"Beast Boy, you have to eat."

"Please, friend. I will cook whatever you might desire. Just eat something."

"B, if you don't eat soon, I'm going to throw out every single tofu burger and glass of soy milk in the tower and make sure you starve!"

Ignoring them, Beast Boy continued to sit at Raven's bedside. With a comic book in one hand and a video game in the other, he didn't lack for entertainment. However, he still found it difficult to take enjoyment in two of his favorite things.

Raven had been hovering in one of her healing trances for three days now. After he had woken up, Beast Boy had to watch her collapse and go into some sort of fit. The others had tried to convince him that she was fine, that it was natural when she used too much power, but he couldn't believe them. Not until she woke up.

He knew that she had done something for him. He just didn't know what it was. All he could remember was everything going black after he hit the wall. Then waking up in the infirmary, feeling better than he did before. And if Raven had hurt herself helping him…well, he couldn't stand to think about that.

Robin sighed, leaning against the door frame, "She'll be all right, Beast Boy. Now please, you have to eat something."

Starfire, her eyes huge and worried, nodded fervently from beside him, while Cyborg just glared.

"I'll eat later." The changeling muttered, trying to put his attention back on his comic book.

"Come on, B-" Cyborg began.

Robin snapped, "This is ridiculous, we can't have two team members out of commission. You know someone else is going to strike-"

"Please friends, stop fighting, this is not what friends should be doing. We should be instead enjoying a poem of hope from my home-"

"I'm not leaving until she wakes up! All right? And you guys can just shut it until then because I"-

"You are all so loud!"

The room fell silent as Raven sat up, glaring at all of them in turn. "How am I supposed to get better when you all come in here and start shouting?"

Beast Boy snapped his mouth shut from where it had been hanging. "You're awake!" He cried, lunging halfway across the bed to hug her.

"Yes. But not fully healed. So…" She trailed off, awkwardly patting his shoulder.

Letting go quickly, Beast Boy hung back as the others crowded around the bed. The past three days had been torturous. On top of seeing one of his friends hurt and being helpless to fix anything, he also had everything with Terra and Slade that had happened before. The sudden wave of happiness when Raven had woken up was drowning out everything else.

"What was so important," Robin began, "that you used up the rest of your power before you had healed?"

"It was pretty foolish if you ask me." Cyborg said gently. "You were completely wiped after the fight. Then you go and do more?"

Raven blushed slightly but glared at them. "I wouldn't have had to do anything, if you all hadn't let Beast Boy go to sleep with a concussion!"

The boys both seemed chastised, but Starfire was still confused. Beast Boy filled in for her, he had a lot of experience with injuries. "It means that there was something wrong with my brain, Star. Had Raven not helped out, I probably wouldn't have woken up. Ever."

Understanding, Starfire moved in to hug Raven tightly, saying, "You have saved Beast Boy and I am-"

The rest of her thanks was cut off by Raven's hiss of pain. Star let go of her immediately and Raven pressed her hand to her side.

"What's wrong?" Cyborg asked, stepping forward.

Pulling her hood up with her other hand, Raven quietly replied, "Nothing."

Cyborg and Starfire both seemed ready to argue, but Robin cut them both off. "Well if you're all right, you could probably head back to your own room. You can finish recuperating. The city has been quiet."

She nodded, standing up with an effort. While her eyes were downcast, Beast Boy glared at Robin helplessly. She was still in a lot of pain and someone needed to make sure she got to her room all right. But none of them could say anything that would imply she was in anything less than perfect health or she would ignore them.

Robin met Beast Boy's eyes and added, "Why don't you take Beast Boy with you? He hasn't slept for three days and he won't listen to any of us. Just walk him as far as your room to make sure he doesn't fall over in the halls."

Glancing up suspiciously, Raven looked at the boy wonder and then nodded. Beast Boy suppressed his relief that Robin was so quick thinking. He nearly bounced out the door, but then remembered he was supposed to be near exhaustion.

Dragging his feet down the halls, he forced Raven to walk slower so as not to lose him. Obligingly, she slowed her pace, the hallways quiet as they took the long walk back to her room.

"You're healed now, you know. You can go to sleep without worrying." She said suddenly.

Her hood was still up, so he couldn't see her face. He glanced over anyway, "I know."

"Then why haven't you been sleeping?" She asked as they took a turn.

He hesitated, unsure of her reaction. Then he remembered that she didn't have any powers right now and couldn't throw him out a window. "I was worried about you. I didn't realize that it was because you had used up your powers that you were unconscious. I just woke up and then suddenly you were on the ground." Unknowingly, his voice got quieter. "Your eyes were open but you didn't say anything. Then you sort of…shuddered and your eyes rolled back in your head and you went limp. I didn't know what to do or who to get…it was…I mean, I was…"

He trailed off, not knowing what to say. To be honest, he had been panicking that she was dead. It was only after Cyborg had come down to the infirmary and told him that she was still alive that Beast Boy had been able to calm down. Cyborg had handed him a tissue and left the room. Beast Boy hadn't realized he had been crying.

"I'm sorry." Raven said when it was clear Beast Boy wasn't going to continue. "I tried to explain it to you, but it was a little late."

They took a few more slow steps and Beast Boy decided he could ask a question. "How did you know? That I was starting to go all veggie-like?"

She sounded distracted, "Your thoughts were going grey."

"Huh?"

Raven paused, looking at him in confusion for a moment. Then she recalled what she had said and seemed a little flustered. "You…When I can see people's emotions, they tend to have specific colors." Beast Boy just stared at her, so she sighed, "Your thoughts tend to be some shade of green. Vibrant green when you're happy, Blue-green when you're sad. A yellowy-green when you're focused or determined. Emerald when you were with…So when they started to lose your color, I realized something was wrong."

"What colors are the others?" Beast Boy asked, amazed. He hadn't missed her unfinished sentence, but he guessed who Raven was going to say.

"Starfire is yellows usually. Sometimes pink or orange. Always bright enough to give me a headache if I concentrate on them. Robin is made up of reds. Cyborg is silver and blue." She replied detachedly.

"What color are you?" He smiled, trying to make it seem like he was a little tired.

Raven looked away and started walking again.

"Come on, tell me? Please?" He begged, catching up with a stumble.

"Black."

"Always?" He asked. He hadn't even been sure that she would tell him. Perhaps they were becoming better friends.

"Always."

They walked in silence some more. Beast Boy hadn't realized how long of a trip it was to Raven's room. She had been fine at first, but seemed to be limping a little now. He frowned, wanting to help but still worried that she wouldn't like it. Well, more like knowing she wouldn't like it. While he was trying to figure out a way to help without making it obvious, she surprised him with a question.

"Why have you been thinking about Slade?"

Beast Boy stopped in his tracks, shock all over his face. "How- how did you know that?"

She stopped as well, leaning unobtrusively on the wall behind her. "When I was helping you, his image kind of jumped out at me."

"I…I guess I was just having a nightmare about old times." He hedged.

Raven almost smiled. "You're pale green now. Lying."

He didn't smile back as Slade's words came rushing back to him. Maybe she doesn't want to remember you. "It's none of your business." He snapped before he couldn't stop himself.

Raven looked hurt, but it was only for a moment. Her expressionless mask fell into place and Beast Boy could almost feel the wall go up between them.

"Raven…I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." It was already too late.

"I think I can find my room on my own. And tell Robin that his concern is misplaced. I'm more than capable of taking care of myself, by myself. I don't need someone to walk me there." Beast Boy tried to apologize again but she spoke over him, "Good night, Beast Boy."

She moved as quickly as she could down the hallway. Beast Boy watched her wince at every step, unable to help her any more. He followed her, trying to be quiet.

"Go away, Beast Boy." She said, without ever looking back.

"No."

She stopped, turning in the hall. "No?"

He gulped at the anger on her face, "It's not like you could hurt me like you usually do. I need to make sure you get into your room safe, and I'm going to do that. Whether you like it or not." He had no idea where this courage was coming from, but he hoped it would last him a little longer.

She wanted to argue. It was clear. But as she took in a breath to yell at him, or possibly threaten to drown, dismember or dice him up, she paled, her hand going to her side once more.

Crumpling slightly, she didn't meet his eyes as he moved towards her. She tried to step away from him, but whatever was causing her limp made that impossible. Her leg gave out and Beast Boy was there before she fell, supporting her as gently as he could.

There were no words exchanged as they hobbled down the hall together. Raven remained tense the entire time, her face drawn in pain. Beast Boy tried not to hurt her more than she was already, but he felt how every step caused her more and more torment. After an eternity it seemed, they arrived at her door. It slid back smoothly. They both stared inside her room, realized exactly how far away her bed was from her door.

Before she could argue, Beast Boy helped her over to her bed. She sat down gingerly, not meeting his eyes. He stood there awkwardly for a minute.

"Is there anything I can get you?" He asked. His voice seemed oddly loud.

Raven shook her head.

Not believing her, he looked around while trying not to look nosy. A familiar mirror caught his eye from its position on a desk and he crossed over to it, being careful not to look directly at it. He picked it up and saw a book that lay open nearby, a bookmark hastily thrown between the pages. He grabbed that as well, seeing that it was some sort of fantasy novel she must have been reading earlier. Bringing both of these items over to her nightstand, he was surprised to see her looking at him.

"Here." He said, putting them down gently. He backed up, tripping on his own feet. "If you need anything else…I'm sure I could…or Star. Tea, you know?" He was babbling and not enjoying it.

Sighing in annoyance, he turned, finding he was already at the door. He gratefully slipped through it, into the non-judgmental air of the hallway.

He risked a glance back. Raven had one hand on her side and the other on the cover of the book, an unfamiliar expression on her face. She looked up at him, and just as the doors slid shut, Beast Boy could have sworn her saw her smile.