Chapter Ten: "Intruder"
Robin and Starfire walked into the gym. It was, once again, time for combat practice. Nobody knew that Robin had slept in Starfire's room, and he had asked Starfire not to tell them either. Everyone was doing their workout when an alarm went off. Everyone, Cyborg leading the way, ran to the main room.
"Intruder Alert, Intruder Alert, Intruder Alert . . ." the mechanical computer voice exclaimed.
"Cyborg what's going on?" Robin asked rushing into the room. Following him were Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy.
"The computer says that there's an intruder in the tower." Cyborg told him, trying to find out where.
Robin, in a hurry, decided to give everyone a place to look.
"Cyborg, you search everyone's room, bathrooms and the crime lab. Raven, you check the monitor room, and danger room. Beast Boy you check the gym and infirmary. Starfire, you and I will check the lobby and basement." Robin shouted.
Everyone began heading out, but Robin stopped Starfire before she too walked out the door.
"Starfire I want you to stay close to me at all times." He instructed. Starfire gave him a confused look. "I don't want you getting hurt." He added.
"Okay Robin, but I do not see why I need protection. It is you I am worried about." And with that being said they headed down to the lobby.
Cyborg started searching Beast Boy's room. He figured whatever was in the tower; it probably came from Beast Boy. Since he always brought helpless animals in without anyone knowing. It took him awhile to search everywhere, but he didn't find anything. He moved on to Robin's room. Everything was neat and proper, he did find a picture of him and Starfire on his dresser, along with pictures of the entire team, but his and Starfire's stood out among the rest. Cyborg smiled and left his room. He then went straight to his room, even though he'd been in there not to long ago, he still checked it hourly. Nothing. Cyborg then went down the hall to the girl's section. He went into Starfire's room. He didn't find much in there because she didn't own a whole lot. So her room was the easiest, and quickest, room to search. Once again he found nothing. Cyborg dreaded to go into Raven's room, but Robin told him to search all rooms. He slowly walked in; trying to touch anything for fear that something may happen like when Beast Boy started playing with her mirror that turned out to be a portal into her mind. He did search everywhere, but came out empty handed. The last place he was to look was the bathroom. There he found nothing.
"Room's and the bathroom are clear Robin, do you have any idea what we're supposed to be looking for?" he asked into his arm.
"No, be look for anything that seems . . . out of the ordinary." Robin replied through his own communicator.
"Everything in this tower is out of the ordinary." He mumbled to himself.
Meanwhile, Raven was checking the monitor room. All she found was monitors and computers, nothing else. She walked into the danger room and didn't find anything there either.
"Monitor and Danger room are clear." She said into her communicator.
"Keep looking." Robin quickly replied.
"This is a waist of time." She mumbled to herself.
Beast Boy was in the infirmary. He had already checked the gym, and found nothing. Just like everyone else, Beast Boy was confused. Maybe if he gave us a clue of what we're suppose to look for we'd find it faster. He thought to himself. Robin was hard headed, and when he wanted you to look for something, he meant look! A few times Beast Boy almost broke something, but would catch it in the nick of time with his super fast reflexes. Well, almost super fast.
"There's nothing in the gym or the infirmary." Beast Boy reported.
"Search again." Robin announced. Beast Boy sighed; he'd rather be watching TV then looking for invisible clues.
"Robin, exactly what are we searching for?" Starfire asked, looking under couches and chairs in the lobby.
"I don't know, but what ever it is, we have to find it." Robin told her, looking everywhere, as well as scanning. Starfire didn't press the issue. She merely continued looking, unaware that both his brain and his heart were eating away at him over something important.
Tell her you stupid fool! No don't tell her, what if she doesn't return your feelings? Then what? You'll act as though nothing happened? Who cares at least she'll know. Tell her that you love her before something happens. Nothing is going to happen. Oh, and what about your dream? I suppose it was just a nightmare . . . you know, ONE THAT KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF! It doesn't mean anything. Yes it does! The last time I told a girl I liked her, she left me completely! How am I supposed to deal with that? Will you give it a rest, she cares about you. No she doesn't. Oh, and what of that so-called good night kiss? Hmm . . . I suppose that was nothing too. Of course it was a nothing; she saw it on a show, that doesn't mean she did it out of love. Will you stop arguing with yourself? Just tell her or you'll regret it. No. Then why didn't she make a big fuss when you slept in her room? Maybe because she was embarrassed. Oh ya, that's it . . . SHE was embarrassed, that's why she told you to wake her if you were to ever do that again. She probably just didn't feel comfortable. You promised yourself you would. Now stop arguing with yourself and tell her. But-No buts! Tell her before the others show up and poke fun at you! Fine, but if she turns me away, I'm never listening to you again. Fine, now tell her.
Finally his heart won. He looked at Starfire, how pretty she was. She was so strong, but yet so delicate. How to tell her was what scared him the most. He didn't know how she would react towards him . . . opening up to reveal how he truly felt. Robin sighed.
"Does something trouble you?" Starfire asked, responding to his sighing.
"Starfire, I need to talk to you." Robin said quietly.