A/N: So I'm using some secret identities in this chapter which aren't confirmed for sure in the animated series, but I remember them from the comics, so for your reference: Speedy= Roy, Superboy= Connor, Kid Flash= Wally and Wondergirl= Donna.
Chapter 8
Robin tapped his headset, instantly activating his communicator and calling the Titans.
"What's up Robin?" Cyborg greeted him.
"They've found a way to track us, watch your backs. Find the other Titans, regroup at the Tower," Robin said. "I'll be back in contact soon, but I might be off the grid for just a little while, they might be following me." He cut the communication and stopped his motorcycle, tossing his communicator as far as he could into the field. Superboy took his lead and tossed his too, much further than Robin's. He also pulled an earpiece from his ear and threw it. Robin pulled his headset from his helmet and disposed of that as well, along with his backup communicator and his bikes tracking device. Once they'd finished, Robin sped away as quickly as possible. After a few more minutes of silence, Superboy spoke.
"Thanks for saving me," he said.
"Don't mention it," Robin replied.
"And I'm sorry I was being a jerk," Superboy continued. "I guess I was just fed up."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Robin.
"Well, you know, the Justice League was always a big team, and I was just the little sidekick, but then there was you and Batgirl too, but you two were always a team by yourselves, so I was sort of a perpetual third wheel," he explained. "But then you left, and we sort of formed our own team, me and Donna, Wally, Barb and Roy. But then Roy left to join the Titans East, and sure enough Barb chose you over our team, and …"
"I'm sorry," Robin replied. "Why didn't you tell us you felt left out?"
"I don't know," Superboy replied. "Sorry Dick."
"Don't worry about it," Robin replied. They lapsed back into silence as Robin carefully zigzagged them around; making sure no one followed them.
"So," Superboy spoke again, a mischievous hint in his voice. "You and Barbra?"
"Connor," Robin growled.
"Come on, you're really trying to say there's nothing going on between you two?" Superboy scoffed. "You scared that British idiot senseless!" Robin rolled his eyes.
"I thought you were unconscious," he groaned.
"Paralyzed," Superboy corrected him. "And you can't be that overprotective of someone unless you feel something for them."
"Babs is one of my best friends, and I'd never let anything happen to her," Robin growled. "That does not mean that there is anything romantic between the two of us."
"Sure it doesn't," Superboy replied, rolling his eyes. "So you've moved on finally?"
"Yes."
"So who's the new girl?" Robin groaned.
"Can't I just move on without moving onto someone else?"
"No," Superboy replied. "Come on, tell me and I won't tell Wally about how protective of Barbra you still are." Robin scowled. Connor could be annoying, but Wally could be worse than Beasboy.
"Fine," he snarled. "There's this Tameranian on the Titans, Starfire."
"I'll bet she's pretty," Superboy remarked.
"Yeah… I guess so…"
"So why do you like her?"
"Well, she's nice and … She's sort of funny sometimes…and she's always trying to get me to do stuff with her," Robin listed absentmindedly.
"So she's into you?"
"Well, I guess…"
"Have you kissed her?" Robin felt himself pale slightly.
"I don't see…"
"Come on, spill!"
"Well, she kissed me when we first met, but I think it was just some weird alien thing," Robin explained.
"So she's into you, she's kissed you before, and you haven't asked her out yet?" Superboy scoffed.
"You know what, leave my love life alone," Robin snapped. "You haven't managed to ask out Donna yet, have you?" Superboy stopped talking and Robin smirked victoriously.
~0~
Batgirl stared at the alley from her perch on the edge of the roof. A few seconds later, she jumped down into the shadows.
"What took you so long?" she asked. Across the alley, the shadows suddenly jumped.
"We've been here for almost ten minutes," Robin whispered in her ear, his breath warming the side of her face. She turned to face him, their faces inches apart.
"Yeah right Boy Wonder," she teased. Robin grinned at her.
"I'm just one step ahead of you," he retorted. Batgirl smirked back, opening her mouth to reply, but there was a crash from the other side of the alley. Robin turned away. Batgirl exhaled. What was that?
"Connor, we're trying to be quiet," he hissed, glaring at Superboy's outline.
"I can't see," Superboy retorted.
"You have x-ray vision," Batgirl grumbled.
"I know that," he insisted. Batgirl and Robin exchanged a look. "Oh, don't start ganging up on me." Superboy walked across the alley, appearing momentarily in the light before disappearing back into the shadows. Batgirl and Robin moved apart to make room for him.
"Communicators?" Batgirl asked.
"In a field," Robin replied. She nodded. Superboy looked between the two of them.
"So now what do we do now?" he asked finally. Robin and Batgirl looked at each other again around Superboy, then both sat down against the wall.
"We wait," they chorused.
~0~
"What's the point of sitting here?" Superboy moaned again.
"Will you shut up?" Robin growled.
"Either you two shut up now, or I'll freeze you both solid," Batgirl growled.
"It's cold and we've been sitting here for hours," Superboy complained again.
"Aren't you supposed to be the tough guy?" Robin snapped.
"I've got an idea, why don't you two go to sleep, and I'll wake you if something happens," Batgirl declared.
"Babs, you don't have…"
"Oh, I insist," she snapped. "Anything's better than sitting here while you two bicker."
"Why are we still here anyway?" Superboy whined.
"We're ensuring we've dropped off the grid," Robin explained. "If they don't manage to find us after another couple hours, then we've lost them and don't need to worry about them tracking us anymore."
"After five hours we still can't be sure if we've lost them?" Superboy groaned.
"Yes." Superboy rolled his eyes at both of them.
"You two are paranoid."
"If you want to reacquaint yourself with some kryptonite, we can help you do that without compromising all of us," Robin growled.
"Are you threatening me?" Superboy snapped.
"Maybe I…"
"You two had better shut up before I make you," Batgirl snarled, glaring fiercely at both of them. The two boys exchanged a quick glance. They both yawned widely.
"So you'll wake us up?" Robin asked, leaning his head back into the wall. Batgirl rolled her eyes.
"Good move, Grayson," she replied, smiling slightly.