Running

Blown Open

My sanity has broken.

WARNING: DID, Stockholm Syndrome, Murder, Strong Language 

Dick was nervous when he walked to his first class in the morning.

He didn't want to be beat again, but he was in a school full of villains, so it was bound to happen again at some point.

He handed his homework pile to Amanda Walker.

"How are you?" Amanda asked.

"Okay. It still hurts a bit. And I'm on some medicine." Dick said.

"I can tell. You're talking with a slight slur." Amanda said.

Dick nodded.

Amanda sighed, "Go sit down."

Dick smiled a small bit and took his seat.

Maybe today wouldn't be SO bad.

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"Hey there kiddo!" Deadshot smirked as Robin came into the classroom.

"Sir." Robin nodded.

Deadshot frowned.

"How are you?" Deadshot asked.

"Fine." Robin said, pulling out his materials for class.

Deadshot bit his tongue.

The kid clearly wasn't fine.

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"Well, I hope you had a fun vacation because you aren't on vacation any more." Black Beetle said, adjusting his glove.

Renegade didn't say anything. 

"Kid, I'm getting REAL tired of you shit." Black Beetle growled.

"You come here and think you can get any teacher into trouble. You can bully any student. Well, you can't. And I'm going to put you in your place." Black Beetle took out a weapon. 

Electricity was clearly seen zapping from said weapon.

"Hold him down." Black Beetle told the class with a sickening smirk.

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Renegade limped out of Gym and to Ra's Al Ghul's class.

Mask it. 

Mask the pain.

This is not favoritism.

This is survival. 

Both Renegade and Robin knew that they needed to stay strong.

Rule #32, show not weakness. 

"NEVER show weakness, Robin. Weakness means that the enemy could hurt you. Weakness means failure. Don't fail me, Robin." Slade said. 

Batman had a similar rule. 

Batman.

Renegade huffed.

He didn't need Batman.

He didn't need Deadshot.

Or Amanda.

Or Freeze.

Or even Slade!

Renegade could do this on his own.

Renegade WOULD do this on his own. 

Because this was not favoritism.

This was survival of the best.