Title: Mind's Obsession
Author: Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli
Summary: SEQUEL TO HEART'S DESIRE; The Titans are looking for Terra and Terran, and when they find someone who knows where they are, their partnership with this person results in more than they could have imagined. RobStar BBRae CyOC (finally)
Disclaimer: Obviously, I still don't own the Teen Titans. Why would I be writing a fan fic if I did?
Chapter 1 – Finding a Lead
Robin slammed his head down on his desk. He had nothing. Absolutely nothing. It had been five months since Terra and Terran disappeared and they still couldn't find any leads on them. Many times it had been suggested to him that they give up the search. Slade was gone; if Terra and Terran were still dangerous, they'd find out soon enough. Maybe in running away the twins were looking to start a new life, a life where they could be good instead of bad. But Robin refused to give up. Terran had hurt Starfire. He was not going to get away with that, even if Starfire insisted that it wasn't a problem. Sometimes Robin wondered if it was even about Starfire anymore. It was probably more that Terran had kissed Star before Robin had. And that fueled a sort of anger in Robin that a million kisses from her couldn't cure. The only thing that could make that anger disappear was if Terran got what he deserved. And so Robin was determined to find the twins and make them pay.
"Robin?" Starfire entered her love's room and kneeled down next to him, putting her hand on his arm.
"I've gotta find them, Star," he said, looking at her. "But I don't know where else to look." Starfire gently kissed his lips.
"You have been working harder than the rest of us," she told him. "Let everyone else look for a while. You must rest." Robin smiled at the beautiful girl who was finally his after so long. He still couldn't believe his luck. But still, his inner rage at Terran took over.
"Rest? How can I rest when there are two villains on the loose?" Starfire frowned slightly. Robin was obsessing a bit like he had over Slade. And sometimes she felt like it was her fault that he was so intent on finding them. Inwardly, she hoped that someone would find them soon. It was putting a bit of a strain on their relationship because his mind always seemed to be somewhere else.
"Robin, if they are truly that dangerous, then we will see them soon enough. Please, do not think anymore about them." She took his hands into hers. "Is there anything I can do to take your mind off them?" Robin pulled his hands out of hers, and at first Starfire was scared that he was rejecting her. But then he lifted her into his arms and settled her into his lap. She blushed, a small smile on her face. She put her arms around his neck, and he brushed a strand of crimson hair out of her beautiful shining face. Their lips met, their tongues tangled, and Terra and Terran slowly left his mind.
BAM!
Robin and Starfire stopped kissing, startled by the loud noise of Robin's bedroom door slamming against the wall.
"Guess who's got....oh, uh, am I interrupting something?" Starfire quickly left Robin's lap, blushing furiously.
"Hey, Beast Boy," Robin said, exasperated. "What was so important that you forgot to knock?" The green changeling laughed nervously.
"Yeah, uh, sorry about that, but I figured you'd want to know about the lead I found." Starfire sighed, sadly, as Robin completely forgot about her and perked up at a possible lead. Terra and Terran were back on the center stage of Robin's mind.
"A lead? Really?"
"Yeah. I had to go as far out as Gotham City, but I finally found someone who knew about the 'twin earth powers' as this guy referred to them. He thinks he might know where they could be."
"Beast Boy, you're amazing!" Robin said, leaping out of his chair to give BB a hug, but then thought better of it.
"Yeah, I know, I got connections," the changeling said pompously. "I'll tell you the whole story out in the living room when everyone's together. Where's Cyborg?" Starfire and Robin looked at each other with a sort of pitying look on their faces.
"Garage," they said at the same time. Beast Boy shook his head.
"Dude, Cy really needs to get a girl. That car is taking over his life."
"We're waiting," Raven said, appearing out of a black hole she made in the door. "You tore Cyborg away from his car and now he wants to know what's going on."
"So I, the amazing Beast Boy, managed to find what no one else could. I, the amazing Beast Boy, have the key to the location of Terra and Terran. I, the amazing Beast Boy...."
"Alright, alright, get on with it," Cyborg demanded.
"I don't think so. I have some very valuable information here. I think Cyborg and Robin need to oblige that I am the best video game player ever."
"What do video games have to do with this?" Cyborg asked in protest.
"Say it!" Beast Boy commanded, enjoying every minute.
"Raven, control your boyfriend," Cyborg pleaded. A hidden smile appeared on the pale girl's face.
"What makes you think I can tell him what to do?"
"Say it!"
"No way!" Cyborg objected. "Robin, tell him no way!"
"I don't know, Cy, I really want this information."
"Robin! For the love of all things video game-y! What is wrong with you!"?
"Robin is very dedicated to finding information on Terra and Terran," Starfire explained, quietly. The silent message got across: Robin was obsessing again. Beast Boy turned serious.
"Okay, so, um, like I said earlier, I had to go all the way into Gotham to finally find someone, but I did. This guy apparently had been watching Slade for quite a while and therefore was watching the twin apprentices too. He had trackers on all three of them, and though Slade's was found and removed when he went to jail, Terra and Terran still have theirs. This guy is loaded, so his technology is amazingly accurate, and he could pinpoint their exact location. When I told him we were the Teen Titans, he seemed eager to help, but asked for a group meeting before he told us where they are. I told him we'd show up tomorrow. That cool with you guys?"
"Beast Boy, I don't know how you do it," Robin said, sounding excited.
"Hey, hey, slow down here," Cyborg said. "Robin, I think you're too thrilled about this lead to be in your right mind. Who is this guy? What do we know about him? How do we know it's not a trap?" Beast Boy's face fell.
"All I know is his name. I never even thought to check up on his background or anything. He seemed old-ish, so I didn't even consider that he might be bad."
"So who is he?" Raven asked.
Robin felt his whole body seize up as Beast Boy said, "Bruce Wayne, of Wayne Enterprises."
So I'm back!! How much did you guys miss me? Not that I was gone for too long. But it's been a while since I've written Heart's Desire so now it's time to get back into that mind frame. I hope that if you haven't read Heart's Desire you'll go read it now, because while the story could be read independently, you'll be really confused about who Terran is. And everyone seemed to like Heart's Desire, so yeah, I guess it's a good read.
Anyways.
In case you didn't know, Bruce Wayne is Batman, but you probably did. And I know that the whole Batman-meets-Titans thing has been done before, but I've always wanted to play with Robin's secret identity, and I like to think that this story will be original. I promise, you'll love it.
OH!!! AND WHO SAW SATURDAY NIGHT'S NEW EPISODE?!?!?!? That was SO COOL. I mean, really, that was cool. AND DID YOU GUYS SEE THE HEARTS IN STARFIRE'S EYES WHEN SHE WENT TO HUG ROBIN AFTER HE GOT UN-OLD?!?!?!? They were brief, BUT THEY WERE THERE! YAAAAAYY!!!!
Okay enough of that.
Sneak Peak for Next Chapter: A slightly humorous chapter that involves a little car trouble, and the Titans get their first view of Wayne Manor.
Review!
Blair