Chapter 2
Cyborg was going over some readings that he took from Starfire and found nothing. He came to tell the others about his findings.
'Anything?' Robin asked.
'Sorry man. There's nothing I can do, looks like she's gonna be like that for a while,' replied Cyborg.
Beast Boy had a ball of yarn which Raven was dangling unenthusiastically and Starfire was playing with it trying to grab at it. Beast Boy wanted a turn aswell. Robin looked at the scene and thought: 'Kinda cute.' He sighed as he thought how they would cope with Starfire being a cat. Well at least she's not freaking out, just playing looking so adorable without a care in the world. 'Man, I just wanna take her and….'
'Hey guys, I think Starfire's had enough, she probably needs some time to herself.'
'And I bet you're going to spend it with her,' Beast Boy mocked to him, only to get a glare from Robin. Robin knelt down and called out to her.
'Here Star, come here Star.'
Starfire looked up and quickly obeyed, she leapt up into Robin's arms purring contentedly.
'Aww come one Star, you don't wanna be with Robin, you wanna play right? Beast Boy said as he held out his hands, but Starfire refused them only to snuggle into Robin's arms more.
'I guess she's made up her mind, and quite frankly I don't blame her.' Raven said.
Robin smiled looking at Starfire in his arms getting comfortable. He took her to his room, but not before telling Cyborg and Beast Boy to get a few things from the store to accommodate Starfire's special cat needs. Once inside his room Robin sat on his bed and gently placed Starfire next to him. He then lay beside her and started to play with her, he rubbed the top of her head and under her chin, to which she absolutely loved. She purred softly and let him do anything he wanted with her.
'You like that, huh?'
He then got the ball of yarn that he had taken from Beast Boy before he left with Starfire and started dangling it in front of her. Starfire tried swatting it then rolled on her back while swatting and grabbing the string, Robin teasing her by pulling it up every time she tried to grab it. They played for what seemed like ages.
'Oh Star, I don't know how you must feeling about this whole thing, but I promise I'll get you back to your normal self.' He sighed.
Starfire had jumped off the bed and was exploring around the room, Robin watched her fondly. She sniffed and touched at each object she was curious about. Robin then called her back and she jumped back on the bed on top of Robin's chest as he lay down flat on his bed. Starfire stared at him with the cutest look he ever saw. 'That face, I could do anything for her just looking at that face, cat or not.' He held her face in his hands and gently stroked it with his thumbs back and forth.
'You're so cute, aren't you? Yes you are, yes you are.' He said like he was talking to a baby.
Just then Cyborg came in caught the scene.
'Yo Robin, we're back. And if I ain't mistaken, I'd say you're getting comfortable with this whole deal.'
Robin quickly shot up, making sure not to drop Starfire. He got off his bed and put her down gently.
'So did you get everything she needs Cy?'
'Well why not come and see for yourself?'
Robin called Starfire to follow him out of his room and into the Main Room. They saw Beast Boy sorting out what they bought.
'Dude, check this out. We got Star these cool cat toys that she'll love, and some cat food here, but they don't have very good flavors.'
'BB wanted to get tofu flavor', Cyborg mumbled to Robin.
'….and here is the cat litter box. Come on, Star try it out.'
Starfire looked awkwardly at the cat litter box as Beast Boy showed it to her closely, but she seemed apprehensive about it and backed away.
'Hey, what's wrong? It's easy to use, look you just…' Beast Boy was about to demonstrate when…
'Uh, Beast Boy,' Robin interrupted.
'What?'
'I don't think we wanna see a display of you using that,' said Cyborg, 'And Star wouldn't want to use it in public either, that's why she's nervous.'
'OK, so we'll put it in the bathroom and she can use it there. Let me ask her if that's OK.'
Beast Boy then morphed into a cat so he could talk to Starfire.
'So Star, what do you think? We'll put the litter box in the bathroom and…..'
'Beast Boy I appreciate your kindness but I am afraid of using all of these things, I've never used them before, and it's…..embarrassing.'
'There's nothing embarrassing about all this, you're a cat, and you're supposed to be using all this stuff.'
'But I'm not a cat, I'm Starfire. What if I do not like the food you have gotten me, and I am aware of how the box of litter works, how do I open the door to get into the bathroom, I'll always have to have someone with me for these things. That is why it is embarrassing, to be dependant on everyone for the simplest things.'
'Hey, don't worry about it. It's not that bad right? Robin seems to be OK with it, speaking of which what where you guys doing in his room while we were out?'
'We just played and had the fun. He was so nice to me, he would do the rubbing of my head and behind my ears it would feel so good.'
Robin and Cyborg watched as the two were having their conversation, then Beast Boy morphed back into normal form.
'So what did she say?' Robin asked.
'Well she thinks she's being a burden to us coz we gotta help her with everything, and she finds that embarrassing.'
'Embarrassing? Oh Star.' Robin smiled and knelt down pick her up. 'There's no need to be embarrassed, we're you're friends no matter what happens. As long as you're like this we'll give you all the help you need, okay?'
He looked into her eyes not really expecting her to understand but then he swore that he could see her comforted in those eyes of hers.
'By the way,' Beast Boy said to Robin in private, 'Star wants you to scratch under her chin again, like you did the last time.'
Robin blushed as Beast Boy walked away, then he turned to look at Starfire and said:
'As you wish, princess,' and he gently rubbed under her chin making Starfire feel ever so relaxed.
