(Okay, I was working on my other story, when this chapter just kept popping up in my mind. It practically worte itself. And of course here in this story are Robin Dick Grayson - JoBO)

Touch by an Angel

Ben ran up on the highway and tried to get someone to stop. The first couple of car just speeded up and drove pass him as they thought he just was a crazy person. He looked down on what there used to be his car and saw Sam running away from it. He got more determined and almost walked out on the middle of the road and began to swing around with his arms. A car passed him close by in high speed, but then it stopped and reversed. As the car came next to him Ben recognized the driver.

She felt down on her knees and hit them on a stone, but she didn't care. The tears ran down her cheeks and formed a puddle in the sand. She felt a hand on shoulder and looked up through the tears. It was Gary. She jumped into his arms. He welcomed her and tried to comfort her. Behind him the Teen Titans came running down of the cliff. Ben had explained them what had happened, and they knew it was just a matter of seconds before all hope would be lost.

Beast Boy ran down to the water's edge and transformed himself into a big octopus. He quickly went into the water and dived down for the car. Shortly after he came up with the car in one of his arms and sat it down on the road, but it was empty.

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He opened his eyes, but had to close them again due to the very strong light, which dried his clothes and warmth his body in a second. He felt the light being reduced and opened his eyes again. In front of him stood a woman. He had never seen one more breathtaking that her. She was the source of the light.

"Welcome back Jake, or maybe should I say Dick or Robin."

Jake, Dick, Robin… that was right. He remembered it all now.

"Who are you?"

She smiled.

"Can't you recognize me?"

He shook his head.

"No, who are you? And what have you done to Elmer?"

"I'm right here."

As she answered her voice turned from being like music into Elmer's. She began to transformed and soon stood Elmer in front of him. Robin didn't believe his eyes and went into attack mode.

"Are you working for Mad Mod?"

A fear came up on Elmer's face and it turned back to the woman.

"Please, don't hurt me. We have meet before."

Robin saw the fear in her eyes and almost believed her. He calmed down a little.

"I have never seen you before!"

The woman came over to him and took his hand.

"Please remember!"

A stream of memories flashed before Robin's eyes. The first time he had tried the trapeze; His parents' dearth; The fist time he had put the Robin suit on; The argument with Bruce, that had forced him to leave; And so many other, but in each one of them the woman appeared. Each time she stood behind him and gave him support.

"Who are you?"

She let go of his hand and stepped back.

"I have many names, but the most preciousness of them is the one you once gave me."

It surprised Robin.

"But I have never…"

She silenced him by putting a finger over her mouth.

"Don't speak. Close you eyes and listen to you heart."

First he wanted to protest, but then he looked into her eyes. He got a strange felling of safety, and did what she asked him to do. He closed his eyes. A memory came back to him. He had just been a toddler, when it had happened. He had been out exploring the surroundings of the circus, when he had felt down in to the close by river. He had tried to swim into safety, but the forced of the water had been too much. Just as he was about to give up a woman had appeared. She had saved him.

"Airmid! Like the goddess in the story mom just had told me."

She smiled.

"It's name I always will bear with honour. I have travelled through various worlds, but never had anyone giving me a better name."

Suddenly Robin began to think about something.

"Oh, were are we?"

"Nowhere and everywhere. A place outside the time, where you are safe for the moment."

He remembered what had happened in the car.

"Am I dead?"

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"Where is he?"

Sam pulled away from Gary and ran over to the car.

"Where are they?"

Gary walked over to her and tried to take her hand.

"Samantha, are you sure they were in the car?"

She pulled away from him once more.

"You don't believe me! Then I will help them myself!"

She began to run down to the water's edge, but Beast Boy, who had turned into his normal form again, walked in and stopped her.

"We believe you!"

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"Am I dead?"

"No, not jet."

"Not jet?"

She turned away from him.

"My powers…I'm not able to make you immortal, so you will die."

"Die?"

She looked him straight into his eyes.

"Yes. The same Death that you always have feared."

He stepped back.

"Feared… I have never… I have always… I have never feared my death."

"No, not yours, but the one of people close to your heart."

"I haven't…"

"Your parents' dead left your heart closed. You stopped letting people in because you were afraid they would die. That they would leave you just like you parents did."

He felt down on his knees and hide his face in his hands.

"No, that isn't true. I…"

"Open your eyes and I will show you."

He opened his eyes and discovered he was sitting next to a little lake.

"How did you…?"

"Magic! Look down in the water."

He did as she told him and looked down in the water. First he just saw his own reflection, but the water began to stir and a picture of a red-haired girl was formed.

"Barbara!"

The water stirred again and formed another picture of another red-haired girl, but this time the eyes were green instead of blue.

"Starfire!"

He looked up at Airmid, who was standing next to him.

"What does this mean? I'm…"

"Don't speak. This one is maybe the most impotent one of them all."

She pointed down at the water and he looked down once more. It had formed another picture, but this time it was of a man. It was Bruce Wayne!

Robin destroyed the picture with his hand and stood up.

"I thought you wanted to help me!"

"I do!"

"Then put me back!"

She tilted her head on to the side and looked at him with concern.

"Is that what you really want?"

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"I believe you, but sometime the water…"

"No, he is still alive. I can feel it. Please help him!"

She looked at Beast Boy with pleading eyes. He saw them and nodded.

"I tried again, but you stay on land. The water is far too cold."

Sam just nodded. Beast Boy let go off her and turned into a shark as he jumped into the water. A girl in a black cape came over to her with a blanket.

"Wasn't it two boys?"

"What?"

"You keep saying he, but wasn't two boys, who was in the car."

Sam blushed.

"Yeah, it was…it's just…"

Another girl came over to them and saved her.

"Hello, my name is Starfire."

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"Is that what you really want? Or do you want to know why you are here?"

It caught Robin's attention.

"Why I'm here? What do you mean?"

"I thought you wanted to go back."

"Yeah, I do, but…"

She smiled and pointed one more time at the water.

"Look down on the water again."

He did and saw himself. He was just about to say something, when he saw a girl next to him. It was Sam. The scene changed, and they were now in the car. Sam kissed him and he kissed her back.

"You are in love with her?"

Robin wanted to look away, but in the same time he also wanted to see it.

"No… I…Jake was."

"But aren't you him?"

Robin thought about it, but didn't answer.

"What is the difference between him and you?"

He realized the truth.

"He couldn't remember."

She just smiled.

"It was you! I saw you on the bridge! You fired the shoot!"

She looked away.

"It was me… sometime you need to thing you don't like."

"Why? Was it so important for me to learn this?"

He pointed down on the water and she nodded.

"Why?"

She raised her head and he saw the tear on her cheek.

"Some day you actions will determine who is going to win."

"Determine who is going to win?"

"In the future you are going to…"

She was cut off by flames, which forced the apart.

"No, not now!"

"Airmid!"

"Remember my words! I will always be there for you!"

The flames grew larger and soon she was gone.

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Beast Boy swam into land with the body in his mouth. He couldn't believe how lucky the boy had been. He was still alive even though he had been under water for a long time. At the shore waited Cyborg, who took the boy from Beast Boy and laid him down on the road. Then he took a rag and wiped the boys face clean of mud. He froze as he recognized him.

It was Robin.