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Recap

Who is she?

Chapter 3

I woke up to my bed shaking and someone screaming, "Mommy! Get up mommy! MOMMY!"

I begrudgingly opened an eye to find Marie, my beautiful three year old daughter, staring at me with a huge grin on her face, fully awake and ready to play.

I smiled. Always the excited one.

"Marie, mommy can't play today. Mommy has to go to work," I told her as I got out of bed.

Marie kept on bouncing on my bed. "Pwease? Pwease, mommy? Just for a little bit!"

I smiled again. "Okay. One game. That's it, you understand me? One game."

I turned around to see her nod her head enthusiastically. "Now," I said, "what to play?" She shrugged. A gesture her father made a lot.

Her father. That instantly deflated me. She'd never meet her father. He doesn't even know she's alive.

I sighed. I then looked at Marie, who just wanted to play. She's too young to understand any of this. She luckily hasn't started asking who/ where her dad is, because when she did, I don't know what I'll tell her.

I put a smile on my face. "How about, the… Tickle Monster!" With that said, I jumped on the bed, tickling Marie.

"Mommy! Stop mommy!" She said between laughs.

I laughed myself, then let go, letting her calm down. While she was recovering from the tickle attack, I went to take a shower. Taking my clothes for the day with me, I said, "Marie, mommy's going to take a shower. Don't touch anything."

"Okay, mommy! Imma watch TV!" I chuckled, and as soon as I closed the door, my smile faded.

Marie's father. The only person I truly loved in my life. My bird, my teammate, my lover, my Robin.

I sighed. Yes, I'm Starfire. I'm the missing superhero from Tamaran who disappeared four years ago, leaving everything behind, yet leaving no trail so no one could find her.

I now go by a different name, just in case they ever found me. Kori Anders, a 21 year old SoCal native who moved to Jump City with her daughter Marie because she got bored of the California life. I perfected my English to the point where there is no accent whatsoever, dyed my hair black (and still do) every time I saw my red roots, and got a lifetime supply of blue contacts to try to mask my green eyes(the color changes, but the glow of my eyes doesn't change). The one thing I didn't change, and wouldn't change even if it were possible, was my skin tone.

Never would I mask it with makeup or discolor it with chemicals. That is the only thing that reminds me that my past wasn't a dream, it was real. I had been part of the looked up to Teen Titans. I had met many wonderful people. I had met Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven.

I smiled sadly. Raven and Robin. The two strongest of the team. Raven was like the big sister I wanted all my life. She was mature way beyond her age, and her calm aura helped me relax every time I was near her. She and I are like each other in a way, since our powers are both controlled by emotion. I smiled a bit, since I can still remember when we switched bodies and had to learn each other's powers.

Robin. The love of my life. How I miss him. I missed him so much the first three months after I left. Most of the time in those months, I'd think my reasons for leaving over and over, and I would start having second thoughts. I would then see my growing stomach, and I'd accept that I would never see my team again.

The reason I left was because I found out I was pregnant. And Robin was the father. If I would've told Robin I was expecting his child, he'd be overjoyed, but he would be so distracted in worrying about me that he would neglect his duty as leader of the Teen Titans, and would probably quit the team to take care of me. So I left. I brought nothing with me, not wanting them to think that I had run away.

For the first six months I disappeared, I painfully ignored every news report about the team, every front cover on any newspaper that featured them, etc. It was especially hard, though, to ignore the pleading of my friends, asking anyone who knew where I was to contact them, so they would at least know I was safe. Robin would never say anything, he'd just stare into space, but he would be holding back tears in his eyes. That was when I would cry, seeing how much pain I had caused him by leaving. But I stayed put, knowing that appearing after more than six months missing and pregnant wouldn't be smart. By that time I was around eight months pregnant, and about to give birth. I couldn't go back now. It was too late.

Around a month later Marie Phoebe Anders was born. I named her Marie because Robin had told me that if he ever had a daughter, he would name her Marie. So he would have some kind of connection with her, I named her the name that Robin had always liked. I picked Phoebe as her middle name because it's a bird, or so I am told. The bird name stands for Robin and Raven, whom I miss the most.

Marie has her father's pale human skin and his black hair (even though people don't know that. They think her black hair came from me, since I "have" black hair). From me she got my glowing green eyes and the hyperactive personality I had before she was born.

Later on I figured out that Marie had Robin's bossy attitude, and it brought a smile to my face. She was playing with her teddy bear and apparently they were at a store. She would tell her teddy to not play around, run down the halls, complain about food she wouldn't buy him, etc. Much like I would tell her.

The smile was quickly gone, however, when I thought about how similar she was to Robin. Of course I was happy she had a trait that proved she was his daughter, but it just made me sad, since he doesn't even know she exists.

By the time I had thought all of that over, I was already out of the shower. Guess I had done it automatically.

Ever since I left, I did basic motions without even thinking about it. I did eating, working, driving, and showering looking like a zombie, not showing any emotion at all, just doing what I had to do. I still do that, but now it's only when I'm worried or I'm thinking. The saying, "Old habits die hard" is true, then. After four years, that habit of mine hasn't gone away.

I quickly got dressed and left the bathroom to find Marie curled up in front of the TV, watching a recording of the Teen Titans fighting Cinderblock.

I cringed, but went closer to the TV, wanting to know why they were showing this.

"…amazing clip of the legendary Teen Titans fighting one of their past foes, Cinderblock. We present this to honor the day the team disbanded and settled down to have normal lives. All of them still come together to fend off possible threats to the city when it is needed, though," a blonde woman said, looking straight into the camera after the clip was done.

"We also presented this to commemorate the lost team member, Starfire. She disappeared from Jump City four years ago on this day, and she is presumed as dead. The remaining team members, Robin, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy, all decided mutually to go their separate ways on this day two years ago to honor Starfire's absence in our hearts. They requested their actual names not to be told."

"And so, in memory of the missing superhero who loved us all, we present this." She moved out of the way, to the side, and there was something about twenty feet tall covered by a huge veil. I went closer to the TV, curiosity getting the best of me.

The mayor of Jump tugged the veil off, and I gasped.

There was a statue of me, back when I was sixteen, wearing my old outfit. I was looking to the sky; one arm stretched upwards, my hand in a fist, and the other straight down, right next to my body. I was sideways, making it look like they took a picture of me while I was in the air, and had an extremely determined look on my face.

"This statue honors the memory of Starfire, one of the brave heroes who protected our city. She will always be in all our hearts, even though she is no longer with us. May she rest in peace."

I shivered upon hearing those last five words. I am alive, and that sentence just proves that no one knows that I'm not dead. I've been here—hidden— the whole time.

"Mommy? Mommy?" I was snapped back to reality by Marie, who was tugging on my jeans, looking up at me with obvious concern in her eyes.

"Yes, sweetie?" I asked her, putting a smile on my face.

Once she saw I was fine, she smiled and pointed at the TV. "Starfire looks like you, mommy."

I tried to not let my smile falter as I replied. "She does?"

I had gotten better at lying as the years went by. When your life suddenly was all a big lie, you learned quickly.

"Yeah!" She smiled again.

"Sweetie, how does she look like me?" I asked her, since I now looked nothing like my past identity.

"Not the eyes, hair, or clothes, but still you, mommy," she said, completely serious.

I stared at her, shocked. I couldn't believe she could see the resemblance between the past me and now.

"Are you sure, Marie? Mommy looks nothing like Starfire." I told her, trying to convince her that I didn't look like her.

She shook her head, looking like Robin. "No mommy. You look like Starfire. Same face," they showed another shot of the statue, and she pointed at my sixteen year old face. "See?"

The determined look on my face. The same look I get when I want something to happen or I'm doing something. I still do that, I realized. That must be what Marie was talking about.

I sighed in relief, glad to know that I was overreacting, and said, "Marie, everyone has the same face." I grabbed a mirror close by. "See?"

Marie had the same look, because she was determined to show me that I looked like my past self. She saw herself in the mirror, and her eyes widened.

"Mommy, I have the face, too!"

I chuckled a bit, before taking the mirror back and putting on my bedside table. "See honey? We all have that face. That means we want something to happen, do you understand?"

She nodded, and I smiled. "Baby, go to your room and get dressed. If you need help, call me."

"Okay mommy!" With that, she sped off to her room, giggling the whole way.

I laughed at her antics, shaking my head. Ever since she could crawl, she was hyper. And it hasn't stopped.

I got my things ready, putting them all into a handbag I had lying around. I checked to make sure I had everything I needed, and then went to Marie's room to see if she was ready. She was just finishing as I walked in, already dressed in the clothes I had picked out for her. I green short-sleeved shirt and light blue shorts. She smiled at me as I walked in.

"I'm ready, mommy!" she told me, excited. She loved going to daycare. It was just that she usually didn't stay the whole time. I normally have to pick her up early and find a babysitter.

"Okay, then. Let's go." I grabbed the keys and headed outside, Marie bouncing up and down behind me. I buckled her securely into her booster, and went to the driver's side.

I looked at the time. It was 9:11. Marie has to be at the daycare at 9:20, and I have to be at work at 9:30. The daycare was seven minutes away from our apartment, and my new job was around five minutes away. We were making great time. I smiled.

We arrived at the daycare and I stepped out. I unbuckled Marie and held her hand as we walked to the entrance. Well, I was dragged by Marie while she was running to the gates.

"Marie, slow down!" I laughed. She giggled and obeyed. We both entered the office out of breath, and one of the women working there, I'm guessing she's new, looked at us like we were crazy.

"Kori, Marie! Welcome!" I heard. I turned around and spotted who had said that. It was Jessica, the manager of the daycare. She had straight light brown hair down to her waist, always in a ponytail, and light green eyes. Right now she was walking toward us, a smile on her face.

"Hi, Jess. I'm here to drop off this little troublemaker," I ruffled Marie's hair a bit, making Marie try to swat my hands away. I laughed, and squatted down to her level.

"Marie, be a good girl today, okay? Mommy's going to be at work, and I can't miss work." She nodded, looking straight at the games, half of her attention on me. "Okay mommy."

"Bye, Marie. I'll pick you up later. Love you!" I called to her watching her practically run to the toy blocks.

"Bye mommy!" she said over her shoulder. I laughed, shaking my head, and turned to Jessica.

"Can you keep an eye on her? She's extremely hyper today, and you know what happens when she's like this." Jess nodded and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry, Kori. I'm going to make sure at least one of us is watching her at all times." She then smiled at me. "Now you need to go to work. Wouldn't want to be late on the first day, would you?" As she said that, my eyes widened and I started jogging to the doors.

"Bye, Jess! Good luck!" I yelled over my shoulder, opening the door to my car.

"Bye, Kori! Good luck to you too!" Jess yelled back, laughing.

As soon as I was in the car and driving, I checked the time. It was 9:22. I relaxed, knowing that I would still arrive early. I stopped at a gas station along the way, buying a breakfast burrito and some coffee. I also grabbed several mustard packets and put them all in my pockets.

Yes, I still like mustard. Don't judge me.

I ate quickly in my car, and then was off again. It was 9:24, so I hurried as fast as I could.

I arrived at 9:26, and hurriedly parked the car. I was in such a hurry that I almost ran into the doors of the lobby. The secretary at the front desk looked up and smiled.

"So, I'm guessing you're the new secretary for Dick?" I nodded, too breathless from running to verbally respond.

"Well, you're the secretary to one pretty hot guy. Dick is beautiful." She told me, smiling again. "Anyways, his office is on the sixteenth floor, and his office is right across the elevator doors. As soon as the doors slide open, just look straight ahead and you'll see it. Have fun." After that last part, she winked. I smiled politely and nodded; thankful I was still a little breathless and couldn't answer. I reached the elevator and got in.

As soon as the doors slid closed, I relaxed. There was no one in the elevator, and it gave me time to think about the event that has been the highlight of my day so far.

Why had they decided to reveal a statue of me now? Why didn't they present one before? I still couldn't believe it. Why, after four years? Had they just remembered that I had been part of the Teen Titans now? Had they purposely forgotten about me, thinking I had run away from them all? It would be extremely painful emotionally if that were true. I technically did run away, but they would never know.

I sighed at the same time the doors slid open to the sixteenth floor, getting back to reality.

Well, the secretary was right. His office was straight ahead. I walked slowly to the door, not wanting to get there early.

I opened the door and looked inside. He wasn't here yet, I noticed. His desk was obviously the biggest, facing the wall to the left of the door. The secretary's desk was facing 'Dick's,' pushed up against the wall his was facing. In every corner, there was a plant, taken care of well and healthy green. I sat down in front of my desk and observed the contents. There was a new computer in upper left corner, and a phone in the bottom left corner, facing me. On the other side, there was a neat pile of papers and a cup full of pencils, pens, and highlighters, with some paper clips in a little cup on the side. In the center, there was a monthly calendar, all the dates for August staring back at me. I cringed when I saw today's date. The day I left.

I reprimanded myself, not wanting to think about it. I reached inside of my bag and pulled out a thick book about the history of World War I. It just fascinated me how far humans would go to gain land and prove to others they were the best.

I came back down to Earth when I heard the door open and close. I put away the book, putting it back in my handbag, and watched my new boss walk in. He headed straight to his desk, sitting down and leaning on his chair, closing his eyes. He was wearing a dark grey suit with a black tie and handkerchief.

He stayed that way for about a minute, relaxing. He then opened his eyes, and I went into shock.

Sky blue eyes, partly messy black hair. The same face, even after all these years.

Robin.

Sorry I stopped it there, but I had to get this chapter out already.:) The next one will be finished and uploaded by tomorrow, I promise. It's just that school is hectic. Three days after the second chapter was published, I did the CAHSEE. . Worst exam I've ever taken (so far).

So anyways, that's why I haven't updated. Sorry.:)

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