Fine, I admit it. I like f/f pairings. And no, it's not because I'm some sort of creep. I find them romantic and uplifting. And if that's wrong I don't want to be right. As you may have guessed, this story contains physical intimacy between two consenting females. If such material offends you, well this is the twenty-first century. You should be more accepting.
I do not own the Teen Titans, or any related characters. Or do I?
No, no I don't.
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Chapter 1: What are these feelings?
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Hp Pavilion, San Jose CA, Monday
The stadium was full tonight, and the cheers were deafening. This was Monday Night RAW, and the first night off for the Titans in quite some time. With few supervillain to tend to, and having been personally congratulated by the Governator, they had decided to spend the night on having fun.
Five tickets to tonight's show was considered well worth the price, for all except Raven. As you can guess, wrestling wasn't her thing, per se. She likes poetry and meditation. You know, quiet things. And Umaga and Snitsky were a far cry from that. But she decided to bite the bullet, and be sociable for once. On an unrelated note, can you tell I'm a wrestling fan?
"Why are those men threatening each other? Should we intervene?" Innocent Starfire had seen nothing of the sort on her home world, so she was a little out of her depths.
"They're not really fighting, Kory. It's all an act." Robin, team leader, occasionally helped Star when she found herself befuddled by Earth's customs.
"It's not an act, Dude. Wrestling is not faked!" Gar Logan, aka Beastboy, interjected with another "brilliant" observation.
"Man, watch it! You almost spilled my Sprite!" yelled Cyborg. He was the cyborg. Hence the name "Cyborg".
The boys began a heated debate on the realistic elements of professional wrestling, while a now bewildered Starfire asked her friend "Friend Raven, why are those half-clothed men attacking each other?"
"Some people find it entertaining." Replied the sullen telepath. She sat low in her seat waiting for the match to end.
Towards the end of the evening, Raven was still daydreaming and not paying much attention when... "EEK!" Starfire reacted to an STFU performed by John Cena, and buried her head in Raven's shoulder.
All at once, Raven felt...different. She wasn't ill (though Sandman's beer spewing entrance did nauseate her) nor was she in any pain. She just felt different. Like she was enjoying something, but she couldn't tell what it was.
"Is it over yet?" Star muttered into Raven's cloak.
"Huh? Wha-oh, yeah. They're done."
Starfire opened one eye, and convinced the slamming was over sat up and continued watching the match. Raven still paid no attention to the match, but now for an entirely different reason.
'What was that all about?'
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Titan's Tower, after the Match
The Titans returned home, burdened by their souvenirs and good times. Everyone was relaying their favorite parts of the fight. Everybody except Raven. This did not however distract anyone, as she was usually quiet and was not much of a sports fan anyway. Eventually, everyone went to their own rooms and went to bed. Raven tried to meditate, but to no avail. Something was troubling her.
Raven spent most of her time trying to control her emotions, and she had become pretty good at it. It took something massive for her to loose control. But tonight, she felt inexplicably content during the fight. Why?
'Okay, let's back up. Think back to everything that happened. I was thinking about Wollstonecraft and the book I just bought by him, then somebody in the ring threw somebody else out of the ring and Kory hid in my shoulder. And then I felt...weird. Like I liked something. But nothing happened. Except..."
'Wait. Kory dived into my arm and I felt...what? I wasn't uncomfortable, I was more...crap, I can't even describe how I feel. It was almost like I enjoyed it. But I don't like all the touchy-feely things like that. It was nice though, all warm and soft...'
Raven sat there, smiling to herself, before snapping out of it. Now, she was more confused than before. Why was she thinking these things? She was more or less saying that she felt all light and happy when she was holding Starfire. Which didn't make any sense, because she wasn't the type of person who just...melted like that.
"Oh, Hell. What's wrong with me?"
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The Next Morning
Starfire woke early, as was her custom. She always enjoyed seeing the sun rise, and today she felt better than normal. It was to be a grand day. Raven came into the living room soon after her.
"Good morning, friend Raven. Is this not a glorious morning?"
"Uh, yeah."
"It would be a shame to waste such a fine day. I know! Let us go to the mall of shopping, where we can purchase new and unique clothing!"
Raven sighed "I'm not much of a 'Mall Person' Star..."
"Oh but it will be so much fun! We shall by new clothes and exciting movies and eat the fried things I cannot identify. And we shall have the 'Girl Time' together. Oh, please say that you will come!"
Raven rolled her eyes "Ugh, alright. I'll go with you".
Starfire cheered, and ran off to choose something to wear. Raven made herself a pot of tea, and sat down to think.
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The Mall of Shopping
As they entered the building, Starfire looked around at the numerous stores, wide-eyed as ever. Raven was not nearly as enthusiastic.
"Let us go to the store of the beautiful clothing! And then we can purchase videos from store that smells like stale milk, and then..."
"Calm down, Star. We have all day. Let's go here first." And they entered a clothing store.
Raven was rather put off by the pink and flowers and J-Pop on the Muzak. Starfire, however, seemed to thrive on it.
"Friend Raven, look at this lovely shirt!" She said as she held up a tight, pink top.
"Uh, yeah. It'll look great on you."
"Oh, but this is for you. The color will go wonderfully with your eyes."
"..."
"Friend Raven?"
"...I don't think..."
"Oh, please try it on. You'll look so lovely in it, I am sure."
Sigh "Oh, alright."
As Raven walked into the dressing room, she wondered to herself why she was being so cooperative. Normally she wouldn't be caught dead wearing such a top, but Starfire was just so...
She went back outside after she changed, praying that nobody she knew would see her.
"Oh, friend Raven. I knew you how wonderful you would look in this shirt." And she hugged her.
And there was that feeling again. That strange, pleasant feeling Raven got last night at the fight. Before Raven knew it, she had put her arms up, and was hugging Starfire close. She closed her eyes and smelled her hair.
'Oh god, she's so soft. And she feels so warm.'
Starfire broke away and said "Come, let us go and buy some movies."
"Mov-oh, right. Movies"
They paid for their clothes and left. They spent the rest of the day shopping, while Starfire noticed that Raven was quiet. Even more than usual. Raven meanwhile could not shake the feeling that something was drastically different about her. Something had definitely changed.
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Titan's Tower, later that evening
"I am so glad that we could spend this time together, Friend Raven. I hope we can do it again soon."
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Soon."
Starfire looked at Raven "Are you alright, Friend? You seem distracted."
"Wha-Oh, no. I'm just-I'm just a little tired. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night."
"Oh, well then let us go to bed. I myself am a little tired as well."
"Yeah."
Raven stared deep into Starfire's eyes. She had never noticed just how beautiful they were. Or how kind and loving her face was. And her lips...
"Um, Friend Raven?"
"Wh-Tired. I'm just tired, uh. Goodnight."
And with that, Raven rushed off to her room, taking her bags with her.
"Goodnight, my friend..."
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Raven's Room
Raven dropped her things in the corner, and began pacing her room 'What is going on? What the Hell is wrong with me? I couldn't stop thinking about her all day. And just now I wanted to... Argh, what did I want to do? It's like I almost wanted to kiss...'
And then it hit her. She wanted to kiss Starfire. She liked the way Starfire felt, and the way she looked and smelled. Raven liked everything about her.
"When did this happen!?" She said to herself. It was slowly dawning on her that she might have more than friendly intentions for Star. That in fact she may be...
"Holy crap, I'm falling for her! What the Hell?!"
She laid down on her bed, and stared at the ceiling, as she began to worry. She was falling for her friend. She was falling for another girl. And she was falling for someone with whom she had absolutely nothing in common. She thought out loud "What am I going to do?"
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