Washing away the dirt
Disclaimer: I don't own teen titans, but please respect that I own Skye.
Chapter 1: "fade away"
"Titans go!" Robin yelled giving the rest of the titans the command they needed to pound any villain.
Off to the side of the street a little girl, maybe about four years old, peaked out from behind a garbage can in an ally. The girls dress was dirt brown and very raggedy, her hair was muddy brown, and her face was streaked with mud and tears. No one noticed her, no one ever did, and she liked it that way.
It was only a robbery and the titans new this would be very easy. They took the three guys down with ease. as the little girl watched in astonishment, but while she leaned in for a better look at the titans she slipped bringing the garbage can down with her. It made a huge bang causing the titans to look up in surprise.
'fade into the dirt, just fade away. Please don't let them see me!' she thought frantically.
"it must have been a rat or something" Cyborg said
"Yea" Robin added uncertainly
Starfire moved in for a better look at the pile of garbage on the unnoticed girl.
"come here quickly" Starfire called in alarm
"what is it star?" Robin asked
Starfire quickly pointed to a little girl lying in the garbage, unmoving.
"Is she alive?" Raven asked monotone
Starfire gently picked up the little girl and cradled her in her arms, gently rocking her back and forth slowly.
"what's your name?" Starfire asked the frightened little girl trying to sooth her, but a tear slid down the girls cheek.
"oh I'm sorry, uh do you have a home? Starfire tried.
The girl shook her head from side to side.
"where are your parents?" Raven asked
tears welled up in the girls eyes and began spilling out in sadness.
"are they gone?" Starfire asked softly.
The girl nodded and buried her head in Starfire's arms.
"where have you been staying?" Beast boy asked
the girl let out a muffled sob.
"where have you been living" Starfire asked gently in a mother like tone.
The girl grabbed Starfire's hand and led her into the ally. In the ally there was a tarp on top of some garbage cans and nothing but worn out leather inside.
Starfire gave Robin a pleading look, a look that meant can we please keep her.
"you can bring her with us now, but that is no guarantee that she can stay." Robin said giving in.
"would you like to come with us?" Starfire asked almost sure of the answer.
The little girl nodded picking up a fallen card, a card that looked homemade. She opened the card and pointed to a word. The word was Skye.
"Is that your name" Starfire asked
Skye nodded slowly.
"I'll carry her suitcase" Robin volunteered
Skye tugged on Starfire's skirt, and Starfire picked her up.
Later at the tower:
"where's Skye?" Robin asked Star
"she's taking a nap in my room" Starfire explained.
"You got her to sleep in five minutes?" Raven asked startled
"well yes, she was very tired." Starfire explained
"I say we vote on if we keep Skye or not." Cyborg suggested
"sure, but remember the last time we kept someone." Beast boy muttered
The titans were silent, they had trusted Terra, trusted her a lot, and she betrayed them, hurting them all deeply, but no one was hurt as much as Beast boy. It was all too painful.
"she's pretty young" Robin put in
"she's four" Starfire added
"How did y-" Robin started
"she told me" Starfire said
"she spoke?" Beast boy asked surprised
"yes" Starfire said
Everyone except Raven wanted to keep Skye.
"I just feel like she's going to bring trouble" Raven put in
"She can't possibly be more trouble than those two" Robin laughed pointing at B.B. and Cyborg.
Cyborg and B.B. went back to there rooms for a while, Raven started doing the dishes (it was her turn), and Starfire and Robin sat down to talk.
"mommy?" a little voice said
"yea" Starfire replied
"will you help me unpack, that is if I'm staying." Skye asked sweetly
"Of course, and you are staying." Starfire said cheerfully.
Skye climbed up onto Starfire's lap and started to fall asleep again.
"She calls you mommy?" Robin asked surprised
"Yea, but she's little and I guess I don't mind." Starfire said
'You make a great mom too' Robin thought smiling to himself
"Hey Starfire, can you give me a hand with the dishes? There seem to be a lot more today than usual." Raven called from the kitchen
"Ok, Robin will you please hold Skye?" Starfire asked
"Sure" he said taking the sleepy child from her as she went to help Raven.
He looked down at Skye and thought 'she isn't as bad as a normal four year old. I just hope the press doesn't find out about this or there will be some crazy rumors going around'
Well what do you think? I have another chapter written, I just have to type it. I'll get it up soon. Oh and if you feel like reviewing this is my first fic., but that doesn't mean you can't critise. I'll take any criticism I can get, except about the coupling. STAR AND ROBIN FOREVER!!!!! )
-Shemka Oka4 a.k.a. Becca