Chapter 5

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Dick groaned and opened his eyes, immediately closing them again. He opened them slowly again and sat up. The first thing that came to mind when he opened his eyes was that he wasn't in the school anymore. He panicked until he fully took in his surroundings. He was in his room on the bed. He got out of his bed and stood unsteadily. He struggled to remember how or even why he was here. Then he remembered.

Raven was missing.

His eyes widened as her remembered everything that he had heard in the office. He had to get to her house and search for any clues. He stumbled downstairs and saw Bruce in the living room talking to the police officer. So that was how he got home. Dick couldn't hear what the officer was saying but he could tell by the frown evident on Bruce's forehead that he was either worried or upset.

"Dick, come here," Bruce said without looking at him. Dick's eyes widened, he didn't think that they knew that he was there but he listened to Bruce and walked over.

"Have you found anything else about where Raven is?" Dick asked, silently hoping that they had found her. Bruce raised an eyebrow, surprised at Dick's blunt question but turned to the officer.

"No we haven't," the officer said. "But we have confirmed that she was unconscious when she was taken," Dick paled, "chloroform was used and we have also confirmed that she was taken by her father, Craig Roth," Dick paled even more and felt like he was going to pass out again. Bruce noticed this and guided him by the shoulders to a chair. Dick sat down and listened as the officer continued. "Other then that we have no leads or tips. We don't even know why she was taken. I'm sorry but that's all we have and we will alert you if we find out anything else."

"Thank you," Bruce said to the officer as he showed him to the door. When the cop car had pulled out of the driveway Bruce walked back to Dick. "The officer said that you were the last person to see the girl," he said.

"Raven," Dick whispered.

"Raven?" Bruce repeated.

"Her name," Dick whispered, looking Bruce straight in the face. "Raven. Not 'The Girl' her name is Raven," he whispered. Bruce looked at Dick surprised. Dick never corrected him. Suddenly Dick put his head down in his hands and started to sob. Bruce was even more surprised but listened closely when in Dick started to talk. "I should have been there. I should have stayed until I was sure that she was safe. I shouldn't have left her there alone," Dick sobbed. Bruce, surprised by his sudden outburst of emotion, wrapped his arms around Dick's violently shaking and sobbing body. "But I didn't. I left her there alone and now a manic has her. What if he does something to her. What if he kills her. It's all my fault. I should have stayed and made sure everything was ok, then she wouldn't be gone," Dick sobbed on Bruce's shoulder.

"It's not your fault Dick, you did all that she expected you to do and this was unavoidable," Bruce murmured. Dick hadn't cried this hard since his parents died and Bruce was surprised that he had let his defenses down. "The police will find her."

That's exactly what Dick was afraid of. If the police found her, she might be in a body bag.

Once Bruce had calmed Dick down, he took him up to his room and told him to get some more rest. Dick sleepily agreed and laid his head down on the pillow, his eyes already sliding shut. Bruce smiled and left the room, closing the door quietly behind him.

When Dick heard the door close her jumped up and pulled on his sneakers. He opened the window and climbed out on the tree that was there. He silently and expertly jumped to the ground and took off running. He mentally thanked Vic for making him sneak out at night to meet him and Roy at the races, even is Roy did do drugs sometimes. Man those were some good times, good times...ok that was a bit off topic so back to the main crisis.

Dick kept on running until he reached the forest on the far end of Wayne Manor property. When he wanted to think he always explored this woods. The sound of the creek running and the birds singing always relaxed him.

He walked along the stream for a while then he walked farther into the forest. He didn't watch where he was going and soon he looked up and couldn't remember how to get back. He swore. "Hello, is anybody here?" he called. Nobody answered and before he could turn around, he felt a hard smack on the back of his head and he fell. The last thing he saw before the darkness completely engulfed him was a pair of boots.

Raven began to stir. She opened her eyes and groaned. she had a headache the size of China and it wasn't showing any signs of letting up. She remembered the recent events and had to try hard to keep from panicking. She tried to get up but was stopped. She looked down at her ankle and saw a chain snaking to the wall. 'Great,' she thought and started to think of a way to get out of her present predicament. She was about to make her first escape attempt when she heard someone call out. "Hello, is anybody here?" the voice sounded familiar but she couldn't place it. She saw one of her father's thugs go out the door. She getting increasingly nervous being alone with two of them there.

"Found this one 'ere snoppin' 'round," the thug said as he hauled a still figure into the room. "What should we do with 'im?" he asked his companion.

"I dunno. Just put him in with the girl. We'll ask the boss when he gets 'ere," the second thug said not looking up from the football game he was watching.

'Who is that?" Raven wondered and quickly moved over as she saw a limp body come flying her way. The figure hit the wall and fell to the ground with a groan and started to stir. "Hey are you ok?" Raven whispered as she crawled over.

"What happened?" Dick said. "Where am I" he nearly yelled but was stopped by a hand covering his mouth.

"Shut up! Do you want to get us both killed?" came a whispered hiss to his right. "Now I'm going to move my hand and you are NOT going to start yelling. Understood."

Dick nodded and the hand slowly slid away. He turned and nearly yelled out loud but stopped himself.

"Raven," he asked, not daring to believe. "Is that really you? What are you doing here?" he reached out his hand to try and touch her face to try and tell himself that he wasn't dreaming or imagining her. He yelped when she slapped his hand away and glared.

"No Dick it's not really me," she said rolling her eyes. "As for why I'm here, im just having an enjoyable tea party with my thug friends over there," she said very sarcastically. "And did I mention the fact that they have me CHAINED TO A FREAKIN WALL!" she whispered...very...very loudly in Dick's ear.

"Ok ok no need to shout," he muttered rubbing his ear. "What happened to you anyway?"

"Why are you here?" Raven asked annoyed, ignoring Dick's previous question.

"Well, I was out walking and got lost and then I got knocked out then I woke up here," he replied, purposely leaving out the part that he was worried about Raven and in the woods looking for her.

"So you decided to take a walk in the woods, alone,"

"...Yes?"

"Your such an idiot," Raven muttered rolling her eyes. Dick began to say something but Raven told him to shut up because the door was opening.

"Uhh...hey boss," the two thug guards said as they stood up. Dick felt Raven tense up and he pulled her close, hoping to protect her from who ever was scaring her so much.

"Where is she," a new figure demanded.

"Sh-she's over there boss," the guards stuttered. The third man walked over the where the two teens were and stared down at Dick critically from the shadows.

"What is the boy doing here?" he said turning and staring at the thugs. "I specifically ordered there would be nobody here expect the girl, you two idiots and me."

"We found him snoppin' 'round. We figured that you'd rather find him in here then have him bring the entire police force here for the girl."

Dick could feel Raven shaking violently. She buried her face in his chest and he pulled her closer to him and silently vowed that he would not let these people get anywhere near her. The third man, who appeared to be the boss, stepped out of the shadows revelling none other then Craig Roth.

Raven made a sound that was between a growl and a sob as he crouched down.

"The boy is Bruce Wayne's son. Figures he would be here since we hid the girl so close to the old man's house," he grasped Dick's chin in his hand and looking into his eyes. Dick shook his head out of the madman's grasp. Craig glared at Dick then reached out to take Raven's face, but Dick shoved the hand away from her and fixed Craig in a smothering glare. Enraged Craig brought his hand down on Dick's cheek in a deafening slap.

Dick's head snapped to the side and he swayed a little before regaining his balance and a firm hold on Raven. He groaned and turned his head to spit out a mouthful of blood away from Raven.

"Tie the boy up and gag him then phone Wayne. Tell him that if he don't give us a million dollars and follow all our orders we'll kill the boy," he told his followers as he stood up. "As for my daughter, prepare her for the ceremony."

Raven's head finally moved from Dick's chest as she gasped. Dick was still shocked from Roth's order that he be held for ransom but now he was much more terrified about what they were going to do to Raven.

"Raven I'm not-" he was cut off when he saw the thugs walking towards him. He hugged Raven tighter but knew he didn't stand a chance against the both of them. It was quite apparent that they worked out. He desperately looked for an escape route but couldn't see anything that would help him. He could make a break for it but then Raven would be left alone with these two and who knows what they would do to her. On the other hand, he might be able to get help and be able to get her out.

Je was about to run when the thugs finally closed in. The first on grabbed Dick's upper arms in an iron like grip making him cry out in pain. The other thug snatched Raven out of Dick's hands.

"LET. ME. GO!" Raven yelled struggling. She must have been a lot stronger then she looked because the thug was having a hard time holding onto her. Finally he just pulled a cloth out of his pocket and put it over Raven's mouth. Robin was horrified when he saw this and began to struggle and scream. The thug that was holding him released one of his arms and clapped a hand over his mouth.

"Keep screaming like that and I'm going to kill you right now," he threatened. Dick stopped screaming and struggling and could only watch as Raven slowly stopped moving and went limp. The thug holding her slung her over his shoulder and walked out of the room, presumably to another room in a different part of the house.

"Raven!" Dick called out and started struggling again. The thug holding him took out a gun and hit him in the temple with the butt of it rendering Dick unconscious. He took out a gag and several pieces of rope. He gagged Dick and bound his arms behind his back and tied his feet together. Using the last piece of rope he tied the teen to a thick pipe in the wall. Smirking at his work he walked away to phone Wayne then he'd help his partner with the girl. She would prove to be more of a problem then Dick and he knew it. Scratch that he'd experienced it last time they'd tried this. Heck he still had the scars from it. If there was on thing she had inherited from her father it was stubbornness. And she packed quite a punch to.

Bruce Wayne looked at the clock in the study. Dick had been asleep in his room for more then five hours now. Something was wrong.

"Alfred," he called.

"Yes Master Bruce," the aging butler said walking into the room.

"Has Dick come out of his room?"

"Not that I'm aware of Master Bruce. Unless the young master came out without me knowing he has not left his room since you sent him to bed."

Bruce got up and ran to Dick's bedroom. Something was very wrong. Dick hated sleeping during the day. Bruce opened Dick's door without knocking.

"Dick!" he called. His eyes widened when he saw the empty bed but he panicked when he saw the open window. He swore loudly as Alfred walked in. "He must have gone to look for that girl by himself. I should have known he would do something like this. If he finds Roth's gang he won't stand a chance."

Just then the phone rang. Alfred and Bruce went to answer it. The number on the caller id was 752-9628. Dick's cell phone number. Bruce snatched up the phone. "Dick" he said hopefully.

"No," the cold uncaring voice on the other end said, sending chills up Bruce's spine. "But if you ever want to see him again then you'll do these things..."

A/N: well there's chapter five. Sorry it took so long but I had writer's block. Next chapter I'll try not to take so long to write. Remember R&R. I'll try and get the next chapter in sooner I promise.

Nikki