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Chapter 10

"I wished I saw Robin's 'prom' with Kitten! That would've been a sight to see!" Batman laughed. He was in the common room, commenting on Beast Boy's story about the 'date' with Kitten Robin was forced to go to or else the City would be destroyed with mutated moth. "When Robin was younger, whenever he saw a girl, his cheeks would get so bright red and couldn't speak right!"

"Hey! My face never got red! I get along with girls just fine!" Robin protested, squeezing Starfire a.k.a his girlfriend as if to prove his point. True, he may have felt uncomfortable among girls, but he wasn't as mature as he is now.

"I can see that," Batman agreed nodded in Starfire's direction, who blushed at the response. "And I am impressed with the team. Don't you agree, Al?" Batman asked his butler/friend Alfred. Batman decided to keep Alfred's identity secret and just call him Al, which he usually was called anyway.

"I currently agree," Alfred nodded, sitting next to Batman. When Robin first introduced his family to his friends, it seemed awkward, but after awhile everyone laughed with the titans telling the cape crusader about their crime fighting tells and Batman with his.

"Oh yes! Friend Robin is the most glorious leader ever!" Starfire jumped in, leaning into Robin. Everyone laughed.

"I wouldn't go that far Starfire," A voice said. Everyone jumped out of their seats. They looked up at the Titan's screen and there was Slade.

"Well, if it isn't Deathstroke," Batman said coolly. Slade chuckled.

"I haven't heard Deathstroke in a while. I am still surprised that you remembered that even after I went back to my original name."

"Some habits just don't die out I guess," Batman shrugged, but not taking his eyes off Slade. "I am surprised that you yourself are still around."

"Ah, well Gotham was getting boring." Slade responded, "I have had a more… interesting time in Jump City." Batman snorted.

"Cut to the chase Slade," Batman said. "You know why I am here. I want to know how that tape, -which was place in a confidential file for only I to see-, got into your hands."

"I thought you would have figured that out by now Batman," Slade said, shaking his head. "Anyways, I am here to discuss my… tactics with you. I have some news to tell you."

"And what may that be?" Batman asked cautiously.

"Well, you see, I have actually helped out this old friend of mine and bought him some property of his own."

"And whom and what may that be?"

"Let's just say I bought a little circus to a little murder who has decided to burn the circus he now owns in three days time," Slade answered. Robin immediately understood and was out raged.

"Zucco? He bought Hailey's circus and destroy it? But he has a lifetime imprisonment!"

"He had a lifetime imprisonment," Slade corrected. "I bailed him out."

"But that's impossible," Cyborg said, "It is illegal to bail anyone out with a lifetime imprisonment."

"You are correct about that Cyborg," Slade agreed, "But I have a… knack of getting things my way."

"But Mr. Hailey would never sale his circus! How did you get it?" Robin challenged.

"Let's just say more… accidents had been happing there and had no other way to but to sell me the place," Slade responded vaguely. They all knew it was useless to question him more.

"So why are you going out of your way to tell us this?" Batman asked, perplexed why this villain seemed to be helping them.

"I just want to see if you can save it before it burns," Slade replied casually. "I know how much the circus means to you both and I would hate to see it burn," Slade said, his voiced filled with sarcasm.

"And how do you expect us to do that?" Robin asked, eyes narrowing behind his mask.

"That is for you to figure out." Slade said. And with that, the screen went blank.

Hey again!

Sorry for the long update! Been working on déjà vu for a while! So I wrote this to give you all more background on robin. (Honestly, I couldn't think of some better plot for the story!)

So please review! I read them all and work based off them!

(Am I overdoing smileys?)