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Chapter 2
Beast Boy stood by the bedside of the girl he just saved. 'Wow. She is really gorgeous. She isn't my Raven though. Wonder what color her eyes are.' She had a button nose, full lips, and perfectly sculpted eyebrows. Cyborg was running around hooking up different machines.
"It looks like all her vital organs are stable. Brain waves are normal. Her body is just exhausted. She might be out for weeks. We need to put her on nutrients and rehydrate her. She should be fine." he explained, letting BB know what was going on. Robin, Starfire, and Raven walked in.
"How is she doing?" Robin asked straight and to the point.
"She's stable. She could wake up at anytime."
"When she does, how will she know that she's not in the Ruby any more?" Beast Boy asked, suddenly realizing this problem.
"What if she does not speak the language of American?" Starfire also had a valid point, in her own way.
"No she does. She begged for her life in English." Beast Boy said softly, his voice cracking slightly.
"Whatever happens, happens." Raven said, standing next to the changling. She slide her hand into his and squeezed lightly.
"We'll handle the situation one step at a time." Robin said trying to induce hope into his team. 'Should I have not let him do this? Am I putting the whole team at risk by letting this strange girl stay here? To late to second guess myself now. What's done is done' Robin concluded trying to put it out of mind. They all stood there for a while just watching the steady rise and fall of this foreign girl's chest as she breathed.
"What do we do now?" Beast Boy asked.
"It's a waiting game now." Cyborg answered. "There's not much more we can do. I suggest we watch over her in shifts. If she wakes up alone... I don't really want to think about the damage she could do if we weren't prepared to calm her down or sedate her."
And so it went on like that for days, each Titan taking a turn in watching over the sleeping teen. The shifts were 4 hours long each. On the 5th day of her arrival she woke up. It was noon time and Raven was on duty. Raven had a book in hand, one of her favorites. Although she wouldn't admit it out loud, she quite enjoyed these hours of quite, only a few beeps from the machines every now and then. She had just started to get into the plot of her story when she heard a soft moan. Her violet eyes looked over the top of her book. The girl in front of Raven was shaking her head back and forth. As suddenly as the motion had started it stopped. She lay still for a few moments and Raven let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. 'That was strange. I should inform the others.' Her body didn't seem to want to move though and her eyes never left the other girls face. As Raven stared at the now passive face, the girls eyes flew open. Ice blue met deep purple and time seemed to stop. Before Raven knew what was happening the girl had ripped out the needles in her and had dashed out of the door. Raven grabbed for her communicator as she dashed after the girl.
"Titans she's awake! Do you read me? SHE'S AWAKE!" Energy leaking out of Raven began to shatter anything breakable around her. 'Damn. Can't think about it now.' She thought, running though the halls following the sound of footsteps. As she turned the corner she ran straight into Robin and the others.
"Which way?" Robin demanded. Raven pointed toward the stairs that lead to the roof. "Raven, stay here and regain control of your powers. Titans GO!" They went off sprinting in the direction Raven had indicated. Raven herself grumbled for a second at being left behind before turning to find somewhere to meditate.
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On the roof...
"Calm down, we don't want to hurt you." Robin said, trying to be soothing. The girl didn't say a word, but it was clear with the roll of her eyes that she didn't believe him for a second.
"Dude, she isn't talking." Beast Boy, whose other identity was Captain Obvious, pointed out.
"Your not helping BB." Cyborg glared.
"Sorry. Look ummm, what did you say your name was?"
The girl lifted an eyebrow at the question as she slowly backed away from the 4 Titans that were trying to convince her that everything was fine. She knew better than that though. Sometimes her prison had given these sort of scenarios to her. She had fallen for one once. Believed everything was alright. That's when they slit her throat. She wasn't going to fall for that again. It had killed her spirit that day and she hadn't talked since. She was slowly making her way to the edge of the building, that way she could jump off and end this quickly.
"Oh, right. Oooook. Well see I pulled you out of the necklace. We found it after a battle and my girlfriend Raven, the girl who was watching over you when you woke, explained that I could pull you out and save you." He was slowly walking towards her and trying to make her relax. It seemed like it worked for a second. She was watching him critacally. 'Is what this guy is saying true? It can't be. No he is lying, just like all the other times. Although never have I gotten a green man in any of my deaths. Damn Ruby must be running out of ways to kill me. Well lets get this over with.' She turned away from the group and sprinted the last 5 steps to the edge. Without even the slightest hesitation she jumped off going into a dive. Before anyone else could move or before he even knew his legs were propelling him Beast Boy ran and jumped after her, turning into a hawk. He cut through the air at a much faster speed than the girl, and soon caught up to her. Shifting into a pterydactal, he caught her in his claws without hurting her. He slowly began to make their ascent up back to the top of the tower. She at first had been in such a state of shock she could do nothing. Then feeling the claws on her shoulders, even though they weren't hurting her but carrying her back through the air as one might carry an egg, she began to fight. This made it exceedingly difficult for Beast Boy to navigate properly and they landed in a tumbled mess.
"Ugh.."
"Friend Beast Boy are you alright?"
"Ya Star I'm fine." Beast Boy answered quickly before transforming into a python and swiftly wrapping himself securely over the runaway's body.
"We need some answers ." Robin said stepping in front.
'This ought to be good.' she thought, sarcastically.
"We are the Teen Titans. I'm Robin, this is Starfire and Cyborg. They guy wrapped around you is Beast Boy. The girl who was guarding you is named Raven. I believe it's your turn." Robin's tone was crisp and impatient. The only response he got was her sticking her tongue out at him. This made his face turn a very ugly puce with anger.
"We aren't goin' to kill you little miss. We, I mean Beast Boy, brought you back."
Robin pulled out the item that was causing so much problems. She stared at it. It was a rule that it could never appear inside itself. Her eyes went wide for just a moment before she fainted. Beast Boy changed back into his human form and Cyborg scooped up the girls fragile body. She shivered but didn't wake up.
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Raven pushed a steaming cup of sweet calming tea into the brunettes cold hands. She studied the girl closely. She was very pale under her tan and was visibly shaking.
"One would think that someone would be happy to be out of an eternity of pain and suffering." Raven commentated dryly.
"Raven be kind," Beast Boys said, sending a glare at his girlfriend. Raven matched his glare, a placid mask on her face.
"We need you to talk to us. It's the only way we can help." Robin tried to be as patient as possible but it was hard to do.
"Ok we'll start talking. It's October 12, 2005. Your in Titans Tower, our home, in Jump City. Do you know where that is? " Cyborg asked smoothly. She nodded her head weakly. "How long had you been in there?" he asked tentatively. Her eyes never left the ground.
"Please Friend, you must speak. We only wish to make all things better." Silence.
"You don't have to tell us anything except your name. All we need is your name." BB tried. Again, no answer.
"I can make you some of my home planet's food." Star exclaimed, trying to bring some light to the gloomy group.
"Uh, maybe later Star." Robin said tentatively. The others smiled at the thought of Stars food.
"Why were you in there? What did you do?" Raven asked steady eyes gazing at the brown haired girl. Ice blue rose to gaze just as steadily back. It was the best response they had gotten so far. Raven knew she walking a fine line, everyone had tensed at her words, but she couldn't help it. She knew what might happen. Already jealousy was rising in her making her throat burn and setting her veins on fire.
"Raven, maybe it would be best if you go and meditate somewhere." Robin said quietly, sensing the turmoil in his team mate. Raven swept out the door with a swish of her cloak and not even a second glance behind her. 'Oh, I am going to pay for that.' Beast Boy thought sadly as he watched her leave. He looked back at the girl who had so suddenly entered their lives. He felt this kind of tug at the pit of his stomach. Poor girl.
"I am most sorry for Raven's actions. She does not take to strangers very well. But once you know her you could not find a better friend" Star placed a hand on her shoulder. A silence consumed the group.
"Would you like to go and rest?" The green changling asked quietly. The slightest of nods met his words. The corners of his mouth turned up at having gotten a true response, even if she hadn't spoken. "Come on. Cyborg and Starfire set up a room for you." He helped her up, as she was still rather weak. Leading her down the hall to the room that was once Terra's. He stiffened a little at the thought. They walked Through the sliding doors. The walls were an off white and a bed lay in the left backhand corner. It had been a storage closet after Terra had... They didn't have time to repaint it, and they also didn't know what kinds of colors she would like. Beast Boy walked her over to the bad and she laid down. He walked back to the door, switched off lights, and paused before saying, "Sweet dreams."
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