A/N This is my first Fan Fiction, so I'd appreciate any good comments and criticisms. ^^
And many many MANY countless thanks to both of my best friends Somewhere In Time & Mythica Magic helped me so much in my FF AND in my regular life and all I could do is just thank them which is making feel helpless (love you Ella. Love you Kimmy ^^) I hope you guys will like this.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS.
Flashback
Christmas, No one doesn't love Christmas and the warm feeling that everyone have, spending it with the people they love. Even certain five super heroes living in a giant T shaped tower celebrate Christmas. So today was the special day for each of them especially for a certain Tamaranian princess.
She woke up early that day, too excited to sleep properly. She was wearing a plain silky baby blue night gown with two straps that go around her neck. It wasn't strange how beautiful she looked for someone has just awakened from sleep; she was after all a Tamaranian beauty. Only her hair was a bit messy.
She didn't think that anyone would be up so early, it was just around 6:30 am so she didn't bother to change, little did she know that there's a certain boy wonder awake and in the common room which was her destination.
She barely entered the common room when she felt the warmth of the sun after the snowy night yesterday.
The view of the sunrise grabbed her attention, she watched the sunrise many times before but it was her first time watching the sunrise after a snowy cold night and she decided it's just as glorious as every single time. There was just something about those beautiful warm rays peeking from the joined clouds as they slowly part from each other to allow the sun to slightly warm the snowy grounds and the frozen shimmering lake.
She walked around the sofa to get a better view and that's when she noticed boy wonder sitting on the sofa watching the same view quietly, so she walked to sit beside him.
"Hello Robin, good morning in this delightful day, I trust you slept well?" Star greeted with a bright smile. Robin looked up to his alien friend and he froze.
Oh dear god. What is she wearing? He thought as he looked her up and down while she was crossing her arms behind her back and looking at him with big curious and innocent eyes and since the titans rarely see Star in any different attire than her uniform, this was a different view to him.
Maybe I should just try now? Sooner or later I'm gonna have to tell her anyway.
Ok, on second thought, later would be just fine. Robin thought before Star waved her hand on front of Robin's face "Robin?" Robin snapped out of his daze and turned to her with hints of blush on his cheeks "Robin is there anything wrong?" Star asked as she moved to sit beside him.
"No, Star. Nothing's wrong, I just zoned off. Sorry about that. "Robin said, rubbing the back of his neck, grinning sheepishly.
"Zoned…off?" Starfire asked as she tilted her head, smiling curiously.
"Yeah, you see, it's said when someone is kind of staring at space and just thinking about whatever a person would think of in his head, I guess." said Robin, with a soft smile as he looked at her.
"Oh, I understand now, thank you." She said.
"No problem" He replied. "Sorry, what were you saying before?" he asked after a pause of silence.
"No need to apologize. Robin. I was merely asking if you slept well in you quarters last night and I was just wishing you a good morning." Star said with a delightful smile.
"Uh yeah I slept just fine. Thanks for asking. What about you?" He asked after he cleared his throat, he wrung his fingers together, feeling nervous.
"Oh yes It was great. There's something calming about sleeping in the eve of Christmas as it snows when it's warm inside." she answered.
He chuckled at how cute she looked when she says anything in the wrong way. Get a grip, man. He thought, scolding himself.
"It's Christmas Eve, Star but its okay" he said. "So what woke you up this early?" he asked.
"Oh I was just very excited for the day of Christmas, last Christmas didn't go so Well since I did lots of things in the wrong way and this Christmas, I intend to do it right!" Star answered.
"If you need anything, just ask me and I'll explain it to you, whatever it is" Robin said with a reassuring smile.
"Um, well. last Christmas Beastboy and Cyborg kept saying things about a toe of a mistle? I don't remember correctly." She said.
"Mistletoe?" He asked knowing that that is the word she means.
''Oh yes, mistletoe. That is it "she said."So umm, what is mistletoe? "She asked curiously. Actually Star knows what mistletoe is but she was only being coy, wanting to see Robin's reaction. Cyborg and Beastboy kept teasing him last Christmas and she noticed so she asked Raven and she explained to her, rolling her eyes the whole time and muttering about how pointless it was.
"Umm well, you see, a mistletoe is...a...plant that you probably saw from last year." He said blushing and she nodded for him to continue.
He felt that she moved closer to him more than before. He thought that he'd be even more nervous but that actually gave a boost to his courage more than before, "well if the mistletoe was hung above a guy and a…a girl, they..." Star moved closer to him and leaned her head up closer to his. "They what?" She asked as she blinked cutely pretending to be innocent.
He moved closer to her "they.." he leaned his face down closer to her their noses almost touching, "they kiss.", he whispered and then his lips found their goal and closed the gap between their lips and kissed her, She beamed against his lips before she responded by moving her lips against his, sending shivers down both of their spines and wrapped her arms around his neck.
He didn't believe this was actually happening and not just in one of his dreams and if it was a dream, he never wants to wake up. That's not what matters. He thought as he slid his hands along her arms wanting to touch her skin wrapping his arms around her small form when he reached her waist.
They pulled away slowly and rested their foreheads against each other, both of them blushing .Star's blush was way deeper though. He took another breath and didn't hesitate to kiss her again, only that it was more passionate this time, and she immediately kissed him.
She felt electric run through her when their kiss grew more passionate. Never in her life had she ever experienced anything as wonderful yet so scary like this, she felt that her heart was beating so fast that the whole tower could hear it and since they were on top of each other she felt that Robin's heart was being fast as well. She couldn't feel his breath anymore; she half opened her eyes dazedly to see that he was looking at her with his eyes and his mask beside her on the sofa.
She gasped "Robin, your eyes. Oh x'hal, they are so beautiful." she reached out with her hands to touch his face and she started stroking his cheeks lovingly and he leaned into her touch as if it was the most wonderful feeling in the world and it really was to him. And indeed he had the most beautiful sapphire icy blue eyes she's ever seen in her entire life.
He gave her a look then he leaned down so their cheeks were touching and nudged her neck lovingly with his nose. She closed her eyes enjoying the playful but intimate touch.
Robin slowly hummed, "Lets make breakfast.", he offered and got up, extending his hand for her.
She instantly sat up with gleaming eyes. "Lets! I feel the desire for a bowl of cereal with mustard this morning!" she exclaimed softly.
He cringed and covered it with a nervous laugh, "okay then, one bowl of mustard cereal coming up!", then he leaned down and kisses her cheek, causing her cheeks to turn red.
Letting out a small squeak, she gave him one of her famous bone-crushing hugs, causing him to gasp for breath, he started to turn blue, "uh, Starfire?" he choked.
She blinked in alarm, pulling away quickly and covered her mouth, "I apologize!" she exclaimed in worry. "Are you okay?"
He sucked in a deep breath then faked a pained expression before tackling her, "payback!", he yelled, his fingers poking at her ribs and she wailed out a loud giggle in response.
End flashback
It was night but it didn't seem to be that late. So quite in the tower, that you could almost hear every tiny noise in it. The sounds of the video games, the quarrels her friends had sometimes, nothing/
Star fluttered her eyes open then she looked around and frowned as she got out of bed. It's already dark? And I was so certain that I did not sleep that long. She thought.
As she got out of her room to the hallway, she noticed that the tower was never this silent at this time so she headed to the common room but didn't find anyone.
"Robin?"
"Raven?"
"Cyborg?"
"Beastboy?"
"Friends, where are you?!" She called out softly, looking around as she floated through the halls.
No one answered. Suddenly she heard a voice as if it was a flutter of wings "Hello?" she wondered out loud and turned around and faced the common room's huge window but one part of it was open.
She saw one dark amethyst Raven with some black feathers, the two colors mingling together beautifully, one all green crow and one navy blue nightingale with beautiful streaks of white and sky blue feathers. They separated as a bright colorful robin flew past them and it stayed hovering on front of Starfire as if it was asking her to stretch out her hand so it would be able to land safely on her hand. She got the message and stretched out her hand and it landed gracefully on her outstretched finger.
The robin kept staring at her and she stared back. it leaned down and gave her finger a tiny lick with it's tiny tongue, suddenly it picked her hard on the same spot, blood started gushing out but she didn't feel anything .The Robin stared at her again with sad eyes as if it was saying sorry then it flew away through the window and left the tower.
She felt hurt after it left. Not on her finger but inside of her, she felt so confused. She felt numb.
Suddenly Starfire fell on her knees and covered her face with her hands and started crying for no reason she knew. Her surroundings changed and suddenly, thunder striked and she got soaking wet from the rain that fell on her, she looked around to find that the tower was no longer there, she was in the middle of nowhere.
Then she felt the raven, Crow and nightingale gathering around her and making friendly chirps while nudging her softly.
She felt so much pain as if her soul was fading away from her body, as if she's going to die, she lied on her side and started trembling and choking, reaching out for nothing as she gasped roughly but no air entered her lungs, her usually beautiful sparkling emerald eyes were widened and frantic in fear and panic. I can't breath. She dug her nails into the ground beneath her, shaking uncontrollably. Someone, help!
She woke up with a rough gasp, looking around frantically as she panted heavily. She got out of her bed and headed for her bathroom, splashing her sweaty face with cool water then she stared at the mirror as she ran her fingers through her hair.
It was just a nightmare. She looked at the clock to see that it was 10:15 pm. Indeed it was dark and cloudy. I slept that long?
Her eyes turned back to the gloomy weather. It's probably going to rain anytime now. Star thought as she sat on the side of her bed, stretching as she slowly remembered the events of the day. I remember now. We fought plasmas in the morning and when we came back I took a shower and I wanted to rest for a while. I must have fallen asleep. She thought as she heard the sound of knocking and Robin's calm voice yet not too loud, afraid that he might wake her up in case she was still asleep. "Star, are you still asleep?"
"Robin!" she whispered happily to herself. Then he did not leave, he is still here, with me.
"I'm awake, Robin; you may come in." She said with a slightly loud voice so he'd hear her.
"Hey Star." Robin greeted after he got in the room, smiling softly yet a little hesitated. "Hello." She said with a wide smile and patted the space on her bed beside her and he came to sit next to her. She squealed softly as he poked her side and ruffled her hair.
"Finally awake you sleepy head." He said as he nudged her nose with his softly.
"It was quite a fight today and I required the nap." She said innocently with a pout trying to hide the wide smile. So far she was failing miserably so she wrapped her arms around his neck and he chuckled at her and pulled her down for a kiss.
When they pulled away, Robin bit on his bottom lip and looked at the ceiling, "Hey, Star?" he rubbed the back of his head. "Yes, Robin" She said playing with his hair, tilting her head.
"I'm leaving jump city for some time." He said, still nervous. She panicked when she heard the first part and she furrowed her eyebrows, sitting up quickly, "But why?" She said her voice a little shaky and her two shades sparkling slightly with sadness.
He stopped chewing on his lower lip and smiled a soft, comforting smile at her. "Don't worry Star, it's just for a couple of months, Batman called and he needs me in Gotham. I will probably be back in a couple of months or something." He continued with a reassuring smile seeing her worried expression.
It has been more than two years since they got together and slowly but surely Robin kept easing Starfire more and more into his past world and his secrets, which helped strengthen the bond between him and the team even more.
"I will have to leave now." He whispered after pulling away slowly.
"Now?!" She exclaimed with teary eyes. He responded with a small nod.
She looked down for a second "Don't worry, like I said. It won't be for too long." She cut him off with a very tight hug, "I'm coming with you." she said softly but firmly.
He returned the hug gently with an amused smile as she pulled away slightly without breaking the hug to give him a soft kiss and he returned it with equal tenderness then he pulled away and shook his head, "I'm counting on you guys to protect jump city.", he said firmly and looked at her with serious eyes before turning away to put the mask back on, she sighed and nodded, "you're right. Do not worry." she smiled.
He gave her a soft smile in return, "I'm going now, ok?" He said as he got up and she nodded.
"You will call us, right?" She asked with slightly furrowed eyebrows.
"I'll call you everyday" He answered with a wide smile and her eyes lit up immediately.
He gave her another smile over his shoulder before he left through the metallic door.
She followed him to the common room and saw that her friends were awake and apparently they were already informed of Robin's departure.
Beastboy grinned and slapped Robin on his back, "go kick some butt, dude!", while Cyborg grabbed him in a headlock, "yea! Show'em what you're made of, man"
Raven rolled her eyes as starfire joined up beside her on the sofa, "boys", she muttered under her breath without taking her eyes off of her book, "we'll miss you alright, Robin.", she said in a bored tone, making Star chuckle softly. After that, Robin pulled away from the boys with a grunt, and he grinned widely, "me too, Titans. And no matter what, if there is any trouble," Beastboy cut him in the middle of his sentence, "yea yea dude, we'll call you! Don't worry, we'll be fine and very responsible!" he grinned evilly as he pushed Robin to the door, everyone waving at him. Robin groaned and his eyes widened, "but I'm still not finished-!" the door was shut closed.
Beastboy turned to Cyborg and they grinned evilly to each other, "PARTY!" they screamed loudly and laughed.
Raven's eyebrow twitched in annoyance and sighed, "Robin, you better get back soon." She murmured angrily before suddenly the remote control was smacked in her face. The changeling's eyes widened and he pointed at Cyborg, "it wasn't me!"
Cyborg growled, "I'll kill you, grass-stain!", he yelled and jumped Beastboy, they started wrestling and yelling.
Raven growled then took a deep breath, her eyebrow twitching more as she heard Star's laughter at the situation, "This is going to be some loooong couple of months." She sighed.
*sigh* OK so like I said this is my first Fanfiction and I won't be surprised if most of you found that it sucks.
So did u find it good? Not bad? Bad? Or worse? (lol) I really hope that you liked it.
To those who liked it. Please tell me why and to those who didn't or hated it I'd appreciate the criticisms AND flames (but nicely, please) thank you.
Oh and please tell me if you read anything like this before (cuz I don't want to seem like I'm stealing ideas from someone else). Thank you again! ^^
One last request. If anyone saw my mistakes (Grammar or spelling or anything else. XD ) could you tell me? I would be most thankful! ^^
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