This is my first Teen Titans fic. I hope it turns out okay. Well, here's the story.

Do not own.

He had never gone to school before. His parents had always taught him what he needed to know. But now that's not an option.

With his parents dead, he was shipped off to Teer's School for Troubled Teens, a place for teens who are orphaned, abandoned, or just plain unwanted. As expected, the school isn't known for its "wonderfully well-behaved scholars". But it is known for its "justice system".

You see, the school isn't really run by the adults. Sure there were principals and teachers and things of that sort, but they were just for show. The only one with a meaningful title was the Student President (SP). He was the only one that had any real power. He could make any student (or teacher) do as he wished and punish them if they did it wrong. He could even kill you on a whim and get away with it too. And this year, He... was Slade.

(s)

Robin walked into the principal's office. The first thing he noticed was how plain it was. Everything was the same color and nothing really grabbed your attention. The second thing he noticed was the lack of paperwork on the desk. You would think that if you were in charge of a school full of unwanted teens, that there would be tons of things do. But before Robin could examine more, the principal started talking.

"Now, erm..." he looked at the single paper on his desk, "Robin. Since you will be staying here for probably the rest of your under-aged life, there are a few things that you need to know. One: You must always do as the Student President says. This is very important because 'it teaches you to respect someone who is in the same age group as you are'. Two: This year's SP is Slade. Now... You will be shown to your class and--"

At that moment a very imposing figure walked in. He had neat black hair, a scowl on his face, and a very angry look in his eye. And I say 'eye' because the other had a very striking eye-patch over it. The principal went quiet. The new arrival turned his gaze toward Robin and seemed to inspect him. The younger, not being able to handle the scrutiny, turned away in time to not notice how the other's eye seemed to linger on his ass for a bit. Then he heard the stranger's firm, and oddly seductive, voice. "Look at me."

Just the shock of the sound was enough to make Robin look up. And it was then that our teen hero noticed just how short he was. Or was it just that the other was too tall. Either way, he now felt even more helpless than ever before. And at that moment he realized, just by the aura of authority that seemed to be spilling out of the other's eye, that this must be the SP. So he took a chance and let out a single word, a guess in every fearful aspect: "Slade..."

There were a few moments of uncomfortable silence. Still held in that powerful gaze, Robin couldn't see any emotion in that eye. He started to doubt his presumption. But then the older teen smirked. "Smart boy." He broke eye contact and started walking away. But before he left the room, he turned around and sharply said, "Follow me, Robin."

Said teen hesitated for a moment, wondering how the other knew his name, but then realized that this was no time for thoughts and followed obediently.

As they walked down the hall, Robin quickly figured out that he was being taken to his class. They reached a door and then stopped. Wondering why they weren't going in, he turned to Slade to ask but found that he couldn't. He had a strange feeling that he had no right to talk to someone so awesome. (And I mean awesome as in "requiring awe".)

But Slade broke the silence. "I am the only one with power in this school. You are never to call me by my name but as Student President. Or SP if you can't say words that have more than three syllables. I will forgive your earlier infraction in light of the fact that you didn't know this. You are also never to speak to me unless spoken to. Again, I will overlook earlier. And, as I am sure the principal told you earlier, you are to obey my every order."

Robin, not liking the idea of having to obey anyone, decided to disregard the rules. "How do you know my name?"

Slade's eye narrowed a fraction. 'He's either stupid, or deaf.' Then he saw the defiant look in his eyes and smirked. He opened the door, pushed Robin into the classroom, said "This is Robin", and walked away. But as he left, his mind was made up; 'He's not deaf.'

(s)

It turned out that Robin was ahead of the rest of the class. In fact, he was five years ahead. Except for in math. He had never seen the point to math and so never bothered to know more then was absolutely necessary. In math, he was the same level as everyone else.

Besides actually learning in math class, the day was uneventful. That is, until school ended. Apparently, the school day ending is a great reason for ignorant brutes to pick on someone smaller than they are.

(s)

Robin suddenly felt a tug at his neck and knew that someone had just stolen his necklace. It was all he had left of his parents. His father had given it to him his last birthday. The last time he would ever celebrate anything with his family.

He turned around to see a bulky "thing" (not sure if it was a boy or a girl) dangling his necklace over his head. For the second time that day, Robin felt short. 'I suppose being mean has a way of making you taller.'

Robin glared with all the hatred he could possibly shove into the confined space called his eyes. "Give. It. Back."

"What?" the 'thing' taunted. "You gonna cry? Huh? You gonna cry to your mama? You gonna--"

He silenced "it" with a swift kick to the jaw, and the bully was down before anyone could realize what had happened.

Robin, still looking at his fallen opponent, realized that the room had suddenly gone quiet and turned to see why. Standing at the doorway was none other than Slade. And what came out of the SP's mouth sent shivers (bad shivers) down his spine:

"My office. Now."