Chapter 9 (Lovely Power)
Star laid in her bed for what seemed like hours. But she found herself unable to fall asleep. So she just laid there thinking. More specifically: thinking of Robin. How could she not think of Robin? (It's only right, to think about the guy you love…) There was no getting passed the truth, she loved him. But she was afraid of him, she was afraid of him not liking her back but as long she didn't know the answer, was answer there was always a chance that he did. So she didn't ask, but the question burned inside of her feeding slowly and painfully on her heart.
Star sat up as she heard a light knock on her door, "Come in." She heard the doorknob click, "Please be Robin…", she wished. "Star? Are you ok?" Robin's voice, she could recognize it anywhere. Star smiled, she felt better then she had in days. Robin shut the door behind him and walked over to her, sitting next to her on the bed, "I've been thinking about you." Star blushed, smiled sweetly at him; not knowing what to say. "Star, do you like me?" A question. Star hadn't been expecting that, but what could she say, 'like' didn't even begin to cover how she felt about him, "Of course, I always have." A warm tingle went up her spine, she told him, she finally told him. As if the weight of the world had been lifted off her shoulders; that's how she felt.
"Star, since the day you joined the team I knew right away there was something special about you, other than being, well, not from Earth. And being drop-dead gorgeous" Star blushed even redder, he was going to say it; he had to say it. The pressure was off she had already told him… "Star you have the brightest personality, it almost outshines your beauty. And the first time I saw you, I knew, you were the girl for me. Star, I love you." She practically melted into his arms. Robin pulled Star (gently) next to him. His arm around her, her head on his shoulder, Star would have died happy. But the happiness didn't even compare to the happiness of what was about to happen. Star's green eyes locked onto Robin's masked eyes, they leaned forward… Their lips touched.
Star was immediately filled with a sense of undying happiness. Robin, her Robin finally loved her. Her Robin had just-was still kissing her. Her Robin had soft lips… Robin, was finally her Robin, hers all hers. Almost too good to be true… Thump! Star fell off the bed. "Oww", even the slight pain off falling off the bed couldn't kill the happiness still engulfing her, like a bubble. She opened her eyes, to find Robin. "Robin?" He wasn't on the bed, Star slightly freaked out, hopped back onto her bed. Looking around her room, seeing all of her familiar things. But no Robin.
Reality finally hit, there had never been any Robin. Not the Robin that she had kissed 5 minutes ago anyway… An illusion, a figment of her imagination, a dream, her dream Robin. But it had been so real… It had to be him; it just had to be. The happiness bubble still surrounded her; the warm feeling from the kiss, everything, everything except Robin was in place. Reality struck like a knife to her heart. "Ahh!" her heart burned savagely inside, as if punishing her fro her foolish wishes. Paralyzed. She lay in pain on her bed, No Robin, no kiss, just a broken heart. Amazing the power of a dream.
Cause dreams are nothing more than wishes, and a wish is just a dream….