Yes, I'm back. After a long break (it has been some rough years...) and hopefully with some improved skills in the language called english I will hopefully contribute with something interessting to read. I can honestly say that my fingers have itched and finally, here it is. A Sailor Moon/Teen Titans cross! With my favourite character, Hotaru Tomoe. (It's a bit obvious who she will end up with but oh well...)
Please, enjoy!
The Bird and The Firefly
Chapter 01 - A new home
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The movement of her hand was quick and he was caught off guard. A second later, he was lying on the ground starring up at her face. No emotion could be detected in her deadly yet beautiful features.
"Consider yourself beaten."
To prove her point, she stuck the tip of her glaive under his chin. He gulped and stared long and hard at her. The purple skirt flickered in the light breeze. She reminded him of Raven. Suddenly, he laughed. Her eyes widened but she did not move an inch. The picture of them was so clear in his mind that he could not help himself. He, the greatest hero in Jump City, had been severely beaten by a girl. A beauty in a miniskirt nonetheless, with short black hair with purple highlights and violet eyes.
"Yeah, you beat me. Congrats, you just surprised me badly."
Her eyes thinned.
"Really? Now, if you could be so kind as to answer my questions. Then, perhaps I will consider removing my little glaive here."
She applied some pressure and he grinned.
"Name's Robin. Nice to meet you too."
She smirked back, if only for a moment.
"The pleasures all mine. Now, would you nicely tell me where the hell I am?"
He blinked, and found himself dumbfounded for a moment. Has she hit her head or something?
"Ehh… You're in Jump City."
"Why did you take me here?"
"What?"
"You heard me!"
He blinked. What was she talking about? Then, his mind cleared as realisation hit him…
The nights where the full moon shone were definitely his favourites. It was a time where the bad guys ever took a break, probably because of the silver light the moon filled the city with. The others had decided against going out, except himself and Raven. They had split and taken different routes to cover a bigger area, despite that they knew it was pointless to take a stroll in the night.
But they both enjoyed it, it was a time where one could be for himself and really relax from everything. Robin found himself in one of the many parks, sneaking around to find a place where he could stop for a moment when something crashed right into him from above. Something soft pressed against him and he grunted and tried to get the air back into his lungs. The pressure disappeared and he scrambled to his feet. He stopped when he noticed the girl and her violet orbs…
"That explains why you landed on me! Heh, and I thought you were just a new villain or something…"
Evidently, he had somehow proven that he was harmless or something cause she removed the glaive.
"My name is Hotaru, but in this form I am called Sailor Saturn. Saturn is fine though."
He got back on his feet again and removed some leafs from his clothes. Hotaru looked around, and seemed to faze off for a moment.
"You really have a special way with men…"
His joke went unnoticed.
"This is not my dimension…"
Robin's mind began to work. Yes, she definitely seemed out of place… He had never met anyone like her, and he wanted to get to know Hotaru already! Perhaps she was an alien like Starfire, or a demon. Hell, perhaps she even knew Raven. Somehow, he sensed that she really meant another dimension. Hotaru suddenly stared at him.
"You don't seem to find it strange that I am talking about dimensions so I assume that is an ordinary thing here?"
He laughed at her remark.
"No, but I know some really odd people so I guess I have seen it all by now. I am the leader of the Teen Titans, this city's so called heroes."
She nodded. He really wasn't surprised by what she told him next, she was skilled with that glaive and the way she moved… She definitely had control over her motions…
"I have a similar task in my dimension, but the difference is that I also have kingdom, a planet to protect. But all in all, we pretty much are the same."
A shadow covered them both and they looked up. Hotaru had her glaive ready but Robin relaxed. He smiled at Raven when she came flying down towards them. Hotaru relaxed when she sensed his joy at seeing one of his companions. His suspicion of her had disappeared quickly and in a strange way, they had almost immediately found trust in each other. They seemed to be very alike at least on some level.
"Nothing odd except that I felt a slight disturbance for a second. Since you are here, did you se anything?"
Robin gesticulated towards Hotaru.
"I found Hotaru here; or rather she found my back. This is Raven, she is one of my team mates."
She nodded towards the dark girl in the cloak. There was a dark aura around her, so Hotaru reached out her mind, gently.
"You are not an ordinary human. Neither am I."
Ravens eyes widened for a second. Then her eyes thinned.
"Yes, that is true. I am half demon. But you're not, and you are not human."
Hotaru smiled.
"I am not from this dimension, and not even from Earth."
She turned to Robin again, and this time her eyes hardened a bit.
"If you don't know how I got here, then I must part from you now. I must get back to my dimension…"
"No, you don't have to go. It's our job to help and plus, you don't have anywhere to stay right now. And I can guarantee you that our place is the best in the whole town."
Raven quirked an eyebrow at him
"I think Robin has taken a liking to you, Hotaru. Usually he is very suspicious of strangers, although there have been exceptions. You must be interesting. "
In response, she lightly shook her head.
"I doubt it."
Considering her options, the suggestion seemed to be the best one for now. Since they were crime fighters, and Robin had a variety of high tech stuff they probably had some kind of database of villains. Perhaps even something like a portal…But… How much could she tell them, and what was necessary to say to them? The situation could be catastrophic, she had no idea what was going on at home. Perhaps her fellow senshi needed her badly, but what could she do? Perhaps this was Setsunas doing?
"How many are you?"
Robin stroked some hair out of his face.
"It's me, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg. There are other titans but at the moment it's just us that live in the tower."
She nodded.
"Please, don't tell them that I am from a different dimension. It's enough that you two know it. Are you really sure that you want to help me? I can't guarantee your safety if you do. I've had powerful enemies and for all I know one of them could be behind it. By the way, you two are very trusting I must say."
Raven made a small movement, indicating her senses. Hotaru recognised it and nodded.
"I feel no evil from you Hotaru."
Hotaru couldn't say that she felt the same from Raven. But, she was a half demon. Robins eyes thinned as he turned to Raven with an annoyed expression.
"Are you two having a secret conversation?"
Hotaru smirked and stroked her glaive, carefully.
"Perhaps, or perhaps not."
Raven suppressed her impulse to snicker at Robins expression.
"How about heading back to the tower? I don't think it's wise to continue our conversation out here in the open. Besides, it's rather late."
Hotaru gazed around and spotted a building. She pointed at it.
"Is that the…"
"Yes. Can you fly?"
Robin seemed surprised by Ravens question, but Hotaru nodded.
"Yes, wait a moment."
She focused her thoughts on her eternal form, imagining the wings coming out and suddenly they sprouted from her back. Robin stared in awe. She glowed in purple, and slowly, it faded.
"Whoa… That's not something you see everyday. It never occurred to me that you also had powers…"
Raven grabbed Robin and they took off. During the way, Raven gave her short desricptions on their companions.
"Starfire is an Alien, and I believe you will find her a bit odd… But don't worry she is very outgoing and happy. A little annoying sometimes but you'll live; I'm a living proof on that."
Robin was glad that Raven had connected so well with Hotaru, she had always been so mysterious and withdrawn and not open with anyone. Except for him sometimes. Robin didn't bother to correct or scold her, he didn't want to spoil her mood. He glanced at Hotaru and found himself hypnotised by her movements in the air as she gracefully flew by their side. Starfire could also fly, and he had always envied her graceful flights in the air and found it beautiful to watch. But compared to Hotaru, he really couldn't call it graceful anymore. She just… Hotaru met his gaze once but quickly looked forward. He wasn't sure, but he thought that she had blushed.
"Beast boy is a… how should I put it? Really a pain in the ass but I guess he has his good sides…"
Hotaru snickered at the comment. She loved Ravens sarcasm; she could really se the green thing in front of her.
"Heh… Quite the bunch you got there."
Robin tore his eyes away from her and gazed at the full moon.
"Yeah…"
They landed in the living room, flying in thru the windows. Robin closed the window after them and motioned towards the room.
"Living room… Occupied mainly for TV or videogames… You can sleep in my room, I will sleep on the couch. Don't try to convince me not to, I promise you that you don't want to wake up and the first thing you se is Beast Boy. We don't want to ruin his chance to be introduced properly."
Raven nodded her head in agreement, and gave him a small smirk. He wasn't being to serious like he used to be, and she believed it was an improvement. Hotaru sighed and relaxed, detransforming in a soft violet glow. Raven stared at her in amazement.
"What did you do with your glaive?"
She smiled at the curious empath.
"Every person has something called a subspace pocket. I don't really know how to explain it but it's like a space in your subconsciesness. Because it is, in a sense, in your mind you can store how much materiel you wan't there. The only thing is that you have to remember it or you will get a headache. I can teach you if you want."
"Secret."
Raven couldn't help but smirk, and Robin found himself yet again uncomfortable. There was definitely something going on between the two. Raven shrugged when she saw his curious expression. She grabbed Hotaru's arm.
"I'll show you his room since he seems to be frozen up or something. Sleep tight."
Robin didn't respond to the comment but sank down on the sofa. He laid back, put his hands behind his head, and gazed up at the ceiling. He wasn't tired at all, but he knew that he would need the sleep later. If he was lucky, he would eventually fall asleep but right now, his mind was swirling with thoughts. She believed that I had brought her there, so she attacked me. Would I have done the same? Hell, you're just worried that she doesn't like you.
He sat up, not believing himself. He liked her! Yet he knew barely anything about Hotaru. In his lifetime, he couldn't recall anyone quite like her. She was dark, mysterious and independent. And those eyes… Those violet orbs were really something. Slapping himself, he stood up. Stop it, don't even go there!
A shiver ran down his spine, and for a moment, he felt frozen. His eyes widened and he quickly turned around. Robin was sure he had seen a shadow at the window. Quickly after walking over, he put his hands on the glass and stared out. He stood there for a while, just starring out, not thinking about anything in particular. A sense of a sudden hopelessness brought him back and he repressed the feeling, his mind protesting violently.
Felling light-headed, he found his way to the sofa again and tried to keep his mind blank. Eventually, sleep claimed him and he fell down into the darkness.
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She watched him lay down on the sofa as they left the room. She sighed mentally and followed Raven. Both had her confused, but in entirely different ways. From the start, she had felt a connection to them both and trusted them almost right away. Raven was powerful, and something with her was familiar but at the same time, it was very different. They had similar personalities to, and they got along very well.
She had amused herself with thinking that perhaps, Raven was her counterpart in this dimension. But of course, it had only been a wild guess… And Robin… She found herself thinking that he was attractive. She had never felt drawn to someone before like that… Except when she had had a crush on Seiya. Although she had been little then, she had known that right away she had feelings for him.
And then there was the question, how where she supposed to get back?
"Hotaru?"
She snapped out of it and found herself standing in a dark room. The bed was slightly lit up by the moonlight, and it suddenly seemed very inviting and comfortable. Something came flying towards her and she caught just in time. It was big red t-shirt. Raven grinned and slammed the wardrobe shut.
"I'm sure that he won't mind if you borrow this to sleep in. I'm sure we can fix some more clothes if you want tomorrow."
She nodded and Raven flew out of the room. Hotaru closed the door and went over to the bed. She undressed and put the t-shirt on and got herself comfortable in the bed. Finding herself feeling rather tired, she closed her eyes and let the sleep claim her.
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She knew this feeling, there was no mistake about it. It was an endless, overpowering presence you could only experience when facing death. Those last moments when you almost has crossed over and is standing in no mans land. Except, she wasn't dying. She was the immortal guardian of time, Sailor Pluto. The presence only indicated on thing, and that was that her father, the god of time, Chronos, was protecting the gates of time. Setsuna glanced at the door she was standing before, almost expecting to se him bursting through and tell her why he was protecting her. Or rather, that was what she hoped.
She couldn't penetrate this presence and seek the others out, nor could she leave. Whoever, or whatever, threatened her was evidently as powerful or more. Her father had only stopped her once, and that had been at the fall of the silvermillennium. Setsuna had not foreseen anything unusual, and now she suspected that her father had something to do with it. It must be of great importance, or something I am not supposed to find out.
Holding up her staff, she concentrated her power, carefully reaching out. No, she still couldn't get through. She turned to the doors, holding up her staff again. One option to find out about the others was to transport herself to another dimension and then back to Usagi. She sighed in defeat as the power of dimensions no longer responded to her calling. It must be father… But why? The others can't be dead. Please be all right.
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Hotaru found herself in complete darkness and although she could feel an evil presence, she wasn't scared. There was something familiar with it, and she could not detect any harmful intentions towards her in this never ending darkness. It was a deceiving feeling, and she strived forward trying not to fall for it's warmth. It was tempting but she knew it tried to trick her and continued to search the dark.
And far away in the distance, she saw a faint light. She strived towards it, feeling the pressure of the darkness increase as she got closer and closer. Ignoring the pressure, she could now se that it was a single red candle. The flame burned strongly, and flickered wildly in the darkness, which tried to suffocate it. She reached out towards the flame, and a feeling of relief washed over her…
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Something landed hard on him and Robin was awake in a split second. He wheezed as the air left his lungs and found himself shortly paralyzed.
"What the hell!?"
Beast Boy got off him and smirked at the sight of the confused and chocked Robin. He had just been dreaming a very disturbing nightmare which he never wanted to think about again and was currently abused by Beast Boy.
"He, what do you know. Trying to cheat are ya? Playing all night?"
He leaned close towards Robin, causing him to widen his eyes.
"Am I so good that you have to practice all night? Heh… Guess you're really lousy at this game…"
Before Robin could say something, Beast Boy sat down on him again and begun to play. Cyborg walked in the room just in time to se Robin trying to strangle Beast Boy. At least, that was what it looked like. He chuckled and took a seat in the sofa, taking over the game.
"Morning guys, thanks for warming my seat."
Robin let go of Beast Boy and the green teen glared at Cyborg.
"Hey, that's my game! Get your hands off!"
Cyborg grinned. Oh, how he loved to best Beast Boy the first thing he did in the morning. Beast Boy complained a lot that he didn't do it on Robin, but with Robin being all serious, it just wasn't the same.
"Not anymore, you lovebirds had your time."
Robin snickered lightly at the expression on Beast Boys face. The morning had been rough, and he really deserved something for his rude awakening.
"I guess that's your punishment for sitting on your leader like that."
"Hey, I didn't se you ya know! You don't usually sleep on the sofa… Why were you sleeping there anyway? And what's your problem being all happy and nice?"
That brought his mind too what happened yesterday, and he found himself thinking fast. Maybe he needed to talk Hotaru first, before he introduced her to them? They had to make up some cover story or something since she had asked them not to reveal her identity.
"I…."
They were interrupted by a scream and Robin bolted towards his room.
"Hotaru!"
Beast Boy and Cyborg glanced at each other before they ran after him. Something was definitely out of place here.
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As she did every morning, she spent some time in the bathroom to fix herself up. Starfire hummed on a song she had recently heard on the radio as she combed her hair, and smiled to herself. This morning she had awoken in an extra good mood and as her thoughts drifted towards Robin, everything seemed perfect.
He had finally promised her that they would watch a movie this evening, and she almost squealed when she thought about it. Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven wouldn't come, so it practically was a date! Finishing up, she cast a last glance at herself and left the bathroom. Daydreaming about her 'date', she found herself outside the door to Robins room.
A small giggle suddenly escaped her as she on impulse decided that she would wake him up. Starfire knew that he actually liked to sleep in sometimes and she had waked him up a few times before and he had never been angry about it. Besides, she just had to se him before she would burst!
Gently opening the door, she sneaked in. Yep, he was still in bed totally covered up in the sheets. She giggled again and went over to the bed, and shook him gently.
"Friend Robin…."
He stirred but didn't seem to wake up. Starfire decided that a more 'violent' method had to be used, and quickly dragged the sheet of.
"It's morning! Ro…"
It took a second before her mind had registered the stranger that was currently lying in his bed, starring up at her. She screamed. And so did the unfamiliar girl.
Hotaru scrambled out of the bed and got into her fighting stance. Starfire was so shocked that when she stopped screaming, she didn't move. Then, suddenly her mind kicked in and she raised a trembling hand and pointed towards Hotaru.
"You… You're wearing his shirt!"
The door flew open as Robin stormed in. He registered Hotaru standing in a fighting stance and quickly scanned the room as he run up to her. After him came the rest of the gang, stopping in the door.
"Hotaru, are you ok?"
Starfires eyes widened. He hadn't even noticed her yet! She saw the girl apparently named Hotaru, relax in his presence and nod.
"Yes… I was just startled that's all…"
Raven hurried up to her.
"We heard you scream."
Hotaru gave Raven a small nod. Beast boy, who had been starring at Hotaru, suddenly opened his mouth.
"Dude! She's hot! Why didn't you stay in your room with her Robin?"
Both blushed at the compliment, but Starfire found herself angry and gave him a quick glare.
"Because, friend, they aren't together!"
Raven and Cyborg eyed the green alien, and Beast Boy felt a cold shiver ran down his spine as Starfires eyes glowed. Cyborg wisely decided that the tension he felt from Star had to be broken; he killed two birds in a row by asking a simple question.
"Hotaru huh? What made you end up here?"
Hotaru answered quickly.
"I'm stuck here for awhile, there's a thing that I have to do some research on. Fortunately, for me, since I didn't have anywhere to stay, I meet Robin and Raven and the rest you know. They agreed to help me out."
Starfire couldn't contain herself anymore.
"But… Why is she wearing Robins shirt?"
Robin turned towards her. The morning had been irregular and he found himself a little irritated at the lack of understanding.
"Because she needed a room Starfire! And, she didn't have any clothes with her."
Star pressed on, droved by the jealousy.
"But, how do we know that we can trust her?"
Raven sighed. Robin seemed totally oblivious to the fact that Starfire was jealous.
"Have you forgotten that I was there to? I, if anyone, would have felt if she was evil."
Hotaru took a deep breath. She felt really uncomfortable, especially when the green guy called Beast Boy was starring at her bare legs. Maybe I should find another place…
"Look, if I'm causing you any trouble I will find somewhere else to stay… I don't want to be in your way really…"
Robin quickly spoke up, a little too quickly for Starfires taste.
"No! You must stay, where else would you end up? We don't want Slade to get his hands on you! Trust me, that's something you should avoid."
"Yes, he is not someone I would like you to meet."
Hotaru looked at Raven, and saw the pain in her eyes. Perhaps this Slade was someone she needed to do some research on. An uncomfortable silence fell over the group, and Cyborg who couldn't bear it, walked over and grabbed one of Hotarus hands and shook it.
"I'm the tin can of the group, call me Cyborg."
Hotaru couldn't help but smile. His way just seemed to light the tension up.
"Well, I'm Hotaru but when I'm on Duty it's Sailor Saturn."
Cyborg quirked an eyebrow at her.
"Care to elaborate the duty part?"
She smirked.
"Sure."
She concentrated on her powers, and the silence filled the room as the transformation took place. Cyborg took a step back with his eyes wide open. Hotaru was standing there with her mighty glaive, making a very powerful impression despite her height. She was in her eternal form, but had left out the wings. She saw the questioning look in Robins face but she just smiled at him. He shrugged lightly, but couldn't help to feel a little satisfied like they shared a understanding only for them. Heh, you really like that thought…
Raven was on the verge of laughing; Beast Boy had never been so quiet and Starfire was just hilarious. Jealousy seemed to something entirely new to her, which apparently made her confused and very easy to read. Robin was very oblivious of her, which made it even more fun.
Sure, she liked Starfire and she was a good friend but she lacked something that Hotaru had. She didn't understand the dark side of life as well as Hotaru did. She could feel it. A loud noise made them all turn towards Beast Boy, which grabbed his stomach.
"Uh… Breakfast?"
Cyborg smacked Beast Boy lightly on the arm.
"That's the smartest thing you've said today."
Starfire walked up to Robin, and smiled brightly at him. Gently dragging him out of the room towards the kitchen, she tried to get his attention.
"Robin, which movie shall we watch this evening?"
Hotaru changed to the only pair of clothes she had now. Black tights with a dark grey tight shirt with a sailor miniskirt in the same colour and to that black ballerina shoes. She tried to ignore the strange feeling she had felt when Starfire grabbed Robin. I don't care… I don't even know him so why should I? The only thing I should even think of is how to get home.
Raven taped her on the shoulder and Hotaru blinked.
"Come on, we must eat something. You like herbal tea?"
Hotaru nodded, the thought of tea made her feel a bit better. She and Raven seemed to get alog better and better by the minute which was a comforting thought.
"I drink it a lot at home. It drives Michiru crazy when she comes into my room and se empty cups everywhere."
Raven felt the pain in her voice and nodded.
"Is she your… mother?"
Hotaru smiled sadly.
"No, but she is now. My real mother died in an accident caused by my father. And as for him… I killed him when I was under the influence of an evil being. I'd rather not talk about it."
She shuddered and as they entered the kitchen, Hotaru smiled and tried to hide the bad feelings she felt just thinking of the memory. Raven put her hand on Hotarus shoulder.
"I know how it feels to be controlled like that. My father was a demon, and he made me do stuff I would like to forget. I had to kill him."
Hotaru nodded as she was given a cup with warm tea. She couldn't believe that she and Raven seemed to have so much in common! They had bonded almost instantly, and for the first time in her life she felt like she had truly gained a best friend. Chibiusa was special of course, but she would never understand her like Raven could. And the best part was that she could tell her anything, Raven would believe her and not call her a freak. I really hope that he will never call me a freak…
Hotaru glanced at Robin, and blushed when his gaze meet hers. She looked down into her tea. The group took place at the table. Starfire was sitting next to Robin, putting some mustard on her sandwiches. Robin made a face at the mustard and grabbed some bread and put some meat on. Beast Boy made a face as Cyborg began to stuff bacon into his mouth.
"Dude, you're a cannibal!"
Raven put some cheese on her bread and nudged Hotaru.
"Do you want something else?"
She shook her head and grabbed some bread, then she reached for the cherry jam. The group was quickly getting used to Hotaru, and began to ask her various questions to get to know her. When questions came that concerned her task, she skilfully avoided the truth with a white lie. What she did not tell them was that she came from a different dimension. Although, one question from Beast Boy made her choke on her apple juice.
"So, you have a boyfriend or something?"
He was eagerly starring at her and Robin perked up. They were all starring at her and she felt a bit uncomfortable. She could feel Starfires eyes burn on her.
"No… I don't."
The tension seemed to lift and Hotaru sighed in relief. Starfire inched a bit closer to Robin, but he didn't notice. He was thinking about Hotaru and what they would have to do. It was evident that they had to help her somehow, but it was like finding a needle in a haystack. But at the same time, he wasn't entirely sure that he wanted to help her. It´s because you want her to stay here… You're a selfish bastard for a hero…
He stood up and left the kitchen, ignoring Starfire as she asked him were he was going. He headed up on the rooftop and sat down, gazing out over the city. Even before Hotaru came along, he had found himself on the roof thinking. Perhaps it had been so ever since Starfire had starting to show what she felt for him.
At first, he had been confused about what he felt about her. He had even promised her that they would watch a movie together so that he could explore his feelings further. But now, he hadn't thought of her a single time since her… Hotaru had mesmerised him from the start. She could fight, even come up to his standard. She was like a mix between Starfire and Raven. Not to white and not to black.
He had to get to know her better. Standing up, he came to a decision. When he came back down, and found that the group had moved to the living room. Raven was sitting aside, reading a book. Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg was sitting in the sofa. The green boy and the half man were currently competing in a shooting game. Hotaru was standing by the sofa, watching the game with some interest.
Robin walked up to her and as she turned, she smiled at him. He felt a flip in his stomach but tried to ignore it.
"Wanna see a movie tonight? Starfire and I are going and I thought that you wanted to tag along? I think it would be a good for you to get to know us better."
She held a cool expression but her eyes betrayed her happiness. Starfire shoot her a glare that both teens missed.
"I haven't seen a good film for a while… why not?"
They jumped when a frustrated scream came from Beast Boy.
"Hehe, you should have seen that coming! I have used it on you I don't know how many times and still…!"
Cyborg laughed at the embarrassed expression on Beast Boys face. Hotaru shook her head. She caught Robins eyes on her and he realised that he had been starring. Quickly, he tried to cover his awkwardness.
"Ah… You need more clothes right? Since you're going to stay here I mean…"
"Yeah, I guess. But I don't have any money so that's going to be a problem."
Cyborg snorted.
"We can pay. The mayor gives us all the money we need. I assume that if it comes to it, you will help us fight and thus, you should be considered a Titan."
Hotaru found herself baffled.
"Well, if you say so… but…"
Raven got up from her seat.
"Me and Starfire can take you somewhere shopping, how about it? Starfire loves to shop and knows the stores better than I do. Keeps dragging me there all the time."
Upon hearing her name, Starfire quickly turned her head towards Raven looking dumbstruck. She forced a smile and nodded in agreement. The guys decided to have a little game tournament while the girls headed out. Starfire did her best during the trip to be as nice as possible, but all she could se when she looked at Hotaru was her fear of losing Robin. Hotaru was clueless when it came to Starfire and just assumed that she had a hard time to except her although she really tried. It had not been the first time. She was used to it, people had efter all called her a freak all her life.
When they came back, Starfire headed for the roof. She sat there starring at the city, pondering her situation. Why was she experiencing such awful feelings towards Hotaru? Why made it her so… scared? Was she such a bad person that she couldn't accept her? She didn't know how long she had been sitting there when Beast Boy suddenly interrupted her thoughts. He was startled to find her there.
"What are you doing here?"
She gave him a weak smile.
"I'm… thinking. There is something bothering my mind."
He blinked, and sat down beside her. This was odd, Starfire always seemed to be in a happy mood and he had never seen her like this.
"I have been feeling these dreadful feelings towards Hotaru. Every time she gets near Robin, I just want to get her away. Why is that?"
To his own surprise, he found himself answering her question a bit relived. When Tera had been around, there had been times when he had felt like that. At least there is something I can help with…
"It's jealousy Starfire. When some you like loves another, you get envious."
The alien seemed to consider his words for a moment. It did explain a few situations she had come across and made her realise that she wasn't a bad person. However, the fact that she couldn't control herself when it came to jealousy still worried her.
"Thank you friend Beast Boy."
He sensed her zooming off and decided to leave her alone, but before he headed back Beast Boy turned. He really hoped that it worked out for Starfire, she had been crushing on Robi for a long time now. Even he had seen it, and he didn't just hope it for her sake. Blushing he turned around, trying not to think about a certain black haired girl.
"Me and Cyborg are trying out a new game. Wanna join us?"
She shook her head.
"No thanks. I will stay here and think."
She sighed and closed her eyes. Maybe she should meditate as Raven always did. She decided to try it; at least it would make her relax.
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Hang on for the next chapter!