YO! I'm so proud of me, I'm pretty much getting a chapter up a day! YAY ME! I might get another up later, but it depends on how much time I get to work on it. I hope the Rob/Star fans like this. Once again, they're probably WAY OOC, and I probably overdid Starfire's "I don't speak english right" mojo, but I tried. YAY!
A young man wearing a mask stood nervously in front of a mirror. He looked himself over, wondering if he looked good enough. Robin turned a full 360, inspecting how the cloth fell over his body. He nodded.
"This look good?" he asked a dark girl sitting on his bed.
Raven's eyes, formerly glued to the page, lifted to view him. "You look fine," she stated, turning her attention back to the novel in her hands.
"Really? Or…should I wear something less formal?" Robin asked, throwing open his closet and pawing through his small variety of civilian clothing.
"Robin, you're just going to a movie. It's dark anyway, no one will see you," Raven pointed out, skimming the next page.
Robin nodded to himself, and turned back to his mirror. He turned once again. The Boy Wonder had on a long-sleeve blue shirt and khaki pants that hung loosely (A/N: get your mind out of the gutters, people) from his waist. On his hands were fingerless black gloves, replacing the usual green ones that he wore. "Alright. I'm wearing this," he decided, walking towards his dresser. Robin plucked a yellow flower off it, re-tying the bow he had placed on it earlier.
"Can I leave now?" Raven asked. "I think you can get yourself to the Ops. Center, right?"
Robin looked at her in mock glare. "You're my best friend, you're supposed to help me out with these kinds of things," he said, folding his arms across his torso.
"I may be your best friend, but that doesn't mean that I have to sit in here and give you girl talk," Raven said, smirking. She stood from her position on his bed, holding the book lightly under her arm.
Robin grinned, and opened his door, the metal moving with a hiss. He marched outside, taking as calming breath. "Well, this is it, right?" he asked.
Raven nodded, her face in thought. She looked him up and down one last time before wishing him luck, and falling into the shadows on the floor. Robin silently wished that he could do that trick too, though he had the feeling that if he tried, he's just end up sprawled out on the floor.
The movie was interesting. Well, as far as Robin could tell, though most of the time, his thoughts were centered on the red head next to him. Each time she laughed, his head swiveled. Every time their hands touched accidentally while searching for popcorn kernels, his heart beat desperately against his ribcage. At one point, during the film, when a gun cracked on screen, Robin had thought for a moment that he had actually broken a rib.
As the lights flickered back to life at the finale of the movie, they filtered out with the rest of the crowd. Robin smiled, listening to Starfire talk about it.
"…And when the evil man in red took out the weapon, I wanted to jump out of my seat and use my starbolts on him. But friend Raven explained that you should not do these things at movie theatres, so I did not," Starfire said, pulling her red jacket closer over her shoulders. A wide smile tugged at her cheeks.
"I felt the same way, Starfire," Robin said, grinning. They stepped outside into the chilly October air. Robin shivered, cursing himself for not bringing a jacket.
"Shall we journey back to the Tower now, Robin?" Starfire asked happily, as she pulled on Robin's spare motorcycle helmet.
"Would you like to get an ice-cream first, Star?" Robin asked, hearing the engine of his bike roar to life.
"Oh, yes, that would be most enjoyable!" Starfire said, slipping onto the back of the leather bike. She slid her arms around Robin's middle, and squeezed him tightly against her.
Robin quickly forgot how cold he was, even with the wind stinging at his masked eyes as they drove.
The Boy Wonder walked back towards Starfire and the R-Cycle, chocolate ice-cream cone in hand. He placed his helmet down, and took her hand, leading her towards the nearby dock.
They walked silently for a while, just enjoying each other's company, and listening to the conversations of others and waves crashing against the wooden pier. Robin was crunching on his cone, wiping his mouth with the back of his gloved hand, when Starfire spoke.
"Robin?" she asked timidly.
The masked boy looked at her. "Yeah?"
"I would like to thank you for escorting me to the movies this evening. And…well…when Raven spoke to me earlier, she mentioned kissing," Starfire started.
Hearing this, Robin's face turned scarlet, his eyes widening under his mask. He silently thanked God for its protection of his face.
"She…she spoke of it…in a humorous manner, but I would like to do this…" she finished, and began to stare nervously at her boots.
Robin was rooted to the spot. Starfire…wanted to kiss him? Starfire the beautiful Tamaranean princess with the super powers and the happiness wanted to kiss him? Robin stared at her confused form, long enough to make a decision.
Batman's former sidekick placed his gloved hands on the alien's cheeks, lifting her face to look at him. Carefully, and very gently, Robin leaned against the girl, his lips meeting hers.
As Robin wandered back into the Tower three hours later, a wide grin plastered across his face, he was met by a very sarcastic voice.
"You owe me for planting that idea into her head, Bird Boy," Raven said, grinning. She never looked up from her book, but she knew that the look on his face was probably the most priceless one out there.
Hope you peeps liked it! The next one should be Raven/Terra, so be on the look out later tonight and early tomorrow morning...or late tomorrow morning...or next week...I DON'T KNOW! XD
-Switchfoot13