Chapter five: A fight for more than life
[Disclaimer: Why must I write anything after that word? Is it not self-
explanatory? I don't own Teen Titans, OK? If I did, um...uh...something would
happen...]
Robin awoke in the hospital not feeling quite like himself. He could
remember talking to Raven, and the others leaving for town, and the sun
setting, but then he remembered nothing but dusk and then dark. He tried to
sit up, but his head spun faster than a cheetah in a Ferrari. He very
promptly returned his head to the pillow.
A nurse entered the room holding a clipboard. She wore a white uniform and
an extraordinarily fake smile.
"I had hoped not to see you back so soon, Robin," she said, going over to
check his vitals. "Before you ask, you were out for three weeks. You've
been in a coma. We're still not sure what was wrong with you. Your friends
have come to visit every single day. With any luck, you'll be out of here
tomorrow. If tradition holds true, the other Titans should be here any
minute." Tradition held true.
"Hey, man. You feelin' better?" asked Cyborg. "Yeah, I can go home tomorrow." "Good. I'm getting tired of beatin' Beast Boy every time I play gamestation. I need a challenge." "Hey! That's not fair," said Beast Boy. "I win sometimes." "That was only once, and you knocked the controller out of my hands."
Back at the tower (after kicking Cyborg's butt at six different games), Robin found himself once again on the roof. (Don't ask why; the roof is a good place.) Out over the sea, a gull winged out over the waves, diving into the water. A look of longing flickered across Robin's face. No. He would not think about wanting her back alive. He wanted to think of her, but that was the only thing he could think of about her. Robin wanted to remember the good things about her, and not the hole he felt inside himself from losing her. From deep within his heart, Starfire's face smiled, and her laughter rang like thousands of bells on the breeze. But the warmth that her smile radiated did not reach the rest of him; his heart, his mind, his very soul. Robin neither knew nor really wanted to know how the other Titans were faring, but he did want Starfire back. Robin! Huh? Robin, what do you mean, you want me back? Where have I gone? Star?! Tell me, where have I gone? Um— Exactly. I have not left you, I am merely—well, I will not say that I am on vacation, because I will not be coming back. But I am both with you and not with you. Our friends—your friends—need you to be happy. Especially Raven and Beast Boy, for they would never even get together in the first place if they thought you would not be happy also. I want you to be happy, if not for them, but for me. But I need you back with me. I love you, Starfire. I love you too. But it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. J. K. Rowling? Yes, an author. I did not really understand the book but that is irrelevant. I want you to think about me, but not like you have been. You have let your memories of me consume your thoughts. Think about and enjoy the company of our fellow Titans. Keep on in the legacy of the Teen Titans. Help the city. But I— It does not matter. Do good. Don't you mean 'Do well?' No. Do good. And with that, Robin snapped out of it, awaking in his room. Raven's head poked in through the door. "How long was I out for this time?" he asked. "Just a few hours. You weren't ice-cold this time, so Beast Boy just brought you downstairs. What happened? Do you remember this time?" "Sort of. It was Starfire" "You were thinking about her?" "No, I talked to her." "What did she say?" "She told me to do good. And I think she has hope for you and Beast Boy." What could have been mistaken for a chuckle was heard as Raven left. [A/N: Don't hurt me!! I know it was really short, but I have things planned that will surprise you! At least I hope they will...
"Hey, man. You feelin' better?" asked Cyborg. "Yeah, I can go home tomorrow." "Good. I'm getting tired of beatin' Beast Boy every time I play gamestation. I need a challenge." "Hey! That's not fair," said Beast Boy. "I win sometimes." "That was only once, and you knocked the controller out of my hands."
Back at the tower (after kicking Cyborg's butt at six different games), Robin found himself once again on the roof. (Don't ask why; the roof is a good place.) Out over the sea, a gull winged out over the waves, diving into the water. A look of longing flickered across Robin's face. No. He would not think about wanting her back alive. He wanted to think of her, but that was the only thing he could think of about her. Robin wanted to remember the good things about her, and not the hole he felt inside himself from losing her. From deep within his heart, Starfire's face smiled, and her laughter rang like thousands of bells on the breeze. But the warmth that her smile radiated did not reach the rest of him; his heart, his mind, his very soul. Robin neither knew nor really wanted to know how the other Titans were faring, but he did want Starfire back. Robin! Huh? Robin, what do you mean, you want me back? Where have I gone? Star?! Tell me, where have I gone? Um— Exactly. I have not left you, I am merely—well, I will not say that I am on vacation, because I will not be coming back. But I am both with you and not with you. Our friends—your friends—need you to be happy. Especially Raven and Beast Boy, for they would never even get together in the first place if they thought you would not be happy also. I want you to be happy, if not for them, but for me. But I need you back with me. I love you, Starfire. I love you too. But it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. J. K. Rowling? Yes, an author. I did not really understand the book but that is irrelevant. I want you to think about me, but not like you have been. You have let your memories of me consume your thoughts. Think about and enjoy the company of our fellow Titans. Keep on in the legacy of the Teen Titans. Help the city. But I— It does not matter. Do good. Don't you mean 'Do well?' No. Do good. And with that, Robin snapped out of it, awaking in his room. Raven's head poked in through the door. "How long was I out for this time?" he asked. "Just a few hours. You weren't ice-cold this time, so Beast Boy just brought you downstairs. What happened? Do you remember this time?" "Sort of. It was Starfire" "You were thinking about her?" "No, I talked to her." "What did she say?" "She told me to do good. And I think she has hope for you and Beast Boy." What could have been mistaken for a chuckle was heard as Raven left. [A/N: Don't hurt me!! I know it was really short, but I have things planned that will surprise you! At least I hope they will...