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The Nightmares Inside	By : SladinForever Category: DC Verse Cartoons - Teen Titans > Slash - Male/Male > Robin/Slade Views: 3619 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Five days passed by since Slade elicited those words from Robin. Since then, he had not spoken; to anyone. His friends were in despair; they didn't know what was wrong with him. They still believed that Slade couldn't harm him. They were oh so very wrong. Starfire tried, on the first day, to speak with him, but he didn't even look up. She tried forcing him to eat something but he wouldn't. Cyborg decided to feed him by infusion instead. Raven healed his wounds the best she could but the rest had to do it alone. She was certain that the wounds on his soul would never heal. Even Beast Boy tried to cheer him up—with some really bad jokes—but Robin didn't even bat an eyelash.
On the fourth day, Robin disappeared from the infirmary. Beast Boy was just a second inattentive—a giant tofu-burger had his name on it—and, when he came back, he was gone. His friends panicked and they searched the entire tower. The last place they looked was Robin's workroom.
It was dark and only the open door brought a small beam of light into the room. Robin sat on the floor, his back to the wall that was tacked full of newspaper clippings. In his hands he held a two-toned mask that once belonged to Slade. Robin just stared at it. He hadn't heard someone open the door. Or maybe he just didn't care.
"Robin?" It was Starfire. She floated into the room then flipped the light switch. Nothing happened; the room remained dark. "Robin, we were afraid that something happened to you."
She sounded really worried. There was no reaction. Only the up and down movement of his chest told them that he wasn't dead. Beast Boy stood beside her.
"Hey dude, we were worried about you! Do you just not care about us?" he asked, a little unkindly. Cyborg elbowed him in the ribs. "Ow…"
"That was rude, B. Cut him some slack," Cyborg said, trying to save the mood. He looked at his silent leader. "But, Rob, you can't leave without saying anything. What if something happened to you? You're still weak."
Robin still didn't move. Raven was the only one who remained quiet. She was one step back from everyone else. Instead, Starfire went to Robin's side and knelt down. She wanted to touch his face gently, but he slapped her hand away. It was so fast Starfire didn't have time to react. She gasped, startled.
"Robin?" He just stared back at Slade's mask, his eyes almost closed. "I'm sorry," she said sadly. "I just want to help you." She paused. "Robin?"
She tried to get closer to him. Behind her she heard Raven's voice.
"Let him-"
But she was too late. Robin pushed Starfire away harshly with his arm. She cried out in shock. The mask fell from his hand, clanking against the metal floor.
"Just leave me alone!" he shouted from the floor, a flicker of anger crossing his face. "Go away! I don't need you anymore!"
All the Titans looked stunned. They never even dreamed Robin would say something like that, especially not to them.
"But Robin…" Starfire swallowed. "I have given you a promise."
Robin looked away. "No, you broke it," he whispered.
Starfire began to shiver. "But I…"
Still staring at the floor with his eyes closed, Robin screamed, "No! I don't want to hear it! GO; go away! I never want to fucking see you again!"
Tears trailed down Starfire's face. "I'm so sorry."
She stood up and quickly floated towards the door. Cyborg wanted to hinder her, but she forced herself away. Beast Boy glared at Robin in anger.
"That was rude dude!"
"Yeah," Cyborg agreed. "What's wrong with you? What did she do to you?" Robin was quiet again. He didn't move. Reaching over, he snatched the mask back into his hand. "Hey man I'm talking to you."
Cyborg went towards Robin, to snap sense into him, but Raven's voice held him back.
"No."
That was the only thing she said. Cyborg looked at her. "But-"
Raven shook her head. The three remaining Titans looked back at Robin. The darkness of the room swallowed him. He whispered, "Leave me alone; all of you. I don't need you anymore…" Cyborg clenched his fists, growled lightly, and then left. Beast Boy and Raven soon followed him. The door closed and the room turned completely dark again. Only a dim red light glowed from the single eye of the mask. It shone on Robin's monotonic face. He blinked back tears. "Never leave me…"

Slade looked amused and very pleased at the giant monitor before him. He rested one hand on top of the other.
"That's my good boy," he purred.
Wintergreen suddenly appeared by Slade's 'throne'. He placed a metal-pad on the left arm rest.
"The information you requested, sir."
Slade took it and began to read. After a few seconds, as Slade stayed quiet, Wintergreen decided to depart. When he almost reached the door, he heard the man's new order.
"Prepare a room. We will have a guest soon."
"Yes, sir."
Wintergreen then left. Slade was eying the apparently very fascinating information. A displeased growl left his throat.
Dimethyltryptamine can cause mental damage and traumatizing thoughts or trigger latent mental malfunctions.
"Maybe I should have read the package supplement earlier…" Dissatisfied with this information, he laid it back on the arm rest. He then looked back at the monitor. Robin still sat in the same place. The only thing that changed was that he was now rocking back and forth. "Hmm," Slade droned, sounding somewhat angry. "I have no use for a damaged apprentice." He paused. Robin was now holding the mask to his chest, still rocking back and forth. Slade's eye narrowed. "You better get up in a few hours or you will regret it."

Robin still sat in the dark room. His head hurt badly and his stomach growled angrily at him. His tongue was very dry. He placed the mask carefully on the floor and stood up, none too gracefully. With his feet stiff, numb, and weak, he fell back onto the floor, hitting his head against the wall. He tried to prevent himself from the fall, waving his arms to keep his balance, but it just looked silly and he fell anyway. Slade couldn't hold back an evil laugh as he saw it on the monitor.
Robin stood up angrily. He stumbled to the bathroom that was adjacent to the workroom. While on his way, he caught a quick look at the clock: 2:34 AM. Reaching the room, Robin didn't flip the light switch. He knew the way he had to go; the sink. Yearning for it, he held his hands under the cold water. It felt wonderful. To show his appreciation, he led his hands to his face. He ran the water over his eyes, mouth, and cheeks, feeling refreshed. Putting his hands back under, Robin filled them up and led them to his mouth. He swallowed the precious water; he had definitely needed it. After that pleasure, he decided to take a shower. He switched on the light. A horrible sight made him freeze. His face was pale and he had big, black circles under his eyes. His black hair was lusterless and limp. He looked very unhealthy. Robin quickly looked away; he couldn't stand his image any longer.
Entering the shower, Robin turned the cold water nob on full blast. He looked up at the streaming jets, allowing them to wash over his dim eyes. Goose bumps formed over his skin. His body shivered, but he ignored the tremors. In just a few minutes, Robin was done. He got out and dried himself with a towel. He then hurried out of the bathroom, not wanting to look in the mirror. To his surprise, moving wasn't painful as he had assumed it would be. His wounds must have healed very well. For a long time, Robin ceased to sleep in his usual room. Instead, he started to sleep there. He was there most of the time anyway. He even had extra set of clothes—civilian—waiting for him. He was glad that he didn't have to walk through the hallway with just one towel to get dressed. While pulling on black boxers, Robin noticed a soft glow. He looked in the direction where it was coming from and saw that his computer screen was lit up as it sat on the workbench. Robin blinked in confusion.
'But it was off when I left,' he thought.
Walking over, Robin stared down at it. A small pop-up was in the middle of the desktop.

You've got mail!
Feeling slightly dazed, he clicked on it. A new pop-up appeared with just two words written on it.

I'm waiting
Robin was baffled. How did Slade acquire his e-mail address? The boy shook his head.
'It doesn't matter.' After turning off the screen, Robin turned around and stepped up to the mask, which was still on the floor. Bending down, he carefully picked it up and headed out of the room. 'I have no home anymore. I don't have the right to stay here any longer. No one will miss me anyway…'
Stepping out, the door slid shut behind him.

Robin really had left the tower. Nobody noticed it. The Titans stopped watching and caring for him. They were angry and sad from the things he had said. Starfire had locked herself in her room since then and Beast Boy and Cyborg started, after the long time of abstinence, playing on the game station again. Raven was the only one who had felt that something wasn't right. She knew, however, that she couldn't hold Robin back. So, she stayed in her room. The only one watching him leave now was Slade, and he was chuckling darkly.
"I won, little Robin."
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