Hiya again. This is chapter 2 of A Heart's True Talent. I hope y'all enjoy this. Please review. I haven't had any yet. : (

Disclaimer: the only thing I own on this chappie is the crappie song Raven sings. (I think it's crappy)

Chapter 2

The group was eating dinner. The meal was sweet and sour chicken, and Beastboy had sweet and sour tofu. Robin looked sadly at the empty seat next to him. Starfire had never missed a meal and it was beginning to worry him.

"She'll be fine," Raven said on the other side of Robin. She took a bite of her rice. Robin looked at her.

"How can you tell?"

"She said she wasn't hungry."

"That's what worries me." Raven looked thoughtfully at him and took another bite of her chicken. She chewed and swallowed before continuing.

"We're talking about Starfire here. Last week, Beastboy accidentally spilled water on her. She tried being mad at him, but didn't last an hour."

"Raven, Starfire is depressed. The news wasn't just some accident that she was only supposed to be sad about for an hour. It takes longer than that, but what worries me is all the other times she's been sad and depressed, she always came to every meal."

Raven looked thoughtful again. She took a sip of her herbal tea then continued.

"If it makes you feel any better, talk to her tonight." She took another sip of her herbal tea.

"Yah, you're right. I'll do that."

It was eleven at night and Starfire had still not come out of her room. It worried Robin even more. He had been planning on what to say to her for so long and finally found the right words. He hoped. He sighed and started walking toward her room when he found Beastboy sitting on the steps to the roof, looking through the opening.

"Beastboy, what are you doing?"

"Shh!"

"Um…"

"Shh! Listen!" Robin listened and for a second, and at first he couldn't hear anything. He listened a little longer and started to hear a sweet melody drifting down the stairs. It was a beautiful melody, and he was curious to find out what was making the harmonious music.

He started walking up the steps. "I wouldn't do that, dude."

Robin ignored Beastboy and continued climbing. When he got to the top he saw something and heard something that he would never forget.

The night sky held thousands of bright stars. The night was clear and the moon cast down its rays of light upon the tower. There sat Raven, her legs dangling off the edge of the building and the moonlight cascading down her body. She was the thing producing the soft, beautiful melody.

She sang, "I look up at the sky. Makes me want to cry. All the emotions of the world held in one single place. The stars hold the human race. Don't know how I do it; to keep my feelings locked inside when I need to emit it. Love, such a graceful thing. Hope, it's what lets me sing. Peace, relaxation to the skin. Joy, be the wings upon my wind. Lust, just reach out for me. Caring, come and let me see. So many emotions to explore, but how can I ask for more."

There was a pause and the words tore at Robin's heart. This must have been how it felt for her. He never actually stopped to realize what Raven experienced every day. She couldn't express herself emotionally, so she must express it through song. It made perfect sense. He was about to say something when Raven started singing the last of the song.

"Love, must be great to fell. Hope, tell me can it be real. Peace, relaxation from my fate. Joy, somehow I can't relate. Lust, oh it must be grand. Caring, come and lend me a hand. So many emotions to explore, so may I ask for more."

Robin studied her as she looked down and he swore he could see a tear escape from her eyes. Slowly and quietly, Robin slipped down the stairs only to find Beastboy standing and looking at the opening. He looked as though he were deciding to go up or not.

"She's beautiful," Beastboy said as Robin walked past.

"Yes, yes it is." Beastboy looked at their leader.

"She does this every night. There must be at least a hundred different songs she sings. I haven't heard a repeat yet. I can never find the songs she sings on the internet either. It's weird."

Robin turned and walked toward Starfire's room, all the while comprehending what Beastboy had said.

Robin got to Starfire's room and gently knocked on the door. There was no answer. Since he knew all the member's passwords, he entered in her code and the door swished open.

Robin quietly entered the darkened room. It was freezing and it was all Robin could do to keep from running back out of the room. He saw Starfire laying in her bed asleep. She looked cold as her knees were pulled up to her chest and her arms wound around them.

Robin smiled a little before walking over and pulling the covers over her. As soon as he did that, she seemed to relax greatly. He waited a while and soon he could hear the deep breaths of Starfire as she warmed up. He smiled and exited the room, going to his own.

Robin entered his own room and changed and collapsed on his bed, falling asleep instantly. Tomorrow was going to be a hectic day.

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I told you the song was crappy. so what do y'all think? I NEED TO KNOW!

> C girl