A/N: Sorry this took so long; I was at camp for two weeks. I went to
Firespark! Which is the BEST camp ever and if you can go, you should.
Chapter 6
Robin spent the rest of the day keeping his mind anywhere but Starfire. Which got kind of hard considering he was bodyguarding that night and had to get ready to assassinate her. But he managed, most of the time. When he took over his shift, Star blushed and averted her face. He was barely able to keep control over his mask, but still was able to look as stoic as always.
That night at dinner he had slipped the first half of the poison into her drink. One of the five taste testers that hung around her had sampled it, but to no effect. Fools, Robin thought, they know nothing about assassins. If they did, they'd know that a spell would be more reliable than them simply tasting it. It could be a slow acting poison or one that would only affect the intended victim. Or that a poison can be taken in two parts and neither part have an effect on its own, he added with a smirk.
Now that he was actually in the process of an assassination, his reluctance and indecision had faded and he had been able to force them to the back of his mind. That kiss, however, he couldn't escape that no matter what he tried. That was why he had to kill Starfire soon, before he lost his nerve.
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Cyborg and Raven looked at each other in horror. The very thing they had been trying to prevent by hiring bodyguards had happened. And now Star was in danger.
"You Truth-spelled him, didn't you?" Raven asked sharply.
"Of course! I didn't but Master Silvereye did."
"Then how'd he get past that? And why hasn't he killed Starfire yet?" Raven murmured.
"Don't know, but we need to warn Star! If it's not too late already! He's on bodyguard duty right now." Raven nodded agreement and the two took off toward the main palace.
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"Can someone get me some tea please?" Star asked, just as she did every night. "I need something to help me get to sleep."
"I'll get it," Robin volunteered. Star looked at him and blushed.
"Thanks," she said quietly. Robin left the room and headed down to the kitchens. The tea was waiting for him. Since Star asked for some at the same time every night, it was always ready to go.
As he was bringing it back up to her quarters, he reached into his belt pouch and pulled out a vial. It contained the second part of the poison. He hesitantly uncorked it and poured just a few drops into the mug of tea before placing the vial back.
Stop it, Robin, you don't have to do this, whispered the voice again. He stopped walking.
Yes, I do. With a surge of effort he raised his hand to open the door. He hesitated, then opened it and walked in.
"Thank you, Tim," Star said, taking the tea.
Robin nodded and resumed his place by the door with difficulty. As if in slow motion, he watched Starfire bring the mug of tea to her lips.
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Raven and Cyborg hurried down the corridors as fast as they could. Star was in her rooms, according to the servants they had asked. Cyborg knew that they wouldn't make it in time. How he knew that the assassin Robin would strike tonight instead of some other time, he could only blame it on that sixth sense of his. But that sense was also telling him that if he didn't hurry, Star wouldn't live to see the morning.
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooo, CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I'm evil I know!
I'll be nice though. Here's some more!
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I'm dead, was Robin's only thought as he threw away all the rules of being an assassin. He raced forward and knocked the cup out of Starfire's hands just as Raven and Cyborg burst in the door, Cyborg's arm converted to canon mode and Raven eyes glowing with her power. Raven flung him into the wall using her powers and kept him there as he groaned at the pain in his head.
Seeing, he was too dazed to move, Raven let him slide to the floor but kept him from moving away from the wall.
"Star! Are you alright?!" Cyborg demanded. "Are you hurt?" Star stood there, confused and uncomprehending at why her two friends had attacked one of her bodyguards.
"Yes, what's going on?" she asked.
Raven looked at Robin disgustedly. "Your bodyguard here is an assassin sent to kill you."
Star gaped. "WHAT!?! You can't be serious!" Aqualad, the other bodyguard on duty, had his hand on his sword, ready to draw it if he needed to.
"Raven's right. Tim Drake, if he's even the real Tim Drake, is the assassin Robin. He's one of the best in the business and I doubt he's here for a vacation," Cyborg confirmed, his canon arm still pointing at Robin.
Star looked stunned at the news and sat on her bed just as her legs gave out. Robin, who was slowly becoming more aware of his surroundings, was looking anywhere but Starfire.
"If he wanted to kill me," Star asked slowly, "then why has he not killed me yet? He has been my bodyguard for two weeks so why am I still alive?"
"He was probably getting ready to kill you. Over the past two weeks he was toying with us, gaining our trust so that he could just laugh at our stupidity," Cyborg replied.
"No," Robin said quietly. Everyone looked at him. "The reason I waited so long was because if I had killed Starfire right off, then I would be suspected."
"You've had plenty of time to kill her even if you weren't going to do it right at first. Why did you wait?" Raven asked coldly.
Robin looked down. "Because, because I am weak and couldn't do it." There he had said it. Admitting to weakness or defeat had never come easy to him and now it was just as hard as ever.
"Why not?" Raven continued ruthlessly.
"Number one rule of assassination: Never fall in love with the one you're supposed to kill." Everyone stared at him. He risked a glance at Star. Her eyes held hurt, disbelief, and something else that looked like...hope. He looked back down again. The hurt and betrayal in her eyes was too much for him.
Oh, Batman, if you could see me right now, even you'd be laughing. Robin, the greatest assassin alive, falling in love with the one he's supposed to kill.
There was no point in denying it. It had happened. Assassin's bane: love.
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Okay, that's the actual end to the chapter. Hope you like it and I'll get the next one out soon.
Chapter 6
Robin spent the rest of the day keeping his mind anywhere but Starfire. Which got kind of hard considering he was bodyguarding that night and had to get ready to assassinate her. But he managed, most of the time. When he took over his shift, Star blushed and averted her face. He was barely able to keep control over his mask, but still was able to look as stoic as always.
That night at dinner he had slipped the first half of the poison into her drink. One of the five taste testers that hung around her had sampled it, but to no effect. Fools, Robin thought, they know nothing about assassins. If they did, they'd know that a spell would be more reliable than them simply tasting it. It could be a slow acting poison or one that would only affect the intended victim. Or that a poison can be taken in two parts and neither part have an effect on its own, he added with a smirk.
Now that he was actually in the process of an assassination, his reluctance and indecision had faded and he had been able to force them to the back of his mind. That kiss, however, he couldn't escape that no matter what he tried. That was why he had to kill Starfire soon, before he lost his nerve.
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Cyborg and Raven looked at each other in horror. The very thing they had been trying to prevent by hiring bodyguards had happened. And now Star was in danger.
"You Truth-spelled him, didn't you?" Raven asked sharply.
"Of course! I didn't but Master Silvereye did."
"Then how'd he get past that? And why hasn't he killed Starfire yet?" Raven murmured.
"Don't know, but we need to warn Star! If it's not too late already! He's on bodyguard duty right now." Raven nodded agreement and the two took off toward the main palace.
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"Can someone get me some tea please?" Star asked, just as she did every night. "I need something to help me get to sleep."
"I'll get it," Robin volunteered. Star looked at him and blushed.
"Thanks," she said quietly. Robin left the room and headed down to the kitchens. The tea was waiting for him. Since Star asked for some at the same time every night, it was always ready to go.
As he was bringing it back up to her quarters, he reached into his belt pouch and pulled out a vial. It contained the second part of the poison. He hesitantly uncorked it and poured just a few drops into the mug of tea before placing the vial back.
Stop it, Robin, you don't have to do this, whispered the voice again. He stopped walking.
Yes, I do. With a surge of effort he raised his hand to open the door. He hesitated, then opened it and walked in.
"Thank you, Tim," Star said, taking the tea.
Robin nodded and resumed his place by the door with difficulty. As if in slow motion, he watched Starfire bring the mug of tea to her lips.
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Raven and Cyborg hurried down the corridors as fast as they could. Star was in her rooms, according to the servants they had asked. Cyborg knew that they wouldn't make it in time. How he knew that the assassin Robin would strike tonight instead of some other time, he could only blame it on that sixth sense of his. But that sense was also telling him that if he didn't hurry, Star wouldn't live to see the morning.
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooo, CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I'm evil I know!
I'll be nice though. Here's some more!
###
I'm dead, was Robin's only thought as he threw away all the rules of being an assassin. He raced forward and knocked the cup out of Starfire's hands just as Raven and Cyborg burst in the door, Cyborg's arm converted to canon mode and Raven eyes glowing with her power. Raven flung him into the wall using her powers and kept him there as he groaned at the pain in his head.
Seeing, he was too dazed to move, Raven let him slide to the floor but kept him from moving away from the wall.
"Star! Are you alright?!" Cyborg demanded. "Are you hurt?" Star stood there, confused and uncomprehending at why her two friends had attacked one of her bodyguards.
"Yes, what's going on?" she asked.
Raven looked at Robin disgustedly. "Your bodyguard here is an assassin sent to kill you."
Star gaped. "WHAT!?! You can't be serious!" Aqualad, the other bodyguard on duty, had his hand on his sword, ready to draw it if he needed to.
"Raven's right. Tim Drake, if he's even the real Tim Drake, is the assassin Robin. He's one of the best in the business and I doubt he's here for a vacation," Cyborg confirmed, his canon arm still pointing at Robin.
Star looked stunned at the news and sat on her bed just as her legs gave out. Robin, who was slowly becoming more aware of his surroundings, was looking anywhere but Starfire.
"If he wanted to kill me," Star asked slowly, "then why has he not killed me yet? He has been my bodyguard for two weeks so why am I still alive?"
"He was probably getting ready to kill you. Over the past two weeks he was toying with us, gaining our trust so that he could just laugh at our stupidity," Cyborg replied.
"No," Robin said quietly. Everyone looked at him. "The reason I waited so long was because if I had killed Starfire right off, then I would be suspected."
"You've had plenty of time to kill her even if you weren't going to do it right at first. Why did you wait?" Raven asked coldly.
Robin looked down. "Because, because I am weak and couldn't do it." There he had said it. Admitting to weakness or defeat had never come easy to him and now it was just as hard as ever.
"Why not?" Raven continued ruthlessly.
"Number one rule of assassination: Never fall in love with the one you're supposed to kill." Everyone stared at him. He risked a glance at Star. Her eyes held hurt, disbelief, and something else that looked like...hope. He looked back down again. The hurt and betrayal in her eyes was too much for him.
Oh, Batman, if you could see me right now, even you'd be laughing. Robin, the greatest assassin alive, falling in love with the one he's supposed to kill.
There was no point in denying it. It had happened. Assassin's bane: love.
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Okay, that's the actual end to the chapter. Hope you like it and I'll get the next one out soon.