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Chapter 9: Figuring out

*Starfire's POV*

The new hero, Blue Jay, has appeared on almost every magazine in Jump City. His first article appeared two days after Jay went missing. It had a picture of Nightwing running down an alley with a sidekick right next to him. Their costumes consisted of only two colors, black and blue, the only difference is that Blue Jay had a blue jay on his front.

Two weeks had passed and everyone except me has given up on Jay. I look for him everynight, as you can tell I have had no luck. And when I came back after my long night of searching, I cry. I was now getting used to an empty apartment. Jinx and Kid Flash are always out doing important things for their wedding. Raven had found a new apartment and was always locked up in there. Cyborg was the only one who visited, he liked to scare the nieghbors with him only having a head. He has learned to walk around using the bottom of his head, very talented.

"Blue Jay! Blue Jay saved this human, saved my beloved. Blue Jay saved my cat from a tree." I hear two old ladies talking by the newspaper stand. I was once again looking for my son. "He's my hero." A little girl said, hugging her little bear. "Oh and look at Nightwing, he is such a handsome boy." Another person added to their conversation. That was an understatement. Nightwing was a man in his twenties, hair always blowing in the breeze. He was no boy, that much was true. "Oh my! An old story about the Teen Titans is in here." One said. "They were so cool." another one said.

"I meet them once, in my younger days." A thirty something women came up. She worked at the grocery store. Her name tag read Jordyn. She had her stringy blonde hair in a ponytail, and she was very tall.

I walk over to them and picked up the magazine. Sure enough on half of the cover waas a picture of the Teen Titans, the other one was Nightwing and Blue Jay. The words splayed across were: Out with the old, in with the new. They were not creative, but it did catch peoples attention. "Is that Starfire?" I turn aroound so quickly that my head snapped. Someone had reconized me! I should have known it would happen sooner or later, but I didn't even wear my uniform! I was in my street clothes, a simple pair of worn out jeans and a plain white t-shirt.

It was a little girl, clutching the magazine. Her shout out got many to look at me, reconition plain on their face. Suddenly flashe's of light started going off, and the people crowded me into a tight circle. For once I was glad Jay was gone, I'd hate to explain him.

"Starfire, your back! Did you come back to fight evil?" I was bombarded with questions like these. "Do you know that Robin is dead? Have you seen any of the original Teen Titans since you got back?" I found myself in an interview. Stupid reporters! My returning was not a secret now, by the end of the day everyone will know I am back. I answered every question that was said, and after an hour, it was all over with.

"Star?" I turn to look at Cyborg's head. I had forgotten that he was in my purse, we were heading to the pizza place. His head peeked out of the bag like a bunny from a hat. I tried to push him down but he wouldn't budge. "We are not at the pizza place Star, we are at a newstand."

"Yes we are. Let's go." I pushed him further into the purse, not hearing the click of the camera that caught me pushing his head in the purse. I paused at the Teen Titan article, picked it up, and bought it. "We need to read this Cy, it is about us." I felt my purse shake in understanding.

*Two hours later*

"The Teen Titans consisting of five members broke up for unknown reasons, and the town has been in dispair since. Now we got two new heroes in our midst, let us pray they will stay together, and bring us out of our misery." I shake my head as I read the last paragraph to the article. Throughout the article the guy reproted that the Teen Titans were horrible, they always left the town in destruction. It was sickening to know someone could hate you without knowing you.

"Bull." Cyborg muffled, I would stick a pizza in my purse and he would eat it. He wanted to stay in the place that was a second home to him, but he didn't want people to freak, so I kept him in my purse. It was troublesome but we made through it. "We destroyed the city? What about the villians, didn't they help to destroy it?" He grumbled. We both started laughing at this.

"Well, shall we go?"

"Can you get my head out of this bloody purse, Star, its stuffy and I wish to get out of it." I pull him out of my purse once we got out of the place, flashes of light sooned joined us. Crap! They had found us, and now they caught me with a head.

"Is that Cyborg?" One asked. "Cyborg, did Satfire cut off you head?" Another asked. Cyborg just stared in shock, his eyes unblinking. Did they just asked if I severed Cyborgs head from his own body? That was so obsured. I just pushed my way through the crowd and ran home. "Why isn't she flying?" I heard in the distance.

I finally got home ten minutes later, my energy gone from my body. I felt my age come on, and some added extra to it. I heard laughing coming from Cyborg, the joyous laughter, that infectious laughter made me laugh too. That was the first time I had laughed since Jay went missing. God! I missed him so much.

"They thought you chopped off my head!" He breathed in, still laughing. "That will be a very interesting picture, wouldn't it?"

We had been there for hours, just laughing, having fun with my old friend. That was it, he was just a friend, nothing more. I still missed Robin, and I missed Jay even more. My life was just full of ruin, but I knew that at the end of the tunnel there was a shred of light waiting for me. If there was this much bad in my life, wouldn't it even out and I would start having good luck, Right?

We migrated towards the coach when the door burst open, reaveling Jinx and Kid Flash. They looked flustered, and they had laugh lines, Kid had a little bit of lipstick on his mouth. I wonder what they were doing?

"Are they having a sell on lipstick, Kid Flash?"

"How would I know, Star?" I pointed to his lips and he wiped his hand over his, getting the lipstick off. He blushed scarlette and went to the bathroom to make sure he got it all off. I started laughing so hard that I started to cry, and I saw both Cyborg and Jinx were laughing too. Jinx looked at me and lifted up the magazine.

"Sooooo you chopped off his head, I knew you had it in you." She started giggling. The front of the magazine was of both Cyborg and I standing next to the pizza place. The looks on our face were just laughable, it looked like our eyeballs overtook our faces. They were so wide that they could have popped out. The words across the page were 'Starfire is Chopping up her friends." Then she lifted another one, this time it was only me. "Jump City, prepare for a new hero, Starfire has returned." Jinx read out loud. "She is more beautiful then ever, and she is single. So I believe Starfire will be the new thing on the market. Maybe she and Richard Grayson would be a perfect match, or maybe Nightwing."

"Its like I am a peice of merchandise, waiting to get bought from the highest bider." I sneered. How dare they? My anger rised up, my eyes started to glow green

"Did I hear something about Richard Grayson?" Kid Flash came back, asking questions. Jinx ignored him and continued reading.

"She is deeply saddened about the death of her ex boyfriend, Robin! Who died falling off a cliff while fighting a villian. We have no clue if she has been here long, but we are glad she is back. She is our favorite alien." Jinx put it down, and started laughing. "Do you believe that? Star, you finally came out." I rolled my eyes.

"I wonder who is reading this right now." I asked.

*Nightwing's POV*

"She is our favorite alien." I finished reading the article. I was shaking when I went to the newstand to collect the Nightwing and Jay magazines and instead found Starfire. There was one with her holding a head, another of her stuffing it into her purse, then one with a close-up of herself. I gues the shaking was due to the fact of seeing her, She was beautiful, like they said in the article, and I knew people would be chasing after her. I had avoided the reporters by a baseball hat.

A red and white one in fact, and sun glasses to hide my eyes. So I was able to buy the magazine in peace. I went directly home and started to read it, laughing at the stupidity. Then I remembered the lady from a couple of weeks ago, looking for her kid. It was Starfire, and I was oblivious. How could I not reconize her, I was in love with her for the longest time. She was the one I let go, and now she had a kid! Probably with a stupid Tamaranean. All I know is that whoever the idiot that got her pregnant and left her was the most stupidest guy ever.

"Any news on my dad?" I heard Jay ask. He only gave me certain information about his dad, he was a hero, knocked his mom up at eighteen. Jay knew more then he was telling me, probably testing me to see if I could find him with little information. I should've known not too brag about my computer. Now I had to find a man I knew nothing about.

"Nope, but you could help and tell me his name." Jay just laughed and went to get cereal.

"Well if your as good as you say, you don't need his name." I growled. This kid could be the death of me. Suddenly the door bell rang and I heard my butler answer the door. "Wonder who that is?" Suddenly a blur came into the room. A blur of yellow and red, Flash! I didn't pay attention to Jay, who had backed away. "He found me."

"HI, Richard Grayson, or Nightwing, or Robin. Which one do you perfer?" He crossed his arms. He did not look pleased, in fact he looked mad. "I thought you were dead, so did Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Jinx. We all thought you were dead." His voice raised with each passing word.

"Wait did you say Jinx? The badguy?"

"She is not a badguy, anymore. She is my soon-to-be wife." He yelled, pointing a finger.

"What, congrats man, I thought you would never settle down after Artemis." Kid Flashes head shot up. I should make a note not to bring up his ex girlfriend. "So you had to fall for a badguy."

"What is with you, Raven, and Terra being mean to my girlfriend? Jinx has changed, remember, she helped us defeat the brotherhood of evil." That's right, Jinx did turn good. "Well, once again, congrats." I stand up and shake his hand. "How did you connect those three people?"

"Hmmmm I knew you before you became Robin, I knew you as Richard Grayson, or Dick. Then when Robin died a new hero was born Nightwing. You came to town and so did the new superhero. I didn't connect it until I saw the newspaper. You see I am out of reality, I don't stop at newspapers, so I didn't know you had come. Shoot, I didn't know you were alive." He was growling once again. " So Jinx went to buy some papers while I was looking at cake. I heard your name when she was reading it to Starfire."

"Wait you've seen Starfire?"

"Yes, she lives with me and Jinx. As I was saying I went to the bathroom to get lipstick off."

"Why were you wearing lipstick?" I started laughing.

"Well, Jinx and I kissed a couple of times today, must have rubbed off. So I heard your name, excused myself after awhile and came here. The only person I can't connect is who is Blue Jay?" I chuckled, then looked at Jay.

"Jay get out of that corner." I pulled him out, putting him in front of me. He didn't stay there long though, Kid Flash had him in his arms in a couple of seconds. He was frantically looking over him, making sure I hadn't hurt him. His face going white, like he had just seen a ghost. "I didn't hurt him, he is my guest, and side kick."

"Well isn't this funny." Why? "Jay what are you doing here?"

"I came looking for my father."

"Jay that was very bad! You scared your mother, she cries everynight, she looks for you everynight."

"Wait." I yell at Kid to stop talking. I looked at Jay and gave him a glare. "I thought his mother was dead, or left him." Jay started to shake his head.

"Uncle Flash I swear I didn't tell him that." He looked at Kid. "I said I was looking for my father."

"Didn't your mother tell you? Your father is dead, or that's what we thought."

"My mom was trying to protect me." Jay started crying. Kid Flash picked him up.

"You should never run away, Jay. It was the wrong thing to do. But you did find your father."

"No, uncle, I didn't find him." I was trying to wrap my head around this conversation. His mother wasn't dead, and was in fact alive and worried about her son. I kidnapped a little boy!

"Yes you did, Jay. Now go to the car, I will take you back to your mother." He pushed him. "I am so glad you are alive, little man."

"No! I am a hero now, I will stay here." Jay crossed his arms. I would have missed the little guy, he could grow on a person. He was apart of my team.

"What about your mom?"

"She didn't tell me dad died, I am mad at her. I won't miss her one bit." Jay's lip trembled.

"Well Jay, if you won't miss her like she misses you, then I can't drag you back. Your mom loves you though, and she didn't tell you because she was in denial. She couldn't handle your father being dead." Kid Kneeled down to Jay. Jay stood his ground though, never moving.

"Jay you can't stay!" I yelled, scaring the little boy. "You have a family, never take that for granted." God knows how many times I've wanted my family back, or to have one with Starfire. "Kid who is his mother, so I can personal deliver him."

"Starfire." My world came crashing down. She had looked frantic that one time I saw her. I could only imagine what she was like now, probably thought Jay was dead.

"Should I ask who the father is?" My head was bent down, I was breaking inside. Then a glimmer of hope shined through,I would see Starfire!

"The question is, do you want to know?" Did I? Do I want to know the name of that slim ball?

"Maybe. I don't know. Will I be happy with the answer?"

"God, I hope so." That was a weird reaction. It really was, and I had no clue how to answer to that.

"C-Continue."

"Robin." He said. Was he trying to get my attention? I don't get it but I looked at him.

"What? I was listening." Kid Flash shook his head. Jay went to me though. He looked directly into my eyes, making me a little uncomfortable.

"How could I have not have seen this?" He inquired. He always made me feel younger then I am, With the words he uses. He seemed like the adult.

"How did you connect it?" Kid said. Jay looked up at him, his eyes filled with knowledge.

"Simple. He reacted to his old name. I was wrong."

"Wrong?"

"I wanted my father to be mean, or dead, or in jail, any kindof reason he would leave my wonderful mom. But it turns out he is rich, a hero, and is kind. The only thing I can't think of is why he would leave her."

"I know your father loved your mother, Jay, but they were eighteen, they were so young." Jay ran into Kids arms, and Kid Flash held tightly to him. I heard Jay mumbling, wanting to go home.

"Jay you will come see me again?" Asking hopefully. He was my one and only friend, he kept me sane. Without anybody my brain would start rotting again, making me insane.

"Yes, Robin." Now he was using my old name. I had a feeling that it meant something. Kid Flash headed for the door with Jay. What was the question I asked before he said Robin? They were out of the kitchen. Wasn't it who Jay's father was? Then Kid Flash asked if I really wanted to know. Kid Flash and Jay were out of my sight. I asked if I would like the answer? He said I hope so. I heard the main door open. I said continue and he said Robin. What did it mean? I heard the door of a car open. Wait!

I ran out the house and right in front of the moving car, Kid Flash's and Jay's face were the emotion of stunned. I went to Jay's door and started banging, trying to find my voice. She lied to me! Lied! The banging continued, and I could not tell if it was me banging on the door, or the banging in my head. She told me she lost it! He was the right age. It happened when I was eighteen. My banging became more frantic. He was seven, it had happened seven years ago. At some point I found myself banging my head.

"Richard! Stop it, your freaking the kid out." Kid got out of the car. Jay was looking at me, cowering away from me. They lied! They all lied! I knew Jay was familiar to me! He reminded me of someone! I understood, and I was freaking out.

"Your my son!" I banged louder. "Your my son." I added the hiss, the banging was becoming more frequent again. I started kicking again. "She lied, She lied to me." Kid Flash was there pushing me away from the car, holding me. I kicked him and ran to the drivers car door, opening it up. "Your my son." I smiled evily and started the car, buckling my seat, and drove off. "Your my son."