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Chapter 12

Confessions

Red X had left taking Starfire with him to another abandoned warehouse that was close to where Slade's lair was. Red X had been thinking what to do now. The Titans were dead, Slade was dead, and he had nowhere to go or anything to offer to Starfire. Starfire had been severely hurt during the last two fights and had been sleeping for a while now, and the sedatives were still pretty much in effect. Red X looked for the cleanest and safest place to take Starfire. Once he found it, he placed Starfire on the floor. He took off his cape and put it under her head as a pillow. After all the battles that had taken place in the last 24 hours he was now feeling hungry and he imagined that Starfire would be hungry too when she woke up. He knew that Starfire was still very tired and that she would not wake up anytime soon and decided to go downtown and bring food for both of them to eat. Red X made sure that Starfire could not be found and or hurt and flew downtown. To disguise himself he used Robin's uniform while shopping in the city. A couple of fans approached him and asked for autograph and he reluctantly accepted. His thoughts were on Starfire being alone and hurt. Before going back to the warehouse he stopped at a drugstore and bought a first aid kit to cure Starfire's bruises and scratches. He finally had everything that he needed and flew back to the warehouse at the other side of the city. He arrived at the warehouse and went inside it. Starfire was still asleep and he used this opportunity to change his uniform back to his Red X costume, the only thing he left on was Robin's type of mask. After he finished changing clothes he heard Starfire speaking. He ran towards her and found out that she was still asleep. She was mumbling something.

-"She's probably having a bad dream"-Red X said

-"Robin…Robin, where are you"-Starfire said still asleep

Red X felt jealous at the fact that Starfire was dreaming about Robin. Anyway, he held her hand and massaged it while he made sure that Starfire did not have a fever with his other hand. After he did this Starfire calmed down, Red X sighed and closed his eyes feeling a little bit better.

-"She will not forget him that easily"-Red X said

Red X let Starfire's hand go and moved back a little. It was not long when she finally woke up and rubbed her head. Red X smiled when he saw her opened her green eyes; those eyes he loves so much. She began looking around, adjusting her eyes to the low light at the room and tried to remember what had happened. Her brain had many scattered memories of the past events and they all seemed confusing to her. She remembered seeing Red X again, but this time Red X was not Robin. There was somebody else that looked like Robin but he was not Robin exactly.

-"A clone"-Starfire whispered

She then remembered attacking Red X, and after that there was nothing to remember until she woke up in a strange place where Slade was.

-"He tried to kill me"-Starfire said

-"But I stopped him from doing so"-Red X said

-"Who's there? Robin?"-Starfire asked

Red X walked towards her and smiled.

-"No, Star. It's me, Red X"-Red X answered

-"What is going on? Where are we? What am I doing here?"-Starfire asked without breathing and all at once

-"I am glad you are ok"-Red X said smiling at the way Starfire asked the questions

-"Why have you brought me here?"-Starfire asked

-"Calm down, Star. You are safe here with me and I will not hurt you. Don't be scared"-Red X said

Starfire did not say anything back. Red X walked and sat next to her. They were both on the floor.

-"Star, are you hungry? I brought you some food"-Red X said

Starfire doubted if Red X's offer was safe to accept.

-'He seems to be honest'-Starfire thought

-"I am being honest, if that's what you're thinking"-Red X said

Red X stood up and brought the bags with the food and started taking the food out of them. He had brought hamburgers, fries and drinks. Once he finished separating the meal he looked at Starfire who looked hungry but her fear was greater and was still stopping her from trying the food.

-"I haven't poisoned the food. I'm not trying to kill you"-Red X said

-"How can I trust you?"-Starfire asked

-"Just trust me"-Red X said

Red X grabbed a couple of fries from Starfire's food and ate them. He also took a small piece of her burger and ate it too and then sipped a little of her drink. Then he started to choke and groan while he fell on the floor holding his stomach.

-"What is wrong? You said you did not poisoned the food!"-Starfire said while holding him and trying to check what was wrong with him

Red X opened his eyes and grinned.

-"I was kidding…Hahaha"-Red X said

Starfire arched her eyebrows and gave him a killing look.

-"That was not funny at all"-Starfire said

-"Yeah, it was! You should've seen your face!"-Red X said

-"Humph!"-Starfire protested

-"Come on, I'm sorry. The food is good. You've been asleep for a lot of time. Don't you think that if I wanted to do something to you I would've done it already?"-Red X asked

-"I suppose"-Starfire answered

Starfire decided that what he said made sense. Besides, she was really hungry. She started eating and Red X did the same.

-"Want mustard with that?"-Red X asked

Starfire's eyes glowed when she heard this and saw Red X' hand holding a bottle of mustard. She took it and poured almost half a bottle on her burger. Red X smiled. They did not talk much during "lunch", just exchanged glances and smiles. Starfire was not sure whether to trust him or not, but somehow he did not look that he wanted to hurt her at all. She wanted to know what had happened when she blacked out.

-'I suppose I have to wait a while to inquire him about the past events'-Starfire thought

-"Did you like the food?"-Red X asked

-"Yes. I appreciate your hospitality in such hostile time"-Starfire answered

-"I also brought bandages to cure you. Now that you know I wont hurt you, would you trust me to help you clean your scratches and bruises?"-Red X asked

Starfire took a look at herself. She did have many bruises and scratches with dried blood on them. She did need the curing.

-"Any help that you might wish to provide is quite welcomed"-Starfire answered

-"Ok. Let me go get the aid kit"-Red X said

Red X stood up and brought the bag with the alcohol, bandages, peroxide, cotton and some other first aid things. He carefully started to clean Starfire's dried blood with the cotton and alcohol. Starfire flinched a little but did not move. She knew that this pain was part of the "curative ritual" as she called it, and that it would be over soon. After a while Red X finished curing Starfire and began to feel nervous of what he knew that was coming: the truth.

-"I am most thankful of your help"-Starfire said

-"Welcome"-Red X said

-"I must say that I am rather confused of what have happened. Would you be able to inform me about the past situations and why and how we ended up in this place?"-Starfire asked

-'Here goes nothing'-Red X thought

-"Well, Star, it's…complicated. Slade tried to kill you while I was away but I came back to rescue you and fought against him and now he is dead. We had to runaway from his lair and I brought you here. I know it's not the best place in the world but at least we are safe here"-Red X answered

-"I see. Yet I do not understand why I was at Slade's secret home. There are so many things that I still do not understand"-Starfire said

-"Star, I am sorry you had to go through all these painful situations. I hope you can forgive me. I want nothing more than your happiness…and your love"-Red X said

Red X moved his face close to Starfire's face. Starfire felt she had been in that situation before, someplace. She could not remember exactly where. Finally, she backed off Red X's face.

-"I am sorry, Red X. But my heart belongs to someone else…and you know who that is"-Starfire said

Red X did not like Starfire's answer. He looked away from her and she feared he could hurt her anytime now.

-"Star, I look like him. Maybe you can love me…and besides, someone that is dead cannot love you back…and he actually never did…"-Red X said

-"What do you mean? Why do you say that Robin is…"-Starfire said

-"Because he is, Star. That's the truth"-Red X said

-"Why is everyone saying such thing? Slade also said that my friends were gone and that the person that had killed them was…"-Starfire started to say and paused

Starfire remembered that Slade had said that his apprentice had killed the rest of the Titans. She grew angry and fearful as she realized that Slade's apprentice was in front of her.

-"I demand to see my friends! Where are they?"-Starfire said

-"I am sorry, Star. Your friends are gone. But I am here"-Red X said

-"What happened to my friends?"-Starfire asked

-"They had and accident back at the Tower. The Tower collapsed and they were inside. I managed to get you out. Aren't you grateful?"-Red X said

Starfire started to cry but managed to stand up and back away from Red X who did not know what do now that she had found out the truth.

-"Liar! My friends are not gone! You have better not hurt them or…"-Starfire said

-"Starfire, I am really sorry, but they didn't leave me a choice. They were between us…he was between us"-Red X said

-"I was foolish to believe you were not evil at all. You are evil and have taken what I treasured the most!"-Starfire said

Red X stood up and walked towards Starfire. Starfire looked at his face, expecting to see anger or hate but she was surprised when she saw another expression on his face: sadness.

-"Starfire, I just wanted for you to be happy. They…Robin could not give you what I can. I would do anything for you…like I killed Slade. I would never hurt you"-Red X said

-"You say that you shall never hurt me and yet you destroyed my friends and brought me to this place without my consent"-Starfire said

Starfire could not hold it anymore. She began to sob and cry loudly. Red X could not bear to see his Starfire cry and all because of his fault. He hugged her and she tried to push him away but she finally gave in.

-"How could you? We meant no harm. We never hurt you in any manner"-Starfire said between sobs

-"I…I don't know. If I could take it back so you wouldn't suffer I would, Star. I swear I would"-Red X said

-"Maybe there is still hope…how did you…how did they…how did it happen?"-Starfire asked

-"I…"-Red X answered

Red X did not want to tell Starfire the truth. He knew that after what he had done to the Tower, there was no chance that any of them could have made it out. He saw when the Tower collapsed and there was nothing left, absolutely nothing left. However, he could not lie to her anymore.

-"The Tower…I put bombs around the Tower…it's all gone"-Red X said

-"Gone? There is no hope?"-Starfire asked

-"No Star, it's just you and me"-Red X said

-"NO! Why did you save me? To live without my only friends, and my only love?"-Starfire yelled

-"Star, you don't need them…I am here…I can be your friend and your love"-Red X said

-"You should have left me there to die with them!"-Starfire said

Red X could not understand why Starfire was so attached to the Titans. She was not from this world, they were all so different to her. Raven always made fun of her for not knowing Earth's customs; Cyborg got upset everytime they used the T-Car since Starfire liked to press all the buttons; BB even made a practical joke, by mistake maybe, but he did. And Robin…Robin made her suffer when he ignored her when he has looking for Slade. He had attacked her when he was Slade's apprentice. Why? Why was she so attached to them? Red X felt anger rose inside him.

-"What? You would've preferred to die?"-Red X asked

-"Yes! At least I would be with my friends now!"-Starfire answered

-"But I am you friend! I even killed Slade so he wouldn't hurt you! "-Red X said

-"No, you are not!"-Starfire said

Starfire was angry now. She tried to hurt Red X but she could not. Red X was faster than her. However, Red X was only evading her; he did not want to hurt her.

-"Star, stop it! I don't want to hurt you"-Red X said

-"You cannot hurt me more than what you already have!"-Starfire said

Red X stopped cold. Why did she have said that he had hurt her? When did he hurt her? Did he not try to protect her at all times and at all costs? What did he do wrong? Red X could not bear to see Starfire hurt. She was crying for her long lost friends. He had hurt her. He had taken away what she loved the most…her friends…and Robin.

-"You will pay for the damage you have done!"-Starfire said

Red X evaded Starfire's attack again. He did not know what to do but he knew what to not do, and this was to hurt her more than he already had. He took out his gun and shot her again. Starfire fell and he caught her, she was sedated for the third time. He needed time to think what to do about her, about him and the dead Titans. It was obvious that Starfire would not join him that easily, maybe she just would not join him at all. She would not stop until he paid for what he had done to her. He knew Starfire would make sure he did not run away before she avenged her friends. The situation seemed to have changed…again.

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