Things I thought I'd never say again

No it couldn't be possible after four year why now were the here in Jump City. I couldn't let them see me. They would be disappointed in me, being the one who disappeared on them and never reappeared. Seeing them after four years brought up a lot of forgotten old memories and feelings. My grip on Starfire hand tightened. I just wanted to get as far away as possible from them as possible before they saw me. I pulled Starfire to my waist and turned left causing my team to look at me strangely and stop and look at me for answers. I told them that a movie that I liked had come out on DVD and I wanted to go get it before it sold out. I apologized for leaving them and taking Starfire with me before I turned sharply on my heals and walked as fast as I could while trying to keep my escaped not look so much like an escaped. Maybe I was a coward for not being able to face those I held close but I had my reason and not all of it was my silly "Bat-Pride". I was definitely not reappearing before my team, not now or anytime soon.

"Robin?" Starfire voice broke my trance and brought me back to reality.

"Hmm," my brilliant reply.

"Are you ok you seem worried about something," she questioned.

"Yeah everything perfect" everything was definitely not ok.

"Are you sure you seem to be very distracted as of today" she countered.

"Yeah I'm fine just have some old memories playing through my mind," it was kind of the truth mixed with a little bit of a lie, "Everything just aster."

"Aster?" she looked at me confused at my word choice, "You mean the flower?"

"Rahat!"

"What?" Starfire asked in alarm at my outburst.

"Nothing Star it's just something I swore to never stay again" I sighed pinching the bridge of my nose.

"Rahat?" Star said not realizing the profanity she just used.

"No Aster is a word that brings back memories I'd rather forget."

"Why are they bad memories?" she asked sincerely.

"Don't worry they're good memories" I pulled Starfire closer and glaring at the guys that had been looking at her for the past five minutes. Though I don't think they could tell that I was glaring because of my shades but they seemed to get the message thanks to my brooding body language.

"But I ….." she never got to finish because I caught her lips with mine not allowing her to continue the conversation.

"Just forget it," I said nibbling on her ear which caused her to shiver under my embrace.

"Ok…? Do you think we could skip the DVD and head back home" she asked me with a hint of seducing in her voice.

"I mean we never really get the tower alone and..." but I silenced her with my finger and said, "The DVD was just an excuse to get you alone."

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Starfire was stretched out on my bed next to me where I sat furiously typing on my laptop. Her light breathing and the taping of the keyboard should have kept me calm but it did not. Not when the reason as to why I had been seeing my old team and the Justice League all over town. Conner and M'gann were only the start of the familiar faces that came back to haunt me. But they were not dead they were very much alive and that scared me even more then if they were ghost and haunting me. Clark and Bruce had been in the dinner, I and Star had usually gone to for breakfast, sipping coffee and arguing over something about North Korea. Luckily my Father had not seen me and I was able to hide my emotions behind my sun glass from Star. Star did not notice my shame and obliviously went on about some TV show her and Bee had been watching every Thursday night. The next was Oliver, Barry, Wally and Artemis. Arty and Wally were arguing but funny enough they were holding hands while Ollie and Barry laughed over their pupils argument. They had been walking down the street where I and Cyborg were when they were picking up the new game that came out. It didn't stop there no then it was Kaldur and his king with J'onn and Diana and BC at the carnival where the team and I went to have fun. I was lucky that they didn't give me a second look. It was clear that something big was going on or why else would the Justice League and Young Justice all be in my city. Starfire stirred slightly and tugged on the sleeve of my hoodies in her sleep. I ran my hand through her long red hair as I waited for the data to download. Hacking into the Bat computer wasn't considered he knew his father almost as well as Alfred did. Now in the Bat's computer I was able access to "Daddy's" new "toys" and all of his most important files. From the computer I was able to find a "short-cut" to the Justice League main frame. Scanning through a bunch of files a particular name stuck out. Blackfire. Starfire's sister had somehow made it onto the long list of criminals on the League data base. Still the huge list was restively small compared o the criminals all around the "world". And by world I mean every single galaxy and universe that existed.

"Nightwing" Starfire sleepy voice interrupted my concentration.

"What's up Sleep head," I replied shutting my laptop; I would work on it later.

"What are you doing at four in the morning?" she sounded worried.

"Nothing, just some research what woke you up?"

"You saying that word again" she replied.

"You mean Rahat?" I said looking down on her sleep face.

"Yeah" she said stretching out her arms.

"Hey do you want to go for an early breakfast?" I said leaning down for a kiss.

"Yes that would be nice," she replied accepting my kiss.

Jumping up from the bed I grabbed Stars hand and dragged her to the bathroom where the warm shower waited.

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The dinner was a small place we often went to for an early breakfast. The diner was at the edge of the city avoiding the busy noise of traffic. It was me and Stars place where we always went to escape the team. We were probably the youngest people that went there; the diner was usually filled by old couples that came here to escape the never sleeping city. It was quiet in the dinner old 60's music played in the back ground and the sizzling that came from the kitchen was things I welcomed they were normal sounds. They were not familiar but they were relaxing to me. Starfire gripped her coffee in her hands sipping slowly. Her eyes were somewhere lost outside captivated by whatever crossed her sight of view. I sighed relaxing my shoulder that had been injured by Cinderblock about a week ago. I began to spin the butter knife in my hand hoping the food would get here soon. Starfire seemed to want to keep it quiet and I respected that. It seemed as though she was trying to give me space but I did not want space from her. I'd rather have her in my arms were I could burry my head in the crook of her neck and forget these memories that haunted me. The waiter came finally refilling are coffee and placing our meals on the table. Starfire face brightened her stomach had been growling for the last ten minutes. And when a Tamaran was hungry their stomach would announce it very clearly. Starfire quickly dug in why I watched her quietly. Finally I turned my attention to the food in front of me.

"Bruce what are we going to do about this girl she causing a lot of trouble," said all but too familiar voice that mentioned a name that brought back a lot of old memories.

"I'm not sure Clark," said a voice that I really hoped didn't belong to a man that I missed but couldn't face.

"So Bruce Wayne finally has no idea what to do," yep this was defiantly the Clark I knew and probably sitting across from him was defiantly my father/mentor. I swore in Romanian under his breath causing Starfire to look at me weirdly. I pinched the bridge of my nose contemplating my options. I could pretend that I never saw him and continue on like nothing happened. Or I could grab Starfire by the arm and drag her out only stopping to throw a hundred on the table. Even though one and two seemed very appealing I felt as though I should chose number three. Number three was the hardest way out and I would have to shove my pride down my throat and shake off all my fear. Now that I fad decided on number three I h ad to decided whether to take Star with me or tell her to go on right ahead and that I would catch her later. If I made her go I would be alone to face my father. If I kept her with me I could squeeze her hand as I chocked out the words I needed to say. But if she went with me she would hear about her sister and how her "big sis" was a wanted Galactic criminal. Making it to the list in which the Justice League had to get involed. Taking a deep breath I plucked the napkin from my lap and got up. Star looked over to me curiously.

"Star are you done I was hoping to introduce you to someone," I said with a slight smile this was not going to be fun. It was time to face the big bad bat.

"Who?" Star asked taking the hand I had offered her.

"My father," yep this was not going to be fun. Starfire stared at me as though I had just said the world was ending. Hey maybe it was after all The Batman did not know how to handle the situation for once. I pulled Star to the table where my father and Clark sat arguing over what they should do. Reaching the table they looked up to meet my covered eyes. They looked at me with distance for interrupting there discussion.

"How can I help you two kids," said Clark always the kind Boy Scout. My father just glared at us displeased at us for taking up his precious time. His glare caused Starfire to cringe back in fear. I just stared back meeting his glare behind my glasses. I took a deep breath before speaking the one word that hadn't crossed my lips in the past four years.

"Good to see you too, Dad" I directed to the man that was glaring at us.

There I updated I said to myself that I was going to update on Thursday but then the internet wasn't working so I couldn't. I'm happy how this chapter turned out. When I first wrote it, it was a lot different. You probably hate me for leaving you with a cliff hanger though ^^. Nightwing a little nicer and relaxed to Star than anyone else if you haven't noticed.

Yes Blackfire will be playing the villain in this story she will be a lot more evil and dangerous then how she was portrayed in the Teen Titans show. I hope you like this chapter and Nightwing is Bruce adopted son and like in the comics his parents are Romanian. So yeah please review!

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