a/n:

thnx 4 the revs! you guys rock! you still read my story even like six months l8ter! woohoo!

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Raven's eyes focused on the rocks; they were glowing yellow, like she used to, and half of her real hand was visible.

"Terra!" Raven whispered. Without enough energy to raise her body, she lay there in shock.

"Raven run!" Cyborg called. She frowned. Of course he didn't know she couldn't, and of course he knew she wouldn't. It was as simple as that.

"Raven! Get out of here!" Beast boy pulled her to her feet and she limply pointed at Terra.

"Oh my--Star! Star come help Raven!" he called her over and she flew Raven out of the area.

"Star...Slade...he wants me to...open the portal!"

"I do not know what it is you speak of...but please, I must go fight him," she set Raven down and disappeared back into the cave.

Raven lay there listening forever. She just waited, and waited. She heard the begging, and middle, then she heard the end. "You have not won!" Slade called; then nothing.

"Raven!" Robin called. "We're getting you home..."

Two days later:

"...twist. Just can't wait 'til the new episode of-- "

"Shouldn't you be doing your homework?"

Robin turned the TV off and looked around. "Hi Terra...like being human again?"

"Yeah...I'm really sorry--"

"And that's twenty-five," Robin smiled at her and she sat down beside him.

"Twenty-five. Yeah...but it's not enough...I betrayed you, I let Slade know all about you, I lied, I almost killed Beast boy, and...and then I died...I really felt dead...I only realized I was alive when I heard cries. Raven's cries. I didn't expect that to wake me up, but I guess I didn't really expect a lot of things..."

"Your back, that's what's important. I don't--we don't care if you did betray us...it's now that's important, not then."

"I hate you for being so nice. And so smart," she smiled.

"I do have so many terrible qualities," he frowned. "I'm brave, and good-looking, and hot, and--"

"Ew! Gross! You? Hot?" she teased.

"Hey, most people think so!"

"Most people are crazy. So there."

"Hey," Raven snailed in on her crutches.

"So the cripple returns?"

"You give me a nick-name I'll give you tears," she threatened sitting next to him.

"You weren't at school today, why?"

"A trip to the hospital usually gets you a day off. And I was unconscious; did you sign up?"

"Yeah, I'm in a lot of your classes. Well, mostly BB's, but he's in a few I'm not in."

"I am a year older that you," Raven sat beside her and smiled.

"Yeah, but I'm smarted than you'd think. What about you Robin, why are you in a class with kids a year younger than you?"

"I skipped my last two years of high school. Had to much else to do."

"Right! That's probably his cover up for failing!" Raven teased. They had silently agreed to forget about what had happened at school three days ago; though every second of it slipped into Raven's mind and caused her to be unable to focus. 'No one knows!' she screamed at herself. Her face twisted into an injured smile. She was about to start crying, then Robin looked at her.

"You okay? You look happily sad..." he frowned, as if concealing embarrassment, and stood up. "I'll talk to you later..."

"He does that too much..."

"Does what?"

"Disappears as if he has something important to do...it's really, really getting annoying; and I've only been here one day!"

"You get used to it...I...have to tell you something..." Raven frowned. Did she really want to do this? Was she sure? No. And no. But she would anyway.

"You look scared...What is it?"

"Come to my room," she pulled her friend away. Once safely away from all snooping ears Raven confessed, "Robin kissed me!"

"He what!" Terra shouted.

"He...kissed..." Raven stopped and watched Terra's expression. For a few second, only a few, Raven could have sworn she saw jealousy and anger on her friends now black face.

"I--"

"You like him! You love him?" Raven bit her lip. 'No!'

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