her work.

In the hallway, Starfire ran up to Cornelia, who was talking with Hay Lin and Irma.

"Friend Cornelia! May I ask what the meaning of note you gave was?" asked Starfire. Cornelia nodded.

"Starfire, it's an invitation to a party. A girl named Stacey invited you," said Cornelia.. Starfire beamed.

"Oh, wonderful! My first invite to an Earth party! But wait!" Starfire's face suddenly became scared. "I do not know anything about Earth parties! What if I embarrass myself!" exclaimed Starfire. Cornelia laughed.

"Don't worry, Star. It'll be alright," comforted Cornelia. Starfire gave a weak smile.

"Stop calling Dad!" Hay Lin screamed into her cellphone. She clicked the "OFF" button on her cellphone. She gave an exasperated sigh and placed the small silvery instrument into her jacket pocket.

"Tell me, are we near our destination?" asked Starfire.

"Yep. We're almost there," answered Taranee. Sure enough, across the street a large building had colored lights streaming out of it's windows. Loud music was also heard. Starfire gulped.

Starfire refused to change her outfit; she said it was the traditional outfit of her people. But Cornelia had managed to put some pink lip gloss on her. But that was all. Cornelia, herself, was wearing a long blue dress and a white tank top. The others were also dressed up. Cornelia rang the doorbell when they reached the house. A girl with long brown hair and green eyes answered it.

"Hey, everyone! Come in!" she said, ushering them into the house. Everyone took off their coats and hung them on the hangers. Then they made their way into the living room, where the party was taking place.

It looked like Stacey had invited the whole school! Starfire saw Robin, Beast Boy , and even some kids from the high school. Cornelia immediately started towards the snack bar, where all the kids were hanging out. A boy had asked Irma to dance. Hay Lin and Will started toward a cute high school boy with brown hair and brown eyes. The only ones left were Taranee and Starfire.

"Friend Taranee, what is it that people do at parties?" asked Starfire.

"To tell you the truth, I'm not really an expert on parties the way Cornelia is. But I can tell you one thing: just have fun," answered Taranee. Starfire nodded her head.

Taranee started toward the snack table to get some punch. Starfire just stood in a corner all by herself.

Maybe I should join the others on the 'dance floor' as they called it. The people there look like they are having fun. Thought Starfire.

She walked towards the dance floor where several kids were shaking their bodies to the fast paced music. Starfire tried to imitate their moves, but ended up tripping over her own feet. A few kids laughed at her. Starfire felt tears brimming in her eyes. She got back on her feet and ran toward an exit. She couldn't stay there.

Starfire couldn't find the same door she had went through before. She found a tiny door that was a back exit. She stepped through the door and walked outside. It was a full moon. The light from the moon illuminated Starfire's body. She figured if she walked around the building she would end up where she entered the building. From there she could walk home.

She started walking. It seemed as though she had just started walking when she heard a noise. Starfire whirled around. She saw a shadow run across the pavement. She chased after it. After a while, there was no where to run. The figure stopped. A brick wall was in it's way.

The figure turned around. Starfire gasped. It was a boy! But no ordinary boy. Half of his face had brown skin and a brown eye. But the other half was made of metal and had a red eye! The same with the rest of his body. A little of his arm was human, but everything else was robotic!

The figure looked down. He seemed sad.

"What is wrong?" Starfire asked. The figure just started walking away.

"Please! I just wish to help!" Starfire called. The boy stopped.

"You've seen me. I'm a freak," he answered. He looked down at his robotic hands and sighed.

"If you are talking about your abnormal body parts I do not think they are strange at all," said Starfire. The boy looked up.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I am Starfire. I am new here," she answered. "And who are you, if I may ask?"

"My name is Victor," he answered. He looked up at Starfire. Starfire gasped again. His face - it seemed familiar.

"Victor, which school do you go to?" asked Starfire. Victor looked at her strangely.

"I don't go to school... at the moment," he answered, looking down again. His eyes showed sadness.

"Did you used to go to Sheffield Institute?" asked Starfire. Victor looked at her, bewildered.

"Yes. How did you know?" asked Victor.

"I saw your face on the wall of Sheffield Institute!" exclaimed Starfire. "But there you were... well..." Starfire blushed.

"Normal?" asked Victor. Starfire nodded apologetically.

"Yeah, well... Before I used to be the star quarterback for the football team at Sheffield Institute. But then I had an accident and got these parts," explained Victor. "My friends wanted me to come to this party, since I was too ashamed to go to school. But I don't think anyone wants to see me like this," Victor finished.

"Oh..."

There was an awkward silence between the two. Starfire remembered Irma's "loudest silence" joke and felt better.

"I do not think there is anything for you to be ashamed about. Anyone who is a true friend would see that you are the same person inside," said Starfire. Victor looked at her, then smiled.

Suddenly, a loud crash was heard. Victor and Starfire started running toward the noise. Starfire gasped. Victor almost screamed. Standing right in front of them was a huge monster! Robin was lying on the floor beside it. He had a bruise on his left cheek.

"Robin!" screamed Starfire. She started running toward him. But before she could get there, the monster swung it's fist at Starfire. She was hit in the stomach and was sent flying. Robin jumped up.

"Wait a second!" yelled Victor. He looked at the monster closely. "That isn't a monster! It's a robot!" he yelled.

Starfire, who had fallen, stood up. She formed starbolts in her hands, ready to attack.

"Robot or no robot, it needs to be stopped," she said. Robin nodded and prepared to fight. Victor stared at them.

Robin lunged at the robot. He threw a disk at it, which exploded on the robot. When the smoke cleared up, Robin, Starfire, and Victor saw that it had done no harm to it. Starfire blinked, then flew in the air. She threw as many starbolts at it as she could. But it did nothing. Victor looked at them nervously, then thrust out his arm.

His arm transformed. It turned into a cannon. Victor blasted the robot. Starfire joined in. The robot staggered back. Robin finished it off by taking out his bow staff and plunging it into the robot's head. It exploded. Robin landed perfectly on the ground. Starfire flew down. They breathed heavily for a moment, then turned to face Victor.

"Friend Victor, how did you do that?" asked Starfire, her eyes wide.

"Yeah, how did you help us fight the robot back there?" asked Robin.

"Well... when I had my accident, some of my human parts were replaced with robotic parts. Those robotic parts included some things that were useful... for battle," said Victor. "How where you able to throw those energy blasts?" he asked Starfire. "And where did you get all those gadgets?" he asked Robin. They explained to him about Starfire's starbolts and Robin's fighting abilities.

"Awesome!" exclaimed Victor. Starfire smiled. Another secret revealed, and another friend.

Starfire sat down in a chair near the snack table. She was watching Victor. He was hanging out with some of the high school kids. Starfire smiled to herself. She was happy that he was not ashamed anymore.

Someone suddenly sat down next to Starfire. Starfire turned. It was Robin.

"Hello, friend Robin," she greeted. He smiled at her.

"Hi," he said. The two just sat there for a minute, watching everyone dance. Robin broke the ice.

"You were great out there. When we were fighting the robot," he said. Starfire blushed.

"Thank you. You were also very good," she answered. Robin opened his mouth to say something, then shut it again. There was more silence.

"Do you... want to dance?" Robin asked. Starfire smiled widely. She nodded her head vigorously. Robin stood up and led Starfire to the dance floor.

Robin and Starfire started dancing to the music. It was not face paced, but not a slow song. It was just right for a shy alien girl and an awkward teenage boy. Just right.