Sorry about the wait! (And how this chapter is kinda short) And if you
don't support Raven/BB, too bad! I don't care! Hey did you know that if you
mistype Slade's name you end up with Salad? Anyways moving on...
Chapter 3
Star had to restrain herself from drooling when she saw the last of her bodyguards walk in (A/N: we all know the feeling, don't we?). He was about her age, probably a year or two older. He had messily styled hair and stormy blue-grey eyes.
With effort, Starfire tore her eyes away from him and turned to her Prime Minister. "Is this really necessary? I can protect myself, you know!" To emphasize her point, her eyes glowed green momentarily.
"Yes, it is. And although I know you can protect yourself, everyone else does not. Trust me, it is necessary."
Star sighed. She wanted more freedom, not less. She'd give up the queen thing in an instant if she could! She hated it! She wasn't allowed to do what she wanted; she had to try to please everyone; she couldn't be herself; and now she had to have bodyguards with her constantly! It wasn't fair! Star sighed again. Whining wouldn't solve anything.
"Fine. As it seems I have no choice, I suppose I'll have to agree to it."
"Good, because if you didn't agree, I was going to call in your advisors and have them blabber on for hours until you agreed just to shut them up. But that would've been painful for us both, so I'm glad I didn't have to resort to that. Now let us enjoy this wonderful food!"
Star glanced at Raven, who met her eyes. Star looked significantly at Beastboy, the Prime Minister's son, and bit her lip to keep from grinning at the glare the received.
Robin smirked when he got back to his room. This job was going to be amazingly easy, probably the easiest he'd ever taken on. These people were too trusting. They didn't suspect a thing. And as for the Queen knowing how to protect herself, that was laughable! She was a queen. He highly doubted that she had been allowed to learn to fight. Besides, even if she had (which he seriously doubted), she probably wasn't any good at it. Robin had met nobility before who had thought they had known how to fight. Had. Quite a few of those nobles no longer existed in the world of the living.
Robin started getting ready for bed, clearing his mind. If he didn't, his thoughts would not only keep him awake half the night, but, when he finally slept, his dreams would be... unpleasant. Unpleasant as in consisting of all his past victims coming back to haunt him. Not fun. So Robin made sure to clear his mind before sleeping. Not a bad price to pay for keeping his sanity.
But even as he climbed into bed, he couldn't help but feel pity that such a childish (and obviously reluctant) Queen would have to die before she was even out of her teens.
King Slade smiled. It was not a nice smile, but the cold, cruel smile of a man who was not quite sane. He smiled because soon his plans would bear fruit. The assassin Robin was in place and soon that child Starfire would be dead. Then Slade would move in and add another planet to his empire. And as for Robin...
Perhaps it was time Slade took on an apprentice, someone to continue his work when he had gone. Slade had done some research on the assassin named Robin and come up with very little. At least, very little official information. When he had talked to his contacts on the other side of "legal," he had found out a bit more. Mostly rumor, but, when added to what he already knew of the teen, had become most enlightening
The two of them were alike in many ways. Persistent when it came to getting something they wanted; ruthless when someone or something stood in their way; cunning, Robin getting himself hired as a bodyguard to the one he was supposed to kill took skill; and resourceful, using whatever was at their disposal to achieve their goals.
The assassin Robin would make a very fine apprentice indeed.
Chapter 3
Star had to restrain herself from drooling when she saw the last of her bodyguards walk in (A/N: we all know the feeling, don't we?). He was about her age, probably a year or two older. He had messily styled hair and stormy blue-grey eyes.
With effort, Starfire tore her eyes away from him and turned to her Prime Minister. "Is this really necessary? I can protect myself, you know!" To emphasize her point, her eyes glowed green momentarily.
"Yes, it is. And although I know you can protect yourself, everyone else does not. Trust me, it is necessary."
Star sighed. She wanted more freedom, not less. She'd give up the queen thing in an instant if she could! She hated it! She wasn't allowed to do what she wanted; she had to try to please everyone; she couldn't be herself; and now she had to have bodyguards with her constantly! It wasn't fair! Star sighed again. Whining wouldn't solve anything.
"Fine. As it seems I have no choice, I suppose I'll have to agree to it."
"Good, because if you didn't agree, I was going to call in your advisors and have them blabber on for hours until you agreed just to shut them up. But that would've been painful for us both, so I'm glad I didn't have to resort to that. Now let us enjoy this wonderful food!"
Star glanced at Raven, who met her eyes. Star looked significantly at Beastboy, the Prime Minister's son, and bit her lip to keep from grinning at the glare the received.
Robin smirked when he got back to his room. This job was going to be amazingly easy, probably the easiest he'd ever taken on. These people were too trusting. They didn't suspect a thing. And as for the Queen knowing how to protect herself, that was laughable! She was a queen. He highly doubted that she had been allowed to learn to fight. Besides, even if she had (which he seriously doubted), she probably wasn't any good at it. Robin had met nobility before who had thought they had known how to fight. Had. Quite a few of those nobles no longer existed in the world of the living.
Robin started getting ready for bed, clearing his mind. If he didn't, his thoughts would not only keep him awake half the night, but, when he finally slept, his dreams would be... unpleasant. Unpleasant as in consisting of all his past victims coming back to haunt him. Not fun. So Robin made sure to clear his mind before sleeping. Not a bad price to pay for keeping his sanity.
But even as he climbed into bed, he couldn't help but feel pity that such a childish (and obviously reluctant) Queen would have to die before she was even out of her teens.
King Slade smiled. It was not a nice smile, but the cold, cruel smile of a man who was not quite sane. He smiled because soon his plans would bear fruit. The assassin Robin was in place and soon that child Starfire would be dead. Then Slade would move in and add another planet to his empire. And as for Robin...
Perhaps it was time Slade took on an apprentice, someone to continue his work when he had gone. Slade had done some research on the assassin named Robin and come up with very little. At least, very little official information. When he had talked to his contacts on the other side of "legal," he had found out a bit more. Mostly rumor, but, when added to what he already knew of the teen, had become most enlightening
The two of them were alike in many ways. Persistent when it came to getting something they wanted; ruthless when someone or something stood in their way; cunning, Robin getting himself hired as a bodyguard to the one he was supposed to kill took skill; and resourceful, using whatever was at their disposal to achieve their goals.
The assassin Robin would make a very fine apprentice indeed.