Okay…. SO this chapter is half the size of the others… Only 5 pages… tear … that's okay.. Ill live… Now… there's a mix in here that I don't traditionally stand behind… and I hadn't planned to do it… but… I figured I might as well. So yeah. Oh yeah…. And new pictures are going up on deviantart tomorrow night of two other thus far unmentioned new teammates that I think you all will like…. So yeah… make sure to check that out… remember tagged stuff… ((check profile for link))
"Who is she and how did Slade get her?" Speedy asked breathlessly as he ran to catch up to Robin. "And why did we have to retreat through the tunnels?"
"That's the real question… why are we running?" Raven added.
Robin glared over his shoulder. "I wasn't much in the mood to die today."
"If we'd all attacked him we could of downed him!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Him? Not as long as he's got the girl. Something tells me she could have easily gotten rid of all of us on her own. It wouldn't be that hard. Terra was half as strong as her and she managed it."
"Terra got rid of the 5 of us." Beast Boy replied. "She wouldn't have been able to get us and the Titans East."
"Well that girl could of." He snapped as they reached another manhole. "We can go up here."
"Where are Mas and Menos?" Bee asked in a tone of worry.
"Que?" The two twins asked as they appeared from above ground in a whirl of color.
"Never… mind…"
"So what's the plan Robin?" Cyborg asked as he leaned back on the couch and watched as Robin paced back and forth in front of them.
"Thecuffs have to come off of the girl."
"What good is that going to do? She's stronger without Slade…"
"I don't think she really wants to fight us."
Starfire looked up at him in disbelief. "It sure did look like she wanted to fight me. She was attacking me before the Slade even ordered her to."
Robin thought momentarily.
"Both times that we've fought her, she's only pinned you to something, making you unable to fight. She never seriously injured you."
"But still, she wanted to hurt us." Came Raven's accusation.
"I think Robin's right." Beast Boy returned. "He mentioned punishing her when she fought like Robin, maybe she has no choice but to do that to keep herself from getting hurt."
Mas and Menos took this opportunity to voice their opinions. "Más y Menos piensa que quizás este canalla nuevo es apenas otra chica hermosa lejanamente relacionado a Rápido, que es profundamente en amor con Robin y en el proceso de tratar lo encontrarlo fue tomado por Slade que quiere para utilizarla matar los Titanes. Entonces en el fin, Robin acabará por matando su un amor verdadero y matándose quiere en Romeo y Juliet. Entonces Slade no tendrá que tratar con Robin ni los Titanes porque los Titanes tendrán a ningún líder y Slade tomará el mundo entero.. ¡EL UNIVERSO ENTERO!" Their excitement building throughout their speech.
The Titans to look at them in confusion and anything other than care.
"That's… great… But we can't understand you." Bee said in annoyance. "Go learn English."
"The sad part is that whatever they just said was probably completely right." Aqualad added with a sigh.
"Either way. I think we can get the girl on our side if we try."
"How do you figure?" Speedy asked suspiciously.
Robin turned red in embarrassment. "Um… well… she fixed that entire fight."
"WHAT!" The titans all yelled, eyes opening up in shock.
Starfire too now turned a suspicious eye at him. "Is that what she was whispering to you?"
"Uh…. " He looked behind him for a moment before turning back around quickly. "Yes. That's exactly what we were talking about. That's it. Nothing else. Nothing. At all. Just the fight."
Cyborg let out a small chuckle. "The villain was flirting with you… wasn't she?" He ventured with a mocking smile.
Silence.
"Yep. The evil chick was hitting on Robin." Beast Boy laughed.
"HEY! At least she's better than … …." Robin began, trailing off at the end.
"Better than… Kitten?" Raven joined.
Starfire jumped up in genuine irritation. "That was a monster! A hideous ugly Blorfstak!" Beast Boy stood up, weaving his way around her to Robin.
"You like enemy girl Robin? Huhhhh?"
"I didn't say that. I just tried to plead her case that she might not be… completely… evil."
"Darn. I'd love to see her out of that evil temptress uniform." Cyborg said with another chuckle. Looking up he saw Bee's hand fast approaching his head. "…. And um.. In a good nice titans uniform working for us you know… buddying up with Robin… using her powers for good. " Her hand stopped.
"Nice save Sparky. Pathetic. But nice all the same."
Robin sighed. "I think we all just need to go to bed."
The group looked at his exhaustion. "You're probably right." They all said, getting up and exiting the room one at a time, saying their goodnights.
Starfire stood looking at Robin for a moment before leaving, watching Robin leave the room after her and walk down an opposite hall. She turned slowly, debating whether to follow him or not.
Stepping into his room, Robin pulled his cape off, throwing it on his bed and sitting down beside it. He leaned his arms down on his legs, staring at the floor.
Not.. A good day. He told himself. I should be happier than anything right now. Worthy adversary, girl of my dreams… who is suspiciously different. He shook his head out, finally looking up, seeing the familiar purple clad female in his doorway for the first time.
"Starfire…"
"I… was not sure… I wanted to see that you truly were… ok?" She said hesitantly, a red tint crossing her face.
"Oh… yeah… I'm okay."
"You are… sure?"
"I think… why?" He inquired in confusion.
She nodded her head down slightly, pointing at his chest. He looked down, following her gaze.
"What?"
"You are hurt." She said. "It is your back."
He stood in front of his mirror, turning his back to it and finally seeing the long cut crossing the skin.
"I… I didn't even notice…" He said. "… how did you see it?"
"I saw it in the tunnel… but did not want to interrupt your conversation."
"Oh. It… must of come from being thrown across the manhole…" He stated.
Starfire took a few steps across the room hesitantly. "You… would like me to help you with it?" She asked shyly. He turned his eyes up, fixing them on hers.
"I'd like that Star."
She nodded in compliance, walking out of the room and returning a few moments later with a bowl of water and a washcloth. She set the bowl on his night table, soaking the cloth in the warm steaming water and wringing it out. Turning to him, she saw that he had taken off his shirt and turned his back to her where she could get to the cut. Swallowing hard in nervousness she seated herself on the bed behind him.
"I hope that this does not hurt."
"I can deal."
Placing one hand on his back next to the cut, she carefully and lightly wiped the cloth over one end of the semi-deep cut. Robin moved forward slightly, drawing in breath in reaction to the stinging pain.
"I am so sorry dear friend!" She cried in response to his obvious pain, pulling her hands back sharply. He turned his head to look over his shoulder at her, letting out a small smile.
"It's alright… needs to be done."
"I do not wish to cause you pain…"
"I'd rather you do it than anyone else."
She widened her eyes, not knowing a response, and nodding instead. Replacing her free hand at the top of his back next to his shoulder she covered a portion of the cut again with the rag. As he whimpered in pain she began to pull her hand back again, only to be greeted by one of his on top of hers. She replaced the cloth a third time, removing the left over blood from the cut. Cleaning out the cloth she ran it over the cut one last time.
It shouldn't be left uncovered… She told herself. Standing up she turned to Robin, looking down at him, her nervousness returning.
"It needs to be covered up… I shall go find something to do so."
The Boy Wonder watched as she exited the room, letting out a heavy sigh. I bet she's right happy with me for the entire Ray thing. He found himself thinking. I don't know what I was thinking anyway. What's to say that Ray doesn't already have a boyfriend? Not to mention how weird she started acting. Heh. Then there's that Kaira. Yeah. Beautiful Robin, you can flirt with a villain but not the girl that's liked you for the entire time you've been a team. That's just peachy.
He looked up as she returned, carrying a roll of white bandaging.
"I… hope that this will cover the wound." She said, her voice downcast and her mind having obviously been in the same place as his. "I know that Speedy's sister is probably much more experienced than me when it comes to…" She held up the bandaging. "This…"
Robin looked up at her saddened face. Reaching out he grabbed her by the hand, pulling her towards him and beckoning her to sit back down next to him.
"I'm sorry Starfire… I… I wasn't really thinking… I just haven't seen her in so long… it was just a nice surprise… that's all."
"But she is your… how do you say… girl… friend?"
"No she's not… We trained together… but she wasn't my girlfriend."
"But… Cyborg… He said that you were doing the flirting!"
His face dropped down momentarily, not knowing how to respond.
"I was just being nice."
"Oh. You are… always… being nice?" She asked, alarm popping into her eyes.
"Most of the time."
"Oh." Her head fell.
"Except with you." He added, taking hold of her other hand. "There aren't many girls that come to your room asking to help with injuries you don't even know that you have, you know…"
She looked at him meaningfully. "I just wished to help."
"And I'm very thankful."
"So… you do not wish to be going on the dates with Beast Boy's friend?" She inquired.
"You want to know a secret?"
"… um… Yes?" She hesitated.
"Although I didn't say anything… she was acting entirely different than I remembered. The girl I knew wouldn't of treated Speedy the way she did. Ray and Speedy were like best friends, not rivals."
"This is peculiar, yes?"
"Yeah."
She's so pretty…I think I need to just get over myself.
Keeping her eyes locked with his, she awaited his next comment, knowing that he meant to rant about the girl he used to know.
I do not understand these odd feelings that Robin is feeling, but, I suppose I must just wait for him to get them off his mind. He seems greatly troubled by th—Her thought were interrupted by Robin pulling on her hands, pulling her closer to him.
"Huh?" Before she could say anything, he had joined his lips to hers, placing one hand on the side of her head.
He is… kissing … me? She asked herself in shock, trying to determine a course of action, finally settling on instinct and returning the gesture. Pulling her head away slightly she held up the roll of bandages. "You … you need to um… cover your … outmost layer of … protective… covering.. yes?"
He laughed at her taking the bandages and sitting them behind him, pulling her closer to him. This time she did not resist, but rather wrapped her arms around his neck in a tight embrace, trying her best not to touch the cut spanning his back. He leaned her back slightly, finally showing what affection he had for her, one hand behind her back and the other behind her head.
A loud thump was heard in an adjacent room, followed by footsteps down the corridor, stopping in front of Robin's room. The two teens both froze, Robin's eyes rolling in annoyance.
"Cyborg." He whispered.
Starfire quickly sat up, grabbing the roll of bandages and beginning to wrap them around his upper torso, happy to have to wrap her arms around him at the same time, as the human hybrid knocked on the door.
"Come in." Robin said, just loud enough to be heard.
Cyborg stepped into the room, looking at Robin. "I was going to make sure that you weren't up on that computer freaking out about Slade… but… um…"
"She's wrapping a wound." Robin finished. "In case you were… wondering…"
"Right."
"I… didn't notice it."
"X girl do it to you?"
"The man hole did."
"Oh." Cyborg whispered as Starfire stood, struggling to pick up the large bowl at the same time as the bandages. "Here, Ill help you Star." Cyborg said, walking to her aid and grabbing the bowl.
"Thank you Starfire." Robin said lovingly.
"Yeah… I'll just make sure our girl Star here makes it to her room… you know… doesn't get lost on the way and need to come back for directions…" Cyborg teased, nodding the way out to Starfire, who ran back and kissed Robin a last time when Cyborg turned his back, making sure to be a good distance away when he turned back around to beckon to her.
"Goodnight." The robot said as he closed Robin's door.
… Did I just flirt uncontrollably with three girls in one night? Robin asked himself as he smacked his hand up over his face. I think I'm gonna have to stick with Star on this one.
Meet short little old Chapter 3. Yeah.. not traditionally one that can stand Robin and Starfire together. But this works I suppose.