A/N: Usual disclaimer I don't own the Teen Titans, or Naruto.
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Chapter 4: Meet Sara
It is a week or so after Slade's death and the titans seemed a bit divided. Robin was always alone in his room or the training room, which no one seemed to use now. Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy were always together either at the mall or in the rec room. Raven was kind of in between the rest, she would hang out with the 'three' but was also the only one who would talk to Robin with the exception of the couple of missions that they've had.
Robin's behavior was something that they'd seen before but instead of obsessing over a villain he was training harder then ever. He made a promise to himself that what almost happened to Raven would never happen to another Titan as long as he lived. In his eyes they were lucky but he wouldn't have any more close calls like that again. Everything was all right with him otherwise. The death of Slade didn't affect him the way he thought it would, I mean after thinking that he died before and came back the shock of it all wasn't there anymore.
It was about noon when Raven knocked on the door for the training room. Robin opened the door knowing full well that it was Raven, only because the others didn't look, or speak with him anymore. Raven had brought up a tray of sandwiches and a couple of bottles of soda. Lately Raven had been wearing more and more casual clothing rather than her uniform around the tower; today she was in a pair of hip hugger jeans, black sandals, a blue T-shirt that had 'If you only knew what I was thinking, you'd run for your life' on it in bright pink letters, and a zip up hooded sweatshirt. Robin was dressed in his work out attire. He had the black belt bindings on his arms, his torso was wrapped in fighters tape, the ever so present mask was on, and he was wearing some ragged sweatpants that had 'Teen Titans' running down each leg.
When Raven walked over to the table that was there and set down the tray Robin walked over and started to unwrap himself so he could get more comfortable while eating. As he unwrapped his torso he caught Raven staring at his chest, to Raven no matter how many times she saw him without a shirt she could feel Lust screaming to take him right there and fuck his brains out, unfortunately for the caged emotion Raven had more self-control lately due to Love's recent take over. As the two of them ate in silence Robin saw that Raven hadn't taken her eyes off his body since she came in the room and for a moment the caught each others stare and Raven blushed while Robin just smiled at her. Raven's emotions were screaming at her to do something when she saw him smile, every time he did she wanted to give into the twins Lust and Love but knew that if she did she would regret it.
As they finished the lunch Robin broke the silence, " So how are the others doing?" he asked in his concerned leader voice.
" They're doing just fine, although they would be better if you would actually talk with them." Raven bit back not sounding mean but just enough to get the point a crossed.
" You know that will only work if they are willing to listen to what I have to say. I'm not sure how you remember it but the last time didn't go so well."
: Flashback:
The titans just got back to the tower when Cyborg started yelling; " YOU KILLED HIM ROBIN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO US!"
Robin looking slightly annoyed at Cy answered back, " He was going to kill Raven and if he had gotten away he would try again and again and again until everyone of us is dead now I don't know about you but I wasn't going to let him get away with it this time."
" But you didn't have to kill him you know," this time it was BB, " I mean you all ready saved Raven's bacon you didn't have to poke him to death. Although I'm still not sure why he died for that."
" He hit pressure points on Slade's body that stopped the flow of blood from leaving he brain and heart, so basically he overflowed the brain and heart and boom. Death." Raven said coldly thinking that they were a little hard on Robin for doing what he though was the right thing.
" But friend Robin, Slade didn't deserve to die did he?" Starfire asked in her usual innocent voice.
" Yes" he said coldly and the three of them backed away slowly from their leader out of fear.
Raven was the only one that didn't step away from him, in fact she walked over to him and hugged him for saving her life and out of gratitude for killing Slade, unlike the others Raven knew that sometimes extreme measures had to be taken even if it meant killing your enemy.
" Thank you Robin." Raven said softly into his ear.
" You're very welcome Rae." Robin said while stroking her hair.
The other three just stood there and watched as the two dark titans comforted each other. Starfire's eyes were glowing with jealousy and steam came out of her ears. She was about to attack Raven when Raven engulfed both herself and Robin in her soul self and disappeared into the floor. They ended up in Raven's room next to her bed. Still in the embrace they were in while in the kitchen Raven pushed Robin onto her bed and got on top of him and straddled his hips with her own.
Robin looking up at the Goth beauty atop him Robin reached a hand up and stroked her cheek lightly. Raven pushed her face into his hand (very catlike) giving a sigh of pleasure at his touch.
" Raven we can't do this now, you know that." Robin said with a cold expression on his face while looking into her eyes. He saw disappointment in her deep violet hues and felt sad for making her feel that but he still stood his ground.
Raven pulled her face away from his hand and clutched it in her own and started to cry. " Why, Why Robin? Am I that ugly? Why do you reject me?" she sobbed.
" Raven you're not ugly in any way you hear me? I find you to be the most beautiful women on the face of the planet. The problem is me. I'm not stable enough to be evolved now."
" But why did you say those things in the letter? Were you just leading me on like you did Starfire?"
" No, I wouldn't do that to you. And I didn't do it to Starfire she took my caring for something more that it was. That's all." Robin said cupping her face once more. Pulling her face towards his he kissed her.
A little shocked at what her leader had just done to her she felt the warmth of his kiss spreading from her lips, through her face, down her back, and straight to her toes. The kiss itself wasn't that long but time didn't seem to matter right now to the young empathy. All that mattered was the man she loved was with her and just kissed her. She wanted to have another one but as she advanced he turned his head looking away from her.
" What's wrong Robin?" she asked concerned.
" The others" he said not really answering her question but she understood. If they were together the others would look at it that Robin would have a conflict of interest in battle and that would break up the team. Both Raven and Robin started the Titans and neither of them wanted to see them fall apart over this, so she backs off of him. Robin stood up and walked to her door when he heard her say something, he couldn't quiet make it out but he didn't need to he knew that Raven was cursing him for kissing her and it made him feel ten times worse for hurting her like that.
Over time she forgave him for it but she never forgot the feeling of his lips pressing against hers like that.
: End flashback:
" Your right Rae I should try and talk to them again alright?"
" Yes." And Raven took Robin's hand and they walked hand in hand to the rec room.
Rec Room
" What is it?" Beast Boy asked as he saw Robin and Raven walk in the room.
" We all need to talk." Robin said.
" Alright what is it you wish to speak to us about friend Robin?" Starfire asked as the 'three' sat on the couch waiting to hear Robin's lecture.
" Alright I know that you think that I went too far when I killed Slade but you must understand something first. I did it because I had to, because if it wasn't Raven then next time it could be you," points to BB, " or you", points to Starfire, " or even you Cy. I'm just saying that if I didn't take care of him now he would certainly come back and kill one of you to hurt me more."
" That's bull shit and you know it Rob." Cyborg said angrily
" Bull shit, Cy I know you, you know death almost as well as me and Raven here so how can you possibly say that its bull shit."
" Your wrong I don't know death, I was told about my parents death I haven't witnessed death for myself until a few weeks ago when I watched you commit murder."
" So you don't understand do you?"
" No none of us do." Cy said looking at BB and Star.
" Well then I think it's time we took a little field trip. Let me make a call and then we'll be on our way." Robin walked out of the room leaving everyone else in a state of confusion.
" Were could he be taking us, hell to make sure Slade is nice and cozy?" BB asked looking at Starfire.
Robin walked back in the room and said, " Alright lets go outside and wait."
" For what bird boy?" Cyborg asked.
" Our ride."
The five of them walked outside the tower and waited on the outer edge of the island when they were beamed up to the watchtower.
" Dude no way you got us into the watch tower?" BB and Cy asked at the same time.
" No this is our transit station. Now before we get to the next part of the trip we need to change our close and I want all of you to promise me something."
" Anything," BB said looking like a kid in a candy store at the bustle around the watchtower.
" I want all of you to promise that no matter what you won't interfere with anything going on, and I mean anything, no powers no calling the police, nothing understand?" Robin asked looking very stern.
" Yes" they all said in unison and went to change into street cloths. When they got back Robin was waiting for them on the transporter platform in a pair of dark blue jeans, black combat boots, he had a black T-shirt and a black leather trench coat that came down to his ankles, and he was still wearing the mask. Beast Boy was in a pair of black jeans, tennis hoes, and a forest green hooded sweatshirt. Cyborg used his holographic projector and looked like a biker, lots of black leather, jacket, pants, boots everything. Starfire was wearing white jeans, (why I just felt like making her stand out over the rest of them, if you don't like it don't read) and a pink T-shirt and had a spring-ish coat on. Raven came out in pair of black hip hugger jeans, a black halter top with a tear drop shape cut in the chest area showing off a bit of her cleavage, and black boots.
" Well since were all ready lets go." 'Damn Rae looks hot.' Robin said and thought.
" Before we do that. Might I ask were we are going?" Cyborg said.
" Gothom."
" Gothom, that is suppose to make us understand why you think it's ok to kill Slade?" BB said.
" You've never been to Gothom Beast Boy so I'll just give you a quick fact about most superheroes and Gothom. Most superheroes don't last five minutes in gothom so you better watch your ass if you don't want to be shot." Robin gave him an icy glare and everyone started to understand a little about their leader. " Hit it Jo'ann."
They ended up in what looked like a slum, worse then anything that they had in Jump City. The buildings were falling apart. The windows were boarded up and everyone looked at them like they were going to steal or kill them. Fear was the name that ran these parts of gothom. As they walked down the street Star, Cy and BB looked around at the broken homes and buildings that resided here.
" Man I thought that things only looked like this in movies." Beast Boy said as his eyes darted from left to right looking at the people next to huddling around a barrel that had a fire going in it to keep warm.
" Yeah, Robin did you really grow up here?" Cyborg asked next.
" Not exactly but you could say that I spent my youth here."
" Dude your only like a year older than me what do you mean 'my youth' when your not really much older than any of us here?" BB asked but was pulled on the ear by Cyborg.
" Man if you hadn't noticed for the last like three years Robin isn't a kid like the rest of us, and looking around here I can see why."
" I still don't get it."
" Well let me explain it to you Beast Boy," Raven talking now, " Living like this you lose your youth early just trying to survive. Just a couple of weeks would make sure of that. I mean just look at the people here Beast Boy they know misery the likes of which we know nothing about."
Finally dawning on him Beast Boy shut up and gave a good hard look around him. He saw kids huddling next to their parents in the alleyways and crawling into trash bins for the night to sleep. Sadness engulfed the Titans at the scene before them and it was Starfire's turn to speak.
" I think we understand now friend Robin. You have known much misery in your life that it comes out in rage and you kill people."
" No Star you don't get it, not yet anyways," Robin looked around and got his barring and started to walk down an ally to the left, the others followed suit. After about five minutes of walking Robin stopped at a beaten to hell apartment building he opened the front door and walked in. Still following him they arrived at a room numbered C5, Robin knocked on the door three times and then opened it. What the titans saw shocked the living crap out of them a little girl came running up to Robin and tackle hugged him, she was about 10, brown hair, green eyes. As Robin got himself out of the death grip hug the titans were busy looking at the mantel over the sink. It had a set of pictures a man, women, two younger men, and a very young looking little girl, all the pictures had a black bar going diagonally across the upper left hand corner of the picture meaning they were all dead.
Robin not even looking at the titans told them to sit in the kitchen and that he would be back shortly. Sitting in the very small kitchen the four of them looked around the quant little apartment nervously when Robin came back in the room.
" I just had to tuck her into bed for the night. It's been ages since I've seen her and I really missed it" Robin said, " now while we talk I want no raised voices, trust me you don't want to wake her up. Now I understand you have some questions."
" Yeah man first off who is she?" Cyborg asked.
" Her name is Sara McDermeck, she's 10, and as I'm sure you've all guessed her whole family is dead." He said deadpan.
" But why," Starfire said tears forming in her eyes, " why would such icky ness and sadness touch such a adorable little child?"
" Because I wasn't strong enough to kill their murderer." The others looked shocked at his statement but he went on, " two years before the titans were formed I was still working with Batman here in gothom. One night Batman and me split up to search for a gang who after a gang hit split up. I followed one of the gang members and took him down. I grabbed his gun and pointed it at him; he was begging me not to kill him so I just knocked him out. I knew that he killed some of the rival gang members that night but I let him live and I even dropped the gun. Well when he woke up he needed some money so he went to the nearest apartment building and started to break in door looking for cash when he finally got here. Sara's dad wouldn't give him any money so he started to shoot his family in front of him; he jumped him but got a bullet in the right lung. He still had the straight to grab the gun and turn it so it shot the gang member too in the chest. He was a true hero, Sara was in her room the whole time cause her dad told her that if she heard a gun she was to lock herself in her room and wait for him to get her. Well it was me that opened her door after arriving on the scene just after they all died. I found her room key in her dad's pocket and now I take care of her. I come her once a week and spend the day with her, taking her to movies, the park, the zoo any were her parents should be taking her but because of me can't." Robin was looking at the floor and Raven saw a single tear stream down his cheek. The titans were speechless at Robin's story. This day just went from good to angry to sad all in one afternoon.
" Why didn't you bring her to the jump city when you formed the titans Robin?" Raven asked breaking the tensions silence like a knife.
" Because this is her home, where she still feels her family as if they were still alive, it's all she has."
" No she has a new family now. Us." Raven said. Robin looked at the titans now and they all had the same expression on their faces. They wanted to take Sara with them and protect her with him.
" I'll talk to her about it in the morning but for now I don't think she'll mind if we stay the night, her privet school takes a lot out of her."
" Privet school? Wait a minute how does she pay for that and this apartment and food to eat Robin?" Cyborg asked the boy wonder.
" I pay for it, or rather I know some very influential people in gothom that can help me pay for it. How do you think I got the funding for building the tower in Jump City Cyborg?"
That ended the conversation as they decide to call it a night; they had spent the night talking till one in the morning. Robin however didn't sleep that night; he stayed up waiting for Sara to come out of her room after the other titans fell asleep. She walked over to the widow that Robin was looking out of and tapped him on the shoulder, she knew he knew she was there but it was still polite to announce yourself before talking to a person.
" Why hadn't you come to see me in such a long time Robin?" the little girl asked.
" I'm sorry Sara but I was in Japan training to get stronger for you. I am really sorry I didn't see you for so long. Did you get my letters?"
" Yes and I understand why you were gone but I was still sad and, will you please take off you mask, I've only see you ware it here once now please take it off?" the 10 year old ordered him. And he obliged removing his mask revealing his bright green hues to her. " That's better. You know I always liked the fact at we have the same eye color Richard."
Unknown to Robin for once in the last few years he didn't notice that Raven was awake. ' Oh my god he took off the mask, damn can't see from this angle,' then she heard what Sara had called him, ' Richard, so that's his name is it. Well lets see if I can use it to my advantage.' Raven plotted evilly thinking on how she could get Robin for her own by using his real name. And then went back to sleep dreaming happily about all the things that her and Robin would do together 'alone' if possible.
Robin talked again, " The others want to bring you to Jump City and live there. I think it's a good idea," he said bluntly.
" I don't know Richard you know what this place means to me I'm not sure if I'm ready to move." The little girl said looking out the window at he sleeping city.
" You once asked me why I do this, provide for you and do you remember my answer?"
" You said that you were responsible for my family's death," Robin just nodded in response, " and I said that you weren't responsible for them it was their destiny like they taught me. Everything happens for a reason and us meeting was fate, I never blamed you for what happened and nor should you" she said looking onto his emerald eyes.
" Just think about it ok." Robin said finally deciding to close his eyes and re-dawn his mask. Sara walked back to her room and went to bed as well thinking about what he said.
The next morning the Titans woke up to Robin cooking breakfast and Sara sitting at the table reading one of her class books. Raven was the first one up and the others quickly followed suit gathering around the table as Robin served them eggs, bacon, hash browns, and for Beast Boy a large bowl of mixed fruit. Breakfast was quiet as no one wanted to talk about anything is seemed when Robin broke the silence.
" So when are we leaving Sara?" he asked the ten year old.
" This afternoon, you said that we could go see a movie after lunch remember."
" Oh yeah I almost forgot so what movie do you want to see?" by now the other were throwing out suggestions.
Cyborg wanted to see an action with BB, Starfire wanted to see a drama, and Raven didn't care so long as she went with Robin (A/N: Man has Raven gotten girly-er as this story is going on or is it just me? Well need to get this wrapped up so on with the show) so Robin was the deciding vote which he handed off to Sara. Sara wasn't one for dramas, and as much as she liked action movies she decided to go with something in the middle, they all went to a comedy. Through out the whole movie Cy and BB were laughing historically while Starfire sat in puzzlement about some of the jokes she didn't understand, Raven and Robin were holding hands the entire time and weren't even paying that close attention to the movie, Sara noticed this and tapped Robin on the shoulder.
" Richard is she the one you told me about?" she asked pointing at Raven, Robin just nodded when she spoke next, " I like her. Why don't you make your move?"
Robin was a little shocked at that, never hearing her talk like that before but noticed how serious she was about it. " I don't think it's the right time for this Sara, and besides why should I take advice from you your ten?" he said jokingly.
" You're mean Richard, I'm never speaking to you again." She spat back.
Robin just chuckled and looked back at Raven. In this lighting her pale skin and dark hair seemed even more beautiful. The shadows that ran across her face from looking at him gave her a more appealing look and he couldn't hold it in anymore. He took his had out of hers and reached up and cupped her cheek, bringing up his other hand he leaned forward and kissed her.
Lust was screaming at her to do something kiss back, feel him up, teleport him out back and rape him, anything when love smacked her in the back of the head and told her to shut up if she wanted Raven to do anything at all. With the voices quieter she began to kiss back nibbling on his bottom lip asking for entrance into his mouth. He complied opening his mouth a little for her tongue to enter.
As the two-played tonsil hockey Sara looked up at the two of them and felt a small jump for joy within her, ' about damn time. If I had to hear another day about her and him doing noting about it I would go out of my mind.' She thought.
After the movie the Titans and Sara went back to her apartment to help her pack for her move to Jump City. Robin had set up arrangements for her schooling transfer and if she wanted to, an apartment like she had here, she opted to stay at the tower with them.
When they were ready to go Robin signaled the Watchtower to transport them to Jump City and from there they unpacked all of Sara's things into her new room. Yeah life was going good but how long will it last?
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A/N: So what do you guys and gals think, I know some of you think I'm crazy for adding Sara in but you know what I say. Your right I am fucking crazy so it really doesn't matter. R&R and remember I read your comments like the bible itself…..Ok bad example but you get the picture see you soon.