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gladdecease: I would say this takes place somtime after "Betrothed"
Jadedea: Thanks, I really wanted to make a sequel
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TitansFan: He just might! I can't ever tell you for sure, but the signs are certainly there aren't they
moezy-chan: Thank you I hope you like the rest of it
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Chapter Two
False Impression
Robin hesitated for a moment then pulled a small black box from his pocket. He looked down at it and tightened his grip. "I've known you for only a year and I've never been surer of anything in my entire life." He threw the box in the air a few inches and upon catching it fast walked down the stairs. He couldn't believe he was actually about to do this. To be perfectly honest he had been contemplating the decision for a number of months and often failed to summon the necessary courage to ask her. Within minuets of leaving the roof Robin skidded his way down the small hillside and stopped at the very spot where she washed up exactly one year before. He looked up and noticed her light was still on in her room, unbeknownst to him she was nervously wondering what he was going to ask her. He looked around with a smile and decided to ready himself once more by taking another look inside the box. He reached inside his pocket and upon puling it out felt it slip through his fingers. He franticly juggled it in the air a few times before he lost control of completely and it plopped into the water. He gaped open mouthed at what just happened.
"Oh no," he said quietly. He bent down and began to fish around for it in the darkened shallow water. He silently cursed wondering how he could be so stupid when,
"Hello Robin." He jumped up and spun around.
"Helloooo," he said with a weak smile. She looked around for a moment then raised her eyebrows.
"Ummm, you had something of which to ask me?" he bit his lip not knowing how to answer her. He looked around desperately trying to find something to help him out. He then looked down and noticed the box in a small patch of water. Feeling as if he were standing in a beam of light he relaxed.
"Starfire you've been here for a year."
"So I have been told," she said with a giggling smile. He chuckled lightly.
"In that time things have happened and people have said things that have made me realize just how important you are." Starfire's smile faded and she swallowed wondering where he was going with this.
"Is there something you need of me Robin?" He smiled and took her hands in his.
"Will you smile for me?" She was perplexed for a moment but allowed her face to send him a warm and cheery smile. "It's that smile that's kept me from having nightmares night after night. Starfire you are more important to me than my own life." Starfire swallowed harder, 'Is he about to say what I hope he is about to say?' Starfire, I love you." He knelt down on one knee and she held her breath. Not taking his eyes off of her he reached down and pulled the box out of the water…..then reached up and peeled away his mask allowing her to see his warm hazel eyes. "Starfire, will you complete my soul and marry me?" He opened the box to reveal a beautifully cut diamond shaped like the North Star. On the verge of surrendering to the tears that lay siege to her eyes Starfire put a hand up to her trembling mouth.
"I……I would wed no other." His face went from hopeful to a smile and that was all she needed. Her tears burst on through, Hoover Dam style, and she flung her arms around his neck. He picked her up and twirled her around in numerous circles; while in mid-spin he kissed her cheek as she let out another happy sob. They came to stop and just stared at the other. The more both of them thought about it, the more they realized that neither would be whole without the other. As they stood Starfire noticed Robin getting shorter then realized that she was actually lifting off the ground from her unbridled joy. Shrugging adorably she reached toward Robin and he took her hands to help her back down.
ELSE WHERE ON EARTH……………………..
Blackfire sat down in front of a computer screen and flicked it on. Within moments she began typing on it quickly and allowed a device to scan her eye. It granted her access and she conducted her own bit of hacking. After hours of bypassing and going through 'back doors', as it were, she finally got what she wanted. 'Teen Titan mainframe access granted,' a computer voice told her. She grinned mischievously and inserted her own data. When she was finished she brought up her instant messenger and contacted someone. 'It's done.' Were the only two words she typed in. She clicked send and took her leave.
THE NEXT DAY AT TITANS TOWER…………………….
Robin and Starfire awoke early in order to sneak out and get breakfast. Though they intended to tell their friends in time, what they had decided, they thought it best to keep it quiet for now. Robin deactivated the motion detectors in the garage, having designed them himself, and prepped his R-Cycle. He handed Star a helmet and after putting his own on climbed onto the bike, Starfire sat behind him and wrapped her arms tightly around his waste. He revved up the engine and were off in a flash. Back in the tower Beast Boy came in for breakfast and passing by the large window saw Robin and Starfire leaving the on Robin's bike. He stared after them with a sleepy expression and shook his head.
"I'm going back to bed."
At the restaurant Robin and Star walked in and a waitress greeted them. "Good morning sir, your name?"
"Titan party for two," he said taking a quick glance at the list. She ran her finger down the paper and tapped the name a few times when she found it.
"Alright follow me." She led to two to a table by the window and handed them their menus. "Shall we start you off with something to drink?"
"Uhh Orange juice," said Robin.
"I will have chocolate that is hot," said Starfire happily. The waitress blinked a few times.
"Hot Chocolate," said Robin. She nodded and walked off. "Soooo, you sleep well." She smiled and looked down.
"Oh Robin I cannot recall when I slept more peacefully." She looked down at her hand and couldn't help but fiddle with her ring.
"I had it made that way because you're my guide," said Robin. She looked up and even though his mask was back on could see his hazel eyes sparkling. The new sun light bounced off the two of them as they easily moved closer to one another. She tilted her head and could feel his breath on her lips BEEP! They both jumped and sprang apart. For a moment they were utterly confused as to where the noise came from, then Robin irritably reached into his pocket and pulled out his communicator.
"You've reached Robin please leave a message!" He slammed it shut but it kept on ringing and ringing until he finally he opened it and saw Cyborg's face on it. "What is it?"
"Man I don't know where you are but you gotta back here pronto."
"Hee hee hee, poor Cyborg doesn't know what he's interrupting," said Robin through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry guy but there's something going down and we need you on the double." With that the screen went black. Robin let out an aggravated sigh and tucked away his comm. link. He turned back to Starfire and shrugged.
"Sorry Star, duty calls."
"It always does," she said with a smile. The rose and began exiting the restaurant. As they went they passed y the waitress who had just now been returning with their drinks. "Please forgive us, you may send us a bill for payment," called back Starfire. The waitress set the glasses down, rolled her eyes, and began drinking the hot chocolate.
"Super heroes."
At the tower Robin and Starfire walked back in and saw the others gathered around the screen. "What's wrong," asked Robin.
"Looks like there some kind of disturbance over this an area of Indo China," said Cyborg. Robin looked closely at the displayed map.
"South Vietnam?"
"Looks that way," said Raven. "Fastest vehicles we have right now are the gliders and one needs a little more work."
"Alright I'll go with Cyborg," said Robin. Robin actually liked riding around in the gliders. They still had the two attackers that they highjacked from the Magistrate's ship last year and thus far both had proven to be very useful. He took another look up at the map and nodded at Cyborg. "Get her ready." Outside Titans Tower a long runway surfaced from under water and stretched a couple hundred yards out to sea. A platform slowly brought the glider top side with Robin and Cyborg inside; Cyborg upfront and Robin in the back. There was just no way Cyborg would be cheated out of driving. They checked over the many systems and functions.
"Forward thrusters," said Cyborg.
"Check," reported Robin.
"Inertial dampers.."
"Check."
"Navigational telemetry.."
"Check, don't wanna get lost on our way to China do we? Or over shoot it."
"Hey man aint my fault, this little mother's fast. Oookay, weapon systems.."
"Check."
"Little colored lights.." Robin let out a series of chuckles.
"Naa it looks like out little colored light are out. Oh well guess we can't go."
"Yeah you wish. Yo T Tower, is 'air Cyborg' ready for take off." Raven double checked the monitor and responded.
"Yes all air traffic has been cleared, your good."
"Thank you, Roger wilco, aye aye, and other salty expressions." Starfire took Raven's place at the comm. link.
"Robin?" Inside the two man cockpit Robin looked up from his small screen.'
"Yea Star?" She paused for a moment.
"Please be careful, both of you." Robin opened his mouth to answer but Cyborg beat him to it.
"Ahhh don't worry Star, I'll make sure he get's home just fine." Robin reached over Cyborg's seat and whapped him lightly off the head. "Yo man! Sheesh you try to look out for someone." He charged up the thrusters and received the final go ahead from Raven. Cyborg punched forward and the glider steadily accelerated to sound smashing speeds. It sore high into the air and was out of sight in a flash. From the main window Starfire watched after them and let out a faint sigh.
In the ship Robin stretched out his arms. "So what exactly are we going to?"
"Don't know, Titan mainframe said there was trouble so here we are," said Cyborg. The glider was indeed extremely fast and within half an hour and made a trans Pacific flight all the way to South Vietnam. They passed over the dense forested areas and saw nothing out of the ordinary.
"Cyborg you're sure you didn't get a phony call?"
"No man check it yourself." Robin pulled up the Titan mainframe and indeed found it on the list of reports. He shook his head and took outside.
"Well it's in there so there must be something wrong out here."
"Whoever they are they're really good at hiding cause sensors aren't picking up anything."
"God Damn it, "said Robin frankly. "And a warm congratulation goes out to Microsoft for sponsoring such a great warning system."
"Hey hold on hold on scope's picking up some slight activity due east." Robin confirmed the scan and laid his head back to take a nap. "Hey you don't wanna miss all this excitement do you?"
"Oh absolutely," said Robin with his eyes shut. As Cyborg and Robin drew closer a small group of men stood ready with a large device. One of them tucked away a pocket organizer that had Blackfire's message on it. The two Titans were but a mile away when they readied the device and locked onto their signal. Back inside the glider a loud buzzer suddenly went off and a red light began flashing.
"Holy Crap! We're being lased," shouted Cyborg.
"What!" In the next second two large disks shot out of the device and sped after Robin and Cyborg. They spun through the air and cut anything in their path. Robin saw two dots appear on his monitor. "I've got two signals coming in fast!" He clicked a few other switches. "Titans Tower this is Glider 1 we have been engaged!"
"No problem!" Cyborg made a sharp left and narrowly avoided the disks. They flew on by and then made long turns and began speeding right back at them. Ssshit! They must be heat seekers! Alright Robin grab your barf bag this is gonna get a little crazy!" As the speeding disks came back Cyborg spun the ship like a corkscrew executing a beautiful head on pass. Gaining speed he whipped around flew on the disk's tail. "Robin you ready with that disrupter?"
"You bet."
"Alright then let em' have it!" He fired a few scattered shots and shattered one of them. "Good going Rob, one down one to go!" The disk suddenly disappeared on their sensors. "Where is it!"
"I don't know I've got nothing," said Robin looking outside and on his screen. The disk suddenly appeared in front of them and tore away a section of their left fin. "He clipped us." A number of buzzers and beeps began going off. Robin and Cyborg now moved steadily in the air. "ITS COMING BACK!"
"IVE GOT NO TURN," shouted Cyborg. They both looked outside to their right and saw the disk coming when the whole world seemed to just freeze………and then it happened. The disk carved into the side of the glider. Sparks went everywhere and the ship began to loose altitude. It spun around as it flew to the ground and took a couple of tall trees along with it. The glider slammed into the ground and dragged on for at least another mile before coming to a screeching halt. A few sparks shot out here and there and puffs of smoke rose up from various places. Robin slowly picked his head up and winced while doing so.
"Cy-Cyborg, Cyborg are you alright?" Not hearing a response Robin feared the worse and clambered out of the smoldering wreckage. Still extremely disoriented Robin tripped and fell over on his way out. He staggered to his feet and took in the ruined mess of Glider 1. "Cy's not gonna like this." Limping forward he proceeded to check on his friend when he heard a twig snap behind him. He paused for a moment the spun around only to receive a sudden and disabling shock. It pulsed through him like a current and he fell to the ground. Just before he blacked out he mouthed off the only word he could thing of. "Sta-Starfire."
So that's where it ends for now. I hope your liking it so far, I'm really not all that good at sequels but I'll do my best. Thanks for reading so far. Laters!