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And now, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!!!

Part 3: Christmas Romance & Reunion
Summary: Terra's home! Let the festivities begin!
Chapter 10: Comfort and Joy
"Good morning, friend Robin!" Starfire chirped in the hallway the next morning, "and a merry Christmas to you!" (She'd already greeted the others, sans the two Roses, who weren't up yet.)

"Merry Christmas, Star—"Robin started to respond (him being the last one out), then stopped dead in his tracks. Starfire was wearing a red Mrs. Claus dress; not like the ugly minis (no offense, girls!) that hoop out, or the sleeveless dresses, but a simple, modest knee-length dress with gold buttons down the front, long sleeves, complete with the white trim, black belt & boots, and the hat to top it all off. As the camera panned up & down her outfit, the sound effect of a screaming tea kettle could be heard (like on Johnny Bravo.)

"Robin? Your face is redder than my fit of outting," Star said, "Are you well?"
"Uh, yeah!" Robin said, snapping out of it, "I was just a little...surprised at your change of clothes," and kicked himself mentally in the head. Star blushed.
"Oh, this? I thought it would be festive, as today is the Eve of Christmas! Merry Christmas!" as she hugged Robin, who couldn't breathe. This wasn't due to her hugs (which were much gentler on him); he'd just forgotten how!

'It's easy,' said Raven in his head, 'Just inhale, then exhale.'
'RAVEN?!' Robin thought, 'What are you doing in my head?' (I wrote this before 'Haunted,' too.)
'I'm an empath, you dork,' she thought, 'I sensed some high-running emotional energy back there. Now calm down and quit the lovey-dovey. Some of us are trying to eat.'

Starfire then released Robin (to his disappointment) and floated to the breakfast table.
'By the way,' Raven thought, 'Look up.'
He looked up and saw mistletoe hanging over his head, after which he mentally beat the snot out of himself all the way to the table.

"How come Danny & Lina aren't up yet?" Beast Boy thought out loud, "They're never the last ones up." Everyone realized this also.
"They're probably so excited about Christmas, they couldn't sleep last night," Cyborg reasoned.
"I don't know," said Robin, "Lina's been acting a little strange lately."

"On the contrary," said Lina as she and Daniel appeared in the doorway, "I'm just fine, and we both slept well."
"We have a Christmas surprise for you," said Daniel, "But it's not ready yet."

Beast Boy and Cyborg heard "surprise," and immediately went into "little kid" mode.

"Is it ready now?" asked BB excitedly.
"No," said Daniel.
"How 'bout now?" asked Cyborg, equally excited.
"Do you want to ruin the surprise?" admonished Lina.
"YES!" they both shouted.

"Uh-uh-uh!" Merlina wiggled her finger in the "no, no" gesture. Beast Boy fell at her feet and grabbed her left leg.
"Come on! Please? You gotta tell us!" he groveled.

"Nope!" Lina giggled, "You'll just have to wait!"
"PLEASE, LINA! PLEASE! PLEASE!"
"Beast Boy," Merlina said sternly, "You're embarrassing yourself! Everyone's watching you!"

oo' "Of course!" BB knocked himself upside the head, "How stupid of me! Cyborg, grab the other leg!"

Which he did. Cyborg and BB groveled again, after which Daniel said, "Now guys, you're not being fair! A little patience never killed anyone! Now quit cutting off my sister's circulation!"
..' "You're right, Daniel," said Cyborg.
"Yeah!" agreed Beast Boy, "We can't suffocate her legs! Cyborg, grab Danny's leg!"

oO "What?!" was Daniel's cry.
"Robin?" said Lina.
"A little help here?" asked Dan.

"Guys, your food's getting cold!" called Robin. That got 'em. Daniel & Lina joined the others at the table and enjoyed French toast swimming in butter with a side of bacon and mini pancakes, washed down with cold, fresh-from-the-blender (welcome to the 21st century!) orange juice. Daniel took some more food and set it aside ("Part of the surprise," he said.)

While they planned their Christmas festivities, someone crept in quietly, unnoticed. She walked slowly and silently, in a white robe, toward the table. Raven sensed her aura and looked up in surprise when the someone was halfway to the table. In the kitchen, a fire extinguisher exploded.

"What the heck was THAT?" Cyborg yelled, but Raven wasn't paying any attention to him.

"Look," she said, softer than she meant to. All heads turned to the direction in which she was pointing; the only calm ones were Daniel & Lina.

"It's okay, guys," said Terra, "I'm no ghost, but I've come back out of the past."
"Surprise," said Merlina. BB looked shocked at her and said, "She was your surprise?" Lina nodded.

"TERRA!" Star burst into tears and flew to Terra with a big (but unlethal) hug, followed by Cyborg, Raven, Robin, Daniel, and Lina. BB lagged behind in a state of shock, immobile as everyone else, even Raven, all took part in a group hug; Lina looked at him and led him to Terra by the hand, like a parent would lead a child to a relative he knew, but didn't quite remember; but once the child did, he was happy to see them again.

So it was with Terra. When she saw her best friend, her almost boyfriend, her eyes welled up and she tore through the crowd into Beast Boy's formerly lonely arms.
"Terra..." Beast Boy said as if his heart was broken. His eyes also welled up as they shared their first-in-maybe-a-year embrace since Slade's "fall."

Beast Boy touched the back of her blonde, fluffy-haired head gently as the others surrounded them again. He couldn't believe it! She was real! He was really holding her again! Not a single girl wasn't crying. Daniel and BB shed a few tears, but Cyborg & Robin held it in (at least in front of everyone else) and everybody finished Christmas breakfast.

References:
"I'm an empath, you dork," is homage to Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, when Elora the Faun meets Spyro, and she says, "I'm a faun, you dork!"

Beast Boy's first grovelings are homage to the Spongebob Valentine's Day episode. Beast Boy's telling Cyborg to grab Lina's other leg and their further groveling is a reference to "That's so Raven," when Cory and his friend William were begging Cory's mom for a "Gameball 2." I know, I'm a TV freak!

The running-of-friends-to-hug-Terra is a reference to a movie which most of you probably haven't seen called "Saturday's Warrior." If you've seen it, please tell me!

Kindest Regards,
-samuraistar