Life After Death

Wow... sorry about the cliffhanger everyone... I know that everyone hates those, especially since halo 2's uh... upsetting ending. Anyways, I'm putting on another couple chapters. Thanks a lot to Raven A.Star, mew-xena, and "tiger" for the reviews.

Everything was getting sharper. It was all still blurs, but there was a noticeable change to what Raven was seeing. The last thing she remembered was visualizing Beast Boy as the air was forced from her lungs.

She was sorry about having to kill herself, of course. But at least now her grief was gone.

Now there was a bright light, surrounded by darkness.

"Weird," the goth thought, "There really is a light at the end of a tunnel…"

Everything was coming into focus faster now. Over her, she could see a person. She couldn't see any details of the figure, but she knew that someone was there to welcome her. The thought comforted her, and she gave a very slight smile.

"Oh thank God!" the person exclaimed.

"Wait a minute," she thought, "I know that voice… but from where?"

"She is alive?" a very nervous sounding girl's voice demanded.

Suddenly, everything came into focus. She was lying in a cave, and the bright light she had seen had merely been the sunlight outside. And the person who had been watching over her was Beast Boy.

"Where am I?" Raven whispered softly.

"You're in the temple. You've been out for almost a day," the green changeling whispered back. She heard movement, and suddenly Robin, Raven, and Slade were hovering over her as well.

She looked around the cave, her brain waking from its deathly slumber. She saw that the cave was man-made, and that, while all of the faces above her were marked with grief (except for Slade's, since he was wearing a mask), only Beast Boy's showed exhaustion. He must have stayed awake with her the whole time.

"What am I doing here?" she asked, closing her eyes.

"Why'd you try to bury yourself?" Slade asked. His voice bore the grief that was written all to clearly on the other's faces. It was odd that he was worried about her.

"I couldn't bear to go on," she whispered.

"Beast Boy flew down and changed into a giant mole-thing," Robin said, "and he dug you out. We thought you were dead."

Raven merely sighed sadly, realizing for the first time that her head was resting in Beast Boy's lap.

"I wish I was."

She felt Beast Boy shake underneath her.

"Well, we were pretty sure you weren't dead this morning, 'cause you hadn't started stinking yet," the young green teen said, trying to cheer her up, "at least no more than normal."

At these words, Robin glared at him, but the weak girl actually opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"Thanks for saving me, BB."

Robin looked towards the entrance, listening.

"What is it?" Slade asked, also looking.

"Something's coming… and its close."

Slade and Robin quickly moved into narrow alcoves on either side of the door, Starfire floated a few feet off the ground, but not readying her powers for combat yet. Raven attempted to stand, but collapsed on top of Beast Boy.

"I got you," he whispered, picking her up and carrying her to an alcove.

"Beast Boy- " she started.

"Just stay quiet," he interrupted her as he gently set her down. He quickly turned and morphed into a bear.

At the entrance of the cave, a great figure moved in front of the sun. Beast Boy suddenly doubted their ability to defeat this new threat. It raised its hands, making an odd movement with them, and suddenly Starfire squealed, flying rapidly towards it, then closing it in a crushing embrace.

"Tovar, you are not dead!"

The others stared in disbelief as the sun set behind their deceased companion.

Well, who thought that was going to happen? Things may get better for the Titans, but keep in mind that the accident still hasn't happened yet… but it is very close. In fact, it will be within sight by the end of the next chapter…