I got the idea for this story while watching a True Hollywood Story about this lady who goes crazy and drowns her five kids in a bathtub. So I decided to give it a Titans twist. It is probably going to be a little confusing at first but by the end it will all make sense. Pairings are RobRae RobStar
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
The sounds of traffic on the busy streets below him and police sirens reached his ears from where he was perched on top of a high rise building located in one of the worst parts of Gotham. He was glad to be back in the city. It was too quiet in the house in the country which he had shared with his wife and son. The quiet gave him nothing else to distract him from the horrible memories of what had happened.
Already seeing where his thoughts were leading, he quickly refocused his attention on the streets below him. He saw a young woman walking by herself across the sidewalk. 'What is she doing? Doesn't she know this is one of the worst parts of the city?' He watched as she continued to walk along the sidewalk. He wasn't very surprised when he saw a man come out of a dark alley and attempt to mug the woman. He was surprised when she flipped him over her shoulder and fired green starbolts at him.
He immediately grabbed his grappling hook and fired it so it latched onto the building across from him. He swung down and when close enough let go of his grappling hook and landed softly on the sidewalk. Even though his landing was quiet Starfire still heard him and quickly turned around, starbolts already formed on her hands since she was anticipating another attack. Seeing who it was she let her bolts go out and sighed. "Robin."
"Nightwing." He corrected. There was then an awkward silence. They hadn't seen each other in a few years. She had left Earth to go back to Tamaran after Robin and Raven had gotten married.
Flashback
Beastboy and Cyborg sat in the mainroom playing videogames. Even though they were no longer teenagers they were still as immature as ever and spent almost all their time and money on videogames. But even though Cyborg and Beastboy hadn't changed much, that didn't mean the rest of the team hadn't.
The titans had been together for 5 years now and were still going strong. After all, there was always crime in a big city so they would be Titans until they decided to disband. They were all in their 20's by now so they all knew the Titans would probably be ending soon, even though they didn't want it to.
Robin and Raven had been dating for a little over a year and were very happy together. Everyone thought they would be getting married soon since that was the logical next step. The Titan who had changed the most was Starfire. After Robin and Raven started dating she had become depressed and spent most of her time outside of the tower. They usually only saw her at breakfast and on missions. She had made new friends outside of the tower and all the Titans could feel their friendships within the team slowly drifting apart. Robin barely hung out with the guys anymore since he spent all his free time with his girlfriend. Cyborg spent a lot of his time when not playing videogames hanging out with the Titans East. And Beastboy was trying to become a stand up comedian. Raven never really hung out with the rest of the team much anyway, but lately she seemed to spend less time with the rest of them.
Beastboy and Cyborg looked up from their game when they heard the door to the main room swish open. Robin and Raven walked in holding hands and smiling.
Robin glanced at the two on the couch and frowned. "Where's Star?" He asked. Beastboy and Cyborg shrugged and continued with their game. Raven used her powers to unplug the gamestation. Beastboy and Cyborg both started to complain when Robin held up his hand to silence them. "We have something important to tell you guys. We're getting married." Robin announced.
"Whoa, this is big news! Congradulations dude and dudette!" Beastboy exclaimed happily while giving them both hugs.
"Well, took you guys long enough." Cyborg joked. "So I guess I better prepare my speech since I'm the best man, right? Cyborg said.
"What makes you think they would want you to be the best man? You probably can't even fit into a tux tin man!" Beastboy commented angrily. They continued to argue as the doors swished open for the second time in a few minutes. Starfire walked in with Silkie on a leash.
She looked at Cyborg and Beastboy who were now throwing punches at each other as they wrestled on the floor and then looked up at Robin and Raven who were watching the fight. "What did I miss?" She asked with mild curiosity. After 5 years on Earth her English had improved greatly.
Raven smiled at her. It was rare that Raven ever smiled so Starfire knew it must have been something important "Me and Richard are getting married and I want you to be my maid of honor."
Starfire smiled at Raven. Robin could tell it was a fake smile since he knew her so well. "That is wonderful! I will gladly be your maid of honor. Now I have to go feed Silkie so I will see you later." Starfire quickly left the room. Robin watched her go and sighed when the door closed behind her. Since Robin and Raven had announced they were dating, Starfire's and his close friendship had become almost nonexistent. He knew she was in love with him. You had to be blind not to see it. And he loved her too, but his feelings for Raven were stronger. He wished they could still be friends though. It was hard to lose your best friend.
He was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard a sonic cannon go off. He looked back at Cyborg and Beastboy only to see Cyborg. He looked towards the window and saw something splash into the ocean. "Well, I guess I'm the best man." Cyborg said with a smile.
End Flashback
Starfire hadn't showed up at the wedding. Luckily Bumblebee was willing to take Starfire's place as the maid of honor. The wedding had been beautiful. Raven looked stunning in her dove colored gown and everyone was happy for the newlyweds. When they got back to the Tower, Starfire's room had been emptied and she had left a short note telling them that she had returned to Tamaran to become Grand Ruler. Robin wasn't really that surprised that she hadn't come to the wedding. It would have been hard for her.
He was pulled out of his thoughts when she spoke. "I am sorry that I did not come to the wedding. I hope you and Raven are not too mad at me."
"We weren't mad. Don't worry about it. What have you been doing for the last five years? And why are you back on Earth?" He asked.
She looked down sadly. "Well, after I got to Tamaran I replaced Galfore as Grand Ruler and I got married." He frowned. He wasn't sure why that bothered him. "Then there was a war with the Gordarians and my husband was killed in battle. My people and I left Tamaran since we could not beat the Gordarians and then we founded a new planet called Tamaran II. Tamaran II was blown up by another alien species and as far as I know I am the last of my people. I came back to Earth because I did not where else to go."
By the time she had finished telling Nightwing what had happened she was in tears. He pulled her into a hug and she cried into his chest. "Come on. We'll go back to my place and we can catch up." Nigthwing suggested. She nodded and he grabbed another grappling hook and soon they were soaring through the streets of Gotham.
When they got back to his apartment he made them coffee and they both sat down on the couch. After a few minutes of silence except for the sound of coffee slurping, Starfire finally worked up the nerve to ask what she had been thinking since they got to his apartment.
"Nightwing?" He glanced at her to show her she had his attention. "Where is Raven?" She asked.
Nightwing looked away from her before answering. "She's in a mental institution."
Starfire gasped. "This is my fault, it is just like the future Warp showed me. I should have never left. I am so selfish."
"This isn't the future you saw. Beastboy and Cyborg are fine. Beastboy is a stand up comedian, not a very successful one, but he's not working as a freak at the zoo. And Cyborg found some doctors that made him look completely normal. He owns his own car dealership in Jump." Nightwing explained.
"You are the same as the Nightwing I saw in the future. Alone." She said sadly.
"She's not in a mental institution for the reason you think she is. This isn't your fault." Nightwing reassured her. Noticing by her silence that she was waiting for an explanation, he looked down at the floor and ran his thumb over the rim of his coffee mug. "She's in a mental institution because she lost control of her emotions and killed our son."
To Be Continued
I hope I'm not losing the RaeRob fans, because there are lots of surprises to come. Please review!
