Jericho had been strumming softly on his guitar when he had drifted off to sleep. He was still on the roof, the cold night air brushed against his face as he slept. This time there was no Raven there to comfort him; she had been deliberately avoiding him all day. Now she lay in a crowded room trying to get some sleep, but it was no use, there was no way she could sleep with so many people in the same room. So she just laid there on her uncomfortable and temporary bed and stared at the ceiling until finally she saw a dim light shining through the window, it was morning. She got up and went straight to the kitchen; it was like 3 in the morning so no one was awake yet. She made herself some breakfast then meditated by the window. She had been meditating for what felt like hours and hours, she opened her eyes and looked up at the clock, it was 7:30! She had been meditating for hours! And most of the titans should have been awake by now, something weird was going on. Raven glided down the hallway towards Robin's room, she opened the door just a crack and peeked in. Robin was still fast asleep on his bed, and he didn't look so good. He was sweating and his face was white. Raven stepped into Robin's room silently,
"Robin?" she said warily, "Are you okay?" He didn't answer. By now Raven was very worried; she rushed over to Robin and felt his forehead. He had a horrible fever! Raven bit her lip, she glanced over at Speedy and Bushido, and they looked just as bad. She decided to wake Robin up.
"Robin," she said as she shook his arm gently. He grumbled and turned his head to face her very slowly.
"Uh, Raven?" Robin said groggily his eyes were bloodshot as if he hadn't slept all night.
"Are you alright?" Raven asked, "You don't look so good"
"I don't feel so good either," Robin mumbled, "Raven, go check on the others, they might be sick too." Raven nodded seriously then left the room. She walked down the hallway quickly and quietly, first she stopped at Starfire's room, she didn't look good either. Neither did Kole. She checked everyone's room one-by one. They all seemed to be just as sick as Robin. Finally she reached her own room, her hand quivered as she reached for the doorknob. She took a deep breath and opened the door. She expected to see Jericho passed out on the bed, exhausted and sick like everyone else. But when she opened the door and looked around no one was there, she stepped into the room quietly and took a better look. Jericho definitely wasn't here and neither was his guitar. Raven could feel herself becoming very worried but she suppressed her feelings. She walked out of her room and back down the hallway. Then suddenly a familiar, soft, peaceful noise reached her ears. The sound of someone strumming a guitar, quietly and calmly. She recognized the melody immediately; it was the song that Jericho had played that day when she was reading her book. It really was beautiful; she followed the sound into the main room, and there was Jericho. He sat on the floor and faced the window which over looked the sea. In the exact same spot that Raven had been meditating just 20 minutes earlier. The door closed behind Raven with a loud thud, startling Jericho. He turned around quickly, but as his surprised emerald eyes met her calm amethyst eyes he settled down.
"Good-morning Raven" He signed happily, a huge grinned formed across his lips. He obviously wasn't sick.
"Uh, Yeah, good morning" Raven replied, she was blushing and she didn't know why.
"I slept in a bit this morning," Jericho informed her, "I hope I didn't miss anything, where is everyone else?"
Raven sat down on the couch "Oh, uh no you didn't miss anything, and everyone is still in bed, they're sick."
Jericho frowned "Sick?" he questioned.
"Yeah they all have bad fevers and blood-shot eyes, I'm sure it's nothing serious" Raven replied. Jericho nodded, and then went back to playing his guitar. Raven picked up her book from the coffee table and tried to read it, but she couldn't concentrate. She closed her eyes and just listened to Jericho's music. It was so calm, so serene, so peaceful ... so perfect. Then the music stopped. Raven opened her eyes and looked over to Jericho.
"I'm worried about them," signed Jericho, his eyes were even huger than usual. "Maybe, we should call a doctor?"
Raven nodded, "Okay, I'll do that now,"
Raven walked over to the telephone and dialled the doctor's number. Jericho went back to playing his guitar, but much quieter. A few minutes later Raven hung up the receiver and sat back down on the couch.
"She said that they have food poisoning, but it shouldn't be too serious, she is on her way." Raven informed Jericho.
"Hmmm," said Doctor Malone as she examined Beast Boy's tongue, "this isn't your average food poisoning, but it's not too bad. Is there anything they ate recently that you didn't?"
Raven thought for a second, "Oh, well, they had Burger King yesterday, and what did you mean by 'not your average food poisoning'?"
"I meant that this food poisoning wasn't an accident, one of your super villain guys must have set this up." Doctor Malone said as she packed up her stethoscope.
Robin's brow furrowed, "Slade!" he choked.
Raven rolled her eyes, "Robin, if Slade had poisoned your food, you would be dead. It was probably just Control Freak or someone."
Robin nodded, but everyone could tell he wasn't really convinced.
"Anyway you will need to pick some medicine up from the chemist," Doctor Malone said as she handed the prescription to Raven, "and if they get any worse make sure you give me a ring."
Raven nodded, "Thank-you Doctor, I'll go pick the pills up now."
The Doctor walked over to the door, "Make sure you guys rest up! You have a city to look after, remember?"
