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Clueless
Chapter 14:
They stopped two buildings away from where the two were standing, stock still waiting for them.
Starfire gazed at Nightwing and remembered when he had finally opened up to her about his past…
Flashback:
Dick wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into his room, sitting her down on the bed then sitting next to her. He rested his arms on his knees and stared into space. After about two minutes of this Starfire shook his shoulders gently.
"Dick?" She asked tentatively. He looked up at her.
"I grew up in a circus, did you know that?" Starfire shook her head, waiting for him to continue. He smiled softly.
"I loved it. My parents were acrobats. They were amazing…" His eyes glazed over. "They worked in perfect unison, looked like they were flying. They became the main attraction for our circus. They taught me everything about agility. I wanted to be just like them! One day my mom sent me to our ringleader to get our pay, but when I got there, he already had a visitor." His eyes began to fill with tears. "Being the curious boy that I was, I snuck to the back and spied on him. Apparently, our ringleader was in deep debt from gambling with a gang. The gang master had come to collect. He demanded his money, and when he couldn't pay, the gang master started to laugh. We both thought he was a nut but then he told our ringleader that since he couldn't pay, he would take away the one way he could make money. It took me a second, but then I realized what he meant. My parents. I tore towards the big tent, desperate to warn them that this man wanted to kill them. I burst into the tent, just a second to late, I watched them dive from the stands, as they usually did. I watched as my father grabbed the swing like he always did. I watched my mom grab his feet to swing forward and start their routine like they always did. I watched the swing ropes snap and I watched my parents plummet to earth, shock etched over their features. I couldn't do anything, I was too late. If only I hadn't hesitated! If I hadn't… hadn't…" Starfire wrapped her arms around his torso from behind as sobs racked his body.
"It was not your fault." She whispered, holding him tightly. As he started to protest she shook her head violently into his back. "No Dick. You couldn't have done anything about it." She tightened her hold. "You were only a boy. You could have done nothing." Dick turned in her grip and pressed her to the bed. She bit her lip as sensations coursed through her body.
"Thank you." He said sincerely before kissing her thoroughly.
End Flashback.
She closed her eyes and tried to recollect the feeling of him pressing himself against her. Tried to remember his lips against hers. But all she could feel was the cold wind blowing harshly against her skin. Fighting the tears that plagued her soul she opened her eyes to reality, watching Nightwing stare coldly into nothingness.
Raven studied Beast Boy's stotic features and remembered that night when they first admitted their love…
Flashback:
Beast Boy broke their kiss, much to Raven's disappointment.
"You don't know my past do you?" He asked bluntly. Raven looked surprised.
"No… no I don't." she said softly. He already knew her's, She had opened up to him when she defeated Slade, but Beast Boy, contradictory to his nature, had never opened up to anyone. Raven had often wondered why, and despite her closed nature often wished he would talk to her about it. She had yearned to know and was excited to finally learn. BB rolled off her and sat cross-legged, staring at the bed sheets.
"My real name is Garfield Logan. I was born in Africa. My parents were scientists over there." He winced. "I never really knew what they worked on…" He gave a lopsided half grin (Warning! Do NOT think about that too long! It will give you a headache!) "I was too busy outside, playing with all the animals. I had always loved animals. I didn't have many human friends so they kept me company. I especially loved the monkeys." He grinned in memories. "They taught me how to have fun. Anyway, when I was about eight, I contracted a rare disease. A fatal disease. I remember my mom coming in with a mask on and weeping as she held me. I didn't understand. I thought I was just sick. My dad kept telling me, "You're going to get better son. You're going to get better." He sounded like he was trying to convince himself. I was always so tired and my parents wouldn't let me go out. One day I heard them arguing. About me. My dad wanted to make me better with a chancy operation, one that could kill me. My mom was terrified of losing me and was against it. I remember my dad's last words before my mom agreed. It scared me to death. "If we don't do it we will lose him." My mom was silent and then came to me and asked me. I told her if it would stop their worrying then to do it. I remember when I woke up from the operation, I felt completely better. I hopped up and my mom grabbed me and sobbed into my shoulder for happiness. You see the disease couldn't affect animals, so my parents spliced my DNA with animal DNA." Beast Boy was smiling and crying, Raven rested her head on his shoulder comfortingly. "Of course eventually I realized I was green, but you know…"
"It must have been hard." She said simply. He nodded.
"But not as hard as losing my parents." Raven wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Talk to me." He smiled at her gratefully and they talked long into the night, before falling asleep in each other's arms.
End Flashback.
Raven gritted her teeth and pushed it from her mind, trying not to be distracted as she remembered his strong arms closing around her protectively.
Cyborg watched his female teammates stare at BB and Nightwing for five minutes before reluctantly shaking them out of their reverie.
"We have to get that generator guys." Both looked at him and then at the ground.
"Yes, I know." Starfire whispered. Raven nodded. They all flew forward, Star carried Cy and Raven levitated beside them. They landed on the roof and faced the boys.
"So nice of you to finally join us, Titans." Slade said, walking out of the shadows. "Nightwing, Beast Boy, attack."
(A/N: You all are sooooo lucky that I made that last chapter so short that I have to repent. Sooooooo, here is more of the fight scene)
Nightwing and Beast Boy lunged forward, engaging Starfire and Raven in battle immediately. Cyborg shot Slade in the chest with his sonic cannon before Slade could do anything. The shot sent Slade off the building. Cy ran for the seismic generator and proceeded with the painstakingly long process of deactivating it and taking it apart. (All right, I know Slade shouldn't be "beaten" that easily, but work with me people!)
Beast Boy was wrestling with Raven's powers as a gorilla, roaring in frustration. Raven picked him up and cursing herself, threw him into a wall, momentarily stunning him. Raven then picked up several objects and slew them at him, trying to hit non-lethal part on his body. He turned into a mouse and shot towards her and became a wolf, lunging for her throat. Raven's eyes widened and she spun away from him. He turned into a bear, tackling her to the ground and clawing at her. Keeping him at bay with her powers, she frantically scrambled up and shrank into the shadows, and unknowingly backed into a corner. The bear advanced on her, teeth bared and snarling…
Starfire made a hole around Nightwing in the roof of the building with her eye beams, causing him to crash through. Starfire followed him, scared that she might have hurt him. When she looked around the dark floor, she saw nothing but the rubble she caused. She dug through the pile of debris; scared she may have fatally hurt him. She was suddenly grabbed from behind and pressed against the wall. Shocked and scared Star threw Nightwing off her and floated in the air, starbolts in her hands. But he was nowhere to be found.
"Come out please!" she called nervously. She turned in the air slowly, not seeing a shadow lurking behind her and the gleam of the sword it held…
Authors Comments: Oh come on! You know me! I always leave you with cliffies! But before you kill me, you should know, that next chapter, they break the drug. By the way, please tell me if I messed up N and B's pasts. I tried, buy I'm kinda fuzzy on the details.
Teaser:
Nightwing dropped to his knees beside the girl he loved more than life itself. Blood pooled around him as he picked her up and cradled her limp body.
"No, Star… please… I need you… don't leave me… I'm so sorry… Oh god, what have I done!"
-runs from the screaming fans that want to kill her- WAIT! YOU MUST READ! DON'T JUDGE IT YET! –eyes widen in fear as the mob holds up pitchforks- uh oh… -sprints for her life-
