Betrayal
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, nor any of the characters there within.
Something was wrong. Something was terribly, terribly wrong. No, it was not the music, nor the people, nor the atmosphere. He just felt awkward; ill at ease. His head turned, expecting to find some villain hidden in the shadows, awaiting a chance to strike. His eyes raked over the crowd, a frown creasing his forehead. There was nothing but finely dressed couples dancing in the hall to a soft melody. All was calm and tranquil. He breathed deeply, trying to calm his restless nerves, but his feeling of discomfort would did not pass. He loosened the bow-tie around his neck and stiffly adjusted the tuxedo which seemed to have shrunk from the sheen of sweat which had perspired on his skin. In hopes of finding solace, his gaze shifted to the young girl he held close in his arms. Her red hair fell in magnificent curls from an interestingly done up plait. She wore a gown fit for a Tamaranian princess; white satin and white laced silk twisted and bound in graceful design from waist to torsoshoulder, with an elegant train at her back to finish. Her back back bare besides the intricate lacing that held the gown tightly around her torso. A pendent of a deeply shaded emerald hung to balance delicately on her forehead and another emerald set in a jet-black choker fastened around her slender neck, to rested on the hollow of her throat. Her hands were concealed by elongated gloves that reached up to just below the elbow, an arm draped around either side of his neck. The proximity, he suddenly realized with a swallow, was the closest they had ever been together. She gazed up into his eyes, evergreen matching sky blue. She smiled uncertainly.
"Robin, does something trouble you?" He awoke suddenly from his reverie and shook his head slightly, smiling back to her weakly at to the innocent face that knew not pain.
"It's nothing, Starfire; nothing that should worry you." But Starfire was not to be deterred so easily. A terse anger rose in him, welling up towards some unknown breaking point at Starfire's response. He did not understand where the emotion had come from.
"Something is troubling you Robin, and I am concerned for you."
"Nothing is wrong!" he snapped as he felt something shatter within his self-control.
"Robin!"
Starfire's eyes suddenly widened, her gaze tearing through Robin. It was not a look of horror that met his dazed eyes, no; it was more dreadful then that—her eyes were filled with such sorrow and agony that distressed his heart stoppedhim. Time seemed to grind to a halt; all there was in the moment were Starfire's eyes shimmering with unspent tears; her painted lips parted in a silent cry. Motionless.
The world began to move again and Starfire's body rose and ; a sharp inhale of pain met his ears along followed bywith a clipped whimper. Robin's eyes widened as his jaw fell. His friends; Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy, lay in a mass of a blood. The lively color from their faces had vanished, blood still trickling from terrible wounds born from their hearts. The stench of decaying corpses assaulted his senses as a feeling of true horror dawned on Robin. Starfire grimaced and shifted, slipping away from Robin, sliding from the small blade he gripped in a white-knuckled fist. A deep crimson stained her beautiful dress; a jarring combination of red and white, where her heart bled her tears. Her eyes fell to her chest where her life fell fell steadily away, her piercing gaze drew up to pin Robin with the terrible deed. Robin felt he could not breathe under the stare; his own heart, young and full, throbbed in his throat. Starfire moved as if to speak to him when a suddenA jolt of pain seized her and she fell in utter silence among her fallen companions. Her eyes began to lose their lovely emerald glow. She murmured softly in a broken voice that seemed farther away then any voice should have been, her life ebbing away at his feet.
"Robin...Robin, how could you betray us?"
A/N: Right. This story is going to be a little jumbled and perhaps a little confusing; I still have yet to work out the middle section of this tale. I suppose that's what I get for writing a story on a dream I had which started my whole liking to Teen Titans. But enough rambling; I prefer constructive criticism to flames, thank you. Please review, comments are most welcome. Thank yous for reading!.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, nor any of the characters there within.
Something was wrong. Something was terribly, terribly wrong. No, it was not the music, nor the people, nor the atmosphere. He just felt awkward; ill at ease. His head turned, expecting to find some villain hidden in the shadows, awaiting a chance to strike. His eyes raked over the crowd, a frown creasing his forehead. There was nothing but finely dressed couples dancing in the hall to a soft melody. All was calm and tranquil. He breathed deeply, trying to calm his restless nerves, but his feeling of discomfort would did not pass. He loosened the bow-tie around his neck and stiffly adjusted the tuxedo which seemed to have shrunk from the sheen of sweat which had perspired on his skin. In hopes of finding solace, his gaze shifted to the young girl he held close in his arms. Her red hair fell in magnificent curls from an interestingly done up plait. She wore a gown fit for a Tamaranian princess; white satin and white laced silk twisted and bound in graceful design from waist to torsoshoulder, with an elegant train at her back to finish. Her back back bare besides the intricate lacing that held the gown tightly around her torso. A pendent of a deeply shaded emerald hung to balance delicately on her forehead and another emerald set in a jet-black choker fastened around her slender neck, to rested on the hollow of her throat. Her hands were concealed by elongated gloves that reached up to just below the elbow, an arm draped around either side of his neck. The proximity, he suddenly realized with a swallow, was the closest they had ever been together. She gazed up into his eyes, evergreen matching sky blue. She smiled uncertainly.
"Robin, does something trouble you?" He awoke suddenly from his reverie and shook his head slightly, smiling back to her weakly at to the innocent face that knew not pain.
"It's nothing, Starfire; nothing that should worry you." But Starfire was not to be deterred so easily. A terse anger rose in him, welling up towards some unknown breaking point at Starfire's response. He did not understand where the emotion had come from.
"Something is troubling you Robin, and I am concerned for you."
"Nothing is wrong!" he snapped as he felt something shatter within his self-control.
"Robin!"
Starfire's eyes suddenly widened, her gaze tearing through Robin. It was not a look of horror that met his dazed eyes, no; it was more dreadful then that—her eyes were filled with such sorrow and agony that distressed his heart stoppedhim. Time seemed to grind to a halt; all there was in the moment were Starfire's eyes shimmering with unspent tears; her painted lips parted in a silent cry. Motionless.
The world began to move again and Starfire's body rose and ; a sharp inhale of pain met his ears along followed bywith a clipped whimper. Robin's eyes widened as his jaw fell. His friends; Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy, lay in a mass of a blood. The lively color from their faces had vanished, blood still trickling from terrible wounds born from their hearts. The stench of decaying corpses assaulted his senses as a feeling of true horror dawned on Robin. Starfire grimaced and shifted, slipping away from Robin, sliding from the small blade he gripped in a white-knuckled fist. A deep crimson stained her beautiful dress; a jarring combination of red and white, where her heart bled her tears. Her eyes fell to her chest where her life fell fell steadily away, her piercing gaze drew up to pin Robin with the terrible deed. Robin felt he could not breathe under the stare; his own heart, young and full, throbbed in his throat. Starfire moved as if to speak to him when a suddenA jolt of pain seized her and she fell in utter silence among her fallen companions. Her eyes began to lose their lovely emerald glow. She murmured softly in a broken voice that seemed farther away then any voice should have been, her life ebbing away at his feet.
"Robin...Robin, how could you betray us?"
A/N: Right. This story is going to be a little jumbled and perhaps a little confusing; I still have yet to work out the middle section of this tale. I suppose that's what I get for writing a story on a dream I had which started my whole liking to Teen Titans. But enough rambling; I prefer constructive criticism to flames, thank you. Please review, comments are most welcome. Thank yous for reading!.