WOW.
Thank you so much for all those uplifting reviews! I honestly didn't expect to get this many….wow.
Yes, it is taking me too long to update, I agree, but….at least I have now!
Okay….review answering time (your favorite part I'm sure…)
robinxstarFAN! –thank you so much! Well, you wanted another chapter, so here ya go…
StArFiRe GrAySoN –thank you for understanding…Starfire/Robin is my favorite pairing too!
Emmery –yes, homework is the root of all evil…
Evil –thanks, but that's just the way it goes sometimes, I am a very slow updater in case you haven't noticed. Keep reviewing!
Rinny –lmao
Stupidhead –yes, I have to admit, writing about food can be PRETTY appetizing.
Pinki Lili –thank you, I hope you like this chapter…
Spartan3500 –glad you understand, it took me forever just to get this chapter up!
Lil' LIK Star –yes, it is a very good excuse indeed, mostly because it's true! About the Robin thing…you'll have to read to find out.
Kaila –thank you! I will honestly try to update more…
Rose –yes you are funny, no not a pervert, but fortunately my update has saved you! Yay!
Loveppears –if I told you that it would ruin the ending…
Gumgumgirl - blushes awe thank you! You give me too much credit…I'm not that great…
Robin+Starfire –well, to tell my family would extremely complicate my life. My friends know though, one of them is even an author on this site. Yeah, a little irrelevant, but hey, I'm happy today!
LightCrow –I'm glad you've never seen this done before, it was basically the main idea. About the rape thing, you'll just have to read and find out.
Fan24 –I like Red X too…he's just so cool when you put him in a story. Unfortunately, this fic won't include him. Sorry.
Rockershimo –yay! I finally updated! Hope you like it!
RavensAngst –I don't hide it from my family because I think I'm good (which I don't and I do not) it's because it complicates things too much. All my friends know, though! I'm really glad you liked my last chapter!
Jadedea –Oh my gosh I totally agree! I hate schoolwork and the parents thing is identical to my reasoning. It would just be weird.
Robin and Star Fan –hee heee hee…but yeah I don't know if I could consider it a cliffy or not, but hey, I can never tell.
Hilda Rincon –hahaha…sorry about that. And no, I am not stupid. Sheesh. Yeah like I said, it may take me awhile to update. As you can see, it took me a REALLY long time to update this one, so sorry.
TitansLight –thank you, and I feel totally awful for taking this long to update just one chapter!
Miss-link –thank you, I always thought Robin should snap, it's just so fun!
Well, that's all the reviewers, I think. Sorry if I missed anyone. It's getting pretty late, so I really should start writing the next chapter!
I hate the Muslims…..they invented Algebra.
"Hope you feel better later, Star,"
Beast Boy called with a wave as he and Cyborg walked out of the tower. All five of them were standing in the living room, including Robin. Her eyes shifted to the boy wonder, as he walked steadily out of the tower without more than a second glance at her. For once, she was grateful for his secrecy.
"See you in about an hour," Raven said monotonously. With these bad vibes coming from the Tamerainian, Raven figured the girl needed some alone time.
"Goodbye friends," she put up a fake smile as she watched the mystic leave her company, leaving her alone at last.
She didn't really want to be alone, but it was the best alternative she had at the moment. Seeing Robin actually leave the building was a thought of ease too comforting to describe.
She flopped onto the couch.
"Ugh…" she sat up immediately. She never realized how stiff their couch was. It was, after all, practically the shape of a rectangle.
Getting a few pillows, she reached for the nearest remote she could find, which was on the table. Cyborg was right; they really did have a lot of remotes lying around. There were at least three in her vision. She shook her head and pressed the big red button that said, "POWER". Cyborg had taught her how to use this whimsical device about two weeks ago, when Starfire had become extremely bored.
Reminding her of how bored she was at the moment, she flicked on the TV. Flipping through the channels, she stopped at a show that caught her eye. A romance movie.
She moaned and rolled her eyes in true anxiety. She could never escape this, no matter how hard she tried. She flipped the channel.
A horror film appeared on the screen. A little girl was being chased by a zombie with a chainsaw. Starfire cocked her head, partly in surprise at the gruesome images, and partly in confusion. She squinted her eyes to try to understand why the zombie was after the little girl. She shielded her eyes as she saw the little girl get slaughtered.
Starfire began to shake. She abruptly turned off the TV in terror, eyes wide and her breaths heavy. She couldn't stop shaking, it was too overwhelming. What if the little girl's fate was the same as her own? What if the zombie that was chasing her suddenly caught her, and she wouldn't be able to escape….
"No," she tried to convince herself, "That will not happen to me." She got up from the couch, and walked to her attic room. She didn't know what else to do or where else to go, so she always sought comfort in her little attic room.
She walked through the creaky door and shivered. Was this really what it felt like to be in a horror movie, or was it about to get much, much worse? She held her head and sat in the bean bag chair. She again took out a book, now desperate to do anything to change the subject in her mind that wouldn't leave.
Looking for the happiest thought possible, the alien had picked a classic fairy tale.
"Ella of the Cinders" had become a favorite story of the girl. The ending was always perfect every time she read it, and every time Cinderella would always be happy in the end. Reading the timeless fantasy gave Starfire a temporary peace of mind.
As she was halfway through "Snow White" she heard loud, happy voices in the living room. Footsteps filled her attentive ears as she heard each of the titans come back into the tower. She got up quickly; knowing anytime Robin was home it was unsafe to be alone. She flew down the many stairs to greet her friends; it really was boring without them.
"Friends!" she gave them a content smile. She felt a bit more relaxed, now that she was no longer by herself.
"Hey, Star, you missed a greaaaaat pizza!" the green titan patted his stomach with a toothy grin.
Biting her lip, Starfire secretly wished she had gone, but knew it wouldn't have been enjoyable at all being in his midst.
When she went to bed that night, Starfire locked her door tight.
"There." She heaved a giant sigh, "now nothing can get in."
"or no one,"
She thought to herself in relief. She was at least safe for the night. She cuddled into her warm fluffy comforter.
She suddenly felt a chill, a spook, the sort of fear that just jumps out at you from nowhere, and makes you want to be somewhere else. It is never the cause of something real, it is a subconscious lurch that makes you afraid of absolutely nothing, when in fact there is no actual danger at the moment. All the same, it is a spook nonetheless, and no one welcomes these fears with open arms.
She pulled the covers higher over her body, covering her neck and a small bit of her head. Whenever she did this she always felt a little safer than she did before, and she finally let sleep take her.
She was in a dark, cold place, where there was no grass or water. Stone and rock replaced all that was living with a deadly blood-red sky shaded black. She looked around her; everything was dead, everything was gone. A rocky magmata wasteland loomed about her every view. Pools of blood, lava, and ash encircled the area. It was boiling hot, but she shivered in the heat.
She turned around, and a ghastly figure stood before her. A demon, tall and ghostly in appearance, slowly stepped towards her. It had pitch black skin, with satanic markings etched into the flesh. Red beady eyes without pupils glared at her menacingly. It didn't seem to have much of a body, mostly a noticeable figure, that Starfire realized was getting even closer to her.
A hatchet appeared in its hand, as he moved closer. She tried to get up, but stumbled clumsily. Only when she was able to stand upright did the demon quicken its pace. Her eyes widened. She turned and ran. But she could barely run, for her fear of the creature was overcoming her will to escape. She tried to scream, nothing came out. A small squeak emitted from her mouth, as her body continued to run in what seemed like slow motion, while the demon was catching up.
It hurled the sharp weapon at her, and it sliced into her back. Her mouth agape, her eyes wide, the poor girl fell onto the cold, hard ground. As she fell, the earth split open to reveal a fiery pit of lava and flame. With her last bit of strength, she reached for the edge of the cliff, in order to grab ahold, preventing her fall into the pit.
She swung her feeble arm, and missed. She then felt herself plummet into the fiery depths of death…
Starfire screamed, swinging up her head from her pillow. Hot sweat glided down her forehead as she grabbed ahold of herself and gripped reality.
She quickly scanned her mind, making sure what was real and what was not. After a few minutes, she was able to distinct what was happening in real life, and what was just a nightmare. The eerie part of it all was the extensive amount of time it took her to realize reality from subconsciousness.
She jumped. Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg viciously rapped at her door.
"Starfire!"
"Star!"
"Are you okay? Starfire!"
She quickly got out of bed, remembering that she had locked her door. She opened it, a flustered look of anguish laid upon her fragile features.
"We heard you scream, Star," Cyborg said, obviously worried.
"Yeah, and when we couldn't get in your room, we…well…you scared the CRAP out of us!" Beast Boy said, just as worried as the tin man.
"Why did you scream?" Raven inquired.
Starfire looked at her friends, hot tears welled into her eyes, she couldn't take it anymore. She burst into tears, and sunk to her knees. She explained her nightmare inbetween coarse sobs,
"A horrible monster was chasing me…and it had a very sharp…and pointy object…he threw it at me…and hit me…and I was falling…there was fire and blood everywhere…"
She sobbed into her friends' arms, the three titans looked at eachother in understanding, knowing even a simple nightmare can really scare a person. Combined with recent events, this just wasn't Starfire's night. They helped her back into her room, convinced her everything was fine, and went back to their rooms.
Robin watched his four friends from a distance. He saw Starfire in her state of terror, and smiled. He expected this from her. Once a person got under her skin, there was no telling what terrors the person could inflict upon her. Yes, he knew her well, and he knew this would be a reaction of hers. But he also knew how well she could keep a secret, given the proper persuasion.
He silently slunk back to his room before any of the titans knew he had left. He went back to sleep, his plan turning in his head. The next day was going to be very eventful.
Yeah...kinda short, I will seriously try to update the next chapter much faster! Cao!
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