I'm finally back! Sorry for the hold up of this story I was busy with college and shit. Now I'm in my dorm writing this for you guys :)
Disclaimer: Though the desperate attempts, Larry was yet to be found and I still don't own any of this.
The whole week of filming flew by. It composed of filming the hula competition, various luaus, going around the main Island and around the fair grounds as well. Starfire couldn't believe that she left this place; it was so unique out of all the states, so full of culture and traditions. She sighed as she sat down on her hotel bed looking out to the mid-afternoon sun. A knock was heard from her door and she slowly walked up to open it.
"I just wanted to let you know that we're leaving for New York." Sophie said. Starfire nodded "I'll come with you guys to the lobby, to see everyone off." She said as she closed the door. The walk to the elevator was silent. Sophie gripped her bag strap and looked straight down the hallway. "When will you be back?" Sophie asked. "After Raven's wedding I'll be back as soon as possible." She answered. The brown haired woman looked at her with concern. "What about your husband? What if you decided to stay with him? You'll leave us." She said.
Starfire shook her head and smiled at her. "I will never do that. Everything between Robin and I is over. You guys are my new family now." She answered.
In the lobby, everyone was busy double checking if they had everything packed. "You guys better get going if you want to catch that plane." Starfire said as she walked in with Sophie beside her. Everyone else bid her good bye and entered the shuttle that was waiting for them outside. Sophie and Alex looked back at her and she smiled at them. The shuttle's door closed and it left the hotel.
Starfire took her phone out and called Raven. They were supposed to meet tonight for some intimate get together with the others. "Hey Raven, what time will we meet again?" She asked as soon as Raven picked up. "Never" Raven answered with an unusual cold tone. "The wedding is off; the whole thing is just bullshit." She added. "Wait what happened? Why?" Starfire asked. Raven cursed and hung up. Before anything else happened, a silver BMW screeched to a halt outside the lobby causing everyone to look. The passenger side's door opened and it revealed Raven, her fingers tapping impatiently on the steering wheel. Starfire stuffed her phone in her pocket and ran in. She hadn't even closed the door when Raven drove off.
There was a very awkward silence in the car until Raven's phone rang. "What the hell do you want Grayson?" She snapped. Starfire looked at her frustrated friend with worry. "He better not be in my house when I arrive in 10 minutes." Raven said coldly. "Take him to your empty villa or better yet do me a favor and take him straight to his grave. You men are all the same!" She shouted and placed her phone down. "What happened?" Starfire finally gained enough courage to ask.
"I'll tell everything once we get back to my house. Karen will be there as well." Raven answered. Starfire was slightly frightened at the fact that Raven is so pissed off right now and she's driving like crazy. It's like a real live version of Grand Theft Auto minus the stealing part.
Raven slammed open the door of her house as Karen stood up, surprised. "That fucking bastard thinks he can mess with me? I'm Raven! People are afraid of me! He better be afraid of me!" She shouted. "What happened?" Starfire and Karen said in sync as they pushed Raven down on the couch.
As it turns out, Raven was strolling down the boulevard on her way to make the final arrangements on their wedding cake when she passed by a café and saw Garfield having a coffee with some girl. His actions were extremely flirtatious and the girl was leaning closer to him as if to give him a kiss. The next thing Garfield knew, all his things were tossed out of their house and Raven threatened him with a knife. Garfield retreated to Robin's villa for now.
"I'm sure there has to be some explanation for all this." Karen said placing a hand on her shoulder. "The only explanation is that men are fucking bastards and should literally rot in hell." She muttered. The door bell rang and Raven was about to stand up but Karen stopped her. "I'll get that, you stay here." She instructed as she walked out of the living room. Just then Robin marched in the living room and Raven immediately stood up. "Raven, everything was a mistake! It's my fault!" He said.
"I'm tired of listening to men's excuses Robin. The wedding's off and that's final!" She snapped at him. "Would you just listen to me? It's not what you think it is!" Robin pleaded. Raven stepped closer to him. "I saw him in that café, flirting with some slutty bitch. What am I supposed to think about that? It's typical you know, you men find the perfect person you could spend your life with but make a big damn mistake and decide to let them go and don't tell me this isn't true because that what you did 5 years ago." Raven scoffed as she looked over to Starfire. "Hey don't bring me into this discussion. It's about you and Garfield!" Robin shouted. That angered Raven even more. "Don't you dare shout at me in my own house Grayson! You two are so much alike and you hate to admit it!" She shouted back.
Now they were exchanging insults to each other. Robin shouted something about Raven being stubborn and it was a miracle to even be friends with her. Raven retorted by bringing up their bad marriage and how Robin ruined it for everybody. The room was filled with tension that Starfire couldn't stand it anymore.
"SHUT UP!" She shouted. Everyone stopped and looked at her.
"Can you please just listen to each other? I know Garfield is known to be a lady's man but come on Raven, we all know once he's head over heels in love for a girl he won't ever do anything to hurt her. I mean okay, there are more than a few fights and bad times but are those bad times worth it to sacrifice all the good times you had together? Think about it." Starfire explained almost out of breath. Raven and Robin fell silent. Starfire was right this is just another obstacle they needed to get through, the memories they had and the love they shared wasn't worth sacrificing for something like this.
Robin looked down on the floor, taking in what Starfire said. Admit it or not, he was kind of affected by what she said because he was one of the few stupid people who sacrificed all there good memories because of a stupid reason. When Raven calmed down, Robin began to explain that Garfield was just a decoy in an emergency operation they had. Apparently the girl who Garfield was talking to was the only lead on a murder case they had and Garfield was tasked to be their Intel and gain clues to who did the crime. "Why did he tell me about it?" Raven asked. "It was kind of unexpected and we needed someone right away. He was with me that time when the Head Quarters called me and I didn't have any choice." Robin answered.
They were all looking at Raven, waiting for a final decision. Her hands were gripping on the pillow on her lap, looking at the floor and deciding what to do. "Okay fine! Where is he?" Raven asked, throwing her hands in the air. Starfire squealed and hugged her as Robin sped out of the room. Not a minute sooner, Garfield came rushing in, almost tumbling down. He stood by the doorway looking at Raven who was now standing and looking at him. He took a reluctant step forward and was surprised when Raven crashed her body onto his, enveloping him in a tight hug. "Don't dare do that again Garfield or swear to God I'm going to kill you." She threatened him as her tears slowly cascade down her cheeks. "I never will. I promise as long as you promise to listen to me first." He said softly. Raven nodded and buried her face on his chest.
Garfield wiped her tears away and gave her a chaste kiss. She faced us and smiled. "Now that everyone's here, why don't you guys stay over for dinner?" Raven asked. Everyone smiled back and nodded. The girls head over to the kitchen as the guys waited in the living room.
"That was some speech Starfire. That really hit the spot." Raven said as she chopped some vegetables. Starfire was busy cooking the pasta for dinner as they decided to have an Italian themed one. "I just can't allow you guys to split up just like that and for a stupid reason. All those good memories are really worth it." She said. "Tell that to Robin." Karen scoffed as she prepped the meat before placing it in the oven.
"I'm pretty sure he also had realizations at what Starfire said." Raven said, looking at Starfire who had her back facing them. She was silent, staring at the boiling water beneath her. "I knew what happened in the luau." Raven said, placing a hand on Starfire's shoulder. She immediately faced her with a surprised look. "How?" she asked.
It turns out that the waitress they knew, Sally, from the café they used to go to, worked in the hotel and was in the luau. Sally saw Starfire slow dancing with Robin and she was really surprised to see them because she knew about their nasty split up. Sally told Raven when they ran into each other in the grocery store.
Starfire drained the pasta and placed it on a bowl to cool it off. "It was just a stupid dance." Starfire reasoned out. "She told me that you two look like you were in love again." Raven said. "It seems that you two still are." Karen added. Starfire stayed silent once again, wanting to avoid the whole topic because honestly she doesn't know what to feel about Robin. Raven took the bowl of pasta from her and looked straight into her eyes. "Do you still love Robin?" She asked. Starfire's eyes couldn't look straight into her eyes. "That's an absurd question!" She shouted trying to get loose from Raven's grip. "Just answer me, do you still love him?" Raven asked again.
Raven and Karen starred at her, waiting for an answer. "I don't know! I don't know okay?" Starfire confessed, a few drops of tears rolled down her cheek. "I just don't want this right now. Let's just focus on your wedding please?" She pleaded. Raven and Karen gave her a comforting hug. "It's okay. We don't have to talk about this now." Karen whispered as she stroked Starfire's hair. Starfire nodded and gave them a smile.
Garfield and Robin sat on the couch as Garfield flipped through the channels. "You still love her don't you?" Garfield asked out of the blue. Robin remained silent, looking at the T.V screen. "Wait no it's not a question whether you love her or not. It's a statement because you do love her still!" Garfield corrected, placing the remote down.
Robin sighed, "Maybe I still do but it doesn't mean she feels the same." He tried to focus at the show on the T.V but his mind seemed to fly somewhere else.
"Maybe she feels the same I mean aren't you wondering why both of you never bothered to get a divorce? Actually I've been asking myself that for sometime now. If even one you is not in love anymore with the other one then surely you two would be divorced by now but seeing that there are no papers or hearings or whatever it is you need for a divorce, there is a possibility that you two are still in love." Garfield said.
Robin hated to admit it but Garfield was right for once. The feelings might still be there even after the time they spent apart. It's normal for couples to fight and sometimes he wants to go back in time and stop her from leaving. He could've gone after her in New York and convince her to come back. They could've fixed everything and probably have a family now but no, he was Robin, stupid, stubborn and prideful Robin.
Garfield gave him a light pat on the back and joined the ladies in making dinner. Robin was left alone in the living room with the T.V on. He looked intently at the movie that was playing, serendipity, a fortunate accident, and destiny. That's it! Maybe all of this was happening so that he could have a second chance, they could have a second chance.
He turned the T.V off in time to hear Raven calling him for dinner.
After dinner, Raven insisted for Starfire to stay in their house until after the wedding. Starfire couldn't really argue with the woman and finally gave in to Raven's request, plus she wouldn't pay extra fees for the extension of her stay at the hotel.
"Before anything else, I must get my things first." Starfire said as she placed her plate by the sink.
Raven eyed Robin who immediately understood what she meant. "Why don't I take Star to the hotel to get her things and take her back here?" Robin said, sipping the last drops of wine. "No, it's okay. I'll just take a cab." Starfire reasoned out. "Come on Starfire, it'll give me the peace of mind knowing you're with Grayson and not some shitty pervert of a cab driver." Raven muttered.
Starfire turned around and looked at the bunch who just smiled at her. She swore that they're up to something. Starfire sighed and straightened her back, "Okay fine. Geez I'm giving in to your request too easily." She said in defeat. Raven stood up and pinched Starfire's cheek. "New York made turned you into a softie Star. While you go and get your things, I'll prepare your room." Raven said.
The drive to the hotel was uneventful. Robin thanked the inventor of the radio, whoever he/she was. The damned invention actually saved him from shit load of awkward silences. He waited by the car park although he insisted that he'd help her in carrying her things. Robin can never win an argument over Starfire and so he just suggested he'd wait for her.
A few minutes later, Starfire arrived with two suit cases and other hand held bags. A bellboy was kind enough to help her carry most of the stuff and it appears that the boy was checking her out. Robin made sure to give him a terrifying glare before the poor bell boy scampered away. Starfire just rolled her eyes and got in the car.
The trip back to Raven's house was silent except for the music from the radio. Starfire was looking out the window, listening to the music when suddenly Robin lowered the volume. She looked at him for a second. Robin cleared his throat and gripped on the steering wheel as the green light went on. "Star, could I ask you something?" He said to break the silence between them. "Yeah, sure, fire away!" She answered, avoiding eye contact.
"Why didn't we get divorced?" He asked.
He looked over at Starfire, looking for an answer but she was facing away from him. "Why didn't we get divorced?" He asked again, making his voice louder this time. The car turned left as in approached a row of houses. "I don't know." Starfire answered with her voice quite shaky. "We could have gotten one. I know a lot of lawyers and you could have hired one in New York but we didn't. Why?" Robin asked again.
"I don't know okay?" Starfire answered, almost shouting. Tears threatened to escape her eyes but she held them back not wanting to look weak and vulnerable in front of him. "Maybe we were still hoping that everything will be fixed. Maybe we just didn't bother to get divorced. I don't know!" She shouted at him. The car screeched to a halt as they arrived at Raven's house. Robin opened his mouth to say something but Starfire cut him off "I don't want to talk about this. Not right now." She said as she stepped out of the car and retrieved her things. Starfire wiped the tears in her eyes as she greeted Raven, Garfield and Karen.
"It's quite late and I'm sure Victor will be home soon." Karen said as she gave them hugs. "Take care. See you for the rehearsals on Wednesday" Raven said. Karen nodded as she got into her car. She gave them a wave before leaving.
Raven helped Starfire move in and unpack. They were having a light conversation about the wedding and how Raven was really excited for it when a knock was heard on the door. Robin stood by the doorway with Garfield. "It's quite late and I have to report in early tomorrow." He said. "Thanks for everything Grayson, don't forget about the rehearsal!" Raven said as she hugged him. "I'll even be the first one there." Robin joked.
He looked at Starfire who was busy folding her clothes. He smiled at her and she just gave him a nod then went back to unpacking. Robin looked a little disappointed but he shrugged it off. Garfield escorted Robin out while Raven went back to helping Starfire.
"What the hell was that? He deserved a little recognition Star." Raven said, sitting down beside Starfire. The red head was silent as she stashed her clothes in the closet. "He asked me why we didn't get a divorce." Starfire said and that caught Raven off guard. Raven stood up and went beside Starfire. "Well, why didn't you get divorced?" She asked.
Starfire groaned at the question. "I don't know okay? Maybe I was still hoping for some miracle that everything will be alright and we'd be together again. You don't know how I patiently waited and wished that he'd be on the next flight to New York, that he'd show up one day and force me to come back to him but as the years went by, that hope dwindled and I didn't want to think about it so I just forgot." She answered.
Raven just starred at her best friend. Now she had more reasons to hate Grayson because Starfire seemed so vulnerable and broken beyond repair. "Can we talk about this some other time? I'm quite tired." Starfire asked. Raven nodded and embraced her. "Get some rest; we have a big day tomorrow." Raven said.
Rest was not in Starfire's vocabulary that night. Every time she closed her eyes, flashbacks from their last fight ran through her mind. She thought she would cry herself to sleep like the many nights before but tonight, there was no sleep, just hot tears pouring out of her emerald eyes. She was indeed broken beyond repair.
There you go then! I made a lengthy chapter to make up for my absences. I'm really utterly sorry! College life is harder than I thought (even for a freshman like me) but now I have some free time and so I thought of finally updating this. Thank you for bearing with me.
Also, I am sailing with a new ship called: S.S FrostIron (Tony Stark x Loki Laufeyson) but I'm not going to start any fics not until I finish this one, so for my fellow FrostIron shippers out there, hey! :D
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