Kiss The Boy

Chapter One

Beep.

Be-beep.

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Beee…

Be-be-beep.

Beep.

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Beee…

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"… Robin? Please, how long should the microwave be set for?"

Starfire felt horrible for having to ask Robin again, due to the fact that his throat was currently ailing him. Cyborg had said he was suffering from "strep throat." At her initial distress, Robin had reassured her that it was no big deal; he had gotten it before and got better after a few days.

However, it had been four days and still no improvement, even with the painkillers and antibiotics. In fact, along with the arrival of a fever, some abdominal pain that had subsided for the moment, and even at one point a case of vomiting, it had gotten worse.

So the rest of the team, being the good friends that they were, offered to go pick up a prescription for Robin, who felt like collapsing on the ground at this point. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy volunteered to go while Starfire stayed with Robin, which neither Titan minded.

Since Robin was feeling horrible and the rest of the Titans wouldn't let him go work, claiming he would overexert himself, he had just plopped down on the couch and agreed to Starfire's proposal of a movie. Knowing her, it would probably be either a chick flick or something Disney, but gunfire and explosions didn't sound so hot right now either. He had begun to develop an earache as well; one of the wonderful side effects of strep throat. Pretty soon he probably wouldn't even be able to yawn.

Turning in his seat to watch his best friend hover around the kitchen, a small smile playing on his lips as he did so, and answered her.

"I think it says a minute and a half," he called hoarsely. Starfire smiled apologetically at him, putting the packet back in the microwave and setting the timer correctly.

As it hummed and the sounds of popping kernels filled the air, Starfire soared over to the large television and began searching for the DVD case. Just as she let out a cry of triumph, the microwave gave a long, monotonous beep.

Starfire turned and flew over the couch again, Robin feeling his hair being pushed back slightly as she passed. The case dropped down next to him and he picked it up lazily.

His mask grew large as he saw a picture of Starfire, in a mermaid costume, on the cover.

… Oh, wait. That was just the mermaid in the movie.

Robin shook his head, putting his hand to it and wincing seconds later. She had been in his thoughts more than usual lately, and he had a feeling that he knew why. Seeing as he had barley admitted that he had more-than-friendly feeling towards her to himself, there was no way he be telling that to her anytime soon.

He was jarred out of his thoughts as Starfire appeared next to him, setting down a bowl filled with popcorn and picking the DVD back up. While she inserted it as Cyborg had instructed her, Robin picked up a piece of popcorn and caught it in his mouth, swallowing with a bit of difficulty.

The previews began to play, lights lowering to create a cozy atmosphere. As Starfire finally landed softly next to him and leaned on his side lightly, Robin realized that this could create some problems…

To his relief, the first part of the movie went well, despite the fact that Starfire had cuddled up to him during the middle of Poor Unfortunate Souls. That distracted him plenty, and he spent the rest of the song trying not to focus on how good it felt, or trying to figure out what that amazing scent coming from her hair was.

Then, it came up. The dreaded song.

Kiss the Girl.

Inwardly, Robin groaned and looked to the side to avoid Starfire's large green eyes looking at him. Of course the characters just happened to look almost like Starfire and him. Of course.

Turning his head a little, he watched Eric pulled away like nothing happened. 'A man after my own heart,' thought Robin cynically.

"You wanna kiss the girl…"

'No thanks, I'd rather not give her mono.' Could Starfire even get sick? Hm.

He shifted uncomfortably, sneaking what he considered subtle glances at Starfire while Eric tried to guess Ariel's name. Her eyes were fixed on the screen, but feeling his eyes on her face she turned and looked at him. Eyes shining, she smiled at him.

"This scene is quite romantic, yes?" she whispered, making him gulp and flush a little.

"Uh… yeah, I guess…" he returned throatily and tugging at his collar with his free hand. Ugh, his throat was killing him. The hand shifted from his collar to his throat and began rubbing it, knowing that it probably wouldn't do much.

A few seconds later, Starfire's own hand closed over his. His eyes grew slightly and he turned his head to meet her gaze. She glanced down at their hands, eyes compassionate, then back up to his face with a small smile.

"Robin, you should not be doing that. I believe it will only serve to further the irritation," she chided gently. Unknowingly, she had moved a bit closer to him. The music continued softly in the background, making Robin's attention waver between Starfire and the distance between their faces.

"Yeah…" he mumbled absentmindedly, eyes flicking from her eyes to her lips and back quickly.

The little animals started encouraging the Disney couple, whispering "Kiss her; kiss her!" repeatedly, but it sounded like they were also egging on the Titan couple. Either way, neither was about to disagree.

Slowly, their heads inched towards each other. Starfire could feels Robin's slightly ragged breath fanning over her lips. He could see her half-lidded eyes slowly closing, his own sliding shut as well moments later. They leaned closer, the distance dwindling to a few mere centimeters and mimicking the characters onscreen.

They were so close…

The boat turned over.

The lights clicked on.

Eric and Ariel were thrown into the water with a loud splash.

Robin and Starfire tumbled off the couch with a loud yelp.

Sebastian smacked his face with his claw, disgusted.

Cyborg raised an eyebrow, amused.

"Hey guys… are we interrupting something?" he asked, that smug expression still on his face.

Robin, falling into an uncontrollable coughing fit, was unable to do anything except send a murderous glare his way. Starfire quickly recovered and put a hand on Robin's back, alarmed by the rasping sound of the coughs. She looked up at Raven pleadingly.

"You have acquired medical treatment, yes?" she asked hopefully. Beast Boy reached into the plastic bag, pulling out a small, rectangular box and tossing it to Starfire, ignoring the annoyed look on Raven's face, who was the one actually holding the bag.

"There ya go," he told her, walking over to the leader and looking at him. He looked a bit concerned. "Are you okay dude? You sound like you're about to cough up a lung."

Finally getting himself under control, Robin inhaled deeply and took the box offered by Starfire. Standing up a bit shakily, he leaned on the couch and shook his head.

"It feels like someone stuck a pair of scissors down my throat," he muttered, uncapping the bottle quickly and shaking two of the pills into his hand. Tossing them into his mouth and swallowing, he sat back down.

"I still don't feel any better Cy," he told his friend, looking up at him. Leaning back on the couch, he closed his eyes. "Are you sure it's just strep?" Cyborg shrugged.

"That's what I though at first, but I'm not really a doctor. Why don't we check again?" Robin sighed; why not? It couldn't get any worse.

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"Well, I've figured it out it out." Tossing the tongue depressor into the garbage, he turned towards Robin. The Titan looked skeptical.

"That was quick." Cyborg nodded, putting away a picture he had been comparing to Robin's esophagus.

"All I needed was one look down your throat; your tonsils are inflamed, and they've got these white spots on 'em." At the slightly disgusted looks on everyone's face, he sweatdropped and continued. "Anyways, judging by how long you've been sick, I think you're gonna need to have them taken out."

Robin paled.

"What?"

"You're going to have to have a tonsillectomy."

Starfire looked confused at this new term. "Please, what is this "tonsillectomy," and what does it have to do with Robin's well-being?"

Seeing as Robin still looked frozen, Raven spoke for him. "It's just a surgery that some people have when they need their tonsils removed when they won't get better. It's nothing big," she informed the alien, calming her.

Beast Boy broke in excitedly. "Yeah, and when you're getting better, you get to eat ice-cream and stay in bed!"

Raven looked at him oddly. "Have you ever had your tonsils taken out?" she asked warily.

He shook his head, toning down a bit. "No, but I've wanted to a few times." He rushed up to Robin. "Hey, when they come out, can I have them?" he asked eagerly.

Robin fell back on the bed, out cold.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, The Little Mermaid, Kiss the Girl or anything else you've heard of in this fic.

Authoress' Note: Wow, how in the world did I come up with this idea? xD I think it just popped up when I was doing laundry: I was listening to Kiss the Girl earlier (I'm on some weird Disney craze; I've been listening to them all weekend), and thinking about making a video to it. But then I was thinking about how played out it is, and then there was this other fic idea of Robin with tonsillitis that I got from watching Hannah Montana for a few minutes floating around in my head. Then it just kinda came to me and I had to start writing this right away. I even went so far as to listen to Kiss the Girl while writing, but that really did nothing for me, which is why Forever by The Veronicas is blasting out of the speakers on high at the moment. (Trust me, the chorus is LOUD.)

Anyways, I kind of have an idea of where I'm going with this. I don't have any part of the next chapter written (even though this one is short in my opinion), and I have no idea when this will be updated. I'm still working on another chapter of The Hourglass. I just felt like doing a humorous fluffy fic for kicks. Since this was my first shot at explicit fluff, i.e. the almost kiss, tell me how it was. Did it suck? Was it good? I think it sucks, but don't I always?

Now my fingers are all twitchy because Forever is making adrenalin rush through me in anticipation of making a video for it. Exactly what I'm going to do after I post this. xD

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- Christine

EDIT: Wow that was quick. Thanks Kryalla for the correction!