Reflections;

"We were too close to the stars

I never knew somebody like you,

Falling just as hard

I'd rather lose somebody than use somebody

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise (I sold my soul for you)

I see my reflection in your eyes;"

Set after season 3

And they looked at each other.

They only looked at each other for a second or two, or perhaps a lifetime; then they leaned in, bringing their foreheads together with a sigh.

Then they were kissing.

Gar's lips met hers. His lips were soft and trembling, but they rested on her firmly. Rachel's hands were on his shoulders as if she didn't want to let go of him.

If she was honest, Rachel couldn't remember how they had ended up like this.

She ephemerally remembered that feeling inside Gar, that feeling towards her that was so hard and at the same time so negative that it hurt. Then she remembered her confrontation, asking him about that feeling, and she remembered the confession of all the accumulated pain and something like abandonment mixed with rage on Gar's part.

The next thing she remembered were his lips on her's and a haze of hidden feelings, which she had only dimly felt. It was as if that kiss had opened a door of feelings that was almost closed, because the feelings were scary.

The feeling of rage and abandonment seemed to be carried away by the current of a river, being forgotten by both of them.

Kissing him was like the chorus of that song from "The Neighborhood" that was so catchy and it dug deep into her guts and her head, leaving marks all over her body.

Kissing him was like being close to the stars and being able to brush them with the tip of her tongue and feel her taste go down her throat mixed with saliva, being something completely new since she had never felt like this with anybody and she had not expected to feel such an intense connection; She did not imagine it when she met him or when he made her laugh in her darkest moments, she realized how strong the connection they shared was the moment she saw his body drop like a dead weight when his father wanted to kill him to break her the heart. She realized that he was deep into her skin when just the feel of his hand and their connection brought her back from the dark.

Later she did the same for him.

And this connection scared her. She was scared at how easily people could see what they had. And it scared her even more how easy it was to use that feeling against both of them.

Suddenly Gar's hands were on her face and she wanted him closer, so she wrapped her arms around his neck. His new closeness produced a sensation of cold and heat at the same time, like cold sweat mixed with fire and gasoline, a sensation that had the word adrenaline written on all sides.

What started as a kiss soft turned messy, their teeth would collide if they got too close and sometimes his lips accidentally brushed against the skin around her mouth, but their kiss remained innocent. Just like a first kiss should be.

As they parted, she saw her reflection in his hazel eyes; between that cloud of adrenaline and stars, she could see herself.

For some reason she loved it.

They stared only for a few moments, Rachel doubted if, like her, Gar was also observing her reflection in that mist in her gaze or if she was rather memorizing the mist that covered her eyes.

Their breaths were ragged, Rachel felt Gar's emotions bubble against her skin and her emotions as if they had a life of their own pushed towards them, overwhelming her. She felt her face burn inside her cheeks, gently dropping her forehead onto his nose so that he couldn't see her burning face.

"Gar" said a voice calling from outside the room, it was Dawn. "Dick asked if you could search ... Oh my God."

The next thing they heard was a small folder fall to the ground and then they felt Dawn's stunned gaze at their embraced position. Little by little, the surprise disappeared from the face of the woman and it became amusement.

"Sorry" she joked. "Didn't mean to interrupt."

They both broke apart and looked at the blonde before them with mortified expressions, their faces flushed and their eyes wide open.

"No!" Rachel yelled. "You are interrupting nothing."

"Yeah." the boy seconded. "It's not what it looks like."

"Try again." Dawn said trying to control the laugh that wanted to escape her lips at the nervousness of the two teenagers. "Because I think it is what it seems."

That said, she left laughing, leaving the forgotten folder on the floor and the two of them alone, not knowing if they should run to hide from the shame or if they should follow Dawn.

"Kory will love this." added the mocking woman from the hallway.

They both looked at each other in horror and tremendous embarrassment before running after her.

AN: All this drabbles are set after Rachel comes back, and probably after Starfire's season (season 3) or during this one. Many of this drabbles are alredy posted in

Hope you like them!