Chapter Four: "The Calm before the Storm"
After eating Robin's delicious breakfast, they all helped with cleaning up the mess. Starfire walked over to Robin and helped him wash and dry the dishes.
"The breakfast you prepared for us was very delicious Robin; tell me, are you getting married?" She asked, looking at him with both worry and happiness.
Robin dropped the plate; he thought that after her asking Beast Boy this question she would have understood that that's not what making breakfast meant. He looked over to Starfire, blushing.
"Starfire, I'm not getting married, I was hungry and BB and Cy weren't making any progress, so I stepped up to the plate." He smiled.
Starfire was relieved that he wasn't getting married, but she quickly regained her confusion. She looked at the floor where Robin was standing when he was making the waffles. Robin noticed this and looked at the floor and then at her.
"Um . . . Star, what are you looking for?"
"The plate of which you speak." She simply said. Robin couldn't help but laugh.
"Starfire, there is no plate; it's just a phrase people use." He smiled.
"Oh." Was all Starfire could say.
After the dishes were done everyone parted and began doing there own thing. Beast Boy and Cyborg headed to the Game Station and began playing there racing game. Raven went to her room to meditate. Starfire went to attend Silky and Robin; well he was in the evidence room trying to figure out what his dream had meant.
Almost everyone was pretty calm and relaxed. There were no alarms, no bad guys, no crimes, and no breaking alerts. The day went on without anyone needing any type of super hero help. Of course, Robin was the only one who wasn't enjoying the "day off". He was still trying to figure out his nightmare. He didn't understand it; it was like he was being haunted again, but this time it didn't deal with Slade. A whoosh noise brought him back to reality. He turned around to find Starfire standing only a few steps away.
"Robin, you have been in here for hours, may I ask what it is you are looking for?"
"Oh, it's nothing Starfire, I'm just thinking." He turned back to his searching.
"May I ask of what?" she insisted on finding out what was troubling him.
"It's nothing Star." He reassured her.
"It is not the nothing Robin. You have not been yourself for three months. What troubles you? What keeps you from the sleep at night?" she asked, a worried look coming over her face.
Robin noticed and walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Star, it's nothing, I'm fine. I've just got a lot on my mind right now." He gave her a smile, hoping not to answer anymore of her questions.
"I will believe you. But Robin, please tell me when you find what it is you are looking for. I . . . care about you Robin." And with that she turned and walked out the door.
He stood there, just thinking about what she had said. It was like a broken record in his mind, I care about you Robin. His mind kept repeating it. He was thinking about all the different meanings it stood for. The sound of the alarm went off and broke him from his trance. He jumped and ran to the main room of the tower.
"What's going on?" Robin asked, rushing in.
"Crimes, all throughout the city." Cyborg told him.
"What do you mean, throughout the city?" Robin asked.
Cyborg brought up an over-view of the city. When he did, dots all over started appearing, it was like the screen had a virus. Minutes later, it stopped and everyone gasped.