Title: Taken
Pair: Aster (Superboy/Robin)
Sequel to: Missing
Chapter: 1/?
I suggest reading Missing first.
"You're what!?"
"Dating. "
"You…y-you and Supey are dating?"
Dick rubbed his forehead with a sigh after nodding for what seemed like the fiftieth time since he and Superboy decided to announce to the group that they were indeed dating and had been for almost a year now. They had just kept it quiet, or at least they thought they did.
"Called it."
"What?"
M'gann and Artemis gave the two of them a shared, knowing look. "We sort of guessed a couple months ago that there was something going on."
"How did you—"
"I as well guessed that there was something between the two of you."
"Oh… so the only one that didn't catch on was—"
"Me!" Kid Flash piped up, pouting a little. "When did this happen? How did this happen?"
"Well…" Robin scratched his head, looking to Conner for some sort of support. The taller teen merely shrugged. "It was shortly after I got back from being at the watchtower after the incident." He made a face at that. It had been nearly a year since he and Conner were both taken on request by Lex Luthor to undergo experiments. He rubbed his arm, remembering the injections of liquefied kryptonite and how much they hurt. "We sorta just…clicked after that. "
That was a simple way to put it. After the incident with Doctor Stevens, Dick suffered from nightmares. He had visions of being experimented on or dreams of the doctor succeeding and him turning on his friends. Or his personal favorite, dreams of the doctor dying when he shot him and of the blood on his hands.
He avoided sleeping at the manor during that time so Bruce wouldn't catch on but Conner with his super hearing was able to pick up the sounds of distress coming from his room. The super had already been keeping a closer eye on their smallest member since the incident, feeling somewhat afraid of letting him out of his sight. He felt silly at first and strangely over protective. After hearing Dick suffering with nightmares though, he would pad his way tiredly from his room to the bird's room, gently shake him awake every night and reassure him that everything was alright and that he was home.
When reassurances weren't enough however, Conner would scoot into the bed and stay the night, giving Dick some peace of mind. Some nights they had stayed up talking, others they would just lie there until one night they had come to a mutual understanding that they both had started falling for the other in the few short months after they were taken. Things just moved on from there. They slept in each other's rooms, snuck out on dates and attempted to keep it on the down low from their friends and other league members. Something that hadn't gone as smoothly as they thought it did.
"So why did you guys wait so long to tell us? "
"I don't know. We were worried about what you guys would think. What if you thought that it would compromise a mission or something?"
"Obviously not. We've gone on tons of missions this past year and we've pulled it off without a hitch. "
"So…"
"So we're happy for you two man! Loosen up a little will ya?"
"We're glad that you two have gotten together, really." M'gann smiled softly and floated over, wrapping her arms around the smaller teens figure. "I think we should celebrate!"
"I agree!"
The small group crowded around the pair, chatting excitedly about what they should all do to celebrate. During the commotion however, they didn't hear Red Tornado or Batman step into the living room.
"Your celebrations will have to wait. We have a mission for you today."
"We just had a mission last week." Wally complained, letting out a childish whine. He was promptly smacked in the back of the head by Artemis.
Batman didn't look very amused either, just narrowing his eyes a little at the speedster before turning silently and heading over to the computer to brief them on the mission. The screen behind him brought up images of a villain well known to Robin and Batman, The scarecrow.
"Scarecrow has been seen shipping crates of unknown cargo to a warehouse in—"
"Santa Prisca.." Robin cut in, recognizing the map in the corner from their previous missions. "Do you think he's supplying to Bane?"
"No. We still have Bane in Arkham. We don't know who the buyer is. Yet. Which is what you'll be finding out. "
"Recon and report then?"
"Yes. Find out who is buying from Scarecrow and bring back a sample of what it is. Remember, this is covert. Do not let them know you're there"
The team gave each other knowing looks. Since when had that ever worked? Batman seemed to be thinking along the same lines.
"And if you are spotted, make sure it's after you find the buyer. Get suited up. You leave in ten minutes."
Santa Prisca was a pretty place if you didn't know anything about it. Which, unfortunately, Robin did. He knew how the island was big for illegal drug trade so it wasn't surprising that the island was once again on their mission list. What was surprising to him was the fact that Scarecrow had been dealing outside of Gotham. The master of fear usually traded and schemed within the dark city so whoever the buyer was must have been paying a hefty sum of money to get him there.
The bio ship landed on the beach side a good distance away from the mission site and they slipped off silently, grouping together on the sand.
'Everyone knows what they are doing correct?'
'M'gann, Artemis and I will go to the warehouse and get the sample while the rest of you wait for the buyer to arrive.' Robin repeated what they decided. 'We'll meet up with you once we get a sample.'
'Do not be seen.'
'You guy's either. '
They nodded to each other, starting to make their way into the tropical setting the island had to offer. Before moving however Conner grabbed onto Robins wrist. The boy wonder frowned and turned, giving him a questioning look.
"Be careful."
"We go over this every mission now." The teen mused. Sometimes Conner was just too worried for his own good. Maybe it was because they were dealing with another warehouse a year after being taken from one. Either way, he felt better knowing that Conner was keeping an eye out for him. Conner however, didn't let go. With a small sigh Robin pulled the taller teen down by the front of his shirt, placing a chaste kiss to his lips before pulling away. There was a reassuring smile as he moved to catch up to the girls.
"I'll be fine. "
AN: Alrighty~ Chapter one is up. I honestly didn't know how to get around starting it but now that the starters up, I can move along with the rest of the story smoothly. You know the drill. Reviews are loved. The next chapter will be up probably this weekend since I've already started on it.