Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. The only thing I own is the plot of
the story. I hope you enjoy! ^^
Chapter 1
"Leave me alone! I don't have to do it!" the masked wonder yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Yes you do! You will do it!" A bulkier man was holding Robin by the collar of his shirt, shaking him violently, holding a lighter in his hand. He held the lighter close to Robins arm, burning him slightly. Robin's cries of pain weren't heard by anyone but his dad.
He dropped the boy on the ground, staggering to the couch. 'I hate it when dad gets drunk.' Robin thought to himself as he watched his dad guzzle down his seventh beer in a row.
He looked down at his arm, which was singed in several places where his dad tried to get him to smoke, and he refused. He was tired of being punched, kicked, and forced to drugs by his not-so-loving father. This was a last straw for him, and he decided that it was time to get away from this madness and insanity.
'Now I know why mom left him.' Robin said to himself as he snuck upstairs, limping from being kicked in the shin. He made his way to his bedroom, and started grabbing stuff, when he stopped suddenly, holding a picture.
He smiled lightly as he looked at the picture of his dad, his mom, and himself standing by a huge tree in the park. He then frowned as he looked closer and saw a beer in his dad's hand. 'The first time he drank.' He whispered in the quiet room. He didn't realize how quickly you can get addicted and how bad things could get.
Robin shook his head violently, his black hair waving in the air. "I have to get out of here now!" He yelled loud enough for only himself to hear. His mind was definitely made up, and he shoved everything in his bag, dropping the picture and breaking the frame. "Now you're broken, just like me!" He yelled at the photo, opening his window and jumping, silently landing on the ground.
He ran as far as he could away from that house. He didn't want to be stuck in there with his abusive and drunk 'father'. His feet kept running and didn't stop for anything, even when he stumbled and tripped over rocks and ran into people on the sidewalk. His heart was pounding.
When he remembered how mad his dad got, and how he would be if he found out he ran away, he shook heavily, trying to shrug off the feeling of the fire on his skin, his boots kicking him in the legs, and his fists punching him across the face. 'I can't turn back now.' He said as he saw the huge 'T' in the sky.
"The Teen Titans HQ! This is a good place to hide!" He ran into the building, skipping two or three steps on every stair case. He needed to get to his room to hide, to recollect himself. He didn't want to go out into the world ever again, or see the brink of light until his dad was gone. The world to him was void, full of nothing.
As he was thinking to himself, he didn't even realize that he was in the livingroom of the HQ, and the whole gang was sitting on the couch, watching Beast Boy and Cyborg play a video game. Starfire cheering Beast Boy on, and Raven reading another book, flipping the pages every 2 minutes or so. He stopped momentarily, catching his breath, and the rest of the group looked at him, their eyes popping out.
"Dear Robin! What has happened!?" Starfire's face was filled with worry, Cyborg just stared at him, and Beast Boy was still playing the game. Raven looked up from her book, she almost falling over onto the floor. He didn't answer her, only looked at all of them, then to Raven, who was actually in a state of shock.
His breathing still heavy, he dashed up the stairs to his room, the slam of his door able to be heard through the whole HQ. The others winced at the sound except for Beast Boy, who jumped when he heard it.
"HEY!? Who dares disturb the game master!?" He put his fist in the air acting all macho until he realized no one was even paying attention to him and he blew out all the air, putting his fist down. He noticed all three of them were staring at the staircase that Robin had dashed up to get away from them.
"What's going on you guys? Why are you staring at the staircase?" He asked, waving his hand in front of Cyborg's face. Cyborg shook Beast Boy violently and looked him in the eye.
"Robin just came in, except he wasn't his normal self. He had bruises and cuts and burns, and he just ran up the stairs." Cyborg finished his sentence and silence fell upon all of them.
"Oh...so..that's why I heard a door slam." He said quietly, ataining all of their gazes. Starfire's was the most serious next to Raven's.
"Beast Boy...Robin needs help. Mental help. I do not think he had a battle with a villain." She said quietly, staring into his big green eyes. Raven looked away, staring at her book again, but not reading it.
"How do you even know what mental help is?" Raven asked the orange girl. She smiled lightly. "I had to have some help." She said in her usual cheery voice. Beast Boy tried to keep from laughing, then went back to seriousness.
"Then we need to help him." He said with a hint of manliness in his voice. The two girls and the robot gladly nodded as they all jumped off of the couch and floor to Robin's room.
Cyborg was the first to knock when they reached the cold metal door. The clash echoed through the hall as he hit the door with his hand. "Robin? It's me Cyborg. I was wondering if you were okay."
A crash was heard inside the room, and some grumbling. "I'M FINE! NOW GO AWAY!" Robin's voice was heard loud and clear, and Cyborg backed away from the door, allowing Beast Boy to try his luck on getting some info out of the Masked Wonder.
Beast Boy too knocked on the door. "Come on Rob. We know something is wrong. Please tell us! We want to help you!" He said as he pounded on the door to try and get something out of him. No response came from the other side of the door this time.Cyborg picked the green one up off of the floor and held him back so he wouldn't knock the door down.
Starfire waltzed over to the door, gently tapping it. "Robin. It's me, Starfire. I am worried for you. And so is Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven." Raven looked up at this comment, yet didn't say anything and continued looking down. Still no response from their leader, and they pushed Raven forward.
"Come on Rae. You need to break the door down!" Cyborg urged her to do so, yet of no prevail. She shook her head. "Let him be alone for a while, and he'll come around." She said with no tint of emotion to be found. The others looked at her with blank expressions, and she then turned heel and headed for her room as well, slamming her door.
"I guess we could have expected that." Cyborg said as Beast Boy nodded fervently. Starfire stood there staring at Robin's door, tears of worry falling down her face.
Beast Boy calmly placed a friendly hand on her shoulder and she turned around. "Give him time Star. And give Raven time too." He tried reasurring her, which worked. She wiped her tears and sniffled as she nodded.
"Well group. Let's hit the sack. It's late." Cyborg said as he stretched and headed towards his room. The other two nodded and they too headed for their own rooms, leaving the hall empty. Of course Robin was busy.
"This is perfect." He said as he pulled a pair of black pants and shirt out of his drawer. He slipped the pants on and they fit perfectly as did the shirt. He found some black paint he used for Halloween and put some around his eyes, and he placed a heavy bike chain necklace around his neck. He snatched some chains that were sitting in his closet, and he put two on each side of his pants.
"Time to go Goth." Robin said as he took his stuff off, placed them on a chair in order from his necklace to his shoes. He put on his pajamas and hopped into bed, tossing and turning with memories of what happened earlier that day....
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Well, how was the first chappie? I hope it was okay. I have a plot for this story, it might seem slow now, but it will pick up later. Please please please read and review! PWEEZ! *^^* I would gladly appreciate it! The more you review, the faster I'll put up the chappies!
Chapter 1
"Leave me alone! I don't have to do it!" the masked wonder yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Yes you do! You will do it!" A bulkier man was holding Robin by the collar of his shirt, shaking him violently, holding a lighter in his hand. He held the lighter close to Robins arm, burning him slightly. Robin's cries of pain weren't heard by anyone but his dad.
He dropped the boy on the ground, staggering to the couch. 'I hate it when dad gets drunk.' Robin thought to himself as he watched his dad guzzle down his seventh beer in a row.
He looked down at his arm, which was singed in several places where his dad tried to get him to smoke, and he refused. He was tired of being punched, kicked, and forced to drugs by his not-so-loving father. This was a last straw for him, and he decided that it was time to get away from this madness and insanity.
'Now I know why mom left him.' Robin said to himself as he snuck upstairs, limping from being kicked in the shin. He made his way to his bedroom, and started grabbing stuff, when he stopped suddenly, holding a picture.
He smiled lightly as he looked at the picture of his dad, his mom, and himself standing by a huge tree in the park. He then frowned as he looked closer and saw a beer in his dad's hand. 'The first time he drank.' He whispered in the quiet room. He didn't realize how quickly you can get addicted and how bad things could get.
Robin shook his head violently, his black hair waving in the air. "I have to get out of here now!" He yelled loud enough for only himself to hear. His mind was definitely made up, and he shoved everything in his bag, dropping the picture and breaking the frame. "Now you're broken, just like me!" He yelled at the photo, opening his window and jumping, silently landing on the ground.
He ran as far as he could away from that house. He didn't want to be stuck in there with his abusive and drunk 'father'. His feet kept running and didn't stop for anything, even when he stumbled and tripped over rocks and ran into people on the sidewalk. His heart was pounding.
When he remembered how mad his dad got, and how he would be if he found out he ran away, he shook heavily, trying to shrug off the feeling of the fire on his skin, his boots kicking him in the legs, and his fists punching him across the face. 'I can't turn back now.' He said as he saw the huge 'T' in the sky.
"The Teen Titans HQ! This is a good place to hide!" He ran into the building, skipping two or three steps on every stair case. He needed to get to his room to hide, to recollect himself. He didn't want to go out into the world ever again, or see the brink of light until his dad was gone. The world to him was void, full of nothing.
As he was thinking to himself, he didn't even realize that he was in the livingroom of the HQ, and the whole gang was sitting on the couch, watching Beast Boy and Cyborg play a video game. Starfire cheering Beast Boy on, and Raven reading another book, flipping the pages every 2 minutes or so. He stopped momentarily, catching his breath, and the rest of the group looked at him, their eyes popping out.
"Dear Robin! What has happened!?" Starfire's face was filled with worry, Cyborg just stared at him, and Beast Boy was still playing the game. Raven looked up from her book, she almost falling over onto the floor. He didn't answer her, only looked at all of them, then to Raven, who was actually in a state of shock.
His breathing still heavy, he dashed up the stairs to his room, the slam of his door able to be heard through the whole HQ. The others winced at the sound except for Beast Boy, who jumped when he heard it.
"HEY!? Who dares disturb the game master!?" He put his fist in the air acting all macho until he realized no one was even paying attention to him and he blew out all the air, putting his fist down. He noticed all three of them were staring at the staircase that Robin had dashed up to get away from them.
"What's going on you guys? Why are you staring at the staircase?" He asked, waving his hand in front of Cyborg's face. Cyborg shook Beast Boy violently and looked him in the eye.
"Robin just came in, except he wasn't his normal self. He had bruises and cuts and burns, and he just ran up the stairs." Cyborg finished his sentence and silence fell upon all of them.
"Oh...so..that's why I heard a door slam." He said quietly, ataining all of their gazes. Starfire's was the most serious next to Raven's.
"Beast Boy...Robin needs help. Mental help. I do not think he had a battle with a villain." She said quietly, staring into his big green eyes. Raven looked away, staring at her book again, but not reading it.
"How do you even know what mental help is?" Raven asked the orange girl. She smiled lightly. "I had to have some help." She said in her usual cheery voice. Beast Boy tried to keep from laughing, then went back to seriousness.
"Then we need to help him." He said with a hint of manliness in his voice. The two girls and the robot gladly nodded as they all jumped off of the couch and floor to Robin's room.
Cyborg was the first to knock when they reached the cold metal door. The clash echoed through the hall as he hit the door with his hand. "Robin? It's me Cyborg. I was wondering if you were okay."
A crash was heard inside the room, and some grumbling. "I'M FINE! NOW GO AWAY!" Robin's voice was heard loud and clear, and Cyborg backed away from the door, allowing Beast Boy to try his luck on getting some info out of the Masked Wonder.
Beast Boy too knocked on the door. "Come on Rob. We know something is wrong. Please tell us! We want to help you!" He said as he pounded on the door to try and get something out of him. No response came from the other side of the door this time.Cyborg picked the green one up off of the floor and held him back so he wouldn't knock the door down.
Starfire waltzed over to the door, gently tapping it. "Robin. It's me, Starfire. I am worried for you. And so is Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven." Raven looked up at this comment, yet didn't say anything and continued looking down. Still no response from their leader, and they pushed Raven forward.
"Come on Rae. You need to break the door down!" Cyborg urged her to do so, yet of no prevail. She shook her head. "Let him be alone for a while, and he'll come around." She said with no tint of emotion to be found. The others looked at her with blank expressions, and she then turned heel and headed for her room as well, slamming her door.
"I guess we could have expected that." Cyborg said as Beast Boy nodded fervently. Starfire stood there staring at Robin's door, tears of worry falling down her face.
Beast Boy calmly placed a friendly hand on her shoulder and she turned around. "Give him time Star. And give Raven time too." He tried reasurring her, which worked. She wiped her tears and sniffled as she nodded.
"Well group. Let's hit the sack. It's late." Cyborg said as he stretched and headed towards his room. The other two nodded and they too headed for their own rooms, leaving the hall empty. Of course Robin was busy.
"This is perfect." He said as he pulled a pair of black pants and shirt out of his drawer. He slipped the pants on and they fit perfectly as did the shirt. He found some black paint he used for Halloween and put some around his eyes, and he placed a heavy bike chain necklace around his neck. He snatched some chains that were sitting in his closet, and he put two on each side of his pants.
"Time to go Goth." Robin said as he took his stuff off, placed them on a chair in order from his necklace to his shoes. He put on his pajamas and hopped into bed, tossing and turning with memories of what happened earlier that day....
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Well, how was the first chappie? I hope it was okay. I have a plot for this story, it might seem slow now, but it will pick up later. Please please please read and review! PWEEZ! *^^* I would gladly appreciate it! The more you review, the faster I'll put up the chappies!