I'll Be Fine
Chapter 1: The Wolf Inside Of Me
Disclaimer: I do not own DC Comics, Teen Titans, Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki, Bone Shatter or anything really big other then the plot.
Description: In the Teen Titans there are four meta humans and only one normal twelve year old child, or so it appears. Up until recently, the Titans believed this, but as things start getting weird and puzzles are coming together, will the Teen Titans bite off more then they can chew for there leader. Who is this mysterious raven colored wolf that seemed to appear and save the Titans when Robin's not around, where did the wolf come from, how does Slade know Robin's dear mother, why are people disappearing, is Robin to blame? All of this and more will be explained in... I'll Be Fine!
A/N: Inspired by Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki, a truly beautiful movie. Title inspired by the song Bone Shatter, that may or may not be mentioned in this story later on but the words "I'll be fine." will be used daily or at least when it could be expected. Please oh please R&R!
A hard rain poured upon Jump City as a boy dressed in purely red, yellow and green stood upon a rooftop high above the city, glaring down at a burglar as the man stole a stuffed teddy bear from a little girl who began to cry. Robin glared at the man, how sick, how could anyone be so cruel as to steal a little girls bear, and the toy wasn't even worth much! Despite this, Robin ran after the thief from the rooftops until he descended upon the man, startling him.
"W-w-what do YOU want!?" The thief asked, terrified of the hero who stood before him like a tiger about to pounce.
Robin held his ground. "The bear, it belongs to that little girl, give it back." Robin warned in a dangerous.
The thief laughed outright. "Are you kidding me? This bear has a jewel hidden in it, I want it! So if you think your just come over here on my turf and tell me what to do... let me te-" Before he could finish, Robin's right fist connected with the mans jaw.
"Shut it!" He screamed as he immediately turned and slammed his leg into his gut just as he doubled over, making the hit that much worse as the fool fell to his knees.
Suddenly, Robin fell to his own knees and shook with energy as he stared up at the night sky, alarmed to see a full moon on the rise.
"Oh no." Robin whispered in a terrified tone.
Without a second thought, Robin snatched the bear, handed it to the little girl, handcuffed the thief to a telephone and took off for the woods beyond Jump City limits. As he ran, adrenaline pumped through his veins, he needed to hurry, or people could get very hurt. By the time Robin was out of the city, his powers were already on over drive and causing wolf pup ears and a matching tail to appear on his body, the ears on his head matching his raven colored locks and the tail sticking out from the back of his now ripped up tights. The Boy Wonder stared at his hands, now turning more paw-like by the minute. He really hated full moons, it was the time of the month where he had trouble controlling himself, and that was during the day. But at night... he had no control, he would surely kill if given the chance. So...
Robin would not give the wolf inside him that chance.
It wasn't really Robin's fault though, this was no werewolf story after all, it was a story about him being half wolf always and just not being able to control it on the full moon.. He was dangerous to be around on a full moon, so he had of course separated himself from the Teen Titans tonight, simply saying he was too tired for work and had hidden in his room, but had really snuck out the window and ran to Jump City to try and outrun his inner demons. Well, it wasn't really demons per-say, it was more of another host of Robin's twelve year old body. At all times out of the eyes of the full moon, the two shared the body and were pretty much the same person save for instincts, human natures and looks. But really, Robin truly loved being a Wolf Child, it was just VERY difficult for him in his current situation. You see, his friends were paranoid, and they had every right to be, but still, it was dangerous for Robin. He knew they'd except him... but... they could be killed by hunters or monster killers if they tried to be near him when he turned into a wolf.
This change was triggered mainly by emotions, if Robin was feeling angry, scared, sad, lonely, cornered, threatened or even too excited, he could turn into a wolf or at the very least gain some unexpected wolf ears and matching tail. If a Wolf child is seen by humans at any time, hunters can easily be alerted and will hunt down the Wolf children, hunting them for sport. From Robin had heard, the big game was for the adults or at the very least the males, the more aggressive of the kinds. However, Robin knew that there was one Wolf Child everyone had wanted but never had the chance to catch for a prize... his mother. His mother had been well known as a Wolf Child and had evaded capture several times before meeting Robin's father, who also happened to be a Wolf Child. They had been called the Evasive Grayson's, right before they murdered. So now, Robin had taken there place as the big catch that every hunter could only dream of catching one day and hanging on there mantle.
Like Wolf Children, hunters were, in a way, breed. There were more Wolf Children then hunters, but hunters were only slightly mutated. They looked like humans, talked like humans and even smelled a bit like humans. But hunters were always born in huge litters, as in family's of five or six children that would all be born hunters. Hunters had more higher senses and in there brain, they could use physic to communicate and tell each other where Wolf Children were for the hunting. So, at the age of thirteen, hunters would be sent to kill at least one Wolf Child on there thirteenth they succeeded, they were praised and made honorary hunters, but if they failed... they were banished and told to never again come home. It was truly cruel, but so was making a living murdering defenseless Wolf Children.
One trait that both groups held was tribes/family's/litters. Almost all Wolf Children were breed as much as possible as usually were seen in southern Europe or all over North America and a bit in South America. Robin had once even heard of Wolf Children being breed and raised in Africa and Asia, but he had no idea if that was even true. Despite all of these similarities and differences, Robin really wouldn't ever give up being a Wolf Child, it was too high of a honor... too high of a blessing. Those who were Wolf children were even marked with a half moon birthmark on there bodies. Robin had a small one on his shoulder, but if anyone saw it he'd say it was a fake tattoo. But really, it was a sacred and cursed mark at times. Any Wolf Child who bore the mark (not all Wolf Children did) would turn into a large wolf adult despite there age and go on a rampage. Not only was it deadly and terrifying, but it was an amazing power if you could learn to control it.
As Robin snapped out of his rather heavy thoughts, he was in full wolf mode and had ripped open a bunny. Great, he had blacked out again. Before Robin could stop himself... he slipped into the darkness...
The next morning, Robin awoke naked next to a waterfall as the morning sun just started to rise, on closer inspection of his body, Robin found that his clothes were gone, his mask was gone since lost and he had several none major scratches and bruises adorning his frail body. As he stood, Robin found that his whole body ached, great, just great, the wolf inside of him had really gone nuts last night, huh? That didn't stop Robin though, or Dick rather since his mask was gone, and he simply stretched some more and rubbed his sore back before actually bathing in the cool water of the massive waterfall. The water gushed down in powerful forces, Robin had suffered worse temperatures and pain and simply dealt with it, shrugging it off as if it was nothing. As soon as Robin dried of in the sunlight, he rose from his spot in the grass and stared into the forest. Dense shrubs, trees and multiple rivers running rather quickly blocked the wolf boys path.
He would have a long walk home it seemed.
A/N: This is a new story inspired by the movie mentioned in the first AN, so please, enjoy this story please. If you have any questions on why I made these new rules, why certain characters are like this or anything else regarding this story, please oh please PM me or review your question so I can tell everyone the full explanation. Please R&R, I'd love some feedback!
~Supercasey.