Note – I should probably also disclaim Teen Titans, as there are elements from that in here.

Sun and Star
Irritating

The problem with being Robin, let alone Dick Grayson lay in the fact he was easily bored, and his mind couldn't stay still. As a former acrobat from a circus that did a trapeze act, sitting still was never fun. At least at school, his mind was kept busy with the challenging assignments his teachers came up with so he wasn't literally bouncing off the walls on them.

Thus, Dick found himself getting back up to explore again, still finding the place to be boring. He'd explored for an hour or two, watching as the staff moved around the estate. It was surprising to see, for a place which had super heroes running out of them with that many people involved. At Wayne manor, there was only Alfred.

"Just another part of the puzzle."

"Who are you?" The person spoke in Japanese, not English, but Dick understood. After Kory managed to learn Japanese, he'd had more of an interest in learning yet another language. He wondered if Star actually maintained all of the languages in his head or not.

Taking the person in, it was rather obvious that they were this Ryo person, who happened to be a pop idol. Dick wasn't sure how to react, taking in the fact this kid was the same age as him. He wore a school uniform and had earphones in his ear. It seemed as if he had just come home from school. Dick took a deep breath. "Um…"

"Don't um me." Suddenly, their phone rang, and they pulled the device out of their pocket. Perhaps Ryo wasn't as cocky as Dick thought, but then he saw the grimance on said person's face. The way his eye twitched didn't seem rather pleasing. "Akira… I can't understand you when you're babbling like that. Why can't you learn to speak clearly?"

Dick frowned, wondering what was going on, but choosing not to pry into something which was none of his business, at least not at this point. It was actually a bit confusing seeing that this young man was being so cold in tone towards the other person. Ryo also threw a dirty glare Dick's way, as if he was the reason for the problem, but also switched to texting mode.

The other thirteen-year-old seemed bothered by the texts he was getting, looking up again to glare at Dick. Hands down he wasn't liking this kid despite the fact they'd just met. Mostly though, it had to do with the greeting he received when he came into the room, but also the fact he was now being ignored. Taking a deep breath, Dick felt his mouth twist into a deep frown. Finally, he spoke. "So…"

"Apparently you're one of the grandfather's business associates?"

"Sort of, but not really."

Ryo's eyebrow shot up. "Well, that was kind of obvious from the fact you don't look like you're any older than I am."

Dick glared at the boy, thinking this was a direct jibe at his small size in comparison to other kids, but this kid wasn't that much bigger. At least though he could blame it on his Asian ancestry, perhaps. "Then why did you say I was?"

"It's what Akira said."

"Who is this Akira?"

"My brother. That's all you really need to know." Dick found himself rather disgruntled with the reaction, if not in the least bit peeved. He couldn't react negatively towards this kid though, as their hose was the kid's grandfather. Ryo turned to walk away. "Actually, I should have said that Akira typed that response because not a single word he said actually made sense."

Dick frowned, glad that this Ryo person couldn't see his face. They seemed to have a major lack of respect for someone who was supposed to be a family member but wasn't bothered by the way they talked about their own family. Dick stood there, unsure of what he wanted to do next.

"Are you coming or not?"

Letting out a sigh, he turned and followed after the other thirteen-year-old, as he found himself wondering if he would be able to put up with the young man for very long. He didn't wish to sound rude but felt he could put his foot down if things got to out of hand. Taking a deep breath, he followed after the young man, who seemed far more occupied with the music coming out of his headphone than anything.

They arrived at a place where they would likely be taking their meal. His companion walked over to the wall, continuing to listen to his music, but not paying attention to his guest. Dick's patience wore a bit thin. "So, why did you want me to follow you?"

"Dinner's going to be starting soon. I'm guessing you're a relation of one of the grandfather's guests."

"Yes." It became quiet.

Dick took a deep breath. "What exactly are you doing?"

"Sorry." Ryo took a deep breath, turning off the music and removing his headphones. "I was focused on work. I'm listening to the latest recording. There are certain things I need to re-record."

This resulted in a deep sigh from Dick's mouth as he looked around. If he was at the mansion, he could be practicing his acrobatic skills, but he wasn't. "Boring. So utterly boring."

"Not that you would understand."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"How much work goes into perfecting a performance."

Dick wanted to really slug the kid. The young man knew nothing about him or his past. Prior to losing his parents, it was a day in and day out of going over and over a routine. So, he honestly could understand better than Ryo thought about the work which went in, but there was also that ache due to missing it, the routine and the circus life.

His arms folded across his chest, bothered by the situation. The kid was not on his list of people he wanted to deal with. Ryo didn't seem to pay attention. "So, enough about me. What about yourself?"

"Obviously I'm not from Japan." Dick realized they'd slipped into speaking English rather than Japanese.

"Obviously."

Again, another rude remark. "And I'm honestly not sure what else to tell you."

"How about your name?"

"Says the person who didn't give me there own name."

"Ryo Shirogane." Ryo seemed not to really care about the conversation.

Dick opened his mouth to say something, only for Bruce's appearance to draw both of their attention away. The head of the family was with them, as was another young man and an older woman. Dick guessed that the older woman was the head's wife. They quickly moved to sitting around the table, and Ryo seemed completely disinterested in the visitors.

The old man nodded to Ryo first. "I see you've already met my grandson, Shirogane Ryo. This is his older brother Shirogane Takashi, and my heir."

Dick made a quick bow in the proper manner as Alfred drilled into his head. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Grayson Richard."

They were back to speaking Japanese. Ryo's eyebrow's suddenly darted up, his interest suddenly perked. He opened his mouth to say something, only for Takashi to elbow him in the ribs, clearing his throat as if it were impolite to ask. The brother named Akira that Ryo mentioned though didn't make an appearance, though a few others from the Shirogane family did. Some knew Bruce.

Dick remained polite as he was introduced to each, but wondered why this Akira person wasn't appearing. There weren't any children younger than them, so he wondered if Akira was, in fact, a much younger sibling.