19. Superman's arrival.

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"I'm fine. Just...relieved."

Robin's worried expression changed to a cheerful one again as he turned and made his way to the now, clean kitchen.

"Where are you going?"

"To the kitchen. I want an apple." Robin replied simply as he opened the fridge and reached inside to retrieve the red colored fruit.

After doing so, he turned back around to see his entire team staring at him intently from behind the counter. "What?"

The teens at the counter blinked lightly before replying,"Nothing."

The bird quirked a brow at them and slowly lifted the apple to his mouth, then he hesitantly bit into it, noticing how his team silently followed his every move.

A few awkward minutes passed before Robin threw the half-eaten apple into the bin and turned around to face them. "I'm not gonna disappear into thin air if you take your eyes off me, you know."

Artemis scoffed. "Says the kid who sneaks off on his own during missions."

Robin huffed lightly and crossed his arms. "Touché."

And the team resumed at staring him down.

Another few minutes of silence passed before the year old twitched in irritation. "Seriously guys, you're creeping me out."

The team's attention was drawn away from their youngest when the computer's feminine voice rang throughout the mountain.

"Recognized: Superman 0-1."

The team, along with Robin, left the kitchen and made their way to the main room.

It was a rare occasion for the blue boy scout to visit the cave on his own. Most likely because he was avoiding his six month old clone.

Maybe he had a mission for them?

Though that would be unlikely since Batman normally gave the missions and the league must know that the team wouldn't leave their youngest member behind, at the cave where they couldn't keep an eye on him.

They entered the Zeta room to see Superman standing in front of the holographic computer monitors, seemingly looking at something. Though he immediately shut it off when the team entered. Then he turned to face them.

His gaze settled on Robin for a moment, his expression somewhat...sad.

The thirteen year old caught his gaze and quirked a brow in confusion, causing the red-caped kryptonian to immediately look towards the team when Wally asked if they had a mission.

Superman merely shook his head in response. "No, I'm afraid not. The rest of the league is busy and I happened to have some free time, so I've decided to be your denmother for the day."

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