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Chapter 6

"Shouldn't you be asleep?"

Robin looked up to find the source of the voice; Raven stood in the doorway of the Titan's living room, watching Robin with a rare expression of concern on her face.

"I can't sleep," Robin said. "Not after today."

"Still upset about Starfire?"

"Wouldn't you be? She won't talk to me at all, Raven. Something's hurting her…something I did. I hurt her somehow…"

"Robin, Starfire might be a little…naïve," Raven said, "but she's not stupid. She understands that you weren't in control of yourself. Whatever you did to us…to her…while you were under Kitten's control, I know she forgives you. That's just how she is, you know that."

"And what about you and the others?"

"Cyborg might need a little time, what with his 'baby' and all, but we understand. We don't hold it against you."

"Then what's wrong with her, Raven? What did I do?"

Raven shook her head. "I don't think it's something you did. When you told us you couldn't remember anything that happened last night…that was when she got upset. Maybe something else happened down there. Something that meant a lot to her."

"Like what?"

"I don't know," Raven admitted.

"Uurgh!" Robin grunted. "I wish I could remember! I hate to see her like this!"

Raven suddenly perked up. "Robin…there is a way."

"What?" Robin asked.

"Your memories aren't gone, Robin, just lost. Maybe I can find them again."

"You could?" Robin exclaimed. "Well what are you waiting for? Let's do it!"

Raven nodded. "All right. Sit down there on the floor."

Robin did as instructed, sitting cross-legged in the middle of the living room. Raven did the same, facing Robin eye to eye.

"Listen Robin…before we start, there are two things you need to understand."

"What things?"

"First of all, once I unlock your lost memories, they are going to play in your mind uncontrolled, from start to finish. I'm not going to lie to you, Robin…you said some pretty bad things. Did some pretty bad things. We spared you the details before now, but…are you willing to accept the knowledge of what you did?"

"It'll be hard, but…yes, I can accept it. I think I…I need to know. I have to know."

Raven nodded. "Very well."

"What's the other thing?"

Robin was struck with a strange sight then, as Raven shifted in her seat, suddenly uncomfortable and hesitant.

"I can't make this…private."

"What do you mean?" Robin asked.

"I mean, if I do this, I'll be able to see your memories of last night as clearly as if they were my own. Whatever happened between you and Starfire…well…I'm going to see it too. I don't want to do this unless your willing to accept the possibility that what happened between you to was of a…well…personal nature."

This time it was Robin's turn to hesitate. Was he willing to allow someone else to see his own personal thoughts? But his hesitation was a brief one; if it meant he could find out what was wrong with Starfire, he would risk a little embarrassment.

"I understand," he said to Raven. "Go ahead."

Raven nodded. She raised her hands and placed them on either side of Robin's head. "Close your eyes, and clear your mind," Raven instructed. "You're going to feel a force pushing into your thoughts. Don't fight it. Are you ready?"

"Yes."

"Then here we go…Azarath…Metrion…Zinthos."

Just as Raven instructed, he felt a strange spiritual consciousness pressing on his mind. Under any other circumstances his reaction would be to resist, but he did as Raven instructed, and allowed her to enter his thoughts.

It's here, Raven's voice echoed in Robin's head after a few minutes of searching. Brace yourself…

"Time for a little change of character, hero!" Killer Moth whispered into his ear. A moment later he felt something sharp prick the back of his neck…

The first thing he felt was a strange sense of emptiness, as though every thought in his head had been wiped away. Robin watched as though detached from himself as his teammates warily approached, and was horrorstruck when he saw himself punch Starfire square in the stomach.

No! Starfire!

Robin, calm down…this is what happened, you can't change it, Raven thought to him. Everything that happened here tonight, we forgive you, Robin. Don't let this drag you down.

Nevertheless Robin watched in horror as one by one he defeated his teammates, and then turned his savage blows on Starfire again.

This is terrible…how could I let something like this happen? Starfire, I'm so sorry…

He saw himself lead Starfire out to the harbor and into the house where Kitten had been hiding…listened to himself in disgust as he hung on every word Kitten said. But when he heard Kitten's command to kiss her, and could do nothing to stop himself from doing so, he almost lost it.

Robin! Raven warned. You have to keep yourself under control or we'll lose the connection! Look, I know this can't be very pleasant for you, but try to remember this isn't you. Not really.

Look at her…look at what I'm doing to her… Robin whispered. Indeed, he and Raven saw how terrible Starfire looked at seeing Robin kiss Kitten. She looked like she'd completely given up. And then Kitten ordered him to attack, and Starfire did nothing to defend herself. Robin saw himself standing over her, and when he saw Starfire crying, he almost cried himself. How could he have done such a thing to her?

Oh, Star… he heard even Raven saying. This must be killing you…

This is it, isn't it? Robin queried. This is why she's upset.

No… Raven said quite confidently. Look.

"Robin…" he heard Starfire's voice, "I do not know why you have chosen to become the boyfriend with Kitten…but if that is your wish…I will accept it. And if you truly wish to destroy me…I will not stop you."

Robin's body raised the staff, and the real Robin watching it all stared in amazement as his body shook, dropping the staff and sparing the alien girl. He was fighting!

Get out of there, Starfire! He thought desperately, knowing it wouldn't do any good.

He watched the scene unfold as he attacked Starfire relentlessly, watched as she dodged everything he threw but refused to fight back. And then, when the both of them were finally weary of battle, Starfire did the very last thing Robin ever would have expected; she kissed him.

The shock struck not only Robin but Raven as well. Robin felt himself fight back against Kitten's controller harder than ever, and this time he broke free, overloading the chip. Then Robin saw himself finally fall unconscious. The last scene faded away and the Titan's living room slid slowly back into focus. Both he and Raven sat wide-eyed and bewildered that Starfire had done such a thing, and amazed that it had actually worked.

"I don't believe it…" Robin muttered. "How in the world did she come up with an idea like that?"

"Her book," Raven said. "'Sleeping Beauty'. She's been reading it all week, remember?"

"Well, yeah, I picked it out for her at the library…it was one of my favorites when I was a kid…but what does that have to do with…"

"That's why she's upset," Raven realized. "Think about it, Robin. Everything that happened tonight…it was just like the story. Except backward…the prince was the one who fell under the witch's spell, and the princess was the one to awaken him with a kiss."

Robin could hardly believe this was coming from Raven of all people; he didn't think she read fairy tales.

Raven could guess that Robin was thinking along those lines from the expression on her face, and her cheeks went slightly red. "She liked to read it out loud…read it to me a couple times…but look, that's not the point."

Raven looked at Robin seriously. "Listen…there's something special between you and her. It's not hard to see. She cares about you, a lot. And I know you care about her. When she kissed you…it really meant something to her, and when she realized you didn't remember it…it hurt her."

Robin looked down at the ground, furious with himself. How could I have let this happen? Starfire's suffered so much already today…she didn't deserve this…

Robin felt a hand on his shoulder, and glanced up to see a rare smile on Raven's face. "It's not too late to fix it, Robin. Go to her. Give her the happy ending she deserves."

Robin nodded. "Thanks, Raven." And without a moment of hesitation, he turned and headed out the door.