Hey...I doubt any of you know me, as this is my first fanfiction in this section. So, I hope it's okay. smiles I uh...like Teen Titans, but I definately don't own them, so don't sue me. Umm...so, I usually write romantic fluff fanfics...this one will be a slight change for me (though it is definately still romantic) as it is on the darker side. Angsty and stuff... But I do promise to make the ending happy, as I hate having non-happy endings! This isa Starfire/Robin ff with some slight Starfire/Beast Boy (only for conflict) and a little Raven/Beast Boy (they're cute together, though I'm not sure why...) Ummm, please review, I love to hear peoples opinions, even if they have "constructive criticism" (what true writers call negative comments). Reviews make my day! Enjoy!

And Yet...

Chapter One: The Haunting Dead

It was not supposed to happen like this. Slade was dead. He is dead. And yet...He continues to haunt us all. The day I had looked forward to for a long time had to happen on the one-week anniversary of Slade plummeting to his death. There was no way I could really control that but...I could. I just did not. I guess I wanted us to forget. But I do regret it. My heart was bursting for so long though. I had to...I had no choice.

Well, that is what I tried to convince myself of. It did not seem to be working. I glanced at Robin lying peacefully beside me. Probably for the first time in...who knows how long? I, on the other hand, was awake, battling invisible demons within myself. He had fallen asleep with his arms around me, muttering about love. But I had moved away soon after he had drifted off, and now I sat on the edge of the bed, my knees drawn up to my chest, staring out the window at the stars. Knowing my home planet was among them, I wondered if I had made the right decision in leaving. Twice. It was too late to go back now of course. I had, how you say, "put down roots". Another glance to Robin informed my debating conscience that there was no way I could leave. And yet...

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I screamed in pain as a knife appeared in my side. The other four Teen Titans froze.

"Do not move..." came the calm, cold voice from above me. I winced as he clutched my neck tighter. Beast Boy reverted to his human form, Cyborg lowered his cannon arm and Raven dropped her shadowy tendrils. Robin's eyes revealed that he was battling on whether to try and attack his arch nemesis and save me, but risk hurting me, or be defeated yet again, but have me alive. I wanted to tell him he could risk my safety to bring Slade down, but I was afraid of being killed. I did not wish to die.

"Let her go." Robin gritted out. He reached for his Bo staff slowly. A harsh laugh came from my captor and I struggled a bit.

"You do not think I would do such a thing until the four of you are unarmed. Or have sworn not to harm me."

"Yeah right." came Raven's dark voice and her eyes flashed briefly. Beast Boy was poised to run or transform into some useful creature. Cyborg's tense body showed that he would raise his arm at a moment's notice. Robin glanced at each one of them slowly before looking at me, his eyes blank.

"Fine. None of us will harm you." He motioned to the Titans standing around him, his voice hollow. I blinked back tears, knowing it took a lot for Robin to say that.

The knife was removed and I stumbled slightly, but everyone's eyes remained on my assailant, save Raven's, which had looked at me quickly, in concern before they focused back on the one who had stabbed me. I put my hand to my side and it came away covered in blood. I could feel myself losing strength as I became lightheaded. The villain prepared to jump to the next building's roof, and safety. My entire body pulsed with anger and I felt myself rise into the air. I turned slowly to face the masked man and I knew my eyes were glowing a dangerous green. He jumped lightly to the next roof.

But he never made it. My hands lifted and green beams shot out, hitting him squarely and he fell down onto the hard blacktop of the street below. He looked up at me as blood pooled around him and his eyes dimmed.

"You promised not to harm me..." he whispered, coughing slightly.

"I made no such promise!" I could hear my voice snarl distantly. I watched as our most hated enemy took his last breath, my own blood dripping down beside his prone form. As the scene swirled in my vision, I had one thought before I lost conscious.

I had killed Slade.

Um...yeah, it's short. I did that on purpose. The other chapters won't be so short. Promise. Anyway, I hope you can kind of see the darkiness and stuff. I know Star's a bit OCC, but that's the point. It will be explained...soon...I think. Anyway, the next chapter (which I have already written) will have some Star/Robin fluff...but it will become a bit darker. cough Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are encouraged!