~*~ HOO-RAH FOR REVIEWS! WHOO! Hehe, thanks you guys! That was so nice! THANK YOU! *throws cookies to everyone* I just thought I'd warn you, school starts September 4th, so I won't be able to get the chapters up as rapidly as I do now. This one's up because I'm totally drained from volleyball and want to do nothing else....volleyball WILL kill me, mark my word ^-~ And if it doesn't, you will at the end of this chapter! You're going to HATE me, but it must be written!! I'm not saying anything yet, buuuuuuuuut, hehe, you'll just have to see...so see it now!!~*~

"Robin, do you believe in destiny?" Starfire's sweet voice echoed through his mind. He smiled at the memory. Robin replayed the entire night in his head, recording every detail perfectly. Had he only had a few more seconds, just a few, who knows what he could have done? He closed his eyes, reclining back into the chair, and envisioned every possibility. "Yo? Rob? Is anybody in there? Hello?" Beast Boy's abrupt snapping fingers awoke Robin from his musing trance. He blinked several times, then saw the image of his 2 guy friends staring expectantly at him. "Well, what do you think?" Beast Boy asked, leaning in eagerly to hear his answer. Robin smiled bashfully. "Hehe, what was the question again?" he said pathetically. Beast Boy groaned as Cyborg slapped his forehead. "I SAID who do you think would win in a fight, big-foot or the Loch Ness Monster?" the green boy repeated. Robin sighed and hung his head; THIS was the urgency that had to rip him away from his thoughts. "I'm not even gonna justify that with an answer." he muttered.

"You've been really out-of-it all night, man. What's on your mind?" Cyborg questioned. Robin's eyes darted off in all directions, ricocheting off the walls like a rubber ball. "Uh, nothing in particular. Just stuff." he said convincingly. "By 'nothing' are you referring to your little escapade with Starfire last night?" Cyborg joked, a sly look etched in his features. Robin looked offended and raised a finger to object, but sighed and left it to wither back into his hand. "Yeah, yeah." Beast Boy laughed and leaned in interested, the previous topic long forgotten. "So, are you 2, you know, an 'item?'" he created air quotes with the word 'item.' Robin sadly shook his head. "No, unfortunately, we're kinda in a weird phase thingy. I don't know WHAT we are, but we're not, y'know, dating." he replied. Beast Boy rolled his eyes and moaned. "I don't get it. You 2 are practically attached at the hip, you have all those fluffy goo-goo 'moments,' and you flirt like CRAZY!! PLEASE explain to me how you're not going out!!" he cried, his eyes wide in over exaggeration. "I dunno, Beast, its just, well, it's-" Cyborg cut him off. "No no no no no! Don't say the C-word man! Don't say it! NO!" "-complicated." Robin concluded with a funny little smirk. "GAH you said it! All hope is lost!" Cyborg said over dramatically, putting the back of his wrist at his forehead and pretending to wipe away tears. Robin whipped a pillow at him.

"So, wait, lemme get this straight...you and Starfire are both head-over- heals for each other, but you don't go out? Man! This is like some cheap teen soap opera! Next thing you know Raven's gonna waltz in here and tell us she's pregnant!" Beast Boy exclaimed, throwing his arms wildly outward. As if on cue, Raven slowly strolled into the den, a look of worry and fear carved in her delicate face. She stopped in front of the boys, tentatively holding her palms over her stomach. "Guys," she whispered, fright wavering in her voice. "There's something I have to tell you...." The boys' jaws dropped to the floor, eyes the size of watermelons. Beast Boy leapt up and grabbed his head, ripping out 2 large clumps of his green hair. "OH MY GOD! IT'S STARTED! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!! DOOMED!!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!" he sprinted out of the room screaming, his arms floundered madly behind him. The boys still stared in shock at the dark girl, and then they saw something far scarier then anything they had ever seen before. Raven LAUGHED. She squeezed her eyes tightly shut to prevent tiny beads of tears to slip out and slapped her thighs as she cackled somewhat evilly. Robin and Cyborg were VERY afraid and slowly began to inch their way out of the room. Raven opened her eyes and quelled her fits, taking in deep breaths. "I'm sorry, but I just HAD to do that." she explained. The boys were slack-jawed; Raven had a sense of humor? Could the apocalypse really be THAT close?

Starfire skipped merrily into the room and stopped at the couch, planting her elbows in the soft back cushion and leaning in towards Robin's direction. "Hey, Star!" he greeted with a beam, and she smiled back in reply. "Are you prepared to leave, Robin? Our engagements for tonight are still in tact, correct?" He smiled and nodded, getting up on his feet. He walked around the couch and guided her out with a hand on her back. "Of course we are, when I told you I wanted to hang out I meant it." he said sweetly. "Pff, yeah, what else did you wanna do?" Cyborg murmured from the couch, smirking. Robin shot him a look over his shoulder, his eyes prepared to shoot daggers. "Did you say something, Cyborg?" the alien asked, and turned back to the mechanical boy lounging on the sofa. Robin quickly spun her back around and led her out the door. "He didn't say anything important, Star. Let's just go." he said, and the 2 vanished in the blackness of the hallway. Cyborg cupped his hands over his mouth and called out to them. "Have fun you 2! And remember, always use protec-" Raven lifted a hand and sent a glass vase careening en route for Cyborg, where it crashed and shattered against his head. "OW!!" he yelped, rubbing a new red spot painted on his mocha skin. Raven stifled another laugh and ventured into the kitchen.

The agenda tonight for Robin and Starfire was not a glamorous one. They entered her room to talk, to have a normal conversation of normal teenage things because they both had normal teenage lives. So why weren't either of them saying anything? Robin used the silence to absorb his surroundings. They sat on an incredible queen bed, with soft, nearly invisible lavender canopies draped over the mahogany poles. The head was covered by an immense amount of white, fluffy pillows, and the light purple sheets were folded neatly over the lilac comforter. The walls were concealed with faint amethyst and white vertically stripped paper with a matching baby purple soft, fuzzy rug nailed to the floor. An oak desk resided against a wall, a leather covered thick notebook which read "Property of Starfire" sat innocently on the smooth surface. A single daisy was held in a shapely glass vase, filled to the brim with water. Parallel to the desk was a small white love seat, where an enormous, vaguely familiar stuffed bear happily rested. He was not the only inanimate animal in the room-Robin was pretty sure there were close to hundreds spread neatly throughout her chamber, filling in every nook and cranny. He noticed about 4 full-length mirrors side-by-side, one was creaked open a tad to reveal it to be a closet, where inside about 15 identical versions of her outfit hanging in a row. There was a large easy chair he could have swore was in the living room a few months ago, and a small legless, pillar-like nightstand with a small tube of mint frosting idly lying on it. In the far corner of the room, he saw a bathroom, shuddering slightly at the memory. The floor was alternating black and white tiles leading to a white porcelain sink with a matching toilet and bathtub. The tub was accentuated with silver knobs and a shower head, and a few scattered towels were sprawled out over them. Robin did not expect a girl's room to be so...bright.

He couldn't stand the silence anymore, it was about to drive him up the color-coordinated wall. "Say, Star, who would you think would win in a fight, Big-Foot or the Loch Ness Monster?" She looked at him quizzically. "What is a 'Big-Foot?'" she asked with a cocked head. Robin hung with head, that was a stupid idea to begin with, he had no idea why he even said it. "No one. Just forget it." he muttered. Another awkward silence, this time Starfire would be the one to end it. "Robin, there is something I have been meaning to tell you." His ears perked up in interest, and he lifted his head to get a full view of her. "Earth is....a new place for me, and it is not unnatural for me to become confused. Others get annoyed by my constant questioning, but..." she paused and looked up at him with a sweet little smile. "You have always been there for me...you never hesitate to explain something. It-well, I-what I mean to say is...thank you. You have no idea what it means to me." Robin smiled back and rested a hand atop hers on the edge of the bed. "No problem, Star, I mean, what are friends for?" She giggled infectiously and locked her eyes in his, dreaming of the beautiful jewels he hid. He smiled brightly, but it gradually began to diminish, until it completely vanished as he stared at her. He was entranced by her, something was pulling him so strongly he could not get away.

"You're beautiful." he whispered, his eyes remaining plastered to her flawless face. Robin felt no regret after he uttered those choice words, he did not shy away in embarrassment, he did not chuckle nervously, he did not scream and run out the door in horror, he remained impassive, his eyes fixated permanently on her face. Starfire stared at him for a moment in shock, then smiled and glanced down, breathing a laugh. Her breath was soft and weak. "I-I have never..had anyone....tell me that." she murmured, smiling at the floor. Robin's eyes did not falter and kept their vigil on her. He scooted in slightly closer to her. "Well, it's true. I've always thought so."

She looked up and her emerald eyes locked with his, and her smile began to slowly slide away from her face as she was hypnotized by him. "I-I am not entirely certain how to react." she confessed, and slid her body nearer to Robin's. "How would you react on your planet?" he asked her, and with this she grinned slightly. "If I were to react the way I would on my home planet, you would run away screaming." she giggled, and he laughed a little with a half-smile playing with the corner of his mouth.

She stopped, and took a deep breath. "There...there is another way..I saw it....in one of your movies once." She crept in closer to him, and mentally squealed when she noticed he did the same. "How is that?" he questioned her, completely spellbound. Starfire began to lean in towards Robin, and she raised her hand until it was caught in the charcoal mess that was his hair. "Well, it is something..." Robin cupped her cheek with his palm and drew her in closer to his lips. ".....like..." Their faces were so close they could pick out every detail in each other's features, yet they still drew in. "....this....." She closed her eyes and let her instincts take over, her lips slightly pursed in readied position. Time stood still, the moment was increasing in intensity, the passion mounting higher with each passing second. They were so close, a mere inch separated his lips from hers. In a second, pure bliss would be theirs, and he stoked her high cheekbone as they drew in to...

Cyborg exploded through the door, shattering the moment in a thousand pieces. Alarmed by his presence, Starfire shrieked and toppled backwards on her bed, landing in an Indian style position. Robin yelped a cry or surprise, and much to his dismay, leapt 3 feet in the air and crash landed head first into the bed. His feet unintentionally flipped over his head and he spiraled off, hitting the ground with a loud THUD, dragging half the sheets with them. Cyborg looked at them in bewilderment. "What are you doing?" he asked suspiciously. Robin scoffed in an attempt to look normal. "Resting." he replied coolly from his upside-down position. Cyborg raised an eyebrow. "Do you ALWAYS rest sprawled half off the bed?" Robin groaned in annoyance. "Yeeeeeess." "What is it you would like, Cyborg?" Starfire's voice came out odd, it was ever cheerful and perky as usual, but had a hint of scorn and hate, and he couldn't figure out why. He hooked a thumb in the direction of the kitchen. "Just wanted to tell ya Robin has dish duty." he said. Robin moaned and flipped his legs back over his head, rolling backwards into a normal position, and rose to his feet. He brushed off his clothes and walked to the door. "Fine. I'm going....Star?" He into her disappointed jade eyes longingly, then sighed and leaned against her doorframe. "I'll see ya around." he muttered half-heartedly, and reluctantly exited the room. Cyborg watched him leave curiously, then averted his attention back to Starfire. She sat hunched over the bed, her hands neatly folded in between her legs, glaring menacingly at him. "Uh..did I interrupt something?" he asked sincerely. Starfire placed her hands behind her back and strolled to the door, heal to toe, one foot infront of the other. She stopped abruptly and stared him directly in his real and enhanced eye. "Cyborg, I am not entirely certain of this phase's meaning, but, being an Earth native, I am certain YOU will know....you SUCK." With one swift, quick motion, she slammed the door in his face and locked it tightly, leaving him staring confused at the door.

~*~ Are you all ripping your hair out and screaming "WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYY?!?!?!?!" right now? Hehe, good, that's what I was aiming for. Please, don't hurt me! .::put on WW2 helmet and dives into trench::. I'M JUST AN AUTHOR!!! I DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER!!! Please review!!! I hope you liked it, anyway. To reiterate, review!!! Please!!! Thank you, buh-bye!!! ^-~ ~*~