Teen Titans

Chapter Eight Life in Captivity

Starfire rolled over on the cot to see Barbara the same place she had been before, at the bared door of their jail. Starfire sighed and floated over to her. Barbara jumped at her touch and turned only for a second to look at Starfire.

"I am most sorry I have scared you, Robin's…wife…But you know, this waiting will do you no good if you do not get sleep."

Barbara sighed and then replied, "You know you can call me Barbara, right?"

"Yes, well, Uh…Barbara, you know this sitting and waiting will do you no good. You must sleep. Robin would not like it if he knew I was not trying to help you sleep."

"Well thank you for your concern Starfire, but I cannot sleep. I need to know that Faith is safe…I need to know what that mad man is planning and how the Joker fits into all of this."

"Yes, and I understand that, but perhaps if you were to take a break, the time would be easier to pass."

"I can't. Starfire, that madman has my daughter…She could be in trouble and she may need me. I can't just rest and forget about it. This Slade is planning something, and I have to find out what it is."

"Okay, but I am sure if you were to take a break then…"

"I can't, okay, I just can't."

"Well, okay…Barbara?"

"Yes Starfire?"

"Back at the Tower, why did you save me? You put yourself in the way of the x to save me. Why did you do that? I do not understand."

"Because Starfire, if I had not gotten in the way, that x would have hit you and I didn't want you to get hurt…That's what a team dose."

"Team," Star asked confused.

"Yes, Robin and the rest of your team was on another mission, Faith and I were your team at the tower. Believe it or not, I can still fight in this chair, I just can't walk."

Star did not know what to say. This woman was supposed to be the enemy. She had taken Robin away and then she had married him. She was a threat, wasn't she? 'Why would she want to save me,' Star wondered. She was the only other girl Robin had ever loved, so why would this red head not see her as a threat as well? Star was really confused.

"But I am your enemy, am I not? I mean, I am the girl that Robin…well lo…cared about when he was here, and now he is back…."

"He also loved you very much Starfire. The whole time he was back at home it was Starfire this and Starfire that. He really missed you, and that is why I told him to come back here. Something in him was missing without you in his life."

"But..But…But I am the enemy," Star insisted dumbfounded. "I thought of you as the enemy…"

"In case you had not noticed Starfire, we have enough enemies out there…I would rather have a friend in here then have an enemy."

Star had not thought of it that way. Barbara was, of course, right. They had too many enemies in here without adding each other to the list. If they were going to get out of this alive, they were going to have to work together, and Star knew it. She sighed and agreed that she was just going to have to like Barbara, after all it was not like she was trying to hurt her.

"Get some rest Barbara, I will watch for your daughter. If they come with her, I will wake you up."

Barbara smiled at Starfire, "Alright, thank you." Barbara leaned back in her chair and drifted into a much needed sleep, even if it was a little uneasy.