Disclaimer: Okay, everyone. You know the drill. I don't own Teen Titans,
because if I did, I'd get Robin and Raven together. So don't sue me!
Chapter 2: Intensive Care Unit
The minute the ambulance had stopped in front of the hospital and pulled the limp Raven out on a stretcher, Robin had charged after them through the hospital. Raven's clothes were torn, she was bruised and had several serious gashes. The doctor stopped him in front of two large double doors that read ER. "Sorry son, but we've got to take it from here. Go home and get some sleep; you've had a hard night." And he disappeared through the doors, leaving a worried and disappointed Robin to walk back to his motorcycle, were Beast Boy was waiting.
"Did Cy call yet?" Robin asked him.
"No, I think he's still investigating the scene, trying to figure out who did this."
"Any sign of Star?"
"No," he replied, a lump in his throat. "You think she's..."
"Don't say it, BB. Let's go home and wait for Cyborg to call." And so they did. Robin, however, had no desire to sleep, or do anything but pace the tower waiting for Cyborg's call or the sunrise, whichever came first. Even Beast Boy was not being his usual goofy self.
After long hours of waiting, Robin's cell phone finally started to ring. It was Cybrog. "Hey, Rob," came his voice over the phone. "I'm all done here. No sign of who did this or where Star is. All I found was the remains of one of Star's boots." Robin sighed with disappointment.
"Alright, Cy, come home then. Maybe we can go visit Raven later."
"....critical chest damage...operation?...not necessary..."
Slowly the dark girl opened her eyes and found herself staring at the ceiling. She heard urgent voices talking nearby, but they were distant, slurred. She tried to prop herself up to get a better view, but found that she had not the energy for it. Her whole body was aching, and she gave little moan.
"Oh...she's awake..." said another voice, and a doctor promptly walked over to her bed.
"How are you feeling, Miss Roth?" he asked. Raven could not talk, but gave a little whimper. She felt horrible. "It's okay, just rest. I think you're going to be fine. We just need you to stay here for a few days."
A few days? She couldn't do that. Her teammates needed her. She tried to protest, but the doctor silenced her. "It's okay, Miss Roth. You're not well enough to leave yet." She saw there was no point in arguing, so she just laid back and hoped she could get out of here soon. What had happened to her? And were her friends all right?
Down at reception, Cyborg, Robin, and BB were asking for Raven's room.
"Miss Roth? She's in ICU in room 14 right now. What is your relation to her?"
"We're her friends, and..." Robin started, but the receptionist cut him off.
"I'm sorry, sir, but the doctor has requested that only family visit her at this time."
"We are her family! She lives with us, and nobody else is going to come visit her." The lady looked at Robin from over the top of her spectacles as if considering this, then said, "All right, go ahead."
Raven opened her eyes when she heard a familiar-sounding voice talking over her. It was her three friends. "Hey, Rae," Beast Boy said. Raven gave one of her rare smiles and managed a weak "Hey, guys" before noticing someone was missing. "Where's Starfire?"
"It's alright, Rae," Cybrog told her with a trace of sadness on his face. It was faint, but Raven could see something had gone wrong. "Just rest for now, we'll talk later. How are you feeling?"
"Not that good," she croaked. "Are you guys OK?"
"Yeah, we're all okay," Robin told her, giving her a faint smile. A loud ringing suddenly startled him. It was Cyborg's portable alarm.
"Great," he said with a groan. "According to this, there's a security breach in the MSP (Maximum Security Prison) right outside of town.
"Yeah, and if it isn't Jinx and Cinderblock, my name's Zulu, Queen of the Elf People. And it's not!" Beast Boy said with a smirk.
"BB and I will take care of this. Robin, you stay with Raven."
"You sure you don't need help?"
"It's cool, man. We can handle those two idiots. Just relax."
"Alright, but call me if you need me." Cyborg and BB rushed out of the room, leaving Robin with Raven. He looked at her from a distance and noticed how beautiful she looked even in a hospital bed. There was a sudden warm feeling in his chest, and he thought, 'Whoa, what am I thinking?'
Raven, though her bed was a considerable 15 feet from where he stood, still read inside. At first she was shocked, but then gave a little smile. 'Wow, Robin likes me. I never though he'd see anything in me. I don't get it. Why would a perfect guy like him like a girl like me?' And she was so absorbed in her own thoughts, she didn't even know Robin was thinking the same thing about her.
After a few minutes, Robin broke the awkward silence by asking her, "So, uh, Rae, do you need anything?"
Raven considered this question for a minute, then said, with a smirk on her face, "Actually, yes I do. Come here, Robin." He obeyed and walked over to her bed.
"What do you— but he was cut short when Raven pulled him down and gave him a long kiss. Robin was so shocked by her sudden approach he pulled away, much to her disappointment. "Whoa, Raven, what are you doing?"
"I though you liked me, Robin."
Robin gave her a strange look, and then asked, "How do you know that?"
"My powers. Remember those? I can read minds, Robin. I've loved you for a long time, Rob. I never thought you'd feel the same way about me."
Robin was rather shocked by this sudden revelation, but he wasn't going to resist her. "Well, I do Rae. I think have for some time now. I guess this just helped bring those emotions out. I love you too."
A/N: OK, end of chapter two, but I feel writer's blocking coming on. Hoped you like it, but I'd really like some constructive criticism, and maybe some suggestions on what should happen next. Please review!
Chapter 2: Intensive Care Unit
The minute the ambulance had stopped in front of the hospital and pulled the limp Raven out on a stretcher, Robin had charged after them through the hospital. Raven's clothes were torn, she was bruised and had several serious gashes. The doctor stopped him in front of two large double doors that read ER. "Sorry son, but we've got to take it from here. Go home and get some sleep; you've had a hard night." And he disappeared through the doors, leaving a worried and disappointed Robin to walk back to his motorcycle, were Beast Boy was waiting.
"Did Cy call yet?" Robin asked him.
"No, I think he's still investigating the scene, trying to figure out who did this."
"Any sign of Star?"
"No," he replied, a lump in his throat. "You think she's..."
"Don't say it, BB. Let's go home and wait for Cyborg to call." And so they did. Robin, however, had no desire to sleep, or do anything but pace the tower waiting for Cyborg's call or the sunrise, whichever came first. Even Beast Boy was not being his usual goofy self.
After long hours of waiting, Robin's cell phone finally started to ring. It was Cybrog. "Hey, Rob," came his voice over the phone. "I'm all done here. No sign of who did this or where Star is. All I found was the remains of one of Star's boots." Robin sighed with disappointment.
"Alright, Cy, come home then. Maybe we can go visit Raven later."
"....critical chest damage...operation?...not necessary..."
Slowly the dark girl opened her eyes and found herself staring at the ceiling. She heard urgent voices talking nearby, but they were distant, slurred. She tried to prop herself up to get a better view, but found that she had not the energy for it. Her whole body was aching, and she gave little moan.
"Oh...she's awake..." said another voice, and a doctor promptly walked over to her bed.
"How are you feeling, Miss Roth?" he asked. Raven could not talk, but gave a little whimper. She felt horrible. "It's okay, just rest. I think you're going to be fine. We just need you to stay here for a few days."
A few days? She couldn't do that. Her teammates needed her. She tried to protest, but the doctor silenced her. "It's okay, Miss Roth. You're not well enough to leave yet." She saw there was no point in arguing, so she just laid back and hoped she could get out of here soon. What had happened to her? And were her friends all right?
Down at reception, Cyborg, Robin, and BB were asking for Raven's room.
"Miss Roth? She's in ICU in room 14 right now. What is your relation to her?"
"We're her friends, and..." Robin started, but the receptionist cut him off.
"I'm sorry, sir, but the doctor has requested that only family visit her at this time."
"We are her family! She lives with us, and nobody else is going to come visit her." The lady looked at Robin from over the top of her spectacles as if considering this, then said, "All right, go ahead."
Raven opened her eyes when she heard a familiar-sounding voice talking over her. It was her three friends. "Hey, Rae," Beast Boy said. Raven gave one of her rare smiles and managed a weak "Hey, guys" before noticing someone was missing. "Where's Starfire?"
"It's alright, Rae," Cybrog told her with a trace of sadness on his face. It was faint, but Raven could see something had gone wrong. "Just rest for now, we'll talk later. How are you feeling?"
"Not that good," she croaked. "Are you guys OK?"
"Yeah, we're all okay," Robin told her, giving her a faint smile. A loud ringing suddenly startled him. It was Cyborg's portable alarm.
"Great," he said with a groan. "According to this, there's a security breach in the MSP (Maximum Security Prison) right outside of town.
"Yeah, and if it isn't Jinx and Cinderblock, my name's Zulu, Queen of the Elf People. And it's not!" Beast Boy said with a smirk.
"BB and I will take care of this. Robin, you stay with Raven."
"You sure you don't need help?"
"It's cool, man. We can handle those two idiots. Just relax."
"Alright, but call me if you need me." Cyborg and BB rushed out of the room, leaving Robin with Raven. He looked at her from a distance and noticed how beautiful she looked even in a hospital bed. There was a sudden warm feeling in his chest, and he thought, 'Whoa, what am I thinking?'
Raven, though her bed was a considerable 15 feet from where he stood, still read inside. At first she was shocked, but then gave a little smile. 'Wow, Robin likes me. I never though he'd see anything in me. I don't get it. Why would a perfect guy like him like a girl like me?' And she was so absorbed in her own thoughts, she didn't even know Robin was thinking the same thing about her.
After a few minutes, Robin broke the awkward silence by asking her, "So, uh, Rae, do you need anything?"
Raven considered this question for a minute, then said, with a smirk on her face, "Actually, yes I do. Come here, Robin." He obeyed and walked over to her bed.
"What do you— but he was cut short when Raven pulled him down and gave him a long kiss. Robin was so shocked by her sudden approach he pulled away, much to her disappointment. "Whoa, Raven, what are you doing?"
"I though you liked me, Robin."
Robin gave her a strange look, and then asked, "How do you know that?"
"My powers. Remember those? I can read minds, Robin. I've loved you for a long time, Rob. I never thought you'd feel the same way about me."
Robin was rather shocked by this sudden revelation, but he wasn't going to resist her. "Well, I do Rae. I think have for some time now. I guess this just helped bring those emotions out. I love you too."
A/N: OK, end of chapter two, but I feel writer's blocking coming on. Hoped you like it, but I'd really like some constructive criticism, and maybe some suggestions on what should happen next. Please review!