And here's the third chapter. Turns out this'll have about seven or eight chapters plus an epilogue so buckle-up kiddies, we're going for a ride! Enjoy this chapter

Starfire walked down the hallways of Titan Tower with a soft smile on her face, Robin had been much happier since he had come back from his absence at whatever city he had been in at the time and this made her happy that her friend was no longer having the doldrums. He left the tower a lot but none of the others seemed very concerned so she decided just to go along with this, he was probably just getting some time to clear his head and take a breather like Raven said.

Starfire entered the main room and smiled as Robin and Cyborg sat playing video games, arguing about who was going to win in good humor while Beast Boy leaned over the back of the couch as he cheered them on. Starfire turned her head to see Raven floating above the ground as she read her book, not noticing that the redhead had entered the room. She let out a content sigh and walked over to watch Robin play video games and see who was winning.

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Robin looked down the side of the building he and X stood on and frowned, not to sure about this idea. They were at the very top of Jump City's city square tower to the point where they were hardly keeping their balance and were over one hundred feet in the air above the concrete blow. X laughed at Robin's worried expression and got a masked glare in return and a huff in the cool evening air.

"Aw, does Robby not trust me?" Robin shook his head without hesitation. He and X had only been hanging out for a little over a week now and he didn't trust him enough for something as stupid and crazy as this, fighting thugs in the worst place in town and trusting him not to kill him in a sparring match were one this but this was another. "Or are you just scared?" Robin snarled and his eyes narrowed at the babying voice X put on for that sentence, X laughing at the expression to the point of almost falling off their perch. "Come on bird boy, time to learn how to fly!"

"Whoa!" Robin yelped as X grabbed him by the wrist and his entire body shook from being transported. The transporter on X's belt only took him so far, it couldn't take him more than a quarter of a mile and even then it wasn't promised to put you right where you wanted if you went at its very limit but this was a little different. Robin let out a started yelp as they appeared a good long way above Jump City, falling the instant the reappeared.

"YEA-HAW!" X cried out twirling in the air and flipping around with a loud laugh. "Come on kid, let it go!" Robin gulped and did a flip, the wind rushing passed his ears and making his hair whip him in the face. X let out a content sigh as he turned his back towards the ground with his legs crossed at the heel and his arms folded behind his head as he lounged against the wind. Robin laughed at X and rolled, bumping into him and sending him spiraling against the wind. "Whoa! Hey, take it easy shrimpy!" X shoved Robin back and he twirled in the air, doing a back flip as they came towards the ground. "Round two?" Robin nodded and the two reached their hands out, grabbing onto each other and teleporting back up.

"Geronimo!" X laughed at Robin's exclamation and they fell yet again towards the ground, the cold air sending chills up their spine. "Nose dive?" X nodded. "GO!" Both tucked in their arms and dove towards the ground as fast as the could. Robin laughed and spun around in a circle, feeling his hair hit his face as he did so.

"Ground!" Robin yelped as he was grabbed and then transported back up into the sky. "Sorry but that was way to close." Robin shrugged as they fell towards the ground and rolled over so his back was towards the ground, taking the relaxed stance X had earlier. "Ha-ha, very funny." Robin snickered and burst into laughter as X followed suit. "This is really comfortable and fun." X looked over his shoulder and turned around. Robin looked over to see the ground coming towards them. "Bored." Robin nodded in agreement and reached his hand out, grabbing onto X's and they teleported away to the nearest building.

"Well, that was fun," Robin commented as he got to his feet, wiping himself off. "Honestly, I expect you to let me fall to my death at the end there." X pouted and folded his arms over his chest. "What? You're my rival! I can't help it!" X laughed and shoved Robin playfully, who shoved back and got another shove in return. Robin gave a soft growl and gave a two handed shove, getting tackled in return. "Ow, hey! Stop it!" X laughed as he held Robin in a tight headlock and ruffled his hair up. "X! Cut it out!" X released his grip and got back to his feet, wiping hands off.

"Well, that's it for the night kid, sun's coming up. Same time as always?" Robin nodded and with a salute the two went their separate ways. X leaping through the window to his hideout and Robin sneaking back into his room and curling up under the blankets to get at least a little bit of sleep before facing the day.

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Robin could honestly say he'd never felt better. Playing hero by day and hooky by night made his life exciting and made his restless self settle down quite a bit so that when he did get breaks to play video games or watch a movie he was so relaxed that even Beast Boy as a cat couldn't beat him at getting comfortable the fastest. Everyone seemed a lot happier with this more relaxed Robin too, Starfire didn't hesitate to approach him as often as she used to and even Raven was smiling more than usual, life was good.

Robin snuck out his window and headed out into the cool night, the stars twinkling above him and the moon shown down as him as he headed through the city and towards X's hideout. He ran around randomly for awhile to make sure he wasn't being followed before leaping through the window and into the living room of the abandoned apartment he called his home.

"Oh hey, 'sup kid?" he said, looking over from the food he was making. "Want some toast? I can put another piece in for ya." Robin nodded and took a seat at the table. "You got it." X popped another piece in as promised and sat across from the other teenager. "So, what's up kid? Got a rebellious itch or just need a break?"

"Another itch," he admitted, leaning against his hand. "Any ideas?" X put his hand up to say that he needed to think and they both feel into a comfortable silence while waiting for the toast to cook. There was a slight ding and X got up, going over and pulling it out of the toaster. Buttering it and handing Robin his piece as he passed by as he headed for his seat. "Thanks." X nodded and took his seat, removing the mask and munching on his toast. Both went quiet for awhile as they ate their toast, X eating faster then Robin as he always did. "So, ideas?" X finished his toast and looked thoughtful, swallowing it.

"We could fuck," he said calmly. Robin choked on his toast and spat it out onto the floor, staring at X as if to ask if he was seriously. "Yes, I'm serious. So, whaddya say?" X stood up and walked towards him. Robin scrambled to his feet and backed away in shock as X walked towards him, not looking at all unease.

"Wh-what?" Robin stuttered uncontrollably as X backed him against the wall, an arm beside his head as he leaned in. Robin blushing like an embarrassed schoolgirl and X looked completely serious with the suggestion. "But-but I'm not gay!" X shrugged at the protest.

"Neither am I," he admitted. "But that's why it's called rebellion." Robin stared up at X unblinkingly, not sure what to think of his completely calm response. "It wouldn't actually mean anything, geez kid. Think of it as a one-night-stand, almost like an experiment in a way, and no emotion involved. It's just for kicks." Robin continued to stare up as X and luckily enough the other teen let him think it over. It wouldn't actually mean anything he said, it was just going to be for kicks and that was it? Robin couldn't help the smirk that came over him as he blushed even deeper red.

"Let's do it." X grinned right back at the boy wonder.

"Brilliant."

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Robin was thankful for his high collar that hid the hickies all along his neckline that X had left the night before, everyone seemed confused as to why he was back so late in the morning but none of them asked. They all knew he snuck out at night and he was always back in time by morning but today he had been late because he had spent the night with X, Robin forced down his blush as he thought about last night.

"Hey, Robin! You wanna watch Doctor Who?" Beast Boy called over from his spot on the couch with the others. Robin nodded and walked over, leaping over the back of the couch and sitting between Cyborg and Starfire as Beast Boy turned the TV on and David Tennant appeared on the screen in the middle of a sentence. He glanced over as he was handed the popcorn and took it, grabbing a handful and handing it over to Starfire for her to take some as well as he watched the show before him.

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Robin sat atop the tall building looking down at the water with a happy smile, today had been a good day. They had stopped plenty of bad guys and he got to leave early and he loved just sitting there watching the moon's reflection bounce off the water like a dance. Robin didn't usually do poetry but today he just felt like it.

"You sure look happy." Robin perked up at the voice and turned around to see X walking over to him. He smiled and nodded, X chuckling as he sat beside him. "That wouldn't have anything to do with me, would it?" Robin blushed a bit and looked away. "Ooh~ Not a one night stand then?" Robin shoved him at the tease and he scowled. "Or are we just friends with benefits?" Robin punched him in the shoulders a few time, the older teen bursting into laughter. "Easy, kid easy."

"You're an asshole," Robin commented with a huff. X chuckled and raised his mask enough to kiss Robin's forehead, getting him to blush, then put his mask back down. "Ok, maybe not that big of an asshole but you're still an asshole." X laughed at the remark and they sat there, watching the water without a word in their comfortable silence. X glanced over at Robin and smiled, putting a hand gently over his as they sat there. Today there would be no adventure, no video games or movies, just them sitting here enjoying being in each other's company.

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"This is a terrible idea."

"Yup, it's a horrible idea. You ready?"

"Always." X grinned at Robin's answer and they two looked down at the river water so far below them it must have been at least over one hundred feet or at least somewhere around there, the water was twenty feet deep and absolutely freezing cold the closer you got to the bottom and they wanted to feel just how cold that was. "Shall we?" X nodded and put hand out with a grin.

"We shall." Robin took X's hand and they took another step towards the edge. "Geronimo!" Robin let out a loud whoop as they lept off the edge and dove towards the water below. They let go of each others hand and spun around, stopping just as they hit the water. Robin went dip into the water with his eyes closed and his breath being held, his hair going all over in the water as it got colder and colder. Just as his lungs felt like bursting Robin headed straight upwards for the surface and took a deep breath.

"Whoo!" He heard X laughing and turned to see him treading water not to far from him. He smiled and turned fully to face him. "That was awesome!" X nodded in agreement and motioned for him to follow as he swam away. Robin chuckled and followed X through the water and towards the shore.

The two teens climbed onto the warm grass and lay there, panting and grinning from ear to ear from the insanity they had just gone through. The water had been so cold and filled his entire being, he could feel his blood run cold and he knew he could never feel like that again but he loved it. He grinned at X and sat up, the older teen sitting up beside him as they still panted.

"That was so badass," X commented and Robin nodded in agreement and watched as X stood, his entire being soaked from head to toe in the sun. "Come on, we'd better-" X stopped as he heard Robin's communicator beeping. "Get the info, I'll grab my belt." Robin nodded as X ran off and opened the communicator.

"Robin, we've got a robbery on 6th Street, it's the Hive Five!" Cyborg told him. Robin nodded and told them he was on his way as he closed it. X ran back and reached a hand out with Robin doing the same.

"6th Street!" X grabbed Robin's hand and they transported towards the city. As they landed on a building near the bank on 6th Street Robin put his mask on and bolted away, X nodded to him as he did so and disappearing again. Robin lept into the air and brought his battle rod out, wacking Jinx in the side as he landed.

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"Dude, why are you soaking wet?" Beast Boy asked as he turned back to normal, all of them staring as Robin turned with water dripping from his being to the concrete below. Robin blinked and looked down at himself, just now realizing how wet he really was from his dive into the cold depths. He looked back up at their confused looks. "Did you go swimming?"

"Yes, actually," he told them and headed back towards the tower. They all shared confused looks but each shrugged it off as they followed their leader back home. Robin thought about the sensation of that swim, the cold water filling his being. He closed his eyes and got a soft smile at the memory, he opened his eyes and erased the smile before his team saw it and they entered the tower. "Lunch anyone?" They all nodded in agreement with Robin and he lead them upstairs.

And that's a wrap! Also, for you kinky-types the sex-scene will be written out and set out separately from this story.

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Petchricor, QotG, signing off ;)