Teen Titans Fan Fiction

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SACRIFICE

Robin finally asks Starfire out to a date. Slade has a new ally. What possible dangers now lurk as sharks start to gather at sea?

Chapter 3 - The Date

An hour had passed since Robin had asked to take Starfire to the amusement park. Still, it had surprised himself a little bit that he would take such actions. He was now in his private quarters. They had agreed to meet ready to leave at 4:30. Not too long before dinner, but long enough where they could both get ready. He glanced at the time, it was 1:44. Maybe I should've set the time for 2:30, not 4:30. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.

Robin walked up to his window. The storm that had passed the night before had long since vanished. No traces of rain even remained. He looked outside for a second and then recalled the events of the previous night.

"Slade!!! I'll get you for this!" Robin shouted up at Slade. He was mocking him, and to make matters worse, Starfire was unconscious right by him.

"Robin...you disappoint me." Slade turned his back to Robin. To Robin, it seemed like he was showing him that he was no longer worthy ... worthy of being the leader of the Titans, or even being together with...

Robin continued to recall his dream. It seemed so real, much more so than an ordinary nightmare. He could feel his ribs hurting, where Slade had kicked him in his head, some of his fingers broken. His mind flashed forward to the end of the dream, where Slade's villany had taken a much darker path.

"You're still just a child, you don't even realize what I've done." Slade chuckled as Robin turned to see what Slade had done. The sharp piece of glass was inside Starfire's neck, blood was starting to drip.

"Starfire!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!!" Robin turned and reached out to her. He wanted to try and save her, then to ask for her forgiveness for his actions...

BANG BANG BANG!!! A knocking had awoken Robin from his recollection.

Walking over to his door, he opened it, "What is it?"

Outside the door was none other than Cyborg. "Look, you've still got some time before you need to get ready. Wanna go a few rounds in the gym before you head out?"

"Yeah, that sounds good to me." Robin followed Cyborg down to their gymnasium. Getting his mind off that dream didn't sound like half a bad idea. It wasn't far from Robin's room to the gym, pretty much only himself and Cyborg were the ones who ever really used it. They took their places onto a mat and both engaged in hand to hand combat practice.

"Heeee ya!" Robin swirled around with a roundhouse kick. Cyborg had blocked it with his right arm. He swung his left arm at Robin, but Robin's agility allowed him to use Cyborg's arm as a brace and kicked backwards, avoiding his attack.

"Here I come again!" Robin charged Cyborg once again. A left hook. Blocked. A right jab, followed by a rising knee blow. Both were blocked. A standing frontal kick to the chest. Once again blocked by Cyborg. "Come on man, the objective is to knock the other down. I'm not even trying yet..." Cyborg said with a grin.

Robin also smiled. If that's the way you wanna play it... Robin charged. He threw a right jab at Cyborg. Cyborg threw his arm up to block it, but Robin's punch stopped before it hit him. Robin opened his fist and pulled Cyborg's arm towards him. This move caught Cyborg off guard, and he lost his balance and started to move forward. Robin took the opportunity and slid to his left, extending his right leg while holding onto Cyborg. With one good pull, Cyborg had tripped over Robin's leg and fell to the practice mat.

"Ouch, nice move man." Cyborg was recovering. Robin smiled and held out his hand to Cyborg. Cyborg smiled back and grabbed hold, Robin pulled him up to his feet.

Cyborg's right arm started to beep. "It's time dude, you should get going."

"Right, thanks Cyborg." Robin turned and started to walk away.

"No problem, man. Anything to help out my favorite couple!" Cyborg had put a thumbs up on his right hand.

"I wasn't talking about that." Robin turned his had so Cyborg could hear him.

"Oh...don't worry about it, if anything happens, we'll call you guys. Don't worry about the city tonight, just enjoy yourself." Cyborg caught onto what Robin had meant.

With that said, Robin exited the gym and to his living quarters. They had set up the time so that he would still have an hour and a half to get ready. That was long enough for him to shower, change, and grab a small snack beforehand.

4:30 seemed to roll by more quickly than he had thought. Robin was actually starting to become a little bit more nervous as the deadline seemed to inch closer. He was both relieved and anxious when the time finally arrived.

Starfire showed up about 10 minutes later, she apologized for her tardiness because she was feeding Silkie. She had passed the time by taking care of her pet, transmitting a message back to Tamaran, as well as shower, change and get ready as well.

"Shall we go?" Robin asked. His cheeks were starting to turn pink again.

Starfire nodded. As she started to rush over to Robin, Raven had entered the room. "Heading out?" Raven had asked plainly as if there was no meaning behind it.

"Yes, we are heading out to the park of amusement! It is filled with the games of carnival, non-cotton candies, as well as rides of amusement! Would you care to join us, Raven?" Starfire had expressed all of this with a bright smile on her face.

Raven looked over to the couch. Both Beast Boy and Cyborg were waving their arms frantically in the air. "No thanks, I don't enjoy places with bright lights. Besides, I still have several more hours of meditation to do and I'm in the middle of a good book and would like to see how it ends as soon as possible." While it was't all entirely true, she indeed had no desire to be around people in that sort of social setting. It wasn't her style.

"You are sure I can not convince you to go?" Starfire had asked one last time.

"I'm sure, you two have fun." and with that said, Raven headed off to the kitchen to make some tea.

"I took the liberty and ordered you guys some pizza. I ordered an extra vegetarian pizza for Beast Boy. I'm not sure when we'll be back, so don't wait up. Starfire, you ready to go?" Robin was starting to get impatient. It was now almost 5. "Cyborg, page us if you need anything."

"Roger, we'll page you if anything comes up." Cyborg gave a thumbs up. Beast Boy was unrolling controllers for the Gamestation 2. Cyborg, seeing an image of monkeys appearing on the screen, walked up to Beast Boy and smacked him. Apparantly, he had chosen the wrong game.

Starfire walked the extra few steps and grabbed onto Robin's left arm. She wrapped her right arm over his left as they both walked out. Behind them, three smiles followed as the doors closed.

The Amusement Park...

Jump City's new attraction was the Gotham traveling circus. It had a funhouse, as well as a scary house for those who enjoyed that sort of thing. It also had a loveboat ride, several rides that people could go on such as a ferris wheel and several rollercoasters. Vendors advertising food of all sorts from candy to cheeseburgers could be found. All around, people were enjoying themselves. Starfire noticed a couple on a bench enjoying each other's company. Robin noticed that the MEGA-DEATH roller coaster seemed like something he'd want to try at least once.

"Anything you want to do first?" Robin had stopped and asked Starfire. They didn't really change out of their normal clothing, they went as themselves, it made little sense to do otherwise at this point.

"Yes, I can see that you look like you want to ride that rolling coaster of fun. I am scared as I have never riden one before." Starfire had responded but looking adamently afraid of a new, but frightening experience.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine as long as we're together." Robin looked straight at her. She smiled back and they both went to get in line.

The rollar coaster was indeed, a very frightening experience, but an enjoyable one after the first drop. The MEGA-DEATH rollar coaster had several loops, drops, and spins. Starfire grabbed onto Robin as they entered any loop or drop. She started screaming after each one but at the end, found it most enjoyable.

As the two got off to allow future patrons on, Starfire's eyes seemed to sparkle. "Oh Robin that was a most enjoyable experience!" She hugged him with her usual bear hug and smiled. The two youngsters did many of the attractions. Robin had tried his hand at dart throwing, Starfire knocked down all of the bottles from a ball toss, and the two even managed to sneak in a picture from a local artist. He could develop the pictures within an hour, and Starfire had wanted to preserve this night.

The two had just finished through the haunted mansion. Starfire had hung onto Robin a bit tighter, but he let it go as they finished walking through the small maze. It was a simple walkthrough, you paid the vendor and were able to walk through. Along the way, various spooks and ghouls popped up at you in an attempt to scare you as you passed through. As they exited, Robin leaned and kissed Starfire's cheek. She turned red and then gave him another hug, lifting him up into the air.

"Ouch, ok. Well, we've done a few things now, and I am getting a bit hungry. Do you want a snack?" Robin was trying to straighten out his arms from Starfire's hug as he spoke.

"Yes, and I would like to do that..." Starfire had pointed behind Robin. He looked behind him and saw the object. It was the Ferris Wheel. Smiling, he nodded and replied, "Ok, I'll get us some snacks, are you thirsty at all?"

"Yes, I desire one can of mustard, please." She held up one finger to re-emphasize.

Robin nodded and said, "Why don't you go over and wait for me by it? I shouldn't be more than a minute or so."

Starfire nodded back and started to walk towards it. She walked slowly and glanced back frequently. Robin caught up with her after a short while and he handed her a cup of mustard. He had to squeeze about 300 packages to make it all fit inside. Starfire smiled at Robin and held the cup up to her mouth with both hands. She sipped from the straw Robin gave her and with a small "Eep." had finished it. Truly, this day has been magnificent.

Robin had bought a single serving of cotton candy as they both got onto the ferris wheel. The sun was almost set now and the stars were just starting to come out. From up in the air, more patrons could be seen coming into the park. The ferris wheel went round and round, but it went slowly to allow Robin and Starfire to converse. Robin offered a bit of cotton candy to Starfire.

"Do you remember the last time you had some of this?" Robin asked.

"Yes, it was the day that my sister and I first reunited on this planet." Starfire had said with a half smile, now remember the whole situation with her sister unfolded. She took a piece of cotton candy and tossed it into her mouth. Just like before, it vanished qiuckly and a small "eep!" escaped from her mouth as it did.

"Do you also remember what I told you after that it was all over?" Robin had turned to face the stars. Starfire had turned her head to look at him. Robin normally never spoke of his feelings, and the few times he did, she wanted to give him her full attention.

"Back then, you were worried that your sister was going to take your place and I told you that no one could ever take your place. After we had finally defeated the Brain's scheme and overcome the Commander's in Tokyo, these words came back to me." Starfire sat up completely and turned to him as he continued, "After all of it was done, I thought about a lot of things. About how I had overcome everything together with you and the other Titans. I thought about what Slade had done to all of you when he made me become his apprentice. Most importantly though, I thought about you."

Starfire had seen the need for her to speak up. "Robin, together with the Titans, I truly believe that we are able to overcome anything that comes up to us. It is not necessary for you to do everything alone because as long as I am with here, you are never alone."

She put her hand on his cheek and smiled. "I want to stay here with you and the Titans. I hope that we are always able to remain Titans."

"Starfire. I think it's important for you to know something" Darkness had now consumed the entire surrounding land as the sun was now set. Crickets were coming out and chirping. Fireflies swarmed around. One lone firefly hung in the air as Robin continued to speak.

"I also thought back on the events that you told me happened when you were fighting Warp, the time thief. I don't want any of us to grow apart either. When I told you that no one could take your place I mean it, fully. No one can take your place as a Titan, my friend or.." Robin's voice trailed off. Starfire almost had tears in her eyes. She wiped her eyes and spoke.

"Robin, spending time here on earth has been a difficult, but an enjoyable experience. My time here with you has shown me your path to becoming the best. I also felt that I had to try my best. In doing so, I also saw my own path. I truly feel that even though we are Titans, we are still man and woman. You have helped me gain the strength I need to become a strong woman." Starfire looked down towards her feet.

"I am ... worried though. I worry that my feelings will not reach you and you will not accept them." Starfire continued to look down, she didn't want to look at Robin.

"Maybe this can answer your question." Robin took his right hand and put it against Starfire's cheek. She looked at him and as she did, he put his left hand on the other cheek. Below, the fireworks operators were setting up their fireworks display.

Robin leaned in, the darkness made it a bit tougher to see, but eventually he found his target. Both sets of eyes were now closed as the two had kissed each other in unison. Her hands leaned up on his chest as his right hand went through her hair and then up and down her back.

"3...2...1...do it!" the fireworks vendor shouted. A large firework had erupted and a jet of purple streams shot into the air. The light exploded releasing dozens of blue and red colored fireworks. The light also illuminated Starfire and Robin, which stopped them.

"Robin, this night has truly been one of the happiest moments of my life." Starfire smiled and blushed.

"Me too, Starfire, me too." Robin put his left arm over Starfire's left shoulder, she put her head on his chest as they watched the fireworks display. The ferris wheel started only moments later, but for both Robin and Starfire, time seemed to have stopped.

They both walked out of the park, Starfire had grabbed Robin's hand. She leaned on his shoulder as they walked towards his bike. They were almost there when they were interrupted by a scream.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" a young female had screamed. "Danny, please speak to me, Danny, what's wrong? Danny?! Danny!!!"

Starfire had released Robin's hand and they both ran over to see what the problem was. "What happened?" Robin asked the young lady.

"It's Danny, something's happened to Danny!!!" the young lady had started to cry. Starfire took her in her arms as she wept.

Robin bent down to get a better look at Danny. He reached into his utility belt, pulled out a flashlight, and turned it on. He moved the beam at his feet. Nothing. Moving up his body he saw no physical signs that anything was wrong until he reached his head. The flashlight hit the ground and flickered on and off. There layed Danny. He had no physical signs of bodily harm except on his face. He had a smile that seemed to stretch to both ears, and he wasn't breathing. Off in the distance, a very deep laugh can be heard. This was definately not good.

Starfire and Robin seem to have come across a dead man with a smile on his face? What does it mean? Will they find out any answers?

Next time: Chapter 4: The call.

A video phone message has Robin wondering if he's good enough to be a hero. And Starfire asks the others into the past of Batman and Robin. You won't wanna miss it.