This is chapter 2. You do not have to be polite, but please no flame. Review please.

Lurking in my shadow

Chapter 2: Haunted Dreams

It was dark. Robin didn't know where he was. He walked around the strange place a bit. "Starfire!" No reply. "BB! Cy! Raven!" No reply. "ANYONE?" Again, no reply. "Dammit!" He looked down. He couldn't even see the ground. (What the hell is this place?), thought Robin. He walked a little bit more. "So, you want to know about this place…." "!", Robin turned around. "Who's there?" he exclaimed. "You forgot about me already?" Out of the darkness stepped out the person Robin despised most. Slade. "SLADE! I knew you were still around!" Robin got into his fighting stance. "You want to fight already?" questioned Slade, "well that's not a way to say hi to someone you haven't met in a long time." "Shut up!" "Robin, Robin, Robin." Slade stepped forward. Robin stepped back. "Don't be afraid." "I'm not afraid!" "Heh heh heh. You haven't changed a bit," said Slade. "Why are you back?" "I didn't die. Remember that?" said Slade in a smart alec way. "Don't be a smartass. I meant why are you here." "You should be asking yourself that same question." "What?" "Robin, remember what I told you. I'll always be watching you." "Grrr! Slade!" After that, Robin dashed toward Slade and did a roundhouse kick in midair. Slade dodged it with ease. "Come on. That was too obvious." "Oh yeah?" Robin caught his balance and then did 2 punches, a right hook and a left hook, to Slade in the stomach. Slade crouched down and held his stomach in pain. Robin finished the assault with a sidekick with his right leg. Slade was sent back flying. "How do you like that?" Slade got back up. "That was good." Slade disappeared. "Huh?" Robin looked around the dark place to see any sign of Slade. "Come out and fight me!" he exclaimed. "Well, if that's what you want." Robin was shocked. He turned back to find Slade right behind him. "How did you-" Slade did a left hook to Robin. Robin was sent stumbling back. Robin lied on the ground. Slade walked over to Robin and put his foot on top of Robin's chest. "You cant defeat me. Not now." Robin gritted his teeth. "No….. NO!"

All of a sudden, Robin woke up. There he lied on his bed, in his room. He looked at his hands. "Was it all just…. a dream….?" Robin's doors opened. There was his friends. They looked worried. "Robin! Are you okay man?" asked Cyborg. "I-I'm fine." "You don't look fine." said Raven. "Really. I'm ok….." "You had a bad dream?" asked BB. "Yeah… it was… about Slade…." Starfire walked towards Robin's bed. She sat on it and then put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "Robin. Maybe you should take a break from researching about Slade's whereabouts." "I…. I cant…" "I agree with Star," said Cy, "Dude, you gotta take a break." "Listen guys. Its ok. It was just a dream I had. Nothing to do with my research about Slade. Just a bad dream." "Are you sure you're okay?" asked BB. "Positive." Cyborg said in a low tone, "Well, alright. Get some rest man. Wanna be ready if anything happens tomorrow." "I know." The gang left the room. But Starfire stayed at the door. She watched Robin in his bed. "Starfire? Whats wrong?" "Nothing…. Good night." She walked out of the room. Robin lied down on his bed. He thought about what the dream meant. He couldn't make sense of it. So he went back to sleep. In the back of his mind, Slade tortured his thoughts. He was going to get Slade. He knew he would.

End of Chapter 2. Please review this chapter. Next chapter will be up as soon as I can add it.