Guys, I am sooo sorry this was not posted sooner. Actually, scratch that, I'm not sorry at all. (Weelll, I am sorry about the mix up with the last chapter but I didn't want to fix it and get people's hopes up that I was updating. It *should* be fixed now.. I do feel guilty that I have kept you waiting but I'm not sorry for not posting this sooner as it was not written until... well... now. Fact is that I had lost interest in Teen Titans and I just wasn't able to write this chapter to my satisfaction. As I said above, I didn't write this chapter until tonight but thereweremany versions that came before (andnone of themwere likethis). I just refused to post any of them because I would rather you hate me for what I haven't wrote than hating me for what I have.
Quick shout out toTheJennyFromIceland: She's the one you should thank for this chapter because she gave me the kick in the pants I needed to try writing this chapter again. Her review has sat in my inbox for weeks so I would feel the guilt and inspiration to get me past my writer's block. (And also, her pleases were exceptionally well written and I can never turn down a well written please:)
NOW ON WITH THE DISCLAIMER AND STORY!
FALSE ALARM; no disclaimer. As I am forever an optimist, I have decided to include aclaimerinstead of adisclaimeras the thought of Robin eluding my ownership depresses me. Claimer: I currentlyclaimto own nothing.
"Hi, Dad." Dick said quietly, but his voice carried across the room so that everyone heard.
When Batman had shown up behind Beastboy, the titans had stood up and their hands automatically reached for their weapons after seeing the dark figure in the doorway. Now they stood frozen and silent at this revelation (Well, the titans were. Batman was the night, therefore, always quiet; and Robin was just trying not to incur Batman's wrath by staying silent and snuggling deeper into the couch). Batman kept still at the base of the staircase while Beastboy did his best to skitter away and hide behind Cyborg. His eyes swiveled from person to person as if he was evaluating them and how well they would do in a fight, and each titan had to suppress a shiver as his eyes traveled over them then turn away, as if they feared they had failed him (which made absolutely no sense). Finally, his eyes stopped to rest on top of their surprise guest, and the titans backed out of the way as he glided across the room to approach him.
The dark knight stopped in front of Dick and crouched down to be at eye level with him. The team had to give him credit for not flinching with the man so close to his face. But, then again, Raven thought. It's something he would be used to if he is his son. The two men had a stare off for a few moments, but if they were trying to silently communicate or simply trying to recognize each other, the titans had no idea. Eventually, though, their eyes softened and Batman ever so slowly reached up to grab the ear of his cowl and gently pulled it off, leaving Bruce Wayne (with slightly mussed up hair from the absence of the cowl) in his place.
"Bruce," Dick started.
"Dick..." Bruce interrupted.
"I've missed you."
"As have I, but you should know that. Would you like to introduce me?"
"Sure." Dick turned to his friends and gestured to Batman. "This is my father, Bruce Wayne. As you've probably noticed, he's also Batman. Bruce, this is Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy;" he gestured to each person as he said their names. "They're my team mates." At this Beastboy was the first to react.
"Okay. I amobviously missing something here, because, last time I checked, you're a sponsor, not a titan." He had ended this shouting and Richard sighed, unsurprised at their confusion. He had hoped that dealing with Batman would have been the worst part and they would have been able to figure out the rest for themselves, but it seemed that, even after giving giving away Batman's identity, Robin's hadn't even crossed their minds. It wasn't exactly surprising, as they all knew him as Robin and Robin only and had probably never even considered the man behind the mask.
"That's where you're wrong Beastboy." He took a dark piece of fabric out of his pocket (he was able to convince the titans that some of Robin's civvies were actually the clothes he had brought to change into and had put them on while they waited for Bruce) then tilted his head down so fix it on over his eyes. He then looked up at his friends through the white slots in his mask and smirked at the audible gasps of surprise as they recognized him as one of their own.
"I just so happen to be both."
I would like to thank all my reviewers and readers who have stayed with me this far. Well… I would actually like to hunt down all my reviewers and give them all big bear hugs, but I believe that would scare them off, so I'll settle for thanking them from a distance. (But just know, if you review, I am currently trying to hack into the bat computer to find out your location. So I can hug you. Consider yourself warned.)