A/N: Sorry to anyone who thought that last chapter was the very last one. Of course it wasn't! There are six more (including this one). Thank you all for reviewing.

Chapter Thirteen: Change

When Starfire had gotten home from school weeks, it was clear to her that Robin did not seem in the right mood to spend time with her. He seemed to be that way in a while anyway. She was proved wrong when he helped her with her homework, but after that he went elsewhere, leaving Starfire alone for the rest of the day.

Instead of lingering on Robin, Starfire decided to go rest after finishing her duties, but upon trying to do so it was hard for her to go to sleep. She wondered if Robin was angry about the other day, although she should have been the offended one. He didn't seem angry with her since he helped her with her homework after all, but he didn't talk much. Starfire sighed and got out of bed. She realized that she hadn't talked to the other female Titan in a while, so she decided to check out what she was up to...if Beast Boy wasn't there.

Moments later Starfire knocked on the other girl's door about the same time Raven opened it. She opened it abruptly, as if she was expecting someone, but Starfire disregarded it. She was more interested in the look on Raven's face. She looked at her with a small surprise, and a hint of disappointment.

"Haven't seen you in a while," she simply said. "Where's Robin?"

Starfire shrugged. "He is elsewhere this afternoon."

"Please don't tell me you got into an argument," Raven groaned.

To Raven's relief, Starfire shook her head. "It seems that he does not wish to spend the afternoon with me. That is all." Starfire clung on to her elbow and continued, "I was wondering if you would like to do the hanging out...if you are not already doing so with Beast Boy."

Raven's heart leapt at 'If you are not doing so with Beast Boy.' Was she really spending that much time with him? Instead of thinking about it, Raven responded, "He's actually not here for once."

Starfire looked down. "Oh…well, I was wondering if you would like to commence reading that book with me."

Raven raised her eyebrow. "Why?"

Starfire sighed. "I feel like I have not spent much time with my fellow Titans. Besides, you and Beast Boy seem to have so much fun reading it and I would like to read it as well. He speaks most fondly of you and that novel."

While still lingering on Starfire's last words, Raven was able to catch the next things that she had added. "I would also like to practice my speaking by reading with you...if you do not mind."

Without spending more time at the door, Raven motioned for Starfire to follow her to the windowsill. She grabbed the book from the drawer where it was placed again during the night when she had confiscated it, and after they both sat down they began reading from the beginning.

This being about Raven's twentieth time reading the book from the start, she wasn't as interested in it, and even though it was Starfire's first time, apparently she wasn't as well.

Once Raven finished the first chapter the alien stopped her.

"Raven...may I ask you a question?"

Raven nodded and tried to keep down a groan. "What is it?"

"I—I am considering quitting my English classes," Starfire whispered as if someone else were in the room with them. The thought had been on her chest since the conversation with Robin the other day, and she had to tell someone.

Raven's eyes slightly widened. "I thought you liked those classes…why?"

"I do not feel as free anymore…if you wish to call it that. I have very much work to do, and although I do not being called weak, I regret leaving my friends at home without me."

Raven pondered on this. Who is she leaving home without her? Cyborg, Beast Boy, and she had seemed fine with Starfire's schooling, and apparently Robin was fine too. However, not a moment more passed when Raven knew who she was talking about.

"Robin's fine," she told the other girl. "You don't need to worry about him."

"He did not seem fine to me," Starfire said softly. "He had to arrange a day out for us so he was able to talk to me. He mentioned that he did not have much to do at the tower as well. I cannot help but feel the guilt."

Raven did not reply, and Starfire went on. "But I also believe that his loneliness is affecting his judgment for others. He does not seem to like my teacher, yet she is a wonderful woman."

"What did he say?" Raven asked, half knowing the answer.

"He said I needed to stop with, 'This learning more English nonsense.'"

Raven said nothing. She expected for Robin to say something stupid like that sooner or later, but she just needed a way to figure out how to explain Robin's comment to Starfire.

While Raven did this, they sat in silence and the Tameranian mused over the situation to herself. She glared over the ocean that rested outside of Raven's room window, and also stared at the city beyond it. There was so much in the city that she was missing out on before she started classes, and the field trips proved that. She wanted Robin to be happy by staying home, but she did not like the fact that he insulted her teacher. As a matter of fact, he himself claimed that he wanted her to be happy as well, yet he was "whining" over the fact that he missed her.

Robin is so selfish these days, a voice said in her head. He wishes for everyone to fulfill his desires yet he claims that he wants everyone happy.

Starfire gasped at her thought, and Raven looked at her strangely. Starfire shook her head furiously. She knew it was okay for her to take those classes…she was determined to, just like Robin was determined to make a better team out of training.

A banging on the door sounded right after Starfire gasped and Raven decided to answer it before seeing what was up with the other female Titan.

And of course, it was Beast Boy. Raven wondered how many times he had showed up at her door in the past few weeks. It was a lot, that's for sure. They hadn't talked to each other for a while since Raven had not wanted to read the book anymore, but he knocked on her door asking her to.

He seemed apprehensive and nervous about coming to her door this time though. Raven wondered if he was still bothered about the other night when she yelled at him, but if he was he would had left her alone. What he wanted to say was something he obviously wanted to get over with, and Raven let him speak. "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out again," he breathed. "It was pretty fun that other day."

Raven found herself nodding. It sure was fun…but had he forgotten that she yelled at him?

"Raven?" they heard Starfire call from behind them.

Beast Boy peeked through the door behind Raven and glanced at Starfire sitting on the windowsill. He gave a slight frown. "What's Starfire doing there?" he curiously asked.

"The same thing you were doing here...why?" Raven responded.

Beast Boy didn't answer her, and Starfire walked up to the door while holding the book. Raven moaned and took it from her. Great…it was back to looking at the strange book with Beast Boy again.

"You've been reading that?" Beast Boy suspiciously asked them.

"Yes, but only one chapter," Starfire sighed. She yawned after doing so. "I must be getting to sleep…I have much on my mind. She waved to the others and went to her room, leaving them staring at each other.

"I didn't know you were reading that with anyone else," Beast Boy mumbled.

"Well, it is my book," Raven sarcastically said, and Beast Boy's face fell. He didn't seem to be in the mood for her sarcastic quips.

Raven's face fell as well since she didn't mean to upset him. "What's wrong?"

Beast Boy muttered, "I—I just thought we were the only ones reading that."

She could understand why he would be a little upset that Starfire was able to see the book as well. After all, it was becoming their own little story.

"She asked for me to read it to her," Raven explained. "I couldn't just say no to her. Starfire is a friend too."

Beast Boy forced a smile. "I guess I overreacted…maybe we can read it alone another time? I'm…feeling a little drowsy."

"Ok," Raven said, while raising her eyebrow. One would think it was strange that Beast Boy wanted to read the book alone with her. But as Raven wished him goodnight, she could already see why.

If he could see the similarities between the characters in the book and themselves, then Starfire would most definitely would. Raven's cheeks slightly reddened at the thought of Starfire pointing it out. She'd probably think something ridiculous, such as them being in love or something.

Raven sighed. "Yeah…that'd be pretty stupid," she halfheartedly mumbled to herself.

oOo

The whole tower seemed to be asleep when Robin was sitting at his desk thinking, as he had done many weeks before. The moment seemed to be a bad case of déja-vu, since he intended to speak to Cyborg again as well.

In no time Cyborg let himself inside. "What is it this time?" he teased.

"It's about the outings," Robin said to him.

"...what about them?"

"They—I just don't think they're a good idea anymore," Robin quickly said to him.

"Because we're the only ones who usually go now?" Cyborg asked, with a smug smile plastered on his face. Most of the team had chosen to stay home, even if they had gone to practice.

"That's one thing. It's not like I don't like hanging out with you, because it's fun to hang out as guys...but it seems pointless when more than half the team isn't there," Robin said grimly.

About time he figured that out, Cyborg thought. "So what are you going to do?" he asked.

"We might just get rid of them."

"I figured you would say that," Cyborg responded.

"Good. I mean, Raven and Beast Boy have left the tower while we were gone before, you and Beast Boy have left sometimes, and I've even gone out with Starfire when it wasn't even outing night."

Cyborg produced a questioning look on his face. "When was this?"

"A few days ago." Robin thought over what he had said once again. Once he thought about the outing night plan once again, he realized that it was pretty pointless. For one thing, as Raven had mentioned, nothing was keeping anyone from leaving the tower whenever they wanted to. "I've changed my mind," he mumbled, "Let's just get rid of them after all."

Cyborg blinked. "Wait a minute...you went on an 'outing' with Starfire alone?"

Robin turned to face him. "Yeah, what are you getting at?"

"Well, I didn't know you were up to asking Star on a date," Cyborg laughed.

"It wasn't a date." Robin reddened and continued, "Look, that's not the subject. The outings are cancelled and that's all I needed to say to you."

Cyborg snickered.

"Good night, Cyborg."

"Night."

A/N: Heh…the next chapter is one that I guess could be called filler. It's the resolution to Robin and Starfire's conflict and I had to do that someway (besides, it took up the whole freaking chapter). Since most of you are obviously Beast Boy and Raven fans reading this it'd probably be boring to you. Don't worry! They are still the stars of the story and the rest of the story definitely makes up for that.