AN: I do not own Teen Titans and REVIEWS are not to be given until the end.

Chapter 3

"Please, Raven will be alright, yes?" asked an anxious Starfire.

"I'm not sure," said Cyborg. They were in the med bay and Raven was lying in a bed with various sensors hooked up to her. "She's really weak. We're lucky you found her when you did."

"She must have used up all of her energy getting Terra's memories back," said Robin. "Did she seem alright when you left her?"

"Uh, I don't remember," said Terra. "Once my memories were back I kinda ran out of there and joined up with BB."

"But he was waitin right outside of Ravens room," said Cyborg. "And why didn't ya see her, B?"

"Well, once I saw Terra I wanted to show you guys that she was back," said Beast Boy.

"And if you had said thank you like I told you to, you probably would have seen that she was weak," said Robin.

"Hey, don't blame me!" said Beast Boy defensively.

"Please, no more harsh words," said Starfire. "Raven needs her rest."

"Yeah, let's leave so she can get her strength back," said Robin.

"Let's go get that pizza I was talking about earlier," said Terra. "We can bring her back a slice or something."

"Good idea," said Beast Boy smiling.

"But what if Raven awakens?" asked Starfire.

"Relax, Star, I've got her vitals right here," said Cyborg showing a computer screen in his arm. "If anything changes I'll be the first to know."

"Awesome, let's go!" said Terra, who grabbed Beast Boy's hand and the two headed off. The other three Titans quickly followed, leaving Raven all alone in the med bay.

"Cyborg, are you sure she'll be okay?" asked Robin.

"She should be," said Cyborg. "In fact, she'll probably be awake by the time we get back."

But she was not awake when they returned, nor an hour later when Cyborg did another check of her vitals. Day turned to night and she lay there, motionless. Each Titan went in to check on her at some point, except Beast Boy and Terra who claimed to have better things to do.

Night turned to morning once more and morning faded back to night in a never ending cycle. Three days had passed and Ravens condition, though stable, did not improve. Luckily the team had Terra now for when they went out on missions. But they all felt like something was missing. Or, more like, someone.

"Great job team," said Robin as they reentered the tower after taking down Control Freak.

"Man, what a loser," laughed Terra, who had not fought the oversized geek. "How many times have you fought this guy?"

"Just a couple," said Cyborg.

"Yeah, but we've beat him every time," boasted Beast Boy.

"Shall I go check on Raven?" asked Starfire.

"If you want to," said Robin.

"Why bother?" asked Terra. "It's not like she's gonna be awake."

"But she may," said Starfire. "If her strength has returned then she might have awakened.

"Yeah, well, don't bet on it," said Terra.

"You know, she's in a coma right now because of you," said Cyborg in a tone that put Terra in her place. "So you better hope she wakes up soon."

"Hey, don't blame Terra," said Beast Boy defensively. "It's not her fault Raven wasn't strong enough to do a silly little memory spell."

"I seem to recall someone threatening her to do it," said Robin. "So both of you be quiet. Go ahead, Star, go see if she's awake."

Starfire nodded and flew off to check on Raven. She opened the med bay doors and saw her poor friend, still passed out. She sighed and went over to her. Starfire noticed that the bruising surrounding Ravens nose and wrapped around her eyes had disappeared. She concluded that Raven must have healed her injuries. She decided to remove the dressing so that her friend could breathe from her nose once more.

"Oh, my friend, why do you not wake up?" Starfire sighed as she removed the bandages and the gauze.

Suddenly Raven began to moan, causing Starfire to jump. Raven squinted and rolled her head back and forth. She groaned and looked to be in pain.

"Raven?" asked Starfire. "Raven, please, awaken."

Raven griped the bed she was lying on and her eyes slowly fluttered open. She looked around the room in a daze. She saw Starfire standing next to her, and she began to calm down.

"Starfire?" she asked, just to make sure.

"Oh, Raven, I am so glad you are well again," said Starfire, wrapping her arms around her friend. She gave her a tight squeeze then released her, leaving Raven looking crunched. "You have been the unconscious for three days!"

"I would expect as much," said Raven, slowly sitting up. She felt dizzy as she did this, so she quickly lay back down with a sigh. "I see my nose has been healed in the process."

"Yes, it looks well again," said Starfire. "I shall fetch the others so that…"

"No," Raven cut her off. "Starfire, I need to talk to you."

Starfire had never heard Raven speak in this tone before. It sounded anxious and slightly afraid; two things Raven was never known to be. "What must we talk about?" asked Starfire, sitting down next to Ravens bed.

"I need to tell you what I saw," said Raven, "in Terra's mind."

"Please, what did you see?" asked Starfire.

The med bay doors swished open and revealed Robin. "Oh, you're awake," said Robin, slightly stunned. "Star, why didn't you alert us?"

"Because Raven…" started Starfire.

"I just woke up," said Raven quickly. She sat back up and slowly swung her legs over the side of her bed. "And now I'm going to my room for a while."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Robin, going to help her. "You were passed out for three days."

"So I've heard," said Raven. "But I would rather reclaim the rest of my strength in the comfort of my room."

Slowly Raven made her way to her room, a sickened feeling in her stomach. As she walked she saw Beast Boy and Terra turn the corner, holding hands. The two saw her and froze in their steps.

"Raven's a ghost!" Beast Boy shrieked and cowered behind Terra.

"What are you talking about?" asked Terra. "She always looks like that." She gave Raven a smirk and Raven could only look away from her.

"I see my spell worked," said Raven simply and was thankful to have reached the door to her room. She couldn't bear to look at the two holding hands. "You're welcome."

"Oh, so you're not a ghost," said Beast Boy.

"Of course not," said Raven dryly as her door slid open and she walked through.

"I'd call her a ghost," said Terra under her breath.

Raven did not respond. She simply closed her door and made sure to lock it behind her.

"Huh, that's odd," said Beast Boy.

"What is?" asked Terra.

"Well, no one's ever said something like that to Raven without her putting them through a wall," said Beast Boy. "Guess she already likes you better than me."

"That or she's afraid of me," said Terra, a bit smugly.

"Why would she be afraid of you?" laughed Beast Boy.

"I don't know," said Terra, shrugging through her lie.

"Come on," said Beast Boy, taking Terra's hand. "Let's go play videogames." And with that the two ran out of there.

Raven had listened to their little conversation and she hugged her arms close to her body. Unfortunately, Terra had been right. She was afraid of her. She had seen within the blond girls mind and what she had seen frightened her. It confirmed everything she had always believed.

She decided to meditate for a little while and try to calm down her mind. She had a bad feeling now. Things were about to happen, and she had a feeling they were about to happen to her. And they weren't going to be positive. She had to be on her guard and she had to keep an eye on Terra. That was the only way she was going to feel safe.

A knock echoed through her room and she answered it. "Who is it?"

"It is Starfire," said the Tamaranean.

"Come in," said Raven, lowering to her bed from her meditative place in the air.

Her door slid open and revealed Starfire, a sweet smile on her face. But she also seemed troubled. "I was wondering if perhaps you could tell me what you saw in Terra's mind," she said. "You seemed upset by it."

"I am upset," said Raven.

"What did you see?" asked Starfire, taking a seat on Ravens bed.

"I saw who she really is," said Raven. "I saw her true self; her true nature."

"And it was not good?" asked Starfire innocently.

"Not at all," said Raven. "She's not a good person, Starfire."

"But she has told us that she is our friend," said Starfire. "She said that Slade made her do the horrible things."

"He gave her the opportunity to be who she wanted to be," said Raven. "He didn't force her or make her do anything she didn't want to."

"Then she has lied to us?" asked Starfire.

"I think… no, I'm sure of it," said Raven. "She's a bad person."

"But, are you certain?" asked Starfire.

"As certain as I ever was," said Raven. "When I looked into her mind I saw that when she betrayed us, she had wanted to. She wanted control and she wanted power. She still wants those things. And she's going to do anything to get them. She'll betray us at the drop of a hat if the opportunity presents itself."

"Raven, do you think that you should tell Robin?" asked Starfire.

"Not yet," said Raven. "I want to see what Terra does before I make an issue out of this. She's already made a few dark remarks at me. I can already tell she's going to try and push me out of the way first. She's going to work her way up the team until she's in charge."

"And why have you confided in me?" asked Starfire.

"Because I want you to be on the lookout as well," said Starfire. "Plus, I just couldn't keep all of this inside of me. I did this last time Terra joined and the result was our near annihilation. I can't let that happen again. I won't let that happen again."