Chapter 5: Fireworks

Robin and Starfire had sat quietly for a while. The whole time Starfire had been thinking about how much she had cared about Robin; about how he'd always been there to catch her when she fell, how he always cheered her up when she felt bad...about how he was with her now. But she didn't know how to explain her feelings to him. Every time she tried, she couldn't let the words escape her mouth. In addition, she didn't know how he felt about her. He might only care about me as a friend, she thought, But I feel more.

Robin thought about the same thing. He didn't know how to tell her either. He was shy when it came to things like that. He wanted to ask, but he couldn't. He just didn't have enough courage when it came to love.

At last Starfire gathered enough courage and said, "Robin, how do you feel?"

Robin looked up at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"About us," she answered. "How do you feel about...us."

His eyes widened. "Um...I don't understand what you mean, Starfire."

"How do you feel about me?" she pressed. "Please, Robin, tell me the truth. It will not hurt me."

"Well, that's a complicated question, Star. I guess I..." Robin stuttered. "I feel that you're um...pretty."

"Really!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah...really." he whispered.

"Oh, Robin, what else?"

Now that Robin had let that out he felt more confident. "I think your smart, kind, brave, funny...you know...that kind of stuff." he said a little bit louder.

Starfire beamed. "Oh, thank you, Robin!" she said happily as she gave him a giant hug. After a moment she let go and slowly slipped away.

"So," Robin said, "What do you think about me?"

Starfire blushed. "I think that you are very intelligent, very, very brave, kind, funny, and-" she stopped. Putting a finger to her mouth.

"Yes?" he said softly as he lifted her finger away.

"I feel that...there is more than just friendship...or that there should be." she admitted under her breath.

Robin smiled. "So do I." he agreed.

"Robin, do you really care for me?" Starfire asked.

"Of course."

"But do you feel the same way about anyone else?"

"Well, uh, now that I think about it… no."

"Are you certain?"

"There's no one else," he assured her. "I promise."

Starfire smiled. She gave him another big hug, but this one was different than all the others. Big weights had been lifted off their shoulders. Now they knew they felt the same.

Starfire squeezed Robin tighter than ever, like she would never let him go; Robin did the same to her. When she let go she came about three inches away from his face (accidentally). Starfire hadn't been on Earth for long, but she discovered what a kiss was, and she figured this was her only chance to have one with Robin, so she took her chance. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Robin didn't move but his eyes widened a lot. And slowly, she leaned toward his lips, and when she reached them, it felt like magic. As their lips touched for the first time, it was a though fireworks were going off in the background.

The kiss seemed to last forever. Neither of them ever wanted to let go of each other, but, they did. Starfire pulled away slowly, looking at Robin. His mouth was curved into and "O" shape and he was blushing.

"I am, so...sorry." Starfire whispered. "I did n-"

Robin put a finger to her lips. "It's fine...really." A huge smile spread across his face in place of the "O". Starfire smiled back.

"I'm gonna go get some fire-wood. I'll be back in a couple minutes, okay?" Robin said as he stood up slowly...wobbling a little. Starfire frowned, and looked down at her feet. After a few steps Robin turned around and walked toward Starfire. He kissed her on the cheek as fast as he could. Then he looked at her.

"Thank you." he whispered as he ran off happily. He tripped over a couple of rocks, but got up quickly and ran off. Starfire stared in confusion...tilting her head a little.

As soon as Robin thought she couldn't hear him, he punched his fists into the air and screamed, "YES!".

Starfire heard a faint sound, making out that it was Robin yelling happily. She fell back onto the grass. She was smiling more than she ever had.

"No, Robin..." she whispered, "Thank you."

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