I groaned and opened my eyes very slightly, looking around, trying to figure out where I was. It was dark, but I could vaguely make out three faces pressed against the glass window on the door of my room. I realized I was in the hospital again, but I was alive. Alive. What a great word. There was a face missing though, and I kept looking. Raven was sitting next to me, holding my hand. Tears were running down her face, and she looked as though she hadn't slept in a couple of days. I opened my eyes all the way. "Raven?"

She gasped and wiped the tears from her face, actually smiling. The other chair in the room twisted into a pretzel shape. I laughed, then groaned. "That hurt..."

"Idiot." She quickly resumed her normal monotone, glancing at the chair. "You broke most of your ribs, and Slade nearly crushed your spine."

"No wonder I hurt. So, how long was I useless this time?"

"Aren't you always useless?"

It took a minute, then my jaw dropped. "Raven? Did you just make a joke?"

"Seems that way, doesn't it?"

"Did you hit your head?" I couldn't help it, I grinned. Cyborg came busting into the room then. "Hey, he's awake!"

"And you are...?" I hid my smile before tinman could see it. Raven squeezed my hand harshly. His face dropped. I continued, "Oh right, the guy who's high score I'm going to beat when I get out of here!"

I think he would have hit me if he wasn't so happy. "BB! You're okay!"

"Well, I'm alive." I gestured to the IVs and monitors hooked to me. "I don't think this counts as okay..."

"Friend! You are returned to us!"

"Hey Starfire." It would be too mean to play the same joke on her. Besides, she might make me eat another pudding. Or call me a Klorbag.

"You didn't lose your memory either." Robin said, following Star into the room. I nodded. "So, how long did it take for me to wake up this time?"

"It's the same day." Robin answered.

I blinked. "What? It took me a month last time..." I noticed Raven swallow and look away.

"We're not sure what happened either. It just seems that you weren't hurt as bad as we thought." Cyborg told me.

Starfire must have noticed Raven's reaction, because she grabbed Robin and Cyborg. "Come friends, let us see if there is food that Beast Boy can eat!" She jerked them out of the room before either could protest.

"You helped me out somehow, didn't you?" I asked bluntly. Raven nodded. "After you lost consciousness, I poured my power into you, healing and fixing what I could."

"Thanks." I thought back to just before I passed out. "Raven? What were you going to tell me?"

She blushed, obviously surprised I remembered. "That I... um... I'minlovewithyou."

Nothing blew up with her admission. I started to answer, but she cut me off by leaning over and kissing me. Wow. That's the only thing I can say to that. Wow.

RAVEN'S POV

It's been a year, and things still haven't really changed that much. Robin still trains every day, Starfire in constantly trying out new food concoctions, Cyborg pays WAY too much attention to his car. I meditate a lot. I have to. Otherwise I would kill Beast Boy - he still acts like a little kid sometimes.

He, Robin and Cyborg constantly argue about video games... But sometimes he sits and reads with me. He quit hiding how smart and creative he is - we all know better now. In fact, we have a statue of Slade set up in the training room. Beast Boy made it from clay and wire - he's really good with his hands.

Robin and Star have finally annouced they have a relationship - I think even Beast Boy without his memory could have seen that coming. Cyborg is the only one of us not in a relationship... But I would swear he was dating the T-Car, as much attention as he pays to it.

"Raven? You in there? Come on, Cinderblock's on the move!"

I'm glad things turned out the way they did. With that thought, part of the couch explodes, but no one is there to notice.