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That's right guys I'm not dead! LoL So sorry that this a very crappy chapter and that it's taking me forever to update any of my stories, school starts next week for me :(

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans

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Starfire woke up naked.

She felt the covers around her and couldn't help but feel a little relieved. But she blushed madly once she remembered last night and she was so glad that she didn't have to wake up next to him. How would she ever face him now? She sat up and looked around the room, it was still early. The sun hadn't completely risen and she wondered what time Richard had left.

Then she heard a scuffle coming from the bathroom. She stayed perfectly still, it could be anyone. A killer, a servant...a killer. She really hoped it was a servant, that way she wouldn't have to explain herself being naked and all. But when Richard emerged from the bathroom half covered and obviously having just taken a bath she was a little shocked.

"Oh you're up." Richard said from the doorway.

"Um yes, I am." Starfire blushed and looked away.

Richard smiled at her decency, he took off the towel and started to dress himself. Starfire couldn't believe he just did that, in order to give him privacy she laid on her side, with her back to him. She heard him chuckle and wanted to ask what was so funny but she didn't. She felt him lay on the bed and come closer to her it wasn't until he felt his lips on hers that she realized he was kissing her she responded but the whole time she was startled by his behavior.

"I'll be back later." He said when he pulled away and broke the kiss.

Starfire said nothing as he left the room.

On the other side of the door Richard's heart was pounding. Was what just happened real? She responded to the kiss and she didn't seem to mind him bathing in her bathroom. Well, technically his bathroom but still he couldn't believe what had just happened. Maybe she was starting to feel something for him? This was his chance to show her that he could be a good husband, that they can be happy together.

With that thought in his head Richard headed downstairs in the best mood he had ever been in in years.

Starfire got up from the bed and looked at herself in the mirror, she looked the same. But why did she feel so different? She heard her stomach rumble and suddenly felt like she was empty. She was so hungry, but she wouldn't go downstairs until Richard was gone. She got dressed and fixed her hair, only then was she positive that Richard was gone, he never hung around for too long after he woke up.

Before she left she saw that the letter was gone, she would have to remember to thank Richard for taking it. She made her way downstairs and straight into the kitchen, she saw Consuela there by herself washing her hands. Starfire noticed Consuela was a little surprised to see her standing there "Up so soon?" She asked.

Starfire blushed a little "Yes." What time was it anyway?

She heard someone shriek.

Starfire looked in the direction of the voice and saw Bee standing at the doorway that led to the outside "You have to tell me!" She yelled, walking inside she dropped the basket of clothes she was holding.

"I told you not to ask her." Said Consuela with an anger in her voice.

Starfire was confused, were they talking about her?

"Come on girl spill it!" Bee grabbed her shoulders and shook her out of her thoughts.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Starfire simply said.

Bee laughed and made her way around the counter and wrapped an arm around Consuela "We know what you and Richard did last night." She pointed out.

Starfire's mouth gaped open and her face turned as red as a tomato, she covered her ears and squatted, not wanting to hear anymore of what they were going to say. But she still heard Bee burst into laughter.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of." Said Consuela trying to get Bee to shut up.

"I'm-I'm not ashamed!" Yelled Starfire "I'm embarrassed!" She confessed.

"Come now, let's get you some breakfast. You must be famished." Consuela offered her hand.

Starfire took it "Yes I am." She said as Bee bit her lip.

"This conversation isn't over." Said Bee.

"Yes it is." Consuela said with an ending tone.

Bee stuck her tongue out childishly and picked the basket of clothes up again to take her leave.

Dinner time...

Starfire's heart was pounding harder than ever when she saw Richard come home earlier, she felt like her heart would leap out of her chest when he came up and hugged her. And now? Now she was at the table with Richard, Victor and Babs.

He was holding onto her hand while he talked to Victor and when she looked over at Babs she thought she was going to melt. Babs was glaring at her this whole night and staring at every move she made. Was she jealous? In a way it made Starfire happy, Babs should know that she wasn't to step aside just because she thought she had a chance. Besides, didn't she know Richard saw her as a sister and nothing more? It was obvious enough to everyone else.

She heard Richard laugh and looked over to see him and Victor talking, she decided to pay more attention to the conversation.

"I can't wait for you and Gar to meet, you'll like him." Said Richard.

"If he's as great as you say he is then I can't wait either." Responded Victor.

That's all she heard before she went into thinking mode again. Them talking about friends reminded her of Rachel, she missed her so much and only wished Rachel would never forget her.

"Starfire?" Richard called her name.

"Hm?" Starfire snapped out of her trance in order to answer him.

"We were talking about how much Gar likes your friend." Victor explained.

"Rachel?" Starfire knew who they were talking about immediately, Rachel was her only friend.

"That's her name." A lightbulb went off in Richard's head.

"Man, that's not even close to Raven!" Said Victor playfully.

"I couldn't remember!" Richard defended in a voice equally playful to Victor's.

It was Starfire who couldn't remember the last time she had seen Richard so happy and it made her smile. After dinner Victor and Cyborg went outside to talk some more and Starfire helped Bee clear the table.

"What did you do to her?" Asked Bee once they were inside the kitchen and washing the plates.

"To who?" Starfire asked.

"Babs, she looked like she wanted to shred you to pieces." Said Bee.

"I have not even approached her all day." And it was the truth.

"I guess it was something else then." Bee hinted and Starfire knew what she was referring to but there was no way she was going to talk about that right now.

There was a small silence until Bee couldn't help it anymore "Good?" Bee was trying her hardest to not let it get to her but that was impossible.

Starfire was quiet for a minute "Good." She gave her that little bit while blushing in the process.

"I always knew it." Bee talked mostly to herself than to Starfire.

"Bee!" Starfire shoved her with a shoulder and Bee only laughed as they continued to scrub.

Consuela walked in with a tray and two shots of liquor on it "You two be good while I go outside and serve Master Richard and Vic a drink. It's cold outside and a good whiskey oughtta warm them up."

Starfire dried her hands "I'll take it to them." Starfire offered while taking the tray from her hands, not waiting for an answer.

"Alright then." Said Consuela, knowing she had already lost, she began to help Bee out with the dishes as Starfire left.

Starfire walked alone in the seemingly empty house, she made her way past the last hallway and just before she turned the corner she heard their voices.

"I don't know Vic." Richard seemed stressed about something.

"It's a simple yes or no question." Victor responded.

"Well of course it's a yes, it's just..." Starfire poked her head out a little to reveal her eye and looked at them. Victor was leaning against the wall staring up at the sky and Richard was squatting down on the left of him, thinking. And they were both smoking, Starfire had never seen either of them smoke, it was a little odd to see them like this.

"What? You don't think she loves you back?" Victor's bluntness made Starfire blush furiously and she nearly dropped the tray she was holding. She leaned against the wall for support and tried to control her nerves. Should she keep listening?

"I know for a fact that she doesn't." Richard's voice was dulled but she could still hear it.

"Have you asked her yet?" She heard Victor inhale a drag.

"I'm not going to ask her. What's the point?" Richard said with a little attitude.

"So you can know for sure." Victor was outraged that Richard was sitting there feeling sorry for himself when he didn't even know for sure what Starfire's feelings for him were.

"Not gonna happen." Richard released a puff of smoke.

"Too much pride Rich." Was all Victor said.

"It's not pride." Richard defended "It's just that I'm not good at those kinds of things, you know?"

Victor laughed. "And you think I am?"

"But Bee loves you." Richard pointed out.

"So make Starfire love you." Victor shot back. The mention of her name made Starfire jump a little, she steadied the tray in her left hand and continued to sneak glances at them as she payed close attention to what they were saying.

"Do you tell Bee you love her?" Asked Richard.

"You think I'd get away with stuff like that from Bee? No way man, if I don't tell her I love her everyday she thinks I'm cheating on her." Victor responded.

"She's just so great, she's very beautiful, and she's nice, she's afraid of horses and loves pineapples..." Richard was getting lost.

"Here we go." Said Victor in an amusing dark voice.

"She's considerate of others, she likes to help and she doesn't mind mingling with the servants."

"So tell me, is the shrine ready yet?" Cyborg asked sarcastically.

Richard's face fell and he got the hint "Don't tell me you don't feel or think that way about Bee." He asked.

"Well...if she asks you then yes but really, all in all, I just like her for being...her. That's it." Victor concluded.

By the doorway Starfire was so excited, she felt like doing something, anything that would help her use all the adrenaline she was feeling. She felt like she could run for miles without being able to stop and without getting tired. Richard really felt that way about her? For some reason it made her feel good, extremely good.

In her mind Richard was also a good man, he treated everyone at the ranch as equals. Whether they were peasants or friends or anything, really. He even saw Babs as a sister, she couldn't be his sister. She was too cold hearted. He was also nice and always treated her with kindness, looking back she never really knew why she feared him so much. Most likely because he had hit her that one time. But now, watching him struggling so hard for her to love him, it broke her heart.

"I really love her." She heard Richard say.

"I know man but I'm not the person you should be telling." Said Victor.

Starfire took this opportunity to walk past the doorway, stepping onto the patio where they were and walked over towards them confidently. At first Richard was visibly surprised but then his face settled into a small smile as he took the drink she offered. Starfire smiled warmly back.

"It's a cold night." She said "Enjoy."

As she walked away she felt guilty for not mentioning that it was Consuela's idea to bring them drinks but then her smile reappeared when she remembered the decision she had just made.

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Starfire was all tucked and ready for bed, all she needed now was to be sleepy. She rolled over on her side and pulled the covers over her head, the moon was unexplicably bright tonight. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep when she heard something, a click.

She turned her head and saw Richard standing before her, making his way into her bed and he was under her covers before she knew it. He silently wrapped an arm around her slim waist and she pretended to be asleep.

"I know you're awake." Said Richard.

She opened her eyes slowly and turned to face him, she had no idea what to say to him. After hearing him speak of her so admirably she was almost too embarrassed, what if he ever found out? Would he be mad? She hoped not but she sure wasn't going to tell him.

"Thank you." Her voice was soft.

Richard was apparently surprised "For what?" He asked.

"For taking the letter." She had remembered that it was gone when she woke up in the morning and after the awkward encounter.

"Oh, no problem." He had forgotten that he had taken the letter so it would be delivered. "And thank you for the drinks, it was a nice gesture."

"That was Consuela's idea." Starfire turned her head the other way, a little embarrassed.

Richard took the opportunity to rest his forehead against her cheek and laughed a little She's so honest He thought to himself.

"Do you mind if I sleep here from now on?" He asked aloud.

Starfire freaked, she couldn't say no. This was his room after all but she didn't want to say yes, she wouldn't be able to sleep knowing he was there. Right next to her.

She heard Richard laugh a little "Don't worry, I won't bite..." He said.

"Much." He said after a nibble on her neck.

Starfire looked at the skin on his smooth face, it glowed with the light from the moon glistening on him. He looked...beautiful, for lack of a better word, she marveled at his sapphire orbs and then gave him a small smile. She cuddled into him and closed her eyes.

Richard was clueless about what had just gone through her mind and it made him extrememly curious but right now he was too happy to complain, he closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her small frame. Drifting into sleep...

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An entire month passed and Richard and Starfire's relationship improved greatly. They were more comfortable around each other for starters, Richard kissed her before he left every morning and was eager to hold her when he came back later in the day. There was no need for him to stay working later than usual like he used to do. He gladly assigned other servants to do the work for him, anything to get back to Starfire sooner.

And Starfire? It was the same with her, when he was gone she felt a whole in her heart. But everytime she saw a glimpse of him riding in the sunset, finally coming back to her. That whole would slowly fill with the happiness she had found by his side. But it wasn't all cheerful. She still remembered him, everytime Richard made love to her she would fight hard to imagine Richard and not Speedy on top of her every night. And slowly, very slowly Richard would appear with the mere soft call of her name and soon it she knew she would forget him.

To keep herself busy while Richard was gone all day she helped around the house doing different errands here and there. It took a while for the servants to become accustomed to it but they would get the picture sooner or later. Babs' instant bickering didn't help but Starfire was determined to bring her down without Richard's assistance.

"I want to learn how to cook." Starfire announced one day in the kitchen.

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