Title: Only if you want to will you find a way

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING

Notes: Lets just call this the most OVERDONE FLUFFED UP PAIRING EVAR. GAH. Or, y'know, Star/Rob, whatever floats yer boat. Right around the time after Robin's apprentice stint.

"Robin!"

He twitched, and dropped the papers he was shuffling. He couldn't help it; God save him, he loved that alien, but sometimes...

"Yeah Star?" He mentally braced himself. She could be ready to do anything, another hug, another "feast" to celebrate the "sacred" holiday...He shuddered. Maybe most of this was Bruce's fault that he wasn't as compassionate as most, but he would do anything before eating another helping of Rol't-drak again. Once a lifetime was enough, and he didn't need to scorch anything in the office THAT badly...

"Raven and I have just returned from the stores of convenience and I found for you a..." She stalled, her high-pitched voice softening as she searched for the words. When she began to frown, he tried to say something, but she cut him off, sensing what he would say. "I can remember, just let me try..."

"If you show me I can-"

"No, its just...aah...its like a gift."

"Okay..." he watched her, half amused, as she glared at her feet in a attempt to remember, when her face lit up again.

"A card! Yes, a card! With a humorous phrase and an additional one that Raven helped me to write!"

Robin doubted that Raven would be so generous, but he smiled and accepted it. "Thanks Star, that's really nice of you, but I uhh..." Crap. That's what he'd been forgetting all week. That's what all those post-its were for. Today was the fourteenth. "Shoot, Star, I meant to-"

"It's fine, Robin. I am just glad that you can spend time with us again." She smiled, meaning well, but Robin felt his stomach dive when she said that. What he'd been trying to forget.

"Starfire, I..." he stopped. What could he tell her that would make it okay? She could believe anything, but Robin couldn't live with just anything he said.

"Yes, Robin?" She looked hopeful while he tried to think of anything to say, anything at all...

"Do you want to get something to eat with me?"

She grinned, and Robin realized what he'd said. Notthatnotthatnotthat-!

"I shall re-heat the Rol't-drak again!" And she flew away happily. Robin smiled weakly, and looked down at the puppy with heart-shaped eyes, holding a flower. All in shades of pink, of course.

"It's worth it," he told himself, as he walked out of the office and towards the empty-or soon to be-kitchen.

I had fun writing this. (A-whaaAA??)

I meant to mention: the title for each of these fics comes from the chorus of "Only If," by Enya. I feel like these phrases are relevant to each of the pairings in question, so there's my crazy logic for ya.

More to come!