Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, because if I did, I would draw an episode where everything was purple! yeah...
Chapter Two
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Starfire. The building was demolished, it looked like a skeleton standing against the sky, light streaming through the blasted windows, smoke streaming into the sky.
"We must see if they are alright!" yelled Starfire, flying top speed into the building.
She landed lightly, looking around. She held herself, tears forming in her eyes. Falling to her knees, she began to sob. "Why?" she thought. The rest of the Titans, following close behind her, saw the chaos. What was left of Bumble Bee, Speedy, Mas, Menos, and Aqualad littered the floor.
Robin kneeled down to where Starfire had collapsed. He put an arm around her, in an attempt to comfort.
"Star…." She stopped crying for one second, long enough to fling Robins arm off of her.
"NO! This wouldn't have happened if we had been here! How could you let this happen to your friends? Don't talk to me!" She broke down in tears, and flew off. The sky seemed to feel her pain. It erupted and let the rain fall. She did not know where she was going, only knew she couldn't be around them. Why had she let them hold her back? As soon as she saw their enemy's destination, she should have been there. Maybe then she could have saved them.
She passed over Titans Tower, and remembered her first day there, experiencing things on earth for the first time. Beast Boys amazement, Cyborgs shock, Ravens indifference, and Robins patience. The memory hurt too much.
Why did they hesitate now? When so much more was on the line than ever before? When did they decide their life was more important than that of their friends?
She flew over the canyon where they first met Tara, before Slade corrupted her mind. Beyond that was the yacht that her and Robin shared their first dance. Even that memory couldn't bring enough joy to make her feel better.
"Everything here has a memory, and it hurts too much to remember. I must leave this place. I cannot stay anymore. I must go home." She thought to herself. She turned around and headed towards Titans Tower to gather her things, hoping that the rest of the Titans were not there yet.
The place seemed quiet as she landed in her window. She dared not look out of her door incase they were home. She grabbed a suitcase from under her bed and started placing her possessions in it. She paused as she placed a picture of the five of them in her case. Tears threatened to spill over as she stared at the picture. She fell to the ground again, and began to sob. Suddenly something, or someone, moved outside of her window.
"Robin?" she asked quietly. A shadow formed behind her curtain, and she knew it wasn't Robin.
"What are you doing here?" she asked Red X
"You're not running away, are you cutie?" he asked, leaning against the wall.
Her eyes welled up with tears again, and said shakily, "That is none of your business. Why are you here?"
"Uh-uh-uh, I asked first. You answer my question, and I'll answer yours."
Star stared up at him unbelievingly. "If you must know, I am going home. I cannot stay any longer. The pain hurts too bad." The last part she whispered, but with the deadly quiet of the house, he heard every word.
An uncharacteristically concerned look came over X's face, or what you could see that the mask didn't hide.
"What made you hurt so bad that you have to leave?" he asked, softening a little.
Starfire was quiet for a while. When he was about to give up on getting an answer, she said quietly, "My friends let me down, and something horrible happened because of it. Titans East is destroyed, and so are the ones who occupied it." She suddenly got a sour look on her face and spat accusingly at X, "Although, I'm sure you are very happy about that!" She started packing again with a vengeance.
"Speedy? He's…dead?" asked, sinking to the floor. Star was slightly shocked by his actions.
"Yes, and so are the rest of my friends in Titans East. Why are you concerned? You are a criminal! You would have wished them dead anyway!"
"NO! I wouldn't have! Speedy…he is…was…my brother." Said X.
Star sat in shock. A new bond formed between them… the Titans let him down just as much as they did she, maybe more.
There was a noise beyond her door, announcing the Titans arrival. She looked at the picture once more, and in a fit of rage, blasted a hole through it with her eyes. She stood up and held out her hand to Red X,
"Come. Let us go, away from these monsters." He looked up and grabbed her hand.
They stood in front of the window, and not knowing what would happen next, flew off. Robin entered her room just as they were departing, and ran to her window.
"STARFIRE!" he yelled, but the rushing wind and rain drowned out his voice. Even if she had heard him, she would not have answered. It would have only caused disaster.