Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, blah blah blah, etc. I do own Fayrii Lijaro WARNING: This is a sequel. To understand it, read Of Devotion and Love. But, to understand that sequel, you might as well start with A Simple Boy.
Chapter I: Too Long
Robin sat in the back of the Bat mobile, waiting to get home with Batman, having just beaten up the Joker. Although Robin hadn't done much; his heart really wasn't in it today, like every other day since the Teen Titans had split up. It had been two years, yet to Robin, it seemed like yesterday...
Cyborg came into Robin's room, where he was putting away his equipment.
"So, what Beast Boy is shouting is true; the city has disbanded the Teen Titans," Cyborg said, helping him pick up stuff littered around the floor.
"Correct, I guess they thought they didn't need us when we finally defeated Slade," Robin answered, putting the last of the birdarangs in the suitcase.
"What are you gonna do about Starfire?"
Robin paused a while, then reluctantly answered, "Let her do what she wants." Although in his head, Robin was screaming, NO! I'm gonna take her and never let her leave me!
Suddenly, Robin felt a great sadness. Starfire had just gotten the news. He sensed her coming towards where she was. Just on cue, Starfire came through the door. She saw Robin and Cyborg putting things in the suitcase, and said, "So, it is true." Two tears ran down her face, as Robin felt her get even more upset.
He walked over to her and put her arm around her. Starfire looked up at him with those innocent, green eyes; eyes that should have never of died two months ago.
"Don't worry, we'll keep in touch somehow," Robin said, holding her to him. He meant by letters, yet it could have been perceived by the fact that Robin had accidentally and permanently caused himself to be able to sense her and what she was feeling. Plus he never really felt in one piece when she wasn't the same room as him.
Cyborg, eyeing them, decided it was time to leave, to go get his video camera. Down the hall, Raven's sobs could be heard, along with the breaking of light bulbs.
"Star, I promise you that I would never forget about you," Robin told her, and she smiled before kissing him.
...That had been a long time ago, Robin reminded himself.
When they got back to the bat cave, Batman stopped Robin and said to him, "You weren't yourself today. You haven't been for two years, ever since you left your...friends." Batman was always hesitant to say the words friends.
"What if I am?" Robin challenged, not at all in the mood. Batman walked in front of his apprentice.
"Hit me," he said. Robin acted, and punched at him. Batman caught it easily, and threw him into the dirt.
"Before you split up with your...friends, I actually had to try to block you. You...miss them, and I sense something more than that," Batman spoke. "Perhaps you had feelings for one of them?" Robin stood up and gave his master a fierce look.
Batman walked up to him and said, "Go ahead, cry boo-hoo." To Batman's surprise, his apprentice didn't get angry, but started to cry.
"You're right. I do miss them and I do love one of them and it is taking its effect on me," Robin shouted at him. Stunned for a minute, Batman grabbed Robin by the throat, knocking him out. He picked up the teenager and put him in bed, before going back down to the cave.
This is worse than I thought, Robin is having mental breakdowns. Batman walked up to his computer and booted it. Instead of going to the main screen, it showed a man. A man Batman had learned from Robin to hate.
It was Slade.
"So, you're lucky one who's taking care of my apprentice for me? Well, that won't be necessary for you anymore, old man," Slade taunted.
"Get the hell off my computer and away from Robin," Batman warned.
"Fine," the image disappeared, and the computer turned off. Slade walked out of the shadows.
Batman walked up to Slade and prepared to fight. Slade thought since Robin was Batman's apprentice, they would fight the same. How wrong was he.
Slade attacked, but instead of dodging it like Robin would, the larger man caught Slade's foot and smashed him into the ground. Expecting to be able to get up, Slade was caught by surprise when Batman stomped on his stomach. Then Batman picked him up and smashed him into the wall. Batman ripped off the mask. A video screen.
"I guess you are a good master, but not for long," A timer counted down. Batman simply ripped the head off, killing the bomb.
He walked upstairs, planning on telling him immediately. Then, remembering Robin's breakdown, he decided it could wait until morning. He took off his costume and went to a well-deserved sleep.
Robin woke up to Batman telling him, "Get up." Robin responded with a groan.
"Robin, get the hell up!" Batman shouted. Robin's eyes snapped open. When Batman started to swear, he meant it. Robin jumped out of bed, realizing he still wore his costume. The one he had worn with the Teen Titans. Remembering the Titans made him think of Starfire. He could barely sense her, and it was hard to feel what she was feeling, except when she had a breakdown, which she did a lot lately.
"Batman, I don't remember you knocking me out in this," Robin asked.
"Hopefully you won't me dressing you. Go look in the bat cave," Batman ordered. Robin walked down, followed by a dressed Batman. Robin immediately spotted the Slade clone. He spat in disgust the instant he saw it. Batman had a strong urge to join him, but decided against it.
"He's back?" Robin asked, walking in and picking up his utility belt. Batman logged onto his computer, going over something. Robin didn't know, since he had your back to him, choosing gadgets.
"Yes. If I remember correctly, you had a strange team. There was a green shape-shifter who made horrible jokes. Beast Boy was his name right?" Batman asked.
"Right," Robin answered, not really caring what they talked about today.
"And he was with that dark-hooded girl at the end a lot, Raven, a psychic."
"Yeah, they really liked each other." Robin was careful to avoid saying love around Batman. Batman had had his heart broken once, and didn't really like the word. (A/N: If you read the comics, that tidbit is true.)
"And there was the one with metallic armor and I a gun I would die to get a look at. He was Cyborg?"
"You're right yet again."
"And then there was that red-haired girl from that planet Tamaran. What was her name?"
"Starfire was her name," Robin answered.
"And she went to her planet, right?"
"Right." Robin finished choosing gadgets, then thought about their conversation. "Why do you ask anyway?" Robin asked, still not looking around.
"If you beat this asshole once, you'll do it again, I believe," Batman said, standing up from his computer.
"Do you mean..." Robin started as he turned around, and then stopped. On the screen were his friends' pictures and locations.
"Yes, I'm restarting your team. Help me go round them up," Batman said. Robin smiled at him, and beat him to the bat mobile for the first time in a while.
Chapter I: Too Long
Robin sat in the back of the Bat mobile, waiting to get home with Batman, having just beaten up the Joker. Although Robin hadn't done much; his heart really wasn't in it today, like every other day since the Teen Titans had split up. It had been two years, yet to Robin, it seemed like yesterday...
Cyborg came into Robin's room, where he was putting away his equipment.
"So, what Beast Boy is shouting is true; the city has disbanded the Teen Titans," Cyborg said, helping him pick up stuff littered around the floor.
"Correct, I guess they thought they didn't need us when we finally defeated Slade," Robin answered, putting the last of the birdarangs in the suitcase.
"What are you gonna do about Starfire?"
Robin paused a while, then reluctantly answered, "Let her do what she wants." Although in his head, Robin was screaming, NO! I'm gonna take her and never let her leave me!
Suddenly, Robin felt a great sadness. Starfire had just gotten the news. He sensed her coming towards where she was. Just on cue, Starfire came through the door. She saw Robin and Cyborg putting things in the suitcase, and said, "So, it is true." Two tears ran down her face, as Robin felt her get even more upset.
He walked over to her and put her arm around her. Starfire looked up at him with those innocent, green eyes; eyes that should have never of died two months ago.
"Don't worry, we'll keep in touch somehow," Robin said, holding her to him. He meant by letters, yet it could have been perceived by the fact that Robin had accidentally and permanently caused himself to be able to sense her and what she was feeling. Plus he never really felt in one piece when she wasn't the same room as him.
Cyborg, eyeing them, decided it was time to leave, to go get his video camera. Down the hall, Raven's sobs could be heard, along with the breaking of light bulbs.
"Star, I promise you that I would never forget about you," Robin told her, and she smiled before kissing him.
...That had been a long time ago, Robin reminded himself.
When they got back to the bat cave, Batman stopped Robin and said to him, "You weren't yourself today. You haven't been for two years, ever since you left your...friends." Batman was always hesitant to say the words friends.
"What if I am?" Robin challenged, not at all in the mood. Batman walked in front of his apprentice.
"Hit me," he said. Robin acted, and punched at him. Batman caught it easily, and threw him into the dirt.
"Before you split up with your...friends, I actually had to try to block you. You...miss them, and I sense something more than that," Batman spoke. "Perhaps you had feelings for one of them?" Robin stood up and gave his master a fierce look.
Batman walked up to him and said, "Go ahead, cry boo-hoo." To Batman's surprise, his apprentice didn't get angry, but started to cry.
"You're right. I do miss them and I do love one of them and it is taking its effect on me," Robin shouted at him. Stunned for a minute, Batman grabbed Robin by the throat, knocking him out. He picked up the teenager and put him in bed, before going back down to the cave.
This is worse than I thought, Robin is having mental breakdowns. Batman walked up to his computer and booted it. Instead of going to the main screen, it showed a man. A man Batman had learned from Robin to hate.
It was Slade.
"So, you're lucky one who's taking care of my apprentice for me? Well, that won't be necessary for you anymore, old man," Slade taunted.
"Get the hell off my computer and away from Robin," Batman warned.
"Fine," the image disappeared, and the computer turned off. Slade walked out of the shadows.
Batman walked up to Slade and prepared to fight. Slade thought since Robin was Batman's apprentice, they would fight the same. How wrong was he.
Slade attacked, but instead of dodging it like Robin would, the larger man caught Slade's foot and smashed him into the ground. Expecting to be able to get up, Slade was caught by surprise when Batman stomped on his stomach. Then Batman picked him up and smashed him into the wall. Batman ripped off the mask. A video screen.
"I guess you are a good master, but not for long," A timer counted down. Batman simply ripped the head off, killing the bomb.
He walked upstairs, planning on telling him immediately. Then, remembering Robin's breakdown, he decided it could wait until morning. He took off his costume and went to a well-deserved sleep.
Robin woke up to Batman telling him, "Get up." Robin responded with a groan.
"Robin, get the hell up!" Batman shouted. Robin's eyes snapped open. When Batman started to swear, he meant it. Robin jumped out of bed, realizing he still wore his costume. The one he had worn with the Teen Titans. Remembering the Titans made him think of Starfire. He could barely sense her, and it was hard to feel what she was feeling, except when she had a breakdown, which she did a lot lately.
"Batman, I don't remember you knocking me out in this," Robin asked.
"Hopefully you won't me dressing you. Go look in the bat cave," Batman ordered. Robin walked down, followed by a dressed Batman. Robin immediately spotted the Slade clone. He spat in disgust the instant he saw it. Batman had a strong urge to join him, but decided against it.
"He's back?" Robin asked, walking in and picking up his utility belt. Batman logged onto his computer, going over something. Robin didn't know, since he had your back to him, choosing gadgets.
"Yes. If I remember correctly, you had a strange team. There was a green shape-shifter who made horrible jokes. Beast Boy was his name right?" Batman asked.
"Right," Robin answered, not really caring what they talked about today.
"And he was with that dark-hooded girl at the end a lot, Raven, a psychic."
"Yeah, they really liked each other." Robin was careful to avoid saying love around Batman. Batman had had his heart broken once, and didn't really like the word. (A/N: If you read the comics, that tidbit is true.)
"And there was the one with metallic armor and I a gun I would die to get a look at. He was Cyborg?"
"You're right yet again."
"And then there was that red-haired girl from that planet Tamaran. What was her name?"
"Starfire was her name," Robin answered.
"And she went to her planet, right?"
"Right." Robin finished choosing gadgets, then thought about their conversation. "Why do you ask anyway?" Robin asked, still not looking around.
"If you beat this asshole once, you'll do it again, I believe," Batman said, standing up from his computer.
"Do you mean..." Robin started as he turned around, and then stopped. On the screen were his friends' pictures and locations.
"Yes, I'm restarting your team. Help me go round them up," Batman said. Robin smiled at him, and beat him to the bat mobile for the first time in a while.