Raven, Please
Raven ran down to where her friends were.
Beast boy was the first to speak up" dude what happened to your hair?" he said while noticing the missing lock from when she cut it for the now un-used potion.
"Nothing" she said while lifting her hood to cover her face.
Everyone just shrugged it off and robin said" Starfires missing! Someone stole her!"
"All they left was thins" the boy said while in folding his clenched fist to reveal a note. A note that read 'Good Bye My Friends, I have gone back to my planet Tamaran, Perhaps there I will be loved. Forever StarFire'
Cyborg looked at robin in disbelief, "robin how was star stolen if she wrote a note saying that she was leaving?"
"I ....I don't know why okay! All I know is that Starfire wouldn't just leave me....uh...US like that she has no reason." Robin Stoddard out the last half of his statement. Raven caught it though. She wondered to herself. 'Why would he say that? I understand he's worried about a teammate...we all are. But he didn't have to say it like that.' She thought this all the way thru the search she even missed robin barking orders so she didn't know what she was supposed to do all she heard was "raven you and I will search Gotham, Beast boy and Cyborg you search Jump City......Titans GO!" then they were off raven flew above robin as they wandered the crowded night streets of Gotham city.
Cyborg and beast boy searched almost every platform, park and every corner for starfires so called 'kidnapper' what they didn't know was that Starfire didn't leave quite yet she was still on earth but she was in a warehouse she wanted to be alone for awhile.
Starfires POV
I sat there in the dark I wasn't used to it. But for some reason I was enjoying its company. I whispered softly to myself. "Why am I so angry?" the answer I knew but I did not want to admit is. I knew what was wrong with me, I knew I loved him, but I didn't want to be rejected, I knew what he would say ' Starfire you're my teammate and I like you I really do but not in that way...I hope we can be friends?' I sit here in the dark, im sad angry happy and I don't know what else. I better get going back to my home planet, maybe I will forget about robin and find someone else...SOMEONE ELSE?! Did I just think that??? Oh I am hopeless. But I cannot go back.
Reg POV
Beast boy turned to face cyborg and said "ohhh my aching tummy. Lets get something to eat!" cyborg stared at the whining changeling. And just replied" man how can you be thinking of food when Starfires missin? "beast boy interrupted him "dud why cant you guys understand she isn't missing she went home on her own will....now can we please get some food before I die!?!" cyborg chuckled lightly and turned to the boy "well I guess......lets go find the others first" beast boy nodded. And with that they took off for Gotham city.
MeanWhile......
Robin desperately searched for the young Tamaranian but no prevail.
Raven flew down to his side and started to walk, she asked him a simple question "Robin? Do you like Starfire?" or the question seemed simple enough. He was shocked at what the girl just asked....before he answered he thought about it ...' do I love her? No I love raven. I may have liked Star at one point but my heart belongs to raven. 'he didn't know how to answer so he just said" no. I don't like Starfire in that way." Raven was a bit relieved when he said this. By that time beast boy and cyborg reached Gotham and the others. "Find out anything guys?" robin asked.
The two boys both shook their heads. Robin let out a slight sigh.
Raven asked "Um is anyone else hungry but me?" beast boy jumped up and said "oh yeah I am starving!!" "Pizza?" asked cyborg.
They all nodded and went to their favorite pizza parlor in Gotham.
They would have gone to the one in jump city but they were too hungry to walk all the way there.
Robin and cyborg went and ordered while beast boy was checking out some guys moped. "Hey man I got this why don't you go sit down?" cyborg asked robin who agreed and made his way over to the table.
Raven sat there at the table just looking up to the night sky, the moonlight reflected off of her delicate skin making the illusion that she was a ghost. Robin stopped and smiled at the way she looked 'she's so beautiful....' He thought. After being snapped back into reality by none other than raven asking "what are you staring at? Humn?" robin felt a tint of pink creep its way onto his face and muttered out "nothing" and sat down across from her. Cyborg returned with the food and they all ate. After they were done they decided to go home and try to contact Starfire tomorrow.
Starfires POV
"Well I am on my way home to Tamaran I will miss my friends"
I wasn't speaking to anyone in particular. And with that I grabbed my bag and headed off when something hit me. 'Why am I leaving just because im afraid of robins rejection. I was fine all my life without him knowing why can't I just make things go back the way they were? Oh who cares I am going to tell robin how I feel I can no longer keep my feelings away from him, and so I flew back to the tower in hope that robin will understand how I am feeling.
Reg POV
The titans entered the common room and cyborg set the alarm system and they all went for their rooms. Cyborg and beast boy were the first to leave. Robin walked up to raven and asked her "hey Rae? Do you remember what happened at the park? "His face was as pink as cotton candy. Raven knew what he was talking about and she moved her soft hands and ran her index finger over her bottom lip. And answered with "how can I forget. "She answered not blushing harder than robin.
"Well you know we never got to finish it....." he said with a little bit of cracking in his voice from embarrassment.
Raven grabbed robins hand and said "robin I have to tell you something. Follow me "and she led him upstairs. And since no one is allowed in her room she decided to take him to his own room. She sat him down on the bed and turned around. She began to speak "robin I....a friend of mine has found an antidote for me to keep my emotions in check without hurting anyone." Robin stood up at this and walked towards the girl and asked" really? Raven that's so good. Have you used it yet?"
"No not yet but I plan to robin. I just wanted to tell you before I did it. At first I wanted to keep it a secret so that it would surprise you but....I couldn't wait any longer. "Robin looked at her straight into her deep violet eyes and said" raven I am very surprised." He then grasped her hands in a soft yet firm hold and leaned in to her, raven did not hesitate to respond. She too leaned in and pressed her lips onto his. Ravens powers slipped causing a few books to fly off the shelves. But that didn't stop them. The kiss was over within seconds. But to them it felt like eternity. Raven took one last look at robin and then walked off to her room. But was stopped when she felt his hand grab her wrist. "Good night raven" he said "good night robin "she answered then he let her go.
Robin turned around to go to his bed when he noticed someone staring at him in the window. That some one just happened to be Starfire. She had seen everything that happened and now had tears flowing from her eyes. He opened the window to let her in "Starfire hey what are you doing here?" he asked unsure of what to say.
She looked at him and the memory from just a few minutes ago flashed in her eyes. It hurt to see him kiss her like that. She just stared at him then finally decided to speak up "robin...I...how could...you were...raven....what's .....On...I don't..." she kept stuttering she didn't know what to say finally she found the words and told him "robin....I...lo...ve...you." she said between cries. He then looked at her and was speechless and she flew away. She was more determined now to go home. Robin took a few seconds to recap what had just happened and ran after her. She was on the titans roof when eh found her sobbing salty tears, her face buried in her knees. She was shaking but not from coldness. She had heard robin coming and demanded him to leave" go away now please I do not wish to see you!!" robin was shocked for he had never seen Starfire so hurt in her life, but yet she was angry. He didn't listen he wanted to let Starfire know about him and raven and he wanted to tell her he was sorry for what she seen.
"Starfire look im...." He began but she just pushed him away she looked at him and said "robin just please leave me be for awhile." He agreed and began to walk off.
He didn't get one bit of sleep knowing what Starfire felt. He was ashamed of himself. He knew that she liked him but never loved him.
'Why did she have to see us like that?'
He got up and went into the kitchen to get some water,
He saw raven sitting at the table drinking tea.
"Hey" was all she said.
"So how's the antidote coming?" he asked
"Good I haven't done it yet though" she said before taking another sip of her drink.
Robin got his glass of water and joined her.
"I saw Starfire tonight." He said trying to create a conversation.
"I know" the girl replied. "I felt her presence here. I kinda knew that she never left. "She said while taking her empty mug to the sink.
Robin felt the need to tell her that Starfire saw them "uh...raven...after what happened in my room...I walked over to my bed and I saw Starfire staring at me through my window." After hearing this raven almost dropped her mug in the sink. "What? Are you serious? Did her anything?" she nervously asked.
"Everything "was all the boy said.
"Well what are we gonna do? They are gonna have to know sooner or later?" she said, the boy looked up from the table and said" I'll tell cyborg and beast boy and uh... you talk to Starfire"
"Is that an order?" raven said playfully, robin took this opportunity to stand up and walk to her, "maybe" he said in a sly kinda voice
he moved closer and was about to kiss her when he felt her finger to his lips "ah ah boy wonder you can wait until after the antidote is ready "she laughed then walked away leaving robin alone in the kitchen.
"Man I love that woman" he said in almost a whisper. And with that he walked up the stairs with a cocky smile planted on his face the whole way up.
Back on the roof Starfire decided it was time to go to sleep she went up to best boys window and knocked a few times since she couldn't go to robin or raven to get in. he opened it for her "Starfire what are you doing here?!" he said excitedly. She didn't answer. After a few minutes of un comfortable silence...she just said" I am tired I am going to sleep good night beast boy." And she went to her own room. She plopped onto her soft cushioned bed and fell asleep.
The next morning cyborg and beast boy were in the kitchen checking the list to see whose turn it was to make breakfast. "Raven's turn" cyborg said.
Beast boy was about to tell cyborg that Starfire was here but before he could cyborg asked him "I wonder where Starfire is. Man I really miss her, the way she used to be so happy to see all of us in the morning." Then beast boy couldn't take it any more and blurted out "I saw Starfire last night she's here in the tower." "Really?" was all the robotic boy said?
Robin had woken up from a nice slumber. He got out of his bed and headed for his bathroom. He decided that a cold shower would wake his senses. He hopped in and let the cool rush of the water take him.
He stepped out and got dressed. Then walked down the long hallway down to the kitchen.
Raven was in her mirror talking to Valerie.
"So when will the antidote be ready again??" asked a anxious raven.
"Well..." Valerie began "I feel that pretty much we can do it whenever you want but since last time we were interrupted we are gonna need to do it all over again. That means new petals, lipstick and this time a lock of your hair and his."
"Ok you got it....but uh why the need for lipstick??" raven asked
"oh no reason I just like the color Heh'" Valerie said while rubbing the back of her neck.
Once Valerie was finished saying what she had to say, raven morphed out of her mirror and back into her room. She made her way downstairs when she passed a certain lil aliens room.
She heard a quiet sob, and a light whimper. She knew something was wrong. Starfire was her friends and she tried everything to make her happy through out the time they spent together, If anything, Starfire was ravens best friend. She opened the door slowly and crept in. she sat by starfires side who looked like she was having a terrible nightmare. Raven felt Starfires pain, for her whole life was a nightmare. She gently shook Star out of her dream. The young girl was covered in perspiration and tears stung the sides of her eyelids. She looked up to she who woke her. She was disappointed when she saw it was raven.
"Raven....I...." was all she could get out.
"Shh star its alright I know."
"Raven ...I saw you and robin....im sorry I didn't know..."
"That's alright Starfire I should have told you. When you asked me about him. Im sorry I betrayed you." Ravens voice now showed a bit of sadness.
"Oh raven please do not be sad for me...robin loves you and I will be happy no matter what!" the girl had a happy yet saddened smile on her face. "Hey come down for breakfast ok?" raven asked Starfire just nodded. Raven then left her room. She made her way downstairs.
She looked around and didn't see anyone. She made her way to the couch when she saw robin sitting down fixing the remote.
"Hey "she said "hey what's up?" he asked her while replacing the new batteries. "Eh nothing much just talked to Star about us." She said fixing herself some tea.
"Oh...and what happened?" he asked joining her in the kitchen.
"She said she will be happy for us no matter what."
"But robin I don't know about this, I don't want Starfire to be hurt...she's the only friend I have...besides you guys." She said with concern in her voice.
"Raven c'mon if star says she is happy then she is happy. "Robin said walking toward her.
"Uh Robin where CY and Beast Boy?" she asked.
"Oh those two? They went shopping cuz there isn't food in this house ha-ha" he then walked out of the kitchen.
Starfire came down stairs into the kitchen and saw raven.
"Hello again Raven." Raven looked at the girl and smiled.
"Raven please I wish for you to be happy so please be happy. And don't worry about me I am fine. Where is beast boy and cyborg?" she asked noticing they weren't present.
"They are out shopping" she said
"Oh no beast boy and cyborg....shopping....?....ha-ha our home will be filled with tofu and ah-ha-ha oh man that was a bad idea" she said between giggles. Raven for the first time in a while laughed. 'It feels good to laugh....im glad Starfire is ok with everything.' Raven thought to herself. Just then the boys came crashing through the door "oh yeah ladies get ready for an all out tofu breakfast-o-rama!!" said the green boy in an over excited fashion. "Naw awe B we are haven regular food!!" cyborg said while smashing his hand to the back of beast boy's head.
Ok guys that's it for this chapter I made this one extra long because I have to do my home work I am so behind from writing this...but don't worry I will keep updating as promised.
And thanks to all who reviewed you are all to cool!
Oh and just so you all know Valerie is not I repeat NOT EVIL!! Lol
Um next chapter is called "STARFIRES REQUEST" hmmn I wonder how that's gonna turn out...I wonder what's her request it lol u will find out in the next chapter bah bye for now !!!! –waves good bye and skips away .