Thank you for the reviews. MYSTERY- his horns are like the size of a goat's, so they are pretty small.
Italics are thoughts I do not own YJ.
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"Robin, please come out!" Batman was growing desperate. Maybe he taught the boy too well if he couldn't be found in twenty minutes. Just as Batman was about to ask M'gann to find him, he heard a small shuffle and sizzle from inside a vent to his right. He walked over to it and heard a muffled sniff. Batman pulled the vent cover off to see Robin backing away from him with wide red eyes. Batmen reached out to comfort him, only for Robin to shrink back, bear his fangs and bring up an ungloved, clawed hand, as if ready to strike.
"Robin, calm down. I'm not going to hurt you. Please, son, come out." Batman said, sounding hurt. Robin put his raised hand down in front of where his body was crouched and he closed his mouth so that it was barely open. He still looked at Batman warily. Then, Batman noticed Robin was shaking in fear of him. Batman slowly and calmly lifted himself into the vent, causing Robin to shrink farther back into the vent, still looking scared.
"Dickie, please, I would never hurt you. I won't ever hurt you. Please, don't be afraid of me. You're my son, no matter what." Batman said, taking his cowl off to become Bruce Wayne. Batman reached out a gloved hand towards his son. Robin slowly and warily reached out one hand until Batman's enclosed it. After a few seconds, Robin suddenly lunged at Batman, wrapping his arms around his neck. Batman immediately held onto him and, pulling his ward into his lap, said, "Shhh, Dickie. It's okay. You're okay, you're alright. Shhhhh."
Robin was quaking, but Batman hadn't felt any tears yet so, once Robin's shaking stopped, he pulled back. A tear slid down Robin's cheek and sizzled on his stomach. "It's okay to cry, Dick." Bruce told his son, pulling him close again. "N-No. Not on anyone wi-without the glamour." Robin said, trembling. "Why not?" Batman asked. "My-my tears a-are ac-acid. They-they'd burn through yo-your armor. I-I can't cry n-near anyone or anything li-living or the acid wo-would burn them." Bruce's heart broke at the thought of his son, who hated being alone, who always wanted to be held and comforted, just any physical contact really, not being able to be held as he cried.
Batman took out the glamour charm that he had stolen back from Kid Flash. "If you want, you can put this back on. I don't care if you do or not, or if I get a few chemical burns or not. I know you, and I know you want me to be right here, but you need to cry. Please don't hold it inside little bird." Robin reached out and put on the glamour charm, turning back to his regular self. As soon as the transformation was complete, he hugged Batman again, but this time, he was sobbing. Batman just sat there and hugged his son until his tears turned to sniffles.
"I-I'm sorry I didn't t-tell you. I-I was sc-scared. E-everyone h-hates demons, and a-after the thing wi-with Dracula, I just… I was sc-scared, Tati. I-I'm so-sorry." Robin trembled.
"Dick, I would never- Look, Dracula was a monster because he wanted to hurt people. It wasn't the fact that he was a vampire that made me kill him; it was his choices. I would never do that, or anything like it, to you. I don't blame you for being scared. If I were you, I would be terrified. If I had been you, I probably would've scratched me when I climbed into the vent with you. If you had done so, I would've still stayed. Dick, I know you hate being alone, but I understand why you are wary of people knowing anything about you. You can trust us though. I think the team is probably wondering where we are. We should probably get back to them soon."Batman said, shocked at first, then gently holding the side of his ward's face and feeling Dick lean into the touch.
Robin looked at Batman, clearly feeling scared and uncomfortable with the idea. Batman gave him an extremely rare, comforting smile. Robin nodded and took off the glamour charm, once again reverting to his demon form. He looked up at his father, as if searching for any sign of disapproval. He found none. Batman climbed out of the vent and helped Robin climb down too. Batman suddenly found himself almost pushed over by a small purple mass that said "Thanks, Dad." Robin then grinned brightly at Batman. As soon as Batman began leading him to the living room, where they expected the team to be, however, the grin disappeared and Robin began looking nervous, once again.
Well, I hope you liked it! Next its team time. Please review!
