Haunted Robin

Nap time

So I got bored and decided "you know what would be fun? Making a second chapter for this." And then I did. This is more humor than anything so I hope you'll enjoy it!

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They just wanted to take a nap. It was a study hour and Dick didn't have any homework to do or any tests or quizzes to study for so it was agreed to take a nap. That and they didn't feel like teasing Artemis. They were just super tired.

How foolish they were.

Terry was starting at the ceiling. He felt weird and 'his' limbs were sprawled out. He thinks a leg was on a chair. Maybe. He felt weird and his brain was trying to reboot.

He was just taking a nap, sue him.

"Why am I on the floor?" He asked, squinting at the ceiling. Why did his voice sound like that?

"But I'm not on the floor?" The responding voice of Dick said in a very confused tone. That was odd, it didn't sound quite right. Not. In his brain?

"But I'm on the floor?" Terry said.

"I'm not though?" Dick's voice went up higher at the questioning lit.

They just took a nap.

And Dick was also staring at the ceiling.

He was also squinting. But he was still in his chair.

They both sighed at the same time.

"Is this a dream? Are we dreaming right now?" Terry asked.

"I don't think so?" Dick responded.

Terry squinted harder at the ceiling.

"Hey aren't we in study hall?"

"Yeah?"

Terry's brain was chugging hard, but it was still lagging. It was like a stupid windows update.

"Why am I on the floor of study hall?"

"But I'm not?"

Then they heard a quiet voice say, "oh my god is this what two stoners are like?"

Both Terry and Dick look towards the voice to see Artemis staring at them. And the whole class.

"I'm not a stoner." Terry and Dick simultaneously said. "I'm just tired."

They both cocked their heads in confusion when multiple students shivered.

"Is it cold?" Terry asked.

"I don't think it's cold." Dick said.

Terry squinted his eyes a bit more. Something finally slotted into place within his brain. "I don't feel cold."

"Because it's not cold?"

"No... I can't feel temperature."

"Not even warm?" Dick started to sound lost.

"Not even warm."

There was a long pause. And then, "do I need to put on more warm clothes?"

Terry finally turned his head to look at the direction where Dick's voice was coming from. He saw Dick sitting at the table. More things began to slide into place. "Hey."

Dick groaned.

"Hey look at the floor."

Dick looked in the opposite direction of Terry.

"Other way twip."

Dick turned his head as he said, "I thought we weren't using insults?"

"I said we weren't going to use dreg not twip."

"But Bruce said not to insult each other?"

"Did he said anything about insulting each other while tired?"

"No?"

"Then there."

Dick and Terry stared at each other. One could see the gears turning in their heads until the lightbulb finally lit up. With a collective groan they dropped their heads onto the table and floor, respectively, with their eyes squeezed shut.

"Alright." Terry called out. "Who did this."

Both of them opened their eyes to see nearly everyone pointing to Artemis.

"Wait really?" Dick asked.

"I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting that." Terry muttered.

Artemis scowled before throwing her hands up. "How was I supposed to know that, 'a supposedly real' incantation would actually work on the one guy who's apparently actually haunted!"

"Hey!" Dick said, feathers ruffled. "Terry's not a ghost! He's just sharing my brain!"

Terry groaned. "Oh my god Dick we went over this, anime doesn't count as a credible source."

Whipping over to where Terry still was laying, Dick said, "no I really did legitimate research! In Japanese myth, ghosts don't have feet! You clearly have feet!"

"First of all, when was this because I clearly don't remember you doing that research. Second of all, we're in America and I'm pretty sure American logic applies."

"We just need to yeet you back to your bo-"

"Yeet?" Terry looked at Dick with bewilderment. "What the hell is 'yeet'? And you accuse me of making up words that aren't real."

"Look, it's from a video I saw-"

Terry officially began to scramble up to his knees to properly face the younger teen. "What video?" He demanded. "I don't remember a video. Show me the video."

"What? No!"

"Then you obviously didn't see it in a video! I bet you you're lying and totally made up that word."

"I didn't make up the word!"

"Oh my god will you two just shut up about fake words?!" Artemis shouted, stopping the argument.

Both teens looked at her. They looked at each other. Then back to her.

"I mean, I guess?" Dick shrugged.

Terry rubbed his face. He was so tired. "Okay so." He started, gaining everyone's attention. "Nothing leaves this room about me. No spreading rumors that Dick here's haunted or whatever."

"Not haunted. Just sharing a brain." Dick pipped up.

"Or sharing a brain." Terry added with the reluctance of an older brother trying to appease his younger brother. "Or whatever. If anyone does anything like that I'mma, I don't know, dig up all the dirt on you and show it to the principal."

Many students paled.

"Yeah, no more hanky panky got it?"

Dick sputtered. "OH MY GOD!"

Terry shrugged. "This is high school. Everyone's stupid and hormonal."

Dick clapped his hands together then pointed both hands towards the translucent teen. An intense look of 'I'm so done with you' washed over the young teen's face. "Can you do me a big favor and never say that again."

"Promise me that you won't force me to watch anime as the only way to learn Japanese. Because I swear to god, if I'm going to be forced to learn Japanese, it's not going to be through fan translations that could be way off."

Terry then watched, amused, as Dick sputtered in embarrassment. "I was not planning on doing that!"

Terry only hummed as he finally stood up from the floor. "Yeah sure." He said, totally not believing it. He then turned back to the class. "Remember what I said."

And then he put a hand onto Dick's shoulder. The familiar feeling of being together washed over them as Terry returned to Dick. For a brief moment, the two consciouses fought, until it settled down with Dick as the winner.

"Okay but seriously please don't tell anyone about this guys." He said one last time before returning to his nap.

And the class went into chaos.