Chapter 4
Robin was speechless.
He watched Grayson, or Rachel, take off her mask and wipe her eyes. He got a quick glance of her electric-blue eyes. Even their color looked much harsher then his.
"Grayson," his voice faltered.
"Yeah, yeah," she snarled. "You feel terrible for my loss and you wish you could help. Save your breath."
She stood up and began to leave the room.
"Thank you," Robin called out.
Grayson froze. She looked back, a softer edge to her severe gaze.
"Thank you," he continued, "I could never imagine what it would be like to be in your situation, but you made the hardest decision."
She gave a curt nod, her lower lip pressed firmly against her top to keep from quivering. She suddenly came back to him, and wrapping him in a strong hug.
"I missed you," Grayson's words were feeble, but Robin felt her sisterly love pulsing through his body.
"Yeah," he agreed, distant memories of her flooding back. "Me too."
Robin remembered she used to play with him, even though she was exhausted a day's work that should've been for an adult. She slept with him in his tiny crib to keep him warm during the winter, because they had no good blankets. She saved extra money to buy him baby food that didn't taste like cardboard. She was almost a mother to him.
She pulled back and looked at his face.
"Can you tell me your name?" she asked. "It's been a while."
Robin halted for a second, just out of instinct. Then he peeled off his mask.
"It's Richard," he said. "Richard Grayson."
Grayson took off her mask, too, and they just stared at each other for a while. Grayson traced the side of his face, outlining the tan line of where he had plaster his mask on for so long.
They hugged again, a small tear running down Robin's cheek.
Starfire thought she was going to blow up.
When she blasted a whole through the roof of the closet they were imprisoned in, she was joyful with the thought that they would rescue Robin. Hopefully, the strange girl didn't hurt him badly, or hurt him at all.
They found the same building they had barged into when searching for Control Freak and searched every hall until they found a locked one. Surprise! Robin was in it, and he was hugging the girl.
The worst part was, he wasn't wearing his mask, and when she blasted open the door to save them he quickly concealed his eyes. Starfire felt something break inside her.
"Robin!" she yelled. "Please move, we are here to save you!"
Robin jumped up, but instead of joining them, he stood protectively over the girl. Starfire felt something else break.
"Wait guys!" he sounded slightly panicked, instead of his usual cool.
What had happened when she was gone?
"Get out of the way, man!" Cyborg shouted. "That girl's crazy!"
"No," Robin said, his voice much firmer. "Leave her alone."
Cyborg lowered his canon, Beast Boy shifted back into his human form, and Raven let her black aura flicker out.
Only Starfire remained ready to attack.
"It's okay, Star," he comforted. "She's a friend."
The girl stood up, her mask flashing darkly.
"I wouldn't say I'm a friend," she muttered to Robin's ear.
"Fine," he whispered back.
He turned back to Starfire and the team.
"She's more then a friend," he said, and Starfire felt her heart drop like a stone.
"I'm his sister," the girl finished.
"What!" Cyborg exclaimed, dramatically. "She's your sister, bro?"
"Woah, dude," Beast Boy slapped the side of his face.
Starfire let out a sigh of relief. She floated back to the ground and stepped up to the girl.
"Welcome, Robin's sister!" she said with her normal cheerfulness. "I hope you have a glorious time with us!"
"Yeah, you hope," she muttered.
Starfire frowned. Robin's sister was not much like Robin.
"What's your name," Raven asked, speaking for the first time since they were free from their prison.
Robin glanced back at the girl. She tensed, and avoided his eye contact. Robin looked back at the team.
"Her name," he said, "is Sparrow."
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