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Summary: "Sometimes I can see right through myself."
Day One
Late
It was raining. Robin didn't need to look out the window to know it. The light tink, tink, tink the rain was making on the roof was enough for him to know so. The sound was loud in his ears and the masked teen was sure it was only loud to him. To be honest it was starting to drive him mad. "He's late again..." Robin growled to no one at all as he paced the floor waiting for his green companion to finally decide to show up. His masked blue eyes scanned over the leather bound book he had been mindlessly reading as he paced. To be honest he had no idea what it was about because right now all that seemed to register was Beastboy being late... Again. It was the fifth time that week. It had -after all- been the younger teens idea to throw Starfire a surprise birthday party. And it was safe to say that the youngest member of the Teen Titans was getting on Robins nerves. Its not like Robin could do anything about it right now. He didn't know where the young changeling was nor did he actually care. All that mattered to Robin right now was that Beastboy was late for his own meeting. But as before there was nothing he could do so he just paced, and paced, and paced. "Its been 54minutes." The masked teen snarled out as he slammed his book onto a table. Robin wasn't sure why he had said the time in that manner. It was out of character for him, and he wasn't really sure why it mattered how he said the time just that it did. But instead of correcting himself he repeated it. "Your exactly 55 minutes late." BeastBoy visibly jumped a little. His leaders voice sounded harsh and annoyed to his over sensitive ears. The green teen was sincerely sorry for being almost an hour late. but before the teen could even speak Starfire floated in and the green teen ran for her handing her a pendant hanging from a dainty chain. Robin eyed the jewelry being pawned on to Star. The jewel was light green reminding him so much of the younger teen holding the jewelry out to be taken. Robin lets a small smile grace his lips as he watched the exchange. Before the pretty jewel reaches its destination it began to fall. And Robins actions confuse him for a second time that night because he found himself diving to catch the necklace. Surprise reached the faces of his two teammates as Robin slowly pulled himself off the ground. Something about this moment seems to be important, but Robin Can't figure out why. He looks the jewelry over in his hand. memorizing every inch of the jewel that decorated the small chain. The boy wonder begins to hand the necklace over the his alien companion and again before the necklace makes it safely into her hands the alarm goes off. Without a word or warning both of his companions run down the hall readying themselves for the fight that's about to take place. Robin's keen eyes fall on Beastboys retreating form. Its only now that the masked teen realizes the green teen had taken off his cloak and isn't wearing his normal attire. His normal purple and black was replaced with slacks and an overly large white sweater and to Robin's surprise he finds the change of clothes to be breathtaking. The new look makes Beastboy look innocent and lovely. The boy wonder watches the boys retreating form until he can no longer see the smaller green teen. "He must of changed his clothes." Robin muses out loud, and when Beastboy answers hes confused because the smaller boy is out of sight and around the corner of the hall, and yet it sounds like he's right behind him. Before he knows it Robin again is face to face with Beastboy only this time the green teen looks like he always had. Purple outfit , green cloak, goofy grin its all there. But Robin knows that this is not the same boy who just ran down the hall with Starfire. This Beastboy is hurt. Bandages cover his small face, his arm sits neatly in a sling and his side is wrapped tightly in blood soaked bandages and it seems that every bit of skin on his neck and arms is sprinkled in bruises. Nope this was NOT the same boy that ran down the Titan Tower fact did not keep the boy wonder from asking what the small green injured look-a-like had said. "I asked you are you sure I changed my clothes? how do you know you didn't just change?" The question confused Robin more than the appearance of the doppelganger. "What are you even talking about?" The other Beastboy grins and laughs. The laugh itself sounds bitter, angry, vengeful. Robin knows what these emotions sound like by heart, "Look...I don't know who you are, but you have to go." Robin hears the doppelganger laugh for a second time. This laugh sounding more malicious than the last. "Oh Robin...I'm not going anywhere anytime soon." This Beastboys voice oozed with fake sweetness in every word. Robin couldn't take it anymore and within seconds the green look-a-like found himself up against the wall. "who the hell are you?" Robin Yelled out , his victim simply smiled. "Whatever do you mean Dick? I'm Garfield Logan aka BeastBoy." The answer shocked the masked hero. "How do you know my real name? Only a selected few know what it is." The doppelganger smiled wickedly and repeated his own real name to Robin over and over until the boy wonder lost his temper. The taller of the two boys slammed his fist against the wall besides the other teens head. The small teen smiled bigger but didn't budge not even to jump,and the act startled the mask teen into letting the younger boy go. "Who are you talking to?" A third voice piped up from the hallway. It was Cyborg Robins closest friend besides Starfire. "Cy? what do you mean who Am I talking too?" Robin asked perplexed at the situation he was now in. "Here's the kicker Oh fearless leader...They can't see me. Only you can." said the doppelganger all too happy to share this information with Robin now that he made a fool of himself. Robin sighed and eyed the green teen in front of him. "Forget it Cy...its nothing." The mask teen blurted out as he quickly walked down the hall leaving a confused Cyborg behind. He was not so lucky to shake off the second Beastboy. The green teen was hot on his heels. "Don't worry Robin. I'll be everywhere you are. Just so you don't forget me. Just like a sidekick. Sidekick Beastboy at your service." The green teen was up against the wall again this time more violent the the last. Robin tightened his grip on the smaller teens throat and forced the green teens grinning face to look at his own angry one. "I'll NEVER call you Beastboy." Robin growled out to his new shadow. The Beastboy clone let a crazed laugh echo through the halls before he answered his angry companion. "Well then Robin... You can call me Guilt."
"Its been 54 minutes." Robin stared at his watch waiting for the minute to change to 5:55 and as if on Cue it seemed to change as soon as he began to stare at his watch and as soon as it did a loud swish flooded his ears. "That's not a tink, tink, tink" Robin thought to himself. The second oldest of the titans watched as the very teen he had been pacing the floor for came in from the cold hard rain. The green teen shook the water drops that covered the light green cloak Raven had giving him two years back.
after all he faces super villains everyday, but there's something about this other Beastboy that almost seems frightening. And Robin doesn't want to figure out why. Robin wanted to yell at him. He wanted to tell this clone to leave the tower but he can't bring himself to do so, and he can't understand instead of doing what he wants his mouth acts before his mind can.