The Bird's Heart Shatters in Eternities Wake
Chapter One
January 2004
Starfire glanced at her diamond-encrusted watch for the fifth time that day and sighed. She walked as quickly as her high-heeledsandals could take her to the kitchen of the large mansion.
"Alfred?" She walked up beside the elderly butler, who was wiping off a stainless steel counter with a wash cloth, "Have you seen Robin?
"Yes, ma'am. The last I know he was in his room getting dressed." Alfred answered with his British accent.
Starfire nodded, "Thank you," She said to Alfred before she left the extremely clean kitchen and did her best to run up the wide, oak staircase.
Starfire walked/jogged down the shadowed hall way, directly to Robin's room. She came to his darkmahogany door, stopped and knocked.
"Robin? Are you ready yet Robby?" She asked into the door, after knocking.
Starfire heard some footsteps and the door lock unhinge and open. Robin stood there, in ablack tuxedo, that looked dashing but quite uncomfortable on him. Starfire smiled at Robin.
"Do you need any help?" Starfire asked him.
Robin sighed, "No, I'm done now." He said and turned back into the room, leaving the door open. She stepped inside and looked around, looking at the room with a sort of distaste.
The room was shrouded in darkness. The heavy curtains were onyx in color, the carpet was also black. The bed was a dark mahogany wood, as well as the desk and dresser. Everything was in order and extremely neat. The beds end was facing the curtained windowed doors that opened into a balcony. On both sides of the bed were two bed side tables, one with a black clock, the other with a book on the surface, both holding finally crafted lamps on each. The walls and ceiling were not just black, but the color of the night sky. A mixture of dark blue, black and silvery stars was the real color of the room. A book case was imbedded into the wall, which surrounded the bed. The shelves were filled with different kinds of books, some old, some new, but all in order.
In the left hand corner, the desk was placed. Only a black and blue laptop lay on the top. Another door, opened to the dimly lit bathroom. On the other side of the room, the dresser was placed against the wall. On top was a large fish tank. Black, dark blue, and crimson colored fish swam around the large tank. The lights were turned on in the tank so it lit up the wall, and the colors bounced too and fro.
Starfire had already protested the way the room was, but Robin had not paid heed to her words.
Robin came out of the bathroom, fixing his black bow tie.
"How long do we have to stay for?" Robin asked.
"Oh you know how long these dinners can be, there will be some speeches of course, but what counts is that we make our appearance."
Robin again sighed and brushed his hair back with his hands and placed more gel into his raven black hair. Robin wondered why he went to these things.
"Robby can't you take those glasses off just once?" Starfire said coming up to Robin and running her hand up his chest. "And besides you know how I would love to see your eyes, you have never shown them to me."
"We already talked about this, I won't take them off."
Starfire stepped back looking dejected and just nodded her head.
"Alfred will be driving us, so you won't have too." Starfire said but got no reply back from Robin.
"Alright, lets go." Robin walked passed Starfire, and waited to shut the door as she walked out.
Alfred was waiting by the front door, looking tired.
"I thought I gave you the night off." Robin stated somewhat concerned for theelderly butler.
"You know me, Sir, always happy to serve." He replied back and opened the door for them both, leading them to the black limo parked out front of the mansion.
Robin opened the door for all of them and they all got in.
As Starfire got comfortable in her white silk dress, the limo started upand glided out of the drive-way.
"You look bored Robby. Maybe you need cheering up." She said coming over to his side and placing a soft kiss on his cheek and another two down his jaw. Robin sighed mentally as Starfire brought her lips to his, kissing him firmly. She pushed her tongue into his mouth, wanting to delve deeper, but he pushed her off.
"Not now Star, I have a headache." Robin told her, wishing he could wipe his mouth.
"You never touch me anymore, and even when you did, I could always tell it was half-hearted. I miss your touch, why won't you touch me?" Starfire whined.
"I'm just not feeling well right now, okay? Can we discuss this later?"
The man watched as the mass of people walked around chatting. He hated these things with every bone in his body. But he continued to watch. They were like ants, all dressed up for the camera, all shallow, with money as the only thing on their pathetic minds.
The man kept to his hiding place, as a black limousine pulled up. A young man came up to the limo and opened the door, bowing slightly as a woman got out. She had flaming red hair, that fell over her shoulders and down over her back, fitting with the white dress.
She turned and waited for a second.
The man watched as the second person also got out of the limo, and his gaze fastened on the young mans face.
His hair was spiked and shiny black in color. He had darkly shaded sports glasses on that seemed like he had never taken them off, even at night he still wore them, like clothing. His face was perfectly boned and fit perfectly with his tone and smooth body. He watched the young man of only nineteen take the red hairs arm in his and walked her inside. They nodded their heads and shook hands with several couples before entering the large doors.
"Hello my beautiful bird." The man whispered to no one in particular. "Soon, my bird, soon."
Robin reluctantly nodded to men and women, shaking some people's hands. Woman bowed elegantly in front of him and some even greedily kissed his cheek. He could feel Starfire's gaze on him, but he ignored her.
Some men glared at him heatedly but they shook his hand none-the-less.
"I need a drink…do you want something…dear?" Robin asked.
"Some champagne would be nice."
"Of course." Robin turned on his heel to get the requested drink for his "beloved." He sighed gratefully once he was out of her sight. He wished his good friend Raven, was there. Starfire did not really mind Raven, fore she was what she called "low-class." Raven was also different from others, she preferred to live her life away from people and the world. Sometimes Robin was envious of her.
Robin took another deep breath, before grabbing two champagnes from a waiter and walking back to Starfire.
"What's that look for?" Starfire asked when he handed the chute of champagne to her.
"What look?"
"That look that screams, you would rather be somewhere else."
"That's because I do wish I was anywhere but here."
"Well you can't leave yet, we haven't even started this party."
"You call this a party? It's just a bunch of old geezers with sluts, for dates." Robin muttered under his breath.
"Oh don't be like that Robby, this is going to be fun. But after this boring party we could….disappear." Starfire whispered to him, in his ear, as she ran a finger up anddown his chest.
Robin closed his eyes and thanked his eye-glasses for being on his face.
"On second thought this party looks like fun." Robin stated and pulled Starfire along to the large and long table, which everyone was sitting at.
It took another three hours, until the party was over. Robin was tired and just wanted to sleep. Alfred opened the door for them. Once that was done, Robin bid him good night and they went separate ways down the long halls.
Robin had let Alfred stay in his place of residence, since he was an old friend of the family and he didn't mind taking care of the old man.
Robin went to his room hoping to stay away from Starfire, but by the time he got to his door, she was already standing there.
She was teasing the spaghetti straps of her dress down her shoulders, and then gently running her finger over one of her shoulders.
"Aren't you in the least tired?" Robin asked her, somewhat unnevered that she was standing there by his door.
"I'm never too tired for you Robby." She said, smiling at him, with lust filled eyes.
"Shoot me now." Robin whispered under his breath.
"I'm tired Star, lets fore-go this till another time."
"But I'm so hot." She pushed him into a wall, trying to unbuckle his black belt.
She moaned as she pressed her breasts into his chest and locked her lips to his. Robin didn't react in the least. She managed to undo the belt and began to work on the button to his pants.
Robin pushed her away by the shoulders, "I said I'm tired." He stated firmly, "Now go to your room and sleep this off."
"But…" She was cut off, by the slam of Robin's door.
One week had passed since the party and the man was becoming somewhat impatient at the wait.
He scanned the computer screen that showed the paper for the day. A smirk came to his lips as he read page two of the article.
"We managed to catch Miss. Star at the party that was held only a week ago. She told us some interesting information. She says that she is planning a tripwith her boy-friend Robin Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne, she stated that they will be taking a ski trip, for a week, up to the date of Mr. Wayne's birth-day. She says that she is looking forward to some alone time with the handsome and dashing Robin. It sounds like complete romance for this perfect couple, and we wish them the best of luck and tons of love." The man frowned slightly and hated the word romance that the article had wrote about his Bird.
"It looks like I'll be seeing you soon, my Bird." The man said as he zoomed in on Robin's face that the paparazzi had snapped of him.
"I can not believe this!" Robin stated loudly as he threw the paper on the kitchen table.
"What is it Sir?"
"Starfire practically told the damn world where we are going. I just want some quite time to myself, and instead I get this." Robin stated hitting his fists on the table. "What is her problem?"
"I couldn't answer that Sir. Have you ever considered……dumping her?"
"And where would she go?"
"She is practically a grown woman, Sir, I'm sure she could find something."
Robin sighed and ran his fingers through his black hair. "I am so sick of my life." Robin muttered to himself.
"Your father said the same thing." Alfred said, chuckling aloud.
Two days passed and Starfire and Robin were preparing to leave on their "fun vacation."
"Do you really need all of this junk?" Robin asked, looking at all the luggage that he was packing into the SUV.
"Of course I need it all, it's starting to snow, and I need to keep warm."
"Are you sure you don't wish for me to drive Sir? It is getting cold out."
"That is one of the reasons why your staying here Alfred. We'll be back soon. Don't spend too much money while we're gone."
"Of course, Sir." Alfred replied as they both got into the black SUV.
The man watched as his Bird packed the red head's luggage into the back of the SUV. He watched as Robin said his good-bye's to his elderly butler and get into the front seat of the truck.
The man waited, his body mixing with the shadows as he watched the black SUV pull out. As it left the man shot a small device at the back end of the SUV. He watched as the red blip came up on his small screen and a small smile touched his lips, as he would be able to know where his Bird was.
"Soon, my Bird, soon." The man disappeared back to where he came from.