Chp.5: Meanwhile, on Planet Tamaran…

Starfire sat on a large purple bed with lavender silk curtains hanging around it. Pink and green pillows lay at the top. She sat in her underwear, hugging her knees and sobbing loudly. She refused to wear the princess dresses and crown, and she did not have her robe anymore. The door opened slowly.

"Starfire?" Her father walked in slowly, unable to stride anymore.

"GO AWAY!" She sobbed. "I DO NOT WISH TO SEE ANYONE!"

"Starfire, I-I know you did not want to leave…but…but Lyss said so himself that the planet is ridden with crime and wrongs, and he said you were being pulled in."

"NO, FATHER!" She yelled. "The Teen Titans and I would STOP crime!"

"Starfire, I apologize, but I just can't believe that."

Starfire felt anger rage through her. "You trust him over your own daughter's word?! WHY DO YOU NOT JUST ADOPT HIM?! THEN I CAN GO BACK TO EARTH, AND HE'LL STILL RULE YOUR KINGDOM LIKE YOU WANT!"

Her father bowed his head and stepped from the room.

"ROBIN!" She sobbed and fell onto her bed.

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Lyss stood outside with two other men dressed the same as him. One had purple hair that hung in his eyes, and the other had high, spiky, green hair and slanted eyes.

"You should have seen her friends. They were freaks! I mean a robot, a girl in a cloak, a green boy, and that-that skinny masked kid are considered normal to her! She has been there way too long."

"Hmmm… It definitely sounds strange, Lyss," The green spiky-haired kid said. "Were they that bad though?"

"Of course not," Lyss said laughing. "I just know for sure now that Starfire is mine. I didn't really like how cozy she was getting with that masked kd-what's his name-Raven? No, that's the girl…Robin."

"Robin, eh? How could the princess fall for a guy named Robin?" The purple-haired kid said.

"No clue. I mean, he's skinny and short and not of the royal planet," Lyss said. "Besides, she knew that we were betrothed. She should have stayed away from him."

"Yeah," The boys said.

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Starfire layed on her bed staring blankly up through the curtains. "When your secret heart…cannot speak so easily…come here, baby…from a whisper start…and have a little faith in me…and when your back's against the wall…just turn around and you, you will see…I will catch your, I will catch your fall…just have a little faith, faith in me…" She sang quietly.

"This is horrible.." She muttered. "I want to go to my REAL home…"

She hugged herself and turned on her side. She eyed her dresser with the see-through glass top and opened it. She pulled something out and looked at it.

It was a picture. Her father with his black hair, a seven-year-old Blackfire, a five-year-old version of herself, and… a woman that looked almost exactly like her. The woman had long red hair and green eyes. Her lips were painted delicately red, and above her eyes were thin, purple lines of eyeshadow. A crown resided on her head, gold with a red jewel in the middle of it.

"Mother…" Starfire whispered. "How I miss you and your wisdom… You would know what I should do… You would know where I should go… Oh, mother…" A tear spilled down her right cheek and hit the picture. Starfire layed it on the bed and got up. "Oh, well…Sitting in here forever want help me… I might as well go look around the castle…"

She slipped on the plainest dress she could fine, a green one with long sleeves and a high collar with a lace bow on the chest. She slipped on her uncomfortable shoes and opened her large double doors to the hall.

The hall was large and empty. She sighed in lonliness. She walked off to her right down the hall.

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She eventually found herself in a large room with large picture windows, an orchestra over in the corner, playing those awful Tamaranian folk songs, and a piano on the right. There were many being taught how to dance.

"What is-all this for?" She asked to herself as she looked around.

"Ah, my lady. There will be a party tonight, celebrating your return," Starfire turned around and saw Lyss standing there smiling.

"All this for my return?" She asked, getting a glare more similar to Raven's than her own.

"-and it is the night before we are wed," He smirked.

"Wh-what? B-but I-"

"Good day to you, m'lady," Lyss said and wandered off, being joined by his two friends at the end of the hall.

"No…" She stared after him. "I-I can't."

Another irritating Tamaranian folk song picked up. "Wow," She muttered. "I never realized how terrible these songs are. I miss my earth music. I miss all my friends…." She sighed and sat down on the bench of the piano. "I'll have to get used to it, I guess."

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"The princess seemed pretty upset when you told her you were getting married, Lyss. She must still have her mind on that Robin guy, huh," The green-headed friend said.

"Yes…I must do something about this…but what?…" Lyss rubbed his chin in thought. "Well, she'll just have to learn to love me the way her mother learned to love her father. It's utterly senseless to fall for another man when you must marry another. Her mother was just as foolish. With that other man…"

"What happened to that other man?" The purple-headed guy asked.

"He was destroyed…" Lyss then grinned widely. "Served him right."

"How did they do it?" The green-headed one asked hesitantly.

"Let's just say they made her watch why they did that…" He smirked.

"Man…" The puple-haired man said.

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Starfire looked up at the ceiling. "I miss my friends so much… Stupid party… I wish this had never happened. There's no getting out now…" She stood and leaned against the wall, trying to ignore the Tamaranian folk songs. "It's not fair…"

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There… kinda short, but still good. I really like this story. I hope you do too. Please review. I'm trying to get to fifty at least. Yeah…. Well, bye bye! ^o^