Title: In Your Dreams

Author: Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli

Summary: The memory of her is still clear in his mind. He'll never forget how his heart stopped when she turned her back to him and flew away, never to return. But when they find each other again, will their destined love finally become reality? Or can they only be together in his dreams? RobStar

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but if anyone wants to buy it for me, feel free!


Chapter 12

He was coming for my Starfire. Why? Should we go after him? Or wait for him to come after us? How could we save Ryan yet protect Starfire at the same time? The only thing I was sure of was that this Kendrick guy was never going to lay a hand on my Starfire.

Was I allowed to call her mine? I still wasn't sure of where we stood. If only I'd ignored my damn communicator . . . but if I had, we wouldn't have known of the danger. I would never forgive myself is Starfire had gotten hurt because of my selfish ignorance.

My mind was overanalyzing everything. As soon as I began to wonder if Starfire was mine, all panic of danger was gone, replaced by a new panic that I had read her wrong. What if she didn't really feel the way I did? What if I had let my heart take over my head? Why had I let myself lose control? I tore down my wall for her, and I wouldn't be able to stand being hurt while so vulnerable. Especially not by her.

"Robin? Earth to ROBIN!" Beast Boy's voice somehow permeated my nervous thoughts, and I snapped back to reality.

"Yeah?"

"I said, what's the plan?" I blinked. For once in my life, I didn't have a plan. And I needed one more than ever.

"The plan," I repeated, slowly. Beast Boy and Raven stared at me, unbelieving.

"Yes, Robin, the plan," Raven said, slight fear tinging her sarcastic voice. "As in, what we're going to do." Before I could say anything, Starfire took over.

"We must save Ryand'r," she said, firmly. "Therefore we must go after Kendrick. Meet him on half the way, yes?" Beast Boy looked surprised at Starfire's take-charge stance, but a small smile appeared on Raven's face. Must have been some girl power thing, but I didn't like this one bit. I didn't want Starfire taking over and getting hurt. There was no way she was going out to meet Kendrick. She would stay locked up in the tower with someone. Yes, that would be the plan.

"And we will save him," I interrupted. "But you're staying here." Beast Boy took a step back, sensing a possible conflict breaking out. I knew Starfire wouldn't be happy with it, but that was what was going to happen. She would stay here.

"No, I will not," she said. "I will help in the rescue of my brother."

"Yes, you will, Star, it's too dangerous for you. He's after you, too."

"I will willingly sacrifice myself for my kin if that is what it comes to," Starfire said to my despair.

"What! No, no you won't!" I shouted, causing the already skittish Beast Boy to jump. "There is no way in hell that you're getting hurt." Her eyes flashed, and I felt like my heart had been cut with the way she was looking at me, but I had finally gotten her back. There was no way I was losing her.

"There's nothing we can do anyway, y'all, so stop the fighting," Cyborg's voice cut in. I hadn't noticed that he'd returned.

"What do you mean?" I asked, a little too sharply, but Cyborg handled it cooly.

"I mean that the time that Ryan got mixed up with Gizmo and Mammoth, Gizmo messed with the T Car. When we weren't looking, he must have crossed the wires. It won't drive until I fix it, and we don't have the time." I clenched my fists. Damn. Well, at least Star wouldn't be facing off with Kendrick. But she would still be too close to him when we fought. Damn, damn, damn.

"Then we wait," Raven said, calmly. "We can take this time to prepare ourselves. As for me, I'm meditating." She left the room, and I stared after her in disbelief. Was she kidding? We were just going to wait for this psychopath to come after Starfire? How could we just wait?

"Well, uh, no better way to prepare than fighting video games! It'll help our skills," Beast Boy said. "Right, Cyborg?"

"Right," he said, grinning.

What? They were going to go play a game? How could they play a game at a time like this? As Cyborg brushed past me, he whispered unnoticeably in my ear, "Don't worry, man, no one's going to get your girl." I was going to punch him in response, but he was already gone. This left the two of us alone again. But I couldn't enjoy it with the fear of Starfire in peril hanging over me. Starfire, obviously, couldn't enjoy it either. Not that she would enjoy it in the first place. Or maybe she would. I still wasn't sure.

"So we just have to sit here?" she fumed. "Every second that we waste, Kendrick could be doing something horrible to Ryand'r!" She began to pace, which was unnerving. I'd never seen her so upset since . . . since The Mistake. Oh, God, did she love me like a brother? Oh, no. No, no, no, please.

"Star . . ."

"I just do not understand why this is occurring. While Kendrick may have been a glorfork, I did not ever consider that he would do something so terrible as kidnap Ryand'r, a member of the royal family who has been so kind to him!"

"Star . . ." I tried again, but she wasn't listening.

"Oh, how could I leave him alone like that? I am a bad, bad klork!" I remained silent, waiting for her to come to me. Finally, she did. "Oh, Robin, what are we to do? I cannot wait."

"And I can't let you go, Star," I said, sighing. "It's too dangerous." Her eyes flashed once more, and she lifted her head, proudly. At that moment she looked as beautiful as ever, only in a different way. Instead of being the naive and innocent Starfire I'd always known, she was instead a strong warrior, full of compassion, yet she wasn't soft. It was as if she had suddenly undergone a transformation. She looked at me with those flashing emerald eyes, and I knew what she was going to say, no matter how much I didn't want to hear it. There was nothing I could do.

"You cannot stop me," she said, and with that, she turned, and it all came rushing back. It was an extreme case of deja vu, and I was thrust into the past, one year ago. It was The Mistake. She was turning from me, and she was leaving, and she was taking my heart with her, and I couldn't stop her. Only this time it wasn't because I was an asshole. This time it was because there was someone out there more important to her than me. And that hurt worse. And this time it was doubtful that I'd ever find her again.

"Starfire!" Her name was ripped from my throat, but it was too late. She had already flown out the window, and was gone.

Seconds later, I was joined by the rest of the team. Speechless, we watched her figure become smaller and smaller until she disappeared altogether.

I couldn't let her slip through my fingers.

"I'm going after her," I said, a touch of defiance in my voice. My three friends looked at me as if I were crazy, and I probably was.

"The T Car's out of commission," Cyborg reminded me. "Exactly how are we going to go after her? Walking?" I shook my head.

"Not we. Me. And I'm taking the R Cycle."

"Robin, you can't go alone . . ." Raven protested, but I cut her off with a glare harder than one she had ever shot at anyone.

"You can't stop me," I said, repeating Starfire's rebellious line from a moment earlier. And with that, I headed towards the garage. There was no way I was going to let her get hurt, no matter what I had to do. I'd give my life for her. And if that was what I'd have to do, then so be it.


And now time for my end-of-post author's notes.

Seriously, does anybody bother to read these? I mean, I really do babble, but some of the stuff I say here is important. Okay, I'm going to do a little experiment. I'm going to see who pays attention. If you're reading this and you read the others, write poof at the end of your review, because you know you're going to review once you're done reading this. If I get five people to put poof at the end of their reviews, I'll update the second I read the fifth review. I was going to wait a while before I updated again because I still haven't finished the 14th chapter and normally I'm at least five chapters ahead of myself(which means I'm currently only two ahead which is pathetic). So if I get five poofs, I'll update then instead of waiting.

Not to mention the fact that your reviews are motivation for writing faster, and that's definitely what needs to be done to get more updates.

So I'm going to shut up now, except I have one question that will make me seem incredibly stupid. Incredibly.

What does "AU" mean? I used to know, but I just completely forgot and can't remember for the life of me. It's just completely over my head. I'm pretty sure it's author's something but I could be wrong. Anyway, if you haven't completely decided I'm a moron and stopped listening to me long ago, tell me so I can stop being the moron you all know and love.

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Blair