Starfire slid into a slightly longer skirt than the one she normally wore, as well as a formfitting blouse that was a deep purple. The bottom of the shirt ended just above her waist so a slip of her orange belly was exposed. She wore white flats instead of higher heeled shoe since she was already considerably taller than Beast Boy. She tried to put her hair up in the signature "tail of the pony" but it kept coming out lumpy so she opted to just let her hair flow down naturally as usual.

Beast Boy and she had both agreed to try something a little more casual as far as the dress code went so it would really seem like a date to Robin. Starfire wondered briefly if she should try putting on a little make up for the occasion; however she didn't trust herself to apply it correctly. She just hoped she looked presentable enough.

She glanced at herself in the mirror briefly. Although she assumed everything was in place she couldn't be certain, being from another planet and all. What she needed was the opinion of someone who was knowledgeable, someone who was dependable, and someone who knew everything there was to know about fashion.

"Friend, Raven?" Starfire called as she knocked on the half-demon's door. "Pardon my interruption, but I am in need of assistance."

Raven's door slid open to reveal one indigo eye. From the looks of things she had been in the middle of meditating, or perhaps a good novel and Starfire reddened at this realization.

"Well?" Raven questioned, after a few moments of uncomfortable silence. Starfire started as she remembered her purpose for knocking in the first place.

"Oh, yes! I was simply wondering if my attire was appropriate for a date at the movies?"

Raven raised her eyebrow slightly. "You and Beast Boy again?"

She blushed a deeper hue of red. "Yes, it is our second date. I am most excited and wish to look presentable. Did I not succeed?"

The empath avoided the question. "How does Robin feel about this?" From the look of Starfire's reaction, this wasn't what she was expecting.

"He seems….unbothered." It was the way she avoided eye contact and how she rubbed her arm self consciously that caused Raven to realize it. This whole thing with Beast Boy was fake. Probably some way to make the Boy Wonder mad with jealousy.

"You look fine," Raven said with a sudden shortness. "But if I were you I would be careful when toying with other peoples' emotions." She then slid her door shut, leaving Starfire alone in the hallway.

Raven sighed. Perhaps that was a little harsh, considering the whole thing was probably Beast Boy's idea anyway. She also knew that Starfire was just about lovesick for Robin, so the whole thing between her and Beast Boy wouldn't have made sense anyway. She was just surprised that she would go to such extremes to win the Titan leader's heart. To think about Robin getting hurt emotionally over something like that made her annoyed.

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and picked up her novel before she read into that last thought too much.

~0~0~0~

Starfire placed another handful of popcorn in her mouth and munched heartily as she watched a disgusting slime monster slaughter another one of its victims on screen. She should have known Beast Boy would take her to see a horror movie but she didn't mind. Of course she didn't have Robin's cape to bury her face into when she got scared, however Beast Boy's arm sufficed.

"Are you like totally scared out of your mind?" he asked her, thankful for the dark theater so she couldn't see him blushing at their proximity.

"A little," she admitted. "However I am enjoying myself greatly."

"You are?" Beast Boy inquired in surprise. "I thought you would be kinda bummed having to spend all this extra time with me."

"Oh, do not be so foolish. I enjoy spending time with you greatly, and regret having not done so in the past. However I fear that these 'fake dates' will soon have to come to an end, for Robin has not made any other signs that he is feeling the jealous."

The changeling clicked his tongue. "Well that's not entirely true. He got wicked whacked out when he saw you today. He must think you're mega hot."

"And that is good, yes?"

"Definitely."

"Beast Boy?"

"Yeah?"

Starfire paused. "Robin may not be the only one being affected emotionally by our 'courting.'"

Beast Boy looked at her confused. "Since when were we playing tennis?"

She giggled at his puzzlement. "Forgive me, I simply meant our fake dating."

"Oh, okay, what do you mean?"

"Well Raven was acting most strange today," Starfire mused. "She was short tempered and very defensive."

"Well duh," he drawled. "Have you met her? There isn't a day where she isn't short tempered. Why do you think she smacks me so much?"

"No this time it was different," she insisted. "She was perfectly happy to converse with me up until the point where I mentioned our going to the movies. She slammed the door in my face and I believe I have upset her."

"Huh," Beast Boy said, thinking it over. "That is kinda freaky, but it's not your fault. You never know what's going to set her off. Maybe she's just jealous," he added jokingly.

Starfire sat up straight in her seat. "Perhaps you are right," she spoke softly. "I have always expected that you two have felt something more for each other than mere friendship, and maybe this false relationship has led her to believe in the wrong conclusions. Perhaps she if feeling very hurt that I have taken you away-"

"Wow, wow, Star, where did that come from?" he interrupted her frantically. "I mean like what? Think about it, me and Raven? That's like….what?!"

"I do not understand. I thought you liked Raven."

"Not like that. Besides it wouldn't matter anyway because she thinks I'm the most annoying thing on the planet, maybe the universe, maybe the…I can't think of anything bigger," he admitted.

"I do not believe that is entirely true," she replied thoughtfully.

Beast Boy looked up at her curiously. "What makes you say that?"

"Well how could anyone resist the pointy ears?"

He gave a wide toothy grin at that.

~0~0~0~

The two Titans returned to the tower rather late, so only Cyborg was in ops, making a midnight snack for himself. He smiled in acknowledgment towards Beast Boy and Starfire and they smiled in return, Beast Boy offering to walk Starfire to her room before joining Cyborg for some grub.

He had had such fun with Starfire these past few days that he wished they could last a little longer. It didn't help the fact that her door was approaching way too soon for his liking. When they finally reached the destination, he smiled shyly at her and wished her a goodnight. She did the same but then she did something entirely out of the blue.

She kissed him!

On the cheek.

But still!

That was weird wasn't it? Or was he making more out of it than he was meant to? He was just being a good friend and besides, this was Starfire he was talking about. She always did these touchy feely things anyway.

It took Beast Boy a few moments to realize that he was thinking all of these things alone in the hallway, as Starfire had already retired for the night. It only took the rumbling of his empty stomach for him to remember what to do next though.

He joined Cyborg in the kitchen a few minutes later, already making his way to the freezer so he could pop some tofu waffles in the toaster. Cyborg must have been in a reasonably good mood, either that or he was just completely out of it because he didn't complain of the smell of tofu much to Beast Boy's surprise.

Actually it was beginning to get so awkward in their silence that Beast Boy almost wished he would complain. Why was it so uncomfortable? It was like a giant weight on his shoulders and he wasn't sure how or where it came from. Finally, Cyborg spoke up.

"So…are you guys really going out?" he asked skeptically.

Beast Boy burst out laughing. Wow, he knew he was good, but he didn't know he was good enough to fool Cyborg! It was almost too much to handle.

"Are you kidding, dude? This whole thing was a scam to get Robin to get all 'jealousy' and it totally worked! Aw, you should have seen your guys' faces when we told you. You all totally believed it!" he laughed again.

Cyborg sighed in relief. "Thank God man, I mean I knew you were stupid, but I didn't think you were stupid enough to go messing around with Rob's girl. So then where did you guys go today, and a few days ago when you took down Mumbo?"

The waffles popped and Beast Boy set them on a plate. "Well we still went on dates andstuff, but it wasn't like a date, date. It was more like a…we should totally hang out as friends to totally tick off the guy you're not so secretly, secretly crushing on, date. It's nothing else."

Cyborg cocked an eyebrow. "You're sure about that."

"I have never been more sure-er of anything in my entire life," he responded dramatically.

"And you don't think anything is going to…you know…develop?" he asked skeptically once more.

Beast Boy scoffed. "Heck, no." He picked up his plate with the waffles on it so he could lean his back up against the counter casually. He took a massive bite out of one of the tofu snacks and swallowed. "Don't get me wrong though, I still had a blast."

Cyborg nodded. "That's good man, glad to hear it."

He smiled. "I mean, I've never really spent time with Starfire like that before and it was wicked awesome! She's like the nicest person ever, although I already kinda knew that. But anyways she also like super, super, smart and really funny. Plus she laughs at all my jokes so that's a bonus."

"Careful man, you might end up falling for Robin's girl," Cyborg teased, wiggling his eyebrows.

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Already told you man, not gonna happen. Where was I? Oh, yeah, and she knows like stuff about humans that I didn't even know! Not to mention she is sooooo happy all the time. She also has the cutest laugh and it's-"

He dropped his plate on the ground where it shattered into a million pieces. Cyborg looked at him in alarm, his eyes demanding an explanation. Beast Boy just stared back at him with his mouth wide open and his eyes as round as saucers.

"Dude, I think I'm in love with Starfire."

Author's Note:

And so the drama begins…Sorry the chapter was a little short. This is the shortest chapter in the whole story though.