Just Drabbles
Chapter 7: That Darned Engagement Ring
Disclaimer: Alas, the Titans are not in my ownership….
I dedicate this chapter to Sta-R-obin, KjesStar, Eve Royal, moonlitsfantasy, no name found and xStarfirexRobinxo.
Starfire was furious. Here she was on the roof of Titans Tower facing a gorgeous sunset filled with fiery reds, blazing oranges and golden yellows beneath a gorgeous blend of royal purple and fuchsia; amidst the darker colors, a dusting of sparkling stars. Yet the Tamaranian royal could not enjoy any of it for she was struggling to take off the extremely glitzy and extremely heavy engagement ring Karras had placed on her slim ring finger hours earlier. Tamaranian officials had proposed the idea of marriage between the two because both were of royal descent—Karras was prince of Southern Tamaran— and therefore their bond would bring about peace to their planet. However both the Teen Titans and the betrothed party dissolved the notion within a matter of hours, the peace on Tamaran was to be kept another way or Starfire and Karras would wage war; not to mention the groom was in love with another.
For the life of her, Starfire could not remove the engagement ring—and she had infinite strength too! Gritting her teeth, Starfire pulled and twisted summoning the righteous fury within her. That wretched piece of jewelry wouldn't budge. "For the love of X'hal!" The red-head screamed. "Come off!!"
Letting out a breath in a hiss, Starfire collapsed into a weary lotus position. Closing her eyes, Starfire willed the storm of her mind to dissipate. She meditated; trying to call the answer to her.
Moments passed before Starfire's jade eyes flew open with realization as to why the engagement ring would not remove itself from her finger. She remembered the sorrow and apology in Karras's eyes as he placed the ring on her finger. He had murmured that the ring would not come off unless removed by her true love.
Starfire hung her head in melancholy. She whispered, "There is no male on Earth who could possibly love an alien like me". Standing up, Starfire tried once again to take off the engagement ring doing everything from pulling and twisting, waving her hand about madly. She even went so far as to gently heat the little piece of metal with a miniscule star bolt to thin it and make it stretch.
In the midst of Starfire waving her hand about, a soft hand caught it and held it in a firm grip. Gasping, Starfire whirled around and came to meet the masked gaze of Robin.
"R-Robin…" Starfire began. "F-friend wh-how long have you been standing here?"
Robin stared at her hand as he spoke. "Long enough for you to lament about human guys. You're wrong you know." He slipped the huge ring off the Tamaranian's hand with ease and replaced it with a much simpler and lighter ring, its design being that of a sunflower with a diamond serving as the seeds.
Robin looked into Starfire's bewildered eyes quickly before wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her in for a quick kiss. Once they separated, Robin tapped the ring and said, "This is a promise ring. I think it suits you much better." He turned around and chucked the gaudy and weighty engagement ring into the navy waters that surrounded Titans Tower before casually strolling back inside, leaving the surprised Starfire to puzzle out the events that just occurred.
Whee! I love this one! It just came to me. It's cute. It's random. And I don't care!
Karras is Starfire's first husband in the comics; she submitted to politics and her immense love for Tamaran. But it didn't last! She's with Nightwing now! :-)
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