The Life… Of Dick Grayson.

A/N: I am finally continuing this story! But first, I'm making some little changes to the previous chapters. (Such as spelling Kaldur's name correctly. XD). If you've already read these chapters, you don't have to re-read them. And I want to thank all of you for your support!

Dick Grayson woke up early that morning, excited for the day ahead. Today was March 21st, his birthday. The day was going to start off with breakfast, just like any day, and then escalate. For his sake, Batman had told the Young Justice team that Robin's birthday was today, so they were allowed five hours to celebrate in any way that they wanted, ending with lunch. After that, Bruce was taking him to who knows where to do who knows what. Finally, the day would end with dinner and patrol around Gotham.

He changed quickly into black jeans and a green collared shirt. He set some glasses in his pocket and prepared in all the usual ways. Five minutes later, he was walking into the dining room.

When he arrived, he was surprised to see Alfred standing by a single plate of food.

"Where's Bruce?" Dick asked, obviously disappointed that he wasn't there.

"I'm afraid the Batman had an emergency to attend to at the Watchtower, Master Richard, but he wanted me give you his apologies for this absence," Alfred replied.

"Oh, okay," was all the boy had to say. He tried not to let his disappointment show too much.

"If it is any consultation, Master Dick, Master Bruce said he would try to be back by the time you finish lunch with the team. With any luck, sir, he will be waiting for you here upon your return."

Dick nodded and forced a smile. At least he would still get to see Bruce… hopefully. Still, if anything, he had time with the team, and they were being trusted with his birth date.

Excited for the day that could still lie ahead, Dick ate quickly and stood. "Thanks for breakfast Alfred, I'll see you later!" He called and grabbed his jacket as he walked out the door.

Within five minutes, he was slipping on his coal black jacket and taking his shades out of his pocket as he neared the telephone booth. Once there, he walked in and stepped forward, automatically teleporting him into the Mount.

Mount Justice was calm and quiet, something rather unusual. Robin walked into the main living room where the TV was left on. He looked around a bit, but there wasn't a soul in sight. He just shrugged and headed back towards the Zeta tubes.

'Maybe they were also sent out on a mission,' he thought. He was disappointed, and he felt lonely now. He stopped in front of the Zeta tubes. 'Well, there's no point in going home,' he thought, 'and they should come back eventually.' He decided he would just wait in the main room.

As he walked in, he looked up to a startling sight. There, in front of him, were six figures. M'gann, Artemis, and Kid flash sat on the floor in front of the TV while Conner, Kaldur, and Zatanna were on the couch; all of them wore civilian clothes. 'Wasn't I in here ten seconds ago? And wasn't the room empty? Why didn't I hear them come in?'

A motion in the corner of the room caught Kaldur's eye and he smiled as Robin walked in.

"Robin!" Cried M'gann as the others realized that he had come in. Wally stood and raced over, wrapping his arm around Robin's shoulders.

"So, you ready for your birthday events?" Artemis asked.

"Sure. So what are we doing?"

"Well, I got us seven tickets to a new movie that just came out today!" Wally announced proudly.

"We, got them," Artemis said, rolling her eyes. "Baywatch, Kalder, and I were at the movie theater at midnight buying the tickets."

"Sweet, so what are we going to see?" Robin asked.

"Some new movie called 'the Life'," Wally said. "I don't know what it's about, but it's a documentary and its rated R, so you can guaranty there's blood."

"So either animals ripping each-other up or battles, armies, and war? Sounds good to me." Robin smiled and the seven of them walked to the Bio-ship.

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The Team found themselves running across the field where they had just left the Bio-ship.

"I told you to get the later showing!" Artemis called over to Wally who was running five feet in front of her.

"It's not my fault! You guys are slower than I expected!" Wally called back.

"I bet I can get there before any of you!" Robin said as he ran past the others.

"Yah right, I'm Kid Flash! You can't outrun me!"

"Watch me!" And with that, Robin took a sharp turn and disappeared into the bushes.

The others slowed down a bit, wondering why Robin had gone in the opposite direction of the theater.

"Just keep running!" KF called back to them. "We'll be lucky if we beat him as it is!" Somewhere far in front of them, a hysterical laugh broke out.

"He can't be that far ahead!" Kaldur said in surprise. The whole team put on the speed.

When they arrived at the movie theater, they were all panting and trying to catch their breath; well, all except for Wally.

"Where… is he?" Kaldur asked through his pants. "Did… we… win?"

"Not by a long shot," said a voice directly behind him; he almost fell over in surprise. Robin was right behind him, and he wasn't panting, or catching his breath. By the looks of it, he hadn't even broken a sweat.

"How do you do that?" Kaldur asked, still in shock.

"I'll never tell. Bat-family secret, you know?" Kaldur just shook his head and stood up right. Everyone had recovered from their run, so they all found their composure and walked casually into the theater.

They were ten minutes late, meaning that the movie had already started. They found the theater and walked in. Robin walked in and immediately turned to the seats. The back was the only place with enough seats in a row for them. He sat down and looked up at the screen. A lady who looked like a reporter was talking, and the last thing she said, and the only thing that was heard, was "And now, footage that was recorded on that very night by a member in the crowd."

The team smiled, glad that they hadn't missed the good part.

~Robin's POV~

I looked up at the screen, ready to see what the footage was about. In all actuality, I didn't care what the movie was; it was just nice to have a day out with my friends, like a normal kid would do. I smiled at the thought of being a normal kid. As if!

But my smile quickly vanished. Up on the screen, I saw something that sent chills down my spine and I had to force myself not to scream.

It was like watching that night through someone else's eyes. High on the trapeze, my family and I waved down at the crowd. People cheered as my Grandpa Richard and Father jumped out onto the wires. I sat upright in my seat. Kaldur looked at me, but he didn't understand. He didn't know what was going to happen next; I did.

My whole family was out there now, swinging high above the ground, their lives only supported by two wires. I, myself, was about to jump out and grab my mother's hands. I stood in my seat, purely shocked. I wished there was some way I wasn't seeing this. I wished that I could teleport far, far away. Somehow, though, I couldn't look away. I was frozen, my eyes glued to the memories and the screen.

I heard the loud snaps, both in my head and in the theater. At the same time, Wally called my heroic name, but I barely registered it. I wasn't Robin right now, I was Dick Grayson.

I flinched as my family hit the ground. I couldn't take it anymore. There were tears in my eyes, and I didn't feel like exposing myself as the weak Dick Grayson to my friends. I Dove forward and grabbed the top of an empty seat two rows down. Some people protested, while others stared in wonder. I flipped to the side and was in the isle now. Just before I left the room, I heard myself begging my mother not to leave me alone, and the gurgling of blood that was her response. I remembered it clearly, how she lived for five agonizing minutes, and how I was there for the first thirty seconds of those minutes.

In the theater, some people called: "Who did those flips?" "Crazy bastard!" And one person that asked aloud "Was that Dick Grayson?" The room filled with gasps as they recognized me as Dick Grayson, including a sob from who I could identify as M'gann. I heard Wally call for me again as the door shut, but this time, he called me Dick.

There was a great commotion behind me as both my team and the people from the theater came out behind me. Unfortunately for me, there was a reporter doing a segment on the movie, and I ran right into her.

She looked down at me in surprise, and the impact knocked my glasses off. "Dick Grayson?!" She asked, and shoved the microphone in my face, just like every other reporter I'd ever known always did. "Grayson, would you care to make a comment on the movie?!"

"No, no comment!" I called and tried to push past her. She had two camera men with her, and one of them grabbed me by the arm. "Let go!" I called, trying to get attention. And attention is exactly what I got.

The people from the theater were on top of me now, and escape looked impossible. Everyone was talking and yelling, and my head hurt. I couldn't focus on anything, and the man's grip on my arms was getting really tight, due to how I was almost pulled away in the crowed of people grabbing at me. I was being pulled at left and right, and I felt like I was going to be ripped in two. The tears started to leak from my tightly closed eyes.

I was as shocked as everyone else when there was a loud clash on the wall to my right, and my eyes burst open. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw M'gann was using her powers. She had picked up the ticket booth and thrown it against the wall; papers flew everywhere.

While everyone was diverted, Wally ran forward. With incredible speed he pushed through the crowd, splitting them in half. Before anyone knew what hit them, Wally was carrying me out the door. The guy that had been holding me was pulled to the ground when I was yanked from him.

Seconds later, the rest of the team were running right behind us, Wally still carried me. What seemed like a heartbeat later, the team and I were under the safety of the foliage. Wally set me down.

I walked a few steps and placed my hands on the trunk of a tree, using it for support. No one said anything, and for that, I was glad. My stomach churned and I fell onto my hands and knees; there, I lost my breakfast.

I sat back against the tree and pulled my knees up to my chest. I crossed my arms over my knees and hid my face in them. I didn't want the team to see me cry. So-far, no one said a word, so I just waited. Finally, Wally broke the silence.

"Dick?" He whispered.

I secretly wiped the tears from my eyes so they wouldn't see them. I lifted my head and stared blankly. No matter what I wasn't going to show weakness, especially not in front of Kaldur. When it came down to it, I was always afraid that if Kaldur knew how much I cried, he would think I was weak. All of them would think I was weak. So far, Wally was the only one of them who had ever seen me cry before, and that's because he's known my secret ID for a long time.

"Dick," he whispered again, "Are you okay?"

I still didn't move, didn't blink, I just stared straight ahead. There was movement within the team, but I still didn't look up, didn't glance their way. Suddenly, without warning, Kaldur knelt down and pulled me into a hug. My eyes widened in surprise.

"It's all right to cry, my friend." He whispered to me. "You have every right."

I was trying to hold out, but he caught me by surprise. I felt my breaths become ragged, and I began to shiver. Kaldur held me tighter, and, for the first time, I let them see me cry; I let them meet Dick Grayson. I felt weak, exposed, vulnerable, and I felt the pain that was always in my heart grow; the pain that had been there since the night my parents died. But at the same time, it was a relief; a relief to let them know me. Who I really am.

So-far, the whole day had been full of surprises: Bruce missing breakfast, the team appearing out of nowhere, and the movie. But this was the most surprising moment, because when I looked up, everyone was crying with me. M'gann was bawling into Conner's shirt, Artemis was trying her hardest to hold back tears, and was failing, Wally was holding Artemis, and even Conner, the Superboy himself, had a few tears in his eyes. I felt tears drip off Kaldur's face and onto the back of my neck.

Then my eyes fell upon Zatanna. Her eyes were all watery and she was standing there, tears spilling down her face. I forced my breaths to settle and for my strength to come back. I slowly pushed away from Kaldur and stood. I walked over to Zatanna and pulled her to my chest. She hugged me back and I buried my face into her hair.

"How can you stand it?" She asked. I looked down at her.

"By having friends like you. You don't have to cry," I said, pulling her back into the hug.

"Does it… hurt less… then it did before?"

I slowly shook my head. "No, it always hurts. I can't get rid of these old memories, but I can make as many new ones as I want. And it's gotten to the point that I'd rather keep all my memories, rather than loose them."

She nodded and I held her for another minute.

Slowly, the team's breathing evened out as mine had, and Zatanna and I separated. I looked deep into her eyes and smiled a little.

"You have beautiful eyes," she said, catching me by surprise. I chuckled.

"So I've heard. Thanks. Are you okay?" She nodded.

"And you?" I nodded in return.

As a family, not just a team, we walked out into the field. M'gann de-cloaked the Bio-ship as we neared.

"Look," said Conner. The whole team turned, and there, on the back of the theater, were words.

The blue spray painted words read "Respect the Grayson!" They were large, and bold, and spread across the entire back of the theater. I smiled and turned towards the Bio-ship. I still had family, people who supported me, and at the very least, people who were willing to spray paint my name across a wall.

"You know, if you did that, I'm going to have to take you in," I said with a smile as I walked into the ship.

"We were with you the whole time," Kaldur assured me, "But whoever did that, I'd like to shake their hand before I arrest them." We all laughed, and the Bio-ship took off.

I couldn't help but wonder, what was Bruce going to think of all this?

A/N: I'm reposting these chapters to fix a few mistakes. Mainly the spelling of Kaldur's name. :D