A/N: And here's chapter 4. Kind of subpar in my opinion. Raven and Starfire confrontation. Just having trouble writing this story, still getting the right feel for it. Of course, according to my hit counter only about a dozen and half people actually read the last chapter so I guess not too many people notice, though I did get 4 reviews for it. So I guess its time to thank those people.

evilangle: Hope you enjoy Star and Raven's little conversation. Its actually pretty mild so I hope that still works for you. Glad your loving what I'm doing and its always good to hear that.

zadeon: Glad the interaction seemed right. It was tough to write as I've never had to write Batman before but it does seem it turned out okay.

Cherry Jade: Actually, I think Starfire is a little crazy when it comes to Robin. I think she would be extremely, border line psychotically possessive of him because I don't think she would know what to do if he wasn't there. Starfire absolutely needs Robin around her but I guess that's just one of my stances on her. My opinion on Star changes from story to story because you can write her in a lot directions and it works. And of course I'd be lying if I said I didn't try to make readers sad on occasions with my writing though its pretty safe to assume I won't kill anyone off in this story.

Mysti-eyed: Ah one of my old reviewers from If Only For a Moment in the Light. Glad to hear from you again. It has been awhile. Happy you find this story interesting and thanks for letting me know that fact. Glad you liked the Robin and Bruce interaction. It was tough to write.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans so lets not try and sue me since I don't have anything to sue for.

Trying To Do the Right Thing

Chapter 4

By: Finalitylife

Starfire had calmed down slightly as she flew toward Raven's room but still was consumed with jealousy, confusion, and anger. Her mind continued to scream at her to stop what she was doing, that Raven would never do this to her, would never manipulate Robin's mind to benefit herself, would never try and take what Raven knew to be hers, but she just couldn't bring herself to listen. Robin meant more to her than anything else in the entire universe. He was her happiness, her love, her life. She needed to be with him and she needed to know if Raven was the one keeping her from him. Starfire soon found herself staring at the door to Raven's room. She hesitated a second before knocking quite forcefully on the door. The steel door dented slightly at the impacts. Starfire waited a few impatient seconds before knocking again when she received no response. This time there was response. Raven's voice could barely be heard but it clearly said to please go away. Starfire for a second felt sad for the girl when she heard her voice. It sounded so gone. The feelings soon faded as Starfire found her voice.

"Raven, I must speak with you now. It is very important." Starfire waited for a response and received one.

"Not now Starfire. Please just leave me alone."

"No Raven. We must talk now. We must talk about Robin." Inside her room, Raven froze at the mention of Robin's name along with hearing what she believed to be anger coming from the usually overly friendly girl. She focused her mind slightly and used her empathic abilities to graze Starfire's mind. Dozens of extreme emotions hit her from Starfire, many she could not identify because of the chaos raging in Starfire's mind. Her mind panicked slightly as she questioned exactly what Starfire was going to say to her. She wanted to talk about Robin. Did she know about her feelings for Robin? Did Robin tell her what had happened? Raven knew very well of Starfire's extreme possessiveness of Robin. It border lined on obsession though it never had crossed into that. It was one of the reasons that Raven had for a long time kept her growing feelings toward Robin a secret. Starfire was her friend. They were closer than she ever would admit and cared deeply for her. She knew Starfire had a crush on Robin though the exact depth of her feelings for Robin was always a little unclear. Starfire loved almost all people so it was difficult to figure out if Starfire truly was in love with Robin or simply had a continuing infatuation with the person who watched most out for her. Robin and Starfire were very close friends and maybe Starfire was simply confusing two different types of love.

In the end however, Raven never did figure it out exactly as identifying true love in someone else was impossible when she barely could identify it in herself. It took a very long time for her to realize that she truly had fallen for her leader, even longer for her to come to terms with it, and even longer for her to try and tell him despite Starfire's presence. Raven never wanted to hurt Starfire but she couldn't deny her own feelings within her. They had become too strong for her to continue hiding and that is why she created the bond between herself and Robin after she was in his mind. She needed to unleash her emotions, she needed Robin to know how she felt, what she felt toward him. She desired Robin, she needed him, she loved him so very much and despite an angry and possibly dangerous superpowered alien outside her door, she had almost no regrets. Her only regret was secretly creating the bond to Robin. It had been her only choice at the time to tell him her feelings but she still felt guilty about interfering with Robin's mind without his knowledge. It was the one thing she felt bad about. Raven slowly lifted herself up from her position on her bed and adjusted her cloak so that it covered her along with her hood up. She waved her hand slightly and the door opened. It was time to face whatever was to come.

Starfire stood in the doorway with a blank face and clenched fists. However, her eyes were red, a sign she had been crying. She was still dressed in her dress rather than her uniform and hovered slightly above the ground. Raven said nothing as Starfire floated into the dark room, shutting the door behind her. Raven sat quietly on the edge of her bed, peering out from underneath her hood, waiting for Starfire to say something. However, the alien only glared at the smaller girl in front of her. For one of the first times in her life, Raven couldn't stand the silence and spoke.

"So is their something you wanted to talk to me about or did you come for a staring contest?" Raven didn't mean to sound dismissive and sarcastic but that was just how she normally was. It was more out of habit than anything. Starfire's eyes narrowed at the comment.

"Yes friend Raven, there is something that I wanted to talk to you about." Starfire emphasized the word friend, spitting it out as if it disgusted her to say it.

"I would very much like to ask you a question and I do hope very much that you have a response for me." Starfire was exceedingly calm as she spoke and Starfire was never calm. Raven knew this situation was going to be hard to deal with.

"Ask away."

"I would like to know friend Raven, if you are trying to steal Robin away from me, just like Kitten once tried." The question had been asked though for a brief second Raven was slightly upset at being compared to that blonde idiot Kitten. She contemplated how to respond but Starfire continued speaking.

"I would like you to tell me that you are not trying to take from me the boy I love, that I am completely in misunderstanding the situation and that you are innocent of trying to take what is mine." Raven looked down for second and spoke without even realizing what she was saying. Her voice came out very quiet, barely audible.

"He's not yours." Again Starfire's eyes narrowed.

"What was that you said?" Raven looked up, matching Starfire's glare.

"I said that Robin isn't yours. He is not some possession of yours that you own. He is a free willed person who doesn't belong to anyone, least of all you." There was a challenging tone to Raven's words. She couldn't help it. Starfire was getting to her though she tried not to let it bother her. Her better judgment was telling her to speak cautiously but her heart was outraged at Starfire's possessiveness of the same man she cared so deeply for. Starfire seemed taken back by Raven's words but she quickly regained her composure, though it was slowly slipping away to her emotions.

"So you are trying to steal him from me." Raven stood up from her bed, peering up at the much taller girl in front of her.

"I can't steal something that doesn't belong to you in the first place." Raven couldn't believe she was being so bold but she really couldn't believe such words were coming from the kind hearted alien in front of her.

"I love Robin and I know he loves me. We are supposed to be together. The brave prince is supposed to be with the princess, not the ugly witch." A nearby statue cracked. Raven broke eye contact with Starfire and looked at the ground in slight shame. There was truth to Starfire's words. Raven knew she wasn't as attractive as Starfire. In fact she agreed with Starfire. She was ugly. Ghostly skin, oversized eyes, strange colored hair. She wasn't physically attractive and she had always known this. Also, Robin and Starfire was the typical romance everyone expected. Brave, handsome hero falling for the beautiful princess and here she was, basically a real witch, standing in the way. Raven couldn't look at Starfire as she continued to struggle with her self doubt, something she always had to deal with. Starfire looked down at her friend with a small bit of satisfaction.

"I am almost positive that you have cast some type of spell on Robin to keep him from being with me. That is what a witch would do when she can not have what she wants." A stab of guilt hit Raven. She had created a bond to try and be with Robin. There again was truth to Starfire's words though she did not know that this time. Raven struggled with all her guilt and doubts but finally settled on allowing her emotions to do her talking, something she rarely did.

"You don't even care how I feel Starfire. You don't even care that I love Robin with all my heart." Raven looked up at Starfire who noticed tears starting to form in her eyes. Starfire was shocked by Raven's words and her emotional state.

"All you care about is yourself and your own feelings. Just because you love Robin doesn't mean that I can't. My emotions are just as valid as your Starfire, not something to be tossed aside because you think I shouldn't have them for Robin. Even if Robin one day tells you he loves you and not me, I will never stop loving him ever. And until the day Robin tells someone else that he is in love with them, I won't stop trying to be with him because I know in my heart, that is what I have to do." Something large exploded behind Raven as tears that had already been falling intensified. The explosion was large as it was the result of so many pent up emotions. Raven had gained so much control over her emotions but she needed release and there was a lot to release. Starfire watched as part of the wall exploded and some piece of debris cracked into the back of Raven's head. The impact of something hard against bone echoed in the room. Raven immediately collapsed to the ground in an unconscious heap. Completely forgetting about everything that was happening before, Starfire screamed out her friend's name and was immediately at her friend's side pulling her into an embrace.

"Raven, please wake up. Please be okay. I am sorry. I am truly sorry." All of Starfire's anger and jealousy disappeared for the time being as she felt a small spot of blood on the back of Raven's head. Right now, all that mattered was helping Raven. Everything else could be resolved later when she was better. Starfire still didn't feel much guilt for some of the things she had said to Raven though she did feel guilty her actions led to Raven getting hurt. She scooped up her tiny friend intent on getting her to the infirmary. She opened the door only to meet eye to mask with Robin who had a concerned look on his face.

"What the hell happened?" Robin could feel his heart stop as he stared at the small bundle in Starfire's arms that was Raven.

"I will explain later Robin. We must get Raven medical help." Robin nodded.

"Follow me." Robin sprinted down the hallway with Starfire lying behind her carrying Raven. Robin opened up his communicator and contacted Cyborg who also had a concerned look on his face.

"Yo Rob. Did you just hear some type of explosion?"

"Yes Cy. Get down to the infirmary now. Raven is hurt. She needs your help." Cyborg's one human eye widened but quickly formed into a determined stare.

"I'll meet you guys there," and with that he was gone. Robin continued running but couldn't get his mind off of Raven. Somehow, he knew that whatever had happened to her, it was his fault. Raven was hurt because of what he had done, he just knew it. Finally they arrived at the infirmary.

"Star, put her on the bed over there." Starfire blankly nodded and placed Raven on the bed. Cyborg came in a few seconds later and quickly walked to Raven's side.

"Alright what's the situation people." Robin looked over at Starfire who had a strange look on her face.

"Raven and I were arguing and her emotions caused something to blow up. I believe something struck her in the back of the head." Robin knew exactly what the two had probably been arguing about though how Starfire had even known anything about Raven was a mystery. Cyborg nodded and pulled off Raven's cloak to make it easier for him to work. Robin stared at the tiny, pale girl who was now only in her leotard. She looked so fragile, so vulnerable right now as Cyborg started hooking up some machines. He hovered over her for a few minutes as Starfire and Robin looked on. It didn't take long for Beast Boy to show up with the same concerned look on his face as everyone else though he was unusually quiet. Eventually Cyborg let out a sigh of relief.

"I think she has a concussion but that's it. Her skull isn't cracked and I can't find any other injuries so she should be fine though she may be out for awhile and will wake up with one hell of a headache." Everyone let out sighs of relief themselves. She was going to be okay. However both Robin and Starfire were thinking the same thing. Would everything be all right in the end? Cyborg eyed Starfire slightly suspiciously. What possibly could have caused Starfire to be arguing with Raven. Those two never argued. Something was going on and he intended to find out. This team meant everything to him and he would not let it fall apart. Beast Boy simply stood there not really sure what was going on though he was simply happy that Raven would be alright. The entire room was silent except for the beeping of a single machine. Everyone but Beast Boy knew something was still to come.