A/N: Next to last chapter! Wow! Can't believe how fast this has gone! As some of you might know, we Swedes celebrate Christmas today, most of us opening our presents this afternoon, so voting will be just a TAD different today…
Several have asked about Swedish Christmas traditions, but there is so much to tell… the main thing might be that we have ham instead of turkey, and an insane amount of herring, for some reason… the most IMPORTANT one, though, is that it is ESSENTIAL to bring home one container each of your favorite Ben&Jerry's flavor to eat throughout the season… Okay, so that might just be MY tradition, and I just thought of it the other day, but I WILL keep it up! Forever! Are you with me?! ;) (That means that now I have 1 Chunky Monkey, 1 Bohemian Raspberry and 1 Chocolate Brownie in the freezer… yaaay!).
Oh, don't mind my ramblings, go read! Merry Christmas!
The Best Christmas Present Ever
24th of December 2009 (Thursday)
The jet was built specifically to be able to start and land on the long roof of Titan's Tower, if needed, and Robin really want to land as close as possible to his bed. It was winter anyway; it wasn't like they were using the pool much…
As his feet finally touched the ground, he felt rather dizzy. It was morning here, he was fairly sure, but he had spent much too many hours in the air. It really didn't matter that the T-jet was considerable faster than a normal one; when you crossed the continent twice within about twenty-four hours, you felt it.
Robin yawned.
"Hi Slade." he mumbled.
"You knew I was here?" the man asked, stepping out from the shadows.
"Hint: black and orange works better in the dark than a white shirt…" Robin grinned. "Are you here to welcome me home?" he continued, walking up to the man.
"Of course I am… and to remind you about tonight. I'll pick you up at midnight." Slade nodded efficiently.
"I hope I can stay awake… I'm beat…" Robin mumbled and, to both their surprises, leaned against the man's chest. Slade's arms came up around Robin's body after a split second's hesitation, and Robin sighed happily and burrowed closer, arms winding around the man's waist.
"I feel I need to warn you… I just discovered the other morning that I might be a snuggler…" Robin mumbled.
"Your secret's safe with me…" Slade chuckled. "Sooo… you're going to do this a lot? Hugs? Hold hands? In public?"
"What if I did?" Robin grinned evilly.
"I… guess I would have to get used to it… and be glad I'm not a mercenary anymore, since if would completely ruin my image…" the man added wistfully.
"Yeah, I don't think it would do much good for mine either…" Robin sighed.
"Sooo… no public hugging, then?" Slade wondered.
"Screw that!" Robin snorted. "If I want to hug you I bloody well will! I don't give a damn about what other's think!"
"Good." Slade grinned. "Now… time for you to go to sleep. Trust me, you'll need it."
At that moment the door to the roof burst open.
"Robin! You're ho- Oh… Slade?" Beast Boy, the first in line stuttered, seeing the rather close embrace the two were still sharing.
"You do know, don't you, my dear leader, that when you land a jet on a roof. It. Get's. Rather. Noisy." Raven muttered, looking a bit grumpy and barely awake.
"Sorry, I-" Robin started, but then Slade suddenly lifted him off his feet, bridal style.
"I'm terribly sorry, but Robin needs to sleep. You'll see him at dinner, no earlier." The man told the gaping team.
Robin was so tired he giggled, and curled up against the man.
"What?" Slade asked. "No tantrum? No objections? Are you on the same thing Batman is?"
"I'm just tired… and I secretly like it when you are all dominating like this…" Robin mumbled, still giggling a bit.
"I'll remember that…" Slade purred.
"Nooo… did I say that aloud?" Robin whined and yawned. He was asleep before they reached his bedroom.
Robin woke up around four in the afternoon, feeling really refreshed for the first time in days. Slade was nowhere to be seen, and the man had only taken off his gloves, shoes and cape before tucking him in, which made Robin grin.
I wonder if he's trying to prove that he is not molesting me in my sleep? Should I tell him I wouldn't mind? On the other hand, I WOULD prefer to be awake…
He took a long shower and dressed in a fresh uniform before joining the others in the living-room.
"Dude! Are you sure Slade is on the straight and narrow now? He like glared at us and threaten to do stuff to the one who knocked on your door!"
"What kind of stuff?" Robin smirked.
"He wouldn't say! It was scary!" the shape shifter complained.
"Don't worry, I won't let you annoy him enough for him to want to hurt you…" Robin promised jovially.
"Good thing, man, cause that look froze half of my circuits…" Cyborg shuddered.
"Do not upset Robin!" Starfire told them sternly. "Slade was not bad!"
"No, it was actually rather cute…" Raven deadpanned.
"I bet." Robin muttered. "Come on, everybody! We have a Christmas-dinner to prepare!"
The Titan's Christmas dinner wasn't exactly… traditional… Sure, there was turkey, plus the tofu-variety, but the rest was more a matter of personal preferences and the general idea that 'if it's good, let's have it on the table'. Starfire had, of course, added a few dishes from her own planet, which was the only food that made noise and, occasionally, moved, but everyone was used to that by now. When something tried to climb onto Robin's plate, he simply shooed it away.
There was some pasta on the table as well, although they had banned pizza, and a few dishes would make a pretty nice taco-dinner…. Well, it might not have been by the book, but it was tradition for them, and that was all that mattered.
Robin tried to eat more moderately now, but, somehow, he ended up just as full. He pushed his plate away decisively and then looked around at his friends, smiling. They really were a strange little family, but he couldn't imagine a better one.
"So, how was Gotham, Robin?" Raven asked.
"Snowy." Robin sighed wistfully.
"Awww! Can't we go skiing sometime?" Beast Boy asked. "Or at least have a snow-ball fight? We can just take a weekend off, can't we?"
"Yeah! How about New Years?" Cyborg said. "If Red X tries to pull something this year, I'm all for the cops to handle it themselves."
The rest of the team shuddered. They still didn't want to remember.
"Oh, yes! Let's do the ski!" Starfire's eyes were glowing, but in a happy, not a scary, way. "It was so long since I felt the snow and the ball I made has gone missing…"
"Yeah, Star, snow kinda melts…" Beast Boy grinned. "I saved mine in the freezer… remember Cy?"
"Yes." Cyborg growled, as he suddenly remembered a very cold and nasty surprise hitting him in the neck last summer. "I still need to hurt you for that."
"No-no-no! You already did that!" Beast Boy claimed.
"Not nearly enough." The other teen growled ominously.
"So, Robin, can we go?" Raven asked.
Robin hesitated a little, having mixed feelings, but then he relented. His team came before egotistical wishes.
"Sure we can! I'll look around and book us some cabins, okay?"
Raven looked at him with that soul-searching gaze and then smiled a little bit.
"Maybe you can bring Slade?"
"What!? No way! I can't be in a snow-ball fight with Slade! He'll kill us all!" Beast Boy objected.
"BB, it's New Years… of course Robin would like to spend it with his… friend. Wouldn't you?" Raven asked quietly.
"It's… okay, I understand if you don't-" Robin started.
"Oh, do bring our new friend!" Starfire smiled.
"Yeah, man, it's okay… but please get separate cabins, okay? I don't wanna hear anything squeak in the night, okay? BB's snoring is enough." Cyborg said.
Robin blushed but smiled.
"Okay… I'll ask. He'll say no, but… you know… thanks…"
"It's okay… as long as he doesn't move in or starts telling me to pick up our socks or something…" Cy continued.
"Nah, he wouldn't do that…" Beast Boy shrugged. "That's what Raven and Robin are for…"
Teen Titan's Log
Creator: Cyborg the Amazing Genius
Date: December 24, 2009, 11:32 PM
Log in
Username: Robin
Password: *****
Last Log-entry before Christmas… Probably the last ever, I'm going to start using my new diary soon anyway…
Going to meet Slade outside in about half an hour… I'm nervous! I've change clothes ten times, and I don't even have that many outfits! I'm starting to feel like a girl here… At least I don't have to worry about any makeup… although I'm not that happy with my hair… I'm gonna go work on that…
Logging out
A/N: Last vote! The one who doesn't win will be posted tomorrow! We are going to do things a bit differently today: I'm going to my brother's for Christmas breakfast now, and when I get home, but before going to dinner at my mum's, I'll check which one has the MOST votes, and post that one, kay? So one vote might be enough… I just wanted to do it this way so I could be rather sure to post before dinner, because I won't have the energy later… ;)
1. In Your Dreams
Something is happening to Robin at night. Something bad. Based on an idea from The Darkest Half.
Length: 4 pages
Pairing: Sladin
Genre/warning: Murky, dark themes.
2. Feeling No Pain
You know, that with Red and Robin, Robin always has to be the sensible one… well that's not fair! This time the roles are switched, although… this isn't really a Red/Robin story, because… well, you'll see…
Length: 6 pages
Pairing: Sladin, actually…
Genre/warning: Explainable OOC-ness, crack and graphic smexiness…