Chapter Five

Beast Boy and Terra had fallen asleep in her bed together, both emotionally exhausted. They had been napping for nearly an hour when Beast Boy woke up. He rubbed his eyes and tried to figure out what all had happened.

He then noticed Terra next to him, still asleep. He then recalled everything and sighed. He stared at her again. She looked so vulnerable to him, so peaceful, so beautiful. An irresistible urge came upon him. At first, he tried to fight it off, but the stress of the day had left his mental defenses drained.

He walked to the foot of the bed and began to remove Terra's shorts. Suddenly, she woke up! Beast Boy promptly put his hands behind his back. "Uh, good morning?" he said, nervously.

Terra nodded at him and got off the bed. She then stretched, cracking a few joints. Beast Boy found himself gawking at her. She then went to her dresser and noticed something odd about herself in the mirror. She looked down at herself to confirm what she saw. "Why are my shorts so low on me?" she asked, adjusting them to their proper place.

Beast Boy blushed, suppressing a grin. Terra glared at him.

"Did you do that?" she asked.

"Well..." he replied.

"You did, didn't you?"

"Yeah, but..."

"What for? To check out my underwear?"

"No, of course not!"

"Well then, what..." She then glared at him. "You wanted to have sex, didn't you?"

"What makes you think that?" Beast Boy replied, rather quickly. His face was even redder.

Terra then smiled at him. "Because that's what I would do, if I was in your position."

Beast Boy stared at her, his mouth hanging open. "You mean if you woke up first, you'd try to have sex with me?"

Terra shrugged, smiling. "If I had the urge to, yes."

Beast Boy sat down on the bed, shocked at this behavior from Terra.

"What?" she said. "I'm human too!"

"Yeah, I know!" he replied. "This is just...so...not like you!"

"Hey, no one is being normally lately, now are they?"

"Yeah, I guess so." He stood up. "So, um...you still want to...you know?"

Terra glared at him. "Maybe some other time, when I feel the urge, too."

"Oh, okay." Beast Boy sighed and faced the window.

Terra's mannerism had caught him off guard. He always figured her as being a nice girl. Her behavior a few minutes ago was something out of left field.

Then, he was caught off guard again by Terra; she yanked his pants down to his ankles. He gasped. "What are you doing?" he exclaimed, pulling his pants up.

"Well, since you saw my underwear, I figured I'd get even!"

"I didn't really see yours, you know."

"Oh." Terra shrugged, and turned away from him. She started humming.

Beast Boy stared at her and took the hint; Terra was giving him a chance to get even. Smiling, he snuck behind her and yanked her shorts to her ankles. "There!" he proclaimed.

Giggling, Terra pulled her shorts up again. "There, now we're even!" she said. "You seem to be feeling better too, you know."

"Yeah, I guess so. Thanks."

"For what?"

"For helping me! I don't think I could handle a breakdown like what Robin's going through."

"Don't worry, Star will take care of him." She hugged him. "Just like I will take care of you!"

He returned the embrace. "But who's going to take care of Cyborg?" he asked.

"I guess the both of us." she replied.

Beast Boy smiled. "Let's go then!" he said, holding her hand as he ran out of the room, a playful expression on both of their faces.

The love making in Starfire's room had gone on for nearly an hour. When she finished, she laid next to Robin. He was no longer shivering, and seemed quite normal.

She hoped she had helped him. His eyes were closed. Still admiring him, she leaned over and kissed him. He opened his eyes. "What did I miss?" he asked, his mind in a dreamlike state.

"An act of love." she replied, smiling.

Robin then realized where he was and what had transpired. He gasped. "We...did we just have sex?"

Starfire nodded a broad grin on her face. "It seems to have helped you." she said.

Robin sat up, almost in a panic. He was about to get dressed, but Starfire held him down, her hands on his shoulders. "Did...was it really a necessary risk?" he stammered.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"I mean...you know what could happen?"

"What?"

"Weren't you worried about getting pregnant?"

"I took that into consideration." She pointed to her dresser. Robin noticed the syringe-like device.

"What is that?" he asked.

"It is, essentially, the equal of birth control pills. You inject it rather than swallow it."

"Oh." was all Robin could say. He relaxed. "Well, um, what possessed you to have sex with me?"

"I recall reading that intercourse can relieve stress. Since you were overstressed, I thought it appropriate to engage in intercourse with you. Besides, we are close enough in our relationship for that, are we not?"

"I...I don't know." He sighed. "If you think so, then I think maybe we are."

"Thank you for seeing it my way, Robin." Starfire embraced him. "You are my man, and I love you!"

He returned the embrace. "I love you too, Star. And thanks."

"I think we ought to get dressed." said Robin.

Starfire nodded. "Perhaps we should also wash ourselves."

"Yeah. Um, in separate showers, of course!"

"Of course!" she giggled.

Robin dressed in his uniform and left Starfire's room. She stared at the door for a moment before getting ready for her shower. She smiled, pleased with herself that she was victorious in reliving Robin's stress. She hoped that future encounters with him would not be as drastic.

Nearly half an hour later, both of the Titans went into the lounge. To their delight, Cyborg, Terra, and Beast Boy were engaged in a video game.

Robin smiled. "Looks like the tough part is over." he said. "I hope we can get through the rest as easy as this."

Starfire nodded. "We can be assured on one thing; the Rekmus will not occur anytime soon for us!"

Robin nodded in agreement. He could only pray that she was right.