CHAPTER 10

She looked over her shoulder in time to see Kitten standing there with a knife. "Let go of him so I can kill you!" Starfire growled at her and shot at her from her eyes. Kitten screamed and ran to her father. "Daddy! Kill her!"

Star had Robin pressed up against the wall easily due to her strength. She was trying to figure out what to do when she saw it- a small red spot on his neck. She repositioned herself so she had one free hand and she reached up and pulled on a very small something that was protruding from it. Then she heard Kitten wail "NOOOOOOO!" As she pulled it out, Robin yelled and then went limp.

"Robin! No! What happened? Oh please wake up!" She saw Killer Moth running at her so she shot a starbolt at him, knocking him out. Kitten was hiding behind her throne. Star flew over to Raven and unhooked her. She fell and started running over to BB's cage. She flipped off the switch at the same moment Star unhooked Cyborg. Not a moment too soon. Raven and BB then ran over to Kitten, only to find her gone. Star was having issues unhooking Cyborg's cuffs. This gave Kitten time to walk over behind the table near Robin.

Star finished unhooking Cyborg and walked over to the semi-conscious Robin. She kneeled down as he woke up. "Star? Where am I? What happened?"

"Oh, Robin! I am so glad you are ok!" She grabbed him into a great big hug, almost crushing him. Then she let him go. He leaned against the wall. Then he noticed Kitten.

He tried to shove Star out of the way, but it was useless. Kitten's knife struck her, although he couldn't tell where. She was laughing and yelling "I DID IT!" as Star fell to the ground bleeding. Robin moved to her as Raven and BB got Kitten tied up next to her father and called the "Special Police".

"Star! Star, please, please… Come on, speak to me!" He saw blood oozing from her left side. It was pooling around her and staining her clothes red. He picked her up off the floor and held her in his lap. He was crying.

"Robin… I am sorry… for letting her do this…" She was trying not to scream from the pain. She painfully put her hand on his shoulder.

"No, Star… this isn't your fault at all! Please, please… don't die…" His voice was getting weaker and weaker, as was Starfire. "I love you, Starfire."

"And… I you…" Her hand slowly slipped from his shoulder.

"RAVEN!" She threw the phone at BB who was left talking to some very confused and very irritable police. She ran to Starfire and immediately began to heal her.

"What happened? I didn't see Kitten until she started yelling." Then she saw the dagger and everything clicked. "Oh god." Robin saw her face and looked like HE was the one dying. "It's ok, I'll save her." She eventually stopped the bleeding. "Ok, that should be it… we're gonna drag Cyborg and these two upstairs and wait for the police." Robin could only nod. BB transformed into a gorilla and drug the two villains up the stairs in a not-too-gentle way.

Robin just stared at Star's face. How could I let this happen? I'm a horrible person! Then he remembered what she said. She loves me. But did she mean it the same way? After all, she calls me "Friend Robin"… she didn't say anything that night on the roof… As these thoughts ran through his head, he carefully managed to head back up the stairs, carrying his love in his arms.

"We're gonna have to walk home… Beast Boy, turn into a pterodactyl and carry those 2. I'll just fly." He looked at Robin and nodded. They all walked outside and then started on their way home.

The wind was blowing Starfire's hair very gently and Robin couldn't help but tear up. She's so beautiful… Why didn't I say something before?

When they got home, Robin put her in her room and went into his. It had been a long day and he needed to think. He couldn't sleep, though, so he went back out to the living room. It was only 3 o'clock. He sat on the couch next to Raven.

"Do you remember any of what you did in the past day?" Robin shook his head and opened his mouth to speak. "Before you say anything, go put on your regular uniform… you're bloody and weird-looking." She handed it to him and he slowly trudged to the bathroom. He came back out and looked like the old Robin. Well, minus the tears running down his cheek.

"Raven, I want to see my memories about what happened. Can you do that?" I need to know what I did… so I can make it up to her… or at least try.

"Yeah, it'll be like a slideshow in your head. But I'll see it too…" Robin just shrugged. "Ok, relax and clear your mind." She put her hands on his temples. "Azerath… Metreon …Zinthos."