Partridge in a Pear Tree: Everything I want for Christmas
It was quiet as the titans lounged by their Christmas tree, each surrounded with an assortment of gifts and mountains of wrapping paper scattered across the floor. Beast Boy sighed contentedly. "Got to love Christmas…" he slurred. Cyborg grunted in agreement, sorting through his gifts in search of something or another. A candy cane hung from his mouth.
Raven yawned. "…can we go back to bed now?" she droned, unhappy with the insanely early wake-up call Beast Boy and Cyborg had provided for her. Robin shrugged. Since yesterday, he'd set to the task of enjoying his Christmas, and was finding it surprisingly easy to do. He had gotten the Titans presents well before hand, figuring to give them something even if he had been intent on holing up in his room for the remainder of the season.
The empath stood and collected her gifts in her arms. Several books and vials of incense oils were clutched in her hands, and a few new candle holders and incense burners were in the pile of received things. As she turned to leave, Beast Boy made a sound of indignation. She turned an eye on him curiously. The changeling was peering through all of his gifts and running through a mental checklist. After a moment, he sat up straighter. "…Hey… Raven… I never got to open your gift! I remember seeing it under the tree earlier… Cyborg, did you take it?" he prodded, jabbing Cyborg in the chest with one finger.
Cyborg shook his head. "No. C'mon, now… I'm not that cruel…" he protested. Raven sighed airily and slouched back down to where she'd been sitting prior. After a short time of laying all of her gifts back on the ground, she produced a small envelope with Beast Boy's name written across it in her flowing script.
"There it is! Hey… why'd you take it back?" he asked, wrinkling his nose. Raven rolled her eyes and pulled up her hood.
"Because, after much consideration, I wasn't so keen on being so gracious as to give you this gift this year," she sighed. Beast Boy arched an eyebrow, but accepted the envelope enthusiastically as she handed it over.
He tore into it, and pulled out a sheet of paper. The green teen stared at it for a while, and then slowly read it out loud with slight perplexity. "…Merry Christmas. From Raven." He said. BB looked up at her suspiciously.
Raven sighed.
Raven grimaced.
Raven bit her lip and scowled. But still, she moved over until she was situated in front of him. She pulled his face toward her and planted a quick kiss to his lips. She let go just as quickly and Beast Boy nearly fell backwards. "Like I said, Merry Christmas. I didn't know what else to get you without walking into a video game store… which is pretty much the equivalent of an earthly hell overrun by nerds. So… yeah. Just don't expect anything else." She growled.
Beast Boy was grinning impishly. "Hehe… Merry Christmas to you too," he slurred. Raven snorted and gathered up her things again.
"I'm going back to bed…" she sniffed and stalked towards the elevator. Beast Boy grinned at Cyborg.
"I knew she liked me too," he boasted. Cyborg rolled his eyes.
"She probably just got tired of feeling your hormonal emotions radiating off of you in waves," he said. Beast Boy stuck his tongue out.
"Whatever. She gives better Christmas gifts than you, Tin Can,"
"Oh, what… you want me to give you a kiss too?" Cyborg retorted sarcastically. Beast Boy twitched and grimaced.
"Ok, no." he said quickly. The changeling stood and grabbed all his own presents. "I think I'm gonna go to my room too… just so I don't puke. Cyborg, did you have to lay on that visual? Jeez… kissing you is just… ewww…" he squawked. Cyborg laughed as Beast Boy high-tailed it out of the room.
He shoved another candy cane in his mouth with a euphoric grin and then looked back at Robin and Starfire. The two were talking quietly, having ignored the whole ordeal with Raven. Cyborg shook his head in amusement and stood to head off as well. It was likely that they would all end up back in bed until about two in the afternoon before they crawled back out prepare and eat Christmas dinner.
The half-robot paused in the doorway and then returned back to the tree to grab the remaining candy canes. With that done, he sauntered off to his room.
Starfire looked over at Robin carefully. "Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas?" she asked brightly. The Boy Wonder considered this for a moment and then nodded.
"Yeah, I think so. It's actually… been the best Christmas I've had in a really long time." He admitted with a lazy grin. Starfire smiled at the statement and hugged her knees to her chest, snuggling her face into the pale pink scarf that Cyborg had bought for her. Robin smirked. "How about you? Did you get everything you wanted?"
"Well, it has been my first time in experiencing this festivity and I found it most pleasurable. I thank you for assisting me in learning all of the glorious traditions, yesterday," she peeped. "Do tell me, are you happy, Dick?" she asked.
"… Yeah… I am. And thank you for helping me find Christmas again." He replied. Starfire blushed.
"If you are happy, Robin, then I have truly received everything I could want for Christmas," she breathed. Her green eyes sparkled merrily. Robin smiled crookedly.
"Merry Christmas, Kori," he said. She smiled wide.
"Merry Christmas to you as well."
There was a few moments of quiet, and then Star wrapped her arms around the Titan leader in an affectionate hug. Robin took it in stride, made placid by the peaceful Christmas morning, and hugged her back. He indulged in the smell of her hair as it fell forward.
Starfire sighed happily. "I am eternally grateful for having the opportunity to spend this holiday with you…" she murmured into his neck. Robin ran his hand lightly through her ruby tresses.
"..Same…" he replied, moving so he could see her face. She stared through his mask, and he was aware that she was looking at him for all that he was, refusing to stop at the barrier which was Robin. Starfire seemed to do that a lot, and he decided he was glad.
Their faces drifted close, and she could feel his gaze intently locked with hers. Blue eyes matched with green. His lips pressed gently to hers, and she leaned into him. It was different than the kiss under the mistletoe, this one with unspoken meanings that ran much deeper than a silly tradition.
She sighed against him, and he tightened his embrace. When they parted for breath, Starfire's cheeks were flushed scarlet. "…Robin…" she chirped, unsure what to say. They sat there holding one another by the Christmas tree for a long time before either of them spoke again.
"… I guess… now I've really gotten everything I want for Christmas…" Robin commented. Starfire gave a muffled reply, which could easily be taken as agreement, as she snuggled her face against his neck.
"You were always, everything I could want for Christmas," she mewed. Robin grinned and tightened his hug for a moment before leaning his head so it rested atop hers.
And the two sat like that amidst gifts forgotten for the moment, and the Christmas tree was the only witness to the new-found emotions.
And it was perfect.
Author's Note: Part 3 of 4. I'll probably have my BB chapter for Chicken Soup up in a few hours. I hope you enjoyed it... don't ask about Rae's present... o.O I hope that everyone had a good christmas/does dance/ I now have all the TT DVDs that have been released thus far. Honestly, the best gift I've gotten this year is probably the kiss in Go! though. Lol. Everyone have a candy cane!
/steals candy canes from Cy and passes them out/ yay.
Love,
Princess Starfire of Tamaran.