Answer to two questions: How often are updates? Twice a week to two weeks apart. How long? Right now 10-20 chapters.
Thanks to Mikeyf1115 and Stella Bella 123 for being my first reviewers!
I discovered that I misspelled Gordanians, I spelt it with a o and not an a, but I'm okay with it so I won't change it.
"So...umm what do we do with Starfire? She won't have anyone here, right?" Beast Boy asked while looking at Nightwing and Raven. "We can't just leave her here."
"No. Starfire will stay with us until she's okay. Then it's her choice what she does after that." Nightwing said in a voice that left no room for argument.
They all slowly nodded. They couldn't imagine leaving Starfire alone.
"Raven, can you teleport us to the tower?" Nightwing asked.
Raven gave a brief nod. She focused for a minute, and then they were wrapped in a black bubble. Not even a second later, they were standing in the living area. As soon as they were free from Raven's energy, they all felt a completeness that wasn't there before.
"Is it just me or do you feel…?" Cyborg trailed off and looked at the others questioningly, hoping that they could understand what he was trying to say.
Beast Boy and Raven nodded in affirmation.
Beast boy was the first to speak, "I feel like we're…"
"Complete." They all said at the same time. They turned to look at Nightwing for his confirmation, but he had already sat on the half circle couch sitting in front of the television. They looked at each other in confusion, and then shrugged as they started walking towards him.
"Yo, Nightwing, where is Starfire gonna sleep? We ain't got a room prepared or anything." Cyborg questioned.
"She'll sleep in here." Nightwing looked at them. He tried to pull her away so that he could lay her down, but her hands only gripped onto him tighter. "And I'm apparently staying with her. You guys go on to bed."
"But I'm not…." Raven hit Beast Boy upside the head before he could finish that statement.
"Goodnight Nightwing." Cyborg and Raven said while dragging a wiggly Beast Boy out.
"Well, well Nightwing, you sure are moving fast aren't ya?" Cyborg's joking voice broke through Nightwing's sleep-induced mind.
He cracked open an eye under his mask and what he saw shocked him. Starfire was lying on top of his chest! But what shocked him most were two things. It felt completely natural to have her next to him, and the fact that she was extremely light. Too light for his comfort.
He rose, with her still in his arms, sound asleep. He managed to pry her fingers from his uniform and laid her on the couch. At that moment Raven and Beast Boy walked in and headed for the kitchen area. Beast Boy was obviously still tired, because he was yawning every second and he ran into the table on his way to where Cyborg and Nightwing were standing. Raven seemed to be wide awake, and headed for her morning tea. When she finished making it, she came to stand behind the couch.
"Okay team. Once Starfire wakes up, we need to fix her the room across from mine. But before that, she needs to eat. So Cyborg, you start fixing a big breakfast. She needs to eat. She's extremely malnourished."
They all looked at him questioningly. He motioned for them to look at Starfire. When they did, they all gasped in shock, even Nightwing. He knew she was thin, but not that thin.
"I...I'll get right on that breakfast." Cyborg said, with the sadness in his voice very noticeable as he walked to the stove. The banging of pots and pans followed shortly after. Beast Boy walked over to Cyborg asking if he needed help. He knew that he would be unwelcome to the others because they would be focused on Starfire.
"Nightwing, we need to wake her up." When he jerked his head towards her, Raven rushed to explain. "We need to know just how bad she is. Plus we need to make sure she doesn't have any internal injuries."
Nightwing looked at her for a second before nodding in approval. He shook Starfire lightly; she groaned lightly and rolled away from his hands. He looked dejected, before shaking it off. "Starfire, wake up."
Her eyes slowly opened. When she said nothing, he told her what they needed. She nodded her okay.
"Can…can you walk?" Nightwing asked. She tried to stand, but didn't have the strength and fell. But before she could hit the ground, Nightwing caught her and lifted her to where he was holding her bridal style. "Okay then, I'll just have to pack you everywhere I guess." He told her with a small smile, he was rewarded with a small smile from her.
He walked towards their infirmary, with Raven trailing not too far behind. When they entered into one of the rooms he sat her on the examination table. "Okay Raven what kind of tests does she need?"
"Hmmm, well just a full body scan to check for internal injuries. Then we need to check her weight." Raven looked at Starfire, "Can you lie back on the table?
Starfire nodded and lay back until she was lying flat. She wondered what they were gonna do until she felt Raven's energy surround her. She focused on controlling her thoughts and feelings, so she would remain calm.
30 minutes later Raven had completed her scan. Both she and Starfire breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, you don't have any internal injuries, or breaks. That's good."
Starfire looked at her and smiled, "My people are most resilient. We are not easily injured." She kicked her feet a little. "I do not think I have the strength to do this weighing of one."
"Hmmm. Okay got it. I will weight Nightwing, then he can pick you up and then we'll weight you too together. The difference will be your weight." Raven motioned for Nightwing to step on the scale in the corner of the room. When she had recorded that, Nightwing picked up Starfire and stepped on the scale again. She finished her calculations, her eyes widened in shock.
"75. You weigh 75 pounds." Raven said in both anger and sadness.
Starfire sensing that Raven was upset, and incorrectly assuming it was directed at her hung her head in shame and meekly said, "I…I'm sorry."
The previously quiet Nightwing exploded, "No!" The girls jumped in fright. He raised Starfire's face until she was looking at him in the eye. "You have nothing to be sorry for. It is not your fault. Do you understand?"
As she nodded a few tears fell from her eyes. He gently wiped them away. "Cyborg should be done with the food." He picked her up and they went into the kitchen. He sat her in a chair, and he sat in the one next to her.
On the table was a feast of feasts. There were pancakes, waffles, bacon, eggs, biscuits and more. Beast Boy had insisted they do a vegetarian section too. So there were soy pancakes, soy milk, and tofu among some Beast Boy's vegetarian options.
Everyone began eating. Starfire hesitated at first, but once she saw how they were eating she felt less out of place.
"Hi, Starfire. I'm Beast Boy. More commonly referred to as God's gift to women." He said while wriggling his eyebrows.
Raven took that moment to hit him on the back of his head. She looked at Starfire, "You'll have to excuse him. His ego is about as big as a whale."
"Come on Raven. You know that all the ladies love me."
At that Starfire giggled. They all looked at her with both surprise and happiness. They were glad that she was smiling, but they didn't think it would be so soon that she was smiling and laughing. They sure wouldn't be smiling after what they could only imagine had happened to her.
"So what up next on the to-do list?" Cyborg asked.
Nightwing paused before answering, "Starfire will need clothes, and we need to fix up her room." They all looked at the garb that she was wearing, some metal outfit and agreed that yes she needed clothes. "But she can't go out looking like she's not eaten in years. Raven, can you go and find some clothes for her?" Raven nodded her yes.
"Purple." They all turned and looked at Starfire. "Friend Raven, I would like purple clothes." Raven looked at her before briefly nodding.
After that there was silence. But it was a comfortable silence, one that none attempted to break.
After Raven had gotten Starfire's clothes, and Cyborg and Beast Boy fixed up her room, it was a pretty dull day. There weren't any attacks. There weren't even any petty crimes. It seemed as if all the criminals in the city knew that the Teen Titans were focused on the alien in their tower.
The aforementioned heroes were sitting in the living room area. They all occupied the couch, except for Beast Boy who had transformed into a dog and lay at Starfire and Raven's feet.
"So… um Starfire, why…ah…why were you being held prisoner?" Nightwing asked rather hesitantly. He didn't want to bring back bad memories that would wipe the smile that was on Starfire's face.
At his question, Starfire pulled her legs to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She looked at him briefly before answering. "Not prisoner." Sensing the others' confusion she continued, "I was…prize. I was traded for the safety of my planet."
Would she have been traded had they known what would have happened, Nightwing thought. The others were thinking along the same lines.
"Oh."
At that Starfire looked at him and beamed. They were all confused until she spoke, "But do not worry, friends. I do the thanking to you, because you have given to me the freedom I longed for." They all smiled in return.
Cyborg chose that moment to speak up, "Yo! Anybody else hungry, 'cause I am starved!" they all nodded in answer. "So how 'bout pizza then?"
"In case you have forgotten, Starfire cannot go outside." Raven said in her signature monotone voice.
"Chill Raven. Me and pipsqueak here can go get 'em."
Beast Boy transformed back into a human. "I vote vegetarian pizza!" he said while jumping up and down a little.
"I don't think so lil' dude. We are getting a supreme!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Hel-lo vegetarian here. I don't want any dead cows or pigs on my pizza!"
Starfire giggled. When they looked at her she offered, "Why do you not get both the pizza of supreme and the pizza of vegetarian?"
Beast Boy and Cyborg looked at each other and nodded in acceptance. They then proceeded to walk out the door. Their voices could be heard arguing about who would drive the T-car.
Nightwing looked over at Starfire and said, "I think we're gonna like having you around." He looked at Raven for her confirmation.
She nodded and said, "Maybe now we can finally have some peace and quiet every once in a while. Those two refuse to compromise on anything."
"Then perhaps, I should offer my wise words to them?" She giggled when Nightwing and Raven shook their heads quickly in reply. "Then I shall continue to do so!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy returned not too long after.
"Pizza's here! Ooey gooey cheesy goodness covered in veggies and six different meats!" Cyborg exclaimed as he sat the box on the table. Raven and Nightwing carrying Starfire came to the table.
Beast Boy's box didn't even make it to the table before he had started chowing down. "Tank u Starfire. I ually don't et my wohn pihha." He said in between bites.
Cyborg looked at him. "Dude, swallow before you talk."
Beast Boy swallowed before repeating what he said, "Thank you Starfire. I usually don't get my own pizza!"
"You are welcome friend Beast Boy." After she said that she took her first bite and her eyes widened.
"I take it you like it?"
"Oh yes friend Raven! It has a most delectable taste!" She said as she gobbled her slice. She then grabbed a piece of Beast Boy's. "This is most tasteful as well!"
Nightwing chuckled. "Well Beast Boy, looks like someone else enjoys vegetarian pizza."
By the end of dinner everyone had their fill. Starfire had eaten a total of five slices. While the other four were shocked that she ate so heartily, they were happy as well. If she kept eating like this, she would healthy in no time.
Starfire yawned and rubbed her eyes.
Cyborg looked at the clock and saw it read 10:49, "We all should go to bed. It's gettin' kinda late."
They all nodded in agreement to his statement. Nightwing picked up Starfire and brought her to her room. Her eyes were closing as he stepped into the room. When he laid her on the bed, she was fully asleep. He then went to his room right across the hall.
It was a quiet, yet peaceful night in the tower.
I wanted them to talk more in this chapter to show the impact Starfire had on them, did you notice?
Starfire and Cyborg were the hardest to write them speaking.
Next Chapter Title: Nightmares (forgot this part for chapter one )
Also, after the next chapter I will start bringing in episodes. So visit the poll on my page to decide which comes first. (But 'Betrothed' will definitely com after 'Sisters')
I also need a title for the story! So post what you think I should call it!
So yeah review and stuff.
