The next morning, Starfire woke up later than usual in the day; very much so if truth be told. She woke around 12:45pm. She groggily stirred beneath the sheets. She glided her hand against the sheet in search of a second heat source but then the crushing reminder that there was no one else in the house haunted her. She sighed as she adjusted to the light boring into her sight. She crossed her arms above her head against the pillow.

She hugged herself close as she glanced at the empty space beside her. She let a small tear escape from her each eye. She hated being alone when she woke up. It was the worst thing she could think of. Shane had always been beside her as long as she could remember now. She felt slightly empty herself when there was no life form beside her in the mornings. She remained in the exact same place for another hour and then she sighed, realising she had to get up at some point. She arose and quickly took a shower. She exited the small shower and dried her hair and body. She got dressed into her usual attire and yawned.

She stood in the kitchen and searched the cupboards; unsure of what to fill her stomach with. She decided on just having toast and mustard. She devoured both substances before they had even been left upon the counter. She sighed and brought her dressing gown over her shoulders and wrapped it around herself. She grabbed more mustard and potato chips and munched and drank. Then she gazed at the mess around the house from the night before.

Empty bottles, cans, cups, food packets, wrappers, boxes, glasses and plates were scattered all around the house.

She frowned and began decluttering the whole place. She threw all the rubbish into the bin and cleaned up all the plates and cups. She then continued to hover the floor. The loudness of the noise made her mind feel like it was going to explode. Once she had finished, it was around 4pm. She gasped at how late it was now. She glumly walked over to the sofa and started viewing movies with more snacky substances. It got around 8pm and Starfire had scared herself, cried, laughed and made herself feel all in all worse. She hadn't felt so alone in such a long time. Matter of fact, she had felt so low today; she hadn't even checked her phone for missed calls or texts.

Suddenly, the door bell rang out and Starfire looked up with a vacant look in her eyes. She tried peering out the window however that didn't work for her. She slowly got up and trudged over to the door. She opened it slowly too, viewing through the crack to see her visitor.

Her heart stopped. Nightwing.

Her heart pounded in her chest. Her cheeks felt a little warmer than they were and her eyes frantically darted all over the place; overwhelmed with the sight. Her palms had suddenly become incredibly sweaty, her veins throbbed and her legs suddenly felt a lot weaker, "Nightwing?" She said, quietly.
"Hey Star." He replied, unsure if she was alright or not, "Can I come in?"
"O-Of course,"

Nightwing casually stepped into the foyer of the large house. He held his hands behind his back as if doing the gentleman type thing and waiting for her to walk before him, "Would you like something to drink, friend?" She asked, politely, standing in the kitchen.

"That's ok." He replied, stepping into the living room and taking a seat on the long dark sofa. Starfire returned with a glass of water for herself. She placed it gently onto the table and curled up into a ball on the opposite side of the sofa. She kept her distant eyes focussed upon the boring television but then a question popped into her head, "Nightwing...May I ask, what you are doing here?" She asked,
"Well, you hadn't had contact with any of us this morning and I wanted to check on you but then we had a problem downtown. Some robbery. So we all needed to take care of that and then Raven and Beastboy needed to go somewhere and Cyborg needed to go see Bumblebee so you got stuck with a visit from me." He laughed,
"I think I prefer that." She said, quietly yet somewhat seriously. He blushed slightly but raised an eyebrow.
"Oh Nightwing!" She cried, crawling along the sofa and leaning into his chest, she let out a cry and began letting tears fall down her cheeks. Nightwing; taken back at first, soon obliged and held the girl closer to his body. He made small hushing noises and wondered what had made her so upset. He rocked her slightly, calming and silencing her.

He soon let go and held her away from himself. She scurried back to her side of the sofa, "Star..." He whispered, edging slightly closer to her.
"I am...sorry for my unnecessary outburst." She said, downcasting her eyes in a sense of shame.
"Starfire..." He breathed, eyes saddening, "Don't apologize. I'm just worried. What's happened? Why have you become so low?"
"I...I do not know. I have felt the sad since the moment I woke up this morning. It started with the fact I was...alone. I woke up alone and the whole day I was alone. It simply reminded me that...I will forever be alone; married to him or not. He is always away on these trips and it rips me apart. I hate being alone so much...I just..." She quietened as she began to sob silently once more into her knees this time.

Nightwing looked sad for her and sat right next to her and cuddled with the girl once again in attempts to comfort her or even cheer her up if that was possible, "Things are not the same with anything anymore Nightwing. Nothing! I dislike the change so so much..." She wept, leaning on his shoulder as her eyes looked empty again.
"Its all part of life unfortuneatly Starfire. It sucks. But hey, things have been the same as they used to lately. Isnt that a good thing?" He smiled. She looked down.
"Ok, guess not. But you know...I have the perfect thing that is sure to make you smile." He challenged, eyeing her carefully. He pulled his gloves tighter and grinned, "Oh no! Starfire look out. It's..." He paused for dramatic effect, she presumed, "TICKLE MONSTER! RUN!"

Her eyes widened and she smiled broadly. She attempted to get up but Nightwing grabbed her and pushed her back against the sofas corner. His hand attacked her stomach and tickled her immensely so much that laughter overwhelmed her speech.
"Nightwing! Ahahaha. Please...Ahaha. I cannot- Ahh, " She giggled uncontrollably. Tears fell from her eyes but this time it was from giggles and her happier, uplifting mood.

He grinned proudly, ceasing the tickles for a moment however he then shifted yet fell in a particular way so that he was practically on top of Starfire. She giggled so much her cheeks had turned very pink indeed.
"Ahahaha. Please Nightwing- Ahaha, please cease!" She pleaded. He chuckled and held himself with a hand, releasing her.

They gazed at one another; transfixed on what was before each of them. Their smiles and giggles remained but only for a moment before both of them stared at one another in complete silence. Both gazes locked.

Nightwing's eyes searched from behind his mask from her eyes to her lips, studying them carefully. He couldn't help his next action and gently leaned in and kissed her quickly, trying to make the kiss linger as long as possible.

Starfire was suddenly taken back and didn't respond. She lay there, confused before murmering under his kiss and pushed him up. She felt an odd type of...anger maybe? And lashed out, slapping him across the right cheek. She looked confused still, not knowing what to do in the situation. Her eyes searched his face for him to tell her what to do next.

Nightwing bit his lip as he endured the pain swelling in his cheek. Her held a hand there to try and help the sting subside. It didn't.

She moved slightly to get away from her while he whispered somewhat, "I-I'm really sorry Starfire...I-I'll just go now...Sor-Sorry." He moved some more before Starfire held his arms, "No...Please...Stay. I apologize." She quickly said and without thinking of any consequences outside of the house, she quickly pulled him close to her again and delved into another kiss. Nightwing simply didn't care what he was doing and returned the kiss in an instant. He roamed his hands down and over her stomach and her back.

Starfire slid her hands up his back and neck and gently tugged onto his soft ebony locks. In an odd gut feeling, Starfire slowly wrapped her legs around his waist. She murmured under him quite a lot. She had so many thoughts currently running through her mind. She felt excited, scared, angry and mostly sad. She had wanted something like this with him, well Robin for so long. She wanted him for such a long time but never got him. She knew she had never stopped loving him. Not for a single moment. Everyday at least one thought of him would come into her mind even when she was with Shane. She also felt guilty. She knew how wrong of her it was to be doing this while in a committed relationship with Shane. However, she knew she couldn't resist the moment in process with Nightwing. She was following her heart. Something she was always told to do and if this is what loving Nightwing meant then so be it. She would solely accept the consequences later if she had to.

While all of this was going through her mind, Nightwing had frantically moved her off of the sofa and she was being carried up the stairs and into her bedroom.

She laid on her bed, knowing what was going to happen and...she didn't stop it. She didn't protest because she wanted to do the actions as much as Nightwing seemingly did too.

In an instant, he was upon her, giving her curves squeezes as his lips moulded with hers and their tongues danced together in passion.

She laid back and let her head fall back also, in ecstasy...