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When Robin awoke, the first thing he remembered was Rachel. Robin got up slowly, feeling a bit dizzy. He checked the exact locations of his friends from the video screens and marked them on his GPS. (Don't ask me how he has one.) Rachel was closest, so he set off to find her first. He paged the rest of the team, telling them he was coming to find them. He made his way through the icy tunnels and finally found Rachel.

"Rachel!" He shook her. She didn't respond. He checked for a heartbeat, but found none. He dug her out from under the ice and snow, removed his cape, and wrapped it around her. The others were closeby. About five minutes later, Robin found them. He kicked through the icy wall and rescued his friends.

"Hey, Rob!" said Cyborg. "Are we glad to see you!" "Uh-oh," said Beast Boy. "Look." He pointed to Rachel. "She needs help. She may be dead. You guys don't happen to have any phones on you, do you?" Robin asked. "I do!" said Starfire. She tossed him a purple cell phone. "Raven and I got it at the mall last week." Robin dialed 9-1-1. A few minutes later, a helicopter came to pick them up. The doctor said they all should be in the hospital for prolonged exposure to cold. They consented, since the doctor insisted.

The next day, they were all released from the hospital - all but Rachel. Robin stayed at the hospital with Rachel. He stayed there for days. He even spent the night there. Finally, he was allowed to go in to see her. He asked her condition. The doctor hesitated. "We don't think she'll make it." A tear slid down Robin's cheek as he entered her room. She was so pale. She lay motionless on the hospital bed, her dark hair strewn about her face. He reached for her hand. It was ice cold.

"Don't die, Rachel," he pleaded. "Please don't die." He stroked her cheek and bent over her cold body. He kissed her briefly, then whispered, "That may be the last time I ever kiss you, Rachel." He buried his face in his hands and wept. "No it won't," a voice whispered. He looked over at Rachel. Her eyes were open and she was smiling. Some of the color had returned to her face. "Oh, Rachel," he whispered, and he kissed her again. "I thought I'd lost you." "You'll never lose me," Rachel said. They kissed agian. Robin glanced at his watch. "I'd better go. Visiting hours have been over for 5 minutes." "Will you come back soon?" Robin smiled. "Of course." The doctor stopped him on his way out. "She'll make it. We're sure of it," the doctor said. "Thanks," said Robin. "But somehow I already knew."

"Have you ever seen him so happy?" Cyborg asked. "I didn't even know he was capable of cooking!" "Neither did I," said Beast Boy. "It isn't like him to make smiley-face pancakes." "Hey, BB!" Robin said cheerfully. "I put tofu in yours!" "Hey, I can live with this," BB said as he messily devoured his tofu pancakes. Starfire and Raven sat at the table with their mouths hanging open, watching Robin. He was whistling as he served their breakfast, then went around with the syrup and made smiley-faces on everyone's pancakes. He ate a few himself, and then skipped off happily down the hall to his room.

The other Titans just looked at each other, exchanging amused glances. Then they burst into laughter. Except Raven. She was speechless altogether. "Smiley-face pancakes!" Cyborg managed to say between laughs. Beast Boy was laughing so hard he couldn't breathe. Raven had to whack him on the back a few times to get him breathing again. "Thanks," said BB. "No problem," Raven muttered. "But seriously, guys," said Cyborg. "There is something wrong with Robin." "Nothing is wrong with Robin," said Starfire. "He is merely in love with Rachel." "If love makes you do that, I'm staying home 24/7," said Beast Boy. "OK, but don't expect me to buy you tofu," said Cyborg. "OK, just for tofu, then," said Beast Boy. "No, wait. On second thought, I'll order it online."


Sorry about the short chapters, ppl, but you know how that goes.