Chapter Two: "Sweet Dreams"
Robin was sleeping soundly when his alarm clock went off at 6am in the morning, well even after the alarm went off he was still fast asleep. It was like the alarm never went off. Everyone else was up and ready to start the days early morning combat practice. Cyborg was the first in the gym, ready to go. Raven came in a few minutes later, followed by Starfire. Beast Boy dragged himself five minutes later. Everyone was ready to get to there obstacles, but they all looked at each other. Something was missing, something important. All the titans had a quizzical look on there faces until Starfire broke the silence.
"Where is Robin?" She asked, looking at the titans.
"I don't know, usually he's the first one in here." Cyborg replied.
"Maybe he's still asleep. Can't we just call combat prac--" Beast Boy's head leaned back, he began snoring. Raven walked over to him and shook his sleeping body. "--tice off." he finished.
"I'll go--" Cyborg started walking, but Starfire stopped him.
"I will go see if he is up." Starfire insisted. Cyborg stepped back from the door and allowed her to pass.
Cyborg then turned to the two remaining titans, "Well, let's get cracking!" He said in a loud voice.
While Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy started their practice, Starfire was only a few feet away from Robin's door. She stopped when she heard Robin talking.
"--I love you too--." he had said in his sleep. The name he said was muffled, and she didn't catch it. "--Please--don't leave. The team needs you . . . I need you.--" then inside his room got silent. Starfire proceeded to the door and knocked softly.
"Robin? Are you feeling well?" She asked into the door. She didn't get an answer so she proceeded to open it.
The site of Robin made her giggle. He was curled up and hugging his pillow as if it was a person. He even kissed it a few times. She found it strange, but still funny. He was smiling and so happy. She didn't want to wake him, but he needed to get up.
"Robin," she started shaking him gently. He groaned, but fluttered his eyes open. In a split second he thought he was dreaming, he smiled at her, but then realized he wasn't dreaming and his smile went away and he jumped up.
"What time is it?" he asked her, surprised that he didn't hear the alarm, or her coming in.
"Robin, it is six forty five in the morning. Are you feeling well?" she asked him again.
"I over slept!" he turned to his clock to see if it was true, it was.
Starfire walked around his room, looking in his closet, and everywhere else. Robin noticed her snooping around.
"Um . . . Starfire . . . what are you doing?" he asked looking at her puzzled.
"You were speaking to someone, I wanted to know whom." she told him, continuing to look.
Robin stopped her, "Starfire, I wasn't talking to anyone."
"But I heard you say the 'I love you' to someone." she told him. Robin blushed slightly. "Oh!" she seemed to have figured it out. "Were you telling your cotton filled pillow that you loved It." she smiled, "That would explain why you did the kissing?" When Robin heard this he blushed a deep crimson. He walked towards the door quickly, but before opening it he looked over to Starfire.
"Um, Starfire, let's just keep that between us, ok?" he told her as he walked out the door.
Starfire was confused, but respected his wishes and walked out after him.