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I've started a new fanfic (a Young Justice one . . . ) about Robin's past. *sigh* I have like five fanfics about his past now. Can I get any more predictable? No, really, can I? I've offered my beta-reader services if anyone needs it. :)

Note- The italics are thoughts.

Note 2- Yes, the chapter before this was a little rushed. I'm so sorry about that! I was in a hurry and I needed some sleep.

Note 3- In my newest fanfic, Robin's a werewolf . . . Please stop by. If I get four more reviews for it, I'll update it today and not on the 14th.

Chapter 27

" . . . And that's how I became Robin."

Kid Flash stared at him as if he were seeing him in a new light. "Dude, you were suicidal?"

Dick rolled his eyes. "For a while."

"I don't think four hundred years is a while," M'gann said, also staring at Dick.

Dick shrugged. "When you've lived five thousand years, four hundred years is like four months."

"Onii-chan, I'm sorry! If I hadn't-" Beth started, her face etched with guilt.

"It's not your fault so stop blaming yourself," Dick interrupted, ruffling his sister's raven hair.

Beth smiled softly. "Okay, Onii-chan."

"I have a question," Superboy spoke up, interrupting Dick's and Beth's cute sibling moment.

"Yes?"

Superboy glanced at Beth momentarily and then locked his eyes with Dick's. "How did Beth become a vampire?"

Dick grimaced and opened his mouth to answer but Beth beat him to it.

"Onii-chan changed me."

The team raised their eyebrows at Dick who turned his head to avoid looking at them.

"Why?" Aqualad asked her, unsure of why Dick turned his sister into something that he hated.

Beth's smile dimmed a little. "After Onii-chan was a vampire for a year, I got sick . . . Really sick. So I . . . "

Artemis noticed how Beth almost looked guilty, as if she had . . . "You asked him, didn't you?"

Beth nodded. "Yeah. It took some convincing but he turned me before I got any worse."

"But why-" Kid Flash started but was interrupted by Barbara.

"Roy, Beth. Why don't you guys come with so we can leave Dick to his friends?"

Roy shrugged and got up, knowing that Barbara was trying to give Dick some privacy to explain his actions. Beth just smiled sweetly and hugged her brother before she got up.

Dick stayed as he was, silent as a statue. The team thought that he wasn't going to explain anything so they were surprised when he began speaking.

"I didn't want to turn her but how could I lie to her and say that I didn't her with me? How could I just watch her die, slowly slipping through my fingers? How could I let the last of my family die without doing anything? How could I let her suffer, never knowing that I didn't change her because I didn't want her to be cursed to walk upon the earth for all eternity?"

Dick paused, a faint smile on his face.

"And besides, I couldn't say no to that adorable face."

The team lightly laughed at that, imagining Beth's puppy dog eyes.

"So I turned her. But there isn't a day that goes by that I don't question my decision to turn her. Sometimes, I think that I shouldn't have turned her and let her die so she wouldn't have to suffer with me."

The team's faces softened at that, somewhat understanding his words.

"But," Dick started again, turning his face towards them, "then I think about how nice it was to have her with me through the years, to not be alone. And I come to the conclusion that if I hadn't turned her, I would have killed myself a long time ago. I would have-"

Dick stopped, hearing Barbara's gasp and feeling Beth's fear.

"Onii-chan! A bat flew in and it had a message. It's from Lucifer!" Beth cried out, flashing into the living room.

A/N- How was that? Was it rushed too? Please review! This was published on 3-9-12 with the length of 781 words. FYI- I'm working on the newest chapter for "Blood Stained Hands". It should be out either today or tomorrow.