Chapter 6:

It was when everyone was heading back to Sarah's palace that they remembered about Blackfire spending the night. Everyone, excluding Sarah and Speedy, let out a loud groan.

"Why do you guys hate Blackfire so much?" Sarah asked everyone. Blackfire had volunteered to take her own carriage back to the palace, so she was nowhere near them as they talked about her.

"Umm… Because she completely put the blame on Starfire after she stole a green diamond thingy from a place she wasn't even supposed to be anywhere near!" BeastBoy informed Sarah as he waved his arms around.

"Oh. Well… Umm… If I had known, I would have umm…-"

"No need to apologize Sarah. You didn't know." Robin told her.

"Yes, but still. I wish I had known about-"

"Do not worry about it Sarah." Starfire told Sarah. "What is done is done."

"That is true. Thank you Starfire." Sarah said with a smile.

"Please don't tell me we have to go to another one of those." Raven said in her monotone voice as she sat in her corner of the carriage.

"Sorry. But there is another banquet tomorrow that I must attend." Sarah informed everyone. "You don't have to come if you don't what to though. You are more than welcome to stay in the palace if you wish to do so."

"I'll stay at the palace." Raven said as she slightly raised her hand.

"I will attend the banquet tomorrow with you Sarah." Starfire said with a smile. "I had much fun tonight at this one. Will you be joining to Robin?" Starfire asked as she looked at Robin.

"Sure. I had fun." Robin said.

"Would you be my date tomorrow night Speedy?" Sarah asked.

"Sure. Seeing as Robin will probably be going with Starfire and you'll be needing a date." Speedy replied. "I'll just have to inform my parents tomorrow."

"Thank you." Sarah said. Then she looked at Cyborg and BeastBoy. "And what about you two?" Sarah asked.

"I'll hang at your place. Sorry. Banquets just aren't my thing." Cyborg said.

"I'll hang with Cyborg." BeastBoy added. "The food was good, but that was it."

"Suit yourselves. But it's OK. I understand." Sarah said. And the rest of the ride to the palace was quiet.

Later that night

Sarah had showed Speedy and Blackfire to their own rooms before she retired to her own room. She went to her bed and found her nightgown laid out on her bed. It was white and silky and there with a silk, white, long robe lying next to it. Sarah took her gown off and threw it to her hamper and slipped her showed off before sliding the nightgown on over her head and sliding her arms into the sleeves of the robe before tying it shut. She then went out into the hallway and went down to the living room, where she had a fire lit in the fireplace. She walked to a lounge chair that sat next to it and stared at the chair for what seemed like ages.

"Why?" She asked. "Why can't I let him go?" She asked. Then she started to sing.

There were nights when the wind was so cold
Like my body froze in bed if I just listened to it right outside the window
There were days when the sun was so cruel
All my tears turned to dust and I just knew my eyes were drying out forever

I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory that you and I had every made

But when you touch me like this, and you hold you like that
I just have to admit that it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this, and I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me

It's all coming back
It's all coming back to me now

There were moments ago when there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again but then they'd always seem to right

There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any lousy love

Baby, baby
If I kissed you like this, and you whisper like that
It was lost long ago, but it's all coming back to me
If you want me like this, and if you need me like that
It was that long ago, but it's all coming back to me
It's so hard to resist, and it's all coming back to me

I can barely recall, but it's all coming back to me now!

There were those empty threats and hollow lies
And whenever you tried to hurt me, I'd just hurt you even worse and so much deeper
There were hours that just went on for days
But alone at last we caught up all the chances that were lost to us forever

But you were history with a slamming long ago
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then

Robin had come downstairs to see what was going on. He was now is a set of pajamas that Sarah's butler had given him. They were white with blue stripes on them.

He found Sarah, standing in front of the fireplace singing. He watched, wondering what she was doing. Then he noticed what she was looking at. It was an old picture of the two of them together. Had it hurt her that much to see him go?

A lone tear fell down Sarah's cheek, and she quickly wiped it away, let out a small sniff before she continued.

But if I touch you like this, and if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago, but it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this, and if I kiss you like that
It's was gone with the wind, but it's all coming back to me

It's all coming back
It's all coming back to me now

There were moments ago when there were flashes of light
There were things we'd never do again, but the they'd always seem to write

There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any lousy love

Baby, baby, baby

When you touch me like this, and when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind, but it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this, and when I see you like that
We can see what we want to see, it's all coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasy's, all coming back to me

I can barely recall, but it's all coming back to me now!

"Sarah?" Sarah heard someone behind her ask.

She turned around to see Robin there behind her. "Richard." She whispered. Her eyes started to water up as she stared at him before the tears started to flow and she broke down crying, falling to her knees and holding her face in her hands.

Robin went to her, kneeling beside her slowly and placing his hand beneith her chin to lift her face to look into her eyes. "Sarah. I'm sorry. I didn't know it hurt you that much when I ran away." Robin said, trying to make her stop crying.

"I missed you so much." Sarah cried as she wrapped her arms around Robin's neck. "I wanted you to come back so much. The whole circus fell apart after you left, and everyone went their seperate ways. There isn't even a circus anymore. It was horrible." Sarah continued to cry. "Everyone fought about every little thing. People booed us out of the rings. Most of the time people demanded refunds. We went broke and everyone quit the circus."

Robin hugged Sarah back. "I'm sorry. I-I just couldn't stay there after my family was killed." Robin told her. He could Sarah's tears soaking the shoulder of his pajamas, but he didn't move, no matter how uncomfortable it felt.

Sarah pulled away a few moments later and looked at Robin. "I wish everything was how it used to be." Sarah said, putting the best smile she could muster while tears still flows from her eyes.

"Me too." Robin said. And he truly did in a way. If everything was the way it used to be, then his family wouldn't be dead and he would still be enjoying doing acrobat shows for an audience with his Sarah and his brother and his parents. It's not that he didn't like his new life, but he just missed his family more than anything.

Then Robin let go of Sarah and stood up, offering his hand. Sarah took it and Robin pulled her up. "We should probably get some sleep for tomorrow." He said.

Sarah only nodded before she and Robin walked back upstairs.

Sarah kept looking over at Robin as they walked side-by-side up the steps. She looked away everytime she saw Robin turn her head. Then a smile cracked on Robin's mouth as he let out a slight chuckle.

"What?" Sarah asked.

"You." Robin laughed. "You're like a little kid, looking at me and looking away everytime I look in your direction."

A blush covered Sarah's cheeks then. "Sorry." She said as she looked at the ground.

"No no. It's just funny Sarah." Robin said.

Then Sarah slightly looked up at him. She didn't know where it came from , but she did it. She went up on her toes and kissed Robin.

It surprise Robin. Where had this come from? So he pulled away from Sarah.

"Sorry." Sarah said. "I just umm... I couldn't help it. I missed you so much." Sarah said with the blush on her cheeks getting dark by the second. She waited for Robin to say something. But he didn't say anything, he only turn back to the steps and started walking.

"Richard!" Sarah called. "I'm sorry." She said as she went after him.

Robin still didn't say anything. But he turned and gave Sarah a looked, and she was relieved to see that he was smiling.

"I understand." Robin said. "Just don't do that again." He told her with the smile on his face.

Sarah completely understood. There was nothing between them but friendship anymore. And there was no spark when they kissed. They just weren't for each other. And they both knew it now.

AN- That's not the end! Sarah still needs to find a way off of the planet! Plz R&R. Thanx! TTFN!