Author's notes - hey guys, it's been a really long time since I've updated this. I couldn't think of a way to write myself out of this corner with my hectic last few weeks, but I'm back and on the ball with this. So, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
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Beast Boy was vaguely aware of movement around him, but he was too tired to move or do anything other than just lay there. He felt cold hands touch his back and he shivered. Moments after, a cold body was pressed against his back. Fighting off another shiver, he turned around and opened his eyes.
Raven was beside him, her eyes wide and gleaming.
"You're freezing." He stated.
"Apparently, someone used up the rest of the hot water." She shivered and Beast Boy pulled his teammate into his arms. "God you're so warm."
"And you're not." He said, tucking her head under his chin. "I can fix that."
She chuckled and snuggled closer to him. "I missed you." Raven's lips pressed to his shoulder.
"I'm just glad you're back, Rae. You have no idea how much hell I went through."
She stiffened in his arms but relaxed seconds later.
Words flowed out of his mouth and he couldn't stop them. "I thought I lost you. And when I found out you were alive, I knew I hadn't. Yet. You were giving up, Rae. I thought you were going to die in my arms."
"Beast Boy." Raven's voice was soft.
"I let the Beast take over. I knew he had a better chance of saving than I did." He sniffled, trying to keep the tears from escaping. "I was so scared, Rae. I thought I'd lost you. Somehow I got you back here, and then you were healing. You wouldn't wake up. I was beginning to think you never would."
"Garfield." Raven's voice was breaking.
"Please don't do that to me again." His emerald eyes settled on her amethyst ones. "Please, do not make me go through that again, Raven. Please don't leave me."
She sniffled and tightened her grip on him, burrowing his face into his chest. "I won't. Not again, Garfield."
"I need you here with me." He let the tears flow freely, tightening his hold on her.
"And I need you." She peppered kisses along his bare collarbone. "Sleep, Garfield. You need it."
"You're one to talk." He whispered and listened to Raven's breathing before sleep took him.
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When Beast Boy woke for the second time, it was in panic. He felt cold on his left side, where Raven had fallen asleep. He bolted upright, scanning the room for her. "Raven?" He called out, scrambling from the bed.
The bathroom door was open and Beast Boy peered inside, not finding her in sight. "Raven?" He said again, running to the door and flung it open. He paused in the hallway before he heard a loud crash. "Raven!" He yelled, taking off in a sprint down the hallway.
He caught glimpse of a figure running into the med bay, so he ran in the room and his heart skipped a beat.
Speedy was straddling Robin doing CPR on him while Bee was rummaging through a drawer.
"What the hell's going on?" The changeling demanded, stepping closer to the bed. Glass crunched under his feet and he glanced down, finding a broke plate and cup, along with their contents.
"He's crashing." Speedy stated gravely. "One of his lungs collapsed and his heart's not working."
"I can help him." Raven's voice said. Beast Boy's head snapped to the bedside where she stood.
"Hell no." He growled. "You aren't strong enough, Raven."
"Wally went to go get Jinx." Bee spoke suddenly.
"I'm here." Jinx announced, walking over to the bed. Her hands hovered over Speedy's and began flowing with pink energy. "There's a blood clot blocking his heart." The energy flared up. "Got it." The moniter began beeping again, and everyone in the room sighed with relief.
Speedy removed his hands and crawled off of Robin while Jinx continued to heal his collapsed lung. A minute later, Jinx withdrew her hands and let go of a huge breath. "Damn, Boy Wonder. You aren't making it easy to keep you alive."
"Is he alright?" Speedy questioned, not looking at ease.
"He'll be fine. He needs to rest." Jinx sounded out of breath. "Bee, you may wanna sedate him for a little while and start him on blood thinners for the time being."
"Are you alright?" Raven asked, coming around to Jinx's side.
"Just tired." She breathed.
Wally walked over to his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her. "Let's get you back to bed."
"What time is it?" Beast Boy asked, moving to the side so Wally could carry Jinx from the room.
"A little after five a.m." Speedy dragged a hand down his face.
"Aqualad and I were getting ready to start on cleaning up down here and head up to get some more groceries. Speedy yelled and I came to check on them, and Raven came in a few seconds after." Bee took a syringe and injected it into Robin's IV.
"I wanted to make sure everyone was okay." Raven said, wrapping her arms around herself.
"You guys should go back to sleep." Bee put her hands on her hips. "It's too early for anything. Kole and Jericho should be getting ready to watch him for the day. Speedy will head off to catch some sleep and Aqualad and I will go clean."
Beast Boy nodded before walking over to Raven. Taking his hand, she followed him out of the medical bay and back to her bedroom. He turned around and opened his mouth to speak, but Raven beat him to it.
"I worried you."
"I woke up and you were gone. Then I heard a loud crash and..." He trailed off, looking at her eyes. "Yeah, you had me worried."
"I heard Speedy yell, and I just wanted to make sure everyone was alright. I didn't think you would wake up."
Beast Boy sighed. "It's okay. You're okay, everything is fine." He yawned and Raven chuckled.
"Let's go back to bed." She took his hand and led him over to her bed, crawling in it and pulling him behind her. They curled up in each other's arms before sleep took them once again.
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Beast Boy woke to the feeling of fingers running through his hair. He let go of a sigh and pulled Raven closer to him, earning a chuckle from the sorceress.
"Good morning to you too." She said, her hand continuing to play with his hair. "Did you sleep okay?"
"Better than I have in a while." He blinked a few times to try and rid the grogginess from his eyes.
"Me too." She placed a kiss on the top of his head before pulling herself out of his embrace. "Come on, breakfast is almost ready."
With a groan, the changeling rolled out of bed and got to his feet, stretching his arms above his head. He followed Raven out of her room and down the hall. Raven paused just before the door to the medical bay.
Beast Boy took Raven's hand and gently tugged on it, leading her into the room. Kole and Jericho sat shoulder to shoulder, Jericho's hands speaking for him. Upon noticing the duo's arrival, Jericho signed "good morning" and Kole greeted them as well.
"Has there been any change?" Beast Boy asked, coming to a stop beside Raven by their leader's bedside.
"No." Kole rose to her feet, standing on Robin's other side. "He's stable, but Bee sedated him so he'll be out for most of the day."
Beast Boy nodded.
"Kole, Jericho, breakfast is-" Bee stopped when her eyes rested on Beast Boy and Raven. "Oh, it's good to see you guys up. Breakfast is ready." With that, Bee spun around and strode down the hallway.
I'm not hungry. Jericho signed. You guys go. I'll stay with Robin.
Kole smiled and kissed Jericho's cheek. Together, Kole, Beast Boy and Raven left the med bay, walking into the commons room. Aqualad and Bee were handing out plates, Hot Spot, Argent and Jinx sat at the table, and Speedy was nowhere to be seen.
"Morning guys." Wally said, setting a plate down in front of Jinx and plopping down beside her, pressing his lips to her temple.
Raven left the changeling's side and went straight to the cabinet that held her tea.
"Hey, everybody, listen up." Bee announced, immediately drawing everyone's attention. "We need to go up and help clean the city again today. Beast Boy, Raven, Jinx and Jericho are the only people staying here. The rest of us are going up and helping, alright?"
Everyone nodded and went back to eating their breakfast. Beast Boy took two plates of waffles to the couch and sat down. Raven joined him moments later, placing her tea mug on the coffee table and picking up the plate of waffles.
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Beast Boy, Raven and Jinx saw everyone off to the surface before going into the medical bay. Jinx was working on mending the broken bones in Robin's ankle and wrist while Jericho, Beast Boy and Raven sat and watched.
"I think his bones will be healed fully by tomorrow. If Argent has any energy left when she gets back here, the bones may be fully healed by tonight."
"I can help." Raven said, springing to her feet.
"Absolutely not." Beast Boy latched onto her hand and kept her from moving. "You aren't strong enough yet, Raven."
She pulled her hand from his grasp. "I can at least do one. I owe him that."
Beast Boy didn't like it, but he allowed Raven to take Jinx's place and began healing his wrist. The familiar crystallized glow encased her hand as she touched the cast on the Boy Wonder's wrist. Moments passed and the glow faded and Raven looked up to the other three occupants of the room.
"We can have Bee take off the cast when she gets back." Raven stated, a little out of breath.
You guys go rest. Jericho signed. I can watch him for a little longer.
Jinx thanked him and left the room. Beast Boy got to his feet and walked over to Raven, wrapping an arm around her waist and guiding her from the room.
Just as they entered her room, Raven gasped.
"What is it, Rae?"
"I... I don't..." Beast Boy watched as her eyes fluttered shut and she became limp in his arms.
Before Beast Boy could react, she inhaled deeply, her amethyst eyes going wide as they opened.
"Raven, what happened?"
"I don't know." She said, clearly out of breath. "Can... Can we just... Lay down for a few minutes?"
He nodded and carried the sorceress to the bed, laying her down before crawling in beside her. He vaguely remembered her reaching a hand up to cup his cheek before the darkness enveloped him.
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He awoke to hearing yelling coming from somewhere down the hall.
"Not again." He grumbled as he ran to the medical bay, fearing the worst. As he entered the room, his jaw dropped.
Speedy was leaning against the wall holding his bloody nose, Wally was picking Bee up off the floor and he saw Jericho unconscious on the ground. Looking straight ahead, he saw Robin, standing on his feet.
And he watched his leader slap Raven across the face.
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((This chapter was a little longer than I had planned on it being. Oh well. It's done and it's up.))
