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Chapter 4.

Sickness

Terra rolled over in the medical bed and slowly opened her eyes. Beastboy had his head on the edge of the bed and snored loudly. Terra sat up and rubbed her eyes, then she poked Beastboy. "Wake up." She hissed.

Beastboy blearily opened his eyes and grinned at Terra, "So," he said, "I wasn't having a beautiful dream, you are back."

Terra smiled at him. Suddenly, the medical bay door was flung open and Raven flew in, her eyes wide. "Something's wrong with Robin!" She said, fear lacing her usually emotionless voice.

"What?" Asked Beastboy and Terra in unison.

"Last night he…" Raven shuddered. "He stroked my cheek, he said I looked like… like Wraithe, he looked at me the same as when he looks at Starfire." She shuddered again, "And he… He tried to kiss me!"

"Dude!" Exclaimed Beastboy.

"No way." Said Terra.

Raven nodded, "I've been thinking about it all last night, Wraithe's done something to him."

"STUPID CLORHAGGING BARBLENAFF!" Raven, Beastboy and Terra all jumped at the scream of rage and Starfire flew into the medical bay, a hair straightener seemed to be fused with her hair, a thin plume of smoke was wafting from it.

Starfire stormed past the three bewildered Titans and began to search for something to remove her hair-straightening assailant.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Muttered Raven, and the appliance snapped open and fell off Starfires scarlet locks leaving a burnt, yet very straight, patch.

Starfire sighed and smiled at Raven. "Thank you friend." She said. "The straightener of hair can turn savage if not used correctly."

"Uh… Sure?" Raven hazarded.

"HEY YA'ALL IT'S WAFFLE TIME!" For a second time that day the Titans in the medical bay all jumped. Cyborg was calling them for breakfast.

Starfire flew out first, "Not a word of Robins behavior around Starfire." She said softy.

Beastboy and Terra nodded. As Raven left, Beastboy helped Terra off the bed and passed her her crutches, "Thanks." She murmured.

As the Titans got to the kitchen Cyborg shot them a mock-angry look, "Hurry up y'all your waffles are getting cold."

Raven sighed and went to make herself some herbal tea, she noticed Robin sitting at the kitchen table. He smiled at her, as if nothing unusual had happened last night. Raven smiled nervously back at him, perhaps his strange behavior had past.

Raven hadn't realized how wrong she could be.

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Raven was sitting on the roof, meditating. Suddenly she felt a presence behind her and her eyes snapped open. "Hey Rae." It was Robin.

Robin walked over to Raven and sat down next to her, "How are you?"

Raven sighed, "What do you want Robin?"

Robin smiled at her pleasantly, "Just want to ask you something."

Raven turned to him, "What?"

Robin inched closer, "What can you tell me about… Wraithe?"

Raven looked at him in confusion, "What?"

Robin sighed blissfully, "I want to know what flowers she likes, what she likes to read, what movies she likes watch, what does she do in her spare time…?"

Raven snorted, "I don't know or care anything about Wraithe," she snapped, "she's evil, manipulative, cruel and otherwise a demonic witch that should never have cursed the world with her presence!"

Robin smiled in an irritating way, "I think someone's jealous. Besides," he added, "don't forget, you're the one that's half demon."

Raven stood up and raised her hood so Robin wouldn't see how that sentence had hurt her. She started to walk away. "Wait," called Robin, "I didn't mean it like that!"

Raven gave him an evil look, and went inside the tower.

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"Oh Robin!" As Robin was going down the hall to apologize, Starfire shot out and gripped him in her Tamaranian death grip… Er, I mean… hug.

"Robin." She said, smiling, "Cyborg has ordered the pizza and we are watch a fear inducing movie of Beastboys choosing!"

"Er…" Robin tried to say as Starfire dragged him down the hall, "I have to apol…"

"Nonsense Robin, you must join your friends in the merriment and togetherness."

Robin yanked his arm out of Starfires grasp, "Starfire! Leave me alone." He snarled.

Starfire was taken aback, "I am sorry Robin…"

"Yeah well, you should be!" Robin turned around and stalked off.

Starfire looked at her feet and sighed unhappily. She threw one depressed look in Robins direction before flying off towards the medical bay. Perhaps Terra could console her.

Robin got to Ravens room and knocked on her door.

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Terra lay back on the medical bed and sighed. Raven was perched on the edge of the bed, looking annoyed, "Yeah, I suppose that was insensitive," said Terra, "But, let's face it, you are part demon."

"Well yes," said Raven, "but Robin just doesn't say things like that, it's not like kind of thing I like to think about, besides," she rounded on Terra angrily, "who gave you permission talk about my… darker half? "

Terra looked guilty, "sorry Rae."

Raven shrugged, "whatever." There was a sigh from the rooms other occupant. Starfire was lying on another medical bed, feeling sorry for herself. Raven glanced at her, "shouldn't you be watching the movie or something?"

Terra sniggered, "Beastboy lost the movie so Cyborg started listing everything else Beastboy had lost, so now the two of them are trying to beat each other into a mushy pulp. Humorous to watch but I enjoy listening to you two complain."

Raven scowled, "I'm not complaining, I'm just saying…"

"Well I am complaining," said Starfire sadly, "Robin was both nasty and rude." She sat up and glared at Raven, "Your sister has done something to him." She said accusingly.

Raven looked shocked, "I can't control what Wraithe does! Why do you think I was so upset to see her?"

"Sorry friend," said Starfire quickly, "I did not mean to blame you for that evil witches actions."

Raven nodded, "looking on the bright side, Wraithes gone now, so… end of problem."

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After finding out that Raven wasn't in her room, Robin had quickly forgotten about her, in order to do some very urgent research.

W-R-A-I-T-H-E Robin typed into the computer. He pressed the-enter key… nothing!

Robin thumped the computer in annoyance, he couldn't find out about her anywhere!

"Hey Robin," said a voice from the doorway, Robin turned… and there was Wraithe, smiling at him. Robin ran to her and wrapped his arms around her. Suddenly she punched him in the nose. As Robin staggered back the Wraithe faded and disappeared until she was replaced by… Beastboy!

"Dude! What is wrong with you!" Beastboy yelled, "Have you lost your mind?"

"Er… sorry," muttered Robin, rubbing his nose, "thought you were someone else." He noticed Beastboy had a black eye, "what happened to you?"

Beastboy rubbed his eye, "don't ask." Beastboy gave Robin a quizzical look, "whatcha' doin'?"

Robin quickly stepped out of his room and shut the door, "just… doing some research."

Beastboy nodded, "Star flew through looking pretty upset," he gave Robin a strange look, "know anything about that?"

Robin shook his head, "no."

Beastboy shrugged and walked away, "whatever you say."

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Raven was walking down the hall, tugging Starfire along behind her. "Raven?" Said Starfire nervously, "Where are we going?"

"To do some research."

"What research?"

"You'll see, just hurry up."

As they turned a corner they walked straight into Robin.

"Oh Robin, I did not see you!" Exclaimed Starfire.

Robin looked at her as if he'd never seen Starfire before, he took her hand and kissed it, "No, I'm sorry. I should have been more careful."

Raven almost sighed with relief, kissing Starfires hand was a little strange, but everything seemed to be back to normal.

Starfire wrapped her arms around Robin, Robin gently removed her arms from around his neck, "there's something I've wanted to tell you for a while," he said, Starfire sighed happily as Robin continued, "I love you… Wraithe."

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The door of Ravens room was flung open, and Raven and Starfire flew in so fast that several books were blown off her bookshelf by the sonic force. Raven instantly leapt to her bookshelf and began searching through her ancient tomes. Starfire sat on Ravens bed and put her head in her hands, "I cannot believe I did that." She said. "It was as if something savage was unleashed within me… I didn't know I would ever hit Robin so hard!"

"Did you hit him?" Asked Raven, "I was too busy kicking him to notice." Raven flew over to Starfire with a pile of books, she handed a few to Starfire. "Time to speed read." She said.

Starfire picked one up, "Basic love spells?" She asked.

Raven snatched it out of her hand, "er… sorry," she handed Starfire another book. On the cover it read; Advanced Love Spells. "Wraithe only uses powerful spells," she said, by way of explanation.

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Terra was sitting up in bed with a magazine. She'd tried reading some old newspapers to catch up with the Titans past exploits, but they were so boring!

So she'd picked some old magazines, which were much more interesting. She'd so far found out that Robin was the most wanted male Titan, and Raven the most sort after female. Terra sniggered at that, but only because she could imagine Ravens face when she saw it! Terra had also read about, "Cyborg the Titans own Terrorist," "Beastboys stupidity is induced by a brain transplant with a walrus," and "Starfires Secret Pregnancy" but Terra didn't believe that… she'd always thought Beastboy seemed intelligent.

Terra looked up from her magazine in surprise as Cyborg came in carrying an unconscious and bruised Robin. He dumped Robin on one of the medical bay's beds.

"What did you do to him?" Terra asked in surprise.

"Wasn't me." Said Cyborg, "I have no idea what's happened to him, but it sure looks painful."

"Will he be alright?"

Cyborg smiled, "sure, it's nothing serious, he'll recover." He began to unroll some bandages, "but he'll probably have a really interesting story to tell when he wakes up."

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Perched on her hotel bed Wraithe continued to stare at the crystal ball on her lap.

Beat up Robin for what he felt in his heart would they? She scowled. They would pay for that.

Still, it was very clever of Raven to look through only the most advanced spell books. But Wraithe was one step ahead of her, she patted her copy of "Love Spells For Idiots." Wraithe put her crystal ball away carefully, and laughed.

Time to test out her spell… in person.