DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS
Robin awoke the next morning, anxiously wanting to see Starfire's face. He got up, and walked hurriedly to the living room, only to find that everyone was present except the one person he wanted to see.
"Where's Starfire?" He asked, trying to say it coolly.
"Still sleeping, I think." Beast Boy replied, before quickly turning his full attention back to the video game on the big screen. Cyborg was beating him by a long shot, but Beast Boy kept pounding the controllers, knowing from experience that quitters never win, and winners never quit. Besides, he knew Cyborg, and he knew that his opponent would get overconfident and start slipping up.
"It's 12 in the afternoon." Robin commented. It wasn't normal for her to be asleep that long, but then, he had kept her out late last night.
"Robin, if you're so worried, go check on her, but we don't know what's going on." Raven sighed, looking up from her book. Robin contemplated the idea, but then decided it would be better not to wake her.
What the teenage Wonder Boy did not know, was that Starfire would not be in her room, even if he went to check on her. For at that moment, the alien princess was struggling to get back to the Titans' Tower after being stolen from her room not long after her and Robin's romantic moment on the roof.
Holding her arms, and shivering, Starfire climbed the steep rocks outside of the tower, unable to fly because of the dreadful thoughts filling her mind. Her foot slipped suddenly, and she fell, getting her arm cut on the sharp corner of a rock. Blood seeped from the wound, and even more tears clouded her eyes.
Anyone that saw her would've known right away something horrible had happened. Her hair was a mess, and was clotted in various places with her own blood. There was a cut running from the corner of her left eye to the middle of her cheek, and her lip was split. Besides that, her outfit that she had not been able to change out of was torn in many places, and showed the part of her stomach that had been cut with a sharp knife just so her attacker could hear her scream.
And if that wasn't enough, bruises peppered her skin in various places, and she was fairly sure that one or more of her ribs was broken. Still, nothing was worse than the memories of the things that caused these wounds.
Shaking her head, Starfire began climbing the rocks again. Thinking back, she wished she would've had the ability to use her powers, so she could've prevented the attacks. But the person who had done this to her had known about each of her abilities, and made sure to make it so that she could not use any of them against him.
Finally, clinging to the last shreds of hope that were still deep within her, Starfire reached the Tower, and stepped onto the grounds. Unluckily, the Team had not yet disabled the alarms, and as soon as her foot was placed on her home turf, a screeching alarm went off, making Starfire feel like her head was about to split in two.
Meanwhile, the Titans themselves were rushing, preparing to attack whatever villain had invaded their home. They each ran outside, none of them thinking of going to wake Starfire. And that's when they saw her, sitting on her knees on the ground, gripping her ears tightly, tears streaming down her bruised cheeks.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled, walking over to her. Beast Boy reached behind him and typed in a password, disabling the alarms as quickly as possible, then joined the others as they crowded around the sobbing Titan.
"Star, what happened?" Cyborg asked, looking at the disheveled member worriedly. Robin, meanwhile dropped to kneel in front of her, but she screamed, slapping his hand away, and moving away from the group.
"Star…" Robin said, letting his voice trail off. Cyborg put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"I think we should get her inside. When we're there, I'll scan her to see just how much damage has been done." Cyborg said, walking over to Starfire. He reached out her hand, but she cringed away from it.
"Star, come on, it's us." Beast Boy remarked. A sob racked her body, and Raven stepped forward.
"C'mon Star." Raven said, and Starfire took her hand, leaning on her friend's shoulders.
"What?" Robin breathed, watching Starfire relax.
"My guess, is that a guy did this to her. She's not gonna let any of you guys touch her until she calms down." Raven replied, and Robin's hands balled up into fists at the sight of his sweet, innocent Starfire cringing away from him, Cy, and Beast Boy.
The Titans followed Raven and Starfire into the hospital-like section of the house, where Raven told Starfire to sit on the table. She did as she was told, sitting silently and wiping the remnants of her tears off of her cheeks. Robin wanted to touch her, to hold her, but thanks to some creep, he couldn't do that at the moment.
"Okay Star, listen, it's us, your friends." Cyborg said, knowing very well that if he tried to scan her when she was anxious like she had been, then she would freak out. Meanwhile, Robin left the room for a moment, trying to cool himself off.
"I know… I believe I am calm." Starfire replied in a broken voice.
"Ok, we need to scan you to catalogue your injuries." Cyborg said, and Starfire nodded, lying back on the table as a blue, grid-like beam shot from Cyborg's arm. He scanned her twice, and then removed the grid, letting her know that she could sit up. She pushed herself up slowly, her back aching with the motion.
"I want… I…" Star whispered, letting her voice trail off.
"What do you want star? Water? Food? I'll even make you some tofu-free. " Beast Boy said, and Star managed a small smile aimed at the green boy.
"I want Robin." She whispered brokenly.
"I'll get him." Raven said, walking out the door. Robin was leaned against the wall, his hands formed into tight fists.
"Robin. Starfire wants you." Raven said, and he looked up, not even his mask able to conceal the sorrow on his face.
"Tell her I'll be in there in a second." Robin said, and Raven nodded.
As soon as Raven was gone, Robin turned and punched the wall with enough force to leave a dent. Then, he turned and headed for the door separating him from Starfire, and walked in. As soon as he entered the room, Starfire jumped from the table, ignoring her pain and tackled him, wrapping her bruised arms around his neck and burying her face in his neck. Robin stood, stunned for a minute, then wrapped his arms loosely around her waist, trying not to hurt her.
"Ok, you guys ready to hear how bad it is?" Cyborg asked, pulling up a chart on the computer.
"Hit us with it." Beast boy replied.
"Ok, 89 minor bruises,78 major bruises, 4 deep cuts, all the blood in her hair is her own, her lip is split, as you can see, her wrist is fractured, and four of her ribs are broke. Besides that, there's the obvious, that she's emotionally scarred, and right now, based on what my scanner found in her mind, all her thoughts are dark and depressing, pretty much worse that Raven's. Sorry Rae." Cyborg said, and Robin cringed. Raven nodded, and then Cyborg turned back to the screen.
He gasped, taking a sharp intake of breath.
"Oh crap." Cyborg breathed, shaking his head.
"Dude, what more can there be?" Beast Boy asked in an exasperated voice.
"My scanner might be wrong." Cyborg said.
"Cyborg, just tell us." Robin requested, his grip on Starfire tightening slightly. As if she knew what was coming, Starfire buried her head in his chest, gripping him more tightly, pressing herself against him until there was no more space between them.
"According to this, Star is…" Cyborg let his voice trail off, shaking his head.
"Cyborg, just spit it out before I come over there and read it." Beast Boy said.
"If my scanner is right, which, sadly, it normally is, then Starfire is pregnant."
A/N: So, what do you think? Like it, Love it, Hate it? Review please! Also, tell me what you think will happen… I don't quite have this story figured out, and your comments may be able to help me!
