Hi! So I was so happy to get such nice reviews on something I didn't think would ever be viewed, so I got excited and wrote the next chapter! c: I feel kind of uneasy about posting this, since it is so short but, I didn't want to keep you waiting and was so excited to get a new chapter in that I'm going to post this now and then get right back to writing the next one! c: Hope you enjoy it despite the shortness and review! :D
"Please." Robin begged firmly, his eyes watering and his heart racing.
"Please don't leave! I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"
"Yeah you never mean to do anything do you?" Cyborg snorted looking at his once leader in disgust.
"I can't believe you man. After all we've been through..I never thought it would end like this.." Beast boy added, the changeling's ears half wilting in disappointment before going rigid with determination.
"But I guess that's how it has to be.." he finished.
Robin was panicking now, his breath coming in short shallow gulps. He looked to Raven, "Rae?"
The pale girl's eyes went black, "Do not call me that." She snipped, before closing her eyes and reciting the words Robin knew too well,
"Azerath Metrion Zenthos!" she shouted.
Robin doubled over gripping his chest as he felt something being ripped away from him. The feeling was equivalent to having someone rip your heart from your chest.
Excruciatingly painful at first, then unbearingly empty by the end.
"I have severed our bond Robin. You are free of it." The girl said.
But Robin knew what she truly meant,
'I am finally free from you.'
Robin rose to his knees, watching as a certain alien passed him by.
"Starfire?" he asked like a last resort.
He watched as her piercing green eyes, once filled with love and affection, now gone hollow and cold as they fell upon him.
"Goodbye Robin.." she said as they turned and walked away. Leaving him behind.
Leaving him to be swallowed by the darkness.
Leaving him,
alone.
Robin woke with a start, shivering as he recovered from the horrible dream. Sighing he shakily wiped cold sweat from his forehead, wincing as he came in contact with a bump in the corner. Touching it gingerly, he soon realized it wasn't something to be concerned about and simply let it be.
Analyzing his surroundings he noticed how the room he was in was made of solid metal with no windows or openings save a closed door on the far side of the room.
He remembered fighting Slade. But the rest was a blur, closing his eyes he tried to concentrate but he couldn't recall how he got here or where 'here' even was..
"Awake so soon?"
Robin jumped as he heard Slade's voice, turning to find him in the now open door way.
"Where am I?" Robin asked glaring at the man in front of him behind his mask.
"That, my boy is not for you to worry about." Slade replied walking forward towards him.
Robin growled, "You can't keep me here Slade." He hissed.
"On the contrary Robin, I think you will find that I do as I please. And I assure you, you will not be leaving. Period." He said smugly.
Robin growled jumping up to slam a punch to the side of the man's face, but was suddenly caught by a chain.
Slade smirked beneath his mask, "Be still apprentice, we wouldn't want you to hurt yourself..." he taunted the boy.
Robin seethed but complied, the stinging in his wrist dissipating.
"What do you want Slade?" the boy snapped.
"Robin, your cluelessness is surprising, I thought it was quite obvious what I wanted..." the man said, crouching down until he was face to face with his apprentice.
"You."
Robin scoffed in disgust, "You went through all this trouble for me?" the boy said in disbelief.
"Simply to gain me as an apprentice?" he asked.
Slade nodded.
"Well then I hope you enjoy disappointment." He quipped.
WACK!
Robin clutched his cheek rubbing at it to relieve some of the burning sensation caused by the back of Slade's hand. "What the-"
Slade grabbed Robin's shirt, "Listen to me boy," the man said calmly in a completely stale tone. His single visible eye completely emotionless, resembling stone.
Robin was terrified.
"Since you are going to be here for quite a while, I think now would be a good time to inform you of the rules." The man paused.
"First, you will address me with respect. Second, you will obey me at all times no questions asked. Third, you will come when I call. No matter what. Fourth, you will regard me as your master and teacherand nothing less. Understood?" he said.
"And if I don't?" Robin challenged. He wasn't going to just agree to the terms of this man. Especially not without a fight.
Slade's eye lowered threateningly, "Any form of defiance will result in severe punishment. And believe you me, my punishments are not to be taken lightly." He finished.
Robin gulped, if memory served him correctly Slade wasn't bluffing about the harshness of his punishments.
"Do we have a deal?" the man asked.
Robin thought for a minute. If he could play along with Slade's little game long enough. Maybe he could fool the man into false trust and find a way to escape? After careful consideration Robin decided it was really the only chance he had.
"Fine." Robin answered, forcing the single syllable through gritted teeth.
Slade nodded, "Good." He said, reaching to his belt and pulling a key from it, unlocking the shackles from Robin's wrists.
"Now come, you haven't eaten and I'm sure you're hungry." The man said standing, holding his hand out for his apprentice.
Robin ignored the hand, standing up on his own. He was about to deny his offer for food as well when remembrance of the second rule stopped him in his tracks.
Well that and the ridiculously embarrassing noise that erupted from his stomach.
Slade nodded, "Come." He said, gesturing towards the door and following behind his apprentice.
The man smiled beneath his mask, the boy was doing exactly as he thought. He prided himself on how well he knew his apprentice; he knew his thought process, his habits, he even knew things about him he didn't think even the boy himself was aware of.
'No one knows him like you'
His mind whispered.
'Which is why he is mine.'
He added.
He paused in his thoughts as he looked upon his apprentice.
Slowly he felt a smile playing on his lips.
His apprentice never failed to please him. He always did as he wanted him to, whether he was conscious of it or not. He had done everything correctly. Expressed all the appropriate emotions resulting in the proper outcome.
Everything was going according to plan..
Okay so tell me what you think! Again I apologize for the length but I promise I will post the next one soon and try to make it longer kay? Well just like before Reviews Reviews Reviews! That's what I love =^~^= ! And constructive criticism is more then welcome! Whether it be on how to portray the characters better or simply a misplaced coma! Feel free to let me know your honest opinion c: Okay well looks like I'm all done here so off I go to write the next chapter! :D
