Chapter Thirteen: Affectionate Feelings

Cyborg glanced at Beast Boy and Raven who were sitting rather close and smiled to himself, stretching leisurely and getting to his feet.

"Well, I think I'm going to head to bed. I'm really tired."

"Maybe we should too…" mumbled Raven, still looking at the TV screen.

"Naw, you two stay here and finish the movie. See you guys in the morning." He winked at Beast Boy who flashed a grin at the half robot as he left the room. Then the changeling turned to Raven and scooted even closer, putting his arm around her. She didn't protest, in fact, she leaned a little bit onto him.

"What do you think Robin and Star are doing?" he asked wickedly. She looked at him, rolling her eyes.

"If Robin is even with Starfire, they're probably just talking. Or she's trying to kill him. Either way, it's not my problem." She said resolutely. He nodded in agreement; bring his free hand up to grab a strand of hair, wrapping it around a finger. "What are you doing Beast Boy?"

"Playing with your hair. I didn't realize how soft it was." He grinned and released the hair, leaning down to kiss her. She ducked down so he had to kiss her forehead. "Hey! That's not fair!" She looked back up at him and smiled.

"Life isn't fair. Watch the movie BB…" she snuggled down against his shoulder and smirked as he groaned and turned his attention back to the movie. "Beast Boy?"

He glanced at her curiously.

"Yeah Rae?"

"If we're going to be together like this, you aren't allowed to go on anymore dates with Starfire. You understand?" She said with mock sternness. He chuckled, pulling her closer.

"Yeah. But only under one condition." The empath looked at him warily.

"What's that?" He gave her a wide smile, leaning down and kissing her forcefully before pulling back and waggling his eyebrows suggestively.

"You have to let me kiss you the way I want to." She shoved him and shook her head in amusement. He grinned; happy he finally got something he wanted. Things were finally looking up.

It was a disaster. It couldn't possibly get worse. Unless he was…

Starfire shook her head. No. He couldn't be dead. She got to her feet and looked at Robin's crumpled form mournfully. She remembered everything. She was back to normal. But at what price? Apparently she had released a nasty wave of star bolts and hit her dear Robin. Almost ironic considering the weeks she's been trying to kill him and missed. Then she was back to normal, didn't want to cause him even the slightest of harm and she'd nailed him. Like six times. She moved forward slowly staring down at the quiet shape.

"Robin?" she whispered, stopping above him and looking down into his mask. She was pretty sure his eyes were closed. "Please be okay Robin. I am sorry." She kneeled down next to him and reached out to touch his face. "I have returned to my state of normal. I will not be pursuing you with ill will any longer." She could feel the tears start to run freely and choked back a sob. So much pain. She wasn't sure if she could deal with it anymore. She should go back to her planet. All she caused was pain. She looked up at the sky again. "All I cause is pain. I can perform no healing or giving of happiness."

"You're definitely making me happy Star…" came a ragged voice. She glanced down to see Robin looking up at her, smiling slightly.

"No. I have hurt you. I did not mean to…"

"I know. It doesn't matter. As long as you're okay now."

"I am fine. I have always been fine." She couldn't hold back any more and collapsed on his chest, crying. He lifted a hand and laid it on her back, rubbing small comforting circles on it.

"It's okay Star. Everything's okay now. I'm fine. It would take a lot more than a couple of your star bolts to knock me down." Starfire stopped a moment to give him a minor glare.

"You are currently upon the ground. My star bolts did cause you to be in this position."

"Okay. You're right. But I'm good. I just lost it for a sec." he reassured her. She still looked pensive. He struggled to sit up and she scuttled back quickly, her expression now worried. He gave her a grin and leaned forward, kissing her lightly. She kissed him back hard, almost as if to make sure he was really alive. Pulling back, he said,

"You're you and I'm me. We're back to just being together. Right?"

"You ask a question you already know the answer to." She replied, smiling at him. "I am me and I am yours Robin." This triggered another deep kiss; a shivering, bone quivering, toe tingling kiss. "I shall no longer be having affectionate feelings for Beast Boy or Speedy." She murmured, winking at him. He gave her a mock groan, getting to his feet and pulling her up with him.

"Oh really. You're going to have a crush on Cyborg now?"

"What?"

"Or maybe…Mas y Menos?"

"No I will not!" she yelled, stamping her foot. Robin smirked.

"Not even Aqualad?" Starfire tilted her head, a far away look appearing on her face.

"Well, perhaps Aqualad…"

"Star!"

"I am only making a joke." She said, smiling triumphantly. Robin shook his head sadly.

"You better be…I've seen the way you and Raven always look at him…" He turned away. Starfire gasped and rushed to him, putting her arms around him.

"I will not have affections for Aqualad. Do not worry! I am sorry for making a joke." She said in a rush. Robin turned, smiling at her and she frowned and smacked him on the shoulder lightly. "That was not fair." She said, hurt, and pulled away from him.

"I'm sorry." He said, snatching her arm and drawing her to him. "Come on, let's go downstairs. Okay?" Starfire looked at him and nodded, and the two left the roof and went into the hallway where the bedrooms were.

"Do you think everyone else is still watching the movie?" asked Starfire, trying to glimpse the living room. Robin distracted her though by kissing her neck lightly, his arms around her hips and his chest against her back.

"I don't think it matters Star." He murmured. She made a quiet sound of agreement, leaning back against him. "Come on, let's go to my room." Star looked at him in surprise as he smiled disarmingly. "I just want to stay with you. I missed you Star…" She smiled and let him lead her to the door of his room. It slid open and they entered slowly, still kissing occasionally.

"I have missed you also Robin…" whispered Starfire at one point. They ended up on the bed and the Tameranean almost felt like she belonged. Almost.

Yes…rather short. Sorry. Hey uhhh…I'm going to be ambiguous in the next (and last) chapter about what Robin and Star do. It's really up to you guys. You can decide for yourself whether they…'fornicated'…or whatever. If you want the authoress' opinion, I like to think that they did, but I would not like to describe it. I'll stick to describing love, not lemons. Thank you.