Robin: 'Rain Dance.'
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
RobxStar. When Starfire discovers a dance contest, she attempts to get the boy wonder to dance with her. But when he refuses, she gains another idea. Starfire finally convinces Robin to give in, and their own dance party starts. And Starfire seems to know exactly how to dance.
It was pouring buckets of rain outside. The wind howled and the thunder boomed like a drum. The lightning cracked and lit up the room occasionally. Due to this weather, the power went out. But the power outage didn't stop the Teen Titans from finding something to do. Cyborg worked in the basement, trying to fix the tower's generator. Beast boy had dragged Raven outside and forced her to let the cold rain drip onto her tongue. He would grasp Raven by her hand and make her dance with him. She would only shift her feet from side to side and grumble irritably, but if she really wanted to go inside, she could have.
Starfire and Robin were "snuggled" next to each other on the couch as Robin read the newspaper with a flashlight. Starfire had a blanket wrapped around her tightly as her head rested on top of his shoulder. This didn't really bother him. What did was when he could feel her warm breath travel down his neck. He blushed furiously, but quickly turned his attention back to the newspaper. He raised his eyebrow and scowled at an article about how Control Freak had broken out of jail...again. Robin blew a lock of hair out of his face and ignored the jail break. Control Freak was just a fat couch potato with a high-tech remote. He wasn't a threat anyway. Although, Robin's decision did make him wonder if he was a good leader or not. He shouldn't have been ignoring a criminal. But he just felt so comfortable having Starfire next to him. He felt so happy having her sleeping on his shoulder like she was. But you can never hold your breath about things.
There was a ad about a dance contest on the page Robin was reading. He grimaced at the memory of when he had to dance with Kitten. She had rested her head on his shoulder that night. It felt better when Starfire did it. He knew he shouldn't have been thinking as Starfire as more of a friend, but something's you can't control. Like a person's emotions for example.
He frowned. "Who'd want to enter a dance contest anyway?" he muttered to himself with annoyance. Starfire's eyes shot open. She flew up off of the couch and did loop-de-loops in the air. Robin dropped the paper.
"A dance contest!" Starfire exclaimed. "How delightful!"
Robin's face fell. "I thought you were asleep!"
"I was...but then I heard you talking about the contest of dance and I awakened!" Starfire giggled.
"How could you hear me when you were asleep?"
"I was not when you were talking to yourself."
"I wasn't! Uh..I mean, how could you hear-"
"Because you were talking and I was listening."
"But I thought you were asleep! People can't just wake up to every little sound!"
"I don't. But I am an alien and not a person."
"But...but...never mind. This is getting really, really confusing." Robin grunted.
"Agreed." Starfire nodded. "Now, may we enter the contest of dance! The prize may be sugar candies!"
"Maybe, but you are not going to be eating any candy. Remember the last time you got a sugar high?"
Flashback:
Robin, Raven, Beast boy, and Cyborg entered the living room, only to find a sticky disaster. There were melted candy canes, chocolate bars, lollipops, and mints dripping down from the ceiling and stuck onto the floor. And there in the middle of all was Starfire drinking sodas, eating sugar out of the bag, and throwing sprinkles into the air like confetti.
Robin pulled at his hair. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO OUR HOUSE, STARFIRE!"
She simply shrugged and swallowed a mouthful of chocolate. "Oops."
End flashback.
"So I put the candies into the oven at five-hundred degrees for an hour..." Starfire whined. "It will not happen again, Robin!"
"You bet it won't. But I think your forgetting that we had to buy a new oven, sink, dishes, and spent three weeks cleaning up that stuff."
"But it was delicious!"
"Not when you smell like chocolate at the end of every day."
"I like smelling like the chocolate."
"Um...I don't." Robin huffed. "And I hate dancing too."
Starfire plopped herself next to him. "But Robin, it is an Earthly custom to do the dancing! How can you not like it?"
"Not everybody likes the same stuff, Star."
"But you are all human!"
"But everybody on your planet is Tamerainean. You don't like everything they do."
"Perhaps I do."
Robin crossed his arms.
"But you danced with me at the Kitten's prom." Starfire encouraged him.
"Star," he began. "No matter what you do or say, I'm not going to dance at that contest. Besides, prom night was different."
"How was it different?"
"Well, it wasn't a contest."
There was a pause.
"Robin?"
"Mmm-hmm?"
"Please dance with me now."
"Excuse me?"
"Please dance with me. Nobody is watching."
"You are."
"I am nobody special. We are best friends," Starfire breathed as she pulled him off of the couch. "Why should you be embarrassed if I watch?"
There was a another small silence. "Make it quick." he said quickly. Starfire's face lit up. She dragged him to the middle of the living room and tilted her head at him.
"What shall we do now, Robin?"
"Dance."
"Are we going to do the dance of slow like we participated in at the prom?"
"Sure."
Starfire scratched her arm. "What position must we form in order to dance?"
"Uh...put your hand on my shoulder." Starfire did as he said. He shivered. "Now put your other hand in mine." Starfire placed her hand in his. Robin put his free hand on her back. "Now we just dance, I guess."
Starfire remained silent. She and Robin started to move about; their gazes never leaving each other. They spun around slowly and danced to the beat of the thunder. Starfire rested her head on his shoulder.
"I thought you said you could not dance." she cooed.
"I can't." he replied.
"Then why are you so good at this?"
"I'm not."
"You seem to be."
"Yeah, right."
"Yes, right!"
Robin laughed lightly. "You know, I've never really liked dancing. And I know this sounds stupid, but when I'm dancing with you, its actually...fun."
"I feel the same when I am dancing with you. I would not want anyone else with me now." Starfire whispered.
Robin's eyes widened and thoughts raced around his head. 'Is she lying to me? Or does she really feel like that...nah. Not for me.' he thought.
"Robin? Why are you so quiet?" Starfire's soothing voice shattered his thoughts.
"I'm just thinking." he swallowed.
"About what?"
"...Just...stuff."
"Very well." Starfire sighed. She closed her eyes and continued to talk to him. "Are you having the fun?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you dislike the dancing."
"You make it pretty fun." Robin said louder than he had intended to. Starfire smiled warmly, but remained silent. He blushed when he felt her smile against his cheek; knowing that she must have heard him. "What are you so happy about?"
"Just stuff." she teased lightly.
"We'll go with that." Robin snorted.
"Yes, I suppose we shall."
Pause.
"Hey, Star?"
"Mmm-hmm?"
"Are you aware that we've been uh...dancing like this for ten and a half minutes?"
"Yes, and I am quite delighted." Starfire chimed.
"That's...good." Robin choked.
"How do you feel, Robin?"
"Honestly, kind of nervous."
"But why?"
"Well, its kind of...uh...you know." Starfire raised an eyebrow curiously. "I mean, we have our arms around each other, we're dancing really slowly in an almost completely dark room, and our faces seem...too...close..." he trailed off as they closed the little section of space they had had between them. Her lips were assuring to his own, and they were soft against his terribly chapped ones. But no matter how torn they were, Starfire didn't seem to mind at all. She'd been holding her breath about his feelings for too long. This was her chance to exhale. She slid the hand she had placed on his back and buried it into his messy black hair. Her other hand was still in Robin's gloved one. Robin smacked himself inwardly for not pulling away from her. He couldn't stand the fact that he was so selfish to continue luring her affection toward him. But as long as Starfire could stand him, he supposed that was all that really mattered now.
He gently tugged her closer to him, causing a small "eep" sound to force it's way out of her system. He hated himself for moving her to him; for taking such a large step in their relationship, for making the first move, for discovering the side of him that should never have been released, for actually kissing her. And for realizing that this could have happened a long time ago.
Robin's eyes snapped open as wide as they would ever go. He finally let the message get to his brain at how um...forward he had been. Who was this Robin? He couldn't really figure it out. He knew this side of him would never come out so strongly again, but he couldn't let it go on forever.
Starfire gave a small push onto his lips before they broke apart slowly. Starfire pressed her forehead against his. They breathed in and out deeply; some of the breaths sounding more like laughs. Starfire smiled very lightly at his confused face. He blinked as his heart kept congratulating him on what he had just succeed at. But his conscience scolded him coldly. What the little sense he had left allowed that to bother him, but the rest of him couldn't help but have a strong desire to repeat the kiss. But of course, he reminded himself that she was a titan...not his girlfriend. He should just go on like nothing had ever happened to them. That they had never kissed.
Starfire's eyes twinkled at him. "Robin..." she whispered gently before placing her lips on his again. Robin made a suprised grunt, but relaxed in her comforting embrace. This kiss was just as sweet as the first. Short, and sweet. Starfire parted her lips from his soon after. She grinned at him and raised a eyebrow, and Robin's face fell.
Robin fell back onto the couch. "Uh...what just happened?"
Starfire sat down next to him and smoothed out her skirt. "We participated in an Earthly custom for a male and female who happen to like each other very, very much." she explained in a oddly calm tone.
"Oh." Robin sniffed. "Okay."
"Yes, okay indeed." Starfire pouted. "Do you have any other comments to make?"
"Yeah." He turned to face her and took her hand in his. "Starfire, I'm really sorry I was so forward. I...I don't know what came over me. I'm really sorry that I, uh...kis-" Starfire put a finger to his lip.
"Do not feel guilt." she assured him. "That was...a glorious few moments of dancing with you, and I would quite enjoy doing that again...after I figure out how this happened so quickly. "
"Really?"
"Y-yes. It was...q-quite enjoyable between t-two...f-friends that seem to have quite a b-bit more n-now." Starfire stuttered.
"I'd say." Robin remarked bluntly. "But yeah; I think we might be more than...friends now. I mean, we kissed."
"Agreed." Starfire nodded. "But I must ask you something,"
"Yes?"
"Do you wish to be more than friends?"
"Uh...sure." he gulped. He'd been waiting for this.
"I do as well."
"Seriously?"
"As serious as a troulgor ganhaul on gorb gorb!" she promised cheerfully. Robin tilted his head.
"Riiiiiiiiight." he moaned. "Okay...so...I guess..."
"That we must join the dance contest!"
"Uh, no."
Starfire scratched her head for a moment. When a light bulb formed above it, she scrambled off of the couch and picked up Silkie. She held the creature in front of Robin's face. Starfire smiled. "Please just look at his little face." she whimpered. Silkie laid a sloppy lick on Robin's cheek. He wiped it off with a disgusted expression.
"Two words, Silkie;" Robin began, growling. "Breath mints."
Starfire placed Silkie down on the floor. "If I purchase Silkie the breath of mints, will you then join the contest of dance?"
"No."
"What if I-"
"Starfire. We aren't going to enter the dance contest." Robin interrupted. "I'm perfectly happy just dancing with you in here."
Starfire forced a grin. "And I am very content having you by my side. Besides, I suppose that the contest of dance is not that fun." she slurred. "I am having much fun just speaking to you now."
Robin's face softened. "Ditto."
"Oh." Starfire blinked. "GLORIOUS!"
"Yeah, I guess it is...sort of."
Starfire giggled as she leaned on Robin's shoulder.
"The power's back." Robin said as the lights filled the room. The radio flipped on, and a slow song flowed through their ears. He stood up and extended his hand to her. "I guess one more dance wouldn't kill me."
She grinned and took his hand gently, and led him too the center of the room. She nestled her head into his cape fabric with a content sigh. "I do not think it will kill me either." she whispered, now knowing that the her new found fondest memory was dancing to the sound of the rain.
Author's note:
Starfire: The girl of wolves that are purple wishes to announce that she very much enjoys getting the reviews that are free of flames. And that the next chapter will have Robin and I (pulls Robin next to her) in it! Or perhaps friends Beast boy and Raven!
Robin: Or maybe you people should decide...
Starfire Glorious!
Raven: Just make sure I don't have to kiss tofu breath over there (looks at BB with a disgusted look)...or anyone for that matter.
Beast boy: Oh come on, Raven! You know you love me!
Raven You wish.
Cyborg: Well, since everyone else is ordering pizza, its up to me to finish the announcements! Ahem; PWG wants a few suggestions for the next chapter. And the prize is...okay there is no prize. But suggestions are appriciated! Maybe me and Bumblebee...hint hint!
Me: Um...yeah. Whatever. Okay, people, I know this is only the second chapter, but I don't have THAT big of an imagination. But I'm still rooting for a Robin and Starfire story...since its already in my head and I'm starting to write it down. So please take a vote on what couple I should do. But it only can be the following couples: BBxRae, RobxStar, CyxBee, BBxTerra, or KidFlashxJinx.
Cyborg: HAHAHAHA! Robin and Starfire kissed!
Robin: Oh, come on! I'm not that forward!
Beast boy: He's lying! Its written right here (points to a paragraph)!
Me: Heh heh. This was a weird chapter, you don't have to tell me...
Starfire: I very much enjoyed it!
Raven: As much as I love warm and fuzzies all around, I liked chapter one better. It was dark...ish.
Robin: So like the author said, please vote and review!
Until next chapter,
PWG