Starfire couldn't believe it. She just couldn't. Slumping onto her couch, she laid down.
The wedding photo of herself and Robin hanged above the television.
She was wearing a traditional Tamaranian wedding gown, a sleek white gown with a wreath and bouquet of fresh Tamaranian flower. She was smiling in that photo, her ruby red hair shone like the real ruby shards. Her green eyes flashed like emeralds
Robin was standing next to her. He was wearing a black tuxedo, and he had a tiny smile on his face. His blue eyes seemed darkened, even there was strong flashlight flashing during the photo taking.
She looked at the photo, and she decided to phone Robin.
"Maybe they were just friends, it's alright Starfire, and it's alright..." She thought, trying to calm herself down.
"Sorry, the number you have reached does not answer with the sign, please check the number or try again later."
The voice echoed in her ear. She couldn't even think calmly. Robin doesn't love me anymore? She thought. But I am his wife, and he is my husband. He couldn't just... leave me.
She threw herself onto the bed and cried. Tears rolled down her face, and scorched her skin. Her eyes ached, so did her heart. She felt like she was stabbed by a hundred knives, stuck by her own star bolts, falling off a cliff, crashing onto rocks.
She felt everything that hurts. Deep underneath her skin, she was cold; she was in pain. She was suffering. She needed him. He was her everything.
She needed to use her last resort, to confront Valerkyrie.
She wiped her tearful face, and walked out of the door.
Starfire, or Kory Grayson will face all of her fears, in one go.
The angel and devil argued within Robin's heart.
"Of course you cannot divorce Starfire. She was your wife for the past 5 years, she has did nothing wrong. This is death sentence to your marriage, Richard. Think twice." The angel's kind voice echoed.
"But remember you love Raven more, and she has an offer you couldn't refuse. Can Starfire give you any kids of your own bloodline?" The devil said, in a tempting voice. "The only thing she was wrong about is that she married you, an Earthling. That's enough for a divorce."
"But do you still know this 'Raven'? Is she still the Raven you know, you love?"
"Starfire is an alien. She will never understand you, or your past. Raven can, Divorce her."
"Don't."
"Rich? Are you alright?" Raven tapped his cheek. He snapped out of his thinking.
"Well Rae, I will ask Starfire if she would divorce her marriage with me." Robin said.
"No, you are going to demand a divorce from her. You are commanding her to do so, not asking for her opinion, remember? She was the whore that stepped between us. It is her that you felt regret and guilt for the past decade. You go and demand a divorce, or I will leave this city. Maybe I will just destroy the whole city, Rich. You know I could." She smiled sinisterly.
She has changed, Robin thought. She was way sinister than she was before. She must have been planning for this a long time ago. She must have.
"Well alright Rae," He said, kissing her cheek. "I will go now."
He walked away; each step he took was as heavy as a ton of steel.
She stood in front of the door.
This is it, Starfire, she thought. This is it.
She found the address by asking the bar owner, Linda. Saying that she was the friend of hers, she gave her the address.
She knocked on the door. The door opened slowly.
"Hmm... It was a delightful surprise to see you, Mrs. Grayson." Valerkyrie faked a smile. "Please come in."
She walked in. They sat on the couch. "Would you like something to drink?"
She shook her head. "No, it's alright."
"Well, what makes you come here, Mrs. Grayson?"
"Please, stay away from my husband, Miss Valerkyrie." She said, glaring at her.
Valerkyrie laughed. She went into the toilet, and at a flash of light, Valerkyrie was gone.
What Starfire saw, was Raven.
"Your husband? He was mine until you bitch took him away from me! And now you are claiming him from me? He didn't tell you yet, right?"
"He is mine! He is my Robin, Raven. As my friend, you can't take him away from me!" Her eyes flashed green.
"Don't call me your friend, you alien whore." Raven glared at her, the room began to shake slightly.
Starfire slapped Raven. Her face ached. "How dare you, Raven! You should not call me these foul names!"
Suddenly, two children appeared beside Raven.
"Mother! Are you alright?" Falcon asked her, looking at her worriedly.
"It's alright, Falcon."
"No mother, it's not alright. Did that woman hit you?" Falcon asked, and shot a glare at Starfire.
Starfire was about to fire a star bolt at Raven and Falcon. Suddenly, she was almost hit by a scythe.
"No one, hurts my mother. No one, hurts my family." Phoenix held a black scythe in her hand, glaring at Starfire. "You bitch, stay away from my mother."
Starfire growled and fire a star bolt. Phoenix slashed it into two halves.
"That's all you have got? I guess you aliens are all worthless, you TROQ." Starfire charged at Phoenix. She kicked Starfire hard in the stomach, ten she flew away for a few feet, crashing into the wall. Phoenix walked to her side.
"Mother, should I kill her, or should I make her suffer?" She knocked Starfire's head with her scythe. "Stay awake, alien bitch."
"What do you want from me, Raven?" Starfire panted, looking at Raven's pale face.
"Leave My Robin." She said, motionlessly.
"But he is mine!" Starfire said in rage, but Phoenix scythe was placed on her neck.
"Falcon, fetch your katana." Phoenix said, adding pressure on the blade on Starfire's neck
A wound appeared on Starfire's neck. Blood slid down on the blade.
"Here it is Phoenix," said Falcon, tossing his katana to Phoenix.
She caught the blade and placed it on the wrist of Starfire. "I can simply slit your wrist or neck, and you will bleed to death. Or I can simply kill you husband, what do you think I should do?"
She smiled sinisterly. She grabbed Starfire by the neck. Her eyes flashed white, the scythe disappeared, and her hand was covered in black flames. She punched her in her chest.
"This is for you taking my father away from my mother." She punched her in her stomach again, blood spilled form her mouth. "This is for you trying to hurt my family." She moved Starfire towards the balcony. "And this, is for all the wrongs you and your husband did to my mother."
She let go of Starfire, she fell for a few stories, and then she hit the ground and passed out.
"Where am I?" Starfire woke up, and saw herself inside a room. Robin was sitting next to her.
"You are in the hospital, Star, you were seriously wounded and fell off the building."
"Robin? Is that you?" She sat up, but an unbearable pain appeared deep within her.
"Get some rest, Star." He helped her sat up. "What do you think that you are doing?"
"Robin, Valerkyrie is Raven! She...." The pain made Starfire groan. "Shhuu...Calm down. You went to see her?"
"Yes...I went there to find Valerkyrie, but I found Raven instead. She...she beat me and threw me down the building." Starfire started crying. "Don't leave me, Robin, please don't...." Robin wrapped her into his arms.
"Stop crying now," he hugged her, stroking her hair tenderly. She fell asleep again. He placed her on her pillow and went out of the ward.
"Raven, open the door." Robin said, knocking furiously on the door.
"Oh...It's you Rich?" Raven opened the door. She was in the living room alone. "Come in, sit down."
He sat on the couch. Raven sat next to him. "So... what brings you here?"
"What on earth do you think that you are doing? Why did you threw Starfire down the building?" He asked, glaring at Raven.
"Stop scolding my mother, Grayson. I did everything." Phoenix appeared into the living room. "Why did you do that, then?" He asked again, glaring at Phoenix.
"Blow me." She said motionlessly. "She slapped my mother, and I have vowed to protect my mother and brother with my life. She offended my mother, she is lucky I didn't kill her, because mother told me not to." She smiled evilly. "Why don't you stay there and look after your wife?"
"You!" Robin said, holding his fist.
"Phoenix, this is adult business. Go back into your room, now." Raven said, motionlessly.
"I don't understand! Mother, I have no idea how could you forgive him! He is the one who left you alone for an alien bitch!" Phoenix turned around, glaring at Robin with four glowing red eyes. "You! You are such an idiot when you left my mother. Why are you here now? Just because your alien wife cannot gave you any children, you came back to my mother, trying to be her husband? Let me make this clear, Grayson. Although you are my biological father, you only created me. You will never, ever be my father, get it?"
She screamed, while her body began to be covered in black flames. She flew out of the balcony.
"Where is she going?" Robin asked, looking at Raven.
"Well there are two options," said Falcon, who suddenly appeared. "Either she went to destroy the whole city, or she will find someone to kill. Most probably your wife, I guess she will do both." He said, as a matter of fact.
"What!" Robin searched his pockets and pulled out something. The Titans caller.
"Calling, Teen Titans."
To be continued....
Author's note:
I did some changes in the previous chapter. Sorry for the mistakes.
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