Behind your Mask

A/n: I was bored, so I thought I would write this while it was on my mind. Review me please! Oh, and tell me if you want it to be a story instead of just a one shot, I'll e-mail you if I decide to continue it! Thank you!

Disclaimer- i do not own the Teen Titans.

Robin sighed and settled himself into the chair that was oh-so conveniently across from Starfire who was reading a flashy new magazine.

"Star…"

"Shush! I am trying to read the magazine that consists of the 'fashion tips' that Raven says are 'shallow'." Normally, Robin would have corrected the mistaken alien girl, but today was different, he had no right to correct her today.

"…If you're upset, about- you know- earlier,"

"I'm not upset Robin." Starfire said matter-of-factly.

"-You're reading your magazine upside down." Starfire blushed a little before throwing the magazine onto the couch and standing up.

"I'm going to go see Raven."

"She left. Her, Cyborg and Best Boy; they went out for a while."

"Then I shall go and assist them with what they are doing." She said calmly as she headed for the door, only to find an irritated Robin in front of her.

"They left so we could talk, Star, please! I'm sorry already okay! Just- talk to me about it!" Starfire went blank for a moment. She didn't understand- what was he trying to hide from her? She hadn't even done anything wrong; all she was trying to do was get him to come down to breakfast…

"Friend! Do you wish to come down and have some breakfast? Beast boy made the waffles of tofu and-" Starfire stopped when she noticed that no one was in Robins room. "Robin? Are you here?" She asked loudly while walking into his room. "Strange…" Starfire noted. Last night, Robin said that he had wanted to sleep in the next morning, but it was 11:30; way past when Robin had ever slept in! Now, he wasn't even in his room.

'Maybe he went to the bathroom,' She reasoned with herself. Boredom taking its toll fast, the young girl decided to clean up the hero's room a bit. First, she moved what looked like dirty clothes into a pile then she made the bed, followed by putting the clean clothes that were on top of his dresser away.

While pushing and shoving his clothes into an already cramped drawer, a sliding sound occurred, like a book or glass against wood. Curiosity killing her, she reached underneath the clothes and pulled out the hard material. She cocked her head, what was this? That wasn't a good question, she knew what it was, it was a picture frame and a picture inside of what looked like a small family. All of the in decorated suites and in an area that looked liked a carnival. Yes, she knew what it was, the question was, who was it? That's when Robin came in, upon seeing the girl yelling and screaming, telling her to leave at once. Starfire didn't understand, what had she done wrong?…

Robin took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry that I yelled at you, you- you just caught me on a bad day."

"Why is it a bad day? What made you so offended with my presents?" He took another deep breath, lowered his head, and put his hands on her shoulders.

"I wasn't offended by you coming in, I was just surprised. You caught me off guard."

"So, you are not angry at me?" He smiled.

"No, of course not." Robin answered warmly.

"Then," Starfire twiddled with her fingers, "Then, it would allowable for me to ask a question?" He shrugged.

"Sure."

"Who were those people in the picture?" Robin started at her for a minute, his expression unreadable; especially to the young Tameranian. Finally, he sighed and hung his head low and slowly walked over to the couch. Sitting himself down, he motioned her to come sit by him. She did so.

"That was my family, before they died." Starfire gasped.

"Robin, I am sorry." He shook his head.

"They died a long time ago." Starfire looked at him.

"How?"

"They just were in the wrong place at the wrong time. I should have died with them. But I didn't."

"Is that why you became a super hero?" He smiled and laughed lightly at the memory.

"Not quite. After my family died, I was adopted, by a man named Bruce Wayne."

"Have we not returned stolen possession to a company named 'Wayne Industries'?" He smiled.

"Yup, that's dad." His smile wavered.

"One of my first days in my new home I went wandering around and found something I shouldn't have." Starfire's eyes widened in anticipation.

"What was it?"

"The Bat Cave." His smile returned yet again. "That's when I found out that Bruce was Bat Man. I wanted to avenge my parent's death, plus I didn't want to miss out on all the fun. So, I tag teamed with him. Then it was Bat Man and Robin, and it stayed like that for a long time. Until I realized that I wanted something more. So I formed the Teen Titians. I've never gone back." Starfire looked at him with a soft expression.

"You have not seen your home, your father or your friends since the titans were formed?" Robin shook his head. He hadn't thought about his family or Gotham for a long time.

"No, I guess I haven't."

"Do… do you have the sickness for your home?" He nodded.

"Yeah, some days I do. Like today, I would like nothing more than to go home. But we have a duty here." Robin stood up and went over to the large windows to gaze out at the city, a trait he had caught from Bruce. Starfire stood up and went over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"I would like to meet the man who raised you, and the people who you grew up with someday." He turned to face her.

"I think that they would like to meet you too Star."

"Yo! We're back!"

"And we brought doughnuts!"

"Yippe, right?" Raven's voice said in her mono-tone fashion. Starfire squealed and flew over to the three.

"Hurray! The small wheels of dough!" Robin smiled and went over to the others.

"Alright!" He said happily as he grabbed a glazed one form the box. He looked over to Starfire, who smiled at him. He smiled back. Maybe he would go home someday. Someday soon.

A/N: pointless yes. Oh well. Kay the STORY would be about, you guessed it! The titans taking a little road trip to Gotham where they'd meet up with some very interesting people… for a very surprising reason! Review!