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Robin knew what it was when he heard it the first time, but he never answered it. He was standing in his room in Slade's hideout and he heard a small voice calling him.........well they were calling the old him. That person did that every night for however long he had been missing. The voice sounded so familiar .........so gentle and sweet. He longed to talk to the voice but he never picked up his old com-link to console the sobbing person on the other end. He knew he would get in trouble and would risk her life. The com-link was the only thing left from his past. Slade didn't know about and Robin wanted to keep it that way.

Sometimes the voice would simply call out to him, other times it would just talk to him about her troubles or what happened to them that day. She seemed to know that he was there every night listening, but of course she couldn't know.

"Robin," it called. "Robin where are you?" Robin heard the tears in her voice. "I still search for you.........I believe that you are out there still. Answer me please Robin! Today I blasted out the window in the room of entertainment. Please Robin answer me!"

Robin heard the voice break down into sobs. That only happened once before and Robin couldn't bear to listen to her sobs then either. He wasn't totally like Slade yet.........his heart hadn't been turned into solid rock.........yet. He wasn't about to let someone to mourn over him when he knew that he didn't deserve it.

He picked up the com-link from under his mattress and pushed the small black button on it's surface. "Starfire," he said quietly his voice rasping slightly from lack of use. "Starfire don't cry.........please don't."

Starfire heard the voice but didn't believe it. After all these years she waited for the day to hear his voice and it finally came, but she couldn't believe it.

His voice was the same but it cracked as if no one used it for awhile. "Star don't cry.........I don't deserve your tears. It's ok Star.........I'm ok.........everything is fine.........just don't cry for me."

"Robin?" Starfire asked cautiously.

"Yes Star it's me."

'Robin where are you? Are you injured? Do you need assistance? Where have you been these four years?' All these questions formed in her mind but she didn't say anything at all. Instead she placed her hand over the speaker and screamed as high and loud as she could. As she predicted all the others came running into her room.

"Star what's wrong we heard you scream?" Cyborg asked quickly as he entered. Starfire didn't say anything but just turned back to the communicator.

"Why are you not back at the tower with us Robin?" Starfire said into the speaker.

"OK........." Beast Boy muttered to Cyborg. "Stars lost it."

But a voice came out of the communicator; a voice that seemed to mature over the years yet it seemed so familiar to them.

"I'm not a Titan anymore," it said softly.

"Robin what is this that you are saying?" Starfire asked in anguish. "You are our leader. You are our friend. You are a Titan."

"No," Robin said angrily, cracking not from lack of use now but of sadness and grief. "Star you just don't get it. The reason I'm here with him is to save you. All of you.........Cyborg.........Raven.........Beast Boy. Tell Cyborg that.........tell him its my fault.........that he couldn't do anything if he stayed with me.

"Yes I know everything you've been up to.........everything that you've said. I watch you sometimes. Tell Beast Boy to tell more bad jokes.........it'll do you all some good. Raven.........tell her to try and not blow anything else up," they heard him chuckle at that. "And Star.........oh Star.........remember me and everything I do is for you........................for all of you. I love you Star remember that."

"Robin I do not understand," Starfire said more tears in her eyes.

"Star trust me," Robin said hi voice grave. "Please remember everything I do is for you." Suddenly his voice became fearful. "Star he's coming," he said urgently.

"Robin who is coming? What........." Star said confused, but as she said that she heard loud footsteps over the speaker and a gruff voice that sounded oddly familiar.

"Robin," the voice said. "You don't think I know what your doin in here do you? I watch your every move so stop with this game. You don't want me to kill your friends do you?"

"No," was Robin's simple reply.

"Then you need to learn obediance," the voice said louder.

The four Titans heard the com-link hit the floor and Robin yell in pain. They heard a thud as he hit the ground.

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