Chapter 3: Robin's Story
Robin's P.O.V.
She sat beside me, close enough she could see the picture I was taking out of my top drawer of my bed side table. I handed her the picture, "Your family?" she asked as she looked at the picture. The three member of the family were all wearing brightly colored outfits that had some kind of emblem on the chest where the heart was located.
"Yeah," I pointed to each person in the picture, "That's my mom," she was a red-head with green eyes, "my dad," he had thick black hair like Robin's, "and the little runt in front is me, I was about 10 in that picture." I glanced over at her; she seemed to be blushing a bit with his tongue sticking out.
"What's with that face your making?"
"My dad made a gross comment that creped me out." I chuckle
"What was the comment?" she asked smiling some
"I can't remember. Something about girls..."
"What happened to them? Where are they now?" asked looking over at me.
"Well...Raven, don't laugh." I looked over to her face; she had this 'you're kidding right?' expression. "Hehe right, well I used to be a circus performer…" I looked at her again and it looked like her eyebrow twitched, like she was holding back a snicker.
"Go on…"
FLASHBACK
It was the night that our circus was in Gotham City and we were doing some charity benefit for lots of rich snotty people. The one who made the biggest impression was Bruce Wayne, probably the richest man ever. aka Batman. Well my family and I were called the 'Flying Graysons'. We were the top acrobatic act in the world, and Richard 'Dick' Grayson was the youngest of them all. Well it was time for our act and we were scheduled to do 'The Flight of Death' it was a trick to be done without a net at the bottom. I was to be thrown in the air, by my mother and do triple axles to be caught be my farther. Well before we had a chance to perform, Two-Face entered and started to wreck the place. Now being head-strong as I was,
"Was?" Raven interrupted.
I went down to stop him, the last thing I heard my mother say to me was 'Dick please don't go!', but I didn't listen. I was able to get back stage and avoid his goons. When I got close enough, I jumped on his back and blind him. I wasn't paying attention at the time, but while I was beating on his head he was shooting off his gun. I can't remember, but bullets where flying everywhere. He was able to get me off of him and threw me somewhere, the picture is still a bit fuzzy but before that happened…
"What?" Raven had gotten into my story; so much that she grabbed my hand and held it tight.
"I saw my parents in mid air as they fall. They looked like birds that had forgotten how to fly and there was nothing I could do. Next thing I know...it got dark. I was up awhile later and the tent was all a buzz, I can remember hearing sirens and seeing lights. I was able to push through the crowd and was staring at two body bags. I walked over slowly and was about to open one when I felt a hand on my shoulder, it and Bruce Wayne. He knelt down and shook his head. I stood back and let them take my parents away. I cried, I cried for all it's worth. Next thing I know I'm to be under the guidance of Mr. Wayne aka Batman.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Wow I had no idea, I can't even imagine..." she was looking down and shaking her head.
"I was with Bruce for a few years before I formed the Titans." I took the picture back and put it away.
"Oh Robin..." she looked at me, and squeezed my hand again, "don't you have any other family members?"
"Yes, you and the other Titans. You guys are my family now." I raised our hand to my face and kissed Raven's gently, she looked at me with caring eyes, almost like she wanted to cry. Raven let go of my hand then slid down on the floor. She put her head on my thigh and nuzzled it.
"Yes, now and forever we all are family. We will protect each and we'll all be safe"
I gently stroked her hair it smelled nice, I felt so happy having Raven by my side. I then too knelt down on the floor. I was leaning forward for a kiss, when she stopped me with her finger, "I want to see them... I want to see your eyes Richard Grayson."
I signed as a looked onto her eyes; her face looked so wanting almost like she was pleading with me. I raised my hands and slowly peeled off my mask...
