A/N:

Hello! Not much to say here. I really like this whole 'oneshot' deal since I'm very bad at finishing things that go on for a while, so this is good for me. Keeps me putting stuff up. It's a good thing.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or Gotham City or Batman (if only~) or anything else famous and profitable.

Five weeks ago, Robin had been called away to Gotham City by someone he used to work with. Starfire wasn't familiar with the city or the man that had called Robin, but judging from her friends' awed responses to Robin's heavy-hearted announcement that he had to leave, both had quite the reputation. Robin told them he wasn't sure how long he would be gone, only that he would be back as soon as possible. He entrusted Cyborg, who was in charge while he was gone, with information on how to contact him in case of an emergency.

Five weeks ago, Robin lingered as he said goodbye to Starfire, their hug lasting longer than the other's had. "I'll miss you, Star," he had murmured in her ear as she gripped the fabric of his uniform on his shoulder. She'd simply hugged him tighter. He promised them he'd check in as often as possible.

Five weeks ago, Robin had hopped on his R-cycle and driven off to Gotham.

Five weeks ago.

Five weeks.

The first week he had called them from his communicator to let them know he had arrived safely. He had video-called three days afterwards to check in with them; the dark, cave-like background behind Robin threw Beast Boy into an excited fit for reasons Starfire didn't understand, though she was also extremely excited (for different reasons). To her disappointment, about five minutes into the conversation a dark shadow passed behind Robin and gruff voice told him it was time to go, so Robin was forced to quickly bid his friends adieu and sign off.

Eventually, Starfire had begun to feel the familiar 'Robin-withdrawal' symptoms that had plagued her during Robin's absence when he'd gone on his quest. She'd managed to stave them off until the middle of the second week, but then he had called her on her communicator and she began to hover at the sight of his smiling face. He'd found a free moment and wanted to say hello and see how everything was back home. Unfortunately, they barely had time to exchange pleasantries before there was an explosion on Robin's end and he hastily told her, "Gotta go!" before hanging up. She had worried about him for the next hour and a half before she received a brief text message from him that he was ok and he would talk to her later.

Seeing Robin's face and hearing his voice, only to have him leave almost as soon as he had appeared, had made her acutely aware of his absence, causing her to mope around for the next two weeks.

During these two weeks, the Titans had had a free day to goof around. The others had noticed how melancholy Starfire had become (though she hid it well), so they attempted to cheer her up by going 'Robin-ing' again. Starfire had fun that day, but at the end of it, no longer distracted by the antics of her friends, the sadness returned.

Starfire had hesitated as she went to put the used Robin uniform in the washer. She bowed her head and hugged the fabric tightly, briefly imagining that the one it belonged to was there. Her heart raced as she suddenly smelled him again and her eyes snapped open, only to realize that she had her nose buried in the cape. Starfire decided to hang on to it, claiming that it had just the right size and thickness to make the perfect blanket.

The other Titans went along with it, happy as long as Starfire was happy. And she did seem happier, covering herself in the cape when they watched movies on the couch together at night, inhaling the familiar smell of clean clothes with a hint of musk.

Five weeks to the day after Robin left, Starfire lay asleep on the couch, covered by his cape. The past few days had yielded nothing from Robin since his last call the week before. Though Starfire still missed her best friend dearly, the ache had become more manageable (despite the lack of contact), or at least, easier to forget about when she was with her friends.

So, she had suggested a movie night that night. She and Cyborg had fallen asleep during the film, leaving Beast Boy to wake them up as Raven had retired halfway through to fall asleep in her own bed. After the movie, Beast Boy roused Cyborg, who took some shaking but finally woke up. Starfire was asleep on his shoulder, so he shifted her carefully onto the pillows of the couch (neither boy tried to wake her up, knowing how cranky she could get) before lumbering sleepily out of the common room after Beast Boy.

A few hours after midnight, the doors to the common room opened again. Robin walked in quietly, stretching and yawning. He had finally wrapped up his business in Gotham and had headed back to Jump City as soon as possible, even though it meant arriving home when his friends would all be asleep.

He had just been imagining the surprised looks on their faces (particularly Starfire's) when he noticed the menu continuing to loop on the large TV. Sighing to himself and making a mental note to remind them about the importance of turning off the DVD player when they were done, he strode over to do it himself.

Robin set his duffel bag down and was just about to press the off button when he heard a noise behind him. Still on alert from his trip, he whirled around quickly, fists up, only to see Starfire snuggling deeper into the couch cushions and pulling her short dark blanket tighter around herself.

He immediately relaxed and smiled, warmth spreading through his body at the sight of her. She looked beautiful in the soft blue light from the TV. Her flaming hair was slowly falling from her shoulder to obscure her face, her expression serene, the top of her shoulder peeking out from her yellow blanke-

Wait, yellow? Hadn't it been black two seconds ago?

Moving to sit next to her on the couch, Robin inspected the blanket. Upon taking a closer look, he realized it was his cape. Shaking his head in amusement, he reached out to gently shake her shoulder.

"Starfire. Hey, Starfire. Star."

Her face scrunched up in protest at first as she struggled to remain as close to sleep as possible. "Go away now, please," she mumbled, turning her face into the couch cushions. Robin smirked and continued to shake her.

"Can I at least have my cape back?"

Starfire had just begun to relax into the couch when her body suddenly went rigid, obviously realizing what she had just heard. She snapped her face to Robin, struggling to wake up completely.

"…Robin?" she murmured, eyes wide, trying to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "You are… here?"

"Yup," he replied, grinning at the look on her face.

She sat up properly and the cape slipped from her shoulders onto the floor. Starfire grabbed for it hastily and offered it back to him sheepishly. "I apologize for taking your clothes."

Robin held up a gloved hand. "Don't worry about it," he said, placing his hand on top of hers and lowering them.

Starfire looked down at the cape and then back to Robin, then let go of it and launched herself at him in a fierce hug that forced him to grab the back of the couch to avoid being knocked on his back. "I am happy you are back," she said quietly into his chest, smiling.

He smiled warmly as well and returned the embrace. "Me too. I'm sorry I wasn't able to call you guys more; we barely even had time to sleep and eat."

"It is the all right," she assured him. "I am sure everyone will be happy to see you again as well."

Robin nodded and let his hand slide down her back; she felt a tingling sensation follow it. "I missed you," he said told her in a rare moment of complete openness, perhaps brought on by the privacy or the fact that he hadn't been this close to her in over a month.

She beamed and hugged him tighter. "I missed you as well."

It made her happy to hear him chuckle, feeling it through where she was pressed against his chest. "Yeah, I could tell," he teased, and she giggled, reminding him how much he had missed that sound.

Silence descended upon the pair as they continued to sit and enjoy the embrace while music drifted from the still-playing menu. Robin turned his head to rest his cheek on top of Starfire's ruby hair and closed his eyes. She let out a contented hum and cuddled closer.

It was good to be home.

A/N:

Seeing someone you love after being apart for a while is really nice. So is hugging them. Feels good man.

Hopefully the timeline made sense! Four and a half weeks went by before she started to get used to him being gone and then he came back at the five week mark. Just clarifying.

Til next time ya'll

-Renee