Epilogue
Uhhh, where am I? Was I...dreaming? Robin's eyes creaked open. He was looking up at a white ceiling. It seemed familiar. Something was on his stomach. It was breathing. Then he felt the blanket over him. Robin moaned in pain.
"Robin! Are you awake?" a voice asked. That voice sounded like...
"Starfire?" Robin called, sitting up and opening his eyes all the way. He was in the medical room in the Titan Tower. And there was...Starfire.
"Robin!" she shouted excitedly. She bent down and hugged him. To her and his surprise, Robin was the one bawling this time. Starfire stopped hugging him and held him by the shoulders.
"Robin, what is the matter?" Starfire asked.
"I thought...that I...would never... see you...again," Robin got in between sobs. Starfire's face softened, and she hugged him gently. She hushed him, and then looked at him again.
"Do not worry, friend Robin, I am here," she told him. Robin calmed down only a bit. Then she kissed him. Robin's eyes were wide with shock. This had been the first time she and he had kissed on the mouth. Robin's eyes returned to normal, and he returned the kiss. She felt serene and warm. Slowly and reluctantly, Starfire drew away with a smile. Robin smiled back. He then realized that ever since they had confessed four months ago, he hadn't said three special words.
"Starfire," Robin said.
"What is it, friend Robin?" Starfire answered back.
"I love you."
Starfire seemed to freeze for a minute Did...did he just that? she thought. Did he just say the words I've only dreamed I would hear? I believe I did. Yes, he did say it! He said it! He said it!
"I love you too, Robin," Starfire answered back. Robin froze for a while, and then kissed her again. Starfire kissed him back, and they kissed for a long time.
Robin sat in the medical bed, thinking back. He had woken up two days ago. The others had been excited that he had returned. He remembered what Cyborg said had happened...
"We had run in and Fayrii saw you lying on the ground and all of a sudden started shouting like crazy in his language and ran over to ya, picking ya up and shooting white magic at ya. Then Starfire woke up and we all sorta celebrated except for Fayrii, he was still crouching over ya, then Starfire started crying when see saw you, and we got you up on a raptor with Starfire and flew back here in the ship. Fayrii seems worried about you for some reason..."
Robin put his hand over his chest. Whenever Starfire wasn't in the room, he felt like part of him was missing, like his heart was in two and Starfire carried it with her. He also felt strange...like he was feeling someone else's emotion. He felt happy sometimes for no reason, and sometimes he suddenly came close to crying. Robin also sensed...he didn't know what, but he sensed something every waking moment.
There was a sound at the door. Robin turned and saw Fayrii. He hadn't seen him since Fayrii had given him Starfire's body. "Can I come in?" Fayrii asked, his tone worried.
"Sure," Robin replied. Fayrii came in and sat down, still looking worried.
"So, you've been okay so far?"
"Yeah, perfectly."
"No feeling split in half, no sudden feelings of emotions, no sensing anything."
"How...how did you know?"
"You have to listen carefully to me, Robin, very carefully."
"Uh, sure."
"Alright. The reason you feel in half is Starfire. The emotions you feel are Starfire's. And the thing you sense is Starfire, how close she is and her injuries."
"What makes you..."
"I have reason to expect you touched Starfire when the orbs were transmitting to her, right?"
"Right, but what does that have to do with..."
"The Altar of Kaniqua draws from the orbs and into the person. When you touched her, it drew from you. You put a piece of your soul into Starfire."
"..."
"Part of your soul is with her. Every time she is not in the same room as you, you feel in two. That's because you are. Every time you feel different emotions, it is Starfire's emotions. That's because that part of the soul is feeling them. Every time you sense her, it is how far away Starfire is from you and how healthy she is. That's because that part of your soul is with her."
"...How long until it stops?"
"It doesn't. It's forever, Robin. That's why I'm worried about you two."
"Does Starfire..."
"She knows, she asked me on the ship, and no one could resist her look."
"What...what do I do?"
"Keep her close and don't let her get hurt. She must do the same with you."
"Thanks."
"Hey, I don't like to see people deal with things on their own." Fayrii smiled, and Robin smiled back. He sensed her getting closer, and he sensed apprehensiveness.
Sure enough, Starfire came in. "Did I come at a bad time?" she asked.
"No, I was just leaving," Fayrii said, and left quickly. Robin watched Starfire walk over to him. Well, if it had to be someone, I'm glad it's Starfire, Robin thought. Then he remembered that she knew what he was feeling, and turned red. Starfire smiled and giggled at him, and Robin felt happy inside.
"So, he told you?" Starfire asked.
"Yes. I don't know if..." He stopped when she put her fingers to his lips.
"We don't need to," she said with a smile. Robin couldn't read her mind, but that feeling he felt...he knew what was coming. She leaned over and kissed him, and he kissed him back.
Fayrii stood on ship with Jack, the only ones on the deck.
"You sure we shouldn't say good-bye?" Jack asked.
"Didn't I teach you? There is no such thing as good-bye. They don't need us to make them a bit glum right now. Besides, Mom and Dad are waiting for us to come back home," Fayrii answered, grinning at his brother. Jack grinned back.
"But...just one thing first," Fayrii said. He pulled out his ocarina, and played the ocarina. He played the Song of Good Illusions. Yet all throughout the Tower, the Titans heard the song, but no illusions appeared.
Because they already had everything they wanted.
Fayrii stopped playing, and the brothers put their around each others' shoulders, heading below deck. From the window, Robin and Starfire watched the ship turn around and enter the hole, before it closed up.
Starfire turned to Robin and asked smiling, "Will we see them again?"
Robin knew a cue, and answered, "You bet," before kissing her.
THE END
Uhhh, where am I? Was I...dreaming? Robin's eyes creaked open. He was looking up at a white ceiling. It seemed familiar. Something was on his stomach. It was breathing. Then he felt the blanket over him. Robin moaned in pain.
"Robin! Are you awake?" a voice asked. That voice sounded like...
"Starfire?" Robin called, sitting up and opening his eyes all the way. He was in the medical room in the Titan Tower. And there was...Starfire.
"Robin!" she shouted excitedly. She bent down and hugged him. To her and his surprise, Robin was the one bawling this time. Starfire stopped hugging him and held him by the shoulders.
"Robin, what is the matter?" Starfire asked.
"I thought...that I...would never... see you...again," Robin got in between sobs. Starfire's face softened, and she hugged him gently. She hushed him, and then looked at him again.
"Do not worry, friend Robin, I am here," she told him. Robin calmed down only a bit. Then she kissed him. Robin's eyes were wide with shock. This had been the first time she and he had kissed on the mouth. Robin's eyes returned to normal, and he returned the kiss. She felt serene and warm. Slowly and reluctantly, Starfire drew away with a smile. Robin smiled back. He then realized that ever since they had confessed four months ago, he hadn't said three special words.
"Starfire," Robin said.
"What is it, friend Robin?" Starfire answered back.
"I love you."
Starfire seemed to freeze for a minute Did...did he just that? she thought. Did he just say the words I've only dreamed I would hear? I believe I did. Yes, he did say it! He said it! He said it!
"I love you too, Robin," Starfire answered back. Robin froze for a while, and then kissed her again. Starfire kissed him back, and they kissed for a long time.
Robin sat in the medical bed, thinking back. He had woken up two days ago. The others had been excited that he had returned. He remembered what Cyborg said had happened...
"We had run in and Fayrii saw you lying on the ground and all of a sudden started shouting like crazy in his language and ran over to ya, picking ya up and shooting white magic at ya. Then Starfire woke up and we all sorta celebrated except for Fayrii, he was still crouching over ya, then Starfire started crying when see saw you, and we got you up on a raptor with Starfire and flew back here in the ship. Fayrii seems worried about you for some reason..."
Robin put his hand over his chest. Whenever Starfire wasn't in the room, he felt like part of him was missing, like his heart was in two and Starfire carried it with her. He also felt strange...like he was feeling someone else's emotion. He felt happy sometimes for no reason, and sometimes he suddenly came close to crying. Robin also sensed...he didn't know what, but he sensed something every waking moment.
There was a sound at the door. Robin turned and saw Fayrii. He hadn't seen him since Fayrii had given him Starfire's body. "Can I come in?" Fayrii asked, his tone worried.
"Sure," Robin replied. Fayrii came in and sat down, still looking worried.
"So, you've been okay so far?"
"Yeah, perfectly."
"No feeling split in half, no sudden feelings of emotions, no sensing anything."
"How...how did you know?"
"You have to listen carefully to me, Robin, very carefully."
"Uh, sure."
"Alright. The reason you feel in half is Starfire. The emotions you feel are Starfire's. And the thing you sense is Starfire, how close she is and her injuries."
"What makes you..."
"I have reason to expect you touched Starfire when the orbs were transmitting to her, right?"
"Right, but what does that have to do with..."
"The Altar of Kaniqua draws from the orbs and into the person. When you touched her, it drew from you. You put a piece of your soul into Starfire."
"..."
"Part of your soul is with her. Every time she is not in the same room as you, you feel in two. That's because you are. Every time you feel different emotions, it is Starfire's emotions. That's because that part of the soul is feeling them. Every time you sense her, it is how far away Starfire is from you and how healthy she is. That's because that part of your soul is with her."
"...How long until it stops?"
"It doesn't. It's forever, Robin. That's why I'm worried about you two."
"Does Starfire..."
"She knows, she asked me on the ship, and no one could resist her look."
"What...what do I do?"
"Keep her close and don't let her get hurt. She must do the same with you."
"Thanks."
"Hey, I don't like to see people deal with things on their own." Fayrii smiled, and Robin smiled back. He sensed her getting closer, and he sensed apprehensiveness.
Sure enough, Starfire came in. "Did I come at a bad time?" she asked.
"No, I was just leaving," Fayrii said, and left quickly. Robin watched Starfire walk over to him. Well, if it had to be someone, I'm glad it's Starfire, Robin thought. Then he remembered that she knew what he was feeling, and turned red. Starfire smiled and giggled at him, and Robin felt happy inside.
"So, he told you?" Starfire asked.
"Yes. I don't know if..." He stopped when she put her fingers to his lips.
"We don't need to," she said with a smile. Robin couldn't read her mind, but that feeling he felt...he knew what was coming. She leaned over and kissed him, and he kissed him back.
Fayrii stood on ship with Jack, the only ones on the deck.
"You sure we shouldn't say good-bye?" Jack asked.
"Didn't I teach you? There is no such thing as good-bye. They don't need us to make them a bit glum right now. Besides, Mom and Dad are waiting for us to come back home," Fayrii answered, grinning at his brother. Jack grinned back.
"But...just one thing first," Fayrii said. He pulled out his ocarina, and played the ocarina. He played the Song of Good Illusions. Yet all throughout the Tower, the Titans heard the song, but no illusions appeared.
Because they already had everything they wanted.
Fayrii stopped playing, and the brothers put their around each others' shoulders, heading below deck. From the window, Robin and Starfire watched the ship turn around and enter the hole, before it closed up.
Starfire turned to Robin and asked smiling, "Will we see them again?"
Robin knew a cue, and answered, "You bet," before kissing her.
THE END