Title: It's Time for WHAT?

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans or any information I may gather in regards to the Titans. I wish I was smart enough.

Trigger Warning: Mentions of sex.

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It was a beautiful day in Jump City and our five favorite heroes were up to all of their usual antics. Robin and Starfire getting ready to spend time together since they started their relationship after Tokyo, Raven meditating in her room, and Cyborg and Beast Boy

"Hey Star? I was wondering if you could meet me up on the roof. I wanted to hang out a little and talk about some things if that's ok with you." Robin said shyly. "But of course, new boyfriend Robin! I would be most delighted to partake in the hanging out and the pleasant conversations with you! I was in search of a refreshing beverage to do the partaking in. Please venture up. I shall join you shortly!" I said, excited at the prospect of spending time with Robin. As he turned to head to the roof, I opened the fridge to find my beverage. Naturally upon opening the refrigerator my eyes immediately fell on my most favorite beverage. The tangy yet delightful mustard. However not long after Robin and I became the 'couple' as he calls it, I discovered that the drinking of mustard is in fact most peculiar on this planet and that mustard is what is called, I believe the word is the condiment. Meaning it is not to be drunk as a beverage but merely placed upon certain foods as to enhance the flavors. Robin had never told me this before as he insists it does not do the bothering of him, however I did receive many of the shocked and disgusted glances of other patrons at the restaurant who looked upon my drinking of the mustard in horror. Having discovered this, in an effort to blend in and not make boyfriend Robin give me the same glances, I have decided to only partake in the drinking of the mustard in private and have resorted to doing the drinking of the more common earthly refreshments. In this particular instance I have decided upon the drinking of the Lemonade as it is most tart and does indeed do the quenching of my thirst.

Reaching in the refrigerator I grabbed a can of the Lemonade and proceeded to shut the door in order to make my way to the boy wonder. Lost in the thinking of what Robin wishes to speak to me about I jerked my head at the sound of someone doing the clearing of the throat. I immediately looked up and locked eyes with the Titans resident Mechanic and the green eyes of his favorite video game partner. Noticing a strange look upon their faces I decided to pause and question the two briefly about what was clearly on their minds. "Friends Cyborg and Beast Boy. Is there something wrong? Did you wish to speak to me or were you merely alerting me to your presence for a greeting?" I asked confused at their intense stares. "No Star" Cyborg said, "I was just wonderin' what was up with wonder boy looking so awkward. Everything alright with you two?" He asked pondering something. "Oh. I was worried something was the up considering your facial expressions. No friends, do not fear. Boyfriend Robin and I are indeed very much the 'o' and the 'kay'. He merely expressed a wish to have the alone time and to commence in the 'couples activities' as I believe they are called. I appreciate the worry but do not be concerned friends." I said happily, perking up at the fact that they were just worried about Robin and I's relationship. They really are great friends. All of a sudden Cyborgs face changed into one I have not recognized on him. I had seen it on Beast Boy when he pulled the pranks, but never on Cyborg so I assumed it was for a different reason. He smirked and asked in a wary but also excited tone of voice, "So Star…. Does that mean you and Robin are planning on having some Hanky Panky time?" He asked, trying his best to contain laughter. I was puzzled. I had heard many Earthen couple expressions such as the dating, the romance, and the making out, but this 'Hanky Panky' as Cyborg said, I have not heard of. "Please friends. I am most confused… What is this 'Hanky Panky' that you speak of? I have not heard of this earthly expression and wish not to confuse Robin. Is it another term of the earthen mating rituals like the date?" I asked wanting clarification. I did not wish to look the fool again in front of Robin….

Beast Boy was quickly catching on to Cyborgs plan and had to fight from busting out laughing hearing her say Hanky Panky so innocently when they both new what that meant. And it was a far from innocent meaning. "Don't worry about it Star. We'll be happy to tell you what it means. Right Cy?" He said. "You know it BB!" Cyborg said and high fived the green changeling for picking up on his idea so quickly. That made it look far less suspicious. They know Starfire is in no way stupid. She just still has a lot to learn about earth slang and culture. "I thank you my friends. But please make with the haste so I do not keep boyfriend Robin waiting for too long." I said with a smile. They are always doing the watching out for me. I don't know what I would do without them.

Robin sat on top of the tower staring out at the ocean. He was waiting as patiently as he could for Starfire but he was starting to get a little antsy. "I thought she said she just needed a drink… Maybe I'll go get her and see what's up." He said clearly frustrated. He stood and stretched getting ready to head to the door. Right as he was reaching for the knob it swung open. "Greetings boyfriend Robin! I sincerely apologize for the delay in my arrival. I couldn't quite decide what beverage I wished to consume, and then friends Beast Boy and Cyborg needed my assistance. Please do not be angry with me." I said seeing his downcast expression. At my word of explanation, he seemed to perk up a bit. "No problem Star. I was just coming to make sure you're alright. You want to come and sit with me and we can talk a bit?" I nodded as he reached his hand out for mine and, grasping it tightly, he pulled me behind him to the edge of the tower. As the relationship was still in its beginning stages I blushed feverishly at the gesture and allowed him to pull me behind him. We both sat fairly close in proximity and stared out at the city in silence for a moment, not looking at each other but still hand in hand.

"Starfire…" Robin said slowly looking at me. I looked at him and could tell he was nervous. I was quite excited to see what he had to say. "Yes Robin?" I asked almost in a whisper. He took a deep breath and then looked at me intently as if making up his mind about something. "Star, I wanted to talk to you about our relationship..." He said slowly, as if testing the waters for my reaction. I gasped as tears sprung to my eyes. I knew it… Robin feels we have made the mistake and does not wish to be in the relationship any longer… How will I bear the pain of this? How will we move on? Will he wish to remain the just friends with me? I thought hastily as I started crying more heavily. Robins eyes widened behind his mask at my tears and as he was about to speak, I cut him off quickly. "Please Robin… If you wish to do the breaking up with me please do the getting over with it as I do not think I can bear…" I started speaking loudly when a green gloved hand clamped itself over my mouth. "Star no! I don't want to break up! God Star I love you too much for that. I just wanted to ask if you..." He trailed off eyes going wider as he realized what he said. Neither of us had done the exchanging of the I love yous yet and truthfully, I didn't believe he felt that strongly for me already. The tears remained but now they were happy tears. Very happy tears.

"Robin…" I ask trailing off slightly. "You have done the saying of the I love you. Please. Is this true? Is that how you really feel?" I ask hesitantly, still unsure if it was just a slip of the tongue. "I-I-I… Y-Yeah Star I do. I love you." He said, a little out of breath. I squealed in excitement and threw my arms around his neck. I started crying just a bit more at his declaration knowing finally what is in his heart. "Oh Robin! I am in the love with you as well! This is most glorious!" Before he could say more I leaned off of his shoulder grabbed his face and kissed him with all of my heart. He tensed, not expecting the kiss, but soon melted into it just as much as I did. With a quick realization I jumped back with a small gasp. He looked confused but allowed me my space as I pondered something for a moment. "So wait, if you did not wish to do the breaking up and you do indeed feel the love for me than what did you wish to ask me about our relationship?" "Oh that" he said, remembering the purpose of our conversation. "I just wanted to ask if you wanted to take our relationship to the next level." "I was informed of the moving of the levels in the romance recently! I must ask if this means that we will be commencing in the act of the Hanky Panky?" I yell excitedly while clapping my hands. As soon as the words leave my mouth Robin jerks away a blush on his cheeks looking terrified. Unfortunately, due to our close proximity to the edge of the tower, in the act of jerking back and turning such as he did, he proceeded to fall off of the edge of the tower plummeting towards the ground. He was not wearing his utility belt as he felt he had no need for it during our chat and the end result is that he had nothing to save himself. He gave a scream as he fell reaching his hand for mine. Also, unfortunately, due to the multiple emotions swirling in my head like confusion and sadness from his reaction to my question, and fear and worry for his safety as he fell, I knew I couldn't fly. Nonetheless as soon as I was unable to reach him from where I was sitting, I knew what I had to do. I jumped off of the edge reaching for him. I grabbed his hand and pulled his body close to mine. I could feel his muscles relax for a moment and I knew why. He assumed I was going to just fly us back to the top. It wasn't until I turned us over, shielding his body from the impact that he realized I wasn't going to start flying and tensed once more. I could feel his body shift in an effort to flip us back so he could protect me but I held him using my strength to ensure his safety. I could feel him take in a breath ready to yell out to me but it was far too late. I hit the ground with the full force of our weight and gravity with nothing to shield my body from the hard rocks. I hit the ground and I felt intense pain. I almost felt like I was dying. I opened my eyes having shut them to brace myself and saw Robins panic-stricken face. He kept screaming for help and picked me up in his arms. As soon as he shifted my body, I felt immense pain. I screamed in agony and then fell into unconsciousness from the pain.

As soon as I woke, I knew I was in the infirmary. I opened my eyes to see Robin standing over me with tears in his eyes. "Robin…" I croaked out. My throat felt like it was on fire and breathing hurt. "Starfire… I-I'm so s-s-sorry I-I didn't…" He started to try to talk but he couldn't. I could tell he was shaken. "Robin. It is ok. I am sorry for assuming that the movement of our relationship levels would change anything, If I hadn't spoken you would not have jerked away so violently and would not have fallen… I have put your life in danger and do not deserve your love. I am truly sorry." I said softly. I could feel every muscle in my body scream out in pain as I tried to shift. Suddenly the door swished open revealing the other three titans' forlorn expressions. "Starfire. Please stop moving so much. You've broken a lot of bones and damaged some internal organs. It's going to take at least a week to heal properly even with your advanced healing physiology and my healing powers. You took a pretty nasty fall. Why didn't you fly Starfire?" Raven asked worry in her voice and slight fear in her eyes. "Do not worry yourself friends. I did not lose my powers. I merely was feeling too many emotions to use my flight. If you remember Raven back when we did the switching of our bodies, I told you I needed to feel unbridled joy to fly. All I felt in the moment however was fear, confusion, and sadness…" I said starting to choke up a bit with my feelings. Their eyes widened respectively as they all took in my words. "So, your feelings affect your powers. All of them?" Beast Boy asked with slight worry and confusion. "Yes. You are correct friend Beast Boy. Different powers of mine indeed require the different emotions. Any other feelings if felt strongly enough will render my powers useless." I said quickly hoping for a change of subject.

"But Star, why were you feeling all of those feelings? Fear, sadness, and confusion. You were up there with Robin so why all of the negative feelings? Did he do something?" Cyborg asked looking angrily at the boy wonder. "No friends. I did. I had done the asking of the question at what I believed to be the appropriate moment, but Robin rejected my advances and pulled away causing him to fall. The act of him pulling away is what gave me the sadness. Confusion was because I did not understand the need for such a violent reaction to my question, and I had an overwhelming sense of fear when you fell. Having not seen your utility belt I knew you wouldn't survive, so I knew that even if I could not fly us to safety maybe I could shield you enough that you wouldn't be injured and I prayed to X'hal for my survival. However, I can see by your bandages that I was unsuccessful in protecting you from harm boyfriend Robin. I apologize…" I said as tears once again sprung to my eyes at the thought of my failed attempt to save robin. "Star. I just broke my arm and bruised some ribs. I'll be ok. I would've died if you hadn't done what you did… I can't believe you threw yourself off of a building knowing you couldn't fly and might not have made it just to protect me…." Robin said. The sound of his voice cracking made everyone look at him and we all could tell he had tears of his own beginning to form. "Of course, Robin. I love you. And I thought you loved me just as much but seeing your reaction back there leaves me confused and sad still. Why did you jerk away from me so?" I asked, my voice reaching barely above a whisper. Robins eyes widen at the memories and he clears his throat and looks at everyone else. "Guys. Can you give us a minute alone please?" He asked. Everyone looked at each other skeptically but nodded and proceeded out nonetheless.

"Starfire. Why did you ask me that question? Where did you even pick up that term? I mean we've only been together for 5 months and I am certainly not ready for THAT, and I didn't think you were either." He said, sitting down in a huff. He looked at me solemnly not wanting to confront me in my current state but feeling there was no alternative. I was starting to become angry, my voice rising an octave. "I did not do the realizing that you did not enjoy the thought of going on the romantic dates with me!" I shouted and turned away crossing my arms in frustration but soon regretting my decision when my body resisted with pain. Yes, we had been on a few dates, but not necessarily romantic ones as Robin has trouble sharing in his feelings. "What are you even talking about? Of course, I want to be romantic with you Star! What did you think I meant by next level? But what does a date have to do with what you asked me?" Robin said looking thoroughly confused. "Friends Beast Boy and Cyborg did the telling of me that the 'Hanky Panky' was what you asked someone to partake in when you are ready to move on in the relationship. They said it was a slang term meaning 'romantic date' and that I should ask you if you would like to partake. I did not realize dating me more than casually was such a problem." I sighed and leaned back in the infirmary bed. "What?! Star. That's not what that means! I'm sorry but I think it was a prank Star…" Robin trailed off, clenching his fists in anger and frustration. "I'm gonna KILL them! I can't believe they would pull such a stunt! I could have died, YOU could have died. They have gone too far and I'm done with these stupid pranks. We need some new rules." He kicked the chair he was in, chest heaving in anger, and turned to leave. "But Robin what does the 'Hanky Panky' actually mean? What is it that I asked you to do with me? Whatever it is I am most sorry…" He looked at me and sighed knowing he had to answer even if he didn't want to. "Star… It's not slang for a date. It's slang for sex…" He said, his voice hitching at the last word. My eyes widened in horror as I realized what I propositioned. Tears came flowing down my face as my body wracked with sobs. I knew crying would hurt my body worse and yet I could not stop. All I could picture when he said that word was the Citadel... My torture… My Master… I blacked out.

The End