Chapter 3

Best and Worst Day Ever

"Listen, we're all upset that you have to go but if you really feel like you have to go, then we'll respect that. But I want to remind you that we'll miss you…"

"I'm sorry to interrupt but Starfire and I have to get going now."…The reaction of the Titans was a mixture of shock, happiness, and anger from Raven. She muttered a small "excuse me" to Starfire and pulled Robin aside. Giving a look towards the two boys to distract Starfire, she turned towards Robin.

"You're really going on a date with her... You had years to ask Starfire out and you decide to go on the day before she leaves?"

"I was going to tell her how I felt about her anyway and it's not like I knew what was going to happen."

"I guess but you better make this the best date of her life."

"I intend to."

"I just want to know one more thing. Are you really going to let Starfire go?"

"What do you think?"

"Ready to go?" Robin asked Starfire, eager to make this the princess's best date of her life.

"Mhm. I shall see you when I return friends." Starfire gave the rest of the team one last smile and turned towards Robin, waiting for his lead.

Once again, Robin held out his arm which Starfire took and they walked out of the common room together. When they left, Beastboy turned towards the two remaining Titans and asked them an important question.

"Do you guys think that Robin will let Starfire go that easily?"

Raven looked towards the door and knew this wasn't the end. Turning back towards the two teenagers, she gave a smile and said, "Of course he won't."

Please read the author's note! It's really important and contains vital information!

With Robin and Starfire

After they left the Tower on the R-cycle-insisted by Robin-, Robin decided to take Starfire out to many places where he intended to take her before. He knew that she would love these places, but what bothered him was how he was going to make it all fit into one night. Mentally shaking his head, Robin told reminded himself to enjoy the time he had with Starfire and to make this a night she wouldn't forget. The first stop: the park.

Here we are. He pulled the R-cycle to the side and took off his helmet. Robin felt Starfire's arms let go of his waist, which disappointed him, and got off of the bike himself finding Starfire looking straight at the park. The look in her eyes had too many emotions for him to read: excitement, amazement, happiness, and sorrow?

"Robin, this is beautiful. I enjoy coming here throughout the day but it seems more breath-taking during the night." Starfire's hands clasped together and she held them close to her chest. Now was the time to make everything perfect.

"The park isn't the only thing here that's breath-taking." Robin looked towards Starfire and she slowly turned to meet his eyes, almost as if she was staring directly at them behind his mask. Her gaze caused Robin to create a light pink color cover his cheeks. Mimicking Robin, Starfire had found herself staring at him which made her feel uncomfortable. Do not ruin the moment.

"Thank you Robin. You are very handsome as well." Surprisingly, Starfire didn't blush as she found herself inching towards him.

As much as Robin liked throwing comments back at her, he knew that this night-even though the night was about to begin-would eventually end and he had plans that he wanted to fulfill.

"Come on." Robin extended his arms which Starfire gladly took. He walked her over to the fountain that was buried in the middle of the park but on a hill. One side of the hill gave off a view of Titan's Tower and the sun that was behind it. Starfire gasped at the beautiful view and had a hard time walking without collapsing from its beauty.

After a few stumbles here and there, Starfire never stopped looking at what was before her. The sun cascaded down the sky, illuminating the green grass which made the blades look like a neon green. Colors filled the sky with tints of light pink and purple, light blue that transferred to an orange-yellow color and some clouds that were spread out for the finishing touch. It was a view to die for. Starfire apparently thought the same way because she stopped moving, every muscle in her being was frozen and only paid attention to the sunset. This breath-taking view was enough to make her cry because of its beauty. She could stare at the sunset all day but something pulled her out of the trance. Starfire tore her gaze away from the sky and to the Boy Wonder who was next to her.

"Enjoying the view?" Robin lightly gripped Starfire's upper arm in a way to get her attention, which he succeeded in.

"It is glorious Robin. I have seen many sunsets while on this planet, but this one in particular is the most stunning one by far." Starfire then returned her eyes back to the sky to soak it in and plant that sunset in her mind. Knowing that there was only so much time she had left, she looked away and saw that Robin was on his knees, unfolding a blanket and setting it down so it would be near the fountain, but in a position so they would be able to see the sunset.

Robin finished spreading out the large blanket and looked over to where Starfire was but met her eyes instead of her back. Planting a smile on her face, Starfire walked over to him and sat down on the blanket with one arm supporting her weight while her legs were lying towards her right.

"Robin, did you know that we would be having a date tonight?" Her voice sounded sweet and her eyes looked happy.

"Truth be told Star, I've always had this blanket in a secret compartment of the R-Cycle. Batman taught me how to be prepared and I guess that's one lesson that stuck. Thanks to him, we have blanket." Robin finished with a smile and copied the same position Starfire was in.

"Robin, you say that as though the Batman has taught you many things but you did not listen. Is that true?" Starfire had curiosity fill her voice and facial expression as she tried to make small talk and learn more about Robin. They had to start somewhere right?

"Well, yes and no and yes again. Yes being that he planted a lot of rules in my head and no because I did listen to them. Yes again because there were a few rules that I did break." Let's hope she knows where I'm going with this.

"If you do not mind, will you inform me of these 'rules' that you have followed and broken?" Starfire followed up the question with a smile that melted the Boy Wonder easily.

"Okay, well off of the top of my head he told me that I can't kill anyone. No matter what the situation, you should never kill anyone to set an example. You know, that there are good and bad ways to punish someone for their crimes." Starfire's smile faltered the slightest bit after hearing what Robin said, but he pushed it away and decided to come back to the idea later.

"The second rule is to never show your true identity to anyone. If you do then the other person would know who you are and probably use those closest to you to get what they want. And that brings me to rule number three: always be on guard. You should never let your guard down because you never know when something'll happen. It's best to always be prepared for anything. There's more but the most vital one is about being in a team. Batman always said that you should never, and I mean never let your feelings get in the way of your duty." Starfire hated to hear whatever was going to come out of Robin's mouth, but she knew that this would be important for the future.

"He basically means that your feelings should never come first because if you want to be a hero, then you'll have to act like it. That means that there shouldn't be any favorites especially in a team. Let's say Beastboy and Raven are battling with a villain. If Raven got hurt, then Beastboy would rush to her side and probably let his guard down. That would be a perfect opportunity for the enemy to hurt Beastboy which would leave them both in trouble. Do you get my point?" Leading Starfire on was the last thing Robin wanted to do but he knew that telling her these things would eventually lead up to something amazing. If she let it of course.

Starfire gave him a curt nod and changed to a position which showed off her feelings all too well. She pulled her knees up to her chest and let her arms wrap themselves around her legs. Although her body was turned to Robin's, Starfire's left side of her head laid on her knees making her eyes look at the sunset that was leaving all too soon. Without a second thought, Starfire built up the courage and asked Robin about his "rules."

"Robin, about the second rule, what if you trust the person and you both know that nothing will happen to lost their trust in one another? Take our friends for an example, why do you not tell them of your pa-" Starfire cut herself off from saying anything else because she knew that this was a delicate subject to everyone. No one said anything to bring up a subject like this and Starfire reminded herself that she shouldn't have said that.

"I am, sorry Robin. I did not mean to say that." She hated herself for sounding like a coward and the last thing she wanted was an argument with Robin, on a date with Robin, on her last day on Earth with Robin.

"Don't be. It's okay Star, really." Robin knew that she wouldn't be able to see a smile that was on his face, but he had a feeling that she knew. Hopefully, she would understand that he meant when he told her that she shouldn't feel bad. Knowing her, he finally understood that whenever she was in a position with her knees tucked into her chest, she felt troubled by something. This better work if I want her to smile again. I don't want this day to end badly.

"Starfire?" The alien remembered what she did and mentally scolded herself for being so rude to Robin. Sure, she was upset but that didn't mean that she had to show it in such a rude manner. Starfire stood up straighter and turned her head and attention back to Robin.

"Yes?"

"You know we haven't talked about the rules that I did break, right?" For some reason, hope filled Starfire's heart as she brought a kind smile to her face.

"No, I do not believe we have spoken of that yet. Please, continue."

Robin nodded and started. "I mentioned that there were a bunch of rules, and even though I've managed to stick to some, others weren't so lucky. Remember the second rule I told you?" After a nod from Starfire, Robin continued.

"Well it was about protecting your identity, and my identity is revolved around my mask." Starfire gulped and had a feeling of where this was going.

"You were right when you said that I should trust other people. And I want you to know that you're the one person I trust most in the world." Robin took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and used his hands to reach up and grab the corners of his mask. Before he could do something else, Starfire grabbed his one of his wrists.

"Robin, I feel honored that you would do such a thing but you do not have to. No one is forcing you to show your identity and I understand if you put your hands down and leave the mask on." Robin finally opened his eyes and was met with Starfire's kind smile that amazed him. I can't believe she wants to make me so comfortable. After everything we've been through, I always thought that she wanted to see my eyes.

"No Starfire, you're the only person I know I can trust. And I want to do this. It's my choice and I'm choosing to tell you." Robin ended with a smile that he only used for her. Without waiting for her reaction, he brought up my hands again and pulled off his mask. Everything looked amazing. Usually with his mask covering his eyes, you would be able to see the stitching of the white fabric in front of your eyes, but this was different. Everything was so much clearer. The trees didn't have white scratches on them; the sky didn't have white dots of where the stitching connected on them, and Starfire looked-if possible-more amazing.

Starfire stifled a gasp at how beautiful Robin's eyes looked. Robin's eyes were like a beautiful ocean color that you just wanted to swim in. (A/N: Have you ever seen eyes like that? I have and their pretty awesome.) Coming to the sudden realization that she was staring at him, Starfire decided to say something quickly before he felt more uncomfortable.

"Your eyes are beautiful Robin." Robin blushed the slightest bit but couldn't look away. He was staring into her eyes and it felt amazing to be in a situation like that: one where he and Starfire would look at each other and see right through them. Time must have flown by because Robin noticed that the sun that was once surrounding Starfire and making her look like an angel, was now gone. It must have been night but who knows what time it was or how long they were looking at each other. Did someone see us? Did someone see me? Was it worth it showing her my identity if it meant that someone was able to see who I am?

Multiple question floated in Robin's mind and if he showed Starfire, whether it was her last day or not, then he would be on his highest guard and possibly do something he'd regret. No, now's not the time to be thinking like that.

Breaking the ice, Robin stated, "Starfire, I'm sorry but I need to put my mask back on."

Starfire processed what Robin had just told her and struggled to not let her emotions get the best of her. But she couldn't help feel sad and disappointed at the same time. You knew this would happen. Just enjoy the moment meanwhile it lasts. Starfire continued to let the smile show on her face when deep inside she wanted to cry. Knowing that he trusted her with something important to him like this, knowing that this was her last day as a free person-the Gordanians are obviously not the kind to just let their old prisoner be free-and knowing that she would be leaving a beautiful place of where she called home along with her family. Oh how badly she wanted to break down and let out all of her feelings on this matter. Why did they have to come back? Why didn't she tell the Titans sooner? Why didn't she tell Robin about her feelings earlier? So many questions and regrets filled Starfire's mind but she decided to put it aside. This was her first and final date with Robin, and she would make it last.

"I understand Robin." It took a moment for Robin to register what she said to him. Yeah, it wasn't that big of a deal to put on a mask but he could tell in her eyes that there were many things bothering her. Noticing how Robin paused and continued to stare at her, Starfire grabbed Robin's mask from his hands and put it on him herself. Whenever the mask came back on-which was rare because Robin almost never took it off-Robin had to have it on in a specific way or else it would fall off, or not be able to let him see correctly. Surprisingly, Starfire had put it on the correct way which made Robin wonder if it was just a guess or whether she knew that about him. But that didn't matter, what did matter was how he was going to kiss her. He thought about ways to kiss her again after her first day on Earth, but every way he thought of seemed wrong. But he vowed to himself that tonight would be the night when he would kiss her, no matter what.

"Starfire, I'd hate to leave the park so soon but we gotta go." Starfire's face showed that she was dejected and small forms of water appeared to be glazing her eyes. She decided to put on a brave face and merely nodded to his request.

Robin stood and placed his hand in front of her to help her up. She gave a small smile and accepted it. Robin gathered the blanket and walked over with Starfire to his bike and put it in the secret compartment that he was talking about earlier. After they both put on the helmets and got on, Robin revved up the R-Cycle and they sped off into the night.

After a few minutes, Starfire finally looked at her surroundings and noticed that the Tower was far from them. Robin was going the opposite way to get from the Tower. She was utterly confused and felt glee and excitement inside of her. Where they were going, she had no idea but Robin, on the other hand, couldn't stop smirking from underneath his helmet. He knew where they were headed but Starfire decided to let go of her thoughts and to enjoy her ride with Robin. She placed the side of her face against Robin's back, closed her eyes, and tightened her grip around his waist. This sent shivers down Robin's spine and it took too much willpower to not hug her back. He had this night planned and everything was going to make it all come true.

Once Starfire felt the R-Cycle stop, she opened her eyes and raised her head to see her surroundings. She noticed that they were at the fair that was always held at the pier. She searched for the Ferris wheel and saw that it was in the same place of where she last remembered it. Memories of Robin and Starfire's unofficial date ran through her mind as she continued to stare at it. Starfire couldn't help but let the smile appear on her face which brought Robin happiness. He had already gotten off of the bike without Starfire noticing and couldn't stop staring at her. The lights of the Ferris wheel reflected on Starfire's eyes which made his breath escape him. She's so beautiful.

Robin cleared his throat which caught Starfire's attention. She blushed after noticing that she was so lost in thought that she forgot that she was on a date with Robin. Robin held out his hand one more time, which she accepted, as he helped her off of the bike.

Once they were off, Robin said "You didn't think that I meant that it was time to go home did you?" The comment brought a giggle out of Starfire which made Robin smile even bigger than he was.

"I believe I have underestimated you Robin." Starfire gave a beautiful smile to Robin which he gladly accepted.

"Where do you want to go first?" He had a feeling of where they were going to but he wanted to be reassured.

"I believe you already know." Without a response from Robin, Starfire grabbed his hand with her hands and pulled him towards the one thing that carried her happiest memory.

Once they got there, Robin managed to give the person who ran the Ferris wheel a twenty before Starfire noticed that he wasn't on the cart with her. He rushed over to join her side and sat down. After a wink from the operator, the ride started. Let's hope this goes smoothly.

The ride stopped at the top, just in time for the fireworks to begin. Starfire had stared in awe at the beauty that was happening before her, and the fact that this was déjà vu made it even better. Is this a coincidence or is he attempting to recreate something that happened years ago? Whatever the answer was, Starfire couldn't help but grin wider.

Robin casually, but inside butterflies were flying around, rested his arm around Starfire's seat and scooted closer to her. They stayed like this for a few more seconds before Starfire spoke.

"Robin, does this remind you of anything?" Starfire turned to look at Robin with a certain twinkle in her eyes.

"I believe this is almost exactly like the last time we were up here. It was years ago and our unofficial date," Robin's eyes widened behind his mask when he processed what he just told her. He always thought that it was a date but he wasn't sure if she thought the same way. "Well, that's what I thought it was." Nice save Boy Blunder. Robin scanned the area without moving his head to see if Raven was near him. As it turned out, it was his voice that he heard, not Raven's. Years of her mentally talking to him seemed to have drilled into his mind up to the point that his thoughts started to sound like something Raven would say.

"I have always thought the same way. I have always believed that it was a date we were on as well." Starfire took a small amount of her hair and started playing with it: another sign about her nervousness that Robin knew about.

"Starfire, you know you're my best friend right?" There was uncertainty in Robin's that he hated to hear. (A/N: I hope you all know that Trouble In Tokyo never happened! And if you didn't, well you do now. I will probably act like it never existed in my other stories too.)

"And you are mine." Starfire looked up from her hair and tried to look beyond Robin's mask, to his eyes.

"And we should appreciate every moment we have with each other right?" Robin started to lean in.

"Indeed Robin. We have nothing to fear." Starfire copied Robin's movements.

"Exactly, and I want you to know that I don't know what'll happen in the future, but I also want you to know that I won't be scared of anything as long as I'm with you. I love you Starfire." Robin tried the best to give her hints and talk from the bottom of his heart. There were so many ways that were circling around his mind, and he tried his best to combine all of them together.

"I love you as well Robin. I always have, and I always will. Please do not forget that." At this point, their mouths were hovering over each other's and their eyes were closing slowly.

Robin muttered one last thing that neither of them would forget. "Not even if my life depended on it."

After he said that, Starfire wanted this game of cat and mouse to end so she moved in. As soon as their lips connected, Robin took control and pressed her closer against him by wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her in. Starfire reacted by tying her arms around his neck and using it as a way to get closer to him. None of them dared to stop the kiss and breathe. They both felt like if they stopped, then they would never be able to do this again. It was both thrilling yet terrifying.

"Uh, excuse me? Mr. Robin?" At the sound of his hero name, Robin stopped kissing Starfire, subconsciously groaned, and looked up with a death look. His look dropped the slightest bit as he realized that the operator was looking down at the two.

Robin cleared his throat and said "May I help you?"

"You two are kind of holding up the ride." Starfire looked around them and saw that they were at the end of the Ferris wheel ride with a many people in line looking annoyed, surprised, and some looked even angry. She couldn't help the major blush coming on her face as she thought of what to say to the people.

"Oh, uh, yeah. Sorry about that." Robin automatically rubbed the back of his neck and tried so hard to fight the blush that was coming on his cheeks. Before he could think back about what just happened, he remembered that people were waiting for them to leave and saw them making out.

"Please Robin, let us go before we cause more of the trouble." Starfire grabbed Robin's bicep and slightly pulled him towards the exit. But before they left, Starfire decided that it would be polite to apologize. So she turned towards the line of people and said, "I am sorry for keeping every one of you waiting. Please, enjoy the rest of your night!" Starfire and Robin cast one last look at each other and walked away together.

The rest of the night went almost as planned to Robin but the only difference was that he hadn't anticipated on kissing her in front of so many people. But he did remember kissing her when they went to walk along the beach, to a restaurant, and a small movie. Lucky for him, he always brought his wallet in the compartment in his bike with the blanket, sunglasses, and clothes in case he had to go undercover.

After a few more hours, they realized that it was two in the morning and decided to go back to the Tower. Starfire knew that she had an unfortunate big day ahead of her and she had to rest. It would be the last dream she would have for the rest of her life.

When they entered the Tower, Robin insisted on walking Starfire to her room and kissed her goodnight. Once Robin left, Starfire let out a few tears before she quietly sobbed. So many things she would miss out because of those monsters that threatened everyone she loved. On the bright side, she finally knew how Robin felt about her and they even kissed. That would be something she would remember for a very long time.

She walked over to her bed and positioned herself in a way that let her head hanging off the edge of the bed. Enjoy this Koriand'r. It shall be the last time you enjoy this kind of luxury. Hopefully nothing bad as before will happen to me. Please X'hal, please.

Starfire didn't know whether to fall asleep with a smile on her face because of her and Robin's date, or whether she should fall asleep with a frown on her friends because this would be her last day. So she settled with a smile, thinking that it would be the last time she would ever feel happiness. What hurt her the most was knowing that there was only a few hours left before she would have to spend the rest of her life being tortured. The last thing Starfire thought of was knowing that it was the best and worst day ever.

Alright, well I hope that everyone liked that chapter! I wish I was better at describing things and I tried my best. There isn't a picture to show you guys to show what I had in mind, I made it up but if it helps, it was really pretty. Sorry it took too long to update but I had to update something else and upload other things. Those are my only excuses so I apologize. I'm also sorry for the short chapter and the points where terrible writing was found. Before I forget, a friend told me that there's this website about orca whales and the fact that they're an endangered species makes it even more important. So if you want to check out this website here, then that would be amazing. Please help them!

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P.S. I know that there were some random things I put in there but at the time I felt like it was necessary.

P.P.S. I think you guys know that I have other stories that I'm updating and I hate making people wait so long on them because I'm working on another story, so I decided to go back and focus on one or two stories at a time. I think it'll be easier because I noticed that I messed up on two stories. They both had fight scenes and I apparently made one seem connected to the other. Sounds confusing but I hope you understand. Unfortunately, this story will be discontinued for the time being at least until I finish ONE of the stories. I will be continuing it but I'm not sure when it'll make a comeback. But at least I left you with this chapter right? I hope this filled you up for some time. I'll be back as soon as possible! I promise!

P.S.S. I know I said that the Gordanians would be involved, but I think I'll add in another person. You kind of know and don't know them. Until next time!