A response to the challenges by Nikevi. I'm going to attempt to do all three. This is the first one, where Robin is unmasked by his friends.

Please note that this includes my OC, Liz/Storm, from a story I still have to write and post. But, basically, she's blind in one eye. If you don't like OCs, I suggest you leave now.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.

The Robin and the Snake

Unmasked

*Note: Includes my OC Liz/Storm from a story I have yet to write and post*

"G'night, guys," Robin mumbled as he left the Ops center, stifling a yawn. "Wake me if anything happens…"

The other Titans silently watched him leave. As soon as the door closed behind their fearless leader, the Titans got into a huddle.

"I still think that unmasking Robin is a bad idea," Raven mumbled.

Liz nodded. "Everyone has their secrets, like me."

"Yeah, but you told us your secrets, about how you got your powers and stuff," Beast Boy pointed out. "Raven told us about her father, too. Heck, if you guys wanted, I'd tell you my past! …Maybe…"

Cyborg rolled his eyes – er, eye. "C'mon, ya'll, just one little peek!"

"Yes, please," Starfire murmured. "I wish to know who Robin really is."

"…Fine, let's go, then," Liz mumbled. The five got up and headed for the door.

Once they reached Robin's room, Cyborg punched in the pass code, and the door opened to reveal a sleeping Robin.

"Great, he even sleeps with his mask on," Beast Boy mumbled.

"Come, friends," Starfire whispered, floating towards Robin. Slowly and carefully, she pried the mask off of his face.

Nothing was wrong with his face, Liz noted. There was no scar or anything. She absently touched her left eye, where faint little scars still remained, a horrible souvenir from her first battle after getting her powers, along with blindness in that eye.

"Come on, then, let's go," Raven hissed. They headed towards Robin's door…

…When Beast Boy tripped over a pile of bird-a-rangs in the middle of the floor. The startled changeling let out a small yelp. Everyone's eyes widened, especially when they heard Robin sit up in his bed.

"Guys?" A moment's pause, and then, "Guys, what did you – you took off my mask?"

"Robin, we are sorry," Starfire murmured as she and the others slowly turned around to face the Boy Wonder. "We were merely curious…"

The Tamaranean trailed off as she and the others saw Robin's eyes. One of them – the right one – was a beautiful, dark blue-gray. The other one – his left eye – was completely different. It was a dull, misty blue-gray, and the pupil was a dark gray.

"Robin…" Starfire whispered, dropping the mask that was still in her hands. "What…?"

Robin sighed. "I suppose…you're curious now, aren't you?" The others nodded, and the Boy Wonder took a deep breath.

"I was working in Gotham with Batman a few years back," he began, "and one night I decided to go to the movies as my real self, Dick Grayson. When I was there, the Joker attacked. I stayed behind to fight him, but he…I don't really remember much of it, actually. I heard Batman scream my name when the Joker…in the middle of the fight, one of his weapons…poked me in the eye. The doctors managed to save my eye, but I was still blind…"

Starfire clutched her hands over her heart. "Robin, I am so sorry…"

Beast Boy and Cyborg had their heads bowed in sorrow, and even Raven looked like she might shed a few tears. Liz, however, merely stared at Robin.

"…Look, it's getting late, and we should all get back to bed," Robin said, returning to his own bed. "Goodnight."

Without another word, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg left Robin's room. Starfire cast one last, loving glance at Robin before following her friends. Liz, however, remained behind.

"I know how you feel, Robin," she said after a moment of silence. "You don't have to be ashamed of yourself because of an accident."

Robin said nothing, causing Liz to frown. "Look at me, Robin! I've got the same thing wrong with me! I get into a fight with a guy who's too strong for me, I get clawed in the eye, and I'm blind! You're fighting your arch-enemy, he manages to poke you in the eye, and you're blind, too!" The Boy Wonder remained silent, and Liz gave it one more shot.

"Even if you think you're alone in this crazy world, Robin…you're really not. Just remember that…and know that, no matter what, Robin, we're your friends. You can trust us with anything."

Liz turned to exit her leader's room. As she was about to step out of the room, she heard a small, "Thank you," from Robin.

Liz smiled softly. "You're welcome." And she closed the door and made her way to her own room.

I hope you guys enjoyed it! Just a few quick things I forgot to mention before:

1) This is not a Liz/Robin pairing, just a friendship thing-a-ma-bob. Liz is with Lightning (from Forces of Nature), and I just love Rob/Star.

2) The title - The Robin and the Snake - refers to the animals I associate to each Titan/OC. Liz is like a snake - cunning and sneaky - and therefore her animal is a snake. Robin is (of course) a robin, Raven is (duh) a raven, Starfire is a tiger, Cyborg is a bear, and Beast Boy is a wolf.

3) Please just ignore the fact that you know nothing about Liz and enjoy the story!

Nikevi, I hope you enjoyed this, as well as anyone else who took the time to look at it! I might put up other one-shots for the other two challenges by Nikevi, too, so keep watch! :)

~Linzerj