Teen Titan Drabbles
So I'm going to be doing this drabble series for any pairings really. It'll just be little short stories (maybe times ones longer than others if the idea is bigger but I don't want to turn it into a story) about any pairing in Teen Titans and I shall post them here. Oh and I'm going to put it as an M story because I have no idea what could pop up here. At the beginning of each chapter, I'll put the rating for that one story.
Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titan characters.
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You Fight Me- Slade/Starfire T
"Trouble!" Robin announced and I quickly flew over to the computer, the other members doing the same… well minus the whole flying thing.
"Who's getting a can of butt whooping handed to them today?" Cyborg asked, activating his sonic cannon and aiming it as if shooting at a foe. Taking this as my cue to be a cute little naïve girl, I quickly giggled which earned some smiles.
"Slade."
All smiles dropped them, including my own. In fact, there was a sick feeling in my stomach upon hearing the name of whom we'd have to hand a can of 'butt whooping' to. "We will beat him, yes friends?" I asked, breaking the silence. Robin's masked gaze hardened and looking at him I thought of the one time I had seen behind his mask. A gaze so cold and calculating should not be possible to posses, but he had managed to pull it off and left me breathless; limp in his arms as he carried me into yet another dark room.
"Yes," Robin clarified before there was a cheer from Beast Boy; Raven scoffing at his at how 'idiotic' he was. Or, at least, that's what she called her excuse for always making some comment about what he was doing.
With nothing else to be said, everyone ran out of the room and towards their respectable places. My own place was the roof, ready to take off with Raven once I saw the silhouettes of the T-car and Robin's R-cycle take off under the water. Beast Boy rode with them, Raven muttering something about males and being sexist with their vehicles. Personally, I've always preferred to fly than ride in some cramped car with a bunch of males. Flying, I feel free and like there isn't a worry in the world; just me and the sky.
Of course the majority of the time I am flying it's to either train which includes avoiding exploding disks, or I'm flying to save someone. Oh yeah, that's real worry free. "Starfire, come on," Raven ordered, floating a few feet away from the roof and looking back at me with an annoyed expression on her face. I looked down to catch a glimpse of the leaving vehicles before taking flight myself; letting Raven take the lead so my thoughts could continue.
I knew Raven was getting annoyed with me and how out of focus I had been lately, but if she knew I doubt she'd blame me. It isn't, after all, every day that you're left with the guilt of loving the man that all of your closest friends, your family, have sworn to hunt down and put behind bars.
Of course, I'm sure it isn't all that easy to hide your crush on the idiot team mate either. I thought and a giggle passed by my lips; Raven looking back at me with a raised eyebrow. After that, the rest of the short flight was silent; following Robin from above as he led us towards Slade.
When we were close enough that I could already see the destruction he had caused, butterflies erupted in my stomach. What if today was the last day I fought him? What if he died while fighting us today? What if I could never hear his voice, unaltered by disgust or rage, whisper little nothings into my ears as my heart pounded in my chest so hardly I was sure it would burst out?
If I had been standing, the thought would have left me weak in my knees. Flying alone was a difficulty since I had to be happy to fly and I could feel myself sinking towards the city with the horrible thoughts that haunted my mind.
"Starfire!" Raven yelled, catching my attention. I looked down just in time to notice how close a building was getting and quickly swerved out of the way. Focusing my thoughts on the times I had been able to spend with my lover without having to worry about dodging some explosion made my body warm with joy as I rose once again in the air; joining Raven who had a suspicious look on her face. "What is wrong with you today?" she bit out harshly, obviously wanting to know why I was being such an idiot today and not able to focus on anything.
"I did not get much sleep?" I replied, sounding stupid with how it was more of a question than a statement. My teammate just rolled her eyes, telling me that I had better wake up because we'd all need to be fully alert to take down Slade.
You cannot take him down, but go ahead and try. And deep within my heart, I knew this thought was true. No matter how much Robin tried, he would never be able to take down Slade.
Slade is unstoppable. A man born a warrior. Meant to do one thing and one thing only:
Find a weakness, and use it to destroy someone.
I know first hand of his talent at this skill; having been left in tears many times whenever with him. Slade has very easily found my weakness, his soft lips and rough hands bringing me to my knees; left to do nothing buy lie there and bite my lip as he over-powered me.
"Titans! Go!" Robin yelled, breaking me from my thoughts as my body went into autopilot and I shot down from the sky and in the direction of Slade. Tears stung my eyes as I flew forward, firing my burning starbolts at him and almost hitting him a couple of times. If anyone noticed the tears, they didn't say anything. If they asked, I'd just say it's from flying so fast; not because I was fighting the man who just last night had confessed to possibly enjoying it when I'm around him.
It may not sound like much, and I know that after so long of having our sort of twisted relationship that I should be getting more than just a 'You know what? you're not so bad. I think I may actually like having you around, Child.', but just hearing him say that was enough to leave me trembling in his hold so I'm not complaining. I don't expect Slade to be open with me, telling me that he loves me because I know he doesn't. It all started as just a lust for one another; a fight to see who would come out winner in the end of each steamy battle.
It was always him which is why fighting him now I know is useless. He'll win in the end and Robin will be left obsessing over him; locked away in his 'office' for days on end without anything to eat or drink. Like I said: Slade finds a weakness and uses it to destroy a man; Robin being example A.
"Foolish alien," Slade spat, delivering a swift kick to my gut that sent me flying back; skidding to a stop on the ground while coughing and gripping my stomach. Pain wracked my body as I looked down and saw the beginning of an ugly bruise.
Well I won't be wearing any clothes that show off my stomach any time soon. I thought grimly, standing back up and firing more starbolts at the villain in front of me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Beast Boy rush forward as some sort of bear; ready to attack. Of course, playing dirty as Slade usually did, he pulled out one of his laser guns and fired it at my friend; sending him flying backwards and into a wall.
"Beast Boy!" I cried, feeling rage towards the armored man boil in my blood. With my eyes a lit with my power, I flew forward with my arms outstretched; a hit from Robin sending Slade right into my line of fire as I grabbed hold of his shoulder and kept flying forward; sending him flying into a building wall as we went crashing through the walls of the building and out the other side. Coughing from the dust of the wall plaster, I sat up from where I laid on the ground and looked around for Slade, finding him lying face down on the ground.
A gasp echoed past my lips as I sped over to him, hot tears stinging my vision. "Slade," I whispered, shaking him gently while listening for the other Titans. If they saw us now they would know for sure that something wasn't right; that there was something I was hiding. Thankfully they weren't anywhere near, but Slade wasn't waking and a sinking feeling settled into my stomach. "No, please, get up," I pleaded, reaching for the place where his mask opened so that I could feel his neck for a pulse. Before I could even touch his mask, however, Slade's hand shot out and gripped my wrist; grasp weak but enough to stop me in my tracks.
"So egger to get my armor off, Child?" he teased and I couldn't help but laugh, hiccupping through my tears.
"Why didn't you say anything earlier?" I asked, relaxing only slightly while wiping away my tears.
"And miss the chance to see that look on your face; I think not," Slade explained and I just laughed again.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled, his voice sounding rather close although he wasn't in sight yet.
"Quick, get up. You must fight me so that your escape will be believable," I said, standing up on wobbly legs while Slade just continued to lie propped up against a street post like I had positioned him.
"They'll notice the tears, your eyes are red," the villain pointed out and I quickly scanned the ground, finding a rather large piece of glass and using it to cut my forearm before stabbing it into my thigh; a scream of pain echoing through the city as more tears stung my eyes. I looked down at Slade to see his one showing eye narrowed; obviously not pleased with what I had done.
"It does not matter, Raven will heal it. Now hurry, run. I will pretend I was too weak to fight you. They will not be pleased, but I do not care." The man did not move. "Slade, you must leave, now!" I hissed, limping back over to him and crumbling to the ground; a whimper of pain passing through my lips.
Instead of saying anything, Slade simply lifted his hand and rested it gently over my already purpled bruised stomach. "I-," he stopped then, hand shaking ever so slightly. I knew then that he was sorry, just unable to put it into words.
"It does not matter, it will all heal; Raven will heal it. But you must go now or you won't be able to make it up to me tonight," I explained, glancing behind me in search of any of the other Titans; there were none.
"Child, you still have so much to learn," Slade whispered before he was tackled to the side; a flash of red, yellow, and green passing by as a scream of surprise left my mouth. I recovered quickly from my shock and looked over to see Slade face down on the street with Robin over him; handcuffing the villain's hands behind his back. Tears fell from my eyes all over again when I noticed that Slade didn't even struggle.
He was giving up.
Raven was soon by my side, pulling the glass from my leg which made the tears run more as I cried. Her magic was cold on my body and made my blood run cold while I felt like vomiting, but I'm sure that feeling was from the sight of Slade before me. With Cyborg standing in front of him, sonic cannon charged and ready to fire, Robin handcuffing Slade's handcuffs to the same street lamp I had propped him up against; it was all too painful to see.
"No!" I screamed, noticing the shocked glances from everyone but Slade who refused to look at me. "Why aren't you fighting back damnit?!" I sworn, hearing a gasp from some of my teammate which made me want to roll my eyes. They never thought in their wildest dreams that I would curse; idiots.
"What are you talking about Starfire?" Robin demanded to know, masked gaze narrowed. He was catching on, good.
"Why aren't you fighting back?" I asked again, this time in more of a pained whisper; crawling towards Slade as tears poured down my face.
"Because you deserve so much better, Child," he spoke in a hushed tone, finally looking at me. It was then, looking at his one showing eye that I knew why he wasn't fighting back.
"No! You can't do this to me!" I screamed, scooting away from him as my body trembled. Slade turned his head from me, eye closed from the sight before him. "You can't just show you love me and then leave! You can't!"
"What are you talking about Starfire?" Raven asked, disbelief evident in her voice.
"It would seem that Starfire has been sneaking out at night… with Slade," Robin clarified for the others and they all gasped; Cyborg shooting me a disgusted look.
"How could you Star?" Beast Boy pleaded to know but I just looked away from him; instead focusing my gaze on Robin.
"You wouldn't understand, none of you would," I bit out and they all looked away, shamed. I then felt Raven's cold grip of magic wrap around my body. Looking up, I saw tears shining in her eyes as her hands shook; the magic trapping me. Robin then slowly walked forward, a new pair of handcuffs out and ready. The cold rushed away from my wrists before being replaced by a new cold; the cold chill of metal.
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"It was a shock to all who witnessed the event; unable to find words to describe the sight before them. Starfire, the beloved sweet alien princess of the Teen Titans has just been arrested by her own leader; Robin. Bystanders who were able to over hear anything report that Starfire had had an affair with none other than Slade; the Titan's rival of many years. This villain was also captured today, the only bright side to this dark, dark day in Titan history.
"Both Starfire and Slade were loaded into separate police vans before driven away to maximum security cells where they will be held until court showings. From what it's rumored, Slade is looking at a life time of imprisonment; Starfire possibly the same."
Unable to take it anymore, Robin turned off the TV; throwing the remote across his room. Letting out a cry, he flipped his desk over and began throwing things at walls. Glass shattered and wood splintered as tears fell from the unmasked hero's eyes; heart breaking just as the glass did.
"Why?" he whispered, broken, looking down at the shattered picture of Starfire on the ground. No matter how much Robin tried to convince himself that Starfire was under some control like he had been, he couldn't feel any better.
Dark, dark day in Titan history.
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Oh my gawd, I like love this drabble!! I hope that everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did writing it.
Special shout out to Secret Starr for also being a great writer of the kick-ass pairing Sladfire!! She was the one who inspired me to write Sladfire and I hope that she enjoys this. Trust me, there will be more Sladfire drabbles joining this story (hehe). Oh and I do hope you don't mind me using 'Child'. I honestly just think that it fits so well. If you don't want me using it, just tell me and I'll change the word to something.
To anyone who liked the pairing and would like to see more of it, look her up for some one-shots of them: When Darkness Consumes Light and Heroic Temptation, Villain Confession are her Sladfire one-shots and they do well to represent the Sladfire stories.
If you're still looking for more Sladfire stories, I'm in the process of working on two right now that I'm not sure when they'll be up, but if you ask really nice I may give you a little sneak peak *wink wink*.
I hope everyone enjoyed the drabble and be expecting more from me with whatever kind of pairings. I'm a very open person to things, so if you have an idea for a drabble and would like me to write it out, either PM it to me or tell me about it in your review. I'll be sure to get back to you with my thoughts.
Also, if you have a certain pairing you'd like to see a drabble done about, go vote now on my poll! If it happens to be a pairing not listed up there, you can PM me the coupling you'd like to see and I'll get to work.
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Kattie
