"Keep your powers in control."
Batman's words repeated in his mind over and over. Robin knew that he wasn't allowed to show his powers. But this was important. His friends were unconscious and he was their last hope. Despite the fact that they've fought an Amazo before, the team of teenage superheroes were still not used to its abilities.
The gypsy teen panted for breath. He stared at the Amazo with cold eyes. This was it. This was what he needed to do. He stood up as straight as possible, trying to mind the pain in his side, and closed his eyes. His domino mask had long ago fallen off when the Amazo had land a few punches on him and knocked it off.
"Alright, Big Guy. Let's get this over with…" He said in a whisper that was meant to be loud and clear. He opened his eyes, blue eyes glowing so bright that it faintly lit up the dark warehouse they were in. Robin stuck out both of his hands, waiting a few more seconds for the Amazo to get in position. "Adu pe foc. Adu pe Iadul. Set tot aprins, astfel încât nici o urmă rămâne."
The wind around the boy seemed to get heavy. His black hair flew around his face and ears – the canine teeth in his mouth seem to grown slightly, sticking out his mouth. What use to be the white of his eye was now fully black, and enraged. "Die, fucker."
The warehouse lit up, blinding those who were around it. Good thing no one was. The blinding light soon dimmed to nothing and what used to be an Amazo was only dust. Robin's eyes went back to normal, his teeth shrinking as if they never changed. And all the energy he once had left him; he fainted.
When Robin woke up, he realized that he was no longer in Kansas. Okay, that was a joke. But he did notice that he was no longer in that old warehouse. Thank God. However, for being what he was, God probably hated him because when his eyes got used to the bright light that shined above him, he saw a Bat giving that certain glare. Yes, ladies and gents, it was the infamous 'BatGlare'.
"What did I tell you?"
The thirteen year old winced. "Err… Come on, B, I didn't mean to… I – uh – I had to do something. The rest of the team was down, I was the only one standing-"
"You could've called me."
The gypsy teen found himself in a situation where he knew he couldn't win against the Batman. He sighed and turned his head away from his father figure. "I… I'm sorry."
Batman sat down at the edge of the mattress Robin laid upon; Dick hadn't notice until just now that he was in the Medical Wing. "Listen," His mentor said. "I'm not mad. I just… What if they found out?" 'They' was referring to the team. The teen had always feared what they would think of him if he were to say that he was a… "You're not just any regular demon, Dick," Batman continued in a low voice. "You're a devil. Not even a normal devil, but one that can't decide what his sin is."
Robin crossed his arms and muttered under his breath: "I just can't make the decision between lust or pride."
Batman pinched the bridge of his nose before smiling a bit. He ruffled his son's hair before putting the Batman act back on. He stood up and walked off. Dick smacked his lips and pulled the IV out of his arm before he too stood up, only waiting a few minutes for Batman out of the clearance – Bats would kill him for already getting up so soon – and walked to the living area of the mountain.
There, he saw his teammates already up and alive. Wally was munching on snack, which wasn't unusual. He gave M'gann a small smile and took a seat beside her on the couch. When she asked how he was feeling, Robin couldn't help but feel relieved when he knew nothing was different. They didn't know. Good.
He opened his mouth to speak. As he went to answer the Martian girl, he remembered how no one cared when M'gann showed her true self. His smile faltered a bit, and he stopped mid-sentence to think. Would they treat him the same? Or would they reject him? Miss M. was still an alien; however, Robin would go from being human to Devil. He took a shuddered breath.
"…bin? Robin?"
His hidden eyes snapped out his daze and stared at the girl, "Uh…huh?"
"Are you okay?" M'gann asked with slight concern in her auburn eyes. "You just stopped talking and I was worried."
The ebony haired boy just laughed and waved it off. "Yeah, yeah, totally feeling the aster," He said with a reassuring smile.
Wally sat beside him, giving a grunt as his bottom hit the cushion. He threw an arm around the thirteen year old and gave a pat on the raven-colored hair. "You know… I've been wondering," Wally suddenly said. "Who saved us from the Amazo?"
Robin winced unnoticeably. Everyone else just turned their heads, some of the five heads nodded in agreement to Wally's question – who did save them? Artemis was the first to speak, "Robin, you were the last to go down… Did you see anyone?"
All eyes turned to the youngest member. 'Shit,' Robin said in his mind, but the same old grin was plastered on his face. "I don't really know… I went unconscious not long after you guys. Maybe it was Batman."
"But could Batman turn something like an Amazo into dust?" Questioned Conner.
"Oh, come on, this is the goddamn Batman! He's… He's done something like this before." They could see through his lies. All of them knew that Robin stuttered when he lied.
Kaldur raised an eyebrow. "Robin, my friend, are you telling us the truth?"
Pressuring. They were all pressuring him. He was being interrogated by five cops. He ground his teeth together and looked for a distraction. He laughed nervously, "Ah, would you look at the time? I better get back to Gotham and…uh… Yeah, I'm-a just head out."
And with that, he left, his cape flowing behind him.
The remaining teams looked at each other with uncertain eyes. Why was their friend lying to them? What could he possibly be hiding? Most of the eyes looked over to Wally, hoping that the best friend of Robin would know. He only shrugged. Aqualad stared at the empty spot that was formerly taken by the boy from earlier:
"There is something fishy going on around here."
"Dude, was that a fish pun!?"
Okay, okay, how was it? The last time I written a fanfiction was about three years ago. I didn't know how this was going to go, so I am terribly sorry if it all sucked. And if the characters were OOC.
FAQs:
Is the writer Christian?
Answer: Yes. I am Christian, being Baptist and all. However, I've always liked books and mangas and anime about demons.
Where did you get the idea to do this?
Answer: On my old fanfiction account, I remember writing a Young Justice fanfic about Robin being a werewolf. However, three years later, I was in the shower remembering it and Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dame came on and I was like 'What if Robin was a demon?'
Is there going to be any pairings in this?
Answer: Noticeably, no. But I do ship BirdFlash, so there might be some touchy-feely things and all.
Any warnings?
Answer: Major swear words, mostly by Robin and Artemis. Maybe Wally. Um… This is rated T for teen. I would probably not recommend it for people under the age of 13, but I can't fucking stop you so… Also, since Robin is a devil of either lust or pride, he will probably be quite seductive in some chapters, but it won't go all the way.
Anything else?
Answer: YES! I just want to have a small poll if you think Robin should be a devil of lust or a devil of pride. I'd prefer either one, because we all know that Dick Grayson is sexy and can act really hot when he wants. But he is also very prideful and shite.
ALRIGHTY. I HOPE YE BLOODY LIKED IT. IT TOOK LIKE AN HOUR TO DO THIS. I DON'T OWN ANYTHING BUT THE PLOT. SEE YA NEXT TIME.