"Dammit Stone!" The boy growled, pulling her against his body and wrapping his arms around her. She moaned in pain, but slowly wrapped her own arms around his waist. "I told you not to come after me. I told you." His voice lowered into a defeated whisper. "I told you…" She pulled back slightly and raised one hand to his face.

"What was I suppose to do? You told me that I would be better off without you and left. I had no say in it. I…" she was silent for a moment as she searched for the right word. "I was alone for so long. And then you came and showed me that life with someone else could be fine; fun even. I couldn't stand being alone anymore. Because you ruined it, it's now your problem too." He chuckled lightly as he cradled her face lightly in his hands.

"Stone, why don't you come live with us? With me? " He mumbled as their lips brushed.

~*~ ~*~

Stone woke up slowly, savoring the dream. She had been having it more often as of late and she had enjoyed it. Still, she wondered who the masked guy was who she always ended up kissing right before she woke up. There was something familiar about him: the way he talked, the way, the way he cared about her. Yet, she couldn't put her finger on whom it could possibly be.

Stone sighed before pushing herself into a sitting position in her bed. The blankets pooled off of her into a pile on her lap. She pushed them away before swinging her feet over the side of the bed and standing up. She groggily made her way down the hall and into her kitchen, heading towards the fridge. Stone stifled a yawn as she reached into it and grabbed a Monster off the top shelf. She cracked the top open and took a long drink before reaching over to the radio that sat on her counter and turning it on. Homecoming by Hey Monday instantly blasted through her speakers and she smiled. For some reason she had a feeling that today was going to be a wonderful day, something that rarely happened to her. Before she could over analyze the feeling, she reached over to her phone that was sitting next to the radio. She glanced at it, checking for any texts or missed calls she may have. The school had called, probably reminding her that classes started in a month. Her boss at the dance studio she worked at telling her that her 3 o'clock canceled like they did every other week. She had a handful of texts from Sara and Josh, all normal. One particular text did catch her eye. It was a number she didn't recognize. She opened it cautiously, wondering who it could possibly be. There were a few tense moments as she read it but she soon smiled.

It's Cain. I'm going to be in your area for a few weeks and wondered if I could crash at your place. Figured it would be a great time to actually meet face to face instead of talking in that over the internet for hours. Sorry it's kind of last minute but I just found out. If I can't that's fine, I'll get a hotel room. But we could still meet, have lunch or something.

Stone quickly flipped up the screen of her phone to use the full keyboard. She giddily typed her response and hit send. She waited for a response, holding her breath. Finally when the phone announced she had a text, she quickly read it. She let the breath she was holding out and placed her phone on the counter before happily going to tidy up her apartment and get cleaned up for her company. Finally she was going to meet the mysterious Cain. She had met him in a chat room a few months back and they had talked for almost eight hours before he said he had to leave. For the next two days, Stone had checked for his user name and, after waiting patiently, was rewarded with seeing it when she checked it before going to bed. After a week of talking over the chat room Cain had given her his MSN user name. They had been chatting for a while now. It had been only last night when Stone had asked him if he was able to text and, since he was, gave him her phone number. Almost immediately afterwards he had to excuse himself and had wished her a goodnight, hoping that they would be able to talk again in the morning if it was no problem. She had agreed happily and went to sleep.

Now, less than six hours later he had texted her, asking to meet her. She had heard about girls who gave their number to strangers and had paid dearly for it. Stone knew in her heart that Cain was not that kind of person. Sure, the others had said the same things but this was different. She knew it.

~*~ ~*~

Robin glanced down at the cell phone he gripped in his hand. It was different from the communicator he generally held and that bothered him. He sighed darkly as he watched Cyborg place the rest of his things in the trunk of the old car Robin had just acquired. Robin watched as his part robotic friend stroked the older mustang lovingly before closing the trunk. He then turned and made his way over to Robin.

"All ready, Spiky." Cyborg told him with a smile. The older boy crossed his arms and leaned on the wall of Titan's Tower as he glanced down at the Boy Wonder.

"Fan-Fucking-tastic Cy." Robin mumbled. He kicked the dirt and sighed again. He couldn't do it; couldn't be away from his team.

"It's only for a couple weeks; only until Slade gets bored. We can't have you taken as his apprentice again." He lapsed into silence to drive his point home. "Besides, this Stone girl sounds pretty kick ass. I'd go just to meet her." Cyborg finished, punching Robin's arm lightly. Robin barely smiled, thinking of his newly acquired friend. It was then his cell phone signaled he had a text. He glanced at Cyborg momentarily before turning to read the text. He smiled seeing it was from Stone.

Sure thing Cain. You can stay with me. Don't worry about a hotel; there are no good ones anyways. Oh! That means I need food….and clean the apartment….and find my guest bedroom…. Just wondering, when are you going to be here? So I know when to be home from work purely…….

This time Robin did smile. This was so like Stone: Loyal but kind of scatter brained. He slid his screen up to use the full keyboard and quickly typed:

Not until 2 or 3. Why don't we meet at a local Big Boy or something there so we can eat and then I can follow you home?

He hit send. Her response was quick and two simple words.

Can't wait.

Robin smirked and slipped his phone into his jeans before pushing off the wall. Slowly he walked over to his car. Raven, Beast Boy, and Starfire appeared from the tower and stood next to Cyborg.

"Keep me posted." Robin told them. They all nodded. "Cyborg, you're in charge." He climbed into the driver's seat and turned the car on before closing the door. They waved and he rolled down his window. "Bye." He called quietly. Slowly he started to pull away from them. A bridge appeared in front of him as Raven pulled it from the ocean floor with her magic. He flipped to one of his favorite music stations as he finished crossing. In his rear view mirror he watched the bridge disappear. Robin then glanced at his own reflection and sighed seeing his mask. Slowly, one hand on the steering wheel, he pulled it off and threw it in the back seat.

Glancing at his reflection again, bright blue eyes met his stare head on. Robin ran a hand through his hair, flattening it so it hung down around his face. It was time for him to stop being Robin and start being Cain; the boy who had been talking to Stone for months now. He had always thought that super heroes didn't need vacations, but maybe he was wrong. The past few weeks he had been stressed out and unable to sleep. This Slade thing had been unexpected and had made Robin irritable. Maybe a vacation was exactly what he needed…