Starfire woke the next morning next to a box of tissues. She had cried herself to sleep. She just didn't understand Robin at all anymore. Nothing he was doing, made any sense to her. She sighed and left her room. As soon as she opened her door. Standing in front of her, was the glowing woman from last night.
"You!" Starfire exclaimed. "You are the one who tried to take Robin away!" Her starbolts flared.
"Calm yourself Koriand'r...I am not here to fight." She said calmly. Starfire backed down.
"You...called me that once before. How do you know my name?" She asked. Selene smiled.
"I know many things about you. After all...you wished on my star didn't you? Though I am sorry, that you are not happy." Selene stroked the young aliens cheek. Starfire flinched. "Tell me...you want to stay here don't you? With Robin?" Selene asked kindly. Starfire nodded. Selene smiled again.
"I promised you once...that I would grant your wish. I will keep that promise. No matter what I have to do." Her voice was still kind, but somehow, Starfire felt her words were cold. With that said, Selene faded away. Leaving Starfire starring at nothing in the door way.
Back at Titans Tower...
Selena sat on the Titans couch, twiddling her thumbs and starring down at the floor. Beast Boy had called her to the tower this morning. After what they had discussed last night, she assumed that she would get a call sooner or later. Once she had arrived there, Beast boy and the others had told her everything. About what had happened to Robin and Starfire, and how it would seem that Selene was responsible for it all. Of course, they knew what Selena had said last night.
Beast Boy was sitting next to her with Raven and Cyborg. Beast Boy smiled at her.
"It's okay, don't be nervous." Beast Boy said kindly. Cyborg stood up.
"I don't understand. How could Selene be dead?" He asked himself, but loud enough for everyone to hear. Selena looked up.
"I don't understand either. How can you say that you just saw her? That's impossible." She said sternly. Raven spoke up.
"Though, it is possible that what we saw was a ghost."
"A ghost?" Beast Boy, Selena, and Cyborg all said together. Raven stood up from her seat and paced the floor.
"Though I wonder...what she would have to do with Robin and Starfire?" She asked the room. Selena shook her head.
"I may have been young when she died...but I don't think she knew them...in fact, if she had...they would have been children, like me."
"How many years ago did she die? Um...if you don't mind me asking...?" Cyborg asked. Of course they all knew this was a touchy subject for the girl. It involved her dead brother, and his dead girlfriend.
"Well...first...I guess I should tell you...she wasn't from here."
"What do you mean?" Raven asked.
"She was...an alien. She had no home on earth...so she lived with us. My mother never told me how she came to earth, but I know why she stayed with us. It was because of my brother. When she first arrived here, I wasn't even born yet. In fact, when I was born, she was gone. She hadn't died yet, she just went away for awhile. My brother died five years before I was born, but she came back home...when I was about three years old. She died...five years later. From what my mother told me...she died of a broken heart. So she died...seven years ago." Selena stared at the Titans, hoping they understood her story.
"An alien? Where did she come from?" Raven asked.
"I don't know, she didn't talk about it much...then again, I was pretty young. Ah!"
"What!" Beast Boy asked Selena. She stared at the ground, thinking.
"There was a story she used to tell me...about her planets shining star..." Selena started. Raven and the others moved in closer.
"I'm sure I can still remember. She would tell me every night before I went to bed..."
Flashback
A little girl was tugging at the dress of a much older one. A Selene that no one knew was washing dishes in the kitchen of Selena's house.
"Selene! Selene! Come on! It's bed time! You gotta read me my story!" A four year old Selena was whining at her namesakes feet. Selene looked down and smiled.
"Selena, be patient. Your mother asked me to finish the dishes. I'm almost finished." Selene dried her last dish and took Selena's hand. "Okay...lets get you to bed." Selene and Selena walked hand in hand to the little girls bedroom. She tucked little Selena into her bed and sat in a chair beside her. "What story would you like to hear tonight?" She asked sweetly.
"You pick!" Selena said excitedly. Selene smiled.
"Well there is one. A legend from my home planet. It's about a girl and her very own wishing star. Would you like to hear it?" Selene asked. Selena nodded happily as she laid in bed.
"Okay here we go. Once there was a little girl, who long before she could even speak, would look up at the sky and see only one star. This star was the brightest of all and even though the girl could never reach it, she always felt as if it was shining right next to her. This went on for many years...and the girl grew up. No matter how old this girl got...every night she would go to see that star. Now what people did not know...is that, that girl was very lonely. Even though she would smile and laugh with her loved ones...she was not happy. At least...not unless she was out looking at her favorite star..." Selena looked at the older girl. She could see her eyes shine, with tears threatening to escape.
"Is this a sad story?" Selena asked. Selene snapped back.
"Ah..What? No. Selena...this story is happy. Let me finish." Selena nodded again and Selene continued.
"Now one day...when the girl grew up some more...her father told her that she was to marry. She had never met this boy and didn't wish to get married, but there was nothing she could do. On the night she was to get married, she went to take one last look at her shining star. On this night, the star seemed to be shining very brightly. The young smiled and though she had never done so before...she made a wish. She wished that she didn't have to marry, that she could leave the world where she grew up, and find love on her own. When her father went to find her. She was no longer there. The star that once shined over our planet, became dark. It was gone. Faded away with the young girl. No one knows what happened to her. Or the only star they could see, but they say...that once, every year, on the anniversary of the night she disappeared, they can see that star and they know...that she is still out there. Making her wish come true. The end." Selene finished. Selena stared at her.
"Did she ever find love?" She asked. Selene smiled.
"I'm sure she did. You know...that star is still out there somewhere."
"Is that why you stare at the sky at night?" Selena asked sweetly. Selene didn't answer right away.
"Well...yes. You see Selena...if you try hard enough. If you keep wishing on the first star you see and if your wish is truly genuine. You may find that star. The real wishing star. So don't stop wishing Selena. That star is out there. That's the moral of that story Selena. Never forget it. Well, you should get some sleep. You have school in the morning." Selene kissed her forehead, turned on the lamp and left the room.
"Good night sis..." Selena said quietly. Selene smiled and said goodnight in return, before she shut the door.
(End Flashback)
Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg were all sitting around Selena as she told them her story.
"So...she married your brother?" Cyborg asked. Selena shook her head.
"No, but she was around so much that Ithought she was. I hope I didn't hurt her to much by calling her my sister. She was just...I don't know...always there. I mean...my brother named me after her." Selena looked down at the floor. As they all tried to find some clue as to where she was from, from that story, an alarm went off. They all jumped up.
"What's going on?" Selena asked. Cyborg looked at the alarm set in his arm.
"Something's up with Robin and Starfire come on!" He and the others ran to the infirmary. Robin's meter was beeping frantically.
"What's wrong with him?" Beast Boy screamed. He was running around the room in a panic. Selena and Raven grabbed his shoulder.
"Calm down." They said together. Cyborg pushed some buttons and the noise stopped.
"What happened?" Raven asked as she walked over to Robins bedside.
"I don't know..." Cyborg answered. "Robin must be fighting it. Again. Look!" He yelled. The others all gathered around. Robin was moving.
"...uhhh..." Robin opened his eyes and tried to sit up. Before he could think the others screamed.
"ROBIN!" They all gathered in closer. He looked around at them all slowly.
"How did...?" He said weakly.
"Relax...you need rest." Raven said calmly.
"What he needs...is to go back where he belongs." Beast Boy gasped and pointed at the now conscious Starfire. She was standing up, the wires that once were attached fell to the floor.
"Starfire!" Robin sat up suddenly. "How did we get back?" He asked. Beast Boy stared at them.
"Star. You okay?" Beast Boy asked in concern. She looked down at him, but said nothing.
"Star?" Robin and the others stared at her. Something was off.
"Go back." She said suddenly. "Go back to her..." She said again. Beast Boy backed away. This wasn't Starfire. The way she talked and generally just the feel around her. It wasn't her. Robin jumped out of bed and walked over to her.
"What's wrong with you Star?" He asked. She lifted her hand and a blinding light flashed. When they all opened their eyes, they were on the roof. As the light faded away they could hear a voice.
"I am not your Star..." The voice said coldly. Robin and Cyborg gasped. It wasn't Starfire's voice. It was Selene. "It's much roomier up here. Don't you think?"
"What's going on here?" Robin demanded.
"It's almost finished...one more...and all our wishes will come true!" She said happily. "Isn't that right...Luc...?" As she stood there, in a body that was not hers, something appeared next to her. The image was faint, but they could see it. It was the faded image of a young boy. His eyes were closed and he had a glow, but it was faint. They all stared at the two figures that stood before them. Selena gasped.
"Lu...Luc...?" She said out loud. Robin turned to her.
"Luc? Who's Luc?" He asked. Trying to get a grip on what was going on.
"He's my...brother..."
A/N: Hello all! Yes! Chapter Eight is done! There's more about Selene we still don't know, but I think you all might have figured it out by now. I like Selena! It's fun to write about her. I wish I could do more with her brother, but he's a minor character. Anyway! What do you all think of chapter eight? Do you know what's going on? The next chapter...will be the last, for Just Us Two. Don't fret though! I'm writing another story, a sequel, if you will and I'm putting Selena in it. Just wanted to advertise my next story...
High School Heart Break! It's a RobinxStarfire based story again, but has a cute love triangle with BB, Selena, and Raven. Cyborg also gets in on the love thing...but I wont ruin it for you guys. You'll just have to wait till it comes out! Hope you all read it! See you next chapter! Look forward to it!