Hi everyone! Gosh, I'm sorry that it took so long to update. I have good excuses though. First of all, it's almost Christmas. That pretty much explains everything right there. : ) I've had a lot of studying to do before school ended last week, watched and voted for my favorites on the So You Think You Can Dance finale(None of my favorites won. They never do and I was upset), work on my church's Christmas program(sets and helping people with lines), volunteering at the nursing home, Christmas get-togethers, gift shopping and a little bit of a writer's block. Wow, that was more than I thought. : D
Rosalind2013, Yes that was the best birthday ever. One of the best things about talking with David was seeing the expression on his face when I told him about his fans in the nursing home I go to. It was precious and yes, I have a loving, caring mother and I feel so unworthy to have her. She's my best friend.
caminopreacher, Thank you for the spiritual messages. You are very thoughtful and kind to do so. You are blessed!
Thank you to everyone else who has read and reviewed. Your comments always make my day (and brother's).
What is Robin going to do? Let's go on to the next chapter and find out!
Chapter 9
David and Robin's plan revealed
The titans were really enjoying this experience of being at a live concert. All in their own different ways. Beast Boy was singing along and dancing badly. He occasionally took Raven by the hand and twirled her around. Raven stood there most of the time and soaked it all in. She wasn't the dancing or jumping up and down type, but she was smiling. Cyborg was throwing his arms in the air and goofing around. He also let out his famous 'Boo-Ya!' multiple times. Robin was enjoying it too, but what he really loved, was seeing Starfire's overjoyed face. She would spin him around during some of the faster songs and lay her head on his shoulder during the slower ones. Robin knew that in mere minutes the plan David had thought of earlier would finally commence. Oh, how he couldn't wait.
'Any time now,' Robin thought looking down at Starfire. 'I pray that she will feel the same way.'
David had just finished singing 'My Hands' and walked to the front of the stage. He smiled down to where Robin and Starfire were standing. He knew this would be great for them.
"Before I sing my last song of the night," David began speaking into the microphone, "I would like to thank the Teen Titans for taking the time to come and be apart of this concert tonight."
The cameras and overhead spotlights shone down to where the five teens were and the crowd cheered and screamed.
Beast Boy hopped on Cyborg's shoulders and waved his arms wildly. Cyborg pulled him off and chunked him to the ground without an expression on his face. The cheers of the audience turned into a moment of laughter.
David continued. "I talked with them earlier this afternoon and they are all incredible. They do so much for this city, and risk their lives for it. And even though I don't live here, I'd like to thank them anyway."
The crowd's cheers grew louder. Robin was even more impressed by David now, because he always put the spotlight on others and had not acted any different than what he had seen in the VIP room. He never would have thought that he would actually wind up becoming friends with the guy either.
David looked in Robin's direction and started one more time. "Hey Robin, would you mind coming up here for a moment?"
The rest of the titans grinned and watched Robin make his way up the stairs to the stage, his cape swishing behind him. The huge audience was even crazier now. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy were utterly, anxious to see what Starfire's reaction would be to this 'little surprise.' Beast Boy and Cyborg even made a bet to what Starfire's reaction would be.
David shook Robin's hand again and asked at a volume to which only Robin could hear, "Are you ready?"
Robin smiled and nodded once. David handed him the microphone and stepped back. Robin gazed out at the massive amount of people, but only one person stood out to him. Starfire. Her beautiful, flaming red locks and oranges and cream complexion were stunning under this light. He felt the butterflies in his stomach flutter. 'I better not screw this up,' he thought.
"Uh, Hi," Robin started off, "Uh, David here really is a great guy and I'm not gonna lie. . . I wasn't looking forward to this concert tonight, but I was proved wrong. I have Starfire to thank for that."
Starfire blushed and the audience cheered in approval of what Robin was saying. He took a deep breath and glanced towards his teammates.
"Now, I'm sure everyone has seen the videos of some the titans and . . . Well yeah, you get the picture and of course you know the first one was Beast Boy. Cyborg and I decided to put it out on the internet as a joke and when BB found out . . . he wasn't too pleased."
Everyone laughed and Beast Boy crossed his arms and smirked. He felt pleased now . . . very pleased.
Robin continued on, "As you have probably already guessed, that led to Beast Boy getting Cyborg and me back by recording our private moments."
Starfire raised an eyebrow. She thought Beast Boy had only gotten Cyborg back. How could she have not known that Robin had one too? More importantly, what did Robin do in this video that he, obviously, did not want her to see?
Up on stage, Robin started to feel a little sick to his stomach, but he was not about to chicken out this time. He was going to tell her the truth even if it killed him. "Starfire?" he spoke out.
The crowd grew completely silent. What was he about to say?
Starfire stood up slowly and looked up at Robin with only confusion in her eyes and thoughts.
Robin swallowed hard. "Starfire, I know that you're thinking what I may have hid from you, since I never told you that I was ever even video taped in the first place . . . Right?"
She nodded.
"Well, I-I . . . ., "he took in a deep breath of air, " I was caught singing in my room and I was planning on serenading you later."
Starfire placed her hand over her heart as the audience broke out into a wave of 'Aww'. She could feel her heart beating rapidly and her nine stomachs twist. Was he saying what she hoped he was saying?
She hadn't thought it was creepy . . . yet. Robin didn't think he would get this far. He thought he would've passed out when he got to the stage.
"Starfire . . . can you come up here?" Robin asked.
Starfire didn't make any hesitations and floated right up to the stage. She stood about three feet across from him, the beautiful, black haired boy behind the mask whom she cared for so deeply. It seemed, to Robin and Starfire, that the only two people that existed in the room at this point were just them. Robin left the microphone on its stand and walked over to her with an almost, shy smile. He took her by the hands and gazed into her big, breath taking emerald eyes. Both teenagers stared at each other for a minute.
The people watching had not made one noise. Not one word, sneeze, or cough interrupted this moment. David watched from the distance and smiled. He felt so great for them and they were a perfect match. No one had to tell him that, or anyone else for that matter.
Not one person could hear what Robin and Starfire said to one another and waited for them to do something.
"Starfire, you are my best friend and this closeness that we share make my feelings for you grow stronger each day."
"I have felt the same way, Robin. I have had 'the crush' on you for a long time."
Robin smiled. "Well, there is no reason possible why we can't take our friendship to the next level and I can't imagine being with anyone else, but you. I can see this lasting . . . forever."
"Yes," Starfire agreed happily, "I can as well."
The pair stared at one another for one last moment and leaned into each other. Their lips met and it was all so innocent. The kiss was real and true.
As they broke apart, the once quite crowd cheered and clapped. The remaining titans had finally witnessed what should have been a long time ago.
Raven glanced towards her boyfriend. "Beast Boy . . . Are you crying?"
Cyborg looked over at the changeling too and sure enough, he had his hand up to his eyes quickly wiping away any tears that had been there.
"No," he retorted in a sobbing tone.
"Yes you were you little grass stain. Admit it!" Cyborg chuckled.
Beast Boy stuck out his lower lip and glared at the robotic teen. "Fine. Yeah, I did and why shouldn't I? A man can be sensitive too ya know!"
"Of course they can," Raven said, taking his hand into hers. "You are very much a man."
Cyborg rolled his eyes. Just when he thought they couldn't get more cute and weird . . .
Back up on stage, David walked back over to the mic-stand and started up the band for the last song.
"This last one is for Robin and Starfire. Congratulations guys!"
The soft guitar sounds vibrated through the stadium as 'You Can' began to play. Robin escorted Starfire, his girlfriend, down the steps and back to their spots. They held each other and danced slowly to this last song. It was a moment in time worth waiting for.
"Robin," Starfire said towards the end of the song.
"Yes?" Robin replied.
She rested her head upon his shoulder. "This will always be our song."
Robin smiled down at her glowing face. "I couldn't agree more."
The final words of the song rang through the air and seemed to linger in the new found couple's ears.
"Show me that good things come to those who wait."
I hope this was worth waiting for. I certainly enjoyed writing it and hoped everyone enjoyed reading it. And don't worry; the story is not finished yet. Please review and tell me what your thoughts are. I would love to know what anyone thought.
I want to say one more thing real quick. Christmas is coming soon and David has an original song, by him, out. It's called "Melodies of Christmas". It makes me think of warm Christmas pasts I have had with my family and if anyone checks it out, I hope they feel the same. : )
If I don't get to update again before Christmas, I would love to wish everyone a Merry Christmas right now.
Merry Christmas! Love, Joy, and Happiness to all!
