I guess I'm getting this chapter us early!
RougeSummersLover: The wait is over!
SereneDolphin: You'll find out at the conclusion of Recovery, Part 3, or maybe near the end of this. Read and find out! (Insert evil laugh here)
Disclaimer: (AHH!! I forgot last chapter!) I don't own Teen Titans.
Chapter 13: Recovery, Part 2
Robin was staring at Starfire the whole time. 'I guess Raven got inside. You need to survive Star. I don't know if I can go on if you die. I need to tell you how I feel. I need your trust.'
Robin then made a BIG mistake. He decided to look at the papers the doctor had given to Raven. Robin's eyes began to water after he read the first injury, separated right shoulder. 'That's the shoulder that was injured thanks to me.' He thought, fighting to contain his tears.
Robin continued reading, more tears forming in his eyes with each line. He finished the first page when Raven interrupted his reading.
"I would suggest that you stop reading that." Said Raven.
Robin turned his face from the papers to see that Raven was holding her head.
"What happened? Is Starfire alright?"
"First of all, I talked with Starfire, and then something interfered with my mental link. I don't know if she'll be all right. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. It's out of our hands."
The door slowly opened, and a few doctors entered the room. One of them spoke directly to Robin and Raven.
"You two will have to leave this room. We need to take Starfire to surgery to mend bones and.... other injuries."
Raven sighed. "Come on Robin, we need to let the doctors take Starfire."
Robin silently stood up, mouthed something that resembled "I love you, Starfire.", and walked into the hospital lobby."
Robin began to leave the hospital, and was stopped when Cyborg and Beast Boy returned.
"How's Star feeling?" asked Beast Boy.
Robin silently walked past Beast Boy and headed outside.
"Yo! Robin! Where're you going?" asked Cyborg. He began to follow, but was stopped by Raven.
"He needs time to be alone with his thoughts."
"What do you mean? What if Starfire wakes up?" pleaded Beast Boy.
"It's hard to wake up when Novocain is being pumped through your bloodstream."
Outside....
Robin slowly walked to the place where Cyborg and Beast Boy stopped him before and sat down, head against a brick wall.
'Why, Starfire? Why did this happen to you? You're always there to tell us that everything will be fine. But now, no one is saying everything will be fine. Raven went into your mind and can't if you will live. If you...die....' Robin broke into tears at this thought. The idea of Starfire being dead seemed impossible. She was stronger than any of the Titans. But now, she seemed helpless. Her alien strength was spent fighting Daemon. She pushed her body beyond its limits defeating Daemon. 'She thought we hated her.' began to be the emphasis of Robin's thoughts. 'I love her, and she loved me. She thought we hated her, but she still was willing to sacrifice herself to save us, a group of, as she looked at us, monsters who manipulated her feelings for their own enjoyment. Now she's helpless...' Robin stopped crying for a second. 'She needs us to be her strength. She needs me to be strong. I have to stop crying. Starfire, I'm here for you.' Robin stood up, wiped the remaining tears from his eyes, and began to return to the hospital.
Back at the hospital
Three hours had passed since Robin left to organize his thoughts. Few words were spoken between Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. They heard the hospital door open, and were surprised to see Robin standing in the doorway.
"Rob! You're back!" said Beast Boy happily.
"Yep." Robin smiled. He was actually smiling.
"Why are you smiling?" asked Raven.
"Starfire needs us to be strong for WHEN she wakes up." Said Robin confidently.
"How do you know she's going to wake up?" asked Cyborg.
"I trust her. Besides, we she's being worked on by the best doctors in Jump City!"
There was a long silence. But there was something different about this one. It seemed like a soothing silence, cleansing the Titans of their fears. A doctor soon came out, frowning.
"I'm sorry."
"What is it?" asked Robin, extreme worry in his voice.
"Starfire is in a coma. I can't tell if she'll be the same if she wakes up."
Robin quickly ran past the doctor and charged into Starfire's room. He stopped quickly, stunned at the condition of his tamaranian friend. She had a thick cast on her right shoulder. Both of her hands had small casts on them. Her ribs were wrapped tightly. There were only two IV's in her, but she also had a machine helping her breathe.
"No..." Robin said silently. 'She can't breathe under her own power' he thought, He soon felt the other Titans behind him, and the doctor placed a hand of his shoulder.
"She can still breathe fine, it's just that her entire body has been weakened greatly, so she needs that machine to completely purify the air." The doctor then closed the door, leaving the Titans stunned at Starfire's new condition. Robin pulled up a chair, and returned to the position he was when he first came in to see Starfire.
"We should leave them alone," said Raven to Cyborg and Beast Boy, pointing to the door. They quickly got the picture, and Robin was left alone with Starfire.
Robin, however, didn't notice that he was alone with Starfire. He really didn't care. All that mattered was that Starfire was in a coma. She was truly helpless. She may never wake up. If she did, would she ever be the same?
Robin felt his arms become heavy.
"I guess I need to sleep" he said to himself. He put the chair back up against the wall and leaned back against it to make sure he couldn't put any unnecessary weight on Starfire. Before he fell asleep, he quietly said one sentence.
"Please survive Star. I love you."
Eight hours later...
Robin woke up and saw Raven was in the room with him, watching Starfire. He pulled the chair back to Starfire's bedside and sat down again.
"How is she doing?"
"Her condition has improved slightly. She doesn't need that machine to purify the air anymore."
"Come on Starfire, you can live. You're too strong not too." Robin said silently.
Raven left the room, and Cyborg came in.
A one-week period continued like this, with one Titan being with Starfire and Robin for eight hours. Until...
Raven was watching Robin's worried face. Fortunately the other Titans had convinced Robin that he needed to eat and sleep for small amounts during this time. Raven saw Robin's eyes suddenly widen.
"What is it?"
"Starfire moved." Raven stared at Robin, puzzled for a second, and then stared at Starfire. Her eyes widened as much as Robin's did when she saw Starfire's forehead twitch. It was slight, but it was there. Starfire was awakening.
Robin stared at Starfire's face, hoping that she would fully awaken soon. Sure enough, Starfire's eyes opened, revealing the green emeralds that had been concealed for so long.
"Starfire!!" Robin yelped in joy. He would have hugged her right then and there, but he remembered that Starfire was injured.
"Robin..." Starfire sounded as though she was in severe pain.
"Starfire, I'm sorry about how I acted with this Daemon situation, can you forgive me?"
Raven stood up. "I'll leave you two alone now." Raven then left the room, but she stayed by the door and contacted Beast Boy and Cyborg, telling them that Starfire had awakened.
"Can you..." Starfire would have continued, but Robin put a finger on her lips.
"Shhh, never mind. You need to rest. You're still injured."
Robin slowly removed his finger from Starfire's lips, and Starfire allowed herself to fall asleep.
Yahoo! Star's alive! Of course, there's still one part left of Recovery, so I must have an ace up my sleeve. Take your guesses! Read and Review! Don't Flame! Thank you!
RougeSummersLover: The wait is over!
SereneDolphin: You'll find out at the conclusion of Recovery, Part 3, or maybe near the end of this. Read and find out! (Insert evil laugh here)
Disclaimer: (AHH!! I forgot last chapter!) I don't own Teen Titans.
Chapter 13: Recovery, Part 2
Robin was staring at Starfire the whole time. 'I guess Raven got inside. You need to survive Star. I don't know if I can go on if you die. I need to tell you how I feel. I need your trust.'
Robin then made a BIG mistake. He decided to look at the papers the doctor had given to Raven. Robin's eyes began to water after he read the first injury, separated right shoulder. 'That's the shoulder that was injured thanks to me.' He thought, fighting to contain his tears.
Robin continued reading, more tears forming in his eyes with each line. He finished the first page when Raven interrupted his reading.
"I would suggest that you stop reading that." Said Raven.
Robin turned his face from the papers to see that Raven was holding her head.
"What happened? Is Starfire alright?"
"First of all, I talked with Starfire, and then something interfered with my mental link. I don't know if she'll be all right. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. It's out of our hands."
The door slowly opened, and a few doctors entered the room. One of them spoke directly to Robin and Raven.
"You two will have to leave this room. We need to take Starfire to surgery to mend bones and.... other injuries."
Raven sighed. "Come on Robin, we need to let the doctors take Starfire."
Robin silently stood up, mouthed something that resembled "I love you, Starfire.", and walked into the hospital lobby."
Robin began to leave the hospital, and was stopped when Cyborg and Beast Boy returned.
"How's Star feeling?" asked Beast Boy.
Robin silently walked past Beast Boy and headed outside.
"Yo! Robin! Where're you going?" asked Cyborg. He began to follow, but was stopped by Raven.
"He needs time to be alone with his thoughts."
"What do you mean? What if Starfire wakes up?" pleaded Beast Boy.
"It's hard to wake up when Novocain is being pumped through your bloodstream."
Outside....
Robin slowly walked to the place where Cyborg and Beast Boy stopped him before and sat down, head against a brick wall.
'Why, Starfire? Why did this happen to you? You're always there to tell us that everything will be fine. But now, no one is saying everything will be fine. Raven went into your mind and can't if you will live. If you...die....' Robin broke into tears at this thought. The idea of Starfire being dead seemed impossible. She was stronger than any of the Titans. But now, she seemed helpless. Her alien strength was spent fighting Daemon. She pushed her body beyond its limits defeating Daemon. 'She thought we hated her.' began to be the emphasis of Robin's thoughts. 'I love her, and she loved me. She thought we hated her, but she still was willing to sacrifice herself to save us, a group of, as she looked at us, monsters who manipulated her feelings for their own enjoyment. Now she's helpless...' Robin stopped crying for a second. 'She needs us to be her strength. She needs me to be strong. I have to stop crying. Starfire, I'm here for you.' Robin stood up, wiped the remaining tears from his eyes, and began to return to the hospital.
Back at the hospital
Three hours had passed since Robin left to organize his thoughts. Few words were spoken between Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. They heard the hospital door open, and were surprised to see Robin standing in the doorway.
"Rob! You're back!" said Beast Boy happily.
"Yep." Robin smiled. He was actually smiling.
"Why are you smiling?" asked Raven.
"Starfire needs us to be strong for WHEN she wakes up." Said Robin confidently.
"How do you know she's going to wake up?" asked Cyborg.
"I trust her. Besides, we she's being worked on by the best doctors in Jump City!"
There was a long silence. But there was something different about this one. It seemed like a soothing silence, cleansing the Titans of their fears. A doctor soon came out, frowning.
"I'm sorry."
"What is it?" asked Robin, extreme worry in his voice.
"Starfire is in a coma. I can't tell if she'll be the same if she wakes up."
Robin quickly ran past the doctor and charged into Starfire's room. He stopped quickly, stunned at the condition of his tamaranian friend. She had a thick cast on her right shoulder. Both of her hands had small casts on them. Her ribs were wrapped tightly. There were only two IV's in her, but she also had a machine helping her breathe.
"No..." Robin said silently. 'She can't breathe under her own power' he thought, He soon felt the other Titans behind him, and the doctor placed a hand of his shoulder.
"She can still breathe fine, it's just that her entire body has been weakened greatly, so she needs that machine to completely purify the air." The doctor then closed the door, leaving the Titans stunned at Starfire's new condition. Robin pulled up a chair, and returned to the position he was when he first came in to see Starfire.
"We should leave them alone," said Raven to Cyborg and Beast Boy, pointing to the door. They quickly got the picture, and Robin was left alone with Starfire.
Robin, however, didn't notice that he was alone with Starfire. He really didn't care. All that mattered was that Starfire was in a coma. She was truly helpless. She may never wake up. If she did, would she ever be the same?
Robin felt his arms become heavy.
"I guess I need to sleep" he said to himself. He put the chair back up against the wall and leaned back against it to make sure he couldn't put any unnecessary weight on Starfire. Before he fell asleep, he quietly said one sentence.
"Please survive Star. I love you."
Eight hours later...
Robin woke up and saw Raven was in the room with him, watching Starfire. He pulled the chair back to Starfire's bedside and sat down again.
"How is she doing?"
"Her condition has improved slightly. She doesn't need that machine to purify the air anymore."
"Come on Starfire, you can live. You're too strong not too." Robin said silently.
Raven left the room, and Cyborg came in.
A one-week period continued like this, with one Titan being with Starfire and Robin for eight hours. Until...
Raven was watching Robin's worried face. Fortunately the other Titans had convinced Robin that he needed to eat and sleep for small amounts during this time. Raven saw Robin's eyes suddenly widen.
"What is it?"
"Starfire moved." Raven stared at Robin, puzzled for a second, and then stared at Starfire. Her eyes widened as much as Robin's did when she saw Starfire's forehead twitch. It was slight, but it was there. Starfire was awakening.
Robin stared at Starfire's face, hoping that she would fully awaken soon. Sure enough, Starfire's eyes opened, revealing the green emeralds that had been concealed for so long.
"Starfire!!" Robin yelped in joy. He would have hugged her right then and there, but he remembered that Starfire was injured.
"Robin..." Starfire sounded as though she was in severe pain.
"Starfire, I'm sorry about how I acted with this Daemon situation, can you forgive me?"
Raven stood up. "I'll leave you two alone now." Raven then left the room, but she stayed by the door and contacted Beast Boy and Cyborg, telling them that Starfire had awakened.
"Can you..." Starfire would have continued, but Robin put a finger on her lips.
"Shhh, never mind. You need to rest. You're still injured."
Robin slowly removed his finger from Starfire's lips, and Starfire allowed herself to fall asleep.
Yahoo! Star's alive! Of course, there's still one part left of Recovery, so I must have an ace up my sleeve. Take your guesses! Read and Review! Don't Flame! Thank you!