The clock on the wall struck one. Robin had been awake for over an hour. The dream had clustered in his mind. Now, as the clock struck for a last time, he let himself go so he could remember all the moments he had been through before he left Bruce for the Teen Titans.
*The blonde girl shook her head and giggled. It made Dick giggle too.
"You're supposed to be an acrobat, you know,"
"Yeah, but you're really tall," he frowned. "I'll never be as tall as you,"
She winked her blue eye as she said: "You just have to wait a bit, that's all," she smiled, her braces showing. Dick pulled a face. He wasn't the most patient person on the plant, and Leonore knew it all too well. A voice behind them called the children in for lunch*
For some reason it was hard for him to remember. Maybe because it was a memory near to the time that Leonore had disappeared. When he found out he couldn't belive what he was being told. Someone like Lenore wouldn't have just....gone.
Finally he decided to go back to sleep. It was the best he could do now. Luckily, he was not haunted again. She was never truly evil, not even in his dreams.
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Beast Boy came down the hall in the shape of the infamous shaggy-sleep-on-the-clean-couch-dog, and decided to continue sleeping on the couch. Cyborg was too tierd to push him off it for the millionth time. Raven sipped her tea and walked back to her room. Starfire served herself some cereals and drowsily poured some yogurt over them. Robin dragged himself along, using only half-consious brain, to the fridge. Suddenly, the dog rushed to the door, morfing for the elevator. He came back as the green dog that he seemed to love. He quickly morfed into his human self. He started looking at the letters.
"What's this?" he said. He picked up an almost pure white envelope. Robin rushed over by his side. The handwriting hit him like lighting. It was more mature than he remembered, but still recognizable. Snatching it out of his hands, Robin escaped to the roof, ignoring Beast Boy's 'Hey!'. Once on the roof, he opened the letter, almost dropping the three fotographs that had been enclosed. As he read the letter he glanced at the pictures. One of Lenore, one of her family and a last one of a group of people, a few years old. Because a very young Lenore and Robin were included, being very silly.
*You should be taller than me now. You only had to wait. I'm going to see you again, Birdie. I promise I'll explain everything I can, but give me time for that, ok?
I missed you, Dick, I really did.
Ever Hoping,
Lenore*
'Birdie' smiled as he finished the letter.
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He was wearing a pathetic smile as he entered the room of waiting teens, as the boys mentioned to him in a very delicate manner.
"So? What's in the letter?" inquiered Beast Boy.
"Yes, please tell us what you find most interesting about it, Robin," said Starfire, wide-eyed. She burst when Robin mumbled someting about a visitor. "A visitor? I am most interested to meet this visitor! Tell me much about this visitor!" Starfire almost pulled Robin's arm off in her excitment. She kept on questioning even after they were separated by Raven, who had entered just in time to avoid any accidents. Not that she cared much.
Meanwhile, Beast Boy read the letter. Luckily, Robin had been careful enough to keep them on his person.
"Who's Lenore?" Beast Boy asked in his attention-grabing-loud voice.
"An old friend of mine, Beast Boy," answered Robin, in his coolest voice, snatching the letter for a second time from the shapeshifter.
"Ok...Birdie," Beast Boy and Cyborg burst out in laughter. Starfire mentioned what a cute name it was and decided he should be called that for the rest of the day. This set the boys in an even louder fit of laughter.
For the rest of the day they didn't do much. It seemed that crime had decided to take a break. At least for the day.
Night came swiftly into the east coast, and so did the criminals. At about nine, the alarm sounded. The team set off to fight. They arrived at the docks, where all the crates wait to be transported. As they reached a pale red box, they were attacked. The men were easy to take down. By the shadows that moved around the titans, Raven suspected another attack, this time larger, but just as easy to take out. She proved a good guesser. In under a couple of minuites, they had finished off all of the men. Now they had to locate the 'Boss'. Searching in the shadows of the crates, they came across one that had a light coming from the inside, but only because someone had been careless to leave the door slightly open. Robin aproched it with caution. From the inside he could hear voices. Suddenly, a loud crash was heard from the crate. The cause of the noise had made a giant dent in the side. The team decided to close in, those who could fly first. As Raven and Starfire landed on the roof, a violent 'boom' was heard, and a man in a black suit came flying out through the doors of the box. He landed on the ground in front of them, blacking out. But the teens decided to pay more attention to the person who was stepping outside of the light. The figure was dressed in black leather suit. On it's feet were black heel boots. As she came into a better view, her face could be seen, or her mask. It was similar to Robin's, with the exception that it covered her cheeks too.
"I'm done here I suppose," said the figure, laying one hand on her belted hip. A glow of silver flashed from the belt. "You can finish him, or let him go, whatever, the choice is yours. I have no need of him,"
The man had woken up. He looked at the figure with a face of intense hate and fear, and ran off.
"Whatever,". The figure was incredibly careless. "At least he's not going to bother you anytime soon,". She turned to leave.
"Wait," Robin blurted out. The figure seemed to have been expecting this. Smiling, she turned to face him. "Before you leave, tell us who you are,"
The figure's smile grew wider, showing her gleaming teeth.
"I'm the Nightingale. Remember that," she paused for a moment before adding, "Birdie,". Winking, she ran off into the distance and flew off. This time, nobody laughed at Birdie, or was even tempted to. In the total silence, the voice in Robin's head seemed to grow louder and louder. It said: Lenore.
