Chapter 2
She had left Robin! How could I have been so stupid?! Raven cursed to herself. I should've know better than to leave Robin in such a state! Raven thrashed her body around abundantly and rushed out of the gas store, causing some failed scratch tickets to fly out the sliding door, and into the open of nature.
Raven's eyes searched in panic for the bird, but failed to find any sight of him. There was his R-Cycle, but where was Robin? Several people cluttered around his vehicle. Raven raced over to it, to find an unconscious bird on the floor. 'Shit,' Raven cursed, under her breath.
Raven picked the teenager up. An elderly woman sauntered very slowly towards her. "Is he all right, dear?"
It took a while for Raven to figure out who was talking to her, since so many people offered help in front of her face, and also several murmurs in the background of it all. "Oh, um, he's my friend, he's…" Raven's heart told her he wasn't okay, but Raven's mind forced the positive. "He's okay," Raven gave a weak smile.
Every kept cluttering Raven, until she finally spoke up. "Thank you, guys, but I will be fine handling him on my own," she flew up, carrying the unconscious Titan. Quickly she got her communicator, calling the titans.
Soon appeared the three of the Titans in the living room. "Trouble?" Cyborg asked, right away.
"I'm just letting you know Robin and I won't be home until a few days," Raven didn't want to tell them where they were going.
"But why will you not return?" Starfire clasped her hands.
"We just…we have something to do," Raven eyed Robin protectively.
Cyborg and Beast Boy's eyes met. Cyborg looked back at Raven. "Is everything okay? Where's Robin?"
"He's fine," Raven answered, dully.
"Have you encountered a villain?" Starfire continued her question-asking. "Were you victorious in battle?"
"No, Starfire, we just won't be home," Raven tried to avoid Robin from slipping from her hand.
"Why?" Beast Boy inquired.
"I just said we won't make it home," Raven's voice turned into a obvious tone of annoyance.
"You didn't answer the question," Beast Boy was becoming more serious than usual, but obvious concern was shown. "Why won't you be able to make it home?"
Raven sighed. "I need to take Robin somewhere, but I don't think he'll be so happy if I tell you where."
Both Beast Boy and Cyborg eyed each other suspiciously, but understandingly, since Robin is known for keeping things hidden and for himself, they have a grown custom of respecting his privacy. "Alright," Cyborg nodded.
"But if you don't come back by tomorrow evening, we're going over there," Beast Boy folded his arms, ending the call.
Raven landed on the grown, in attempt to wake Robin. "Robin. Robin, are you alright?" She patted him. He moaned a bit in his sleep, to which was most likely nightmares. Raven sighed. She couldn't tell herself if it were a sign of frustration, or concern. Maybe a bit of both. This was going to be very hard to get him there. Maybe I could go in his mind? Raven thought to herself.
Instead, Raven resulted into continuing the journey with the unconscious bird. That didn't stop her from trying to wake him up, though. It wasn't so easy carrying the bird while flying. Raven's arms grew tired. She put a black platform under her feet, and laid Robin on the side. To avoid him from falling, she held his hand just in case.
It was almost sunrise, and to Raven's surprise, they barely have progressed from the gas station to where ever the hell she was. It looked sort of like Gotham, but she could really use the acrobatic expert's help.
Raven's hand also grew weary, but she couldn't help keep looking at Robin every five seconds to see if he was okay. Every now and then, he would shriek, give slight screams, gasp, sometimes even cry. It broke her heart to see that something could've caused him this much pain. Honestly, call her crazy, she didn't mind Robin was in such a state. Sometimes, even he needs to cry and let his emotions out. Ever since, Robin has had a bad habit of keeping his emotions in, like any other male on this Earth, and he forgets that crying is human- that he is human. Once, she remembers Starfire telling her, that Robin even said. "It's not always easy to stop hiding behind the mask. To stop playing hero and just…be human."
Raven didn't know how much she'd miss his voice. How much it was needed in her life. How much it inspired her. Raven eyed the Boy Wonder once again, but this time he started to move. He shot up, as Raven stopped moving the platform beneath her feet. "Robin!" He looked at her for a split second, and started sobbing openly. What? What happened?
"Robin? W-What happened?" Raven's eyes tinged with worry.
It was obvious Robin couldn't speak. His eyes were shut tightly, and the prickling in his throat was to hard to suppress. All he could do was cry. "Robin, what's wrong?" Raven's voice became louder. Robin, in attempt to speak, was only meet with a fit of strangled sobs. "Robin!" Raven's voice became harshly loud. Robin stared at her frightened, as tears rolled down his cheeks. Raven realized what she was doing, and that right now, Robin was exactly being…strong. He was now a crying little boy, and as usual, you're more sensitive than you commonly are, and would make more of a scene if someone shouted at you.
Raven sighed, crouching down onto her knees to Robin's height, who was sitting on the platform. "I know you don't want me to enter your mind…again. So you have to tell me what's wrong."
"My father's dead," Robin said through a hiccup of tears. Raven stared at him, dumbfound. Dead? John Grayson? He died a long time ago.
"What do you mean?" Raven tried her best to understand. "What was your father's name?"
"Bruce," Robin let out a few choked coughs.
Bruce? …Bruce Wayne! Wait. Bruce Wayne? Batman? How? Raven pondered. "How did you find out about this?"
Robin shook his head. Now, definitely, he couldn't speak at all. Robin's crying started to make Raven nervous, as they finally reached his manor. "Is this it?" Raven asked, as Robin nodded weakly.
Raven landed herself on the ground, the platform disappearing. Robin kept crying openly slowly getting up from the ground. Raven eyed him from behind, and was about to bring him with her to the door, but decided to let him 'let it out'. Raven knocked on the door, but Robin still trailed behind. A middle aged man opened the door. "Good morning, ma'am," his posture was so straight, it was even straighter than Robin's.
"Hi, I'm here to see Bruce Wayne," Raven said. Alfred gave a 'how the heck did you get in here, we have a fence' face, but continued along with the charade. "I'll get him right away."
Raven contemplated at Robin sorrowfully, and once again turned her attention back to the door. A man with light green eyes, almost mistaken for blue, walked up wearing a black shirt and some jeans. He didn't seem to notice Robin in the background. "Yes?" Bruce's face was blank.
"Are you Bruce Wayne?" Raven inquired. Batman nodded, unsure of where this was going. "Robin needs your help," Raven said, quickly.
One half of Bruce's face looked cold and distant, but another was forgiving and willing to do anything for him. "Where is he?" Bruce looked around, before spotting Robin's back turned. "Robin? Is he still mad?" He muttered. Bruce squinted his eyes, to find Robin's hands covering his face, and his body shaking.
"Richard?" Bruce managed to spill out, pushing Raven aside and rushing towards him. He didn't realize how 'out of character' he was being until he got close to Robin. "What's wrong?" Bruce asked. Robin looked at him before quickly looking away and sobbing, his body clearly convulsing. Raven walked over to the two. "What happened to him?" Bruce asked Raven concerned.
Raven was in shock, the way Robin described him, he was a bravado and not a very empathetic man. But right now, he was a father wanting to console his child. "Yesterday he got hit with Phobia, who gives you your worst nightmare, and a few days before he's been acting up since he got hit by some other villain with a sack over his head and rope tired around his neck."
"Scarecrow!" Bruce cursed. Suddenly walked out Superman, surprised to see a crying Robin. "Robin?" Superman rushed over. "What happened?" He didn't direct to anyone in particular, but Batman answered "Scarecrow shot him."
"Blasted Scarecrow!" Superman almost shouted. Robin's sobbing kept getting louder. Bruce and Superman directed themselves back to the manor, and Raven followed. While inside, Bruce just grabbed Robin into an inconsolable hug. Robin sobbed into his shoulders. "Alfred!" Bruce shouted. Alfred came in the room, surprised to see Robin crying in the arms of Batman. "Get the antidote for Scarecrow's fear gas!"
Alfred brought in the antidote. It took a while to get Robin to take it, but eventually he calmed down. About five minutes later, Robin was back to normal. He groaned to himself, and made notice of the fresh tears that even now were still spilling out of his eyes. "Bruce?" Robin looked up, to see his mentor holding him.
Robin eyed Raven. "You actually brought me here?" Raven gave a slight smile, and nodded. Robin out of Bruce's arms, and sat on the floor on his knees. Robin looked at Batman for a moment, making the most adorable face that baby's make when they're confused or expecting something. He expected him to be mad. To yell at him again. But he just smiled. "Hi, Dick," he whispered.
Robin couldn't help a genuine smile forming in his face. "Hi," he started to laugh softly, and then he burst out into laughter while Bruce joined in. No one else had a clue what they were laughing at, but sometime urged them to join along. Raven gave a soft chuckle.
While the others still laughed, Robin whispered, "So we're good?" Bruce smiled. "Oh Dicky-Bird, you've always been remarkable," Robin grinned innocently, as they both hugged each other.
'Sometimes the best people are the ones you've ignored.'
-TeenTitansLife
Thanks for reading! :3 Please review! I also wrote a RobStar fanfiction called 'Cry'; which is, Robin has to deal with the anniversary of his parent's death like he does every year, but this year he has friends to help him. So, if you have the chance, please check it out. :) Thanks, again for reading!
