She groans lightly and stirs, before slowly opening her eyelids to reveal a pair of violet eyes...
I watch as she sits up slightly, wincing in pain. She brings her good hand to her head. Her eyes roll, and she tips dangerously to one side. I gently grab her shoulders to keep her from falling over.
"Wow easy." I say "not so fast, you don't want to hurt yourself." Her deep violet eyes rest on me for the first time. A flicker of confusion flashes in them.
"Wh-who?" She asks in a slightly gravely voice.
"My name is Marie, you don't know me, but I'm the one that found you. You're in the hospital." I explain.
"What? But I..." She attempts to get up, but I gently push her back down against the pillows.
"Calm down." I tell her "can you tell me your name?" She looks at me and narrows her eyes in concentration. I start to wonder if the blow to her head has given her amnesia.
"R-Raven" she says, her voice barely above a whisper. I smile. Somehow the name suits her.
"So how do you feel?" I ask.
"I just woke up in a hospital after being knocked unconscious." Raven points out. I smile sympathetically.
"So pretty bad huh?" Raven looks at me but doesn't reply. Her eyes droop slightly and she forces them back open, frowning in the process. I can tell she's trying to stay awake.
"Maybe you should..." I break off as Dr. Phillips walks in. He looks from me to Raven,then motions for me to come outside. I follow him.
"When did she wake up? And why wasn't I informed?" He asks, a hint of irritation entering his voice.
"She only just woke up a minute or two ago, and I didn't come to find you because she's already tried to get up and she almost fell off the bed in the process. I didn't want to leave her like that." I explain. He sighs.
"Alright it doesn't matter, have you been talking to her?" He asks. I nod.
"Just a little, she doesn't seem up to saying much, but I do know that her name is Raven."
"Alright thank you, are you hanging around any longer?"
"If I may" I answer. He nods and walks back into the room and I follow. Raven has managed to sit up. Her eyes are closed and she is breathing deeply. As we walk in, her eyes snap back open, a frustrated look crossing her face.
"Well then Raven how are you feeling?" Dr. Philips asks.
"Wonderful" Raven replies sarcastically.
"Well," he replies in a slightly irritated voice "since you're feeling so great, then maybe you can tell us what happened." He looks directly at her. Raven meets his gaze evenly.
"I can't." She states.
"What do you mean you can't?" He demands.
"You asked me if I could tell you what happened. Well I can't." She says simply.
"And why not, this is very serious young lady." He says, the anger evident in his voice. Dr Phillips glares at her in a way that would make most children squirm. Raven doesn't even flinch.
"Because I don't know what happened." She says calmly. "I remember waking up this morning, reading, and going out with a few friends, then waking up here."
"Oh." He says, the anger fading from his features. "Sorry, its only natural that you wouldn't remember the accident. I should have considered that." Raven shrugs.
"Maybe but it doesn't matter" she says.
"Raven," he starts "Can you tell me who you are please?" Raven looks at him.
"What do you mean?" She asks.
"Your full name" he explains.
"Oh...I...I don't know it." She says.
"Well what do you mean? I need to know who you are so I can contact your parents, I'm sure they're worried sick about you." Dr Phillips says. Raven looks down, but doesn't reply. Realization hits me.
"Raven..." I begin. She looks up at me. "Do-do you know who your parents are?" She looks down again, and nods faintly.
"Can you tell us who they are?" I ask. Raven sighs.
"I'd rather not talk about it." She states calmly. I look up at Dr. Phillips, hoping he'll get the message to leave us for a minute. He nods and silently leaves the room. I sit down on the bed next to Raven.
"Can you tell me? I won't say anything if you don't want me too." I promise her. She looks me in the eye.
"Look let's just say my parents and I don't have the greatest relationship." She pauses and I wait for her to continue. "I wasn't raised by my mother and I've only seen her a few times in my life."
"What about your father?" I ask. Raven shakes her head.
"I barely know him, he's not really the fatherly type." She says in a voice much calmer than anyone should've been in her position. I get the feeling that there"s more to that story than she's letting on, but I decide to leave it for now.
"Do you live with relatives?"
"No" Raven says.
"Adoptive parents?" Raven shakes her head.
"Foster care?" Again I get a no.
"Are there any adults looking after you?" I ask hopefully.
"No not really." Raven responds. "Look I appreciate your concern, but I'm fine where I am, and I'm not good at the whole opening up and sharing my thoughts, or my past with people, so please stop asking me so many questions. Its making my head spin." I sigh and stand up. I turn to go find Dr. Phillips. But before I leave, I look back.
"Raven, I promised I wouldn't say anything and I won't, at least not about your parents, but I do have to tell the hospital that you're on your own." I say, before leaving. As I walk out I can almost swear I hear her murmur.
"But I'm not on my own..."...
Raven's POV
That woman doesn't understand, not that I expected her too. My situation is very uncommon. But when your father is an interdimensional demon that tries to kill you and destroy the world, and your mother lives in a separate dimension, you have to live alone. I'm not alone though, I haven't been for three-four years now. I have the titans. Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy. We look out for one another. They were my first and only friends, and now they seem more like family. I don't fully understand what I'm doing here. I know I was injured in the battle with that jellyfish or whatever it was, but wouldn't the other titans have brought me back to the tower? Unless the were injured too. I blacked out, they could have been defeated, maybe they are in the hospital too. I'll have to ask that woman if I see her again. As if summoned by my thoughts, that woman, I think her name was Mary, and the doctor from earlier walk back in.
"Raven, I think its time you got some rest" the doctor says. I shake my head.
"I have to disagree." I say. "My brain isn't exactly ready to shut down at the moment."
"That's ok" he says, walking over to the bed. He holds up a small syringe full of clear liquid. "A small sedative will help you sleep" he says. He gently grabs my arm and brings the needle closer.
"No wait! Really I'm fine, I meant I wasn't ready to sleep yet, there's a lot of things I need to think about." I say while attempting to pull my arm away.
"Raven you've obtained some serious injuries, your body needs to rest and recover." He explains. "Besides it's nearing 7:00. It's about time you got to bed anyways."
"I know but there's some things I need to ponder while my head is somewhat clear. I'll be quiet and I'll turn in soon I promise. No sedatives." I say the last part firmly. With a sigh the doctor pulls the needle away and releases my arm.
"Alright but I expect you to be asleep within the next hour. Deal?" He says. I nod. They both turn to leave.
"Hang on, I was hoping to ask you something Mary." I says quickly. She turns and looks at the doctor, what was his name again? He nods.
"Five minutes, then you need to leave, visiting hours are over." He states before leaving.
"It actually Marie." She says, walking over.
"Oh, I'm sorry" I apologize. She laughs.
"Its alright, I'm surprised you even remembered that I told you my name, you seemed a little out of it when you first woke up. What was it that you wanted to ask me?"
"Do you know what happened?" I ask hesitantly. Marie shakes her head.
"No not really, you were already unconscious when my daughter and I found you." She says.
"Was there anyone else?" I ask.
"No, I'm sorry, you were alone." She says. I frown. That's odd, if the other titans weren't injured then where were they? Unless I was thrown further away from the others , and found later.
"Where was it that you found me again?"
"Down by the beach." She replies. I freeze. That's not right. There are no beaches in Jump city. In an almost shaky voice I ask:
"Where am I exactly?"
"Other than in the hospital? Sydney, Australia."