Part 18
Those who grasp for wisdom
Will find it too fickle to hold
Those who wait for wisdom
Admire and behold
Starfire and Robin stood there staring at each other, both their faces red, each unknowing of what to say to the other.
"I'm sorry I did that," Robin finally got out.
"Why?" She simple asked.
He stood there, stumped. "I should've asked for your permission I should not have been so," he searched for the word, "sudden?"
"This sudden should come out more often," She replied.
This caused him to smile, "Thanks Star."
"You are most welcome," She then bite her bottom lip.
Noticing her embarrassment he gave her a large smile, "How about we go watch a movie," his thumb pointing to the door.
"Yes that would be most pleasant," and she followed him to the living room.
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"Alright now this should work," Cyborg again pointed the remote at the car and pressed a button…. Nothing.
He muttered something incoherent and went over to his car and checked out the detection system. It looked to be in order, but he already fixed the remote, so where was the problem?
Unless….
He went inside the car and turned it on, he then – with remote in hand – made his way a few feet away from the car, and pressed a button.
The headlights came on, "Booyah! Alright next step, to get you to work without being on."
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Raven looked up at the sky, "It's starting to get really dark."
He was sitting back against the tree again, "Thought you liked the dark?"
"I do," she crossed her arms.
"Then stop complaining," he stuck his tongue out at her.
"I am not complaining!" She rebuttled.
"Are to!"
"Are not!"
"Are to!"
"Are not!"
"Are not!"
"Are to!"
"See told you," he grinned.
She grinded her teeth, "You always have to ruin everything, we were having such a nice night and then you go and be yourself!"
"I thought you liked myself?" his voice picking up slightly, feeling as though he was being made fun of.
She sighed, "I don't know what I like." Her outfit gained a shade of dark purple.
"Why does your clothing change?" Changing the subject.
She sighed again, "I don't know, I don't know why you're changing? I don't know what I want, and I don't know why you and I are here!"
He blinked, "Where is all this coming from?"
She looked down and felt like crying, "I'm so confused." She suddenly felt her body behind held, he was holding her, embracing her.
"You told me everything was going to be okay, and I still believe that. I'm telling you, everything will be okay," he whispered in her ear, "Everything will be okay."
She felt tears stream down her face and onto his shoulder, and she leaned against him, "I don't understand myself. I think I do but I don't."
"It's alright Rae, I understand you."
"How can you say that?"
"I know your favorite color is dark purple, not just purple and not just black, but something in-between which matches your beautiful eyes. I know your favorite flower is a tulip, which is why I got you one. I know when you read that you read every page twice, I'm not sure why but I know you do. I know your favorite movie is the same as mine oddly enough which is 'Rudy' but you won't admit to it, and you like it because the underdog becomes the hero, just like I think myself as weak you think of yourself just as weak just as fragile, that's why we take solace in being together because when we're together we're no longer weak but stronger for each other."
"How do you know all that?" She asked pulling away.
"Animal instincts, for instance a man thirty yards away just asked for a hotdog at the hotdog vendor."
"You must be hearing a thousand things, how do you handle that?"
He stared for a long while, "Well it's like… it's like a camera, I can focus in and out, when something is near I focus on it more than something that is farther away, though I can hear it, it's not as though it is any louder than you talking to me. And you talking to me doesn't sound like yelling but I can very easily tell your tone and the pitch of your voice."
"I had no idea you knew so much about me."
"I've cared about you for a long time, and since you're always so private I made note of trying to remember every little thing I notice from you."
Her outfit lost its darkness and became lighter, "I never knew."
"That's because you don't open yourself up to everyone like you should!"
She shook her head looking down, "I can't take such a risk."
"What is life without the risk?"
She looked up at him, her face stoic, "Death."
"I thought we escaped death each day. Remember we fight the hardest villains we're strong and brave, yadda yadda yadda," Referring to their conversation when he opened himself up to her.
She gave a small smirk and looked around, nothing happened.
"See you can control everything you think you can't!"
"I can't believe I'm taking advice from you."
He flexed, "All the ladies take advice from me."
She rolled her eyes.
He blinked, "What?"
She shook her head, "We need to head back."
"But I like being outside," he moaned.
She stood up, crossed her arms and in fake anger, "Now you be a good dog and come on."
He turned himself into a dog and cocked his head at her like he didn't understand. She picked him up and petted him, walking back home.
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When they got home they saw Robin and Starfire sitting together on the couch watching a movie.
Beast Boy jumped out of Raven's arms and turned back to him self, "What are you two watching?"
"'The Incredibles'," they both answered.
"Ah so us superheroes are watching a movie about superheroes," Raven looked at them all, "Sounds redundant doesn't it?"
"That doesn't mean it isn't fun," Beast Boy said as he made his way over to a chair, "Come on Rae watch the movie."
She thought about it, considered it, "Actually I am tired, the walk took a lot out of me, I don't walk often," she waved Beast Boy's arguments away and made her way to her room.
Beast Boy looked over to notice Starfire practically on top of Robin, they couldn't be closer, Beast Boy quickly figured out what was going on – well not that quickly, "I'm gonna' head off to bed, I'm tired to."
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Starfire yawned as she leaned into Robin, "This movie is long."
"You're just tired, I could stop it and we could finish it tomorrow."
Starfire thought it better to be with Robin then to be trying to sleep in her room, "No I think I'll stay out here and finish the movie with you."
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Cyborg, frustrated tried the 'Fred Flinstone' way of solving a problem. He threw the remote towards the floor and kicked it to the other side of the garage.
-end of part 18