Well, I finally decided to try and write the second chapter, even though I am so lazy, and I don't feel like doing it, all the ideas in my head, and too lazy to type them out, oh well, thanks for all the great reviews. – Peggy
Thirteen Chances
Robin hid the items in his room and relaxed on his bed. A note taped on the refrigerator suggested that Starfire had gone out to the park with her new Golden Labrador, which was a gift from the mayor. He decided to get started for tomorrow by heading off to the grocery store. He jumped at the chance to get out of the empty house and scurried over to the T-Cycle, starting the engine and revving it, he backed out of the garage and soon, into the busy street.
He reached the grocery store in about ten minutes and quickly shuffled in his coat pocket for the ingredients. "Hmmm, let's see here, chicken breast, lettuce, raspberry sauce…" He continued on with his extensive list before noticing he'd forgotten about the most important thing, flowers! Leaving his item-filled cart at the check-out station, he galloped to the nursery and picked four tulips and a rose in paper.
Rushing back to his spot he saw a very angry old women, "What, got a big date little boy?" He nodded sufficiently and she turned her head and sighed, "Young kids these days, dating when they're 12, it should be on Oprah!" Robin, taking this as a rude comment quickly came to his own defense. "I'm not 12! I'm 18!" The old women looked shocked but cocked her head to the side and laughed. "Of course you are, son." He angrily took the bags he had and placed them on the handlebars of the T-Cycle.
When he came back home he found Starfire and her newly-named dog, Nightingale watching a soap opera on television, not noticing anything around them. Hearing the back-door slam, Starfire rushed to Robin. Robin could only make out pieces of what she said, "Oh Robin, Roberto left Isabelle for Ira!" Pretending to be interested Robin sat down on the couch to listen to Starfire moan before he got up and place the grocery in his part of the pantry.
Not interested to here who left who on the daytime show soap operas Robin quickly threw the chicken in the freezer and the salad in the crisper. He sighed with satisfaction as his communicator rang. "Hey Robin, umm, I have a question?" Delighted to hear Beast Boy's voice Robin quickly nodded and turned towards a chair leaning against the wall. "Ok man, well me and Raven are going into the hot-tub soon with all these cruise people, but like, some old lady winked at me before I even got in!" Robin laughed with amusement as Beast Boy rambled on about his worries until Robin shut him up and left. "Good night Starfire!" Robin yelled to her from the stairs. She waved back and soon the house was quiet. Really quiet.
The next morning Robin woke up extra early to take a jog outside around the lake. It was a beautiful crisp day and to Robins' surprise Nightingale joined along for the run. When he returned to his surprise Starfire had gone over to Titans East to visit Bee, so Robin had the day ahead of him. He made sure to run downtown and rent his tuxedo and most importantly, keep his pants on. At around three he stepped into the shower and then brushed his teeth, gelled his hair and prepared himself for the "date" that Starfire was aware of.
Robin started on the chicken in the kitchen while cutting veggies for the salad and making the cake. Overall, it turned out pretty well. Starfire arrived promptly at six and in a lavish pink dress took a seat at the table. As Robin served the food he couldn't stop looking at Starfire, and managed to start conversation.
"So Starfire, I like your shoes…"
"As I Robin admire your shoes!"
"Starfire, you look really good tonight, really."
"Thank you Robin, I love the dinner."
"What made you pick such a nice dress; I mean I'm not so special."
"Oh, but Robin, you are! If you fail I must marry Glorfnag, the evil resident of Tamiran."
"Starfire, can I ask you something?"
"Oh course Robin, we are great friends!"
"Do you like anyone, like as in, really, really like them?"
"Yes Robin, I do admire someone, you in particular."
"I'll get the cake!" Robin quickly cut off the conversation and grabbed the cake for dear life, hoping it was good. Starfire and he both tried it and to their amazement, it turned out well!
"Starfire? You look lovely, almost like a bride, a wife to someone."
At that exact moment Starfire burst into tears staining the tablecloth and her dress at the bottom. He didn't mean to make her sob, and he definitely didn't plan this. "Starfire, don't cry, don't cry…" Starfire continued to sob until her napkin was drenched and then continued to whimper while Robin cleared the plates. "Starfire, what is wrong?" As Starfire calmed down she explained.
"In Tamiran when you get married, like groom and wife, the groom must cheat on the women with a well-known friend who is also a woman, and after he does that he must pick between his bride and his well-known friend. I do not wish for myself to be a bride, as you only know one other woman that is of a friend, and she is taken." She sighed and patted her eyes with a piece of cloth.
"I am so sorry Starfire I didn't know!" Robin shook his head and said goodnight and kissed her on the cheek. They both blushed but Robin almost ran upstairs to his room and changed into his boxers and t-shirt. The first date was not the best, now Starfire thinks of him as a perverted-two-timer! He shook his head in frustration and sighed listening to the voices of Spanish actors reciting horribly done lines built on romance and drama.
Hope you like the chapter! It was a bit short, but I tried to make it nice and juicy. As for the whole bride and groom thing, don't ask, I credit my friend who gave me a bit of the idea. I hope you liked this chapter. And for the confused, each date that goes wrong, Starfire's memory will be erased before the next one. And each date will occur in a different place. Next chapter, the mall date! - Peggy
