Hey guys! I'm back! Yes, I suck. But I wasn't able to write and upload last Sunday because packing for camping took all day and then I was out until Friday, and I took a few days to relax. But i'm back baby!

Shout-outs, because why not:

Kittens4ever- You literally have left positive comments on all my chapters. Thanks so much love 3

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Also, I have another story planned as this one draws to an end, but I'm kind of apprehensive about it since i'm a new writer and haven't written a long story before. But let me know if you would like more work from me.

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Trigger warning for this chapter: Subtle mentions of alcoholism, domestic violence and sexual assault. Rated T for a reason, though!

Chapter 4

Starfire sat next to Elliot at the wooden bar, making small talk about this that or the other. Regardless of the conversation, however, Starfire's mind was swirling with emotions and other thoughts after Robin's actions. She glanced over at the caped boy, who seemed to be sulking just a tad bit in his seat, barely paying any mind to the others. Starfire started to get a wee bit, well, pissed that the boy was so certain that he was fine with her going off with Elliot, and now he's acting as angry as if some villain got away from him again. Couldn't he make up his mind? Does he even care? Is he mad with her and her actions?

"Starfire?" Elliot snapped her back to reality with his toothy grin, which quickly faded when he saw the emotions that were obvious on Starfire's face(she was not very good at hiding her emotions) "What's got you down?"

"Oh, it is nothing!" Starfire reassured, lying right through her teeth. However, the redhead quickly knew the casanova in front of him was not buying it one bit. She sighed. "It is just, um, the emotions from performing. They are...a lot to handle." she finally said. This he seemed to buy, as his face lightened slightly.

"Starfire, believe me, you were great out there tonight." he assured her, causing her to smile slightly. "Here, drink something; it'll take your mind off things for a while." he grinned, turning to the bartender.

Starfire had noticed that Elliot had slyly passed him a card with some sort of identification on it, which, for some reason that Starfire couldn't explain, made the employee hesitant. However, once Elliot slipped some money to the man, he happily poured two drinks.

'I assume the man just wanted to be paid upfront!' Starfire concluded to herself, proud of how well she was picking up on the culture of her fellow inhabitants on this planet.

"Here you are, little missy. You've drank before, right?" Elliot asked sliding her a pink drink with a little umbrella, causing Starfire to perk up immediately. 'It's so cute!' she thought to herself.

"Well, yes." Starfire concluded. She figured he meant water. 'Maybe humans could go many days or lifetimes with shortages of resources, like how Tamaraneans could survive for many years in cold weather due to their high body heat.'(A/N don't fact-check me on this, made the body heat thing up), she said to herself.

He smiled, picking up his own glass and throwing back the yellow-tinted drink in his mouth. "Bottoms up."

Starfire took a sip of her drink, and was pleasantly surprised at how sweet it was on her tongue. She quickly finished the glass in no time, causing Elliot to laugh.

"Well, you're not new to this I see." he leaned in to the bartender's ear and had him bring out two more tiny glasses of a clear liquid, setting one glass down in front of Starfire. "Lets try something harder." he winked, throwing back this shot much like the last, but making a rather sour-looking face once he swallowed.

Starfire followed suit, tilting her head back and drinking the fluid. However, this one was no where near as appealing as the pink drink she had earlier, as this one made her throat burn. Her face twisted, causing Elliot to laugh.

"Too strong for ya, eh?" he said. Starfire thought he was beginning to act a little off, his words were slurring a little and he seemed rather careless. Regardless, she continued to drink each little glass Elliot had put in front of her, deciding to trust her new friend. That was until, however, Starfire felt like she was on a rollercoaster while she was still sitting in her chair. Oddly enough, instead of throwing up or grasping to the floor for dear life, Starfire just laughed. She laughed so loudly that it had caused Elliot to laugh even harder, both nearly falling on top of each other in drunken joy.

Yep, Starfire was drunk alright. And Robin was not having it.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Robin sneered at Elliot, who could barely look him in the eye. The boy had come over to check on Starfire since the Titans were leaving, and was appalled to see his innocent friend in such a condition. He felt like he had been punched in the gut; the guilt was so strong. It had been his fault. He shouldn't have trusted Elliot to go off with her for so long, not when he did not feel sure about the guy. "You're underage, and why would you give her fucking vodka?" His voice raised at him, recognizing the clear liquor in the small cup in front of Starfire. His almost black-out drunk Starfire.

"Robin, it's...o-okay. It's so gooood." she managed to get out, getting up and putting her hands around his neck in a slow-dancing kind of fashion. "It kind of burned, but I feel like I am soaring-but I have not even taken flight! How glorious!" she laughed at the end of her statement, putting her entire body weight on Robin. Remembering she still had a drink to finish, Starfire reached over for her shot glass. Like lightning, Robin tried to snatch the drink out of her hand. Key word being "tried". With her alien strength, she tightened her grip a bit too much in attempts to keep him from snatching it, causing the glass to shatter in her hands. The shards caused her left hand to bleed rather profusely, causing the poor girl to cry out of pain.

"I HAVE BEEN HARMED!" she drunkenly exclaimed, now looking up at Robin for help.

Robin quickly grabbed her hand, the non bleeding one, and walked her over to the table with the other titans.

"Um, whats with her?" Raven commented, looking at the bleeding-and sobbing- Tamaranean girl.

"His ass is mine" Robin replied, anger threaded in his voice.

"Dude, is she...drunk?" Beast boy exclaimed, shocked that the redhead would get herself in such a situation. But the changeling's answer was quickly answered when Starfire proceeded to sit in his lap(to Beast Boy's, Raven's, and Robin's surprise) and sobbed into his shoulder, smelling the alcohol on her breath.

"Cyborg, get her home and patch up her hand. I'll find my own ride home." he said, quickly ripping off a bit of his cape and tying the cloth securely around Starfire bloodied hand. The alien beauty looked up at him, still sniffling, and kissed him square on the lips. She kissed him. Robin was shocked, happy, concerned and confused; and was completely frozen until she pulled her lips back from him and sobbed even more.

"Thank you, friend Robin *hiccup* for saving my life...I can never repay you. I almost bled to death looooong ago, but never was shown kind-" Starfire stopped mid sentence, and there it was. The vomit. Starfire began to hurl into Cyborg's take out bag, causing him to let out a sigh.

"Aw man!" he whined. "My deep-fried potato!" now HE was starting to tear up.

"It's just a giant french fry, get over yourself." Raven said rolling her eyes. She then went over to the suffering girl and held her hair back while she went back to emptying out her 3 stomachs.

"Awww man…" Beast Boy mimicked Cyborg, but with more of a sickly tone in his voice. "Watching all of this is making me feel sick." The young titan looked into a spoon to check his reflection and shrieked, immediately putting his hand to his forehead. "Oh god- I'm turning green!"

The spoon quickly fell from his hand when Raven promptly smacked him over the head with her one free hand. "I swear to God Beast Boy, if you even dare to get sick too you're going to be more concerned with your face turning black and blue, you got that?" she threatened, the empath towering over him.

Beastboy just shrunk and gave out a little 'eep' before returning to Cyborg's side.

While all this was going on, Robin was still stunned, but not only for the kiss. Starfire was saying something about almost bleeding to death; intentionally from what it sounded like, since no one had helped her. Was this just a drunken story, or was she admitting something? Robin brushed all these thoughts aside and recollected himself, knowing there would be time to discuss all these things when his girl had sobered up.

Once Starfire was done hurling, Cyborg lifted the small girl into his arms and was heading for the door before stopping Robin, who was already heading over to where Elliot was seated.

"Don't kill him, okay?" he said at the masked boy, but then leaned in closer. "But make it pretty damn close." he whispered. Robin nodded and made his way to the pile of idiot sprawled out at the bar.

When Elliot saw Robin, and more importantly, didn't see Starfire, he got up in the young Titan's face.

"What the fuck, bro?" he yelled, the smell of vodka finding its way to Robin's nose. "She's not even yours, and no wonder. Let the girl have some fun!" Elliot gave Robin one shove, and that was it.

No one knew what maneuver it was, but Elliot was quickly on the floor, twisted like a pretzel with his arms behind his back. Robin was standing over him, and while to any bystander he seemed calm, there was so much anger seething out of him. Robin punched Elliot one last time before kicking him to the side, sending the pile of boy into the legs of a nearby table.

"Cuff him." Robin growled at the security guard that was nearby.(The guard came over to stop the commotion, but there was no way he was coming between an angry Robin and a drunk). Robin continued to walk past the bystanders of the situation right to the Jump City Police Department Chief, who had arrived only a few moments ago(A bystander had apparently called the police right when the commotion with Starfire being drunk had begun, worried that an underaged alcohol sale was made, and it was. But the violence broke out soon after).

"What do you have on him?" Robin asked the chief, not feeling the need to say hello. They've met many times before, with all the villains the titans have had locked up and whatnot.

"The kid's got 6 warrants for his arrest and he's only 17" he sighed. "A pity. We booked the bartender for the vending alcohol to minors, but apparently the kid's an alcoholic. Has quite a few DUI's, and sexual and domestic violence charges from getting a little rough when he's had a few too many.

"I can imagine." Robin replied flatly. Domestic violence. Robin felt a pang of guilt rush over him again, recalling back to Starfire. Sure, he was laughing when he found her with him, but God only knows what he could've or would've done to her if she'd been with him any longer.

He shuddered at the mere thought of her getting attacked or injured in the hands of Elliot...or worse.

Robin dismissed himself and walked into the parking lot, the chill of the night air hitting the back of his neck. He hopped on his motorcycle and began to ride into the distance towards Titans tower, left only with his thoughts.

He and Starfire needed to talk.