-Author's Note- Greetings once again TT fans! My bad for the false posting the other night. I was having issues with FanFic and my browser, but I downloaded a new one, and everything works fine now. Yey! Sorry again for the lateness in posting. Lots of things going on: fanart to draw, comics to write and draw, not to mention actual work. What is a girl to do? Anyway, I've got a nice long chapter for you, as well as two. Count 'em, 2, TWO, new fanarts for you to feast your eyes upon. You can find the fanarts on my deviantART page (linky is my homepage, otherwise my name's the same), or else here are the addys.
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Chapter 10 Dealings in Love
"Nightwing!" Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg exclaimed.
By now, the light had disappeared and standing in front of them was the long, black haired teenage superhero that Robin would become.
"Starfire, I'm so glad I found you," he told them.
"Found me? Is something wrong? Is the future not fixed?" she asked getting worried. The alien girl walked over to the newcomer and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Did something happen?"
Nightwing forced a small laugh. "Actually, no. Everything is perfectly fine. I guess you could call this a social visit."
"Oh, how joyous! But friend Nightwing, how were you able to come to our time?" Starfire exclaimed, grasping her hands together.
"Yeah, I was just wondering that myself," Robin said, coming out of his daze.
Cyborg and Robin had been standing there with a questioning gaze as Starfire talked to Nightwing.
"It's slightly hard to explain," he admitted. "I can't give you all the details, however Cyborg was able to study Warp's technology and figure out how it worked. Then, he used it to bring me back here."
"Told ya I was a genius," Cyborg said smugly.
Robin nodded, his eyes never leaving Nightwing. His mind was racing with all sorts of questions.
Something in the hallway was stirring. A moment later, Beast Boy entered the common room.
"Dude!" he exclaimed, seeing Nightwing standing next to Starfire. "Who's he, and where did he come from?"
"Beast Boy, you remember I told you all about Nightwing and the future. He says that all is wonderful now!" she said happily.
"Am I still bald?" Beast Boy asked.
"Uhh... yeah, you're like 40, BB," Nightwing told him. This caused Beast Boy to rip out somemore hair and start to cry.
It was a moment until he regained his composure. "Oh yeah, Raven and Hawke said that our visitor is doing fine now. She's sleeping, and so are Rae and Hawke," Beast Boy informed the group.
"Oh yeah, that's right. Her," Robin said with his eyes narrowing. "Sorry to burst your bubble, Nightwing, but this might not be the best time."
He nodded, "Jinx, right? I remember hearing a... I mean, yeah, I remember that, but I should let it run its course."
Robin eyed his older self carefully for a moment before deciding it was his imagination.
"If you don't mind, I would still like to stay."
"Oh please Robin? May he?" Starfire pleaded with him.
"All right. I suppose it's fine as long as the others are okay with it."
"I'm cool," Cyborg said.
"Yeah, me too," Beast Boy put in now.
"And Raven's too busy with Hawke right now, so I doubt she'll care too much. Just stay out of her way, all right?" Robin said.
"Yeah, I understand. Raven can be a bit touchy at times. I'll let her be," Nightwing promised.
With that settled Starfire took Nightwing down the hall to find him a place to sleep. Robin watched as they left with a look of jealously.
"Dude, if you like her so much, why don't you just tell her already?" Cyborg questioned.
"Yeah, we were taking bets on when you'd tell her, but this is getting annoying," Beast Boy said shaking his head.
Hawke sat in Terra's room, watching the sleeping girl. Raven had returned to her own room after they had finished healing Jinx, and Beast Boy had left.
The girl let out a sigh, thinking of her sister. Raven had always been a loner, even when they were children. When she had joined the Titans, Hawke was surprised. It was unlike her sister to try and put herself in social situations.
However, now that she had met the other Titans, Hawke was sure that Raven had made the right choice in her friends.
As comfortable as Raven had become at Titans Tower, things surely had to be taking a toll on the girl. Hawke herself had shown up out of the blue, and now Jinx had appeared in the Tower.
Perhaps the only thing that put Hawke's mind at ease was Beast Boy. She knew that he was the major reason for the change in Raven. He had been watching out for Raven today, and Hawke was sure that was no different from any other day. There was no doubt in her mind that either of the two didn't care for the other as more than friends.
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Hawke turned her focus onto Jinx. The girl was sleeping peacefully now that her major wounds were healed.
Hawke brushed some of the purple bangs away that had fallen on the girl's face. She was quite pretty, and she could see what Cyborg saw in her.
Yes, she knew the reason Jinx had come to the Tower was for Cyborg's help, but she would not tell the others that.
And of course, the brown haired girl could not forget about the two other Titans, who were showing a great deal of affection for each other.
Robin and Starfire were completely smitten with each other. While Hawke had never liked the word much, it described the pair with an air of perfection.
She was not a stranger to Robin and Starfire's 'situation,' as she was with Jinx and Cyborg. There were quite a few times that Raven had mentioned Robin and Star's interest in each other in her letters. It made Hawke think that maybe her sister was not so blind to the lives of others as she had once thought.
In any case, Titans Towers had three would-be couples sleeping under its roof. With a nod, Hawke told herself that this was something to take into her own hands.
"Yes," she grinned in a pleased manner, "by the time I leave, those guys will all be together."
Now, the only question was, where to start. Where to start?
Cyborg sat on the sofa in the common room playing video games. Beast Boy had gone off to do his own thing, and Robin had muttered some excuse about needing to train some more.
After Cy and BB had confronted Robin, the black haired teen became annoyed at his two friends. He denied it and told them that they were reading too far into things. That was before he stormed off to the gym to get out some of his anger.
No matter what he said, Cyborg knew Robin liked Star. Surely, there had to be some way of getting him to admit his feelings.
"Trouble in the land of lovers?" Hawke asked leaning over the back of the sofa to look at him. He hadn't heard her enter the room.
"Hey Hawke. I thought you were sleeping."
"Nah, I'm too pumped up to sleep. Anyway, I thought you'd like to know that Jinx is fine now. You can go see her if you like," she offered.
Cyborg paused for a moment, causing his player to die. "Why would I want to do that?" he asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
Hawke gave him a smile that said she knew the truth, but didn't press the matter.
"I dunno, just a thought. Now, what has you so stressed out?" she asked, tilting her head at him.
"Nothing," he muttered, turning back to his game.
Hawke rolled her eyes at him. Boys, she thought. "Hmm... Is it BB? Or maybe it's Robin?"
At Robin's name, Cyborg died again. Finally, he gave up and paused the game.
"Good, now we're getting somewhere. What did Robin do?"
"Aside from being his stupid self?"
"I suppose," she shrugged, still leaning over the sofa.
"Then, nothing."
"Hmmm... Well, you could either tell me what happened, I am an innocent by-stander, or else you could continue to ignore the problem, and I won't let you get back to your game."
"Did Raven tell you about Warp?"
"Psycho guy from the future?"
"Yeah."
"Yep."
"Well, when Star went into the future, she met our future selves. Robin had become Nightwing."
Hawke nodded at him, waiting for him to go on.
"While you guys were in doing your little magic tricks with Jinx, he appeared in the living room. In the future I had figured out how to use Warp's technician and send him back here."
"Confusing."
"Yeah, well, Starfire was overjoyed to see him. It was kinda ticking Robin off. I mean she was kinda of fawning over him," he said with a shrug.
"So, he's jealous of himself?" Hawke asked with a grin.
"Yeah, pretty much. But after Star took Nightwing to find him someplace to stay, me and BB called him on his crush on Star. I mean, he's been digging on the girl since the Titans formed."
"And he refused to admit he likes her?"
"Yep. It's really annoying."
"Well, I suppose it's like you and Jinx."
"This has nothing to do with me and Jinx!"
"But you like her, right?"
"She's our enemy!"
"She wasn't when you went into the Hive, and she isn't at the moment."
"How does that change things?"
"Cyborg," she said trying to reason with him. "Why do you think she came here?"
"I don't know, to spy on us."
"I don't think so. She was looking pretty intently at you before she passed out. I think that she's digging on you."
"You think?" he asked a bit too eagerly.
"Yes, I do. Just like I think Robin likes Star. So, if you promise me to try and make an effort with Jinx, I will try and get Robin to admit his feelings to Starfire. Do we have a deal?"
He looked at her outstretched hand for a moment, considering what he was getting himself into. Finally, he sighed and shook
