Thanks or all the positive feedback! I guess I left a pretty good cliff-hanger!

Just for your guys's information, the dreams are based on something that really happened during his apprentice-ship. Wink wink.

Take care,

Raven

I do not own anything Teen Titans related. Don't sue me.

Slade was holding Robin down on the ground, belly up, holding is arms and kneeling on his legs.

"It's time for your reward, Robin," Slade said with a slightly lustful undertone.

"Wha-? No, please don't!" Robin pleaded.

Slade then flipped Robin around, forcing him into a kneeling position. Robin tried fiercely to fight back, but Slade was always one step ahead of him, almost as if Slade had this all...planned. Although Robin couldn't see his tormentor, he could hear a zipper unzipping. He knew what was coming, and yelled, "I won't let you do this! NEVER!"

"Oh really?" Slade replied sarcastically. He then took out the button that could cause his friend's deaths. "Either you comply to my wishes, or your friends will surely DIE along with you." Robin then had a vision of Starfire, sitting next to him on the ferris wheel at the boardwalk. She was smiling and bubbly, as she always was, very much amused by the fireworks. He then envisioned her dead body in his arms. He couldn't bear to lose her, never. At this, Robin nodded his head slightly, and although he couldn't see it, he knew Slade was smiling.

"Now that's a good boy, Robin. And TRY to remember that if you try to pull anything, I can, and WILL destroy your friends, and you."

Robin could only nod. He couldn't believe what was going to happen.

"NO!" Robin screamed, as he bolted straight up from his bed, drenched in a cold sweat. "no...Please just let me forget it...just forget that fateful night..."

Then there was a knock at his door.

"Who is it?" Robin asked.

"It is me, Starfire. Can I come in?"

"Sure, just a minute though.." Robin said as he pulled on some pants, since he slept in his underwear, and went to the door barechested.

"Come on in, Star," He said, stepping aside so she could walk in, slightly blushing at his bare chest.

"Thank you Robin. I came to discuss something with you..."

"What is it? Is something wrong?"

"NO! Nothing is wrong with me, what I wanted to talk about was...you."

"What are you getting at, Star?"

"You haven't been sleeping well. Please don't tell me your infected by the Bullroknoo Virus! This virus attacks ones dreams and eventually eats the victim from the inside, out!"

"NO, no, it's not a virus, I've just been having some nightmares, that's all."

"What are these 'nightmares?'"

"They're just bad dreams, nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure? They seem to be troubling you. I've also noticed that these nightmares have started after you were Slade's apprentice... Do your nightmares have something to do with Slade?"

Robin just stared at the floor his forehead knotted with anger, frustration, and memory.

"Robin? Just WHAT happened to you when you were Slade's apprentice?"

Robin just glared at Starfire. She could see the white fury in his eyes, a fury that could kill.

"I don't want to talk about it Star."

"Are you su-"

"I'm sure," Robin interrupted.

"Ok...I won't force you to tell me if you're not ready. I'm worried about you, that's all."

Robin's face changed from fury to the kind smile that Starfire loved.

"You don't have to worry Star. I'm ok. I'm just dealing with...personal demons. That's all... and No, not the same kind of demons as Raven has."

"Ok. Just let me know when you want to talk, alright?"

"Ok Star, I'll do that."

Starfire then left Robin's room.

She's so sweet to be worried about me Robin thought. I wish I could tell her, but she'll just freak out. I just don't want her to be burdened by me... Robin then looked at the clock and realized that he was already late for breakfast, so he pulled on the rest of his uniform and went downstairs.

As soon as Robin walked into the great room, he could tell that Star had told the others about her worries. When the other Titans caught sight of him, they fell silent and replaced their happy, smiling faces with somber, sympathetic ones.

"Hey man, you ok?" Cyborg asked, a skillet-full of bacon in hand.

"Yeah, you don't look so hot," Beast Boy stated with a plate of meat-free eggs and bacon in his own hands.

Raven knew better than to be a pity party, so she was silent as she read her book. Starfire just stared at her plate of eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns.

"I'm fine guys!" Robin said with a smile, "It's just a few nightmares, that's all."

"Dreams can mean a lot. Trust me, I know," Raven said glancing up from her book.

"It's fine!" Robin said with a shake of a hand, "Let's just finish up our breakfast and then go to training."

The others couldn't help but agree. Now Starfire wasn't the only one worried about the boy wonder.

At training, Robin was working his punching bag even worse than the day before. Stupid Slade...Stupid apprentice...Stupid everything Robin thought as he punched and kicked his frustrations away. Must...forget...Must...fight back. At this, the punching bag became Slade. Robin's eyes grew wider in fury and started beating the bag up harder than before. Slade! You Bastard! After everything you did to me, you can just stand there, smirking at me? How can you sleep at night! I'm going to kill you!

The other Titans could only watch in sheer terror. They had NEVER seen him THAT angry before.

"DUUUUDE!" Beast Boy said. At this, Raven elbowed him and gave him a look that said, "You idiot."

Starfire took a cautious step forward and said, "R..Robin?"

Robin couldn't hear her, he was dead-focused on killing Slade, then and there.

"Robin? Please...you're scaring me.."

He couldn't hear her getting closer. Starfire gingerly reached out to touch his left shoulder. "Please Robin, stop. You're losing control...Please.."

At the second her finger touched his left shoulder, he swung around and gave her such a hard right-hand uppercut that she went flying across the gym. Robin then woke up from his trance and screamed, "STARFIRE! Oh my God, I'm so sorry! I didn't meant to-" He couldn't finish his sentence as Starfire flew out of the gym, cheek in hands and tears streaming down her face.

He looked hopelessly at his friends. They all had looks of horror on their faces, except Raven gave him a How could you? look before running after Starfire.

Cyborg and Beast Boy were headed out the door when Cyborg turned back and said, "Dude, this time you took it too far."

Robin was still speechless as the door to the gym closed, leaving him alone inside.

End Chapter 2.

I hope you like THIS cliffhanger! Mua-ha-haa!