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Starfire could not believe her ears.
Marry her long lost love?
Of course, she was more than ecstatic, but shock rendered her limbs unusable. Desperately yelling at herself to move, Starfire did the only thing she could think of.
She suddenly flung herself at him, tears of happiness spilling down her face. "Oh yes, of course! Of course I will marry you!"
The two were blinded by sheer love. Only two weeks had they been together and already engaged. Anyone who didn't know the two would find such an act absurd and rushed. However, both had wanted this since they were seventeen years old and had started dating for the first time.
"Imagine the look on Moonfire's face," Starfire breathed, squeezing him tight once more before laying a kiss upon his cheek.
"In a way, she knows," Nightwing informed her. Starfire sat up and looked him quizzically in the eye. "You know how I told you I was taking her to lunch?" Nightwing asked. Starfire nodded. "Well, afterwards I went to the jewelry store and she helped me pick this out."
Nightwing slid the ring onto her dainty finger. Starfire examined it. It was nothing too gaudy, just a simple silver band with a diamond flocked by two smaller ones.
"It's beautiful," Starfire breathed. "You've made me the happiest woman alive."
"I'm not happy 'til you're happy," Nightwing responded. Starfire smiled gratefully, leaning her head against his chest and into his warmth.
"You're too good for me. I don't deserve you," Starfire whispered.
"You've got it all wrong," he told her. "You're too good for me."
Starfire smiled softly. A soft silence fell between them, the only noise being the lapping of the waves unto the rocks below.
"You mentioned forming a new generation of Titans? What do you plan to do?" Starfire asked offhandedly a few moments later.
"I've talked to the others. They're going to miss the crime-fighting life, but agreed they want to move on in life. We're thinking about leaving as soon as we find a replacement team," Nightwing told her, stroking her red tresses softly.
"Any ideas for that yet?" Starfire asked.
"Aqualad has a nephew capable of interesting things. Bruce has got contacts of a new Robin. We're thinking of naming him Black Hawk," Nightwing informed her.
"Black Hawk? Nice."
"We've also got tabs on a pair of orphaned twins named Sara and Clara. One has dark magic powers, and the other has light magic powers. They call themselves Yin and Yang. I was also thinking if Danny wanted to give full-time crime-fighting a shot, he could help. Along with Moonfire, of course," Nightwing suggested.
"I don't know…doesn't it seem too dangerous?" Starfire asked, nervously chewing on her bottom lip. Mother instincts were going into overdrive.
"Remember, you started fighting crime when you were almost fifteen, and she's almost fourteen," Nightwing reminded Starfire. "She told me today about how she would have killed to be in your position when you were younger. This might be her opportunity."
Starfire smiled softly. "It would make me proud to see her follow in her parent's footsteps."
"Me too," Nightwing breathed.
Starfire yawned, stretching her long limbs and curling against Nightwing. She was shivering fiercely. It was a windy October night and she had opted to wear a pair of white cotton shorts and a dark tank top.
Nightwing pulled away slightly and removed his long-sleeved shirt. The Tamaranian woman smiled gratefully when he handed it to her.
"You sure you're not cold?" she asked after she had slipped it on and returned to her place in the crook of his arm.
"Positive," he responded. "You look so adorable."
An even more adorable smile crossed her face. "Why thank you." Starfire inhaled deeply. The shirt smelt like him, a mix of cologne and peppermint. It was a scent that was purely Richard Grayson. "I love the way you smell."
"The way I…smell?" he asked, perplexed. He cocked his head to one side, looking at her inquisitively.
"Yes. I've always noticed it. It's purely a mix between simple cologne and peppermint. You've kept the same scent since you were sixteen. I love it. It's purely Richard Grayson," Starfire murmured, closing her eyes and succumbing to the warmth of his body.
"Why thank you."
Starfire eventually nodded off, calmed by the steady heartbeat of her fiancée.
After a period of time had past and she was lightly snoring, Nightwing scooped her up and slowly walked her back so she could sleep in peace in his room.
TT
Next morning's awakening was both pleasant and unpleasant. Nightwing awoke with his arms curled tightly around his love, their foreheads pressed together and their lips so close their steady breathing was mingling into one. He laid a soft kiss on her lips, before carefully pulling his right hand from under her waist.
Sleep fogged his vision and he searched blindly for his mask. Unfortunately, he had to reach over Starfire to access the nightstand it was resting upon. He was suddenly aware of the subtle giggling in his room.
"Star, it's too early to giggle," he groaned softly, still reaching blindly for his nightstand.
"I'm not giggling," she groaned back. "And that is NOT your mask."
Nightwing hastily pulled his hand away from whatever it was that he had been accidentally groping as the giggling got louder. Suddenly, the couple shot up.
There, in his doorway, were three of the five original Teen Titans, giggling their heads off. There was a giddy Beast Boy, a smirking Raven, and an I-have-a-smart-ass-comment-coming-beware-me looking Cyborg.
"Try and explain your way out of this one, Boy Blunder," Raven quipped, crossing her arms over her chest in the most snarky way. She raised an eyebrow when their only answer was idiotic sputtering.
"Of course, we'll always understand if you choose to say 'oh, we were just ha-" but Raven stopped her beau before he could utter another word.
"Remember, this is a T-rated story," she warned him. Beast Boy rolled his eyes.
"It's not what it looks like!" Starfire exclaimed, scrambling from the bed. Unfortunately for her and to the other Titans' amusement, she was still wearing Nightwing's shirt that went down to mid-thigh and covered her shorts.
"Not what it looks like, eh?" Cyborg asked.
"No it's not!" Nightwing retorted, scrambling up as well. He was still bare-chested from the previous night, which only arose more suspicions. Rolling his eyes, he hastily grabbed a t-shirt and slipped it on.
"Oh, c'mon Nighty!" Cyborg cooed, using his much-hated nickname. "You're 29, it's understandable!"
Nightwing's face was a dangerous mix between anger and annoyance.
"You perverted little-URGH! She fell asleep on the roof and I brought her back down here to sleep, and ONLY sleep!" The Titans looked skeptical. "Now get out of my room!"
The Titan's evaded his doorway, with one last evil snicker, letting the door close with a soft click.
Nightwing rolled his eyes. "They may be adults, but they will always be immature."
Starfire smiled softly. "I missed them."
The pair was appalled to find it was one in the afternoon. That was most definitely the reason the three had come looking for them. "I'm going to go take a shower," Nightwing announced. A small smirk crossed his face. "Wanna join?"
Starfire put her hands on her hips and gave him the dirtiest glare she could manage.
"Didn't really think I was that lucky anyways," he joked, grabbing a fresh pair of clothes and dashing into his bathroom.
Starfire rolled her eyes. Men.
TT
Perusing the cabinets, Beast Boy stroked his chin deep in thought. "Tofu turkey sandwich or veggie burger?" he asked himself.
"Veggie burger," Raven stated. "And would you mind cooking me one too?"
"No problem, my love," he responded, pulling out the necessary ingredients.
Moonfire walked over. "Mind cooking me one, too? I can't say no to a turkey burger!" she exclaimed, taking a seat next to Raven.
"Not at all. I love to spread my adoration for the vegan," he told her.
"I was actually raised vegetarian. My mom never held meat in our house," Moonfire stated. "She said it reminded her too much of a friend and I guess I know what she meant now. She also constantly meditated. I found that pretty cool too so I took up an interest."
"That's awesome," Raven awed. "She kept us in heart those thirteen years."
Speaking of she, Starfire and Nightwing entered the living room at that moment, making a beeline for Moonfire.
"Did you ask her?" Moonfire asked excitedly. Her mother raised an eyebrow.
"She knew when you were going to ask?" Starfire asked Nightwing.
"I wanted her to be ok with it."
"Ok with it?" Moonfire asked. "I'm super ok with it! My mom is going to marry Nightwing!"
That caught the entire room's attention.
"MARRY?" The three remaining Titans asked in awe.
"Two weeks and you're already engaged!" Beast Boy exclaimed, nodding his head and rolling his eyes. "Can't keep your hands off each other, can you?"
The two blushed. "Well, the month before I disappeared we were dating, so I guess we just took things from there and we're adults now so-" Starfire blathered. The only part anyone in the room caught was 'we were dating'.
Moonfire hooked a thumb into the belt loop of her jean shorts. "I can't believe MY mom, Mrs. I-am-never-hooking-up-with-anyone-and-absolutely-never-marrying-EVER is acting all lovey-dovey with Nightwing."
Starfire blushed again, before shrugging. "What can I say, it was love at first sight."
She looked to Nightwing with a smile. He smiled back. Moonfire rolled her eyes, before exiting the room.
"I lost my appetite, Beast Boy," Moonfire called before she had left. "Give that veggie burger to someone else." She made a fake gagging noise, before pulling out her cell phone and skipping out of the living room and into the hallway. No doubt she would be calling Danny.
"I'll have it," Starfire shrugged. A light chatter arose between the four, unaware of the growing look of fear on Cyborg's face. The hybrid was stationed on the couch, flipping channels, but had stopped at a relatively interesting news channel with breaking news.
"Guys, you may wanna take a look at this," Cyborg stated in a very serious tone.
"What?" Nightwing asked, switching from romance mode to leader mode very well.
They all turned to the TV where Cyborg was pointing. It revealed a news reporter standing in front of rubble and debris. A sign hanging from a corner of the rubble read "Jump City Maximum Security Prison".
"I am standing here, in front of all this desolate debris, to report the escape of one of the Prison's most dangerous inmates. He had been on a crime streak since he was estimated to be seventeen. Red X, charged of burglary, violence, and attempted kidnapping, has escaped. Police are searching non-stop for this villain, who may be returning to his original target, daughter of the long-lost Titan Starfire. The police have disclosed no further information regarding this escapee, but we should have more information within the hour," the reporter stated.
The five Titans were in shock.
But not enough shock to ignore the piercing, blood-curdling scream coming from the direction of Moonfire's room.
"MOONFIRE!"
TT
Didn't see that coming did you?
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