Red X and Raven were finally done yelling at each other, and Red X had stalked out of the living room to stew in his room. Raven glared after him as the edge of his cape vanished behind the door. "Is anyone else sick of his attitude?" Raven asked.
"Totally." Cyborg grumbled, from where he was sprawled out on the sofa, clicking through the channels. "He's been acting like a complete prick."
"His behavior has been rude and grouchy and he has been sulking like a female going through her adolescent years!" Starfire added, slamming the fridge door and pouting. With an indignant sniff, she took a swig of her glass of mustard.
"He's not normally this bad." Raven said, still frowning at the closed living room door, arms crossed. "Sure, he's kind of a selfish ass most days, but this? This is awful."
"Go easy on him." Beast Boy said, tongue between his teeth in concentration as he tapped away at his PSP. "Robin's gone: it's hard."
Everyone stared at him for a few seconds.
"Uh, yeah. We know Robin's gone." Cyborg said, confused. "He's gone for, what, seven weeks? It's not like he died."
"And Robin being away from home is trying on all of us." Starfire said. "And the rest of us are not behaving like such jocks!"
"Star, it's jerks, and yeah, but the rest of us aren't in love with Robin." Beast Boy replied, and then whooped and punched the air as a bunch of alarms went off in his game.
Once again, everyone stared at him for a few seconds.
"Okay BB." Cyborg chuckled. "That's real funny."
"Funny? How's that funny?" Beast Boy looked up from his game, and took in their expressions. "Wait. You…you guys didn't know?"
"Know what?"
Beast Boy blew out a sigh and paused his game, setting it aside on the couch. Folding his hands on his lap, he looked at the all and spoke slowly. "Red X. Is in love. With Robin."
Cyborg pinched the bridge of his nose, eyes closed. "Like. He—love love? Like…" Without opening his eyes, he pointed shakily at Raven, who was standing frozen by the door. "Like me and her LOVE?"
"No." Starfire said, setting her glass down on the kitchen bar and gripping the edge. "They cannot be, he cannot, they argue! So often!"
Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Uh, yeah, they fight, so what? They also spend like every frigging second with each other. They're together so often that they actually kinda smell like each other now. Plus, Red X is always showering him in compliments, he follows Robin around like a puppy, he literally only joined cuz Robin asked…Guys, come on, think about it."
"Smell like each other." Raven repeated weakly. "They…they smell like each other?" She buried her face in her hands and groaned. "Oh my frigging God how did I not see this?!"
Cyborg didn't seem to know what to do with himself, and Starfire was gazing blankly at the opposite wall. "Does Robin return this affection?" She asked abruptly.
"Wow. You guys are really, really dense." Beast Boy said. "Yep, it's totally, 100% mutual."
"Are they…are they sleeping together?" Cyborg suddenly turned and grabbed Beast Boy by the shoulders. "BB you answer me! Is that Skull-Faced punk screwing Robin?!"
Beast Boy yelped and tried to wiggle out of Cyborg's grasp. "Dude relax! I don't know, I mean, I don't think so! I don't think they're together or anything, they just love each other."
"I am extremely confused." Starfire said, from where she'd sunk into a sitting position on the floor.
"They probably just need some time. And you know, space and privacy." Beast Boy added pointedly.
"How did you see this? How did you figure it out while we were clueless?" Raven demanded. "You've got the observation skills of a baked potato!"
Beast Boy shrugged, and then pushed Cyborg's hands off. "I dunno. I guess I just know that look."
"That look?"
"That look you get when you love somebody but think you can't be with them." Beast Boy said simply, and picked his game up again.
Red X waltzed back in a couple of hours later, maskless and grinning cheerfully. There was a distinct spring in his step and he kept casually tossing his communicator into the air and then letting it drop back into his hand. "Robin called." He said, voice boarding on sing-song. "That thing in Keystone City? All wrapped up. He'll be back tomorrow!"
"Awesome." Beast Boy said, and shot the others a knowing look.