Chapter 6: Footprints and Goodnights
The muddy footprints kept going, 'They really must not care who finds them' Robin thought to himself. He wasn't really worried about anyone following them, for some strange reason he felt invinsisble, like he could beat anything that came in his path. As long as Starfire was with him, he was. He wasn't going to loose her now, not after all they had been through, he needed her, she was part of him. He wasn't going to let anyone take her away from him ever again. He knew that getting to attatched to one of his team members was a bad idea, she could get hurt, she would be in constant fear. Could he really do that to her, he would have a chance of being with her, but what if she didn't really like him, he would be ruining their friendship.
"Robin, what is it that has you thinking so hard, you barely seem there?"
"Nothing really Star, just thinking about... the team."
"Oh, you really will never understand how grateful I am, to have my friends back, to be back with all of you again will be a blessing."
"It is a blessing to have you with us Star, so do you think everything will be, well normal when we all get back?"
"As Normal as it gets with five super powered teens, well not all of us are teens anymore, but as normal as it can get"
He smiled at her, though she didn't make since a lot, she had her moments when she spoke pure wisdom. He looked her in the eyes, she looked like a small child. At one time, in the past, he thought he had liked Raven. He needed a replacement for Starfire, or at least that is what he thought. In that process he found out one of the reasons he loved Starfire so much. Though she was much stronger then him, she had the personallity of a small child, one that needed protection. Raven could fend for herself, he liked being able to be the tough one, and personally he was quite afraid of Raven. In gerneral Starfire was perfect, he was glad that niether Beast Boy or Cyborg had taken a liking to her.
"Robin, the prints of their feet stop here"
"Maybe they aren't as careles as I thought"
They had been smart enough to swim through a river to throw off any one who decided to follow them.
"I hope are friends are Ok..."
"OK am I the only one who has notied we have left foot prints?" Raven droned as they walked on.
"Well I have and have a solution, there seems to be a river up ahead and if we cross it we will be print free!" Cyborg checked the map on his systoms.
"So will I carry you, or will Raven" Beast Boy chimed in
"Well actually," Cyborg started "This isn't a fact, but this colney or whatever, might have power trackers, so..."
"We all have to swim across" Raven rolled her eyes
"No," Cyborg's shoes popped out springs, and he jump about one hundred feet over the river "You two do" He smiked as he sat down and fell asleep.
"Ehh this isn't going to be fun is it" Beast Boy looked at the raging water.
"Not at all, but might as well get it done," She took off her boots and her gloves, and noticed Beast Boy staring at her "What are you staring at?"
"What are you doing?"
"After the many times during battle that I got thrown into the water, I though that it might be smarter to wear a swim suite underneath my clothes, I guess your boxers will work"
He watched her undress into a small two peice he looked at her 'Wow she looks... she looks, well hot!' he undressed himself and handed her his clothes she tossed them across the bank.
"Ladies first" He metioned and put his arms out in front of him.
"Ok if that's the way you want it go ahead and I'll meet you there." She almost let out a smile
"I am glad making fun of me makes you happy"
"Me too"
She went ahead of him and jump on a flat rock on the side of the river, and motioned him to follow, He barely made the rock, it was big enough for them both to stand, but he was so close to her. He looked into her eyes, true he had kissed her before, but he was just joking around, wasn't he? They leaned in closer they were about to kiss when a wave came up and knocked Raven off balence, she fell and was swept away by the water, Beast Boy followed his instinct and jump in after her. He could still see her, but she was getting closer to what happened in all the movies, falling off a waterfall. He transformed into a fish and got right up next to her, then he saw it, the waterfall it was at least as tall as the river was wide.
Raven was getting prepared for the fall, she reached the end of the river, and tensed, but the fall never came. Some one grabbed her hand, she looked up and saw Beast Boy, one of hishands was latched on to a rock, and the other in hers.
They had both forgotten about their powers, Beast Boy not realising that he could of used his powers in the first place.
"BB, let go of me, you can make it out of here!"
"I won't leave without you!"
"But you will fall!"
"I guess I will have to take that chance, If you fall Raven, I'll fall with you!"
It all happened in slow motion, Beast Boy watched his hand slip from the rock slowly, he fell and wraped his hands around her. He figured that this would be his last moment, he kissed Raven, and then they landed, but not in water.
"I leave y'all alone for five miniutes, and you go and get yourselfs thrown off of a waterfall, and to top it all off y'all were makin' out the whole way down!"
Cyborg had them in a basket that was aperantly attatched to his arm. He brought them back and dumped them on the ground.
"And I found your clothes on the bank, what HAVE you been doing?" Cyborg looked at them with a michievious smirk on his face
"No we wer-"
"No need for an insider, I don't want to know" He tossed them their clothes, and waited. "Oh and just to let you know there weren't any power trackers"
They both gave him death glares. Raven got changed and stood up. "Ow my foot I think I hurt it!"
"I'll carry you!" Beast Boy popped out of no where "You know, untill it is better"
"Thank you BB" She smiled at him, and he back at her.
"Raven" Cyborg whispered so Beast Boy couldn't here "Can't you heal yourself?"
"Yea, but what he doesnt know won't kill him" She stretched "And plus, I could use some pampering"
She hopped on Beast Boy's back, and they were off.
"Hey Star, if you carry me, we can get over the river faster"
"Mm k"
She placed him on her back, and they flew up high, not high enough to be visible, but to the tree tops. They flew over the river and by a waterfall, She could have sworn that she saw blood on one of the rocks, but she shrugged it off. She flew untill she saw more foot prints, she turned to tell Robin, but he was asleep. She decided to leave him alone, and not disturb him. Though something did trouble her, at first there were three sets of foot prints, and then only two, but she followed them anyway. They would have to sleep soon she would wait untill they found a clearing, so she kept going.
"Guys I'm tired"
"Beast Boy, you have said that about 10 times, and the answer is still the same, we will sleep when we sleep when we reach a clearing"
"We past a clearing about an hour ago! can't we just go back, and plus no wonder you aren't tired I'm carrying you!"
"But still, you don't have to complain"
"Would you two just shut up! Stop fighting for once! I know you like each other I saw that at the falls!"
They both blushed at this comment and wouldn't look at each other.
"Finally" Cyborg whispered to himself. He looked up and to his surprise there was clearing about 50 feet away.
"Guys! there is a clearing up there!"
"Really race you there!"
"BB, I am still on your back!" Raven started to scream as he dragged her along.
"Well, Looks like we have no beds blankets or anything" Cyborg looked around
"We need to get a fire started right?" Raven was still on Beast Boy's back
"Right, I'll get wood, and you two collect those big leaves" Cyborg headed out to get wood.
"Ok Raven you stay here why I go and collect those leaves Cyborg wanted, I'll keep an eye on you over there" He winked at her and smiled
She smiled back 'Gosh, could I actually be falling for him? Damn him, he knows I can't. The team went over this! For our own protection, no dating, it puts us in danger, it would put Beast Boy in danger!' She hit herself 'You know you want him, who cares about the team' a voice spoke softly in her head. 'What the Hell do you think your telling me to do, put him and all my friends in danger, because I am having lustfull feelings for him!' She threw her hand down and hit the ground 'Uh yea' the voice spoke once more 'and if not anything else, you admitted that you do indeed like him, so don't try and deny it' She knew the voice was right, there was no dening it...
"What's wrong Raven?"
"Nothing, just battling with the voices in my head"
"Sounds fun" he lauged
"BB, can I ask you something?"
"Anything"
"What would you do if you wanted something really bad, but you'd hurt someone if you got it?"
"Depends on what you want" He zoned out "If it is some one, I would take my chance, because you might never get another one..."
"Terra?"
"You never get a second chance no matter how many you give them..."
"Aww sorry to ruin your moment, but we better to sleep It's dark" Cyborg lit the fire and laid down "Night"
"Night Cy, night Rae"
"Don't call me that!" She turned her back to him "Good night Garfield..."
Starfire laid Robin down in the clearing, she would keep watch untill he woke up. She put his head in her lap and gently stoked his hair, They were like that for a long time. She sang softly in his ear a tamerainian song,"Good Night Robin" she slowly drifted off to sleep "I have got my boy back" she yawned "And I am Never letting him go again..."
The update will be sooner band camp had me help up thi time, I will be doing a lot of reading though o i will update as soon as I get the chance it is really hot outside so nothing out there, itll be done before school starts. Again thank you for reviewing! and keep it up!
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