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Let Me Dream: Part Eleven - Talking
Robin got up as soon as the bell rang and left the class. Slade walked up quickly behind him.
"Hey, wait up!" Slade ran to catch up with Robin. "Won't you calm down? It was just a joke. She isn't anybody anyway." Robin turned on him then and glared at him so harshly that Slade took a step back.
"Don't you EVER say that about her. EVER! You don't even know Slade. She is one of the best people I have ever known." Slade shook his head at Robin.
"Robin, you aren't friends with her. I know you are probably confused right now. Come on man, I'll take you home." Slade reached out and took Robin's arm only to have Robin pull away from him sharply.
"No." Robin set his jaw firmly and his eyes narrowed.
"Come on. What do you have a thing for Princess Dark and Dreary? Jeez can you pick them."
"I'm leaving Slade. Don't follow me." He spat out sharply before turning his back on Slade and walking out the main doors.
Raven had been standing there during the exchange. She glared at Slade who was standing in the middle of the hallway dumbfounded before walking out the door herself. It did not take her long to pick Robin out of the kids leaving the school. His shoulders were rolled forward and he faced the ground while taking quick, angry steps. She ran out after him and came up behind. She was winded by the time she caught up to him and walked beside him for a few moments before speaking.
"Did you really mean what you said back there?" Robin turned his face to look at her before nodding once.
"Yes." Raven's lip quirked in a half smile.
"I'll walk you home if you tell me more."
"More?"
"Yeah, tell me more about our other life. Where I have friends." Robin found that there was a softness to her expression now and he smiled at her.
"Wait until I tell you about this mirror that you have..." the two of them walked to Robin's house and talked about the world that he knew. Raven seemed interested and asked a lot of questions. Robin couldn't be sure if she believed him or not, but they were talking. He had one of his friends back. they stood outside his door when he turned to her.
"Would you like to come inside? I could see if my mother would take you home so you don't have to walk." Raven shook her head and stepped off his porch.
"No thanks, I like walking. It gives me time to think. You have given me a lot to think about. See you tomorrow." Raven half waved before walking down the sidewalk and around the corner. Robin went into his house and up to his room. There he completed his schoolwork and went down when his mother called him. Both of his parents stared at him throughout dinner, each trying to figure out what was wrong with their son. He just wasn't acting right and his father worried that he might be sick. That is until his mother realized that Robin was smiling. She pointed that out to her husband after Robin left the table. Both were unsure what has caused the change in their son, but they were happy about it. Maybe if he cheered up a bit, he would start to remember his real life and leave behind the fake one.