I SUCK! I know it's so late and kind of short, but remember, I love you all! Review responses at bottom.
Disclaimer: Robin hotness…er…Robin Not mine…along with the rest of the titans. Moonfire is mine.
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Moonfire awoke abruptly, jumped to her feet, and her hands began to glow dark blue.
All the Teen Titans were staring at her cautiously. And then everything came back to her.
"Sorry, instinct," she apologized, returning her hands to normal. "How long have I been out?" she asked, rubbing her head.
"About three minutes," Raven responded. "BB managed to fill me in on what happened in that time."
"Are you ok?" Nightwing asked her. Moonfire nodded lightly, rubbing her head where she had fallen on the cold stone floor.
"So, my mom could really be the long lost Titan?" Moonfire asked, scanning their faces.
"I think she is," Cyborg stated sadly, his head dropping. "But why did she leave us?"
"I don't know," Nightwing muttered. "But I'm sure Moonfire has something to do with it. Moonfire paled at the mention of her name.
"Why would I have something to do with it?" she asked Nightwing. He shrugged.
"I'm trying to think…when is your birthday?" Nightwing asked, apparently on to something.
"I was born on December 20," Moonfire answered. "What does that have to do with anything? What if-" but she was quickly hushed by Cyborg.
"Her mental readings are increasing. Her neural readings are stabilizing," Cyborg announced from the computer that had been reading her vital signs.
"Do you come with subtitles?" Beast Boy asked, a feeling of déjà vu washing over him.
"She's waking up," Cyborg deadpanned. Everyone turned back to her.
A large green eye slowly peeked open, followed by her other. She seemed to still be in a trance-like state.
Suddenly, Kori's emerald green eyes shot wide open, and she bolted up faster than you could say Tamaran. She nearly banged heads with Nightwing, had his quick reflexes not allowed him to move his head first.
She was speechless for a moment. "Wh-where am I?" she started hesitantly.
"I think you know," Raven stated, flying up next to Nightwing.
"I am sure I have no such idea as to my whereabouts," Kori whispered, lifting her hand to rest it upon her forehead.
"Headache?" Nightwing asked, lifting her hand and examining her head. "You do have quite the bump."
Nightwing hadn't realized her dainty hand was still entwined with his black-gloved one, but Kori had. She quickly ripped her hand from his grasp.
"Where is my daughter? Where is my baby?" Kori suddenly seemed to remember.
"Right here, mom," Moonfire piped up, stepping towards her. Kori engulfed her daughter in a bone-crushing hug.
"Kimiand'r, tino vox no tiempu sintar mino!" she exclaimed in a foreign tongue.
"Mom, not now!" Moonfire groaned.
"Afta naz, Kimiand'r? Afta naz?" she replied, running her hands through her hair. She was obviously frustrated.
The Titans stared at her in shock. Kori seemed to have just realized they were there.
"Oh, my daughter and I took Latin classes. We're fluent," Kori quickly lied. "Uh, thanks for helping me recover. Kimi and I have to be going," Kori stated, sliding herself off the bed and into her shoes. Somewhere through the hustle and bustle, Nightwing must've slipped them off. "C'mon, Kimi. We're going."
"No," Moonfire protested. Kori jerked her head around and stared at her daughter, mouth agape.
"What did you say?" she asked.
"No. These people might actually be able to tell me something about my past, something you've never been able to do. I want to stay."
Kori paled. "Please, Kimi. Let's go."
Moonfire's jet-black hair swished dangerously and her fists, balled, began to glow bright blue.
Kori's chestnut brown hair also swished dangerously as her balled fists glowed bright green. But Kori knew she couldn't control her powers as well anymore, so losing her temper in front of the Teen Titans wasn't the smartest thing she could do.
"Starfire," Nightwing whispered cautiously. Her hands lost their green glow. Feeling brave, Nightwing said her name again, stepping forward.
He reached out and touched her arm, but she quickly recoiled. He stepped forward again and grasped her arm, firmly but gently.
"Let go of me," she stated in a small voice. She tried jerking it away again but failed. "Richard!" she exclaimed, snapping around. Her eyes widened and a gasp escaped her lips as she realized her mistake.
"You're the only one who knew my real name," Nightwing whispered. "It is you."
"HAHAHA!" Beast Boy began to tumble over with laughter, slapping his knees. "Your name is Richard!" Raven slapped him over the head with a black force.
Moonfire watched as Nightwing wrapped his arms around her mother
'OH MY GOD! I can't believe I thought my mom's boyfriend was hot,' Moonfire thought to herself.
Moonfire snapped back to reality, watching Nightwing hug her tightly, holding back what seemed to be tears. "Why did you leave us, Star?" his voice cracked. "I've been searching for you for so long and you just suddenly turn up? What happened?"
"I am most apologetic, Robin," Starfire apologized. No one had called him Robin since he became Nightwing eight years ago. "I never meant to cause you or any of the Titans emotional harm. I just had to leave."
"But why, Starfire? Why did you break my heart after…after everything I said and did?" he whispered, barely audible enough for any of the other Titans to hear.
"I had to leave. I couldn't stay,' Starfire responded, looking away. Nightwing cupped her face in his strong yet gentle hands, urging her to look at him.
"Why couldn't you stay?" he asked, trembling. He didn't fear the answer. On the contrary, he was almost excited to hear it from her.
"It is a long story. One I will perhaps share with you later, but now is not the time," Starfire responded. Nightwing sighed.
"Would you and Moonfire like to stay with us?" Nightwing asked bravely. Starfire smiled sadly.
"How can I turn down an offer like that?" She turned to Moonfire. "What'd you say, babe?" she asked her. Moonfire smirked, which turned into a full-fledged grin. She ran at her mother and encircled her arms around her tiny waist.
"GRAZ MUS KNORFKA!" Moonfire screamed in Tamaranian, picking her mother up and swinging her around. So, she did inherit her alien strength from her mother.
Nightwing smiled faintly. "Now, we've got about thirteen years of catching up to do! Where shall we start?"
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I know it's short and late, I'm SO SORRY! I am so busy between Lacrosse, school, homework, end of year activities, but by summer I should be updating every day or every two days!
Ok, I'm only going to respond to things that need responding, but II will acknowledge each and every one of my reviewers…(WHO I LOVE, because they are part of the motivation that keeps me writing!)
Kory, lab1152, AlyRaven, HeavensAngel009, Robins1gurl, Terra, starQT, silverstar, Griffmstr83537, oneredneckgoddess, yeah, The Mad Shoe, Morgan Adams, robinStarfire, RikaGirls, Serina Tsuki, Aliasa, RoseGirl from planet Pluto
Starfan1: OMG, I was right about to read that when my internet connection got lost, no lie! And that was like twenty minutes ago, before I decided I probably should update! Now that you reminded me, I'm so going to do that now!
Lunar Heart Crystal: She doesn't know it's her dad, but II already planned her reaction…warning: major snarfing ahead. Do not drink while reading next chapter of Moonfire.
Sandfox: err…yea, sorry about that. I tend to do better description when I'm working from scratch (AKA, not fiction)
Remember….the squirrels are evil….
