Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, or anything else in this fic except my OC.

Summary: Basically this fic's main focus is on Robin's twin brother and how he interacts and fits into his life. This fic if I'm able to write it the way I want to is going to have tons of angst, action, and humor. The first chapters will be about certain parts in their lives and so on. This is my fist fic so please R&R.

The rain outside the tent was drowned out the small boy's sobs. An observer would have said it looked as if he had lost his favorite toy. But this boy had much more serious problems he had just found out that his brother had once again outshined his and left him in his shadow. That how it always went Blane would discover something he thought he was rather gifted at then when he showed it to Richard, Rich would try and just naturally be better at it.

It had started when he had tried to imitate his parent's trapeze act on a small practice set and had shown an amazing amount of promise if he kept trying. After the owner of the circus had noted that in a few years he could be part of his parents act Richard had been keen to try. As soon as he touched the bar every soul present saw the amazing talent and instinct that only a pure natural could have on their first try while he did the flips and turns. And so three short weeks later Rich became part of the act, but his brother Blane lost interest because even with the prescribed three years of practice he would never be up to the level that his parents and brother would reach during them.

The same thing happened when they had started to be tutored by the members of the circus so that they wouldn't have to go to public schools. No matter how hard Blane studied, no matter how hard he tried, Richard without even trying would get far better grades. Once again leaving him in the shadows. It was like that in every aspect of their lives. Everyone loved Richard's smile, looks, and amazingly optimistic attitude. While at the same time looking down their noses at his brother's sad face, pessimistic outlook on life, and no one except Richard ever gave him encouraging smiles or kind words of comfort. Not even his parents could tell if he were angry, upset, sad, or even when he was emotionally torn inside. To them he always seemed content with his life.

The night their parents died Richard was torn into pieces, but Blane decided that all he cared about was that his best friend hadn't been killed as well. He felt he would have no reason to live if his brother, the only one who would even give him the time of day, had died as well. So that night he promised himself that he would never let Richard have this kind of pain again. Then that man, Bruce Wayne, came and took them to live with him. Wayne only took him in Because Richard refused to go without him.

"Richard, what were you thinking when you accepted coming to this stuck-up prissy-boy's house!" exclaimed Blane soon after surviving another dinner with Wayne.

"Dude, calm down I know he doesn't seem to have a very deep personality but he is letting us live here." Richard calmly stated. Geez, dealing with a recently gone goth twin brother could be excruciatingly painful at times. Why the heck did he go goth anyway.

"Bro, the man hates me. I mean come on, can't you tell he's only letting me stay because you wouldn't if he kicked me out. Don't tell me you're oblivious to how he treats me. The only words that Wayne has directed at me were, 'there's your room' and a gruff 'morning' in the three weeks we've been here!" Blane was starting to get annoyed with all of this because it was even worse than the damn circus. At least his parents tried to talk to him out of becoming a reclusive goth. "I'm going to finish exploring this damn prison, later."

Richard was dumbfounded, Blane could exaggerate just about anything. "Fine you do that I'm going to sleep." But as he lay there he thought, 'Could he be telling the truth? Nah, he's still upset about mom and dad.' With that he fell sound asleep.

Little did Richard know, that his brother would resent him always being the best at everything but never hate him. Shortly after that they discovered the Batcave and became Robin and Shadow. Batman and Robin were always confused about his choice of the name Shadow, but never questioned him about it.

"Well since you have both shown that you want to become hero's you need to realize that this is not an easy road." Batman stated.

'Is there such thing as an easy road? If it weren't for the fact that this might help me find something that I'm better that Rich at I would have walked away the minute he started to discourage us.' Thought Blane as the cowled man blabbed on and on about the dangers and spelled out what they would find required of them. 'Does he seriously think we haven't thought about all of this, except maybe the love part, but I seriously don't think we'll have to worry about that. '

"Now the next thing on the list is your code names. Think carefully and tell me who you want to become." Batman said as if challenging them to say "Batboy".

"Robin." Richard had been planning on seeking Batman out for months and already new what title he wanted to uphold. The nickname his father had given him his first time on a trapeze. He could easily remember the day he was given that name.

----------------Flashback--------------------

Blane had just completed an amazing routine for some one who had just started learning how to be an acrobat. Richard was quite impressed at how well he was doing.

"Bro, that is amazing can I have a shot at it?" Richard asked. He would love to get into the family act right alongside his brother.

"Sure thing man, just be careful." Blane warned.

As he had climbed onto the bars his parents and some of the other people in the tent had turned to watch and see if he had the necessary talent. As he went through the routine he had seen Blane struggling with just moments before he was surprised at hoe easily it was. When he dismounted everyone was staring at him in awe. Apparently it was the Hardest they had given Blane to do yet and Richard had just breezed through it. Everyone was congratulating him and then his parents walked up.

"Richard that was amazing you're a natural sweetheart." Came his mom's loving voice

"Son you could easily join the act within a month if you are willing to practice. I swear you looked just like a robin flying in the spring. You belong in the air!" his dad had said with pride in his voice as he raised his son onto his shoulders.

Just before he was swept off into the small celebration the performers were holding at having found someone so young to join them Richard looked over the small crowd at his brother easily slipping into the shadows. 'Funny he almost looks like he could just disappear in those shadows.' He had thought.

-----------End Flash Back-------------

Batman decided that the name was acceptable. He then turned expectantly to Blane who had a completely blank look on his face.

"Shadow." He said with absolutely no emotion at all in his voice. He then turned and walked over to the workbench and began work on his new identity.

The newly christened "Robin" and Batman looked at each other with some surprise in their voice. After that night no one new what shadow thought or felt unless he expressly told them. He even surpassed Batman when it came to mysterious. He had finally found what he was best at skulking as a shadow. And inventing the greatest cloaking technology the world had ever known.

Hey everyone thank you for reading this first chap. But please don't judge the story by it the second is much better. It is when Shadow talks to Robin about the creation of Red X. it also starts the actual story thanks a bunch.