...The night passed and morning came quickly.
Starfire continued to have a reocurring memory of her last encounter with Red X... and that boy... who was that boy?
flashback "I am a psuedo Robin. I am everything Robin hates, yet somewhere deep down, wishes he could be."
"I was able to show Robin's feelings to you because he was incapable of doing so himself."
end flashback
Starfires eyes began brimming with tears.
Although she would not want to admit this openly, she missed Robin. So much so that the thought of never seeing him again
made her heart shatter to pieces. Lately, she'd been thinking that Red x was just a replacement, for the love Robin never seemed to
show her. She thought he didn't love her, so she wished to find someone who did.
...And in his own aggressive way, Red x showed her the kind of love and emotion that she'd wanted all this time.
As Starfire began to cry, she flew out of the shattered window of the tower and spotted the boy from the other day.
"Oh, the crap!" She thought to herself. "I cannot let him see me like this." (note: Starfire forgot to replace the black wig before she left
titan's tower)
She had to think quickly, she was approaching the boy.
No sooner did she come upon the boy, she dove into a nearby bush.
"Hm?" the boy turned his head to see a purple boot hanging out of the bushes.
He tugged at the boot, and out came a medium-height, lanky girl with long crimson hair.
The two stared at eachother for awhile before the boy said "don't I know you from somewhere?"
The girl was disgruntled. "Er...Uh... I do not think that you know me."
"YEAH! you're the stripper from the other night!" He stated loudly. Just then, everyone at the park turned to look at the two of them.
In her mind, everything started going dark. The people became inverted and the boy appeared to be giving her a look of disgust
The expressions on the faces of the crowd changed from happy and playful to scornful and disapproving.
It was as though time froze, and all she could see was these faces. Faces of people in the crowd, scrutinizing her.
"Hey! are you okay?"
Suddenly, Starefire came to.
"What...what is it that you said?"
"Are you okay? you zoned out for a second."
The scornful faces of the masses seemed to vanish as the boy put his hand on her shoulder.
"Look, I...uh...I care about you. So I'm going to get you cleaned up a bit, get you some new clothes and hopefully help you rebuild that structure you were telling me about. I don't need a girl like you getting tainted."
"Come with me, please."
Starfire followed the boy to what looked to be a huge mansion.
As she entered the mansion, a few familiar items stood out.
The first thing she noticed was a piece of paper in the shape of a heart, which was taped to the back of the door.
"This...this is..."
The boy cut in.
"It's a card...given to me by a very special woman. remember that girl i told ya i was looking for?"
"Um...yes?"
"She...gave that to me, a very long time ago. I guess I'm sentimental or i just couldn't seem to let her go."
"I am also having the problems letting the boy i have the feelings for go."
The boy leaned in and and stared Starfire in the eye.
Starfire could feel her face getting hot, as she blushed profusely. The boy was so attractive.
Yet, as new as he was to her, he seemed so very familiar.
"If we don't find the people we are looking for, I hope you and i may end up together...in the end."
Before she could say anything, Starfire noticed something else, even more familiar than the card.
She picked up a singed white mask off the ground.
"Wh...where did you find this!" Starfire grabbed the boy by the shirt collar and shook him.
Her eyes began brimming with tears again as the boy quickly snatched the mask away.
"I...uh...found it at an antique shop, not too far from here."
She could tell he was lieing but did not have any evidence to back up her claim.
She knew something was up, she just couldn't quite put a finger on what it was.
"I think that is is best I leave." Starfire turned her back on the boy and walked out the door.
The boy picked the mask off of the ground.
"Starfire..." He muttered under his breath.
"...it's been awhile."