Ok, I'm so sorry for the long wait. This week has been insane. I've had SO much homework, then a project where I've had to meet up with a group several times, and then I had an orthodontist appointment, which, long story short, was not a happy experience. I even had to go back again today. Ugh. Anyway, here's the next chapter.

It had been three days since the accident and Raven was already sleeping in her own room and occasionally walking around the tower. At first the others had protested, concerned that she was overexerting herself, but after a heated debate in which Raven brought up the point that she had been healing herself since the accident, they decided to let it go. But they didn't let her off without any limitations. They had temporarily banned her from accompanying them to battle should one arise over the next few days at least.

Raven was grateful to be out of the emergency ward and back in her own room, where she was able to keep her distance from the others most hours of the day. She had almost had to confront Robin several times after the talk they had the morning after the accident. Each time was a narrow escape on her part, pretending to be meditating whenever he entered the room. True, she wasn't able to meditate at the moment, but he didn't know that… and he knows how much she doesn't like to be disturbed when meditating.

It was late in the afternoon and Raven was getting kind of hungry. She left her room and turned down the dimly lit hallway, walking toward the living area. Once there, she stepped through the sliding doors and went over to the fridge to get some dinner.

"Hey Raven, long time no see. How've you been?"

Raven looked over her shoulder to see Beast Boy sitting on the couch, now turned around over the back and facing her.

"I'm feeling better. I'm still a little bit sore, but other than that I'm fine."

"You had us all really worried you know. Did Robin tell you what happened when we found you?"

Raven set down the salad that she had taken out of the refrigerator on the counter and turned around, curious about what Beast Boy had to say. She raised an eyebrow, which Beast Boy took as an indication that she hadn't heard.

"Well, we finally got Cinderblock to drop you, which was all because of my genius and daring I might add… see, I turned into this big snake and wrapped around his other arm so-"

"Beast Boy. Try to focus."

"Right, sorry. So, he finally let you go, right? Well, Cyborg and Star got to you first, then me and Robin. But you weren't moving, and you were barely breathing at all… at first we thought you might have been… dead."

At that, Beast Boy's voice became quiet and he shuddered as he said it aloud, staring at the seat of the couch.

"Man that was scary. I was freaking out… everyone was. I mean, I know that when we fight, someone's bound to get hurt sometimes, but I've never actually thought that one of us might die in battle."

Raven stood perfectly still, staring at Beast Boy with no apparent emotion on her face. Finally, after a few moments of silence, Beast Boy cleared his throat and stood up, making his way over to the kitchen. He walked past Raven and over to the pantry to get a bag of chips to snack on.

It was an awkward silence that Raven finally decided to break. After putting some salad in a bowl and returning the bag to its place in the refrigerator, she turned to face Beast Boy, who was leaning against the counter eating his chips, a look of deep thought on his face.

Wow, I almost hate to ruin the moment when Beast Boy actually thinks.

"I'm sorry I scared you guys like that."

Beast Boy paused mid-bite and looked Raven square in the eyes. He was almost intimidating with the look he had on his face.

"Just… don't get hurt again, ok? I don't know what the team would do if you or someone else actually did die."

A sudden wave of guilt swept over Raven. She hadn't told any of them about what was happening with her, and since she didn't know what exactly was wrong, it could potentially be very dangerous. But she couldn't tell them. She would just worry them even more over something they couldn't do anything about. No, she shouldn't say anything.

Raven took her bowl of salad to the other side of the counter and sat at a stool to eat. After finishing a couple minutes later, she got up and put her bowl in the sink.

"Your night to do dishes, right?"

"Ya, just leave it there. I'll get to it later."

"All right, well if anyone needs me, I'm going to the park for a little while. I left something there that I need to get."

"Wait, you're leaving!"

Beast Boy almost dropped his bag of chips on the floor.

"Ya… is there something wrong with me going to the park for a few minutes?"

"Wrong? You're not really even supposed to be walking around, let alone going out by yourself."

"Beast Boy, I'm fine. I'll be back soon."

Without another word Raven became a black shadow and melted into the floor, vanishing from sight.

"Man, I hate when she does that, it's not fair."

"What's not fair?" Cyborg asked as he and Starfire came into the room.

Sorry it was so short and uneventful. I'm already working of future chapters, so hang in there.