Raven's heart was beating again. A tear of joy ran down my cheek. Raven's eyes stayed closed though. I didn't know what was wrong. I looked around for a minute. Everyone was waiting for Raven to wake up, wiping tears from eyes and kneeling down towards her.

"What now?" Beast Boy asked. I clould tell he wanted an explination for why she did not wake. I think I needed one as well. I sat there, thinking about all the reasons why she could be asleep still.

"Well, what's your answer Whisper?" Robin said, a little anger in his voice.

"I'm still thinking. Just wait."

"I thought you had this all wrapped up Whisper. Why isn't she waking up?" Terra asked, concerned for a friend that used to be an enemy.

"If you ask me, I don't think that she'll ever wake up." Beast Boy was obviously disappionted. "Let's go Terra." Together, arm in arm, they began walking back to the Tower. Starfire and Robin exchanged glances.

"We as well need to get back to the Tower, friend Whisper." Starfire stated.

"We'd love to stick around, but there is a city to patrol." Robin added. together, they began walking back to the Robin-cycle, got on with Starfire on the back, and drove off.

"Don't mind them, they were just expecting Raven to come back the same way as you. But my sensors are picking up some brain waves, which may mean that she's in a coma or just a really deep sleep or hibernation. Let's get her back to the Tower."

"You go on ahead. I've got things that I have to take care of."

"Alright. But if you need anything, just call me on the communicator."

"I will Cyborg, and thank you." And with that, I helped him take Raven and place her into the T-car. I closed the door gentley, and waved them off. I turned and looked at the corpse that lay down the street. I walked over towards him and looked at the body. A cross hung around his neck. I took the cross off his neck. I walked towards a flaming building. I lay the cross in the flames until it light. I placed the cross on his hair, and watched it catch. I watched my brother become consumed by flames.

i stood there for long after the fire fighters and ambulances came. The fire fighters called in the morgue technician, or whatever he's called, to pick up Cain's body. I was silent all that time.

Silent for the loss of my brother, for the possible loss of Raven. Raven! I looked around for the Whisperer. It lay where it began, in the same position as before the furious battle. I quickly ran to it. I climbed on board and shifted my feet to ascend to the heavens. I shifted my feet to go forward. I shifted my feet to stop on the roof of the Titan Tower.

I ran inside rather quickly, forgetting to bring the Whisperer with me. But it's not as if anyone would steal it way up here. It was safe.

I checked the living room, just incase they stashed her there. No one was there, not even Beast Boy. I checked her room next. Nor was she there. I checked the infermary. I relaxed as I saw her lying in a bed, but was not happy to see that her heart monitor was weak and barely moving.

I walked in to the room, to where Cyborg was running diagnostics on Raven to see what was wrong with her. I stare at the endless number of catscan reports on the monitors.

"What's that?" I ask Cyborg.

"That's the fetus that she's carrying. It's your baby." In one scan, it was large and healthy. I was proud, but knew that it wouldn't survive. After all, father said that I could only save one of them. The next scan puzzled me. The fetus was still there, but it got smaller. I thought that it was only a computer glitch, but it happened on the next scan as well.

"Do you see that Cyborg?" I pointed to the fetus, which shrank again as I pointed to it. Raven's heart monitor began blipping as a usual person's would.

"My word, she's absorbing the fetus. But why?"

"Who cares, the fetus is probably dead anyway. No, I know it's dead. But who cares, absorbing the fetus is saving Raven."

When the fetus was fully absorbed, I walked over to Raven. Her chakra shone a bright red, and I could hear her in my mind.

"Whisper...Where are you?"

"I'm right here Rachel. I'm right here."

"Am I alive?"

"Yes, you are." I picked up her hand and kissed it. She leaned her head over to me and opened her eyes. "Good morning Rachel."

"What time is it?"

"It's time for you to get to your feet." Cyborg said.

"Shouldn't we tell the others?" I asked him. He shook his head.

"Let them sleep this one off. They'll find out in the morning."

"Whisper." Raven said with a slight moan.

"Yes Raven?"

"How's the baby?" I shook my head. She looked upset. I could see tears begin to form in her eyes. She hugged me, and I held her, with all the strength I could muster. Being a eighteen year old in a nine year old's body had it's disadvantages. My hug wasn't very hard. But it was passion filled and meaningful.

"Besides. It's not like we can't make more." I said, trying to comfort her. She wiped the tears from her eyes, and looked me in the eyes, then looked over my body.

"Not when you look like this." She laughed. "Can you even get it up?"

At this, Cyborg left the room to give us some privacy. "I'm gonna leave you two alone for right now."

At that I said, "I don't really know. But we can try." She leaned in to kiss me, and I leaned to kiss her. It was a long, engaging kiss, but to no avail. "Not a thing." She frowned.

"Well, how long do you think this condition will last?"

"I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see."