Disclaimer- Aww, come on! Even BATMAN doesn't make me say it!

I just love how you guys guessed scientists and gangsters for the people who are chasing Robin. *sigh* Okay, seriously? I've already done that for "Running From the Past" and (kind of) for "Shadows of the Past". But I'm not telling you guys anything yet. Well, I guess I can tell you ONE more thing . . . Look at the genres I have this fanfic under. Oh and sorry if you're upset that you didn't get to see Young Justice talk about what Superboy heard. I usually do that with my YJ fanfics but this time I wanted to do something different so it wouldn't be SO predictable . . . -_- And not to mention that I knew that you guys would want to see the sad scene of Dick leaving Wayne Manor. :) I won't lie; I had SO much fun writing that scene! *cough* Okay, enough with my rambling. On with the newest chapter!

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Question- It is "Zeta-Tubes" right? Or do they call them something else in Young Justice?

Chapter 4

"WHAT?" Kid Flash yelled, disbelief coating his tone.

"Robin is gone," Batman repeated, annoyed that he had to repeat himself.

"But he would have-" Kid Flash started to yell but stopped when he recieved a Bat-Glare.

"He. Is. Gone," Batman repeated again slowly, clipping each word.

Kid Flash opened his mouth to argue but stopped when Aqualad placed his hand on his shoulder, slightly shaking his head. Artemis, on the other hand, wasn't going to let it go.

"Don't we get to know why he suddenly decided to leave? Or where?" she asked, her arms crossed over her chest.

Batman gave her a blank stare and then turned, moving to leave Mount Justice. Superboy had been silent while Batman had talked but something had dawned on him.

"Does this have anything to do with those strangers that we mentioned?"

Superboy's words caused Batman's heart to nearly skip a beat. Yes, it does, Batman thought to himself. Saying nothing, Batman continued as if he hadn't heard Superboy speak. He had to keep going because if he didn't, he would then be required to answer.

And if he answered, it would be putting a giant neon sign above their heads saying "Come kill me!".

Not to mention that Dick had told him to not tell his friends anything, to let them think that he had left. It would be better this way, Dick had said. If they thought it was his choice, they would accept it and move on.

Batman mentally sighed, thinking of what he had to tell the Justice League. Now that he had told Young Justice, he had to tell them before Kid Flash went telling them everything and made him look like he was hiding the fact that Robin was gone.

Gone.

That word almost made Batman pause in front of the Zeta-Tubes. His son was gone, never able to return because he feared that he would put Batman in danger. That thought nearly made Batman chuckle out loud. Put THE BATMAN in DANGER? That was what he lived for! At least, that's what he had lived for before Dick had come into his life.

Now THAT was an interesting story indeed.

_Back With Young Justice_

Hearing Batman's departure, they sat on the couches and chairs amoungst themselves.

"Okay, I can't be the only one who thinks that the fact that Robin left is bogus," Kid Flash said, glancing at his teammates' faces.

"I can't believe I'm actually saying this but I agree with the red-head this time. The fact that Robin left isn't believable," Artemis said, sharpening one of her arrows.

Aqualad sighed. "But Batman said-"

Kid Flash interrupted him. "Yes, we all know that Batman said that Robin went solo but I don't buy it. If he really had, he would have told us or at least me."

M'gann nodded. "I agree with Kid Flash. Robin isn't the type to up and leave without telling us, his friends."

"Well, M'gann, do we really know that Robin is like that? I mean we don't even know what his favorite color is or the color of his eyes!" Artemis said, slightly frowning.

The team fell into an uncomfortable silence, thinking about what Artemis had said. She was right. They really didn't know him at all.

That's what really struck a cord with them.

He was their friend yet they knew NOTHING about him?

WOW.

Isn't that more of a . . . "I'm your teammate, nothing more" relationship, not a friendship?

. . . Yes.

. . . And no.

He had saved their necks more times than they could count! He had joked with them and messed around with Kid Flash, acting like a little kid. He had bandaged their wounds properly when they couldn't. He had cracked humorous jokes when they had been fighting for their lives and made them chuckle when they were down.

. . . But no matter how friendly he was or how childish, he always seemed to have this barrier.

He wouldn't hug them or let them ruffle his hair. He wouldn't talk about himself at all. Honestly, they had no idea if his parents were married or divorced, dead or alive. They weren't even sure if black was his real hair color!

They knew nothing.

All because of his barrier.

" . . . I'm not sure if this means anything but when I mentioned those strangers, Batman's heart nearly skipped a beat," Superman said, unsure if what he had noticed would help.

Their heads snapping to look at Superboy, he assumed that once again, he had underestimated his information.

"OF COURSE THAT MEANS SOMETHING!" Kid Flash yelled, forgetting about Superboy's hearing.

Superboy resisted the urge to cover his ears. His friends really needed to stop yelling. It was killing his ears.

Sensing Superboy's pain, M'gann shushed them. "Superboy has sensitive hearing so don't yell."

Kid Flash sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry. I forgot."

"That's not all you forget," Artemis muttered under her breath but just loud enough for Kid Flash to hear.

"Oh really huh? Well, trust me when I say that there's some things that I DON'T forget!" Kid Flash said, sticking out his tongue at her.

Hearing another argument starting between Artemis and Kid Flash with M'gann and Superboy trying to get them to stop, Aqualad turned on the TV. He might as well as watch some Animal Planet while he waited for Artemis or Kid Flash to have to go to the bathroom, ending their fight.

But Aqualad would never get to wait that long.

Because of what he heard on the news for Gotham.

"Today a young man died in a fire. This tragic boy was Dick Grayson, adopted son of Bruce Wayne."

A/N- This was 1,348 words! Wow, I didn't even mean for it to be this long . . . Oh well. You guys deserve it. Anyway, I'm here to make a deal. If I get 15 reviews by 7 AM on 1-30-12, I'll update again instead of updating in like two or three days. :) But ONLY if I get 15 reviews! Have fun! (Please review! I just wrote you guys a long chapter! I think that I deserve it.) This was published on 1-29-12.