Okay, here's chapter 3 of Ill Intentions. Once again, thank you to all who reviewed. It meansa lot to me that you took the time to. Oh ya, Happy Valentine's Day everybody!

I don't own Teen Titans, and I think this is the last time I'm gonna say it, because it's implied... I mean, this is fanfiction.

Raven awoke to the sound of a sneeze. Opening her eyes, she could tell that it was late.

"Friend Raven, I am sorry if my sneeze has woken you. I was not able to contain it any longer."

"It's all right Starfire."

Starfire sat forward, looking somewhat surprised to hear Raven talking, even as weak as it was.

"What time is it?"

"It is four o'clock of the am. May I fetch something for you? Water perhaps?"

"No, I'm fine."

Starfire suddenly looked persistent.

"Fine you are not Raven. At least let me retrieve you a dampened cloth." It was more a question than a statement, and Raven could see the desire to help in Starfire's eyes.

"That would be nice, thank you."

While Starfire went to get a moist cloth, Raven closed her eyes and realized how tired and sore she was.

"Here you are."

Starfire set down a bowl of water next to Raven's bed and took out a washcloth. She wrung the material until it was only damp, then folded it and placed it on Raven's forehead.

"Thanks Star. You're a real friend."

"It brings me great delight to help those I hold dearest." Starfire's eyes were lit up and there was a large yet humble smile on her face.

Several hours later Raven woke once again, but this time of her own accord. It was apparently Robin's watch, for he was sitting in the chair that Starfire had been in earlier.

"Hey. How are you feeling?"

"Like I got hit by a bus."

"I'm sorry it took us so long to free you from Cinderblock. We tried, but he just wouldn't let go. If we had gotten you out of his grasp sooner, you wouldn't be so badly hurt."

Robin's eyes were downcast, and he was staring at the floor. He looked… ashamed.

Raven turned her head to better face him, and gave him a small, very faint smile.

"It's not your fault. It's all a part of the business. Each of us knew what the risks were when we joined the Teen Titans."

"I know, but we're supposed to protect each other, so no one does get hurt."

"In a perfect world things would work like that. But this isn't a perfect world…"

Raven's voice took a dark tone when she said the last part, more to herself than to Robin.

"Raven, what's been bothering you lately?"

"Nothing more than usual."

"That's not true, I can tell."

"I don't want to talk about it Robin, I'm tired." Raven was irritated and rolled over on her side, so that she was no longer facing him.

"You've been asleep for hours, I think you can manage to stay awake for a few minutes to explain to me why you've been acting weird lately."

"So I've been acting 'weird', what else is new?" Raven said it with such a bitter tone that Robin was taken aback.

"Raven… we don't think of you like that. We know that you're different, and that you need time to yourself in order to stay in control, but you've been going out of your way to avoid us lately."

"Well I'm sorry that I don't like to play games with you guys all the time or keep you entertained when you're bored. There must be something wrong with me, because who wouldn't want to play stankball every afternoon, or play stupid practical jokes all the time, or put bows and barrettes in their hair just to see what it would look like?"

Robin could tell that she was upset, but not over being called weird. She was upset about something else, and she refused to let anyone know what that something was. He decided to just let the matter go for the night.

"Fine Raven, go back to sleep. But I want you to know that we'll talk about this again tomorrow."

Raven could hear Robin go back to the chair and unfold a newspaper. She had won for tonight, but tomorrow she might not be so lucky.

As she untensed and began getting comfortable in order to sleep, Raven noticed that her cheeks had tearstains on them, but how exactly they got there, she didn't know.

Well, that's all for now. I'll update as soon as I find the time. It's a busy week, but I might be able to write inbetween things. As usual, I'd LOVE to hear from you, whether you liked it, or if you thought it was the worse thing ever written. Talk to ya soon