Chapter 13- Blossoming Relations
The room was filled with screams as the wall exploded and sent shrapnel and pieces of metal flying through the air creating a massive dust cloud around the intrusion. The ones stationed around the blast radius backed quickly away from the wall, and the room fell eerily silent as everyone watched the dust begin to settle around the massive whole in the wall.
Robin and Starfire let go of one another and each wore a look of bewilderment at the sound of the explosion. Robin wasn't as hasty to see what caused the explosion and hesitated before taking his eyes off of Slade still fixed in that same position starring Robin down. Robin looked briefly at the settling smokescreen then returned his gaze back on Slade who to his surprise, was still there.
"EEERRRRAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!" An angry roar came from the whole in the wall and Cinderblock emerged from the smokescreen, his fists clenched with rage and his eyes full of hate. Everyone in the ball room screamed at the sight of this monstrosity and frantically searched for the nearest exit around them as Cinderblock began trampling into the room, shaking the ground as he walked. Seeing this hostile threat before them, the hoards of people headed for the doors adjust to the angry beast but were granted no escape when a sudden electrical current came across the doorway and blocked off their exit. The ones leading the frightened crowd stopped and backed away from the electricity as it began collecting into a behemoth form in front of them.
Robin turned to see this new threat which he immediately recognized as Overload with his bright discharging body and the small computer chip in the center of his figure. Robin took his attention off him and turned swiftly back to find Slade, but he was already gone. Overload began inching towards the crowd of frightened people as they started in the other direction but quickly realized they were being sandwiched in by Cinderblock.
"Robin," said Bumble Bee as she and the rest of Titans East came by their side. "What's going on, who are these guys!"
Robin gritted his teeth and said, "They're Cinderblock and Overload, and they're going to take out everyone here if we don't stop them! Bumble Bee, we need to—"
Robin stopped in mid-sentence when Supergirl, now in her cape and skirt, flew over the Titans and landed in front of Cinderblock.
"Alright block head," exclaimed Supergirl. "I don't know who you are, or where you came from but you're not going to harm any of these kids!" She poised herself ready to strike and Cinderblock looked down at her as if she were merely a nuisance rather than any real threat, but Supergirl proved him wrong. "Show me what you got," she yelled as she rose from the ground and flew for Cinderblock with an iron-fist in front of her.
Her punch landed smack-dab in the middle of the giant rock monster's face and it caused him to stumble backwards slightly but he was quick to regain his ground. That was only the beginning of Supergirl's attacks as she landed an onslaught of mighty blows that sent Cinderblock wallowing in every direction but still he did not fall. Supergirl landed two more hits and this time he seemed to be losing his balance as he wavered backwards from side to side, but he shook off his dizziness and starred straight ahead at Supergirl. She reached her arm back with her hand clenched tightly into a fist and swung at the heavy beast, but he lazily put his forearm up and blocked the mighty blow. Supergirl looked at him in astonishment, she was used to slapping her opponents around like rag-dolls but this thing was tuff, and he was about to show her just how tuff he really was. Cinderblock gazed at her with red angry eyes; dust and soot came from his nostrils as he snarled and was quick to repay her for the dishonorable strikes she had delivered on to him. He slid his forearm away from Supergirl's fist which were still connected until now, and drew his arm with an open palm behind him. Swiping her with lethal force, he slapped Supergirl with the back of his hand across the room as if she were merely a pesky fly. She impacted the wall with a loud THUD, leaving a deep indentation from where she had landed and slid to the floor as she fell unconscious.
The rest of the Titans looked at the now comatose Supergirl who lay motionless on the ground with her cape draped slightly over her face. Robin had to do something, a teammate was down and he wasn't about to let another one fall at the expense of his lack of leadership. He was about to give the order for the Titans to move in and take down Overload and Cinderblock before their rampage could go on any longer, when suddenly they did something he had never thought in a million years they'd do.
After swiping Supergirl out of his way, Cinderblock immediately brought his attention to Overload standing on the other side of the room and stomped over, nearly crushing a few teenagers along the way, towards him. Overload did the same, and now the two monsters came face to face and began starring each other down. They remained motionless for a brief moment then suddenly, "EEERRRRAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!" Both monsters let out tremendous battle cries and charged one another. The two collided and the ground sank underneath their feet, but Cinderblock proved to be the stronger foe and tackled Overload to the ground causing everyone in the room to nearly loose their balance. Cinderblock began viciously beating Overload as he landed punch after punch with his powerful hands but had little affect on the electronic beast. Overload was quick to gain the upper hand and quickly sank into the ground through the wires underneath the floor before Cinderblock could land another blow. His hand impacted the ground, and Cinderblock looked around the room in confusion at the absence of his enemy who had just recently been under him. Little did the rock beast know that his adversary had been piecing himself back together behind him and was preparing to strike Cinderblock from behind.
"Titans," said Robin as he turned to face his team. "We've got to get these people out of here before somebody gets hurt!"
"Well what do we do," asked Speedy with a concerned look on his face as Overload's attack barely fazed Cinderblock and they continued to fight. "We can't do anything while that light bulb thing and that stone guy are beating each other up!"
Robin turned and watched the two monsters fight for a moment as Cinderblock was sent into the wall. "We need to make exits," he said with authoritative command. "Starfire, see if you can blow a few holes in the wall behind those people," he said pointing behind the hoards of frightened teenagers. "Speedy, did you bring your bow?"
"It's in the jet on the roof," said Speedy. "I'll go get it!"
Bumble Bee came next to him and said, "I've got my weapons in the there too, I'll go with him."
"Wildebeest," called out Robin to the giant horse like…animal amongst the crowd who turned to him with a surprised look on his face. "Starfire needs some help, do you think you can make a few exits for these people?"
Wildebeest nodded his head and grunted with approval, then scrapped his feet across the floor and charged one of the near-by walls.
"Alright then," said Robin as he turned to Aqualad, Mas and Menos, and Wonder Girl. "The rest of us…I think it's about time we separated these two." Robin stepped to the front of the group and yelled, "Titans, move!"
At around that time Speedy and Bumble Bee came down the fire escape with their weapons in hand and began blowing apertures in the walls around them, letting the frightened boys and girls pour through the newly formed exits.
Aqualad and the others got in-between Cinderblock and Overload and poised themselves for battle, ready to defend or move swiftly out of the way if one of the monsters struck. Cinderblock and Overload paused for a moment and looked down at the four young heroes before them then starred back up at each other. Aqualad, using his powers, stuck his arms out to the side and ripped out a large pipeline from the floor and floated the water in a long collective stream above his head.
He shot Overload a grin and said, "I hope you're not afraid of a little water," then sent the water cascading in his direction.
Aqualad overwhelmed the electronic monster with his attack and Overload's body slowly deteriorated like water being poured over sugar until he was just a short-circuited computer chip lying on the floor.
Robin dodged a few attacks from Cinderblock and quickly made his way over to the unconscious Supergirl still motionless on the ground next to the wall. He placed his hand on her shoulder and shook her a few times in an attempt to wake her up but she did not stir. He grabbed her wrist, flung her arm over his shoulder, lifted her off the ground and carried her across the floor with her feet dragging behind her. He set her on the lawn outside and immediately went back in to help the others.
Wonder Girl rose in the air and pulled her mystic lasso from her side and swung it around Cinderblock, binding his arms to his side and rending him defenseless. Mas and Menos came up behind him and landed a kick on his back, then dashed to the front and shot him a punch to the gut. They continued this process of random attacks until Cinderblock started to become unstable and began to wobble in his place. Seeing how unsteady he was, Wonder Girl jumped on the opportunity to deliver the final blow then, with an angry grunt, pulled on the lasso and sent him flying over her head and crashing into the ground. Stars and little yellow birds danced around Cinderblocks head, then he let out a sigh and passed out.
Wonder Girl glided over Cinderblock and set herself gently on the massive stone body of her fallen enemy. She hoisted her knee up with her foot on top of his head and said, "It's a simple fact really. Mess with an Amazon babe…and you'll get hurt."
"Excellente senorita Wonder Girl," exclaimed Mas and Menos as they danced around her exchanging high fives.
The titans regrouped outside were they watched Cinderblock being shackled to a semi-truck and hauled away to prison while police cars, ambulances, and shaken teenagers crowding the scene.
Robin watched a frightened girl a little older than him crying with a blanket over her shoulders as a police officer escorted her to a near-by ambulance. He turned to the others and said. "So…is everyone alright?"
"I am undamaged," said Starfire meeting his gaze.
He looked over at Starfire and checked her out from head to toe, thinking to himself how amazing it was that during all of this she managed to keep her hair and dress perfectly neat and spotless, but his train of thought was disrupted.
"We're good," said Wonder Girl as she wrapped and put her lasso to her waist.
Aqualad looked at Wonder Girl with hearts in his eyes and said, "Yeah, really good…"
"We're all fine," said Speedy as he slung his bow over his shoulder.
"Good," said Robin with a sigh of relief. "All of you handled that well, nice work everyone, especially with Cinderblock and Overload."
Wonder Girl put her hands on her hips and blew a few loose ends of hair out of her face. "No sweat," she said grinning at him, "It was fun."
"Yes but, what became of Super Girl," asked Starfire with a concerned look on her face.
"Are you guys okay," asked Supergirl as she came behind them.
"SUPERGIRL," exclaimed Starfire as she ran over and gave her a "Starfire" hug. "YOU ARE UNDAMAGED."
"Well…I was," she said feeling a slight pain in her back after being hugged by the strange alien girl. "So which one of you heroes saved me," she asked with a playful grin on her face.
Robin stepped forward to answer her. "I did, are you alright?"
She smiled at him and laughed playfully. "My hero," she said leaning in and kissing him on the cheek. "Thanks Robin, I owe you one."
"Ah, no…problem, Supergirl," he said scratching the back of his neck and blushing profusely.
Although Supergirl was her new friend, Starfire didn't take kindly to her gesture of gratitude by kissing her Robin, and Starfire nearly attacked her but she refrained herself from doing so. Starfire also wasn't happy with the fact that Robin saved another girl; since he wasn't allowed to rescue any other female but Starfire and it drove her wild with jealousy.
"Hi…everyone," came a nervous voice as The Flash stood next to Supergirl and the rest of the group. "What'd I miss?"
"Where've you been," asked Supergirl angrily slugging him on the shoulder.
The Flash let out a wail and said, "Ouch, I was in the bathroom!"
"Doing what," she snapped back. "If you couldn't tell we had a little 'situation' on our hands and we could've used your help!"
"Relax, take it easy, I would've helped but I was busy." The Flash looked away from Supergirl who was scanning his body from head to toe.
"So what were you busy with Flash," she asked.
"I told you I was in the bathroom."
Supergirl shot him a suspicious look and put her hands on her hips as she continued her line of questioning, "Yeah, with who?"
"Uh…with me…" A frightened look came across his face and he began sweating.
"Oh yeah," said Supergirl now cutting to the chase. "Then why's there lipstick all over your neck and face?"
There was a long moment of silence as all eyes were now fixed on the guilty Flash standing there helplessly while he frantically tried to come up with an explanation.
"Well I think this just about wraps things up for all of us," said Supergirl turning to face the Titans. "We need to get back to the Watch Tower. I'm sure Superman will be anxious to hear all about everything that's gone on tonight."
The Flash stuttered to say something but nothing came out.
"We'll see you guys later," she said extending her hand out to shake everyone's. "And make sure you stay out of trouble." She came to Robin and shot him a wink. "Thanks for saving me Robin," she said with a smile. She said her last goodbye's and began leaving.
"Alright bye everyone," said The Flash frantically as he kept glancing over at Supergirl. "Good seeing you again Robin, take care."
"Ah Flash," said Robin pointing down at his zipper.
"Huh?" The Flash stopped and looked down at his crotch, noticing his fly was down. "Oh, uh…thanks." He turned quickly to catch up with Supergirl and nearly caught his…himself in his zipper as he ran. "Wait now Supergirl do we really have to—"
Robin watched as he left and chuckled to himself then faced the others. "Well it's getting pretty late so…I think we're gonna head out as well."
"That's cool," said Bumble Bee. "I think it's about time we got outta here ourselves, we have a long ride ahead of us."
"Yeah and we need to get these two home," said Speedy looking at Wonder Girl and Lilith. "But it was nice seeing you two again."
"Same here," said Robin shaking his hand and then moving on to everyone else. "Have a safe ride home. It was nice meeting you Wonder Girl…and—"
"Lilith," she interrupted as they shook hands. "And I know, Robin, nice to meet you."
"Oh ah—"he paused with a look of confusion on his face.
Lilith laughed at him and said, "Don't think about it too much."
Robin shook his confusion off and he and Starfire went about saying their goodbyes to everyone. As they finished and Robin stopped to briefly talk to Speedy, Starfire wasn't sure why but something compelled her to look over at the tree across the street from where she was standing. She squinted her eyes at something in the darkness underneath the tree which looked like a man leaning casually against it with his arms crossed over his chest. He slowly turned his head revealing the orange side of his mask and an eerie gaze with his one eye that was all too familiar to Starfire. A look of horror came across her face and her mouth dropped slightly open as she starred helplessly at Slade.
"Starfire," said Robin putting his hand on her shoulder.
She gasped and jumped up nearly startling Robin in the process and turned to face him.
"Is…everything alright," he asked.
She looked back at the tree where Slade had been standing but he was gone. She hid her uncertainty and smiled back at him. "Everything is normal," she said. "Please, may we go now?"
"Sure," he said as the two left and headed for the parking lot.
"Hey Robin," called Bumble Bee from a distance. "Tell Sparky he owes me a dance for not coming tonight!"
Robin yelled back to her, "Will do, take care Bumble Bee."
Robin and Starfire found his motorcycle and took the two red helmets from the compartment under the back seat. They mounted the bike, put their helmets on and screeched out of the parking lot and into the night; their next destination, Titans Tower.
The lift with the R-cycle and the two love birds came to a stop as it elevated into the garage. Robin put the kick-stand down and turned off the engine, taking his helmet off in the process as he looked back at Starfire.
"Well…aside from Cinderblock and Overload crashing the dance," he said grinning at her. "Did you have a good time?"
Starfire giggled at him and said, "I did Robin thank you for such a wonderful evening. I have truly enjoyed being with you tonight," then wrapped her arms around him and gave him a warm hug.
Robin smiled and put his hand on her forearm to return the gesture then dismounted the bike. He went over to a metal shed where he kept the rest of his helmets and tools and hung his helmet on one of the empty hooks. Starfire began to grunt and sigh and Robin turned to see what she was doing but stopped and gazed at her. She still sat on the motorcycle with her back turned to him as she took in a deep breath and extended her arms as far as they could go to stretch. Robin's mouth dropped slightly open and drool began forming in the corner of his lips as he watched the muscles in Starfire's back flex and relax. He took note to the way her vertebras moved in perfect unison like a snakes and the definition of her deltoids as they moved from side to side. She took her helmet off and placed it on the seat in front of her then looked back at Robin.
"Is something the matter," she asked innocently; noticing that Robin had been starring at her.
"Oh ah…would you like some help off Star," he asked trying to justify himself for starring at her.
She smiled and said, "I would."
Robin made his way to the side of the bike next to Starfire and presented his hand for her to embrace herself on. She reached for it and once she had him they looked into each other's eyes and smiled. Starfire was still getting used to dismounting motorcycles and hadn't quite gotten the hang of it yet, so as she lifted her leg her foot caught the edge of the seat and was sent flying forward. She stumbled into Robin's arms and he caught her by surprise but was unable to hold her up and the two fell to the ground with a loud THUD! Starfire landed on top of him and was cushioned from her fall by his muscular body.
"I am sorry," she said in a frantic voice afraid she may have hurt him in the fall. "Please, forgive me. I am still getting used to disengaging from your cycle of motors."
"No it's fine Starfire, really," said Robin as their eyes met and they began starring at one another.
The room fell silent and the two lie there on the cold cement floor, their faces merely inches apart and Starfire still on top of Robin, lost in each other's gaze.
Several moments had past and they both started blushing.
"Do you…shall I assist you from the floor," asked Starfire in a very quiet voice.
"Yeah that'd be good," said Robin in the same tone.
Their hearts were racing and their breathing was heavy and shallow, and neither one of them moved as they continued starring at one another. Starfire looked at Robin's lips and let her eyes close slightly then, ever so slowly as if she were almost uncertain of what she were about to do, she tilted her head to the side and inched her face closer to Robin's.
"HEY WHAT'S ALL THE—"came the voice of an aggravated Cyborg at the door. His eyes quickly landed on Robin and Starfire lying on the floor and a dumbfounded look came across his face. "Oh um…sorry guys I didn't uh…I'll, leave you two alone."
Robin and Starfire met Cyborg's astonished look with blushing guilty faces then as he left, Starfire quickly got off of Robin and helped him off the floor. The two paused and looked at each other and started laughing; they knew Cyborg thought he'd "walked in on them" and was obviously traumatized by it.
"Why don't we head upstairs," Robin chuckled.
Starfire giggled and said, "Agreed. I am feeling the sleepy now."
"Yeah me too," said Robin. "All that dancing and—"the elevator doors closed behind them and they headed up to the main floor of the Tower.
"Well Starfire," said Robin as they now stood in front of the door to her room. "I had a lot of fun with you tonight, and thanks for going out with me."
Starfire giggled and said, "As did I. The evening was most enjoyable as was going out with you." She turned her head away from Robin and looked down at the floor with her hands behind her back preparing herself to say something. She looked up at him with almost a pouting face and innocent eyes and asked, "Perhaps we could…do it again, sometime?"
Robin's eyes lit up at the idea and a smile came across his face. "I'd love to," he said enthusiastically.
"As would I."
The two fell silent and looked at their feet unsure of what to say or, give each other what they'd wanted to give all night.
"Well I'll…see you in the morning Star," Robin finally said looking up at her.
"Yes I will…see you in the morning as well."
Starfire didn't look up at him; instead, she fixed her eyes on the bottom of the door and fidgeted in her stance a few times as if she were holding herself back from doing something. She built up the courage to go through with it, and, quickly leaned in and gave Robin a brief kiss on the cheek, right next to his mouth.
"Goodnight Robin," she said never looking up at him then quickly ran into her room.
The door slid shut behind her and the dark hallway was filled with silence as Robin stood there dumbfounded with his eyes wide as saucers and an astonished look on his face. His mouth hug nearly down to his chest with amazement as he stood there motionlessly processing what Starfire had just given him. He stood there for a total of five minutes in the same spot, with the same look, in the same position, until he finally turned around and slowly walked back to his room. Even as he entered his quarters, he still fostered the same look of bewilderment but when the door closed behind him a smile formed across his face. He sat on the edge of his bed for a moment and looked up at the moon which slightly illuminated the dark room and created long shadows behind every object. After sitting there for a few minutes, he got up and went over to his closet where he stripped off his clothes and put them in the hamper. He went to his dresser and retrieved a clean undershirt and put it on over his head then sat back down on the edge of his bed again. He raised his hand to his face and felt the side of his cheek where Starfire had kissed him and smiled. He thought about the way she leaned in and wrapped her hand around his arm, then the warm touch of her gentle lips on his skin. Robin sighed then pulled the covers back on his bed and tucked his legs underneath them. He laid there and continued thinking about the kiss, when suddenly he felt a warm body next to him stir.
"Wait yer turn ladies," a quiet whisper next to him said. "There's plenty of me to go around."
Robin pulled the covers back and quickly got out of the bed, preparing himself to attack whoever or whatever was in his bed. He looked over at the chair next to his desk and pulled out a birderang from his utility belt lying on top of it. The thing under his covers stirred a bit then settle down and lay still. Robin slowly inched his way towards the bed and raised his birderang above his head ready to strike. He got a firm grip on the covers then, swiftly and silently, he yanked them away revealing what or more so, who was lying in his bed. Robin lowered the birderang and looked down at Beast Boy who was sleeping peacefully in his bed and, who none the less, was wearing one of Robin's uniforms and mask. He groaned at the sight of his friend who had raided his closet once again and played with his equipment as though it were a bunch of toys. He shook his head then stood over Beast Boy curled up on the mattress and lifted him in his arms off the bed and carried him towards his door. The door slid open in front of Robin and he took a step outside and let the doors close behind him. He looked down at Beast Boy in his arms then relaxed and dropped him carelessly on the floor with a loud KPLUNCK and walked back into his room without contrite.
Beast Boy woke up with a startled look on his face and scanned his surrounding unsure of where he was or how he got there. He stood up and scratched the back of his head then shrugged his shoulder and made his way down the long hallway with a confused look on his face and back to his room.
A/N: I know…I know…………I know………I know…….I know….you all hate me……I know. It's been over a week since I last wrote anything and I'm really sorry everyone. I actually left town again and I had a few…family issues that kinda took a lot out of me so I wasn't in the mood for writing anything. But yeah anyway I always think of something to talk about in my Author's notes before I get to them but when I actually start writing it I totally forget what I wanted to say…especially since I think I had something important to tell you…but oh well. So how am I doing so far? What did you guys think of that little fight between Overload and Cinderblock; did it blow your mind? Where you like…"HEY, they can't fight! They're on the same team! What the F is going on man!" I bet you were, weren't you, hehehehehehehe. Oh, and NOW STARFIRE CAN SEE SLADE! UH OH! PERHAPS ROBIN ISN'T JUST SEEING THINGS…OR IS HE? WE MAY NEVER KNOW! BUM BUM BUM! MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA! But yeah I must say guys, THANK YOU EVERYONE for your reviews. I was quite impressed and happy at the number of reviews and new readers I have, and to the ones that have been reading my fic since the beginning (You know who you are) thank you the most. I'm glad I know I can count on you as an audience. Okay enough of that Kodak moment, get ready guys, this is it! ALL ROMANCE BASED CHAPTERS ARE DONE! ALL I OFFER YOU NOW IS NOTHING BUT ACTION, ADVENTURE, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE AND A GOOD ASS KICKIN' FOR YOUR MIND! OOWAH! In this next chapter, we get an old visit from our favorite black, white, and red villain. Next Chapter: X Marks Something Else
Rose Eclipse- I'm glad you enjoyed all those guest appearances, and I'm glad you actually knew who those people were. The only thing is it wasn't a super-hero kinda ball if that's what you were getting at, it had regular people there too, the superheroes where just there cause they wanted to just…go to the dance like everyone else. Thanks for reviewin'!
Memorysofawhiterose- Thanks for stoppin' in and checking out my fic. I know you only got to chap. 5 but keep reading on, it gets better. Thanks for the review!
Lance Arkel- I very much so appreciate your suggestions and I must say you may be the first to give me some constructive criticism. About my use of replicated scenes, I do that almost allude to the T.V. show because that's generally what I'm trying to follow as close as possible, I'm to almost make it seem as though you're watching an episode of Teen Titans while reading my story. I'm glad you're liking the Robin/Starfire moments and the hints I drop about how much they like each other and where their relationship will go, if I have any humors or romantic kinda moments in this fic I'm not sure it would have the same affect that I was shooting for. Don't worry about the description, I'll get more into that with…probably my next chapter, things are going to get VERY SERIOUS for a while and I'll be using imagery n' stuff to portray all my images. My cliffhangers are a MUST HAVE it keeps the audience on the edge of their seat and be prepared for more of them. Thank you for taking an interest in my story and I hope to get more comments from you in the future.
DigiDestined of Courage- THAT'S DAMN RIGHT ROBIN/STARFIRE FOREVER! Hehehehe, thanks for checking out my story and I'm happy you liked it so much. I'm a rather busy guy but I'll definitely check out your story sometime, I LOVE RED X, he's my favorite villain next to Slade. Thaks for the review and I'll try and have the next chapter up soon.
Infamous One- The guest appearances were awesome weren't they! It took me some time to research all the possible candidates to show up and go with Aqualad and Speedy to the dance, but I feel Wonder Girl and Lilith were a good choice. The Wildebeest thing, lol, I never really thought about the "you're such an animal" thing but if you wanna picture that happening, go ahead and do so. So is Slade real, or just part of Robin's imagination? Well my friend, what do YOU think? Starfire can see him too now, so what do you think about that? Mind boggling, isn't it? Thanks for the reviews.
Aries-Raven- Wasn't the Slade part the best, honestly, I've had that planned since the very beginning. He had to make a grand appearance somehow and in this case, with a bang. I'm sorry I left you for so long with a cliffhanger but I wasn't planning on being gone for so long, so it took me a while to write this. But I'm gonna forewarn you you'll need to get used to that, especially in these next chapters where things get VERY SUSPENCEFUL. I'm glad you also liked all the guest super-hero appearances and I hope you caught on to that hint that The Flash was having you know what while everyone was fighting Overload and Cinderblock. Thanks for the review!
KaliAnn- Hehehehe, I hope I didn't disappoint you with Slade and Robin not fighting. There's still so much more to this story that I can't just have the climax during the dance, I'm still building up to it, and trust me…you'll probably faint during it. I'm happy you liked all the guest appearances and I really enjoyed writing about the dance. Don't worry, even though things are going to heat up here soon, there will still be plenty of Robin/Starfire moments, that's one of the focuses of this story. Thanks for the review and sorry I took so long to update.
Van Gordan- Dude I'm sorry I took so long to update and left you in suspense, shits been goin' down around here and it kinda got in the way, but I updated now so…I'm curious as to what you think is going on with Batman going back to the Watch Tower, are you getting at that HE might be SLADE or something? I know I'm cruel for ending it where I did, but you better get used to it cause I'm gonna be putting a lot of cliffhangers in these next chapters, trust me, you'll like them. I'm shocked and appalled, you actually LIKED the romance! WOW! I MUST REALLY BE DOING A GOOD JOB THEN, WOOHOO! So did you think the fight between Cinderblock and Overload was good? Kinda weird though don't chu think that they'd be fighting with each other, none the less at that location at that time after huh? OH YEAH, and by the way, the thing you mentioned about Robin not wanting to stop Red X, I kinda forgot to put a part in there about that. I was actually going to have it that Robin saw Red X and was going to get really pissed off and was gonna go over and take him down but Starfire would stop him and say something about how "tonight lets not be super-heroes, lets just be on our date" kinda thing and then they'd mind their own business and then Red X would pull that crap on Starfire. So yeah, thanks for mentioning that though, maybe I'll go back and fix that when I get the chance. But now that I think about it…I guess I kinda mentioned the "I don't wanna be a super-hero" thing in "Reflecting My Antagonist" but I think I'll go back and fix it. So, Van Gordan, I hope you're getting excited for the next chapters, this is where EVERYTHING…GETS VERY SERIOUS, there will be like, no more romance n' stuff and I think you'll love what happens to Red X. I'll just say this…our old buddy Deathstroke is back in town. Sorry I kept you waiting so long, and I hope you don't shoot me with your Dad's C7. Thanks for the review.
