Hi thank-you for all the reviews. I'm really glad you guys like it! In this chapter there will be flashbacks of Starfire in the year 3014 so just be ready for that. Melissa Collette writes the poem in here. Well here it is:
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans cause if I did Robin and Starfire would make-out!
Chapter 4: I Knew You Once
Inside by: Melissa Collette
Bottled up inside
Are the words I never said,
The feelings that I hide,
The lines you never read.
You can see it in my eyes,
Read it on my face:
Trapped inside are lies
Of the past I can't replace.
With memories that linger—
Won't seem to go away.
Why can't I be happier?
Today's a brand- new day.
Yesterdays are over,
Even though the hurting's not.
Nothing lasts forever,
I must cherish what I've got.
Don't take my love for granted,
For it will soon be gone—
All you ever wanted
Of the love you thought you'd won.
The hurt I'm feeling now
Won't disappear overnight,
But someway, somehow,
Everything will turn out all right,
No more wishing for the past.
It wasn't meant to be.
It didn't seem to last,
So I have to set him free.
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In my life, which has not been that long, I've lost so many things. I lost my parents when I was young along with my brother. I lost my sister to crime and it's undeniable possession. I lost my powers. I lost my friends, my family. I lost Robin, the first boy I ever loved. Then I lost my freedom and Drusilla, my best friend. I held on to my past for years, hoping that somehow, someway that I would never lose it. I didn't but that doesn't mean things did not change. As we age we come to find that we in ourselves grow. When things are lost the new is found. I lost my family and gained a new independence and self-reliance. I lost my best friend but gained a new freedom because of her. And last, I lost Robin. I held on to the fantasy that we would be together, that he would come for me for the longest time. And then he didn't and I realized something-he wasn't coming. I grew into me and found that I could love again and that was how my future shaped, how in the end I found someone new and it eventually lead to me and who I am today. I set Robin free, but in the end I always asked myself this question, somewhere deep in the corner of my mind: What if?
Starfire, surprised and alarmed, that someone was standing over her took out a small dagger from her belt. And before he could do anything she sat straight up. She then in a flash twisted his arms around his back and held the dagger to his neck.
" Who are you? And why have you taken me!" she demanded her voice powerful. Nightwing took notice that her voice had deepened.
" I did-didn't take you." Nightwing stuttered his voice raspy from his vocal cord being pushed upon.
" If you did not take me then how am I here? Who are you and who has sent you to capture me!" she yelled still holding the dagger extremely close to his Adam's apple.
" Starfire, no one hired me. Don't you remember the museum" Nightwing asked wanting the dagger that was dangerously close to slicing him away.
" I do not know how you have learned my name, but you will regret ever learning it!" she yelled.
" Starfire, just try to remember!" Nightwing said desperately. Starfire looked at the man who she held in her grasp. The museum came back to and everything that happened in the jungle.
She pulled the dagger away from Nightwing and he pulled himself from her. He turned to face her, a few steps away, and he held his neck. She backed away from and crawled over the bed, tripping over the other side. She stood quickly and faced him from her side of the bed holding the dagger out in front of her.
He stepped towards her with his hands in front of him. She shook the dagger at him and yelled, " Do not take another step. If you do I will cut you limb from limb!"
" Starfire I'm not going to hurt you. It's me. It's Nigh- Robin. Don't you remember me?" He asked stopping.
" Lies! You cannot be Robin! You are older than he and taller. You look different and ware different attire! How dare you try to trick me." She yelled.
" No, no ,no. I am Robin. I'm just older now. Please believe me." Nightwing said in a soothing voice.
" No you can't be. You are not Rob—that would mean that- no this is impossible." She said shaking her head confused. Nightwing saw that she lowered the dagger a little bit.
" Yeah it is, it's me. Calm down. I 'm going to hurt you I promise. Just hand me the dagger, Starfire." He said coming towards her.
He reached her and she laid the dagger in his hands. " Thank-you Starfire." He whispered.
She reached out touched his muscular chest softly. He allowed it but kept close watch of her. " How am I here?" she whispered.
" I-I don't know." He whispered back.
She looked up into his masked eyes. He felt it again, the same thing he felt when he was 16. He felt her look past his mask and right into him. All of a sudden his suit felt really tight and thin.
" You are Robin." She said as more of a statement than a question.
Nightwing nodded his head. " Yes." The two stared at each other for what seemed for ages but was really only a few seconds for the next thing they knew was someone burst into the room.
" We heard yelling from the hall—" Beastboy started to say but then stopped in surprise.
Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy stared in awe at the situation they had walked in upon. Starfire took notice to the presence and backed away and ran into the nightstand, disturbing some items that stood upon it. Nightwing walked up to her and put a hand gently on her shoulder as a sign that he was there. She looked at him and then back at the others who stood still aghast in the doorway.
" Who are you?" she asked.
" Starfire this Raven, Beastboy, and Cyborg. You remember them don't you?" Nightwing said. Starfire said nothing but just kept staring at the 3 adults that stood in the doorway.
" Maybe we should go out in the living room." Raven said speaking up and dropping a bag on the ground.
" Rrrrright." Cyborg said in agreement walking out of the room followed by Beastboy and Raven.
Nightwing started to follow when someone grabbed his arm. He turned to see Starfire. " It will be fine Starfire I just need to go out and talk to them really fast. Do you have a change of clothes?"
She shook her head. And Nightwing looked over to the bag Raven had brought in. He picked it up and saw clothes inside of it. He handed it to her and said, " While I'm gone change into these and I'll be back. Okay?"
" Yes." She said quietly. He then nodded and walked out of the room. After he left Starfire sat down on the bed. She looked around at her surroundings. It was a small room with one dresser, a closet, a door leading to the bathroom, and the bed she sat on along with a nightstand.
Making sure that no one else was in there with her she went to the bathroom. As she entered she felt to cool tile on her feet. It had been long since she was in one of these and she only remembered it vaguely. She went to a mirror that stood above the sink. She looked in the mirror and for the first time in along time saw herself without cracks of glass. She had aged a little. Her cheek bones where higher from lack of food and the area under her eyes looked a little tired. Her face was dirty. She looked down at the sink and saw two little knobs. One had a C and the other H. She twisted the one that said H and jumped back in surprise as hot water flowed out of it. As steam filled the mirror above the sink Starfire picked up a bar of soap from beside the sink. After dipping it under water she rubbed the bar of soap against her face enjoying the warm sensation of the water. After she turned it off and dabbed herself with a face towel. She the rubbed the stream from the mirror and looked at herself and smiled slightly.
She then went to the little plastic bag Raven had brought. She opened it and pulled out a pair of blue jeans. She gave a weird face while looking at them. The fabric these were made out of was strange to her, for they did not have jeans in 3014. She slipped of her brown leather pants and pulled on the blue jeans, which fit her curves perfectly. She then pulled out a black long sleeve shirt . She slid off her leather top and pulled it on, it also fit her perfectly. She then took out a brush and brushed her hair. She also found a rubber band in the bag and pulled her hair into a ponytail. She re-examined herself in the mirror. She looked normal, like she belonged here. But where was here?
She remembered a time when she had also woken up with no clue where she was. Almost 7and one half to 8 years ago…
:Flashback 8 Years Ago ( 3006 AD- Just After the Attack on the Slave Imprisonment Camp) ………………………..
Starfire opened her eyes and sat up expecting to be back in her little shack with Drusilla sleeping in the bed next to her. So you can imagine her surprise when she found herself in a big white bed surrounded by beautiful white stonewalls. She looked at herself and found that she was no longer wearing her brown burlap skirt and shirt but a long silver nightdress. Someone had changed her. She looked across the spacious room at a balcony, which was open, and the sunlight streamed through it blinding her for a second.
She held her knees to her chest. Where was she? Then the wooden door to her right opened. She looked as a plump woman wondered into the room with a water jug and bowl in one hand. The woman looked up at Starfire who was wide-eyes and staring at the woman. The woman let out a surprised, "Oh!" and set the jug and bowl down on a table next to the door. Then before Starfire could ask anything she rushed out of the room closing the door behind her.
Starfire looked upon the closed the door in a confused manner and jumped as it opened once more. This time a tall man with curly blond hair and striking blue eyes entered the room followed by the plump woman. He looked at Starfire with his hands on his hips and head cocked. Starfire blushed at his stare and brought her sheets to her chin and held them. The handsome man smiled and whispered something in the plump woman's ear. The plump woman smiled and gave Starfire one more smile and left the room. The man waited for the plump woman to leave and then looked back at Starfire. All was silent except the chirping birds outside the window.
He stepped closer to the bed and she backed away a bit. He laughed and sat down on the bed. They both just stared at each other. Normally Starfire would be off the hook scared but there was just something about him that calmed her down.
" I am Akilli." He said in a soft voice. She nodded her head. " So then you remember me?" he asked.
" Ye-yes." She whispered.
" Good." He said back. He didn't really know what to say. Normally he would find talking to people easy, it always had been even with women. Especially with women, but for some reason he was at a loss of words when he looked at her. Her beauty was great, greater than anything he had ever seen. He was just amazed at her in a whole.
" May I ask where I am?" she asked slowly.
" Oh," he said realizing he was staring. " Your at my home in Argeian City. I brought you here 3 days ago after the raid on the camp you were at. You passed out and got very sick. My doctors have told me that you had contracted it second hand, but they had a cure for you and you should be fine. But you where asleep a couple of days with fever."
" Oh." She whispered. And then she looked at a white piece of paper he held in his hand. He noticed that she was looking at it and he held it up.
" I have been meaning to thank-you for delivering this letter to me. You don't know how much it meant to hear from Drusilla. In it she told me about her illness, the one we believed you received from her but were able to cure, and that she wished for me to take you back home with me. Although—she did not say your name just " the red headed woman that has given you this letter" so it has been a mystery around here about what your name is. Please what is your name?" he asked nodding to her.
She just looked upon him not sure of what to do. Should she fear him or not? He did not seem mean, after all he was Drusilla's brother. Akilli noticed her hesitation and smiled kindly.
" Do not fear me for I will not bring harm to you. I just wish to learn your name." He said gently.
Starfire decided to trust him and smiled. " It is Starfire. That is my name."
He smiled back at her and said playfully, " See that wasn't so hard was it?" She shook her head and the door once again opened. The plump woman came in holding a tray full with pancakes, waffles, bacon, eggs, sausage, and toast. Another followed her carrying a tray filled with glasses of orange juice, apple juice, wine, and water. And yet another followed with a small tray of fruit such as apples, oranges, grapes, grape fruit, watermelon, another kind of melon, and plumbs. And finally another walked in with a small but long table and cleaning cloths. He set up the table in front of her and all the trays were set down on it. After they all left the room.
Meanwhile Akilli watched as Starfire watched wide-eyed as all of this happened. He thought her reaction was humorous and it made him laugh. Starfire turned to him speechless.
" I did not know what you liked." He said and her mouth just hung open.
" This is all for me?" She said in a squeaky voice.
He smiled and nodded. " Well you haven't eaten for a few days now and I thought you might be hungry."
" I do not know what to say." She said in shock looking at the food.
" Well a thank-you will be accepted." He said smiling. She turned to him and gave him a smile.
" I thank-you Akilli." She said smiling.
" Your quite welcome." He said back.
" I do not know what to eat first." She said laughing.
" Eat what ever you wish. And if there's anything else you need just tell my servants and they will get it for you." Akilli said.
" Thank-you but I do not think I will be needing anything else." Starfire said happily.
" Well in that case I will be taking my leave to let you eat in peace. I have a meeting with the king to go to. My servant, Geneva, shall be back in an hour to dress you. Then you are free to do as you wish here. I suggest you just rest for the day. I will be back at 7:00pm to eat dinner with you. If there's anything you need it's yours just say the word. I have money and am more than happy to spend it." Akilli said getting up to leave.
" Why are you doing all this?" Starfire asked confused.
" Well I am doing what I think I must. And what I think I should do is give you a home and since I have a big one—I thought you could stay here as in ,live here, in this house. I mean if you want to because you don't have to and I would understand if you didn't want—" Akilli was cut of when he felt arms fling themselves around him. He had been so busy trying to explain that he hadn't noticed Starfire leave her spot on the bed and walk towards him.. He looked down in surprise. He didn't hug. Soldiers didn't hug, but there was something different about her. He felt himself blush as he wrapped his arms gently around her too.
Starfire pulled back and smiled. " I thank-you friend Akilli. And yes I would love to stay here."
" Good. Then I will see you at dinner." He said. She nodded and went back to the bed. He was about to go out the door when he turned and said, " And um…"
Starfire looked up at him. " Yes?"
" Starfire it is ,um, a beautiful name." He said quietly. She smiled and nodded. He smiled back and walked out the door. Starfire stared at the door, which closed behind him. Akilli was a truly handsome man and was very kind. She blushed at the thought of him. Did she like him? How could I like him? I have just met him. Oh, Starfire you stupid girl! She thought to herself. But then again there was something unmistakable about him. Something that made her stomach have "the butterflies."
Starfire threw off her thought and looked at the massive trays of food in front of her. Smiling and rubbing her hands together launched herself at her food.
: End flashback:
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Starfire looked away from the mirror in the apartment and smiled at the memory. She then opened the bathroom door and went out into the room.
Nightwing had not returned. And so she sat on the bed waiting. Finally curiosity got the better of her and she stood up. Quietly, tiptoeing, she walked to the bedroom door. She carefully not making any noise opened it. No one was in the hallway. She quietly slipped out of the room and walked down the hallway. She heard voices coming from the living room. When she reached the front of the hallway she leaned against the wall and listened to their conversation.
" What the hell did you do Nightwing to freak her out so much?" Beastboy asked Nightwing who sat on a chair in the living room. Starfire was thrown off by the name Nightwing. Who was that?
" I didn't do anything. I had gone to put more antiseptic on her and she woke up. She was surprised that I was there and then she…tried to kill me but then she realized it was me and didn't." Nightwing explained. Starfire knew that voice was Robin's. Nightwing must be his name now.
" And if she hadn't realized it was you?" Cyborg asked.
All former Titans stared at him in shock. " What do you mean?" Nightwing asked timidly.
" Look y'all Starfire was like my little sister when we were teenagers. But you see teenagers is the key word there. She's not 15 anymore. Back at the museum she killed about 15 people, if you guys had forgotten. I know you don't want to believe this either nor I , but Starfire is dangerous. If she was a normal woman in this situation she would be arrested and we need to think about what she is capable of." Cyborg said looking down.
" What she's capable of! What the hell! This is Starfire were talking about! She's not just some villain who could be thrown in jail! Those men must've done something to her because whether if it's been 10 years or not Starfire would not just kill someone. She's not dangerous." Nightwing said angrily.
" Nightwing calm down!" Raven said in a forceful tone. Nightwing stopped and fell back in the chair pouting and sending Cyborg a dirty look. " Cyborg is right. Starfire is a threat and she's shown that. Nightwing, she almost killed you and she had killed before. But were not going to take her to jail or anything we just need a better understanding."
" But she didn't kill me." Nightwing said quietly. " She wasn't going to."
" I for one agree with Nightwing." Beastboy said to no one in particular. He just received narrowed eyes from the others. " Sorry just thought I'd say something."
" Well do we leave her alone with him?" Cyborg asked Raven.
" I don't know….." Raven said.
" What? Don't I have a say in this? After all this is my apartment!" Nightwing said angrily and the others just looked at him and he went on, " she isn't just some killer. She's fine. She's just confused and you would be too after seeing your friends after 10 years."
" That's the thing Nightwing. 10 years. That's an awfully long time. We don't even know where's she's been let alone what has happened to her." Raven said calmly.
" Then why don't you ask her?" Beastboy said and the others just stared at him. " I mean your accusing her of all these things but you're not even going to ask why she did what she did. I'm sure she'll tell us, right?" The others just sat in awe at Beastboy. He had gotten wiser in 10 years.
" We are going to ask her. But how, I mean we can't just say " hey Starfire we noticed you killed some people yesterday and were wondering why you did it." Cyborg said sarcastically.
" That's not what I meant." Beastboy mumbled. He felt a hand on his knee and looked up to find Raven.
" We know Beastboy and Cyborg you're not being funny." She said narrowing her eyes at Cyborg.
" Okay then what do we ask " wise one"?" Cyborg said looking at Raven.
" We don't ask anything right now. Starfire is in a delicate state and we don't want to upset her, we've seen what happens when she gets upset. We're going to wait a while and when the time is right we'll find a way to ask her." Raven said.
" Do what you want but Starfire is staying here, with me. And if you have a problem with that then you can just get the hell out." Nightwing said in serious tone that made the others shrink back a little. Starfire, who had been listening, quietly got up and went back to the room and closed the door soundlessly behind her.
" Nightwing we know you all liked Starfire back when you were a teenager but you need to be careful." Cyborg said warningly.
" I am careful. I know she's not safe at sometimes but she's just scared, I'll be fine." Nightwing said quietly.
" Whatever just thought I warn ya." Cyborg said.
" Cyborg, Beastboy and I should be on our way. I think we'll let Starfire get some rest and get used to being around Nightwing, since she seems to trust him. We'll call you in a couple of hours to see how everything is." Raven said getting up followed by Cyborg and Beastboy.
Nightwing followed them to the door. And as Cyborg, the last one to go, went through the doorway Nightwing said, " Cyborg you're wrong."
Cyborg turned to look at his old friend and leader. And Nightwing said, " I didn't like her…I loved her." Cyborg just smiled a sad smile and left. Nightwing closed the door behind him.
Nightwing slowly made his way back to the bedroom and knocked on the door.
" You may enter." A voice said from the inside. He opened the door to find Starfire lying on the bed.
" Sorry I took so long." Nightwing said.
" It is fine." She said back.
" I see you put on the clothes Raven brought you. Do they fit?" Nightwing asked.
" Oh yes very much so. Please tell her I said thank-you." Starfire said shyly.
" Well she and the others left but I'll tell her later." Nightwing said looking at the floor.
" Robin, I mean Nightwing I mean……." Starfire started to say but Nightwing cut her off.
" You know what just call me Richard." He said kindly.
" Richard. Richard I am sorry about my earlier actions. You startled me and I should've asked before attempting to hurt you." She said quietly.
" It's fine Starfire don't even worry about it." Nightwing said looking at her and smiling.
Starfire nodded and Nightwing said, " Um, you should get some more sleep since I kind-of woke you up."
" I think you are right. I am feeling a bit tired." Starfire said getting under the covers. " But where will you sleep?"
" I don't sleep that much and when I do it's usually on the couch so I'll just go there but I doubt I'll do anymore sleeping today." Nightwing said.
" Oh." Starfire whispered.
Nightwing nodded and said, " Goodnight or good morning. I'll see you when you wake up." Starfire nodded.
As he was about to close the door he heard Starfire say, " Richard?"
" Yeah?"
" Do you think, well do you think I am a bad person?" Starfire asked propping herself up using her elbows.
Nightwing looked into her eyes, even though she couldn't tell. " No, I don't think you're a bad person." She nodded and he closed the door. She lay back down and thought to herself: He should not trust me so much, I am a bad person. She then closed her eyes and went to sleep.
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: Flashback 8 years Earlier ( Akilli's home in Argeina)……..
Geneva, one of Akilli's servants and her own personal servant, led her to a big dinning room. Starfire stared in wonder at it. Its roof was high and it had wood floors. It had one big chandler and a long table with a chair at each end. Food on plates was spread across it and there was candles on it too. Two settings were placed at each end one was already occupied by Akilli when she came into the room.
Earlier Geneva had brought a few other servants into her room and had a dressmaker come and take her measurements. The dressmaker had been a tall skinny woman with brown hair. She kept telling Starfire to stay still as she sewed around her with different colors of cloth but no matter how still she stayed Starfire got poked with the pin. After hours of "Owws!" and " I told you don't moves!" Starfire had a complete wardrobe. She felt like a princess in this house with its servants and the way she was treated.
She now wore a red toga and her hair was put up into a bun with little white flowers placed perfectly into it. When she walked into the room Akilli had been taking a sip of his wine and almost spit it out as he looked upon her. She looked so beautiful in the red toga that matched her hair. He stood like a gentlemen as a servant pulled out the chair for her to sit down. She sat down and the servant pushed in the chair. He sat down and put a napkin into his lap. He then made a motion with his hand to signal the servants to put food on their plates. The servants did so and Starfire met herself with chicken and peas and rice and beans and ribs. She also received red wine and water to go with it. She followed Akilli's lead and put the napkin into her lap.
" Did you enjoy your breakfast this morning?" he asked.
" Yes it was delicious." Starfire answered happily.
" Good I would not have it any other way." Akilli said with a smile raising some chicken into his mouth.
" If I did not know any better I would say you were trying to fatten me up." Starfire joked.
" Well maybe I am." Akilli laughed which made Starfire laugh also.
" Do you like your wardrobe?" Akilli asked.
" Yes very much. But you do not need to spend this much money on me. I fell like I am imposing." Starfire said from across the dinner table.
" Do not even worry. I have a lot of money and I barley use it so it is nothing." Akilli said.
" I did not know a soldier had this much money." Starfire said taking a sip of her wine.
" Well they don't. But you see my family has always been of nobility and I'm head general of the Argeian Army so I naturally have a lot of money." Akilli said.
" Oh." Starfire whispered.
" Yes. I inherited it after my parents' deaths when I was 15. After that I went to go live with my aunt and uncle along with my other siblings but soon I moved here. I am the oldest of all of us it was me, Freya, Marcus, and then Drusilla." Akilli said still eating.
" I am sorry about your parents." Starfire said.
" Oh not be it was a long time ago." Akilli said. " How old are you Starfire if you do not mind my asking."
Starfire smiled. " I am 18. And yourself?"
" I am 25." Akilli answered.
" That is nice." Starfire said.
" Okay, okay I know I am an old man but please do not mock me." Akilli laughed.
" I was not mocking you." Starfire said defensively.
" Oh sure you were not." He said playfully.
Starfire laughed. " Well it looks as though someone is sensitive about their age."
" I am not sensitive about my age." Akilli said holding his hands up.
" Then why is this such a big deal? You were the one that brought the subject up." Starfire said playfully.
Akilli laughed. " Well maybe I am… a little bit."
" Do not worry yourself Akilli 25 is not old actually it is quiet young." Starfire said.
" Oh but I feel old. This has been the first time I've laughed since, a long time." Akilli said.
" You should loosen up. You do not always have to be " Mr. Big Strong Soldier." Starfire said.
" I think you might be right." Akilli said looking off into space.
" I knew someone like you once." Starfire said.
" You did?" Akilli asked.
" Yes his name was Robin and um, he was always so serious about his work and he never loosened up but when he did he liked it." Starfire said remembering.
" This Robin, did you and he court each other?" Akilli asked.
Starfire chocked on her wine and then swallowed it. " We did not."
" But you wanted to?' Akilli asked. For some reason he was jealous of this Robin and he did not know why.
" Yes-I mean no-I mean maybe." She stuttered.
" Did he want to court you?" Akilli asked.
" I-I do not know. You are just full of questions aren't you?" Starfire asked chuckling.
" I am sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable, I just wanted to get to know you better." Akilli said embarrassed.
" It is fine, you did not make me feel uncomfortable. But are sure you are not just jealous?" Starfire asked playfully. This time it was Akilli's turn to choke on his wine.
He swallowed and then coughed. " I am not jealous." Even though he was. Why? He had never felt like this before.
" All right." Starfire murmured.
" Drusilla was quiet fond of you." Akilli said from out of the blue.
Starfire looked up at him. " What makes you say that?"
" In her letter Drusilla said that you were her best friend and that you saved her and she saved you too. She also said that you kind and smart and that when I took you back with me not to underestimate the trouble you could get into when left alone. She admired you." Akilli said looking at Starfire fondly which made her blush.
" She is right. Akilli, you should watch your back." Starfire said laughing.
" I think I will." He laughed back.
He smiled as he started to speak dreamily. " The last time I saw Drusilla was 4 years ago. And Marcus and I were about to go out on a war tour. She didn't want me to go, she said I was gone too much. She was the youngest of all of us so she was about 15 and I was 21. She clung to me so, begging me not to leave. But I gave her a stern no and told her I loved her but I had to go. The day I left she refused to talk to me or Marcus but just as we were about to leave I mounted my horse and all of a sudden she ran out in front of it. I got off the horse and she threw her arms around me and told me that she was sorry and that she loved me. That was Drusilla for you. A few days after I left I received word that she had gone to a summerhouse of an old friend of the families and Odessian soldiers raided the day she went to the town. She was taken. After that Marcus and I searched for her everywhere but never did find her. Then a couple of weeks ago I got word that a woman fitting her description was in an imprisonment camp. And that's when I went to that camp and found you. Sadly I was too late for Drusilla."
He looked down and Starfire said, " She was fond of you also."
He looked up. " She was?"
" Yes you were her hero and she spoke of you often." Starfire said smiling.
" I feel like I let her down." Akilli said sadly.
" You did not. She always knew you would come and you did." Starfire said trying to comfort him.
" But I was too late." Akilli said sadly looking down once more.
" You weren't for me." Starfire whispered. " If it hadn't been for you I would've died from getting sick. Thank-you."
Akilli looked up and smiled. " Glad I could be of service. So I guess—I am your hero?"
Starfire laughed. " Oh, yes you are my hero. I shall be forever in debt." She said in a girly way.
Akilli laughed. " Be careful I might hold you to that."
" You wish." Starfire said playfully.
" I miss her though." He said seriously.
" I do too." Starfire said just a seriously.
" Starfire, tomorrow would you like to see the city?" Akilli asked.
" Really?"
" Yes my sister Freya has been wanting to meet you. So I thought we could all go out and explore." Akilli said.
Starfire clapped her hands. " Yes that would be wonderful."
" Good. We shall do that tomorrow then." Akilli said smiling.
" We shall." Starfire said happily.
The two continued eating dinner. Sometimes they would glance up at one another and would smile. And when the other one caught the other one looking at them they would quickly look away, blushing.
Starfire looked at Akilli. Whether she liked it or not she really liked him. She liked him… a lot. And Robin? She thought about the boy wonder whom she hadn't seen for almost 3 years now and smiled. But the fact was: he wasn't here and he wouldn't be. Maybe it was time to let him go.
Akilli looked at Starfire. Maybe he should watch his back. She made him feel like no woman ever had. When she was sleeping these past 3 days he looked upon her with wonder, her beauty was great. And now that he was getting to know her the more he liked her. Little did he know he was too late in watching his back for: he was already falling in love with this woman who had (literally) fallen into his arms.
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Hi! I updated sooner than I usually do! That's because I have a 3-day weekend. Well anyways I hope you liked that chapter. As you can see Starfire and Akilli started to fall in love with each other. Please do not write me asking, " Where's Akilli?" because I'm not going to answer that. I know some of you have said that Akilli sounds like the one from Tory but really I had been looking up some names of Gods and his came up. Plus I like the name. I am planning to do a reviewer list but right now I'm a little too tired.
Please no flames my little heart can't take it! And reviews make me write faster as you can see!
Well maybe in the next chapter you'll see a little more of Nightwing and Starfire and a little more of Starfire and Akilli. He really is a nice guy though.
Well see ya peoples later!
Hailey