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Chapter Two
"Welcome Back"
-----One Year Later-----
"Were here." A girl with shoulder length black hair and brown eyes stated. She was wearing black pants, two sizes bigger than what they should be, and a black band shirt with a picture of Slipknot, and their grotesque faces around it. Her jet black hair was scary matching with her spiky choker, and Slipknot wristband.
"Finally. It took ,like, forever to get to Jump City." A girl with red hair and emerald eyes replied. She wore a pink shirt with the words 'Do I Look Like I Care' and a pair of black pants to go with it.
"Kori it was only a day. Imagine if you were in Gotham. It would have taken like four days to get to Jump City."
"You're right. That would have been a lot worse, Jozzy." Starfire got out of her friends black convertible and started to get her luggage that was in the trunk.
"Well at least you're home. I have to relive the whole experience again." Jozzy started to examine the giant T shape tower that stood in a small island. "I still can't believe you're a super hero! Over in York City we don't have our own super heroes. Once in a while a few drop by but it's only for the big stuff like a bomb in the city or stuff like that."
"Yeah that's what I like about it over there. Its quiet in York City and therearen't a lot of thingshappening -well except for a couple of villains. Also, I told you that I could come by myself." Starfire finished gathering all her luggage and stood in front of a bridge that led to the giant T shaped tower.
"Don't worry I wanted to come besides if I didn't Mark would of made me come to make sure you're safe." Starfire chuckle at Marks overprotectiveness. Jozzy finished observing the tower.
"Honestly he is too overprotective of me sometimes." Jozzy manage to grin at this.
"Yep, but that's what friends do."
"Yeah, I know." Starfire smile at her friend. "Well, bye Jozzy and remember to tell Mark he still owes me twenty dollars for my CD." Jozzy laughed at this. She started her car and adjusted her radio to her favorite station currently playing Metallica.
"Bye Kori! And don't worry, I'll tell him!" Jozzy took a last look at her friend and started driving off.
"Don't worry, I wont!" Starfire manage to shout. After a couple of minutes her friend Jozzy was gone and was heading back to her apartment in York City.
Starfire sighed and started observing the Titans tower. 'This place hasn't change at all.' Starfire picked her luggage. She had two blue casescovered with stars and weren't heavy at all so she really didn't need her alien strength to pick them up. 'I'll fly over there. It's better than walking this bridge that looks like its going to fall.' She started flying and in a few seconds made it to the other side with her old home.
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It was another day at the Titans Tower. Raven was reading one of her books, Robin was in his room trying to find any leads on there latest case, Robin's girlfriend probably sleeping, and Cyborg and Beast Boy playing against each other in a video game. The doorbell started ringing and Cyborg lost his concentration which made him in loose the game that he was playing.
"HA! HA! I BEAT YOU!" Beast Boy got up and did his victory dance. Raven just rolled her eyes and tried to concentrate on her book. 'I don't know how he can be such an idiot.'
"OH NO YOU DIDN'T. YOU CHEATED YOU LITTLE GRASS STAIN!" Cyborg got up and stopped Beast Boy from doing his victory dance.
"I BEAT YOU! AND I DIDN'T CHEAT! ALSO IM NOT THAT LITTLE ANYMORE!"
"WOULD YOU IDIOTS SHUT UP AND GET THE DOOR!" Raven yelled as she put her book down on the table next to her.
"Sorry Rae." Beast Boy and Cyborg said in unison.
"I'll get the door." Beast Boyopened the door and gasped when he saw who it was. Cyborg started getting impatient even though it was only about two minutes and started heading towards the door. Raven looked at Cyborg as he left. 'What is taking Beast Boy so long?'
"Hey BB what's taking you so lo--" Cyborg couldn't believe who he saw at the door. Raven got really impatient and headed towards the door.
"What's keeping you morons so lo--" Raven couldn't believe it. Starfire was in the door with her luggage's in her hands. This was the first time any of them as seen Starfire for a year. Raven gathers her senses back and spoke first. "Starfire?" Raven still asked in disbelief.
"Hey Guys! I'm so excited to come back. Unless you all don't want me to be here then I under-"
"No! It's nothing like that Star! It's just that we haven't seen you for so long that is just surprising to see you again." Beast Boy manages to say before Starfire starts to have any doubts. Cyborg smiled and signaled her to come in. They all walk down to the living room and sat down. Starfire place hercases in a corner where they wouldn't disturb anyone and sat down in a nearby couch.
"Well, little lady how was your trip?"
"It wa--" Before Starfire could finish her sentence she was interrupted by Robin.
"Who was in the do--" He couldn't finish his sentence as he saw his old team member sitting in the couch. "Starfire?" He couldn't believe it. His best friend was sitting in the couch after being gone for a year.
"Hey Robin." Starfire said showing with slight happiness. She really wasn't happy seeing him but she was still kind of glad. After all she hasn't seen him over a year. "So where's your girlfriend?"
"Oh she's probably sleeping." Robin said casually. 'Is that all she came to talk about? My girlfriend?' Robin took a seat next to Beast Boy who was sitting next to Raven.
"Ok, well, like I was saying it was a good trip." Starfire said, eager to change the subject. She still felt sad towards the whole Robin having a girlfriend thing but it wasn't that disappointing anymore. Beast Boy started wondering where she could have gone all this time and was really eager to know.
"I thought you were leaving for a couple of months?" Cyborg questioned before Beast Boy ask his question.
"I wasn't ready to come back." Raven knew what she meant by her not being ready. Beast Boy wanted to know where went now.
"Where did you go all this time?"
"I went to Gotham, Star City, Steel City, and York City." Robin didn't believe what he heard. One, she went by herself to places she didn't even know about back then. Two, she went to Gotham. 'What was she doing in Gotham?'
"You went to Gotham?" Robin managed to ask. He wanted to know what Starfire did there and if she met a certain bat.
"Yeah it was very exciting. There was this one time..."
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"Hey what are you doing?" A young, mature, 17 year old with silky brown hair and hypnotic hazel eyes asked. He was wearing a long red shirt with loose black pants. He was sitting in a desk not paying any attention to what the teacher was saying. Kori was looking outside the window constantly. Then, she turned her attention to her friend Jake.
"Oh nothing I was just thinking." Kori replied. She had on a black skirt that reached a top of her knees, along with a contrasting white shirt that had a black star in the middle. The teacher was still talking about the periodic table.
"It don't seem like nothing." Jake nervously turned back to the teacher, who was aware of their conversation now. Starfire also turned her attention to her teacher.
"Would you like to tell the class what you were talking about Ms. Anders and Mr. Winston?" Everyone in the classroom smirked wickedly, at the very embarrassed Starfire and Jake. Jake just kept his cool and Starfire just gave the teacher a 'Whatever' look. A look that she learned from Speedy.
"I don't think so, Mrs. Watson." Jake told the teacher. Talking back to teachers was one of the few things that Jake was known for. Starfire and the whole class waited for the teacher to send him to the principal's office.
"Well then Mr. Winston and Ms. Anders -pay attention!" Everyone turned their attention back to what Mrs. Watson was teaching, disappointed that no juicy gossip was squeezed out of them. A couple of minutes later it was time to leave. Starfire gathered her things and walked to her locker. Jake managed to catch up with her.
"So what were you thinking in there?" he insisted.
"Nothing I told you that already didn't I?" Starfire repeated. They finally made it to her locker. Starfire opened the locker by putting the combination and got the things she needed over the weekend.
"Hey guys!" a girl with short black hair with blue streaks came to view. She was wearing a dark blue shirt that made her wicked, blue eyes glow and black pants. "What ya talking about?" She leaned down the locker next to Starfire.
"How Kori was day dreaming in the classroom which got me in trouble. Chloe weren't you suspended today?" Jake just waited for answer. Chloe just ignored the question. Starfire had finished gathering her stuff and started to walk off with her friends beside her. 'I'm glad it's Friday.' Starfire thought as she walked down the hall.
"Wait! Before we go I need to go to the Art classroom to get something." Chloe said. "Can you guys go with me cuz I hate it when I'm in a classroom alone. Its like walking into a graveyard or something." Starfire and Jake nodded and followed her to the Art Classroom. When they finally made it Chloe opened the door and walked into the art classroom that looked like it was deserted for a long time. Chloe turned on the lights and walked in with Starfire and Jake behind her. "Well make your self's at home at the wonderful Art classroom while I look for my project." Chloe walked off to the other side looking for her project while Starfire and Jake were in the other side looking at some paintings. They came across some painting that had a persons face full of glue and paint.
"Well that seems interesting." Starfire said sarcastically as she observed the picture. Jake touched the face in the painting then he lifted his finger which was filled with glue and paint.
"Obviously its not dry." Jake swung his finger around to try to get it off and some manage to get on Starfire. "Oops…my bad."
"Your going to pay." Starfire looked around while he was laughing. She got some yellow paint and threw it at him. Jake unfortunately ducked which made Kori miss.
"Hey guys we can go n--" But before Chloe could finish her sentence she got hit by yellow paint. Chloe looked around to find some paint and found some orange paint and threw it at Starfire but missed and hit Jake.
"What the hell?" Jake grabbed some more paint and threw it at Starfire and Chloe. And it began. They were all involved in a paint war.
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"...we got in trouble but it was worth it." Starfire finish telling her story and chuckled at the memory. Raven was happy that Starfire made new friends and the fact that she went to school to educate herself but she ofcourse didn't show it. Beast Boy and Cyborg were laughing at the paint fight that Starfire had with her friends. Robin felt anger and jealousy towards Jake for hanging out with Starfire. 'Stupid Jake. Calm down. You have a loving girlfriend. You can't be with Starfire.'
"So you went to the Titans East?" Raven said as she stood up to get some herbal tea. Starfire saw her go and didn't want to reply until she came back. Starfire could see that Robin was busy with his thoughts and that Cyborg and Beast Boy started planning a paint fight of there own. Starfire started looking at the floor.
"You don't have to listen to me if you don't want to Robin. I could see that your busy with your thoughts." Robin stared at her for a while. He couldn't see Starfires face because she was staring at the floor.
"It's no problem. I want to know what you were doing when you were gone." Starfire then let her gaze fall on Robin. Robin noticed that Starfire still had some doubts and was about to say something but Raven walked in. Raven came with her herbal tea in her hand and took her seat between Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"Yeah I was with the Titans East." This immediately caught Cyborg's attention. Beast Boy had an idea why.
"So you got to see Bee?" Everyone knew that Cyborg had a crush on Bumble Bee but they decided not to say anything. Starfire just nodded.
"Starfire, start from the beginning. It would be better." Raven told Starfire. Starfire agreed to this idea.
"Ok, well it all started when I went to Steel City. I was looking for somewhere to stay but I saw this villain robbing a store. So I went to stop the villain and when I got there I saw that the Titans East were already there and were fighting the villain. I entered the battle to helped them out and we were victorious. Bee asked me some questions and insisted that I stayed with them as long as I needed to. So I stayed there for three months. I learned a lot of things when I was in there." Starfire took a breath and continued. "After Steel City I went to Gotham. I was once again looking for a place but someone offered me a place and I accepted. One day I saw him practicing martial arts and he offered me if wanted to learn and I accepted. I learned easily. But he also he made me go to school and that's where I met my friends. I only stayed there for three months then I left." She stopped and saw that they were surprise.
"So you learned some Martial Arts like Bird Boy over there." Robin gave Raven a death glare.
"Yeah, like Bird Boy over there." Robin quickly let his gaze fall upon Starfire who was smiling innocently. 'Who the hell taught her to talk like that?'
"So who taught you Martial Arts?" Robin wanted to know who taught her. He made a mental note to see what she can do during practice. Starfire looked at Robin and smiled.
"Bruce Wayne." Raven spit the herbal tea that was in her mouth. Beast Boy and Cyborg look at her in shock. Robin was really surprise. 'BRUCE TAUGHT HER MARTIAL ARTS!'
"You mean Bruce Wayne the billionaire?" Beast Boy asked. He couldn't believe that Bruce Wayne let her stay with him and taught her martial arts. Starfire simply nodded.
"Can I continue my story?" Everyone nodded slowly still completely shocked. "After three months in Gotham I went to Star City. I had an apartment and went to school. After school I would always go and see if there's any trouble. I met more people. After three months when I was leaving to York City one of my friends said that she had a cousin in York City that needed a roommate. I thanked her for helping find a place to stay and went to York City and met my friends' cousin and we became friends. We went to the same school. After another three months I decided to come back and now here I am." Starfire finished her story. She let out a lot important parts but she really didn't want to tell the Titans. Starfire looked at everyone and notice that they all smile at her.
"Well. we're glad to have you back Star!" Beast Boy stood up and everyone else stood up. Starfire noticed that Beast Boy and Robin were now taller than her.
"Yeah." Raven, Cyborg and Robin said in unison. She really hopped that Robin said something more than a 'yeah' but what did she expect him to do? Claim that he missed her very much and that he loved her? 'He has a girlfriend. He loves her not me.' Starfire started becoming depressed of what she was thinking.
"Well ill be heading to my old room. Unless you all changed it." Starfire said monotonously. It didn't go unnoticed by Raven and Robin but neither bothers to ask what was wrong.
"No it's still in the same place." Raven answered and headed to her own room. Starfire went to get her luggage's and headed off to her room. When she walked in she saw her room fill with the colors black and white. She notices that there wasn't any dust. 'Raven must have kept it clean.' Starfire put her luggages in a corner and laid down her bed. She started thinking about the Titans but then lost herself in one. Robin. She still felt hurt but didn't want to show any signs of it. She started to have a mental conversation with herself.
'I promise myself that I will be strong.'
'Come on we can do it. We need to completely move on.'
'I taught that I did but I guess I haven't.'
'Remember that he chose her not you.'
'That is true. He probably didn't even notice I was gone until two weeks later or longer.'
'That stupid rule thing was something he just made up. He told you he will never break that rule but what does he do. He breaks the rule with another girl. He doesn't love us…he never will. He made that clear.'
Starfire came back to reality. The conversation that she had over head was all true. He didn't love her and he never will. Tears started to form but she blink them back. 'Be strong.' Starfire couldn't hold it any longer and started to cry. After a few minutes she stopped crying and decided to go to the roof. 'I haven't been on the roof for a long time.' Starfire got up and opened her door.
She looked both ways to see if anyone was there. As soon as she made sure there was no one there she started heading for the roof. Starfire didn't want to walk the stairs but she had no choice. The elevator would make too much noise and she couldn't fly. Starfire finally made it to the top of the stairs and open the door that led to the roof. Starfire immediately felt the cold breeze and just took a seat on the edge of the tower. 'I can't remember the last time I came here.' Starfire looked around and saw that there was a phone. 'I remember Robin installing that so he could talk to his girlfriend while we were in the roof.' Starfire sighed and a thought immediately came to her. 'I'm supposed to call Jozzy.' Starfire stood up and went running to the phone. She picks the phone up and dials some numbers.
"Hello." A soft voice answered the phone.
"Hey Jozzy it's me Kori." Starfire said happily. She already misses her friends in York City.
"Hey Kori. What you do when I dropped you off?"
"I just went inside and told the Titans what I did then I went to my room and now I'm on the roof." Starfire said leaving out the part of her crying.
"Ok well …hold on."
"Ok." Starfire manage to hear a boy and girl screaming.
"Ok back. Sorry stupid Mark kept messing with my stuff. I'm gonna pass the phone to him so you two can talk."
"Ok." With that Jozzy gave the phone to Mark so he could talk to Starfire.
"Whats up Cutie." A voice of an 18 year old asked.
"Stop calling me 'Cutie'! And nothing, I'm just on the roof of the Titans Tower."
"Good for you. Now lets see it's an hour ahead over there in Jump City. So shouldn't you be in bed?" Starfire sighed.
"I can do whatever I want you know. I am 17 years old and I'm all the way in Jump City."
"Still go to bed. Well I'm gonna go cuz I'm not fixing to pay this phone bill. So bye and Jozzy says bye too."
"Ok bye." With that Starfire and Mark hanged up the phone. Starfire sat back down where she was a few moments ago.She laydown and saw the dark sky fill with stars. 'What a beautiful night.' Starfire heard the door open and sat straight up. 'Please don't be Robin anyone else but Robin and his girlfriend.'
"Hey Star." Robin asked. 'Great it's Robin.'
"Hey Robin." Starfire manage to say while she was cursing mentally at him.
"What are you doing?" Robin took a seat next to Starfire and started looking at the city.
"I was looking at the stars. What about you?"
"I just came here to think."
"Oh, well go ahead and think." Starfire lay back down and started watching the stars once again. 'Seriously who taught her how to talk better?'
"Starfire I was wondering this for a while. Who taught you how to talk?" Robin looked at Starfire while she was still watching the stars. Robin lay down next to her.
"Speedy and Bumble Bee did but mostly Speedy." Starfire smiled. Robin notices the smile on Starfires face and couldn't help but feel jealous. 'Stupid Speedy. I was supposed to teach her not him.' Robin then felt guilty. Robin was supposed to teach her but he was too busy with his girlfriend. 'Anyways how could I… she left.'
"So mind telling me what you were thinking?" Starfire looked at him.
"No I don't mind. Well I was thinking when……
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The Titans East and Starfire came back from a battle and went to the living room.
"Ganamos! Ganamos!" Mas y Menos, two twin boys, shouted over and over as they were running around the living room. Starfire and Speedy were confused on what the two twins were saying.
"What are those two saying?" Speedy asked as he took a seat on the couch.
"There saying 'We Won' over and over." Aqualad answered. Aqualad walked over to a door leading to his room. Bumble Bee and Starfire just took a seat on the couch as well.
"Oh. Well we did win." Speedy grabbed the remote and started channel surfing.
"Yes we were victorious." Starfire kept watching the television channels that Speedy was going through. Speedy turned his attention to Starfire.
"Starfire, can I ask you question?" Starfire turned around and looked at him.
"Yes you may Friend Speedy."
"Well why you talk like that."
"I am not familiar with your language in Earth so if I don't speak the language well I am very sorry." Bumble Bee gave Speedy a death glare and Mas y Menos stopped running around the room and look at him like he was the stupidest person in the world. Starfire eyes were filled with hurt and Speedy immediately took notice
"No, its ok I was just asking. I have an idea. I can teach you how to talk better if you want." Speedy stood up and Starfire looked at him with a smile.
"Glorious! Thank you Friend Speedy I would gladly like for you to teach me." Starfire stood up and gave him a hug. Mas y Menos immediately went to her.
"Les enseñaremos español." Speedy and Starfire were confused and looked at Bumble Bee waiting for a translation. Bumble Bee sighed.
"They said that they are willing to teach you Spanish." Bumble Bee grabbed the remote, which was left on the couch when Speedy got up, and changed the channel to watch her favorite show.
"Hey no fair I want to learn too. I want to know what they say." Speedy said childishly. Starfire looked at the twins with pleading eyes.
"Enseñaremos el idiota también." With that Mas y Menos went running to their room. Starfire and Speedy looked at Bumble Bee waiting for a translation. Bumble Bee was laughing at either what was on the television or what they said.
"They said that the will teach the idiot too." Bumble Bee continued to laugh, Starfire started laughing, and Speedy was mad.
"I'm not an idiot." With that Speedy took a seat on the couch and Starfire took a her seat between Bumble Bee and Speedy and started watching Bumble Bee's favorite television show.
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….Speedy got mad but it was funny." Starfire turned her attention at the stars. Robin did the same but started thinking about what he was just told.
'So she learned Spanish too.'
'Ofcourse she did do you expect her to be waiting for you to teach her stuff.' A voice fill with anger replied mentally.
'No but she could of ask me I could at least teach her English.'
'How could she?'
'What do you mean how could she?'
'You were too busy with your girlfriend.'
'Yeah but still. I would of taken sometime off and explain to her.'
'Would you really do that?'
'Yeah I would off…I think. If I did what stopped her from asking?'
'I don't know maybe the fact that you told her that you needed your space and that you practically shouted at her.' The voice replied sarcastically.
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Robin was on the roof thinking about stuff when Starfire took a seat next to him.
"Friend Robin may I ask on what are you thinking?" Robin looked at her.
"Nothing Starfire." Robin answered with slight annoyance in his voice.
"I apologize to you Friend Robin. I was merely asking." Robin stood up with his face showing anger.
"Yeah, whatever. Just leave me alone I need my freaking space!Why do you think I'm in the roof by myself!" As soon as he finished shouting he walked off. Asheclosedthe door behind him and he could hear Starfire crying.Robin just kept walking. Starfire didn't understand why he got mad at her. She was just asking what he was doing.
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'Well I didn't mean it.'
'How was she supposed to know? You know what for a super hero you're very stupid.'
'Shut Up.'
With that he came back to the real world from a mental conversation he was having with himself and turned to see Starfire leaving.
"Hey where you going?" Robin asked as he stood up and ran next to Starfire. Starfire turn her attention to Robin.
"I'm going to go to sleep. I promise my friend I would sleep early but I got distracted." Starfire turned around and headed down the stairs. She still couldn't fly. 'Damn.I still can't feel the joy of flying. Just when I really need it.'
"Who's your friend and why didn't you tell me you were leaving?" Starfire turned around and looked at him with her eyes full of hurt.
"Mark is the one who told me to go to sleep early, and I didn't want to invade your space." With that Starfire continued walking to her room. Robin just stood there. 'Who the hell is Mark? And she still remembers about that?" Robin snapped out of his thoughts and just went to his room.
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As soon as she got to her room she immediately lay down her bed. 'He doesn't want me to invade his space. If he has any problems his girlfriend is suppose to help him solve them not me.'
Starfire looked around her room and saw that she still hadn't unpacked. She made a quick mental note to do that as soon as she woke up. Starfire remembered when Robin shouted at her for just asking what was he doing and started crying. She wanted to scream but she couldn't. She would wake up the others. All she wanted was for the pain to go away but it wouldn't.
"I just wantit to go away..." Starfire manage to say between sobs. Minutes passed and she ended up crying herself to sleep.
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Robin laid down his bed and kept picturing Starfire with those hurt eyes.
'I should apologize' Robin thought.
'What stopped you?' a voice questioned
'Raven, what are you doing?' Robin knew it was Raven all this time.
'So you know it was me.'
'Yeah.'
'Well what did stop you from apologizing to her?'
'I had a date.'
'So a date stopped you from apologizing to your ex-best friend.'
'Yeah….ex-best friend?'
'You don't have that special bond with her anymore Robin.'
'Well I guess I have to gain it back.'
'Yeah you do. You love her.'
'I don't love her!
'Ok then who do you love?'
'I love my girlfriend.'
'You really do?'
'Yeah I do.'
With that both Raven and Robin returned from the mental conversation they were having with each other.
"Or at least I think I do. No…I do." Robin sighed and tried to get sleep. Before he did he made a mental note to go to the gym tomorrow and beat the crap out off the punching bag by imagining its Jake, Speedy, or Mark.
Yeah that would make him feel a lot better. After a while he fell to asleep with a certain girl in his thoughts. It wasn't suppose to be her but he couldn't help it. He used to like her but he now had a girlfriend that loved him and he loved her too. Or at least that's what he thought.
Well there goes chapter two. Anyways I thank my friend Josephine A.K.A. Jozzy. Yeah I put her in the story. Thanks J For helping me describe the characters in this story better. Anyways I got the whole 20 dollar cd thing from her too.
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