Chapter 4
Back inside the tower, the three remaining Titans debated what to do next.
"Well, at least Raven hasn't been accused of illegal immigration," pointed out Cyborg helpfully.
"Not yet," said Robin glumly. "But when they take her to court, they'll probably do a background check on her and see if she has another criminal record. Then they'll discover her lack of documents. And there's also the fact that she's been charged with a violent offense…"
"How would they prove their case, though?" questioned Cyborg.
"I don't know for sure," started Robin, "but most prisons have videocameras everywhere, so our whole battle with Plasmus is probably recorded on tape. As for the resisting arrest and the officer assault charges…Wait a minute, does our tower have cameras covering the front door?"
"Of course!" replied Cyborg.
"They might try and subpoena our footage of the event," said Robin, thinking aloud.
"Well we can't just erase the footage because then we could get accused of a cover-up…" said Cyborg.
"Who would ever know we had the footage?" inquired Beast Boy. "We could say we never had it, and then they won't be able to prove their case!"
"I don't know, we'd still be breaking the law, even if we don't get caught," said Robin.
"We also have to solve the problem with the lack of documents…" Cyborg reminded them. Suddenly he thought of something and his face lit up. "Wait! I have a great idea!"
"What idea?" asked Beast Boy.
"I'm pretty sure that people can legally bring their wives into the United States," started Cyborg.
"How does that help us?" interrupted Robin. However, Beast Boy's face also lit up as he had a good guess as to what Cyborg meant.
Cyborg faced Robin, making sure that he was talking directly to Robin. "You do have feelings for Starfire, don't you?" he asked, unintentionally pointedly.
"I hope so," mumbled Beast Boy, who didn't realize what he had said until a quarter of a second later. He started to slap his hand over his mouth.
Too late!
"You hope so?" asked Cyborg.
"I didn't say anything!" protested Beast Boy, but he knew it was too late. Cyborg had heard him.
Robin did not take part in the growing argument between Cyborg and Beast Boy. Cyborg's earlier question, and Beast Boy's mumbled comment, continued to ring in his ears, drowning out everything else. There was no easy answer. Do I have feelings for Starfire? The question pursued Robin relentlessly for the duration of that day and night, haunting him more severely than Slade could ever dream of doing. What was the significance of Beast Boy's comment? Does it have any bearing on my quandary? he wondered silently.
End Chapter
This would be my first try at writing romance. I'm not sure of the pairings yet, so I'll leave it up to you. Let me know what you want, and if possible give some justification for your preference. Thank you!