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Starfire woke up and was thrilled to look out her window to see frozen flakes of rain to be drifting by her window. She scooped silky into her arms and hugged him tightly, forcing a small whine from the little worm. "Oh Silky! Today is joyous indeed! Brother is here in time for the wonderful frozen water that falls from the sky!" Starfire quickly hunted down an outfit and put it on.
As she flew into the living room she was surprised to see her brother already awake along with Robin, Cy, and Beastboy. They sat on the cough laughing loudly. She could see that they all wore winter outerwear (Cy had a scarf.) and their skin was red and dripping wet.
"Star! We showed your brother how to sled this morning." Robin jumped up from the couch and grabbed Starfire's hand. She smiled brightly at his cold fingers. She did feel left out but she was extremely happy that her brother enjoyed her friend's company.
"We even got BB's butt outta bed for this." Cyborg wrapped around Beastboy who laughed as he tried to get out of his grip.
"Starfire, it was a lot of fun, although it was extremely cold. Would you like to sled with us?" Wildfire seemed bright and his blue eyes twinkled like ice with his excitement.
Star bounced on her feet with an equal amount of excitement. "Yes indeed! I would love to." Star turned to Robin and wrapped her free hand around the hand that he held. "Robin will you come with?" Robin's smile widened.
"Aww yeah! Round two!" Cyborg ran around the couch and headed for the door with Beastboy close behind.
"Dude! Wait for me I'm going first!"
Wildfire laughed at the two and turned back to his sister. "It is extremely cold, you should have Robin get you cloths for the warmth."
Robin chuckled to himself as Star smiled and flew off to get her winter cloths. "Actually she has some of her own?"
Wildfire nodded and placed a hand on Robin's shoulder. "You got them for her didn't you?"
Robin smirked with a light blush. "Ya, she really wanted them, it wasn't cold yet but she really wanted them. So I got them for her."
"I'm glad Kori has a mate that will keep her happy."
Robin instantly started stuttering and turning redder than before. "We aren't, i mean we don't. Uh." Wildfire laughed and wrapped an arm loosely around Robin's shoulder as Starfire came back with mittens, a scarf, and an unzipped jacket.
"All ready."
Once the trio finally made it outside, Beastboy and Cyborg had already gone down the hill multiple times. Beastboy built up a wall at the bottom of the hill to keep them from landing in the freezing ocean.
"Hey Robin what do you think the chances are of getting Raven to come out?" Beastboy ran up the hill to the group to admire his wall.
"Honestly you would have had about a 20% chance, but since Argent is here there is only like a 1% chance." Robin explained.
Starfire gave Robin a confused look and Beastboy murmured something as he made his way to Cyborg and Wildfire by the sled. "Why does friend Argent's presence lessen the chance of Raven to come out!"
Robin grabbed Stars hand and started towards the others. "Argent likes looking at snow, but she doesn't like being cold."
The group had been out in the snow for almost an hour simply sledding down the hill and racing into the snowy wall before a snowball fight started. Beastboy had snuck up behind Cyborg and dumped an enormous amount of snow over him. While Cyborg struggled to free himself Robin and Beastboy rolled around on the ground trying to breath from laughter.
Cyborg finally popped an arm out of the snow and Starfire quickly pulled him up into the air. "Fly me towards them Star! It's payback time!" Starfire complied and swooped towards the two on the ground. Cyborg's arm transformed and he started shooting high powered snow balls at them.
Cyborg laughed like a mad man as he and Star chased after the boys. Beastboy and Robin hid behind a snow fort breathing heavily. Cyborg continued to shoot Snow balls but Star stopped flying to laugh. Cyborg stopped shooting and laughed with her, he wasn't expecting to fall suddenly though.
"Ahh! Incoming!" Beastboy yelled as he noticed Cyborg's heavy body falling towards them. Robin rolled out of the way and Beast boy slid away as a penguin. Cyborg felt himself to make sure he was still alive. He threw his head back in relief that the giant snow fort had been enough to save his life from the fall.
Starfire wiped the snow from her eyes that had caused her to drop Cyborg. There was laughter and everyone looked to Wildfire who was also levitating in the air. "Sorry, I didn't intend for her to drop you Cyborg!" Cyborg held up his thumb to Wildfire to notify him that it was okay.
Starfire flew down and scooped up some snow and patted it into a snowball. "I shall return the favor!" She threw the ball back and Wildfire dodged it. Starfire smiled at her brother and pulled out another snow ball she had been hiding and threw it at him, this time it hit him in the gut.
Everyone on the ground flinched slightly at the sound of the snow ball hitting Wildfire and then exploding into millions of snowflakes. Wildfire laughed with Star, then he looked down with his eyes glowing blue. He smirked at his sister and she got into a fighting stance, her eyes glowing green.
Beastboy chuckled nervously and exchanged worried glances with everyone else. Finally he throws a fist in the air. "Avenge the fallen Wildfire! Get her!" Beastboy glares when Cyborg pushes him down.
"No way Star! You got this! Show him what you got girl!" Starfire and Wildfire smiled at their friends cheering for them.
Robin walked underneath them with a mega phone that Cyborg had provided him with. "I want a nice clean fight! No intentions of actually hurting each other! No ice in the snow balls." Robin shot Beastboy a glare. "And if someone says they give, that that, no cheating. Also don't destroy the island or hit anyone not part of this fight."
Cyborg and Beastboy were making benches out of the snow, ready to see the snow fight of the century. "Alright, on the count of three." Robin started walking towards BB and Cy. "One!, two!" He plopped down beside Cyborg. "Three"
Both Star and Wildfire dive straight towards the ground. Robin holds his breath waiting for one of them to hit the ground but both pull back and gather snow in their arms. They land for a split second to form Snowballs in their hands. Within a few moments Starfire shot up into the air.
Wildfire barely had time to jump out of the way when Star began throwing the Snowballs with all of her might. They shattered across the snowy ground, barely missing Wildfire as he sprung away from each one. Star halts her throwing and allows Wildfire to get in the air before she throws another one.
He throws a snowball at the same time and their snow balls meet in the center. They instantly disintegrated into flakes that showered over the bystanders. Star was fresh out of Snow balls but she stood her ground and Wildfire smirked. He instantly started throwing them and star dove once more with Wildfire chasing after her.
She managed to find an undestroyed fort and dove behind it as Wildfire slowed his approach. He levitated slowly towards her, knowing that she was probably making a few more snow balls. She pops up and throws a snowball perfectly at Wildfire's head. He uses his eyes beam to melt the ball of snow before it reached him. Just as he was about to return the attack, Star pushes off the ground to fly straight up. Wildfire wastes no time in quickly pursues her with only one snow ball left in his hand.
No one on the ground can really see them anymore. At the most Cyborg can see their heat signatures, but he can't completely make out what was going on. They came down a bit and he could somewhat tell that they each had a hold of the others wrist. It seemed that they had caught each other's arms as they both tried to smash the snow balls into each other's faces.
"Oh no! Oh, they are coming back down!" Cyborg looked from them to the ground infront of them. "Their coming in and packing some heat we better go!" Cyborg jumped over their snow bench, breaking at as he went.
"What are you talking about?" Beastboy looked up in the sky and saw the two pulling each other towards the ground at an extremely fast velocity. He quickly gets up with a yelp and tries to clear the impact zone. Robin gets up as well but runs the opposite direction of everyone else.
As they fall Robin can see that they look fierce. Their eyes are glowing and they are glaring at one another. Robin is still more than three yards away when their falling bodies connect with the ground. A wall of snow flies into the air and covers him as he shields himself. When he he gets his bearings again he tries to look around but the mist of snow is too thick.
"Starfire!" he panics and continues forward as the snow mist disperses. He can see the shadow of Wildfire through everything. He growls and pulls out his bo staff and raises it above his head.
He stops when Wildfire bends over and picks up a giggling Starfire. "I believe you have won the battle brother." She laughs and hugs him tightly. Wildfire laughs as well as he wipes snow from her hair. Robin quickly puts away his weapon as Starfire's attention turns to him.
Robin smiles nervously at her, paying that she hadn't seen him almost hit her brother over the head. He lets out a breath as Starfire wraps her arms tightly around him. He smiles and holds her close to him. "You alright?"
Starfire pulls back and nods, "Brother is an excellent fighter is he not?" Robin looks from Starfire to Wildfire. He is staring at Robin with a small smile, as if he knew something.
"Yes he is." Robin looks back to Starfire and smiles sweetly at her. She had snow in her eyes lashes and her hair was a wet mess. She shivered and he let out a laugh. "Let's go in for hot chocolate." Starfire beamed and started up to the tower. Robin called everyone in and they made their way to the kitchen.
Raven glared at them as they came in with numb fingers pink cheeks. They tracked in a lot of snow and cold. Raven immediately demanded that the all go change into dry clothing. Robin was assigned to find Wildfire a new change of clothing. He had borrowed a shirt from Cyborg which was a bit too bulky for Wildfire, but fit his length. Next Robin got him sweat pants that were a bit too long for him and were almost perfect for Wildfire.
Nodding in approval Robin went back to find clothing for himself while Wildfire headed towards the kitchen. When he entered everyone else was already changed and sitting around the kitchen with steaming mugs. Starfire was squirting mustard into her drink. Wildfire decided to lean up against a counter and watch his new friends talk excitedly back and forth.
"Here ya go love." There was a mug held in front of Wildfire's face. He looked up and saw Argent sipping her own drink. Wildfire gently took it from her hands giving the creamy brown liquid a cautious look. "What's a matter? Never had hot chocolate before?"
Wildfire looked back up and smiled brightly at Argent who had a slender eyes brow raised. "Actually no I haven't. Is that what this is?"
A soft smile graced Argent's face and she tilted her head up ever so slightly. "Well? Try it." Wildfire looked down at the liquid and complied. He took a decent sized drink and let the taste linger.
Usually he didn't like things that were extremely bitter, but he didn't like things that were extremely sweet either. This wasn't sweet, but it wasn't bitter. It had sweet taste that seemed to last only a few moments before a new flavor took over. It was interestingly sweeter than the drink, foamy as well. Once it was down his throat there was a bit of bitterness to his taste buds that left him wanting another sip.
As interesting as the drink sounded, it really wasn't anything special. Tasteful, but not something he would purposefully seek out to drink. "Well, how was it?" Argent studied his expressions.
"It was good, I like it." Wildfire smiled and Argent nodded taking another sip from her own drink to hide her smile.
"Watch it Ryand'r." Wildfire turned to Raven who was the only one that could decently say his Tameranean name. "You're going to give Argent a big head if you're not careful. You may boost her ego by having your first hot chocolate be hers. The others won't taste the same compared to hers." Argent sent a friendly glare towards Raven and she smirked back. Just then Beastboy grabbed Raven and pulled her to the table.
Wildfire heard Argent mumble something as she leaned against the counter as well. "Do you think that your hot chocolate drinks are better?" Wildfire chanced breaking the silence between them.
Argent closed her eyes to think about it for a moment but smiled and answered without looking at him. "Definitely. If ya ask Robin though, he's better. I'd think not."
Everyone was having a great time laughing and talking too loudly. Raven was the only one that wasn't talking but she still had a smile on her face as her friends made jokes. Wildfire smiled brightly as his sister met eyes with him. He looked away though as a thought came to him.
"Argent, maybe you should prove to Robin that you hot chocolate is better." Argent turned to stare at him then smiled. She grabbed Wildfire's mug and placed his and her own down on the counter behind them. She grabbed her forearm and started pulling him to the center of the kitchen.
Wildfire was confused but followed her as she lead him. Her hands were fairly warm. "What are you doing friend Argent?" Starfire asked looking at where Argent's hand now wrapped around Wildfire's wrist.
"Robin, I'm goin' to prove that my hot chocolate is better. Wildfire is going to be the judge." Everyone went silent and Raven smirked in her little corner.
Jumping up and smiling with excitement Robin stuck his hand out. "Fine bring it." Argent gripped his hand firmly and they shook on it,
Before Wildfire knew it he was blind folded and sitting in a chair listening to Argent, Robin, Beastboy make hot chocolate. Beastboy had insisted that Wildfire needed to try his mix as well. He had been told that he would be given drinks at random and he would choose which one out of the three he liked more. He like helping but something about everyone's groans at the mention of Beastboy's drink gave him chills.
"TIME!" Cyborg bellowed. Wildfire prepared himself as Starfire guided his hand to one of the cups.
"He sniffed it before he took a sip. It didn't really have a smell. He sipped it and found that it was a mixture of sweet and sour and to be extremely frank, It was horrid. Wildfire resisted the urge to immediately spit it out but he had choked on the taste. Cyborg beat him on the back to help him get air to his lungs again. He swallowed the drink and place it down.
"Beastboy's I assume." Everyone started laughing at this. After a few seconds he felt another mug being placed in his hands.
"Here is where it gets serious folks. The do or die situation. There will only be one winner tonight, and these are the moments that decided it."
"Cy! Shut up!" Everyone yelled. Wildfire smiled as he took a more cautious drink.
It was extremely hot and it had a tangy taste mixed with the sweetnes. There was something foamy on his mouth and he liked it away. It to was sweet. He took another sip trying to figure out what was so familiar about the tangy taste. It was a decent drink.
"This one tastes sort of familiar." Everyone started mumbling to themselves and the last mug was given to Wildfire to taste.
He took a sip and immediately knew that it was Argent's. it had the same sweet tastes, this time though there was a bit more creaminess to it. It did make it a bit more sweet, but that made the bitter after taste almost satisfying. It was actually pretty difficult to explain without sounding impossible.
"I like this one as well." Everyone was silent.
"Well? How is it?" Wildfire smiled as he heard Argent's impatience.
He took in a deep breath and pulled his blindfold down. "This one is yours." Wildfire held up the drink. Argent smirked at this. "Meaning that one is Robins. What did you put in that Robin? It tasted fairly good. It was a familiar taste though."
Robin's boastful smile couldn't have been ant bigger. "Since Starfire likes to put mustard in hers, I figure you would like the ketchup you like mixed in as well." Beastboy and Cyborg clapped their hands together mumbling 'good show'.
"Alright but that doesn't mean anything. Who's did you like better Wild?" Wildfire rose an eyebrow at the nickname but continued on even more.
"Robin's was tangy and sweet, and really hot. Beastboy's was retched." A burst of giggles went around. "Argent, yours was hot, not so hot as Robin's, but still warming. It was sweet at first and then bitter afterwards."
Robin started smiling triumphantly and Argent crossed her arms and glared at Robin. "I liked Argents a touch more, sorry Robin." Wildfire stood up with Argent's mug and took another drink.
Everyone stopped and waited for his words to register. "Well that is that then." Argent went back to the counter and grabbed her mug to reheat it. Beastboy and Cyborg started picking on Robin and Starfire tried to smooth over his bruised ego.
"So do you really like mine or are you just choosing favorites?" Wildfire turned to look at Argent, she had the mug over her mouth and wasn't making eyes contact.
"Rubbing the back of his head Wildfire looked towards his friends. "I have to admit that it was a bit of both."
Argent nodded and then put her cup down with a satisfied smirk. "Don't worry Wild, your secret is safe with me."
"Thanks!" Wildfire smiled at her and she steadily returned it."
Starfire laughed loudly as Robin made a joke trying to make himself feel better. As she laughed she noticed two people missing from the table. She looked over to see Wildfire and Argent refilling their drinks. They were slowly exchanging words. Even once their drinks were filled they continued to talk.
She wanted to congratulate Argent on her win, but Robin was still pouting. She saw that they were smiling to each other and that Argent had leaned in to say something more hushed than before. She wished that she could go talk to her. She also wished that Argent had gone out with them.
She also found herself wishing that Argent weren't standing so close to her brother. It seemed weird seeing them interact so casually. Starfire was brought from her thoughts though when Robin handed her something. She looked down to see a new cup of hot chocolate.
"Thank you Robin!" She smiled brightly and leaned in on Robin's shoulder.
"You okay Star? You seem sort of distracted." Starfire Shook her head before she took a drink. Robin nodded back to her and looked up as Wildfire sat down to talk with them. Starfire felt an invisible weight come off of her shoulders when she saw Argent sit down beside her.
"Argent we should go to the mall before you have to leave!" Argent smiled and nodded in agreement. Both girls laughed as they heard Raven groan from the idea of going to the mall.
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