I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Another's Love
This is my first full Teen Titan fic. I wrote "Here Without You" a small song fic, but it was removed because it was in second person. How stupid is that! How does expect us to unleash our soul if we can't express ourselves through writing our stories as we seem fit. I came to write here because every other website had the same stupid rule and now so does It makes me so mad! oh well, I'll get over it eventually. But if maybe you guys want to read it it's on my myspace page under blogs. It's about Star leaving to Tamaran to fight in the civil war and how they feel about it. I liked it a lot.
This story is about the Titans when they are older in their twenties, it's based a lot more on the comic book than the cartoon, mostly because I'm a huge fan of the comic book 'cuz it shows the Rob/Star romance. Please review, I would greatly appreciate it. Any questions or comments don't hesitate to ask.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. DC owns them.
The Titans, not going by Teen Titans since they agreed that they weren't teens anymore. They were all grown up and mature, well as mature as Beast boy can get. Being in their early twenties, they had made a few improvements to the tower. They now had a full bar with every kind of alcoholic beverage anyone could think of, they're DVD collection now also consisted of R films, the common room could be turned into a party room with the press of a button, yes indeed the Titans weren't teens anymore, just acted like teens.
Today was a day like any other day in July. Hot. The temperatures in Jump City had reached a record breaking 107 degrees Fahrenheit. The air conditioner was on but they still felt hot. Raven had given up on her cape and switched into her white two piece and headed for the indoor pool, courtesy of Bruce Wayne.
The room was enormous. The wall was bullet-proof glass so they could look out, it overlooked the bay perfectly. There were exotic plants everywhere, birds of paradise, orchids, and others from the tropical parts of the world and even some from Tamaran. Mermaid statues and other marine animals carved into marble adorned the rest of the room. Of course Nightwing insisted on putting in a monitor to keep watch even on when they were relaxing, typical Nightwing, the others thought. Cyborg and Beast Boy had installed a 64 inch plasma TV so they could keep track of their teams and to play their game station.
The others following suit changed into their bathing suits, Nightwing changed into his swimming trunks, but didn't remove his mask, he never removed his mask. He was beautifully sculpted, firm, hard stomach, nice pecks, broad, strong shoulders, defined and muscular biceps, triceps and every other 'ceps. Beast Boy albeit, not as muscular as Nightwing but still in great shape. Cyborg had obtained advanced parts, sleeker, shinier and more powerful. He was the buffest, big muscle and waterproof. Starfire changed into a lilac two piece. Her halter top held in her full breasts, but showed off her firm stomach and small waist, her boy short bottoms showed off her long lean legs and her round bottom. Of course Raven, not showing off too much skin, just enough to make her look sexy, had on a white tankini.
They all met up in the pool room and jumped into the pool. Nightwing, Cyborg and Beast Boy were diving into the pool as always competing to see who was the better diver. Nightwing was always the best at everything. The girls decided to catch up with the newest Hollywood gossip and chatted about their latest trip to the mall.
"Hey check this out!" Beast Boy yelled from the high dive, and jumped down to do an impressive swan dive, as a swan.
"Splendid Beast Boy! That was magnificent!" Starfire applauded thoroughly enjoyed. Her voice not as squeaky, but sultry and sexy.
"You've done that a million times before." Raven said with sarcasm, her voice with emotion, but still a bit monotone. He gave her a look of annoyance.
"Well thanks for the encouragement." Beast Boy answered back sarcastically.
"Well, I'm thirsty. I'm going downstairs, Anybody want something to drink?" Nightwing called out climbing out of the pool.
"I'll have an iced tea." Raven said to him.
"I'll have a beer." Cyborg answered from the pool.
"Yeah, I'll have a mango martini." Beast Boy said enthusiastically.
"You know, drinking and swimming don't go well together." Nightwing protested.
"Lighten up, were all here what could happen?" Cyborg countered.
"Fine. How about you Star? Anything to drink?" he turned to Starfire who had not given him her order yet.
"I'll go with you." she climbed out of the pool and dried herself off quickly before leaving the room with Nightwing.
She was still glistening from the moisture and sweat. It gave her skin a look of surrealism, as if she was just a ghost. Nightwing admired her as they walked. She was so beautiful. She had grown up so much in the last ten years. She was no longer the naïve alien, but a confident, strong willed woman, with the body to match and wasn't afraid to use all of her assets to get what she wanted. She was so flirtatious and sexy. He loved it.
He walked up behind her and planted a kiss on her shoulder, just to make sure she was real and not a figment of his imagination. He could see the small smile that escaped from her full lips.
"We cannot be doing this Nightwing." she said to him, disappointment lacing her voice.
"Why? No one has to know." A sly smile decorated his handsome features.
She stopped and turned around to face him. God, how he wanted to have her right there and then, but he kept his hormones in check before he could do anything stupid or he might later regret.
"I'm not sure Franklin would approve, I want to be loyal to him, I love him very much."
At that moment he felt his heart break into a thousand pieces. She loved him. Of course she did, how could he be so stupid, she had been with Franklin Crandall for over a year, it was about time that she finally said that she loved him.
"I'm sorry Star, it just that I can't help myself. You know how I feel about you, every time I see you I want you so much. I'm sorry, I should be more respectful to you, especially since your in a serious relationship. Please forgive me." He kissed her hand gently, his way of apologizing.
"It's ok. I forgive you. Truth is that some days I wonder how it would be like if you had asked me out before Franklin." A smile spread across her luscious lips. She really did care a lot for Nightwing but then she met Franklin, he was so sweet, romantic, funny and caring. He had literally swept her off her feet when they met.
She remembered that day like it was yesterday. It had been her first day attending Jump City University, it had been raining that September morning and the steps were slippery, before she knew it she was falling backwards and suddenly felt arms sweep her up. He put her down gently after he had carried her up the stairs. He had been do gentle and sweet. It wasn't love at first sight, for at that time her heart belonged to Nightwing, but he had never shown interest in her other than as a best friend. They discovered that they were taking the same classes, they became close friends and after a while it grew into something more and she eventually grew to love Franklin
"I wish I had" Nightwing brought her back to reality. She caressed his cheeks lovingly and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"I loved you so much Richard, you never showed any interest in me so I gave up and focused on Franklin."
"Past tense noted." He sighed and walked towards the kitchen
She stepped in front of him and took off his mask. His deep cerulean eyes showed pain. "Richard, your still a very important part of my life and I still love you, it's just that now there's Franklin."
"But I still love you, I have loved you for more than ten years, I don't know why I couldn't tell you. Now I regret it so much. I know I'm being selfish in wanting you and while you're with some one else, but I can't help it." He turned away from her gaze in shame of wanting a women that didn't belong to him.
"Love is suppose to be selfish." She turned his face so that he was staring in her emerald green eyes. She could tell that he was frustrated and angry at himself. She put his mask back on for him "We need to get those drinks or else the others will come looking for us."
"Yeah, we should hurry." They walked to the kitchen in silence
"Finally! What took you two so long?" an exasperated Beast Boy whined as Starfire handed him his mango martini.
"They were probably making out!" Cyborg teased from the inflatable in the middle of the pool.
Starfire's cheeks had turned a bright pink and Nightwing already had thrown his beer at him.
"Chill ya'll, I was just kidding." He apologized before any other objects could be thrown at him.
"You better be kidding, you know Star has a boyfriend" he walked to the edge of the pool and sat on the ledge with a soda bottle, still thinking over what Starfire had said to him. She had loved him and he let her slip away. He just wanted to kick himself.
She could sense he was frustrated, she put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring smile. Her smile could take away all the pain that he had, it had that power and affect on him.
It was about 8 pm, they were all in the common room watching the latest horror movie that they had rented. They were all enjoying each others company, it was the only time of the day that there were no arguments, everyone was intently watching the movie. Plus it was hot and talking meant more heat, so they just kept quite.
Starfire was the most scared, as always. She had nestled herself under the protective arms of Nightwing. He enjoyed these moments, she was so close to him he could smell her hair, the sweet strawberry scent of her shampoo filled his senses. She was holding his hand for strength, she hated horror movies, they always scared her. He ran his fingers through her silky hair to comfort her. She was so adorable when she was scared.
When the movie ended they all left to their own rooms except for Nightwing and Starfire. Starfire had fallen asleep in his arms and he decided to carry her to her room. She was so angelic, the look on her face was so peaceful, her facial features were soft, her bangs decorated her face so perfectly. He wanted to kiss her, but couldn't, he could never take advantage of Starfire like that and she had made it very clear that she loved another person.
He opened the door and walked into her violet room. On her vanity she had pictures of the team when they were younger. On her bureau she had more pictures only they were or her and Nightwing, back when he was Robin, before the accident. They were all taken on different outings either with him alone or with the team. Next to those were pictures of her family back in Tamaran. He set her down gently on her bed and pulled her sheets over her, not that she needed it on these hot July nights. She began to open her eyes.
"It's ok, you're in your room." He said to her before she could become alarmed.
She smiled and sat up. "Thank you Richard, I hope I wasn't too much trouble." She looked at him apologetically.
"You are no trouble at all." He took her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze and began to walk out.
"Wait, I need to talk to you." she pulled him back
"Sure Star, what's wrong?" he turned back to her and sat on her bed, she was still holding his hand, he had a feeling it was because she was feeling scared.
"Well ever since this afternoon I've been having a bad feeling." She was scared and he could tell by the tone in her voice, but scared of what?
"What kind of feeling Star?" He put his other hand on hers.
"Like if something bad is going to happen to someone I love. I'm scared Richard, I don't want any harm to come to any one I care for." She had tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Don't worry Star, I'm sure nothing bad is going to happen to anyone. It was probably the movie, you never did like horror movies." He consoled her and wiped away the tears from her cheeks.
"You're probably right, I should stop worrying over nothing" she gave him a weak smile to show she was fine, but he could tell she wasn't. He could always tell what Starfire was really feeling. They had that kind of connection.
He have her a small peck on her forehead "I'll see you tomorrow morning. Good night."
He walked out of the room, not before taking one last look at his distressed princess.
I hope you guys enjoyed my chapter. I wrote it quickly so there might be like tons of mistakes. It's a crime to read and not review! Lol
Much love,
Josy (Moonlady9)