"Theodore." A tall dark haired man looked up from where he was standing outside a hospital room door. "I saw the reports. Is Raven alright?"

"Bruce? Yeah, she's going to be okay. She says she doesn't really remember much before Batman found her. The doctors looked her over, a few bruises, scrapes, cuts, but nothing serious. I couldn't be happier." Theodore said to Bruce. "Thank you for coming by."

"Of course. You're one of my closest friends. Raven was a good girl. She was really good with Dick after he came to live with me. Dick sends his happy thoughts as well, he's off with some of his friends and is unable to come." Bruce said, hugging Theodore. "How are Maggie and Kyle?" Bruce asked.

"They're great. Maggie had harldy stopped crying tears of joy. She just stepped out for a moment. And Kyle doesn't want to leave her side. Raven convince him to tend to the business. He didn't want to, but she can be very persuasive." Theodore smiled.

"That sounds like her." Bruce said, smiling at the man. "I won't bother her, just tell her I came by." Bruce said.

"No, please come in, I'm sure she'll be happy to see you." Theodore said, knocking on the door, then entering. "Raven, dear. Bruce Wayne has come by to see you." He said to the girl in the bed.

Raven looked up, and smile. "Mr. Wayne. It's so good to see you." She said.

"I'm glad to see you well Raven." Bruce said. "I'm afraid I can't stay long, but I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Thank you for coming by." Raven said. The smile on her face showed that she did in fact know Bruce's secret, though Bruce was the only one who noticed this. Theodore just saw a smile. "I'm feeling better. I still don't remember much, other then Batman coming in and saving me."

"Thank God Batman was there." Theodore said.

"Yes, thank God." Bruce said, placing his hand in Raven's. "Like I said, I can't stay long. I have a meeting to tend to, I just wanted to make sure you all were okay."

"Thank you Mr. Wayne." Raven smiled at Bruce as he left.

"Wasn't that nice of Bruce to stop by and check on you. Oh, he forgot to tell you Dick sends him love as well. He's with some friends, and couldn't make it to see you." Theodore said.

"I'm glad he's doing okay." Raven paused for a few minutes. "I'm tired." She said.

"Okay sweetheart. I'm going to go check on your mother and Kyle. We'll all be back later. Get some rest honey." Theodore kissed his daughter on the head, not noticing her flinch when he called her sweetheart.

Raven closed her eyes and waited for her dad to leave. She opened her eyes, then her hand. Bruce had left her a note before he had left. Opening it, Raven began to read. Meet me on the roof at midnight. Raven thought about it for a minute. She would have to get the nurses to unhook the moniters. Getting an idea, Raven looked at the clock. It was six in the afternoon. Still a few hours to go. When it got closer she would put her plan into action.

At eleven, Raven began to bring tears to her eyes. "Raven, honey, what's wrong?" Maggie asked, worried.

"Please make the beeping stop. Please take the wires off." Raven made herself sound as paniced as possible, getting a horrified look in her eyes. "Please get them off. Please get them off." She pleaded.

Maggie quickly called for the nurse. "Is there any way to remove the wires. I know you need to keep up with her heart rate, but I think they're scaring her. They might remind of her where she was when they found her." Maggie pleaded with the nurse.

The nurse looked at the panicing girl, and nodded her head. "Okay Raven, I'm going to remove the wires. I'll stop the beeping." The nurse unhooked the patient, and prepaired herself for the lecture from the doctor in the morning about unhooking monitors without permission.

"Thank you." Raven said, closing her eyes with a sigh. The nurse smiled, and left.

"Raven, honey, I have to go home now. I want to stay, but I need to prepair for your return." Maggie said, kissing her daughter's forehead.

Raven feigned sleep, a look of peace over her face. When she was sure her mother was gone, Raven opened her eyes. She had just got home, and she was already lying to her mother again. Raven was always the rebelious type, just not where anyone could see. She would sneak out of the house, but because no one ever thought she would, she got away with it. And Raven had never told her parents about her powers, even as weak as they were at the time. When ever Maggie would ask her daughter if something was wrong after Raven didn't get a good night sleep from either sneaking out, or being in someone's dream without wanting to be, Raven would lie, and tell her she was fine. The first time Raven had snuck out, she had done it to get away from everyone else's dreams. She found that whenever she was around other people who were asleep, she would enter their dreams without trying when she was asleep. If she got away from them, she could get some sleep, and if she couldn't find a place to sleep, she would just wonder around Gotham.

At midnight, Raven stood from the bed, and grabbed the clothes her mother had brought her, no way would she wonder around in the hospital gown the nurses had given her. Opening the door slowly, Raven checked to make sure no one was looking, and calmly walked out and towards the stairs. She made sure she walked like she knew where she was going, and quickly ducked into the stairwell. Climbing upward, Raven reached the top in no time. Opening the door, she stepped out onto the roof, and looked around. She didn't see Batman, but knew he was there. She could sense him.

Batman watched at Raven stepped through the door, and looked around. She stepped over to the edge, and looked down. "If I jump, will you catch me?" She said just loud enough for Batman to hear her.

"I would, but please don't try." Batman said, stepping out of the shadows.

"Thank you." Raven said, walking away from the edge, and over to the Dark Knight. "What do you need to talk about?" She asked. Batman handed Raven a cloth bundle. "What is this?" She asked.

"Your clothes. Alfred washed them for you, so they're clean." Batman said, smiling at Raven.

"Oh, thank you Batman." Raven said, holding the clothes close to her chest. "I know it must be strange. I just got out of that place, I should want to be rid of everything that reminds me of it, but I want to keep these clothes."

"No, not strange. I understand. You're used to them, even if they remind you of where you were, they are familier. You got used to being there, being locked up, so it will take some time to get used to being free again." Batman said.

"Thank you Batman, for everything. Please tell the others I said thank you for helping me. I know they don't trust me, especially after I said I was created to destory you all. I didn't want to lie to you all. I know that if I had, and it had come out a different way, they really wouldn't have trusted me. I don't want to hurt them, and I'm not going to. You all set me free, so I don't have to do anything I don't want to do anymore." Batman saw realization cross her face. Tears started to stream, an she sunk to her knees. "I'm finally free. I don't have to hurt anyone any more." A smile spread across her face as the tears flowed harder. "Thank you so much."

Batman did something very un-Batman like. He hugged the girl, rubbing circles on her back. "It's okay now Raven. You've held it together long enough." He whispered. "Just let it go."
And that's exactly what she did. Tears streaming, sobs chocking her, silent screams. Raven let it all go, every fear, every threat he had given her, every thought of him, everything. He was nothing to her, only a memory she wanted to forget, but knew she wouldn't..., couldn't. By the time she was finished, she was tired. Standing up on shakey legs, she looked at Batman. "Thank you, again." She said.

"Any time." And that was the truth. Any time she needed something, he would be there for her. "If you ever need a place to go when you can't sleep in your house, please feel free to come to Wayne Manor. I'll let Alfred know to let you in. I'm not there for most of the night, and I'm sure Alfred won't be much trouble."

"Thank you Bruce." Raven whispered. "I'd better get back before the nurses find me gone."

"How did you get out with the heart monitors?" Batman asked.

"You're the Batman, you should know that already." Raven joked. "I acted as if the wires and beeping freaked me out. PTSD, I suppose. To be honest, they kind of really did freak me out."

"I understand. Go on back and get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow. You get to go home, don't you?" Batman asked.

"Yeah. Mom went home to get everything ready for me." Raven answered. "I'm a little nervous, but happy at the same time."

Batman chuckled. "I'll see you later." And with that, he left, using his grapel to get to the Batmobile parked in an ally.

Raven smiled after the hero, and snuck back in. It was just as easy to get back to her room, as it had been to get out. Raven did a quick check to see if there were any nurses at the nurse's station. They were all there, typing away at computers, and reading files.

Raven changed back into the stupid hospital gown, and crawled into the bed. She hated the hospital, but if it made her family, and to police, happy, she would just deal with it. It was only one more night. Falling asleep was hard. Everyone in the surounding rooms were sleeping soundly, and dreaming. No matter how much training Jacobs gave her, or how much he messed withher powers, she would always have a hard time falling asleep with others around.

Finally falling asleep, Raven was thrown into a dreamless world, happy for just the black of darkness, and the silent reminder that Batman would be there for her, even if the rest of the League never trusted her.