Ahem, DEDICATION: THANX A BUNCH TO IVY FOR BEING A GREAT FRIEND, COMING UP WITH THE TITLE, AND HELPING ME LOOK FOR SONGS!! OH, AND INSPIRING THIS STORY AS WELL AS HELPING WITH THE SUMMARY!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans because if I did, there would be more Red X (And RedxRae!) and another season. I also do not own Simple Plan's song "Thank You".
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Cyborg
"Richard 'Dick' Grayson. Please come to the witness stand." That used to be the name of his best friend. Until he betrayed him and his friends again and again to the point of where they wouldn't forgive him anymore.
I
thought that I could always count on you
I thought that nothing
could become between us two
We said as long as we would stick
together
We'd be alright
We'd be ok
But I was stupid
And you broke me down
I'll never be the same again
First it was when Robin turned into Red X. Sure, he might have been doing something to catch Slade, but why didn't he tell them? Why did he hide it from them and hurt them like that? It had hurt Cyborg when he found out. He and Robin were supposed to be like best friends, yet Robin didn't trust him. Cyborg had trusted Robin with his life, yet Robin could not trust him with that one little secret.
So
thank you for showing me
That best friends can not be trusted
And
thank you for lying to me
Your friendship and good times we had…
You
can have them back
And then there was the time where Robin became Slade's apprentice. What the hell was he thinking? Why couldn't Robin get it through his THICK skull that THEY WERE FRIENDS? Friends were people you could always count on and trust. No matter what. And yet Robin took that for granted.
And
then there was fact that he had hurt his little sister, violated her,
and then killed her…it had enraged Cyborg. How dare
he touch his little sister, take away something precious from her,
and cut her life short! He would never trust Robin again, ever. He
only took their friendship and then turned around and stabbed them in
the backs.
Yeah!
"Mr. Grayson, can you please tell the jury where you were on the night of November 7 at the time of 9:00?" Cyborg looked up at his former friend. His blue eyes were so cold and emotionless, it was hard to believe that this was the same Robin that he had come to known. No wait, he wasn't Robin, he was Richard…and what did Cyborg know about 'Richard'?
He didn't know his past or what he thought about. Robin was Robin to him, his fearless leader he could always count on…but who was 'Richard'?
'Richard' smiled, but it was a twisted smile of a sick, insane man. It frightened to see that kind of look on Rob-no, Richard's face. "Of course, Mr. Mathewson, I was in my room…raping Raven Roth."
I
wonder why it always has to hurt
For every lesson that you have to
learn
I won't forget what you did to me
How you showed me
things
I wish I'd never seen
But I was stupid
And you
broke me down
I'll never be the same again
So badly Cyborg wanted to go up and the beat the crap out of this Richard. This guy just pissed him off. But Cyborg held his emotions in and clenched his fists. I gotta be the better person, he thought to himself.
Suddenly the room was filled with shouts as people yelled.
"Rot in Hell!"
"Curse you and your children, and your children's children!"
"Damn you and your parents who bore you!"
Cyborg paused and thought about it. Who were Richard's parents? Did they tie into this? As Cyborg looked up at his friend and saw the angered look on his face, he knew they did.
So
thank you for showing me
That best friends can not be trusted
And
thank you for lying to me
Your friendship the good times we had…
You
can have them back
Cyborg watched as the looks on Richard's face changed constantly. He went from one emotion to another. Worry, horror, rage, disgust, and hate. Cyborg looked at his friend and ignored the shouts of the people and the judges as the guards and bailiff tried to calm everyone. Just what was going through his head? Just what did Richard think about and was it what Robin also thought about?
When
the tables turn again
You'll remember me my friend
You'll
be wishing I was there for you
I'll be the one you'll miss the
most
But you'll only find my ghost
As time goes by
You'll
wonder why
You're all alone
Finally, all the shouting and everything was over. Cyborg watched as Mr. Mathewson took his seat and Mr. Dekep went up to question Richard.
"Mr. Grayson," Mr. Dekep, his lawyer, called out.
"Please," Richard interrupted. He smiled that wicked smile that was just plain creepy. "Call me Richard."
Cyborg looked at his friend and thought of something.
So
thank you for showing me
That best friends can not be trusted
And
thank you for lying to me
Your friendship and good times we had…
You
can have them back
Robin was his friend. Richard was this man. So who was the one who raped Raven? Was it Robin, their leader, or Richard, a man who Cyborg knew nothing about? Or…was it both of them?
Cyborg didn't know anymore. Whether it was Robin or Richard, both had done something he could never forgive. Sure, they might be two different people, but both had choices. And if it was either Robin or Richard who chose to hurt his little sister, he would hate either.
Soon the questioning was over and they were calling up a new witness.
So
thank you, for lying to me
So thank you, for all the times you let
me down
So thank you, for lying to me
So thank you, your
friendship you can have it back
"I call Mr. Victor Stone to the witness stand." Cyborg stood up and walked to the stand and as he did he passed by Richard. They both stopped and stared at each other. Everyone in the court room became silent, as if they expected to the two to yell at each other.
Richard smirked, and Cyborg looked at his face and saw not Richard or Robin, but both. Both were the same person, Robin was Richard, and Richard was Robin. They could not be two different people because then, why was Robin just like Richard? They both had the same desires, the same past, the same thoughts…they were one.
It was then Cyborg realized his best friend had turned out to be nothing but a monster.
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Wow…that might be slightly confusing, so I'll try to explain it. Cyborg at first thinks it's Robin's fault, and then thinks about how Richard and Robin might be two different people, but in the end Cyborg realizes that they are not two people, but ONE person. So…do you get it? I hope you do. :p
ravenfan:Yeah, it is a little twisted, but possible. Raven didn't die from being raped, Robin beat her when she struggled while he was a raping her and therefore he caused internal bleeding. It happens. Robin was madly in love with her but she loved Red X. And personally, I don't really like Robin. But come on! He sometimes looks like he'd be ready to grab a girl, drag her into an alley, and rape her, doesn't he? But thanx for enjoying it! Made me happy. :D
Okay, I have to go to bed now. :p Bye peoples!
Ciao,
Xaleria