The Confrontation
Starfires POV
I was right; Red X really did have something big planned for my birthday tomorrow!
He even stayed home today to plan it.
It is after all my 18th birthday.
But something's not right. I just know that something is going to happen today.
I just don't know what.
I won't let myself think about a rescue though.
I've never given up on Robin and the other titans, but I don't want to get my hopes up for no reason.
Regular POV
The titans had not realized how long it would take to get to Carthy!
By the time they had arrived, it was 8:30 at night! They were all aware that X would be back home in one hour.
Or so they thought.
They didn't realize that he had spent the day at home, and never left!
But of course, they had no clue, and were determined to find Starfire.
Once they were at the front door, Raven teleported to the other side, and unlocked it from inside.
The rest of the team rushed inside, all ready having discussed the battle plans, and split up.
Starfires POV
I hadn't realized that I had fallen asleep until I was awakened by strong hands, lifting me up, and carrying me bridal style out of my room.
Still drowsy from my nap, I couldn't see very well.
The figure ran with me down a hallway until he (I could tell by the muscular chest that it was a he) abruptly stopped. As the sleep cleared my eyes, I gasped.
Two other figures stood blocking our path.
Red Xs POV
It was 8:30. I had just gotten done planning Starfire birthday.
I was so pleased at myself for coming up with it all. I had transformed the entire forest into a beach!
There was even a little swimming pool for us. It was perfect, she would love it.
I was still glowing when the alarm on my wrist went off.
I ran to the control room, where on the monitors, I could see the teen titans entering the front door! How could they have found me?
It was than that I saw that they had another person with them. The same person that had been with them whenever they found me. She must have some sort of power that lets her find people! I mused.
I started to prepare to fight them, when a thought hit me. I didn't want to fight them. I just simply didn't wish to hurt them, even though I knew that they were here to rescue Starfire.
Wait, Starfire!
"I must get to her fast!" was all that registered in my brain.
knew that I would have to hand her over to them.
It had been selfish of me to keep her for all these months.
I knew that it was time to give her back her freedom.
Wait a minuet.
What was I thinking?
I was a villain after all!
But something in my heart told me that I needed to let go of Starfire.
Still, I needed to show her the beach before she left.
I just needed to hold her one more time.
I needed to say goodbye, for no doubt, the titans would never let me near her again.
And with that I ran to her room, where I found her sleeping peacefully.
I carefully picked her up, and ran to the Beach as fast as I could.
But when I was almost there, two figures blocked my pathway.
Robins POV
So we split up. I took the hallway right in front of me.
All that I could think of, as I ran through the labyrinth was Starfire.
How after so long, I was finally going to see my princess again.
I wondered if she'd changed. Had she cut her hair?
I hoped against hope that she hadn't. That was one of my favorite things about her.
How her fiery red hair fell down her back like a waterfall.
And her eyes.
Oh, Starfire's eyes.
Those beautiful emeralds could melt my heart. It had been so long since I had seen them.
I also wondered if she'd gotten taller like I have. I'm now as tall as she was when she got taken.
That was always something that bothered me, how I couldn't meet her eyes.
I had also gotten stronger.
(His muscles got WAY BIGGER!)
I could now literally sweep her off her feet.
I was so swept up in my thoughts about her, that I didn't notice Kipper running from the other direction.
We collided right in the middle of the hallway.
"Oh Kipper, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?"
I apologized as I helped her up.
"Oh, I'm fine. I should have been looking out for you." She blushed.
Just than another person decided to join our little party, and ran up to us.
The first thing that I noticed was red.
A big red X across his chest.
And long red hair.
There was a person in his arms.
Starfire.
My Starfire.
Kippers POV
"Titans Split!" shouted Robin.
And so we split up.
I took the hallway to my right. As I ran through, a thought hit me that I had been trying to suppress.
Once Starfire rejoined the team, would I still be welcome? Or would they throw me out?
I don't think that I could stand the thought of leaving the teen titans.
They had been so kind to me.
Beast Boy had always been willing to play video games with me, and I even let him win sometimes.
Cyborg would always make me breakfast. Well, he would make me everything, breakfast, lunch, supper, desert. He was so sweet.
And Raven was so delightful to hang around with. She and I would go every morning to the Dark Heart Café and listen to poetry.
Once in a while, I would even recite a poem that I made up. Most of them were about tragic love.
A love that was never meant to be.
Robin.
That was how I felt about him
. I had stopped resisting it after a year.
I was madly, hopelessly in love with him.
He was so sweet, so gentle.
And yet, he was tough, focused, and determined.
But I never expressed my feeling about him to anyone.
Not even Raven, who over the past year and a half, had become my best friend.
I knew that what I felt was a forbidden love.
Robin and Starfire were meant to be together. They should be together. They were perfect for each other.
At least, that was what I kept telling myself.
Oh, but Robin was so handsome.
His spiky black hair just looked so perfect.
And his muscles were so well defined.
He had really been working out since Starfire was taken. I guess he wanted to look his best when we found her. Or maybe, he was just trying to impress me.
No! He loves Starfire.
And Robin was so nice.
And his eyes, his lovely eyes. They were crystal blue, as clear as the purest water.
He had taken off his mask once while he was showering.
And I - really having to pee - had walked in on him just as he as getting out.
All he had on was a towel around his waist, his muscles standing out nicely!
He had looked at me with those beautiful eyes, and smiled a thousand watt smile.
His teeth were perfectly straight, whiter that white.
Of course I had turned a red as a tomato, a stuttering tomato.
"Oh, I-I'm so s-s-sorry. I d-didn't m-ean to walk in on y-you."
And than I ran out.
Later, he asked me if I was okay.
Than he apologized for scaring me off.
Ohhh, he was too sweet for his own good.
I was so wrapped up in my thoughts about him, that I wasn't paying attention.
I collided with somebody, and we went down in a tangle of arms and legs.
It wasn't until strong hands lifted me up, and hunky voice asked me if I was okay.
"Oh, I'm fine. I should have been looking out for you." was all that I could say.
I could feel my checks burning.
Just than, someone ran up to us.
It was Red X.
And he was holding Starfire in his arms.
I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in a LONG time! My internet crashed!
Stupid Computer. That means that when I tried to get onto Fanfiction, a message popped up saying - Your internet is no longer in service. Your connection has broken. Please talk to your computer consultant if this appears again. Thank you! Have a Nice Day! I just about killed the machine! So We had to get it fixed, which cost 200 bucks! AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGG!
