Hello my dear readers! I'm back from a short vacation with my mom but I'm leaving this weekend due to a camping trip with my dad and brother (well having a broken family and separated parents gives you multiple vacation trips) I'll leave you this chapter though :)
NOTE: Jackson = Aqualad. Roy = Speedy. Karen = Bumble Bee. Yeah those are their real names, I did the research to make this as authentic as possible. Of course you know who Garfield and Victor is. (Beast Boy and Cyborg)
THIS CHAPTER GOES TO MY BEST FRIEND (RACHEL) WHO IS APPARENTLY READING THIS FIC AND SHE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE EMOTIONS IN THIS STORY CAME FROM. HAHA CAPS LOCK YAN PARA DAMANG DAMA ;)
Disclaimer: I most definitely do not own Teen Titans! Larry hasn't been found yet
Starfire paced back and forth in her walk in closet. "What to bring and what not to bring?" She asked out loud, browsing though the racks of clothes she has. She had everything from winter coats with fur collars to those sexy summer dresses that showed just a little too much skin. Starfire grabbed a couple of those colorful dressed and laid them on the bed. She walked into the closet again and picked out a few other outfits she will wear during filming. After she's decided on the clothes she'll bring, Starfire began stuffing them in this silver suitcase along with other things she needs.
Exhausted, she sat down on her bed and sighed as she stared at the plane ticket on her bed side table, picking it up. Starfire was still deciding if she was going to do this. It had been 5 years since she was in Hawaii and frankly she's never going to be ready to go back but she has no choice, she needs to go back because of her work and because of her best friend's wedding. "Fine I'll just go, don't taunt me!" Starfire shouted at the ticket, slamming it down on the table. Certain that she was going mad, she turned off the lights and tried to get a good night's sleep that was extremely rare in her case.
Her emerald eyes suddenly opened and stared at the ceiling. The bright red numbers on her alarm clock informed her that it was just 2:50 am and she was supposed to wake up at 3. "Why the hell have an alarm if I'm going to wake up before it even alarms?" she asked herself, sitting up on the side of the bed. Trudging, she made her way to the bath room to get ready. Her flight to Hawaii was at 4:00 am and she had to get to the airport an hour before the flight to meet the team.
After a grueling 30 minute drive to the airport, beating early morning traffic that was inevitable in the city that never sleeps. She was now finally seated on the business class area of the plane. Her phone beeped and saw a message from Raven saying: You better be on that plane or swear to god I'm going to march in that condo of yours and drag your lazy ass to Hawaii. She laughed at how her best friend curses at her, at least Raven was straightforward. She texted Raven that she was on the plane and she'll see her for dinner later. Starfire sighed and turned her phone in flight mode as the plane began to take off. She popped some pills and tried to sleep before the plane touched down on Los Angeles, California because they couldn't get a direct flight to Hawaii and they had to board another plane in L.A.
"Hey I want those flowers, yeah the lavender over there." Raven instructed the guy bringing in the flowers. "Hey! Be careful with the china, it's my grandmother's!" She shouted at the poor maid. This has been going for most of the afternoon with Garfield sitting down and watching his amusing wife-to-be bossing everyone around. "Was she always like this?" Robin asked, approaching his friend. "Since this afternoon… to think it's only a family and close friend's dinner party." Garfield answered him. Robin grabbed a seat and sat down beside him, watching Raven boss around more people. "She kind of reminds me of Starfire. You know… before your big wedding day." Garfield added. Robin remained silent mainly because he simply didn't want to bring up the topic.
"Is she coming to the wedding?" Robin asked, maintaining a straight face. "No duh Robin, she is the maid of honor!" Raven answered, approaching both of them. "Do you know how many people I had to boss around to get those chairs in order only to have a pair of miscreants disorder them so they can watch me push people around?" She asked them in a threatening way. "No. How many?" Garfield teased pulling her on his lap. Raven's face went closer to his, inches away from his lips, her breath tickling them. He was about to close the gap when she pulled away. "Damn tease." He muttered but Raven ignored the comment. "Too many to get your lazy assess up and going. Now come there is much to finish before the dinner party." Raven said while pulling her fiancé up from the chair.
Garfield sighed and turned to Robin. "You will be coming tonight right?" He asked. Robin looked up to the couple and scratched his head. "I guess so… Raven will probably kill me if I didn't" He answered. "Damn right I will Grayson! Now be a dear and put those chairs back in order." She shouted while dragging Garfield inside the house. Robin mouthed the desperate looking Garfield a good luck before fixing the chairs and leaving to change into something decent.
The plane touched down at the Honolulu International Airport just about 4:30 pm and after going through the various security checks the crew and Starfire was now driving down the main avenue to their hotel, The Royal Hawaiian Beach Resort. Once there, she took a quick shower and got dressed for Raven's dinner party. "Hey guys, I'll just go out for the night. So don't bother waiting up for me." She told her crew then left before they could say anything.
When she arrived at the lobby, she saw her friend impatiently tapping her fingers on the steering wheel of the silver BMW. Starfire got in and smiled at her. "You're late." Raven pointed out, hitting the gas. "I'm sorry; I had to tell the crew where I was." Starfire reasoned out, muttering how impatient Raven always was.
Raven's house was jam packed with people, relatives from Raven's side and Garfield's side including some of their close friends. In the instant she walked in with Raven, their old friends noticed her. "Hey there Star! How are you doing?" Victor asked with his usual booming voice. "I'm fine Victor. Nice to see you! It's nice to see everyone again!" She said flashing them the old Starfire smile.
Everyone faded to their own small conversations after the mini-reunion. Starfire's eyes searched the room for the jet black haired, blue eyed man she's been so nervous to see after 5 years. "Hey Star." A familiar voice greeted her. Surprised, she turned around. "Oh Jackson, it's just you. Hey there!" She greeted with a sigh of relief. "Expecting someone else?" He asked. "Well not exactly… I don't mean to be rude but-" "You were looking for Robin." Jackson cut her off with a smirk. Starfire remained silent as she looked at the man with the same black hair and blue eyes as Robin's but Jackson was different, his hair was longer and it wasn't spiky like Robin's and his eyes were powdery blue while Robin's eyes were more of a deep cerulean blue. "Oh I'm sure he'll arrive anytime now, you know out of everyone here that he always comes in late." Jackson said, teasing her. Starfire gave him her famous glares and he just chuckled.
"Hey everyone, sorry I'm late." A sultry enticing voice ringed out from the entrance of the room. "With no wife to boss you around anymore, damn sure you are sorry to late again." Roy said which earned a light punch on the shoulder by Victor. "Nice to see you could make it Robin." Victor said approaching the man of the minute, eyeing Starfire who retreated to the garden outside. "It seems everyone's here." Robin said smiling at the bunch in front of him. Jackson, Roy, Victor and even Karen were there. It's like a reunion; it would have been if Starfire was there. Nobody decided to tell him Starfire was there, they would just wait for him to find out.
An hour into the party and everyone was enjoying themselves, striking conversations while eating food and sipping wine. Starfire tried to avoid making contact with Robin the whole night, something she's getting tired of.
Robin was talking to Jackson when he saw a familiar red headed woman walking across the room, heading to the dining area. "Starfire is here?" He asked, changing the topic. "Yeah, I thought you knew." Jackson answered. "I'm sorry Jackson but I have to go talk to her." Robin said. Jackson nodded and Robin left for the other room.
Starfire entered the dining area and saw Victor and Karen eating while flirting. She smiled at them and was about to join when she saw Robin enter the room. Starfire panicked and rushed out to the hallway where Robin followed suit. She hid herself among the people, trying to lay low but as soon as Robin went in the living room they made eye contact. Starfire stood up and briskly went out to the garden and ran to Raven. "Raven I'm sorry but I need to go." She said, catching her breath. "Talk to him." Raven demanded. "I can't." She said with a desperate tone. "You need to. You can do it, you're Starfire for god's sake. You're this fearless red head! Are going to let some man bring you down and flush you out of the party? No so go and talk to him." Raven said. Starfire, realizing what her friend had said, nodded and tried to calm down.
What was she going to say to him? It's been 5 years since the fight. What if he wants her back? What if he wanted to get divorced? "Stop thinking in advance Starfire. Just calm down and talk casually." She told herself.
"Do you honestly think you can avoid me all night long?" He asked. Starfire turned around and saw that same spiky jet black hair and those deep blue eyes she had once loved. "I wasn't avoiding you." She answered. "Whatever you say Starfire." He said with a smile.
Awkward silence fell between them.
"How are you?" He asked, breaking the silence. "I'm good. I'm kind of busy with work." She answered. "What are you into now?" Robin asked as if he didn't already know that. "I have a show. I'm a host for this travel show in New York." Starfire responded looking everywhere but not at him. "Nice to see you're finally living out your dream." He complimented. "Thanks. How about you? What are you into?" Starfire asked. "Everything's been the same. I'm still Five-O chasing bad guys and solving cases around the island." He answered, brushing his hand through his hair. It was the habit that made him irresistible to her and she hated him for doing that now. Even after 5 years he still had that effect on her.
"Well I have to go now, I have filming tomorrow at the Merrie Monarch Festival." She said, remembering what he told her 5 years before that it was a stupid festival and her work was pointless. "Oh sure thing. Uhm… nice seeing you again." He said not so sure how to end their conversation. Starfire smiled at him and they went to find Raven.
"Do you have to leave this early?" Raven asked. "It's almost midnight Raven, I need to save some energy for filming tomorrow." Starfire answered. "That's the point. It's dangerous out there on midnight, I don't expect you to take a cab all the way to the hotel." Raven said, eyeing Robin. "I'll take her to the hotel." He suggested. "Really, this isn't necessary." Starfire said but everyone in the room insisted so at the end Robin drove her to the hotel.
There was silence between them during the drive. Any conversation started would just end immediately. Finally the car stopped in front of the hotel lobby. "Thank you for doing this Robin." She said, removing the seat belt. "Sure thing Star." He answered. Starfire opened the door and stepped out side. "It was really nice to talk to you again." She said before slamming the door shut and entering the hotel.
Both of them couldn't wipe the apparent smile on their faces. Even after 5 years apart, they still had a special effect on each other.
Tadaaaa! I leave you guys with this before I go on that camping trip. I have to go pack my things now :D
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm kind of deciding the story's ending and I want your opinion. Should it be happily ever after or they'll get divorced or something… please comment on this guys :D
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