Ok, since I keep getting favorites (but no reviews, c'mon guys…) I decided to make this a multific thingy. Some will be slash, some won't have pairings, but they will all have Red X. So I will be making updates, but they will be sporadic at best. If anyone has any ideas or a (short) plot they would like to see me write drop me a note. Oh! And if anyone wants to beta things for me, so I'm not throwing crap out there (here, whatever) that would be appreciated
For Fun
It was a thing of beauty, really. The way it caught the light, sending out beams of rainbows that danced against any surface they touched made something warm and fuzzy pool in the young thief's stomach. Although that could have been the fish tacos he had for lunch.
Regardless of what feelings it invoked (or, ya know, didn't) the diamond really was beautiful. It was one of those rare pink ones, from Africa or Peru or wherever (honestly as long as it looked nice and he got a lot of money for it, the place it came from doesn't matter) and it was big. Red took a minute to just look at the pretty thing that was gonna make him some serious money, before he slipped it into a pouch on his belt. Just as he was leaving he heard an unwanted (but not unexpected) voice shout his name from behind him.
"Look kid, it's just a diamond. Why don't you let me go so I can get this to my current employer and get paid?" Red knew what the answer would be, he's not stupid after all, but he could hope. Because he knew what the answer would be he was unsurprised when the leader yelled one of his, many, catchphrases
"Titans Go!" (and yes, in Red's mind the 'go' was always capitalized) and so it began. The green kid changed into a gorilla and swung a mighty (hairy) fist at the thief, who managed to roll out of the way just in time. He sprang to his feet only to duck as the witch threw a few crates at his head. He sprinted towards the door fully knowing the path would be blocked. Once again he found himself unsurprised when the alien popped up in front of him. The faint whistling sound from the cyborg's sonic cannon started up, so thinking fast Red jumped up and back to land behind the large metal titan. He now had four of the titans in front of him, which meant that Robin was going to try to sneak up behind him. Keeping his eyes on the group in front of him the teen strained his ears to hear the little bird's tell-tail signs of attack. But there was nothing. No sound at all, even the other Titans were silent. They were, however poised for something, an attack of some sort, if Red had to guess (which he never did, sometimes).
He turned slightly, so his back was to a wall as opposed to open for attack and glanced around warily. He knew the bird was here, he had seen him. And Robin wasn't one for hiding, he preferred a face-to-face fight, or so Red had gathered from all the previous fights. The four visible Titans all moved so they were in front of him, still silent. It was eerie, and Red found himself tensing in response to their stillness.
"Where's the kid?" Red asked, hoping to sound conversational. It didn't work. The dark girl smirked under her hood in response, but it was the cyborg who spoke.
"Why? You worried Red? Scared that Robin took some more of Batman's qualities? That he will sneak up behind you, or drop from the roof and kick your butt?" now the metal-man was smirking and it was starting to piss Red off, mostly because he was right. Not that Red would ever admit it, of course. He suddenly had a flash or inspiration as he ran the words through his mind. Glancing around subtly, he didn't want the others to know what he was up to, he found what he was looking for. About three feet to his left was an air duct. And in that small space was something yellow. Red smirked, and relaxed, something that immediately made the others look weary.
"Right, well this has been fun and all but I have to go. Places to see, people to do, things to steal. You know how it is, well probably not but I know and that's what counts." He spun slightly on his heel and shot off a sticky red 'x' at Robins hiding place, sealing it effectively. The tweeny-weenies all gasped dramatically (which is kinda what he lives for, well not really but he enjoys it) and called out their leaders name, as if he was blasted over a cliff or something equally scary. Whatever, really Red didn't care how dramatic they were, as it allowed him to fire off more X's to trap them as well.
Red laughed and saluted the trapped Titans, calling out something snarky as he left. Or well he tried to at least. He so would have if wonder boy didn't butt in.
"Wait! Why go through so much trouble for someone else? Why steal at all?" and damn if the boy didn't sound so confused and lost and small that Red just had to answer him. Kinda.
"I need the money kid. My mom disappeared when I was young and left me an' my little sister with our abusive dad. When I was thirteen my dad killed my sister and I was placed in foster care. I hated it so I left. I spent years on the street learning to steal, but I stole from the wrong person when I was sixteen. The guy turned out to be some big time gang lord and in exchange for my life I have to steel for him. I only need a few more grand and I'm free. That's why I steel." Throughout this spiel the Titans face's, or some of them, became more and more sympathetic looking until they , or some of them, looked like they would cry. Or hug him. Ew.
Robin, who was still trapped in his little prison, made a noise before trying to talk.
"Red, if you need- I mean we could- maybe-" the whole thing was sweet and nice and Red completely ruined it when he burst out laughing.
"Oh God! You really-hahaha- you really believed me? Haha kid, you are a riot! No I steal because it's fun kid that's all." As he teleported away Red's ears were filled with angry sputtering and shouts from his favorite little playmates. At home, examining the pretty gem once more Red grinned. 'Oh yes.' he thought 'this was a good day.'