ONLY HUMAN

CHAPTER TWO

"Emotional"

Raven looked at her friends. They were different each in there own way. One was half machine, another was a changeling, Star fire was an alien and yet they all had something in common. They all had special abilities.

Star fire shot star bolts, had enhanced strength, along with super physiology. Same with Beast Boy and Cyborg. She herself was no different. She had powers and demonic enhanced senses.

They all had something in common and yet one did not.

He was a human, normal mortal, and weak compared to them. Yet, he was their leader since she arrived at the Titans' Tower. She had been wondering why, the question plagued her mind.

Why was a human the leader of a team of super power beings? She could never understand this and yet now looking at the bed in front of her. His body laying there bathered and broken she knew why.

The memories jumped at her with such vivid detail it made her angry. She took deep breaths and calmed herself. Emotions were something she did not do. Yet, here she was watching him, worrying about him.

"I came to talk to you... I-iknow its stupid. I mean... you are lying there dying and I chose this time to tell you something I should of said long ago. Its just, I'm so"

"Angry?"

Turning around she noticed Cyborg in the door looking at her. His gaze shifted from her to Robin. He walked silently toward them and checks the monitors.

"How is he?"

"Stable for now. You sure you can't help him?"

"In the state I'm in. I'm in no position to help."

A vase blew up in the counter of the room. Cyborg nods the incident had thrown every one for a loop. Beast Boy is quiet and moping around. Star fire went off somewhere. The bottom line was they were all afraid.

"We should of done more."

"Raven don't start."

"He is only human. We should of."

"I said not now!"

Cyborg's voice raised more than he intended it to but he was frustrated as hell. All of them were each trying to find whom to blame but the truth was this was to be expected. He just wished he could have seen it sooner.

"Look I'm."

"We're all on edge I understand."

"Look Raven he is human. He doesn't have special powers or abilities. All he has is his will and determination to keep going. To do his best to be better than the best."

"He is a fighter. Yet I feel this fight."

"You know I envy him."

Raven looked surprised and then noticed Cyborg's sad look and waited for the rest. He had purposely cut her off because he did not want to hear what she was going to say.

"Why?"

"Because he is human, normal. They don't look at him like some freak. He can just take his costume off and be normal you know."

"I have learned much from him. This last incident has just proved to me how vulnerable we all are and how strong he is even with out superpowers."

Cyborg nodded and walked away from the room. Raven walked beside the bed and sat down on one of the chairs. Reaching slowly, she took his hands in hers.

"I wanted to thank you. I. Robin you showed me something the titans never could . You let me take a look into your deepest emotions. Let me see the real you."

She closed her eyes and squeezed his hand in frustration. Even with him, unconscious she found it difficult to talk to him and to express herself as another vase broke.

"I need to tell you."

The door hissed opened as she looked at the shadow of the figure and closed her eyes. She did not want this. She didn't need this right now.

"Raven?"

"Hello Star fire."

"Care to explain."

To Be Continued