Home is where the heart is

By: Bree-2006

Disclaimer: I own nothing but some popsicles from the store…

AN: Hiya readers! How're ya? I unfortunately have a horrible cold (I know its summer) Oh…Has anyone bought the new Teen Titan popsicles yet? I did, I spent like forty bucks on a case of um…lol. Ne'ways I've been spending this whole week writing one-shots. And I can't believe how many awesome reviews I got for them. I feel so special! So…thank you all so much for all the awesome support!

We glared at each other menacingly. Even through his mask I could tell he was grinning. He stood there, my bo-staff pushing him harshly into the wall. He didn't try to escape, to push me away and run. It was as if for once, he was afraid of what was going to happen to him.

"Where is she?" I spat, shoving him even harder. I could feel the warmth of his breath flow over my face as he gasped for air. Still I didn't budge, if he wasn't going to tell me where she was willingly then I was going to make him. After all, I am an active user of force, so I didn't pity the man for not telling me when I had first asked him nicely to.

"Didn't you hear me X, I want to know where she is, and I want to know now!" A crude chuckle was all I got in return. Did he not get what I was saying? Such a simple question I had asked, he couldn't even give me a harmless answer.

"Tell me!" I yelled, gritting my teeth in a very unattractive matter. I was becoming even more frustrated than usual, I was afraid that if he didn't talk soon there would be dire consequences. In a quick deliberate motion, Red-X had managed to push me back and trip me with a round-house kick to my ankles. I rebounded quickly and twirled my bo-staff around my fingers in my usual manner. I watched as he reached for his belt, grabbing something and hiding it between his fingers. I had no idea what it was, and didn't want to find out.

I pulled an adhesive disk out of my belt and threw it at him quickly. It exploded in a great whirl of glue, plastering him against the same wall I had pushed him up against earlier.

There was no place he could go, and unless he had some sort of extracting device he was stuck. I grinned and put my bo-staff away as he shifted in his spot, trying desperately to get out.

"I'm going to ask this one more time, where is she?" He gave up trying to get away, and just stared down at the floor. I sighed and stepped forward, coming face to face with the criminal. My hand came up to his mask, it was time to see who was under it. I could have peeled it off quickly, I had the chance, but for some reason I didn't. I recoiled; I wasn't the one to do that.

"Go ahead and pull it off, show my identity." I shook my head and looked at him stoically.

"No." He glanced at me briefly.

"What do you mean no, this is your chance…" I knew he was right, but for some reason I couldn't do it. It wasn't what I did, sure I would have pulled off Slade's mask if I had the chance, but this was different. Whoever was under that mask was just like me.

"I won't do it because it's not my place. I hide my identity, so what's it say if I was to reveal yours." For once I didn't feel like discussing it any further. I thought about it for a minute.

'I may not want to reveal you, but the police might.'

I took out my communicator and told the others where they could find him. He looked at me strangely the whole time, but I ignored it. I looked at his clothing, noticing a notable powder along the bottom of his cape, I fingered it and grinned.

"Until next time X." with that I leapt off of the building.

I know it's strange of me to know exactly where Starfire was with just a little bit of powder to conclude my strenuous search. But you see, I know where the powder was from, because I had been to the site on several occasions. Only one man had the audacity to have such a substance, usually used in all of his experiments. I grinned to myself.

Thank you Professor Chang.

I headed towards his old infirmary; it was the only logical destination.

Criminals here in Steel City would always come to the Professor for chemicals and such. Even I had gone to him on several occasions. The time I needed Psynophium, he was who I went to. The powder, I had noticed then was the after effect of an experiment gone wrong. He had blown a hole in his wall, turning the plaster and drywall into a baby-powder like substance.

I could see it up ahead. There were no lights, no shadows walking around aimlessly. I was so close to her.

"Robin, come in Robin." I stopped running immediately and dove into a nearby alley that wasn't occupied. I pressed my communicator and stared at Batman.

"How…how did you get this number?" I asked stupidly, grinning as he rolled his eyes. How did Batman, the great Detective, tap into my communicator without authority? We really needed to check and update our systems.

'Hackers' I spat, damn nuisances.

"So, what do you want?" I asked leaning up against an adjacent wall.

"I just contacted your team; they said you didn't have any leads." I felt the urge to laugh high in mighty, but reluctantly didn't. I used this gullibility to my advantage.

"Nope, nothing, but this is Titan Town and you should be back at the Watchtower leading your team." He shook his head.

"It's obvious you need help…" I cut him off swiftly.

"I've lead this team for four years now, we've saved the day and saved the world. I've never asked for your help before, and I'm not asking for your help now, so…go, protect your own city, I'm staying here…in mine." He seemed taken aback by my abruptness, but it had only taken a few slaps in the face to tell me what I really wanted. I was happy being the leader of my team; I was happy living in a 'T' and stuffing pizza into my mouth. I was happy watching movies with my friends and watching the sunrise with Starfire. This was the life I had come to love, and despite how much I wanted to be part of the Justice League, to me being a Titan was more thrilling.

"I'm sorry Bruce…" I whispered solemnly. He gave a nod and sighed.

"If that's what you want then fine, we'll leave you to your city…good luck Dick." He logged off and I stared down sadly at the communicator.

'Good luck to you too…' I thought. I soon returned to jumping the streets and heading to the old Infirmary.

There was still an existing hole in the wall, which didn't at all surprise me, mostly due to the fact that I was there when it was created. I walked in quietly, hoping to not draw attention to myself. There were no lights, and the only candle in the room had looked like it burned out hours ago. There was a lithe figure laying down on a matted piece of cloth, the only thing covering her was a cape. I knew who it was even without seeing her face.

My heart broke at the sight of her.

I closed my eyes and pushed back the tears and thoughts that began to rack my brain. All that mattered was that she was there, alive and finally safe. I bent down to make sure she had no life-threatening wounds but gasped when her eyes languorously opened and began to glow green in fury.

"Starfire?" she flew up, still clutching the cape to her body.

"Leave!" she spat, threatening to shoot her starbolts at me. I put my hands up in defence and fell to my knees.

"Please Star listen to me…I…I can't fight you." She shook her head, and I watched as violent tears spilled over her cheeks.

"No, but you could leave me!" she cried, not even bothering to look me in the eye. She threw a starbolt and I jumped away as it plummeted towards me.

"Please stop Starfire, don't do this…" She fell to the ground, confusion overtaking her. I ran to her side, attempting to help her up. She pushed me away with another starbolt and I gasped as it tore through my flesh. She stood up and finally walked to my side, looking me straight in the eye.

"You left..."

"I didn't want to leave you," I croaked. "You were the reason I came back." I put my palm on her cheek and tore off my mask. I looked at her with a sad expression. Then it hit me, I knew why it was so hard for me to leave, I knew why was so scared when she was gone. I looked at her eye to eye and smiled.

"I think I've fallen in love with you Kori…"

Whoa…what have I written! Ahhhh! Actually I kinda like how this chappy went. Just a few more to go, then this fic is finito! Ugh! I haven't seen any of The End episodes, every day they were on I had to work! Gurr I'm mad! I'm also going to miss them tonight, and I have no blank tapes! I also heard that The End pt 2 had a lot of rob/star fluff, of course I've seen pics but how many hugs were there really between the two. I really need to know. Don't ask me why I just do. If anyone has the script please send it to me…Or else my life can not go on… Lol. Thank you all for the reviews!