Here's chapter 5 everyone! Hope you like. This is where it kind of gets into the Star and Robin fluff...Key word, kind of.
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Robin groaned as he rolled over almost on top of Cali. This was the third night in a row Robin ended up falling asleep with her. It had been two days since Angela's funeral and Cali had hung on to him since then. It was a horrible experience to go through…Not to mention trying to go to sleep at night. Robin sighed and decided to go up on to the roof for some fresh air.
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As soon as Robin got on to the roof, he noticed another figure sitting there. He cautiously walked over, and relaxed when he realized it was only Starfire.
"Mind if I join you?" He asked sheepishly.
Starfire jumped, before she nodded.
"…What were you thinking about?" Robin asked.
"I do not know. I guess I was just wondering how we're going to deal with Cali living with us. It was such a big change, and it happened so fast…" Star trailed off as she gazed at her shoes.
Robin rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Yeah, it hasn't exactly been easy for me either. I try to help Cali fall asleep, and I end up falling asleep with her."
"At least you manage to keep her quiet." Star said.
"Yeah…"
Awkward moments of silence lapsed between the two teens before Starfire decided to speak again.
"What was she like? I did not really get to know her…"
Robin shrugged. "Typical teenage girl I guess. She was pretty smart. I remember I helped her baby-sit once, and I got the brilliant idea to be a pediatrician. She was always pretty good with kids. Her favorite colors were pastels. She wasn't all that unique, but I always felt my heart pounding faster when she was around."
"What did she want to do?" Star asked softly.
"For a career? A preschool teacher. It seemed to suit her fine for a job. She was also thinking of getting into a profession in dancing. Angela loved to dance. I remember I used to go to all of her recitals…"
"What happened?" Star asked, more out of curiousity than anything.
Robin shrugged. "I don't know. I guess when I really started to get into my martial arts, I just stopped caring about everybody else. I only focused on that, and eventually I just stopped having contact with Angela and we drifted apart. Shortly after that I moved to Jump City."
"Tell me Robin, did your heart still pound faster when you saw her again?"
"Nope."
Starfire was taken aback by the question. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, no. It's funny, when she was going to pick up Cali that afternoon I was going to tell her that I didn't have feelings for her anymore."
"You…You didn't love her?"
"Not the way I used to anyway. I was going to tell her that I was still willing to help take care of Cali, but I wasn't willing to start on a relationship that we both know is long gone. It was time for both of us to move on."
"What changed your mind?" Starfire asked.
Robin gazed at the rising sun and he could feel his cheeks burning. "I…I have feelings for another girl here in Jump City."
Starfire felt a pang. Who was this girl? And why hadn't Robin ever mentioned her before?
"I see, and what does this girl look like?" Starfire asked skeptically.
"She's really pretty. She has long red hair and bright green eyes, she always wears purple, and she's a lot of fun to talk to. And whenever I need her, she always listens to me." Robin said with a small smile.
"She sounds…Nice." Starfire said bitterly.
Robin blushed a deeper red as he realized that Starfire didn't realize he was talking about her.
'Oh shit, what if she has another guy? What if she does realize I'm talking about her and she's mad I'm coming on too fast?' He thought, beginning to panic.
"So, um, do you have feelings for anyone Star?"
Starfire sighed, beginning to feel sad that she didn't have someone. Her only feelings were for Robin, and he had feelings for someone else. How pathetic could that be?
"I did have someone. He had jet black hair, and he was always very mysterious. I liked it when he talked to me, and when he made me feel better. He showed me so many wonderful things on this planet…But he just recently told me that he has someone else." Starfire said.
"…Sorry…" Robin said awkwardly.
'What's he apologizing for? Does he realize I'm talking about him and that's why he's apologizing? Or is he believing my story and apologizing because I'm alone?' Starfire thought.
"It's all right. I guess I should just be happy that we're still friends." Starfire said.
More moments of awkward silence passed.
"I better go see how Cali's doing." Robin said quickly.
Before Starfire could reply, he was gone.
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'How could I be so stupid? I can face the scariest things, but I can't tell Star I have feelings for her? That went horrible! Here I am hoping to hint off that I like her, but she thinks I'm talking about someone else! I guess that was a pretty stupid description, because there are a lot of green-eyed redheads in Jump City, but jeez! Why can't I ever get a break?' Robin said mentally kicking himself as he replayed the awkwardness between the two of them in his head.
'Come on Robin. Just go up and tell her that you're talking about her, that's all there is to it. Then again…What if she hates me for making myself look like an idiot? Wait a minute, I am an idiot! For God sake why can't I just tell her how I feel?' Robin screamed to himself.
Finally, he decided to go downstairs where he heard movement, hoping that it was Starfire down there.
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Sure enough, there she was, and his heart was pounding like a drum. That alone would probably give him away if she heard it.
He casually walked over to where she was working over a stove.
"Listen Star, I just wanted to apologize for…OW!" Robin screamed.
"Robin! Are you hurt? I'm sorry! I should've told you that the stove was hot so you wouldn't place your hand there, and now your hand is burned!" Starfire exclaimed beginning to panic.
"No, it's fine. I'm okay. I'm perfectly fine." Robin said, hoping that his grin was reassuring.
"I shall get the ice!" Starfire said imediately.
Robin smacked his forehead with his good hand. 'Well, this is going well…'
"Here!" Starfire said, returning with ice. Robin grimaced as the ice was covered in blue.
"Um…Thanks." He said as he placed this ice on his throbbing hand.
"You are welcome! I have made eggs for everyone, do you think they'll approve of my culinary skills?" Starfire asked hopefully.
Robin tried to hide another grimace as he stared at the so-called eggs.
"Oh, they'll love them." He said enthusiastically. Starfire gave him an odd look, obviously realizing he had over done it.
'Shut up Robin! You're making things worse!' Robin screamed at himself.
Starfire was giving him an odd look, so he just smiled at her.
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Robin watched as his other teammates tried to make an effort to touch the eggs and eat them, but the urge to throw them up right after was too much of a risk. Cali wouldn't even touch it, so Robin had to make toast for her. This only resulted in her throwing a temper tantrum because the toast was black. Robin made her eat it, and that put them both in a bad mood.
"Uh…Star? What exactly did you use to make the eggs?" Cyborg asked, cautiously poking the food.
"Marshmallows, milk, and of course, eggs." Starfire said cheerfully.
"You couldn't have just used eggs?" Raven asked, as Robin glared at her.
There were a few more moments of silence as everyone stared at their food.
"That's it! I'm calling Nikki!" Robin yelled, jumping up from his seat.
"Who?" The whole team asked.
"Nikki. She was one of Angela's friends. She's going to become our maid okay? She's going to make us our food and go grocery shopping for us, and clean the house and everything!" Robin said.
"Dude, why would we want all that?" Beast Boy asked.
Everyone glared at him.
"Beast Boy, do you not see that little girl over there? I do not want her to eat food that we can't cook and that is filled with fungus!" Robin snapped.
"Oh…Right." Beast Boy said.
Raven rolled her eyes as she drank her tea.
Starfire looked at him with confusion. "You do not think I am good with culinary arts?"
"What? No…No…I just think that we need someone who doesn't have such a high skill as you." Robin said hoping to sound reassuring.
"Oh, all right." Starfire said, seemingly pleased by the answer.
"If Nikki agrees, and if she comes today, what should we look out for?" Cyborg asked.
"You'll know it's her right away. She has green eyes and red hair…" Robin trailed off as he realized with horror what this meant.
'Oh no! Star's going to think that Nikki's the girl I have feelings for!'
'Robin's inviting the girl he has feelings for into our home?" Star thought angrily.
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Not exactly a tragic mushy chapter… I promise, after this chapter I'll stick to the genre! And there'll be more of Cali in the next chapter too. Please review!
