Trust... [A Robin Love Story]

Chapter 15: The Silence...

Author's P.O.V

Jump City had it's steady rate of crimes this week, the Teen Titans successfully defeat one bad guy after the other. They would sometime head out to their favorite pizza place and they would make a fuss at the park as they ran around and played. They would sometimes go to the arcade and spend the whole day trying to earn points and get lost of prized. But of course they would spend most of their time fighting crime and keeping the city safe. But on day like these where there's nothing to do, Krystal would just sit in the middle of her room, trying to contemplate the messiness of her life much like the messiness of her room. She still hasn't attempted to clean it since her "incident". It's not that Beast Boy's hoarding habits have rubbed off on her, it's just that she has begun to lose meaning in her life and doesn't see the point of doing things at all anymore. She didn't bother putting anything back, she didn't bother opening the lights, she didn't bother fixing anything. It's as if her whole life has crumbled apart.

"I wonder how Krystal is doing..." Robin quietly thought to himself as he took out a slice of pizza from the microwave. Starfire's eyebrows were furrowed.

"I am sure that our dear friend is okay." she said as he took a seat beside her. He gave her the slice of pizza then she proceeded to cover it in mustard. He laughed at her strangeness and continued to eat his pizza. She leaned on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. Starfire had desperately missed the quality time that the two of them would spend together on lazy Sundays like this. Robin also still had butterflies in his stomach as Starfire nuzzled his neck. Robin closed his eyes and reveled in the moment, he took a deep breathe and the first thing that popped into his head was Krystal. His eyes shot open then he tried to look at Starfire without moving his head. Sure enough it was still Starfire that was snuggled up in his arms but for some reason, Krystal had single-handedly taken over his thoughts and amplified the butterflies in his stomach. He couldn't shut her out of his mind to he continued to think about what if it was Krystal in his arms and not Starfire? What if he had started dating Krystal instead of Starfire? What if he had started to develop feelings for Krystal? Would Krystal accept his feelings? Would she reciprocate his feelings for her? Starfire yawned and then suddenly he was brought back to reality.

What would Starfire say if she found out about what he feels for Krystal? He thought to himself. Luckily, Starfire didn't notice his trembling fingers and his gloves efficiently hid his sweaty palms. Starfire had already dozed off and he didn't want to move so he won't wake her up.

Krystal quietly walked down the hallway to grab a cup of the special tea that Cyborg had made for her, without noticing that Robin and Starfire were on the couch. As she prepared the tea kettle, Robin was startled by the sound of the stove starting which almost woke up Starfire. Krystal leaned against the counter while she waited for the water to boil then she and Robin found each others gaze. Oh, how he desperately wanted to push Starfire off his chest but then internally slapped himself for thinking such a thing. She blushed and turned her attention back to the kettle. She clenched her fist as she watched the steam coming from the spout. His heart was just pounding as hard as it can out of his rib cage. They both close their eyes shut and took a deep breath at the same time.

"Robin-"

"Krystal-"

They were both shocked at how they moth said each other's name at the same time. Now, her heart was jumping out of her chest as well. He let out a sigh and she took the steaming kettle off the stove and poured it into a mug. Starfire stretched then her head fell onto his lap. She quietly walked over to him and took a seat on the couch as she used the mug to warm her cold fingers. He had cold sweat as they both avoided each others gaze.

"How's the training going?" he asked awkwardly. She took as quick sip of her tea.

"Good." she mumbled.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you two." she continued to whisper.

"It's fine. We weren't really doing anything." he said.

"So how long have you guys been dating?" she asked. His heart ached when he heard the question but he had absolutely no idea why.

"A few months now." he said. And with that, silence fell in between them again. Krystal continued to sip from her tea as he inconspicuously watched her movements from his peripheral vision. PErsonally, Krystal was never really the talkative type so she didn't mind that they were not conversing with each other, but Robin on the other hand was practically suffocating from the dead air in between the two of them. So, he decided to try and break the ice again.

"I'm sorry for bringing this up but it's been a while since you've been at Slade's, right?" he asked. Memories started flooding back and made her eyebrows furrow.

"Yeah, why?" she asked.

"Well... Do you still... You know..." He stammered. She thought he was gonna ask if she still loved her dad but his next question caught her absolutely by surprise.

"Do you still... Hate me...?" He managed to ask but with a slightly shaky voice.

"I-"