I Want You to Want Me

Chapter 24: What? That's the End?

There's a moment. There's always a moment. When you know. You suddenly know in that moment how much a person means to you. You may have thought before hand that if they were to leave you, be hurt, or die you would be upset of course, maybe even heartbroken. But once this moment comes, you know that if they were ever to leave you…surely you would die.

For Starfire, this was that moment. She had never been loved for or cared for by anyone to the extent that Robin loved and cared for her. She didn't know anyone else like she knew Robin. She didn't feel what she felt for anyone but Robin. She was his. Just now. She knew. She was his. And she'd do anything for him. Suddenly Roy didn't matter. Suddenly she wasn't so alone anymore. Because as he began to wipe away her tears, she knew that he was all she needed to get by.

"Robin…" she choked out in a sob. But he silenced her with a soft "shh". She just kept looking at him. He was so focused. He was there, completely intent on wiping every tear away before hit her nose. His hands smoothed over each cheek, each finger more moist than the caress before.

He touched her so softly, so gently, scared that he would somehow break the Tamaranian princess if he was not tender. His breathing had become shallow. It had been just minutes ago since he last touched her this intimately, but to him, it somehow felt like years. It was too long. He couldn't live without her. And she couldn't live without him. They needed each other. And it was now that Starfire put her hand over his own. It was now that he stopped focusing on the salty tear drops and instead focused on her eyes. Her beautiful green eyes. And it was now that their lips softly touched.

It was nothing like their past kisses. No electrifying passion. No unbearable heat. Just tenderness. Just two people who cared about each other. There was no need to go further. No want to gain something from this. Just comfort. They were just two people seeking comfort in each other.

When they broke apart, she laid her head onto his shoulder and he held her close to him, knowing that if she stayed close to him like this, he could protect her from anything. And she dared not move. Because she too knew that with Robin she was safe.

"I won't let anyone hurt you again," he said while rubbing his hands in circles on her back. She sniffed and lightly smiled. He couldn't see her face, but knew there had been a hint of a smile.

"You cannot promise that Robin." He pulled her back for a moment to look into her eyes. He wanted her to know how serious he was when he said this.

She met his eyes; they were so solemn right now.

"Yes I can." She smiled and moved in for another kiss.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here."

Raven had never seriously considered murdering a person until now. She moved quickly through the crowd of party guests and made her way to the one person who had been at the top of her hit list for weeks now.

"Aw, look, it's Starloser's little Goth friend coming to speak on her behalf. How sweet," Summer said, gaining any attention that had strayed from her moments ago.

"You're going to die," Raven said matter-of-factly while moving faster than before towards the girl in the sequins pink dress.

Summer laughed for a moment, but only for a moment, before realizing that Cyborg and Beastboy were right behind her, looking less than pleased with her as well. She started to back away now. Slowly, Speedy behind her and backing away as well.

"Look you guys, let's talk about this," she suggested with her hands up in surrender.

"I'm way past talking at this point." Summer was scared now, to say the least. This was not something she had planned on. She did not need that freaky Raven girl attacking her and sending her into therapy for the rest of her life. So she decided to try and become friendly with her. That's all she really wanted, right? To have someone other than that little green freak like her.

"Hey, Raven. Girlfriend," that was when Raven's right eye began to twitch and so Summer tried yet another tactic. "I didn't mean to. Besides, it wasn't my fault…he did it," she said pointing at the spot where Speedy had been standing, only now, when she looked behind her, she could see him running down the hall.

"That traitor!"

"He's the smart one here. Because when I finish with you, I'm coming for him."

"God, he dumped her. Okay, sorry? It's not my fault! Some people just can't handle a break up!" and that was it, Raven lunged. Surprisingly, little pink sequins Summer was more scrappy than anticipated. She dodged at the last minute and gave out a scream before running down the hall.

Raven got up and her eyes turned red as she levitated and followed her down the corridor.

"Raven! Don't really kill her!" Beastboy yelled. But she and Summer were already half way down the hallway.

"Do you think she'll really kill her?" Cy asked.

"I'm putting fifty bucks on a pink funeral," Bumblebee said. the boys looked at her and then suddenly, the three of them started after the fight.

"We need cameras! Popcorn! And leather couches!" Beastboy yelled while running down after them. Many of the party guests followed. After all, this was turning out to be better than most daytime soap operas.

Summer had found an opened door at the end of the hall and she headed for it as quickly as her little heels would carry her. Raven continued to barrel down the hall after her, looking absolutely terrifying and demonic.

"You freak!" Summer yelled while running. "Just give up! I've been number one in the state for cross country two years in a row!" She came upon some stairs and bounded up three at a time. Her insults only managed to fuel Raven's rage, thus she had caught up to her, as had BB, Cyborg, and Bumblebee. Summer came to the top of the stairs, kicked open the door and froze on the spot when she saw Starfire and some hot guy kissing. Raven came up behind her and froze as well at the sight, as did all who followed.

"Well, well, well, look what we have here." Summer said.

The two broke apart quickly. Robin held onto Starfire's arm, not wanting to let her go and wanting her to know he was never going to leave her.

"So you pretend to play the innocent little Princess who grew up with space ponies and flowers and believes in true love…but here you are, making out with some guy like the little slut that I always knew you were."

"Don't talk about her like that," said the hot guy. And that's when it hit her.

"Oh my…Gawd! Robin? Baby!...you look really good without your mask….uh…hi. I was…just kidding." He looked pissed, needless to say.

"I do not wish to talk to you," Starfire said before walking pass Summer and down the stairs. Summer was going to ignore her at first, but when she saw everyone paying attention to only Starfire and Robin looking at her retreating form longingly, she decided to take action.

"Don't walk away from me! I'm talking to you! Hey!"

Starfire walked quickly down the hall and back to the living room. Summer was only feet behind her, shouting like a maniac, and Raven, who was much calmer, Robin, BB, Cy, and the guests followed them both, worried that something bad was about to happen. They didn't know how right they were.

"Why won't you look at me? Huh? Oh my god, you and your loser friends are such cowards!" That was it. You could say what you wanted about Starfire. She would never care. But you left her friends out of it, unless you wanted to feel the wrath of Starfire.

She spun around quickly. "Argh, will you please just shut up and leave! No one wants you here! So go home and act like the trash that you are and leave me and my friends alone!"

Summer raised her eyebrow to that and stepped closer. She had never expected Starfire to say anything like that. But she wanted to put her in her place. She knew no matter what she did, Starfreak would never retaliate.

"No. Don't think I will."

"Do not test me."

"Is that a threat? Cause I am so not scared."

"I will ask you again nicely, please leave."

"Pass. You can't tell me what to do you alien freak."

"I do not wish to hurt you."

"Ha! Hurt me? Hurt me? Please…I doubt you could hurt me at all. Maybe your little Goth friend, but not you. You'd cry if you pinched me. I mean, you look like you're about to cry right now. Go ahead. It's okay. Cry. It will be funny. I'll enjoy it."

"You would. You're just a mean and nasty little girl. You enjoy making others unhappy. You have been making me unhappy since you first arrived."

"Thanks."

"Why are you like this? Please just go."

"Why am I like this? Because you want what I have. And I always get what I want. Robin is mine and you can't have him until I say so. The end."

"Robin is not your property. He does not even like you."

"That's not what he said the other night. He knew all about my little affair with Roy and thought it would be awesome to embarrass you."

"You are a liar…and a horrible person."

"Hit a soft spot, did I? It's true. He likes to see you hurt too."

"Stop it!"

"He laughed when he thought about you crying!"

"Shut up!"

"Serves you right to cry. Robin's mine. Speedy, he will be mine too; after all he kissed me. So…you see, no one loves you. So why are you here?"

"Shut up! You're just a cheap, not very well crafted, imitation of me! Robin only went out with you because he was desperate! No one likes you and you are so miserable that you have to make everyone else around you miserable too! But you failed because I love Robin and he loves me! The end! So you can go die in a whole like the whore that you are! I hate you!"

It was suddenly very quiet.

"You little bitch!" Summer yelled while pushing Starfire.

"Do not touch me!" Star shouted while pushing Summer back.

"Don't touch me! I don't want your pathetic all over me!" Summer pushed again.

Starfire pushed harder. Summer bumped into the couch. And as she stopped herself from falling by putting her leg out, she ripped her dress.

"Why you little bitch!" Starfire did not look impressed.

"Bitch!" And with that Summer took her purse, which was very heavy, and slapped Starfire across the face with it. Now, while this might really hurt a normal girl, doing something like this to an overly emotional girl from Tamaran will only piss her off.

Starfire kept her head turned for a moment, which worried everyone and caused them to believe that she was really hurt. But then, she slowly turned back around with glowing green eyes.

"That is it!" And it was now that Starfire did the one thing that anyone who had ever had the displeasure of meeting Summer had always wanted to do. She punched that evil, conniving, calculating, vindictive little skank, right in the nose. From a regular girl, not so damaging. From Starfire, quite messy.

When Summer stopped crying and saw all the blood that had covered her dress she went off.

"My nose! Do you know how much that cost me, you slut!" She then lunged at Starfire. The two began to wrestle. The nose bleed managed to awaken large amounts of strength in Summer, and thus it was on.

"That's it! Go for the right Star!" Cyborg yelled. Then Summer slammed Star's face into the floor.

"Ooo! That's alright girl! You got this!" Bumblebee yelled. Star turned the tables quickly by reversing who was on top in this battle and slapping Summer right across the face.

"Tear her apart! Don't hold back!" Raven screamed while ringing a pillow.

"This is better than Attack of the Afterdark People Eaters 5!" Beastboy yelled, while watching with everyone else. Cyborg nodded in agreement.

"Go Star girl! Beat her down!"

"Show that greased up little skank who's the boss!" Raven shouted. Summer clawed at anything she could and grabbed at Star's dress.

"That's it! Take your tops off!" Beastboy yelled before looking to his left and seeing Raven glaring at him.

"Um…scratch that last!"
The fight continued on. Starfire would punch Summer. Summer would slap Starfire. Starfire would push Summer into something. Summer would pull Stafire's hair.

"I hate you, you purple wearing tramp!" Starfire used the heat from her glowing eyes to zap Summer's hands off of her.

"Ow! You freak!"

"You are the tramp!" And with that Starfire began to lunge again, this time going in for the kill. Raven twisted her pillow in her hand. The guests gasped. Speedy came out from under the coffee table as Star ran past it. Bumblebee grabbed Cyborg's arm in fear. Cyborg pounded his fist in the air and yelled "Go Star!" and Beastboy ate his popcorn and sipped on his cherry soda, slightly drooling in awe, with eyes wide.

"That is ENOUGH!" Starfire put down the chair she was about to beat Summer with and saw Robin standing between herself and Summer.

"Let me at her," was all the bloodied and disheveled Summer said while pushing past Robin, who held her back.

"Let them go man! Let them go!" Beastboy shouted before Raven hit him.

"You two are being ridiculous! This is immature and stupid! Stop it! Now!" Starfire looked down in embarrassment after taking in the expressions of all the guests. Galfore was the only one who looked pleased.

"I am sorry," Star said.

"I'm not!" Summer shouted.

"No one asked you!"

"Please, you are so lucky he stopped this!"

"Me?"

"Yeah you princess punk ass bitch!"

"If anyone is lucky, it is you."

"Like you could have done worse," Summer said while getting closer to Star who was trying to push pass Robin, who looked worried. He knew he couldn't hold her back.

"I could. Tell me; is the prospect of being beaten with your own arm something that interests you?" Summer's eyes widened at that and she suddenly shut up.

The room got quiet and Robin, looked at Starfire. She felt awkward under his gaze. Suddenly he reached up and touched her face where there was a small cut. She winced for a second. But only a second.

"Are you okay?" he asked, completely ignoring Summer, who looked flabbergasted.

"Yes."

"You're certain?"

"Yes, Robin."

"Um, excuse me!" everyone rolled their eyes as they directed their attention back to the annoyance that they wished would die in a whole, named Summer.

"But, uh, what about me?!"

"What about you?" Robin said, facing her.

"Um, hello! Wake up boy wonder! I am your girlfriend!"

Starfire sunk her head at that. She remembered that regardless of who won the fight, in the end, Summer still won. The fight was really and truly pointless as she thought on it now. Because Summer still got her way. And Star was still alone.

But it was here, just here when something absolutely miraculous occurred. Robin looked at Starfire, then back to Summer and said two life altering words.

"Not anymore."

There was a collective gasp at that.

"Excuse me? I don't think I heard you clearly…"

"Well then, let me speak more clearly…Summer it's over. You've betrayed my trust, hurt my friends, called them names, lied to me, and ruined Starfire's birthday party. So needless to say…you can go now."

She stood stock still in the middle of the crowd, confused.

And the party won't stop with Starfire scratched up, the guests looking more intrigued than ever, the titans all smiling, and Summer looking absolutely furious before waving around her arms, wanting things to go her way and shouting out, "What? That's the end?"

And that was 24. I am working on the next chapter. Won't be up for a while though because I have midterms like woah. So, hope you enjoyed it. Summer is finally GONE!!! YAY!!!

Lovin' It,

LILY