P.s: Oh my god. I was cracking up laughing. i had NO idea you people loved me so much. now I've got nicknames and people giving me Ramen noodles and gummy bears! YEEEY!
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Starfire quickly rushed Raven to a nearby bench. All the people around the mall were looking in their direction, concerned looks all around. She pulled out her communicator and dialed Robin's number. It rang a few times and then he appeared.
"Star? Something up?" He asked, worry tinging his voice. She could see Beast Boy in the background nearly knocking over a display.
"Yes! Raven is complaining about pain in her stomach. We are near the fountain in the center of the mall, please come quickly!"
She closed her communicator and looked over at Raven who had her eyes closed, trying to breath slowly. "Raven, hold on. Robin and the others should be here any second..."
"I..I'll be fine. You didn't have to call the guys..." Her voice was tight as she tried to ignore the waves of pain running through her.
Placing a hand on Raven's shoulder, Star looked through the mass of people in the mall to see a green blur run inbetween people's feet. Before she could say anything to Raven, Beast Boy appeared, slightly out of breath.
"Okay, what's the situation?" He asked, looking at Rae.
She sighed. "I'm fine...The pain is starting to go away. This is normal, I read about it...somewhere." Her voice still sounded pained.
Robin appeared seconds after, pushing through the crowds of people. Cyborg followed after, assuring people there was nothing to see and that they should move along. They had all caused quite a scene.
Raven finally opened her eyes and looked at Robin who tried to remain calm, but anyone could sense the worry that was melting off of him.
He crouched infront of her, taking her hand. "Sure you're alright?"
She sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I just need to lie down...and strangely enough, some broccoli."
A small sigh of relief came from Robin and he smiled gently at her. He helped her stand up and the group began to walk out of the mall. A long breath left Starfire and Raven looked over at her, they still had a lot to discuss later on.
"Well Raven, you'll be happy to know that we ordered the crib you wanted aaand, Hot Topic has a baby section!" He grinned.
Raven slowly moved her gaze towards him. "I usually don't say these sort of things but...yey."
Everyone laughed and left the mall feeling more like real friends and less than a mandatory team than they had in a long while.
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Starfire stood in the main room, staring out the window at the crashing sea below. Her thoughts were random at first, but as the dark blue waters calmed, so did her mind. She focused in on one person...Slade. She still hadn't learned all that much about him, but she was still surprised he had opened up as much as he had. Perhaps if she kept her persistant attitude and keep distracting him, he would forget all about Raven and her baby.
'...It's the least I can do for everyone after all the trouble I've caused.' She thought to herself.
"Starfire." Raven's grim voice broke her thoughts abruptly.
She turned around to see Raven, looking much better. "Oh, hello Raven. Are you feeling better?"
"Yeah, thanks. But, Star, we really need to talk. About this whole thing with you and Slade..."
"Please, do not mention it. I am doing this for you and everyone else. I truly believe I can distract Slade long enough to keep him away." She gave a small, forced smile.
"Star, I'm asking you as not only a team mate but as...a friend, don't do this. We can fight Slade off when the time comes, there's no need for you to risk your life because of it." Raven's voice held a hint of concern.
A slight smile crossed Star's lips. "He is not so bad...once you get past the threats..."
"Starfire! Do you want me to tell Robin? I'm sure he's the last person you'll want knowing."
Star peered at Raven. "Go ahead, tell Robin. But are you not worried that he will become consumed in Slade as he usually does? I do not think it would be in the team's best interest if he knew of Slade's whereabouts."
Raven's mouth hung open silghtly, a response that had been there drifted away. Starfire gave a victorious smile and walked away to the ktichen, grabbing some ingredients out of the fridge. Raven sighe dangrily and followed her. Star had out an array of items ranging from her infamous zorka berries to fried onions.
"What're you making?" Raven asked, raising a prying eyebrow at the foods.
She looked over and grinned. "The Tameranean milkshake of peace! Would you enjoy a glass also?"
"Uhh...No thanks." Raven responded, trying to hide a grimace.
With that, Rae floated out of the room leaving Starfire to dirty up the kitchen. Cyborg would be complaining about that later since it was his night to clean. She heard the washer in the distance, chrning everyone's clothes and a heafty amount of soap. She stood in the doorway to see Robin peering at the machine as if it had sprouted from hell.
"Hey...Need help?" Raven asked, a small smile tugged at her lips. She hated that, whenever she talked to Robin, she found the need to smile. She had built up too much of a reputation to smile.
He turned around, his expression changing to relaxed. "Ah, no. It just took me a really long while to get the washer started. Beast Boy has like a million pair of socks and pants to load. We really should invest in a bigger washer..."
Raven inspected him as he spoke. He seemed happy enough, but was he just faking it for her sake? Perahps he could handle the fact Starfire knew where Slade was...
'Are you not worried that he will become consumed in Slade as he usually doews?' Starfire's words played over in her head.
"Rae? You alright?" He asked, stepping foward.
She snapped back to reality. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm just going to go get some sleep...See you later, all right?"
Robin had the feeling she wanted to say something else, but he shrugged it off and let her walk away with a wave and a smile. Taking a last look at the washer to see it wasn't overflowing with soap, he walked out to the main room. Instantly, he could tell Starfire had recently cooked something, judging by the smell and Cyborg's cursing.
"Hey Cy." Rob greeted casually, taking a seat at the table.
Cy looked over and sighed. "Hey Rob. Of course the day I clean, Starfire has to make something. Anyways, how are you holdin' up?"
Robin shrugged slightly. "I'm alright..."
It was silent for a while as Robin grabbed the paper and began reading it. The same headlines greeted him nearly every day. Another robbery or plasmus foiled again by the team. When the team first started, he took pride in seeing those headlines, but since then it was a casual thing. Cyborg took the seat across from him at the table and sighed.
"Robin.." Cyborg started.
The boy wonder looked up. "Hmm?"
"I don't mean to pry into your personal life but, I've got a question for ya that's been bugging me for a while..."
"...If it's about my family, I won't answer much. Anything else, just ask away." He folded the newspaper back up and sighed.
"You and Starfire...Did you guys have something before your whole thing with Rae?" He raised an eyebrow.
Robin's masked eyes widened slightly. He cursed himself for not warning Cyborg about asking for romance related topics. "Well...No. We were close friends and all but I didn't think she liked me that way...Well except for...never mind."
"Except for what?"
"Remember that time..." He looked away for a second. "That time when the t-ship blew up and we got scattered on that planet. We had something there...I know we did."
As much venom as he had for Starfire at the moment, part of him would always cherish that time. He supposed that was why he was willing to even keep Starfire on the team. A small part of him always hoped they could be close friends like that again. But, now, his main focus was Raven.
"Really? Hmm, always did wonder why you guys were so close after that. you didn't happen to...'Ya Know' on that planet?" Cyborg's eyebrow wriggled.
Robin coughed loudly. "Cyborg! What the hell do you think I am? A pimp?"
"Uhh...I don't wanna know." Beast Boy said, sipping a glass of water as he walked over to the table.
Cy grinned. "Finally, you're awake. Now I can kick your ass at video games!"
Beast Boy peered at him. "You're goin' down!"
Robin watched them run to the living room and turn on the game system, makin gthem unavailable to the world until their thumbs wore out. He sighed and leaned back into the seat, getting lost in his thoughts for the umpteenth time that week. Deciding he needed some air, he grabbed the keys to his r-cycle and walked out the door without a word.
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A/N: (squeal) Oh I'm so happy to be back! Like I said earlier, expect next chapter to be a lot better. I'm actually sort of proud of it. OKay, over the summer i became obsessed with Anime, Mangas, A Korean Soap Opera and Batman. I realized I have officially no life yesterday because I was freaking out over a coloring book with Batman tattoos in the back, that, and the people at the comic book store know me so much because I'm there atleast three times a week.
Anyways, I'll be updating perhaps later this week or...more likely next wednesday. So, anticipate the next chapter!
Love you all.
Emmery
Next time on TYFTV: Robin's outing for air causes him to run into Starfire on her way to meet that certian someone. When curiousity gets the best of him, he follows her. What does he see that causes him to go over the edge? Meanwhile, back at Titans tower, does Beast Boy still have feelings for Raven or has he moved on?