Disclaimers – really think about why I should have to state an obvious fact, no I don't own Teen Titans.
Warnings – this is PG-13, whatever happens in Pg-13 movies will happen here.
I don't know why I'm starting a new fic. I think it's cause I haven't had my breakfast yet, hehe, I don't know. Okay, I know that the sequel to the "Apprentice 1" comes on tonight, but this story has been stirring in my mind since last Saturday when the first "Apprentice 1" came on. It's a romance yes, and I hope that it's original. Saa, on with the fic!
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"You can't have everything, where would you put it?" Unknown
"It's been a while
Since I first saw you
Since I could call you,
Since I could say I love myself as well,
The consequences that I've rendered,
I've gone and fucked things up again
Why must I feel this way?
But all that shit seems
To disappear when I'm with you
Just make this go away,
Just one more peaceful day . . ." Staind – It's Been Awhile
Starfire twisted in the air. Letting her green bolts fly freely from her hand to hit Slade's henchmen. She was stronger now, so they weren't as much of a challenge to her and the others. Even though Slade made updates, the henchmen were getting a little easier to beat. She only had to worry about one thing when she fought and that was being put to sleep.
Every time the remaining Teen Titans fought with Slade's henchmen they would become drowsy in the middle of a battle. They would wake up maybe minutes or hours later, to find what Slade had been after gone. This problem had begun to manifest itself 10 months ago when Robin had vanished. None of them knew what the problem was. That was until a month ago when Cyborg had done a cat scan on each of them.
He had found things in their blood; little microchips that controlled the sleep part of their brain. They didn't know how they had gotten there, but in truth they really didn't want to find out.
So anyway, (I don't know why I typed that! Hehe, it sounds like I'm talking!) Starfire was twirling around in the air beating the henchmen that were attacking her. The henchmen had tried a new attack this time. 20 henchmen had attacked each Teen Titan. Starfire wanted to go and help the others, she had heard Beastboy's elephant form cry in distress but a henchmen had pulled her down.
"Please this fighting it is so unnecessary, why do you insist on fighting with me?" She asked, all the while kicking, punching and firing green bolts.
It was then she noticed the quiet. It was also then she noticed the fact that none of her friends where a wake anymore. Starfire looked for her friend Raven, and was shocked to see her asleep on a park bench. Cyborg was asleep against a garbage can, the one that Beastboy was asleep in. Two thoughts entered into Starfire's mind.
The first – the fact that she was the only one not asleep yet, and that the henchmen had vanished into thin air.
The second – the fact that it was a bright night; the moon was shining to it's fullest. It had been a very bright night almost a year ago when Robin had - - NO! She wouldn't think about it. Starfire floated to the ground softly and ran to Raven's side. Starfire was worried, may be she was dead and her spirit was floating around. But Starfire did not see her body lying around anywhere so she dismissed that idea.
"Raven please wake up, you promised to go the mall with me today," Starfire pleaded, and then stopped because she felt something. Something that was calling her, telling her to look up; and so she did.
"She's just asleep, she will wake up soon," and she gasped at the voice and the boy who possessed it. It had been ten months since she had seen Robin face to face, not just in the glimpses that her and the others caught of him before he slipped away from a crime scene and the henchmen took control. It had been ten months since she had seen him face to face instead of looking on the TV or in the newspaper and seeing a blurry picture of him.
"Robin you are -, and I am not-, and -, Robin would you please tell me what is going on?" Starfire stuttered as she stood up from her crouching position to face Robin. She noticed that he was taller than her now, by more than a few inches. In fact he seemed to tower over her 5'5 height.
And then Starfire allowed herself to admit the fact that she was scared. Not scared of Robin per say but definitely scared of what he had become.
Robin smiled at her blabbering she was still the same. After all this time at least something had not changed. "Star do you wonder why you are not also asleep?"
Star gasped and looked away, the way he had said her name brought back so many memories. And he could still read her like no one else could, he could still tell her what she was thinking.
"Yes, that had come to my mind. And I was hoping that you could please tell me and inform me so that I am not confused anymore," She informed him surprised to see him chuckle. She had missed his laugh, though this chuckle was not the same as the one she remembered, it was still something.
"Star, I want you to come with me somewhere, I want to talk to you," Robin said holding out his had for her to take. She looked at his hand, it was much bigger now that it had been before, and she looked from his hand to his arm, which was much thicker than before. Now she looked to his face, he didn't look like a little boy anymore, now he looked like a young man. And she noticed that he was very handsome, or as the girls said on TV 'cute'.
While Star stood there and contemplated him, he looked at her. She was gorgeous, even more so than 10 months ago, but he had known this. She had changed her outfit, which he had not known. She had on purple pants, made out of the same material as her shirt. And those purple pants were molded to her figure, along with that purple shirt that showed off her toned stomach. He could tell her measurements right off the back, and needless to say he was impressed. At least Slade had taught him something useful with his lesson of "Measuring With Your Eye".
"So Starfire, will you come with me?" He asked again.
Starfire looked at him and sighed deeply, what was she to do? "No, I cannot Robin, I am very sorry to turn down your invitation, but my other friends are fallen from battle and I must stay with them," she said turning away, looking towards Cyborg and Beastboy. She would have to carry them to the bench and also lay them down until they woke up. She did not want to do this; Cyborg and Beastboy were very heavy. She sweat dropped and turned back to Robin and began to speak.
"Robin I - -," She stopped and looked at the weapon he held in his hand. She knew what that was - -it was a gun. She looked up at him, emerald eyes demanding an explanation and not understanding why. And in her eyes buried beneath layers of confusion and betrayal lay hurt and unrequited love.
"Will you kill me Robin?" She asked, her voice a mere whisper. And he just shot the gun not answering her question. She was too scared to move, so she could not avoid the dart that pierced her arm bringing instant sleep. And as she fell and was caught by him she looked up at the moon, noticing once again how bright it was. And once again her near unconscious mind compared this bright night, to that of so many bright nights ago.
Robin looked at her eyes; they were reflecting the light of the moon. They were beautiful, she was beautiful and so he needed her. Something beautiful in this dark life that he now lead, this dark life he lead by choice. He had known she would refuse his offer –even as politely as she had- and so despite not wanting to use the tranquilizer he had.
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Cyborg groaned as he woke up. Man, he had a headache. He looked around now, seeing where everyone was, and he was immediately disturbed to find Starfire and Raven missing.
"She's gone, I have been calling and looking for her since I woke up about 10 minutes ago. I cannot find her," Raven admitted floating down into Cyborg's view. "And Beastboy is still asleep, obviously dreaming happy dreams," she looked to where her friend was drooling and smiling and shook her head.
"Shit," Cyborg swore softly. What they hell was going on with this team? First Robin and now Starfire, and then it clicked in his superhuman mind what had happened.
"He has her, Robin has Star," He told Raven and waited for her response. She just looked at him and turned around head bowed. 2 nearby street lamps, exploded, startling Beastboy out of whatever fantasy had been running through his head.
"What the hell just happened?" He asked waiting for one of his friends to say something to him. Neither responded. He waited for a few moments eyeing the two quiet teens weirdly, before asking another question that popped into his mind. "Hey where's Starfire?"
Silence was the only answer he got as Cyborg walked away and Raven flew back to the Tower.
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Starfire groaned and twisted about in her bed. Then she yawned and sat up to stretch. She was still hazy from sleep, trying to remember her dream. It had been quite weird, something about a hippopotamus selling her candy and then because she couldn't find her wallet asking Robin to pay. Then there had been something dealing with a bra and it being taped to the back of a pickup truck she was driving while she ate the candy Robin had brought for her.
She looked around and frowned, she had fallen asleep in her fighting clothes. Was she too tired from the battle last night to change, she wondered? She noticed quite suddenly the room and how it did not resemble what she normally woke up to. Then she screamed as she noticed Robin leaning out the window in the strange room. And as she remembered what had happened last night and she gave a startled cry again as she tried to calm her nerves.
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Okay so how was that chappy? Let me know, review and tell me what you think, I want to know if I should continue or not. Don't forget to review, Ja.