I'm so sorry guys but it seems I accidentally put the second chapter on twice. Here's the actually first chapter:

There may only be two other parts to this, maybe even only one. Basically this whole mini-series...thing, it going to be about Robin questioning himself and X trying his best to help him figure it out. It's part friendship and party misery Enjoy

"I'm sorry, guys," Robin said as he closed his duffle bag, his back to his friends as they stood in the doorway of his room. He knew that when he turned Cyborg would be angry, Beast Boy would be confused, Raven frustrated and Starfire would be very upset about him leaving but he wasn't going to change his mind. Robin took his utility belt off and stared down at it a moment, thinking about how many times it had gotten him out of a jam when he needed it to, and tossed it to the ground to hear soft gasps. "I've been fighting for my whole life, whether it's against villains, average crooks, against myself or even against my own friends and I think I'll do better all on my own. No friends, no fights…just me, alone. I'm sorry." He didn't even pause to hear what they had to say as he passed them, duffle bag over his shoulder and case dragging behind him as he did so. "So long."

"Robin! Wait!" Starfire called but Robin heard Cyborg stop her with a harsh remark about how if Robin didn't want them then they didn't need him anyway. Robin closed his eyes for a moment and looked down, he didn't really want to leave but he couldn't stay either. He had told the truth, he couldn't fight anymore. Even though he loved the thrill of stopping someone from hurting someone else he just couldn't take sleeping with bruises, cuts, and broken bones almost every night anymore. He had to stop fighting.

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Robin's eyes opened and he sat up slowly on his cot, staring blankly at the wall without hardly moving a muscle as he thought the day he left the team over in his head. He sighed and stretched, forcing himself to ignore the folded Robin suit sitting on the floor in the corner of his very tiny apartment. He pulled on his sneakers and got to his feet, flexing his toes at the odd feeling of not wearing his combat boots instead. Forcing that thought of his head, however, Robin walked over to the bathroom sink and rinsed off his face and hair, looking at the mirror he forced himself to talk away without spiking it like he was used to doing every morning.

Robin pulled his leather jacket on over his navy blue T-shirt and put on his sunglasses before stepping out into the hallway of his apartment building. He turned around and locked the door behind him before heading down the hall, leaped down the stairs and heading out into the sunshine of summer. He took a deep breath and turned to walked down the street and towards the park he had learned to be the best place to be during these warm days, the most nice people went there and he liked watching the kids playing, it reminded him the innocence still existed in children these days.

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Upon arriving at the part Robin sat on his usual bench to watch the little kids play on the playground, people walk their dogs, and couples have picnics and friends playing games. Robin leaned back against the bench with a very quiet sigh as he straightened his sunglasses as he looked around him, a few people waved at him with a smile and he would smile back in response as he waved at them as well, a few people who knew him would call out his name and wave, getting a wave back and another shout in response but for the most part Robin just kept quiet and watched.

"This seat taken?" Robin looked up to see a girl with a bright red headband pointing next to him on a bench. She looked almost sad and like she had a lot on her mind today, she was forcing a soft smile for his sake but he could see that she was forcing tears not to spill over from whatever was on her mind. Robin hesitated a moment in thought but knowing what it was like to be in her position he nodded and scooted over so it would be less awkward. "Thank you." Robin nodded again sharply as she sat beside him on the bench, watching the people with him in silence. "What's your name?" Robin tensed as his thoughts raced quickly.

"Richard, most people call me Dick though," he told her. She nodded silently as she watched a kid cross the monkey bars. She leaned forward with her elbows resting easily on her knees as she watched, Robin cleared his throat almost nervously. "What's yours?" She turned back to him.

"Rachel, it's nice to meet you Richard," she said as she held her hand out for a friendly shake. Robin nodded in agreement and shook her hand firmly before turning back to watch the kids play, arms draping over the back of the bench as he leaned back comfortably as he tried to look as least uneasy as he could. "You look like a person who could understand this." Robin looked over at Rachel, who wasn't looking back as she watched the kids. She leaned back against the bench with her arms resting in her lap. "Being tired of life, of what you do everyday, but not sure how to leave or what to do about it."

"You're right, I would understand that." Rachel looked over as Robin sighed softly, looking up at the clouds sadly. "That's the exact reason I'm in this town, I left my old life to get away." Robin paused a moment in thought before looking back over at her with a raised brow. "Why did you say that?" Rachel shrugged and looked at the grass below her feet. "You don't know?" She nodded, then thought a moment before turning back to look at him.

"You know how sometimes you can see someone and just know that you can trust them, even though you've never met them before and you don't know what kind of person they are, you just know that you can trust them with whatever you say?" Robin paused and blinked before he nodded in understanding, he had felt that way when he first met his teem. Sure he had tried to ignore that feeling but he still felt it. "It's that way with you, it's why I sat with you. Something just told me you were the kind of person who would not only understand but wouldn't tell anyone about it." Robin gave a lifeless chuckle, finding no humor in his next remark.

"Of course not, it's not like I have anyone I could tell it to anyway." Rachel stared at Robin, fully catching the sad tone that he spoke with and Robin tensed at the stare that made him feel like his core was being seen. He cleared his throat awkwardly and stood up. "I have to go home, change into my work clothes and head to work. It was nice meeting you, Rachel." He walked away and the girl watched him.

"See you later, Richard!" she called as she waved. Robin waved back at her as he continued on his way, trying not to look like he was in a hurry to get away from the girl. She made him uncomfortable for some reason, it might have been her forwardness or that fact that she practically read his thoughts and knew what was bugging him even if she didn't try, it sent chills down his spine because someone who could read his expression like a book made him very uncomfortable. It reminded him of Slade.

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Robin groaned and rolled over onto his back to stare at his apartment's ceiling with a heavy sigh, sleep just didn't seem to come to him easily since he came here. He either just couldn't fall asleep or he had nightmares but tonight he just couldn't sleep, his mind wouldn't shut off and it seemed like his old suit was calling out to him. Robin rolled over again and stared at the suit lying in the corner, starting to get covered in dust from not being touched in almost two weeks. Robin stared at it silently and turned towards the window to see the moon high in the sky, he turned back to the suit lying in the corner and frowned sadly at it.

Robin sat up on his cot and ran a hand through his hair with a deep intake of breath. He got to his feet and walked over to it, looking down at the mask lying on top of the shirt and the boots standing beside it. Robin knelt down and grabbed the box beside it, opening it up and taking out his battle rod just to stare at it silently in the dark as he sat down on the ground. He closed his eyes and wondered what his friends where up to. He shook his head vigorously and dropped the rod back into the box, shutting it and getting to his feet again as he walked over to his day clothes lying beside his bed.

He undressed and put his day clothes on, pulling on his sneakers and bending over to tie them as he sat. He got to his feet and grabbed his jacket, slipping it over his shoulders before heading quietly out of his apartment. As always he locked the door behind him and walked down the hall, walking instead of leaping down the stairs so not to wake anyone as he stepped outside into the cool evening. He took a deep breath and attached his keys to his belt loop so he wouldn't lose them as easily.

He turned and walked down the path with his hands in his pockets, he looked up at the night sky to see the stars twinkling down at him and the moon shining a brilliant dim lighting all around him in the summer night. He got a soft smile and looked back ahead of him, frowning a bit at the thought of his friends chasing criminals right at this moment without his help. He knew they could handle themselves but he wished he could be there with him.

"No, stop it!" he muttered the scolding under his breath, smacking himself lightly as if to punish himself for thinking like that. Robin stopped walking and looked around to find he had gone to the park due to the autopilot built into his brain. Robin sighed and sat on his bench, staring at the empty playground as a swing creaked as the wind pushed it. Robin looked around to see no one, not a living soul to be seen, and glanced back at the playground. "I guess a few tricks wouldn't hurt."

Robin got to his feet and hung his jacket over the back of the bench as he walked towards the playground. He felt the rocks under his sneakers as he walked towards the wooden structure and looked around at his surroundings, being on the actual grounds the children's play place looked different, bigger somehow almost. Robin stopped walking and looked up at the high monkey bars before him, hesitating greatly due to his uncertainty.

Robin crouched down slowly like a cat preparing to pounce and his eyes narrowed in concentration. With a loud shout Robin propelled himself into the air with his strong legs and grabbed the monkey bars with both hands, flipping himself so he was on top of them in no time. He took about half a second to test the sturdiness of the bars and the feel of them before running along them at top speed, leaping off of them and onto the wooden castle tower the he slid down onto the floor and ran along the boards with ease.

He leaped onto the walls that stood on either side of the pirate's bridge and ran along them with perfect balance, leaping towards the pole and swinging around it with his ground parallel to the ground until letting go and landing over the fence and into the smaller kids' play place. He got to his feet instantly and ran towards the other fence, using his hand for balance as he leaped over it. A grin was covering his face as he leaped on top of the tube slide and ran up it, running across the boards to the other slide and leaping off of it to the ground. Robin got to his feet and threw both arms in the air, grinning from ear to ear as he barely panted.

"YEAH!" he shouted loudly, not minding the echo that hit his ears and he even let himself twirl in a circle in his happiness. He chuckled and put his arms down, letting out a content sigh as he did so. He jumped as he heard someone clapping and turned his head to see Rachel standing with his jacket over her right arm as she clapped with a smile, Robin didn't move in his shock as she walked over.

"That was really good!" she told him as she held out his jacket. Robin took it slowly and slipped it over his shoulders, never taking his eyes off of her. "But check this out!" Robin jumped as she ran off, watching as she ran around the playground doing all sorts of tricks that he could tell were practiced. He found himself wondering if she came here to do this often and how long she had done it but his thoughts stopped as she leaped off of the tallest tower, twirling in the air like an ice skater before landing on her hands and doing a half flip to her feet. She grinned at him as if asking what he thought. Robin grinned and applauded her.

"That was great!" he commented as she walked over, panting as she did so. "I take it you've practiced here before, you look like you know what you're doing." She nodded, her hands held in front of her as she smiled happily. "Hey, don't tell anyone that I did that, ok?" She chuckled and shook her head in good humor, Robin tilted his head.

"You know I won't, Richard. Just like I know you won't tell anyone that I did it either," she told him. Robin hummed in thought about this, she did have a point. Rachel chuckled and smiled. "So, gymnast boy, what did you leave behind?" Robin went tensed and turned to her. "It's ok if you don't want to tell me, I understand. I'm just super curious."

"Just some friends," he told her. She blinked in thought and tilted her head in thought as she hummed. Robin raised a brow but didn't dare interrupt her train of thought.

"Just friends? No family?" Robin went completely stiff at that question and Rachel frowned. "Sorry, forget I said it." Robin watched her run off and something told him to go after her or say something but he just stood there and watched her go in silence. He sighed and headed back home, hands in his pockets once again as he did so.

And that's a wrap!

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Petchricor, QotG, signing off ;)