By Krabby Patties
Rated T
Humor/Romance
A Robin and Starfire fic
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Disclaimer: I claim that I disclaim claiming a disclaimer that I claim to disclaim the Teen Titans.
Dedication: To Terra because I was mean last chapter.
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Reviews:
Terra: Dude! I didn't know that wasn't a flame! I'm sorry. But I said I was new and… yeah. SORRY! I AM SOO SORRY! Forgive me!
AlyRaven: Thank you. It should rock. No, just playin'!
MustardLover: Why, thank you oh so very much!
CheriBeri: I'm trying to! This chapter is longer. Next chapter is even longer.
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A/N: …… ……………… … . …. . Hi….. .. . . . . …… ………… ……….
Sorry it took me so long to update. I think from now on I'll update 2 days a week. Probably Sundays and Tuesdays or Wednesdays. But this week I have a school field trip to Washington DC and I'll be gone from Tuesday to Saturday at 1 am. And then that same Saturday I'm going to see Star Wars Epi. 3. So as soon as I have time on Saturday I'll post chapter four and on Sunday I'll post five just to make everything even.
And just wondering, have any of you read my Zoey 101 storie? Well go read it if you hate Zoey 101 or Jamie Lynn cuz it makes fun of her. It's poorly written to be funny. I think I'm gonna start a Zoey 101 haters c2 so you betta join!
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Starfire pulled herself together and walked over to Robin. She placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Robin. Please," she whispered.
Robin's smirk faded. He looked over to Starfire and saw her hurt and scared face. He turned back to Beast Boy and his eyes widened. He quickly withdrew his hand, dropping Beast Boy to the floor. Robin stared at his hand. Cyborg and Raven wanted to run over to Beast Boy but were afraid of what Robin's reaction could be.
Robin had a scared look on his face. "I…I…" he started. Then he ran into the hallway, leaving the other Titans staring.
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Chapter 3: Secret…Unveiled
"He's alive. But if Robin held him any longer he would have been dead." Cyborg noted while looking at wall/computer/monitor/thing showing Beast Boy's condition.
"Thank X'Hal!" Starfire shouted, gleefully.
"Star! Beast Boy needs rest! We can't wake him now. Speaking of that, we should go."
The three Titans left the infirmary. In the hallway, Raven stopped them.
"What do we do about Robin? He attempted to kill Beast Boy. That's serious."
Starfire's eyes were rimmed with tears. "Oh, he will be crucified?"
Cyborg chuckled. "I don't think they crucify people anymore here in the US."
"Oh…"
Raven spoke again. "Robin's up to his eyes in it—"
"In what—?"
"Not many people attempt to kill someone and don't go to jail. But what do we do with him? He's practically a criminal."
Starfire actually started crying at this. "No! He is not a criminal! He is just troubled! His past…is worse then both of yours! Let me talk to him and I might—"
"Robin's dangerous, Star," Cyborg said. "You can't talk to him. He could attempt something on you."
"But—"
"Cyborg's right. Stay away from him. It's the best thing," Raven added.
"Is he not your friend! We cannot just leave him! We must help him just like he would help us!"
There was a moment of silence. But it was interrupted by Raven.
"Starfire, just listen. Stay away from him. When he needs our help, he will come to us. That's the final decision. No more comments." Raven disappeared through the floor.
" Just try and get some sleep. Maybe this is all a bad dream or something," Cyborg said and walked in the direction of the elevator.
Starfire stood for a moment, thinking, but then floated to the elevator.
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Inside a dark room was a troubled Robin.
" This is all your fault!"
He picked up a tube half-full with a red liquid from a box and threw it at the ground. There was small explosion leaving broken glass and a hole in the floor.
" Why do you do this to me!"
He grasped another tube and threw it and the ground. Robin fell to his knees and watched his hands shake.
" Why…?" he whispered to himself.
His head started ringing. Robin held onto his head tightly but the ringing would not go away. He fell over, groaning. The ringing grew louder and louder until he couldn't even hear himself moan in pain. Then the ringing quickly stopped. A sweaty Robin slowly tried to lift himself up but was too weak. He placed his head back on the cold floor and fell into an uneasy sleep.
In another room, someone else was also in an uneasy sleep…
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Starfire just couldn't stay asleep. She placed he bare feet on the ground and walked to her personal bathroom. She grabbed a cup on the sink and filled it with cold water. She drank it down quickly. Then Starfire thought back to Robin. She needed to find out what was going on.
Disobeying Raven and Cyborg, Starfire walked out of her room and to Robin's. She pressed her ear against the door and heard Robin moaning every once in a while. She decided she would bring something for Robin to drink and flew quickly and silently to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Starfire whipped up some coffee just the way Robin taught her to make it. She knew Robin liked his coffee black so she did not add any cream or sugar. Checking to see if the coast is clear, she took a tiny sip from the cup she made for Robin. Starfire's face scrunched up in disgust.
" What does Robin find appealing about this "black" coffee?" she asked herself. She wondered for a moment and flew back to Robin's room.
At Robin's door, Starfire decided against knocking. 'It could awaken someone,' she thought. So she silently slipped in. Inside, Starfire found Robin sleeping on the floor. Near to him, she saw two holes in the floor with broken glass inside. Starfire wondered what could have happened and pitied the Boy Wonder. She crept to his dresser to set the mug of coffee down and spotted a cigar box. She looked inside and found three glass tubes full of a red liquid. 'What could Robin be doing with these?'
She picked a tube up and removed the stopper. She took a whiff of it and gasped. It was Xynothium! Starfire replaced the stopper and put the tube back in the cigar box. Starfire was so confused. Questions were running through her head. Why did Robin have this dangerous chemical in his bedroom? Why would he have something he regretted using in the first place? Why would—
" Starfire, get out of here," a rough voice said, suddenly.
Starfire jumped and saw it was only Robin, who was slowly lifting himself from the floor.
" Robin, I bro—"
" Get out! Leave!"
" I wish to only know what is troubling you!"
" Nothing! Now, get. Out."
Starfire only took a step closer to Robin. "Please. I am here to listen. Only tell me why you have done those things today."
Robin turned around and walked up to the window showing the city. "Can't tell you. You'll just reject me."
" Oh, Robin," Starfire walked up beside Robin and took his hand in her own. "I will never reject you. You will always be my…best…friend…"
Both sighed inwardly as if they were thinking the same thing.
Robin removed his hand and sat on his bed. He motioned Starfire to sit next to him.
" Okay, I'll tell you. But this is so secret, so deadly, so fragile, that if it got out I'd be ruined. You must keep a secret."
" Robin, what could be so secret?"
Robin stood up and removed the cigar box from his dresser. He sat back down on the bed. "Starfire," He picked up a tube. "this is Xynothium."
Starfire nodded.
Robin continued. "Not only does it power the Red X suit, but it is a drug. I- I take this stuff to…help my stress and tiredness. But there's a down side. If I don't take the stuff when I need it, It reacts to anger badly… That's why I almost killed Beast Boy today. I didn't want to kill him. I didn't take my morning dose and…you know…"
Starfire nodded and said, "Yes, but Robin? You realize it is better not to take this substance any longer?"
" Yeah, I do. I've tried so many times to stop. I'm addicted. My addiction is so bad I could die without this stuff." Robin shook the tube that was still in hand.
" How much do you take a day?"
" Depends on how badly I need it." Robin put the Xynothium back in the cigar box. He then stood up and lifted up a floor tile. Under the tile, was a safe. Robin fussed with the combination then placed the box inside. Then he closed the door, replaced the tile and sat back down next to Starfire. "Usually in the morning when I get up I take a couple sips. Then by the afternoon, I drink at least half a tube. I don't know why I started in the first place. That stuff tastes like shit and burns my throat like a four hundred degree furnace." Robin spotted the mug on the dresser. "Is that for me?"
" Yes. It is black coffee."
Robin jumped up and grabbed the mug, then sat back down. "Thanks!"
" I welcome you! ……Robin, how do you obtain Xynothium?"
" I…steal it."
Starfire gasped. "Robin…"
And Robin being himself took it all wrong. He threw the mug on the ground and stood up. "Well what else am I supposed to do! Just sit here and hope everything will be all right! Or pray that Xynothium will become legal and they will sell it at the local convenience store! Is that what I should do, Starfire! Is it! Answer me!"
A couple tears fell down Starfire's face, unnoticed by Robin. "No…"
" Do you know how hard it is to go against my oath as a hero, a good guy, and steal something! This is the third time, Star! Third time! First, I became Red X and stole Xynothium to figure out Slade's plans, to protect you. Then, I had to become Slade's apprentice and steal stuff for him, to keep you alive. Now, I steal Xynothium to take it to keep me from getting all wired and attacking people!" Robin took a couple of deep breaths. "Starfire, I do this to protect you, to keep you safe, to keep you alive…"
" I did not think—"
Robin slouched back down on the bed. "Well you should of."
" I am so very sorry, Robin," Starfire said with a couple sniffles.
Robin looked over and saw her tear-streaked face. He realized what he did. "Starfire, no. Don't be sorry. I am so very sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I should have just explained things in a good manner." He took his thumbs and wiped the wet tears from Starfire's cheekbones. "Forgive me."
" Of course, Robin."
" You know what is really gonna suck? The team is gonna hate me. They will never ever be able to trust me again. They'll probably take a vote and it would be unanimous; I'll be kicked off the team."
" If they "kick you off the team", Robin, I am going with you. I will also be kicked. I disobeyed Raven and Cyborg. They told me to stay away from you but I felt I could not."
" Thanks, but Star. You have to stay! You can't go with me!"
" But Robin, you are my…best…friend." They both sighed again. "Where ever you go, I will follow! You are my leader!"
Robin gave Starfire a half-hearted smile. "I guess. But we should plan this later. Write now I need to leave and get some more Xynothium. I heard they brought a new ship load to the lab at the polytechnic institute," he said as he stood up and stretched.
Starfire also stood up and said, "Let me go with you."
" Are you crazy!"
" No. I am merely caring."
" I mean it's so dangerous! If they catch you, you won't be hero anymore! You will be labeled a criminal!"
" But Robin, would that not happen to you?"
" It would but I'm experienced. Remember?" Robin smiled. "This is the third time."
Starfire also smiled. "Let me also be experienced."
" No, Star." Robin gently pushed Starfire out the door, knowing she would never leave unless he let her go with him. "You're not coming. Too dangerous. Good night." He proceeded to close the door.
Starfire stuck he foot in the path of the closing door and opened it back up. She walked back in the room, folded her arms across her chest and huffed. "I am joining you. That is final."
Robin pushed her back out again. "No you're not. That's final." The door actually shut this time.
Starfire knocked on the door.
" Don't come in! I'm changing!"
Starfire laughed. She said, "No you are not," and opened the door…
Only to see Robin standing there…
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A/N: That's one little evil cliffhanger. I bet you guys can all figure out what Starfire sees. I mean it's so obvious. Put two and two together. This wasn't a very good cliffhanger actually now that I think about it. It sucked.
Well this chapter was about six pages long. Does that make up for the shortness of chapters one and two? It better cuz if it didn't I'd knock your face in and grind your bones until— Sorry…
Next chapter, we'll see what happens "at the bottom of the cliff" and I'm going to put a quote in there from the first Lord of the Rings movie. But I'm changing the quote to fit in the story. It's a pretty obvious quote so you'll get it. Just so you people don't have an excuse to sue me I'm gonna say right now that I don't own the Lord of the Rings.
Well actually I do have something to IMPORTANT to say.
If you didn't know or didn't see the commercials, well…….THEY'RE SHOWING NEW TEEN TITANS EPISODES AGAIN ON SATURDAYS AT EIGHT PM (eastern) ON CARTOON NETWORK STARTING JUNE 4TH! YAY! I so cannot wait! June 11, 2005 they are showing "Stranded" and I dunno if you've heard about this episode but I'm gonna tell you how AWESOME it is. I don't wanna spoil it for you so I won't say much like the plot and stuff. But I will tell you that it is a MAJOR Robin/Starfire relationship building episode. This is gonna be the first episode that Robin and Starfire hug. In this episode, Robin holds Starfire's hand INTIMATELY. In this episode, Cyborg calls Starfire Robin's GIRLFRIEND. Then Robin thinks he has to explain to Starfire what a girlfriend is but she already knows. Here is the quote she says:
"A female with whom you have a pleasant and special association, including the sharing of enjoyable recreation, and occasionally the buying of bountiful floral arrangements."
In this episode, Starfire asks Robin what he thinks of her and this is their conversation: (Stuff in between (( and )) are comments I put in)
Starfire: How am I to know what you think about me?
Robin: Starfire... I think it's, uh, awesome, the way you shoot starbolts.
Starfire: (With happy tears in her eyes as hearts fill the screen) Yes? And?
Robin: It's, uh, also cool that you're brave, and the strongest girl ever!
Starfire: And you do not mind having a friend who is a girl? ((Does that mean what I think it means!))
Robin: Mind it? (Robin takes Starfire's hands in his) ((DU-UDE!)) Actually, I kind of -- (The alien monster busts through the wall) ((Stupid alien monster! Just when things are starting to get good with Robin and Starfire someone always wrecks the moment!))
In this episode, there is some other good, juicy stuff which makes it THE BEST EPISODE EVER! Although I have never seen "Stranded". So your wondering why I know so much, eh? Do a web search for "Stranded – a Teen Titans episode" and there will be some good sites with screenshots and other good stuffs! That's what I did!
And in other Titans news, there WILL be a Teen Titans movie. I repeat. There WILL be a Teen Titans movie. It will be animated, that's for sure. And I think it's just coming out on DVD, its not going to the cinemas.
Before I bore you to death,
Later days! Until next chapter,
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