Home is where the heart is
By: Bree-2006
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AN: Hello readers, so good to be here writing a new chappy. ONLY 5 DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT! Hahaha I'm going to finally be a senior wow! And no summer school! But I do sadly have a summer job that will probably be taking up most of my time. But until then I just wanted to thank you all for the awesome reviews! So well thank you all so much! I feel soooo loved! You all rock!
We stepped into the tower, silently, hoping the titans were fording over something in one of the other rooms. I saw the poised look on Kori's face when I opted we come in through the roof. Even though I knew she hated the idea, I coaxed her into it. She found the whole situation ridiculous but said nothing about it. I grabbed her hand and made my way inside. She stopped suddenly before we had even reached the door.
"I do not like to keep secrets from my friends, it is wrong." I knew she felt that way. She was noble like that. I stopped walking and looked her in the eye.
"I know it's deceitful, but I…I don't think I'm ready for them to know about this-about us." She didn't speak, but I knew I had probably said the wrong thing. I watched as she nodded sadly and placed her hand on my chest.
"I understand." She said solemnly. "I just want you to recognize as us as just that, us." I smiled apologetically and kissed her briefly. Her hand fell from its position on my chest and landed near the pocket of my jeans. Placing a perfectly manicured finger inside I sucked in a breath as I felt her pull out my mask. She daintily placed it over my eyes and trailed her finger over my lips.
"I do not think you want our friends to see you unmasked." I stifled a chuckle and laced my fingers through hers one more time before heading in.
"You know me all too well." She giggled at the comment. I opened the latch and prepared to walk inside the tower.
I should have known that the second that I returned to the tower something bad would happen, that was just one of the perks of being the leader of the titans. My shoes hit the floor to the inside of the tower, signaling to the world that I was home and it was the perfect time to ruin my night. The alarm sounded and Starfire gave me one more tentative glance before disappearing into her room to change.
"Damn!" I muttered. "Of all the rotten luck!" stomping into my own room I quickly changed into my uniform and headed into the common room where the others were stationed.
"Report!" I barked quickly, having lost extra time due to tying my bulky steel-toes shoes. Beast Boy Yawned and threw up his hands in exasperation.
"Ok, so Cyborg and I were playing Mega monkeys five when we were suddenly, not to mention rudely, interrupted by some guy in a cape. Well at first we didn't get a look at him because he was all in shadows, but then he sorta stepped into the light and I was like 'Dude!' And Cyborg was like 'whoa!' and Raven was like 'no way!' And…"
"Damn it, Beast boy get to the point!" I shouted as Raven snickered and Cyborg grimaced. Beast boy looked unfazed as he attempted to finish what he was saying. Raven expertly surrounded the changeling in a black aura and finished for him.
"It was batman and he had something to say." She stated simply moving over to Starfire, whose eyes immediately moved to the floor.
"Star maybe you should go wait in your room." She looked up at Raven and smiled at her kindly. Raven knew Starfire and I had always been close. She must have figured that if Star knew it would hurt her immensely. I wasn't the only one in the tower that hated to see a depressed Starfire.
"There is no need…I…I already know what you are going to say." Raven's eyes grew considerably large as she turned to face me. She crossed the distance between us and studies me closely.
"You used the alarm to get me down here, you could of just, I don't know, came and got me out of my room." I folded my arms across my chest. Raven didn't budge an inch.
"Why didn't you tell us about the whole thing?" The dreaded question finally floated out into the open. I looked down, ashamed of the truth.
"I-I don't know." I stated lamely walking over to the couch and sitting down. I slumped forward slightly and placed my hands over my masked eyes.
"Things have been hectic-" I started. "And I figured that with everything happening, it wasn't such a big deal. Besides, I haven't even thought through it all yet." Raven seemed skeptical. The looks she exerted made me cower.
"You're lying…we all know that you've always wanted to be a part of the justice league." I bolted upright, surprised at the accusation. How they knew that, I had no idea. It didn't matter anyway, I was in trouble, but for what I didn't even know. I was irritated beyond belief at Raven and was going to let her know it.
"I'm not lying! I don't know what I want to do, but that's beside the point, none of this is your business or anyone else's for that matter!" She seemed taken back by my malevolent response. I paid her no heed. I stood by my crude statement.
"We are a team Robin; we do things together, since when is the departure of our own leader not our business?" I wanted to just drop the subject. Beast boy looked at me for an answer to Raven's question. I shrugged. Moving over to the entrance of the hallway, I attempted to walk to my room.
"If you can't face what we have to say to you then we have no use for you Robin, just go, get out of here and have fun with the Justice League." Suddenly the sound of shattering windows erupted in the room. Raven had lost control. The shattered pieces of glass fell to the floor in dangerous heaps. The door to the elevator opened and Barbara walked in. She looked around at the stunned titans and then at me.
"What's going on?" With venom in my voice I turned to her.
"Let's go Babs…I've made up my mind." She said nothing and followed me out. I didn't even bother to turn around and look at my so-called friends. I left the room so fast that I barely heard Starfire yell:
"Robin wait!"
Up
Up
Up
DING!
The elevator arrived at the bedroom floor. The present Batgirl placed a hand on my shoulder and looked at me like I had sprouted thorns and was shooting fire out of my...
With my teeth clenched I threw a sloppy punch at my bedroom door. Not the most efficient way to open it by the way.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa there tiger, what's got your panties in a bunch?" I pretended like I hadn't heard her stupid question, and threw open my door.
"I'm not wanted here, I'm going back to Gotham, enough said." She questioned no further and headed to the door. Stopping at the frame of my door she leaned against it and raised an eyebrow.
"That must have been one nasty fight you had with your team." I only nodded.
"You have no idea…" She grinned and pushed herself away from the wall.
"Well I'm not staying here, let me get my things." She exited quickly, and I expelled a shaky breath. I absentmindedly ran a hand through my hair. I placed my hand back at my side and mumbled.
"Damn…"
"Don't go, don't leave." I stopped everything immediately. One thought hadn't crossed my mind
Kori
I didn't dare turn to her. I couldn't. I was going to leave her after what seemed like a lifetime of being together…friendship wise I mean. I was betraying her, I was going to break her, I didn't deserve her.
"I have no choice…" I muttered stuffing unnecessary things into a ratty old backpack. She stepped forward, out from the door frame, and with my back turned to her placed her arms hesitantly around me from behind. She placed her head in the center of my back, between my shoulder blades. Quiet sobs emitting from her usually cheery self. I felt the dampness of her tears against my skin and couldn't stop myself from looking at her dolorous face.
"No…not now." She whispered. I breathed in deeply and moved around to take her in my arms. Holding her protectively I pulled her to me.
"I need to…" Pained emerald eyes looked at me and my resolve began to drop.
"I…I…"
"Need to go." Bab's finished from the door. She walked in casually. Kori turned to her menacingly.
"Leave us!" she yelled and pointed to the door, she glared and shook her head angrily.
"This is none of your concern." Starfire finished off flatly. I glared down at her and lightly pushed her off of me.
"Batgirl's right, I got to go." With her mouth slightly open, due to most likely surprise, I caught Kori staring at a blank wall as I walked over to Babs.
"If you leave without us talking about this, then, I do not wish for you to come back. A leader would not abandon his team without a true explanation. And I shall not hear you say that the team doesn't want you because I am a part of this team and do not feel that way." She didn't even turn around to say it. I stared at her incredulously.
"That is your own thought on the matter, I'm going now, tell Cyborg he's in charge." With that as my final word I headed out and into the garage.
I passed Cyborg in the hallway, and he glared at me.
"So you're just going to leave her huh?" I knew very well who he was talking about. I ignored him and walked out. They were now on their own.
I jumped onto my R-cycle and told Babs to grab the Harley. Together we left and headed back to the Wayne Mansion. The streets were dark and the once beautiful day was soon ugly with rain and mud. It splattered against our clothes. But I didn't seem to care at that time. We just kept driving. We were only four hours away.
I was no longer the leader of the titans, and I was no longer responsible for anything they did.
That was the end of that; that day that had started out so perfect, had ended so horribly. That night…I was no longer a titan.
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