Third Chapter: For Now
She lay there with a pained look on her face, which was hidden by red, thick hair.
I sat on the edge of her bed and touched her hair gently. Something was wrong with it: it was matted; a dark red crusty substance coated it…
My God.
"Blood!" I asked under my breath in a scratchy voice.
I saw Cyborg nod grimly behind me, and Beast Boy just walked away sadly.
"She's going to be okay, right?" I asked worriedly. No one answered me. "Right!"
Raven walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder. "Like I said before, she's seen better days. She'll be alright; at least that's what we think."
I looked at her, then back to Starfire. "What happened?"
She nodded and began to speak. "Well, when you created that cloud of smoke, Starfire was right next to Cinderblock, fighting him. I'm guessing you attacked him after you leaped in there and, well…" She paused.
"And what?" I gasped. "Don't tell me I accidentally hit her instead-"
"No, no. Your attack… made him even madder than he already was. He swung him arms around him, trying to find you, but-"
"He found Star instead," Cyborg finished. "She went flying into the air, and then landed a ways away. She was knocked out when Cinderblock hit her, and couldn't stop herself from falling."
"What… what did she hit?" I asked. "Besides the ground?"
"Actually," Beast Boy said, walking closer again. "She didn't hit the ground. She was flung into a forest, and hit some trees, then sort of landed on a bunch of branches."
"And the battle?" I asked, hoping for some better news.
Cyborg smiled, the first in a while. "We kicked Cinderblock's butt! Raven went to go find Starfire and I dragged you outta Cinderblock's arm's reach, so we were kinda busy. But BB here went T-Rex on him and after a few attacks he was down for the count! Cinderblock, that is…"
"Good job," I said.
Beast Boy grinned. "Hey, it was nothing!"
I tried to smile, but it came out as a pained smirk. "So, when will she wake up?" I asked, gesturing to the limp Starfire.
The other three looked at each other carefully, but Raven was the one who finally spoke. "We're not sure. She could slip into a coma at any time. She hit her head awfully hard, Robin."
"You just said she's okay!"
She shook her head. "She is… for now."