As KT asked for, here is the 7th chapter. Between homework and being abroad this semester, sometimes I get so busy, but I am trying to make time for this story! Thank goodness I'm ahead of my posting, otherwise you would have to wait forever! Please bare with me- I know constant updates are the best, but I think they're going to slow down soon.

Also, I know I am ignoring "Secrets in Detention," but this story is getting priority. That story may be on hold for a while but please do not hate me for it!


Starfire

Cyborg said that it was going to be the "waiting game" with Terra. When we were allowed back into the infirmary, I could see where they had located Terra's worse injuries and wrapped them with a rock-like substance. He did say however, that her heart rate was normal, she was getting nutrients through the IV bag, and after two days, the burns should begin healing.

We decided to make a rotating schedule so someone stayed in the room with Terra at all times. We would rotate every four hours so everyone could get some sleep, work on research, and go out for patrol. However, we also promised that if we had down time, we would spend it in the infirmary. So Terra could hear us.

I took the first rotation. Beast Boy said he would bring in the Station of Games and play with me to pass the time, even though I have never been his favorite playing partner. But as soon as he walked in with the metal box, the alarm went off.

"Aw, come on!" Beast Boy shouted, "We can ignore it, can't we?"

Robin shot him a look that was not nice. Raven came running into the room, her cape barely attached to her. She looked at Terra with wide eyes.

"What's wrong?" she yelled.

"It is not Terra," I said.

"It's Dr. Light," Cyborg said, checking the computer in his arm, "Causing mayhem. Go back to bed, Raven. We can handle him."

"You sure?" she asked. Raven must have been exhausted to even consider staying home.

"Get some rest," Robin said, "We need you alert for Terra."

Raven nodded and levitated out. The boys also left.

I pulled up a chair and sat next to Terra's head. Her face was not covered in bandages, but she still had bruises. The breathing mask was still over her nose and mouth. Her eyes seemed swollen shut.

"Oh, Friend, it pains me to keep seeing you in this state. Please, heal soon and wake up so we can do the hanging out again."

I hoped maybe she would just wake up. But my asking was not enough. All she did was turn my way.

"You like hearing us, yes? Well, there is no one here for me to talk to, but perhaps I can talk to you? Would you like that?"

She did not have a response, but I already had something in mind so I decided she said yes.

"I think you would love a story! I have a lot of stories from when you left, I am certain you will find a lot of them humorous! Let's see…well, last week, Beast Boy scared Raven! He hid next to her door for hours so when she came out, he jumped out at her as a dinosaur and she screamed! We all thought at first she had been attacked, but when we got there, Beast Boy could not stop laughing! I think you would have laughed too. Raven did not laugh, she did not talk to him for the rest of the day.

"Oh, and you should have been here when Beast Boy and Cyborg had a hot dog eating contest! Of course, Beast Boy ate his "to-fu." Cyborg won, but actually, I think one day I am going to challenge Cyborg. He can eat a lot, but I have nine stomachs, so maybe I could surprise him.

"And did you know Mumbo is back? We ended up in his hat. Raven was a bunny, and she was quite adorable! Beast Boy was a lamp, you would have found it all hysterical! Of course, we did not at the time, but now I find it quite humorous.

"And Raven went to the mall with me…"

Robin

We waited days for Terra. First it was getting her suit off and getting all tests done and that was twenty-four hours within itself. Then we had to wait for her to wake up. We took quick rotations so everyone had a chance to sleep, especially Raven and Cyborg, who were monitoring her health and staying in the room at all times except when forced to sleep.

As for the rest of us, we stuck to our word of staying in the room whenever possible. If there was an alarm, we left, but besides that, the infirmary became our living room. Beast Boy and Cyborg played GameStation while Starfire helped me with criminal reports. Raven read, but she was distracted. Her eyes gazed over to Terra every few minutes.

At night, when it was only one person staying awake with Terra, it got lonely quickly. We wanted Terra to continue to hear us, so we started telling stories. Beast Boy, Starfire, and Cyborg (surprisingly) were good at this type of thing- telling a comatose body stories. However, Raven and I were a bit more hesitant. I turned on music instead and Raven started reading her books aloud.

On the third day, Terra's gauze was taken off. The burns had subsided; her skin was no longer red and blotchy. Her bruises were still there and turning grey. Cyborg joked that when they turned green as they healed, she would look like Beast Boy. It was funny, in a disgusting kind of way.

Both her eyes were black, which showed she broke her nose. There was nothing we could do about that, except call her a raccoon. The jokes about her health were the only things keeping us sane, we really didn't know anything else about how well she was doing besides that one day, she had to wake up.

It was nearly a week before Raven expressed real concern, "It's been six days," she said, "If she's still asleep after a week, I think we need to call in expert help."

"It's your call," I said, "You're the one trained in this."

I felt so guilty for not being able to make the executive shots. They looked to me as the leader, but there were times when I had to look back at Cyborg and Raven and ask for their advice. I hated how out of control I was. Once this Terra ordeal was over, I was going to get trained too. As their leader, I should have all the answers.


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