Everyone else in the team just didn't quite understand why Robin laughed all the time. In danger, about to be exploded; no matter what Robin always laughed with that pixish or witch-like laugh. At first, it wasn't annoying or anything, it was nice to see him be happy and laugh. But as the missions got more and more dangerous, it started to bewilder his teamates. Why did Robin laugh?

No one knew, and if they kept asking, they would soon find out.

So, they started dropping hints. Robin knew what they were saying, and clearly understood that his laughing was either annoying or in-humane. But, that was Robin. He made the best out of everything. Making sarcastic comments, laughing, toying with words on a otherwise dangerous sitiuation; it made sense that his teamates would be slightly freaked out about it. He bounced up faster than a dog about to snatch a meaty sausage above its head. That was what he did to make the pain a bit easier on him, and his mental state.

He cared about his friends, and respected their wishes, but he couldn't drop the laugh. It'd be more trouble than it was worth if they saw that other darker side of him. Sure, he was as cryptic as he could be, but they hadn't seen the other levels. Just like that first somewhat covert mission at Project Cadmus, there were more pictures to see from the puzzle. Now, if only if they could understand why he laughed and made sarcastic remarks, it'd make his life a lot easier. Well, easier than it was at the moment. Robin was still wondering why Batman wanted the team to work without him.

Of couse, he didn't even bother to ask. Not even mention this to his teamates, nor the other members of the league.

In Robin's mind, most things were better kept bottled up. A lot better. For him, and everyone elses' sake. He knew how close he was to being the Joker. That was obviously a bad telltale sign for the bird.

"Robin, do you like to make jokes and laugh all the time?" Artemis asked. Of course, she was the most annoyed by his 'childish' laughter. Sure, it was childish for him, but afterall they didn't know what he knew. So, better to let them complain than see the absolute truth of how he really was underneath that mask.

"Yeah, why? Something bothering you about that?" He replied smoothly as he bent over and looked into the fridge for a can of soda. It was at that moment, Artemis felt cornered. Robin knew that Artemis felt that she had been caught, and had stepped over the line. Funny thing was, she hadn't. What Robin had a guess was, that she was slightly jealous on how he could laugh it all off so easily, and how he made his words smoother than silk.

"Uh, no...nevermind. I'll just leave you alone." Was all the archer said before backing away into the safe confines of her room. Oh, how the sing-song bird knew. But, if his teamates kept pursuing the answer, they'd get it all right. Yet, they'd never see him the same way again. They'd be scared and somewhat bewildered. Then again, Kaldur would probably put everything back to normal by giving a guessed reason, that was completely correct, and solve everything. Like the peace-maker he was.

Obviously, Robin had something called, other objectives.

But, no. They didn't see all the other pictures. Not even one, for that matter. And that was why Robin had a sense of mistrust against them. With his life, of course he trusted the people who had saved his life a number of countless times. His true self and identity? No. Not yet. They were almost there, if he could say nigh to their goal. They would learn sooner or later.

Don't ever misread a robin's song.

Noted to Readers:

This popped into my head after reading a fic about Robin laughing, and why he shouldn't stop laughing. It's called, 'Better if He's Laughing' by Ali-Th3-Ch3shir3-Kat. I love the story, and it gives a whole new perspective about Robbie to me. Nigh means almost, I think. If I'm wrong, correct me. This is loosely based off of that plot. Sorry, Ali, for taking the plot line and re-writing it in my own way without asking you! This will be a two parter. And just as I promised, a new chapter for the rest of the week until next time. I figure, get it done now, don't have to do any forced work later.

When I wrote down, 'don't ever misread a robin's song' I was referring to his laugh. Don't flame me for assuming that I think that you guys are stupid, because I don't! I really don't! I wrote the explaination so that if you guys didn't get it, and messaged me about that, I wouldn't have to explain later. Yes, I am really lazy. Okay, so when I wrote down that last sentence, it was referring to how the Young Justice team thinks that he laughs for fun, when in reality he laughs to protect those he cares for from his darker self.

If you didn't get it the first time, I hope that you got it the second time! Thanks for reading, and goodnight, since it's like 2:37 AM right now. I need to get back to watching Phineas and Ferb to study for that new story that I'm writing. Go back to last update for reference if you don't understand.