(UPDATED FOR ERRORS. I messed up with the italics thing for who was singing when, so yeah. Sorry!)
Hey Guys!
Chapter 3 is here! I've read your comments and really appreciate them all, and I plan to be doing a shout-out section here soon! Also, good and bad news. Good news is this story is going to be longer than expected(Well, good if you like it idk haha). But the bad news is that I will be out camping for a week, so I won't be updating daily after Sunday. I'll try to get done as much as I can, but I will try to upload daily again until the story is finished starting Friday or Saturday next week.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen titans(sorry I haven't said this sooner!) and the song is given complete credit to their rightful owners(lyrics via Google Play website[nonspons, obvi]) , NOT ME! I also don't speak Tamaranian, so yeah, those words are made up XD
The song is Almost is Never Enough by Ariana Grande ft Nathan Sykes. I would suggest listening to the song to get the feel of how the song sets the mood of this chapter and the gestures between the characters.
Thanks lovelies, and remember to comment what you think/any ideas that you have!
Chapter 3
Starfire's mind was swirling. All the emotions; from looking at the scared faces of her friends and from the memories of her mother that were flooding her mind.
Her mother's voice was always so sweet, like liquid florpk. It was one of the reasons her father had fallen in love with her(even before the arranged marriage, they were always friends). Her mother would always sing and play the randorlph(similar to an earthen piano) and would sometimes be accompanied by her father. He could never hold a tune, but he got better over time. Her mother would sing this song to him out of love. Starfire was told by Galfore that they had fallen in and out of a relationship many times, and Starfire's mother had written this when they were on a break[explaining the somewhat somber lyrics implying what might have been]. Now, the song used to fill them both with love for each other, recognizing the disbelief in its words and how they clung on to each other afterwards for many years to come. Her mother had soon rewrote it as a duet since her husband constantly chimed in. The song was no longer sad in its meaning anymore; not for them. Starfire had always admired the strong love her parents had for each other. Galfore had always said that Starfire had sounded like her mother, and the young Tamaranian always wanted it to be true-to have something to connect to her to her mom. But after her friends' comments, she assumed it wasn't true.
However, she was faced in this situation, all eyes on her, and she was going to sing for her mother. Good or not.
'You have this, Koriand'r.' Starfire thought.
When the intro had ended, Starfire opened her mouth and began to sing.
(A/N: Bold=both singing. Normal=Starfire, Italics=Elliot)
I'd like to say we gave it a try
I'd like to blame it all on life
Maybe we just weren't right,
But that's a lie,
That's a lie
Right away the crowd was mesmerized by the beauty of her voice, and her friends? The titans were completely shocked. Especially Robin, who didn't think she could be any more perfect. And there she was, blowing everyone's expectations, his expectations. He mentally kicked himself for ever doubting her, and he could tell by the other titans faces that they were having the same thoughts that he was. Well, not all of his thoughts were being shared among the group. But the pride they all felt for Starfire was real.
And we can deny it as much as we want
But in time our feelings will show
'Cause sooner or later, we'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows
Almost
Almost is never enough
So close to being in love
If I would have known that you wanted me
The way I wanted you
She hadn't realized she had been looking down the whole time, and finally looked up to see the smiles on her friend's faces, on everyone's faces. She smiled slightly, taking a breath and going slightly higher on the next lyrics.
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each others arms
Without thinking she locked eyes with Robin, who was smiling brightly at her, love in his eyes. She smiled just the same in return, but had more behind her eyes. She was focusing on the lyrics, how just being friends was not going to be enough. They had been, and are, so close.
And we almost
We almost knew what love was
But almost is never enough
She finished her part and there was a thunderous applaud, right before Elliot got to his part. Starfire took her eyes off of Robin and shifted them to meet Elliot's, who had grabbed her hand and taken a breath to sing:
If I could change the world overnight
There'd be no such thing as goodbye
You'll be standing right where you were
And we'd get the chance we deserve
More applause, but mainly from screaming girls. Want to know why? Because Elliot was good. Great, even. And he was singing to Starfire. She wouldn't admit it, but Starfire was swooning, lost in his words.
Robin, however, was far from applauding. He saw the look on his face, his flirtatious actions, and most of all her saw that Starfire was buying all of it. He sunk down in his seat, glaring at the pretty boy singing to his girl. Well...kind of his girl. Either way, Robin was anything but thrilled.
Try to deny it as much as you want
But in time our feelings will show
He stood himself off his stool, and led Starfire to the center of the stage, pulling her close while looking into her eyes. She smiled while grabbing his hand and sang the next part with him.
'Cause sooner or later, we'll wonder why we gave up
The truth is everyone knows
Almost
Almost is never enough (is never in enough babe)
We were so close to being in love (So close)
If I would have known that you wanted me (that you wanted me)
The way I wanted you, babe!
Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart
But right here in each others arms
And we we almost
We almost knew what love was(baby)
But almost is never enough
The piano finished up, and Starfire and Elliot were still hand in hand, looking up at each other. They snapped out of it quickly, however, when a thunderous applause filled the room yet again.
Starfire was simply overjoyed looking at her friends varying responses. Beast Boy was jumping up and down, screaming, Cyborg let out a big ol' "Al'right!" in her favor, and Raven clapped politely, giving her a weak smile(which means she must have been IMPRESSED.). And Robin stood with loving eyes locked on her, giving her a smile that made her melt inside.
Starfire waved to them, and Elliot gave her a hand off of the stage. She headed straight towards them.
"Well who would've guessed our little alien had such a big voice?" Cyborg clapped, giving her a huge pat on the back.
"You were sick, Star!" Beast Boy chimed in.
"I am...ill?" Star responded in confusion.
"Green lantern over here is trying to say you were good." Raven said, rolling her eyes at Beast Boy's response. "And you were good, very good." Raven added with a small smile.
Starfire smiled back at Raven and was simply over the moon; and went even higher when she was surprised with a huge hug from Robin.
"That was incredible" he whispered into her ear, giving her chills. They both pulled away and blushed as BB and Cyborg started to tease Robin under their breaths.
"Star, we're sorry. I'm sorry. We should have never doubted you." Robin said sincerely.
"Yeah, we were kind of jerks earlier." Beast Boy added.
"It is most alright, dear friends!" Starfire replied. "You were merely trying to help me."
"No Star, we weren't. Our hearts weren't in the right place, we should have let you be you and supported what you wanted in the first place." Raven replied, the small smile still on her face from a few moments ago.
"I appreciate this very much, friends." Starfire smiled wholeheartedly.
Starfire turned momentarily, sensing someone approaching her. Walking up swiftly behind her was Elliot, with a grin so big you'd think he had won the lottery.
"Listen, Starfire, you were great. I've never heard anything like what you did up there tonight." Elliot gushed, pulling her into a hug of his own.
"I thank you, friend Elliot. Oh!" she exclaimed. "These here are my friends and fellow titans! This is Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, and Robin" she named, motioning towards each of her friends accordingly.
Each replied with a smile and a small comment. Except for Robin, who just glared until Raven stomped on his foot to get him to be polite.
"OUC- um. Hi." he said to Elliot, with a fake smile.b
"Oh, I get it." Elliot laughed. "Jealous boyfriend. Listen man, I'm sorry, I didn't know Red was dating someone." he apologized.
Immediately Cyborg and Beast Boy snickered behind him, and Robin visibly stiffened.
"Oh, no, its fine." he managed to say, "I'm not her boyfriend."
Bam. A slap in the face to Starfire. Being hurt was an understatement; sure, she and Robin weren't mates, but she was still hoping that someday...
"Oh, well in that case, Starfire," Elliot smiled, snapping her out of her train of thought. "You wanna hang out for a bit?" He smiled, sticking out his hand.
"Well, um..." Starfire smiled, still unsure. "That sounds delightful." she finished with a smile. She took his hand as he led her to the other side of the restaurant, chatting with her as they walked.
Robin was stunned, hurt, jealous. But all the blame was on himself, and he knew it. If he would've just manned up, Star wouldn't be being swept off her feet by some pretty boy that could hold a tune. Raven could sense his jealousy, and simply smacked him upside the head.
"Nice going, bat boy." she commented before heading back towards the table to meet the other two boys.
Robin mentally slapped himself in the face before going to sit (well, sulk) at the table with his friends. Well, most of them.
