The next morning, Robin was outside practicing. He jumped and flipped and kicked over obstacles. Raven watched with Starfire, who was beaming with glee. Raven rolled her eyes at Star's admiration. Beast Boy was talking with Cyborg about how he could do the same stuff. Cyborg just shook his head. As Robin neared the last standing obstacle, the new girl appeared in front of it! His fist stopped just centimeters away from her face! She glared at him with her arms crossed.

"Nice trick, I almost hit you." Robin said with a smile. She didn't speak. "You okay?"

"No, I am not okay! You won't let me fight! So I'm going to have to show you that I can handle myself." She said and she took a fighting position. "Hit me!"

"Huh?" was all Robin said.

"Hit me! Fight me! And don't hold back!"

"Why would I do that?"

"To challenge me!" she finished. Robin took his fighting stance.

"I'll go easy on you."

"Please don't." she replied.

Robin went to throw a punch, but she dodged it! She went to punch and he stopped her! She ripped her hand free from his grip and did a back flip! She kicked and he blocked! He did the same and she ducked! They began to spar back and forth! At one time, Robin grabbed her fist and threw her up in the air and over his head! She landed on her back with a thud! But she bounced back up and took a fighting stance. She charged, and he dodged! She did it again, and again! She grew irritated again and ran towards him! He didn't have the time to dodge it and…WHAM! She kicked him right in the face, sending him flying back! The others were in awe! Robin stood up and dusted himself off. "Don't hold back Robin!" she called to him as her eyes began to glow white! Robin ran towards her and she threw a strong gust of wind at him! He went flying back and tumbled! "Come at me again!" Robin got up and took out his stick. He charged again and she dodged the strike! With green glowing eyes, she hit the ground with her fist and sent a small earthquake to Robin's feet! He fell over and did a jackknife back up! She used her powers to toss rocks at him! He blocked and dodged them, and hit one back at her with his weapon as if it was a game! She growled and jumped up in the air! She floated above him with her eyes now glowing light blue, she threw her arms down at him, sending water splashing on him! He stumbled back from the impact and went against a boulder! He shook it off and she hit him with more water! He jumped up in the air and knocked her back down! She fell to the ground! Getting back up, she was now in fire mode! With a clap, she composed fire and threw fire balls at him! He tumbled and jumped up, kicking her in the face! He was ready to kick her again, but then he noticed the blood from her nose. She took her fists of fire and began to punch! He dodged and ducked! She gave up with the punches and did a back flip, kicking him in the face as she went back! He skidded back and stood up.

"Enough!" he shouted. The girl, who was now out of breath, returned to her normal state and stood up. She wiped the blood from her nose. "Are you hurt?" he asked.

"No." she answered. "Are you?"

"No…you did pretty good." Robin said with a smile again. "But you need to work on your defense."

"So, I can fight now right?' she asked with a smile. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a tissue. He handed it to her. She took it and wiped the blood off her nose.

"I don't think just yet." He answered.

"What?" she yelled. "But…but-but…I just did all that!"

"I still don't think you're ready. I'm sorry." He said and he walked off. The other Teen Titans ran up to the new girl and congratulated her.

"That was amazing, new friend! You really know how to kick butt!" Starfire said.

"Boo-yah!" Cyborg cheered in.

"You should have used your invisibility!" Beast Boy said. "You would have totally kicked his butt!"

"I think she did a pretty good job." Raven said. "Look." They all looked and saw that Robin was limping. "It takes a lot to make him do that."

"He still doesn't think I'm ready." The girl murmured. They all looked at her. She curled her hands up into fists. "What am I doing wrong?"

Later that night, the new girl was in her room. There was a knock on her door. She walked over and opened it. She was face to face with Robin. She just glared at him. "Hey, listen, I just wanted to apologize about the bloody nose. I feel really bad about it. Maybe I was a bit too rough on you. And the performance was amazing. You did really well. I just don't want you to get hurt. So, uh, we're eating dinner. Cyborg made real meat this time. Don't you want to come out and grab a bite?" Robin said with a small smile. She could tell he had to force that smile. Then his smile dropped into a frown. "I'm sorry about your nose. It was an accident. It's just that, you were better than I expected and I got a bit carried away. I hope you're not mad at me." And after that, she closed the door in his face.

Robin walked out to the living room and sat down. Raven who was reading a book spoke up.

"She won't talk to you?" she asked.

"No. I think she's mad at me." Robin answered.

"Well who could blame her?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"You won't let her fight. She's shown courage, strength and perseverance and it's still not good enough for you."

"I just don't want to see her get hurt." Robin said with sad eyes. "I'm not trying to make her mad."

"I think you should give her a chance. Why is it so important to you that she doesn't get hurt?" Raven asked. Robin just shrugged. "Don't let Starfire know."

"Let Starfire know what?"

"How you feel about the new girl."

"What are you talking about?" Raven sighed.

"You boys are so thick." She said and then she went off. Robin just sat there and thought.