We Chosen Few.
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Chapter Two:
Starfire flew above the city and found herself in the down town area, she landed on a roof and sat watching the humans below go about their daily routines. Robin was slowly getting better but it would still take time for him to fight alongside the titans again. It broke her heart to see him so obviously depressed and frustrated and she'd left him in his room hoping he would get some rest. However he would most likely go into the evidence room again and go over some piece of evidence until the small hours of the morning, she never could understand why her fellow titans needed or desired so little sleep. A scream interrupted her thoughts and she looked around for the source. She took to the air and soon spotted two men attacking a girl.
"Leave her alone!" She yelled and charged at them, but one of them pulled a gun on her and she only just dodged the bullet that came hurtling her way.
"Stay out of this freak girl!" The other man holding the girl smirked.
"That's not exactly polite you know," another girl's voice said from the shadows, the man with the gun spun around and fired in the direction of the voice and Star noticed movement further back in the alley, but whoever it was, stayed hidden, "maybe I should teach you some manners?" A three pronged dagger flew out of the shadows and into the wall trapping the first man's gun arm with it. The gun fell to the floor with a clatter and the girl was released as the other attacker went for his gun, "I wouldn't do that if I were you pal." The voice spoke from another position.
"Who are you?" he yelled raising his hands into the air. He yelled as someone jumped down behind him and Starfire watched the man fall unconscious to the floor.
"I'm nobody." The girl said and Star got her first good look. The girl was about Robin's height with long red hair tied into a plait with two long bangs either side of her face, she wore tight pants, a pair of knee high boots, a strapless corset, wrist guards that went up past her elbows, a choker and last but not least she had another three pronged dagger strapped in the small of her back. She punched the guy held up by her dagger and pulled it out of the wall then placed it in its holder with the other one forming a cross.
"Why do you have forks for weapons?" Starfire asked as the two girls watched the victim run away.
"They're not forks they're sias." The red head half smiled at the question.
"What is your name?"
"I don't have a name," the girl shrugged, "at least not one I know but some people call me Cat, who are you?"
"My name is Starfire, would you like to be my friend?"
"Hello Starfire, and I'd love to be your friend but I'm not so sure you'd want to be mine." Cat pulled some sort of rope out of her wrist guards and began tying the thugs up.
"Why is that Friend Cat?" Starfire floated closer and found her new friend had blue eyes.
"I tend to attract trouble."
"Oh then you are in luck my friend I am a Teen Titan and my friends and I also attract much the trouble." Cat looked at Starfire and smiled.
"You're not from around here are you?"
"No I am not," Starfire said flying around Cat studying everything about her, "I am from Tamaran, where are you from?"
"Around." Cat glanced to her right at the sounds of sirens then looked at Starfire, "Maybe we should go, I don't do well in crowds and cops don't usually like my sias."
"I could fly us. . ." Starfire began.
"No, that's okay," Cat ran at the wall jumped at it then leapt from side to side making her way up between the two buildings either side of the alleyway once at the top, "I'm more than capable." Starfire smiled and followed Cat as the girl leapt from roof top to roof top and decided this girl would make a good friend for the Titans, but due to recent events and the Terra incident she wasn't sure this was the right time to go introducing a totally unknown hero to her friends before she knew a little more about her. They finally came to a stop about four blocks away where the warehouse district started.
"Why are we here?" Star asked looking around.
"I am here for a street fighting tournament," Cat told her matter of factly, "you can come watch if you want."
"What is this fighting of streets?"
"Well you get a whole bunch of fighters show up to it some with the same styles of fighting most with different styles," Cat said jumping down to the street and walking southwards, "they pair you up and the winners of each round fight each other until there's only one left and that person gets a whole load of cash."
"You fight for money?"
"Yeah, I don't have all that much and this one'll keep me going for a long time if I win."
"You are poor then?" Starfire asked full of concern and Cat nodded, "how do you live?"
"These fight's mostly," she replied, "but this one's got a real big pay out so if I can beat the opposition than I can rent a place for a while. At least until the money runs out."
"Oh." Star followed the warrior side of her extremely interested. Cat led her to a large warehouse right on the outskirts of the city and knocked on the door three times, then paused, four times, paused again then another once. The door opened and a large bald man with tattoos all over his body stood before them.
"You here to fight?" He asked eyeing the two of them. Cat nodded and the man looked at Star who looked a little nervous.
"She's with me." Cat said staring straight at him. The guy shrugged and moved out of the way and they walked in. Inside was huge and there was a huge area in the middle of the room that was surrounded by people. "Stay close most of these guys wouldn't think twice about attacking you."
"I can assure you I can take care of myself." Star said but stuck close anyway.
"Up here," Cat beckoned to the rafters up above and Star flew up whilst Cat made her own way up, "we can watch the fights from here. It'll be my turn soon and there aren't that many tonight so it shouldn't last all that long." Star nodded and they watched four fights then Cat got up and began making movements that she recognised as moves Robin often performed but much more quickly.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Warming up," Cat replied, "I practise the majority of my moves this slowly almost as a form of meditation it gets me focused and makes sure my body knows the moves down to the smallest detail."
"My friend can do those moves as well," Star told her as Cat continued to 'warm up', "but I have not seen him do it this way yet."
"What works for some doesn't necessarily work for others," Cat said looking down at the ring and noticing that she was up, "I'm up, you stay up here I'll be back in a bit."
Starfire simply watched her friend jump down and enter the centre of the ring created by the crowd. A tall skinny man entered also who had a couple of large swords in either hand. She assumed the fight had started as the two started to circle the ring. He made a move, slashing at lightning speed with his swords and she merely dodged them watching, observing, waiting. He lunged again and again but every time he just missed her and she had yet to draw her weapons. Cat's opponent panted from all the effort he had needed to perform his attacks yet, Starfire noticed, Cat had yet to break out in a sweat. The man yelled a battle cry and lunged for her again relentlessly slashing not allowing her the chance to get away, this time however Cat reached behind her back and there was a flash of metal and a crunch of broken bones as she used her sais to break the swords and her knee to break his nose as she leapt over him. She somersaulted in the air and landed gracefully on her feet facing his back, she then leapt again and spun around kicking him around the head twice with the same foot knocking him out cold and again landed silently and gracefully on her feet. The surrounding crowd stared on, also in silence at the sight of a short teenage girl having defeated one of their tough street fighters, up in the rafters however there was screaming and cheering coming from one alien girl elated at her new friend's victory.
"That was a glorious victory!" Starfire exclaimed excitedly when Cat returned to her spot next to her, "Truly you are a most gifted warrior!"
"Fighting isn't a gift." Cat said and Star fell silent.
"You are not happy that you won your fight of streets?"
"Fighting isn't something you should do unless you have to." Star stayed quiet after this. Cat won a further two fights, although each seemed more difficult than the last and was now squaring up against her final opponent. He was about six foot five, an albino and had a set of four claws strapped to each arm, where Cat had defeated and left her opponents with only minor injuries this guy had seriously injured each fighter he'd fought.
"Sorry pretty, but my friends here are thirsty." He told her licking some still wet blood off of the claws on his right hand.
"I'm sorry too Kane," Cat said secretly pleased at the surprised look he gave her when she knew his name, "but you don't scare m like you do the other fighters here." She calmly drew her sias knowing full well this opponent would give her no time to draw them during the fight and put herself in a defensive position with the sias protecting her upper torso, "Bring it on Kane."
"As you wish." He lunged at her and there was a clash of metal on metal, holding the two claws on place with one sai she pun around and caught Kane on the side with the other then flipped out of the way before he could catch her. Then she lunged at him and blocked his claws with each swipe, getting a nick in whenever she could, unfortunately he was matching her with every nick. She mentally scolded herself and pulled back then blocked and avoided him biding her time again until she found an opening she could use to finish him before he finished her. She saw what she needed then lunged but he was ready and grabbed the sai aimed at his side and pulled her round, then grabbed the other sai and threw the two of them into the crowd, she struggled as he put his hand around her throat and began to squeeze. Cat told herself to calm down and think, then wrapped her legs around the arm holding her and twisted with all her might causing it to snap and a cry of pain was heard as she rolled out of his reach. He yelled and charged at her with his good arm pointing claws at her, she back flipped out of the way just as the claws connected with the floor where she'd been moments before. Cat then stood on the claws keeping his arm in one placed and drop kicked him, then spun around kicking him hard in the head then she flipped over him grabbing his shoulders as she went and flung him over her towards a metal pillar winning the fight. Again the only cheering was that of Starfire's, she retrieved her sias and walked over to the guy who was holding the winnings, the crowd parting instantly as she went, she collected her money and went to get Star.
"You coming?" She asked and Star flew down.
"You won!" She exclaimed as she followed Cat out of the building, "does this mean you can rent a home and stay around to be my friend?"
"Uh, well I guess." Cat said counting out her money which was in a large bag.
"You do know of a place you can stay?" Star asked.
"Um sure." Cat said putting the money away and walking back the way they had originally come, "Do you have a place to stay?"
"Oh yes and my friends will be getting worried by now, I have been gone for some time," Star took off to leave, "you will stay in Jump city and be my friend won't you friend Cat?"
"Uh," Cat looked at Star and sighed then smiled, "sure, I'll see you around."
"Oh yes but how will I find you?" Star asked, "Oh I know perhaps we could meet tomorrow afternoon at the park?"
"Uh okay."
"Well that is settled then I will see you tomorrow friend Cat." Star waved her goodbye and flew off in the direction of the ocean.
"Well you wanted to be a normal girl," Cat said to herself once she'd gone, "and normal girls do have friends," she jumped up onto a fire escape and made her way onto the roof tops, "even if your new friend is an alien super hero." Cat sighed and made her way to the derelict house she'd been staying in for the last few days.
"I've been worried." Robin said as Starfire landed on the roof of Titan tower.
"I did not mean to make you worry," Starfire said crossing her arms and looking at the floor, "I met a friend today and I was merely getting to know her."
"A friend huh?"
"Yes she was very nice," Starfire said cheerfully, "I wish for you to meet her but she says she is not good in crowds so I think I must ask her first, but she is very nice."
"Just so long as you're careful," Robin told her smiling, "I wouldn't want her to hurt you." Robin approached her and stroked her face, "I hate to see you upset."
"Robin should you be up yet, I. . ." Robin put his finger on her lips and moved closer still.
"I've been meaning to thank you," he put one arm around her waist and the other back on her cheek, "for saving my life." He leaned closer and his lips gently met hers. Starfire felt butterflies in her stomach and she wasn't quite sure where the bells were but they seemed very loud. Robin pulled away and smiled again when he saw her eyes still closed and the smile on her face.
"That was nice." Star told him.
"It usually is," Robin replied with a slight blush on his cheeks, "listen it's getting cold maybe we should go inside." Star smiled and they went down to their rooms.
Well there's chappy two, sorry it took a while but I wasn't sure how to introduce this particular character and I wanted to get it right. Hope you like it. Toodles, Angel xxx. P.S. Please review!