Sorry this took so long. I got a cold and had to work. No excuse, but whatever. Thank you to all of you. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much.

I'm thinking that this will be a pretty long chapter… again. So if you're binge reading this, TAKE A BREAK NOW.

I have a feeling that from here on out, they will all be long chapters.

Starfire collapsed onto her bed. It felt strange to be away from the titans. She felt isolated. The first time she had visited with the titans had been hard as well. Although, back then she feared she was leaving them forever. Now it was just a few days, maybe a week without sleeping in the same wing as them. She had not slept alone in a long while. The bed felt cold and far too big.

She sighed again and examined her arms. Galfore had left bruises. He had not meant to, and he apologized profusely. Starfire understood. Galfore had feared the worst, and from what she had recently heard, the worst was horrific. If Slade controlled her energy instead of Robin, Starfire would already be dead. She rubbed her arms, trying to direct her mind elsewhere.

The people had been shocked to see her siblings, as she had suspected. One man had insisted that Wildfire be burned, but a hissing Starfire and a furious Galfore quieted them Quickly. Wildfire told his story to the people, and they accepted him easily. For Blackfire, it was a bit more difficult. She had told her side of everything and the things she had done after her banishment, she apologized for her misdoings. It was not until Starfire stepped forward and told the Tamaraneans of Blackfire's combat against Slade, and the ways her sister protected her that the girl was forgiven.

Starfire stood from her bed and walked over to the balcony. Her mind drifted back to Ryand'r. When he had gone to his room, they were all shocked to find the room mostly empty, especially Galfore. Galfore believed that after Myand'r died, and Tamaran fell into anarchy, many Tamaraneans took all of the good s they could and fled. A few of these Tamaraneans, called Scavengers, would steal royal property to sell. Galfore decided that since Ryand'r's room was nearest to his parents they were the easiest of the rooms to target. Galfore was furious, he had guarded all of the rooms of the royal family to the best of his abilities, praying for the return of his bumgorfs. Blackfire claimed that she knew a few of the places that would buy these stolen goods, and that she would help Ryand'r find his things. Blackfire believed that she had some items missing as well. Starfire was missing nothing, she did not have a lot of material things to begin with, the bow and arrow were still in her room along with her sword. She still had the drawings from Ryand'r and carving of the Tamaranean moons that Blackfire had made her.

The siblings were known for giving each other meaningful gifts. Starfire enjoyed art, and would often paint or draw in her free time and give the finished products to Ryand'r, he then seemed to mirror her interest and would draw for her as well. Starfire's drawings used to decorate Ryand'r's walls, and some of them remained, others were scavenged. Blackfire was often gone on royal duties, or training at Okaara, so Starfire would write her stories, fairytales, and present them to her whenever she came home. Blackfire told Starfire that she read them at every spare moment she had. Starfire remembered how honored she felt that her older sister appreciated her gifts to such an extent. She stroked the carving of the moons with her hands,

"You couldn't sleep either?"

Starfire jumped at Robin's voice. She looked over to the balcony. She had left the doors open to air out the room. She smiled at Robin, "it is most strange to sleep alone, dy iliuni."

Robin entered and closed the doors behind him. He smiled at the girl, "long day?" He outstretched his arms and she flew into them,

"Oh, yes." She sighed, then looked up at his face, "were your quarters unsatisfactory?"

Robin snuggled into her hair, "my quarters were alright."

Starfire raised an eyebrow, "just alright?" She had asked Galore for the best quarters to house her friends.

Robin nodded, "they didn't have you."

Starfire allowed a small smile, then removed his mask, "Richard, I do not wish for us to get into the trouble."

Robin raised an eyebrow, "and why would we get in trouble?"

Starfire tilted her head, "I believe it would be best if we avoid telling Galfore that were are in love."

Robin was taken aback, "what?"

Starfire shook her head quickly, "do not misunderstand. I love you very much, Richard. I do wish he could know, but love means something very different on Tamaran." She offered him a smile, "it may be safer to be patient and wait."

Robin nodded, then scooped her up and carried her to bed, "so I sneak in, stay the night with you, then sneak out? Got it."

Starfire giggled, "Dy iliuni, you are quite cunning."

Robin allowed themselves to collapse onto the bed, and Starfire instantly nuzzled into his chest.

Robin laid back and began stroking her hair, "Star? What does dy iliuni mean? And the other one… dy…dy ale…ra?"

"Dy auera?" Starfire corrected, Robin nodded. Starfire ran a hand through her hair, blushing, "they are merely terms of endearment, Richard."

Robin noticed her blushing and tickled her stomach. He smiled slyly, "there's more."

Starfire giggled uncontrollable at the contact. He stopped his movements for a moment so she could respond, "Richard. There is not much to say… they translate to 'my light' and 'my heart'."

Robin smiled and peppered her face with kisses. He pulled away after a few moments, "now, what do I call you?"

Starfire smiled and shook her head, "it is unnecessary for you to call me anything different, Richard. You should not feel obligated to do anything."

Robin shook his head, and kissed her nose, "hmm, there's the terms of endearment I know, like 'dear,' 'babe'." Starfire scrunched up her nose at 'babe' and Robin laughed.

"Humans refer to their significant others as the piglet from the children's movie?" Starfire tilted her head, "I had believed 'swine' to be an insult."

Now Robin was laughing whole heartedly and Starfire playfully slapped his arm, "do not do the laughing at me. I could call Galfore into my chambers. You would have to explain why you were disturbing my sleep."

Robin kept laughing, "wouldn't you have to explain too?"

Starfire had a wicked gleam in her eyes. She began to mimic the voice of her k'norfka, "Koriand'r, why is your leader in your quarters?" Robin laughed at her impression. She began to reply as herself but with a much higher pitch, "Oh Galfore! I do not know! He climbed through the window and asked me to play with his reproductive organs!"

Robin's laughter ceased, he looked at her in horror, "you wouldn't."

She smirked at her, "do you wish to find out?"

Robin began to kiss her, deeply and passionately. Starfire had many different parts to her personality; alluring, kind, honest, caring, funny, powerful, loyal, and curious. He was honored that he got to see them all. Robin released her and looked down at her arms. He lifted and began examining it, "are you okay? I was going to stop him, but I realized it wasn't my place."

Starfire nodded, "I am unsure what the result would have been if you had interfered, I believe staying uninvolved was the safest option." She sighed then continued, "I am undamaged. He was full of the concern. He would never purposefully hurt me. Tamaraneans who did not train on Okaara rely more on their powers. In times of fear, their confidence grows in power as a defense mechanism. This increases their strength enormously. If he had been calm and grabbed my arm as so, it would be much different."

Robin tilted his head, "I thought Galfore had trained on Okaara."

Starfire sighed, "he was one of the few Tamaraneans of a non-elevated class to be chosen to train there. He, however, did not get the chance. This was years before I was born… Galfore and the others chosen were celebrating their luck, when Tamaran was attacked. The Citadel launched an ambush on my people. Galfore stayed to fight. When Blackfire was born, he took my father's place as head… general for a while. He is truly a skilled fighter, even without Okaarean training. After my father was able to retake his position, he offered Galfore the training once again. I was born then, he asked to to protect and to help raise the royal offspring instead."

Robin was taken aback, "have you ever asked him why?"

Starfire nodded and smiled, "he does not answer, it embarrasses him."

Robin smiled in return, his face then went stony, "are you sure you want to go look for Wildfire and Blackfire's things tomorrow? We could just stay around Tamaran. You didn't really get to show us around like you wanted to last time."

Starfire beamed at him, "I desire to show you around, but I must assist in the search as well."

Robin nodded grimly, "we're all going then."

Starfire tilted her head, "Rich-"

Robin huffed and shook his head. Starfire put a hand to his cheek, "you do not trust Ryand'r?"

Robin shrugged, "you know me, it takes a while for me to trust anyone. I would let you go if it was just Ryand'r though."

Starfire sat up, an unreadable expression on her face, "you do not trust Kom."

Robin nodded and his eyes widened as she rose from the bed. He did not want to make her mad, but she returned with a stone carving.

"My sister created this for me," Robin's eyes widened and she continued, "the tree that is in the center of our palace is made of a rock by the name of amordium. On Tamaran, it symbolizes love, protection, and unparalleled loyalty. These emotions are intense for a Tamaranean, they hold the ability to greatly influence our powers." She traces over the crevices in her sculpture, "she had flown to each moon to study the details for an accurate likeness. She stayed on those moons for three earthen days, for she did not have the spare energy we possess now to make the trip in one day." A smile spread across her face, "this is the Kom I remember. I never truly believed her evil. I believed her confused and angry."

She offered the sculpture to Robin and he traced his fingers over every detail as well, it was the most amazing object he had ever seen. Starfire spoke again, "I trust her with my entire being, Richard. She will not allow anything to happen to me."

Robin nodded, "can we still come?"

Starfire smiled, "of course, but do not feel as though you must for my protection."

Robin shook his head in disbelief, "this is really amazing. I'm glad this wasn't scavenged. You're really not missing anything?"

Starfire shook her head, she was about to speak, but a voice interrupted her,

"Kori was always as helpful and kind to the people as she was allowed." The couple jumped, they had not heard Blackfire enter the room. Backfire continued, "she found it difficult to ignore them as we were taught to. No matter how desperate the Scavenger, I doubt they would have the heart to steal from her. They nicknamed her jeia t'iliuni for X'hal's sake."

Starfire blushed furiously, Robin spoke, "Light? Something about light?"

Starfire nodded, Blackfire spoke for her, "it equates to 'angel of light' in english. To be compared to light is an honor. One of the greatest honors."

Robin looked at Starfire confused, "and'r means 'fire' right?" Starfire nodded, he continued, "isn't fire and light the same?"

Blackfire's eyes widened, "no! Fire is the offering of warmth and protection. Light is where Tamaraneans draw their powers, it gives us strength and it gives us life."

Robin smiled at Starfire. He remembered her endearment, he began rubbing her back.

Starfire reined in her blushing, "Kom, I apologize, did you require something?"

Blackfire nodded. She approached the couple and pulled a large book from her robe, "I found this, it is the most descriptive book on the d'aulle nitney. It is in ancient Tamaranean, it will be difficult to read, even for you sister. I suggest you begin in the morning."

Starfire nodded and opened the book, "oh…" She looked up at her sister, "I am most grateful I studied ancient Tamaranean on Okaara."

Blackfire chuckled. She took the book and the sculpture from the couple, placing it on the table next to the bed, "you two need to rest. Our first destination tomorrow is on the edge of the Vegan system. Kori, I'd bring your weapons. It's could get dicey."

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Starfire held her laughter within her. Cyborg was hovering over Blackfire,

"Cyborg, I promise I will not crash your damn ship!" Blackfire looked over her shoulder at the half man,

"Girl, that doesn't mean I trust you to fly! Why couldn't you just give me the coordinates?" Cyborg was fuming.

Blackfire smirked and gestured to the upcoming upscales with her head, "you'll see in a second."

The titans gasped as large rocks covered in ice moved freely in the space before the T-ship,

"I've flown this hundreds of times."

Starfire spoke next, "this is the Ythrok'i system, yes?"

Blackfire nodded, "yeah, how did you know?"

Starfire and Wildfire were the only steady forms as the ship banked sharply to avoid a rock. Starfire spoke, "when I was on the Gordanian ship, they kidnapped a few Celtulians. They flew this route to avoid persecution."

Blackfire nodded and banked in the other direction, sending the titans flying once again, "the authorities do not fly this course. That's why Scavenges can sell here."

"Dudes, can we like stop with the turns? I'm gonna be sick!" Beastboy clutched onto Raven's robe,

"If you're going to vomit, please let go of me." Raven tried to shake Beastboy off but he clung fast, quickly shaking his head.

Cyborg began mumbling curses as he attempted to stand again.

Blackfire chuckled darkly, "oh don't get your metal knickers in a knot. We're here."

Starfire gently hit her sister on the arm for her crassness. Blackfire laughed.

The ship landed gently on a strip of rock. Cyborg handed suits with tanks to the titans.

Beastboy looked at the suits with distaste, "we really have to wear these?"

Raven gave him a disbelieving look, "would you rather die from hypoxia?"

The Tamaraneans were empathic to the others' inconvenience.

Starfire looked over Raven's suit and sighed, "it will be very cold, hold out your hands please."

She transferred energy to Robin, Raven, and Beastboy, "with this surplus of energy, you should be able to keep your bodies at their necessary temperature with ease. You should not feel the cold."

Cyborg shook his head at her offer, "I installed a heater after we went to Russia. Learned my lesson."

Wildfire looked at Starfire with wild curiosity. He spoke quickly and in Tamaranian.

Starfire furrowed her brow and replied in english, "of course, Ryand'r. They are my family as well."

Blackfire snapped her fingers and attention fell on her, "this place was attacked."

Robin looked to Cyborg, "do we have company?"

Cyborg scanned the area and shook his head, "no, there's no other signs of life. Just us. The attack must've been a while ago."

They approached the battered building. It had been attacked alright, the tarp which was a makeshift building for the illegal market had been ripped and, by the looks of it, it had seen some gunfire. Blackfire kicked down the door, her hands holding two massive starbolts and her eyes glowing furiously. The silence was agonizing,

Robin shook his head, "what happened here?"

Starfire picked up a broken stone emblem from the ground, she did not recognize it, "whoever was responsible for this ambush, they did not originate from the Vegan system." She handed the emblem to Blackfire. She nodded, confirming Starfire's statement,

"luckily for us, Ry, that means our shit would be here still. It's worthless to someone out side of our system. I guess I lied about it getting dicey, Kori."

Wildfire nodded and began exploring, as did Blackfire. The titans did not let Starfire explore unaccompanied.

Starfire saw a familiar blue box and smiled, "Kom! Ryand'r!" Her siblings were beside her instantly, similar smiles on their faces.

Starfire looked to her friends, "this was our mother's j'ieve case. They are similar to your earthen knives. She was very skilled.."

The redhead unlatched the box. Their faces fell when the box was empty. Starfire placed the box on the ground, "it is understandable. They were weapons and useful, they would not be left behind."

Blackfire looked on the shelves near where Starfire had found their mother's box, "this is defiantly the Tamaranean section." She smiled, "look."

She lifted a pile of dust ridden parchment, "I'm not sure if they're legible anymore, but these are them, Kori."

Starfire giggled, "all thirty-eight?"

Blackfire laughed, "more than half of them. Hopefully these are the ones that were good."

Starfire's smile turned cheeky, "I do recall you saying you read every one. You are unable to withdraw your statements now."

Blackfire scrunched up her nose at her sister and placed the piles of parchment in their mother's j'ieve case.

Wildfire whooped as he held up several drawings, "yours and mine, Kori." Starfire looked at the art in her brother's hands, the titans peering over their shoulders. An exact likeness of the Tamaranean sky was on top of the pile in one of his hands, and a mess of a forest was in the other. Wildfire blushed, "I remembered being better."

Starfire smiled at him, "you were still learning, if I recall there are many that are well done." Wildfire smiled at his sister.

Raven point at the drawing of the night sky, "Star, you did that?"

Starfire furrowed her brow, "yes, it is quite common for the royal offspring to have specialties to pass the time."

Robin grinned at her, "is there anything you can't do?"

Blackfire chimed in, pushing Starfire's arm, "write."

Starfire grinned wickedly at her sister, "if I recall, you used one of my writings in a academic session on Okaara, sister."

Blackfire began to sift through the shelves again, "I have the feeling that I should have been dismissed from Okaara."

Wildfire nodded, "I agree, sister, you were often in trouble and Kori often did your academic drills."

Starfire's sudden shriek racked through the titans. They turned the corner, she was on the ground with her hands over her eyes, mumbling what sounded like a desperate prayer in Tamaranean. Robin rubbed her shoulder and search for the cause of her distress. Wildfire and Blackfire stared unblinkingly at the Tamaranian remains before them.

Raven's breath left her in disbelief, "is that?"

Wildfire shook his head, "I had not believed he was so disrespected…Why wasn't he burned?"

In the glass 'coffin' before them was the corpse of Myand'r, their father. Blackfire's skin began to radiate heat. She punched through the glass and tore the chain off of her dead father's neck. She crouched before her sister, obstructing her view of the body. She caressed her sister's hair. Starfire peeked out from behind Robin's arm,

"How could they scavenge his body sister?" her eyes still held fright and were overflowing with tears.

Blackfire's face was stony, she looked to Wildfire, who was still distracted. She whispered to Starfire, "he was a disgrace to the throne. He did not cherish his children as he should have, and he sold the child most loved by the people, and heir to the throne to her suspected doom."

Blackfire tore their mother's charm off of the chain and held it out to her sister, "this is yours."

Starfire held the charm between her fingers, a small smile forming on her face as she felt the familiar smoothness.

Starfire shook her head, "no sister. I was allowed to spend a great deal of time with other mother. Father forced you away too soon. She missed you." She placed the charm back into Blackfire's hand, "it is yours."

Starfire stood, still clutching to Robin. Blackfire had a stunned look on her face.

"Hey, they have something…. Re Conteete Dy Myand'r." Starfire's attention snapped to Wildfire.

She tilted her head, "Ryand'r, may I?" She held her hands out for the parchment.

Wildfire handed it to her. Her eyes skimmed it quickly. Her stomach lurched and her hand came to her mouth, anger spread throughout her, "Kom."

Blackfire appeared over Starfire's shoulder, she read and her hands began to glow, "what?"

Robin looked between the sisters, "what is it?"

Starfire shook her head, "it is… this is about our father." She looked to her brother, "Ryand'r…"

He shook his head, "did you know?"

Starfire bit her lip, "I believed I was being prejudice from my own experience… I-"

Blackfire threw the parchment on the ground, "Starfire, he sold you… He didn't use you to end the war. He called for the Citadel to attack. He started the war!"

The titans looked between the siblings, Robin spoke through his teeth, "what?"

Blackfire gathered the parchment once again, "all Myand'r wanted was to end a war. He called for the Citadel to attack Tamaran, if they attacked then pretended to lose, he would give them one of his children... When Kori was born, he choose her. Mother gave Kori her d'aulle nitney to protect us from father. He found out and he killed her. He told me once that he thought I was the most like him… That's why he wanted me on the throne."

Starfire looked at the ground and shook her head.

Blackfire took her sister's face in her hands, "everything he's done to you Kori, all because of this I wish I could revive him so I could kill him myself."

The titan's closed rank around Starfire, Robin Hugged her close and her friends embraced the couple.

Starfire shook her head, "I forgave father a long tie ago for the things he did to me, for they lead me to Earth… I do not comprehend how he could murder mother…I had believed that he loved her."

Wildfire looked at the body of his father in disgust, "he loved power, Kori. And he loved abusing that power."

Blackfire shook her head, "take whatever you guys want from here. When we're done, we're burning this place down."