A/N:

So, as promised to no one in particular, here it is: Renee and Robin's conversation that one Wally West eavesdropped in on. It's 3rdperson POV because I wrote it mainly to make sure that Wally heard what I wanted him to. It starts at the beginning of chapter two when Robin asks Renee where she went.

Note, this is purely because I thought that some of you readers might want to know the entire conversation.

Also, if you believe that this will answer the cliffy from chapter five, you are wrong. I wrote that after I wrote this. I wrote this (minus the beginning and ending author's note) as I was writing chapters two and three. At that point in time, I didn't know who her mentor was going to be, only that his hero name was Ra. I also assumed that Robin already knew who the mentor's secret identity was. I did, however, know Renee's connection to her mentor. But I'm leaving that part out. Don't want to spoil the surprise! :D

Disclaimer: Do not own YJ, only Renee, blah blah blah.

Nightshadow: Excerpt Chapter 5:

"Renee?"

"Yeah, Rob?"

"It's been three years…"

"I'm sorry, Robin. Really sorry. I just…I needed to get away for a while, after the- the accident. I needed to get away from the Justice League, away from Gotham. Unfortunately, that also meant getting away from you. I didn't want to stop contact altogether, I just got a little distracted every time I tried to find you."

"It-it's alright, Renee. I can understand you wanting to get away. I just…I want to know what took you three years to come back to the League, to be honest."

"You really don't, Rob."

"I really do."

"Fine…but don't tell the rest of the Team, okay? I don't want them to know-not yet. It wasn't my best decision."

"I won't tell a soul. I promise."

"I went rogue."

"You did what?"

"I didn't mean to! I was staying at a friend of my father's house in Hong Kong – you know how I said my dad was the manager of that warehouse company? Yeah, well, it had its perks. I had hung up the Nightshadow suit – metaphorically and literally – and everything. But then there he was, on the news. Clockwork robbing a bank. They even had a picture of him, the sly bastard. So I found out Clockwork survived and went after him. He took me all over the world in that stupid chase, Robin. And every time I had a moment to breathe, I thought about contacting you just to say hi and that I'm all right. But then he would do something again – have his stupid goons rob a bank, kill a famous person, et cetera. I'm sorry."

"I know you didn't. It makes sense, because of your father, but you could've still called me, Renee. Revenge isn't an excuse not to ask for help. I'm sure Batman would've let me. He probably would have jumped in and helped, too. Your mentor died in that explosion. Batman was good friends with him."

"I know they were friends. I know Ra died too. That was part of the reason why I wanted to get back at him. And it was also why I didn't call you in for backup. If I went to jail for some reason or another because of this stupid three year chase, I didn't want you to go down with me."

"I-I understand that. But really, Renee. I-I just wish you would've called or-or something. Going after Clockwork, alone, that's just plain dangerous, and I was worried that something bad had happened to you. If you had-if you had called and explained that to me, I would've understood. I wouldn't have pressured you into letting me help, as much as I know I would have wanted too."

"I'm sorry, Rob. I was going to. Chasing after Clockwork made me remember how much I loved doing what I did with Ra and you and Batman and the League. At first I promised myself that after Clockwork was in cuffs I would call and try to see if I could come back. But then I did something stupid, Rob. I cornered Clockwork in a building he had rigged to explode and knocked him out. I left him there, Robin. Against my better judgment, I left Clockwork there. And he died."

"Dammit, Renee! Why the hell did you do- oh. Oh. That's why you didn't – does Batman know?"

"Yeah."

"When did you tell him?"

"He was there. It was in Gotham, last month. The building that blew up with no one inside? The one that Batman rushed to the scene as soon as it went up, no doubt? Not even the police and firemen knew that we found Clockwork's skeleton. I told Bats everything after that. He asked me, later, if I wanted to join you and some other sidekicks in a covert team called Young Justice."

"You have to tell the team."

"Robin."

"I'm serious. You have to tell them. They need to know. If they find out later…some serious damage will be done. They might not trust you if you don't trust them with this right away."

"You're right. I'll tell him first thing tomorrow morning."

"Good. Here, I dunno where Tornado wants you to go, but you can sleep in the room down that hall, third door on the right."

"Thanks, Rob. Goodnight."

"Night."

"Oh, and Rob?"

"Yeah?"

"You knew my mentor's secret identity, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, now I can finally tell you…"

And there it is, folks. So, like I said, I deleted the sentence and added in an ellipse…sorry if you hate that. But you'll find out in like, the first paragraph of chapter six what she said, so don't fret.

Reviews are appreciated.

Note: No word counts this chapter, technically not part of the story, so…

Happy Writings,
Vid.