Chapter 2

Starfire searched all over the titans lounge room, lifting up the green couch and peering behind the plasma TV. She then moved towards the kitchen and checked the large dining table, the pantry, the fridge and any other places large enough to conceal Raven. She then proceeded to the training yard but no-one was there. She flipped open her communicator and told the other Titans that Raven was no-where in her area.

Beast Boy transformed into a cheetah and sprinted up the many stairs leading towards the roof top. Halfway there he collapsed, panting, this was too much. He was unused to this much exercise as his favorite activity was to lounge around and play video games with Cyborg. He hated stairs and the way to the roof top had too many. Suddenly he had an idea, he changed back to himself and ran to the nearest window, and opening it he transformed into a swallow and flew outside. He soared up the next few levels to reach the roof top. After scrutinizing every inch of the roof top he concluded that Raven was not there.

Cyborg sat on a chair in the sickbay watching the bed. Every so often he would get up and pace only to sit back down again. He wanted to be searching, not sitting here in case she came back and knowing Raven, she probably wouldn't. His communicator beeped and he opened to see Starfire's friendly face.

"Raven is not in my area" she informed him.

"Okay Star" he replied "Thanks for that, I'll notify Robin"

She nodded and closed her communicator.

Cyborg called Robin and told him that Star had not seen Raven, he then closed the communicator and resumed staring at the bed. Suddenly the communicator beeped again and Beast Boy's face came into view.

"She's not here" he panted "and I'm going to kill Robin"

Cyborg laughed and shut the communicator.

Robin walked down towards Raven's room noticing how it got darker the closer he went. He grinned thinking the lack of windows might have something to do with it. He reached her room and knocked lightly. No response. So he knocked a little louder.

"What?" came an annoyed call from inside

"Can I come in?" he asked.

"Whatever" came the reply.

He slowly opened the door and stepped inside. It was the second time he had been in her room. He looked for Raven and saw her meditating in the middle of the room.

"What do you want?" she asked

"You realize that you disappeared from sick bay early this morning"

"Yes" she narrowed her eyes "and I'm waiting for an explanation of why I was there"

He moved closer "You mean you don't remember what happened last night?"

"Of course I do" came the sarcastic reply "I just asked anyway"

"Sorry" he muttered

"Well?" she let the word hang

"Well what?"

"Why, was I there?" she asked her voice dangerously thin.

"Okay, last night I had a nightmare about you writhing in pain paralyzed on the floor."

"How can I be 'writhing in pain' and 'paralyzed' at the same time?" she interrupted

Robin gave her a sour look and continued.

"I went to your room to check on you and I found you lying on the floor in obvious pain before you fainted." He shrugged 'then I had you moved to sickbay and monitored. Cyborg then told us that you had a harmless virus, well harmless to an earth person. But because you are from another world it affected you badly."

"and?" she could see there was more.

"and he said it would affect you for two days or so. So you won't be able to leave the tower for another day and a half."

"Another day and a half." She mused "Well, okay. See you in a day and a half."

She picked him up with her magic and deposited him outside the door. She then closed the door and resumed meditating.