Hello, all.
YES, I have to admit that I made Robin a bit out of character, but he's supposed to be this way, trust me. The obsession that he has with Starfire has become so intense that he is beginning to lose his mind. That would explain a few things to the reviewers who think that he's too much out of character.
Ok, for all those who are wondering why it took me so long to update, it's because I've been in Washington DC. I went on the "Walk for Life". It was really cool!
Okay now….time for review answering:
Evil - Oh, you'll see…you'll see…
Raven-313 –thanks!
Jadedea –thank you so much, you have no idea how much good reviews mean to me!
Kori Anders –yes, in fact, it is....
StaROb14765 –heehee…I'm hoping that's a good thing…
Hilda Rincon –dang, thank you so much! I can't believe you liked it so much! And yeah, sorry it took me so long to update.
RoBiNxStAr4ever! –you are so nice! I am hoping you like this chapter as much as you did the last one!
Sefron –it's okay if you have mixed feelings about the story, I don't mind. About the liking happy ending stuff…yeah I like things to end happy too, so don't always be sure of what's gonna happen because you never know!
KrimzonGuard Bites BaronP – I know, the show never really gets that deep, but it SHOULD!!! Thanks for the review, by the way!
Babi3 A –yes, but I feel that having a story that is "different" is a good thing in my eyes, so…yeah, Robin is freaking a lot of people out at this point…
Caramel –just read what's at the top of the page, and you will understand…
Emmery –thanks, and yeah, he is!
Titan6 –thank you!
RobinStarfire –glad you think so, and sorry about the not-updating thing. I thought about that idea of yours as an alternative, but I decided to go with a different idea. Good guess, though.
TitansLight –yes, actually, that sandwich WOULD taste pretty good…
Slade's Downfall –I like your name, that's so cool! OMG thank you so much for the award!! I feel so special!! But seriously, I never knew anyone would do that! Reviews like yours are what influence me to write EXTRA chapters. Yay!!
Rose –you're funny! Glad you like my story!
Robin and Star fan –well, apparently, there's no stopping him now (MUAHAHAHAHAA!!)
RavensAngst –wow, thank you so much! You have become one of my favorite reviewers, seriously…
Ryan –well, its fine with me, I don't mind…
Springdc –thanks! Glad you like it!
Darkness-consumes-me –yeah, that's kinda what I was going for, glad you noticed though…
Eilene –for once someone agrees at how horrible flames are…but I don't think invisible psycho ducks are any better…lmao…
KidFlashisHot –well, I got more dialogue, see? Hope you like it!
Saiya Woods –curiosity is a good thing, it was sortof what I was trying to do with the first chapter…
Thanks again to all who reviewed! Like I said, reviews make me more influenced to write more chapters, so yay!!
Anyways, on with the fic…
Starfire woke up bright and early the next morning. The rest of her day yesterday after her nap was basically uneventful, at least by titan terms. She decided not to go up to her attic room today; bad remembrances flashed through her mind. She walked down to the living room to find Raven was floating silently above the ground.
"Good morning, friend." Starfire said cheerfully, but not happily. Her inward mood always reflected her expressions. Raven was too consumed with her meditation to notice the change.
"Good morning, Starfire." Raven said evenly, opening one of her lilac eyes.
"May I…join you in meditation today?" Starfire figured she needed some peace of mind at this point.
"Sure."
Starfire swept across the floor over to the telekinetic. Putting her thumbs and pinkies together, she begun to chant with her friend,
"Azarath….Metrion….Zinthos…."
Starfire's feminine voice and Raven's soft even tone contrasted each other peacefully.
But Raven began to notice something…different about the redhead's concentration. There was something bothering her, but Raven couldn't tell what.
Raven was able to read minds, but only with intense focus and concentration, added with most of her energy. Reading a person's thoughts at random will was something Raven definitely could not do. She considered the talent a bit too advanced for the time being, so she didn't really try to improve it. With practice, it would get easier to do so, and it would take less energy. But Raven never thought the gift was neither important nor needed, so she had put the idea away from her mind.
"Azarath….Metrion….Zinthos…."
As the sorceress pondered this, she wondered why Starfire had been acting so strangely. Starfire usually told Raven everything. When something usually troubled the girl, she would tell Raven all about it, and Raven would give her advice. The fact that she wouldn't want to tell Raven confused her.
"Whatever is bothering her, it's something bad. She's never this secretive about anything," Raven thought to herself.
Concern for her friend finally took over her, and she decided to practice her telepathic abilities. The more she practiced, the easier it would be to find out what bothered the alien, and why she wouldn't tell her about it.
"Azarath….Metrion….Zinthos…."
The two opposites continued to chant, and for two very different reasons.
After her meditation, Starfire made her way down the dark hallways to her room. The boys weren't up yet, so nobody had turned the lights on throughout the corridors. Starfire walked toward a corner and cautiously looked down the hall. She scanned the entire area, making sure Robin was nowhere to be seen.
When she finally made sure no one was there, she silently stepped around the corner and walked towards her room. Suddenly a shadowed figure jumped out at her from her left. Starfire gasped as Robin lunged at her from the darkness.
He grabbed her arm roughly as he tried to keep her from running.
"Let…go of me! Robin…"
She finally was able to push him away from her.
"Uuugh…" he almost hit the wall. She hadn't used her super-strength.
This distracted him only long enough for her to escape down the hall and to her safe haven, her bedroom.
The masked titan looked at the girl as she ran. Anger welled up inside him. It wasn't supposed to go like this. She wasn't even supposed to get away the first time.
"She'll pay for this, and soon." He muttered underneath his breath as he stomped angrily in the opposite direction.
He walked down to the deep, dark, dank basement of titans tower. When at the bottom, he made his way over to a tool chest. He opened a box and took out a thick, 9-inch piece of steel that he had formed into the shape of a dagger. He saw his demented face reflect off the gleaming metal as he put the dagger back down and placed it safely away.
Starfire slammed her swooshing door and locked it tight. With her hands against the door, her back now leaning on it, and with her eyes wide with fear, the poor girl stood dumbfounded at what had just happened.
Robin had physically attacked her. Again.
She thrust her hand up to her forehead, it was dripping with sweat. She unsteadily walked toward her bed and when she sat down, she felt numb. She whimpered in quiet anguish, afraid someone might hear her,
"Why is this happening to me?"
Panic began to surge through her. She had fought him off twice, there was no possible way she could get away from him after this. She began to shake slightly, afraid of what might happen if he found her alone again, and common sense told her she wouldn't be able to escape him a third time.
"I….cannot panic…I must not worry…" holding her arms firmly together, she stared at her purple door, never wanting to leave.
"What will I do?"
She bit her lip as this question repeated in her mind over and over. At this point, she really didn't know what to do. She definitely couldn't stay in her room forever, but…what would happen if she did leave her only sanctuary? For all she knew, Robin could be waiting for her anywhere, even right outside her door.
She then thought of Robin's cloaking technology, and she shivered in terror. He really could be anywhere, and she wouldn't know until….
"EEEEEEP!!!" she squealed in surprise. Someone had knocked on her door.
"Hey, Star?"
Starfire released her stifling grip on her arms as she sighed with relief. Beast Boy and Cyborg stood on the other side of her wall, waiting for her to answer.
"Y-yes?"
"Come on, girl, get outta bed, we're going out for pizza," Cyborg said with excitement.
Starfire opened her door halfway to speak to her friends.
"But, friend, it is only noon, might you wish to eat something else around the tower?"
"There's nothing more to eat around here, we ate it all. We really need to go to the market and get summore food," Cyborg said.
"Dude, I don't care about our groceries, I just want food!!"
"True, but we doooo need to get more stuff, I mean I don't wanna keep buying food at the pizza place after this when all we have to do is go to the store…."
"We'll do our grocery shopping later, I want a big ol' veggie-lovers pizza!!"
"It'll be even better if you're there, Star. We still haven't taught you the difference between a sausage and a pepperoni."
"Don't you wanna come?" Beast Boy was just as happy as the half robot.
"Well…" Starfire stuttered over her own thoughts. She usually loved eating pizza with her friends, but any thought of Robin even being in the same 20 feet range from her was a little unnerving. Her recent events had almost made her nauseous. The last thing she wanted to do was eat, let alone with him.
"I….am not feeling the special hunger for the pizza right now. Perhaps I could join you later, when I am feeling more…hungry."
"Star….you seriously wanna turn down a big, greasy slice of PIZZA!?!?!" Beast Boy's eyes stared at her like giant soccerballs. This, he decided, was a true crime.
"You always like pizza, come with us," Cyborg pleaded.
"We'll even let you have the mint frostiiiiiing…." Beast Boy lifted his eyebrows, sure she would agree with these terms.
"I am sorry, but I do not feel hungry." She awkwardly tried to get out of it.
"Okay…FINE," Beast Boy threw his arms in the air,
"Turn down a delicious banana, pickle, and mint frosting pizza, but MARK MY WORDS…you know you're gonna want some later, and when you do, I'm going to just look at you at say…"
He didn't get to finish before Cyborg slapped him upside the head to shut him up.
"It's okay Star, we'll save you a piece." She smiled weakly, trying not to look as horrible as she felt.
"You are thanked most generously."
"Hope you feel more hungry later…seriously dude, I hope you're not getting sick…"
"It is alright Beast Boy,"
"Okay then, see you in a little bit Star." Cyborg and Beast Boy gave her a little wave as they left, leaving Starfire yet again with her troubled thoughts.
By the way, please be patient if it ever takes me awhile to update a chapter. The only time I can write is at night AND if I don't have too much homework. Did I fail to mention that my family doesn't even know that I'm an author on this site? Yeah, and I like to keep it that way. So this makes it kinda hard. So if it ever takes me more than a week to update, please understand that this is why.
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