Chapter 5

Betrayal

Robin was in a blind fury, he didn't know what to do or think. All he knew was anger. He decided he had to do something; anything to keep his mind off of her, him and them. He finally decided on working out. Robin entered the workout room and was glad to see he was the only one there; some time alone would do him good. Concentrating on his martial arts made him relax and forget his pain and her for a time. But every so often his mind would drift from his stances and footwork to Starfire. He began to think about the time they all had gone to the beach; his mind wouldn't let him forget how stunning she looked in her bathing suit. The more he worked out the more he thought about her. Thinking about her made his joints move with greater ease, his heart beat fast, his blood flowed quicker throw his veins and his head became clearer; truly she made him feel different than anyone else.

Then the thought of Speedy began to waft into his thoughts. Thinking of them together made Robin miss his steps; he tired not to think about it and concentrate on what he was doing but it didn't help. Every thought of them made him angrier; the more he thought about it the more he messed up his stances. Until finally he fell completely over; he landed face down on the mats. He laid there motionless for a few minutes, then slammed his fist onto to the mat.

"What is this chick doing to me?" Robin questioned himself. He was awaken by anxiety; "What am I going to do? I can't concentrate or sleep. Seriously what's going on?" he asked himself, his face still buried in the mats.

"What are you doing?" a voice questioned. Robin hadn't even heard the door open. He wondered if the person standing beside him had been there while he was talking to himself. He gathered his strength and looked up. Lo and behold: Speedy was standing next to him with an inquisitive face.

"What do you want?" Robin asked sharply.

"Nothing…I just came to work out is all. Didn't know it was nap time" Speedy chuckled. Robin glared at him. Speedy shrugged his shoulders and went to one of the machines to do some weight lifting. Robin watched him closely was he walked by.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Robin finally spitted out, no longer able to contain his anger.

"Umm…exercising?" Speedy answered curiously. "Is that ok with you?" He asked snidely.

"That's not what I meant! Robin stormed out of the room and then quickly returned. "What the hell is this?" Robin shouted while holding up the poem he had found in Speedy's room not 30 minutes ago.

"Whatwere you doing in my room?" inquired Speedy.

"Answer the question!" Robin said still grasping the paper in his hand.

Speedy grinned. He looked at his shoes and then up at Robin. "Not a fan of poetry, huh?" he answered in a sarcastic tone. Robinglared at him."Ok fine you caught me, I'm the secret admirer" He said with a guilty smile.

"I didn't know you liked her." Robin grumbled.

"Well to be honest…I didn't." Speedy answered. Robin tilted his head with curiosity. "Well Robin I love messing with you, so I sent Star the flowers cause I knew that you would flip. Which you probably did, am I right?" Robin just stared at him. "Then when you guys got here, and saw how mad you got when I sat down next to Starfire; I knew I could make you go nuts."

"You son of a……." Robin glared at him. His grip tightened on the paper.

"Hold on there, before you get your feathers all ruffled." Speedy began to explain while holding his hand out in front of Robin as to gesture him to be patient. "When I took her out to eat, I noticed all these little cute, quirky things she does; and now I really do like her. She's amazing and funny and not to mention pretty hott." Speedy said smiling and looking up as if Starfire's face was plastered on the wall. "I dunno…we had a connection. I definitely think she likes me; I mean she gave me a hug after I took her out." He said still smiling.

"She was just being nice! That doesn't mean anything." Robin said looking at the floor and crushing the paper in his hand.

"Come on Robin…you can't win at everything." Speedy said going back to his work out machine.

Robin could feel his anger rising, he couldn't hold himself back. Before he knew it he was flying out at Speedy. Robin grabbed him by the shoulders and threw him off the machine. Speedy landed with a thud about eight feet away from Robin. Speedy got up and stared at Robin with wide eyes. Speedy darted by Robin and threw a punch, Robin duck andhit Speedy in the stomach. He fell back onto the floor, he looked up at Robin and then let out a battle cry hit Robin on the back of his knee causing it to buckle and Robin to fall.

They're little fight hadn't gone unnoticed; the minute the others heard the banging and yelling they ran to see what was going on."What the hell are those two doing in there?" Cyborg asked Bee who shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm not sure they're working out." Beast Boy said shaking his head.

"Definitely not." Aqua Lad stated while pressing his ear up to the door.

Cyborg opened the door and when the walked in they jumped at the sight of Speedy throwing Robin against the wall next to them.

"Holy crap…they're beating the crap out of each other." yelled Beast Boy.

"We better pull them off of each other…" muttered Raven. She and Starfire took hold of Speedy while Cyborg and Bee grabbed Robin.

"Someone wanna tell us whats going on?" question Aqua Lad looking at Robin and Speedy.

"Yes, please friends; what is the matter." Starfire asked anxiously. The two boys looked at her. Robin opened his mouth to explain but Speedy beat him to it.

"He's mad cause I wanna do this." Speedy said as he grabbed Starfire by the shoulders firmly and kissed her. Her eyes were wide and intense; she wasn't sure what was going on. Robin's mouth dropped.

"Santa Maria!" Menos said while covering his mouth. "¿Él apenas hizo lo que pienso que él lo hizo?" Mas gasped.

"St..St..Star?" Robin couldn't believe what he was seeing. Starfire eyes were still wide open, she felt tense and rigid when Speedy kissed her. Robin swallowed down his shock, his mouth felt dry and he couldn't speak. He felt betrayed. His eyes became narrow with hate and heartache. He couldn't stand it anymore, Robin rushed out of the room; throwing the poem on the ground next to Star and Speedy.

Starfire pulled away from Speedy. "Robin!" she called. Speedy looked at her dissatisfied with her reaction to his kiss. "I am sorry friend Speedy, but I do not feel as you do." Starfire told him with a serious face.

Speedy hung his head. "But I…aww man…well it was worth a try." He mumbled; a little reluctant of his action.

"Robin, friend please remain." Starfire called after Robin. But he was already out of the room. She followed quickly.

"Wow…that hurt." Speedy said glumly.

"Love is pain." Answered Beast Boy.

Robin slammed the door to his room. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. I guess they had that connection after all…I can't believe I thought that she liked…ughhh. Robin laid back on the bed his hands over his eyes. His thoughts was interrupted by a knock at the door.

"…Robin?" The voice was quiet and nervous, he recognized it immediately. His breathing grew more rapid when he heard it, his eyes closed tightly. Starfire stood on the other side of the door with her ear pressed against it. "May I enter…" she asked timidly. Robin got up and opened the door, they stood there and stared at each other for a few moments which seemed like forever. Star was scared, he was just standing there; his stance was strong and defiant. She looked at him pensively; Robin watched her in silence. His face was unreadable.

"Please, friend allow me to expla…" she was cut short by Robin hand being waved in front of her face.

"You don't need to explain anything…" He said coldly

"You must understand…" Starfire tired again. Robin didn't want to hear anything.

"Look Star; I really don't care! Go do whatever you want to; with whomever you want." He yelled. His fists were clenched and his face was red. A look of shock and resentment was on her face. Tears pushed their way to Starfire's eyes but she choked them back, she was not going to cry in front of him. Her face hardened, she drew back a little.

"Very well, Robin I wish for you to know something…" she whispered, her face had softened.

"No…I don't care, I don't want to know anything! You don't understand anything!" he shouted

"No, Robin I do understand you…You, how you feel…how you need to protect everything and everyone. I understood that I had your trust; completely…well I had thought I had your trust. But at the test of that faith and trust you…" she shook her head; then she looked at him for a moment, disappointment, misery, and anger flickering in her eyes. Her heart sank, she looked at her shoes and then her eyes met his again.Her stare was intense, cold and unwavering, not changeable or friendly and it spoke of self-possession on the brink of grief. Then she left him, standing there all alone.

Robin rolled his eyes; he threw himself onto the bed. Now he was restless, the cruel truthfulness of her words still echoing in his head.

i was really pleased with this chapter...lol i changed the title like 80 times, hope the one i finally decided on fits. again thanks to all the reviewers, you guys totally rock:p