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A Matter Of Trust: Chapter 12 Big Trouble

'Raven would kill me if she knew I was in her tent before she was awake' he thought. He put Starfire's diary exactly in the same place as he found it, the looked around, to make sure no one was awake. Starfire's flowers and boom box were in the same place, as well as her pillow and sleeping bag. The only problem was that Starfire wasn't in her sleeping bag. Or on her sleeping bag. Or in the tent at all.

Robin nudged the sleeping bag, just to make sure that Starfire really was gone. Nope. Not there. Robin thoughts were racing. 'Where is she? Why did she leave without telling us? I really, really hope that Raven knows where she is.' Raven began to stir in her sleep. Robin froze.

'Please don't wake up. Please don't wake up.' He thought.

"Starfire, go to bed! The sun hasn't even risen yet!" moaned Raven. She didn't open her eyes, luckily. Then she yawned. "Go to sleep." Robin stayed still as a statue.

"I told you to go to bed. You'll get sick if you stay out of your sleeping bag," Raven moaned again. But she still didn't open her eyes. "And I can hear whether or not you get in bed, so you better." Robin groaned internally.

'I can't believe I'm doing this,' he thought as he walked over and climbed in Starfire's sleeping bag. 'I can just hope Star doesn't come back.' Robin lay there until he was sure that Raven was sleeping peacefully. He climbed out of the frilly, pink sleeping bag, and being as silent as possible (humanly or otherwise) crept out of the tent, into the dark night.

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Starfire woke up in the middle of the night, wanting to write about the day in her diary. She reached behind her, but her hand didn't find anything. She panicked, slightly. Some things in that diary were only meant for her eyes. All her secrets, for example. She had to find that diary.

Starfire got out of her sleeping bag, and out of the tent. She paced in front of the tent, hitting her head, trying to concentrate. She was still thinking when she heard a twig snap in the woods behind her.

"Hello? Who is there?" called Starfire, whipping around to face the sound. There was no reply.

"Who are you? What do you desire?" Still, only silence answered.

"Please stop. You are not welcome to come any farther!" Starfire was starting to panic. But this time, she got an answer.

"Meow," said a cute little green kitten as it stepped out of the forest. All panic was forgotten.

"Beast Boy?" Starfire giggled. The cat purred, and turned around, walking slowly back into the depths of the woods. Starfire giggled again, and decided to follow. And follow she did.

A few times, Starfire thought that she lost the kitten, but she followed the sound of cracking twigs, and found the cat waiting for her. She followed it into a clearing, where it stopped, and let Starfire pet it.

Starfire noted some words on its collar, and read them. The collar said:

Slade Enterprises, #19503 Project Girlfriend.

"What is this?" Starfire pondered aloud. "Slade Enterprises? Project Girlfriend?" A twig cracked, and Starfire found herself facing Slade himself.

"Yes. Project Girlfriend."

"What do you want?" the Tamerainan's voice carried challenge in its tone. Slade laughed. Starfire narrowed her eyes, and stood up.

"Why, I want Robin to be my apprentice. Surely you would have realized by now. Ask anything you want. I will answer."

"What is project Girlfriend?"

"You are." Starfire stood.

"Robin would never join you." Her voice was dangerously quiet, as if daring Slade to do his worst. She prepared a Starbolt.

"Not willingly. He has to be trapped into it. And you will help me."

"Never!" she yelled as she threw the Starbolt she was holding. Slade dodged easily. He snapped his fingers, and the kitten leaped up, claws bared, and scratched Starfire on the arm. Starfire cried out in pain, and sank to her knees. Her arm was burning, and it had turned blue.

"Wh-What is this?" she demanded.

"Poison," Slade answered lazily. "In a few seconds, your memory will vanish. It was Kitten's idea. Our new plan to get Robin to join me. You must remind me to thank her; it really was a brilliant idea. Oh, yes," he added. "You won't remember." He laughed evilly, and walked into the darkness, the green kitten at his heels. Starfire gasped again, and fainted.

A/N this is an interesting twist, no? And it's the whole plot, too. When will she be discovered? Only an update will tell, and for that, I need reviews. This is not the end! There is a lot more to the story! Including a great ending!