Caged Birds Cannot Sing

Heart to Heart

Robin sat in the darkness, this reminded him of the Wayne mansion

"Long time now, I guess"

He sighed as he laid on his side, he let the tears roll and made no attempt to stop them, even as the door opened.

"Lonely, little robin?"

Slade asked, Robin stayed where he was

"Don't tell me your still sad?"

Slade said a little irritated

"No, I'm letting water spill because I'm bored, OF COURSE I'M SAD!"

Robin cried

"Sobbing will not bring your team back"

Slade sighed

"Team? TEAM! They were a lot more than my team Slade! They were also my family, I lost my folks to thugs, I didn't want to lose them too!"

Robin cried harder, he needed to let this out, even if Slade humiliated him, he needed to grieve...

"You...really loved your friends, didn't you? Robin?"

Slade asked gently as he approached the cage and looked at the sobbing bird.

"It feels cold Slade, really cold without them..."

Robin wept, Slade walked in and sat beside the scared bird

"Do not for one minute think that I like to keep you like this, I hate it but if you are not going to trust me, I can't let you out"

Slade reasoned, Robin looked with tearful eyes

"Trust you? Trust you! You raped me! Belted me! And...and..."

Robin just continued to cry

"I know you hate me now...but trust me, you'll get over it, I had to, so will you"

Robin looked at Slade

"You..got sexually abused?"

Robin asked

"Yes, sadly I did"

Slade lay back on the cushion, he laughed slightly

"I wasn't always the sick bastard that I am today, I used to be a normal man, believe me or not"

Slade admitted

"Sorry, don't believe you"

Robin waited to see if he would get hut, but, Slade just stared at him

"Please, hit me, do something the old Robin would do!"

Slade begged

"I can't too tired, too sad"

Robin yawned as he lay down on the mattress, what he heard shocked him sensless

"I'm sorry"

Robin lay still, not really believing Slade's word

"Believe me or not, but, I am sorry Robin, I will bid you goodnight"

Slade sighed as he got up but he felt a hand on his leg, he looked to see Robin hanging on to him, he couldn't help but smirk.

"Guess you do love me after all"

Slade said as he sat down, Robin rested his head on Slade's lap

"No, only a little"

Robin said and went to sleep.

Kit was growing angry and restless, she needed freedom

".GO!"

She screamed and broke her chains, she tried to control herself but the darkness took over.

Her Titan self manifested and laughed madly, Petal whimpered and tried to get ou, she used the key Robin had gave her and ran out crying to the hall.

"Robun woke up and yawned, he was asleep on Slade, but, he wasn't that bothered anymore, he heard crying and got up, in ran a terrified Petal, Robin calmed her down and looked out the window, his blood ran cold.

"Err...Slade...we got a problem..."

Robin whimpered

"What?"

Slade yawned as he saw a huge hole in the wall

"Kit has escaped..."

Oh that was a bitter sweet end to a sickly sweet chapter, what will happen when a certain Tamarainin sees Robin? Will he believe its her? Or will he attack her?

Will Kit ever calm down

What will happen when Petal sees Starfire?

And

Will Slade cope with Robin seeing his supposedly dead girlfriend?

R&R