Starfire sat quietly on the rocks that lay peacefully under the Titan's tower. Playing with a strand of ruby hair, she sighed. Was it normal for Earthlings to feel sadness over the ones that they loved the most? Was it common to feel such a painful ache? Starfire placed a hand over her chest, as if trying to smother the hurt that seemed to grow there.
It was mid-afternoon now, and the sky was beginning to darken. Starfire gazed up at the sky in vain, trying and find her home among the stars that had begun to come out. 'It's not my home anymore. This is my home now. With the ones I love. Love…' Starfire played with the word in her head. 'Why is it custom for Earthlings to hide their feelings toward others? And does it always do the terrible hurting?
Starfire let her mind wander, and soon found herself gazing at a bird flying across the water to the land around the Titans Tower. She floated curiously up to the bird with a small smile. Her smile vanished when she noticed what kind of bird it was. Starfire sighed and slumped down onto a nearby rock, still gazing at the perched bird.
"All of my thoughts somehow are lead back to you my dear Robin…" She could feel tears of frustration and longing forming in her eyes. This was not the first time she had cried over her leader before, but normally, she did it in the privacy of her room. She needed to be happy around her friends. Always. She needed to be happy for him—even if he refused to return her feelings. He probably believed that it was 'too dangerous' to commit to a teammate.
Starfire's thoughts were cut short by a scream that made her blood run cold. She looked up in horror to where the scream came from, to find the top of her beloved home falling into the water. She gasped, horrified that her home was being destroyed, but then something even worse caught her eye—"RAVEN!"
Raven was currently battling with her powers, which seemed to be swallowing her in a black orb. Tears ran down her cheeks and her throat was raw from screaming. Her mind was elsewhere, as she tumbled down the side of the Titan's Tower. Her eyes fluttered closed and she plunged alone into the darkness of her mind.
A very frightened Starfire flew up to Raven as fast as she could, scooping her into her arms and cradling her in a strong embrace. Seeing her closest girl-friend she had on Earth crying and unconscious was enough to break Starfire's already torn heart. The alien girl rushed inside holding back her own tears and screamed at the top of her lungs for help.
