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Ok. I know. I haven't updated in MONTHS. Not all my fault! I hope SOME of you are at least going to read this, and haven't gave up on me!
This chapter should be pretty good! R&R. Please!
NEWS NEWS NEWS!: I have decided not to put a limit to this. I might stop this at any time…why? Because I CAN.
Chapter 7: My Star
A thin finger slid over her cheek. She shivered, her eyes fluttering three times and then opening. Her hand pulled into a fist; she instinctively punched at the air. A hand came over hers, wrenching her arm back, making her elbow hit on soft material.
Starfire blinked her eyes, trying to focus her vision, which was at this point quite blurry. A pale skinned young man hovered above her, his long hands tight on her fist. She tried to use her alien strength to push back. But his strength much stronger.
"Draklo, please. Let go." Starfire begged in a weak voice. This tone of voice was slightly surprising to her.
"O Draklo. Please let me go!" Draklo mimicked in a mocking voice. He put his face right in front of her own, making them face-to-face, wisps of his silky midnight black hair touching her face. One tickling her nose.
"Where am I?" Starfire groaned. Draklo smirked and swayed his body back into a standing position. He swung his arm in a gesture. Starfire looked at their surroundings.
"I believe your 'villains' would call this my 'lair." Draklo laughed. Not a lighthearted laugh, but a cold and hollow one.
What Starfire noticed first was the portrait of Draklo. His clothes un-natural in the time. But she was not sure. But Starfire also remembered a book of the older days. Around the late 1800s and early 1900s. The attire he was wearing in the portrait was these clothes that were worn by the people in the book.
Starfire's eyes were wide, sparkling with amazement. The fire gave an aura of beautiful warmth. The golden titles on the spines of the many books shining. The decorations and furnish in this room giving the room an appearance of a Study. But what bothered her about the room was the door. It was a beautiful door. Made of oak that glowed from the fire. Graves around the edge amazing. But the design in the middle made her very nervous. It was a vampire; blood dripping from its fangs, a woman was in its arms. Bite marks in her neck and a dress that seemed like silk, making you feel as if you could touch its softness.
Starfire looked at where exactly she was. She was on a blood red couch, the top of it arching. It's outlining gold. Starfire noticed that she was simply just lying. Not bound as she thought she was. But then she saw what she was wearing.
Starfire gasped, picking a bit of the attire in her fingers, rubbing it together. She looked at the woman engraved in the door. Noticing she was wearing the same dress. The dress was so silky. So soft.
Starfire sat up slightly and said politely, "Your dwelling is very comfortable." Draklo smiled at this, easily reveling his fangs.
"Very much. It is." Draklo was suddenly face-to-face with Starfire. "I would suggest getting used to it. Sense you will be living in it forever. Though, of course, you won't always be in here. You and I will be everywhere. Everywhere around the Earth. I will teach you much more than your Robin could ever teach. I could show things beyond your imagination. Just one more bite."
Draklo ran a finger over her two bite marks. Starfire looked down sadly.
"I miss Robin. I wish to see him again." Starfire closed her eyes, a tear trickling down her cheek.
"You will see him. I promise you that," There was an evil glint in his dark eyes, "Just one more bite and you will see him again." Draklo wiped her tear away.
"What do you wish from me?" Starfire asked, not opening her eyes. Draklo laughed, as if this was ridiculous question.
"Your blood. Your love. Everything." Draklo hissed in her ear. Starfire opened her eyes. Fear was in her eyes.
"When?" She asked.
"When what?"
"The bite."
"Let's make it tomorrow night."
Teen Titans TowerRobin took a deep breath. He had just explained everything that had happened. Since the day Draklo had arrived in the Gym.
"It's no hope. Starfire is gone forever." Robin sighed.
"What are we going to do, man?" Cyborg asked fearfully.
"We have to do something. I mean. It's a vampire we're talking about! Do you know what they DO?!" Beast Boy asked hysterically.
"We all know what they do." Raven said. "Robin. Winning isn't everything. It was a game, right?"
"Right." Robin said in an unsure tone.
"The game is over. There are no more rules." Raven replied.
"The game isn't over yet," Robin sighed. "It isn't over in till the last bite."
"Then let's wait till the last bite." Raven answered, her voice suddenly turning dark.
"WHAT?" The three boys yelled.
Draklo's 'Lair'
Starfire sat in the chair uneasily, her eyes following a pacing Draklo. She felt a little nervous about the whole thing. What would happen when she became a fellow vampire as he? Would she crave blood so much that her conscious would slip away? But Starfire wanted to see Robin. If she refused this offer, would she never see him again? Maybe she WAS being selfish. But she didn't care!
"What does it feels like?" Starfire asked innocently.
"Hm?" Draklo looked back at her
"Being a vampire. Being bitten. Does it hurt?" Starfire asked timidly.
"Did it hurt the first two times?" Draklo asked flatly. Starfire did not answer. No, she had not felt pain. But what about being a vampire?
"And a vampire?"
"Nothing. Really."
"I do not understand."
"Compassion and craves." Draklo turned away. Looking as if the conservation was strictly ended. Starfire sighed then stood up and trod over the blood red carpet to the small library. She came beside Draklo, fingering the spines carefully and looking for a book to pick. Robin and her friends had helped her learn how to read, she had learned extremely fast, but her reading level was that of a third graders. But she would ask or consult a dictionary, what words beyond her chomprension (spelling?) meant. Starfire picked out a random book, a book called Blood and Chocolate. (A/N: It's a book my friend read, and my other friend is reading) Starfire started to read the book. Then noticed a word she didn't recognize.
"I believe I do not know what this word is!" She announced. Draklo turned to her, one of his eyebrows raised.
"What is the word?" He asked.
"This one." Starfire pointed to the word. Draklo burst out in laughter. This laughter was of amusement and laughter. Starfire began to giggle as he told her what the word meant.
(A/N: Man. I'm starting to LIKE Draklo like I would with the Teen Titans. –pout-. That wasn't OOC. I mean. HE'S MY CHARACTER. I've KIND OF framed out his life. So you readers wouldn't know what is OOC or not of Draklo! XP)
Teen Titans Tower
"Are you sure you're going to be able to do that?" Beast Boy asked Raven timidly.
"I'm sure." Raven answered, as all four of them stood in a huddle, like football players do.
"Ok. Let's do this!" Cyborg said. "Don't worry, Robin, we'll save her."
"We go tomorrow. That is when he will bite her." Raven said.
"But I thought the limit was THREE days." Robin argued.
"Did you actually read the rule book?" Raven snapped. Lifting a glowing hand and a glowing book flew into it. "I found it." She explained. Raven flipped through pages. "There. Draklo has to bite her the day after the third. She has to be in his dwelling for the first day, then he bites her at exactly 11:59 PM."
"And if he doesn't?" The three boys asked at the same time.
"You don't want to know." Raven snapped the book shut. They looked at each other worriedly.
(BUM BUM BUM)
The Next Day, 11:49 PM
Starfire shifted nervously on the couch. Draklo was sitting on the chair, reading a book. He seemed perfectly calm, with a smile on his face.
"You will let me see Robin again, correct?" Starfire asked, her eyes going wide.
"Yes, yes of course." Draklo's lips curled. "It is almost time." He stated looking up at the moon. "Ten more minutes now." Starfire gulped at this. Draklo got up, set the book down on the chair, and then sat next to Starfire.
(11:58 PM)
Draklo leaned toward Starfire and hissed in her ear, "Forever." He tucked a veil of hair from her neck. She wretched her head back, closing her eyes tightly. She made small, fearfully, "eh" sounds.
Draklo sunk his teeth into her neck. Pain was extending through Starfire's and her body shook violently. Her veins pumped and felt as if they were to explode. Starfire screamed in pain, it was hurting…so bad. She wouldn't faint this time. She tried so hard…just so hard.
After Draklo was done he pulled back. Starfire was leaning back against the couch, her body in a series of spasms. Her head lolled back and only light green showed in her eyes, though it was not glowing. He felt only slightly worried, but now that he had made another of his kind, his emotions had gone and he only felt evilness.
Starfire started to cough, her eyes setting back into place.
"Where am I?" She asked. Draklo opened her eyes roughly and looked into them. They were pitch black, as his, the pupil barely able to be distinguished. The green of her eyes was now the white.
"You. My lady, are one of the vampires." Draklo laughed coldly. Starfire smiled evilly, her fangs showing. Then she said in a voice that was much different, "Ah, yes, I remember now." Then in her used-to-be-regular voice. "But what about Robin?"
"I'm right here!" A voice yelled.
"And us too!" Another voice called.
Starfire and Draklo turned toward the Teen Titans.
"Good. Your first prey. Take all of your friends' blood at one time, except for Robin. We want him." Draklo told her. Starfire nodded, grinned, showing her fangs, then flew upwards. Her eyes glowed red and red starbolts formed in her hands.
"Starfire?" They all said in shocked voices.
"That's right! It's me." Starfire shot starbolts at them at the same time, somehow, and they were flung backwards. A much more painful hit than it would usually inflict. They all pulled out crosses. (A/N: The cheesy-ness!)
"Get either of them with the crosses!" Raven ordered.
"But wouldn't Starfire-…"
"Just do it!"
Robin tucked his cross into his utility belt. Then jumped at Starfire, gripping her arm.
"Starfire!" He yelled, bringing her face-to-face.
"Robin, if you let me bite you…you could soon be with me, and Draklo, forever." She hissed.
"Robin, use the cross!" Beast Boy and Cyborg yelled. Both of them, and Raven, getting hit hard by Draklo.
Robin nodded, the cross slipping into his hand. He held it out towards Starfire, fear bursting from him, his instincts yelling yes but another part of him yelling no. Wait. Wouldn't the cross affect Starfire. In. well. Total death? It was too late now, because the cross was already touching her forehead. A scream echoed through the room, which was surprising, because no space seemed to be available to echo.
Draklo turned his head towards the scream. Before he knew what he was doing he was pushing Starfire out of the way. The cross landing on his chest, smoke and fire searing upwards in a strange beauty. Draklo's pale fingers wrapped around the cross, they too began to burn, he pushed the cross away from his body and pushed Robin back. Draklo's chest and right hand were nothing but crumbling ash.
Draklo's hand and part of his chest began to crumble slowly as thin wisps of ash. He glared at the dust pile gathering at his feet. Then to Robin, who was on the ground with the cross cascaded near the fireplace.
"You'll pay for that," He said darkly. His remaining hand, the other a plain stump that was not shown because of his jacket sleeve, extended out and became flat as his palm, at the coat of arms. One of the swords wiggled as if trying to free itself. It slid out, making a sharp cutting sound. It paused in the air, as if deciding where to go then flew, sideways, toward Draklo. He caught it by the handle. After this, he looked over the sharp steel blade that gleamed in the fire. His evil, yet charming, smile curved on his pale lips. Draklo swung the sword at Robin.
Robin crab-crawled backwards out of the way, his cape getting sliced slightly though. He took out his bo-staff and held it out in front of him before Draklo could slice through him. Draklo pushed against it. Robin started to perspire from the strain being put against his arms. Soon the sword cut right through the metal, but before it could cut into his flesh a black aura came around the blade.
"Run!" Raven ordered. Robin nodded, running over to her, Beast Boy, and Cyborg.
"Took you long enough!" Robin hissed in her ear.
"And I'm no hearing a thank-you from you, because?" She retorted bitterly. Starfire flew forward, punching Beast Boy hard on the face. Cyborg snatched her before she could doing anything else to Beast Boy while he was off guard, and threw her against the wall, but not as hard as he could. Starfire grinned as she slipped her torso only upwards, her legs over themselves, and her hair softly fell over her shoulders. She shot eye-beams at Cyborg, knocking him to the ground. Starfire had seemed not to be affected by the cross. But wait! On her forehead was a slight scourge, nothing more.
Starfire grabbed Raven's hood, pulling her backwards, her fangs coming very close to her neck, almost puncturing. Beast Boy transformed into an elephant, taking up much room in the small study, and wrapped his trunk around Raven's waist, yanking her away from danger. Starfire turned around to face Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. She hissed menacingly.
Robin dived at the cross, but before he could reach it, Draklo kicked it into the fire. Robin stared at his hands, which began to tremble as he saw the cross begin to melt in the fire. Draklo stepped on Robin's hands. Robin cringed in pain. He knocked his head hard on Draklo's shin, knocking him to the ground. Robin stood up, kicking at Draklo in anger; Draklo grabbed a hold of his foot, throwing him to the wall.
Cyborg threw something, that looked like a sharp piece of wood, to Robin.
"What is this?" Robin asked, catching it.
"A stake," Robin looked a little shocked, "Yea, I know, Raven said no, but just in case." Cyborg grinned, but Starfire kicked him afterwards. Robin nodded then faced Draklo.
Draklo eyed the stake fearfully.
"My fellow vampires join!" Draklo hollered in a deep voice. Starfire turned towards him. Bats suddenly swooped in out from the fireplace, their pitch-black bodies gleaming in the orange, red, and yellow colors of the fire. Screeches and wings were heard in the study. About ten out of, at least, one hundred bats began to transform. Red and black wisps flowing around their small bodies. Out of the wisps came bodies of vampire-people. Some in modern clothing and some in medieval and ancient. Their skin pale as ghosts and eye black as coal.
All of the vampires swarmed behind Draklo. In this a dark glow seemed to pulse from them. They began to walk forward, backing the Titans into the wall.
"Titans, GO!" Robin yelled, his voice almost shaky.
"Starfire and I will take care of Robin," Draklo said, "Kill the others!" The minions swooped at the others; they fought against them hard, though there was so many it was rather hard.
Draklo and Starfire approached Robin slowly. He spun the stake in his fingers. Robin dived at Draklo, the stake coming at his heart, but Starfire snatched his cape, pulling him back. She tried to bite into his neck, but he put his hand over her face, blood trickling out his gloves now.
"Starfire, this isn't you, stop." He ordered. "I know vampires have some form of control!"
Starfire's pupil contrasted, her fangs leaving Robin's hand.
"I want you to be with me forever." She said, tears coming to her black eyes. Robin felt fangs starting to dig in the back of his neck and swung around, and then his stake came in contact with Draklo's heart. There was a piercing unnatural scream, and Robin watched Draklo's unbleeding self as he turned into ash.
"I just wanted to be with you forever, my Star." Said a gaping hole in the ash.
Sord of a cliffie. But I thought this was one of my BEST chapters. I'm not proof-reading it, so sorry if there are any mistakes! I hope this kept you on the edge of your seat! I thought this flowed together nicely. XD
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