A/N: I don't own Teen Titans.
The next morning dawned quicker than anyone had hoped. Raven hardly slept at all after she was finished meditating. She had lain awake most of the night wondering what arguments lay ahead. Around 8 Raven sighed and sat up, then looked over at Beast Boy who was still unconscious beside her. She rolled her eyes at his sleeping form and then got out of bed. She dressed and made her way to the kitchen, praying she wouldn't run into any of her friends along the way. Luck was on her side it seemed, as she entered the still dark kitchen and made her way to the stove. She put on the kettle and prepared her tea. Just as she finished up, she heard the door slide open. Raven turned and saw a yawning Cyborg enter the kitchen.
He looked at her for a moment, and then said, "Morning… Where's Beast Boy?"
Raven gave him a warning look.
"Dead to the world, as usual," she replied.
"Yea… uh, so…" Cyborg said, attempting conversation.
"Look," Raven started, a vein in her forehead pulsing, "Stop being a moron. Beast Boy and I are no different than usual, so stop acting like everything has changed, okay?"
"Er… sorry… I just, I mean… it's so… unexpected," Cyborg replied.
Just then Beast Boy entered the room, followed closely by a nattering Starfire.
"Friend, tell me, how did you know what love felt like? I am curious," she said.
Beast Boy glanced at Raven with a pleading look. Clearly Starfire had ran into him in the hall and started up the awkward questions. Cyborg nervously edged toward the stove, and promptly busied himself with cooking breakfast. Starfire waited wide-eyed for Beast Boy's answer. Raven shrugged and turned back to her tea. He was on his own.
"Uh, I dunno Star… you just… kinda know…" he replied.
Starfire seemed to ponder his answer for a moment, and then nodded as if she suddenly understood. She headed into the kitchen and began to busy herself with cooking. Beast Boy glanced at Raven, who merely shrugged again. As the four teens sat down to their breakfasts, Robin finally entered the room. He cast a disapproving glace towards Beast Boy and Raven, and then joined his friends at the table.
"There's no point in prolonging the inevitable, so we might as well discuss this… situation now. I think… " he started, but Raven cut him off.
"Robin, I understand your concern, but you must have more faith in me. I know my powers better than anyone, and if I feel them slipping at any time, I will not hesitate to fix the situation. Like I said last night, my powers are… different around Beast Boy, more in control. I don't understand it, but I'm not about to waste what is probably my only chance to be somewhat… normal…"
Robin sighed and said, "I realize that. I thought about it all last night and realized… that I might be…"
"Wrong?" Beast Boy offered.
Robin grimaced at him, and then continued.
"Anyway, as long as you can still keep everything in check, then there is no reason why you can't… be with Beast Boy. But if ANYTHING indicates that you are losing control of your powers, then I will personally make sure that the threat is neutralized, even if it means splitting up the team."
Raven took Beast Boy's hand, not liking the sound of his threats.
"I understand your concern, but I can handle my own powers. You don't need to worry about it." she said.
Robin shrugged, and then leapt into his new training schedule. Beast Boy grinned at Raven; happy things were finally going right.
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The next few days went by pretty uneventful. But at least the atmosphere in the tower was more comfortable than it had been. Slowly things were getting back to normal, and Beast Boy and Raven even started showing affection around them. Beast Boy was thrilled that he could take Raven's hand and not have dirty glares from Robin, who seemed to be more and more accepting of the new couple.
When cleaning day rolled around, Beast Boy got stuck on laundry duty, and he had spent hours in the laundry room alone. He was just shoving a load into the dryer when the laundry room door opened. He looked up to see Robin in the doorway. He looked somewhat embarrassed, but stood his ground nonetheless.
"Uh… hey Robin, what's up?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, I… I have a question. It's… kind of embarrassing…" Robin replied.
Beast Boy was suddenly afraid. Robin had a ton of pride, and HATED anything that hurt his ego.
"Uh…. Okay…" he said.
Robin sighed and hesitated, but forced himself to speak.
"I was just wondering… how… I mean, what did you do…" he stuttered.
Beast Boy sighed and said, "Robin, I've got loads of laundry left, can you hurry this up?"
"Yea… okay, fine. How… how did you and Raven get together? I mean, how did you let her know… how you felt…" Robin said, rather awkwardly.
Beast Boy stared at him with a raised eyebrow, then laughed.
"This is about Starfire, isn't it?"
Robin's face turned beet-red and he shifted his gaze to the floor.
"You're so predictable sometimes, Robin. Look, if you wanna tell Star how you feel about her, just… well, TELL her. I bet she's been waiting for it," Beast Boy said, shoving clothes into the washer.
Robin thought about what he had said, and then nodded. He thanked Beast Boy and left the room, heading upstairs. He found Starfire in the living room, wearing a bright, floral patterned apron and dusting a potted plant, humming a strange tune to herself. He smiled at her innocence. He found her so adorable when she did things so out of the ordinary.
Starfire turned and saw Robin standing in the doorway and her face lit up.
"Robin! Is there something you need?" she asked, grinning broadly.
He blushed, but smiled at her.
"Actually… yea. I wanted to tell you something," he said.
She walked over and stood by him expectantly.
"Um, well you see…" he started.
Starfire cut him of and said, "I have talked to Beast boy lately about 'love' and how one knows they are in love. Our friend told me that… 'You just know'. Well Robin, I have thought about it carefully, and I know."
Robin blushed again and said, "Know what…?"
"That I love you."
Robin grinned. Finally things were falling into place. He wrapped his arms around Star's waist and pulled her in for a kiss. She melted into his embrace and returned the kiss immediately.
"I love you too," Robin whispered against her lips.
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Later that evening, after all the chores had been finished, Robin suggested they spend some quality time watching movies and eating pizza. Nobody objected. Especially after Starfire had announced that she and Robin had FINALLY gotten together. The other Titans weren't surprised, but they felt the need to celebrate anyway. So Cyborg ordered six large pizzas and they chose a movie. After they had several of slices each, they settled in to watch a movie. Cyborg looked around him wearily. Beast Boy and Raven were cuddling silently on his left, and Robin and Starfire were whispering and cuddling on his right.
"Man! This isn't fair!" he shouted, startling both couples.
When they realized what he was talking about, they al laughed.
"Don't worry Cy, you'll find a girl. Maybe Aqualad is available…" Beast Boy said, smirking at his jest towards his rival.
The others laughed, and Raven had to use her magic to keep Cyborg from pummeling her boyfriend. After they were re-settled, they started the movie, happy that things were finally as they should be.
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Hey everyone! Sorry for the loooooooooooooooong wait…. But I kinda lost interest in this story. It really started as the first two chapters anyway... lol but yea. I didn't want to leave my story unfinished, so that's why this chapter is a little rushed. I'M SORRY! .
But the good news is, I have two more TT fics lined up, and these ones are actually planned out, so they will be longer than 4 chapters. XD I also have fics from Harry Potter and FF8, as well as Sequels to my CCS and FF10 fics. WOOHOO! Those are planned out too, so it's all a matter of writing them out…
Anyway! Thanks for reading my fic and keep an eye out for my new stories!
Love Aki