What is this Feeling?
"AAAAHHHHH!" Robin yelled as he was tossed across the room by Starfire.
Starfire gasped. "You are okay?"
Robin rubbed his head. "Yeah, I think so."
She reached out ot help him up. "I am very sorry, Robin."
"Sorry? Why do you need to say sorry? I needed the practice on order to become stronger," he said, stretching his arms.
Starfire smiled. He was always working so hard. "Would you like to practice more, or do you need the 'break'?"
"I think I'll take a break," he said, sitting on the bench.
Starfire sat next to him. "Why do you work so hard, Robin?"
Robin took a drink of water before he replied. "I have to find a way to beat Slade. I still haven't found out anything about him."
"I see. But you rarely ever stopped thinking about Slade. Why must you concertrate so hard?"
"Because you don't know what he's up to. He might be trying to destroy the entire city. I have to find out what he's doing," he said, getting up and refilling the bottle.
Starfire sighed. "I have heard that if you work too hard, you lose your hair and die earlier."
Robin grabbed his hair in shock. "Really?"
She nodded.
"Um, maybe I could take a few days off of Slade," he said, throwing his towel into the bin.
"Um, Robin?"
"Yeah?" he said.
"You do remember what day it is today, correct?" she asked, looking at her shoes.
Robin thought for a second. "Um, yeah. It's Friday, right?"
"Yeah, but perhaps- Oh, never mind," she said, looking upset.
"Star, am I forgetting something?" he asked, putting a hand on her shoulder.
Just then, an electric current passed through their bodies, shocking them. But not like a bad shock, like those ones you usually get at the mall. It felt good.
They both gasped. Robin pulled his hand back immediatly. "Oh, sorry."
Starfire, still surprised at what had happened, said, "Do not worry, Robin. I am perfectly fine. What about you?"
"I good," he said, looking at his hands. "Do you know what had just happened?"
"No. I have never felt something like that before," she said, looking at him.
The moment their eyes met, there was a burn in Robin and Starfire's heart. It felt like it was in fire. They looked away.
Robin's face was red and he was losing some air. What was that feeling inside my heart? In my whole life, this has never happened to me.
Starfire was also thinking about what she had just felt. On Tamaran, I have never had this feeling. What is it?
They didn't look at each other for a while, though they wanted to. They wanted to experience this feeling again, but was confused if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Finally, Starfire spoke up. "Perhaps I should just leave."
"Ok. Bye," he said, watching her walk out.
Suddenly, a pain in his chest made him jump a little. He grabbed his shirt and took a deep breath. This feeling. A pain in my chest.....A longing to see her again.....What is happening to me?
In the hall, Starfire was also experiencing this. I cannot control myself like before. Maybe I have a sickness. Or maybe the flu everyone is talking about. Perhaps I should go see a doctor.
Robin couldn't take it anymore. He needed to see Starfire right away.
He changed into his uniform and ran to her room.
"Starfire," he said, knocking on her door. "It's me, Robin. Can I come in?"
"Yes. Please hold on," she said.
She walked to the door and unlocked it. "Sorry. I was busy feeding Silkie-"
Robin interuppted her by kissing her on the lips.
St first, she was surprised. She didn't know how he felt about her, so she had never told her feelings to him. But as he grabbed her closer to him, she felt at peace.
They both now understood why they have been acting weird on the gym. It's because they love each other, but was just too afraid to admit it.
When they finally pulled away, they gazed into each other's eyes. Well, not really. Robin had his mask on, but she could feel his eyes looking into hers.
"Her eyes are so nice," he thought. Looking in her eyes was like looking at the sun. So bright, yet so beautiful. He doesn't know how any one could resist it.
"Starfire?" he asked.
"Yes, Robin?" she said, moving closer to him.
Robin closed his eyes and groaned. "I can't do this."
He gently removed her from his lap and stood up.
"What is the matter, Robin?" she asked, hurt.
"We can't do this," he said, opening the door.
"Cannot do what?"
He sighed. "We don't have time for us."
"But, why? Why do we not have time for 'us'?"
He walked out. "Just that."
Starfire followed him. "Robin?! What has happened? I thought you-"
She paused.
Robin looked at her. "That I what?"
She looked at him with sad eyes. "That you cared for me."
Robin's heart was beating fast. He hated seeing her so sad. But he couldn't be with her. Not with villians are running around. If he did, he would be concertrating more on her than Slade. And if Slade found out about his crush on her, he would hurt her in order to hurt him. "Starfire. I don't....care for you. You're my best friend. That's all. Nothing else. I only kissed you because you looked sad, okay? So just, leave me alone."
Robin had a hard time saying these words. He really cared for her, and he didn't want to hurt her, but he had to.
Starfire stood there, tears flowing out of her eyes.
He walked away without turning back once to look at her.