Well, I got three reviews from three different authors. They certainly like both Nightfire and the prequel and I'm hoping they'll continue to like it in the near future. Now here's chapter three of the prequel. A day later, the Titans try to get on with their normal lives. And Cyborg and LM both want to be the next leader. But something strange is wrong with Starfire, very strange indeed.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

Chapter 3: Leaders and Anger

About a day has past since Robin's funeral and everyone is trying to get on with their normal lives, especially the Teen Titans. At Titans Tower, all the Titans were in the living room gathered around and talked about their antic dotes when Robin was alive. Beast Boy, Raven, LM, and Terra were sitting on the wrap around couch with glasses of orange juice on top of the round table while Cyborg was standing in front of them telling about his time with Robin.

Cyborg: "So both me and Robin walked away from each other after our little fight with the failed attempt with the Sonic Boom. And just when you think that was over, you're wrong. While we were walking, Robin said, "Loser…" and I said, "Jerk…" When we heard each other's taunts, we turned around to look at each other and said out loud, "WHAT DID YOU SAY?". We then met face to face again, ready to beat each other senseless. Robin then said, "You have a problem Tin Man?". And do you know what I said?"

Beast Boy snickered a little and whispered to his friends.

Beast Boy: "Here it comes."

Cyborg: "I said, "Yeah! It's four feet tall and smells like cheap hair gel!"

Cyborg laughed out loud along with the other Titans about that time. Even Raven can't help but to smile and giggle about it. They all soon calmed down and drank their orange juice. After their drink, the team got serious and thought about what are they going to do.

Terra: "So now that the funerals over, we got to rethink about how do we keep this team a team."

Beast Boy: "Hello! You're forgetting something Terra. We need a leader to lead us and with Robin gone, we don't know where we'll begin."

LM smiled when he heard about it and stood up to take the opportunity.

LM: "Well look no further guys. You're looking for a new leader; I'm the guy for the job. I mean look at my profile. I'm tough, a real risk taker, I can use any weapon, hack any computer, martial arts expert, the works. I know how to put the plan in action and-"

Cyborg: "Whoa! Chill out with the speech Mr. Candidate. I'll let you know that before you became part of the team, Robin made me second in command."

LM: "And that means…"

Cyborg: "It means that if Robin either gets injured or killed, I get to be the leader. So before you start your honorary speech, I suggest you back down and let me take control of this whole situation."

LM: "You take control of the situation? Ha! That's not what I heard."

Cyborg: "Excuse me?"

LM: "Well, when you were in charge for a few times, you never succeed with your leadership skills. For instance, your plans in taking down the bad guys didn't work out the way it should be. You quit the team once because of that simple argument you had with Robin long time back. And let's not forget about when you became the leader of the Titans East. Yeah, great leadership you had there. Too bad you were dumb enough to notice the TE brainwashed by Brother Blood's control."

Cyborg: "Well at least I had beaten Blood on my own."

LM: "But you backed down being the leader and then gave the role to Bumblebee."

Cyborg: "Hey! I have my reasons."

LM: Yeah, some reasons. Listen Cy, I was once a leader of Last Hope, I had two years of experience, and have the necessities of being a true leader. You, on the other hand, don't have half the necessities needed to be leader, no record on you leading the Titans and succeeded, and you were leading the Titans East for two to three weeks. Coincidence? I think not!"

Cyborg was now starting to sweat, realizing that LM's right for once. He then keeps his cool and looked at his team for some help.

Cyborg: "C'mon guys, help me out here. Sure LM was a leader of his own team, but he was a rebel at the time. Do we want a leader who was a criminal once or do you want a strong and kind person like me?"

LM rolled his eyes noticing Cy's desperation. It was then Raven stood up and looked at him.

Raven: "Cyborg, you're a brave person and a dear good friend. And there was once when you were back in time and was a brave warrior for an ancient civilization. But I think it's best that LM would be the next leader of the Teen Titans."

Cyborg: "Say WHAT! But why?"

Raven: "Because LM is different from you. He's better leader, a better fighter, he certainly knows how handle any situation. Besides, underneath all that tough exterior and risk-taking persona, LM is actually a nice and kind person."

Raven looked at LM and gave a small smile. LM looked at her and smiled back. But Cyborg knows what's going on and gave a small a small smirk.

Cyborg: "Or maybe the real reason that you want to pick him is because you have a crush on him."

Both LM and Raven turned their heads away from each other when they heard the word crush. Raven lifted her hood up, trying to hide the blush on her pale complexion while LM put on his sunglasses, hiding his blush.

Cyborg: "Thought so…"

LM: Yeah? Well, either way I would get to be the leader of the Titans."

The rebellious Titan turned his head to looks at Beast Boy and Terra.

LM: "Right BB, Terra?"

Beast Boy: "Uh actually, Terra and I decided to let Cyborg be the leader."

Cyborg heard the news and started celebrating.

Cyborg: "BOOYA!"

LM: "Wait just a god damn second! Why pick him instead of me?"

Beast Boy: "Well LM, you are a tough person and like to take the challenge. But sometimes when you're in action you sometimes become a- Oh what's the word? You're a bit of a- How should I put it? You see-"

Terra: "You're a bit of a hothead."

Beast Boy looked at Terra and was shocked at what she said. At the same time, LM looked at her and was disgusted when he heard that. He slowly approached Terra who was still sitting on the sofa and gave an evil glare at her.

LM: "A hothead? A hothead?"

He immediately took out his pistol and aimed it at Terra.

LM: "I'LL SHOW YOU A HOTHEAD!"

Terra stood up and looked at LM with both her eyes and hands glowing yellow.

Terra: "I'm ready. Wanna fight?"

Beast Boy was able to break up the fight before things started to get ugly.

Beast Boy: "Hang on guys we don't want any trouble around here."

LM: "Trouble? Ah come on Beast Boy, she started it."

Terra: "What's the matter? You can't hit a girl when your friends are around you?"

LM: "Well if you were Slade's apprentice, I would've blow your head off of your body."

Terra: "All right that's it! IT'S GO TIME!"

The two of them was locking eyes and tried to attack each other but Cyborg and Beast Boy grabbed a hold of them, making sure they won't pull each other's hair out. Raven was looking at the action and was getting annoyed.

Raven: "ENOUGH! Arguing and fighting about something as pointless as this won't solve anything. This isn't what Robin would want."

Everyone was clamed down and bowed their heads.

LM: "She's right. A fight like this could tear this team apart."

He looked at Terra and started to apologize.

LM: "Sorry Terra. No hard feelings right?"

Terra looked up to LM's face and accepted the apology.

Terra: "It's O.K. LM. I just wanted to keep myself entertained."

Cyborg: "All right y'all now that we have that mayhem out of the way, we should start picking who would be the next leader. I say we vote. Who wants me to be the next leader?"

Cyborg, Terra, and Beast Boy then raised their hands for a few seconds and then dropped them.

LM: "Now who wants to make me the next leader?"

LM and Raven then raised their hands then dropped them.

Cyborg: "O.K., that's three votes for me, two votes for LM. That makes me the winner here. Now lets celebrate with some steak and potatoes."

LM: "Hold on a minute Martin Luther King Jr. We need Starfire's vote to make all this count. Speaking of which, where is she?"

Beast Boy: "Don't know dude. She went into her room in a hurry after Robin's funeral."

Terra: "That's true, and she haven't come out of her room for anything, not even for breakfast."

Cyborg: "Chill guys, she's having a tough time right now. I think it's best we wait for her to come out then will see who she'll vote for."

Suddenly, the doors opened up and Starfire came in. The team heard it, knowing that Starfire's here.

LM: "Speak of the devil."

He turned around to look at the entrance that Star entered.

LM: "Hey Star, we want to talk to… you?"

The rest of the team looked at Starfire and noticed something different about her. Instead of her cheery happy self, she was grumpy and miserable with face looked like she was drinking real hard. She slowly walked down to the kitchen, without saying a hello to her friends. She didn't even feel like floating so she shuffles her feet on the rug. She opened the fridge and took out three sandwiches, two glorbs, a big bowl of sputwiks, a pizza box that had three slices of pizza, three cans of Coke, and a mustard bottle. She put all the food on the kitchen table and sat on one of the stool. She began eating all the food in front of her while the Titans looked at her, very confused and with question marks appearing around them.

Beast Boy: "Whoa, that's a new side of Star I haven't seen before."

Cyborg: "Don't start BB; she's not herself today. She must be having a bad mood."

LM: "Well good or bad mood, we have to know which leader she wants. I'm going down there."

Raven: "I don't know LM; I don't think she wants to talk to anyone."

LM: "We'll see about that."

LM quickly walked to the table, but Cyborg quickly followed.

Cyborg: "Oh no, you're not ruining my chances!"

Raven tied to stop them but only to find out that it's hopeless since their egos are getting in the way. Back at the kitchen table, Starfire was still consuming his food. LM then approached her and leaned at the right side of her.

LM: "Hey Star, feeling any better?"

Starfire didn't say anything or listening to him, she was still eating. LM then had a blank face but shook it off fast.

LM: "I'll take that as a no. Listen, my friends and I were talking and decided that we need a new leader to replace Robin. Now I thought that I would make a good leader. I mean look at my credentials, I was a leader once on my formal team, I got the skills necessary to become one, and I'm a real risk taker at that. Me and Raven agreed about this and I need your decision to make it all possible."

Cyborg quickly came to the left side of Starfire and looked at LM with a displeasing face.

Cyborg: "Like that would happen."

The hybrid looked down at the Tamaranean that was still eating her big meal.

Cyborg: "Starfire, LM has a point. We need a new leader to continue the Teen Titans legacy. And who better to lead this team is yours truly. I mean look at my status. I'm an athlete, a genius, a tough fighter, and I was once a leader of Titans East. I know how to handle the leadership roles. BB and Terra agreed that I can make a good leader and if you agree, it will be a great help."

LM: "Don't listen to him Star, he can't be trusted. Sure Cy took the leader position when Robin's either injured or out, but he didn't do his best. Did he have the best laid plans? No. Did he succeed in missions? No. Did he even try to stand up in the leader position? Hell no! But if you pick me, I'll make a better leader then that oversize tin can."

Cyborg: "You pick him Star and it's the last thing you'll ever do. Listen, LM's a great guy and the most important member of the team. But his way in taking out bad guys are a little awkward. Let's just say that his dangerous talents and violent attitude could put the team at risk and could bring us a bad reputation."

Hearing those accursed words, LM looked at Cyborg and was getting a little pissed off.

LM: "Dangerous talents and violent attitude? What are you talking about?"

The Hybrid looked back at LM.

Cyborg: "You hear me. You're just the rebel on our team."

LM: "Really? Prove it!"

Cyborg: "Well, let see… You sped through a four-way intersection and caused an eight-car pile up. You fired a shotgun at a stack of oil barrels and caused an explosion that destroyed half the refinery and had injured casualties. And what about the time when you went Scarface on a group of terrorists in an old apartment building? That was real fun."

LM: "Now that was this one time. And besides they carried M16 and AK-47 rifles and their dangerous felons with evil intentions. What was I suppose to do?"

Cyborg: "You should've waited for us and back you up. You have no reason to go psycho and attack them."

LM: "Well look who's talking. What happened back at the urban area? When you and Atlas met again, you showed no mercy and the two of you destroyed five buildings, two grocery stores, and a fast food restaurant."

Cyborg: "Hey! When you're dealing with someone who thinks is stronger then me, I have to take risks stop him."

LM: "Well at least part of the city was scheduled for demolition. If not, there would've been many injuries."

Cyborg: "You mean to tell me that I'm a hot head?"

LM: "No. I'm saying that you're not fit to play the role as leader."

Cyborg: "Oh hell no! I make a better leader then you. I mean look at you, you dress like a punk, your actions are irresponsible, and you're taste of music's awful."

LM: "Don't say my music is bad. Heavy metal/punk/hip hop is the biggest thing around the underground community. But what's with your music? I mean 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West. Why do you listen to all this gangster rap? That's not the type the music people would like to listen."

Cyborg: "Well at least my music has a meaning then yours."

LM: "Yeah right!"

The two continue arguing and throwing back insults at each other. Starfire was still eating her meal, listening in on their conversation. Every time she keeps hearing them saying that they should be the leader, deep inside she keeps getting madder and madder. Finally she couldn't take it anymore and exploded in front of the two.

Starfire: "Will you two SHUT UP!"

Both Cyborg and LM stopped talking and looked at Starfire with shocked expressions.

Starfire: "Why do you two think that you should be the next leader of this team? You're arguing about who wants to be the leader instead of caring! On my planet, we have a name for people that are careless. The two of you are nothing but HOBLADKRIZARTS!"

Starfire said that name with her head growing extremely big while at the same time, Cyborg and LM coward in the corner as chibi versions of themselves. They all then reverted back to normal as Starfire finished her meal. She then got up, left the plates and cups behind, and headed back to the room. But before she left the living room, she looked at Cyborg and LM with a mean stare and sour attitude.

Starfire: "If the two of you ever become leaders, you won't be the same as Robin."

Starfire then left the room, leaving the rest of the team surprised and confused at the same time. They all stood there quietly until Beast Boy broke the silence.

Beast Boy: "Like I said before, that's a new side of Star I haven't seen before."

LM shook off the shock and was angry about it.

LM: "That no good Tamaranean bitch. I'm going to show her a piece of my-"

Raven: "No LM! I don't think barging into her room and yelling won't solve anything. Let me go into her room and talk to her."

Raven then left the living room and headed to Starfire's room. The rest of the team then looked at each other and realized that they still haven't got a vote at who's the new leader is. It was then LM had an idea and looked at Cyborg for it.

LM: "A race on Burnout 3? Winner gets to be the leader?"

Cy looked at LM and smiled since he's an ace at video games.

Cyborg: "I'm game!"

They then headed to the couch and start playing their game.

At the hallway, Raven was standing in front of Starfire's door, wondering what would happen if she started knocking. Will Starfire yell again like what happened to Cyborg and LM or would it be different? She then subsided it and knocked on the metal door. She waited for a response when she heard a soft and quiet voice behind the door.

Starfire: "Who is it?"

Raven: "It's me Starfire; I want to talk to you."

The door automatically opened and Starfire appeared in front of Raven.

Raven: "Mind telling me what went wrong back there?"

Starfire: "Nothing is wrong Raven; I was having a bad day that's all."

Raven: "A bad day? You yelled in front of LM and Cyborg for no reason. You have to apologize to them as soon as possible."

Starfire bowed her head down and felt guilty about what happened at the living room.

Starfire: "Forgive me friend, but I didn't really mean to yell at them. They were just bothering me. I only wanted to eat."

Raven: "And since when did you eat that much food? That meal looked like it was meant for an army, not an alien from another planet."

Starfire didn't know how answer her question. So she swallowed it all up and began talking.

Starfire: "Well Raven, ever since Robin died I've been having the sickness as of late. I've been doing the vomiting half the week, consuming twice the food then before, and sometimes, I pass out and wake up half an hour to an hour. I don't know what's causing all of this."

Raven: "Whoa… That sounds serious Star. Maybe I should take you to the doctor to get a checkup."

Starfire: "Don't bother Raven, I might feel sick but at least I can still do my duties."

Raven: "No you can't. You're in no condition to protect this city. Who knows if it could be a virus or a deadly disease. We don't want to lose you like we did with Robin."

Starfire: "Though you are concerned for my health Raven. I'd rather die and see Robin again then stay alive and be heartbroken for the rest of my life."

Raven: "Heartbroken? What are you saying?"

Starfire: "You see, Robin and I had a crush with each other the very first day we met. And some days when we weren't protecting the city we always go out to watch the movies, have private dinners, even let Robin help me pick clothes at the mall of shopping. Though we loved each other, we never admitted it in front of one another. Then on the day before Robin's death, we did the one true thing we never done before in our lives."

Tears started to come down the Tamaranean's face, but slowly.

Starfire: "We confessed our love for each other. And during that time I wanted to get married and start a family in the near future. But thanks to Johnny those dreams have been shattered. And with Robin gone in my life, I don't know what to do now."

Starfire tried to hold back her tears but it was no good. She missed Robin so much that she wanted to cry hard. Raven could feel her pain and hugged her, something Raven never done in her lifetime, and comforted her.

Raven: "It's O.K. Star, you can cry all you want. I know the pain your going through right now. If I was in your shoes, I could imagine how you feel. But don't worry, it's all in the past now. You can find someone else who will love you."

Starfire: "Perhaps Raven, but no one can't share the same love as Robin."

Starfire then closed the door and locked in completely. Raven could only hear the sound of crying from the other end. She decided to leave her alone and walked back to her teammates in the living room.

End of chapter 3. It's kind of short but I put a lot of effort to it. On the next chapter, Starfire went to the doctor and discovered something that could change her life. Please Review.