Renegade's POV

I follow the directions Batman gave me and found the gym. I looked at the bars and thought that god must have finally taken pity on me.

I do a back handspring on to the bar and go through a series of different flips. I barley paying much attention to what my body was doing. I was just trying to think through everything that happened.

Sort out facts from what I think, and then use facts to find out if what I think are true or not. After I lost my family this is what I found myself doing a lot.

Facts:

My parents loved me or at least believe they did.

My parents are dead

They died when I was 9

I watch them died

I am thirteen

Slade took me in after my parents died

I go by Renegade now

I have killed 343 people counting the man that killed my family and the one that killed Slade.

Slade is dead

The last one hit me as a huge blow. It was still hard to believe he was dead, he was actually gone.

Thoughts:

If I had told someone what I saw that day would my parents still be alive?

If I hadn't ran away would Slade have found me that day?

Am I a monster?

Does Batman actually care about me or does he just want to use me then throw me in a cell?

Will the team of brat every see me as anything more then a monster?

Did Slade love me?

Is Slade's death my fault?

Then second I though it my body stopped. I almost fell from the bar but I caught myself swinging, so I was sit on top of the bar.

He did die because of me. He died saving me, if I hadn't been so reckless he would still be alive. I started to breath faster. I looks down at the ground, I knew it was only a few feet away but it seemed like miles. I could see the outline of my family's body. And then I saw Slade lying to them.

I cross one of the things off my undetermined thought list and moved it on my fact list. I am a monster. I put a hand to my head feeling dizzy. then I fell. Before I hit the ground I did a flip and a back handspring so I landed on my feet. That was a close one.

I need to stop thinking, I just wanted facts, true thing that I can fill my brain with to get rid of everything else.

'You want a fact? How about the fact that you killed Slade.' I told myself. 'It's all your fault.'

I looked around the room and saw Kid Flash and Artemis.

"Batman wants us to show you to a room," growled Artemis hiding none of her disgust. I wonder if they will ever see me as anything more than monster, then again that's what I am.

"Lead the way Blondey and Kid Mouth."

Artemis's POV

After Wally and I lead Renegade to his room. Ugh, actually just hold to that thought for second, why? Bruce is literally insane.  Jason died and now his trying to replace him with a killer. He's the son of Slade freaking Wilson. Honestly Slade's dead! Let's celebrate and leave the brat on his own.

Anyway after Wally and I left him in the room I said, "I hate that kid."

"Same. But what can we do?" "I wish Jason was still here he would know what to say to convince Bruce that this was a bad idea."

"I doubt he will even stay for a week. Probably go and become Ra's al Ghul's minion."

"You do realize that it was Ra's men that killed Slade right?" Conner asked." I hadn't even noticed but we had walk all the way into the living room were Conner and Kaldur were siting on the couch watching tv.

"Don't tell me your taking his side on this?" I said angrily. Was it really so hard for everyone to see him for that he really is. A murderer.

"No, I'm just stating facts he was raised by Slade."

"People aren't their parents I think Artemis has proved that." Wally snapped.

After we stood there in silence. "So what are we going to do with him?" Conner asked.

"Well batman is forcing him stay here and become part of the team." Kaldur says, frowning, as though he didn't like the idea either.

"I can't be on a team with someone I don't trust." I told them.

"Well you're going to have to be on the team with him. So you're going to have to find a way to trust him." Conner shoots back, crossing his arms. Why did he keep defending Renegade?

"Easy for you to say, your bullet proof." I said.

"How about we invite him to eat with us." Megan said coming into the room and conversation.

"No, that's a horrible idea." Wally said, probably because he wanted to protect 'his food'

"I think it could work." Kaldur chimed in.

"Are you insane?" I asked dumbfound.

"Possible my friend, but still we might as well."

"Ok I'll go get him." Megan said.

Megan came back running down the hall. "He gone! He just climbed out the widow if we hurry we could catch up and see what his doing."

"But then the food would be cold." I rolled my eyes at Wally. "Grow up Baywatch this might be our only chance to prove to Batman that is was a bad idea before its to late."

A/n

I really have nothing to say..... I feel like I say this every time but it's true.

So till the next chapter than.