Marital Issues

By Satu

(sorry it's so late…)

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AN. The next morning… Not many people have voted (cough no one cough), so I'm going to say it was a unanimous vote of 1-0 with WINDSTORM GOING! And the crowd goes wild (cheers from the background) Hehehe… I don't think anyone reads these Authors Notes (shakes head sadly) More BBXRae and RobXStar fluff, YAY! (jumps up and down)

Chapter 7

Robin lay on the couch, his arms crossed and his hands on his shoulders. His legs were bent to such an extreme that his feet brushed his bottom. His mind kept picturing Starfire, even though he didn't want it to. She had looked so hurt. He took one hand off his shoulder and slid it into his pocket (AN. I'm not sure if he has a pocket but bear with me, alright?). It encountered something small and hard. A line from a book flashed through his head, 'What have I got in my pocket?', and he pulled out a thin band of gold. It matched the one he had on his left hand. He sighed and pulled it off, before putting both rings in his pocket. Then he sat up and stared at his boots.

"What are you doing?" Windstorm said. He hadn't moved from the carpet. Cyborg had long since gone back to his room. Beast Boy had come back about an hour ago and made some tea for Raven.

"I'm taking my ring off," Robin replied.

"Why?" Windstorm gave him a suspicious look. "Are you… what is the word… giving Starfire to me?"

"Never," Robin said. He frowned. "She's too young to get married anyway."

"But…" Windstorm frowned. "You are wed to her, yes?"

"No. But I wish I was." Robin looked up at the ceiling.

"Then why did you put metal on your finger?" Windstorm yelled.

Robin's patience snapped. "Because she didn't want to marry you!" Robin shouted back.

"That's ludicrous," Windstorm scoffed. He twisted on the carpet. "I am highly sought after on Tamaran."

"But not on Earth," Robin pointed out. Windstorm scowled.

"She still likes me better," he muttered under his breath. Robin laughed.

"In your dreams," he said, still laughing. He clutched his sides as Windstorm glared at him.

"What is the cause of your laughter?" came a sweet voice from the door. Both boys turned. Starfire stood in the door, her long legs exposed by her silken pyjama bottoms. Her top ended just below her rib cage and went just past her shoulders. Robin heard Windstorm gasp, but ignored the sound.

"Star," he choked out. She tilted her head, making her long hair fall over her shoulder. Robin sighed and crossed his right leg over his left.

"Is something wrong?" she asked.

"No. I'm just fine. I was talking to Windstorm." Robin pointed to the bound Tamaranian on the floor.

"You are not wed to this cretin!" Windstorm screamed from the floor. "You can still marry me!"

"How did you know?" Star said, looking dismayed and blushing at the same time. "That was a secret!"

"I'm sorry Star," Robin said. "It just slipped out." He stood up and walked over to her. She looked away, her lips clenching into a white line.

"But I have sent a message to my family saying I am wed to you," Star said. "I cannot send him back, he will tell them."

"We'll send him back," Robin said, his cheeks flushing slightly. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about." She looked back at him, her green eyes wide with curiosity.


Her mind roiled with a mixture of anger, sadness and curiosity.

"What do you wish to ask me?" she asked.

"Um…" He flushed a deeper shade of crimson. "I… well, I…" He looked down.

"Yes," she prompted, dipping her head to put her face in his line of sight.

"You know how he took your ring," Robin said softly. She looked down and noticed that his left ring finger was now devoid of the golden band.

"Yes," she said. "Where is your ring?"

"I took it off. But I wanted to ask you something different." She waited for him to go on and when he didn't she nodded slightly.

"Yes."

"I know we're too young to get married, but I love you and I… well… I want to marry you at some point." He kissed one of her cheeks. She smiled. He slipped a hand into his pocket and brought out a small green velvet box. Her eyes widened. "So I was wondering if you would marry me later. I love you so much and this past week has been almost perfect." The box popped open and her mouth dropped open. There was a small ring, nestled in the velvet, with two pink diamonds lying next to each other. She squealed and took the box from his outstretched hand, slid the ring on her finger and stared at it. "Um... Is that a yes?" he asked, smiling.

"Oh friend Robin, I am beyond the words of joy." She jumped at him and he caught her in his arms. Ignoring how close she had come to falling, Star pulled Robin's head forward. Their lips met and she started to use her tongue in the same way she had used it last time they had kissed. His eyes widened, then slid closed as he responded accordingly. (AN. Not pushing her away and throwing up, kissing her back… you know what I mean ;) ) During this passionate encounter, Windstorm had been watching them with his mouth hitting the floor and his eyes bugging out of his head.

"No!" he screamed. "She is mine! Do you hear me? MINE!" He started to writhe on the carpet, his legs flailing and his angry swearing falling on deaf ears. The door slid open and Starfire jumped out of Robins arms. Beast Boy and Raven walked in, his arm around her waist.

"Dude," Beast Boy said, staring bug-eyed at the squirming Windstorm. "Did he have a fit or something?"

"Not exactly," Raven said in a monotone. She was ignoring Windstorm and was staring instead at Robin and Starfire, who were blushing and glancing at each other. "That's a really nice ring Star."

"Dude," Beast Boy said even louder. He leapt forward, grabbed her hand and put it close to his eyes, the pupils nearly brushing the diamonds.

"Have some self-control BB," Raven muttered, pulling her shocked boyfriend back with a tiny smile on her face.

"When did you get this?" BB asked, his hand still clamped around Starfires wrist. She pulled it free.

"15 schlorblacs ago," she said, smiling at Robin. BB stared at her.

"About 5 seconds ago," Robin cut in. He kissed Star on her smiling lips and she grinned, showing most of her sparkling teeth. Ravens smile faded as she watched them and BB, seeing this, grabbed her and dipped her down, pressing his lips to hers. When he changed her angle from 45 degrees to 90 again, she was smiling and blushing. Her hands pulled her hood over her face to hide the faint blush, but Beast Boy pulled it down again with a laugh.

"I love you," he said and kissed her again. The same light-bulb shattered above.

"I just replaced that!" Robin said, dismayed.


Starfire giggled.

"That is of certain cheekiness, yes?" she murmured into his ear.

"Yeah Star," Robin whispered back. "It's a joke."

"Oh," she said, then giggled again. Raven and BB broke apart and smiled.

"We didn't come down here just to kiss, you know," Beast Boy said. "We can do that in our rooms." Raven elbowed him in the side, blushing. He smiled apologetically, his fang standing out from the rest of his teeth. "We came for some tea." Robin pointed wordlessly towards the kitchen. Raven grabbed Beast Boys arm and pulled him to the kitchen, then they both walked out with a steaming cup of herbal tea in one hand.

"Why are you ignoring me?" Windstorm roared from the floor. "I wish to marry Starfire, go home and father many little Windstorms. Why isn't anyone giving me what I wish?"

"Shut up," Robin said. He was looking deep into Starfires emerald eyes. He stepped forward and slipped an arm around her waist. She blinked and smiled, inching closer.

"I am in love with this ring," she said softly, bringing the ring up to her lips. "It is of great beauty."

"I know," Robin said. He brought her raised hand to his lips and kissed it gently. "It made me think of you." She blushed. Beast Boys head appeared around the corner.

"Dude! That was really corny!" he yelled before Ravens hand fastened on the top of his head, pulling him away.

"What does Beast Boy mean? What is full of corn?" Starfire asked. Robin bit his tongue to stop himself laughing.

"He means it was pathetic." He smiled cautiously. "That it's lame, you know?"

"Oh," she smiled with comprehension. "I understand." He inched forward again, his arm tightening around her. He pulled off his glove from behind her and his hand caressed her warm, bare skin. She jerked and blushed. "What is this feeling?" she asked, her eyes becoming heavy-lidded and seductive.

"What feeling Star?" Robin asked, his hand never stopping the gentle movement on her waist.

"This tightness in my stomach."

"Here?" he asked, moving his hand from her waist to her stomach.

"Yes. It is getting very strong now." Her eyes closed completely and she leant forward, her lips meeting his. They kissed again.

"I think that it's… well… um…" He tried to find a way to say it. He couldn't say 'turned on' because she wouldn't understand. "Lust," he said.

"Lust?" Her eyes opened and one eyebrow rose. "What does lust mean?"

"Um… It's just a feeling two people get when they're in love." She smiled, satisfied with this answer.

"It is a romantic feeling, yes?"

"Yes." He kissed her again. His other glove had managed to find it's way off his hand and both bare hands were caressing every inch of Star's skin. She moaned, then clapped a hand over her mouth. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking concerned.

"I am sorry," she said. "I did not mean to make sounds of sadness and pain."

"Oh Star." He took her hand away from her mouth. "Sometimes moans and gasps can be used in pleasurable circumstances, as well as painful ones."

"Really?"

"You moaned just then, didn't you?"

"Yes." She sounded reluctant.

"And were you in pain? Or were you feeling pleasure?"

"Pleasure, great amounts of it."

"There you go then." He kissed her softly. His hands fixed themselves on her waist and he felt two hands snake around his neck.


Her tongue battled against his for domination. After a moment, they broke away, their lungs starving for oxygen. She licked her lips without thinking, realising that only a week ago she hadn't known anything about kissing, and now she was kissing what seemed like every 10 minutes. Robin smiled. They stood there for a moment, two teenagers locked in a passionate embrace, before they reluctantly let each other go.

"We will return Windstorm to Tamaran tomorrow," Star said, not even bothering to make it a question.

"I guess so," he said, smiling.

"I wish to remain here!" Windstorm piped up. "I wish to wed Starfire." His voice was starting to crack from over use. Star stepped towards him. He tried to smile winningly, but only managed to grimace.

"I will marry you," Star said and he grinned, "when the seas of Earth become deserts and the Tamaranian people become snorfglaps." Windstorm gasped.

"That's a good thing, right?" Robin said from behind her. "I can never be sure."

"If that is not a good thing then I have failed in my purpose," Star replied, turning and smiling at him. Windstorm put up fresh struggles.

"Tamaranians are too intelligent to become snorfglaps," he was shouting. "And what in jelcob is a dessert?"

"She said 'desert', not 'dessert'," Robin said, laughing.

"They are the same thing, aren't they?" Windstorm ranted. "I am not to be confused with just one little pronunciation problem."

"Just shut up," Star said, not even turning back around. "We can get rid of him soon, cannot we?"

"We have to wait for Cyborg to wake up," Robin replied. "But that can be arranged."

Moments later, a bright red light flashed around the tower, accompanied with Robins voice, "Titans, trouble." The three remaining Titans assembled instantly in the living room.

"Whats up?" Cyborg said.

"Is it Adonis? (AN. I don't know if he's still a villain, if he's not please review and tell me)" Beast Boy asked, punching his fist into his palm. Raven, who had appeared from the floor with her hood up, now lowered it.

"There is no trouble, is there?" she said matter-a-factly. "Why did you call us down?"

"We decided it's time for our guest to go home," Robin smiled evilly. "Does anyone want to give him a farewell." Beast Boy and Cyborg shrugged at each other and Raven stepped forward.

"Azarath," a few black tendrils started to wisp from her hands. "Metrion," a few, small, objects were surrounded by her aura. "Zinthos," the objects shot across the room and lodged themselves into Windstorms wide open mouth.

"Oh…" Cyborg and Beast Boy said together.

"That's what you mean," Beast Boy said. He grinned. "Me next." He jumped forward, morphing into a small cat. Everyone in the room, except Raven, awwed loudly. Beast Boy meowed cutely and walked up to Windstorm, his small green striped tail waving. Windstorm was spitting out the assortment of objects, including a mug, a place mat and a saucepan. Beast Boy meowed again, then swiped his tiny, but sharp, claws across Windstorms face. He backed away, morphing back into himself and laughing.

"My turn," Cyborg said. He walked forward, his fist clenching. He pulled his foot back carefully, then slammed it into Windstorms stomach. The fallen Tamaranian coughed and spluttered. Robin kissed Star on the cheek, and stepped to her ex fiancé. He kicked him in the crotch, not hard enough to maim, but enough to make him scream. Robin smiled and stepped back.

"It is my turn," Star said softly. She walked up to Windstorm and knelt down. He stared up at her with wide eyes, tears glimmering there but not being allowed to fall. "You have shamed the name of Tamaran," she told him. Then she started to speak in her home language, the words coming smoothly and easily. Windstorms eyes widened with each syllable that escaped her beautiful lips. Finally she stood up. "Farewell Windstorm," she said and shot him with her eye blast. He fell unconscious. She started to sob, her shoulders shaking. Robin rushed forward.

"Star? What's up?" He put a hand on her shoulder. She collapsed into him.

"Oh friend Robin," she sobbed. "I have just spoken the unspeakable."

"What? What did you say?"

"I told him that I was tired of men from Tamaran seeking my hand in marriage. I told him…"

"Yes," he prompted.

"I told him I didn't want to be a Tamaranian princess. I told him I just wanted to be a normal teenager." She broke down again. Robin hugged her.

"Don't worry Star. Everyone here has wanted to be a normal teen at some point. Right guys?"

"All the time," Cyborg said.

"Dude, I'm green. Of course I wish I was normal," Beast Boy said.

"I wish I could feel emotions freely," Raven said. Beast Boy started and put his arm around her.

"You said that was a secret between us," he murmured to her.

"You do not understand," Star said. "When I said I didn't want to be a Tamaranian princess, I meant it."

"Huh?"

"I do not wish for every male in Tamaran to follow me. I do not wish for my future husband to be ruler of Tamaran. I cannot make Robin leave Earth, as he will have to if we wed. I am no longer a princess." Robins, Cyborgs and Beast Boys jaw dropped. Raven looked mildly surprised and one of the mugs she had put in Windstorms mouth, shattered.