Chapter 12: Re-united!
"I thought, it was meant to be you and me, but now I know it was her all along that you wanted to be with...Is this the reason why you came to Steel City to be with her?" Ember said quietly to herself trying to fight back tears, as she sat at the back seat of the bus.
"She's so lucky, I only wish I got to tell you how much I loved you and want to be with you!" She added, as she glanced over at Cyborg and Bumble Bee out side. "I guess you and I were only meant to be friends and nothing else..." She sighed looking at Cyborg lovingly, from inside the bus, half wishing she could trade spots with Bumble Bee.
Back with Starfire
Starfire woke up seeing her sister and Robin by her bed side. Robin had Silkie in his arms, while looking at Starfire longing to talk to her about their relationship.
Robin sighed in relief seeing Starfire was ok, he looked at Blackfire for a moment. "Could you give us a moment alone please? I want to talk to Star..." He asked.
A smirk came across Blackfire's face, which Robin didn't see. Blackfire left the room, quietly. She was planning to find her sister a new boyfriend so Robin couldn't get her.
Awkward silence filled the atmosphere for a while until Robin began to talk. "Star...What Terra said was a lie, you should know I would never kiss another girl...You and I were inseparable, until Terra ruined everything with what she said."
Starfire looked at him, silence filled the air once more as she thought. "Then how do I know that you are not lying too?" She asked, looking away sadly.
"But, Star..." Robin began, as he tried finding more words to say. "We've been through everything together...We were engaged."
Starfire sighed again. "I'm sorry Robin, but I do not know who to believe..." Hinting that she wanted to be left alone.
Blackfire walked into the room again. "If you do go with Robin again sister, he may end up cheating on you again, do you want to take that risk?"
Robin grit his teeth and was about to say something about it before Blackfire cut in again.
"Robin is obviously a two timer yes? He might end up with this Kitten girl you were once talking about..." Blackfire added, with a grin on her face.
"But..." Robin began, wishing there was a way to prove that he didn't cheat on Starfire.
"If I were you Starfire, I'd forget about Robin and move on. Robin is a cheater!" Blackfire added. "The other Titans don't like you either, they don't want you to become a Titan again, they think it's better with out you!"
Robin glared at Blackfire, and clenched his fists. "That's a lie, Blackfire!" He snapped.
"It's the truth sister dear...They only thought of you as a 'hero' not a friend.." Blackfire said, looking at her sister.
Starfire glanced at Robin then looked over at Blackfire. "Please...I wish to be alone right now to clear my mind.."
"But, Star...What about us?" Robin asked, eager to stay with Starfire.
"I am sorry Robin..." Starfire replied, then looked away.
Robin felt like his heart sunk when he heard those words. "Star..." He managed to say before leaving the room. 'Blackfire and Terra have ruined our relationship with a simple lie...How can I fix it?' He sat out on the balcony to think. 'How can I prove to Star I didn't cheat and that Terra and Blackfire are lying? If only I can read minds.. Minds?! That's it! Maybe Raven can help me out. She and Star are close friends after all...'
Back with Raven and Beast Boy
"So we can read each others minds now right Rae-Rae?" Beast Boy asked, looking at her lovingly.
Raven nodded and was about to say something, when the communicator started to go off. She answered it and saw Robin on the screen looking worried.
"Robin? What happened?" Raven wondered.
"A lot.. Blackfire is making the situation worse between Starfire and I..." Robin began.
"Explain everything when B and I get there...We'll be there in a few minutes!" Raven told him, then turned the communicator off.
"What happens now?" Beast Boy said quietly. "I mean how are we going to help Robin and Star get back together?"
"I'm going to have to talk to Star...I might have to read her mind to find out exactly what is going on..." Raven replied. "Are you ready?"
"Mhm! I'm ready when you are Rae." Beast Boy said, as he put his arms around her waist.
'What am I thinking? I'm not in love with Bumble Bee, yet why am I kissing her? I love Ember..Gnh! Ember!' Cyborg thought, he broke the kiss and looked at Bumble Bee worriedly.
"So does that mean we're a couple now?" Bumble Bee asked, smiling as she wrapped her arms around him.
Cyborg had no idea how to reply to that. "Um..." is all he could say. He didn't want to make her upset because his heart belonged to Ember.
"YAY! Where should our first date be?" Bumble Bee exclaimed, happily thinking that the "Um..." meant a yes.
"Uhh.." Cyborg began to rub the back of his head. "You see...I just realized I've made a huge mistake."
Bumble Bee stared at him in alarm. "Of course you have, you should've kissed me when we first met!" She winked playfully to him.
"No, you don't get this Bumble Bee..." Cyborg said, as he tried to find words to explain how he felt about the whole situation.
"It's about her isn't it?" Bumble Bee asked, folding her arms. She looked up at him jealously. "Ember right?"
"Um yeah...You see I kinda asked her out a while ago and um we haven't had the chance to go out on a uh date cause of all this Terra-Drama...I feel awful knowing the fact that I didn't share my first kiss with Ember, the one who I really love." Cyborg explained, sounding nervous. "I'm sorry Bumble Bee, but my heart belongs to Ember..."
Bumble Bee scowled at him. "Why did you kiss me back then? Why didn't you stop me?" She asked angrily.
"I guess I kind of got caught up in the moment?" Cyborg replied, feeling rather ashamed of himself. "I'm really sorry Bumble Bee, but I'm sure there are more guys out there that deserve you more then I!"
"So we're not together then?" Bumble Bee wondered, feeling rather confused and hurt.
"Sorry Bumble Bee..." Cyborg shook his head and looked away for a moment.
"Ember's lucky...I wish you both luck in the future." Bumble Bee said, then began to walk away, trying to fight back tears.
Cyborg sighed, he had mixed feelings on the whole situation. 'I might as well head back home now since Ember had just left because of the kiss...' Cyborg sighed again as he headed towards his T-Car, he looked around for Bumble Bee and saw no sign of her. He got into the T-Car then left the station.
"Maybe it's best if I talk to Starfire alone...I'll go over to her now and ask her to explain everything from the beginning." Raven said, after Robin had explained everything in his view over what happened.
"I'll go with!" Beast Boy chirped, looking at Raven.
"But what about Robin? He did ask for advice on how to win Star back." Raven said. "I'm going in alone..." She added, then began to head towards Starfire's room window. The three Titans were still out on the Balcony.
'That's what you think Rae-Rae! You know I can't part from you/ you can't part from me! It's impossible!' Beast Boy thought, as he turned into a fly. He flew onto her shoulder as she walked into Starfire's room.
Blackfire was there, leaning against the wall while talking to Starfire about her future boyfriends. "How about this guy he's a cutie!" She began, showing a photo of a random male, someone who Starfire didn't know.
"How about leaving Starfire alone...I need to talk to her." Raven glared at Blackfire, who had taken off her blonde wig.
Blackfire saw Beast Boy as a fly on Raven's shoulder. She held a Star-Bolt in her hand. "You've got a little green pest on your shoulder, want me to get rid of it?" She smiled.
"No! This 'fly' is my fiance..." Raven replied, glaring at Blackfire.
Blackfire stared at Raven and burst into laughter. "Your getting married to a fly? Oh boy! This is funny! A Half Demon half Human, marrying a fly!" The Star-Bolt in her hand vanished. "This is a wedding I must see!"
Beast Boy flew off Raven's shoulder and hovered behind her, turning into his normal self, he put his arms around Raven's waist. "Actually she's getting married to me!" He corrected, with a smile on his face.
Raven ignored Blackfire and looked over at Starfire who was holding Silkie in her arms, looking miserable and confused.
"What ever, I'm out of here, someone's got to look for a new fiance for Starfire! Since she doesn't want Robin anymore." Blackfire smirked, saying the last part loud enough for Robin to hear. She then left the room.
Starfire gasped softly when Blackfire said that. "But sister..." She began, she sighed once Blackfire left the room. "I do not wish to have a new fiance..." She added quietly enough for Raven to hear.
"You still love Robin don't you?" Raven asked, turning her attention to Starfire.
Starfire nodded. "But I am confused..About my feelings towards him. After being shown this picture of him kissing another girl, I don't know how I feel about him now." She showed Raven the picture that Terra had shown her. "I do not know what to do and who to believe."
"Star, Robin loves you, he always has and always will love you. You should know that he would never cheat on you, Robin isn't like that. Who else have been telling you wrong things about Robin?" Raven said, as she sat down next to her. "What did Terra exactly say to you?"
"Terra told me that she found this picture of Robin kissing another girl, and she had taken the picture herself...She also told me that she had recorded a conversation that Robin had with this girl...I did not wish to listen to it, that's when I left to come back home. The way Terra told me that sounded so real to me. I am ashamed that I did not believe Robin, but instead I believed her and now I regret it." Starfire explained, with a sigh in the end. "I wish things were back to the way they were before Terra came. I loved being with Robin and I still have the feelings for him."
Raven looked at the picture, she could clearly see it wasn't real. "This photo had been clearly edited to make it look like Robin had been kissing another girl... Star, last night Beast Boy and I went through Terra's room to find out what her plans were, we found out that she's trying to separate the Teen Titans, to make it 'easier' for Slade to defeat us. Terra lied to you about Robin kissing this girl. She obviously edited this picture or drew it. Terra was trying to make you and Robin break up so then the Titans would fall apart." Raven explained.
"We found more interesting things in her room too..Like when she comes back in two days, she was planning to make a Hologram of me kissing her, she was planning to play that in front of Raven's room..She made holograms of Robin too with that same girl." Beast Boy added. "Like Raven said, Terra's plans were to separate the Titans and then defeat us one by one. For some reason she aimed for you and Robin first, knowing your weakness is each other."
"Then..Robin did not kiss this other girl? " Starfire asked, feeling ashamed that she 'broke' up with Robin.
"No...He didn't. It was all lies from Terra, she had tried to make Raven and I break up. Robin really loves you Star, and he'd do anything for you, you should know that." Beast Boy replied, before Raven could say anything. "Robin loves you, and you only Star. Just like I love Raven and her only."
Starfire put Silkie on her bed. "And I love Robin too...I am deeply ashamed for not believing him.." She got up. "I still wish for us to be engaged, like we were before. Where is Robin?"
"He's out on the balcony, waiting for you." Beast Boy pointed over to the balcony, where Robin was sitting on the railing. "Starfire...As they say, True love never fades away. Robin's love for you is will never fade away...Just like my love for Raven."
Starfire smiled, when Beast Boy said that. She then went to the balcony to talk to Robin.
"You really are so cute Beast Boy." Raven smiled, wrapping her arms around him.
"Robin?" Starfire called his name softly, as she walked onto the balcony. She saw him sitting on the balcony railing, looking lost in thoughts.
"Star?" Robin looked over at her, leaving his thoughts behind.
Starfire sat with him on the balcony railing. Silence filled the air for a while, as Starfire tried finding the right words to say to Robin.
"Robin, I am sorry for not believing you about this girl...and I wish for us to become a couple again and to be engaged...if its not too late.." Starfire began, she looked at him. "I miss being with you Robin. I cannot imagine my life with out you Robin."
Silence once again filled the air for a moment.
"Star... I love you and I always will love you. I am glad we're back together Star." Robin smiled, feeling his pocket for the engagement ring. He found it and took it out of his pocket. Starfire held out her left hand as Robin put the engagement ring back on.
"I love you too Robin...Someone very wise once told me...That true love never fades away, that person is correct." Starfire smiled, then pressed her lips against Robin's.
Robin put his arms around Starfire and deepened the kiss, enjoying the moment of being back together. Starfire put her arms around him, still kissing him.
Raven and Beast Boy watched them and smiled. "That's a relief! I'm glad they're back together." Beast Boy commented, as he and Raven watched Robin and Starfire sharing a kiss.
"Me too. But now what happens? I mean we can't let Terra get away with what she's done. I can't keep sending her to another dimension as much as I'd love to!" Raven said.
Robin and Starfire broke the kiss after a while then joined Raven and Beast Boy's side, to talk about what had happened.
"Terra won't get away with what she had done. When we get back home, we'll start planning what to do with Terra when she gets back from the dimension that Raven sent her to. For now maybe we can just go on a double date for fun when we get back?" Robin said as he put one arm around Starfire's waist.
"Mhm! A double date sounds glorious!" Starfire chirped, excited to think about it.
"We should go to the carnival, that would be the perfect place!" Beast Boy suggested, before Raven could say anything.
"You took the words out of my mouth...But yes I agree with B, the carnival would be fun!" Raven agreed.
"Alright! We'll head back home now and go to the carnival tonight, together." Robin smiled.
"Before we go, I must get Silkie and say good bye to Galfore, and let him know that you and I are back together." Starfire said.
Ember had almost fallen asleep on the bus, when she got disturbed by a passenger that looked familiar to her.
"You look like you've been crying or was about to cry... What happened?" A male's voice asked.
Ember looked around then saw a half ghost/half boy standing near her.
"Don't be afraid...I'm just in my ghost form...Been trying to work out what Slade's plans are. I've worked out most of them, I must tell the Titans when we get to Jump City. I'm Seth, if I haven't introduced myself to you before!" Seth smiled, looking at her as he sat down with Ember.
"A lot had happened Seth...So wait are you working under cover for Slade?" Ember wondered, looking back at him.
Seth nodded. "Well sorta...You see I have ghost powers, lately I've been hiding in Slade's lair, over hearing him talking to this Megumi woman about his plans to defeat the Titans." He began. Seth looked around to see if anyone appeared to be listening to him, not many people were on the bus so he continued on with his findings.
"I've seen a lot of interesting things in his lair, which I need to tell Robin about them...One of Slade's plans were to control Terra and make her to these evil things to make it look like she is a villain..." Seth explained quietly. Ember listened in interest, trying to wonder if she should believe this or not.
"So your saying that Terra 'didn't' do all the things that she did and that Slade made her do all this stuff?" Ember asked, looking confused.
"Exactly! I'm saying Terra is innocent. But I don't blame you if you find this hard to believe..." Seth added.
"Should we head back home now? I am getting the sick of my home feeling." Starfire wondered, as she looked at Robin. Silkie was in Starfire's arms, sound asleep.
"Yes...Let's go! Then we can go on our double date." Robin smiled, as he put his arms around Starfire, as the four Titans headed to the T-Ship.
"I'm so looking forward for this." Raven smiled, as Beast Boy put his arms around her.
"Me too! I'll win you a lot of prizes Rae-Rae!" Beast Boy chirped, resting his head on her shoulder lovingly.
"Your cute...But I have the best prize already." Raven said, looking at Beast Boy, smiling.
"What would that be?" Beast Boy wondered.
"That would be you!" Raven said, with a smile before stealing a kiss from his lips.
Will Ember and Cyborg finally go on their first date?
Is Seth telling the truth or is he making things up?
How will the Double Date go, will it be fun or will trouble return?
Find out in the next chapter!
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