Author's Note: YEA!!! I think this is the longest chapter I have written yet. For those of you who have wanted a little bit of Rob/Star I think you will appreciate this chapter. :) I wanted to dedicate this chapter to SaoireWaveglow and Kicon for there constant reviews and support. It has been very encouraging. Also, to all my reviewers...ya'll are AWESOME and I LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Oh, and just so there is no confusion, the long breaks are a change of scene and the small breaks are a change of point of view. I don't plan on using them unless I am trying to make a point. Hope that doesnt get too confusing. Enjoy

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS

Starfire had been listening at the door for most of the conversation. As great as it was to have him back she still felt betrayed. She had been his best friend and yet he had left her and the team, without as much as a word of his well-being. On top of that he had killed Drake and most of his followers. She thought silently: What happened to you? What led you to kill?

They started filing out of the conference room and at the sight of Starfire leaning against the wall, Beast Boy jumped.

"Star, what are you doing out here? I thought you were asleep?" the others filed out behind him.

"I was. But with all the excitement I could not sleep."

"Well, that's great. The others were about to tell me what they had been up to."

Nightwing was eager to see what his friends had been up to over the past 10 years, so they all plopped down on the sofa's and began relaying their adventures to him. Beast Boy's was by far the most entertaining. His story included close encounters with aliens, Big Foot, the Lock Ness Monster, and other mythical legends. Everyone laughed as he tried to make sense of all of his stories.

Cyborg went on bragging about his successful business, elaborating on how the business was about to become a worldwide organization.

"Yea, man. In two-years, I'll be on every billboard from here to Gotham."

"Vic, that's awesome."

"Too bad I haven't signed with any company."

Vic controlled his urge to laugh while looking and Nightwing's face. Even behind the mask, he could tell he was clueless.

"I thought you said," Now leaning over, "that you were about to go worldwide."

"I wish I was." Vic's eyes glistened with humor. "Thought I would elaborate my story, just to prove that I am the better story teller." He shot a Gar.

"Hey, but your story doesn't include anything about Big Foot or the Lock Ness monster. They are classic."

"They're not real."

"Come on Raven. I saw you smirk while I was telling my story."

"I only smirked as to not spite you and stop giving me those puppy eyes, you know they don't work."

"Well, how 'bout you Raven? What have you been up to?"

"Painting." She looked at Nightwing. "I've been painting and drawing. It's been a great way to express my emotions—in a safe way. I've even opened my own small gallery. It's become pretty popular and I have been asked to host the annual Christmas Art Exhibit starting in November."

"Richard, you must see some of her work." Star almost jumped out of her seat. "She has graciously hung some of it up in the Tower. You must come and see."

"I think he can wait Kor. He has plenty of time to see my paintings."

"Rae is right. Plus I still need to hear your story."

She thought to herself.Isn't it obvious?

"Star?"

Blinking back into reality, she looked up. "Oh, I have been involved in community work, mainly Community Centers and animal shelters. It makes me feel good, helping other people. I have even been taking ballet classes."

"Yea, and my little sis is pretty good too." Cy stretched his arms around the couch. "She has been in numerous plays and has received multiple key roles."

"Please Victor, I do not want to brag."

"Awe, Star don't be too humble. You deserve to get credit for your accomplishments."

"Thank you Gar."

Nightwing smiled. He wasn't surprised. Starfire had always wanted to help everyone and it seemed that's exactly what she was doing. He had already seen her dance and from what little he had seen she was amazing. It seemed she put everything she could into it and it showed. He was proud of her, proud of all of them in fact, but knowing she had moved on made him feel more at ease. In all reality she had been the hardest one to leave behind. His only regret was that he never told her how he felt, but no matter. She was happy and that was all that mattered.

Starfire couldn't figure out why he kept staring at her. There was this look on his face that she couldn't place. It scared her but then again it gave her an excuse to stare back.

The others realized that the two were eye locked. Glancing at each other they exchanged thoughts without saying anything…….some things never change.

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The next morning Nightwing looked around his dark room. Red wasn't really his color anymore; he had changed to blue. Guess I have some redecorating to do. He got up pulled a shirt over his head and headed for the kitchen.

Victor was at the stove cooking, what looked like eggs, bacon, and toast. Gar was sitting at the counter eating a bowl of dry cereal and next to him Rachel sat quietly reading her book and sipping on her tea. Richard headed for the frig to pour himself a glass of milk.

"So you all changed your names?" He casually started pouring the milk into a glass.

"Not exactly. They are actually our real names. Just like yours is Richard." She eyed him carefully, hoping to catch his surprised expression. "We never exactly told each other what they were, even as a team. I guess we never thought we would ever have to use them."

Richard turned around and smiled, "Gotcha. So how do you find out what my name was?"

"Kori let it slip yesterday." Rachel sipped some of her tea and continued reading her book.

"Speaking of Kori, where is she? Still asleep?"

"Naw, man. Even after 10 years Kori still loves to sit up on the roof and watch the stars and the sunrise. It's her place." Vic said.

Dick grinned. He remembered the multiple times he and Kori had had long conversations on the rooftop. They had even danced a couple of times. Kori was always intrigued by the sunset. It was the one thing on earth that reminded her of her home planet.

Sitting his empty cup in the sink he started for the stairs, "I'm gonna go check on her."

After he left, Gar looked at Vic and said, "10 bucks, somethin' happens."

"100 bucks says it doesn't."

"You're on."

Raven just rolled her eyes. They had had this same bet a thousand times and Cyborg had always come out victorious. "Robin's scared" he'd always say. Time to see if, after 10 years, the once Boy Wonder had more guts. More than that though, his name started gnawing at her. Why is it so familiar?

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Kori had gotten up early to watch the sunlight, hoping that somehow it would shed light on the situation. Once the sun had risen she turned on music and started dancing. All the while thoughts swam through her mind. Robin, or Nightwing, had returned—now what? She remembered that when she first came to earth her feelings for the Titans grew but not compared to the deep emotions she had developed for him.

She could never figure out what it was about him that made her so attracted but she did know that he had always been there for her, explaining the most difficult things about earth in the simplest matter; he protected her from danger and had saved her life too many times to count. It didn't take long for Starfire to realize that underneath that mask was a real person, someone who really cared, even though it was rarely shown. She had to admit though, she hated the way he hid things: his past, secrets from the rest of the team.

More than anything, she hated how he bottled up his emotions, mostly when it concerned her. She could never truly tell whether he cared about her or not, it was a constant see-saw. Starfire had waited for the day when Robin would tell her he loved her, but that day had never come. She had gotten hurt and he disappeared for 10 years, leaving her heart-broken.

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Slowly, Dick opened the door to the roof only to see Kori dancing. He slipped out and watched her carefully as she danced. The newly arisen sun only enhanced her beauty leaving him in awe. He had always known he had strong feeling for her but it wasn't until he left that he realized how deep those feelings went. There wasn't a day within that long 10 years that he didn't want to find her, take her in his arms, hold her and tell her everything would be ok. It had been especially hard the night he snuck into her apartment. She was absolutely gorgeous while she slept, not to mention the peace the covered her face.

Peace was something he had never been able to find, a peace of soul that is. There was always something to do, some crime to stop, some villain to capture, ensure the safety of the team and the city. Ever since the death of his parents he had been lost. Bruce had done what he could to help him overcome the void in his life, including training him to be the Boy Wonder, but that still hadn't done the trick. When he met Star things started to change. She was so trusting and dependent on the Titans. Being around her calmed his spirits and allowed him to be human—to feel emotions and put away the hero side, he was able to be himself. Her ability to see the good in everyone was his favorite characteristic. She had always known his true heart; little did she know but she owned his heart.

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Kori slowed her dancing enough to see that she was not alone. When she stopped she saw Richard watching her and she could feel her cheeks instantly turned bright red.

"Oh, I am sorry. I didn't see you standing there." she said.

"No, don't apologize. I probably should have told you I was here. You are an amazing dancer Kori; it looks like you have been doing this your entire life."

"Yes, well, I had watched it many times over the years and found it breath taking so, when the team was…" she stopped and looked at him. She stared at his face, looking into his blue eyes that were uncovered for the world to see. If had been a long time since she had been able to look at him as a normal human, she was used to him wearing his uniform, and more importantly, his mask. A hero was who he was; he had told her that once and it had almost torn her apart. Her thoughts drifted back to reality and she suddenly realized she was gaping at him and quickly turned away and continued, "….anyways, I couldn't help myself."

He wanted to know what was going on in her head. She had just been staring at him as is he was a ghost. She was defiantly hiding something, which wasn't like her, and it made him worry.

"Star?"

"Yes."

"Uh, would you like to dance?"

Though she was a bit taken back, she nodded her head. She knew he didn't like dancing, but, then again, she wasn't about to miss the opportunity. So she slowly walked up to him putting her right hand in his left and her left hand on his shoulder, while he put his around her waist. Over ten years the Boy Wonder had defiantly grown and he now stood a good 2 inches over her.

As they started Kori kept her head down afraid she might faint again if she looked at his face. It felt so good to be this close to him, but she still felt upset. Kori had rarely gotten mad about things, but she was mad about this: mad that he had left with zero explanation, and especially mad about his actions. She felt his story was really sketchy. There were too many holes, and the others had been really quick to forgive. She on the other hand wanted to forget everything he had done, and forgive him, but to her it wasn't that simple.

"Richard?"

He stopped and looked down at her. Here we go.

"Why did you take Drake on alone?" she said, slowly pulling away from him so that she could search his face.

For once he wished he had his mask on just so he could hide part of the truth.

"Star, it's complicated. I……"

"Why did you leave us?" That was it; she had come straight out and said it.

Richard just stared at her…..speechless. He wasn't ready for this conversation, but she was. She had waited 10 years to ask him that question, to relieve all the emotions she had bottled up. He, on the other hand, had known the truth, but was too scared to admit it.

"Look, Kori, I didn't want to leave. You have to believe me. But I knew that if I didn't there would never be a chance at catching this guy"

"So, you didn't trust your team?" By then she had completely backed away from him and turned to go inside.

"NO!!! Kori, that's not true! I trusted all of you with my life." He grabbed her hand, spinning her around to face him, then wrapped his other hand around her waist. He let go of her hand and used it to tilt her face up toward him.

She now looked straight into his blue eyes.

He had forgotten how green her eyes were. It was like two beautiful emeralds staring straight through him. He slowly brought his head down and leaned toward the side of her face until his lips were at her ear.

"I've really missed you Star."

"I've missed you too." She wrapped her arms around his neck and embraced him. He followed by putting his other arm around her waist and just held her as she started to shed tears.

At that moment they had exactly what they wanted.

A/N: So there is Chapter 11. PRETTY PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I like to hear what all my readers have to say, and seeing as there have been almost 2,000 hits (which I am very astounded by) I would like to hear negative and/or positive thoughts--what did you like, what did you hate...anything. Thanks a bunch!!!