Time: 6:00 p.m.
Date: October 11th
Place: Paul's Pizza
"Cyborg, I am sure they are fine." Starfire said as Cyborg pulled the t-car into Paul's Pizza's parking lot. She stared at the wreckage, the hopeless look on her face clashing with her reassuring words.
Robin stared at the restaurant blankly, still in shock. Raven, Beast boy…they were a part of his life. A part that had become so familiar that he had stopped really noticing them. He hadn't even said goodbye this afternoon…he bit his lip as he climbed out of the car. His head was starting to pound, and he wanted to go home, crawl into bed, and pretend this day had never happened.
"You the titans?" a man yelled as he walked towards them. Cyborg recognized him as the small, nervous man that he had talked to earlier.
"Yes." Robin said, surveying the damage. "What happened?"
"The gas tanks blew." The man turned and stared at what had once been a successful restaurant. "Don't know why though. Cops could find a single thing wrong with them. They just…" he trailed off and threw his hands up into the air to signify an explosion.
"Were there any survivors?" Cyborg said, worried. If his best friend was dead…he shook his head and came out of his thoughts just in time to hear the mans response.
"Yep. Everyone lived but the cooks'…poor guys. They were standing so close…they never had a chance." He sighed "If you need to know anything more, talk to them." He motioned to the cops "I need to go lay down." The man wandered off towards a blue car on the edge of the parking lot.
The three watched them go, then exchange a worried look "We should go check the hospital next." Robin said, as he started walking towards the building "I don't know why we're here…its not like we have that good of a chance of fighting anything…"
"Your right, you don't." a cool voice said from behind them. A tall man had walked up behind them while they were talking. Robin jumped and spun around to face the speaker "Detective Johnson." The man continued, holding out his hand "I've been out here for hours, and haven't found a single clue." He smiled sadly "Looks like it was just a freak accident…"
Robin shook his hand slowly, thinking, "Could be. But I have an idea…" he looked at Starfire and Cyborg "C'mon, lets go to the hospital. I think we should interview some of the patients."
The detective watched them go, his hands stuck in his pockets casually "feel free to try, but I gotta warn you; none of them are talking much."
Robin waved to show he had heard and the three titans drove off.
Time: 7:14 p.m.
Date: October 11th
Place: Hospital, room #634
"Raven? Raven, please wake up…" a small green skinned figure knelt beside a hospital, sobbing "Please! I'm sorry…I didn't mean to scare you…" Beast Boy reached up and placed his hand against the goth girl's cheek affectionately "Please wake up. I promise I won't be annoying if you wake up." He begged.
"That would be a pretty hard promise for you to keep, dontcha think?"
Beast Boy jumped and looked at the doorway where Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg stood "Guys! H-how…?"
"We got a call about an emergency at Paul's pizza. We remembered that you and Raven had been there, so we decided to check for you here." Robin said, one of his mask-brow-things arching slightly as he watched the changeling's expression "Do you know what happened?
Beast Boy looked at his hand and sighed "Yes…" he said softly "The reason I asked Raven to go with me to get food was because I was going to tell her how I felt." He looked at Cyborg, knowing his friend would understand. The hybrid nodded grimly, so BB sighed and continued, "We were waiting for our food and I just…told her, you know? I first I didn't think she was listening and then…Boom. The place blew. We got thrown out a window, but Rae put up a shield in time to keep us from getting hurt. But she kept it up for too long. She drained her power to make sure that I was safe…" he looked down, another tear trickling down his cheek.
"How do you feel about friend Raven?" Starfire asked, confused.
"I love her." The boy answered sadly. "And now she's in a coma because she didn't pay attention to her own limitations…" he scowled "Why? Why was she so stupid??" he glared at the other three, demanding an explanation.
"I don't know man…" Cyborg replied softly "But I don't think she was stupid. I think she just loved you too much to chance you getting hurt…" the hybrid turned as he spoke, and left the room where three titans stood, stunned.
A/N: Wee! Chappie two…you like? No? Well, anyways…I know I shouldn't have put so many multiple chapter fics up at once, but I couldn't help it. They'll all be updated in due time, I promise. R&R!
