Starfire hummed as she skipped up the stairs that lead to Robin's room. Before she arrived, though, she opened her room door which was two rooms down. No one had been in her room ever since she joined the Titans, but if someone did enter he would find many pictures of Robin pasted on the wall and stuffed inside drawers. Ever since that day she had been saved by Robin, she became obsessed with him and tried to find out every little detail about his life. She sat down on a chair and thought hard. This would be her first time talking to the human one-on-one. She finally gathered up enough willpower and went to see Robin.
Robin tried to fall asleep but his body wouldn't let him. He was too tense. "I really could use one of Barbra's massages," he though aloud. He lay facing the ceiling for a couple more minutes then sat at his computer. "Slade Wilson," He typed the man's name into Gotham's Most Wanted website and got a surprising result. "He's not there anymore?" he questioned. "Then where did he go?" He read the 'new base' section, "'Jump city.'" Robin slapped his forehead hard, "Of all the luck. He really is serious!"
Right then he heard a soft tapping at the door followed by a sweet, familiar voice, "Friend Robin? Are you well?" It was Starfire. Robin smiled as he headed for the door to let the
cheery alien inside.
"Yeah, Star. I'm fine." He opened the door and let Starfire into his room. "What do you want?" As soon as the words exited his mouth, he regretted them and cursed himself for being so blunt.
But, to his surprise, instead of leaving, Starfire smiled, "It's not just me who is worried about you, it's the whole team." her smile disappeared as she remembered the look he had given the whole team earlier. "Is that how the Bat-man treated you, Robin?"
He looked at her and nodded.
"He doesn't sound like a nice man to be a friend to." She said thoughtfully.
Robin chuckled, "Well, you have to see the environment we come from. Not every person on the street has you're best interest at heart."
"Oh," Starfire replied, still thinking about the mysterious Bat-man that her leader previously worked for.
"The other reason I was angry was because Raven probed my mind without permission. She found out my secret identity."
"Why is that so important?" Starfire asked. She couldn't see the point of doing good deeds and not wanting anyone to know it was you.
Robin sighed, "If you do something good, say put a robber in jail, then when the robber gets out on bail or something, he's gonna look for the one who put him in. If you are dressed and named mysteriously, then the chances he'll want to look for you are smaller. Also, want a normal life; I don't think any hero wants to go to the mall as Superman or Cat-man."
Finally some of the logic behind 'secret identities' penetrated Starfire's skull. "Give me another identity, please."
"What was you're birth name?"
" Koriand'r'" She replied intently.
"Uh, okay. Kory Andrews? How's that?" Robin said.
Starfire smiled, "Wonderful!"
She was about to exit when another question formulated in her head, "Robin, do you hate us?"
Even though she asked in innocence, the words stung and hit him as if he had been socked hard in the stomach. "No, Star. I don't."
"Would you say you love us?" That happy beam retuned.
"Yeah, I guess I do."
Robin smiled as Starfire began to walk out. "You can stop by anytime you want," ha called to her as she left down the hall. She turned around and flashed him a flirty smile before walking down the stairs.
He closed the door, smile gone. That last question, he had not answered truthfully. He hadn't felt love since his parents were killed. Not even Barbra. But Starfire? Maybe. But what about Raven? With his head full of questions, Robin fell into a fitful sleep.