Afterglow
Ch. 2: Drifting
Author's Note: Thanx for all the positive feedback! I love it when people praise my stories. It helps fuel my megalomania. J/K! But seriously, thank you so much for all the great reviews. Remember, you keep reading, I'll keep writing!
Disclaimer: Same as the last chappy, of course.
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'Cause you have been drifting for so long
Now you don't wanna come down
Somewhere below you there's people who love you
And they're ready for you to come down
Please come down
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A few hours later, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Robin and Starfire were all sitting in a hospital waiting room. Starfire was leaning on Robin's shoulder, snoring lightly, and Beast Boy, now a kitten, was curled into a ball in Star's lap. Cyborg was the only one still awake. He paced the room, fiddling with Raven's cloak in his hands. "Please be okay," He prayed quietly.
"Teen Titans?" Everyone jumped when the doctor's voice broke the silence.
Cyborg finally stopped pacing. "Yeah. How is she?" The other three Titans were still half asleep, yawning and stretching.
"Well, it's very odd," The doctor, Dr. Carter, opened the chart in his hands. "Her neural patterns don't read like someone in a coma, but all the other tests say otherwise,"
"So, what does that mean?" Cyborg had twisted the blue fabric to near- ripping levels as he spoke.
"We're not sure, but we would like to keep her for a while, run a few more tests," Carter closed the file.
"Where is she? Can we see her?" Cyborg blurted out, forcing his grip on the cloak to relax.
Carter shook his head. "She's in ICU. Family only,"
Cyborg gestured to Robin, Beast Boy and Starfire. "We are her family," Carter hesitated. "Please, we're all she's got," Pleading slipped into Cyborg's voice.
Carter sighed. "Okay, but one at a time, and not for too long,"
Cyborg nodded vehemently, eager to get to the sorceress's side. "Of course," Carter gave a curt nod in reply, then left. Cyborg turned to the others. "Who-?"
"You go first," Robin interuppted.
"Yeah, dude," Beast Boy chimed in.
"Oh, it is so romantic!" Starfire clasped her hands together and stars appeared in her eyes.
Cyborg's face went beet red. "I'm going," He spun and left before he could be embarrassed anymore.
Cyborg fought the urge to turn and run. Instead, he forced himself to sit down beside the tiny figure lost in the white sheets. He gently picked up one of her hands. "Rae, I know that you probably can't hear me, but I'm going to say this anyway," He leaned closer to her, setting one hand on top of her head and running his thumb over her forehead. "I am going to find whoever did this to you, and I am going to make them pay," He paused, calming his voice. "But, most of all, I am going to bring you back. I promise," He stood and leaned over her, then tenderly kissed her lips. Something, he wasn't sure what, surged through his body, and the hospital room disappeared.
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Author's Note: Keep the reviews coming!
Ch. 2: Drifting
Author's Note: Thanx for all the positive feedback! I love it when people praise my stories. It helps fuel my megalomania. J/K! But seriously, thank you so much for all the great reviews. Remember, you keep reading, I'll keep writing!
Disclaimer: Same as the last chappy, of course.
***
'Cause you have been drifting for so long
Now you don't wanna come down
Somewhere below you there's people who love you
And they're ready for you to come down
Please come down
***
A few hours later, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Robin and Starfire were all sitting in a hospital waiting room. Starfire was leaning on Robin's shoulder, snoring lightly, and Beast Boy, now a kitten, was curled into a ball in Star's lap. Cyborg was the only one still awake. He paced the room, fiddling with Raven's cloak in his hands. "Please be okay," He prayed quietly.
"Teen Titans?" Everyone jumped when the doctor's voice broke the silence.
Cyborg finally stopped pacing. "Yeah. How is she?" The other three Titans were still half asleep, yawning and stretching.
"Well, it's very odd," The doctor, Dr. Carter, opened the chart in his hands. "Her neural patterns don't read like someone in a coma, but all the other tests say otherwise,"
"So, what does that mean?" Cyborg had twisted the blue fabric to near- ripping levels as he spoke.
"We're not sure, but we would like to keep her for a while, run a few more tests," Carter closed the file.
"Where is she? Can we see her?" Cyborg blurted out, forcing his grip on the cloak to relax.
Carter shook his head. "She's in ICU. Family only,"
Cyborg gestured to Robin, Beast Boy and Starfire. "We are her family," Carter hesitated. "Please, we're all she's got," Pleading slipped into Cyborg's voice.
Carter sighed. "Okay, but one at a time, and not for too long,"
Cyborg nodded vehemently, eager to get to the sorceress's side. "Of course," Carter gave a curt nod in reply, then left. Cyborg turned to the others. "Who-?"
"You go first," Robin interuppted.
"Yeah, dude," Beast Boy chimed in.
"Oh, it is so romantic!" Starfire clasped her hands together and stars appeared in her eyes.
Cyborg's face went beet red. "I'm going," He spun and left before he could be embarrassed anymore.
Cyborg fought the urge to turn and run. Instead, he forced himself to sit down beside the tiny figure lost in the white sheets. He gently picked up one of her hands. "Rae, I know that you probably can't hear me, but I'm going to say this anyway," He leaned closer to her, setting one hand on top of her head and running his thumb over her forehead. "I am going to find whoever did this to you, and I am going to make them pay," He paused, calming his voice. "But, most of all, I am going to bring you back. I promise," He stood and leaned over her, then tenderly kissed her lips. Something, he wasn't sure what, surged through his body, and the hospital room disappeared.
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Author's Note: Keep the reviews coming!