Chapter 3: Angels
Robin sped back to Titans Tower. It was a race. The prize was Starfire's life. The R-cycle was going at 90mph and couldn't get any faster. Robin swore under his breath. He could hear Starfire's breath, harsh and shallow above the noise if the high powered engine. Titans Tower loomed in the west and Robin turned. The sea got closer and closer. At the last second, Robin pushed the side of the handle in. The R-cycle leapt and the wheels fell on their sides. Speed increased and Robin plummeted towards the ground. Suddenly the communicator buzzed. Robin clicked the receive button. Cyborg's face appeared, looking scared.
"What's wrong?" Robin asked.
"The dude that you caught ran off while you were talking to us. We can't find him." Cyborg said, his eyes dropping.
"We'll deal with it later. I need to get Star to the Medical room. She's not doing so well." Robin switched off the communicator and made the bike increase in speed.
Raven levitated above the city, muttering to herself. There was suddenly a flap of wings and Beast Boy came beside her.
"What's up?" He asked. Raven turned and for once, she didn't snap of glare at him. Instead her eyes softened, but she looked away, not wanting Beast Boy to think that she was a wimp.
"Sometimes I wish that I could just fly away." Beast Boy said suddenly. Raven turned to look at him.
"Why?"
"Well, to get away from these sorta things you know. As much as I like being a hero and stuff, it just stresses me when stuff like this happens." He replied, looking at the stars that scattered the skies.
"Where would you go?" Raven asked. She didn't know why she was acting like this, but suddenly she realised she had certain feelings for the changeling.
"I, I haven't really worked that out yet. I would like to travel to a new place, see new stuff. But of course, some part of me holds me down." Beast Boy sighed. His eyes glassed over. Raven got up.
"Come on, we have got to go and help Starfire." She said. Beast Boy began to morph but Raven stopped him. She held his hand. Their eyes met and they leaned closer. Their lips joined and they embraced. A black raven encircled them and they vanished.
Robin rushed Starfire up the stairs. Her skin was still burning and the blood was dripping behind him as he ran. The doors to the Medical room opened and he ran over to a bed. Cyborg came in, panting but rushing around, gathering equipment.
"You'd better sit down, Robin. This is going to be a long wait." Cyborg said. Robin grabbed a chair and sat down it. His back clicked as he did, but he didn't care. He needed to tell Starfire.
I sit and wait,
There's an angel,
Come to plague my fate.
And do they know,
The places where we go,
When we're grey and old,
He needed to tell her. If anything happened to her, he'd be guilty for not doing so. His heart throbbed and a tear trickled down his cheek. He wiped it away furiously, not wanting Cyborg to see. He hesitated but then reached forward and held Starfire's hand. He grasped it tightly, as though she was about to slip away at any moment.
Cause I have been told,
That salvation lets their wings unfold.
So when I am lying in my bed,
Thoughts running through my head,
And I'm feeling love is dead,
I'm loving angels instead.
Cyborg had finished and pulled away, knowing that Robin needed to be left alone. Robin wasn't holding up. As soon as Cyborg left, he bent his head and his body shook violently as the sobs coursed through him. The tears splashed on the ground and he bit his lip. The hold on Starfire's hand tightened
And through it all,
She offers me protection,
A lot of love and affection,
Whether I'm right or wrong.
And down the waterfall,
Where ever it may take me,
I know that life won't break me,
When I come to call,
She won't forsake me
I loving angels instead.
The sobs grew worse. The thoughts were breaking away and smashing into a thousand pieces. He pulled himself up and wiped away the tears. There was a small breeze and Raven and Beast Boy appeared. They broke hands and blushed, but stopped instantly as they saw Robin's face, red eyed and pale. Beast Boy hung his eyes low and let a tear escape it. It felt as though she had died, but Raven knew that she had died inside. But she knew that Robin could bring it back. She walked over to him, placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered something in his ear.
"Love is the cure." The words made Robin's eyes wide, but as he turned, Raven had melted away with Beast Boy.
When I feeling weak,
And my pain walks down the one way street,
I look above,
And I know I'll be always be blessed with love.
And as the feeling grows,
She brings flesh to my bones,
When love is dead.
I'm loving angels instead.
Robin turned to Starfire. He leaned over and said quietly, "Star, I, I love you." He bended down and kissed her. Something awoke in Starfire. Her heart beat faster and faster. Robin put is hand her hair as he embraced. An emerald eye opened, dull and dazed but it focused on Robin.
"Robin?" Robin looked up and his face broke into tears of joy.
"Star, you're ok!" And her grabbed hold of her. Starfire smiled and whispered in his ear, "I love you too, Robin." Robin pulled back slightly. Their eyes locked and their lips joined. They held there, Robin's hands in her hair and Starfire's round him. The slashed bled, but she didn't care. Dawn shone through the window and glazed the pair in and orange pink. They pulled away and smiled.
"I will never let something like this happen again. I promise." He said. But Starfire closed her eyes in sorrow and said back sadly, "Something will one day happen and you will not be there, Robin. But I know I will save you too and that'll keep us together. In life or death." Robin grinned and embraced her once more.
And through it all,
She offers me protection,
A lot of love and affection,
Whether I'm right or wrong.
And down the waterfall,
Where ever it may take me,
I know that life won't break me.
When I come to call,
She won't forsake me.
I'm loving angels instead.
Robbie Williams: Angels
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