The Young and the Hopeless
Chapter 1: Courtship Rituals
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Author's Note: My first Teen Titans fiction, hope it's not too terrible. I've had this idea stuck in my head for some time, so I'm venturing out of my world of anime and into the Titan's world. Anyway, this is just a nice romance story with some action/adventure thrown in to be fun. Standard warnings apply for a "R" fic: a little lemon, some cursing, and probably some nice violence later on. Promise to make this worth your time.
Pairings: Starfire/Robin, Raven/Beast Boy
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Koriand'r, Princess of Tamaran, otherwise known as Starfire let out a small gasp as she crossed the threshold into Titan's Tower. Clutching the bag of groceries in her arms tightly to her chest, her green eyes surveyed the scene taking place. Tilting her head to the side, Starfire cocked an eyebrow and threw a glance over her shoulder in Robin's direction.
"Robin, is this how you Earthlings perform your courtship rituals?"
A mix of purple and black apparel littered the living room, with Raven's cloak resting on the back on the couch. Her pale form was partially covered by Beast Boy, his green arms stretched up to capture her own, her wrists caught in his capable hands. Neither the empath or the changeling noticed the intrusion, as her eyes were closed and his face was buried between her legs. With Robin and Cyborg reduced to stuttering heaps behind her, Starfire cleared her throat and set her bag down on the kitchen table. Almost immediately Beast Boy let out a yelp, the t.v. screen blew out, and Raven let out a loud curse.
"Wha..."
"Man, that's like...damn..."
"Well, Robin, is that how courtship rituals take place on your planet? With the female prone and the male's head between..."
The Boy Wonder had recovered enough to slap his hand over Starfire's mouth, all the while averting his eyes and trying to form an apology. Cyborg had completely turned around, his attention wholly focused on the security control panel. The Tamaranean, however, continued to stare forward, seemingly comfortable with the whole situation. She soon turned away as Raven shot a death glare in her direction when Beast Boy shifted to dress. Tugging Robin's hand away from her mouth, the young woman twisted, her face lighting up into a bright blush as she faced him. Taking a deep breath, she again cocked an eyebrow and opened her mouth to speak again.
"No, Star, you wouldn't exactly call that a 'courtship ritual.' Beast Boy and I were engaging in some sort of pleasure, however."
"Ah man, you guys weren't supposed to be back for another hour!"
Raven's voice was strangely gruff, a small smirk tugging at the corners of her lips. Slipping the hood of her cloak over her head, the half demon's face was soon devoid of emotion and she rolled her eyes. Once again in her emotionless state, the dark haired empathy did have the presence of mind to grasp her lover's hand. Beast Boy, however, wasn't as calm as the young woman standing next to him. Free hand clutching at his hair, he shifted uncomfortably from one foot to the other, his face just as bright as Cyborg's and Robin's.
"Oh, well, if that was not the courtship ritual, then how to you get to such a point?"
"Star! Seriously, girl, that is so wrong on so many levels!"
The half man, half machine had finally turned around, still unable to meet either the goth or his favorite green dude in the eyes. Robin was torn between smiling at Cyborg's comments and defending the confused Starfire. Instead, he stepped back, increasing the distance between him and the redhead and scratched the back of his head.
"Well, now that we're all nice and uncomfortable, I suggest we all retire..."
"But Raven, I don't understand, it is still light outside. There is still much time for doing all sorts of things!"
Everyone but the Tamaranean groaned, blushes once again staining the faces of the three males. Raven dropped Beast Boy's hand, crossed from the living room to the kitchen, grabbed Starfire's and proceeded to drag her from the room. Left alone, Beast Boy began whistling, Robin busied himself with putting away the previously forgotten groceries, and Cyborg began examining the blown out t.v. Robin looked up as he set a bottle of mustard as far back in the refrigerator and sent a questioning smirk in the whistling changeling's direction.
"So, how long has that been going on?"
"Let's just say it's been going on long enough for me to get her clothes off in the living room. We really weren't expecting that, I mean, the things you can plan in...woah! Okay! Okay! Eh, I think that means Raven...um...yeah..."
Beast Boy scurried off down the corridor, leaving Robin and Cyborg alone. The lanky, dark haired boy ran his fingers through his hair. Methodically folding the grocery bags and setting them on the floor of the pantry, Robin jumped over the back of the couch and settled down in the cushions to watch his mechanical friend baby the t.v.
"Lucky she didn't blow out the console, huh Cy?"
"All I got to say is, damn boy, you've got to start working with Star. Have you two not...well...you know?"
"Woah, woah, woah! We're not even like that, we're just...friends."
Cyborg turned, jaw slack, real eye wide with shock. No matter how hopeless Robin was or how clueless Starfire could be, no one in the tower expected that the two were in a stalemate relationship-wise. Turning his head to face Robin, both arms still focused on the task at hand, Cyborg regained his composure long enough to fight back a grin.
"Well, maybe if you took time to explain 'Earth courtship rituals' to Star, we wouldn't be having such uncomfortable situations in the kitchen."
"I think I'll...go...now..."
