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 19
"They are coming!" a Tamaranean lookout announced. "The Titans are coming!" Murmurs spread throughout the crowd at the news. The Tamaraneans were scared, there was no denying it. The majority of them were simple and normal, who worked for a living and were lucky to survive the rebellion. They weren't warriors; were they ready for a war? Though they loved their home planet Tamaran, and their princess Koriand'r, were they willing to fight to the death?
"Protect the Princess," Kendrick's voice sounded out. "By no means should she escape from this room." He pointed to the small closet-like space that Starfire had been confined to, with guards watching over her. "If she should be given the chance, she might abandon us once more and side with the Titans. Such is the power of brainwashing. Is that understood?" The Tamaraneans didn't reply. They were too wrapped up in what was to come. And the betrayal of their princess? Something they didn't want to think about.
A strong pounding on the palace door resounded throughout the palace, reaching even Ryand'r's ears, still locked in his room in the far wing. The Tamaraneans readied themselves, though they knew they could never be ready for this.
"Enter!" rang out Kendrick's voice.
"They think we're evil," Beast Boy said.
"Yes," I replied, running a hand through my hair. I felt uncomfortable with the position I was in. They all expected me to lead them. But how do you handle something like this?
"We can't kill them," Raven pointed out. "Or even hurt them, really. They're innocents. They're doing what they think is right, and so are we. We are not going to hurt someone just because they've been misled."
"So what do we do?" Cyborg asked.
"We can't even take them," Beast Boy said, anxiety clear in his voice. "I may be able to take Starfire, but even the amazing and unbeatable Beast Dude can't take on a hundred of them, all chucking crazy star bolts at me."
"Man, there's no way you could take on Starfire," Cyborg told him, smacking his head. Beast Boy rubbed it, and pouted.
"Could too," he mumbled.
"We don't have to worry about star bolts," Raven said, quietly but distinctly. We all turned to her.
"Why not?" Beast Boy asked.
"Starfire's power didn't come from Tamaran. She shares it with her sister, Blackfire, but with no one else."
"What?" I said, surprised. I never knew this. "Why? How do you know this? Where did it come from, then?" Raven looked at me, and dismissed me with her eyes.
"It's not my story to tell," she said, evasively.
"Of course it's not. But you don't seem to have second thoughts about reading it for yourself." Raven glared at me, and I returned the look. I was having mixed feelings about what little Raven revealed. Starfire didn't seem like the person to keep secrets, but suddenly I found myself realizing that I knew next to nothing about her past. And it wasn't because she hadn't told, it was because I hadn't asked.
Then again, the past wasn't a topic I felt like getting into.
"Home," Jenica requested, and our attention was brought back to her. I had forgotten, and I could tell that so had everyone else by their facial expressions.
"Could you kill her?" Raven asked quietly. Everyone stared at her.
"What, are you kidding me?" Cyborg asked. "Who said anything about killing her?" Jenica's eyes widened.
"Kill?" she asked, frantically. "Kill?" Raven put her arms around the trembling girl compassionately, an action that everyone present was thrown by. Raven seemed to send the girl a message with her mind that comforted her, and then turned back to us, our eyes wide with shock. However, she acted like showing affection was something she did every day. I noticed that nothing exploded and the world wasn't coming to an end. I wasn't sure what to make of that, and wasn't sure I cared. Raven's emotions and powers weren't the most important thing at the moment. Starfire was, and the battle that loomed ahead of us. We waited for Raven to speak. Finally, she did.
"K . . . hurting anyone in there would be exactly like hurting this little girl," Raven explained. "This battle can't happen. It's not a battle for us to fight."
"Then what do you expect we do?" I exploded. "They have Starfire." Raven remained calm.
"I'll handle it."
"What now?" Beast Boy asked. "What do we do now?" Now all eyes were on me. The burden of being a leader. Now I was expected to give out directions that hopefully they would follow. But what if I was wrong? What if it didn't turn out the way it should? There were four of us, and even though the population of Tamaran was lessened thanks to their period of bloody anarchy, there were still hundreds of them left, filling the palace. And there was four of us. Not only was that an impossibly unfair fight, but we can't harm a single one of them except for Kendrick. Raven said she'd handle it, but it's my job to handle it. I'm the leader. I have to handle everything. And if a single innocent gets hurt, it's my fault.
And what of Starfire? My heart ached more every second I was without her. She could be in danger, and we were just sitting here. Literally. Sitting here. It was time for some action. I just had to decide what it would be.
"Raven, take Jenica back to her house. Make sure she's safe before coming back here. Once Raven returns . . . we walk."
"You sure about this, Rob?" Cyborg asked. No. No, I'm not sure. I'd much rather be back home in Titans Tower sharing a bowl of popcorn with Starfire under a blanket and watching a romantic movie, hopefully with my arm around her. However, Starfire isn't back home, she's in that giant white building that's not too far off in the distance. And we have to go get her. No matter what it takes. If an innocent civilian gets in between me and Starfire, then they'll have to suffer the consequences, no matter how much sleep I'll lose at night. So no. I'm not sure. But I have to be.
"Yes."
Okay so I know you guys are probably getting bored of all this talk and you're looking for some ACTION! Well, to tell you the truth, so am I. I'm way sick of Robin's angsty blah blah blah. So don't worry, because the next chapter is pure ACTION! Not to mention the fact that a reunion between Starfire and Robin needs to happen, right? Yay! The fluff returns. I'm excited. Are you? You know you are.
Also, remember how waaaaaay back in the very first chapters I talked about researching the background of Starfire and how I might incorporate some of the info I learned in here? Well, now I am, with Star's powers. If you didn't know already, there IS a story behind the star bolt powers. So you'll get the inside story on that in upcoming chapters.
swisscheese- Okay, this is something I've been worried about for a while, so I'm just going to say what I think is going on. Not what I HOPE, what I think. So far, they've shown Star being into Robin quite a few times, and only vice versa once or twice, mainly in Betrothed. However, quite a few times I've been disturbed to find Robin always calling out Raven's name, worrying about her, splitting up with her, etc. But even though that unnerves me, I'm confidant that if the produces DO bring up a relationship with Robin, it will be with Starfire, because the two had a relationship in the comic books, and Raven didn't. Cross your fingers!
My Monkey is Orange- I hope their relationship advances, too. Thank you sooo much! It's so amazing to hear that my story got you hooked on fanfiction. What an amazing compliment, thanks!
Okay, I'm going to go write some more so you have some more updates. The next chapter is actiony, I swear! Review! And don't forget to keep commenting on whether you want a more serious and dark fic next or happier and fluffy.
Blair
