Konnichiwa. Finally finished this one-shot. Started – 08:00 Finished – 20:30
Dedicated – Rose, she loves the pairing that much!
Kind Ice…
Ice. Such an extreme word. Cold. Unforgiving. Until he felt my pain.
What was the word those earthlings used to describe people who you felt attraction to? Handsome? Gorgeous? Hot? Sexy? Did the man of my affections have sex appeal? His mask, full of untamed mystery… Alluring. Bewitching almost. Enough to make any female heart and mind wonder in admiration. If only… If only I had the chance to –
The warning claxon blared out relentlessly, rudely interrupting her chain of thought. Sighing, she answered to her call of duty by leaving her thoughts behind and zooming towards the Rec. Room. Noticing her comrades sans the Changeling was already there, she asked sweetly, "Who, may I ask, is disturbing our city this afternoon?"
Her masked leader turned around with a sceptical look upon his face. He furrowed his brow in thought. "We can't really be sure. Reports are coming that attacks are coming in from five different points of Central section, closing in fast around the Monument of Remembrance.
"—I'm getting a reading from one of the points. A major technically manufacturing plant is being ransacked. Large some of sonic and static radiation is coming from the source." The hybrid commented.
"With that amount of radiation, it would make a force field blocking all access from the city… Including us if we don't hurry." The semi-demon concluded. They all nodded. The doors whooshed open to reveal an alarmed olive-based figure.
"What's all the commotion about?" They other Titans all looked deadpanned. Taking on leader mode, the Boy Wonder ordered,
"Raven will fill you in on the way. You are to take the south-west target. Cyborg the south-east target, Raven, west, Starfire east, I'll take north. Titans Go!"
With their missions in mind and modes of transportation set, they started a full frontal assault on their enemies.
Once each titan had reached their assigned targets, they all were met with the same multiple assassins… Slade-bots… None doubt, the mind behind the matter was the master-mind Slade himself, but making the Titans fight in a circular mode… seemed a bit amateurish? Nevertheless, the Titans fought persistently under Robin's orders.
Soon each titan was hunting down half a dozen Slade-bots towards a specified target, the Town Hall. With each others targets in sight, they fired semi-simultaneously and blew the robots to smithereens.
"Good job team! Cyborg report, did you manage to disable the force field?" Sweat-dropped from the back of his head and Cyborg scratched the back of his neck.
"Um, I guess they led me away from that area." Raven rolled her eyes as Robin slapped his forehead and groaned. Beast boy however smirked at the fact that Cyborg had made a mistake. Starfire, on the other hand, looked past her team mates to a pale azure glow resonating in the distance.
"Friends, I believe that our mission is not over yet," she quivered and pointed her forefinger to the glow. Everyone followed her finger and gazed helplessly at what was about to happen.
"Ah hell no!" Cyborg screamed as he dragged the others to the floor and yelled, "Brace yourselves!" A sonic and static boom blasted through the buildings and atmosphere.
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Opening his eyes, Robin scanned his surroundings and to make sure that his team was alright. He gasped softly as he realised that his team was fending off the Slade-bots from reaching him. Raven was the first one to notice his consciousness and added a sarcastic remark.
"Well Mr. Sunshine, now that you're up, do you think that you could help us!" Robin shook his head to wake himself up and gazed around before being confronted by a Slade-bot with a knife. Dodging each slash he called out, "Where the hell is Starfire!"
"We didn't see her when we woke up; I think she was the first one to recover!" Beast boy responded, while trying not to get stabbed. Robin kicked the Slade-bot and ran past the Town Hall stairs after noticing a flicker of red and purple. Following his lead, he brought out his grapple and hooked it on one of the statue on the roof. Hauling himself up, he landed on the roof with a soft thud, taking note that Slade was running towards him. Swiftly, he dodged out of the way of one punch, but not the other and was sent back over the edge. Starfire called out to him but went after Slade to finish what she had started.
Jumping of rooftops, Slade smirked beneath his mask as his plan was working perfectly, even though the alien had become quite persistent… What had his nephew been doing in his devilish affairs? He glanced over his shoulder to see no sign of the alien. Puzzled, Slade slowed down right into a hot star bolt. He was blasted back into Robin, who whacked him with his bo-staff onto the roof. Noticing their advance, Slade back-flipped into a flag-pole, swung round and kicked Starfire into Robin, making them topple to the far side of the roof. Using this to his advantage, he threw several glowing spheres towards them and ran off. Robin and Starfire noticing their predicament, they pushed each other out of harms way and continued to pursue Slade.
Robin took lead as he threw a dozen bird-a-rangs towards Slade; each one ricocheted off his armour. He turned around and smirked. "Nice try, Robin. But you know better than to sneak up behind a man and try to take him down. You know that's the cowards' way out."
"Shut up!" Robin yelled as he charged towards Slade, having about enough of his insults. Whirling his bo-staff in his hands, he combated Slade with a down-ward slash. It was ineffective as Slade had produced his own staff, blocking the attack. Starfire remained immobile as the battle took place, not realising that she was being stalked.
The two masked enemies raged relentlessly in battle, but it seemed that Slade had the upper hand. Stunning Robin with a flash bomb, Slade whacked him towards the flag pole, knocking him unconscious. Starfire, aware of the situation, flew from an angle at Slade to try and throw him off balance. Though it looked like he wasn't looking; he was. A split second before she could reach him with a blinding punch; Slade took hold of her hand, swung her around him, pulled her hand behind her hack and held her close to his body. Pressing his masked face to her ear he hissed, "A wonderful effort my dear. You certainly have developed in more ways than one…," she cringed at his tightening grip, "I, personally, like to admire my enemies for all their talents at different angles… You are one of those who, might I say, have extra attributes that make you… worth while." Starfire's eyes flared with rage as she took hold of him and spun him around, aiming a star bolt at his stomach.
"I am no ones fool!" she growled as she pelted him with neon energy. Slade gracefully dodged all and ripped his staff against her bare stomach, making tanned skin tear open and crimson liquid to pour out.
"Not even your friends? Not even your Robin?" he sneered. He knew he had touched a soft spot. "You may think that he's kind, considerate at all times towards you, but not today. Today it ends. Today you will find a new ice to your fire. I can see it now. Your soul shall be shattered. Your heart will be broken. You will leave without a whisper. You will find new hope down a different path. Your known fire with blend with an unknown ice. I know all of this…"
Sinking at every word, Starfire froze in her place on the ground at every word. Letting her wounds bleed and willing tears not to come. Slade placed his gloved hands upon her slender shoulders, drawing her near, adding to her fear. "…Due to the fact, that when Robin wakes up… your going to let me go free." He whispered, hypnotically.
Too mesmerised by his prophecy of what was left of the day, Starfire didn't hear what was being said. She was involuntarily playing into Slade's hands.
Groaning, the Boy Blunder reared his head up to the scene to see Slade with Starfire in his grasp. He overlooked the wound and ordered her to fight back. Slade was right behind her, and she wasn't doing a thing to stop it.
"That would be my cue," he murmured in her ear as he casually walked away to the side of the roof. "Maybe another day Robin, and… Try not to be too hard on her, she served my plan well." With a mock nod of respect, Slade jumped down off the roof and vanished before Robin could start any attacks. Robin snarled in anger and turned a menacing gaze towards Starfire, who still had not shaken out of her trance. Robin grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her hard to wake her up.
"Starfire!" he hissed. She gently blinked and shook her head. She opened her mouth to say something, but Robin jumped in. "What the hell happened back there! Slade was right behind you and you just let him go! How could you! You disobeyed orders, let the villain go and then have the ignorance to remain motionless! What the fuck is wrong with you. Oh yeah, then Slade says you played a part in his plan and not to be to bloody hard on you! Well, guess bloody what! Either you explain what he said to you, or you can take this piece of advice!" She remained silent, trying not to whimper at the force of his voice. Opening her mouth to apologise, she found out that she was too late. "No answer huh?" He slid his hands harshly to her biceps and gripped them hard. Robin was striking fear into her soul… Not a good sign. "Until you are ready to say or do something useful to me, I don't want you in my sight. You, out of all of the Titans know how much capturing Slade means to me." He released her arm violently and marched towards the other Titans. Before he jumped down, he whispered the worst thing he could say to crush her more…
"… You insignificant troq…"
A detonation of hurt sprang from inside of her. Her legs crumbled underneath her weight as she let her body fall unto the cracked roof. Her soul had been shattered…
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The Boy Blunder marched back t his awaiting team mates.
"So… how did it go?" Beast boy asked, already knowing the answer. Robin growled in reason and turned towards Raven.
"I need to talk to you." Raven simply nodded as Robin clambered onto R-Cycle and drove impatiently off towards Titans Tower. Raven teleported in order to sort out their leader while Cyborg and Beast boy waited for Starfire to come. After waiting a while, an unenthusiastic glow of green floated wearily towards them. Their mouths dropped in sympathy.
"Ah Star, you look like you went through hell." Cyborg sympathised while pulling her into a hug while Beast boy turned into a kitten, jumped on her shoulder and nuzzled her neck.
"Thank you, but I feel like I went through all eleven sanctums of hell and all layers of the underworld." She sighed. Cyborg shook his head and helped her into the T-Car while Beast boy transformed back into human form and made himself comfortable in the back seat. Cyborg decided to take the scenic route home since the force field was no more.
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After more than twenty-minutes of full ranting, Robin had calmed down into a harsh breathing pattern, while repeatedly punching his fist into his palm. Muttering curses underneath his breath, he paced up and down the hallway in the middle of the sleeping area.
Raven had been studying his actions all the time. She had come to the conclusion that Starfire was the focal point of his rage, her and Slade. She had also figured out that she would have to get slightly emotional to sort this mess out; she wasn't willing to so she tried the simplest suggestion ever, "Maybe she's trying to find a way to apologise."
"If she was Raven, she would be here NOW!"
"But didn't you tell her to get out of her sight? From reading your memory of the event, it seems as if Slade had a hold on her."
"So you're saying that she's in league with Slade?"
"No," she deadpanned, sighing slightly. "I'm saying that Slade may have said something that hurt her deeply. I'm saying that maybe we all played a part in his plan."
"But why didn't she respond after I woke up? She had every chance to hit Slade and hit him hard!"
"Maybe she was confused Robin! Maybe she couldn't contemplate all that was going on at that moment in time!" Raven felt her heart racing as she put herself in Starfire's shoes. This was not a good sign.
"Well, maybe she should be a little sharper and more on the ball! I can't believe she let Slade get away. I guess, I'm just upset that we didn't catch him… again." Robin inched closer to the wall. Raven moved over and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"There will be other chances Robin. At the moment, I think Starfire's trying to apologise, but she's too upset to." Robin grasped her hand tight.
"I wonder about her sometimes. I guess it's the bond that we share that keeps me sane." A shadow of a smile flickered onto her features. She softly gasped as Robin's lips touched her cheek. Her eyes followed Robin's masked ones as he pulled away. Staring into each others eyes, a lustful force pulled them together, lips locking and arms circling. Both heard what sounded like a soft hic-cup in the distance, soon followed by soft footsteps.
In the Rec. Room, Cyborg and Beast boy were blissfully unaware of the emotions that were building the tower. Soon a flash of burgundy zoomed past and doors slammed were they alert. "I wonder what's going on with the happy trio."
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Sprint. It was the fastest, inexpensive way of getting away from him. Her powers had been diminished temporarily. With no joy, boundless confidence or righteous fury in her heart or soul she was… empty. Her flame had been dwindled down to a mere flicker, which was over-shadowed by hurt and betrayal. She was shattered soul…
She had a broken heart…
She left it all silently…
Just like Slade had prophesised… But what was next for her. She recalled the only meaningful memory she had left to go on. Her memory of Slade…
"You may think that he's kind, considerate at all times towards you, but not today. Today it ends. Today you will find a new ice to your fire. I can see it now. Your soul shall be shattered. Your heart will be broken. You will leave without a whisper. You will find new hope down a different path. Your known fire with blend with an unknown ice. I know all of this…"
New hope… What could possibly be hopeful in her predicament now? She fleeing, weeping and bleeding. She had become a shell of her fragile persona. What could she possibly look forward to. Sprinting down a narrow alley, avoiding every shadow but her own, she hit her head against the dead end brick wall. Before she closed her eyes, she saw an alluring figure come closer into her personal space…
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Shivering slightly with the new coverings, Starfire moaned as she tried to move from her confinement. Noticing that there was a weight next to her, she fluttered open her eyes and gazed into the masked eyes of her admirer. He reached out and stroked her auburn hair, taking note that she didn't flinch.
"Cutie, are you awake?" She nodded slowly, unsure what he was going to do next. "Do you even recognise me?"
"… Red X…" she whispered as if she had known him all her life. He grinned beneath his mask. He studied her features, they were full of hurt, betrayal. Most of all, lost hope.
"Not all evil is bad Starfire… Not all forms of good are truly what they seem… You need to look deep within your heart and into the soul of the other person to find your path." Starfire listened attentively, taking in every detail, gazing into his masked eyes. Her heart almost skipped a beat as she moved closer to him, in an attempt to escape his covers. She walked into the centre of the candlelit room. On her way, she realised that she had a fixed bandage around her abdomen, sealing off the wound. Fingering around the cut, she smiled. Some one had cared for her when no one else would, not even herself. On her back, she could feel Red X's masked eyes bore into her, not once lightening up. With a flick of her hand, she called for him to come towards her. Showing off, Red X teleported in front of her, cupping her chin in his gloved palm. They locked eyes for what seemed like hours until she broke the silence.
"I thank you for what you have done for me but, I need to ask you… why?" Red X clicked his tone and answered in his icy tone,
"Because, even though we are on different sides of the law, I don't like to see you hurt. In a weird way, I feel as if I should protect you… I care about you…" He looked deeply into her eyes.
"As much as I am grateful. The burning pain is still there." She rested her palm on her wound. X sighed as he pulled off his gloves, removed her hand and rested his upon her wound. His bare hands to her sealed wound –
His ice to her fire…
Starfire silently gasped as X intoxicated her with a tingling feeling she thought she would never feel again. Leering into his masked eyes, she slowly reached up her hands, gripped the mask and gradually pulled it away, revealing a handsome, charming face, with alluring chocolate eyes. She gazed endlessly into his soul until she found something she could cling onto…
Encircling her slender waist with his muscular arm, Red X stroked her cheek before softly drawing her face to his. Within moments, their lips met sweetly. Hope burst throughout her soul. Her fire had been set ablaze with the unknown ice. All fear had vaporised. So had betrayal and hurt. All the emotions that had recently arisen inside of her exploded into their kiss. In her own little world she could see her and her romancer together in the future, but it would mean a sacrifice… She would have to cross a line… Her lips grew slightly hesitant and quivered. X pulled away to study her. A red tint had crept across her cheeks, but she looked gorgeous all the same.
"All to your taste, Starfire," he ushered her name in a low voice. She closed her eyes and relished in the moment that they had just shared. She licked her lips and put on her look of deep thought.
"I have no desire to be called a name that associates with his team."
"A rather bold choice, but I couldn't possibly call you Cutie all the time? Could I?" She giggled at his comment and placed her right arm around his neck and pulled herself closer to his torso, placing her lips to his ear.
"You may call me, Kori. A shortened version of my birth name as I am not quite sure you will be able to comprehend Tamaranian just yet." X chuckled as he kissed her exposed neck while removing her neck armour.
"Well, if you do not wish to associate with them anymore. Where will you go?"
"Wherever you may go… I will either be following or waiting for you…" He smiled as the tip of his tongue nicked her nape.
"I like that," he breathed, "I know I care about you… what about vice versa?" Kori pulled away from his ear and stared into his exposed eyes. In time, she pressed her lips against his, making his grip on her tighter.
"I guess I want to express myself to you."
"In what way?" he asked seductively in a hoarse voice.
"… By all means possible… my elusive lover… All means possible…" her voice sounded, drawing him in to her alluring flavour. Their lips pressed against each other again, more quickly than the previous ones. Red X looked at her in his arms. His lips quivered with lustful thoughts, queuing up, begging to be put into action.
"Over our previous meetings and this one… Have I earned your trust?" Kori nodded affirmatively. "Fabulous… My name is Xavier…"
"Sexy name…" Kori purred, placing two palms on his pecks. Xavier's eyes bulged slightly, before lighting up at a sudden thought.
"Where did you learn talk like that…?" she blinked her eyes and tapped a slender finger on his rising chest. Smirking he whispered, "Oh really?" She nodded humbling. His smirk grew… "Well… let's get violent…"
In a flash, Kori had been pushed back against the stone wall and had Xavier assaulting her cheery lips. Kissing, licking even biting softly. His left hand held her while his stayed just above her hair. She lassoed her left arm around his abdomen while her right hand tugged and stroked his gelled, jet black hair. Wanting more, Xavier lifted up her legs and she complied by crossing them around his waist, pulling their private areas closer. Kori landed with a thud as her back hit the wall hard. She moaned into his mouth as he chuckled. She frowned, but it soon faded as she developed a plan in mind. Sighing heavily, she pulled away and pulled her legs back to push Xavier down and land on top of him in one swift motion. She was successful.
Xavier's back smacked the floor. He laughed heartedly as she straddled him with her legs on each side. Leaning over his body, her luscious hair making a curtain, she fingered his facial features, not missing a thing. His perfectly messed up deep dark hair, his dark chocolate eyes, just-right nose, semi-high cheekbones, little dashes of facial hair and those very, very kissable lips. She leaned forward, circling her arms around his neck and compressed her lips against his. Xavier returned the favour by grabbing her body to his, his tongue begging an entrance. Gasping in bliss, Kori gave him the advantage and he took it by rolling her over so that she was underneath him. He propped himself on his elbows so that he didn't squash her. He could feel his man-hood rise with every kiss and caress. He slowly pulled his lips away and breathed steadily in and out as Kori lips lingered on his strong neck, cheeks pressing against each other.
"I want to take you to the next level… I just want to know that you're ready."
"You have brought me this far from what I was like when I never knew you… Why stop now?" she breathed against his neck. She bit her lip as she felt her heart skip more beats than what was healthy, even if she was an alien. Xavier smiled at her as he lifted her up so that they were both standing. He led her over towards his bed and laid her across the dark velvet covers. Brushing his hands through her auburn hair. He pressed himself close to her body, lining it up with his. His man-hood erecting through his trousers and pushing through her purple mini-skirt.
Kori gasped as Xavier pulled down her shirt slightly, exposing the place of her pulsating heart. Xavier licked his target and started to bite into her flesh tenderly, making his mark on her, hopefully it would leave a birth-mark-like scar. Kori threw her head back in pleasure, while kicking off her boots, which proved difficult. Xavier felt her writhe beneath him. He looked at her once his handy-work was complete. He kissed her hungrily to take her mind off her boots, which worked to his advantage. Their passion bubbled and exploded between them, almost too much to contain. Breaking apart rapidly, Xavier stroked her entire figure, from top to tip. He noticed that her clothes were linked with his enemies.
"If you do not wish to associate with them maybe we should loose the uniform…" he smirked simply.
"I swear, you get more devilish by the moment Xavier…"
"Like ice to fire, my dear Kori. My ice can soothe you fire." He replied before hauling her further in between the sheets…
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Xavier's eyes flew open as he surveyed his surroundings. Realising that Kori was not next to him, he looked towards the window, where a wave of auburn and deep blue was swaying. Hastily putting his boxers on, he walked over towards his lover and hugged her from behind. Kori melted into his arms and sighed dreamily, fingering the red 'x' over her heart.
"You were great last night, Kori. Where did you learn all those tricks?" she giggled softly.
"On Tamaran, if there is no excitment in all areas of a relationship, there's no point in starting."
"Hmmm… I like that, but… don't you wish to avenge your heart?" Kori sighed deeply, but then smiled brightly at him.
"Raven has already captivated Robin's heart. But they are too alike. It will not last. But, if she ever comes after your heart… I will not hold back."
"And if that's Kid does come around and hassle you. Well… can't say he'll be alright afterwards." They laughed and relished in each others company. Kori turned around and gazed longingly into his rich brown irises.
"What does the future hold for us Xavier? I do not wish to be hurt again." Xavier gathered her frame in his arms, kissed the top of her head and breathed in her scent.
"You're on the other side of the law now Kori. I guess it all depends on what our first crime will be. I'll be right beside you." Xavier kissed her lovingly, she returned the gesture with full on passion, then abruptly stopped.
"Then maybe… we could steal some clothes first?" she asked sweetly. Xavier's eyes travelled up and down her velvet clad tanned body. He lifted her up and threw her onto their bed. He climbed on top of her and whispered a faint 'maybe' before placing his lips on hers…
Not how I planned it to go, but hell, this rocked in my opinion. I would like you guys to tell me what you think and if I:-
1- Need to continue
2- Fill in the bedroom scene
3- Leave it and update my other stories
Well, there are your choices! This one's for Rose and any other person who craves for the pairing Red X/Star!
Keep it real… please review!
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