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Unbreakable: Part 3 – Always and Forever

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By: Darkwave – XsToRmEr1@charter.net

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With the sun shining as bright as gold in the afternoon sky, Robin had finally awoken. He scanned the room and allowed everything to slide into focus. Starfire wasn't on the couch.

'Is she feeling better? Did she walk off to her room?'

Robin jumped up and quickly made his way out of the main room. As he turned the corner towards Starfire's room, he slowed down to a walk. Without hesitation he opened the room's door and walked in. Starfire was asleep in her bed with the other Titans surrounding her, looking down. They simultaneously turned around towards Robin.

Beastboy starts, "Hey Robin. There's nothing too bad that's wrong with her now."

Raven then cuts in, "I tried to heal her wounds as best as I could. I'm pretty sure she'll be fine now."

The three of them then walk out of the room leaving Robin behind with Starfire.

Cyborg turns back, "Don't worry about it Robin, she'll be fine, man."

Even with the rest of the team trying to comfort him, Robin couldn't stop feeling bad. He kept convincing himself that he was responsible for what happened.

'I can't believe something like this happened. It could have gotten worse, she could've been so badly beaten that…that…'

He couldn't bring himself to think about it. It was much too painful. He walked closer to Starfire and sat down on the edge of the bed slowly so as not to wake her. Taking in a deep sigh, Robin looked down at Starfire. She still looked worn out from the day before, but no doubt she was feeling better. Robin wanted to relieve himself, so he walked out towards the main room.

Once the doors opened, he saw Beastboy and Cyborg in total chaos playing their video games while Raven sat in a corner reading some sort of horror novel. He walked over towards the refrigerator, opened it, and snagged the last of the sodas. As Robin sat down at the counter, Beastboy yelled from across the room, "HEY! THAT BETTER NOT BE THE LAST OF THE SODAS!!" Robin smiled to himself and popped open the can. It would be better to be alone in his room for now. He stood up and took drinks out of the can as he headed back to his room.

Robin entered his room with an empty can in his hand. He squeezed it and threw it on the floor, adding to the messiness of his room. Taking in a deep breath, he threw himself onto his bed and closed his eyes, sinking himself into deep thought.

'Why…what could have I done to prevent that from happening…? I can't let that happen again, I just can't.'

Several minutes passed by before he finally fell asleep…

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After a few hours, Robin slowly woke up. He didn't notice how tired he was. From all the searching and tension since last night, he used up much energy and didn't get much sleep. It was getting dark, Robin could feel it. He decided to see if Starfire was awake as well, so he started walking back to her room.

The door slid open and he spotted Starfire sitting on the edge of her bed stretching her arms out.

"Starfire! You're awake, are you feeling any better?"

"Yes I am. I do not think my strength has fully returned, but I am feeling better."

"Good, that's good to hear."

Robin walked over to Starfire and sat next to her on the side of the bed.

"So Star, what exactly happened last night, anyway?"

"Well, from what I remember, Fang carried me off towards the other end of the city while I watched Killer Moth and Kitten deal with you. Fang was going quite fast, so he did not take too long to reach the outskirts of the city. He stopped at a warehouse for an unknown reason, but he wrapped my arms and legs in his webbing. I suppose he expected me to try to escape if I regained consciousness. Fang was in the warehouse for a bit of time, but it was long enough for the paralysis to wear off. After struggling, I was able to get all of the webbing off. The next thing I knew, Fang was chasing after me. Fighting him was not a very good decision because of the injuries I received. I am just glad you showed up when you did."

"So you don't know what happened with Kitten or Killer Moth do you?"

"Unfortunately, no. I am sor--"

"Don't even say it, Star. If anyone's sorry, it's me. I'm responsible for what happened to you. I wasn't quick enough."

"But you were, I was--"

"No I wasn't. Starfire, you mean so much to me. I can't bear thinking about what could've happened if I didn't get to you to safety in time."

"Why do you have to keep blaming yourself, Robin?"

"Because, I care a lot about you. I just…"

"Robin, is there something wrong?

"No, there's nothing wrong."

"Then what is it that you want to say?"

"Starfire, I meant to say this to you at the pier…"

"Yes…?"

"I…love you."

In an instant, Starfire's golden cheeks turned cherry red. She turned away so Robin wouldn't notice. Robin put his hands on her shoulders and turned her back around. They looked at each other with a loving stare. Robin and Starfire both knew. They both knew they had feelings for each other; it was just a matter of time. Now was that time. Slowly, Robin and Starfire edged their faces towards each other and kissed for the first time. In this moment, they shared a strong bond of love that would last and last. Always and forever, their bond is unbreakable…

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Author's final note: Sorry for taking so long to release Part 3, but I didn't want to be rushed. I just took my time ;). I hope everyone enjoyed this story. I hope I didn't overdo any parts or drag them on too long with insignificant detail. My thanks goes out to anyone who has read and/or reviewed this fic. And my biggest thanks goes out to the Robin/Starfire Shrine (http://randsshrine.proboards26.com) for inspiring me to write this fic. Now to start brainstorming for my next piece… :-D