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I am soooooo sorry! A thousand apologies for not updating. But then again, its not a very good story anyways…This is just a little filler chap because well..I've been so busy…L
But I promise the future will be better…actually I've been thinking of changing this story a bit…like actually right another fanfic with the same plotline but discontinue " Uncomprehendable" because the 1st three chapters were so bad…in other words, Im rewriting..actually I've already started a little bit of it…please tell me in ur reviews what u think..
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans…I don't own anything but the plot (heh…typo in the 1st chap -;)
Chapter 3: Forming a compromise…
" Starfire!!!"
Robin ran as fast as his weak legs could carry him at the site of smoking buildings, only to be greeted with a bloodied Starfire lying in a pile of debris. No, he thought. What if Raven got to the rest of the Titans? I should've known she was trouble the day I met her. He clenched his teeth angrily as he wearily made his way over to Starfire's mangeled body body.
He gently pressed a finger over a certain part of her throat as felt a faint heartbeat. Her normally orange skin was paler than usual. That concerned Robin. He stroked her fiery red hair that ran over the debris in soft bends and brushed a few strands out of her face. Starfire, the happy bubbly Titan who made friends with almost everyone, is now lying before him, in the brink of death.He turned his head towards the sky and cursed Raven with all the swear words he knew. Before long, Starfire stirred a little as she weakly opened her eyes.
" Robin?" she whispered, a small smile forming on her face. " I missed you. Why were you not here?"
Robin could only look upon her face with guilt and shame. Why had he not been here for her? He could always protect her! Why not even from one of his once-teammate? His face scrunched up with anger again and his fists tightened, the fingernails bit into his skin.
Starfire saw he pain on his face, noticing that he could not answer her for whatever reason. She noticed anger and shame that marred his handsome face and hastily laid her hand on one of his fists. The fist that Starfire's hand covered, relaxed slowly and carefully took her hand in his as if one wrong move would break it.
" I'm sorry," he uttered through choked back tears. He instinctively reached out and pulled Starfire's shoulders towards him while holding her in a tight embrace. Robin rested his troubled head on top of her bushy head and stroked her hair back. This action didn't comfort him but it did at least reassure him that Starfire was still alive.
He felt something wet against his uniform. Pulling Star back, he saw she was crying and streams of tears ran down her bruised cheeks.
An explosion of emotions erupted inside her when she saw Robin racing towards her. Feelings that she could not explain, like an inner turmoil. When Robin embraced her, all she could do was cry.
" I won't let anything ever hurt you again Star, I promise," said Robin with a defiant look in his eyes. Starfire smiled warmly at him and Robin couldn't help but smile back. It was the first smile that had marked his face since a long time. It even felt foreign.
" Thank you Robin," she said hugging him again. She nuzzled her face against his neck.
" Tell me Robin. What happened this morning? Why were you on the floor."
Robin felt his anger return to him as the image of a certain blue-cloaked person branded his mind again. Her..
Right now Robin wanted to pour out what happened to Star. Just to get everything out of his chest. But…how would Star take it? He knew that Starfire and Raven were close. He just didn't know if he wanted to ruin their friendship. But then, a small voice gave a sinister cackle in the back of his head. Raven is a threat to the Teen Titans…she has already betrayed you and must be destroyed…
Robin began to pour out everything that happened that morning….
Raven hovered over the smoking city with a stab of guilt in her stomach. Right now, she hated herself for being weak and letting Robin get to her. It was almost like he was training her to keep under control, like he was supposed to. But she failed. Even moreso, she regretted for hurting Robin. It meant that if Starfire hadn't interrupted, Raven could have killed him including everyone else in the tower. She shuddered at the thought of all of them gone when she woke up conscious. It haunted her.
She looked up at the surface above her. The morning sky had lost its shine and all was replaced were dark gray clouds that loomed over her. It almost seemed like it reflected what she felt inside.
A wave of suspiciousness overpowered her and she stopped midair. Something just wasn't right. It was..too quiet to be natural. She should have at least heard an explosion of some sort as the others were in combat, but nothing reached her ears. Raven tapped into each of the Titans communicators. Jammed.
Worried, she flew down on a small strip of road that luckily wasn't destroyed by the HIVE. She decided to continue her search downhill then stopped. Raven couldn't trust herself anymore…at the moment, her powers are unstable. She would have to fight without them and think nought of her opponent, but the love she has for the Titans.
I sound so brave right now, she thought. But what about when that time comes? Will I be just as courageous?
Cyborg had found an abandoned building that the construction workers have obviously forgotten. The stone walls aged with black and a rancid odor rose into the air. At least he was safe…for now. He'd been running for sometime now, hoping that Gizmo hadn't followed him.
He had no idea what the HIVE had been doing these past few months. Training obviously, but with what? Things just didn't make sense. First there was Raven acting all strange and jumpy with Robin's disappearance. Now the HIVE were kicking their butt. All he needed to conclude this horrible day is that Gizmo finds him and disables him. Well I'm not going to stick around for that, he thought frantically searching the building with his red eye. Nothing.
Cyborg felt relief yet caution as he carefully shifted his weight from one foot to another. Just as he was about to sit down from sheer tiredness, a spider-like shadow dropped over the ceiling. But Cyborg didn't notice…until an annoying voice broke the silence around him.
" Think you could escape tinman?! There is no way out!"
Before he could even throw a punch, he was suddenly pushed into the walls by a powerful force. A grunt escaped his lips as the evil boy genius came into view. Gizmo had a sinister smile across his boyish face and smirked at Cyborg.
" Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide," he changed gaily as he shot several cannons targeting Cyborg.
She was just walking towards a quite decrepid building when the she heard a loud familiar cackling noise above her. Raven shut her eyes tight and prayed waiting for the worse to happen. Unless they all died…Raven bit her lip, drawing blood, punishing herself for thinking that.
Slowly, she turned her head towards the sky, terrified of what she would see.
" Hello Raven. Long time no see," said Jinx with a triumphant look plastered over her face.
" Too bad it wasn't that long," Raven snapped. She levitated herself and faced the evil pink-haired sorceress. "It can be longer. "
Instead of throwing a large blast of pink energy or hollering out another insult at Raven, Jinx just smirked at her hands resting at her hips.
" This fight is too good to finish right away. I want to savour every moment that I see you writhe in pain. Before we fight, I would like to ask you a question. "
Surprised, Raven lowered her hands and just floated there. What was she playing at? The last time Raven fought Jinx, she only wanted to shoot her pink energy blasts and flip her acrobatic moves.
" Tell me Raven," Jinx said calming floating over to her and stood by Raven's side. Raven eyed her warily and crossed her arms.
" What do you see?"
Jinx waved a hand over the city gesturing the emptyness. Her pink eyes glazed over with malice and stared at the city with a smirk.
" A psychopath that doesn't know when to mind her own business," Raven said giving Jinx a cold look and floating opposite of her. " What do you want?"
She stared at Jinx with anger. Still, the pink-haired girl hadn't even winced and ignored Raven's comment.
" Nothing," Jinx whispered to herself. " You see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing. I find that you could relate. "
Fists clenched on her side, Raven threw a punch at the dazed sorceress. She easily dodged it and was soon snapped out of her stupor.
" Hasty aren't we?"
Another maniac cackled rang inside Raven's ears. She winced from the mere pitch of it and recovered just in time to see Jinx send a pink energy blast.
A/n: I know this chapter sucked like anything…but really..I've already started typing the other fanfic…and please give opinions.