"Oh Raaaaa-ven!"
"Go away."
"Come on. Please do the disclaimer for me."
"Alright. Kuroya of fire and night does not own any of the Teen Titans characters or related indicia."
"Thank you Raven!"
"Whatever..."
Chapter 4: Sorry Starfire
Cyborg scratched his head. "Back up a minute," he said. "So...you and RAVEN are an ITEM? As in, you showed affection and she returned it! Since when does RAVEN show EMOTION."
Raven walked in at that very moment and scowled. "I can show emotion. In the past it was necessary to control my emotions so my powers wouldn't make the world explode. Now I discovered an alternative solution. If I am true to myself and those around me, my emotions will not trigger a dangerous response from my powers."
Robin grinned and said, "And boy, am I glad about that."
Raven smirked and leaned on his shoulder. "We couldn't have you getting blasted to pieces with my energy would we?"
Robin shuddered, only half joking. "Why on earth would your emotions get that out of control around me anyway?"
Raven blushed and put her hood up. Robin's eyes grew large and his mouth formed an "O". Cyborg watched the whole transaction with a stupid grin on. "You two are really falling for eachother, aren't you?"
"I 'fall' for no one." Raven said, and smiled. "Bow to me, Robin, my lowly servant."
"Yes m'am." Robin grinned, bowing at her feet. Then he grinned and pulled her down to him."Let's see, I wonder if Raven is ticklish..."
Raven's face paled. If he found her secret tickling spot...
Raven's luck didn't hold. He found her secret tickling place immediately. He pulled off one of her boots and started tickling her bare foot.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!NOOO! ROBIN, STOP...AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!" She was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down her cheeks.
Starfire and Beastboy chose that moment to come into the room. Beastboy started laughing when he saw what was going on. Starfire was not so happy.
"Robin! What are you doing! Why are you hurting friend Raven?" she shouted.
"Huh?" Robin looked dumbly at her. Raven sat up, still giggling.
"Raven has tears on her face, and it is obviously your fault. You had her pinned to the floor and were hurting her. I heard her tell you to stop." Starfire said, worried.
Then she looked more closely at Raven. Raven was STILL giggling. "OH!" Starfire said, shocked. "He was TICKLING you?" She had thought Raven was crying. But upon further inspection, she saw that Raven was smiling. And the tears must have be born of joy.
Raven giggled once more, and leaned over to Robin, whispering something in his ear.
He chuckled and whispered back, "Yeah, I am an expert at finding people's most sensitive tickling spots."
He stood up and help Raven up. She stood up and kissed him on the cheek before turning and seeing Starfire staring. "Is this normal behavior for friends?" she asked innocently.
"Er...no." Robin said nervously. He knew Starfire had feelings for him, and he didn't want to hurt his teammate. He knew Raven didn't want to hurt the naive alien either. "Star, Raven and I are...together."
"Together?" Starfire asked, confused. "Aren't we all gathered together in this room?"
Raven stepped in and said, "No, Star. Together, as in, boyfriend and girlfriend. But it's ok," she added, seeing her friend's crestfallen face. "Robin cares for you a lot. It's just, it's a little different between him and me."
Robin stared at Raven in awe. He never knew she could be so gentle with someone else's feelings. Usually she was so cold and distant.
Starfire said to them, "Friends, I am happy for you. I feel that I must depart to my chambers to consider this. I am still very surprised."
"We understand, Star." Robin said kindly.
Starfire grinned happily. "I'm glad we can still be friends, dear Robin." She bounced down the hall to her room.
Robin pulled Raven into a kiss. Beastboy spoke up and said, "Get a room!"
Raven giggled and pulled away from Robin. 'Man, I am giggling way too much. Is this what I'd always be like if I didn't have to worry about my powers?'
"Beastboy, we ARE in a room." she said sweetly, with a hint of venom.
He gulped. "I meant, your OWN room, where we don't have to watch you guys making out." He added more quietly, "Starfire isn't the only one who's jealous."
Robin answered, "What, did you want me too?" Raven couldn't help herself and cracked up, laughing so hard she cried, for the second time that day.
"It feels great to finally be able to feel." she said, sounding sage-like. "You know, Robin, I don't think we need to go see that movie. I'm fine here at home."
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Beastboy left to go down the hallway to his room, but he stopped by Starfire's door when he heard crying from inside.
He opened the door. "Star, what's wrong?" She looked up at the cute green titan and poured her heart out to him. He stopped acting so immature for that moment, and just held her close as she told him about how she'd liked Robin so much. She fell asleep in BB's arms, and he tucked her in. He glanced back as he left the room. 'She looks so peaceful when she is asleep...' he thought. (A/N do I smell another pairing?)
