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I do not own Teen Titans or any of the characters used in this story
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Well I got a few reviews so I figured that for those people I would write a small chapter
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The Titans had woken and had gone about their daily routine as planned; however, their fearless leader was no where to be seen. Breakfast was being prepared, the table was set, the smell of tofu filled the house…yet still the Boy Wonder did not make his appearance.
Starfire decided that perhaps Robin was still depressed after the events that had taken place prior to that week. She knocked on his door but found no reply.
"Robin? Are you alright?" she asked, waiting for a reply to come from the other side of the door. "Robin?" she asked once more, her voice raised.
Still finding no reply she slowly opened the door and peered into the darkness. Robin's room was unlike any of the other Titans. His room was still and eerie; newspaper clippings covered one of the walls in the room, and a desk full of gizmos and gadgets lay untouched. Yet no Robin was to be seen, just an empty bed…
She turned to leave but found one of his robin shaped boomerangs sticking in the wall holding up a piece of a paper.
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Robin…no Richard Grayson looked out the window of the train as the scenes of Jump City passed him by. His reflection shown in the window, his own face seemed a stranger to him. His chin rested in the palm of his hand, his elbow perched on the arm of his chair.
He would miss the Titans but he couldn't be around them. Something in him had snapped the night Slade had entered his mind. He could no longer trust himself to be their leader; he knew Cyborg had been waiting for an opportunity to become their leader anyways. Truth was he wasn't very close to any of them…only Starfire…it wasn't like he hadn't left a note…he was just a Boy Wonder of few words.
He sighed and shook his head. There was no turning back now.
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Starfire pulled the note down from the wall and turned on the desk light in order to read it. Her eyes widened as she read his words…
Titans,
I've decided that I need some time to myself. Cyborg you're in charge now and perhaps indefinitely. Recent events have given me a new perspective and I'm not sure if my heart is really in crime fighting. I think that I'll go home. Take care of Jump City, Titans. Star, we're still friends, so don't worry.
Robin
"Still friends, Robin?" began Starfire, she searched the letter once more as if it would give her an answer, "…Friend Robin, I want to know where you've gone..." she whispered, slowly walking out of his room with the letter in her hand.
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Cyborg and Beast Boy had already began (and might I add, finished) breakfast without Starfire. Raven merely sipped her herbal tea and looked over the top of her book when she noticed a depressed alien girl float into the main room.
"Starfire?" questioned Raven, it was very seldom to see Starfire depressed.
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked up to see one depressed Starfire.
"Hey, let me guess," began Beast Boy with a smirk, "Robin's not hungry, he's busy moping around his room or trying to solve a new case?"
"He is gone…" replied Starfire with sadness evident in her tone, "He has left us a note…"
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He would have to get used to not answering to the name Robin, it had been so long since he had used his real name, that it seemed just as strange, and these clothes that he was wearing. Boy was he out of the social loop…black pants, a white T-shirt, and an unbuttoned black blazer.
'Yeah, way to fit in with people my own age. I'll just blame it on Bruce' he thought to himself and smirked, 'He was always a bad influence on me.'
The train went under a bridge, the darkness engulfed the light and he once again heard that voice, it was getting softer though…
'Where have you gone, Robin?' It asked him and soon vanished once the light appeared.
'Never again will I let Slade get to me. What am I saying, he's dead…and…so is Robin…' he thought, before leaning back in his seat and closing his eyes.
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"BOO YEAH!" cheered Cyborg as he read the note, "I'm in charge!"
Raven smacked the talking tin can upside of the head, "Would it be possible to contain your excitement for one member of the team?" she asked, motioning to the heartbroken Starfire.
"Oh, Come ON, Raven! He'll be back, he ALWAYS comes back!" intervened Beast Boy.
"…I dunno…after what's happened…" whispered Raven.
"Give me a break that spikey-haired" began Cyborg, but stopped when he saw Starfire look up, "…well…he couldn't give up crime fighting, it's just wouldn't happen."
Starfire sat on the couch and continued to stare at the letter in her hands. It would not tell her what she wanted to know, no matter how much she tried. Why had Robin left? Why would he leave Cyborg in charge if he were coming back? Was he truly undamaged after the Slade incident? Who would she talk to about the things that she did not understand?
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Richard felt himself being tapped on the shoulder, as he awoke from what must have been a rather long nap (for it was now dark). His cat-like reflexes must have caught the attendant off guard…
"Sir…would you kindly let go of my hand?"
Richard looked down to find his hand wrapped around the attendant's wrist. He let go slowly and rubbed the back of his head nervously.
"Sir, this is our last stop," stated the attendant rubbing his wrist and keeping his distance.
"…Right, sorry. Just a minute let me get my bag."
He grabbed his bag and flung it over his shoulder, quickly making his way down the aisle and off of the train. When he stepped onto the pavement at the train station he looked up to read a familiar sign: "Gotham City Train Station: Gotham Welcomes You."
"…Ok…so maybe I hadn't really planned on coming here…but…maybe it would be good to clear a few things up with Bruce. It's been about two years now since our falling out…" he smirked at his thoughts, "…Even if he does kick me out maybe I can grab some food first…I'm sure that Alfred will hook me up."
With that said he made his way down the street towards his real home…Wayne Manor looked bigger on the outside than he had remembered. Good bye Robin, welcome home Richard.
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