This chapter is revoltingly short. I'm writing it this way because I'm curious to see if I can get back into writing this story, or if I've totally lost my flare on this one. The writer's block seems to getting a bit better though, so at least that. Sadly, has stopped allowing us to write feedback to reviewers, so that part of this section is over. Sorry to everyone about that, but I hope it doesn't deter you from reviewing. Thanks to everyone who sticks with me on this; so sorry for the wait. Here goes nothing, let me know if you hate it.

Light. Blinding light. Immediately, she squeezed her eyes shut, blocking out the harsh white light.

Pain. Dull aches and sharp agony. The next step Raven took toward consciousness was an abrupt realization what she'd been through, brought through to her foggy mind by the pain of old wounds. Even after her healing trance, much of the damage remained. Groaning, she shifted, and deciding it wise to get as much out of the way at one time as possible, and opened her eyes.

Green. Green skin and eyes. Tired eyes widening, and focusing dazedly on her face. "Beast Boy?" Green lips turned up into a relieved smile, and his eyes divulged the extent of his relief.

"You're awake," he stated with quiet happiness. Beast Boy was leaning forward raptly in his chair, his hands clasped around her right one.

"Really? I hadn't noticed." She looked down at the hand Beast Boy was holding and blushed slightly. He noticed, and quickly moved his hands, also blushing. He tried to play it off like he was adjusting her sheets. Raven attempted to sit up a little, only to cause her vision to swim. She winced. "How long was I out?"

Beast Boy hesitated, and shifted his eyes. "Five days."

Strangely, Raven didn't register much surprise. She had known she was hurt badly, and was actually impressed that was all the longer it had taken her body to heal to an acceptable point. There were other unanswered questions, however. "How did I get back here?"

"Slade left you on the doorstep. Robin was pouring over the surveillance tapes of the Tower, and saw him ring the doorbell and drop you before disappearing in a burst of flames. We still can't explain how he can do that, by the way. Robin's gone totally psycho over it." Beast Boy allowed himself a slight frown from the agony of a focused and angry Robin, which he had endured for close to three weeks. He wondered how much longer the team could have survived Raven's absence.

"It is unnerving," she agreed. As if suddenly realized three other Titans were no where in sight, Raven wondered aloud, "Where's everyone else?"

"Cyborg is doing something with his computer systems, Robin's killing a punching bag in the training room, and Starfire's doing some weird Tamaranean ritual for your health."

"Just another normal day in the Tower," Raven quipped wryly.

Beast Boy was taken aback by the idea that no one was worried about her. There's no way she really though that; she was just being…Raven. Instead of chastising her, he admitted, "We've been worried about you, Raven. No one knew what do when you were gone. We couldn't find you anywhere."

Their eyes met; his pleading with her to forgive him for not saving her, and hers filled with the burden of the worst kind of knowledge. "I know," she said softly, before turning her head to the right and looking away. Her eyes remained downcast, and became distant.

Beast Boy remembered seeing Raven after Adonis had attacked her in beast form. Something primal stirred within him unconsciously. He stood, moved behind the chair he'd been sitting in, and began pacing with a hand to his chin. The thought of someone hurting her boiled his blood, and through gritted teeth he angrily vowed, "Next time we see Slade, I swear I'll kill him." He shook his fist.

"Don't make promises you can't keep." Her statement was simple. There was no sarcasm, only irony.

Hastily, he spun around to face her. "Are you saying I can't kill him? You think I'm not a good enough fighter to—"

Azar, he thought she was insulting his manliness. "Beast Boy, calm down. He's already dead, remember?"

Beast Boy blushed and scratched the back of his head, the rage leaving his body like air from tires. "Oh. Yeah. Heh heh. I kind of…um…forgot about that. But it still bothers me that he's all up and moving around. I'll do something to him though, and he won't like it!"

When he finally stopped being manly, he noticed the look on Raven's face. She searched his eyes before saying quietly, "Thanks, Beast Boy." She lowered her eyes. This was so un-Raven. "For staying with me."

He responded with exaggerated disgust, like a kindergarten boy who just received a kiss on the cheek from his crush and runs around screaming about cooties. "You think I sat here the whole time? No way! Considering how many times a day you threaten to send me to another dimension, there's no chance I'd stay here and wait for you to wake up. This was just my shift." Beast Boy grinned, and his eyes danced.

Raven rolled her eyes. "Now if you don't get out of here and let me sleep, I really will send you to another dimension. And I promise it will be on you won't like."

He raised his hands in a gesture of defeat. "Whatever. I should let the others know you're awake anyway. They'll want to say hi." For a moment, he hesitated, looking at her and grinning with that goofy, one-fanged smile of his.

"Go get them then."

He turned and walked toward the doorway, but when he reached it, he stopped. Looking over his shoulder, he muttered, almost too quietly for her to hear, "Glad you're okay, Raven." Abruptly, he was gone, leaving Raven alone for the moment with her thoughts.

However, her thoughts didn't last long; a combination of medication and exhaustion led her back down the dark road of unconsciousness.

Yay, end of that chapter. Let's see how long it takes me to write another one. Aren't BB and Raven cute? I'm not even a shipper but sometimes it's just so much fun to make cute things happen. Review because I love it and because if you don't, I'll cut you!