Robin's Diary - Part 70

By Haruka

Starfire posted about her punishment next. I could barely bring myself to read it – it was hard enough being there the first time:

Hello friends. As you know from reading previous entries about the incident at Titan Tower, after Cyborg, there was just myself and Robin left.

I had worried about Robin from the start. He was horrified when Batman said that we would all be punished there in front of each other and that he would be last. It meant he had to watch everyone else go before him, and experience the guilt for getting each of them involved and spanked as a result.

I am not empathic like Raven, but I know Robin very well. When Beast Boy and Superboy were first to go, Robin clenched his fists at his sides and began trembling. I had to do something to comfort him, but our choices were limited as we were not allowed to speak. I took one of his hands in mine and squeezed it - he looked at me gratefully and we held fast to each other's hand throughout all of our friends' ordeals.

We Tamaranians are not raised to hide our emotions, so when I saw the others get spanked and suffer the physical and emotional pain, I could not help but weep for them. Robin did not cry, but his steady grip on my hand told me all I needed to know.

Wonder Woman waited until Cyborg and Green Lantern had moved out of the circle before she walked into it herself, turning to motion to me. I felt Robin squeeze my hand extra hard, and for a moment I was not sure he would let go, but when he hesitated to do so, Batman said, "Robin," in that scary, warning tone he has, and Robin released me.

"Star," he whispered, his voice shaking.

I wanted to talk to him, but Hawkgirl took hold of my shoulders and turned me away from Robin and gave me a little push toward Wonder Woman, who was already sitting in the chair.

I went over to her and said, "I am sorry, Diana. I should not have cut school to play. It was wrong of me."

"I'm glad you realize that, Starfire," she said. "But that doesn't change what's about to happen. Please act accordingly."

I nodded, and reached up under my skirt to take down my tights and underpants. Then I lay myself over her lap. She arranged me more to her comfort, then pulled back my skirt.

I was glad then that I have long hair - it hid my face once I was over her knee. I am not sure why I was glad - I was already crying before we started, so I was not trying to disguise that fact, but still, it made me feel relieved somehow.

Diana usually uses a hairbrush to spank me, but she did not have one at Titan Tower, so she proceeded to use her hand. It sounded as awful as it felt - *SMACK* *SMACK* *SMACK*. I tried not to be noisy or cry out with each spank, because I knew how badly Robin had already suffered from watching the others. It was not easy, though. Diana has what Robin calls a 'heavy hand' when she spanks, and she makes every single blow count.

I had to bite my lip to keep from crying out nearer the end of my ordeal. My bottom was so sore and tender that it felt as though I had sunbathed on the high moons of Vascar Five. I was crying harder than before, and I realized now why I had been grateful for my hair hiding my face. If Robin could see it, he would surely know my distress, and I did not want him to feel pain on my account.

The assault on my bottom stopped, and Diana rubbed my back in slow circles. "It's all right now," she murmured. "All is forgiven. You may get up." She pulled my skirt back down to cover me, and I drew in a sharp breath. Even the touch of the cloth hurt! I carefully stood up and dressed, then allowed Diana to hug me and give me a kiss on the forehead.

I appreciated the comfort, but I was not upset for being spanked (how could I be? I deserved it) and did not need reassurance. I could only think of Robin, and how he had been forced to witness yet another person he cares about be punished. I wiped my eyes carefully, then finally looked in his direction. What I saw made me want to start crying all over again.

Although he'd held back through the previous punishments, Robin now had tears staining his cheeks and the expression on his face made my heart hurt. I started to go to him, but Shayera caught me first and shook her head. I saw Batman put a hand on Robin's shoulder and knew his own spanking would now occur. I wish the adults had taken into account how badly he already felt for us all. Surely it should be punishment enough.

Starfire

End of Part 70

No characters here are mine.

(2003)

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