"How do you feel?"

"Whelmed, honestly whelmed?" Robin found himself retreating to his room at Mount Justice until Batman came to retrieve him. He found himself wanting Zatanna – and the girl they called Raven for that matter, in the room with him and Kid Flash, yet Zatanna was keeping the others away while he destressed and Raven – she wanted to give him space given the fact they were currently strangers, given the fact he still didn't recollect anything about her. "It will be a while."

"I can imagine." Kid Flash flopped onto the bed next to him. "I can't believe it was my words that convinced him to – well, start letting you go, 'cause Wonder Girl didn't need to do what she did."

"No. Your words might have been convincing him, but when someone is mentally unstable, the smallest thing could easily trigger them. It's really weird knowing I was the leader of a team prior to this one, but I feel even more relieved I'm not the leader. I wish Cyborg wouldn't..." Robin frowned, honestly wishing Cyborg didn't insist he be the leader. His mouth pushed together. "I respect Aqualad, but he's letting me be a kid. I don't think I got that with the Teen Titans."

"And that girl – she keeps saying she dated you, but it's pissing off her girlfriend majorly."

"Um, yeah. That rather surprised me. I wouldn't imagine she'd be my type. She feels – more of the type people would expect Bruce Wayne to like, if you know what I mean, and I don't want that playboy image. I'm not sure who I want to date. It's not something I've really focused on."

"Well, I know I want to date Miss Martian. Although..." Kid Flash paused. "It was a bit weird. She tried intruding upon that girl Starfire's mind, but Raven actually stopped her, but I don't think she likes Raven or Wonder Girl."

"Does that make you hate Raven?"

"Does that bother you?" Kid Flash let out a sigh. "No. It does bother you. You did say connecting to her mentally was different than Miss Martian, right? Like, soul mates?"

"Not in the way you're thinking." Robin let out a sigh, sitting up, feeling slightly calmer than before. "Definitely not romantic. More – familial. I can't explain it, but I think I'm going to go for a walk."

"Are you sure? That Starfire chick..."

"I'll be fine. I'm sure I can think of something." Robin gave his best friend a smile despite the fact he still felt as whelmed as he did. He slipped from his room, deciding to try and observe the others, but for some reason, a thought popped into his head. "Raven?"

"Wait. Did you link up with me purposefully? I thought..."

"It feels comfortable. I can't explain it, but it's helping me feel less whelmed. Can I ask a few questions? Also, what are you doing?"

"Looking for Miss Martian?"

Robin swallowed. "Are you sure? Wally – Kid Flash says she doesn't like you, he thinks."

"That's because I saw something she didn't want me to see."

"You mean that secret she's keeping from all of us?"

"Oh, so you are aware of it even though you don't know what it is?"

"Well, she's a Martian, so the only thing drastic I can think of is that she's a White Martian, but Martian Manhunter told me that the issue with the white Martians is kind of like racism based on one's skin color, but to me, that's not a big deal. I mean, I'm half Romani, so I can kind of relate to being ostracized – from both sides actually."

"Too bad you can't tell her that. Would you help me find her? There's something I need to tell her about myself that might fix things."

"I'm all for fixing things."

"I figured. That's like you."

He managed to find Raven, then find Miss Martian. Miss Martian – she didn't seem in a good mood, but she glared at Raven. "Seriously, can't you tell I'm avoiding you. And trying to find Superboy."

"Wait? Superboy's avoiding you?" Robin felt perturbed by the fact Superboy was avoiding MissMaritan.

"She thinks she did something to make him angry, but he's simply frustrated that you keep pushing the issue with him. Give him some space."

"You..." Miss Martian glared at Raven. "You intruded upon my mind."

"You tried intruding upon someone else's first, but..." Raven looked her in the eye. "I won't tell anyone what your worst fear is, but I..."

"I don't want to be friends."

"Hey. That's..." Robin didn't understand why Miss Martian reacted the way she did. It wasn't in character for her, but Raven's intrusion – albeit of necessity and unintentional – did have its effect. He hoped it might make her stop and think about her powers, remembering how she freely intruded upon his mind when the team first came together.

"At least let me finish saying I'm wanting to tell you something about myself."

"Fine."

"I'm only half-human. My father is – well, he's what people on Earth call a demon, but he tried destroying this world a year ago. That's when all of the Teen Titans but myself lost their memories, though Cyborg now has his back."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Well, for starters, the person who helped me through that was Robin, but I'd not told anybody about my father because – well, I don't like talking about him for good reason. I also felt it was only fair, given – well, you know."

Robin watched Miss Martian's facial features twist slightly. She then tried smiling at Raven. "Okay. Thanks. I feel a little better."

"I'm glad."

"So..." Robin took a deep breath. "What's next on the list to do – my list to do this time?"

"You mean observing the new team dynamics so you can figure out how to interact with everybody without stepping into it?"

"Yeah, that."

"Are you two twins?"

One of Robin's eyebrows lifted up, interested in the fact Miss Martian came to such a conclusion. "Um, no."

"He would have to be a half-demon for that to be true, which he is not."

"Oh. That makes sense, I guess."

Robin took a deep breath and headed to the main area, watching everyone from a distance. Starfire was definitely driving Wonder Girl up the wall, but – the Amazon he assumed was Starfire's girlfriend glared at him, meaning he wasn't as hidden and unnoticed as he would have liked. A chill went down his spine at what could be best described as an Amazon death glare, one he felt was definitely meant. He wanted to tell her he didn't want anything to do with Starfire, but that...

"Would mean telling her that you find Starfire's infatuation with the fact you two used to date..."

"Wait. We actually did date?" Robin looked at Raven. He didn't like the amused look on her face.

"You're thinking why, but I asked myself the same thing. Except, it had to do with the fact – well, she doesn't always dress in such skimpy clothing, and she was naïve regarding Earth customs – kind of still is. She's a very nice person when you get to know her, so I'd argue it had to do with her personality and how bubbly-bubbly she is and not because she's super-duper hot. Of course, she also balanced out your darkness, although – you never told her your real identity and she's not aware of that darkness."

"I see." His eyes drifted over to where Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing the gaming console – on the floor because the two Amazon girls were still tied on the couch. Superboy seemed a bit peeved off with the fact he couldn't use the television or was it the fact he wasn't getting to join in.

"It's definitely a feeling of being left out."

"Robin."

Robin turned, looking up at Aqualad. He glanced back over where Cyborg was and saw Cyborg glare, He turned to Aqualad. "I'm feeling better, so don't worry about me so much. I do appreciate it." He turned his head to look at Cyborg. "I think – I think I need to make sure he doesn't – well, he should respect the fact you're the leader."

"You don't have to."

"Yes, I do." Robin tilted his head, hoping Cyborg would take the hint that he wanted him to follow him and Raven into the other room. The stood there and Robin's eyes focused on the ground.

"You wanted to talk to me?"

"I don't like the fact you're disrespectful of Aqualad, but I've seen it in the way you look at him."

"You should be the leader."

"I'm the one who decided Aqualad should be the leader." Robin watched Cyborg's facial expression change. "And I don't want to be the leader."

"You don't want to be the leader?"

"Yes, well..."

"What happened?"

"Robin still doesn't remember the Teen Titans."

Cyborg let out a sigh. "Neither do Starfire and Beast Boy."

"He knows your secret identity if that helps."

"Raven says you know who I really am?"

"Not that hard to figure out. I mean – well, I'm smart. May not always act it, particularly when I goof off with Beast Boy."

Robin took a deep breath, his hands clenching together. "I don't have any confidence in my leadership abilities, but – honestly, when the team first started I think the only one who would listen to me was Aqualad, not to mention he was the only one who actually got – well, as he said, the way Batman and I operate wasn't a way everyone else was used to operate with, but that I should give it time."

"They don't respect you?"

"Not so much that, so much as I'm younger than all of them. Well, unless you count the fact Superboy's a clone. No, it's not just that I'm younger. It's complicated."

"I think the Trigon incident had a negative effect on him despite the fact he doesn't remember but don't you dare forget you got into it a few times regarding his leadership decisions and you're older than him. The only one of us older than him and not younger of the same age other than yourself is Starfire, and she – well, she's the way she is. Plus, Robin looks up to Aqualad like we all looked up to him, but the others – they don't look up to him."

"More importantly, I trust Aqualad, but I don't have to deal with Batman when missions go wrong."

"Ah." Cyborg glanced away. "I guess I can give him the benefit of the doubt."

The sound system announced Batman entering the cave. Robin glanced up. "Ah. I'd better go see him."

"You going to be okay."

"Well – as I told KF – who does actually know my secret identity like you two do – it will be a bit until I'm okay, given who Slade is. Raven can fill you in, but I need to talk to Batman." Robin gave Cyborg a smile, before turning and heading over to Batman. He looked up at his mentor.

"You – you're not laughing before you appear."

"I'm kind of not in the mood right now."

"I can't blame you, given..."

"You knew, didn't you? Who he was?"

"Would that change anything?"

"You could have..." Robin's mouth twisted, his fists tightening.

"First, I didn't know he'd know to look for you here, so I thought you'd be safer with the team. Second – yes, I did know who he was, but given the fact, you didn't remember who this Slade was and the fact I only knew he was after you because of your meticulous records..." Batman stopped speaking. "What's important is he's getting the proper treatment, but Zatanna, she is with him right now. When he's ready, when you're both ready, I'll make sure you can see him."

"Promise."

"I promise, and I promise to do everything I can so he's okay."

"Even if that means you lose me."

"I also promise to fight for you to stay if you want, but if you don't..."

"Maybe..." In truth, he wanted John to stay at the manor with them, though in the long run, he didn't know what the future would hold.