Chapter 3-Now That We're Together
Robin kissed her and Starfire sighed against him. It began to rain softly, tickling the new couple. They stood simultaneously, wondering why it was raining. (A/N If you watch W.I.T.C.H you can blame Irma, LOL) Robin grinned, picked her up ("Robin!") and brought her inside.
The next morning when Cyborg and Beast Boy came into the living room of Titan's tower, they saw Robin and Starfire curled up on the couch together, using Robin's cape as a blanket. Both noticed the fact that Robin's mask was loosely crumpled in his left hand. Cyborg clapped a hand over Beast Boy's mouth to keep him from saying anything stupid.
"We should play a computer game instead. I have the CD-rom of Mega Monkeys 6," Cyborg said, not waiting for an answer. He pushed Beast Boy down the hall.
Robin stirred slightly and blinked, wondering why he wasn't in his room. Then he remembered that he and Starfire had fallen asleep on the couch. Her head was lying on his chest and she was smiling in her sleep.
"Oh, sweetheart, don't ever leave me," Robin whispered. He felt that his life was finally coming together, something it hadn't since he became the Boy Wonder. He had his girl, his friends and he loved leading the Titans. He just hoped nothing changed, as things did have a tendency to go down the drain for him.
While Robin was thinking this, Starfire had woken up. She greeted him with a soft kiss.
"Morning, Robin," she said sleepily.
"Good morning, sweetheart."
"You have the most beautiful eyes, my Robin," she murmured, gazing into them.
"Why thank you."
Starfire gave him another kiss but hastily broke away when Raven walked in.
"Really didn't need to see that so early," she muttered as she made herself some herbal tea.
And so began another day in Jump City.
Sometime around noon the alarm went off again. Yet when the Titans got to the crime scene, they saw no criminal.
"Who keeps setting off the alarm when nothing's going on?" Beast Boy wondered out loud.
"No, something's going down. My sensors are state-of-the-art, remember? We just can't see what's going on." Cyborg said.
"Then why do all the clerks at nearby stores report nothing stolen?" Raven asked dryly.
"Raven's remark is true," Star stated quietly.
"Maybe it was an invisible zombie," Beast Boy suggested.
"And maybe I'll join a cheerleading squad," Raven snapped. "Get real."
"Beast Boy's got a point," Robin mused.
"Man, there is no such thing as an invisible zombie!" Cyborg exclaimed.
Beast Boy looked highly annoyed.
"No, but the crook could be cloaking himself; it's common criminal knowledge.
"But no one knows cloaking technology better than-"
"Slade," Robin finished.
Over the next few days, Robin developed a hypothesis. His theory was that Slade had not one but two new apprentices.
"My guess is that after he helped us defeat Trigon, he discovered these two that had some talent or other and got them on his side. He's probably hacked into our computer system to make the alarm go off just to annoy us and-"
"Make him shut up," Cyborg mumbled to Star.
"Robin. Shopkeepers send us reports of break-ins. Slade probably is cloaking himself and whatever help he has," Starfire said gently.
"Sounds too simple for Slade," Robin said, mostly to himself.
"Simple! My head is aching," Beast Boy whined.
The next day at breakfast, the TV screen flickered on by itself and the image of a pretty African-American girl came into focus.
"Hey, Sparky. Titans."
"H-h-hi, Bee."
Kindly pretending she hadn't noticed Cyborg's stuttering, Bee continued, "Can I come and visit? Aqualad, Speedy and the twins are driving me crazy. Batgirl just joined our team and they're fighting over her like she's the only girl on Earth."
"Babs?"
"Yeah, her. Anyway, please? They won't even notice I'm gone."
Cyborg looked at Robin pleadingly.
"Fine," Robin said, and turned his attention back to Starfire.
"I'll be there in an hour or two. Thanks again; you guys are way cool."
Cyborg was on cloud nine for ten minutes before Raven pointed out that someone had to prepare a room for Bumblebee's visit. Cyborg scurried off, metal clanging loudly in the hallway.
"Bumblebee's smart; maybe she can help with this whole mystery thing," Beast Boy said, speaking much more thoughtfully than usual.
"What?" he demanded, noticing Raven's violet eyes staring at him.
"Nothing," the empath said, though if you looked carefully at her you would see crimson staining her pale gray cheeks.
The next few days passed without much excitement. Raven and Beast Boy took to hiding in their rooms from Robin and Starfire and the newer couple of Cyborg and Bumblebee. Cyborg had worked up the courage to ask her out and she'd accepted.
On Thursday, the alarm went off.
The call was a burning forest. The Titans set about putting it out when they saw the two girls. They were about 16 years old, 5'7" and standing in a clearing. One had ruby-red hair and the fire was coming from her hands. The other had blue hair and had control over water. (A/N I'm a HUGE W.I.T.C.H fan, LOL)
"At last, we meet face-to-face, Titans," snarled the redhead. "My sister and I are your sworn enemies. We serve the all mighty Slade!" (A/N Stupid girl, isn't she?)
"Jupiter, shut up!" roared the other, and smarter, girl. "Attack!"
They charged towards the Titans.
"Titans, go!" shouted their leader, who I must say is impeccably handsome.
Even though it was six against two, the Titans were evenly matched against their opponents. These girls were powerful. It was a narrow victory for the Titans.
Back at the Tower, everyone voiced the opinion that Jupiter was a nutcase.
"Why would she come out and say that so easily?" the Goth member asked suspiciously.
"It doesn't matter. We have to find out what they were after," Robin said, slamming one fist into the other.
"They wanted to get our attention," Cyborg remarked.
"Tomorrow is another day," Starfire said wisely and the Titans drifted off to sleep.
Well, what did you think? Don't worry if the Slade and his new apprentices didn't make much sense; it will be cleared up in later chapters. Beast Boy and Raven will be more evident in the next chapter; don't worry BB/Raven fans! As always, drop me a line!
-iluvrobbie
Chapter 4-Violets and Emeralds
Slade and his new apprentices kept quiet for a few weeks. In the mean time, two things happened. Even though Robin had thought he'd realized there were more important things in his life (like Starfire, for example) he quickly became obsessed again. It fell on Starfire's shoulders to try and convince him to relax. One night she found him in the evidence room, hunched over every scrap of information they had on Slade. Gently, she placed her hands on his shoulders and rubbed her thumbs in small circles.
"You're so tense," Starfire whispered, her breath warm on his ear. Robin spun around in his chair, causing Star to fall in his lap. He wrapped his arms around her.
"Why do you stay with me? I don't deserve you," he said quietly.
Starfire sighed, running her fingers through his ebony hair. "My Robin, do you want to do the 'breaking up'?" she asked sadly.
"Never," he said sincerely.
"Then why do you ask such questions?"
"Every good thing that happens to me goes away sooner or later. It's always my fault that they go away, too. I just don't want you to get hurt."
