Disclaimer: DC Comics owns Teen Titans, I do not.

A/N: Just all those damn Starfire haters. They irk me.

Teen Titans:

Alien:

Starfire said nothing as she walked through the hallway of Titans tower, her spirits were crushed. Earlier that day she overheard a group of young adolescent girls whispering about her, making fun of the way she looked and the way she spoke.

Hugging her arms closer to her body, she made her way up to the roof and stared out at the ocean. Sobs shook her body, crystallized tears falling down her orange cheeks, falling onto her neck guard.

How could people be so mean, so hurtful to someone they don't even know, someone they don't even understand? They didn't know her, they didn't know what she'd been through, or was she was still going through. How could they judge her based off the little they knew of her?

Alien

She was in fact an alien to this world, and to others. But, then again, wouldn't they be aliens on her home planet? Wouldn't they be confused on how things were done there? What rituals they took place in? The Titans had been lost on their first journey to her home planet; Beast Boy tried to sit on one of their most treasured plants.

"Look at her! Her skins so orange, like, she's put on too much spray on tan! And she's just so tall!"

Neither of those things were her fault either, she was born that way. Just as those girls were born thin and blonde. She couldn't help that she was tall, or that her skin was a soft orangey color. That was the Tamaranian trait; most of her people are generally tall. She was sure that she would one day be taller than their 'Superman' because that was her genetics. And, yes, her skin is orange. Just as Cyborg's is brown, Beast Boy's is green, Argent's is silver, and Raven's is pale. She had no more control over her own skin color than they did theirs, and yet…

"She's so stupid! She can't even talk right! What. A. Loser."

Starfire took in a deep breath, letting the salty air fill her nostrils and swirl around her body. She needed the time alone, she needed to allow herself to calm down and place up a nice sturdy wall against the insults.

She was certainly not stupid. Those petty, foolish girls thinking that she had less knowledge than them. Although she was not raised here on Earth, and she did not attend their schools, that did not make her unintelligent. Tamaran, despite their warrior lifestyle, had more technological advances than Earth did. Their math system was more complex, and their languages varied from planet to planet.

Yes, she couldn't speak English as well as they could. She probably wouldn't until years later, but not because of a fault of hers. The transfer of languages by lip contact is very scarce, and only deposits the bare minimum needed to speak the language. Slang is not included, nor is the 'proper' way of talking to one another on a 'casual' level. The way she spoke was in fact proper; people used to speak like that many years ago, Raven informed her one night. Foreigners didn't speak English correctly, and wasn't she a foreigner?

"Don't let them get to you," an easy voice floated from behind her, startling the Tamaranian princess.

Turning around to face her guest, she smiled, barely. "Friend Cyborg, I am not letting any one get to me."

"Don't try to shine me lil' lady," Cyborg smiled at her, rubbing her shoulder in a brotherly manner. "We heard what those girls were saying about our Star, and don't think for one minute we were going to take it."

Starfire raised her eyebrows, wondering what he meant by his last statement.

Seeing this action, Cyborg gave her shoulder a squeeze. "Remember what I told you? About people saying hurtful comments only because you're different from them?"

"Yes, I remember."

"Well, Raven talked to those girls. Telling them that they should have some respect for you since you've helped to save this city almost daily." Cyborg grinned, "you should have seen the anger on her face, Star-"

"I was mad, Cyborg. I had a right to look at them that way; they were saying hurtful things about my best friend." Raven appeared beside them, cloak blowing in the wind as she gazed off at the bay. "I don't like it when people hurt my friends."

There was a soft mewing sound, and Starfire bent down to scoop up a small green kitten. Nuzzling the kitten, Starfire let a small tear slip down her cheek and onto Beast Boy's nose.

"Mew." Worming his way into the spot between her neck and shoulder, Beast Boy purred and rubbed his head against her jaw line.

"And I you," she murmured to the green kitten, knowing exactly what he was telling her. Starfire stroked his soft fur and snuffled some more, trying not to cry. Feeling a gloved hand grasp hers, she didn't have to turn to know that Robin was now standing next to her.

Robin pulled her hand up to his face, placing light kisses onto the back of her hand. "Guys, will you give us a moment?"

Raven nodded, she put her hood down and waited until Beast Boy had licked Starfire's cheek one last time before jumping into the back of Raven's hood for a ride. Cyborg followed her, giving Starfire a squeeze and a wink before claiming that it was her turn to pick a movie.

"Come here," Robin opened his arms to his girlfriend, and held on tight while she sobbed into his suit. "Don't cry, Star. Don't waste your tears on people like them, they're not worth it, baby."

Starfire peered up at him, "Why?"

Pushing strands of hair out of her face, Robin placed a kiss on her nose. "Why what?"

"Why are you dating me? I am not like those other girls…I do not talk the way they do; I do not understand half of 'Earth slang'! I am not normal!"

"Don't." His voice was now cool, and she knew that under that mask his blue eyes were now almost a steel gray. "Don't you ever say things like that. I love you, Starfire because you are none of those things. That's why. You aren't normal; you're unique and that's why I'm with you. Because unlike those other girls, you are you, and there's nothing wrong with that." He could go on and on, but he knew that right now she needed to be grounded and those words were just enough to do so.

Starfire sniffled, feeling a bit better, "Why not Raven?"

"Raven…Raven is like my sister, she knows things about me that only someone who's been in my head could know. We've got a mental bond now, and neither of us can break that. And yes, it has made us closer in a way. But only in a sibling way, I love Raven very much." Tilting Starfire's head to the side, he smiled at her, "but not as much as I love you."

Throwing her arms around his neck, she giggled through the tears and relaxed into his arms. "And I love you, very much Robin."

Robin chuckled, kissing the top of her head and giving her another squeeze. "Come on, there's a movie downstairs with your name on it and a group of people who love you a lot, because you're an alien."

A/N: Just got irked...and I haven't posted in a while, so here ya go. There's Rob/Star fluff!! Whoo!! Of course, I promise my next one will be happier.

Happy summer guys!

Royal.