Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans! I only capture, torture and randomly pair sexy heroes up with evil villains so they can fuck their brains out. Hey! Its supposed to be truthful! Right? Right! I make no money!

Pairing: Slade/Robin

Warning: T. No slash, just yaoi! This is a free-standing with Robin and Slade having an established relationship.

A/N: I just keep flushing these babies out. Well, I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I am in the mood to write. Maybe I should finish writing the last chapter to Vacation then xD.

E is for Egoism

"You don't care about anyone but yourself!" came the snarl and the rustling of clothing.

"That is absurd."

"No! Its not absurd, it's the truth, you self-centred pig. I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back."

"Your what?"

"I. AM. LEAVING."

"You will do no such thing."

Robin glared so viciously, Slade actually took a step back. His lover was serious, then.

"Watch me." came the deathly cold sneer from Robin. Slade crossed his arms over his chest, things were not looking up.

"Robin, this is silly, stop packing your clothing and we'll talk this over."

"No, I'm done talking things out Slade. You've only ever cared about yourself. You continuously put yourself before others, before me, and I can't live with that anymore. I thought things were going to be different!"

"Things are different. I gave up being a villain for you." Slade said testily. The sound of another drawer opening and the contents of it being roughly shoved into another suitcase, was heard.

"Yes, but since then…" Robin shook his head, hoisting the suitcase over to their once shared bed. He couldn't help but feel the trickle of tears welling up in his blue orbs. He would not cry in front of his ex-lover. He just couldn't. "You hurt me Slade…"

"Robin, I never meant…"

"You slept with Red X!" Robin shouted. "Then you had the audacity to actually tell me to get over it, because it didn't mean anything. Yeah, well, here is me getting over it! I don't want to be with you anymore! You can go and fuck whoever you fucking want to Slade. I'm so done with you!"

"Robin…"

"No, don't you Robin me, you fucking coward. I can't believe you did this! We've been married for three years! I gave up my entire life to be with you! I don't even have a family to go back to!" suddenly the tears fell over pale, tired, cheeks. "God, look at me, I hate you…I HATE YOU!"

Slade took in a breath. He hadn't meant for things to escalate. He knew what he'd done was wrong and that is why he'd come right out and told his lover of five years. It had been an accident, more or less, and he'd been rather out of it, as he'd been at a bar, having a few drinks. He was deeply in love with his little spit-fire Robin, ex-hero. It had been a mistake…something that he knew he'd always regret. But, the most startling thing at the moment, with all of the things running through his mind, was the fact that he felt deep guilt, remorse, and pain while he gazed into those oh-so expressive blue ocean eyes. The eyes he'd spent years loving so passionately.

"Don't go." Slade felt himself say, staring at the crying twenty-five year old. Even though Robin was much older, he hadn't grown much, only filled out. "I was drunk."

"Yeah! How would you feel if I slept with someone else?" Robin countered, smirking despite the situation in satisfaction as a growl escaped the other man's lips. "Exactly my point!"

"It was a mistake." Slade tried again. At least the young man had stopped packing the rest of his things and was speaking with him. "I apologize…"

"Saying your sorry isn't good enough! You cheated on me Slade! Have you any idea how hurt that makes me? Not only did you make me feel like I wasn't good enough… you broke my fucking heart. You promised that I would be the only one, that I was the only one…" Robin sobbed out, feeling all his anger dying and only sadness taking over. "I can't trust you anymore…who is to say that you haven't been going against your word for all these years? Maybe your still committing crimes and I just don't know about it."

"I have not been, I've kept to my word. This was…it was a mistake Robin. I'm ashamed to admit that I had a moment of weakness and that I hurt you so." Slade said calmly. "But, that doesn't mean you have to up and leave, just like that, we can work this out."

"You are the definition of egoism." Robin said pursing his lips and looking like he'd had a revelation.

"What?"

"But you are also the definition of altruistic." Robin said, looking away sighing.

Slade didn't really understand.

"What?" he said again.

"You may be a self-conceited prick sometimes, but you are also always looking out for my welfare too." The blue-eyed man said, smiling softly. "I already know that you are sorry. I know that, apologies aren't your thing, and I know that you hate admitting to weakness. Plus, you never lie to me, and not with this incident either, since you told me right away."

"Robin I…"

"Be quiet!" Robin glared. Slade immediately went silent. "You have a lot to make up for. And I swear to god, you ever ever do this again, and I'll really have to test that immortality of yours."

The look on the blue-eyed ex-hero's face made it quite clear to Slade that he was absolutely serious.

As Slade pulled the raven-haired man over for a kiss, he silently vowed to never drink again.

A/N: I know, a little angstie, and I have no idea why this idea popped into my head, but it did. So, I hope that you enjoyed. I know Robin's reaction was a little weird at the end there, but I can honestly see how it works. Slade hates admitting to weakness and appoligizing and admitting he is wrong, so when Robin realized this, he knew the man felt horrible for what he'd done!

I know, it makes more sense in my head. I just hope that you like it.