Chapter Twenty: "I Promise"
Starfire wondered around the tower in search of Robin. She couldn't find him so she ended up in the main room. When she entered both Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing another one of their favorite games. They both stopped there games and turned to face Starfire, who looked upset.
"Hey Star, are you ok?" Beast Boy asked, jumping over the couch and heading in her direction.
"I am fine Beast Boy. Everything is ok." she tried to give him a smile.
"Look Star, we know things aren't going great, but we're here for you. Everything will work out fine." Cyborg tried to comfort her.
Starfire walked over to the couch and sat down. She couldn't hold her sadness in anymore and so she began to cry. Cyborg and Beast Boy started getting extremely worried, they had never known Starfire to cry.
"Star, don't cry. Come on, don't cry. Everything will be ok." Beast Boy said softly. He turned into a small kitten and jumped into her lap and meowed.
"Come on Starfire. It's not that bad." Cyborg gave a weak smile.
Starfire began to cry even more. Cyborg went over to her and put his arms around her.
"Ssshhh. It's ok Starfire." Cyborg rubbed her back.
"I can't lose him!" she cried in between sobs. "I can't, everything started going so great for us."
"Starfire, you're not going to lose him. We'll find a way out of this." Cyborg promised.
Beast Boy turned back into his human self.
"Ya Star, I bet he's planning on what to do right now." he smiled weakly.
Starfire began to calm down, although she was still upset.
"Where is Robin?" Beat Boy mouthed to Cyborg.
Cyborg shrugged.
"Go get him." Beast Boy mouthed again. He didn't want to upset Star, or have her get up and search for him.
Cyborg got up and went to go find Robin. He held his arm out in front of him and tapped the screen a few times. Robin was outside on the obstacle course, beating the heck out of his cardboard targets. He was sweating and panting badly.
"Hey man, what's up." Cyborg asked dumbly.
Robin didn't say anything; instead he continued beating the heck out his targets.
"Robin?" Cyborg asked.
Robin still didn't say anything. Cyborg got frustrated and stood in front of him before he started sprinting to his next target.
"What the-" Robin started.
"I was talking to you." Cyborg told him, arms crossed in front of him.
"Sorry Cyborg. I . . . I have a lot on my mind right now." Robin said, looking away.
"Well, maybe you should brush them aside. Star's in the main room crying." Cyborg informed him sadly.
"What!" Robin shouted.
Before Cyborg could confirm it, Robin had already sprinted off and running towards the tower. Cyborg looked at his arm.
"Well, next time I'll just mention Starfire when I need to tell him something important." he chuckled.
Robin was up in the main room in record time. He saw Beast Boy comforting her and motioned for him to give them some privacy. Beast Boy understood and told Starfire that he'd see her later. Starfire had no idea that Robin was in the main room. She stood up and walked to the window, gazing out.
"I cannot lose him. I love him so much." Starfire said out loud, still oblivious to Robin's presence.
Robin, un-detective, walked behind Starfire and put his arms around her.
"You're never going to lose me." He whispered in her ear.
Starfire trembled at the feeling of his breath near her ear. She would have fallen if he had not been holding her.
"How long have you been watching me?" She asked, barely audible.
"Long enough." He whispered. "I love you Starfire, no matter what happens."
He took one of his hands and placed it under her chin, moving her face to face his. He gently gave her a warm, loving kiss. Starfire pulled away and began crying.
"Starfire, what's wrong?" he asked, getting extremely worried.
"Robin, I can't lose you!" she almost yelled out, hands glowing green.
Robin walked over to her, grabbing her hands fiercely, but softly.
"You are not going to lose me Starfire. Not now, not ever. I will find a way to fix this." He smiled warmly, "I promise."
Starfire smiled back as Robin wiped her tears away. He kissed her again.