Chapter 4
Back at the tower the titans were all hastily wrapping presents and trying to hide them at all cost. After all, Christmas presents should be a surprise . . .
Robin ran for his room as soon as he set foot in the tower. He locked himself in and everyone else out. He flopped down on his bed and gently took a tiny box out of his bag. He carefully opened it to see the locket with Starfire's name engraved neatly on the front. He peeked inside and examined the inscription. He smiled. The message could be looked at as a message to a friend to another friend or as an extremely short love letter. He hoped that she would understand what he meant by it, but she didn't even know what a snowman was yet, so the chances were very slim. Robin wasn't one you could say was good at expressing his feelings. But apparently, he was braver than to be expected.
Beast Boy's room . . .
Beast boy admired the material present that he had gotten for Raven. It was a midnight blue hoodie that said 'If you can read this than you're too close for comfort'. He knew she'd probably never wear it, but it was the thought that counted . . . He wrapped all the presents messily. Beast boy went crazy with the tape and basically all the presents were wrapped in duct-tape. Cyborg's present was an odd shape, so that was a bit of a challenge to cover and stuff into his closet. Starfire's was easy to wrap because it was a simple square shape. Robin's was as well.
Beast boy would look up every now and then to see if Raven was under the mistletoe yet. He couldn't wait. He had opened up his eyes to find the truth. All this time he had been grieving because Terra was gone. He thought she was the only one for him...the only one he would ever love. But when he really thought about it, even though it didn't seem quite realistic or possible, he realized that the one he wanted had been right in front him all along.
Later, after everybody was done wrapping presents . . .
"Ok, titans," Robin began. "Let's organize the piles by name. Beast boy's is there, Cyborg's is next to his, and then Raven's, then mine, then Star's."
"Please, that is alphabetized...correct?" Starfire asked.
"Yeah." Robin raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, just put the piles in place. Titans, go!"
All of the heroes hurried around and placed the gifts in order. The boy wonder placed about fifteen small gifts in the Tameranian's pile.
Beast boy looked at him slyly. "Why so many gifts for Starfire?"
"All the mustard wouldn't fit together." Robin muttered, shifting his weight nervously.
Beast boy shrugged and eyed his pile curiously. "I don't have enough gifts! You people are so cheap!"
"Hey, I got you two presents. What I should have gotten you is a lump of coal." Raven remarked.
"Nah-ah."
"Uh, yeah."
"Noooooooo!"
"Yes."
"No!"
"Yes."
"No, Raven, no!"
"No."
"Yes!"
"No."
"YES! And that's final!"
Raven smirked. "Okay. Then your decision is final; I should have gotten you a lump of coal."
"I'll get you back one of these days." Beast boy growled. "You haven't had the last laugh! Ha! Mwahahahahaha!"
"Oh, I am so scared. Whatever will I do?" Raven said sarcastically.
"I don't know...but you can't laugh anyway! It's just not you!" Beast boy cackled. "I win!"
"Whatever."
10 days later . . .
It was Christmas day at last! There were Christmas carolers, snowman, the smell of fresh baked cookies, colorful lights everywhere, and glistening snow reflecting off of titans' tower. The citizens of Jump City were jumping for joy and wrapping last minute gifts and so were the titans . . .
"Merry Christmas, titans! Lets get those presents!" Robin ordered happily.
All the titans charged toward the tree and started to dig into their presents.
"MUSTARD!" Starfire exclaimed as she pulled Robin into a giant hug.
Raven looked at her hoodie and held it up. "Good choice." she told Beast boy. "I hope you have bad eye sight. Maybe I'll be able to meditate in peace for once."
"Oooooooooohhhhhh! Twirly!" Beast boy laughed as he spun the propeller on his hat that Raven had gotten him.
"Well alright! Now the T-car can look even better than before." Cyborg smiled at the car polish from Raven. "But what's with the hall pass, BB?"
"It makes a burping sound when you squeeze it." Beast boy explained.
Cyborg did as he said. He laughed at the sound and so did Starfire.
"This is quite a glorious holiday!" Starfire giggled. "Hold the still, Robin."
Everyone's attention turned to Robin and Starfire. She was placing a few barrettes in his hair and he was struggling to prevent that.
"Star, I don't want any barrettes!" he argued.
"But you shall look pretty!"
"I don't want to be!"
"But Robin, it is the holiday!"
"Why don't you do Raven's hair? Better her's than mine."
"Yeah, that's what I want. Do my hair, Starfire." Raven offered with extreme sacrum.
Starfire, not recognizing the sarcasm, rushed over to Raven.
"I wasn't serious!"
Later on the roof . .
Starfire sipped a bottle of mustard as she watched snow blow off of tree branches. Robin's footsteps could be heard approaching her. He had his coat and gloves on.
He sat down next to her and pulled out the box. "I got this for you."
"What is it?"
"Open it."
She carefully opened it and looked at the locket with amazement.
"You can look inside of it." Robin informed her.
"Robin, I do not know what to say..." she whispered. But she opened the locket to find this message:
' To Starfire.
Merry Christmas. I hope that your first Christmas is your best.
Love always,
Robin '
Starfire threw her arms around him without hesitation. "Robin, it is beautiful! I shall treasure it always! And I love you as well!"
Robin beamed at the response.
Inside the tower . . .
Beast boy's master plan was in session. He crept to Raven's room and knocked on her door.
"Raven!" he called. "I need you to come to my room! It's an emergency!"
"What is it?" Raven's monotone voice echoed.
"Just get over there!"
With that Beast boy sped off toward his room and stood under his door patiently. Not long after, Raven joined him.
"What?" she muttered.
"I think that Cyborg cheated on Gamestation!" he exclaimed.
"That's your emergency?"
"Yeah and--" Beast boy's eyes traced the wall up to the mistletoe. Raven's followed.
"Wow. What an unexpected surprise." Beast boy said in a voice that a really bad actor would have used. "You know what mistletoe means...right?"
Without letting her answer, the daring teen leaned his lips onto her's. When he stopped, he chirped: "Merry Christmas, Rae."
Her usual gray and expressionless face was now stained pink. She laid her hand on her cheek.
"Um...I hope you're not mad..." Beast boy said quietly.
Raven took him into a small hug. She smiled at him shyly, breathing words that Beast boy never thought he would ever hear her say: "Merry Christmas, Beast boy."
The End.
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-PWG
PS: The idea for the hoodie was Nos482's idea. Thanks for the suggestion, Nos482: ) And I know that in the summary that it say 'slightly robin and starfire'...but oh well. : )