"Is she dead?"
"If she were dead, we wouldn't feel a pulse."
"Well do 'we' feel a pulse?"
"If I didn't she'd be in the garbage can by now."
"You'd throw her in the garbage can?"
Big thunk.
"Hey! Don't throw things at me!"
I open my eyes. I see Raven and Beastboy. Beastboy is rubbing his head while Raven is staring at me with her pools of darkness, otherwise known as her eyes.
"Why did you do that?"
"Shut up, Beastboy. She's awake."
He runs up to the bed I'm laying on and stares at me. I try to lift my arm to swipe at him, but I'm too weak. I try to open my mouth to speak, but only vomit comes up.
"Ew!" Beastboy yells, and backs up.
Raven delicately turns my head to the side and I vomit on the floor.
"Why are you touching her?" Beastboy says, disgusted.
"If I didn't turn her head, she'd choke on her vomit," she says calmly.
I continue vomiting as they talk. When I'm done, Raven hands me a damp hand towel and I wipe my mouth. She sends Beastboy out of the room with a request I don't hear.
"Where… where am I?" I ask, amazed at how softly I speak.
"Titan Tower," Raven says.
"Why?"
"You fainted at your house so we brought you here."
I try to stand but barely manage to sit up.
"Why here and not the hospital?" I ask.
"I felt the dark energy within you and thought you'd be less of a hazard here."
"Why can't I stand?"
"I don't know. I think your troubles consumed you, causing you to faint and be drained of energy."
"How do you know all this?"
"I said think. I don't know."
The door opens and Robin walks in. Beastboy walks in too, but Robin sends him out. He leaves, sulking. Robin closes the door. He walks to the bed.
"Name," he says.
"Fuck you."
"Nice name. Try again."
I send him an icy glare. He stares back, unfazed.
"Raven, could you give us some privacy please?"
"No."
He looks at me. "Why not?"
"I want her in here."
He shrugs and says again, "Name."
Tell him, I hear in my head.
I look at Raven and she says again, in my thoughts, Tell him.
"Luna," I say.
"Luna," he repeats. "Any special powers, abilities?"
I look at Raven again and she nods.
"I can turn into a wolf."
He sits down on a chair.
"Any idea why Slade killed your mother?"
"He wanted me."
"Do you know why?"
"Yes."
He sits waiting. So do I. Then he realizes why I don't say anything else.
"Why?"
"He was after me and he knew my mother would do anything to keep him from getting me. He thought it would be easier if she was disposed of."
"You know this because…"
"I have a connection with Slade."
"A connection? Explain this."
"You could say please. And why the interrogation?"
"Raven wants you to stay."
I look at Raven. Her head is down. I look at Robin again.
"Please explain this connection."
"If I die, he dies. Not vice versa. I understand how his mind works. I don't have a psychic link with him or anything, so I can't tell you what he's thinking. I just… understand how his mind works."
"That's it?"
"Pretty much."
He turns to Raven. "Which room?"
"The one next to mine." She says. "The one on the left."
"Okay." He turns to me. "Do you have anything from your house you want to bring?"
"Yes."
"Do you want to fetch it now?"
"Yes."
"Alright. I'll come with you."
"I'd rather go alone or with Raven."
"I'll come."
Let it go, I hear.
Why? I think back.
Get to know him.
Fine.