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Chapter 10
Happy Harbor, Road Island
The Town
'...Whoa.'
That was the first thought that passed through Robin's mind as the alien whirled around to face him, and he got a good look at her face. The boy on the newscast hadn't exaggerated the Alien-Girl's beauty. She was one seriously good-lookin' girl.
She had a heart-shaped face and delicate features, including -but not limited too- a very fine nose, arched eyebrows, and a mouth with pink lips not too full that all but begged to be kissed.
She was a tiny, petite little thing -she was about an inch shorter than him and that was saying something; slender and graceful -kinda like a ballet dancer. She had the lithe built and tiny feet to match…but her get-up didn't go with the peaceful image.
It was purple, tunic-like thing, it's skirt ending just beneath her finger tips. And the design of it made the Boy Wonder think of the tennis dresses that athletes wore (much like how his own uniform was based off of athletics' suit). Only this dress was clearly made for combat -along with the pieces of armor she wore. And if that didn't prove that this girl was a warrior, then the way she had sensed his approach sure as heck did.
…But at the moment she wasn't behaving like a warrior, or like an alien on a rampage; because either of those things would have lunged forward by now in a full on attack. Instead the girl took a step back, not out of fear, but to better analyze him, a look of unadulterated shock on her face -that turned into a small smile.
Clearly she didn't find him to be threating. Robin scoffed at that.
'There a surprise,' He thought dryly.
Bad guys- or this case girl – tended to underestimate the Bat's Brat. This, while aggravating as hell, did give him the advantage. Smirking slightly, he crouched a little lower, his legs tense and ready to spring out of the way if need be.
"You know," the boy chilled teasingly, in the tone that grown-ups would used on a small child, "The locals don't appreciate it when someone destroys their town -and nether do we."
Without any further attempt at small talk, Robin drew a handful of exploding disks (a gift from Bruce on his thirteen's birthday) and flung them forward to initiate the fight, in order for his teammate to do the same.
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The moment the boy dropped into a ready position, Koriand'r had stiffened, her eyes narrowing.
Clearly this little imp was the sort to bring chaos rather than fortunate… and she was surprised at how disappointing she found that to be, for X'hal knew she needed some luck.
Still she was reluctant to take the preemptive strike against this earthen boy. He was little…tiny would be the better word for it, seeing that he was barely taller than her. With her new strength she could easily snap his neck with her thumb and pointer-finger. Furthermore, something about the lighthearted way he held himself told the Shieldmaiden that he wasn't the sort that would do her harm -well, at lest not in the lethal sense.
This belief was reinforced when the boy paused a moment to merely gaze at her, and Kori thought she saw something akin to admiration cross his features as he examine her own, though she couldn't be sure. Though exactly what he saw there, she at first had no idea -though in the next nano-second, she realized with a jolt that look on the young human's face was similar to the one Razor had worn during that little episode back in the cell.
Similar…and at the same time it couldn't have been more different.
The look on the earthen boy was gentler than the one the Warmaster had worn…as well as kinder and… well Kori didn't feel threatened to have him look at her, not at all like back on the Gordanian's ship. Instead she felt a brief instant of almost ridiculous cheerfulness to see that he clearly thought her fascinating. This cheerfulness was then joined by a foreign rush of warmth, when his smile turned into a full-on grin. She didn't think she had ever seen one so zestful -it was all but crackling with youthful energy.
'He's probably never seen a Tamaranean before,' she tried to rationalize, puzzled by both of their reactions to each other. 'And I haven't been around anyone my own age in such a long time…'
Still, Kori had to resist the urge to shack her head, when the imp decided to add to this bizarreness, and started talking rather than attacking.
A boy like this would never survive a slave raid on Tamaran- or so she thought.
"You know," the boy chilled teasingly in the tone that grown-ups used on small children, "The locals don't appreciated it when someone destroys their town- and nether do we."
Koriand'r bit back a moan of frustration. She was so, so tired of not having the slightest clue as to what was being said around her. As soon as she found a way out of these cuffs, she would have to deal with that…
Also after she had dealt with the suddenly combat ready imp. Her still growing eyes widen as the boy's hand flew up from his belt to fling a handful of projectiles her. On sheer impulse she raised her cuffed arms to block the weapons, thinking that like the first one, they would merely bounce off.
She was proven wrong when the devices exploded on impact, engulfing her in a suffocating cloud of smoke. As she sprung backwards, throat tightening and eyes now stinging, the Shieldmaiden almost didn't see the red and yellow blur that was coming her way. Almost.
Piercing the air with a high pitched battle cry, Koriand'r leaped into the air and performed a 360 degree swing kick, perfectly timed with the blur's speed for the blow to make contact. A grunt of pain was her prize, as the blur -which she now saw to be an older redheaded boy- skidded across the ground into the raven haired imp who then let out a yelp of his own.
She didn't relish in the sounds. But she hadn't the time to reflect, because an enraged roar compiled her to turn and see two more boys that were rushing forward.
But that was all they had in common, other than that, these last boys were as different as night and day.
One was light skinned, the other was dark.
One was leaping at her in single bounds, while the other was running in such a way that it brought to mind a high tide.
One's gray eyes were filled with a cool determination…and the other's blue ones could barley contain the savage rage that was boiling within them.
Oh dear.
Koriand'r swallowed hard, and let a soft growl emanate from behind her teeth, wanting to cover up the sudden nerves that were building up in her stomach. It was clear that these boys weren't going to let her leave without a fight- what she failed to understand was why they wanted one… unless they were the town's militia perhaps?
If that was the case then it was suddenly much more understandable. She had been- for all intents and purposes- destroying the town. Still, if she didn't get out of there soon, the Hunters would find her, and it wouldn't do these people any favors to lead those murderers to this all but defenseless place.
She couldn't permit these boys to capture her, or else they all were going to die.
She had to get out of there.
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Robin almost felt sorry for the girl when she made the mistake of blocking his disks with her cuff-things (seriously, what kind of weapon was that? It required the use of both hands.) This sorry almost grew into guilt at her stunned cried when the smoke surrounded her, and reach its peak when the little alien began to cough.
And on top of that, Kid Flash wasn't helping much.
"Err, Rob?" The speedster spoke uncertainly over the comlink in their ears. "You sure we have the right alien? Angel-Face here doesn't look like much of a threat to me."
"Do you see another alien around here that matches her description K.F.?" Robin snapped back irritably, as he fought the urge to glare down the street where the other boy was waiting for his signal to attack.
Despite his sharp words, he nevertheless felt uneasiness in his stomach as the girl still refused to engage him, springing away to recover from the smoke.
What was wrong with him? He wasn't supposed to feel sorry for criminals! That had been one of the first things that Batman had drilled into him in the weeks before the Boy Wonder had made his début on Gotham's streets. And for the most part he didn't, excepted for in extreme circumstances. Or so he told himself… hey-what the Bat didn't know wouldn't kill him.
(Robin that was).
So why was he feeling guilty now?
'Maybe because she a cute girl who's the same size as me for a change?" he tried to rationalize, puzzled by both of their reactions to each other. 'I can't deny that I like that. Bleh-what a cliché, Bats would have my head...'
Aqualad was now specking from his position with Superboy.
"Kid Flash," the older boy said firmly, "Keep in mind that this girl is a threat to the town, it is our duty to take her into custody-"
"And maybe then the League will give us some respect!" Superboy grounded out bitterly.
"Our first concern is the citizens, Superboy," Aqualad retorted sharply. "Kid Flash, go."
"Oh all right!" Kid snapped, and immediately the redhead began to run, charging down the street grumbling, "I don't believe this-here I thought being a Superhero would get me dates with hot girls, and what do I get? I get to beat them up-"
"Canit K.F! You've got to focus!" Robin barked, feeling strangely annoyed at his best friend's commentary.
"Alright, alright! Keep your tights on Rob."
…It was at times like these that Robin could seriously wonder why the motor-mouth speedster was his best pal. Oh sure, they had been through thick and thin together -through the trials of being both junior crime fighters and adolescents. And sure, Kid was as loyal as a foot soldier… but the boy simply didn't have a filter between his brain and his mouth.
Of course, thirty seconds later Robin would regret his moody thoughts when the alien somehow managed to give the speedster a sucker kick to the gut that sent K.F. flying… straight into him.
"...Still don't think Angel-Face is a threat Kid?" Robin asked sarcastically through his teeth, as he struggled for the second time that day to get out from under someone bigger that him -he hated that.
Kid huffed irritably as he picked himself up. "Okay, okay- you were right, I was wrong. Big surprise. Happy now?"
As he reached down to pull the smaller boy up as well, Kid Flash let out a long suffering sigh as he looked over at the alien girl, who was currently fighting both Aqualad and Superboy…and holding her own against the two.
"Why do the gorgeous ones have to be bad guys?" he muttered under his breath as he rushed to get back in the fray.
"Especially the redheads," Robin muttered as well, thinking of Poison Ivy.
Push all thoughts of girls out of his mind; Robin filled the spaces between his fingers with more disks as he hurried after his team.
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Weee! So what do you think of Starfire and Robin relationship so far? I took inspiration from Romeo and Juliet as well as Peter Pan and Wendy from that 2003 movie. I think that both of those couples start out with a mostly innocence-and yet not so- attraction that comes with first love. Come on girls; remember when you first fell for a boy? And you would feel insanely happy when he was near? On a less girly note how was the fight so far? The main battle comes next chapter- and how was WALLY, I swear I can not read one of his lines without grinning. Or Robin's for that matter. I personally like how he is already somewhat protective of Star…and worried about what Batman would think of him.
