The next morning when Robin woke up, Sunny was nowhere in sight, "Sunny..." he called out, searching his room Robin quickly made his way to the hall. "Sunny..." he called out again.
"Morning Robin..." Raven looked at him curiously, he hadn't even noticed she was in front of him.
"Sunny..." he called out as he entered the kitchen.
"Sunny...who's Sunny?" Beast boy asked as he ate his breakfast greedily and stared at Robin awkwardly.
"Rob you okay?" Cyborg asked.
"No where the hell is Sunny?"
"Who's Sunny?" Raven asked as she entered the kitchen.
"Little boy, about this tall, black hair blue eyes...I don't know how but he was in my room last night...before I could ask him how he got in here he passed out."
"Robin are you sure you're all right?" Raven asked as she felt his forehead with her hand, Robin swatted her hand away.
"I'm fine...I have to find him..." he growled as he went into the living room.
"Good morning friends..." Star greeted then seeing the look on their faces Star frowned, "What is wrong?"
"Think Rob's not taking his medication or something, he said that a little kid visited him last night, he's trying to look for him right now..." Cyborg told her.
"Yeah said his name was Sunny..." Beast boy added.
"Oh Robin's new friend!" Starfire chirped.
"What you met him?" Raven looked at her wide-eyed.
"Well no, Robin said that the little boy visited him often in the hospital...why is that bad?"
"Maybe, maybe not we all gotta have a talk with Robin come on...You guys go find him, I'll check the security cameras...if the kid really got in here I want to know how..." Cyborg spoke up, as they all went in search of their frantic leader.
"Please wait..." Star called for their attention.
"What's up Star?" Beast boy asked.
"Please allow me to speak to him alone..." All the Titans looked at each other, and figuring that she'd have a better chance at getting Robin to open up let her go, while they tried to figure out how someone could secretly get within the tower unnoticed.
Starfire found Robin perched on top of the building where she would usually watch the sunset, "Hey Star..." he greeted not moving from his spot as he stared at the blue sky filled with white puffy clouds.
Starfire slowly approached him. "Robin..."
"I'm not crazy Star..." Robin said without looking at her, "Sunny was hurt...covered in bruises looked bad...he said that he got hit because he ran away, and cause he couldn't keep quiet...he's just a kid..."
Robin then looked up at her green eyes and watched as she sat beside him, and smiled. "I know you are not crazy Robin, perhaps Sunny left for a good reason..."
"Like what?"
Starfire thought for a moment, "Perhaps too find a nice quiet, safe place to hide...he may return tonight or he may not he might come out when he deems it safe..."
Robin chuckled, "Yeah...maybe..." Star smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder. Caressing his arm with her hand, wanting to enjoy the tender moment for a few more minutes.
"Come Robin...you've yet to have breakfast, and you need to eat well to heal well." She chirped as she helped him up, Robin chuckled as she gently pulled on his arm. Pulling her back towards him Robin gazed into her eyes, tilted her head up, and kissed her deeply. When the kiss broke and they were both breathing heavily Robin smiled as Starfire blushed madly.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that..." he whispered.
"Then pray you don't wait too long to give me another..." Star smiled shyly.
That night as they were sitting on the couch watching a movie, Star smiled as she saw Cyborg snoring in his chair Beast boy and Raven where on each end on the couch sleeping rather comfortably. While she and Robin sat on the other couch Robin was starting to nod off that is until he heard a giggle, Robin smiled, "What are you laughing at?"
"I think it is time you go to bed..."
"Nah I'm alright..." Robin answered drowsily.
"...Robin...are the nightmares bothering you again?" Star asked, Robin didn't answer. "Come..." she ordered while pulling on his arm.
"Where?"
"Just come..." she smiled and led him into his room.
"Okay...we're in my room, now what?" he smirked.
"Now we go to sleep..."
"We?"
"Yes we...you need your rest..." she smiled as she leaned up against him, "I'll chase those nightmares of yours away...I promise..." and laid a soft kiss on his lips, Robin closed his eyes and deepened the kiss, running his hands through her hair, as she wrapped her arms around his neck, breaking the kiss Starfire gasped then looked in Robin's eyes. "Besides if Sunny shows up I wish to meet him..." she smiled.
Robin chuckled as he took her hand and led her to his bed. Getting comfortable and covering them both in a blanket Robin held her close, Starfire rested her head on his chest. "Robin?"
"Mmmm..." was his answer, as he was already half asleep.
"Will you tell me about the nightmares now...remember you promised..."
Robin took a breath to try and stay awake, "Slade...hurt me...when we'd train...said I wasn't strong enough...beat me..." he mumbled.
"Is that how you got those scars on your chest and back?" she asked Robin didn't answer, "The burn marks...and the stab wounds..." she specified, still no answer. "Robin..."
Robin turned his head towards hers "Mmmm?"
Star smiled he seemed exhausted, pulling herself up Star kissed his cheek, then leaned down to his ear. "Robin..." she whispered.
"Mmmm..."
Star smiled, "I love you..."
"Love you too Star..." he whispered as he held her tightly and rested his forehead against hers.
Sunny didn't show up that night. As Robin for once slept peacefully...
A few days had passed and Sunny still hadn't showed up yet, Robin was a tad worried, though he didn't show it towards the others, Cyborg had showed him that there was no way for anyone to enter the tower without knowing himself, he would have been alerted immediately.
Pacing himself as he trained in the gym, since Star had mentioned his scars, he decided to slow down on the training so as not to worry her. "Ro-bin..." he suddenly heard.
"Hun...What?" Robin turned to the voice.
Beast boy morphed into a little monkey. "Man your spacing out again...what are you thinking about?"
Robin chuckled as he resumed his work out, "Nothing important..."
"Yah right..." Beast boy answered mimicking Robin's moves as he punched air, "You know ever since you got home from the hospital you've been acting weird..."
"What?" Robin turned to him again.
"Don't get me wrong I'm happy that you're healing great and that you're alive and everything it's just that well...You don't act like you used too...you keep saying your fine, which we know you aren't, and you keep changing the subject...why don't you want to talk about what's bothering you?"
"Nothing's bothering me..."
Beast boy changed back to his normal form and sat on the floor. "See...that's it I'm not moving from this spot until you tell me something..."
Robin sighed, "Okay...here's something turn off the lights when you leave..." Robin answered as he left the gym.
Beast boy sighed, and turned his head towards his retreating friend, stuck out his tongue and muttered. "Stupid Robin keeps making us worry like that...should kick his butt..." he grumbled.
That night with Star still sleeping beside him, Robin woke up in a cold sweat, and looked around, "Stupid nightmare with stupid Slade," he growled, as he slowly got up careful not to wake up Star. And headed for the bathroom within his room. Turning on the water in the sink, Robin splashed some cold water on his face. The moment he looked in the mirror Robin gasped as he saw Sunny sitting on the floor behind him.
Quickly turning Robin kneeled down next to the boy, "Sunny..."
Sunny looked up, "Hi..."
Robin released the breath he held, and sat down next to him. "Hi...are you okay?" he asked. Sunny nodded, "It's been awhile since I've seen you..."
"I've been hiding..." he answered. "He hasn't found me yet..." Sunny smiled.
"Well that's good...why did you run off when you came to my room?"
"I didn't want him to hurt you too..." Sunny answered.
"Can you tell me who hurt you?" Sunny shook his head no. "Why not?"
"If I tell you, you'll go after him and he'll hurt you..."
"Hmmm well you got me there..." Robin chuckled. "Are you going to stay this time...you can meet my friends, you'd like Starfire she's really nice..." Robin looked down and found that Sunny was fast asleep, picking him up Robin laid the boy down on the couch in his room and covered him up with a blanket.
"Robin?" he then heard.
"It's alright Star, look Sunny came for a visit..." He smiled and returned to his bed.
Star looked at the couch in confusion then to Robin who was already fast asleep on the bed, thinking for a moment Star looked back to the couch and yawned it was like two in the morning, Star decided to inform the others during breakfast, she leaned against Robin and held him tightly as she fell asleep.
The next morning again Sunny was gone, "Damnit..." Robin cursed. "Where the hell would he go..." He quietly got up, since it was now six in the morning Robin got dressed and left the tower in search of Sunny. As he was thinking on where Sunny could be he hadn't noticed that he had left the tower and had managed to make his way towards the abandoned warehouse where the Titans had previously fought with Slade, and where he had nearly died.
Robin growled as he slowly made his way inside the building.
"What do you mean Robin's not in his room?" Beast boy asked rubbing at his eyes.
"He is not in his room, nor anywhere within the tower..." Star continued worriedly. "I stayed with him last night, I heard him talking in the bathroom...when he left he was carrying a towel and placed it on the sofa then returned to bed. He said that Sunny came for a visit, he suggested that Sunny was the towel, before I could ask what he was talking about he was fast asleep."
"He might have been sleepwalking..." Raven answered.
"Are you saying that Robin's imagining Sunny...Weird." Beast boy looked at the teens totally confused.
Cyborg noticed the worried look on Star's face "...Don't worry Starfire we'll find him..." he assure her.
"Yeah...no problem..." Beast boy answered as he morphed into a dog.
"I got his location we can go get him now, okay all of ya get ready..." Cyborg answered as he made his way to the door.