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Small Talk

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"Um...raven..." Starfire's soft voice was heard outside of the empath's door. "Could I talk to you for a second or two?"

Raven roughly shut the book she was reading and sighed. Getting up off of her bed, she slowly went over to her door and cracked it open, sticking her head out slightly. "I'm kinda busy, Star, what is it?"

The Tamaranian shifted her weight on the right side of her body. "Could I come inside?"

Raven frowned, but stepped aside so the girl could walk in. Closing the door behind her, Raven immediately started wishing she hadn't allowed Starfire in her room. "Star, I rather have my blinds closed—"

"You should let the sunlight in, Raven." Ignoring Ravens warning, Starfire opened up the shades, allowing the bright sunlight to illuminate the room. "That's better, now everything looks so much more glorious dontcha think?"

Raven's frown grew even deeper, but she didn't protest with the girl. "What do you want?" she crossed her arms over her chest, obliviously annoyed that the girl had interrupted her reading for the day.

Starfire sat on the bed and looked up at Raven, paying no attention to the mood that she was in. "Well, I've been doing the thinking and the wondering, and the guys told me that it would be better if I came and asked you because you had more experience..." she twiddled with her fingers nervously.

"Experience?" Raven narrowed her eyes. "In what?"

"Well, I had a question..." Of course she does. Raven moved her hand in a circle, issuing for her friend to continue. "Well, I've been having these strange, funny feelings every time I get around Speedy."

"Yes, I understand."

"You do?!" Starfire smiled excitedly.

"Yes, he is a complete annoying idiot."

Starfire shook her head and laughed. "No, no not that..." She tapped her finger on her chin, trying to think of the right word to use. "I think the word used is attracted?"

"You like Speedy?" Raven asked, slightly amazed.

"Oh, yes! I have been having the fantasies about him. Do you want me to tell you about one? It was so..." she turned to look at her frowning friend, "What's a word that describes the fantasies, Raven?"

The young empath raised her eyebrow. "Why do you think I know?"

"Robin said that you were the expert. I think he thinks the fantasies about you, Raven! Isn't that marvelous?!" Raven almost laughed. "I got it!" Starfire snapped her fingers together. "The fantasies are erotic! Yes, that's it!"

"Starfire, please, lower your voice."

"But Raven, you don't understand," she said, standing up and looking out the window. "I wanna do more than just think about him." Raven opened up her mouth to speak, but closed it, just to see what Starfire would say next. "I think I wanna, is the right word, make love to Speedy?"

"You have got to be kidding me."

Starfire shook her head. "No, I am not doing any of the kidding."

"Why don't you tell him that then?"

"I am...scared."

"Of what?"

"Him not having the feelings I have for him. I've had that experience before...with Robin, as you know." She seemed to hesitate after she said that. "Friend Raven, have you ever liked someone so much that you had the feelings that I have now?"

"Yeah."

"What did you do about them?"

Raven shrugged and sat back down on her bed. For the first time in a while, Raven actually understood how Starfire felt. She could actually relate. She and Robin weren't necessarily the boyfriend or girlfriend type of thing yet, but there was a relationship. But it wasn't what you called 'physical'. Sure, at times they would just kiss or maybe, if she was lucky, kiss passionately in certain places. But Raven, and she assumed Robin as well, wanted a more mature relationship, where she didn't have to feel so nervous or hesitant about anything. "I honestly don't know, Star." She sighed. "But if I know anything about attraction...I think the best thing you could do is to talk to him...Speedy I mean."

Starfire nodded. "He and Robin are playing the basketball. Should I talk to him now?"

"I'm sure interrupting the two won't be a problem."

The Tamaranian paused before going out of Raven's door. "Raven?" The young empath stared up at the Tamaranian. "Thanks."

"No, problem, that's what friends are for, right?" She smiled at this Starfire rushed to hug her. Raven hesitated, but slowly wrapped her arms around her friend. "Ok, Star, you're squeezing a bit too hard."

"Oops, sorry. I think I'll go tell Speedy now." Starfire stepped away from the young teen and smiled. "And maybe you should tell the person you have the feelings for, too." She quickly flew out of the room, closing the door behind her.

Raven stared at the closed door and sighed. "Unlike you, I can't express my feelings like you can..."

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