Chapter 16

Family's all we got

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Robin stood there in shock as Starfire walked away from him. Starfire headed straight to her room and started to pack her room. Robin followed her. "So you're just going to just leave? You won't even talk about this?" he asked. Starfire continued to pack. "There is nothing to talk about. I quit. End of story." Robin shook his head.

"No, it isn't end of story. What made you come up with this suddenly? Were you thinking about it when we started to date? After we decided to sleep together? Were you thinking about it then?" Starfire shook her head.

"No, I didn't. When we started to date and the night that we spent together was amazing. But this my decision now. You have to respect it. Please. I don't want to do this anymore. I can't. I am leaving in the morning."

Robin walked up to her. "Then you can at least tell the team. They deserve at least that." Starfire sighed and nodded. "Call a meeting. I will tell them right now." Robin nodded. They all met up in the common room.

Starfire took in a deep breath and walked in front of her friends. "Friends, I have news. I have decided to return to Tamaran, permanently. I have decided to quit the Titans as well. I am leaving in the morning. It had been an honor fighting alongside you." She walked out of the room.

All the Titans looked at Robin in confusion and shock. "What the hell is she talking about? Going back to Tamaran. What about you guys?" asked Cyborg. Robin stayed silent and walked out of the room, without a word.

"So not only did she quit the team, she also broke up with Robin?" asked Beast Boy, confused. "There has to be an explanation for this. Starfire wouldn't just decide to quit the team and break up with Robin. She loves him too much for this. There has to be something that convinced Starfire that she needed to do this." said Cyborg.

"Do you think that Batman said anything to her again?" asked Beast Boy. Cyborg shook his head. "He wasn't even near her before we left. And she was unconscious when we brought her back from battle."

They looked at Raven. She raised an eyebrow. "What?" They walked up to her. "Can you go into her mind and maybe figure out why she's leaving? Maybe the reason why she is leaving?" said Cyborg. Raven shook her head.

"I'm not going to invade her mind because she broke up with Robin and she wants to return to her planet. It's not my place to enter her mind without her permission. We just have to accept the fact that Starfire will no longer be our teammate." said Raven.

"What are we going to do without her? She's a part of our team, our family." said Beast Boy. "The team won't be able to replace her, but we can't make decisions for her. It has to be her choice whether she wants to go home or stay here." said Raven.

"This is her home! This is where she belongs!" yelled Beast Boy. Cyborg put a hand on his shoulder. "Raven is right, we have to give her the choice. There will always be a place here for her, but if she wants to return to her planet, then who are we to tell what to do." said Cyborg.

Beast Boy sighed and bowed his head. Raven and Cyborg remained silent as the three of them stood in silence. Starfire continued to pack her room. Her hand closed around a picture of her whole team. It was a picture of them at the pizza parlor. They were all happy. Even Raven was cracking a little smile.

Starfire's eyes stung from her tears. She knew in her head that she needed to return to her planet to keep her family safe. But with every thing that she packed, her heart broke more. But this was her burden. She had to bear this burden herself. SHe was on her own, she had battles she had to fight on her own.

She had to protect the only ones that she loves. She couldn't bring them any more danger than she already had. She also knew that there were some of their allies that didn't care for her. She remembered what Batman told her. That she was a danger. And what Barbara said to her. That she was a burden. She put Robin and his team in danger. She was nothing but a distraction.

Starfire sighed and she pulled the chain from her neck, resting the jewel in her hand. She smiled as she ran her finger across the stone. She wanted to stay with Robin. She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.

She wanted to eventually marry him and have kids with him. But she needed to go where she belonged. Starfire laid on the bed, clutching her necklace to her chest, and her picture sitting on the bed. Sobs shook her.

Robin just sat in his dark room. He was sitting in the corner, his mask laying on the ground. Robin was angry. He was hurt. He wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of his days with Starfire. He wanted to wake up next to her every morning.

He wanted to hold her in his arms every night. He wanted to fight by her side every day. He wanted to be with her. She was the one. Robin got up and walked through the quiet tower. He walked to her room and knocked on the door.

Starfire walked over and opened the door. "What can I do for you, Robin?" Robin felt anger rise in him. "You can explain why you're doing this. There has got to be a reason why you are suddenly pulling away from me. We were fine before we went to Gotham. Now what the hell happened?"

Starfire sighed. "I don't want to talk about it, Robin. Please respect my choice." Robin turned to look at her. "No! I won't accept it! There is a reason for this and you need to tell me what it is. Just talk to me. I just want you to let me in. Is it something Bruce or Barbara said? Is it because I almost died?"

Starfire flinched. "It is, isn't it?" Starfire looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Robin, please leave." She said, her voice shaky. He shook his head. "No, I want to know. I won't leave here until you tell me why you are leaving."

Starfire shook her head. "I want to leave. I don't have to give you a reason." Robin scoffed. "You're running. Every time something happens that you don't like, you just leave. You run away from your problems instead of facing them."

Starfire shook her head. "You don't know what you're saying." Robin nodded. "Yeah, I do. You are running away like a coward! You run away from relationships, from problems. You don't want to fight for something you want! You just pack your bags and run away. Just like when Bruce told you I was in danger."

"You just packed your bags and you ran back to Tamaran." Robin shook his head. "You didn't even fight for us. You didn't fight for me. You just left me. You ran." Starfire shook her head. "Stop." said Starfire. "Why won't you just admit that you're scared!?"

Starfire turned her head to stare at Robin. "Alright, fine! I'm scared! I'm scared that you are going to be taken from me! I'm scared that our team is going to be taken from me! I'm scared that I won't be powerful or strong enough to protect those I love! I'm scared to admit that I failed!" She yelled.

Robin stood there in shock. "Are you happy now!?" She yelled, bumping his shoulder with hers, and stormed out of her room.

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