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Starfire
Starfire strode silently into the room, her footsteps masked by the boys' laughter. They only noticed her when she came to stand behind Beast Boy, a truly pissed expression on her face. Robin glanced up and his laughter stopped immediately. Cyborg looked at Beast Boy and gulped. Now Beast Boy was the only one laughing so Starfire reached down and clasped his throat.
Beast Boy's laughter was swallowed up by a choking as Starfire lifted him off of the couch and high above her head (which is saying something because she was nearly as tall as Cyborg).
"What have you done?" she demanded.
"Nothing, Starfire, I didn't do anything." Beats Boy choked. He was slowly turning red.
"Um, Starfire?" Robin tried, but Starfire silenced him with a glare saying, "You and Cyborg are next."
Cyborg snorted. "You can't lift me off the ground." He boasted. His smirk turned to a look of fear as Starfire grasped his throat and held him as high as the now-blue Beast Boy.
"Starfire ease up on Beast Boy's throat or you're going to kill him!" Robin yelled.
Suddenly, the next two things happened very quickly.
First, Starfire dropped Beast Boy to the ground and the green changeling began gasping for breath.
Second, Cyborg shot Starfire in the stomach with his ray gun. When Starfire stood, she ran out of the commons area, dissolving into tears.
Raven
"God dammit!" Raven fumed. "I'll go make sure she's ok."
"Her!" Beast Boy shouted. "What about me? I'm the one who-" "-interfered with her personal business and told everyone in the tower." Raven interjected. "so therefore, I am not going to see if you are ok. I'm going to check on Star." And with that, Raven swished out the room and down the hall.
She felt a small breeze as she neared Starfire's open door. When she peered in, she saw Starfire's clothing strewn all over the floor in tatters and a smashed window.
Just then, the alarm rang and Raven raced back to the common room. "Starfire's gone!" Raven screamed over the alarm.
"No time to worry about that!" Robin yelled. "Cat-guy just crashed a milk and dairy shop. He must've broken out of jail. Titans go!"
Raven rushed out to battle but her mind was on Starfire. Where was she? Why didn't she scream for help? And most importantly, Who took her? Twice her distraction nearly got her bitten. Luckily, some sort of force kept the red-furred monster form biting her. After the second time, Raven attacked more viciously. But what none of the titans were prepared for was a jet of dark green energy to shoot out of the creature's mouth. It knocked Cyborg and Beast Boy backwards, which gave the creature enough time to grab Robin and throw him into the wall of a nearby building. The strange creature looked at Raven and the sorceress prepared herself for an attack, but none came. Instead, the red-furred animal stared at her for a moment before turning and running away.
Raven stared after it as her teammates slowly came to stand next to her. "What was that?" Beast Boy screeched. "I don't know," Raven remarked. "Come on, let's go home and get some sleep."
They went back to the tower and entered the common room. Everyone gasped at the sight before them. There were a lot of holes in the floor and the couch had been upended. It was as if someone had stumbled through by accident.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the figure on the floor. Bloody, bruised and totally unconscious, Starfire lay, completely naked, with her back to the rest of her team. "Star?" Raven rushed to her friend's side and wrapped her in her long blue cloak.
Starfire groaned and muttered something about green beams, slashing claws, glinting teeth and glowing green eyes. Raven slowly picked up the young alien and took her o her room. Raven set Starfire beneath the purple sheets and vowed not to go anywhere until her friend woke up.
Starfire
Starfire groaned and rolled over. Koriand'r? Starfire's eyes popped open and she looked around. She was in a large cage and people were standing outside, staring at her.
Starfire glanced at the sky and saw the full moon, extremely large and bright. When she glanced back at the people, she flashed her trademark bright grin. The onlookers hastily backed away and Starfire stared at them I confusion.
"What is the matter?" she tried to ask. Instead of words, her voice sounded like the growl of a tiger.
The image changed and she was standing on a city street. Pedestrians were running in all directions. What vexed Starfire was that they seemed to be running away from her. She had the biggest craving for meat she'd ever experienced. Glancing up, Starfire again saw the full moon, large and shining looking as though it were mere feet from her.
She grabbed an innocent man. "Please," he cried. "Don't hurt me!" Starfire stared at him with sad eyes, but her hunger was so great that she leaned down and- "No!" Starfire cried.
Her eyes flew open and she quickly sat up. There was a bright light shining in her eyes and she lifted her hand to block it. A veil slowly moved over the light, blocking it out. "Thank you, I think." Starfire said.
"No problem Star." Starfire smiled to see Raven standing before, though without a cloak.
"Where is your cloak, Rae?" Starfire asked.
"You're wearing it." Raven replied simply. Starfire glanced down at herself and blushed. She was indeed wearing the blue cloak. "Sorry," she mumbled.
"No, it's, uh, alright. You didn't have anything on so I just wrapped you up. It's not my only cloak but I didn't want to leave your side so I just stayed in my leotard." Raven phased out of the room and was back within seconds, securing a new cloak into place.
Starfire smiled, got up and walked over to her wardrobe. She chose her normal outfit and a pair of undergarments to wear. This time, Raven watched her dress. When she was finished, Starfire turned to Raven and asked, "How do I look?" Raven paused for a moment before saying softly, "Beautiful." Starfire smiled and hugged Raven. She dipped her head and placed a small kiss to Raven's lips.
"May I keep your cloak on?" Starfire asked. "Just for a little while?" "Sure Star." Raven agreed. Starfire clasped the cloak back on and, pulling up their hoods, the girls went to the kitchen to find some food.
Robin and Beast Boy were playing a videogame system in the living room area. When he caught sight of the two cloaked figures, Beast Boy grew curious and a bit fearful. The cloaks were concealing their clothing, but Beast Boy knew one was Raven.
"Hey Raven, who's your new friend?" he called. The taller of the two turned around and Beast Boy saw the glint of emerald green eyes. "Hey Starfire." He said sheepishly. Then he frowned. "Why are you wearing one of Raven's cloaks?" a wide grin spread onto his face. "Are you still naked?"
Starfire stared at him for a moment and Beast Boy saw a faint red tint come to her eyes as she replied, "Hello, Beast Boy. It is a wonderful day, is it not?" her voice was filled with so much menace that it rivaled the one Raven often used
"Um, yeah, s-sure." The changeling hurriedly turned back to the game.
Starfire chose a small tomato and a glass of milk while Raven picked a mug of green tea and a cheese sandwich. The two girls ate their meals in silence and returned to Starfire's room. Starfire sat on her bed nervously and thought about her nightmare.
"What's wrong Star?" Raven's violet eyes searched Starfire's face. Starfire sighed and patted the bed beside her. Raven went over and sat down beside her, laying her head on Starfire's shoulder.
Starfire searched the area for any spies and began, "I had the nightmares. It had two parts. The first part was of me in a cage with people standing around staring, looking fearful. Then it was of people running away from me screaming. I had the worst craving for meat and I grabbed a man and…" Starfire dissolved into tears and she leaned into Raven for support. Raven rubbed her back, speaking words of comfort.
When Starfire could speak clearly again she said, "The thing that stood out the most was the full moon, as if it were pressing against me. I am scared Raven. What if it is and omen. Should I go back to Tamaran?"
Raven's eyes widened and she yelled, "No!" then she took a deep breath and said in a calmer voice, "No you don't have to do that. I, uh, it might be like a vision but we'll just have to watch and see what happens."
Starfire hugged Raven tenderly for a few minutes. Raven pulled back slightly and asked nervously, "Um, would you like to, um, go out with me? To, uh, to see a movie or something?"
Starfire flashed a blinding smile and replied, "I would love to Raven. What should we see?"
Raven shrugged. "I don't know, whatever's playing I guess." Starfire beamed. "shall we go tomorrow night then?"
"I don't know. It might be a bit obvious to the boys that we're dating if we go out tomorrow."
"Hmmm," Starfire thought aloud. "How about two weeks from today?"
"I have a poetry reading that day. How about next month? We'll figure something out. We could go for a walk tomorrow or-" Raven flinched at what she was about to say. "-we could go to the mall."
Starfire had caught the flinch and said, "No shopping, but taking a walk might be fun, yes?"
Raven looked at her and nodded. "Ok. Anyway, I'm going to go cook a pot of despair and eat it with misery on top."
Starfire felt a pang of sympathy for the young sorceress. "Raven, why do you remain unhappy even though your father is gone and your powers have stopped blowing things up?" Raven sighed. "I don't know, star. I don't know."
Raven headed for the door when Starfire remembered something. "Wait, your cloak." Starfire's hands flew to the clasp but Raven said, "Keep it. Something for you to remind you of me if I'm not with you." And with that, she was gone. How in the name of X'Hal did I get so lucky? Starfire asked herself.
Raven
How in Azar did I get so lucky? Raven asked herself as she sat down on her bed to meditate. Her senses stretched out and she felt Starfire moving around in her room. She heard Beast Boy and Cyborg in the living room and heard Robin in the training room. I can't wait until my date. Raven found her mind wandering to places it shouldn't be.