Thank you all for waiting! :)) Here's chapter 2, just as I promised, although I'm not entirely too sure if I would be able to finish and post chapter 3 by tonight before I head to bed, but I will try, I swear, so keep your eyes open for it!
Second, I'd like to thank bluecrytalrose, CallMeConstance and nintamara for being the first ones to show support for this fanfic, and I want you to know that I love you all.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans.
Boy Wonder
Robin was capable of many things. He was the greatest detective his friends have ever known – second only to his own mentor, Batman; he was a great leader; an impressive tactician; he was an incredible marksman, escapologist and acrobat; he was a master of disguise as well of stealth; he was a master in multiple forms of martial arts; can wield practically any weapon thrown at him and can speak more languages than anyone has ever known.
It was no mystery as to why they called him Boy Wonder.
But to Starfire, it wasn't those things that made him truly wondrous. Of course, being a princess from a warrior planet she could not deny that fact that she was impressed with how Robin seems to be at the peak of every human limitation, but since her stay at earth, she had learned to appreciate the other things in life, the things that made them human.
Sentimentality was not something common on Tamaran, and when she found it in Robin – the boy who had proved himself to be a match for the planet's strongest warriors –she had been pleasantly surprised.
"Please Robin, what is that?" Starfire asked as she titled her head to one side curiously, letting her hair fall over her shoulders as she pointed to a furry, black thing that seemed to be stuck on a tree branch.
Robin looked up from his laptop and craned his neck around to look what Starfire was pointing at and grinned "It's a kitten, Star." He then groaned as she pushed himself off the picnic blanket that the team had placed on the ground and walked over to her.
When Robin finally reached her side, Starfire turned to him and blinked her almond shaped eyes and smiled "Oh, so that is the earthly feline that Beast Boy enjoys turning into!" She exclaimed happily as she clasped her hands together in delight "But how come it seems so small? Is it harmed?
At the question, the young superhero laughed and shook his head "No, I don't think so." He answered gently "It's just a kitten, a few months it'll grow as big as Beast Boy's cat form; don't worry."
Right on cue, the furry black kitten meowed in distress as it attempted to crawl across the branch, but accidentally slipping. One of its paws sliding down the branch
"Oh!" The alien exclaimed in surprise as she took to the air to reach for the distressed kitten, but stopped when the little thing hissed at her angrily, causing the girl to frown and glance down at Robin who was looking on in amusement "I do not thing it likes me very much…"
"Don't take it personally Star." Robin said with a smile before proceeding to climb the tree to reach the kitten who had started to edge color to the guy in the cape who was now reaching out for it making small noises that sounded like "Here kitty, here kitty, kitty, kitty."
A few minutes of urging later, Robin's steel-toed boots finally found themselves firmly planted back on the grass as he stroked a purring kitten in his arms.
"You seem to have a natural affinity with cats." Starfire observed as she drifted closer towards Robin and held out a tentative hand towards the kitten which was still eyeing her disdainfully.
At the observation Robin grinned as he stroked the kitten's head gently, earning him a purr from the little thing as it stretched its small body out into his arms "My mentor…he's very, very, fond of cats." He answered with a mischievous grin, his thoughts drifting back to the days where he would see Selina sneaking out of his father's bedroom at early hours of the morning with a cheery wave at his direction while declining Alfred's constant offer of breakfast.
"The man that is also a bat, yes?" She asked innocently, still eyeing the little kitten hopefully, her fingers just itching to stroke the cat's surprisingly smooth fur.
Robin simply nodded before setting the cat down onto the grass and dusting the fur off his gloved hands but stopped midway at the sight of Starfire smiling brightly at him – well, brighter than usual at least.
"What?"
Starfire shook her head at him, smile still firmly in place as she clasped her hands behind her back innocently "Nothing."
Robin eyed her curiously as he shook his head at her in return "Don't give me that look, what's on your mind?"
"it is simply of the no big deal." The young alien insisted, a few giggles escaping from her mouth "It is just that, I have not seen you that gentle before."
Wait, what?
"Gentle?" Robin repeated. He was many things, but he was pretty sure gentle was not one of them. Or at least, he thought so.
Instead of noticing her team mates apparent surprise, Starfire simply nodded enthusiastically "Yes, you were quiet gentle with the little cat." She said with a smile "It is, as they say, a nice change of speed. Forgive me, but I was not even aware that you possessed that sort of gentleness in you friend Robin.
The spiky-haired teen laughed "Pace." He corrected automatically "I think you meant nice change of pace." He then rolled her eyes behind his masked and scoffed smugly "I'm many things, Star." He said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Oh, I am most of aware of that." She said with a smile "It is why they call you The Boy Wonder, is it not?" The redheaded alien said before flying off to join Cyborg and Beast Boy in their game of Frisbee, leaving a surprised Robin in her wake, wondering where in the world she was heard the old forgotten nickname.
