Little secrets
Chapter 1: things untold
Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans, I don't even own a tiny pebble so please don't hurt me.
"STARFIRE!" robin shouted frantically as the tameranien girl was hit by a large flying object, she fell immediately unconscious. Then she rolled over the edge of the nearby cliff. Starfire landed on a pointed rock in the middle of a fast moving current, slowly regaining her consciousness, she found herself clinging to the rock for dear life.
"Its no use" Starfire sobbed wincing in pain from an open cut on her upper thigh. Slowly she removed her arms from the rock and started drifting down stream, her face just barely above the salty water. She didn't want to die but this was hopeless, Robin and the others were fighting Slade so they couldn't come to her rescue and with only a small amount of energy left there was no way she would make it to shore in time.
'Robin' Starfire thought frantically 'please help me' then she slipped under the lukewarm water.
"You'll pay for this Slade!" Robin yelled with tons of rage building up inside him
"Perhaps another time titans, though I have thoroughly enjoyed our time together I really must go." Slade called disappearing.
"Titans move out, we've got to find Starfire!" Robin commanded
Slade sat chuckling inwardly to himself, thinking 'my latest plan is ingenious! If you take out the heart of the titans they will all fall, and it seems like she meant something more to Robin. Now to make sure she stays out of my way.'
"Raven scan from the sky, Beast boy the water, Cyborg and I will search the beach." Robin directed
Raven winced in disgust when she saw a pointy rock, the same rock Starfire had landed on, covered in blood.
"I found something!" Raven exclaimed picking up the item and bringing it over to the shore. The titans examined it closely and quietly.
The item was a broken necklace in the form of what seemed to be a purple flower. The thin silver chain was broken, but the tiny gem part was okay.
"That's Starfire's alright" Robin said quietly
"How do you know?" Beast boy asked
"I'll explain later. Beast boy you follow the current the rock was by, Raven was there anything else there?" Robin asked
"Yes, lots of blood" Raven answered
"I just can't lose her' Robin thought as they resumed their positions.
Beast boy followed the current until he came into a small bay and saw a streak of red on the shoreline.
"Robin! I found her!" Beast boys urgent cry sounded to alert Robin and the others.
Robin ran to Starfire's side, she was covered in blood and looked like she was in a lot of pain.
"Star" Robin whispered and he was about to lift her up when Raven cried out "don't touch her!"
"Why not?" Robin asked
"If you move her you could make her condition worse" Raven replied
Raven moved Starfire to the hospital using her powers so that she wouldn't be moved.
Starfire's pulse was normal, but her breathing was shallow and she had lost a lot of blood. Once they finally got to the hospital Starfire was immediately rushed into the emergency room to be operated on.
Meanwhile in the waiting room:
"How did you know it was Starfire's necklace anyway?" Beast boy queried
Robin sighed and then replied "I gave it to her, the day I asked her out."
"You asked her out? Did she reject you or something?" Cyborg asked
"No, we just wanted to keep it a secret until Slade was successfully taken down" Robin admitted with guilt showing on his pale face.
"You could've told us" Raven said
"Well it's just......we err......Slade might find out or something" Robin blushed while tripping over his words
The room went silent, because no one was quite sure what to say. Seconds turned to minutes and minutes to hours. Robin sat there his face pale with worry and his hands were shaking out of nervousness; nervousness that Starfire wouldn't make it. Every once in a while a doctor or nurse would pass by and each time he expected to hear the same thing 'she didn't make it' but each time the doctors or nurses just passed by without as much as a quick glance. Other people with loved ones also in the hospital would shoot Robin a sympathetic look, but there was not a word exchanged.
A doctor slowly approached them with a grim look on her face.
"Your friend..." she started slowly choosing her words carefully "she has about a week of life left and she is free to leave the hospital, but we will send a doctor over daily to check on her."
Robin nodded numbly, but the words didn't process in his mind.
Raven was the first to speak "let's take her home because she would want to.........." Raven trailed off just realizing the reality of the words she had almost spoken.
"Be at home?" Beast boy suggested afraid of another long silence.
"Sure" Raven quietly answered
They took Starfire home. Robin went to the workout room and started punching his punching bag. Through punches he was saying:
It's all my fault!
Then he stood there to catch his breath. A tear slid down his face and it was followed by more tears.
"Robin?" a shaky tired sounding voice said
Robin turned to find Starfire standing in the doorway leaning on the door frame. She had a big bandage on her thigh and she looked unsteady. Starfire slipped in a failed attempt to step into the room, and quick as a flash Robin was there to catch her.
"Starfire, what are you doing out of bed, aren't you supposed to be resting? Robin questioned
"Well, I came to see you. I wanted to apologize for all the trouble I have caused." Starfire apologized quietly
"Star, if anyone should be apologizing it should be me" Robin explained
"All is forgiven, how are you?" Starfire asked
"I'm fine. Star you're supposed to be resting; I don't know why Raven would let you do this." Robin said
"Well, Raven didn't actually let me leave. She fell asleep and I snuck out." Starfire said with lots of guilt showing through her eyes.
"That's okay, but let's get you back to bed." Robin answered lifting her up in his arms
"I'm fine and I don't want to go back there" Starfire insisted
"Now who's insisting that they're fine when they clearly are not" Robin said playfully, kissing her forehead lightly.
Robin carried Starfire to the living room and gently set her on the couch.
Well here's chapter 1 i'll update asap. I appreciate any reviews, but I'm not going to force you to review so review if you feel up to it. I need some ideas so if you have one it would be greatly appreciated, criticize if you want but I have a fear of birthday candles. I dont like the title either so if you have a suggestion on that please tell me. -luv alwaz becca aka the crazy lil girl who lives in a box.
-luv alwaz Becca