A/N: I usually wait for reviews until I updated but in the urge to get some more out before the actual holiday, I'm breaking my own rule. For those who have reviewed (hopeful there has been some!) I thank you, and you'll be acknowldegled in the next chapter!

That morning it was unusually quite in the common room. Beast Boy and Cyborg hadn't bothered with their nearly daily "tofu vs. meat" argument. The green changeling just simply opened the fridge, grabbed the leftovers of some strange tofu concoction, and warmed it up in the microwave for his own, small meal. Today the teenage superheroes already had enough on their plate without the yelling about tofu (where or not you want the pun intended is up to you). Today was Thanksgiving with the mayor.

No one blamed Starfire, they all knew she had the best intentions when she gave the offer. Still it had been a hassle planning everything out, and buying all the appropriate food. Before their accidental plans with the mayor and his assistant, the teens were just going about Thanksgiving like any other day, excluding the fact Cyborg would be watching excessive amounts of football on television.

The silence, however, was broken by something that sounded like a crash. Starfire, Cyborg, Robin and Beast Boy were alert, in battle stances, ready to investigate the noise when Raven appeared in the doorway. Her face was paler than usual (Beast Boy didn't even think that was possible), and dark circles surrounded her violet eyes.

"Raven, what was that?" Robin asked, but the words had barely gotten out of his mouth when Raven sneezed. In a split second during the sneeze he saw BB's glass of soy milk enveloped in black energy and then exploded.

Cyborg wiped the splattered liquid off his face, "It just had to be soy milk,"

BB shook the soy milk of his hair much like a dog and the looked at Raven, "Okay, what was that all about?"

"I think I have the flu, I took some medicine but it will be a little while before it takes affect," she stated in a raspy voice as she now used her powers to dispose of the sharp remains of the glass in the trash.

"But how does that explain the random objects going 'Kaboom'!?!" BB wildly flailed his arms around to emphasize his point.

"Perhaps it is like when I had the reaction of allergies? I do recall things going 'kaboom' and other loud noises when I sneezed," Starfire offered an explanation.

"I haven't been able to focus or meditate, keep sneezing and coughing. That medicine better kick in soon," Raven stated, reaching in the cupboard to get the necessary materials to make some of her herbal tea. Beast Boy quickly went to her side, stopping her.

"I'll make it, you're sick. You need to go on the couch a rest," he said pointing to the black piece of furniture.

If it were any other day Raven who had simply ignored him and continuing what she was doing. Though, today wasn't any other day and she was sick. She sighed, relinquishing control to Beast Boy and floated over to the couch to rest and at least try to meditate. She knew that BB would probably screw up her tea but she didn't really care.

Cyborg grimaced as he looked at the clock and then turned to Robin, "It's time that we go."

Robin, too, frowned knowing what Cyborg meant. They had to go pick up the mayor and his assistant at City Hall. Since none of the Titans had great cooking abilities, most of the food that they bought pre-cooked and all they had to do was put in the microwave, if that was even necessary. Everything but the most important item in any Thanksgiving meal, the turkey. It was currently sitting on the counter in a metallic pan. Robin had sprinkled some finely chopped sage leaves on top, as the recipe called for, and the remainder was spread on the counter next to the pan. Since he and Cyborg were leaving he placed the pan into the oven and turned the timer.

"It should be ready by the time we get back," he told Starfire and BB, "but if the timer goes off before then, take it out."

With that Cyborg and Robin left for the garage on the lower floor where Cyborg's "baby", the T-Car, lied dormant, leaving the other three Titans in the common room. Raven had found a blanket on the couch and she wrapped herself in it. Even with her cloak on, she had chills, particularly in her limbs. Her eyes were close and she was about to start chanting her three famous words when loud voices brought her back to reality. Once she flung open her eyes she saw that Beast Boy was plopped down beside her flipping channels with the remote.

"Rae," he turned his head to face her, "You have to take advantage of this sick day. Believe me, I would know. I faked plenty of 'em but after all I am green."

He smirked at his own (lame) joke and Raven would have groaned but any sound she made would irritated her already sore, raw throat. She settled for rolling her eyes at changeling before pulling the blanket even tightly to her, walking over to the window and try to meditate. Beast Boy frowned, yet another failed attempt to make Raven smile. Would a smile kill her, she sure acted like it sometimes. Still he wouldn't give up, not ever.

"Come on Raven, what about 'laughter being the best medicine', huh?"

"The best thing you can do for me Beast Boy is to leave me in peace and quiet," Raven replied softly, mostly because it hurt to talk.

Beast Boy slight sighed in defeat, maybe some other day. He was about to turn off the television and comply with Raven's request when Starfire's curiosity interrupted him.

"Friend Beast Boy, what is on the screen of television?" Starfire asked, her head cocked slightly at angle in a quizzical manner. Beast Boy looked, since he didn't know what the remote had settled on. It was one of those after-school (though school wasn't in session but you get the picture) about the first Thanksgiving. It was probably close to the end since the scene was that of Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered around a long wooden table where a feast was spread upon. They were all smiling and all seemed right in the world.

"It's a cartoon about the first Thanksgiving Starfire," he explained, "See those dudes with the black hats and stuff, those are the Pilgrims. They came to America but they didn't have any idea on what to do, so the Indians helped them out. Then after everything they had a big feast to celebrate the harvest and their friendship."

He had recited all of that, in his own way of course, from a similar cartoon he saw a long time ago. Beast Boy didn't real get it when people said TV and video games makes your brain turn to mush. On the contrary, the green teen had learned a lot from TV, like most of American history. That and cereal boxes, which you always end up reading while eating your cereal even if your have already read it like five times before.

"Yes, they were the definition of friendship, taking away land and giving smallpox," Raven dryly commented. At this comment Starfire scrunched up her nose in confusion. What sort of friends did that to one another, taking away land was very mean. Though Starfire wasn't sure what 'smallpox' was, perhaps a type of fruit as payment for the land. Silence filled the room as BB turned off the TV and Raven was finally able to begin to meditate.

She quietly chanted, "Azarath, Metrion, Zin- ACKK"

While her friends had finally settled down to let her focus, her body wouldn't. Beast Boy looked at the dark girl with concern, worry etched into his face. Raven was coughing pretty violently, like she was going to hack up a lung any second now. When her free hand reached down on the floor for support, he knew it was bad and immediately rushed over to her side. Slowly he helped her over to the couch as the coughing quieted.

"Maybe you should take some more of the medicine," he said. Raven nodded in reply, the bottle did say to take every two hours as needed.

"Is it in the medical wing?" he asked and once again she nodded.

Beast Boy quickly hurried to the medical wing, temporarily morphing into a cheetah. Raven's coughing fit had sort of scared him, mostly because she always seemed to be in control and now she wasn't. It wasn't hard to find the bottle since Raven had left it out. BB picked it up, but then realized it was way too light. He brought one of his emerald green eyes close to the opening.

"Great," he whispered to himself, "It's empty."

A/N: Hope you've liked. Please hit that little review button!!!! (Notice the excessive use of exclamation points) Next chapter we get to see what Robin and Cyborg have been up. Oh yeah, that mayor and Marcie will have a scene too.

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