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There was a quiet knock at the door of the infirmary and Robin lifted his head to glance over and call out, "Come in."
It slid open and Cyborg huddled inside, smiling at the adorable sight before him.
Robin was sat in the chair, maskless with his feet up on Starfire's bed, but he was being careful not to lean on any of the wires hooked up to her. He didn't want any of them tugging on her skin because that would cause such unnecessary pain for his girl.
In his lap lay a snoring Silkie who was looking more than comfortable tucked up in a little ball atop of Robin's thighs. He had one hand on the worm, gently stroking the makeshift pet of the Titans. He wasn't surprised to find Silkie close to Starfire; that little worm adored his mistress and would probably hiss if you even tried to remove him from her side.
His other hand was in the same place it had been for the past few days, clasping Starfire's protectively and giving all the support he could at the current moment.
"Ey, Rob?"
Robin paused in his stroking of Silkie and looked up at him. Cyborg withheld a sigh at the state of his friend. He looked drained and filled with concern for Starfire. He was paler than usual and it appeared as though he had not left the room since the day Starfire was hurt.
Cyborg knew he hadn't been eating or sleeping or showering. All he had done was staying by Starfire's bedside, waiting for her to wake up.
"Hey Cy. What's up?" Robin replied, even his voice sounded hoarse,
The cybernetic man lifted up the tray he held in his hands, revealing a sandwich, a coffee and a big bowl of soup that smelled simply divine.
"Just doing my big brother duties and bringing you something to eat."
Robin gave him a small smile but was somewhat sheepish, "Thanks... I don't know if I'm all that hungry though-"
Cyborg rolled his human eye and continued into the room, walking around behind Robin to set the tray down on Starfire's bedside table. Robin must have been at least a tiny bit hungry considering how quickly he glanced over at the food once he got a single whiff of the stuff.
He dusted his hands off before placing them on his hips, "Psh! None of that 'I'm not hungry' bullshit. You know that Starfire will tell you off somethin' fierce when she wakes up and learns you ain't been eating, otherwise."
Robin chuckled, "She does hate it when I do that."
Cyborg grinned, "She likes to worry."
His leader tilted his head with a smirk, "Apparently, that's one of the things that draws us to each other."
Robin leant over to grab the offered coffee and took a long sip, enjoying the taste of it warming his empty stomach. Cyborg nodded; glad he was accepting what he'd brought in.
The man walked back around Starfire's bed, dragging a chair over and taking a seat on the opposite side of Robin. He looked over Starfire and rested one of his hands over hers, lifting his free arm to scan her and check her readings. He nodded to himself, satisfied with the results.
"How's our girl doing?"
Robin sighed heavily and put the mug of coffee back down on the bedside table. He shifted, bringing his feet down from Starfire's bed, being careful not to wake Silkie.
"You tell me..." Robin stated sadly, "she hasn't woken up and it's been almost a week now, Cyborg."
Cyborg looked over at Robin, noting how much he was restraining himself from freaking out at her lack of response.
He sighed, "She's fine, Rob."
"If that were true, she should have woken up by now."
Shrugging, Cyborg adjusted the drip in her hand a little, "Not necessarily."
Robin shifted his blue eyes to his friend, "What?"
"She's in a form of healing sleep. It's a Tamaranian trait and we've seen her do it before."
"Yeah, for a few days. It's never been this long when she's been injured before."
"It's to be expected. Slade dealt a pretty hard blow; these injuries are vastly different from anything she's suffered during battles before, man."
Robin exhaled loudly, "But-"
Cyborg gently traced a faded bruise on Starfire's cheek with his fingers before retracting his hand and looking pointedly at Robin,
"Maybe she hasn't woken up yet but she is getting better. Notice how her bruising and cuts and barely there now?"
Robin glanced at Starfire's face and had to agree. It was true. Raven had been in every day to heal the burns on her throat, stomach and arms. Her bruises were barely there and there was practically no evidence of any scratches on her skin either. Her burns were still covered but Raven had been working hard on repairing the skin of those areas affected.
She had even told him that it wouldn't scar which had been a relief for him. As much as Starfire liked scars, he didn't know how she'd feel about being practically covered in them. It was good to hear she wouldn't need skin grafts either. Truly, Raven was one of the biggest assets to the Titans. Without her, he knew some of them would definitely be dead by now.
Robin slowly nodded at what Cyborg had said, settling with having to keep waiting and hoping for the best.
"Not to mention, her powers are solar based, don't forget. She'd more than likely heal faster if she were in direct sunlight but since we can't exactly move her outta here, we're gonna have to make do with the sunlight through that window."
The ebony haired man considered that; supposing that in truth, that could be the reason for her taking so long to wake up as well. He sat back and dragged a hand over his face, sighing yet again.
Cyborg felt bad for him; he knew how worried Robin was about Starfire; hell they all were. But, he also knew how guilty Robin felt for all of it. He knew, deep down, he blamed himself.
"Hey... Rob?" Cyborg started, hesitantly,
"Yeah?"
The half robot sat forward, clasping his hands together, "Listen... I just... wanted to say sorry... for placing blame on you the night she was hurt-"
Robin shifted, "It's fine-"
"No, it's not... I was just riled because she was in danger. Star and Raven... they're the closest things I have to sisters... I never wanna lose em'." Cyborg admitted,
Watching Cyborg, Robin nodded, "I know."
"I... it was uncalled for and I'm sorry, man."
"Cy." Robin addressed, making Cyborg look at him, "It's okay. I understand and let's face it... you were right."
"Don't do that to yourself."
"It's true... the argument we had; the way I handled things with her-"
"Couples fight, man... even Bee and I have had a couple already and we've only been officially dating for a little while." He paused, "Look, I don't know what the argument was about and I don't want to know. It's no one else's business. All I know is you have to just talk with Star when she wakes up. You can't just beat yourself up over something which Starfire probably doesn't even blame you for."
Robin sighed and nodded, "I guess."
"Stop moping." Cyborg instructed and Robin jerked his head up to see his friend smiling, "Star won't like it if you're all brooding when she comes around."
The corner of his mouth quirked up and Robin shook his head, "Alright, point made."
Cyborg chuckled; a light sound in a room filled with so much tension and apprehension. Robin joined him for a moment but before long, they sobered and it dawned on Cyborg that Robin had been cooped up in the infirmary for as long as Starfire had.
He looked him over and frowned. Robin looked like death. He was pale with bags under his eyes and Cyborg was pretty sure that stale odor was his leader. He needed to get refreshed as he'd been down there with her for days on end.
"Dick, take a break."
"What?" Robin replied, startled.
"Go get a shower and some air and then come back to her. Take that tray with you and eat on the way."
Robin immediately shook his head, defiant, "No. I need to be here when she wakes up."
"And you will be. I doubt she's gonna wake up in the next half an hour."
Touching her cheek, Robin gently stroked her skin, "I don't want to leave her alone."
"Psh, she won't be alone. I'll stay. You go. It's not healthy for you to stay cooped up in here."
He appeared hesitant, still gazing at Starfire.
"Man, it'll be fine. Even if she were to show signs of waking up whilst you're outta the room; obviously I'll beep you straight away."
Robin paused before he reluctantly stood up, lifting Silkie and transferring him to the end of the bed. Silkie was like her little protector and even though Silkie adored Robin, he'd still give him a bite if he tried to remove him from Starfire.
"Alright..." Robin agreed, "Just for a little while... you swear you'll beep me if-"
Cyborg rolled his human eye and gave him a soft smile, "Yes. Now go."
His friend gave him a tired smiled and gave his shoulder a grateful squeeze as he passed him on his way to the door.
"Thanks, Vic."
Cyborg nodded, watching Robin leave.
He absently smiled, looking back down at his sister, "You've got one worried boyfriend there, Star. But, girl, does he love you."
Starfire remained still with her eyes closed and the natural beat of the monitor continued to fill the silence.
Author's Note: Starfire's on the mend and I thought, what a good chapter for some more broships. So, we have a little heart to heart with Cyborg because I also wanted them to tie up loose ends with that little clash before they found Starfire.
So, I'm back to work tomorrow. *Sobbing* As such, this chapter will probs be the last until Wednesday and even then, I gots to go into work from 6:30pm-9:30pm to help with some stuff which I am not looking forward to. I don't even frickin' work on Wednesdays smh. But it's whatever. So, I'll probably try posting Wednesday during the day and then again on Friday bc that's when I'll have a day off next.
Shorter chapter than the last couple but not drastically.
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