Hello everyone! I'm sorry about the late update, but last weekend I wasn't even home. In this chapter there will be some new characters. The Titans are growing closer to finding out Starfire's secret, but will they like what they find? The song in the beginning is by Trapt, called The Game, or track 7 on the cd. I kind-of based the chapter on this song.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, cause if I did they wouldn't be waiting till April to show the new episode!
Chapter 7: Tension is Usually Cut by Knives
The Game by: Trapt
How have you been, nice to see you again
How quickly these conversations seem to end
You meet a friend, every now and then
How quickly these relations turn into trends
Pull all your walls and open your windows
And close all your doors
You find yourself standing in front of a mirror
And now you need more
What do wish for to catch you as you're falling
So easy to ignore
But now you hear it calling again
I don't want to be you
This lonely game that you play
Between your walls you confuse
Every heart that you break
So afraid that you'll lose
Always a void to replace
I won't want to play you
You try and pretend, the truth is hard to bend
How easy these translations can be read
What if you were to led a different game instead
How hard these frustrations, they are to mend
Does it matter to you
Just wait………………….
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Redemption. At one point in our lives we all seek it. Redemption for our worst deeds. I sought redemption, once. But little did come to find, I wasn't saved. After that, redemption became a false word, like hope. There will be no redemption for me, hard as I try. But I have stopped trying to be delivered from my sins. Why you ask? Well you see that is my biggest secret of all. The event that changed me forever was not redemption, but condemnation. And as result I was condemned to someone else I became. I condemned those I did not know, not giving them a second thought, as they had not given one to me. I became vengeance in its worst form of being, and I liked it. What made me so hateful and cold had been the one thing that truly made me happy. And because it was that one thing, I built up my walls stronger and tighter. No one could get to me if I did not wish them to do so. My life was not always like this, and that knowledge, made it more divesting to be dark and cold. The Titans are getting closer, and I keep pushing away. I fear of them finding out the truth about what has happened to me over the last 10 years, for it's something I wish to forget.
The night was cold as Nightwing and Starfire jumped from roof to roof searching for the person who had caused the disturbance. Nightwing stopped and looked down at the small blinking light on his belt and down at a small jewelry shop below them.
" This is were the signal is coming from." He said without looking at her.
" This building does not look like someone has disturbed it." Starfire said looking down at the building, She was right, nothing was broken and everything was all locked up.
" I think we should check it out." Nightwing said jumping down from the roof. Starfire followed. He stopped at the front door of the shop and used a tool from his belt to open the glass doors. It swung open at they stepped inside.
Once in side they could see glass see though counters that sparkled with diamonds that they held in them. Nightwing disarmed the alarm system and they walked down the small aisles looking for anyone who might be hiding.
They had been searching quietly for a few minutes when Starfire spoke, " It was a mistake."
Nightwing turned towards the woman across another counter from him, confused, " What was a mistake."
" Kissing you, back there. It was a mistake. I should know better." Starfire said looking at him with fierce eyes.
" Why was it a mistake?" Nightwing asked in a still voice.
" It just was. I shouldn't have done it." Starfire whispered.
" Why?" Nightwing asked. He could feel his temperature rising form her avoiding his question.
" The reason is none of your business." Starfire said in harsh tone.
" Of course it's my business! I was on the other end of that kiss! I thought we went through a barrier and maybe we did. But here I am again hitting another wall!" Nightwing yelled not caring if anyone in the neighborhood heard them.
" Well if you are tired of all these walls, then maybe you should find another hobby because you are not getting though them. My life is my business, not yours nor the Titans." Starfire said coldly.
" Why won't you just tell me? We used to be best friends, Star." He said softly.
Starfire shook her head, " No matter what you say, you keep on asking. My answer is ' I'm not telling you'. So I suggest you get over yourself! We are not best friends anymore. I think it would best if you were to stay away from me."
" And why would I do that?" Nightwing asked coldly.
Starfire took a step closer to him so she was only inches from him. " Because people that get too close to me always get hurt."
" What do you mean? What happened to you?" Nightwing asked.
" What happened to me is an arrogant son of a bitch won't leave me …alone…." Her voice trailed off as she looked at the counter behind him. She pushed him out of her way and made her way over to the glass.
She looked down at al the jewels below her. Then she spotted a small red one. It seemed familiar, but was it? Her finger traced the glass as she looked at it closely. She gasped as she remembered what it was.
" No." she whispered.
Nightwing watched from behind her as she looked at it, with a far away distance in her eyes. Unfortunately they were both distracted. For if they hadn't been, they would've seen the figure come into the store.
Nightwing's ears perked as he heard a ticking sound from behind him. He quickly turned to see what it was, but it was too late. It went off and the blast threw both, Nightwing and Starfire, against a wall.
Starfire was knocked out and Nightwing rubbed his head with pain. He looked up and all he saw was smoke filling the building. Then he saw what seemed to be a figure out of the smoke.
He stood and ran towards the figure he couldn't see, with a bo-staff extended in front of him. Nightwing blindly swung the bo-staff threw the clouds of smoke but never hit anything. Someone was there with him. And the figure started to laugh mechanically.
" Nightwing tisk, tisk. I thought you would be more of a challenge. Oh well maybe another time." The voice said.
Nightwing looked around like mad to find where the voice had come from. But then he felt something in his gut as he was kicked up against a wall, knocking him out.
Meanwhile Starfire looked up lazily and raised herself from the floor just in time to see Nightwing fly and hit a wall.
Amongst the shadows a figure stood. Starfire took out two small daggers and advanced towards the shadowy figure that had it's back turned towards her.
When she was only a few feet away from it she heard it say, " Why Starfire. How lovely it is to see you after all this time. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The figure flipped around and went to go hit her with the bo-staff.
Starfire stopped the blow by colliding her daggers with the bo-staff. She used her body weight to push the figure away from her. The figure stumbled backwards. Starfire stepped forward and twirled her daggers in front of her. The figure once again launched itself at her and she moved out of its way. The figure swung bo-staff at her head. She ducked and stuck a dagger through its shoulder and kicked it away.
The figure stumbled backwards, holding its shoulder. She injured it and she smiled.
" You are much more trained—than—Iremember." The figure huffed.
" I am a professional." She said coldly.
The figure raised itself and before Starfire could do anything she felt a pain in her neck. She raised a hand towards the side of it and pulled out a small dart that held a liquid that had already drained into her system.
The figure came towards her and her knees felt weak. Before she fell she felt a hand around her neck raising her upwards. She coked as her air supply was cut off.
" No my dear, I am the professional. And I will have my revenge." The figure said. Starfire gasped and her eyes went big. It was, it was
She felt herself being thrown out the shops window and she forgot whom she saw. As she lay there on the pavement the figure stepped out of the building and looked down at her and picked up the dart that had been in her neck. The figure looked at the bottle, which still had some liquid in it. The vial had been ejected into her system, now it was only a matter of time. And the best thing of all it would go unnoticed until it was too late.
The figure smiled. " I'll be seeing you." Then it threw a smoke bomb down and disappeared into the night as sirens flashed in the distance.
Nightwing awoke as he heard sirens approaching. He stood quickly and was nauseated from doing so. He looked around. The store was completely destroyed. But was anything stolen? He looked around and saw that something was. He looked at an undamaged counter and saw the row that Starfire had been looking at. The red diamond was gone.
He looked up as he saw lights flash from down the street. He ran over to the broken window and saw Starfire lying on the pavement. He rushed out and gently picked her up and cradled her in his arms. He took out his grappling hook and threw it on top of a building ahead. He pulled and it flung him and Starfire up onto the building.
In his hurry he did not see that she had an ejection wound in her neck that was barely noticeable.
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Flashback 3006 AD—Argeian City (Akilli Returns)……………….
The night air was chilly. And the city below sparkled with little dots of light from each home. Birds flew into trees as the sun was no longer out and they went to sleep. Her red hair flew freely in the wind and some strands wrapped around her face, but she did not shoo them away. She wore a dark blue dress with off the shoulder sleeves. Starfire leaned against the soft marble railing of the balcony in the palace. She looked out into the dark horizon. It had almost been three months since Akilli had left on the war tour, and every night Starfire would come here and watch for him on this horizon
But tonight, like every night, there was nothing. There were no horses, or men with torches just blank empty darkness. She let one tear slide down her cheek. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder.
She turned to see Freya standing before her, with a sad smile on her face. " Starfire it is cold. Do you wish to come inside?"
" No. Nor do I wish to go home. I can't bear to stand an empty house." Starfire whispered and Freya wiped a small tear off Starfire's cheek.
" You come out here every night, but it is the same. I remember when Lucan first left on war tour. I would come here every night and look out to the horizon but I saw nothing. He did come back one day. Starfire you standing out here will not bring him back any faster. I miss him also and he will be fine. Akilli is the strongest of all warriors, do not worry." Freya said soothingly.
Starfire nodded, " I suppose I am being a bit silly."
" You are not silly, just a woman worried about her husbands well being." Freya said leading them back inside. They walked down the palace steps and a small girl came up behind them. She was wearing nightclothes and had curly black hair.
She tugged at her mothers skirts and Freya turned to face her young daughter." Gabriella, are you not supposed to be sleeping?"
" Yes mother, but Jacob and Arthur have been telling me stories about how a man comes out from under your bed when you sleep. And he slits your throat while you sleep!" said small Gabriella.
Freya eyes narrowed and she leaned down and said softly, " What your brothers said isn't true. Do not worry no one is going to hurt you, I promise. Now as for your brothers you go right up there and tell them: That the man only comes out from under their bed, if they have lied to their younger sister."
Gabriella smiled and kissed her mother goodnight before dashing up the stairs yelling, " Jacob, Arthur….guess what."
Starfire laughed and Freya frowned, " You won't be laughing after you have some children of your own."
Starfire smiled, " Who knows. Maybe I will not have children."
Freya laughed this time and said laughing, " Oh yes you will. Believe me."
" I should be getting home. I will see you tomorrow at mass. Goodnight Freya." Starfire said walking towards the path leading towards her home.
As she walked she could hear in the distance two boys shrieking, " Mother!" and a " Well you shouldn't be telling such lies."
The Next day…………..
" Oh, Lord bless thy little child. Keep for harm, safe and mild. God keep us safe and warm let us pass through this storm."
The last hymn ended and the church started to file out. Starfire wore a white corset with long skirts. She walked beside Freya who had on a golden dress with her crown and little children following behind her. They walked towards the palace, some people bowing to them as they went.
They reached the stairs and Starfire picked up her skirts for the long walk when she heard a trumpet sound. She looked towards the instruments direction and saw a man on top of a roof. Apparently some other people had heard its sound for they had looked up too.
" Horses on the horizon!" he called out. People started to whisper vigorously and looking around.
" What's going on?" Starfire asked Freya.
Freya shook her head," I do not know."
The sound of people cheering could be heard. A place guard ran down the steps yelling, " Our soldiers have returned!" Starfire's heart skipped a beat. She looked towards the main road.
And there a man rode his horse speedily. That man was Akilli. He didn't even wait for the horse to come to a stop as he jumped off and ran towards Starfire. Starfire laughed and ran towards him too. He reached her and passionately pulled her into a kiss. And people cheered all around them.
Flowers flew from balconies as a long line of soldiers on foot and on horseback went by making their way to the palace. Finally Marcus and Lucan came leading the line of soldiers came up to the steps. They got off their horses and were met by they're wives and children as were many others.
The king came into view as he stood at the top of the stairs, greeting his army. Meanwhile Akilli and Starfire had not noticed any of this happening for they had been kissing, lost in each other's presence.
Akilli broke the kiss and said, "There was not a day that I did not think of you."
Starfire smiled," Nor I you."
" I love you." Akilli said holding her.
" I love you too." Starfire said smiling. Akilli felt a tap on his shoulder and found Marcus.
" I'll be right back. Do not move." Akilli whispered giving Starfire a kiss. Akilli, Marcus, and Lucan walked up the steps and met the king.
All three bowed and Lucan held out a sword. " Father our troops have been victorious."
The king smiled and took the sword. He then turned to the crowd, sword held in the air, and bellowed, " We are victorious!"
The hundreds of people below cheered. And the king whispered to all three, " We have missed you." Akilli stood and bowed.
" Excuse me." He whispered and then ran to where Starfire was.
Her eyes narrowed," What are you doing?"
He picked her up and she gasped. Then he said, " There is something I can not wait much longer to do." She laughed as he ran them towards their home.
3 Days Later……………………….
The sun shone through the windows and Starfire awoke to the birds singing. She rolled over and wrapped her arms around Akilli who awoke and kissed her.
He turned over so he was on top of her. He kissed her once more and whispered on he lips, "Good morning."
She chuckled on his lips and whispered, " Good morning back."
He sighed and kissed her forehead, then her lips, then her neck, and then her breast, She giggled and held him closer.
" We will have to get out of bed sometime." Starfire whispered.
" I want to stay here forever." Akilli whispered playfully.
" Well we've officially been in this bed for three days now. " Starfire laughed.
" Not true, not true." Akilli said.
Starfire's eyebrow rose, " How is that not true?"
" Well you see you've come up for air, for the restroom, and on occasion for food." Akilli laughed and Starfire laughed too. She flipped over so she was on top of him.
She kissed him softly, " Speaking of food. What would you like for breakfast?"
" Hmmmm. Lets see…I want ba-con." He said thoughtfully.
Starfire laughed at the way he pronounced bacon. " You want ba-con?"
" Yes I want ba-con." Akilli laughed.
Starfire smiled and kissed him, " Alright. What else?"
" I want pancakes and eggs and waffles and toast and milk and fruit and sausage and oatmeal and all of this with ba-con." Akilli said winking.
Starfire tossed her head back as she laughed. " Alright. That will be done."
Starfire kissed him again and then her eyes went wide and she pulled off him. She sat on the edge of the bed with a focused look, staring at the floor.
Akilli went to her side and said, " Starfire what is wrong?"
" It's nothing. I'm just—I feel just a little" Starfire stared and then her cheeks puffed up as she gagged. Akilli held her hair as she threw up.
" I think you might be ill. Here lie down." Akilli said laying her on the bed.
" What about the ba-con?" Starfire murmured.
" There will be ba-con later, but now you do not feel well love." Akilli said feeling her head.
Starfire moaned, " My head hurts so does my stomach!"
Akilli felt her head for a fever, there was none. " Alright, I am going to fetch the doctor. You stay here and lie down."
" I don't need the doctor. I will be fine." Starfire said trying to get up but Akilli pushed her back down.
" No, I'm going to go and get the doctor. I'll be back. Stay here." Akilli said getting up. Starfire just nodded and sunk back down.
" Where is she?" the doctor asked entering the room.
" She is right here doctor." Akilli said leading him towards the bed.
" And when did these things start happening?" the doctor asked feeling Starfire's pulse.
" About a hour ago, doctor. Can you tell me what's wrong?" Akilli asked worriedly.
The doctor stood up and pushed Akilli towards the door. " You will have to leave the room while I examine her. I'll call you in when I'm done."
" But I want-" Akilli said but the door closed in his face.
After an hour of waiting out in the hall, the door opened. Akilli stepped in to see the doctor sitting by Starfire's side and Starfire propped up looking at him and smiling. Akilli smiled and rushed to her side.
" So what is it?" Akilli asked.
The doctor smiled, " Congratulations."
" I am having a baby!" Starfire screamed.
Akilli mouths gaped in shock and then his eyes glazed over. And with that, Akilli the strong warrior, passed out, hitting the ground with a loud thump.
Starfire's eyebrows furrowed, " Is that supposed to happen?"
" Yes, I get that all the time." The doctor said in a monotone voice.
Starfire pulled Akilli back up on the bed and turned towards the doctor. " I am hungry for some ba-con."
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Present TimeJump City ( Nightwing/ Richard's apartment)……………….
Nightwing sat Starfire down on the bed softly and pulled the covers off of her. Then he heard a knock on the door. He went to the door and opened it to reveal the other Titans.
He let them in and Raven said, " We heard about the break-in on the news. They think you did it."
Nightwing shook his head, " I was there but it wasn't me."
" Then who was it? Did you catch them?" Cyborg asked.
" I don't know who it was. And I wasn't able to catch him, but he was injured." Nightwing said holding up a bloodily dagger.
" Wow you got him good. This thing is covered with blood." Beastboy said looking at it.
" It wasn't me, it was Starfire." Nightwing said quietly.
" You took her with you?" Raven asked with an eyebrow raised.
" Well, not exactly. She kind-of followed me." Nightwing murmured.
" Followed you? Well what happened, anything interesting?" Cyborg asked.
Although Nightwing knew Starfire did not want to talk about her past, there was something seriously wrong. With some hesitation he nodded and said, " Yes. Some interesting things did happen." And they all sat down in the living room as he told the last nights events.
: Flashback: Jump City 10 years earlier………………..
Beastboy lazily munched on his banana and once again asked a stupid question. " Where do bananas come from?"
" From trees Beastboy." Robin answered throwing a ball into the air.
Meanwhile on the other corner of the couch Cyborg sat making popping sounds with his mouth and blowing a feather up and down. Watching it as though hypnotized
" They come from trees?" Beastboy asked taking another bite and looking strangely at the banana in front of him.
" Yes Beastboy they come from trees." Robin answered.
" Oh. I thought they grew on vines in the forest." Beastboy said lazily.
Raven clutched her jaw in anger as she tried to read. It was hot, one of the hottest days Jump City had ever seen. Villains were scarce in this heat and when there were villains the Titans would fight in the heat of summer. The air conditioner broke, the TV wasn't working either was the game station, there was a crack in the pool which made it unsafe and no one knew how it had gotten there but a little green friend was definitely a suspect, and they were all just too lazy to get up and go to the beach. So now they sat and Raven was becoming annoyed.
" Were the hell did you get the idea that bananas grew on vines in the forest ?" Robin asked somewhat interested.
Beastboy chewed on another bit of his banana and said, " I don't know. Read it somewhere I guess."
Pop...pop…pop... from Cyborg.
" Where did you read it?" Robin asked in a zombie voice.
" I think on the back of Sugar Crunchy Cereal." Beastboy said peeling another banana.
" Didn't you once do a history report based on the information you got off that cereal box?" Robin asked.
" Yeah. So?" Beastboy asked eating his banana.
" Didn't you get an F?" Robin asked.
"…."
Pop, pop, pop…pop, pop, pop…pop…pop, pop…pop, pop, pop, pop…pop…pop, pop, pop… POP! Came from Cyborg on the other side on the couch. The popping was progressing and becoming the tune from 'Jingle Bells'.
Raven's eyes narrowed as her temper flared. But then she raised an eyebrow as a feather flew by her.
" So Robin, if bananas grow on trees then were do pineapples come from?" Beastboy asked taking out a can of pineapples.
" Trees." Robin said angrily.
" Where do the banana trees live, Robin? I've never seen one before." Beastboy asked.
" Beastboy!" Robin said growling.
" What? What am I doing?"
Pop, pop, pop…pop, pop, pop…POP!
The feather landed on Raven's nose. " Okay that is IT!" she yelled.
The rest were silent and looked at her. " We range from the ages of 15-18 and you still can't find something constructive to do! Beastboy stop asking Robin stupid questions! And Robin stop answering them! And Cyborg…shut the fuck up! I am going to go get some iced tea!" Raven said angrily walking over to the fridge.
" Stupid morons in this house…I can't believe them…just trying to read my damn book…" Raven mumbled to herself as she made her way over to the huge fridge that the Titans owned.
" I swear to God I am going to kick there—OH MY GOD!" Raven screamed as she looked into the fridge.
The others turned to see what happened and there in the fridge sat Starfire with a magazine and a bottle of mustard in hand. She looked up and smiled.
" Friend Raven, I have found cold comforting goodness inside the 'fridge' do you wish to join me?" Starfire asked with innocence.
Raven just closed the door to the fridge and put her head down and shook it, " I'm going back to my room." And then she walked out.
Cyborg looked up at Beastboy and said, " Hey?"
Beastboy looked back at Cyborg and said, " Hey?"
" Wanna go bug the crap out of raven?" Cyborg asked.
" Why not." Beastboy answered and they left the room.
Robin sighed. He should probably go get Starfire out of the fridge. He got up from his spot and walked over to the fridge. He knocked and there was an " Enter" from inside.
" Look Starfire" Robin stopped as he looked around. Starfire had cleared a huge shelf, which she now sat on. She sat reading with a bottle of mustard next to her and next to that a speaker box playing Sean Paul.
Starfire smiled at him. " Hello Robin! I believe I have found an 'Oasis'. Please will you join me?"
Robin felt another wave of heat come over him and he nodded and steped into the fridge. He sat down next to Starfire on the shelve. She handed him a Coke and he eagerly took it.
" I welcome you Robin to the fridge!" Starfire said clapping her hands.
" Awesome. Do you have any food?" Robin asked.
Starfire smiled and reached up. She pulled down some hot dogs, ketchup, and mustard. Robin smiled and started making some cold hot dogs.
During the middle of eating though he accidentally squirted mustard on Starfire without knowing it. Starfire's mouth opened in shock. And she turned to him and squirted some mustard on him. He turned and smiled. He then hit her with some more ketchup. Starfire then did the same with mustard. They squirted until there was no more substance left in the bottles. Robin then took a bottle of soda and shook it then opened it towards Starfire. It exploded on her. She wiped of the foam and Robin laughed. Starfire smiled. And as Robin opened his eyes he met with a cream pie. Starfire laughed.
" Oh it's on!" Robin yelled and the fridge food fight had started.
A couple of hours later Raven walked lazily towards the fridge in her nightclothes.
" Maybe now I can get some iced tea." She murmured to herself.
She opened the fridge and saw Robin and Starfire asleep next to each other covered in food. She sighed and closed the fridge.
" Or instead I can just go make a grocery list for tomorrow." She mumbled as she walked back to her room.
: End Flashback:
" And that's what happened." Nightwing concluded.
" And she is still here! And you didn't call us right away!" Cyborg yelled.
" It's not that" Nightwing started.
" Bad." Raven finished." Well it is Nightwing."
" Yeah I mean we thought she was bad before, but this is just beyond what we knew." Beastboy said.
" She isn't going to hurt any of us if that's what you mean." Nightwing said testily.
" She practically admitted to being a murder! And you're not worried." Cyborg said shaking his head.
" I don't care what she says! She's still Starfire on matter what!" Nightwing yelled standing up.
" Things change! Obviously she has too, man but you're not seeing it!" Cyborg yelled standing up.
" I think it would be a good idea just to keep her here or somewhere under constant watch." Raven whispered.
" She's fine here!" Nightwing yelled.
" You're getting too close, Nightwing. This can't be a personal thing; we have to think about Starfire and innocent people here. If she won't tell us what happened we are just going to have to assume the worst." Raven said sadly shaking her head.
" You guys don't even care about her." Nightwing said coldly.
" Of course we care about her!" Raven yelled.
All was silent. Until Beastboy looked over at a corner and said, "What's that?"
Nightwing looked at where he was pointing. " That's the bag Starfire had with her when she arrived."
" Have you looked in it?" Beastboy asked.
" I've glanced at it yeah." Nightwing answered.
" You mind if I take a look?" Raven asked.
" Go ahead." Nightwing replied not looking at her.
Raven picked up the bag and looked into it. There were weapons and some worn articles of clothing. Then she came to something else.
" What's that?" Beastboy asked as Raven pulled it out of the bag.
" It's a small wooden soldier, that is painted." Raven said looking at it.
Nightwing looked up. He hadn't seen that before.
Raven turned it over. And at the bottom of it a name was craved into the wood. She felt it under her fingers and read, " Vulcan."
" Who's Vulcan?" Cyborg asked.
" I don't know." Raven whispered.
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Flashback 3007 AD Argeian City(they've entered a new year)……………..
Akilli was awakened around 9:30pm by a light from a candle. He moaned and reached over to Starfire's side of the bed, only to find it was empty. This alarmed him. Where could his 9-month pregnant wife have gone? He soon got his answer when he looked across the room.
" Starfire, love, what are you doing?" Akilli asked in surprise.
Starfire was on the side of the room bouncing herself up and down, forming some kind of a jig. She continued to do this odd dance as she pointed to her big belly and said, "I want it out!"
" The baby?" Akilli asked raising an eyebrow.
" Huh-uh! I want it out Akilli I can't take it anymore! But it's not coming out!" Starfire cried.
Akilli nodded in understanding, " This explains why the other day you went up to Jacob and started shaking him yelling, ' What motivated you!'" Starfire nodded her head as she continued the dance.
Akilli shook his head and stood. He walked over to Starfire and put both of hid hands on her shoulders, " Starfire, Starfire stop the jig."
Starfire shook her head, " Nope, I-want—baby—out!"
Akilli said softly, " This isn't going to make the baby come out any faster. Now come back to bed. You shouldn't be up." Starfire stopped her jig and allowed Akilli to lead her back to the bed.
She sat down and put her head in her hands and started to cry, " It's been 9 months and it is still not coming out! And I am huge! And emotional! I'm one big, huge emotional fat blob!"
Akilli patted Starfire's back, " No, you're beautiful." These last 9 months had been trying. Akilli had been home the whole time, helping Starfire. But sometimes it was hard, especially when Starfire emotions would whack out, like they were now. One time a few months ago he had eaten the last apple and he swore she was going to kill him. But then she just smiled and said, " Oh well."
" You' re sweet, Akilli. But I am huge. And I just want the baby out. I can't get out of bed and my feet constantly hurt. I just want it out! Does that make me a horrible mother?" Starfire cried into Akilli's shoulder.
" No, you're a great mother. And I meant what I said before. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Now I am right here and I will help you get though this. We're a team, you and I. And soon we're going to be mother and father, and I couldn't be more happy than I am now." Akilli said holding Starfire.
Starfire smiled. But then her eyes widened. " Oh no."
Akilli looked at her, "What?"
" I think my water just broke." Starfire said looking down at a wet spot on the floor. And Akilli looked there too and his eyes widened.
" Oh my God! This is it! Okay I will go get the doctor. You just stay here and keep breathing!" Akilli said rushing out the door not bothering to throw on a shirt.
Starfire nodded and winced in pain as the first contractions started. This was it. The baby was coming.
5 hours later………
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Starfire screamed through an other contraction. Akilli swore his hand was going to break under the pressure of hers. He couldn't find the doctor. The last time anyone had seen him, he had left the city on a visit to his family. And now Starfire was having a baby, with no doctor!
Freya put a cold cloth of Starfire's forehead that was now beaded with sweat. She had come as soon as she heard Starfire was in labor. She now tried everything to make Starfire comfortable while they waited for the doctor to show up.
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Starfire screamed as tears ran down her face. Her grip tightened on Akilli. " I take it back, I take it back! Don't let it come out it hurts!"
Akilli wiped off her tears and stoked her hair, " It's alright."
Starfire's eyes narrowed as she pulled him closer to her by his collar. " I will kill you if you tell me it's going to be alright again. You're the one that did this to m-EEEEEEEEE!" Starfire screamed.
" Starfire let go of Akilli." Freya said calmly.
Starfire let go. " I am sorry Akilli. It just hurts so bad!"
Akilli kissed her forehead, " It's fine."
" Oh-no." Freya whispered.
" What?" Akilli and Starfire both asked at the same time.
" Well I – think it's time for the baby to come." Freya stuttered.
" No, it can't be time yet. The doctor is not here Freya, you must be mistaken." Starfire huffed.
" No, it's time." Freya said sternly.
" Well what are we going to do?" Akilli asked worried.
Freya gulped, " I'll deliver the baby."
" What!" Starfire screamed.
Freya rolled her eyes, " I have had some children of my own, and I think I can do this." Slowly both Starfire and Akilli nodded.
Freya looked at Starfire, " Alright it is time to start pushing. On the count of three. One, two, three…PUSH!" Starfire screamed as she pushed and closed her eyes.
" Push!" Freya yelled and Starfire did so.
" Do close your eyes!" Starfire screamed as she saw Freya with her eyes shut. Freya opened them and nodded.
" Oh, oh I see the head! One more push Starfire!" Freya yelled.
" Is it a boy or girl?" Akilli asked.
" I wouldn't know! I can't tell by the head1" Freya said frustrated. Starfire let out one more scream and a cry filled the room.
" It's a boy!" Freya said happily wiping him off.
Starfire smiled happily and Akilli kissed her forehead. " You were wonderful." Akilli whispered.
Freya put the baby in Starfire's arms, " Here is you're baby boy." Starfire nodded and mouthed the words 'Thank-you'. Freya nodded and left the room.
Starfire cradled her child in her arms. He was small, pink, and wrinkly. He opened his eyes for the first him revealing the same crystal blue ones as Akilli and red fuzzies shone on his baldhead. He let out a little moan. And looked and Starfire and Akilli with bright eyes.
" I think he knows who we are." Akilli whispered. " He took his son in his arms. " Who's that? That's mommy. And I am your father, my son."
Starfire smiled as Akilli put the baby back into her arms. " What shall we call him?" she asked.
" How about Vulcan? It means fire. And it would go with that fiery red hair he has." Akilli said looking at the baby.
Starfire nodded, " Yes, Vulcan is a strong name." Both smiled.
" Hello my little Vulcan, welcome to the world." Starfire whispered kissing her baby on the head.
Just then the door burst open and there the doctor stood huffing and puffing, " I'm here!"
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Jump City—Present time 2014 AD………..
Starfire awoke in the bedroom in Richards's apartment. Her head felt like it had been pounded on. She sat and realized she was still in her suit. Her neck hurt but she couldn't exactly figure out why. She moaned in pain as her head began to throb. There was something important…
She began to go dizzy and the room spun out of control. Soon images of her life flashed before her like little blurry movie screens. Memories of her past and present blended to get her.
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A woman fighting a figure in the smoke of the jewelry store…
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A mother and her son swinging in a swing laughing as they went higher…
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5 teenagers fighting a huge stone monster. A green light hitting the monster and knocking him out…
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A woman kicking a figure up against the wall of the jewelry store…
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A 18-year-old girl getting whipped in a slave imprisonment camp…
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A sixteen-year-old masked boy catching a sixteen-year-old girl falling from the sky…
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A woman and a man dancing to music on a beach…
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A woman stabbing a figure and kicking it back…
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Two people making love…
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People screaming and running. Fires raging everywhere. One scream shone through them all…
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A masked man coming closer and closer to a woman's lip...
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A woman sending an arrow right threw a man's chest as he tried to run…
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A figure rising a woman by her neck. The mans face she saw it…the sound of glass breaking and the sound of someone hitting the pavement…
Starfire stumbled to the bathroom. The images burned into her mind. Images she did not want to see. She fell to the bathroom tile floor and crawled over to the tub. Anything to get those pictures out…
A voice rang though it all. It repeated over and over again… " I'll seeing you."
Water ran rapid through the tub's facet. Starfire stuck her head under the cold water. The voice and the images washed away like chalk on a sidewalk. After a few minutes she took her head out from under and leaned against the porcelain tub. Tears ran down her face softly and she shivered from the cold. She breathed in and out trying to maintain her breathing patterns she tilted her head back.
This happened every so often. She would have flashes of memory. She had been to a doctor once but he did not know what it was. He said it might've been a harsh bump to the head, which causes the mind to sometimes repeat things to fill a void when it stops thinking, so this mostly happens when you sleep. She had known where she got the bump from. And that was one of the things that sometimes flashed through her mind. She had a disability and that only made killing more sweet.
She stood when she heard voices from the other room. She walked out of the bathroom and towards the bedroom door. She opened it softly so she would not be heard and crept down the hall. In the living room she saw all the Titans sitting and talking. She then turned her attention to a figurine in Raven's hands.
Then she heard Beastboy ask," Who's Vulcan?"
" I don't know." Raven whispered.
" You should not be touching things that aren't yours." Starfire said coldly walking into the room.
The rest of the Titans looked up in shock and in surprise. " Starfire I didn't know you were—" Nightwing started.
" Are you having fun looking at my things and talking about me? How sweet, you think you're a mystery." Starfire said coldly looking at all of them.
" We wouldn't have to go through your things, if you'd just tell us what is going on." Cyborg stated.
" My life is none of your business. The same goes for my belongings." Starfire said without emotion.
" Starfire what happened?" Raven asked.
" What happened?" Starfire asked with an eyebrow up.
" What happened to you?" Raven asked.
Starfire laughed a cold laugh, " Oh that's funny. All of you already have me pegged as some-kind of murder, why should I give you reason for my actions?"
" Where have you been Star?" Cyborg asked.
" In the year 3014 AD. I believe 1,000 years from this time." Starfire answered narrowing her eyes. The rest of the Titans stood in shock.
" You-you were sent to the future?" Beastboy asked. Starfire clutched her jaw and nodded.
All was silent for a few minutes and then Nightwing spoke, " Who's Vulcan?"
Starfire turned to him, " Now that is none of your business."
" Who is he?" Nightwing asked forcefully stepping towards her.
She didn't move, " I'm not telling you."
" Who is he?" Nightwing said grabbing her wrist.
She griped his also, " What are you jealous? Do you think he might be another man?"
Nightwing's anger flared, " Who is he?"
Starfire twisted Nightwing's wrist so he let out a moan on pain. And then she threw him against a wall. Now all the Titans readied their fire at her.
She looked at all of them and then back at Nightwing, " Vulcan is the name of my son!"
The rest of Titans held their fire, and lessened it slightly. They stared at her in shock. A son?
" You all want to know what's happened to me? Well get ready because I'm going to tell you exactly what happened to me!" Starfire said in a raged voice.
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Okay that was chapter 7! I know it was a lot shorter but just go with the flow here. Sorry if that sucked. Anyways the mystery of the Red Diamond will be answered in the next chapter. And Starfire will eventually find out that she has been injected with something. But what and what does it do? And will she find out in time?
The next 2 CHAPTERS WILL BE STRICTLY FLASHBACK CHAPTERS IN 3007-3012 AD! Yes that means there will be some flash forwards. You will all get to find out what changed Starfire for the worst. And how will the Titans take it? Just a warning though, the story will not get back to the villain or the Titans until these next 2 flashback chapters are over.
Believe it or not I actually got the banana questions from an actual conversation I had with friends. And yes I hadn't known bananas grew on trees. Well I have never seen one! Have you?
Anyways I can't wait for April! Man this sucks! I can't believe they are making us wait this long! Oh and I am going on Spring Break this Friday so I should have more time to write and update so stay tuned.
THANK-YOU TO ALL MY REVIEWERS! I LOVE YOU ALL! And please update so I can tell if I did a good job or not. And please no flames. Remember reviews make want to write!
Till next time,
Hailey