To Miss Geek (Guest): I agree! Some couples just belong together, BBRae are perfection, and Flinx is just so cute! I honestly don't HATE Artemis, but I don't really approve of her. In young Justice I felt her sincerity for his loss, but I didn't see their relationship lasting long anyway…A story is only as good as its pairings. Thanks for reading and reviewing! XOXO!

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A/N: So Starfire's pain and feelings are all what I really felt when I went through my ordeal. This literally comes from the heart, and writing this made me feel that pain all over again. Writing helps me express, forgive, and let go. So thank you all for reading this. If the first scene bothers you, please skip the scene. Also, if you find any mistakes in this chapter please tell me. I was in a bus accident and I have a concussion so I might've been a little crazy when writing this. Enjoy the chapter, and again thank you.

"Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here." -Marianne Williamson

January 11

Wayne Manor- 6AM

Starfire POV

The pain is so severe I can barely lift my fingers. The throbbing in my head only determines that I have survived a great ordeal, but I have to question myself. Why am I still alive? I was positive that when Karras threw me in that stone prison that I was left for dead. This has to be impossible, a mistake of the gods. I creak open my eyelids and I notice the streams of sunlight coming through the blinds. It is not like the regular sun on Tameran. Is this X'hal's final gate for me to pass? If it is I hope to make room for my friends when they arrive.

I attempt to sit up but the pain in my groin and body sends electrical impulses through my body. I cry out and tears fall out of my eyelids. This cannot be my final resting place; there would be no pain if it were. I look down at my arms and tubes are injected in me, out of fear I cry out again and rip them out. I scream in terror and thrash in my bed until every tab and needle is out of my skin. More pain ripples through me and I am reminded of Karras' face when he gave me this pain. His grunts and punches still reverberate around my body. Like flashes from a nightmare I see him, his hot stinking breath on my body, his lips in places they should have never been. I shake and scream in terror until I hear noises from the hallway.

The door creaks open and I scream once again, but I only see a human face. An old and wrinkly face, but the kindness in his eyes are sincere and I stop screaming. As soon as he steps into the room I know that I am saved. Humans always show the most kindness and respect, so I cannot help but cry more tears but this time they are of joy.

"Hello Miss Starfire, I am Alfred." He walks further into the room with a glass of water.

I take it off the tray gratefully and wince at my still fresh wounds. I gulp the water greedily. "I do not mean to be rude, but where am I?" I ask with a creaky voice.

Alfred gives me a warm smile. "You are in Wayne Manor."

I wipe away some tears and my bones crack. "Am I on Earth?" I ask with fear leaking in my voice.

"You are Miss Starfire. I will take care of you, anything you need just tell me and I will serve you until you smile." He takes the empty glass away from me and notices the bloody spots where I pulled out the needles. Instead of scolding me like I expect he pulls up the covers around me. "I don't like needles either." He whispers sweetly.

For the first time in what seems like weeks I give the elder a smile. "You are so kind, how did I end up here?"

He smiles again and hands me a box of tissues. "Nightwing and his friends saved you; you were in the worst condition."

I use the tissues to clean up my face and I yawn. "I wish to meet this Nightwing human when I awake. Thank you friend Alfred, your kindness will help me heal."

"Not a problem 'friend' Starfire." He says in my tone. "Nightwing and his family will be back within a couple hours, he is currently at a mourning event." He exits the room and I curl up on my sore side. The pain is quite excruciating, but I wish to see my Titans again. I wonder where they are right now; I wonder if they even know what has happened to me.

Raven POV

I am shaken awake by a warm hand. I open my eyes and see an alarmed looking Alfred. "Miss Raven, I am sorry to awaken you and Master Beast Boy but Starfire has woken up."

"WHAT?" I ask loudly and the table across the room falls over and churns into shreds of wood. "Sorry."

Alfred pretends not to notice. "She was screaming in pain, and anguish. It sounded like a thousand crying babies from hell if I must say." Alfred adjusts the tray underneath his arm. "She is back to sleep, but I am also unsure of Mister Flash's wellbeing."

I nod and take that as my cue to wake up. I feel a warm presence press into my backside and I realize how awkward this must look, I'm in bed with Beast Boy. "I'll be up to check on everyone in a couple moments. Where is Nightwing?"

"Attending the funeral with Miss Barbara, Mister Jason, and Master Bruce." He begins to leave the room. "I will start making a full course breakfast for everyone." The door shuts and Beast Boy grunts.

"Five more minutes." His arm drapes over my midsection and I sigh.

"Time to wake up Gar, Starfire woke up this morning we need to be there if she wakes up again." I say as I give him a light shove.

He opens his eyes and pulls me down. "I'm not getting up until I receive something that I want." He says huskily.

I roll my eyes and give him a light kiss on the lips. "There, happy?"

His eyes light up in mischief. "NOPE!" He crashes his lips to mine and shivers roll all over my body. I return the kiss with as much ferocity as I can muster and he growls hungrily as he straddles me. He allows his hands to roam my body and they flicker over my hips and thighs, I groan in appreciation and he does the same. His tongue begins to wrestle mine and I run my hands all through his green soft hair. His hand suddenly lands on my breast and I pull back. His face turns red and he removes his hand. "Sorry, I-I, d-didn't-" He starts.

I press my fingers to his lips. "I have to start healing everyone. Like you told me on Tameran, we all have a job to do."

He smirks. "Still, I'm sorry. I don't want to rush this, and I couldn't help myself."

I give him a small smile. "Maybe tonight we can finish this mission. Deal?" I whisper saucily into his ear.

Goosebumps appear all over him and he nods like a kid in a candy store. He rolls off of me and I sigh happily. I feel different now, happier even. This is a new feeling, maybe love IS confidence like everyone says. I stop myself, 'love'? No it can't be, it can't. I glance at Beast Boy and he rushes into his private bathroom to wash up.

I sink into the floor and reappear in my own room. I grab a fresh pair of jeans and a purple sweater along with a grey scarf. I shrug off my uniform and throw it into the hamper, they're filthy and I'm agitated that I don't have enough time for a hot shower. I rush out of my room and head towards Flash's room. I brace myself and open the door with my powers. Jinx is curled up in the same chair, her messy bun is disarray and her cheeks are still streaked with tears. I approach Flash and to my relief he's breathing.

"Jinx." I say loudly.

Her head pops up immediately and she looks at me with fear. "What happened? Is he okay?" She nearly screams.

"He's alive; he's going to make it." I say.

More tears threaten to spill out of her eyes and she happily squeezes his hand. I walk over to the other side of the bed and place two fingers on his forehead. The healing that I did yesterday really did help. Most of the inner cortex damage was healed; he would be awake within a day, maybe sooner. I heal a little bit more of the damage and I allow my powers to trickle down into his respiratory system and eventually into his spleen.

I look at Jinx with a hopeful expression. "He's going to live."

She cries more tears of joy and wipes her face. "I better go get ready; I don't want him to see me in a mess when he wakes up." She rushes out of the room and Cyborg walks in.

"Morning Raven how's Flash?" He asks.

I give him a light smirk. "He's going to live, Jinx is overjoyed." I sigh deeply. "Starfire woke up this morning for the first time, I have a small feeling that her recovery is going to be a lot more difficult than Flash's."

Cyborg gestures for Bee to follow him further into the room. "There's something on everyone's mind though."

I look at him with my eyebrows raised. "What is it?"

Bumblebee shuffles her feet uncomfortably. "Is she pregnant?" She mumbles.

I avoid their gazes. "I'm not sure; I don't want to do the test without her consent. I don't feel right prying into something that personal." I say.

Cyborg looks at Bee. "Well you said she woke up this morning right?"

I nod. "She'll probably wake up after noon time. Can you guys look around the mansion; there have to be some pregnancy tests around here." I say as I look around the makeshift hospital room.

Cyborg chuckles. "Why would you assume that?"

I give him a smug look. "Bruce Wayne, he's the biggest playboy in Gotham. Even the Dark Knight forgets to cover up." They laugh and accept my request. As they leave the room Alfred pops in.

"Miss Raven I do not mean to disrupt you." He says politely.

I shake my head. "Not a problem, I was just leaving."

Alfred sighs. "Bruce and the others have arrived, there is a large group meeting in the kitchen in ten minutes, it is very important."

I nod. "I'll gather everyone up."

Alfred's grave eyes meet mine. "I hope I am not going too far when I say this but, it may appear that your stay in Gotham may be longer than expected." He leaves the room and after a couple moments I leave too, I give Flash one last look and head towards Jinx's room.

I don't know what Alfred meant, but it doesn't sound like Batman has good news. I was hoping for just a small visit here, now everyone has some type of injury or duty to attend to. Jinx waves at me as I approach our hallway. She's wearing a pink long sleeved fleeced sweater with grey jeans and purple flats. Sometimes seeing a normal superhero in regular clothes surprises me, I don't know why. Maybe it makes me feel unprepared. I'm always expecting danger around the next corner.

"There's a meeting in the kitchen, it's gravely important." I say to her in a half sarcastic tone.

She rolls her eyes. "I just wanted to go back to Wally's room." She grunts and crosses her arms. "Batman acts like he controls us, we're here for Nightwing only, not him."

We begin our descent down stairs, I stopped by Starfire's room once to check in on her, and she seems stable now. Beast Boy is already downstairs; Cyborg and Bee are giving him hugs and congratulating him on his speedy recovery. Jinx runs to give him a hug and I notice Batman looking at our group stonily. Richard and Jason are beside him, they look completely haggard. I reach out and read their emotions; Richard is feeling exasperated and worried. Jason is completely and utterly terrified. What happened?

Babs walks into the room with Alfred and we quiet down our giddiness. I take a seat next to Beast Boy and grab an apple from the basket. Jinx sits next to Cyborg and Bee. Richard and Jason take seats; every ounce of what Jason was seems to be sucked out of his face. "What's going on?" Beast Boy asks, out of everyone, atmospheres in rooms affect him the most.

Batman clears his throat. "This is a very serious conversation, I don't want anyone speaking until I finish. Understood?"

We all nod and exchange confused glances. Batman looks at Richard and Babs and they nod at him. "There was once a time in the world where heroes weren't needed. Humans lived in peace and relied on the legislations and laws to guide them. Meta-humans didn't exist, and if they did they were on foreign planets or locked away in Area 51." He stops and gives us all a glare. "When the Justice League started and meta-humans became united we didn't call ourselves heroes yet. We called ourselves nothing, because that was what we were, we started out as nothing!" His voice raises and he takes a deep breath. "What made us heroes was the commitment we had to the public; we never harmed or killed the innocent. We didn't even kill the guilty." A disgusted look crosses his face. "When the Titans came to be Robin gave you the rule correct?" We all nod. "The rule is to NEVER kill, even if you are in danger. That is what separates us from the villains."

His gaze flicks over to Jason and the feeling of confusion deepens in the room, none of us have any idea what's happening. "When I train new heroes I teach them discipline, I teach them to fight for honor, not out of anger." He looks back towards us now. "Late last night Jason killed a man in an alley deep within the bowels of Gotham."

Our alarmed gazes flash to Jason, he looks at us all dead in the eye. No emotion is left, and if I'm not mistaken a flicker of apprehension crosses his face. Batman continues his speech. "Killing a man changes you; it resonates deep within your soul and takes away your chances at being trusted. I am truly disappointed, and when I learned of this I frowned at the new stain on the Bat family." He sighs heavily. "The press doesn't know, and most importantly the Justice League doesn't know."

"Whoa dude." Beast Boy whispers.

Batman looks at him. "Indeed, this secret shall stay with us. However, Jason needs a punishment. I feel that I am not worthy enough to give it to him. I am leaving the choice to you; you will discuss what will happen and what the future holds for him." He stands and we sputter are confusion.

Babs holds up a hand. "One more thing, Commissioner Gordon told me to inform you all of the new threat. Bellerose has awoken Scarecrow, he now plans to seek revenge and Bellerose is taking over Gotham every minute of the day." She crosses her arms. "Patrols might not be enough to keep the villains at bay."

We all shake our heads in dismay. Now I know what Alfred meant. Jump City will have to wait after all, with no one to protect it.

Richard POV

The funeral sucked, on the way there Babs told me what happened with Jason and I unleashed a battlefield of curses on him. Batman sat there the entire time, staring out the window, most likely sulking about the added 'stain' to the Bat family.

Jason was a mess by the time we made it to the cemetery. We watched in silence as the casket was lowered down and the press began to swarm us as we left. Their questions infuriated Jason, even though there were tears in his eyes. The ride back was worse because of the endearing silence that threatened to take over our sanity.

Now as I watch Bruce leave the room without another look at Jason or the Titans I feel like my own world is falling apart in little pieces. I take a look at my Titans, not caring about Jason's punishment at the moment. "How's Starfire and Flash?" I ask Raven and Jinx.

Jinx smiles happily. "He's going to make it."

Raven gives me a concerned look. "Starfire woke up early this morning, she was confused and Alfred put her back to sleep. She seemed to pull out every needle and tab that was attached to her."

My eyes widen at the news. "No one told me?"

Raven shrugs. "You were already gone, and by the time I wanted to tell you Batman called this meeting."

I stand up and head towards the door but I feel a tug on my wrist. Babs looks at me and Jason. "We need to do this first." She says nobly.

I grunt and sit back down. "So what are the options?" I look at Jason. "What do you want Jason? Do you want to kill more people, maybe smash my face in?" I sneer at him angrily, I know that I must look immature but he needs to feel the embarrassment of screwing up the Bat family name.

Jason gives me a glare and grits his teeth, Babs pinches my shoulder but I barely feel it. "You've royally screwed up, you know that? If the Justice League ever finds out Batman could lose his privileges to Gotham. Do you want that?" I raise my voice. "What were you THINKING?" I scream.

The room is deadly silent and Jason looks at me without any fear or remorse. "I wasn't thinking at all."

I sigh and Babs looks at the Titans. "We need to figure out a punishment, something that will haunt him. Any ideas that we can vote on?"

The Titans exchange a look and I clear my throat. "I say take away all his privileges, no more being Robin, no more mission and patrols. Nothing, he's nothing now." I frown at my harsh words, but why sugarcoat anything?

My words reverberate around the room and surprisingly it's Raven who speaks up. "No." She says.

The group looks at her, even Jason. "Do you have any ideas?" I ask her.

"Yes, allow him to continue being Robin." Her monotone clarifies her seriousness.

We all gawk at her; maybe she does need a break from all the healing. "What?" We all say.

Raven sighs. "If you stop him from being Robin the press will look into it and eventually the Justice League. If you allow him to continue being Robin we can watch him and never let him go on missions alone. When he wants to be alone he goes to his room only, never out into the City of Gotham by himself."

Bee questions her. "Like personal confinement?"

"Almost." She looks at me. "It makes the most sense, why involve the press. I don't really believe in second chances, but I do understand why he did it."

Beast Boy nods his head. "I agree with Raven. He found out his only family left died, when I found out my parents died I wanted to kill anything that got in my way." He shrugs and also looks at me. Jason keeps his head bowed.

I speak up. "I don't agree, even though Beast Boy wanted to kill someone when his parents died, he didn't because he was disciplined, he was in control. Jason has no excuse, it is no excuse!" I say dramatically. Jinx, Cyborg, and Bee still look like they're wondering what to do.

Babs stands up. "Let's make a decision so we can get this over with." She claps her hands together. "Everyone put your heads down." She orders, we all obey. "If you're in favor of Jason's rights as Robin being revoked raise your thumb off the table, do not raise your head or look." I raise my thumb, after a few moments she resumes. "If you believe that Jason should get a second chance with more careful watch then raise your thumb." More moments pass. "Raise you heads."

I look around as does everyone else. Babs clears her throat again and looks at Jason. "You get a second chance." She says solemnly.

He nods, which is unexpected. I estimated him to jump up and down while yelling 'suck it' or 'aw yes'. Jason looks at us and nods. His face is emotionless and he walks out of the room, he has a second chance now, much to my dismay.

Raven sighs and stands up. "Now that Jason is still Robin, what are we going to do about the increasing crime rates? Are we going to join patrol?"

I nod. "We'll start patrol again tomorrow, but for the rest of the day take time to relax and collect your energy. I'm going to see Starfire." I say and walk out of the room fast.

I'm pissed that Jason is getting a second chance, and I'm angry that I missed Starfire's awakening this morning. My mind is purposely turning out of control. As I enter Starfire's hospital room, I notice that she's no longer lying on her back. With relief I pull up a chair and go to the side of the bed where I can look at her still bruised face.

I sigh as I notice her glow is coming back, this is the road to recovery, I have to be here for her. I see my mask on her night side table and I slip it on. The other's know my secret identity, she doesn't. I look around the room to make sure I'm alone and I decide that now is the time to allow everything I've been feeling to flow out.

I clear my throat. "Starfire, I feel guilty." I take a couple moments and continue. "You once told me that whenever I'm feeling guilty that must mean that I was being selfish, and you were right. I was selfish and now I'm feeling guilty. I should've listened to my own heart, not Bruce. I feel so bad that I hurt you the way that I did. I was also gullible, and vain." I feel my eyes start to fill with tears and I sniffle loudly. "This is my entire fault, if I would have guaranteed my protection for you, if I would've given you my heart the way you gave me yours." I bite my tongue, careful not to lose myself in this small room.

"Stupidity should not be in my genetic makeup, I'm supposed to be brave, and emotionless; yet I can't ever be those things because you're constantly on my mind, pulling me closer to humanity and social civilization. You may not be human, but you have more humanity than me and Bruce combined."

I let the tear trickle down my face and I wipe it away brutally. "Remember the good times we had, like our dates by the beach? I remember that when we were done our fancy beach meal you'd wrap up your left overs and beg me for a walk on the warm sand. When we made it to the shady part of the beach you insisted that we give away our leftovers to the homeless circles we saw. It was so generous, so valiant. I never thought things like this could happen to sweet people like you." I sniffle again and I reach out to take her bruised hand. "What Karras did was horrible, you only deserve happiness."

I smirk as I reminisce on some more sweet memories. "When you're fully healed we're going on vacation, all of us. We're not going to worry about Bellerose or Scarecrow, or Slade, anyone!" I laugh lightly; I know that if she was awake now she would be ecstatic with the idea of a vacation. "Wherever you want to go, we'll do it. I promise."

She stirs suddenly and I release her hand. She starts to toss and turn violently, and within moments she's screaming in pain and yelling things in Tamaranian. Her screams continue and tears start pouring down her face. In a panic I run to the door and throw it open, "RAVEN! CYBORG! ANYONE! Something's happening with Star!" I yell and I hear their footsteps pounding on the carpet.

Starfire's screaming intensifies and literally threatens to rip my ear lobes off. Raven rushes into the room followed by everyone else. She sits on the edge of the bed and places two fingers on Starfire's forehead. Starfire immediately stops screaming and her eyes pop open, she sits up extremely fast and bumps heads with Raven. Raven yelps and stands back.

Starfire looks at us and more tears fill her eyes, shock is evident on her face. Her eyes flicker past me and within seconds she's sobbing. Raven sits on the bed and holds Starfire gently as she cries. Pure terror and sadness resonate through me. "Is she okay?" I ask.

Starfire looks at us, Beast Boy, Jinx, Cyborg, and Bee come further into the room. Starfire's face is stained with wetness but she smiles anyway. My heart literally drops at that smile, it's so joyful. After everything her smile is still able to erase the darkness. "Friends!" She croaks and they all swoop in to give her a hug.

When they let go she looks at Raven. "Alfred said a man named the Nightwing has saved me, that name is very familiar. How did you all get here? Did the Alfred tell you I was here?" She asks hopefully.

Raven smiles at her. "Nightwing is Robin; we were the ones that saved you." She says quietly.

Her face brightens with realization and she spots me. "You saved me?" She asks.

I nod and rush in to hug her. She literally leaps up from the bed to embrace me and I swirl her around. I don't want to let go, I don't want to leave her side. I set her back down on the bed and she touches my face gingerly. "I knew you would." She whispers.

Cyborg and Bee step forward. "So we're not exactly sure what happened, but we have a pretty good idea." Bee says.

Starfire's face loses all its cheeriness and she curls her knees up to her chest. "Everyone may take a seat." She says inaudibly.

We all find chairs and sit down near her; she stares at the blanket and covers herself with it. "When I arrived on Tameran, things were different. Galfore was killed by Karras, he became the new leader. He did not like my arrival and saw me as a threat. He married me out of lust, not diplomacy. I made a plan to kill him and when I was about to make my great escape he caught up to me a-and, h-h-he-"

She stops talking and sobs unexpectedly; she covers her mouth with her hand and waves off our concern. "He defiled me." She says angrily. Her eyes look enraged, and her breathing is ragged, she stares off into the room, not meeting any of our concerned and angry faces. "He continued to do this, for hours at a time. When he stopped he beat me up, he claimed that I had already fallen in love with someone else." Her gaze turns to me.

"Tamaranian love is eternal; whoever I fall in love with it is forever." She says sadly. My heart feels like its drowning and I take a deep breath. If her words could be compared to a punch then hers was a knock out.

"They beat me senseless and threw me in the dungeon, they were going to come back in a few days and defile me more if it was not for you." She looks at all of us and tears of sadness fall off of her face. "Now I am ashamed, I have a chance that I am carrying a bumgorf. Usually my people can sniff it out and see but I am no longer on my planet."

Bee stands up. "I have you covered, sweetie."

Starfire smiles at her appreciatively. "I feel empty inside, Karras took something that was mine." Her eyes scrunch in anger again.

Beast Boy adds in. "What did he take?" He asks in a small voice. Starfire looks away and Beast Boy's face softens. "Let it out Starfire." He whispers.

"My dignity!" Starfire growls, more tears rush down her face.

Raven places a hand on her knee. "You're safe with us now." She says.

Starfire nods and looks at me. "I assume that you are the one who fought Karras, what has happened to him?" She asks.

Cyborg and I exchange looks and I bow my head. I feel no better than Jason now, and I consider lying. "He's dead." I reply without looking at anyone else.

The Titans all gasp at me, and for once I'm glad Babs is not here. "Dude, you're no different than Jason now!" Beast Boy exclaims as he stands.

I glare at him; he's never been one for decency. "I am nothing like Jason." I resist the urge to yell and grit my teeth.

Starfire looks at us confusingly. "Please friends, who is this Jason that you speak of?" She asks.

Bee and Raven exchange looks and Raven stands. "We need time alone with Starfire; I have to help her heal in intimate places."

Beast boy and Cyborg stand up and bolt out of the room, I look one last time at Starfire and I see all the hurt and heartbreak in her eyes. My chest pangs in guilt again and my mind spirals back into its negative places. Bee walks over to me and shoves me out of the door, my eyes don't leave Starfire; not for a moment.

As soon as I exit the room I'm greeted with glares. Cyborg pokes me in the chest. "What's your punishment?" He says angrily.

I sigh and rub my temples. "I did it out of defense." I say in a low tone, I can't allow my own team to turn against me.

As I begin to walk away Beast Boy grabs my shoulder and turns me around. "Excuses mean nothing to us!" He shouts. "You killed a man! Out of blindness! I thought you were above things like this?" He gives me a harsh look and angrily rushes down the hall. He suddenly lets out a yell and falls to the ground.

"RAVEN!" I shout and bang on the door. She pops out of the room with a panicked expression; she sees Beast Boy curled into a ball and rushes to his side.

"What's going on?" She yells.

Cyborg gives me a glare and I run my hands through my hair. "How the hell is this happening?" I scream.

Beast Boy shouts again in agony and we all crowd around him and Raven. His eyes are wide and feral. His talons are growing and his fangs are protruding. Raven places her hands on his chest and her eyes glow white. For a moment everything is silent, Jinx gasps and her eyes also start to glow white.

Cyborg looks at them with a confused expression. "What the hell is going on?" He shouts, Bee places a hand on his cybernetic arm to quiet him.

Raven and Jinx gasp at the same time and their eyes return back to normal. Jinx looks at Raven. "What the HELL was that?" She yells.

Raven gives her an apologetic look. "I needed to use some of you magic, my source is weakened enough. What you just saw was the Beast. It's getting stronger; the Sakutia virus is taking over at a rapid pace." Raven sighs and looks at the rest of us. "Nightwing, go stay with Starfire, the rest of you help me take Beast Boy to his infirmary room. Then we'll check on Flash." The team gives her a funny look but after a couple moments we all obey.

I look at Raven and she nods at me, like she's giving me approval for entering Starfire's room. I gulp and make my way to her room; I knock and enter the room cautiously. I hope she can't sense the fear in me. My eyes immediately connect with hers, she's sitting up in bed; her green eyes are staring so kindly at me. The box she is holding is clutched desperately in her hands. I close the door and continue to awkwardly stare at her.

"Greetings." She says casually.

"Hey." I reply back.

She looks away and looks down at the box. "Robin, I was informed that you were my savior. Is that true?" She asks sadly.

I clear my throat and move to the chair next to her bed. "Yes, I saved you, but not as Robin."

Starfire smirks. "You are now the Nightwing. I knew this day would come." She sighs and lowers her gaze back down to the box. "I need your opinion." She says sadly.

I nod. "Anything." I say.

She looks at me with watery green eyes. "Do not think of me as weak when I say this."

"You could never be weak in my eyes Starfire." I reply with honesty.

She nods and looks back down at the small rectangular box. I want to ask what it is but I restrain myself. She frowns for a moment, like she's pondering something. "I feel disgusting, and dirty." She says and a small sob escapes her mouth. A couple tears roll down her cheeks once again, and I know that it is killing her to show such emotions. "Do you find me disgusting? Am I the 'used trash'?" Her eyes still refuse to meet mine.

"No." I say in an appalled voice. Before I can continue she interrupts.

"Liar!" She yells. "Karras defiled me! He has claimed me as his! I could be bearing his child as we speak, and you still lie to me?" She asks.

I shake my head and reach out to turn her face to me. I sit on her bed and hold her chin so she can't turn away from me. "What happened to you does not make you disgusting or dirty. You are not at fault here, you were a victim. If you're bearing his child, it doesn't make you any less desirable in my eyes." I say sincerely.

More tears spill from her eyes and I wipe them away gingerly. I take off my mask and her eyes widen. She suddenly lunges forward and buries her head in my chest, her sobbing makes me want to cry too, but I have to stay strong. For her. She needs me, and I can't turn away from her ever again. I smooth down her hair and allow her to sob. Her red hair detangles around my fingers and her scent wafts through my nose, so much familiarity, so many memories.

She detaches herself from me and wipes her face. She holds the box up to my vision and frowns. "This is the pregnancy of tests, Bee has given it to me, but I am afraid that I do not know how to use it."

I look at the box and sigh. "Well, this is going to be awkward."

"I do not like the awkward of situations." Starfire says fearfully.

I resist the urge to chuckle, I don't know much about women or pregnancy, so this might be hard to explain. "When you open the package, they'll be a device with a stick attached. You open the compartment and pee on the stick."

Starfire makes a funny face. "Earthly customs are most strange, but I will oblige." She gives me a feeble smile.

I slither off the bed and offer her a hand as she stands up. She's a lot thinner than the last time I saw her, as her feet hit the ground she winces and I wrap my arm around her to steady her paces. She limps to the small built in bathroom a couple feet away and she closes the door. As the door shuts all the fear I've been feeling trickles back into my senses. If she isn't pregnant we can focus on recovering her mental health, and slowly incorporating her back into the team. If she's pregnant, oh god, I don't even know what I would do, where I would go from there. I would step up and father the baby, but what about her healing? What about the constant reminder of Karras?

After 15 minutes of excruciating waiting the door opens. She steps out, her face completely blank, emotionless. Her eyes slowly rise to meet mine and in that moment I know, I feel all the pain she's feeling. She rushes into my arms and cries and I collapse onto the floor with her, crying the same way she is. I look down at the pregnancy test on the floor and more tears escape me. She's pregnant, I'm a father.

A/N: You all probably hate me, I'm sorry for this. Oh gawd, I'm so afraid of even looking at the reviews now! Well, on the bright side the super bowl is today (don't hate me!) Don't forget to point out any mistakes I made, I have a severe concussion so this was very hard to do. :)

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Next Chapter: We investigate Starfire's predicament a little more, Jinx and Flash share a moment (bring tissues), Starfire and Richard analyze their future together (is there one?), Jason is up to some weird stuff, AND Beast Boy is in for a world of trouble! Be there to find out what's going on!

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