Four

Fight at the Funeral

Starfire's POV

"What are you doing!" I screamed. "Do not touch him!"

Raven spun around. "Oh Starfire, it's you…"

"Yes it is me enemy Raven!" I screeched. "I came to get Robin and I find you three invading his room! Get out!"

"Whoa Star, chill," Beast Boy said.

I stomped towards the three of them. "Robin's funeral is starting in an hour," Raven was trying to remain calm. "We can just take him outside."

"No! I will do it," I pushed through the three of them and picked up Robin, putting his mask back on him. "Come, we have a funeral," I fought back the tears as I stared at his beautiful blue eyes. We had decided to hold the funeral outside and on my way here I had seen that already hundreds of people were gathered around the tower and thousands more on ships around the island. Almost all of Jump City was here. I carried Robin like a new baby outside with Raven, Beast Boy and that witch Enchantra following me.

I did not trust this new Titan. Not only was she taking Robin's place, but also something about her seemed… strange to me.

Cyborg was already outside, sitting in the front row of seats we had laid out earlier that day. I took a deep breath and my eyes watered as I put Robin's cold corpse in the wooden casket in front of the rows of seats, which were all filled up. Somewhere a loud organ was playing slowly and sadly. The people lined up to pay respects to Robin, and tears poured from my face. Robin, the person I loved the most was gone… forever.

Beast Boy's POV

I put my arm around Raven and pulled her close to me. Her face was flushed from tears and the memory of Robin's lifeless blue eyes haunted my memory. I realized I was crying as well and I wiped my eyes. Enchantra was holding her head in her hands. Raven put her head on my shoulder and her tears wet my suit. The funeral was almost done. All that was left was for all of us to get up and say our speeches. Cyborg was first, then Raven, now it was my turn. I took a deep breath and got up, mostly scared because I had forgotten to prepare a speech.(A/N: typicalBB)I walked over to the pulpit at the side of Robin's casket, looked at his cold corpse, wiped my eyes and began.

"Robin… Robin was our leader," I began. "But he was always so much more to us. To some of us, he was an older brother, to others he was a love, but to me… he was a best friend," I looked down. "More than playing video games with me, more than putting up with my stupid pranks, more than anything else… Robin was always there to help me. No matter what happened to me, he would give me advice, help me to toughen up, anything," I couldn't believe I was making this up all as I went along. "And now… now my best friend is gone, but he's with me… and with us always. He left us everything he tried to teach to us when we fought crime, and no matter what, Robin's spirit lives on in us forever," I looked down, my tears wetting the wooden pulpit, and I got down from the stand. The clapping of the people was just a buzzing in the background as I sat down and Starfire got up.

Raven's POV

'That was so beautiful,' Happy sighed.

'This is soooo sappy,' Rude rolled her eyes.

'This is so sad!' Sad cried.

'Shut up, I wanna hear was Starfire has to say!' I snapped.

Tears ran from Starfire's eyes, more than anyone else as she walked up to the pulpit and pulled out her sheet of paper. She wiped the tears from her eyes and began.

"From the start, Robin was there for me, personally. He was the one to explain to me what everything on your planet was about, and what other people meant when they said certain things.

"Robin was the one who always cared for me, and for that I loved him. I never thought I would lose my hero, my leader, and my love. I always thought Robin could not lose, especially to the one he vowed to destroy," she took a deep breath and wiped her eyes again.

"But he did, and he did for us. He died protecting the people of Jump City, and he died protecting me, and the rest of the Titans," she looked at everyone. "But that is not what made Robin so special. What made Robin special was his ability to love and be soft beneath what everyone saw him to be: hard and cold and indifferent. That was not Robin, it never was and even now it is not. Robin lives on in us all, as courage, as friendship, yes, but most of all, as love," she folded her paper and walked over to Robin's casket, and kissed his cold dead lips. "Good bye, Robin."

I wiped tears from my eyes and put my head back on Beast Boy's shoulders. Even though I was mad at Starfire, her speech had captured Robin better than anyone else.

After the claps for her speech had faded, only one noise rang through the air. Claps… but sarcastic ones. Rage filled me. Who would dare mock Robin! I looked up at the Tower and I seethed.

Red X. Gasps swept over the crowd at what he was bouncing in his hand. A bomb.

"That's so sweet," he mocked. "Now you can all—"

He never got to finish. But it wasn't a green bolt, black magic, a flying beast or a sonic cannon that met him.

It was Enchantra.

She was screaming at the top of her lungs and charging towards Red X, a purple aura surrounding her. Before he could throw the bomb Enchantra thrust her hands forward, and a huge orb of purple magic flew from her hand, catapulting into Red X. It collided with him at lightning speed and sent him flying off the tower. Enchantra spun around as if to kick, but a wave of translucent energy erupted from her foot… and cut through Red X.

The crowd gasped as X vanished. I got up, releasing my anger.

"Incredible," Beast Boy whispered.

Enchantra came back down to the ground, the purple aura fading around her.

I flew over to where she landed and supported her, making sure she didn't faint like the last time. Starfire and Cyborg were glaring at us. I sighed and asked, "Are you OK?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," she put her head in her hands. Beast Boy came over and held her up while I floated to the pulpit.

"I must ask everyone to leave," I said bluntly.

'What the hell are you doing!' Rude snapped.

Confused murmurs passed through the crowd, and I had lost my patience. "LEAVE!" I roared, my eyes glowing white and black lightning crackling around me. The screams of the people as they rushed off the island were just a low buzz in my ears.

How dare he interrupt Robin's funeral!

Finally, everyone was gone and the island was as silent as the grave. Starfire stomped over to me and raised her hand.

Pain exploded through my body as I was thrown through the air and landed on the hard ground. My back and face ached horribly. I struggled up and saw Star advancing on me again. "How dare you!" she roared.

I got up and put my hand in front of me. A wall of blackness separated us. "Calm down Starfire," I snapped.

"Why did you do that?" she demanded.

"Because if anyone else appears to try and kill us it would be threatening the people of Jump City," I answered curtly. "Now calm yourself!"

Starfire seemed to relax a bit, but the contempt in her eyes was still apparent. I lowered my shield and looked to Enchantra. "Thank you, Enchantra," I said and brushed past Starfire to Robin's coffin. The coldness of despair again washed over me, but I was far too angry to cry.

"So I guess we're burying Robin ourselves?" Cyborg asked.

"We would not have had to—" Starfire began.

"Stop," Beast Boy cut in. "Just stop."

Starfire looked like she was about ready to blow us all up. "Very well then," she said.

Robin's burial was solemn but un-tearful. We were all seething with anger except for Enchantra, who did not know Robin enough to cry. I calmed myself and stopped myself from crying as I read Robin's tombstone, which was about twelve feet away from the entrance to Titan's Tower.

Here lies Robin:

A friend, brother, and lover

But most of all a Leader

May he Rest in Peace

A/N: Don't worry, things are going to start speeding up and the next few chapters hold some romantic twists O.o SoR