Ok, I know I said that that was the end, but I lied. XD The more I thought about it, the more I didn't like the way I left the characters, so I got an idea and I decided to keep going. It won't be that much longer, maybe one or two chapters, I don't know. Anyway, Sorry I'm adding this so late. \
Beast boy sat up and stretched, letting out a huge yawn. After rubbing his sleepy eyes, he opened them, and immediately became confused. He was not in his room, you know where he usually sleeps, but in the main room, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out why.
Until, he figured out why, of course. It came flooding back to him in a tidal wave of memories. His eyes grew wide, as yesterday came back into focus in his mind.
"Oh, yeah," he said to himself, and then he bolted.
He skidded to a halt as the medical wing flew into view. Flinging the door open, he stepped inside. He was greeted by a scene that he always thought would happen eventually, not that he figured he'd ever see it.
There was Starfire, on her side, on the bed. Weather she was asleep, or hadn't even woken up yet he didn't know, but the small smile poised on her face seemed to be a good sign. But the surprising thing about the situation was Robin.
He was also lying on the bed, cuddled up to Starfire's back, his hand over her waist and everything! Beast boy's jaw dropped to the floor, and he was rendered incapable of movement.
Slowly, he reached his hand out behind him, fingers searching desperatle for the doorknob. It was like there was some kind of monstar sleeping on the bed, and he had to get out without disturbing it.
His fingers struck gold, or rather metal, as they brushed against the doorknob, which jingled. Beast boy held his breath as Robin, who had always been a light sleeper due to the paranoid thing, stirred slightly.
Biting his lip, he turned the knob, and took a small shuffle step backwards. He was almost in the clear, he would be able to escape unnoticed if the door didn't -
it squeaked.
Robin was up. He lifted his head and saw Beast boy. Both boys' eyes went wide. Robin sat up and swung his legs over the bed. He walked up to Beast boy but didn't say anything. They both just stood there. Awkwardly. Until the pressure was just too much.
"Hey," Robin said, not knowing what else to do.
"How is she?" Beast boy asked.
"Oh, she's good. She was up, but she fell back asleep," he said guesturing backwards at Starfire.
With Beast boy's concern put to rest, a sly smirk crept onto his face, "Sooo. . ." he began, trying not to snicker, "Are you guys together now?"
Robin was just telling Beast boy to shut up when Starfire woke up. She was missing a warm presents behind her.
"Robin?" she called out. She looked up to see Robin talking to Beast boy.
"Oh, hello friend!" she said cheerfully.
"Starfire! You're awake!" Beast boy said happily. He came over to her and gave her a hug, "Geeze, we were so worried," he said conversationally.
Robin stayed near the doorway, leaning against it and watching and smiling. He must've gotten really wrapped up in his thoughts because he didn't even notice that Raven was standing next to him until she spoke up.
"Starfire," she said in her usual flat voice, "You know it was really wasn't a good idea for you to go and see Red X. And what were you thinking? Why didn't you say anything when he started to abuse you? Did you think we wouldn't find out evetually? Robin was already on the verge of breaking down your door to get inside, and -"
"Raven," Robin said in a warning, "stop,"
Raven fell silent with a sigh.
Starfire's face had fallen, her eyes fogged over with dark memories. She bit her lip, and looked down at her folded hands in her lap.
"Hey," Beast boy said, smiling though it was a little more force then before, "It's Ok, Starfire,"
Starfire looked up at that.
"No," she said, "its not the O and K. Raven is correct. It was very unwise of me to go to see him. And to hide what was happening to me from you, my friends. I should have told you, but you understand that I could not because you would have harmed him."
Robin couldn't believe it. After at that had happened, she was going to defend him? Anger surged through him. She was right though, if he had known, he wouldn've beaten the crap out of Red X, maybe even run over him a few times with the R-Cycle. And why not? The guy had Robin's most prized possession and he treated it like dirt. No, worse then dirt. Just thinking about it made Robin want to go back to that jail they had stuck Red X in and beat him up again. He was so busy mentally beating up Red X, he almost missed what Starfire said.
"The fault is mine to bear, anyway,"
"Starfire, what are you talking about?" Beast boy asked. He had her by the shoulders, trying to get her to look up, but she avoided his gaze.
"That is what he always said," her voice was breaking now, "when he beat me. 'This is your own fault, you know,' "
Robin was at her side in an instant.
"No." His voice was so firm and hard, it was almost scary. He was kneeling by her bed, one of her hands clamped in both of his, though she wouldn't look at him eaither.
"Starfire, do you hear me?" he asked tugging on her arm a little frantically, "None of this is your fault. None of it. You understand?"
Nobody missed the tear that rolled down her face, "But," she said "he loved me. He told me he did. Why would he . . . for no reason. . .?"
"Star," Robin began, "He didn't love you, just the idea of you. He was in love with the thought that he owned you. Like a dog that would come when he called. It's difficult to explain," he said more slowly, "why he would do something like that. Too you. And the only explaination I can think to give you is that Red X doesn't know what real love is. No clue. Maybe because he's never been loved, or he has issues, or maybe he's just a heartless jackass, I don't know. But the point is, None of this was your fault. Do you understand?"
He moved one green gloved hand to her face, cupping her cheek, forcing her to look at him.
"Yes," she said shakily, wiping a tear away with the back of his hand, "I think I understand. But I still think that I should have done somthing. It - it just seemed that - I did not know where to turn. I was trapped."
"We're never trapped, Starfire," said Robin softly.
"Sometimes we are." Starfire said, finally looking at Robin so intensly, he had to look away.
Beast boy chimed in, and it was lucky because Robin had run out of things to say "Starfire," he said, "you know that we wouldn't have harmed Red X if he wasn't doing something bad,"
Starfire smilied, looking at beast boy, "Yes, I know,"
That bruise. Robin thought On her arm that day. I saw it. There was proof right in front of my eyes. I knew something was going on. Why didn't it enter my mind that it could've been him? How could I have been so blind?"
You're not the only one, It was Raven's voice, inside his head. Don't you think, that out of all of us, I should have seen this coming?I was blind too. We all were, me, you, Beast boy, Cyborg, Starfire. All of us. I didn't see what I didn't want to because Starfire seemed so happy with him. So don't blame this on yourself, eaither, Robin. But, you know, she wasn't as happy as she was with him, then when she was with you.
Robin turned his head to give Raven a greatful smile.
His eyes suddenly widened as an unwelcome thought entered his head. Starfire's words rang in his head.
You would have harmed him.
He loved me.
"Starfire," he said with wide eyes, turning to face her, "You, you don't still love him, do you?"
Starfire took her time contemplating the answer. The thought about, and observed it from all angels before anwering. While she was taking her time, Robin was practically having a heart attack. If she was still in love with him, he wouldn't be able to bear it.
'Please,' he thought to no one in particular 'please, I couldn't stand it if she loved him. . .please, not that,'
When Star had her answer, she turned to face Robin.
"I don't think I ever truly loved him. I think I just found comfort in him. No matter what, I always had someone to hold me, someone I could turn too. However, I guess that did not last too long did it? Then I suppose, it was too deep, I was 'in it up to my elbows,' I believe the saying goes, and I didn't know what to do."
"I would have held you, Star. All you had to do was ask."
"But Robin," Starfire said softly and sadly, staring at him intensly, "I did, and you were not ready,"
She broke the unwritten rule they had by mentioning that. Neither one of them had been brave enought to mention the night that Starfire went and told Robin how she felt about him, and he yelled at her to get out. Robin flinched remembering.
"But," he said, "I'm ready now,"
And, determined to make up for his past actions, he leaned up and kissed her. He grabbed her head to keep her face to his, he wasn't about to let her go after all that had transpired to get her there in the first place.
When he did finally let her go, they stood there, inches apart, smiling at each other, compleatly forgetting that Raven and Beast boy were in the room, too.
Nobody said anything, it would have ruined the perfect moment. They just stood around, smiling at nothing, and probably looking really weird.
That's when Cyborg walked in, carrying a clipboard. When he first glanced up, he looked back down at his clipboard.
"Oh, good Starfire, your up," But then he took another look around the room, with everyone smiling and looking all sentimental, and Robin and Starfire, inches apart and grinning like crazy.
"Aw, hell," he said, sagging, clipboard dropping to his side, "I just missed something really important, didn't I?"
Ok, that's not the end yet. I hope you're enjoying this better then the other ending. I tried to make it long(er then usual) for you. Tell me what you thought!