I do not own Teen Titans. Also this is my first fanfiction story so I hope you like it.
I remember the day that Slade told me he had finally found an apprentice. I, Black Fire, had been with him for about two years and I knew that the day would have to come sometime.
The kid was an acrobat when he was little. He traveled in a circus with his parents until a horrible accident caused his parents to die. He was then adopted by Bruce Wayne and became Bat Man's loyal sidekick until he left and became leader of the Teen Titans. What bothered me was that Slade didn't tell me his name.
Finding out where the kid was had been easy but separating him from his friends was a whole other task. We made a fake bomb, told the group what Slade 'planned to do with it', and set the plan into action.
It worked perfectly. Slade had the kid all to himself. Before Slade went to reveal the plan to the kid he told me, "Don't worry Black Fire, you'll meet Robin in good time." It was the first time I had heard his name. Robin, it had a nice ring to it.
A few days passed. I was forced to stay in the shadows. Robin couldn't know that I existed yet. Then finally the day came. He had defied Slade for about the third time and Robin wasn't letting go of his friends. It was then that Slade told me come. He introduced me by saying, "I think it's about time you met Black Fire. She will be the one to take the place of your old friends."
Knowing about me only enraged Robin further. Then he began yelling at Slade. The only thing I remember Robin saying was, "If you have her, then why do you need me?" That was probably the worst thing that he could have ever said. In an instant Slade had Robin pinned to the ground and was saying in his ear, "You, Robin, are my apprentice. Black Fire is an assistant. A girl can never be an apprentice."
I knew it was true but it hurt me every time I heard Slade say it. He began telling Robin what my job was. I would be there to help with missions, to guide Robin, to be his aide. I would never get a chance to have the same amount of power as Robin would but at least I could be close to it. Besides, I kind of liked Robin, he had spunk.
Later that night Slade told me to go and visit Robin in his room. I was supposed to go and help him 'learn to let go'. "This will be easy." I told myself. I had done that sort of thing all the time before.
I knocked on Robin's door and got a simple, "Come in." When I open the door all I found was Robin sitting on the edge of his bed with his face buried in his hands. "You alright?" I asked him. He looked up at me and in a shaky voice he said, "Does it ever get easier Black Fire? Does it?" I was struck with shock. I never expected him to say something like that so soon. It hadn't been a week yet and Robin had already realized that he was never getting his old life back. When Slade had stripped me from my friends it took me well over a month to finally except the truth. I sat down next to him and told him that it would get easier. But there could still be some hard times to come. It was then that I remembered why Slade had sent me to Robin's room in the first place. I quickly turned to Robin and in a soft voice I said, "But I know what can help ease your pain." He turned to me and questioningly said, "What?" I slowly leaned into Robin and right before our lips met I whispered, "This." We touched lips and almost instantly were enveloped in a long passionate kiss. It seemed to last forever, the good kind of forever. The kind that you wish would never end. But all good things must come to an end and after we let go of each other, Robin turned away and said, "You should probably go. Slade might not be happy if he finds us like this." I slowly got off the bed and made my way out. Right before I closed the door I turned back and found Robin looking at me. He mouthed a quiet, "Thank you." And I nodded, gave a smile, then left.
It wasn't long after that I was with Slade again telling him that Robin was almost ready to move on. The kiss had helped a lot, just like Slade had said. Slade told me that I better get plenty of rest because the next day would be filled with vigorous training to see just how well Robin was doing.
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