Hiya everyone! Thanks for the reviews! I have returned to this story of depression, giant alien monsters that carry a deadly disease, and tofu waffles! I dunno why I updated so quickly…but I did, for all you Rob/Star fans out there. I didn't want to disappoint you now did I! Here we go, chapter 2!
Chapter 2: The disease
" Starfire wake up" a voice said as Starfire slept in a bed back at the Tower. Her eyes were still closed as she heard more voices. " Starfire?"
Starfire's head shot up and she examined her surroundings. Where was the oozing monster, the city, and the battle? She was confused and saw the heavy bleeding had barely stopped. She was covered in bandages and found that she was having troubles breathing. Her body felt so weak, that she had to lie down again. All the Titans were standing beside her, and comforting her. She was confused. When she was normally injured, they would just patch up the damage and everything would be okey dokey fine. Something terrible must've happened, something drastic.
" What happened?" Starfire asked and Raven approached her.
" That monster we fought yesterday-" the half-demon began.
" Yesterday? Did this battle not happen moments ago?" Starfire was really confused now.
" You were knocked out and well, you've been asleep for almost a day now" Robin explained and sat on the bed next to her.
" Why am I so weak? Have you found anything out yet?" Starfire looked over to Cyborg, who was examining her, like a doctor would a patient.
" That stupid alien monster we fought carried a deadly virus in the slime all over its body" he explained. Cyborg turned to her, and then to Robin.
" And?" Starfire asked as her eyes nervously widened.
" We're afraid that you've caught the virus as well," Robin said, looking down at the ground. He looked at Starfire and saw that her eyes were filled with tears and she began sniffling. It pained him to see her cry, because she was such a strong alien warrior. Still, even through her disease, he would support her the whole way through.
" Why d-did t-this have to h-happen?" Starfire asked through her heavy sniffling and sobbing.
" We're sorry, Star" said Beast Boy patting the usually hyper alien girl's shoulder.
" We are going to do everything we can to help" Robin comforted.
" Starfire, do you know of this disease?" Raven asked.
" W-what are the s-symptoms?" Starfire asked, still crying.
" Scanners say, you are very weak and are unable to move at some points, start bleeding in your wounded areas, sleep a lot, and have uncontrollable coughing. As soon as Cyborg said this, Starfire began violently coughing. Beast Boy ran into the other room and got her some water.
" Have you ever heard of a disease with these symptoms?" Robin asked, handing her a tissue from a nearby table.
" I think b-back on T-Tamaran, some of m-my p-people had t-these symptoms you s-speak of" she said, still sniffling.
" Do you know the name of the disease, Star?" Cyborg asked.
" I d-don't remember" she told them, covering her face with the sheets on the bed. She wanted to sob in private.
" We'll give you some time to remember," said Raven, as she began to walk out of the room. She smiled sadly at the heap of sheets shaped like the strange alien girl and walked down the hall to her room.
" Take a nap, Star" said Beast Boy, and followed Raven out, proceeding to his room as well.
Cyborg and Robin followed them as Starfire still remained under the covers. Robin looked back at her one last time and shut the door behind him. As he walked down the hall with the other Titans, he vowed to stay by Starfire's side until she got better.
About thirty minutes later, while the other Titans went to bed, Robin stopped by the room Starfire was in. He opened the door slowly and saw her sleeping. Her head was above the sheets, and she had her injured hand upturned on the pillow. He walked by her and sat on the side of the bed. He took her un-injured hand and laced his fingers through hers.
" Don't worry, Star," he whispered to her. " We'll find a cure, we'll get you well as soon as we can. I'll protect you from anything until then." He laid his head down next to hers and was about to kiss her cheek, when Starfire turned in another position and he let go of her hand. She muttered something incomprehensible and rolled back over to his side. He looked at her sadly and watched her as she coughed again and breathed heavily.
"Poor Starfire" Robin thought as he grabbed her hand again. Surprisingly, she immediately ceased coughing when he did this. She yawned and stretched her arms. Robin froze and watched her try to get up. He let go of her hand and panicked. " Oh no! She's getting up! She knows she can't move too much or she'll get even worse!"
Starfire eyes opened slowly and she awned again. She heard someone else breathing, so sheturned around and saw Robin. She froze too and lied back down immediately. " How long…have you been here?" she asked, blushing and covering her mouth and nose with the sheets.
" I didn't mean to barge in here unannounced, but I was worried and I wanted to see if you were okay, you know?" Robin asked, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. He was so embarassed, he wanted to leave right then and there, but was interrupted by a soft alien voice.
" Thank you."
" Huh?"
" Thank you for…thinking about me."
" Well…uh" Robin's face was as red as red could be. Luckily, it was pretty dark in the room, and Starfire's vision wasn't as good as it was because she had just been asleep. Still, he hid his blushing, just in case.
" Well, you should get to sleep, I'll see you tomorrow" he said and ran out of the room. He went to his room and shut the door behind him. He looked at the hand he held with hers and smiled.
In the other room Starfire looked where Robin had just been standing. She smiled and covered herself up again. In her mind the same six words went running through her head. He really does care about me.
This chappie was a little longer, and a little better. Poor Robin heh heh...alwas gets caught blushing when Starfire is around!Aren't Rob/Star stories so adorable? See ya in chapter 3!
-Hikaru-Chan13
