Alas, here's a new chapter for you!

I've been thinking of where this story is going to go. It has to end somehow and now I've been thinking of how to get to the end. Don't worry, there are still chapters to come! It's just that I've been thinking of where this story is headed. That's all.

Enjoy chapter 7 of Sacrifice, "Starfire's Return."

This Chapter is dedicated to CyborgandRaven4ever for all your support of my writing. Thank you so much!

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The next day, Starfire, bags in hand, walked up to the door of the Tower.

It's so nice to be home. She thought as she walked in to smell a familiar smell.

"Hey Star," Robin said, first of course, "Ya want some?" The Boy Wonder asked as he held out a plate of what seemed to be eggs of some sort.

"Is that…?" Starfire asked as her voice trailed off.

"Tofu. Sort of a memorial to Beast Boy, even though it tastes horrible," Raven said in her normal sarcastic tone.

"We thought it might make you feel better if you had some of BB's tofu, Star," Cyborg said as he put an arm around her and led her to the table.

Starfire's eyes welled up with tears. "Yes, It would make me feel better, Thank you all. I do not mind if it does taste bad, Beast Boy loved it, and now I do too."

"Hey Star, are you sure you're ok?" Robin asked as he sat next to her at the table.

"Yes, I am. Where's Aqualad? Wasn't he here to help us?? Where is he?? What if something happened??"

"He went home just before you got here. He had some business in Atlantis. Did you know that he's going to be the Head of Defense there?" Robin said, trying to distract Star.

"Really? That's nice."

"Tofu is served…even if it IS nasty…" Cy said as he put the pan on the table.

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After breakfast, Robin asked Star, "Do you wanna go for a walk?"

"That would be nice Robin."

As they walked out the door, Cyborg and Raven sat on the couch, watching them go.

"There they go again. It's so obvious, why won't they admit it?" Cyborg said to himself, aloud.

"Knowing Starfire, she doesn't want to distract Robin or any of us from our work. If you haven't noticed, we put our lives on the line every day. Beast Boy is a very good example of what could happen to any of us…" Raven said sarcastically as the remote exploded.

"Don't TELL me you made the remote explode!" Cyborg said, in awe, "How can we live without the remote???"

"Oops sorry," Raven said as sarcastic as ever, "We do have a back-up remote you know."

"We do?"

Raven nodded.

"Phew, you scared me there…You really miss him don't you?"

"Who?"

"BB of course."

"Well, yeah, we all do."

"I never knew you even liked him!"

"He was ok…sometimes."

"You just opened up to me, admit it!"

"What are you talking about?"

"You just said that BB was ok sometimes! That counts as opening up! Ha!"

"Whatever…I'm going to my room to meditate now. See ya later."

As Raven got up to leave, one of the Gamestation games blew up.

"Raven! You did it again!"

"I'll buy you a new one, ok?"

Cyborg nodded as tears were streaming down his face.

"That was my favourite game!!"

Raven rolled her eyes and walked to her room.

I've got to stop doing that…

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As Robin and Star walked out the door, they immediately noticed that it was chilly outside. Fall was coming, and Starfire usually forgot about the seasons on Earth because on Tamaran, it was always warm. Star then started to shiver and Robin gave her his cape.

"Thank you Robin." Star replied softly, while looking at the ground.

"No problem, Star…The reason I wanted to take this walk is because I wanted to talk to you. You seem really shaken by Beast Boy's…well…you know…"

"It is in part my fault. If I hadn't have needed saving…"

"Don't talk like that Star. Beast Boy willingly knew that he was probably going to get hurt, but he didn't care. He was your friend! I know you would have done the same thing if it were Beast Boy under that beam instead of you."

"Of course I would Robin, but I seem to always need saving. You always do….It's not that I don't like that you save me, but it makes me feel…weak. I feel like I'm the…how do you say… 'weakest-link.'"

"You are not the 'weakest-link!' You are a valued member of this team and none of us want you to get hurt. Beast Boy knew that...and I do too."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want you to get hurt because…well…I care about you. If I lost you…well…I don't know what I would do," Robin said, smiling at Starfire.

"I care about you too. I would go crazy if I lost you too," Star said, blushing and smiling at Robin.

"Thanks Star."

"No, Thank you Robin. You've helped me through this horrible tragedy, and for that, I am eternally grateful."

They stopped walking and just looked into each other's eyes.

"Robin?"

"Yes Star?"

"Don't leave me…I need you more than ever now."

Then the Boy Wonder hugged Starfire and said, "I'll never leave you Star. I promise."

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End of Chapter 7!!

It's a bit mushy, I know, but I thought that BB's death would bring them all together.

Enjoy!

-Dark Raven-