Two Birds With One Stone

Disclaimer: No, I do not own the Teen Titans. No matter how well I write them. Or whatever. The term "Sister-in-God" was borrowed from Tad Williams. I did not create it.

I was dreaming when I wrote this/ So sue me if I go too fast

Chapter Four: Beastboy

"Slade is assumed dead."

"Dude. We both saw what happened. He was crushed under a pile of rocks as big as your ego and burned by the lava the burst up from the whole ground. Nearly the whole building was burned."

Robin ignored the comment about his ego. "And Terra…?"

"…Is alive."

Robin looked up. Raven was standing in the doorway of the study.

"Your girlfriend know something I don't?" Beastboy asked.

"I'm not Robin's anything," Raven clarified. A crystal vase on the coffee table exploded in a burst of dark energy, sending the silk flowers in it flying.

"What do you mean, Raven?" Robin asked.

"She isn't dead," she answered simply.

Robin was about to retort, but Beastboy interjected. "Is there a way to bring her back?"

"If there is, I don't know it."

She turned and left the room.

"I thought you were crazy for dumping Star, man," said Beastboy in an awed whisper. "But this one's feisty!" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at the Boy Wonder.

From somewhere down the hall, another crash could be heard.

"I didn't leave Star. She was taken away from me," said Robin. "And they sent Raven in her place. To take her place." He put as much venom into the statement as he could, knowing full well that Raven could hear him.

Beastboy said nothing, choosing to reach for the TV remote.

Robin sighed. Beastboy wasn't much for intelligent conversation. Nor was Starfire, for that matter. She was much too naïve. He'd rarely talked to her about important things, because he felt the meaning was lost in translation. Cyborg and Bruce were the only two people he could talk to, but Bruce always thought he was being childish and was rarely around to talk to, anyway. Cyborg lived in Jump City, some distance from Gotham, and he was busy playing hero there.

Cyborg and Beastboy were his on-call partners. So was Starfire, on occasion, and now he had Raven to help. If she could stop worrying about him and do what he told her to do. He flinched inwardly. She had actually worried about him. But then… she told him, after they returned that day, that she had known about Terra's treachery from the instant she healed the girl. So Raven could have easily taken the opportunity to turn her attention to him so that Slade could get away with her. That had to be it.

Beastboy laughed at some joke or other and turned the TV volume up a bit. Robin knew he was hurting on the inside and only pretending that everything was okay. The kid wasn't very smart, but Robin knew he had a lot of heart, especially where Terra was concerned.

"I'm going to go visit her," the green changeling said suddenly.

"Terra?"

"Yeah. Just to… to know she's still there. I might think of a way to bring her back." He shrugged, probably aware that he couldn't do anything.

Robin watched him go and reached over to for the remote, turning off the TV.

We've both got problems with women, Beastboy, he thought wryly. His communicator rang and he ran to answer it, hoping against hope that it was Starfire.

"Hello?" He could hear his heart pounding in his ears.

"Friend Robin!" sang Starfire's cheery voice. Robin flinched at the 'Friend' endearment, but smiled, glad to hear her voice.

"Starfire. How are you?"

"Married life is most joyous," she reported. "I wish for you to meet Karras. Might we visit you tomorrow?"

Robin felt anger boiling within him. She dared ask him, her ex-finance, if he wanted to meet her husband? But as angry as he was, he couldn't turn down an opportunity to see her again.

"Sure. I'd like to meet him."

"Wonderous! We will come tomorrow at the hour of two o'clock. Is this suitable?"

"Of course, Starifre."

She bid him a cheery god-bye and hung up. With a growl, he snapped the communicator shut and threw it with force, to the other side of the room, where it landed in a huge, leafy plant.

"Something bothering you?" came Raven's dry voice from the doorway. He scowled at her.

"Yes." He grinned. "You."

She raised a dark eyebrow and left again, her cape swirling behind her.

Writer's note: As always, thanks to all those who read, reviewed, and are now waiting most anxiously for the next chapter.

A slightly shorter chapter than the rest, but ah well. The next chapter will be quite a bit longer. Starfire meets Raven and Raven meets a new emotion called jealousy. Robin learns something about Raven. I know I'm making him act like a real jackass, but after the next chapter he'll start to get over Starfire.

Go review already.

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