Hey guys! I'm BAACK! I'm surprised I actually managed to stay on the timeline I set for myself (don't believe me, see how long 9 chapters has taken me in Frost vs Luck {to anyone who's reading that I will return to it, I'm just suffering from massive writers block, this was my outlet}).

I know this chapter is shorter than the last one and I do apologize for that, but I really couldn't find another way to divide it between this chapter and the next one.

Please remember to read and review, I really do like to read them, and if you have any sort of prompts you'd like me to do, I can most definitely try, it may not be good, but I can promise to try.

Chapter 2:

"Wonder what that was about?" Artemis spoke aloud, though she still seemed slightly sly in her words. It was a little shocking that she was the one to break the ten minutes of silence.

"I am not sure." Kaldur admitted, thinking hard about what occurred recently.

"Did he seem… off, to anyone else?" Conner asked, he spoke calmly and cautiously, knowing that venturing too far into anything Robin did wouldn't get you very far.

"A little bit." M'gann offered, though the slight shoulder shrug proved that she didn't entirely believe it.

"I don't get why he was so mad about that reporter." Wally commented.

"NO!" Robin's angry scream caught everyone off guard, especially since all the rooms were soundproof. It was tense for a moment, as everyone waited to see what would happen next. "Well, screw you too!" a Wayne Tech phone came flying down the hall and hit the floor, shattering the screen and knocking the battery out. Effectively ending that conversation.

They could all only stare, never expecting that sort of reaction from Robin. The steaming raven had taken his jacket off and had his sweatshirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his hair askew. For a moment they all wondered why, until he ran his hand through his hair, messing it up even further. Once he did, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, seeing them, and straightening himself out.

"You okay Rob?" Wally asked, slightly hesitant, which was odd for the speedster but considering the circumstances it made sense.

The thirteen year old spun as if just now realizing where he was, then sighing and picking up the broken phone. "Yeah, but I am so in for it when I get to the Cave."

"Was that Batman?" Conner questioned, though his tone suggested that he already knew the answer.

The teen sighed, his shoulders collapsing as he headed into the kitchen and went to the garbage can, dropping the broken remains of his phone in. "No." that was not what they were expecting. The Boy Wonder could tell too. "In the beginning yeah, but then my dad called."

Though that may not have been entirely true, but it sure as hell felt that way, that Batman and Bruce Wayne were two different people. The thing that scared Robin and Rixie Grayson was that they were separating, becoming just like that.

"Oh," Conner mumbled, "sorry, I shouldn't asked."

Robin shook his head. "It's fine, I'm going back to my room."

"Video games?" Wally asked excitedly.

"Not tonight Wally." Robin said, not even looking to the speedster as he walked back the way he came.

Artemis' attention turned to Wally and he looked like a little kid that had just been told that Santa wasn't real. Suddenly everything clicked. Robin's glare at M'gann- yes, she saw it- his nonchalance at Wally's nonstop attempts to figure out his secret identity. Robin and Wally best friends, sure, she believed that, but if the Boy Wonder was older she'd say he was crushing on the speedster. Sure, she had started having crushes around that age, but boys took longer, closer to Wally's age. Plus she was 90% sure Wally was genuinely flirting with any girl in sight, and not because he was trying to hide his sexuality.

"Maybe you should go talk to him." M'gann offered, actually taking the words right of Artemis' mouth.

"Wha-why?" Wally stuttered, sounding honestly confused.

"You're his best friend." Artemis spoke up, causing the speedster to turn to her.

"If there was anyone he would be comfortable with talking to, it'd be you." Kaldur seemed to agree.

"Super secret identity, remember?" Wally countered.

"Then don't force him to use names, just let him be as vague as makes him comfortable." Conner offered, Wally arched an eyebrow as he began, but as the other continued, it dropped and his face began to form a look of understanding.

"Okay!" Wally actually sounded excited, as he stood up, only to hear something.

"Yeah, Al, I'm on my way." Robin's voice carried, sounding closer than when he had been shouting at his father. "Okay, I will, promise." the Boy Wonder cut the connection, just as he walked back into the room. Clearly the question was written on their face, so they didn't need to vocalize it. "Orders from Batman, got to go, I'll be back tomorrow." he offered up a smile that looked to true, but with his sunglasses on it was impossible to tell.

"Bye." everyone chorused, but it wasn't the happy tone the team usually used.

Wally chuckled nervously. "I've got to go too, probably should get started on my homework."

Artemis rolled her eyes, halfheartedly. "Whatever, Baywatch." she waved off the speedster as he walked, yes walked… actually he started running the second he was through the doorway, to the Zeta Tubes.

Mount Justice, Sunday September 15th, 6:00pm

Almost the entire team was present, except for one person. Robin. Which was strange since Batman was assigning them to a covert mission in Gotham City.

"Why isn't Rob joining us?" Wally asked, it had been mentioned throughout the briefing, but Wally needed answers.

"Because he's busy, and we'd draw too much attention." Batman stated, anyone with a brain wouldn't argue, and luckily no one did.

"We won't let you down." Aqualad spoke up, before Wally would get too impatient.

"Good, arrive in Gotham, and then come to Wayne Manor, Bruce will run you through everything when you get there." Batman signed off in a moment.

"We should go." Conner muttered, it was odd without Robin, but this wasn't the first time they had a mission without the Boy Wonder. They'd manage.

The three other teenaged heroes nodded and went to gather what they would need for the mission.