Holey Rusted Metal Batman, its chapter seven! I'm truly amazed I've gotten this far and still have more to write. Thank you so much to my wonderful reviewers, without you guys I would have simply given up long ago, you have inspired me to finish this story and I hope everyone likes where it goes, though I get the feeling many of you will be quite surprised…at least I hope so that is. I know that I haven't brought the other characters into this story very much, but I'm new at this so I'm trying not to overload myself. Worry not however; their parts will grow as I get better at writing. Any way, that's enough rambling from me for now, on with the story!

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The night had gone well, despite a few burns Robin had finished the cake and it, along with the chicken currently sitting in a teriyaki marinate, was sitting in the fridge Robin had hidden in his room. It was the perfect place to hide it as, as far as Robin knew, he was the only one who knew he had it.

Robin woke with a start as his alarm went off. It was 5 AM; he had wanted to get up early just so he could make sure he had everything that he would need for that night. After going through the list Robin found only one thing he needed to do, ask Starfire to join him. He knew he still had to do this part, and was dreading it thoroughly; this is going to be interesting. Grabbing everything and returning it to its hiding place Robin went to the roof to watch the sunrise.

The pre sunrise sky was clear and cool, the lack of clouds allowing the previous days heat to escape from the earth, but the lightening of the horizon promised the warmth of a new day. As the sky continued to lighten Robin focused his gaze on the horizon, thinking about what would happen that night. His thoughts so encompassed him that he didn't notice Starfire had joined him until she was right next to him. He looked to her about to wish her the usual good morning, but before the words could leave his lips the sun crested the horizon and the light hit Starfire's face in such a way that it made her glow like the angel he knew she was. He couldn't help it, he was staring and he knew it, but he couldn't do anything about it, not that he really wanted to. He was entranced, the more he looked the more it seemed to him that the glow came not from the sun, but from Starfire herself. Somehow Starfire hadn't noticed his staring, and if she had she didn't show it. Robin took a moment to gather his courage and reopened his mouth to speak. This time it actually worked, "H...hey Star, could I a…um ask you something?" Well, it worked well enough anyway.

Starfire turned to look him in the eyes and the most beautiful smile Robin had ever seen filled her face. "Of course Robin, what is it?"

Robin nearly crumbled under that smile; somehow he managed to pull himself together enough to squeak out a response. "I was um…wondering if you would…maybe…want to…um meet me up here for dinner tonight at sunset?" The last few words had been said as fast as possible and ran together in a way that Starfire had no clue what he said.

"I'm sorry Robin, I cannot understand what you have said, you are speaking at too high a speed."

Robin nearly gave up then and there, but knew that he couldn't, taking a deep breath he began again. "Would you like to have dinner with me tonight up here at sunset, you know, just the two of us?" Robin silently began to pray with everything he had. Please, please, please God please!

Starfire's cheeks were covered in a light blush that Robin didn't notice due to a combination of his nervousness and the sun's glare. "Of course Robin, that would be most wonderful."

Robin let out the breath he hadn't remembered holding, "Really, great. Then I'll see you tonight okay, I have a few things I need to get done during the day." Robin stood up and then reached down to help Starfire to her feet. "Thanks Star." And thank you! With that both he and Starfire made their way into the tower for breakfast with the others.

When Robin had gotten back to his room and made sure to shut the door tightly Robin leapt into the air out of sheer excitement and joy. "Wahoo, she said yes!" Now he had work to do, he had made sure; the others would be out of the tower for nearly the entire night. Robin took one last quick look at the things he had, he was all set, he just needed to barbecue the chicken later, he even had music and a CD player to help set the mood, and maybe for a little dancing should Starfire want to. Robin went through the mental checklist that he had by now worn thin, and then it hit him, a gift. He knew he didn't need to get her anything, but he did want to. Nothing really expensive, but something that held meaning, to show how much he cared. Without bothering to change Robin grabbed his wallet and made his way to the garage.

The R-Cycle raced through the streets, dodging cars, buses, and the occasional person. Robin was getting frantic, he had been searching for hours, it was past noon and he still hadn't found anything for Starfire. He had been through everything from jewelry shops to clothing stores, heck, he had even checked a toy shop and a furniture store. Nothing he came across seemed right, it was all very nice, and he knew Star would have liked them, but he wanted to find something that she would love, not just like.

Robin continued his frantic race for another few minutes when he saw a shop out of the corner of his eye that seemed to speak to him to go check it out. Robin pulled the R-Cycle up down the street and headed in to the shop. The inside of the shop was dark and cool; the walls were covered in exotic looking paintings and ceremonial masks. Rack upon rack of clothes filled much of the room and off to the side was a small exotic jewelry section. Robin took a few moments to let his eyes adjust fully to the gloom and then made his way over to the jewelry.

Robin spent about five minutes looking through the various pieces, at one point a bored looking girl came to ask if he needed help, when he said no she returned to her magazine behind the counter. Robin was beginning to get fed up, nothing seemed good enough and Robin was about ready to move on to the next store, but he had to check everywhere and there was still one display left. Robin walked over to it without any real hope that he might find something. He started looking through them and became even farther dismayed, just as he had thought, nothing worth a second glance. Robin was just about ready to quit when something caught his eye, he hadn't noticed it before because it was in the middle of a hanging row of necklaces, but this time he had managed to catch it. He reached out and pulled it off the rack so he could see it better.

The necklace was a simple silver chain with a small pendent on the end. The pendent is what had caught Robin's eye. At first glance it looked simply like a wooden pendent with some Japanese Kanji on it, but when Robin looked closer he saw it was actually some kind of bone, not wood, and that the Kanji had been carved into the piece before being painted. The craftsmanship was exquisite; Robin had found his gift for Starfire.

The R-Cycle raced through traffic on its way back to the tower, Robin hadn't felt this good in a long time, things were going to work out fine. Robin pulled up the bike next to the underground tunnel entrance. Looks like things are finally going my…

BOOM!

A massive explosion rocked the city and the shockwave sent Robin to the ground. Standing up as fast as he could Robin searched for the source of the explosion. He turned around and his heart sank, what had once been the magnificent Titans Tower was now nothing but a smoldering crater.

"No, no it can't be. No! It isn't real, I'm imagining this, I have to be!" Robin was beginning to get frantic; trying to wake up from what must be some terrible nightmare. "No, no, no, no." Robin hit the controls for the emergency bridge to the tower and hopped back onto the R-Cycle hitting the gas full on.

It only took a mater of moments for Robin to reach what had once been his home. There was no denying it now, his home, his friends, his Starfire, they were all gone. In Robin's mind there was no doubt as to who had committed this horribly vile act. His breath coming in heavy gasps Robin turned his rage, a rage more powerful and primal than he had ever experienced, to the sky.

"LEN!"

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I know most of you probably hate me for doing that. What will Robin do without his friends there to keep him from going overboard? Will his rage consume him, or will he take control once again? There is only one way for you to find out. I hope you liked the story, please review and I'll update as soon as I can. Until then!