Hey, y'all! Sorry I took so long; I was busy. (Continuing Hanson Christmas song.)
I have only one reply this time, since I didn't get to read the ones so that I could, but there's one of you who's about to be interrogated.
ACLDSMAB:Thanks for the card, but that didn't help me figure it out. Know what did? I clicked onto your profile, and found YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS!!!!! Thought you could fool me, didn't you, April?! Well you can't, and you know why? 'Cause I'm your friend's sister! BOO-YAH!!! moonwalks Anyway, I'm glad you're proud of me!!!! Please, enjoy!

Chapter 12: The tree
"Hooray!" said Starfire, "We have arrived at the farm of trees! But where are the animals?" she asked.
Robin laughed, "This isn't that kind of farm, Star. That's just a figure of speech."
"Oh," Star blushed with a smile and fluttering of heart. For some reason, she enjoyed being corrected by Robin, whatever it was she needed correction for. Dang, she was even gorgeous when she blushed! At least, that's what Robin thought.

He then noticed that BB & Terra were arm-in-arm; and by some miracle, Daniel had convinced Raven to take his arm. Lina, deciding her brother wanted to be "alone" with Raven, walked next to Cyborg (no arm holding). She would have gone with Starfire, but she sensed she preferred Robin's company this time. As everyone else was walking ahead and talking, Robin again looked at Starfire. This time she smiled back at him. He offered her his arm, and Star took it as they rejoined the others. It felt nice to be so close on such a cold night.

"Titans, go!" said Robin as they scattered all over the farm, each searching for the perfect tree.
Do you really remember how it used to be?
Sitting under the Christmas tree.

Robin started off alone, but once he saw Star's hair fly behind a tree, he playfully took off after her. When he caught up with her, she was staring up at a pretty tree in wonder.
"It appears I have located a tree," Star said, snapping out of her bewilderment at Robin finding her and her wonder at the nice tree. Then Cyborg's voice was heard shouting, "Guys! I found one!"
"Looks like Cyborg did, too," said Robin, "Come on!" as he took Star's hand and led her back through the maze of trees that seemed to be scattered in random patterns, just to have some fun.
In your heart, you'll find the season.

Robin and Starfire ran back to the others; they found Cyborg, Terra, and Beast Boy standing before the tallest tree on the farm.
"I give you the Teen Titans Christmas tree!" Cyborg announced.
"Whoa," said Robin. Terra whistled.
"Want me to mark it?" asked BB as he turned into a dog.
"NO!" the others yelled. Daniel, Merlina, and Raven joined them presently. Lina gasped in surprise at the tree and Daniel said, "Sweet tree. Good eye, Cyborg."

"Just one thing, though," Raven asked what everyone was thinking, "How are we getting it home?" oO'

"I can turn it into an air freshener!" Lina lamely suggested.
"I can put it on a rock," said Terra, "and make the rock trail behind us."

"I know!" said Daniel. He shot a crescent of light from his hand and cut the tree. Raven kept it from falling with her hands.

Daniel motioned for her to follow, and they walked to the car. Daniel then used his wand and made a trailer; the kind one carries wood on. He hitched the wagon to the car, after which Raven put the tree on it. Then Lina crouched in a fighting stance with her own wand at her side, like she was going to make a kamehameha wave. A ball of light protruded from the end of her wand, which Lina covered with her hand, separating it with her fingers. In this position, she pointed her wand to the tree. The beams of light that peeked through her knuckles snaked out of the wand and tied the tree down. Lina beamed, pleased with her ropework.
We've been blessed by the children
black, yellow, and white.

While all this was going on, Star looked around and noticed a Salvation Army Santa, ringing his little bell in rhythm to the sidewalk band across the street playing "Joy to the World" in the jazzy style of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Down on the Corner," and the red bucket hanging in the frame next to him.

"Robin," she asked, "What is this Army of Salvation?"
"They're a charity that helps poor children," Robin answered.
"How sweet," said Star.
"Do you want to donate to 'em?" he asked.
"Oh yes, very much!" chirped Star, who floated to the bucket and slipped in a dollar.

"Bless you, miss!" said the Santa as Star happily floated back to Robin.
They believe in the things we try to deny.
So throw down your weapons.

"You did a good thing, Star," Robin said as he touched her shoulder. Star smiled and blushed. Why did he always make her feel this way? Was it the holiday air? Nah, it wasn't that. He'd always made her feel like this since...well, since they'd met. The holidays only seemed to intensify it.

Star suddenly realized she was staring at him with the same look in her eyes we all saw in "Sisters" (throw yo' hands up at me!!!). Robin looked in her beautiful eyes again, glad to see the same love and beauty that always lit her up, and suddenly realized why Daniel had given him the mistletoe. The note "prophesied," if you will, that he'd know. Whatever it was he was supposed to know, he knew it now.
But continue the fight.

They also realized that they'd been holding hands for the past 2 minutes. Robin could feel her warm mittened hand in his gloved one. Even through the gloves, it felt right.
And let's love one another on this holy night.

"Guys," Lina said softly to them, "As much as I hate putting a pause on the love here, we're leaving," she smiled sheepishly at them. They both blushed and entered the car.

So, how did you like that? I love writing fluffy fics!!! (wink!) L8R!!!!

Peace out,
samuraistar