Just a lil' thing that I decided to write :D Read and Review, please! =^_^=

NOTE: If you don't like the RavenxStarfire pairing, I suggest you don't read this. There won't be any sex or anything graphic in this, just lesbian romance. Don't like, please don't read :)

Raven POV

I couldn't tear my thoughts away from her.

She was just so...beautiful. Even her quirks made her gorgeous.

Her hair was always flowing around her face...her green eyes alight with happiness and curiosity...full lips almost always pulled into a smile...

It was needless to say that I was positively, hopelessly in love with Starfire.

I forced myself not to look at her as she had a discussion with Beast Boy. If I did, I would almost more than likely start to blush and stutter, which would just raise questions. I opted to bury my face in the book I was currently reading, secretly listening in to their conversation as I floated above the couch.

"So," Starfire said in confusion. "The object of this video game is to kill people?"

"Not just kill people!" BB said, waving his hands above his head. "Kill zombies! Rip open their stomachs! Hack off their heads!" Right about then, it would be nice if he was a zombie.

"I am thinking that I would not like this video game," Starfire said doubtfully.

"Dude! Everybody likes video games!" he protested. "Seriously! They're freakin' awesome! The relieve stress, and-uh." He ran out of reasons. "They're just awesome! It's a fact of life!"

"But why is killing zombies fun?" Starfire asked in confusion.

"Urgh, Raven!" Beast Boy threw himself dramatically on the couch next to me. He looked at me with puppy eyes. "Will you explain to her the awesomeness-"

"No," I said in a deadpan.

"But-"

"No."

"Please-"

"No."

"Then you have to admit that video games are the best invention of mankind," he said, pouting like a child. I rolled my eyes. Gods, I really hate him sometimes.

My eyebrow twitched with annoyance, and I slammed my book shut. "You need to learn to take a hint," I said in a low growl, "you annoying, snotty little-"

Robin interrupted me from finishing my rant by entering the room. He looked troubled, and Cyborg was close behind with the same expression.

"Starfire," Robin said, drawing the alien's attention.

The Tamaranean glided over to him, beaming. I felt a twinge of jealousy. Smile at me like that, dammit!

"What is it, Robin?" she asked, smoothly landing on her feet.

"I have a mission for you," he said sourly. "Or, to be more exact, Superman and Batman do."

Starfire and I blinked rapidly in surprise. Superman and Batman? Why would they want Starfire to do a mission for them? I was shocked that the two superheroes even knew who she was.

"Please explain," Starfire managed, frowning slightly.

"We just got a call from Justice League HQ," Cyborg explained. "Apparently, they're having to deal with a convoy of Tamaraneans. They want you to go out there and help with the culture issues and stuff. It would take about a couple weeks at the most, and you'd have to stay up at the space base the whole time."

My heart fell into the base of my spine. I wouldn't be able to see Starfire? For weeks?

"Is that alright?" Robin asked, his expression one of concern. "You don't have to. They'll understand if you don't..." His voice trailed off, and it was obvious that he wanted her to stay as much as I did. Cyborg and Beast Boy obviously mirrored our sentiments.

Starfire was still surprised, but she hid it with a ready smile. "I will do it," she confirmed.

I winced, hiding it by pulling up the cowl of my cloak. She said yes. Dammit, she said yes. Now I wouldn't be able to see my secret love for the next few weeks. And this was right before I was going to ask Star out for a date! I would have to spend the next few months trying to muster my nerve up again.

"Really, Star," Robin stressed. "You don't have to do this." Yes! Go Robin!

"I can!" Beast Boy said excitedly, grinning like a maniac. "Star probably doesn't want to be away from home for so long. I mean, she's still getting settled here on Earth. And, uh, stuff. So I should totally go in her place!"

"But, I am already settled in, as you say, here," Starfire managed, tilting her head to the side.

"No, you're not," Beast Boy said bluntly.

"I agree with the green one," I broke in. Everyone stared at me, so I hastily added, "So we don't have to deal with his stupidity for a few weeks. It'd be like a version of heaven." He glared heatedly at me.

"I'll get you back for that later," he promised.

"I'd love to see you try," I said, smiling dangerously. His glare turned into a frightened grimace.

"Anyways, I've always wanted to go visit Space HQ! I bet it's all space-y and stuff!" Way to use your words.

"But y'all don't know jack about Tamaranean culture," Cyborg chuckled.

"Psh, so?" Beast Boy said defensively, crossing his arms and sticking his nose in the air. "They don't know that and I learn fast."

"Liar," Robin, Cyborg and I said in unison.

"It is settled," Starfire said. She smiled a smile that would make Mother Teresa proud. "I humbly accept this mission," she said, bowing.

"I'm not really sure I want you to do it," Robin said, giving her a pleading look. "Please, Star? You're a valuable asset to our team. Without you, we won't be able to function properly in battle."

"That is not the truth," she said, her green eyes wide and innocent. "You have all performed more than satisfactory without me. Besides, they will be disappointed if I do not accept, will they not?" Oh, so now she had to start to think logically.

"Ah, I guess so," Cyborg admitted. "But-"

"Then the matter is settled." Star gave the two boys a stunning smile. "I am to leave soon, yes?"

"They wanted you to leave ASAP," Robin sighed, scratching the back of his head.

Starfire nodded her understanding. "I will go pack now," she said, before darting out of the room in a flurry of purple and green.

"Aw, man!" Beast Boy exclaimed, throwing himself back on the couch. "I can't believe that I just lost the best opportunity I'll ever get to go to Space HQ! Booooo!"

"Quit yo' sorry-ass whining," Cyborg snapped. He was still mad that he had lost a bet with Beast Boy, amounting to him losing three video games and 50 dollars. "You'll get your chance. Probably. Maybe."

"That's not comforting!"

"It wasn't really supposed to be."

I slipped out of the room without anyone noticing. I made my way dazedly through the halls of the Tower, my mind flying me to an unknown location. I sighed heavily and closed my eyes, allowing my subconscious to take me where it wanted.

"Friend Raven? What is it?"

My eyes flew open, and I looked up in shock at Starfire. We were in her room, and she had her bag over her shoulder. In the corner, Silkie gurgled on his fluffy pink bed, a line of drool coming from his mouth. Ew.

"I was wandering," I said blatantly, trying to play it off casual.

"Oh." Her face fell. "I was thinking that you had come to say the good-bye greetings to me."

"It's just 'good-bye,' Star," I corrected her stiffly.

She tittered, blushing absolutely adorably. "I apologize. My English needs-'brushing up,' is it called?"

I nodded, showing that Starfire had gotten the expression right.

"Yay," she giggled, putting her hands up in a small victory gesture. "I am right!" My lips twitched, which was the best smile I could muster at the moment.

"Is that all your bringing?" I asked, gesturing to her small, pink backpack. It was the only form of luggage she seemed to have packed. "You're going to be gone for a week or two. That can hardly be enough clothes."

"Ah! But it is!" Starfire said, maneuvering her back into her arms. Before I could protest she was already fiddling with the small buckle on the front of it.

She opened her backpack to reveal that the inside was as big as a closet. There were racks of clothes, along with at least a dozen pairs of purple boots and gloves. There were also all of the necessary toiletries a girly-girl like Starfire would need when she was away from home.

Wow. Needless to say, I sure as hell wasn't expecting to see that.

"It is a mini-wormhole that is very popular on Tamaran," she told me matter-of-factly. "We use it to hold everything from the clothes to food. They are really being of the handful-ness when you have only a small containment device. If you want, friend Raven, I could make you one as well—"

"That's not really necessary, Starfire," I broke in, trying to be as gently as possible. If Tamaranean inventions were anything like their food, it was also probably a portal into another universe, and I wanted no part of it.

"Be the suiting of yourself," she said, the phrase odd coming out of her mouth.

"It's just 'suit yourself,'" I couldn't help but correct.

Her face fell minutely at the correction. It was only a small droop, and most people wouldn't have even noticed it. Being Starfire's partner for as long as I have, though, I had grown to notice those small things. To me, it was as expressive as if she had started bawling her eyes out.

"Uh, Star—" I started.

"It is fine, friend Raven," Starfire said quietly. "Thank you for the correcting me. I will make sure to get the words right next time I speak it." Silently berating myself, I nodded.

We didn't say anything for awhile. Starfire shifted from foot to foot, brushing a lock of her hair behind one ear.

"I guess I shall be going," she finally said. "Would you take care of Silkie? The eating time must be twice a day, and give him plenty of the attention?"

"Sure," I said, not particularly caring. That creepy little alien thing freaked me out.

"If you could have friend Robin or friend Cyborg do this task, it would be fine also," she told me. "But not friend Beast Boy. Last time I was going away, he fed Silky his dirty undergarments." She shuddered. "I was doing the cleaning of the room for an Earth week."

I gave her a half smile. "I'll make sure Cyborg does it," I assured her.

"And please do not let friend Beast Boy be mad at me," she said, clasping her hands together loosely in front of her. Starfire looked at me with pleading eyes. "I am afraid he will hold a grudge against me for not allowing him to do this mission instead of me."

"Uh, he'll deal," I tried to console her. It's pretty much a fact that I was a suckish consoler. I searched for more comforting words. "He's just a whining brat sometimes. You know how he gets. Remember the football incident?"

Starfire giggled at the memory, making my heart swell with happiness.

She took a step towards the windows. "Aren't you going to say bye to the others?" I blurted out, desperate for her to stay just a few minutes longer.

Turning around to face me, Starfire responded, "I do not think I will. It will just make this home-leaving harder than it already must be."

Damn her and her logic! When had this alien girl become so smart and actually make sense?

Starfire opened the windows of her room by using her green light beams. A gentle wind came rustling through the room, rustling my cloak and her skirt. She took a step forward, the setting sun outlining her form. I couldn't help but notice how absolutely radiant she looked, standing there.

She turned to me over her shoulder, her face calm and serene. "Good-bye, friend Raven," she said. "I will return as soon as possible." She flew out the window before I could respond, a flash of green light.

I watched her leave, my hand slightly raised. "Be safe..." I whispered, knowing she couldn't hear me. It was still a small comfort to me.

Cloak hiding my face, I closed the window and returned to my room.

Ta-dah! First part done :D I'll be able to update this frequently (if school allows lol)

Until then~