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Cherry Meets the Teen Titans: chapter 8

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While that was going on, Mo and Atticus were out in the city together when they saw the Titans. Mo and Atticus smiled to each other as they had some nice alone and quality time together. Cyborg was at an All You Eat Buffet and he seemed to be having the time of his life. Beast Boy was trying to find something to do since the place he wanted to go to wasn't open.

Starfire was wandering around aimlessly, wondering where to go and what to do around this city. She seemed a little sad when she saw two robot monkeys in a store walking up to each other and gave a kiss which lit them both up. Atticus and Mo both saw that Starfire was sad and had a pretty good idea of why she was sad and decided that maybe their date could be like a double date.

Starfire sighed softly, then sensed she wasn't alone, then looked to the two. "Oh... Friends Atticus and Mo... I did not see you there."

"Are you okay, Starfire?" Atticus and Mo asked, already knowing why she was sad.

"Oh... I was just... Thinking..." Starfire's voice trailed off.

"What about?" Mo asked. "If it's not too much trouble..."

"Yeah, we wouldn't want to cause any trouble." Atticus said.

"Well, I am just sad, that is all." Starfire frowned.

"What about?" Mo asked.

Starfire sighed. "I am worried for Robin... He has been working himself over lately."

"Then why not take him out on a date?" Atticus asked.

"Date?" Starfire asked.

"You know what a date is, right, Star?" Mo asked then.

Starfire stopped to think. "Is that the social ritual in which two go together in hopes of forming a relationship with each other?"

"Exactly! Wow, you've been learning quite a lot about Earth during your stay here." Atticus smiled.

"The others have helped me." Starfire smiled back.

"So then, why don't we make this date a double date, so then we can enjoy each other's company while you and Robin get to make a connection?" Mo smiled.

"Oh, I do not know if Robin has time for the double date..." Starfire bowed her head as she instantly frowned again.

"Of course he will." Mo smiled.

"I am not sure," Starfire put her hands together. "Will you help me so I do not fear the rejection?"

"We'll be right there by your side." Atticus assured her.

"By the way, Atticus, how did you become so strong?" Starfire asked.

"Huh?" Atticus asked. "Oh, you noticed that, huh?"

"I have never known the humans could become that strong." Starfire replied.

"Long story..." Atticus said. "See, it all started at Mount Olympus and Ancient Greece..."

And so, Atticus told her how he got his incredible strength and also how his strength got to be increased, thanks to Drell. Starfire listened, she was very curious of these people, but they must be in Atticus's debt to let him have such strength that could rival anyone who competes in the Olympics.

"And now, every once and a while, which is all the time at home, I exercise with the orb Drell gave me." Atticus said.

"This Drell must be a wise man to trust you." Starfire smiled.

"He really is wise and strong." Atticus smiled.

"Though he can be aggressive sometimes..." Mo commented.

"Oh?" Starfire asked.

"He shouldn't hurt you," Mo relaxed the alien girl.

"Yeah, because if he tries to hurt any of my friends, I'll wrestle him, defeating him yet again." Atticus said.

"Is he a god too?" Starfire asked.

"Warlock," Mo corrected. "He used to be Head of the Witches Council, he still has his powers, but he doesn't use them at his new job."

"He's a gym teacher now." Atticus said.

"Hmm..." Starfire nodded, very curious of this Drell person.

"Anyways, let's go and find Robin." Atticus said.

"Do you know where he could be, Starfire?" Mo asked.

"I have no idea..." Starfire sighed. "I am very much worried about him."

"Well, let's start looking for him then." Atticus said.

With that, Mo, Atticus, and Starfire explored. They began to look everywhere to see if they could find Robin.

"Where are the others?" Starfire asked Atticus and Mo.

"Looking up stuff." Atticus said.

Mo looked around, keeping close as she was extremely street smart due to her upbringing. They continued to look around until finally Atticus saw where Robin was.

"Do you see him?" Mo asked the boy she had strong feelings for.

"Yeah, he's right there." Atticus said, pointing to the direction he saw Robin.

Mo and Starfire looked up and found the Boy Wonder leader of the Teen Titans who had come a long way since he had trained under Batman's wing, no pun intended.

"Here goes the nothing." Starfire said.

Robin appeared to be fighting something... Or someone rather. There were red stains all over his uniform.

"Please tell me that's just paint." Mo said while having a sneaky suspicion of what it truly was.

"I-It has to be..." Starfire was unsure. "Robin would never harm someone so violently... When Raven's demonic formations were heinous and she was scaring Dr. Light nearly to the death, he found it too extreme."

"Good to know." Mo winced.

"Maybe we should ask him later." Atticus said.

"I... I guess so..." Starfire looked and sounded worried to see the Boy Wonder now.

The three of them decided to give the Boy Wonder some space, but his space didn't last long as the Japanese police force came. Robin was breathing heavily as he was covered in the red mess and there seemed to be a huge misunderstanding. And where it seemed like he was going to be under arrest. This was not a good sign. The citizens of Tokyo looked absolutely horrified. This was seruously a case of 'this isn't what it looks like'. Robin was then taken away by the men in the Japanese force to take him away and lock him up. Starfire rubbed her eyes as she left with Atticus and Mo.

"Are you crying?" Mo asked.

"No... I just have something in the eyes." Starfire said which was usually what someone said when they were crying, but did not want to be honest about it.

"Starfire, I don't think that person or thing was alive in the first place, I think it was one of the creations." Atticus told her.

"Creations?" Starfire looked, curiously.

"One of the creations of Brushogun." Atticus said.

"But the Commander said--" Starfire spoke up.

"That has to be a fluke..." Mo added, knowing where Atticus was going. "A trap if you will... Whoever sent that guy tried to get Robin in trouble."

"Yeah, so then, he would look like he was a murderer." Atticus said.

"Why would someone do that?" Starfire frowned.

"Because he's a hero and anybody who wants you guys out of Tokyo is trying to make sure of it." Mo said sharply once she pieced that together.

"Wow, Mo, that was nice detective work." Atticus admired.

Mo blushed to him. "Guess I picked it up from you."

"Yeah, I guess you did." Atticus smiled.

Mo smiled bashfully.

"Oh, poor Robin, I fear they have put him in the big house now." Starfire trembled in worry for her teammate.

"I'm afraid you might be right." Atticus said.

"What do we do now?" Mo pouted, all hope felt lost.

"I don't even know." Atticus said.

"We must not give up, my friends..." Starfire was more sad out of all of them. "Robin is counting on us and we must not allow him to give up the hopes on us."

"You're right, Starfire." Atticus said.

Starfire hugged Atticus and Mo for emotional support.

"We'll think of something, Star." Mo promised.

"I give you both many of the thanks." Starfire replied.

"You're welcome." Atticus said.

Starfire looked a little miserable.

"You love him, don't you, Star?" Mo asked.

Starfire looked back to them with a broken face, but she did nod. "I have had many of the strong feelings for Robin for the longest time now... I believe it is what you humans call 'a crush'."

"Did you two have your first dance together?" Atticus asked.

"In a way..." Starfire shrugged. "Killer Moth threatened the world unless Robin went to the prom with his daughter, Kitten."

"You have more than just a crush on him, you're in love with him." Atticus said.

"Are you certain?" Starfire asked curiously.

"Do you think about him a lot?" Atticus asked.

"Yes." Starfire nodded.

"Does your heart racer faster every time he passes in the Tower?" Atticus then asked.

"Yes." Starfire replied.

"Does it bother you when he chews gum?" Mo asked.

Starfire glanced at her. "No."

"Then it must be true love." Mo smiled.

"Yep, the moment you shared your first dance with him was the sign of past crush and straight to in love." Atticus said.

"Do you really think so?" Starfire was curious.

"Yep, the love bug has definitely bitten you." Mo nodded once.

"What is this bug of love!?" Starfire panicked. "Do not let it infest me with diseases!"

"No, no, no, it's just an expression." Atticus chuckled.

"Oh..." Starfire looked relieved now.

"It just means you're in love." Mo added.

"Ohh." Starfire said, now understanding.

"Yeah..." Atticus and Mo said to her.

Starfire looked between them. "How did it work for the two of you?"

"Well, it worked by the true love test, but before that it was our first date that we didn't even know was a date." Atticus said.

"True Love Test?" Starfire asked. "What is this Test of the True Love and what was your first date?"

"Funny story..." Mo said with a half smile half smirk. "We got separated from the other Junkyard Dogs with Scamp and Angel during that adventure... We walked in the park... We ate spaghetti... We caught fireflies... It was a night for me unlike any other... I never thought I'd end up having a boyfriend... I'd never met anyone like Atticus, I didn't think I could, since, well, I was a street urchin."

"A street urchin, does that mean you were an orphan?" Starfire asked with a gasp.

"Yeah..." Mo said softly, then decided to explain. "My parents died in a car accident when I was very little... I was sent to live with my grandmother and her dog. Eventually, that dog got pregnant and had puppies and I got to keep one of them. She was the nicest and sweetest one of them and I named her Angel. I grew very close with Angel, she was like the little sister I had always wanted. We were just inseparable..."

"What happened after that?" Starfire asked.

"Foster home trouble..." Mo explained. "Eventually my grandmother vanished... Angel and I were sent to several different foster families... The families would move away... Have their own baby... Have an allergic reaction to Angel... We just got sick of it all... We then ended up on the streets and I refused to stay at an orphanage because they don't allow pets... Angel and I ended up in the Junkyard and we've been there for about four or five years."

"So, how did the two of you meet?" Starfire asked.

"It was the Fourth of July holiday," Atticus explained. "Cherry invited me to meet her relatives James and Elizabeth and their baby, Junior, and of course, their dogs, Lady and Tramp and their puppies... I'm a total dog person, I guess she knew I'd agree to come if I got to meet dogs. They had a troublesome puppy named Scamp and I felt like I wanted to be a dog, so we started to hang out... After being picked up from the airport, we went to their house and Scamp was being chained in the yard for misbehaving... However, there were rowdy stray dogs who were picking on a dog-catcher with a human girl."

"That's of where we got to meet." Mo smiled.

Starfire smiled, she liked this story so far.

"Though, I kinda didn't like Atticus at first..." Mo admitted.

Atticus looked to her. "You didn't like me?"

"Sorry..." Mo smiled apologetically. "It's just that most boys were real idiots or total jerks..."

"Understandable." Atticus said.

"When did you start liking him?" Starfire asked.

"After our first night together and we really listened to each other..." Mo explained.

"Awww!" Starfire smiled.

"That and she was so worried about me when we dropped down into a lake from a bridge to escape a speeding train." Atticus smirked at Mo.

"I wasn't that worried..." Mo then folded her arms with a smirk back. "I was just worried for... Angel's sake."

"Uh-huh, sure." Atticus smirked back.

"What is this about a speeding train?" Starfire was in suspesne over that part of the story.

"Oh, we ended up on train tracks and we had to jump for our lives." Mo explained.

"Yeah, and where after that, started our first night out as friends/date." Atticus said.

"Angel thought it was fate..." Mo shrugged.

"And I guess Angel was correct." Starfire smiled.

"I guess so..." Mo tugged on her bandanna slightly. "Dogs seem to have better instincts about certain things than humans."

"Yeah." Atticus said.

"How were you positive?" Starfire asked.

"We grew very close after Angel and I were adopted by James and Elizabeth," Mo explained. "We found out for sure from the Test of True Love in the Netherworld."

"Awww! The young love." Starfire smiled.

Atticus and Mo looked softly to each other, then back to the Tamarian girl. Starfire smiled and hugged them both with her arms. After a little while of hugging, the three of them separated to go out to figure out what to do.
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