Hello oh wonderful readers who have managed to stumble onto this fanfic. This is just your average Teen Titans story. Pairings are Star/Robin and Raven/BB.

One more side note before you read. This story takes places after Terra is petrified, or she never exists in the first place, whichever you prefer. I'm taking a lot of liberties with Robin's past, so please just go with it. His whole past in this story is based on my assumptions. So no flames about it!

Return to Gotham

It was a stormy afternoon at Titan Tower, though this fact did nothing to inhibit the good mood of the five teens inside. Well, four teens in good moods.

Raven of course was acting indifferent as usual, reading dark and depressing poetry in her room as though they hadn't defeated Slade the day before, although a small smile graced the telekinetic's pale features.

Beast Boy could be found one minute losing to Cyborg on the game station, then winning the next, all the while both were smiling.

Starfire was in the kitchen making her Pudding of Great Jubilation which was suspiciously blue and fuzzy.

Robin, who should have been the happiest of all, was nowhere to be found.

After an hour's worth of hard work Starfire happily floated into the living room just as Raven made a surprise entrance from another hall.

"Friends, come and partake in the joy of eating the Pudding of Great Jubilation!" Starfire said brightly to the other three Titans.

Raven rolled her eyes and walked of into the kitchen while Beast Boy and Cyborg took one look at the fuzzy blue pudding and gagged.

Starfire looked slightly upset when Cyborg managed to choke out that they wouldn't ever want any as Raven strode back into the room, cup of tea in hand. She shot an annoyed glare at the two boys before looking at the door in which Robin had just appeared.

Robin walked purposely to the game station and turned it off along with the T.V., which earned him a few shouts from both Cyborg and Beast Boy. Merely the grave and solemn look on Robin's face silenced them. Immediately they knew something was wrong.

Timidly Starfire spoke up, "Robin, what is wrong? You appear to be very upset."

"Titans," Robin spoke in a deadly tone, ignoring Starfire's previous question, "we're going on a trip."

"Aww cool! Like a vacation?" Beast Boy cut Robin off.

"This is strictly business Beast Boy. A super villain known as the Joker, the crown prince of crime, has returned to Gotham City."

"What's that got to do with us?" Beast Boy again interrupted Robin who was by now more than a little annoyed.

"If you would kindly sit down and shut the f#$ up I will tell you." Robin shouted at Beast Boy, who shrank back, cringed, and did as told.

Starfire looked, bemused, at Robin for a moment. 'I never ever heard Robin yell at any of us before like that, or swear for that matter, ever while Slade was still around. I hope he is feeling well.'

"Titans, have your bags packed and be ready by morning. We're leaving at 6:00 A.M. We're only going because Batman asked me if we would help." Robin barked.

"The Batman?" Cyborg asked, amazed.

"Yes, the Batman." Robin snapped.

"R-Robin, what about our city?" Starfire inquired, expecting to be yelled at.

Robin sighed and spoke again, this time in a much softer voice, "Don't worry about it Star. The city can take care of itself for a few days, but Gotham is in the middle of major life-or-death crisis here. We have to do whatever we can. Understand?"

Starfire nodded as the rest of the titans followed suit. Robin took this moment to storm out of the room in an apparently extremely bad mood.

A moment later Starfire finally broke the silence that had seemingly been weighing down on the four, "I had better go after him."

"Do you have a death wish or something Star?" Beast Boy said incrediously while staring at the red-haired Tamaranian girl.

"No, I do not wish to die Beast Boy." Starfire replied, completely confused.

"No no. He means do you what Robin to yell at you?" Raven explained while sipping her herbal tea.

"No, but if it means helping Robin, I will cope with it." Starfire said seriously before walking out of the room.

"You gotta admit, the girl's got guts." Cyborg said as the other two nodded in agreement.

"Is it guts or something else?" Raven asked quietly before retreating to her room.

Meanwhile Starfire had managed to float to Robin's room. She lightly knocked on his door and hesitantly murmured, "Robin, may I enter your private living quarters?"

"Yeah Star, come in." Robin sighed.

"Robin, are you all right?" Starfire asked him as she walked over, shutting the door behind her.

"Not really." Robin replied while motioning for Starfire to sit down next to himself on an uncluttered section of his bed.

Starfire sat down and softly spoke, " Do you wish to talk about whatever is bothering you?"

"It's a long story." Robin warned the alien girl.

"I have plenty of time." Starfire encouraged.

"Star, it's really boring." Robin said with a mock plea.

"Robin, may I ask what is under that mask of yours?" Starfire asked innocently after she had finished giggling from Robin's antics.

"I guess that's where it all begins. I don't know if I can get this thing off anymore." he replied while struggling with his mask.

"Here, let me help." Starfire said, her closeness to Robin making them both blush.

Her delicate hands removed his mask gently and easily, while Robin winced from the raw feeling its removal gave. Robin's eyes came up slowly as they encountered hers for the first time. Emerald green met crystal blue. Starfire lightly trailed a finger over the red mark around his eyes, never breaking contact with them. The couple began to drift closer and closer . . .

The end.

Just kidding. You're all going to hate me though.

Until a call from Gotham City interrupted the moment. Robin shot an annoyed glare at the telephone before starting to blush. Starfire's cheeks were already stained light red. Robin scowled as he got up to answer the phone.

"Master Robin, how good it will be to see you tomorrow. I called to ask how many bedrooms will need to be prepared. Apparently Master Bruce neglected to ask you that." Alfred greeted, smiling.

"Uh, let's see. Two in the East Wing, two in the West Wing, if I could use my old room that would be great, and if you could have one in the South Wing with you and Barbara that would be great too." Robin instructed.

"Very well Master Robin, ut where is your mask?" Alfred inquired.

"Here it is!" Starfire announced as she popped out from behind Robin, his mask in her hand and a huge smile on her face.

Robin chuckled lightly until Alfred again spoke with a sly wink, "And who is this?"

Disclaimer : me no own, so you no sue

Authoress' notes: I'll make this quick. I will be updating my other story very shortly, just as soon as my beta reader corrects it. Yes, this is a shameless plug Until then . . .

See ya minna-san!

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