Chapter Inspired By: What do you Want by Evanescence, Everybody wants something from me and Miss Nothing by The Pretty Reckless

WARNING: Cutting, Angst, Implied Rape, Torture, Slavery, Possibly drinking and Drug Use, Implied Sexual Situations, slight implied incest, Gore

AN: All previous chapters have been slightly revised.

Summary: Starfire has always had that happy mask to hide the horrors of her past happens when her mask cracks and her past catches up with her? Can the Teen Titans save her from destroying herself? Or will she be overlooked as usual?

Welcome to Cracked Masks

Everyone's mouth dropped. This couldn't be Starfire! Starfire was cute, happy, and innocence practically radiated off of her, even with the skimpy purple uniform she usually wore. This girl... was like a more intense, redheaded version of Blackfire. There was a kind of suppressed tension filling the room as the titans stared at Starfire and she watched them with intense eyes.

"w.w.w, why the change Star?' Beastboy asked cluelessly.

Starfire ignored him and just continued to stare intensely with a blank face. The teens in front of her shifted nervously before a wolfish grin lit up her face and added a feral look to her features.

"I'm not a part of the team anymore, I don't have to keep up with innocent image you keep. I can be myself again. Bet you've never seen this side of me have you?" She questioned, tilting her head.

'No" Robin said mystified. "Why are you acting this way now? Why are you dressed like that?"

Starfire turned her head towards him and tilted it slightly. "This is how I really am. The Starfire you know was all an act. I thought that was a much better personality for an alien superhero. As I'm no longer a superhero, I'm free to be myself. As for why I'm dressed this way, besides it being much cuter than that purple uniform i usually wear, I'm going to a party at Midnight Rose"

Cyborg eyes bulged out. "You! Your going to a party at Midnight Rose! That club is so exclusive, it's almost funny!"

Star shrugged, her eyes glittering mysteriously. "I have connections. A...friend (you could call them) is having a party there. You know what, I'll even offer a peace offering. I'm sure I could get you in if you wanted if you wanted to go. To show there's no hard feelings."

Donna saw the hurt and something else she couldn't identify in Starfire's eyes and doubted her words. If the Titans went, she would go to protect her new friends (and her long-time crush). She didn't trust this Starfire.

BeastBoy jumped up, super excited. " Yeah, We're sorry about hurting you earlier but we can't risk it. So it's all good? Can we go?"

Starfire let a vague smile drift on her face. "Yeah everythings fine, We have to leave quickly though. Places to be, People to see. 15 minutes people. I suggest everyone comes, its going to be a interesting experience."

Starfire led the titans right to the front of long line right in front of the bouncer, ignoring the hateful murmurs and lustful glances that followed her. No one dared to say anything to her though, they knew who she was (or their friends did), what she would do, and who she knew. You didn't go up against the Party Queen of Jump City and hope to remain intact.

The burly bouncer bowed his head as she stared at him dispassionately. "He's in his usual spot Ms. Kori." She inclined her head regally, acknowledging his statement and led the group pass the bouncer, through the club (which looked like a normal club), and up the VIP stairs to a large door. She turned to the teen heroes with a sneer on his face and an icy look in her green eyes. " Listen, for tonight at least, your normal teenagers, okay? When you get back into your superhero personas, you better forget everything you see here or I'll definitively make you regret it. I know your weakness remember? Don't try to use anything against him later."

Donna narrowed her eyes at the redhead. That sounded like a threat, and no one threatened her. Where was the loving, friendly girl the team talked about so much. The girl she was talking to was nothing of the sort; Actually, she seemed more like a villain than a heroine.

Starfire must have felt Donna's eyes on her as she sneered in the girls direction before ignoring her completely. Starfire's whole demeanor changed slightly as she put a smirk on her face and walked through the door.

The titans followed the girl through the door but stopped to drop their jaws. The VIP lounge was a another floor with more special accomodations. It was alot nicer up here. They was also alot more drug and alcohol abuse going on up here. They could see people binge drinking, popping pills, and snorting cocaine. In the back, on a slightly raised platform sat a chair reminicent of a throne.

In that chair, sat a handsome man Antonio Benson, the owner of the club and the new Red-X's older brother. He had beautiful olive toned skin and a chiseled face from which piercing stormy gray surveyed the room, lighting up when they landed on an approaching red-head.

The Titans watched as the two approached each other, the crowd parting for naturally as if they could sense the pull the two had towards each other. Their draws dropped again as Benson grabbed Starfire and pulled her into a deep kiss.

Robin's eyes narrowed as he tried to ignore the feeling of jealousy that erupted in his body.

Review!

This chapter was dedicated to blackdeviouserose and other reviewers for getting me off my ass and reminding me to spend my time doing something useful like cranking out chapters. :3

Ehh, not that great of a chapter and slightly short. I lost interest in this story at one point but now I'm motivated to write again. Meaning quicker updates hopefully.