Chapter 5

Silkie

Screaming. Anger. Blood. Lots and lots of blood. Kori awoke in her bed with a gasp and a hand over her heart. Her breathing was staggered as she tried to remain calm. It was only a dream. Please calm down Kori, it is not real.

Before she could think anymore of the dream, a slimy, pink thing crawled on her chest and started to purr. Naturally, she screamed and jumped out of the bed leaving the worm-like creature confused and saddened. Not one more moment passed by until Robin came in in his white T-shirt and plaid pajama pants. If there wasn't a creepy creature on her bed, Kori would have taken the time to take a good look at him.

"Starfire! I mean, Kori. Are you okay? What's wrong?" Surprisingly, his mask was still over his eyes.

Kori tried her best to not seem weak and frightened and succeeded. She stood tall and pointed her finger at the creature that was now under the covers. She couldn't, however, stop her lip from trembling.

Robin walked over to the bed with caution and when he yanked off the covers, he chuckled. "It's only Silkie."

"What is a Silkie? Surely it is not that… thing there?" Starfire pointed shakily to the figure once again but this time, he grabbed hold of the creature and looked like he was comforting it. Before she was able to ask what he was doing, the rest of the team entered the room in their pajamas, all except Cyborg.

Beastboy yawned and stretched then rubbed his eyes away from the sandman's powers, "Waz goin' on? I was," another yawn, "sleeping."

Kori looked at Raven's face which was focused on her. The pair of violet eyes were squinted and yet she felt a small annoyance in her mind. She almost held her head but stopped as soon as the annoyance stopped. Raven then turned to the others and spoke up.

"I think Kori finally found Silkie." The two boys formed their mouths in the shape of an 'O' to show their understanding.

"Please, this…Silkie, of yours is something you all know about?" Kori was confused beyond belief. That creepy, crawly, figure was apparently something that they didn't mind being there.

"Actually, he's technically our pet. Mainly yours." Robin explained as he started to cuddle the small worm.

"Oh, was I fond of this creature?" Even if she didn't remember anything, it was the little things like this that could help her remember who she was.

"Very. Dude, do you remember the time when you helped me hide Silkie from everyone else after the whole fight with Killer Moth where Robin had to go to the dance with Kitten! I do! He was like 'Suuhhh!' and Cyborg was like 'Booyah!' and Raven was like 'Zzzz!' and you were like 'Grr!' and I was like 'Dude!' Then we kicked his butt and saved the day in the end! Anyway, you started to feed Silkie this alien food which made him grow big to the point where even I didn't recognize him! We could have destroyed the little guy but you saved him just in time! But Robin made you give him up but that only made you miss him even more and Killer Moth found him and tried to use him for evil. We tried to beat the guy but it seemed virtually impossible for you to hurt him but you did stop them in the end! You blasted Killer Moth off of Silkie, which by the way was then a mutant killer moth, and made him choose between you and Killer Moth! Silkie blew up in the end and we all thought he was gone when in reality he was only mutating! But since that day, Robin let you keep him and now we have him as a pet!" Beastboy took an exasperated breath then added, "Don't you remember?"

Raven, of course, slapped the upside of Beastboy's head. She may have said it in a low, deathly whisper that wasn't meant for Kori to hear, but she did anyway.

"She doesn't recall anything from her past remember? Sometimes…" Raven put her head down in her hand and started to rub her temple with her other.

"Anyway, you really love the little fella Kori. Do you mind giving him a try? I know he misses ya'." Cyborg crossed his robotic arms and gave off a hint of hope in his voice. Kori was originally going to decline but after taking a look at everyone's faces, she decided to try. Test the waters.

"I shall attempt to… cuddle the Silkie. Please, may I have him?" Kori turned to Robin and held out her arms so that she would be in position to hold the creature. Robin smiled and transferred the mutant worm into her shaken arms. As soon as she took a good look at Silkie, she couldn't find any other word but simply, adorable. Although she didn't want to raise their hopes, Kori decided to hold in her emotions, just for now.

"Well, thank you all for explaining how this creature named Silkie fits in here." He belongs here more than I do.

"Uh, no problem dude." Awkward silence. The only thing that could be heard was Silkie's squirming and noises that erupted from his mouth.

"Well," Cyborg rubbed his two big hands together and gave off a kind smile, "Time for some shut-eye! Night ya'll! Have a nice night Kori!"

Cyborg then left one of his hands on the shoulders of Raven and Beastboy. They both took the hint, Beastboy more than Raven.

"Yeah, time for my beauty nap! Night everyone!"

"Good night. And you're going to have to have to sleep for a long time if you ever want to look decent enough."

"Aw come on Raven! You know you dig me! It's the ears right? Ladies love the ears." Cyborg still had his hands on their shoulders and used that to his advantage by steering them into their rooms. The last thing Kori heard was Raven's least sarcastic comment she had heard so far.

"You wish." As soon as they three left the room, Kori turned her body towards the direction of the bed before seeing the Robin was still with her. He was looking down on the ground, silently kicking the ground. Kori cleared her throat and Robin looked up, showing off a look that showed his realization that he was not in his own room.

"Well I should probably get going now. Good night Kori." Robin gave a shy smile to Kori and slowly made his way to her door. It was as if he was expecting her to stop him. Kori took the hint.

"Robin?" Almost immediately, Robin spun on his heels and faced her.

"Yeah?"

To be honest, Kori had no idea what she wanted to say. It only seemed right to stop him before he left her. "Uh, I would like for you to know that I shall try harder next time to remember. I am sorry that I was not able to recollect my thoughts about the creature Silkie," Kori held up her arms where the now sleeping Silkie was cradled.

Robin showed a generous smile on his face as he said, "Don't worry about it Kori. You'll remember soon enough, I know it. Good night." One last smile was given and then he walked back towards the door.

The door opened at his command but before the door closed behind him, Kori called out, "Pleasant shlorvaks!" Pleasant shlorvaks? Where did I get that from?

Kori shook her head and returned to her bed. Silkie was now snoring as she laid him on top of the right side of her bed. Instead of sleeping under the covers, Kori just laid herself atop of the made bed and fell sound asleep.

Aw! Silkie! He's simply adorable and I absolutely love the bond between Starfire and Silkie. It was almost heartbreaking writing about Starfire forgetting about him and repelling him. Good thing I added him in. Please review, follow, fav and all that other good stuff! I don't own anything but Warner Bros. and DC Comics do!

Always yours,

light is in the dark

P.S. I hope you see what I did there.