Chapter Three: Healing and Introducing Love

(A/N): OK, this is just something that was really bothering me lately…some people…not pointing fingers, should really learn to read "A/N's" (Authors Note) because the second chapter took place at the same time as chapter one but in Raven's POV. OK, since that was cleared up, now time for Chapter Three…

"Ahh!" A middle aged lady screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Shut up you little bitch!" A man with a biomechanical looking suit yelled at the middle aged lady. His suit covered his bald head, and the sides of his face, and then his entire chest. His suit covered also the top part of his arms and below the elbows, sort of like high-Tec greaves. He is also covered by his suit on his waist, thigh, and shins, and his entire outfit glowed in a low light bluish glow. (Looks like Mr. Freeze from "Batman and Robin.")

"What do you want with us?" A man looking quite on his older side, asked, looking absolutely petrified by his abductor.

"I just want my sweet revenge on those "hero's" of Jump City; the Titans!" Demanded the obscure looking man.

The very blue looking man, also know as Icicle Storm, has held Jump Cities richest man, Christopher III, hostage for around 10 minutes, waiting for the Titans. He has barricaded himself inside the three story mansion on the countryside of Jump City. Jump City police are now at a stand off with this new villain, since he has the mansion sealed up with large shards of ice looking exactly like icicles, but they wouldn't melt when JCP took torches and flamethrowers to it. Icicle Storm, waiting quite comfortably inside Christopher's mansion, waits soundly for the Titans to answer his "call."

Now with the Titans…

"Man! Some low life loser is interrupting my soon-to-be moment with Garfield!" Raven screamed inside her mind. "Can this get any worse!"

"Ok Titans," Robin announced to the rest of the team, "we have a hostage situation, and must proceed with extreme caution. We want to do this as quickly and efficient as possible. One false move and he could do something to the hostages, and we DON'T want that to happen. Am I clear?"

"Yes." They all said in unison.

"Ok then, Titans, Go!" As the Titans were on their way to the crime scene, things only got more worse and aggravating with the JCP, as they stay there, waiting for the Titans to solve this crisis.

By the time the Titans have reached their destination, things were beginning to escalate when a few of the JCP vehicles were bombarded with icicles that had formed in mid air, and striking and totally demolishing their vehicles. When the Titans had gotten out or stepped foot at the mansion, they knew that this guy means business.

As Robin placed an explosive charge on the door of the mansion, that is covered in ice, and detonated, the explosive charge only made a rather large crack and shatter marks within the ice. Starfire, being as curious as she is, and also how powerful she can be, stuck out her index finger, and then lightly pushed the icy material covering the door, thus the ice falling apart and thus making the door to the mansion fall to their feet in pieces.

"Well, that works." Raven said in a sarcastic tone.

After that rather interesting experience, they rushed into the enormous building, going through corridors and rooms, searching for the hostages. After going through the bedrooms and kitchen, and freeing hostages along the way, have stopped against the door that lead to the only room they haven't entered. As Robin ordered the Titans into a formation on both sides on the door, they got ready to burst into the room. Robin signaled with his fingers, counted down from three…

3…2…1……

Go! Robin then kicked down the door that lead into the last room, the library, and found that the hostages were on the floor, next to the "man-in-charge." As the Titans were side by side, ready for anything, they watched as Icicle Storm place the book he was reading, slowly and gently on the table placed next to the silk-fabric chair he was perched in.

"Well, well, well." He said in a low and mockingly tone. "If it isn't the infamous Titans, formally known as the Teen Titans; but where's Cyborg? He's probably with Titans East, am I right Robin?" Said Icicle Storm in a deep voice. "It took you long enough to get here. I was starting to wonder if you would ever get here." He said, not even looking up at them as he spoke.

"What do you want Icy?" Robin commanded in a mockingly tone.

"What do I want? Wow, the oh-so-famous Robin doesn't even know why I'm, here. Well that's the first." He said, laughing heartily. Robin, getting aggravated by his last statement, threw a warning bird-a-rang new his head that nearly hit his neck. As the weapon flew harmlessly by, Icicle Storm didn't even flinch.

He just idly stood up from the chair he was sitting in, and then just laughed.

"Just as the Robin that was before me." Then something struck Robin.

"Jason Todd."

"Very good, Richard. Since now we're done with the introductions, I guess you want to know why I am here." Pause. "Well, I just wanted to get even with all the goody too shoes in this city, to get sweet revenge on those who ruined my life!" With his last scream he then raised his right hand, and then shards of ice formed from the moisture in the air, and formed icicles that he launched towards the Titans. Reacting quickly at the assault, they quickly dodged the flying projectiles with ease, and then counterattacked Jason's attack.

Robin, being the first to attack and charge at Jason, took out his explosive disks, trying to get his attention from everyone else on the Team. As the disks flew towards their target, Icicle Storm then turned around, and some mechanical device popped out of the forearm of his mechanical suit, and shot a light blue beam of ice straight at the disks. Upon impact, the disks froze in midair, and then he just sidestepped, making the disks miss, and then land roughly on the ground a few feet away from him.

Robin then got out his bow-staff and then decided to just go head to head with him, to see how well trained he was. As he was the first to initiate the fight between them two, he summoned pillars of ice that rose out of the ground, to encircle them, Robin and himself, in a dome like arena, making the rest of the team fight thief way towards the two fighting.

As they exchanged blow after blow, they were both looked evenly challenged as they dodged each others blows, one after another. But, as the rest of the Titans progressed, things seem to be in Robin's favor, seems. As he gave Icicle Storm a few well placed blows to the chest, Icicle Storm went to one knew, his hand on his chest, where there was cracks and dents in his armor. Just as Robin charged towards him again, bow-staff in hand, Icicle then suddenly leaped into the air, dodging Robins charging attack, and then Icicle Storm took out a staff made out of ice, and then, flipping over Robin, placed a very hard blow into the back of Robin's head, knocking him unconscious for the moment.

As Starfire was the first to break through the ice, she then saw what has happened to her beloved Robin, wanting revenge. Icicle Storm, realizing the connection that Robin and Starfire shared, he though this to his advantage. As thoughts of Robin started to cloud Starfire's mind, and revenge flowing in her blood, she didn't even realize what she was really doing.

As she threw starbolt after starbolt, she just wanted to barrage the life out of him. But, he being extremely agile dodged most of her starbolts. But the ones that he couldn't evade, got the better of him. When he got hit in the shins and thighs, the armor that protected him, shattered at the spot, and then fell idly to the floor without a sound. Being enraged that his armor got demolished around his legs, he then summoned his ice powers again and this time he created binds around Starfire's legs and arms, getting her distracted and falling to the floor with an ump. She then summoned her alien powers; she didn't even realize the rather large chunk of ice falling on top of her. Before she could even react, the ice chunk fell harshly onto her.

But then Raven and Garfield both broke through the ice at the same time, and then knew that the only way to save their friends lives would be to take down Icicle Storm as fast as they can, and together. As Raven phased through the ground, Garfield turned into a Triceratops, charging towards Icicle Storm. Icicle Storm, noticing Garfield's actions, summoned a wall of ice that shielded him from Garfield. As Garfield gained momentum, Icicle Storm knew all too well that the thin piece of ice wasn't enough to stop him so he used it to just slow down Garfield, as he stepped out of the path of the rampaging dinosaur.

As Garfield rammed and obliterated the wall of ice, he stopped abruptly and then slide across the terrain, and did a 360 while sliding. As he returned back to his human form, he saw a shine in the sky that caught his attention, and then Icicle Storm came flying from the sky. He had something like a blade of ice protruding from his right forearm. As he came hurdling down towards Garfield, arms drawn back ready to strike, Raven appeared over Garfield, and then threw her cape over Garfield, and then phased through the ground.

As Icicle Story came smashing towards the ground, shattering his icicle sword in the process, and producing a cloud of ice and dust all around him. As the dust cleared around him, he tried to see through the now very thin layer of dust and mist, he saw Garfield and Raven appeared on the far side of the room, looking rather sharp. But as they got ready for the next attack, the rest of the Titans, Robin and Starfire, came back from their previous state, and joined them to the battle.

As the battle raged on, it looked like Icicle Storm couldn't match up to the superior hero's of Jump City. But as it seemed Icicle Storm would admit defeat, he did the cheapest thing that could give him the edge of this battle. As Garfield charged towards him in his humanoid form, Icicle Storm formed small shards of sharpened ice crystals about an inch long, behind Garfield.

Just as Icicle Storm dodged a series of punches and kicks, some hitting him hard enough to knock the wind out of him, he jumped over Garfield, landing behind Garfield. As Garfield did a wind up kick, so he would be able to hit Icicle Storm that was behind him, Icicle Storm dodged the kick and then jumped towards the side away from Garfield. But as Garfield going to chase after him, he saw the shards of ice going straight towards him.

Not being able to react quickly enough, since the shards of ice were too close to dodge, the shards hit him dead on in the chest knocking the wind out of him. But before he became unconscious from the tremendous blow, he heard one voice that was filled with concern, love, hate, and fear.

"GARFIELD!"…Then all went quiet around him…

Beep, beep, beep went the heart monitor next to Garfield's medical bed. After the incident with Icicle Storm, Raven, on the verge of tears of fear and rage, summoned all of the powers within her to defeat and almost killed Icicle Storm for what he had done to Garfield. But after they, or Raven, had defeated Icicle Storm, she teleported herself and Garfield back to the medical bay of Titans Tower, and called Cyborg to come back to the Tower A.S.A.P.

As Cyborg and Raven did their best to heal Garfield's very deep wounds and broken bones, all they had to do was wait and hope for Garfield's recovery. But as the hours went by without a word, Robin went to Starfire's room, comfort her cause she was crying her eyes out of her fellow teammate. But as he left to comfort the one he cared for their most, Cyborg decided that everyone should have some grub to eat, and so he went to the kitchen to make everyone's favorite dish, even Garfield's tofu waffles.

But as the two Titans left to do their own business, raven stayed with Garfield, so incase something goes wrong or if he wakes up, she would be there for him, just as he was always there for her. As the time went by slowly and agonizingly, she grew tired from sitting beside her loved one, and so she decided that she should take a nap, and wake up later in the day. As she slowly closed her eyes, she laid her head on Garfield's chest. As she felt his chest slowly rise and fall, has mesmerized her and entranced her into a deep and peaceful sleep. But as she fell into a deep slumber, she didn't even realize the pair of soft but yet strong arms encircle her waist, lifting her up so that she is lying onto of Garfield.

As darkness quickly fell, dawn come up just as fast. Around Titans Tower, Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire were all quite excited and surprise the site before them. They now are in the medical bay of Titans Tower, and staring at Garfield's medical bed. On it, laid Garfield, cradling Raven in his arms, under the sheets, while Raven slept soundly and peacefully in his arms. As the Titans left the two codling together, they had a "meeting."

"So, who would know that the Queen of Darkness would be cradling with her complete opposite; Garfield?" Robin announced, sounding quite happy for them, but then again, a little worried as well.

"Well man, I knew that they would get along and become a couple, from the way they flirt so much…just like you and Starfire." Cyborg said in a matter-of-factly way. As Robin was about to protest and deny the flirtatious act between him and Starfire, Cyborg interrupted him. "Well, if y'all excuse me, I have to work on my 'baby'." And with that, he left the two, while Starfire asked Robin what Cyborg meant, leaving Robin in a rather tight spot.

Back with Garfield and Raven…

As the sun rose high enough to seep into the medical bay windows of Titans Tower, so did Raven. As she tuned into her surroundings, she realized that she wasn't in the chair where she last remembered being in. As she slowly rose from her position, she found it rather difficult to do that simple task. As she looked down towards her waist, she found that strong, long, and green arms were encased around her waist. Blushing at the site of Garfield cradling her, she turned around to find deep emerald colored eyes looking into her dark pool of lavender eyes.

"Hey." Garfield said softly and gently.

"Hey." Raven replied in the same tone.

As they just stood there, staring into each others eyes, they heard an ahem behind them, towards the entrance to the medical bay.

"Sorry for interrupting your moment you two love birds…" Cyborg said, looking at the deep blushing lovers, he just smirked, realizing the connection between them. "But the rest of the team wants to know how ya feeling Garfield."

"Ok, tell them I'll join you guys for breakfast later." Garfield replied for the both of them. Just as Cyborg left the two to be alone, Raven slowly started to get off the medical bed, off Garfield when he grabbed her waist again, and then turned her around and kissed her on the mouth passionately.