Chapter 15
Robin stopped in his advance up the stairs as he saw Jinx standing in his way, her arms where cradling his crow gently against her chest. He was about to take a step forward until she pointed the weapon that had injured Cyborg at him, making him think twice about moving.
"Why did you do it?" she asked as she looked at him, tears began to escape from her pink eyes.
"Why did I do what?" replied Robin as he looked at her, he knew what she was talking about but he needed to hear it come from her lips.
"You know what you did you murderer!" yelled Jinx in reply as the weapon began to shake as her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
"He had it coming" said Robin as he remembered crashing Wraith's car into the wall, the memory brought a faint smile to his face, "The day he touched Raven was the day he died, I simply made him realise it" he said as he took a step towards her.
"Don't move!" she yelled as she pointed the still shaking weapon at him, tears began to fall from her eyes as she started at Robin.
"If you must kill me then go ahead I won't stop you" said Robin as he held his hands in the air and looked at her, his face showed no emotion as she took another step towards her. Jinx panicked and lost her grip of the crow allowing the angry bird to fly at her face, driving its sharp beak into her eyes. She screamed as she dropped the weapon and tried desperately to get the bird away from her, her flailing only made the crow more enraged as it pecked away at her face making her scream out in even more pain. She lost her balance and desperately reached for anything to save her, Robin wanted to run and help her but he knew he couldn't, it was her time to die.
"He is waiting for you" was all he said as he watched Jinx fall over the edge. Jinx continued to scream as she fell, her body eventually smashed into the ground in front of Cyborg, making him whistle as he looked up at Robin. The crow landed on Robin's shoulder and rubbed its head against his cheek, making him smile.
"I am glad to see your ok" smiled Robin as he stroked his friends head gently, "Now come on we have another of my friends to save" he said as he walked towards the door that lead to the bell tower, he knew Slade would be waiting for him, he also knew that either way this would be their final encounter.
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Starfire squirmed slightly as Slade held her close to his chest, for insurance incase Robin decided to bring any of his 'toys' with him. Their hair was soaked as the heavens opened and allowed the rain to fall down hard and fast, making a smile appear on Slade's face, he liked this kind of weather.
"What is taking him so long?" he asked himself as he waited for Robin to appear before him, he knew that Jinx didn't stand a chance against him. He didn't have to wait much longer as Robin stepped out of the darkness of the bell tower and took a step onto the slippery roof top, his eyes where fixed on Slade.
"Let her go Slade!" he demanded as he took another step towards him, "I won't fight back if you do" he said as he stopped and put his hands behind his back.
"Alright" smiled Slade as he pushed Starfire away from him.
"STARFIRE!" yelled Robin as he watched her slid down the roof, he was slightly relived as he watched her reach out and grab hold of the edge of the roof, stopping herself fro falling to her death. Slade roared in fury as he unsheathed his sword and swung it at Robin, missing him by mere inches as Robin took a step away from him. Robin quickly wiped any rain drops off of his face as he rushed forward and tackled Slade to the ground, knocking the sword out of his hands.
"Very good Robin" smiled Slade before he threw Robin off of his body and stood back up, brushing his wet hair away from face. Robin turned to face him and was hit in the face with Slade's boot, making him stumble backwards as his vision went fuzzy. Robin swung widely at Slade and managed to break the necklace that had Raven's engagement ring off of Slade's neck, making the ring roll down the roof and land in the gutter. The crow watched the ring fall from above as lightening streaked across the sky.
"What's the matter Robin?" asked Slade as he drove his fist into Robin's gut, making him keel over in pain as he gasped for air, "Can't you fight without your bird friend helping you?". Robin roared in fury as he grabbed hold of Slade and threw him over the edge of the roof, making both of them slide down onto to narrow platform Slade's sword had landed in. Robin coughed up some blood as he used a nearby gargoyle statue to stand back up. Slade used this moment to his advantage as he grabbed his sword and plunged it into Robin's back, making him cry out in pain as he felt the cold steel pass through his flesh. Slade pulled the sword free and watched in amusement as Robin trembled at his feet.
"You know something this reminds me of something my father used to tell me, well that was until I killed him" smiled Slade as he watched Robin crawl towards the statue and use its base as a rest as he turned and looked at his tormentor.
"He used to say that every man has a devil he must find in order to get peace, and as fate would have it I'm your devil. I ordered for your deaths, hell Robin you should know by now that nothing goes on in this city without my say so" he said as he knelt down in front of him, taking a small knife out from his boot.
"Raven" whispered Robin softly under his breath a memories of her being raped ran through his mind.
"Well if it makes you feel any better you put up quite a fight" said Slade with a smile as he move the knife closer to Robin's chest, "Any last words?" he asked as he stopped and looked at his former apprentice.
"I want you have something" said Robin as he stood up and walked towards Slade, taking the crime lord by surprise, "It's something I don't want anymore" he said as he looked at Slade, his eyes had far away look in them.
"And what might that be?" asked Slade as he lowered his weapon and looked at Robin in both confusion and curiosity.
"This" replied Robin as he rushed forward and placed one of his hands on Slade's head, making his eyes go wide as his mind was flooded with images of Raven lying on a hospital bed, "Thirty hours of pain caused by your hand" he said as he placed his other hand on Slade's head, making the images and feelings become more intense, causing Slade to scream as he dropped his knife to the street below.
"And they're all for you" said Robin as he let go of Slade's head, nudging him over the edge of the roof. Slade screamed as he fell, his arms desperately reached around him for anything that could his descent, he suddenly stopped as the horns of a devil like gargoyle sliced through is back, impaling him just a few feet above it's fang filled maw. Robin fell back panting heavily as he looked over to where Starfire was hanging for dear life.
"I'm coming Star" he said as he crawled towards her, his hand reached out to her as he struggled to keep his eyes open.
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Cyborg looked up and powered up his sonic cannon as he heard footsteps coming down the old staircase, his hard expression soon changed into a wide smile as he saw Starfire help Robin to walk down the stairs.
"What took you so long?" he asked as Starfire run to him and threw her arms around his neck, making him wince slightly in pain as she pressed her body against his.
"Thank you" said Robin as he slumped down to the ground facing Cyborg, his face was fixed in a slight smile.
"Why what did I do?" asked Cyborg in confusion as Starfire let go of him and sat down next to him and Robin.
"You saved me" replied Robin as he looked at his friend, "You saved me with the memories you kept up here" he said a she gently touched his forehead, making Cyborg smile slightly.
"Hey man that what friends are for" h smiled a she reached into his shirt pocket and took out his last cigarette, Robin sighed as he took the cigarette out of his mouth and placed it in his own, lighting it carefully.
"What did I tell you about these?" he smiled as he took a puff from it and handed it back to Cyborg. Cyborg began to cough as the smoke filled his lungs, making him spit the cigarette out onto the ground.
"I'm quitting as of now" he said making both Starfire and Robin smile and laugh slightly.
"Watch him until help comes" said Robin as he eased himself back onto his feet and looked down at Starfire, watching her slowly take Cyborg's hand.
"I will" she said as she turned her head and looked at the injured metal police officer, "Robin?" she asked as she turned to look at him and saw that he was no longer standing in the doorway.
"Don't worry Star he does that a lot" smiled Cyborg as he closed his eyes, "I'm sure he'll be just fine" he said as he drifted off to sleep, his words brought a smile to Starfire's face as she turned and watched him begin to snore gently.
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Robin staggered towards the tombstone with Raven's name on it once again, the blood continued to seep from the wounds in both his back and chest. He fell to the ground as he stretched his hand towards the cold granite of the tombstone, his hand trembled as he ran it along the R engraved on its surface.
"Raven" whispered Robin sadly before he closed his eyes and rested his head on the tombstone, his body began to shiver as a slight wind blew through the cemetery. The wind suddenly picked up as a lone figure dressed in a beautiful white dress walked towards Robin, her feet gently caressed the leaves that where lying all around as she stopped. Robin slowly opened his eyes as he felt the warm touch of skin touch his icy cold face.
"Raven?" he asked as he looked up and saw a familiar face looking back at him. Raven couldn't help but smile as she ran her fingers along his face, Robin smiled as she leant closer to him, placing her lips against his lovingly, the kiss between them was full of their love, a love that had lasted beyond death.
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Starfire walked towards the site of Robin and Raven's graves as the sound of sirens echoed behind her. Both graves looked so peaceful, like they had never been disturbed, but she knew better. She smiled as she saw the crow landed silently on top of Robin's tombstone, Raven's engagement ring was firmly held in its beak. She walked towards the black bird and extended her hand as it moved closer to her, dropping Raven's ring into her hand.
"Thank you" whispered Starfire as she turned and walked away, allowing the crow to take off into the night sky once again.
They say when you die a crow carries your soul to its final resting place, but sometimes that soul cannot find peace, sometimes it comes back to set the wrong things right and sometimes it comes back because of the love for another. You see love isn't just a worldly emotion it is a feeling that is so strong that not even death can stop it from thriving.
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Well it's done, finished over. I really hope everyone enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. I apologise for the long periods where there wasn't an update for this fic. Anyway thank you for reading this and THANK YOU to anyone who left me a review for this story, each one of them brought a smile to my face.
And I know the ending was terrible, I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote it.
Later days (last one of this story)