Chapter Forty-Four: "Relief of all Shades"
"Men find it very easy to get jealous, and out of jealousy, they end up doing very stupid actions." Raven said lazily.
The boys got affended and started walking away, leaving Raven and Starfire behind.
"Are all Earth men like that Raven?" Starfire asked curiously.
"Pretty much." Raven smirked.
Everyone, except Robin, hopped into the T-Car and Cyborg drove them home. Robin followed on his R-Cycle, trying to figure out how to tell Starfire about what Terra did. They arrived home twenty minutes later.
As they walked in Robin took Starfire by the hand, he sighed, "Star, we need to talk."
In an instant, a million things ran through her mind. Out of all of them, Slade stood out the most. She began to feel herself getting angry, prepairing for the worst thing he could say; I don't want you to get hurt, it's only a matter of time before Slade uses you against me.
They walked to Robin's room and he sat her on his bed. Robin looked really sad.
"Starfire, I need to tell you something." Robin hesitated.
"Robin, if this is about Slade I'm going to walk out of this room and never come back." She threatened.
Robin looked up at her immediately, he looked worried, but shook his hands, "No Star, this has nothing to do with Slade." He reassured her.
Relief took over Starfire's anger. "Then what is it you wish to tell me Robin."
"Starfire, before I tell you, please promise me you won't leave me." He looked down at her hands. So soft, so perfect.
"Robin" was all Starfire could say.
"Today, while I was on the target field-" he paused, taking a deep breath. Tell her before Terra does. "Terra, she came over and we had a friendly fight. Well, she knocked me to the floor and she, well-" he sighed, "kissed me, but I pushed her away." He said as quickly as he could.
"What?" Starfire asked, not understanding fully.
"Terra kissed me when I was on the ground, but I pushed her away." He tried to defend himself.
"Robin, did you enjoy it?" Starfire asked, at the brink of crying.
Robin shook his head, "No Starfire. I pushed her away because I knew it wasn't right. She's just a friend Star. I love you."
"Why would Terra do such a thing?"
"I don't know." Robin replied honestly.
Cyborg was in the main room playing video games with Beast Boy.
"Okay dude, this is the third time I've won. What's wrong?" Beast Boy asked, setting down his controller and facing Cyborg.
"What are you talkin' about?" Cyborg asked, setting up the next round.
"Something's wrong and you're not telling me. I mean I don't win out of pure luck." Beast Boy frowned.
"It's nothing BB." Cyborg tried to reassure him.
Beast Boy smiled, "I know you better than that. It's Keyda isn't it?" He guessed.
"Is it that obvious?" Cyborg looked up at him.
"Dude, she's fine. Why are you worried about her so much?"
Cyborg sighed, and looked towards a shadowy area of the floor, "I don't know, I guess 'cause she's been around me all the time, I guess I've gotten use to her being around me twenty-four seven. I just feel naked with out her." He blushed.
Beast Boy grinned, "You like her don't you!"
Cyborg looked straight at Beast Boy and put his index finger in front of his mouth, "BB keep it down!"
Beast Boy jumped up form the couch and started doing something similar to a victory dance. "I can blackmail you! I can blackmail you!" he sang.
Cyborg got irritated and grabbed him by the front of his shirt, "You tell anyone anything and it'll be last thing you ever do." Cyborg threatened in an angry, even tone.
Beast Boy gulped and nodded in agreement.
"Good, I'm glad we have an understanding." He smiled.
Beast Boy gulped and Cyborg let him go. BB smiled weakly and returned to his seat, preparing to get his but kicked terribly in Robot Warrior Wars.
"Raven!" Starfire called out, searching for her dark, mysterious friend. "Raven!"
Raven was meditating on the roof when Starfire came out of the door.
"Raven!" She exclaimed.
"What is it Starfire? I'm meditating." Raven said harshly, but not intently.
"I wish to speak with you. It is about Terra."
Raven's eyes burst open and she quickly got up and faced Starfire. "What happened?" She asked almost immediately.
"She has-" Starfire paused, looking away, "Kissed Robin." Starfire looked back up at Raven, "Please, what am I to do? You're Earthly ways are still strange to me."
Raven sighed; she thought Terra did something horrible, like join Slade again or something.
"Did Robin kiss her back?" Raven asked casually.
"He says no." Starfire smiled nervously.
"Then let it go. There's nothing you can do. It's pointless to get upset over something so small." Raven said emotionless, she sat back down and began meditating again.
Starfire thanked her and walked back down to the operations room.
"I think I will presume someone else's body. This one is getting tiresome." Kayla said as she pulled out of Terra's body.
Terra fell the ground and Kayla looked at her with no interest what so ever. She looked into Terra's mirror and checked herself out.
"I do need to change my image. I need to find a spell to change my appearance." She sighed and chanted something and vanished back to the Shadow Realm.
Keyda emerged from a shadowed corner of Raven's room. She stretched and looked around. What was I thinking? Loving a mortal human. She sighed and phased through all the walls in between Raven's room and the operations room. She saw Cyborg playing against Beast Boy. She laughed, Beast Boy was crying about not being able to win and Cyborg was smiling and taunting him.
She walked over to the couch and smiled, "Will you show me now how to play?" Keyda asked.
Cyborg quickly turned around and his whole face lit up, "You bet!" He exclaimed.
Beast Boy grinned, but it quickly left because Cyborg gave him a 'don't you even' kind of look.