Chapter Six - Broken Mirror

Her lips felt soft against his own. She tasty sweet and minty like the tea she'd just drank. Her hands wrapped around his neck and his went to her hips. They both flushed a dark red covering their face and creeping down their necks.

A violent vibration shook Dick's lower half, he pulled away partly. Their lips still touched but not engaged, foreheads pressed together. A sigh left his lips and his hot breath fell on hers.

A frown came over Raven's face, "You might as well get it."

His face made a matching frown, "Moment ruined." His hands slid away from her and into his pockets. She silently agreed as he pulled out his communicator "Go." He barked.

"1689 11th Street. Now." A deep voice obviously using a voice changer. It almost sounded like the one Batman used.

Dick stiffened and he griped the communicator tightly, "How did you get on this channel?" He growled in a quiet and threatening voice.

"A mutual friend." The voice said smugly with a short chuckle. Cyborg moaned a cry for help. "Run little bird." the call ended.

Robin shoved it back in his pocket and turned to Raven, "Go. Now. I'll catch up." He ordered. He wasn't Dick Grayson anymore, normal everyday guy hanging out with a girl. He was Robin, strong assertive leader.

Raven turned to fly off but Robin grabbed her arm and pulled her close. His blues let her violets, "Don't be a hero. Wait for me." He wasn't asking, he was telling. Commanding. Raven bit her lip and nodded, not being able to force a sentence out.

Raven flew off as Robin's mind began racing a thousand thoughts a second. It was what the mysterious voice had called him. Little bird. There was only one person that had called him that his entire life. It couldn't be him... someone must be playing some kind of a sick joke.

Robin got dressed in a dim alley way and ditched his old clothes, he jumped on his motorcycle and sped off. Robin had never been a slow driver, especially when he was on the job but he was going especially fast now.

He skidded to a stop as he came to the building that he'd been told to arrive at. There was a chill in the air that caused a shiver to run down his back. Robin forcibly shook it out and pushed himself to go forward.

He entered the dilapidated and abandoned building quickly but carefully, he moved like Bruce had taught him, making as little noise as he possibly could.

He found on the third floor. All of them tied together. Cyborg and Beastboy looked badly beaten but conscious, Starfire didn't have any visible injuries that were too severe but she was completely unconscious.

Robin rushed over to the group, "I wouldn't do that if I were you." The threat came from a deep voice submerged in the shadows. Robin stopped dead in his tracks, he knew that voice. That voice belonged to the kid that tried to strip the lugs off the batmobile's wheels, that voice belonged to the kid that bet him a thousand dollars in a staring contest, that voice belonged to his brother.

The figure stepped out of the shadows with a barely conscious Raven thrown over his shoulder. "Hey little bird, long time no see."

"Jason... but..." so many emotions ran through his body - rage, confusion, relief.

"I'm dead? Nah, I was but I decided that it really wasn't my thing."

Jason Todd, the second Robin. He looked so different, he was taller and had obviously aged since they last saw each other. He wore his traditional Robin suit, his was with a red and black color scheme instead of a green but it looked old and torn and the Cape was completely abandoned and part of his eye mask was ripped.

It was like looking in a twisted and broken mirror.

"What happened to you Jay?" He suddenly remembered how he came here, "What the hell are you doing? These are my friends." He voice was full of rage and determination. He was showing much more emotion than the group was accustomed to.

"I died, little bird, but for one reason or another I'm back and I'm pissed." He grinned, "Think of this as a demonstration, this is the brand new and improved me. I'm going to end our mutual surrogate father, this is a warning to don't get in my way." He dropped Raven to the ground, she moaned in pain.

Robin quickly drove to her side as Jason made his way to the exit, Robin quickly stood up before he could leave, "I can't let you leave Jay, not after everything you've done."

Jason spun back around with a sadistic grin plastered across his face, "I actually was hoping you'd say that." He reached behind him and pulled out the pistol that was holstered in the waistband of his pants and pointed it at Robin.

Pure disbelief completely took over him, Jason had always been a bit violent but he never thought something like this could happen.

Jason frowned, "You're my brother D, I can't shoot you." His eyes flicked over to the green teen, "But he's not related." He moved his hand fired and bullet straight into Beastboy's kneecap. He cried out in pain which echoed throughout the entire building.

Jason chuckled quietly as he began to walk towards the exit while Robin rushed to his friend's aid, "Don't fuck with me D, it won't end good."

Robin quickly took out some gauze and bandages from his utility belt, he tied up the wound tightly and picked up Beastboy.

"Robin, I'm okay..." Cyborg groaned, "He had some sort of EMP tech on him that disabled my movement... once he gets far enough away I'll he good."

Robin nodded, "Are you able to bring the girls back to the tower?"

"I should be able to manage."

"Good. Thank you I'll try and treat BB's wounds."

Robin took Beastboy into his arms and rushed down the flights of stairs and jumped onto his motorcycle. He zoomed off toward the tower.

Robin weaved his way through traffic and made it back to the tower in less than four minutes he didn't even bother to park the bike, instead he just jumped off grabbed Beastboy and burst through the door and to the elevator, going to the 11th floor the infirmary.

Robin laid Beastboy down on a table, he peeled the bandages off and inspected the wound. Beastboy hissed in pain. The bullet went straight through which means the bullet had exited but also meant it may have completely shattered his kneecap.

There was nothing Robin could do here, he sterilized the entry and exit wound with some purple jell that Alfred used everytime Bruce needed it. "You'll need further X-Rays to see if the damage was extensive but for now just keep pressure off of it and I'll give you some antibiotics for the pain.

"Who was he?" Beastboy hissed through clenched teeth, "He moved quicker than anyone I've ever fought against and it was like he knew our every move..." Beastboy looked up at the team leader, "He fought just like you do but it's like he didn't hold anything back."

"He's my brother." Robin said distantly and coldly.

Beastboy's eyes went wide, "What?!"

Robin sighed, "I'll explain everything once Cyborg and the girls get here."

Robin stood in front of his four friends and team mates. Cyborg was a bit bruised but once the EMP was out of range then he was able to freely move, he'll definitely be a bit sore but not much more than that.

Beastboy's X-Rays had shown that the bullet was two centimeters to the right of his kneecap, tearing through the muscle but not bone. He'll be ok and won't need surgery but he will need a week or two of recovery and rest.

Starfire hadn't really been physically harmed although he had been hit with a dart that completely immobilized her. He knew what he was doing, he wouldn't have beat her in hand to hand combat so Jason took her out of the fight all together.

Something definitely happened to him, but he was still the same old Jason. He was smart and tactful.

Raven had a broken arm and bruises all over her. It looked like Jason didn't have a specific plan for her so he just took her down the old fashioned way.

The team were all laid out on the couch and Robin stood in front of them. His arms crossed and his cold demeanor returned to him.

"The man who attacked you today was Jason Todd. He became Batman's Robin shortly after I left Gotham City." He sighed, "I'm sorry I wasn't here."

There was a dead silence, "What will you do?" Starfire spoke up, "He said he will be going after the Batman."

"Well I'm going to stay here for a few days to watch everyone's recovery but then I'm leaving for Gotham a few days earlier than I had intended."

Robin pinched the bridge of his nose with a sigh, he could feel Raven's eyes burning a hole in the side of his head. He looked up, "Come to the roof."

Robin's cape fluttered as he did a militaristic sharp turn and headed for the elevator. Raven followed a moment after he left.

Robin stood at the edge of the Tower with his hands on the concrete trim. He didn't know what to do. People looked to him as a leader but this time... he was completely and utterly clueless. Raven silently entered the roof.

She drifted her way over to the boy wonder. She turned him toward her, she was never very good with words but she had to be now. For him.

"Take it off." She said, no, she demanded.

"What?"

"Your mask." She informed, "Take it off. Now." She ordered.

Robin did as he instructed, his beautiful blues were suddenly visible to her again and she felt warm in this bitter weather, she felt like everything was gonna be ok now that Dick was here.

Raven looked into his distractingly beautiful eyes as she began to speak, "You're still taking me with you."

He nodded even though it definitely was not a question. It was a statement.

Dick smiled slightly, nothing was said by either of then as he pulled her into a tight embrace. The embrace turned into a kiss, not anything deep or passionate, just two pairs of lips touching as they held each other.

It wasn't much but it was exactly what they needed.

A/N - Eight months later here we are... yeah so sorry about the terribly long wait but I'm back so here we go. Hope I didn't lose my touch.