Chapter 4: Love

"Ahhhhh" Robin screamed in pain and slid off the counter and onto the floor. Where he lay clutching his side and rocking back and forth moaning in agony.

"Robin! Robin are you broken? Robin how may I assist you?" Starfire a look of deepest concern on her face had flown over to cheek on the injured Robin. Moving quickly Robin slid his right hand into this belt pulling out a smoke bomb and a freeze bomb the only two things he could reach. Moaning in pain to distracted Starfire he waited for the opportunity. It came a second later in the form of Starfire leaning down arms outstretched to Robin. Hesitating Robin held the bombs in his hand. Looking into her face he winced, not from the pain in his side but from the pain in his heart. In order to escape he would have to hurt Starfire. Sweet, innocent Starfire.

'Now' said a small voice in the back of Robin's mind, 'Now's your chance, do it now.'

Raising his right hand in a fake convulsion he threw the bombs with all his might at Starfire.

'If this doesn't work, there is no way I can fight Starfire like this'.

Robin watched Starfire's vibrant green eyes go wide in shock. The smoke bomb hit first, it didn't hurt her, which Robin was glad of, it merely stunned her and the smoke screen that emitted from it made her blind to the next bomb. The freeze bomb hit her on the left hand. She let out a small "Eep" as looking down her hand turned into a glassy substance.

Using the smoke screen as a shield Robin got slowly to his feet still clutching his side. He felt rather than saw that Starfire was about three feet directly in front of him. She was still looking down at her frozen arm when Robin ducked quickly. He had barley avoided a starbolt that Starfive had unknowingly sent flying his way. The starbold had blasted through the ice covering her hand turning it back to its normal form.

While she was flexing her hand happy to have it back to its normal state, Robin had formed a plan in his mind. "Ki-up!" twisting in mid-air landing a spin kicks on Starfire's solar plexus. He brought the plan into action. It was a crude plan, hit her as hard as possible and get her down for the count, but it was working none the less. With speed and agility unmatched my any man he continued the assault. Yelling with each kick he landed Starfire began to stumble back. Finally regaining her balance she sent a starbolt flying towards Robin. He ducked and felt the bold wiz inches over his head. Bending his knees like a coiled spring, he launched himself up and over Starfire's head.

Pulling out his Bo staff he hit her in the small of the back. He flew forward landing on the ground winded. Quickly she rolled onto her back so she was looking into Robin's masked eyes.

"Robin, why do you wish to…?"

"I'm sorry Star, I really am but I have no choice" he lifted his hand and heeled palmed her forehead. Careful not to crack her skull but enough that she was temporarily knocked out. The fight was over and he had won. Or had he? Looking around at his fallen comrades he realized that he would have to run, become something he found against, a criminal. Walking over to Raven he places two trembling fingers on her trough.

'Please Raven, don't be dead' he though 'It's all my fault if you are dead, don't be dead'. He felt a faint weak pulse. It was uneven but it meant she was alive. Robin quickly reached for the phone and called for an ambulance. She would be okay, he was sure of it. He looked around the tower one last time. Not know if he would ever see it again. As Robin made his way to the door he knelled down next to Starfire still form and brushed his lips against hers.

"Good bye my Star, I'll think about you while I am gone….and….I never told you this but…..I love you" Looking into her beautiful face he got slowly to his feet and made his way out of the tower.

Thank you to Babie A for being my faihtful (and only) reviewer! You make me feel loved! Sorry for making it so OC. I didn't mean to, it was just sort of the way it came out, I'm not real good at writing so bare with me... Anyway hands three cookies to Babie A thanks for reviewing and reading (your probably my only reader)!