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Chapter 10

Dessert Sands

Now with Speedy throughly tied up, Robin quickly ran through the palace looking for anyone to help. He found only enemy solders and each time he faced one he tiered even more than the last. Back in the garden Robin finally sat down in order to catch his breath and check out his injuries. He had a pretty bad cut on his hand.

The cut stung pretty badly so Robin pull his hand in the pool of water. The cool water felt good on his hand. Suddenly the water started to glow and the cut on Robin's hand sealed up. Pulling his out of the water, Robin looked closely. It was completely healed. Robin bit his lip and looked at the rest of his cuts and bruises then looked at the water. With great care he slid into the water. He felt his wounds heal.

For a moment Robin just floated there beneath the water looking up at the stars. When he needed air Robin swam up and floated with his face above the water. How long had he been looking for Slade? Five hours at least. Robin could see flames start to engulf one of the tower.

Robin pulled himself out of the water and looked at the tower. Wasn't that were they kept prisoners? Robin's eyes lit up that's were Slade must be! Robin quickly took off in that direction. If he couldn't get there in time well Slade would be...dead.

Robin shock that thought out of his head. Why did he care about that man? Robin couldn't say but at this moment saving slade was the only thing on his mind.

Slade sat in the cell his body had been beaten to a bloody pulp. He really didn't have any reason to fight. The Titans had been captured and taken out of the palace to a place east of here. It really didn't matter they all new Robin was dead except that idiotic Speedy who said Robin was wondering a round the palace taking out guards. Slade laughed at himself the thought of Robin still alive gave him a bit of hope.

As the smoke got thicker he started to hear coughing. And then a voice.

"Slade! Get up!" two small hands tugged on his right arm "come on Slade get up!" Slade looked over to were the arms were and saw through the smoke two sapphire eyes.

"Robin!?!"

"The one and only so get off your ass. Your too heavy for little old me."

With a bit more prodding Slade was able to get to his feet and out of the tower. In th fresh air both men coughed out their lungs. Robin lay on his back and started to lough. Slade looked at Robin laying there. Had not the boy been dead? And hadn't he had short hair? Robin looked at Slade in the eye (his glass eye had been taken away and he now wore an eye patch) and seemed to know what he was thinking.

"I know. Slade. I don't. Under stand it. Either."the boy said through gulps of air. The boy snuggled up into Slade's arms and pressed his face into his chest. "Your hurt." Robin whispered tracing one of the cuts.

Slade looked down at the boy. "Only a few scratches I'll be fine in a bit."

"Good. Cause if not I'll be all alone when I good to sleep later."

Slade just laughed. After what seemed like forever Slade made Robin sit up and stood up himself. "Come on let's see what has become of the rest of the staff."

They found the rest of the palace was beginning to put itself back together. The Madam took one look at Slade and shook her head.

"Arg now I have to take care of you too. You highness please sit down."

Slade did as he was told and asked what had happened. Apparently a great number of the enemy had been taken out by an unknown force. Slade looked at Robin who just smiled and waved while his legs were getting bandaged because of the burns.

When both had been banged and feed, Slade bid then to show him to any room that still had a bed with some comfort. The two were led to Slade's room. Most of the palace lay unharmed by the attack the only thing ransacked had been the treasury.

Robin sat on the bed and looked up at Slade. "We need to find the titans and the gold who knows what evil they can do with that."

Slade shook his head "I know what they intend to do with the gold at least but what they want with the titans is unknown to me."

Robin sighted "we still have to save them"

Slade sat behind Robin and began to undo the braid that held Robin's hair back. "I know my jewel I know." Robin didn't seem to take offence to being considered a gem.

Slade loved the feel of Robin's hair it was like silk or water. The man tenderly pulled the jeweled water lilies out of the boy's hair. Robin let out a moan as he felt Slade's lips began to kiss his neck. The boy turned and deeply french kissed Slade. The man moved so that robin was on his back his lean legs on either side of the man. Robin just looked deep into the man's eye and let Slade do as he wished.

In the morning Robin woke up with no pain, no burns, no feeling of hurt any were. Robin sat up and found the man's arm draped over Robin waist. Gently moving it Robin slipped out of bed and walked over to the bath room and took a shower. For some reason Robin couldn't handle the hot water and ended up using the cold instead.

Robin walked over to the mirror. Like before his eyes seemed deeper than before. The boy's lips were a deep purple and his eyes looked as if they had eye liner on them. Robin ran a hand through his hair to find it had already dried. With a brush and a strip of cloth Robin was able to pull his hair back into a high pony tail.

A few seconds later Slade came stumbling in. He headed for the shower. Robin tried to warn him that the water was cold but he was a little late.

"What the Fuck!?! Robin why the hell is it so cold!?!"

Robin rolled his eyes "because I like cold showers, you can turn the heat on."

"Remind me never to take a shower with you."

Robin smiled "like I would ever want to do that." the boy went through most of the cabinets looked for an unused tooth brush. He found one just as Slade started to talk again.

"The titans were taken to a city east of here. There you can buy and sell just abut every thing. It's a day's ride on horse back to get there and a three day one on camels."

Robin spit out the tooth paste in his mouth "and am I right guessing that they are on camels while we will be using horse."

"Yes and don't worry if you can ride you can ride with me."

"Oh as wonderful as that sounds Slade I do know how to ride a horse."

Slade looked a bit upset "Batsy teach you how to ride?"

"No he just thought me how to ride with a saddle I learned how to ride bare back. Any way is fine with me."

Slade stepped out fo the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. His eyes narrowed "get some cloths on Robin."

"I would if I knew were some were that were suitable for riding in the hot desert sun." Robin retorted putting his hand on his hips.

Slade just shook his head and pointed to a drawer were he had a bunch of cloths that were too small for him but might fit Robin.

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