Once again I don't own the Teen Titans
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Chapter Fourteen: END
'This has got to be one of the most awkward situations I've ever been in.' Robin thought staring at Kori 'She doesn't know who I am behind the mask but I know her. And that scares me. Why?'
The girl clutched tightly at her bathrobe, which covered her whole body up to her neck. Her green eyes were wide with shock "Who are you?" she repeated quietly.
Robin considered going for a smoke bomb and making an exit but something held him back. He straightened out of his crouched fighting position "Robin." he replied.
He received a small nod. It was better than a scream for help. "I have seen you on the news. Your existence is supposedly a legend."
Robin smiled slightly "I look pretty real. Don't I?" he paused to look down at himself for a moment "Or are you thinking this is all just a dream… Kori?"
"How do you know my name?" the girl demanded taking a small step backwards out of fear. Robin was blocking the way to the kitchen which was the most likely place for a phone to be.
The Boy Wonder raised his hands "Easy, I'm not here to hurt you. You know me."
Kori shook her head "I have never seen you before."
Robin took a small step towards the girl. She eyed him warily but allowed him the movement "You know who I am beneath the mask." Robin explained quietly. His heart was racing at a million miles an hour.
"I do?" Kori asked.
"I go to your school. JCA." he lowered his hands and closed the last few feet between them. Kori was trying to hide her fear "I'm not here to hurt you, Kori." Robin whispered softly.
The girl's free hand reached out slowly. She hesitated then cupped his cheek in her hand. Timidly she reached up and brushed her fingers against his mask. Robin raised his own hand and fastened her fingers around the fabric. With agonizing slowness Kori peeled the mask away from the blue eyes underneath.
"Richard." she breathed staring at him in astonishment "You are…" her words caught in her throat as she looked down at the floor. She backed up a step.
"Kori?" Richard asked confused at her actions "Are you okay?" his brows furrowed "I still want to be your friend Kori. I just didn't want to hide this from you."
A tear spilled out from the girl's green eyes "I know Richard…" she opened her bathrobe "I wanted to show you before."
Beneath the robe was Starfire's outfit of a purple miniskirt and sleeveless crop top. Her boots were missing and her hair was still blonde but it was Starfire's pose to the letter.
Richard looked up at her "You… You're Starfire?" he paused to process this "Then that means… Jennifer and Rachel…"
"They are Jinx and Raven, yes." Kori, or rather Starfire, replied. She hugged herself tightly "This is what I wanted to tell you earlier. But I was afraid you wouldn't believe me."
"Kori…" Richard whispered stepping closer to her. Tears were falling down the girl's cheeks. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders trying to comfort her.
"You will have to arrest us now, will you not?" the alien beauty cried "You are white and I am black. We can not be grey."
Robin smoothed her hair softly "No," he murmured "I'm not going to arrest you. I trust you with my secret."
Starfire sniffled slightly "I was going to tell you… we decided that we would retire. No more stealing."
Richard smiled "You have no idea how glad I am to here that." he told her. He wiped her cheeks with his thumb "Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Of course," Starfire replied, "But let us do so outside so we're not in danger of being seen. I will meet you on the roof in a moment."
Robin nodded and made his way back through the house.
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Terra sat on the island out in the bay. Rocks floated around her head and every few seconds one would fly towards the water with a spark of yellow power.
"Hey," a voice whispered. Beast Boy leapt over the rocks in the form of a goat. He morphed back into a human "Everything okay?" he asked sitting down.
Terra shrugged and skipped another rock "I think so… Red-X said I could stay with him. He's moving to Jet City. He said he'd like to start a Titans West. He was talking with Robin earlier."
The changeling nodded "Terra… I'd like to put all this stuff behind us. And be friends again." he said looking at the blonde geomancer beside him.
Terra smiled "Me too." she stood up and held out one gloved hand "Hi I'm Terra." she asked looking down at the still sitting shape-shifter.
Beast Boy lurched to his feet "Hi Terra, I'm Beast Boy." he greeted shaking her hand.
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Kid Flash ran through the streets at two hundred miles an hour. The only thing that he left behind was a light wind. He grinned to himself as he zipped up and down the roads.
Finally he stopped to catch his breath in an alley. He leaned against the wall doubled over trying to slow down his heart, with the grin still on his face.
"Out of breath Kid Flash?" a familiar female voice said from the darkness of the alley. Raven walked into view her cloak opened out behind her, revealing the emblem on her bodysuit.
"Na," Kid Flash replied smiling at her "I'll be fine in a minute." he stood up straight and looked at the dark sorceress "What's new with you?"
The purple eyes examined the alley with a quiet intensity "Nothing really," she turned to the speedster "We've decided to retire."
Kid Flash raised an eyebrow over his mask, "Aren't you all a little young for that?"
Raven rolled her eyes "From stealing." she explained giving him a look.
"Oh… I knew that!" Kid Flash retorted following the hooded young woman as she started floating down the alley "So… you guys maybe gonna try out the hero thing?"
Raven smirked slightly "I believe Starfire wants to. She seems to become attached to Robin."
"And Jinx?"
The smirk grew into a knowing smile "You would be better off asking her yourself." Raven replied walking into the shadows that swallowed her up.
Kid Flash stared after her then took off in a streak of red and gold.
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Jinx sat on a rooftop swinging her legs over the edge, her heels drumming the side lightly. She sighed slightly and looked up at the night sky. Suddenly her hair blew to one side sharply then returned to its normal state.
"Hey Jinx," Kid Flash's voice greeted. The speedster stepped over to where she was sitting "Mind if I join you?"
The witch shrugged "Last time I checked it was a free country." she said not moving her head to look back at the high speed hero.
Kid Flash chuckled and sat down"Raven told me Starfire was thinking about doing the hero thing."
"Yep." Jinx replied leaning back on her hands.
"What about you?"
Jinx sighed and raised her head up to the sky. After a moment she turned to look at Kid Flash "I don't think I'm really cut out to be a hero."
"Why not? You've got more kick butt than anyone I've ever seen." Kid Flash exclaimed swinging his fists to emphasize his point.
This action brought a soft laugh from Jinx. "That's not what I'm worried about."
"Then what is it?"
Jinx looked at her hands. Tiny lightning bolts crackled over the skin "My powers cause bad luck. That's all I am… a jinx." she fought back tears "That's why my parents abandoned me."
Kid Flash reached out and squeezed the girl's hand tightly ignoring the slight jolt that traveled up his arm "…. I wish I could say something right now."
The pink haired witch wiped her eyes and smiled at the speedster "Well thanks for trying." she sighed a little "I'll have to get back to you on the hero thing."
Kid Flash nodded "I understand." he stood and offered Jinx his hand. He pulled the girl to her feet "But if you ever need someone to talk to… just say so. I'm bound to hear it."
Jinx nodded and in the blink of an eye the young man was gone, leaving only a gust of wind in his wake. The witch took a running start and flipped her way down a fire escape to the alley below. She landed in a crouch and stood slowly. Her cat eyes combed the darkness. Then with a slight shrug she turned to leave.
She didn't notice the pair of silver eyes watching across the street or the strange forms moving around on the rooftop above her.
END… FOR NOW…
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Okay this is the first instalment of my trilogy. The next one will be called Lives of a Thief and it will star Jinx of course! I'll try to post the summarry on my profile after I post this.
God Bless!
Raven's Shadow Of Light