I've never done a scene like this before, so I hope I got it convey the emotions I wanted. Thanks for the comments so far, please keep them coming

Cyborg and Beastboy squabbling, check. Robin pretending not to notice as he eats breakfast, check. Starfire…

Starfire looked back at Raven when she noticed she hadn't followed her into the common room, tilting her head with the cutest looking curious expression on her face.

Being Starfire. Check.

Raven smiled and walked forward towards the kitchen area, bidding kettle to fill and teabags to float over with a wave of her hand. She watched out of the corner of her eye as Starfire dove into the fridge and began pulling out even more than usual for her, but then paused and looked back.

"Raven, would you like me to make you something this morning?"

"Sure, Starfire."

Starfire finished digging food out of the fridge and began to make something with all the odd ingredients. Strangely enough, Raven imagined she would like it, whatever it turned out to be. Turning back to see her kettle still warming, she reached out to sort through the different flavors, and bumped into Beastboy, who had tried to slip past her at the wrong moment. She glared down at him and opened her mouth to berate him for the hundredth time, and he responded by yelling at the top of his lungs, jumping over the counter and landing in the shape of a velociraptor, baring his teeth. Robin looked up, expecting a fight over the remote. Instead, he ended up jumping next to Beastboy, his hand already reaching to his belt.

"Beastboy? Robin? What are-" Starfire looked up from her cooking and walked towards her oddly acting friends.

"Starfire! Look out!" Robin tensed, a birdarang appearing in his hand.

"What is disturbing you so, friend Robin?" Starfire looked back and forth between Robin and Raven, confusion plain on her face.

Raven was completely taken aback. She could only stare at her friends before she realized what was happening.

"Starfire. They mean this…" Raven pointed to her face.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Easy there guys!" Cyborg jumped the couch and ran between them, waving his arms frantically.

"Didn't you tell them?"

Cyborg began to laugh nervously.

"I guess in all the excitement, I might have forgot to tell you guys something…uhhh…my bad."

"Tell us what?"

"Adonis got a hold of some kinda gene-freezing chemical, so Raven is stuck in scary mode for the time being."

Robin raised an eyebrow and stared at Raven before putting the weapon away. Beastboy took an experimental sniff in Raven's direction before shifting back. Then all of them started glaring at Cyborg, who had already began backing up.

"You…forgot?" Raven's voice took on a slight edge.

"Ah ha ha…Yeah. Well…when we arrived at the club, Starfire was awake and insisted on carrying you back home, so after I took a sample and fed it into my computer for analysis, it was pretty late…so…"

"Oh…so she's just scary four-eyed Raven, and not scary four-eyed gonna have-us-for-lunch-with-fava-beans-Raven." Beastboy shifted to get behind Robin as Raven tossed a glare his way.

"Yes, friends." Starfire floated up to the two boys, getting closer with every word. "Despite her appearance, she is still our good friend Raven." She was inches from Beastboy's face now.

Beastboy backed off a few steps and mumbled an apology. Robin stepped forward and tried to put a hand on her shoulder, but she twisted away, not looking at him, floating back to stand next to Raven and deliberately ignoring the three boys while she resumed making breakfast.

"Um…Raven…I'm sorry, I just-"

"I know. You were just startled, that's all. So was I."

"You...were?"

"Yes. After spending the morning with Starfire, I had almost forgotten about it."

Ignoring the guilty look on Robin's face, Raven turned back to making tea. After eating breakfast in a surprising quiet room, Raven decided now was a good a time as any, and invited Starfire to join her in meditation. Walking up to the roof together, they floated into position, but Raven spoke up before they began.

"Starfire…"

"Yes Raven?"

"There's…something I've been wanting to…talk to you about."

"Oh? What is it about?"

"It's about…it's…something to do with…"

"Yes?"

"…"

"Raven?"

Raven looked across at the girl sitting beside her. Everything was perfect. The sun, the sky, the breeze. They were alone. And knowing Starfire, she would never laugh or joke about something so serious. But it was still so difficult to say. Raven closed her eyes, taking a deep breath and silently thinking "Azerath…Metrion…Zinthos. Oh, and Starfire, I love you."

"It's…difficult for me to say."

"It sounds serious."

"It is."

"Is it something bad?"

"It…could be. Or, it could be something wonderful. It depends."

"What does it depend on?" Starfire stared at her friend as if she was trying to read her mind.

"On you." Raven stood, turning to look out over the bay. It really is a beautiful day… "If you're alright with it…if you can…accept it. If you can even…feel the same way. Then it would be…glorious."

"And if I am not 'alright' with it?" Starfire stood and walked to Raven's side, reaching out to take her hand.

"Then it will be just as bad."

Starfire looked at Raven's face. She had seen her in meditation, she had seen her trying to ignore those around her. But she had never seemed so…distant, so wrapped up in her thoughts. She gave Raven's hand a gentle squeeze, and Raven smiled back, but it seemed halfhearted, almost forced.

"Then you must tell me. You should not burden yourself so, when you know that you can speak to me about anything."

"Yes. I have to. I…just don't know how. And…some things aren't helping." Raven said, raising a hand to look at the small claws at the ends of her fingertips.

Starfire reached for the hand, pulling it to her cheek and leaning her head onto it. This time, she caught the bright blush that spread across Raven's cheeks.

"Some things…do not matter. In my experience, demons do not cry, blush, smile…or have friends."

"Thank you, Starfire. I…"

"Yes?" Starfire leaned forward, grinning, waiting to hear the secret.

"I'm in love."

Starfire eyes widened. Her jaw worked, but nothing came out. She could only stare at the bright blush on Raven's face and the look of embarrassment that was enhanced by the extra pair of eyes, all of which were darting around nervously.

"T…That IS glorious!" Starfire whooped and flew into the air, spinning and turning cartwheels around Raven, who could only stare at the display. Starfire floated back down, flying rings around the pale girl, before stopping so suddenly she could have left skid marks in thin air. "But…why would you hesitate to say it?"

"Because…the catch is…it's whom that I'm in love with is presenting certain…problems. Like what they would think, and how…certain others would react."

Starfire tilted her head and stared at Raven, her face scrunched up as she tried to absorb what Raven had said. She began floating back and forth, scratching her head thoughtfully before turning back and staring into Raven's eyes.

"You are…in love with someone the others would not approve of?"

"Well…no. But it would be…quite a surprise for them."

"Is it someone I know?"

"Yes." A huge grin spread across Raven's face.

"Is it…Cyborg?"

"Raven chuckled. "Nope."

"Beastboy?"

"Starfire…" Raven's voice had returned to it's past monotone.

"Yes?"

"Don't even joke about that."

Starfire giggled, and Raven allowed herself to smile. Inwardly, though, she was nervous. She really had no idea how Starfire would respond, or even how exactly to tell her.

"Are you…in love with Robin?"

Raven shook her head 'no.' She tried to measure Starfire's words, tried to get a sense of the feelings behind them. There was the curiosity, and a tinge of nervousness. But what exactly Starfire was expecting from Raven's answer, she couldn't tell. She wanted to tell Starfire flat-out, but a part of her was still holding back.

"Starfire, believe me. I want to tell you. I need to. It's just…complicated."

"How can it be? Love is the most wonderful emotion of all! Why would you not want to embrace the feeling?"

Raven walked up to Starfire, pulling her close and leaning her head on her shoulder.

"Starfire…after my father was destroyed, my emotions, all save rage, were freed from a curse he had placed upon me at birth. Once that happened, I went back, through meditation, to review the course of my life and understand everything that happened to me. To mourn for the tragedies that had happened. To laugh at the jokes I had heard. And…to understand my feelings for others. When I…tried to understand love, when I explored that emotion, it took me…in a rather…unexpected direction."

Starfire merely smiled down at Raven, and Raven smiled up at Starfire before she shut her eyes.

"So close your eyes, Starfire. And I'll tell you whom I care about, more than anything. Who I want to be with, forever. The one I love."

Raven felt Starfire tense slightly before she leaned her head down, closing her eyes. Reaching up, Raven pressed her lips against Starfire's in a deep kiss, trying to put all her newfound emotion into the clumsy, unfamiliar gesture. Starfire's eyes shot open, but she didn't break the kiss. Raven held the kiss as long as she dared before pulling back and closing her eyes, waiting for her response.

Starfire stared down at Raven's expectant face, seeing Raven's eyes tightly shut, feeling the tension in the arms around her, her mind trying to catch up to reality as she absorbed what had just happened. She opened her mouth, knowing she had to say something, say anything.

"Oh."