Jen: How y'all doin'? OMG, I'm going to start school tomorrow, so don't expect so many updates. I do, however, promise to try to write as often as possible even though all my psycho teachers think I can do four hours of homework every night without going insane.
On a more important note…
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, however I think Robin would make a lovely pet. ; )
Without further ado, I give you:
Chocolate Tears of Misunderstanding
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They both busted out laughing. Robin pushed the top button as Starfire laced her hand with his. It didn't matter that she had referred to him as lovely. Starfire often reversed gender roles, but then again, who cared about those anymore, anyway?
It was going to be a very lovely night indeed.
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Cyborg let out several more shouts as he was pulled ever closer to the growing mob of fan girls. One had her arms wrapped so tightly around his neck that he was beginning to feel the lack of oxygen. His infamous leg had been jerked off long ago and fought over by nerds and girls.
That was what Cyborg got for walking out to enjoy the view.
Robin and Starfire could do it. Why the heck did he have to get mobbed?
"Cyborg, I LOVE YOU!" A young redhead screamed as she leapt onto his shoulders.
Cyborg gagged at the new pressure to his neck. He was trying to be gentle, but if Boris didn't get there soon, he just might have to activate his sonic cannon.
Suddenly, Raven appeared in front of him.
"Cyborg, good." She said, seeming not to notice the noisy mass of unhealthy obsession behind him, "I found you. Have you seen Starfire?"
What, could Raven not see in the dark? Cyborg thought angrily. He was being attacked.
When he answered with a strangled cry, Raven glared at him, "Have you?" She urged.
"Sorry, R-Rae." He choked, attempting to pry himself from a death grip, "I-If you could…give me a hand--"
"Right. If you see her, tell me." And with that, she vanished.
Cyborg could not believe this.
A giant red fire truck screeched to a halt in front of the mob. Out jumped Boris, Emily, Bambi, and Mike. With heavy blunt objects.
Lord, what would he do without the assistants?
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The elevator doors slid open. The nippy air rushed into the warm compartment. Robin shivered, but Starfire was unaffected. Robin suddenly found himself wishing that she was. That way, he could do something to comfort her. Put an arm around her or--
"Robin?"
He snapped into reality, "Yeah?"
She frowned slightly, "I cannot see Tameran."
Robin felt a strange pang deep in his stomach, "Oh, well, that's because of all the lights in the city."
"The lights?" Starfire sat down on the concrete edge, "They are beautiful Robin, but they pale in comparison to the stars."
Robin sat down next to her, "I know, I miss the view we get from the Tower."
Starfire turned to him rather sharply, but her voice was full of wonder, "Do you really?"
Robin raised a brow at her, "Of course. It's where I spent most of my time with you." He was surprised at how easily that confession had slipped out.
She turned away and Robin saw what looked like glitter drop to the floor. Closer examination revealed that the sparkles were actually tears. Starfire's tears.
"Star?"
She stared up at him as wetness made lines down her cheeks, "R-Robin--"
"Hey, hey," He said softly, "Why are you crying?"
"No, no. I'm happy." She assured him, gracing him with a brilliant smile, "I-I love you. Very, very much."
Before Robin could utter another word, her lips were on his and all thought left him. She was gentle, conveying all her emotions into a single action. Robin tenderly allowed both of them to drift down to the rooftop, wiping the liquid from her cheeks with his thumbs.
Suddenly, almost out of Robin's control, hands began to wonder, kisses became slightly rougher, tongues tentatively snaked past parted lips. The chilling air had been replaced with a ridiculously hot climate. Starfire gasped out a breathy sound that made Robin's pants fit tighter than usual…
They had to stop. If they didn't stop now…
Starfire rolled on top of him and did this amazing thing with her tongue to his bottom lip.
…something would happen. But for the life of him, Robin couldn't remember what it was. Something bad? Couldn't be, Robin reasoned, nothing bad could come of something that felt so right.
No! He was losing control! He couldn't give in…
"Oh." A voice said, "I'll come back later."
Starfire squealed and literally flew ten feet into the air, stopping just above Robin's head, "Raven!" She exclaimed, "You--I--um--"
"Seriously." Raven's eyes were very wide, "I think I should leave you two alone."
"No! No," Starfire's blink lasted a beat longer than usual as she composed herself. When she opened her eyes, Robin could tell she was completely over their little…session, "Do you require assistance with something?"
Robin was having a difficult time catching his breath. Please go away, he thought desperately, stealing a glance at his pants. If Raven noticed, he would be so embarrassed!
"Uh…yeah, actually." Raven answered. For a moment she looked as if she was about to ask just what the hell they had been doing with their hands all over each other on the roof, but only said, "Can we talk somewhere else?"
Starfire responded quickly. A bit too quickly. Robin could see the redness in her cheeks, "Yes! Of course. I will meet you in your room momentarily."
Raven nodded halfheartedly, secretly suspecting that Star wouldn't be going anywhere in a while considering she had Robin panting. Raven left, anyway, realizing if that was what they were going to do, she certainly didn't wish to stay for it.
As the door slammed shut, Star dropped ungracefully to the ground, "Robin, you have…overexerted yourself?"
He willed his heart to stop pounding as the temperature slowly returned to normal, "It's, uh, nothing." He stated hurriedly, "I'll be fine."
She smiled at him before floating away.
Robin looked down at his pants once again. Heaven help him, what was he supposed to do with that! He couldn't just walk down the lobby with it just--just sticking out like that! He reached for his cape--maybe he could cover it until he was able to get to a cold shower--oh crap. He didn't wear a cape anymore!
Robin looked to the left. He looked to the right.
Robin tried to run a string of nasty and wrong images through his head. Beast Boy dressed as an Ugl-yan, Cyborg in the initiation tutu, Slade in tights…it wasn't working! He had to think of something. His brain was working at an unusually slow pace, however, as most of his blood had been directed elsewhere.
With deep breaths and images of anything that would cool his boiling blood, the pressure in his pants began to let up a little. He could do this, he could do this. He just had to focus…
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Starfire gingerly opened the door leading into Raven's room, "Friend Raven?"
Raven greeted her with an I-know-what-you-were-doing-but-I'm-not-even-going-to-ask look.
Starfire giggled nervously, "Robin and I--we would not--he would never--um, I--"
Raven's next statement shocked Starfire more than the time when she had asked Robin what the little balloon-like things she had found at the store were and he had awkwardly told her. What Raven said next was so…un-Raven. Raven even seemed to be a little surprised at herself after the question had left her lips.
"You wish to know…how I got Robin to…breath heavily?" Starfire repeated the question as she had understood it.
"Yes." Raven said without flinching.
"Um, I am…not sure." Starfire said, "On earth, is sexual arousal the same as it is for Tameranians?"
Well. Raven hadn't been expecting that, "Uh, I don't know. How are Tameranians, er, aroused?"
Starfire paused for some reason and looked almost ashamed, "They do the same thing that Robin was doing. Was he…aroused?"
"I would say."
"Oh. Then I suppose to get Beast Boy in such a state you would merely have to engage in kissing."
Raven's jaw dropped as she stuttered, "I never--that's not--I never mentioned Beast Boy."
Starfire laughed, "Who else would you wish to arouse?"
Raven assumed she had not seen the latest edition of the National Enquirer, "I don't want to…arouse anyone. I was curious."
Starfire bubbled with laughter, "Just as I am curious as to how my marriage to Karras would have turned out." She rolled her eyes.
Raven blinked. Was that…sarcasm? What was the world coming to? Robin was getting over his obsession issues, they had personal assistants that were making their lives a living hell but somehow helping them out, Raven had kissed Beast Boy--Beast Boy of all people--and realized she loved him, and Starfire had just made a sarcastic remark!
Embarrassment, dignity, and discomfort be damned! The world was crazy anyway, what did it matter?
Raven took a long, steady breath, "I, um, haven't been giving Beast Boy enough attention."
She then proceeded to tell Starfire everything.
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Mike could almost see the steam coming out of Alyssa's ears as she entered Robin's room. Any sane person who wished to keep all of their limbs intact would have remained quiet or even left the room. Mike was not exactly what you would call sane around Alyssa.
"Hey, 'Lissy, come back for round two?" Mike waggled his eyebrows, "You know, if you are as rough as you were in the bathroom in bed--"
Alyssa's eyes flashed dangerously. Mike was a dead man.
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Cyborg waltzed into Robin's suite whistling. He looked around, "Hey, Rob, you in here? Aw man," He continued after hearing a grunt which he assumed meant yes, "Did you see the tabloid you and Rae were in? Get this: 'Robin and Raven: Hollywood's Hottest New Couple!' Can you believe that?" Cy laughed. He waited, but Robin did not respond. Where was he? "Just, you know, giving you the heads up before Star sees it."
There was another groan.
"Er, Robin?" Cyborg ventured into the bathroom, "Oh…jeez! What happened to you?" He asked Mike as he helped him up from a fetal position.
"A-Alyssa…" Mike choked out.
Cyborg helped him over to the bed, "Man, did she beat you up or--"
"N-no…" The last bit came out as a sort of sob, and he shook his head, "Some of the words in her vocabulary…a-and the way she yelled them at me--I was all alone! She was closing in…she--she knows everything! She said it--she said the word that no one must speak!"
Cyborg reasoned that he had gone crazy. He would give Mike a few moments to calm down and if that didn't work, he would be forced to slap him.
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Emily walked by Robin's room and heard Mike's angst filled tone, "Why-y-y-y?" He cried, "Why-y-y-y?"
Alyssa stepped briskly by her, "Hey," Emily said, "Are you hearing this? Mike seems upset. Do you know what happened?"
Alyssa stopped and glanced at her watch, "Well," She said matter-of-factly, "I simply told him I knew he was bluffing and that he's still a virgin."
"Ohhh. That explains it."
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"…And you feel that way towards Beast Boy when you are alone especially?" Starfire asked timidly.
"Yes."
"I have never thought of--"
Raven gave her a look.
"Well, just when you saw us."
"Ah."
Starfire's eyes were very wide, "I do not know what to tell you. Most of the questions you asked I have never thought of. It seems we both require assistance with earth males."
"Yeah. I have to say, I saw this coming."
They were silent.
"Do you like to kiss Robin?" Raven asked suddenly.
X'hal, it was going to be a long night.
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Beast Boy gazed intently at the blurry photo of Robin and Raven in a hardcore lip lock.
He sighed, "Why would someone print this?"
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Robin dashed through the corridor like a madman. It was still there! He tried counting down from ten again when he was in the elevator. As he neared his floor, he maneuvered himself against the ceiling so he was out of view from anyone that might attempt to get in. He had already had to carefully knock a man unconscious and push him out. Robin knew what he was doing sounded a little paranoid and crazy, but no one could see him like this.
The doors dinged and, much to Robin's relief, no one tried to enter. He dropped to the ground silently. He crept out of the metal box just as the doors closed themselves. He heard quiet chatter coming from down the hall and quickly wedged himself between a conveniently placed small tree and the wall. The talking grew louder.
Cyborg was walking with Mike, "It sounds like you've got it bad, man."
"Yeah." Mike agreed, "It's weird. We have the strangest relationship, only knowing each other by business, you know? Just think, if I hadn't applied for this job, I would've never even met her."
Robin suddenly found himself wondering how in the world Mike had actually landed this job.
Cy chuckled, "Why did you apply for this job, anyway?"
Mike let out a breath, "Needed the money. My dad left a few months ago. Almost got my family kicked out of the apartment. Jump City's dishin' out a bundle for us, though." He laughed at Cyborg's concerned look, "Hey, no worries. With the paycheck I'm getting now, I've got it covered."
Mike stopped sharply, staring directly at the tree Robin was hiding behind, "Oh my God."
Oh no, Robin thought. Maybe Raven let him slide or hadn't noticed but Mike would definitely notice his highly embarrassing state. But what could he do? Okay, okay, what if he threw the plant at the both of them and made a mad dash for his room? That could actually work as long as--
"What is it?"
Mike put his face in his hand and shook his head, "That plant just reminded me of her."
"You're kidding." Cy rolled his eyes, "C'mon man I just brought you back from the hospital, I don't want you getting delirious on me again."
Hospital?
"No, no, really!" Mike urged, "Look at the structure of it. It's just how she stands! Like it was modeled after her posture or something!" He looked at Cyborg, "Say, do you think I should tell her that? Maybe she'd find it romantic."
Cyborg gave him a stare, "Oh yeah. Girls love it when they are compared to fake trees that are stuck in ugly oriental vases. Man, I used that line on Bumble Bee and she was all over me! And I was like 'Baby stop. We can't, someone might--'"
"I get it." Mike interrupted, "It's just…hard to get her attention, you know? She's always with Robin."
Robin's mask widened. Starfire was always with Robin.
Cy pushed the elevator button, "Yeah, well, I don't think that's going to change."
Yes, Robin thought. Thank goodness Cyborg was his friend. He would stand up for him.
"Yeah, but it's hard to share her with another guy, you know? I mean," Mike pulled a face, "since Robin's considered to be such a stud now, sometimes I wonder if she might, I dunno, be thinking seriously about him."
"Please, man." Cyborg proclaimed, "Everyone can tell she likes you."
Robin felt as if he had been stabbed in the stomach. Everyone could tell…that Starfire…liked Mike?
"I mean, come on!" Cy continued, "Even Robin's going to notice soon."
"But she never hints that she likes me or--"
"That's because Robin is around. She just wants privacy is all." The doors opened, "Trust me, she's totally into you."
That was the last Robin heard as the doors closed. He detangled himself from the tree. The good news was that his incredibly stubborn erection did not wish to stick around to hear about how Mike was madly in love with Robin's girlfriend. The bad new was that Starfire apparently loved him back.
Robin heard Cyborg's words run through his head, Even Robin's going to notice soon…
What the hell did that mean? Unless, oh God, Starfire was planning on dumping him. How could she? Robin's heart was beating much too fast. He was out of breath, but now for a very different reason than before. His stomach was too tight, his head was spinning. He felt physically sick.
Robin loved her.
She couldn't leave him. He hadn't been this happy since…since, well, ever. How could she want to leave him for--for Mike of all people? What did that ungrateful playboy have that Robin didn't? What--why--how--
Robin's eyes stung. He pressed his lips in a tight, thin line. Get a grip, he thought to himself. She was just a girl. She didn't matter. He was kidding himself to think he could pull a real relationship off in the first place. Girls were not important. Cases, villains, civilian safety--those were things that mattered. Those were the reasons he became a superhero, not to be seduced into the fake world of love.
Robin sighed, then stood up and marched to his room. He locked the door behind him. Turning to his computer, he plopped himself down in the chair and cracked his knuckles. He could easily access the Titans main frame from there. Within a few hours, he just might be able to find a lead on the recently escaped Dr. Light…
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Mike shook his head at Cyborg, "I don't think Alyssa is capable of being into somebody. Why her, of all people? Dude, I've never felt like this for a girl before. It's like, I don't even look at Starfire anymore. Aw jeez, I do have it bad."
Cyborg laughed, "Definitely. But what's wrong with that? Rob and Star are together. BB even landed Raven! If you and Alyssa were to go steady, it wouldn't surprise the rest of us. I mean, if Beast Boy and Rae can make it work…"
"True…"
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As Starfire stepped from Raven's room, Alyssa caught her arm, "Have you seen Robin?"
Star shook her head, "Not for many minutes. I am sorry."
Alyssa let out an exasperated breath. Lord help Robin when she got her hands on him…
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Beast Boy's communicator beeped. He stuck his tongue out at the magazine one more time before tossing it aside. He flipped the little electronic device open, "Beast Boy here--oh. Hi Raven."
"Um…hey." Her hood was up, "I, uh, wanted to say…um, sorry. For the National Enquirer or whatever."
"You actually kissed Robin?" Beast Boy asked quietly.
"No, no!" Raven assured him, "I just meant sorry if it made you feel bad. I wouldn't kiss anybody," Raven had to get the words out. She had to tell him this. It didn't matter that it was mushy and Raven swore she would never allow herself to say something romantic. Raven knew Beast Boy needed to hear this. That was all that mattered, "except you."
BB grinned smugly, "Really?"
Raven arched a brow, "Don't be so egotistical. Meet me in my room in five minutes."
"Cool."
Raven's face disappeared.
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Alyssa slid the cardkey through the slot. Cyborg had told her Mike was back from the hospital. Maybe she could get him to help with her search for Robin. She was just stating a fact, honestly. He didn't need to overreact. God, sometimes he could be such a pain in the--
Without turning away from the computer screen, Robin uttered, "I'm working."
Red flashed before Alyssa's eyes. Did he have any idea what she'd gone through to try to find him? She'd been on every floor, checked in every room, accused a maid of hiding him from her. She had been kicked off the third floor for attempting to break into a utility closet. Robin was so dead.
Alyssa clenched her hands into fists, "Just where have you been?"
Robin ignored her question, "We're leaving on the first available flight. We have to get back to Jump City. Call the airport and book something."
Alyssa shut her eyes, intently focusing on not murdering him, "I have been searching for you for over an hour! I've been through this hotel four times over!"
Robin once again chose to ignore her, "I need to work."
Alyssa expelled a harsh breath, "Are you mad?" She shouted, "You weren't on the roof. You haven't been out, I asked the doorman. You weren't even with Starfire! What were you doing for an hour?"
"Working." He grunted.
"For heaven's sake, Robin." She brought the tips of her fingers together, "Not only have you missed your hair appointment, but you haven't been around to see this!" She produced some sort of magazine.
Robin barely glanced at it, "Not interested."
Alyssa stared at him in disbelief, "Robin! Did you read what was on the front page?" Without pausing she shouted, "'Robin and Raven: Hollywood's Hottest New Couple!'"
Robin shook for a moment, then replied coldly, "So?"
Alyssa made a sound somewhere between a shout of fury and a grunt of rage, "Aren't you the least bit concerned what Starfire will say about this? Raven? She'll kill you if I don't!" She adjusted her tight ponytail, "See this, this is why I told you not to get a girlfriend! Not only did it destroy your image, but we are about to have a Brad and Angelina scandal on our hands! Are you listening to me?"
Robin sounded like he was choking.
Alyssa arched a brow, "Robin?"
He coughed and cleared his throat, "What?" He said sharply in a hoarse voice.
Alyssa walked beside him and placed the National Enquirer on the desk, "Are you…alright?"
Robin made sure his back was turned from her before answering, "Peachy."
She drummed her fingers, rapidly losing her anger, "Look, just don't…do that again."
Robin took an unusually shaky breath and nodded wordlessly.
Alyssa sighed and flipped his roller chair around with her foot, "Robin, what in God's name is--oh my, are you crying?"
Wetness streamed from his mask, but he hurriedly wiped the tears away, "No."
Alyssa put a hand on her hip and wiped one of the liquid paths roughly with her index finger. It glistened with moisture, "Then just what is this?"
Robin's back faced her once more as he stood up, "You can go now."
"Would you like to talk about it?"
"Get out."
She rolled her eyes and magically produced a box of tissue. Alyssa waltzed up to him with a tissue between her fingertips, "Here." She held it up to his nose, "Blow."
Robin did nothing.
She waited.
He waited.
Alyssa's brows furrowed.
Robin arched part of his mask.
Her gaze issued a challenge.
His gaze met it.
Who would crumble first? The challenge was set. Neither of the teens moved. Somewhere in the background a clock began ticking. Alyssa's hand was steady. Robin's nose was snot-free. The tissue remained limp, siding with Robin in this matter, desperately hoping it would not get covered in goo.
Alyssa's look hardened.
Robin's lips pressed together.
She bit her lip.
His nostrils twitched.
Tick.
Tock.
They were both far too determined not to put up a good fight, even for something as ridiculous as this. Losing would mean failure. They couldn't have that.
Alyssa had to have his respect. It was bad enough he had directly disobeyed her and gone missing for an hour. She was in charge. He needed to realize that. She made the rules--they had a schedule to keep. Places to go, people to see, mobs to avoid--he couldn't ruin that for the team. She wouldn't let him.
Robin was the leader of the Teen Titans. She had barged and attempted to take over his team. He wouldn't stand for it anymore. He demanded respect from all Titans, even ones that were thrust into his hands without his consent. She would yield to him. He did the job better. He thought of the city and the people in it. That was what it was about.
Tick.
Tock.
His forehead wrinkled.
Her lip quivered.
Sweat formed on his brow.
Her toes curled in anticipation.
Tick.
Tock.
"You are so stubborn!" They both shouted, Robin finally blowing and Alyssa yanking the tissue away. His snot ended up all over his chin and her arm.
Eyes widened as a silence settled over them. Alyssa expelled a breath and wiped her arm with a look of disgust. Shoving the box of tissue into his chest, she sat on the bed.
"Honestly." She huffed, "Are you happy now?"
Robin wadded it up after rubbing it over his chin, "Sorry."
"I certainly hope you are!" She crossed her arms over her chest, "Now are you prepared to explain to me what's wrong?"
Robin didn't know what possessed him. Maybe he just wanted to get her to leave, maybe it was the tone of her voice that sounded so much like his mother's, maybe it was the fact that he desperately needed someone to talk to, or maybe it was a little of everything. Regardless, he told Alyssa what he had overheard Mike and Cyborg talking about.
Twenty minutes later, she was still sobbing.
Robin awkwardly patted her back, "It'll be okay. Please stop crying."
She sniffled, "I cannot believe this! I've been stupid. So, so stupid!" She wailed, "I should have never even let myself believe…of course Michel would be in love with Starfire…I suppose I just desperately hoped…" She blew her nose harshly into a tissue and tossed it into a growing pile on the bed.
Robin mentally cursed himself for causing this as he handed her another, "I know. We've both been blind."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Alyssa cried suddenly, "I shouldn't be surprised. But you! I never thought that Starfire, well…you know."
Robin ran a hand through his unruly hair, "Me neither. But what can we do? It's been confirmed."
Alyssa looked at him with red, puffy eyes, "Do you want some chocolate?" She asked suddenly.
"What?"
"Chocolate." Alyssa repeated, then laughed in an embarrassed sort of way, "It, um, makes me feel better."
That was just ridiculous. Robin knew food couldn't bring comfort. Where was chocolate when Starfire was apparently dreaming about Mike? What did chocolate do every time she imagined Mike instead of Robin? Did chocolate rush to cover Robin's ears when Mike and Cyborg were talking so cruelly? Chocolate did nothing! Nothing but sit there being so silky and sweet, its creamy caramel center longing to be eaten…
"Yes please." Robin uttered.
Alyssa sniffled again and pulled the covers close to her. She hopped of the bed and reached under it, pulling out a large box. In were every type of chocolate and candy bar Robin had ever seen.
He arched a brow at her, "Holding out on us, were you?" He said playfully.
She blushed and told him to hush or he wouldn't get any.
They gorged themselves for the next half hour, both equally surprised that the other actually had emotions.
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Raven stepped from her room just in time to see Beast Boy running towards her.
"Hey! Am I late?" His eyes widened, "Sorry!" He offered.
"No, I just thought…maybe we should talk somewhere else."
"Oh, sure." Beast Boy smiled, then frowned, "But where? The lobby's full of photographers right now. Some other famous dudette is staying here. Genevieve Amsterdam or something."
"Jennifer Anniston?" Raven suggested.
His face lit up, "Yeah! That was it!"
Raven bit back a chuckle, "How about the roof?"
"Helicopters."
"Helicopters?"
"Yeah. For that Annifstone girl." He shrugged, "Guess some people really live the lavish lifestyle, huh?"
Raven was going to comment on how they lived in a giant T-shaped tower with furniture in every room, a state of the art computer system, free heating, water, food, and electricity, and (a little known fact even to the Titans) a cleaning lady that lived in the basement. She decided not to say anything however when she realized that statement would take entirely too long to express and Beast Boy would probably freak out and say something like, "I knew Cyborg couldn't keep his room that clean by himself!"
"Uh, yeah. My room it is then." Raven mentally cursed her stroke of bad luck. The reason she hadn't wanted to discuss anything in her room was, not only because half of it was pink due to Bambi, but that it would be awkward being in there. They would have to sit on her bed, where she slept, and talk and, though Raven trusted Beast Boy completely, she just didn't want him getting any…ideas.
He flopped on her cushy bed instantly and put his hands behind his head, "So, whatcha wanna talk about, Rae?"
Raven wondered how he could stay so calm, "I…wanted to ask you a question."
"Ask away."
She took a deep breath and seated herself next to him, "Do I, um…are you…" She took another breath and tried again remembering Starfire's strange but encouraging words, "Are you getting enough attention?"
The way he went stiff and sat up, Raven could tell he wasn't expecting that, "Huh?"
"I mean," She continued, "Do I give you enough attention?"
"Well, sure, I guess." He shrugged, or was he rolling his shoulders to loosen them? "You give me as much attention as you're willing to and that's fine."
"Oh." Raven could detect his lie. At this close position she could feel what he was feeling through her mind as well, but it was his tone that gave it away.
She needed to do something drastic. She had to make him see that she cared. That she…loved him.
Raven leaned over to him, and graced him with a small kiss on his cheek.
She found his smile contagious as he turned to her, "What was that for?" He whispered.
Raven felt so warm-hearted and sincere when she answered, "Because I care about you. And I just want you to know it."
Beast Boy laughed as they both lay down. They spent the rest of the afternoon talking.
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"Oh, I don't know…"
"C'mon Alyssa, you did the same thing to me."
"But that was for--"
"Trust me, you'll look great."
"Are you sure--?"
"I bet Mike will notice."
Alyssa paused, eyeing Robin carefully, "Do you really think so?"
Robin nodded popping another Hershey's square into his mouth, "Of course. You'll look pretty."
"Refrain from talking with your mouth full." She admonished before complying with his request and letting her hair down. She shook her head and allowed it to fan out in ripples over her shoulders. Twisting some of it around her fingers nervously, she dared a glance at Robin.
Though Alyssa couldn't tell if he was grinning due to her hair or the particularly large amount of sugar he had consumed, she could tell he was quite pleased.
"Well…do you like it?"
"Yeah!" He lightly brushed his knuckles over her shoulder, "I told you you'd look good. Mike has got to…" Robin trailed off. He suddenly realized that he had wanted her to take her hair down in the first place because, in a strange and twisted sequence of events his mind had concocted, Alyssa would attract Mike, who would leave Starfire, who would in turn come back to Robin.
Robin sighed, "You look great." He said at a lame attempt of an apology.
Alyssa cocked an eyebrow, "Er, thank you." She yawned and flopped back on the bed, "For everything." She added, "I'm…not usually like this. There are not many people I can talk to."
Robin laid next to her, "I know what you mean. Sometimes I know they won't…you know--"
"Understand?" Alyssa suggested.
"Yes. And I thought Starfire did."
Alyssa gave him a sort of sad stare. Holding up another box she said, "More chocolate?"
It was just what Robin needed.
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Jen: (in cheesy announcer voice) Will Robin realize he's an idiot and go ask Starfire what's going on himself? Will Alyssa's long hair be enough to give her the self-confidence she needs to stop sulking in chocolate? Will Cyborg ever play an important part in this plot?
Find out in the next chapter of A LITTLE TOO PERSONAL!
Ahahahaha! (gets kicked by sibling)
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Ahahahahahaha!
Elsa a.k.a. sibling: Shut-up!
Jen: AAAAAAhahahahahahaha!
Dad: Kick her again!
Jen: is kicked Haha--gasp--so…funny…
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