Blame

Chapter 1: Liar!

Robin stared outward over the sapphire sea that lay below the tower. The sun's orange beams perched on top of its waves as it began to lower itself below the horizon. He sighed heavily. Alone he thought at first, then maybe heart broken. He leaned against the door, his mind beginning to go over his situation. It had been a hard day; the H.I.V.E had escaped from jail and wrecked havoc over Jump City. But it hadn't been that. It had been that he'd seen someone get hurt, someone he thought was… beautiful. But it wasn't Starfire. The problem was that he couldn't stop thinking about her. She had left the hospital hours ago, he had seen her. But where was she now, why couldn't he stop thinking about her? But inside, his brain was screaming at him, telling him that his love belonged to Starfire, not some beautiful stranger. He loved Starfire, but now he was questioning himself, did he? Robin drew a hand over his face. He had to stop this before…

"Robin, what is wrong?" Robin jumped and turned round to see Starfire floating in mid air over the edge of the tower, her emerald like eyes full of a concern he had seen so many times before.

"It's nothing, Star. Just… tired, that's all." He answered, not meeting those glittering emeralds. Starfire lowered herself to the ground, her face still stained with worry.

"Then, why do you not look at me?" She asked quietly. The worry was in her voice now. "Is it because I am of the ugly?"

"No!" Robin burst out, so suddenly that Starfire stepped back. "No, Star, you're really beautiful. I just, just can't…." He trailed off lost in his own words.

"Can't what, Robin?" Starfire asked again.

"Star, I can't say, I might upset you."

"Please, Robin. I am your friend, you can be sure of me that I won't tell the others."

"Star!" Robin cried out. Starfire looked hurt as she stared upon what she thought was her friend, buy now maybe he was just someone who didn't want her there. Robin was staring down at his boots.

"I will leave you be, Robin." Star said quietly and flew away, tears scratching at her eyes. Robin growled and punched the wall in. Why did he just give up on her like that? He wanted to just hold her in his arms, make sure that she'd always be ok. But now, now that he'd seen that girl, that feeling had drifted away. He turned on his heel land walked briskly off inside.

Starfire sat cross legged on her bed, staring unwillingly out of the window. Robin's eyes, though hidden behind his eyes, had seemed so dull to her, as though the bright spark she had loved so much about him was gone. There was something wrong with him, something that had changed him deeply. But what could she do? Sure, she could walked up to his door and question him harder, but that would only leave her wrapped in guilt. She slumped back on her bed, now staring at the ceiling. Then something revealed itself in her mind, like an image she had taken in, but had not understood or cared about so much. There had been a girl who had been hurt today. She had seen the look on Robin's face, the look that he gave when she was injured.

Starfire sat up so suddenly that the sleeping Silkie, that had inched his way onto her lap, was thrown across the room and slammed into the wall with a small yelp. Starfire rushed over to him, though she didn't start crying or hugging him tightly in a death grip. She gathered him up, hushed him, but she had a wide eyed look on her face. Robin didn't love her anymore… Tear did begin to form in her eyes. The emeralds went from a shimmering happiness to a dull sorrow and her hair seemed to becoming dreary and worn. Silkie, not really understanding what was going on, went to sleep. Starfire sat on the edge of her bed, silent tears streaming down her face. She placed the sleeping mutant moth larvae on the bed, covered him up with old curtains that lay in the corner and placed her hands over her face.

Suddenly there was a knock at her door. Starfire looked up, not sure of whether to answer it or not and said in the best tone that covered up her tears, "Who is it?"

"It's Raven, Star."

"So, you think that the girl is Robin's new girlfriend?" Raven asked, sitting on the bed next to the teary Starfire.

"Well…. Yes." Starfire murmured back. She kept of grasping her hands and staring at her feet. "He could not look at me when I conversed with him on the roof. He said that he 'just can't' and then, he…" She trailed off.

"He what, Star?" Raven asked.

"He…yelled at me, as though I were annoying him. But, Raven, you must not think Robin as horrible; I think I merely distressed him. Please, do not tell him what I have been saying." Starfire said, in a tone of plead that made Raven feel upset as she stared down at what was her happy and dare she think it, joyful friend.

"I won't say anything." Raven's words were followed by another knock.

"Star? It's Robin, I need to speak to you."

Starfire looked at Raven, who nodded.

"Come in, Robin." She said. Raven phased into the floor just as Robin stepped in.

"Star, there's something I need to say." He mumbled. Starfire began to hope that he didn't say what she thought he was going to say.

"Star, I….I…..love you." He blurted out. Starfire just stared at him, not sure of what to feel, think or say. But suddenly anger grew inside her.

"I'm sorry I couldn't say it before, but I really do love you." He said, staring into her face, hoping he'd see some sort of delight or happiness. But all he got was a shock.

"YOU LIAR!" Starfire screamed. Robin stepped back, wide eyed and slightly scared.

"Star, what are you…."

"YOU ARE LYING, ROBIN!" She cried. Her eyes were full of tears and there was a lump in her throat. "Don't think that I did not see the girl, Robin! Do not even dare to hope that I had not seen the look on your face when she was injured!" Robin's eyes couldn't go any wider, but he was now pressed against the wall, with Starfire's glowing green eyes up to his face.

"You are lying, Robin. You are certainly aware that you are too. I do not know what to say, only to shout at you in displeasure. Why Robin? Why do you lie to me?" Starfire's voice had gone back to its normal level. Tears began to run down her cheeks. Robin felt so hopeless, so insecure that it made him scared deep down. Raven appeared beside Starfire, her eyes in a glare unlike any other he'd seen. Suddenly the alarm went off, but Raven didn't move her eyes, only seemed to get more angry. Robin swept out, without a word to see what trouble laid ahead.

Hi! I am back after my short break. Sorry to have kept you waiting, I have been working on a CSI:Miami story as well as my Teen Titans work. Well, please review and tell me what you thought, it does help loads!

From TheNextTitan