In my passion for writing I am writing the next chapter for my shorts. This short will be filled with hilarity (or something like that) and be used to make people laugh, or at the very best run for cover. Whichever the outcome I hope you enjoy my story, though I go for the former in my quest to show you my writing prowess.
In the earlier hours of the morning a bright light could be seen flying through the air at high speeds. This bright light, upon closer inspection, was a ball of light traveling through the sky, heading toward the city of Jump on a collision course for a plateau near the city. Cats, looking up into the sky, cried out to this ball of light as if sensing some great presence within it, just before it crashed, causing a large explosion to resonate from impact. With the clearing of the smoke the ball of light was seen to be some sort of ship, completely black in appearance. With a wiring sound a hatch opened and a strange creature emerged from the pod, only it's crystalline eyes visible in the darkness. Looking toward the city the strange creature determined that the city would be its destination as it made haste towards it.
In all truth Raven enjoyed spending some time with Starfire, the energy-throwing alien who at times was too nice. She enjoyed going to the mall with Starfire to try on clothes and hang out like most teenage girls. She even enjoyed, up to a point, putting on clothes that weren't exactly gothic-oriented. But if there was one thing that Raven could not stand it was that she hated dresses, especially if she was the one who had to wear them.
"Starfire…I will hurt you." Raven muttered, modeling a dress Starfire put on her
"I am sorry friend, I know how you loathe wearing the dresses but I must use a feminine body to see if this dress will be acceptable for me." Starfire replied
"Put it on and look in a mirror." Raven told her
"I would, yet a different perspective always helps in a decisive decision. Robin has told me this several times." Starfire replied
"Why, why on Azar are you so interested in all these clothes?" Raven asked, "Well…more than usual." she added
"I must pick the appropriate clothing for myself when I participate in the secret mission with Robin.
"Secret Mission?" questioned Raven, eyeing Starfire suspiciously
"Why yes Raven…Robin and myself will be doing the undercovering around the city, to determine why…uh…why villains become themselves by pretending to be the people of the city." she told Raven
Knowing that Starfire was a horrible liar Raven saw through this, guessing what Starfire was trying to hide
"He didn't by any chance ask you out, did he?" she asked
"Raven…what would give you a thought such as that?" Starfire asked sheepishly
"He did, didn't he?" Raven asked, a devious smile adorning her face
"Well…" Starfire mumbled, a smile on her face
"Finally summoned the courage." Raven said, smirking
"He has asked me not to tell the others, in fear that they would do the teasing toward him." she said, "Please Raven, you must keep this a secret, just between the two of us?" Starfire asked
"Sure…no point in telling BeastBoy and Cyborg." Raven replied, promising secrecy
"Oh thank you, thank you!" cried Starfire in glee, grabbing hold of Raven and hugging her "I am indebted to you for this, I do promise to repay you when I receive the chance." she said "Maybe I shall by you a dress."
"Whoopie." Raven muttered
After what seemed like eons Starfire finally decided to purchase the dress, seeing as it suited her various tastes. Thankful to be out of the stupidly pink dress, that contain nearly every shade of pink imaginable in a slender blend, Raven didn't feel up to it to be in the mall any longer…to try anything on anyway. Raven simply wanted some tea and maybe something to eat. However, on their way to the food court Raven spotted something strange. Walking around the food court she spotted two cats. Now this occurrence isn't exactly that strange, but in this case seeing these two cats peaked Raven's interest. One cat was completely black from head to toe, a black so dark that looking into it made it appear as if you were looking in a dark hole. The second cat was even stranger, though Raven recognized it immediately. The second cat was a green cat, a strange olive color of green.
"BeastBoy?" Raven question, walking over to the two cats that seemed to be wandering around aimlessly
"Raven?" questioned Starfire after seeing Raven take off
Following her Starfire soon noticed both cats, immediately recognizing the green one as being BeastBoy.
"BeastBoy! Friend!" she called, trying to gain his attention
BeastBoy's ears pricked up upon hearing Starfire and turned to see both her and Raven coming toward him. The black cat, fearful of these people running over to them jumped behind BeastBoy defensively, waiting an attack. But after a few meows and hisses from BeastBoy, who was speaking in cat tongue, BeastBoy calmed the black cat, explaining to the black cat that these people were friends.
"BeastBoy, who is your friend?" Starfire asked, looking down at the black cat
"My name is Kirlia, Tameranian." Replied the cat
It was safe to say that neither girl took this new development well."
"It talked!" they shrieked, pointing and gaping
Quick as lightening BeastBoy morphed to his human form, his hands quickly finding the mouths of Raven and Starfire and covering them quickly.
"Shh!" shushed BeastBoy, looking back and forth to see if anyone else in the mall heard "Look dudes, can't let you guys let everyone find out that Kirlia can talk." he told them, relieved that the secret was still a secret
To make sure nobody would discover this cat's secret the three Titans and the cat took refuge nearby a closed counter in the food court, far away from prying eyes or eavesdroppers.
"What is going on BeastBoy?" Raven asked, not wasting any time
"Okay, this is how it is." he began "Right about after you guys left this cat sorta came up to the tower. Now Robin and Cy thought it was a normal cat, but I knew that it something was up with it."
"That is when I explained who I was and why I came." the cat said, feeling as if she were being shushed out of the conversation
"Okay, explain this to us." Raven asked
"Yes please." asked Starfire
"As you have heard, my name is Kirlia, and I have come from a faraway planet in the Ionian Quadrant. I arrived during the early hours of your planet's daytime." Kirlia replied
"Why?" Raven asked
"Well…" she began, but was soon cut off by another voice
"She was trying to get away from me." said the voice
Turning toward an abandoned table the Titans spotted yet another cat, this one completely and utterly white, as white as pure snow.
"Kenta?" Kirlia gasped, looking toward the white cat
"Uh…who's that?" Raven asked
"My…fiancée." Kirlia replied
Raven and Starfire stared bug-eyed at the two cats, looking back and forth between the two.
"Kirlia, I've finally found you." Kenta said, walking over to the group
"Stay away from me Kenta…you know exactly why I left." she told him, hiding behind BeastBoy's leg
"Why is that?" Starfire asked
"Well…" began BeastBoy "Kirlia told me that her and her fiancée sorta had an argument and Kirlia left him." he said sheepishly
"Yes also I had found a new fiancée." Kirlia replied, rubbing up against BeastBoy's leg
"Oh no." muttered Raven
"It can't be." Kenta gasped
"It is." mumbled BeastBoy
"BeastBoy, I love you." Kirlia said with a smile
"You, you, I'll kill you!" roared Kenta, lunging at BeastBoy
Screeching wildly BeastBoy involuntarily morphed back into a cat, making haste as he ran from the furious Kenta who was out for BeastBoy's blood.
"Kenta!" cried Kirlia "Don't you hurt my new fiancée!" she yelled, chasing after Kenta
Sighing, Raven levitated into the air, knowing that she would have to chase after the three of them, to try and sort this mess out.
"Starfire, let's get going and…" started Raven, before she turned and noticed Starfire flying in the opposite direction
"I am sorry friend, but if I do not hurry I shall be late for the secret mission with Robin." she said "I am sure you and BeastBoy will be able to handle this, goodbye." she said, flying off
"Can't I have a day when nothing weird happens?" Raven asked herself, flying off to catch the three cats
Back at the tower Starfire was busily putting on different clothes, trying to find the one she would deem as perfect for hers and Robin's secret mission or as we all know, their date.
"Oh…this will not do." Starfire mumbled, discarding another pair of clothes
Starfire flew through clothes faster than Cyborg through meat, never finding just the right combination of clothes to wear. She had all but given up until she remembered what Robin had told her early that morning.
"Star, I want to say that whatever you look like, I'll like you. You're great, no matter what." He said, holding her hand
"Robin…" she mumbled, holding a blouse and skirt
Meanwhile, Robin was busily putting the final touches on his clothes, a light-blue buttoned shirt and beige pants, along with his signature mask. His hair however was not in its usual spiky shape, feeling that this date required something sleeker. Sleeking his hair back completely, so that his fell behind his head Robin inspected himself in his mirror, feeling rather proud with his new bold look.
"All done, now all that's left is to make sure that Cyborg doesn't interrupt. Hopefully my plan is working."
At that moment Robin's communicator went off and Robin went to it, flipping it open to reveal the face of Cyborg.
"Yo Rob, you sure that you got that signal around here?" Cyborg asked, currently in the T-Ship over the Pacific Ocean
"Yeah Cyborg, there's a Titan signal over there. I'm not sure who, but I'm sure it's there." Robin said
"Well all I'm seeing is a bunch of ocean." Cyborg replied, shaking his head in disappointment, "Yo, what's with your hair?" Cyborg asked
"Nothing, just trying a new look."
"Oh…anyway, where is this signal?" Cyborg asked
"Well, there are a lot of islands around not marked on maps, it's probably coming from one of those islands." Robin replied, "Keep looking."
"Alright man, Cyborg out." replied Cyborg before the screen went dark
Robin felt bad about lying to Cyborg, as there was no signal out in the Pacific, only a ploy to get Cyborg away for the day so Robin could enjoy his date with Starfire in peace.
"Cyborg won't mind." Robin thought, checking his clothes for anything out of order, "Perfect."
With his mind made up that he was perfect Robin headed for his door, ready to get Starfire. When he did he got the surprise of his life as Starfire was standing right there at his door, with the similar idea of getting Robin.
"Star!" he cried out in shock, but quickly composed himself "Uh…I see that you are ready." he said, staring dumbfounded at her clothing, a simple blouse and skirt combo
To Robin Starfire looked absolutely beautiful, as if she were an angel sent down to Robin to wash away all his doubts and fears.
"Star…you look great." he managed to say
"Thank you Robin, you look handsome as well." she said, interested in his new hairdo
"May I?" he asked, putting his arm out for her
"You may." she replied, looping her arm around his
Leaving the couple for a moment why don't we find BeastBoy, Raven, and the two outer space cats. I do wonder where they went. Now you may be asking, other than being able to talk, what else can these strange felines do that normal cats cannot. Ever think about why Kirlia is black and Kenta white? Well think about a certain little superstition involving black cats. You know, cross one and you get bad luck. Well let's just say that this is more than a superstition. Oh wait…there they are. Seems like Kenta is still chasing BeastBoy, with Kirlia hot on their trail, and Raven trailing behind, since she doesn't have the agility to move through the city as fast as these cats do.
"I'll rip you apart!" Kenta roared, ducking through a fence BeastBoy jumped over
"I don't want to marry her, she wants to marry me!" BeastBoy cried, running across a street, narrowly avoiding be hit my a series of cars
HONK! HONK!
Cars screeched to a stop as the three cats tore down the street, just barely missing one another and resulting in a crash. The occupants of the cars stepped out, yelling at the cats that caused this near accident, just as Raven was passing by so she got the brunt of the yells.
"Watch you stupid cats!" one man yelled, "They nearly made me crash!"
"I'll skin them alive!" another yelled
"Oh…BeastBoy's going to die for this." Raven muttered, doing her best to keep up with the cats
"Kenta, stop this foolishness!" she yelled to him "You can't measure up to BeastBoy. He's handsome, smart, and can be any cat I wish him to be. Much more than you could ever do." Kirlia told him
"Where'd she get smart from?" Raven thought
"You seduced my fiancée you leech!" Kenta yelled, "For that, you will suffer."
"I didn't mean to!" cried BeastBoy
"You can fly stupid!' yelled Raven, shaking her head in disdain
"Oh yeah." muttered BeastBoy, morphing into a Robin
"Not so fast, you won't escape!" Kenta yelled, jumping and bouncing off a board, which catapulted him high into the air
Directly over BeastBoy Kenta bared his teeth, ready to sink his fangs into BeastBoy's feathery hide.
"You're mine!" Kenta yelled
"Ahh!" cried BeastBoy, shielding himself
Forgetting that without flapping his wings BeastBoy began to fall, just as Kenta was ready to rip him to shreds, but at that moment two dark bubbles engulfed the two, keeping them from killing themselves from the fall and more importantly, saving BeastBoy's neck.
"What the…" growled Kenta as he tried to claw his way out of the bubble, though it proved to be a useless venture
Looking down BeastBoy saw that it was Raven who had saved them from a painful fate, slowly levitating them toward the ground for a safe landing.
"Boys." she muttered, feeling that both BeastBoy and Kenta were complete idiots
When they landed BeastBoy wiped his brow, though in bird form it was more of the top of his head. Kenta growled at BeastBoy, preparing to strike again but a look from Raven stopped that.
"Now Kenta, I know you're jealous but you need to understand that BeastBoy is my new fiancée and that I love him." Kirlia explained, sauntering over to BeastBoy and curling around him, purring seductively
That proved to ignite Kenta's jealous and if it weren't for Raven and her powers Kenta would have ripped BeastBoy's throat out.
"Fine then, however, according to the laws of our world I can challenge BeastBoy to a duel for your paw." Kenta said, walking over to BeastBoy "BeastBoy, I challenge you for the beauty that is Kirlia, do you accept?" Kenta asked
Morphing back to human form BeastBoy stood over Kenta, with the full intent of saying no, but just before he could Raven took him by the hand and dragged him away from the two cats.
"Raven, dude, what are you doing?" he asked, bewildered
"Accept the challenge." She told him
"Huh…I don't want to. I don't want to fight for Kirlia." He said, "I just want to get back to the tower and watch TV." he told her
"Idiot, think about it. If you lose then Kenta gets Kirlia and you're free of her." she said
"Oh…why didn't I think of that?"
"That is because you are you." She muttered
That granted her a small glare.
"What is you answer?" Kenta asked, growing impatient
"Alright dude, you got yourself a challenge." He said, "So whatta we have to do?" he asked
"Our objective is to chase Kirlia, the first to catch her is the winner." Kenta said, looking at Kirlia with determination, "We do it in the form or cats, no tricks, no powers." he told BeastBoy
"A chase…" BeastBoy muttered, turning to Raven and lower his voice "This'll be easy, all I have to do is let him catch her and I'm home free." BeastBoy said, morphing into a cat
"However, to make sure that his challenge is honorable…" Kenta began, reaching behind him
Coming from seemingly nowhere Kenta pulled out a strange collar, fling it at BeastBoy, letting it latch around BeastBoy's neck, clamping tightly.
"Meow?' meowed BeastBoy, staring at the strange collar, trying to pull it off but failing
"Don't bother, that collar will not come off, only a special command will unlock it and only I know it." Kenta began
"What is going on?" Raven demanded, ready to use her powers to force the collar off
"That collar will keep your friend from transforming into another creature, also, as long as he has it on, should he fail to catch Kirlia he will remain a green cat forever." Kenta replied, "Also, I do not advice you to force the collar off or the defense system will activate, thus destroying you friend." Kenta said "The only way for him to remove that collar is to catch Kirlia, defeating me and forcing me through my honor to deactivate the collar." Kenta said
"So much for letting him win." Raven told BeastBoy
BeastBoy mumbled something incoherently in cat.
Sitting in a quaint little restaurant, near an open window, letting the soft, cool breeze of the day waft in on them, sat Robin and Starfire. At first glance you may think that this was an ordinary couple, just two normal people having a nice lunch together; aside from being a the boy wearing a mask and the amber-skinned girl of course. Having already made their orders the couple now sit, awaiting their food to come; Robin having a nice burger, fries, and a light salad while Starfire will consume a special request of meat and vegetables, fish, and nuts, with fruit…of her own design. Their beverages consist of a nice diet soda for Robin, who's watching his weight and for Starfire a nice bottle of mustard, the spicy kind because she is feeling quite adventurous today.
"Robin…this is a most gratifying day." Starfire said, looking dreamily into Robin's mask
"Well it's only just begun." Robin replied, doing his best to sound suave
"Robin…" she giggled, feeling his hand on hers, bringing her close
Just when what seemed like a kiss was about to happen, a loud screech could be heard outside the restaurant, like cats fighting or something. Looking outside the patrons of the restaurant could see three cats, one green, one white, and one black. The green and white cat seemed to be chasing the black cat and behind the three cats was one of the protectors of the city, struggling to keep up with the agile creatures.
"Raven?" muttered Robin, watching as she passed by
"Very strange." Commented Starfire, before returning her attention to Robin
"Yeah." Muttered Robin, bringing her close once again
MEOW!
Once again a screech filled the air as the three cats scurried into the restaurant, the black cat zigzagging frantically as the green and white cat hunted it down.
"BeastBoy!" fumed Robin, trying to keep his voice down
Robin immediately recognized the black cat as the strange alien that had landed in the city, but the white cat was a mystery. However, whatever was happening had BeastBoy's name written all over it and if it wasn't for the fact that Starfire was sitting right there Robin would have gotten up and wrung BeastBoy's little neck.
"Robin?" Starfire questioned, staring at the two cats sniffing around for the black cat, "What is going on? Why are BeastBoy and Kenta looking for Kirlia?" Starfire asked
"You know?" Robin asked, looking bewildered
"Yes…before out date, Raven and myself discovered BeastBoy, Kirlia, and Kenta at the mall of shopping." Starfire replied "It seemed as if Kirlia has chosen BeastBoy for marriage though I do not know what they can possibly be doing as of this moment." She told Robin
"Marriage?" he questioned, wondering what BeastBoy could have possibly gotten himself into this time
Before Starfire could explain a loud shriek could be heard, startling her, Robin, and all the other patrons of the restaurant. As if she had flown, Kirlia landed on Robin and Starfire's table, after narrowly escaping the clutches of Kenta.
"Whoa!" Robin cried, shocked by Kirlia's sudden appearance
The sudden surprise shocked Robin, causing him to sit up quickly, resulting in him moving his chair back, right into a passing waiter. The waiter was thrown by the sheer force of the moving chair, throwing his cup of hot coffee toward another patron of the restaurant. The hot, scalding liquid landed on the lap of the man, causing him to shot up in pain and crash into another waiter who was carrying a plate of food. The food crashed into a woman who had stood up to see why the cats were making such a fuss, causing her to flip back into her table, knocking it over and sending its contents toward the chef who wanted to know what all the commotion was about. The food on the table crashed into the chef, causing him to hurl the knife he had in his hand through the air, on a course with Kirlia. Seeing the blade coming Kirlia hopped out of the open window beside her, narrowly avoiding being cut in half by the deadly projectile.
"Meow!" she cried, leaping out of the window, just as the blade imbedded itself into the table
Moments later BeastBoy and Kenta hopped onto the table before leaping out of the window as well to catch up with the fleeing Kirlia. Just as they left Raven sped in, looking around frantically. But when she noticed the disaster in the restaurant she put two and two together and got four.
"Just missed them, didn't I?" she asked
Robin and Starfire nodded their heads in unison.
"Well, I'll be leaving…you two keeping working on your 'special mission'." Raven commented before leaving
Deciding that continuing their lunch in what was left of the restaurant was a bad idea the couple decided to go out and get a light snack to tide them over until later, leaving as quickly as possible to avoid any hefty bills by the restaurant.
"You will not succeed!" yelled Kenta, hopping over a series of parked cars as he chased after Kirlia
BeastBoy stayed to the street, narrowly avoiding an oncoming cat after Kirlia turned sharply
"Ahh!" he cried, jumping away
"Come on boys, I've barely broken a sweat." mocked Kirlia, weaving through traffic
HONK! HONK!
Cars swerved and braked in order to avoid the three cats running in the streets while Raven did her best to keep up with the three, helping cars slow to a stop before any serious accidents could arise.
"We've got to put an end to this before someone's hurt." she said, unleashing a quick burst of speed
After the fiasco at the restaurant Robin and Starfire headed to the park to grab a quick bite. Ordering hotdogs from a nearby vender the couple proceeded to consume their purchased meat products. Robin's had ketchup on his while Starfire had hers' plain, a bottle of mustard on the side. It wasn't as romantic as Robin had wanted it to be, but at least they were together.
"Uh…sorry about earlier, at the restaurant." Robin replied nervously
"No need to apologize Robin, it was an unforeseen event." Starfire replied, a reassuring smile on his face
"Next time I see BeastBoy I'm going to…" he muttered, but Starfire interrupted him
"Do not be angry toward BeastBoy. I am sure it is not his fault that this has befallen him." She said
"When isn't it?"
"Well…this is not our friend's fault."
"Yeah…whatever." he muttered
"Let us just forget this previous misfortune and focus on out…special mission." she replied
"It's okay Star, the other's aren't around, you can call it a date." he assured her "And you're right, nothing in life is perfect, might as well enjoy this." He said, taking a bite of his hotdog
After taking a bite of his hotdog Starfire noticed a glob of ketchup on his up lip, just hanging there.
"Robin…I do believe you have the ketchup on your lip." she replied, giggling slightly
"Oh…" he muttered, finally noticing, "I can't even eat right…need to calm down." he said, trying to lick it off
However, when Starfire grew dangerously close to him his tongue stopped, hanging in the air as he looked into her green eyes.
"Please Robin, allow me to get this." She said in a low voice, almost sultry
She moved closer, opening her mouth slightly as she moved toward the ketchup. Robin's mind went into overload as he wondered what was happening.
"She's going to kiss you." Said the boyish part of his mind
"No, she's just trying to be helpful." Replied his common sense
"Are you crazy, look at those lips." the boyish part replied
"She's trying to get ketchup off his lips, in her own way." argued common sense
"Are you stupid or something? Did you not here that reply. She wants some lip action."
"Yeah dude, go for it." replied another part
"BeastBoy?" Robin muttered, wondering why BeastBoy was in his thoughts
"Whoops, Robin, wrong mind, be seeing ya." he said, opening a door from nowhere and exiting it
"That was very weird." Robin's boyish nature commented
"Quite." replied common sense
After that riveting conversation in the mind of Robin, Robin realized just how close Starfire was to his face. Furthermore he noticed how close Starfire's lips were to his own, the ketchup already gone in one clean sweep.
"Robin…" she mumbled, her eyelids dropping slightly
Robin gulped and dropped his eyelids, though it was hard to notice behind his mask, but just before their lips met Starfire pulled back, looking solemn.
"Robin, I wish to commence in the kissing, but first I must ask you something." she replied
"Yeah Star, anything." he replied sincerely
"Well, Robin, I must ask for you to remo…"
"MEOW!" cried a cat
"Oh no." Robin muttered, just as three cats ran under his legs
"Move it or lose it." some called
Turning behind them Robin and Starfire saw Raven coming up fast. They barely jumped out of the way before Raven plowed through them, continuing her chase of the cats.
"Whoo, that was close." Robin said, wiping his brow to prove his point
"Look out!" someone yelled, though it was too late, before a hotdog stand crashed into Robin
"Robin!" cried Starfire as she watched Robin sail down the nearby trail, tangled in a heap on the hotdog stand
Taking flight Starfire quickly took after Robin.
"Waah!" cried Robin as the stand careened through the park, completely out of control
It didn't take long for Robin to catch up Raven and the cats on his little joy ride. Raven heard him yell but by the time she looked back to see he was already over her.
CRASH!
"Waah!" cried both Robin and Raven as they closed in on BeastBoy, Kirlia, and Kenta
"What is that?" Kenta asked, turning to see what the noise was
CRASH!
"Meow!" cried BeastBoy and Kenta as they closed in on Kirlia
"What?" Kirlia questioned
CRASH!
"Waah!" cried Robin, Raven, Kirlia, Kenta, and BeastBoy as the out of control hotdog stand flew down the trail in the park
Soon the five came upon a hill, before flying off of it at high speeds, flying through the air quickly before gravity went into effect and brought them towards the earth.
BOOM!
"Robin, are you okay?" Starfire asked, just as she caught up with her friends
"My head." muttered Raven
"My back." muttered Kenta
"My tail." muttered Kirlia
"Me Meow." muttered BeastBoy
"My date." muttered Robin
Kenta rubbed his back as he looked up, noticing Kirlia tending to her tail. BeastBoy recovered from his…below the belt injury to noticed Kenta eyeing Kirlia. Raven shook her head of the cobwebs to see Kirlia standing on Robin's belly.
"Uh oh." she muttered, seeing BeastBoy and Kenta crouch into leaping position
Before she could intercept the two BeastBoy and Kenta leapt toward Kirlia, paws outstretched. Kirlia jumped out of the way of the two boys, just as they landed on Robin's belly, claws extended.
"Yowl!" Robin hollered as their claws dug into his skin
Kirlia took off with BeastBoy and Kenta hot on her heels. Raven stood up and followed after, leaving Robin to tend to his cat-claw injury with Starfire standing over him.
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With the sun setting across the city Robin and Starfire decided to spend the rest of their date in the safety of the tower. With Raven still chasing after the cats and Cyborg nowhere to be found this was the only place they could be without any serious injury befalling them.
"Sitting here, atop of our home, I feel as if this period of time is most beautiful." replied Starfire, leaning on Robin's shoulder
"Yeah…" replied Robin, doing his best not to stare directly at Starfire
"Robin…I must ask you something?" Starfire asked, turning toward him
Robin turned toward Starfire, slightly concerned about her question
"Yeah Star…what?" he asked
"Robin…we have known each other for so long and we have shared many secrets with one another." she began
"Yeah." he replied
"However, I do not know you…not fully."
"What do you…oh?" he mumbled, his detective skills helping him to realize what she was getting at
"Robin…before we continue I must ask…who are you, really?" she asked
"Starfire…I…that's a part of me that I would rather keep to myself." he replied
"Why? Do you not trust me?" she asked "Do you believe I will reveal your secrets to others?" she asked, hurt
"No…no Starfire, that's not it. But if people know who I really am they may try to harm me through you." he replied "I couldn't put you through that danger."
"We are in danger all of the time…what difference is there?" she asked
"Some people are truly evil, using people's emotions to bring pain. As a team we fight evil because it's the right thing to do…but if our enemies knew if we were truly close they would try to use that to their own sick advantage." Robin replied
"Robin…fearing for me is what the enemies of the Titans will use to their advantage." she told him "However, if you trust that I will always be aware with both myself and with you, then you have nothing to fear. We are stronger together so we must take risks together." She said, smiling
"Wow Star, that's deep."
"I believe the hanging out with Raven has taught me lessons like this." She told him
"Star…" he sighed, "You're right…it's be hard, but I think I need to do this, to let people close." He said, his hands moving toward his face "And I'm going to start now." he said, his hands on his mask
Starfire held her breath has Robin took hold of the sides of his mask, peeling away at the sides slowly, preparing himself.
"BeastBoy!" yelled Raven, running through the halls of Titans tower, in pursuit of the three cats
"I will succeed and Kirlia will be mine!" yelled Kenta
"I just want this to end!" yelled BeastBoy, hopping up the stairs after Kirlia
"You will never have me, not that way Kenta!" yelled Kirlia
"Oh…" growled Cyborg, nearly at the tower after realizing that there was not lost Titan signal out in the pacific "That Robin, pranking me like that. B probably put him up to it." he grumbled "I'm gonna kill them both." he said, nearly home
Robin's mask was now completely off his face, yet his eyes were closed as he rubbed them, alleviating them of the pressure of taking off his mask after so long. Starfire could see that the part of his face that his masked covered was rather pale, but even so Robin's face looked just as handsome as ever. The only thing left was for Starfire to see Robin's eyes, to see all his beauty before. Images of his eye color popped around in her mind, as she tried to determine just what color they were. She hoped that they weren't pale, as some of the other boys she had met, like many of the criminals they fought, Gizmo and Mammoth to say a few. Slowly Robin's eyes began to open.
At the top of the stairs Kirlia noticed the door to the roof of the tower was open, revealing to her an escape route, but Kenta and BeastBoy were quick to follow, with Raven not far behind. Kenta was determined to gain his love back while BeastBoy was determined to get this collar off. Putting everything they had in themselves they pushed onward, growing closer and closer to Kirlia
Cyborg was just above the tower, ready to come in for a landing.
"Who's that?" he wondered, after noticing people on the roof
"Robin…" Starfire breath, taken back as Robin's eyes came into view
But just as Starfire's fantasies were realized, other's barged in on the two Titans. Kirlia, BeastBoy, Kenta, and Raven flew through the open door, clambering onto the roof while Cyborg hovered directly nearby, climbing out of the cockpit of the T-Ship. Several gasps arouse, many from the fact that BeastBoy and Kenta had caught Kirlia, at the same moment, but mostly from the fact that everyone had just gotten a bird's eye view of Robin's secret identity. (Hey, a pun. Robin…bird's eye. Oh, I am so funny.)
"I knew it!" cried Cyborg after seeing Robin and his eye color
"Wow." gasped Raven, astonished
"Meow?" meowed BeastBoy, in confusion
"Robin!" cried Starfire in glee
"Why?" muttered Robin, in disdain
After the confusion of Robin and his de-masking, the Titans now had to settle the issue between Kenta, Kirlia, and BeastBoy. As per the challenge, if Kenta caught Kirlia BeastBoy would be stuck a cat, but if BeastBoy caught Kirlia Kenta lost his fiancée. However, since both had caught Kirlia at he same moment the rules of the bet had to change.
"Since you have caught Kirlia I will honor this part of our agreement." Kenta said, pulling a strange device from out of nowhere and pushing a button
The collar popped off BeastBoy's neck, and BeastBoy didn't waste any time to morph back into his human form, more than happy to finally be human.
"Finally! BeastBoy's back!" he cheered
"And that's a good thing?" Raven quipped, smiling
"I'll ignore that because I'm glad to be back." he told her
"However green one, what will we do? We have both captured Kirlia, how will we decided who will have her?" Kenta asked
Kirlia turned, angry that Kenta had caught her.
"That's your problem right there." Raven replied, walking over to Kenta
"What do you mean human?" Raven asked
"You cannot simply treat her as if she were a prize or something you own. If you truly love her you will share your life with her as an equal. That's the only way to gain her trust." She replied
Bewildered Kenta thought back on why Kirlia left in the first place and discovered some truth in what Raven was saying.
"Kirlia, is this true? Did you leave me because I treated you as an object and not my love?" he asked her, moving closer to her
"Yes Kenta…you see me as a prize not a wife. How can I marry someone who loves me for their possession and not for me?"
"I do love you, with every fiber of my being…however I see that I let that grow out of control. Kirlia, I cannot ask you to forgive me for my error, but I will tell you that I love you and I will always love you until the day I die." he told her
"Aw, that is so sweet!" cooed Starfire
"Someone gag me." Muttered Raven
"Raven" muttered Starfire, jabbing the sorceress in the ribs to quiet her
"Oh Kenta…" Kirlia said, walking over to Kenta, "I love you as well, but I want you to see that I am more than you to be wife, but I am your other half. I am your opposite, yet I complete you. Your yang to your ying." she said
"Kirlia…please let me fix this, in anyway I can."
"I want you to."
"Kirlia."
"Kenta."
Their faces met and the two alien cats shared a strange kiss. Never knowing if cats could kiss one another the Titans stared on in confusion as the two lip-locked.
"Okay…weird." BeastBoy commented
"Ditto." replied Raven
"Kirlia, why don't we discuss this in the privacy of my ship?" he asked, deviously
"Why Kenta, so naughty." replied Kirlia, purring seductively
"Uh…bye." replied BeastBoy, as the cats took their leave, rubbing up against one another
"Yeah…" muttered Cyborg; confused "Back to the issue at hand." he said, "So…you and Star are finally dating I see."
"No!" screeched Robin, his voice scratching terribly
"Don't deny it man. I might even forgive you for sending me out on a wild goose chase if you give me all the juicy details."
"Robin and Starfire were out on a date!" came BeastBoy, bewildered, looking toward Raven for answers
Raven nodded her head in response, taking hold of BeastBoy and Cyborg's arms and pulling them downstairs
"Have fun." she said, before the three disappeared downstairs
"Well I do believe that our date is at its end." Replied Starfire, the sun nearly down
"Yeah…this one." replied Robin, clearing his voice "Ahem. Starfire, if you're not busy I was wondering if you might want to spend some time together, tomorrow." Robin asked, turning to the side
"That would be lovely Robin." Replied Starfire, before her lips met his for a few moments
Before Robin could replied Starfire had pulled away, floating down the stairs to join her friends. Robin felt bewildered for a moment, as the weight of what had happened finally hit him. He wasn't sure if he or Starfire were official yet, but this was a good start.
"Robin, you are so smooth." He said to himself, ready to go downstairs
WHAM!
However he tripped, landing on his face, conking himself out for a few minutes. Meanwhile a streak of light flew through the sky. This streak of light was a ship, containing another couple that were deeply in love with one another as they left the planet Earth to the heavens, to experience their love in the cosmos.
Hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Well…I hope you enjoy this story more than I enjoyed writing it.