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A/N: Hello again! Okay, I'm hoping that this will be the second to the last chapter. I've already planned out the last chapter, which (spoiler) is going to be titled "A Look Into The Future". I hope you guys like it! Until then, here's chapter 8!
*Previously*
After staring at each other for a while, Robin suddenly broke into a grin and started chuckling. Starfire began to giggle in turn, and soon they were both laughing uncontrollably. Starfire happily went over to Robin, and his arms circled around her as they continued to laugh.
"Oh Starfire," Robin said after their laughter had calmed down. He looked into her eyes and said, "I thought I had lost you."
"I know," Starfire replied before she could stop. He looked at her with confusion, and stepped back.
"What do you mean, Star?" he asked.
She looked from him, to the others (who were still in an utter state of disbelief) and realized that now was the time. She had to tell them what had happened.
Chapter 8
"BALD?!" cried Beastboy. "What do you mean I'm bald?"
Starfire had just explained to them what had happened in the future, which had scared them because of the way she described the city. She had left out the part about her and Nightwing, of course, knowing that she had to keep that secret. She did however tell them about their future selves, which included Robin.
"It saddens me to think that this is the way things are going to turn out," Starfire said.
"But it shouldn't," Cyborg countered, capturing everyone's attention. "You didn't disappear for twenty years now that you've come back to the past. Maybe since you've come back, everything will be okay."
"Yeah, there is no way I'm going to be old and fat and working as a circus!" Beastboy fumed.
Starfire's eyes glistened with joy as she realized that maybe things would turn out just fine. As if to emphasize that, Raven lifted up the celebration beads and put them together using her powers.
"Is it too late to do this?" she asked, setting them around everyone's necks.
"So," Robin said with a grin, turning to a very happy Starfire. "Nightwing, huh?"
She looked back at him and smiled in return, her face going a little red in memory of the man Robin would become one day, and the time they had shared. But most of all, his words stayed in her mind.
"Star?" Robin said gently, seriousness in his eyes.
"Yes, Robin?" she asked, her face growing hot after she was snapped out of her world of memory.
"Could I talk to you alone?" he asked. All she could do was nod in reply. He took her hand and led her out of the living room and toward his bedroom. After they were both inside, he closed the door and let their eyes adjust to the dimness. He always did like his room dark.
"What do you wish to speak with me about, Robin?" Starfire asked, her heart thudding in her chest.
After a moment of thought, Robin looked up into her eyes and said, "I was terrified."
Starfire blinked. "What do you mean?"
"When you had disappeared into that porthole, I was terrified," he said softly, stepping up closer to her. "I thought I had lost you. When I remembered that Warp said that he was going to go into 100 years into the future, and that you went with him, I thought I would never see you again. And that terrified me."
Starfire swallowed the hard lump in her throat and said, "I would have been scared, too, if a friend had disappeared."
Robin shook his head, and his hand slowly rose up to take her cheek in his palm. The touch sent both of them into a small world of ecstasy, but he focused to get his thoughts across to her. After a moment of getting his head together, he continued.
"You're more than a friend, Star," he said. "You're much more to me. And when I thought I lost you, nothing was clearer at that point. I felt as though a part of my life had been ripped away from me. All this time I've been taking you for granted, and I realized that I should have been thankful for you from the beginning."
Starfire stared at him. If there was any doubt in her mind that Nightwing had once been Robin, they were erased now. They were the same words. They were the same thoughts and emotions. He gave her every sensation Nightwing did, except for one.
She hadn't kissed him yet.
"Robin," she whispered, holding his hand to her cheek.
"I promise you, Star, that I'll love you forever," Robin said, gently moving his arms around her waist. She placed her hands on his chest and looked up at him, tears coming to her eyes.
"How long is forever, Robin?" she asked quietly.
With a small smile, Robin replied, "I guess we'll find out when we get there."
And with that, Robin pulled her close and met her lips with his, sending a shock of electricity through them. Starfire moved her arms around his neck, her senses staggering. She could only feel him against her and smell his sweet scent as his warmth enveloped her.
As his lips moved against her own, she felt as though her heart would beat out of her chest. And with one slight squeeze of his arms that held her tighter against his chest, she realized that his heart was racing, too. Their lips broke away and she gasped for breath as his lips traveled down her chin to the curve of her neck, sending her head swimming.
"I'll love you forever, Starfire," Robin softly repeated against her skin. And with the gentle touch of his lips against her flesh, she didn't have a doubt in her mind that it was true.
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A/N: WOW!!! I so surprised myself with that! That had to be my best kissing scene yet! Please tell me what you think so far! This is basically the end, but I still have one extra chapter left to do. Summary: it's the way life is now (about 18 years in the future) that Starfire went back into the past. Hope you guys like it!
A/N: Hello again! Okay, I'm hoping that this will be the second to the last chapter. I've already planned out the last chapter, which (spoiler) is going to be titled "A Look Into The Future". I hope you guys like it! Until then, here's chapter 8!
*Previously*
After staring at each other for a while, Robin suddenly broke into a grin and started chuckling. Starfire began to giggle in turn, and soon they were both laughing uncontrollably. Starfire happily went over to Robin, and his arms circled around her as they continued to laugh.
"Oh Starfire," Robin said after their laughter had calmed down. He looked into her eyes and said, "I thought I had lost you."
"I know," Starfire replied before she could stop. He looked at her with confusion, and stepped back.
"What do you mean, Star?" he asked.
She looked from him, to the others (who were still in an utter state of disbelief) and realized that now was the time. She had to tell them what had happened.
Chapter 8
"BALD?!" cried Beastboy. "What do you mean I'm bald?"
Starfire had just explained to them what had happened in the future, which had scared them because of the way she described the city. She had left out the part about her and Nightwing, of course, knowing that she had to keep that secret. She did however tell them about their future selves, which included Robin.
"It saddens me to think that this is the way things are going to turn out," Starfire said.
"But it shouldn't," Cyborg countered, capturing everyone's attention. "You didn't disappear for twenty years now that you've come back to the past. Maybe since you've come back, everything will be okay."
"Yeah, there is no way I'm going to be old and fat and working as a circus!" Beastboy fumed.
Starfire's eyes glistened with joy as she realized that maybe things would turn out just fine. As if to emphasize that, Raven lifted up the celebration beads and put them together using her powers.
"Is it too late to do this?" she asked, setting them around everyone's necks.
"So," Robin said with a grin, turning to a very happy Starfire. "Nightwing, huh?"
She looked back at him and smiled in return, her face going a little red in memory of the man Robin would become one day, and the time they had shared. But most of all, his words stayed in her mind.
"Star?" Robin said gently, seriousness in his eyes.
"Yes, Robin?" she asked, her face growing hot after she was snapped out of her world of memory.
"Could I talk to you alone?" he asked. All she could do was nod in reply. He took her hand and led her out of the living room and toward his bedroom. After they were both inside, he closed the door and let their eyes adjust to the dimness. He always did like his room dark.
"What do you wish to speak with me about, Robin?" Starfire asked, her heart thudding in her chest.
After a moment of thought, Robin looked up into her eyes and said, "I was terrified."
Starfire blinked. "What do you mean?"
"When you had disappeared into that porthole, I was terrified," he said softly, stepping up closer to her. "I thought I had lost you. When I remembered that Warp said that he was going to go into 100 years into the future, and that you went with him, I thought I would never see you again. And that terrified me."
Starfire swallowed the hard lump in her throat and said, "I would have been scared, too, if a friend had disappeared."
Robin shook his head, and his hand slowly rose up to take her cheek in his palm. The touch sent both of them into a small world of ecstasy, but he focused to get his thoughts across to her. After a moment of getting his head together, he continued.
"You're more than a friend, Star," he said. "You're much more to me. And when I thought I lost you, nothing was clearer at that point. I felt as though a part of my life had been ripped away from me. All this time I've been taking you for granted, and I realized that I should have been thankful for you from the beginning."
Starfire stared at him. If there was any doubt in her mind that Nightwing had once been Robin, they were erased now. They were the same words. They were the same thoughts and emotions. He gave her every sensation Nightwing did, except for one.
She hadn't kissed him yet.
"Robin," she whispered, holding his hand to her cheek.
"I promise you, Star, that I'll love you forever," Robin said, gently moving his arms around her waist. She placed her hands on his chest and looked up at him, tears coming to her eyes.
"How long is forever, Robin?" she asked quietly.
With a small smile, Robin replied, "I guess we'll find out when we get there."
And with that, Robin pulled her close and met her lips with his, sending a shock of electricity through them. Starfire moved her arms around his neck, her senses staggering. She could only feel him against her and smell his sweet scent as his warmth enveloped her.
As his lips moved against her own, she felt as though her heart would beat out of her chest. And with one slight squeeze of his arms that held her tighter against his chest, she realized that his heart was racing, too. Their lips broke away and she gasped for breath as his lips traveled down her chin to the curve of her neck, sending her head swimming.
"I'll love you forever, Starfire," Robin softly repeated against her skin. And with the gentle touch of his lips against her flesh, she didn't have a doubt in her mind that it was true.
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A/N: WOW!!! I so surprised myself with that! That had to be my best kissing scene yet! Please tell me what you think so far! This is basically the end, but I still have one extra chapter left to do. Summary: it's the way life is now (about 18 years in the future) that Starfire went back into the past. Hope you guys like it!