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Mother Nature	By : SladinForever Category: DC Verse Cartoons - Teen Titans > Slash - Male/Male > Robin/Slade Views: 5749 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or the characters affiliated with it. I make no profit off these stories, because that would be called stealing ;) There are some OCs in the future, so leave them be; they're mine, all mine! evil laugh

Chapter List
- 6
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Disclaimer: See chapter 1
Prepare for a strange and interesting, but fun chapter ;)
PS: Posted it a day early because I lav you guys ^^ I am working on the final chapter too! Coming along great! The story will be a total of 21 chapters. YAY!
SladinForever

After sparring for three hours, Robin ate a turkey sandwich with lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup and a glass of grape juice for lunch. Slade was wrapping bandages around his upper arm. Robin had scratched him when he tried getting him off after a tackle. After lunch, Slade gave him some chores to do around the house. He had to dust everything, sweep and mop the kitchen, and vacuum the floors. When he was done, Robin decided to take a two hour nap. When he woke up, he was full of energy and bored. So he entered Slade's room to see what he was up to. He was sitting at his computer, looking over an inventory list. Stepping up on his right behind him, Robin examined the list. There was a lot of food and drink items, plus some weapons and mechanical parts. He blinked a few times.
"Where do you go to get your stuff?"
Slade adjusted the numbers of certain items, marking them up or down by a few points. "The nearest town is ten miles from here."
"Do you use money?"
"Usually," Slade said, fixing two more items. "Sometimes I use trading for mechanical parts." After saving his work and closing the window, Slade turned the computer off and closed the lid. Turning the chair around, he stood up. "Is there something you needed?"
Robin's eyes widened slightly, almost forgetting why he had entered the room. "Oh, erm, well, I'm just a little bored. I wanted to see what you were doing, in case you had any ideas on what I can do."
"What would you like to do?"
"I want to go outside. But, the hunters…"
Robin trailed off. Grabbing his shoulder, Slade turned him around and gently pushed him forward. "I'll go outside with you." Grinning, Robin jogged to the door and left. Shaking his head, Slade followed him at a walk. They moved through the house and left out the front door. Robin headed for the thicket of trees. "There isn't anything to do out there you know."
Reaching a part of the forest that wasn't too crowded of trees, Robin went to one and started to climb it. He dug his claws into the bark as he climbed the trunk to reach the branches.
"Sure there is!"
Slade stopped a few feet from the tree and looked up. "Wolves can't climb trees."
Robin pulled himself onto the first thick branch and sat with his legs on either side of it. He looked down at Slade and playfully stuck his tongue out at him. Slade's eye narrowed slightly at him. Robin chuckled.
"You should learn to lighten up!" Getting on his stomach, Robin pushed himself up to stand on his branch. He placed his hand on the trunk to avoid losing his balance and falling. "But if you really want to get back at me, then come get me!"
"You expect me to chase you through the trees?" Robin nodded happily. Slade smirked. "If you insist…"
Without waiting for him, Robin turned, ran across his branch, and then jumped off. He landed on a different tree, climbed to the next branch, and repeated the process. Shaking his head in amusement, Slade ran across the forest floor, jumped at a tree as high as he could, landed on it, and then pushed off towards another. He quickly flipped himself onto a branch, performed another jump, and landed on a different branch. Robin was getting higher and higher into the tall trees as Slade chased him.
It didn't take long for Slade to start catching up. Their jumps were in almost perfect sync. Coming up to a far away branch of a new tree, Robin took a flying leap, grabbed the branch while digging his claws into the wood to avoid falling, and then flipped onto it. He landed in a crouch and stood up right as Slade landed on the branch below him. Robin suddenly had a better idea.
"I'll race you to the top! The loser has to make dinner!"
Robin leaped off the branch and continued higher. Determined to beat him, Slade continued the chase, concentrating more on the trees. Almost two minutes passed before Robin was nearing the top. Slade wasn't far behind. Seeing the secret finish line, Robin jumped onto the side of the tree, pushed off, and jumped to the next one. Knowing where he was going, Slade took a faster route, running from one branch to another since they were so close together. He jumped onto the tree next to the finish line right as Robin pushed off and grabbed the branch. He flipped onto it and then sat down with his hands gripping the branch in between his parted legs. Looking up, Slade saw him grinning down at him.
"I win!" Looking past him, Slade stared at something above him. Grin faltering, Robin blinked in curiosity, wondering what he was looking at. His eyes suddenly widened when he pushed off the trunk of the tree, landed next to him on his branch, and jumped even higher. Jerking his head up, Robin saw him standing on a thin branch that was above his head. His mouth fell open. "Ah… No fair!"
Folding his arms over his chest, Slade smirked down at him. "Looks like I win."
Pouting, Robin jerked his gaze away and snorted. After a few seconds, he got a soft, devious look on his face. "At least my branch won't break on me."
"Hm…?"
Slade heard a loud creak and then something snapped. Eyes widening in surprise, he slipped and fell off the broken branch. Robin gripped his branch tight as he landed on it. It shuddered violently under his weight. His legs were dangling in the air and he couldn't get his footing. Gripping the branch with his arms tight, Slade pulled himself up. Swinging his leg over, he sat down beside Robin and shook his head. Robin stifled a laugh, smiling instead.
"Don't like falling?"
Slade looked at him. "I am used to a lot of things. Like pain for instance. However, falling the way I did still makes my stomach flutter. I also don't like being forced up too fast."
"Oh. So you prefer having your feet planted firmly to the ground?"
"Something like that."
They were silent for a moment. Robin suddenly smiled. "Any other weaknesses you'd like to share?"
Slade stared at him blankly for a few seconds before looking away and standing. "We should return."
Slade jumped off the branch and made his way down. Robin stared after him, wondering what he just felt from him. Ignoring it for now, he got up and followed after him. They made it back to the cabin in seven minutes. Since Robin lost the game, he made chicken stir fry.
"When do you plan on going into town?" he asked while watching over his skillet.
"In a few days," Slade said, working on his computer while at the table. "But you won't be going."
Robin looked at him. "Why?"
"Well, I can't go out looking like this, now, can I?"
Robin suddenly turned, hands on his hips as he glared at him. "You have to show me what you look like sooner or later."
Slade glanced at him from the lid of his laptop. "I don't have to do anything."
Robin threw his arms up in the air. "That's not fair! You already know what I look like without a mask, so I should get the same treatment, don't you think?"
Slade's response was totally irrelevant. "You stir fry is going to burn."
Throwing his head back, Robin threw his hands into the air again. "UGH!" Turning on his heel, he slammed his spoon into the skillet and started to stir again. He turned the stove heat down. Slade just shook his head and returned to his work. Robin glared at the stir fry as he continued to stir it. "Asshole," he grumbled under his breath.
"I heard that."
Still overly annoyed, Robin continued making dinner in silence.

Robin laid in bed with his hands behind his head an hour after a shower that night, staring up at the ceiling. Ever since sending his e-mail the night before, he felt strange. Would the Titans have believed it was him sending it? Or did they think it had been a fake, a joke? Robin assumed Raven had told Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy about being chased that day before he left. But what if she hadn't? How would they react knowing right then after two weeks of being gone?
Robin's ear twitched and then turned towards the window. When he heard the same noise again, he turned his head and looked out. On the window sill, a crow was staring straight at him. Curious, Robin slowly got up and approached the window slowly to avoid scarring the bird away. Stepping up to it, he pushed the glass separation up to see out the screen. The crow stared at him with piercing black eyes, sending chills down his spine.
"Are you the crow from yesterday?" Robin asked it. The crow blinked, waited a few seconds, and then cawed. "Crows don't talk, do they?" The crow didn't reply. "What do you want?"
"Wrong question."
Robin blinked in surprise and confusion. So the crow did speak. "I have to ask the right question?" The crow preened his wing. "Okay, who are you?"
"Wrong question."
Robin frowned. What was he supposed to be asking? "Do you want to come in?" The crow shook his head. "Do you want me to come out there?"
The crow hopped across the window sill a few times. "Outside."
"Why do you want me to come out for?" Robin asked.
"Not why, who."
"Someone wants me to come out to see them?"
"Yes."
Robin started to believe crows were very cryptic creatures. But someone wanted to see him? What was that about? "I'd like to meet whoever wants to see me, but it's late. I'd rather not wander around the house."
"Remove barrier."
"Barrier?" Robin whispered. He looked around the perimeter of the window. "The screen? I don't want to ruin it."
"Remove barrier."
Robin glared at the persistent crow. "Okay, fine." With a clawed finger, Robin started at the top right corner and made a vertical slit in the screen. He then moved it around in a square to cut the screen out. The crow flew into the air to avoid getting hit by it as it fluttered backwards. "So do I follow you?"
"Yes."
Nodding, Robin crawled his way out the window. He dropped to a crouch in the grass, looked up, and saw the crow heading further into the trees. Standing up, Robin chased after him, entering the thicket of trees. The crow flew low enough for him to see him. For a few minutes, they made their way through the forest. Robin soon sensed a powerful force coming up on his right. That's when the crow turned in said direction. Robin changed direction too, continuing the chase. They soon reached a clearing. When Robin ran through the tall grass, fireflies started burning brightly around him. He was suddenly having some major déjà vu. Stopping, he looked around. The crow seemed to have vanished. Confused, Robin was about to keep going when he heard something behind him. Quickly turning, he got in a fighting stance, thinking he was going to be attacked. He suddenly blinked.
Standing at the edge of the clearing that Robin came out of, a white wolf with golden eyes was staring at him. Robin swallowed in anticipation when it didn't do anything. Maybe this was the one he was supposed to see? He lowered his guard and crouched, to be level with the wolf. His tail wrapped tightly around his waist, as a warning to be careful.
"Did you send the crow?" The wolf dipped his head, which Robin thought meant 'yes'. "Why? What do you want?"
"Warning, danger."
Robin groaned. "You're just like the crow. Can't you speak normally?"
The wolf inhaled deeply. "Warning you. In danger. Stay away from humans."
"Does that include Slade?" Robin asked. His eyes suddenly widened slightly. "Hey, wait, then that means the hunters are still out there?"
"Yes."
Robin sighed in annoyance. "I had a feeling it was too good to be true. And what about Slade, the one who rescued me from the hunters? Do I have to stay away from him too?"
The wolf was silent for a moment. "No immediate danger. Careful still. Not as it seems."
Robin was a bit confused about that last part. "Do you mean Slade isn't as he seems? Like he's hiding something?"
"Yes. Hiding true intentions. Hiding true feelings."
"True feelings?" Robin asked himself. The wolf stared intently at him. Robin then remembered about earlier that evening, when he and Slade were in the trees, having fun. "Okay, I don't know what those true feelings are, but I'll watch out for them. Anything else I should know before I go back?"
The wolf was quiet again for a while. "Help in unexpected places. Take into consideration. No overlook. Yours for the taking."
Robin kind of understood what the wolf was saying now. Basically, if there was help around, he shouldn't ignore it and use the help provided. And it could appear whenever, wherever. Robin wasn't about to take this advice without total care.
"Okay, I'll keep all of that in mind."
The wolf stared at him for a few more seconds before tilting his head back and howling. The rest of the fireflies rose into the air, surrounded the wolf in spirals, and their lights started to blind Robin. He closed his eyes to shield them. When he knew the light was gone, he opened them and the wolf and fireflies were gone. Robin looked stunned. What had that wolf been? Was he crazy to think the wolf and the crow were some kind of kindred spirits? Whatever they had been, they were weird. But Robin trusted them. And one thing was for sure: he had to be more careful now that he knew the hunters were still searching for him. If he let his guard down, even for a second, he'd be in serious trouble.
Suddenly feeling tired, Robin headed back for the cabin, not knowing someone was watching over him from the sky.

To Be Continued…

Okay, you guys are probably thinking, "what the hell was up with the ending there? Why was the wolf and crow being so weird/annoying? It made no sense at all!" Yeah, that's the point ;) I've been fascinated with cryptic speaking and riddles for a long time, even if I can't answer/understand them myself XD But this was fun. Think of it as foreshadowing in a way. Because believe me, strange things do happen in the story in a few chapters from now. Things will become clear eventually XD Take care
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