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Chapter 2

Titans Tower

Robin and Cyborg walked into a very quiet, very dark common room in the Tower only to find that Beast Boy was snoring gently on the couch curled in a tight ball for warmth. Robin smiled gently to himself as he grabbed a blanket to cover the changeling. Whatever they did today, must have really worn them out seeing as none of them are here to welcome us home…Suddenly worried by the memory of his call to Starfire, Robin hurried to the medical center hoping that he wouldn't find either Starfire or Raven injured.

Reaching the entrance to the med center Robin paused long enough to take a deep breath to calm himself before quietly opening the door and stepping inside. He found that all the lights in the room had been turned off and the only sound he could hear was a connection with a breathing assistor. The worry once again bubbled up inside of Robin as he stepped forward, but was immediately quelled when he saw that Star was curled into a ball sleeping in a chair and that the figure lying on the mattress was too tall to be Raven. Curiosity soon replaced his worry as he approached the bed and saw a strangely familiar person lying asleep on the mattress. "Sage?" he whispered unbelievingly.

The sound of his voice caused Starfire to shift uncomfortably in her sleep. She blinked sleepily looking up at her best friend. "R-Robin?" she asked quietly, obviously confused. "When did you get back?"

Robin felt his face split into a small, warm smile for the beautiful alien girl looking at him. "Cy and I just got back, Star," he replied quietly, gently placing a hand on her shoulder. "Come on. Why don't you go to your bed, it will be more comfortable for you to sleep."

Starfire sat up, her eyes wide. "But Robin, if I leave who will be here when our guest awakes?" she asked innocently obviously worried about the welfare of the injured stranger.

"I have some paperwork to go over, I'll just bring it in here," Robin offered.

Starfire's face broke into a blindingly bright smile and she threw her arms around Robin's shoulders happily. "Oh thank you Robin!" she exclaimed as quietly as she could, before floating out of the doors of the medical room.

Robin shook his head running his hand through his spiked up hair and sitting down heavily on the chair that had been so recently vacated by Starfire. How do people that I know outside of costume keep getting mixed into my life as Robin? He quickly forgot about going to get his paperwork and found himself lost in memories of his friend that was now lying injured in the medical center.

Two years earlier, benefit party in Sendai, Japan

Dick Grayson (also known as Robin, Boy Wonder) found himself leaning against a wall in a custom made black tux with a blue (the same color as his striking blue eyes) under the coat, completely bored out of his mind. He couldn't help himself from wondering why Bruce had drug him along to Japan in the first place. Even though he was still had a pleasant smile on his face, he was watching the room to judge how much longer the torture would last. After standing there for several minutes before noticing that only a few feet away from him was someone around his age that looked as bored as he was feeling.

He had one of the most memorable appearances that Dick had ever seen amongst the thousands of people that he had seen rotate through these social events. The young man was tall and slender along with pale skin and long wavy blonde hair that was arranged to cover almost the entirety of the right side of his face. He seemed to exude light even as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed against his chest as if any interaction would be unwelcome.

Hope took hold of Dick as he subtly slid closer to the other. "You look like you're having as much fun as I'm having," he said happily in his tenor voice.

The other's response was non-verbal as he turned his head so that Dick could see his slender eyebrow raised sarcastically.

Dick's smile never wavered as he reached out his hand. "Dick Grayson," he introduced himself to the other warmly.

"Sage Date," the other answered flatly as he unfolded his arms to shake Dick's hand politely. "So is Dick just a nickname or were you tortured as a child?" he asked as he returned his arms to their former position with a small smile gracing his lips.

Dick laughed at this question as he interpreted to be a joke, his amusement reaching all the way to his eyes in a sparkle. "It's short for Richard, but I only get called that when I'm in trouble." When Sage did not move away Dick continued, "So how did you get dragged to this torture?"

"My grandfather believes that I need to socialize more, so when he received an invitation to this party I was naturally brought along," Sage answered tonelessly obviously none to pleased with his grandfather for the torture. "What about you? Why were you dragged along to this party?"

"Bruce brought me along for spring break, and got an invitation from one of his old sensei. I guess he wanted to show me off to his Japanese acquaintances," he said with a shrug. "I guess I should be used to it by now, he hosts enough of these things at home."

"Bruce?" Sage asked curiously finally showing some emotion besides indifference. "As in Bruce Wayne?"

"Yeah."

"I apologize."

Now it was Dick's turn to raise an eyebrow at his new friend, "Apologize? For what?"

"It was my grandfather that invited Mr. Wayne to this party."

Dick laughed loudly at Sage's apology. "Don't feel bad Sage. Going to long, boring parties is just part of having Bruce as my guardian."

After that the two of them were fast friends, one never leaving the other's side for the rest of the party. For the rest of his stay in Japan, Dick would go to visit Sage's family's kendo dojo where Bruce had once trained in martial arts. Many times he would train along side Sage, going so far as to meet the blonde's friends. Sadly Spring Break had ended all too soon for the two high schoolers and Dick had to return to Gotham.

Robin awoke to the light coming through the window of the med center and reflecting off the linoleum floor right into his eyes. He didn't know when he had fallen asleep, but as he stretched he could hear his joints popping in protest of the sudden movement. He glanced down at Sage, who he saw was still lying unconscious, but now with more color in his skin.

The door behind him slid open behind Robin to admit Raven. "Robin," she said quietly, "Go eat some breakfast, you need a break from sitting here by yourself."

"Someone needs to stay in here in case he wakes up."

Right at that moment, a rustling was heard from the occupied bed. Both turned their attention to the figure that was now sitting up looking around the room with a confused look on his face. "Wh-where am I?" he said quietly, his voice echoing the confusion on his face.

Robin quickly went to the bedside hiding his relief as he said, "You're in the medical center of Titans Tower in Jump City, California. Do you remember anything that happened before we found you?"

"N-no," he stuttered in return still coming to terms with waking to find himself across an entire ocean from where he last remembered. "Do you know what happened?" he asked before wincing through a wave of pain and moved his hand to the source of the pain, his chest. His fingers immediately were met by the cold green crystal of the pendant that the Titans had been unable to remove before, and it immediately came loose to fall in his hand. "What is this?" he asked quietly, suspecting that he may be holding the source of their current problems in his hands.

A/N: Ok, so I know that this one is shorter than the last one, but I wanted to post it before I study for my final tomorrow. If you read this and had any response, whether good or bad, like or dislike, you know how to leave me a review. Please, please, please review, I can't make it any better if you don't let me know how I can