AN: It is my duty to inform you that I in no way, shape, or form own the Teen Titans.

Chapter 2: Paralyzed

Beast Boy slowly opened his eyes and saw a bright light shining in it. 'Am I dead?' he thought. Then the light moved away and a white room began to come into view. No, he wasn't dead. He was in a hospital room of some sorts. He tried to lift his head up, but he couldn't feel it. He couldn't feel anything. A figure loomed over him.

"Glad to see you're awake," said a familiar voice with a bit of a chuckle behind it. The voice echoed in his dazed ears.

"Cyborg?" he asked.

"Welcome back, man," smiled Cyborg.

"I… I can't feel anything," said Beast Boy fearfully.

"You've been paralyzed," said Cyborg calmly. "But it should go away in a few days, hopefully."

"Hopefully?" Beast Boy practically shouted.

"Yeah, it could be a few days, or a week or two," said Cyborg. "But don't worry, it's not permanent."

"Thank God," said Beast Boy relaxing a little. "I thought that thing killed me."

"Nope, you survived," said Cyborg. "And so did your kissin buddy."

Beast Boy's eyes went wide and his heart raced. "Wh…what?"

"Raven, she's in the bed next to you," said Cyborg, turning Beast Boy's head so he could see her. Raven was still passed out and her body looked as stiff as his own. Cyborg moved Beast Boy's neck back to where it had been. "So… how was it?" Cyborg smirked.

Beast Boy tried to think fast. "Uh… that's… that's none of your business," he said, sounding very nervous.

"Ah, so you two did kiss!" said Cyborg. "I knew there was no way you two had been kissed before and just lied to us about it. You kissed Raven, you kissed Raven!" he sang.

"Dude, we didn't have a choice!" said Beast Boy defensively. "We were going to die if we didn't. And I didn't kiss her, she kissed me!"

Cyborg stared at him for a moment and then broke out in laughter. "Your first kiss and you didn't even make the first move!" he howled.

Beast Boy felt very embarrassed now and really wished that that Lip Lock thing had killed him. Just then he heard the doors open and a few pairs of feet walk in.

"Beast Boy! You have awoken!" said Starfire happily.

"How do you feel?" asked Robin.

"Like a disembodied head," said Beast Boy. "How long was I out for, anyway?"

"You have been unconscious for three days," said Starfire.

"Raven still not awake?" Robin asked Cyborg.

"Not yet," said Cyborg. "She's still weak. She had a lot of power taken from her. She might not wake up for another few days."

"Beast Boy, are we correct in thinking that you kissed Raven?" asked Starfire.

Beast Boy couldn't really feel it, but he knew he was blushing. And, to his horror, Cyborg spoke for him. "Yup, they kissed," said Cyborg with a grin. "But Raven kissed him."

"How wonderful," said Starfire clapping.

"Star, I'm sure they only kissed so they wouldn't die," said Robin.

"Thank you Robin," said Beast Boy. "At least someone isn't going to make fun of me for this." He looked at Cyborg with an evil stare.

"Hey man, I'm not makin fun of ya," said Cyborg.

"You were just laughing at me!" yelled Beast Boy.

"Okay Beast Boy, calm down," said Robin. "You're still weak, too, and need to rest up. Lip Lock took all of your energy and it'll be a while before you'll be strong again."

"I'm guessing you guys took that thing down before it could kiss you three times," said Beast Boy.

"Yeah, but it was a close call," said Cyborg.

"I was almost kissed, but Robin pulled me out of the way just in time," said Starfire hugging Robin and making him blush.

"Cool, so it's in jail?" asked Beast Boy.

"It's restrained and locked up," said Robin. "But, like all other villains, I'm sure we'll see it again."

"At least this time there won't be a risk of any of the Titans dying," said Cyborg with a hint of a smile. Beast Boy growled.

"Alright, let's leave him alone to rest," said Robin, seeing Beast Boy growing angry at Cyborg. Cyborg chuckled to himself and the three left.

Beast Boy was relieved to be alone. He was stuck looking off to the side, but he wished he could see Raven. When Cyborg had helped him see her he had noticed how pale she looked. Paler than normal, that is. He thought back to the kiss. It didn't mean anything, and yet he had liked it. And that was probably because he had dreamed of kissing a girl for so long. He had lived in that moment for as long as he could, forgetting why they were doing it. He soon fell asleep with these thoughts remaining in his head.

Four days passed and Beast Boy could finally feel his upper torso. He was able to sit up and he was glad for that. His arms were still weak and shaky, but he was happy to be able to feel them. He was looking at himself in a hand held mirror. He had three hickies on his face; one on his forehead, one on his chin which gave him the illusion of a goatee, and one on his cheek. He looked over to Raven and saw that she had three, too; one on her cheek, one on her neck, and one surrounding her chakra.

Suddenly she began to stir and her eyes slowly opened. Her monitors began to race as she came to. Beast Boy put the mirror down and pushed the button on the side of his bed that told the other Titans that help was needed.

"Calm down Raven," he said.

"I can't feel my body," she said in a tired, confused voice.

"You were paralyzed by that kissing monster," said Beast Boy. "I was too. But we'll be okay." The doors opened and the other three Titans ran in. "Raven's up."

"'bout time!" said Cyborg with a smile as he headed over to her. "How ya feelin girl?"

"I can't move," said Raven plainly.

"Yeah, don't worry about that," said Cyborg.

"Friend, can you heal yourself?" asked Starfire.

"I can barely keep my eyes open," said Raven. "I don't think I have the strength to get my strength back."

"Well, it's nice to see that you're finally awake," said Robin. "You've been out for a week."

"A week?" asked Raven, shocked.

"Yeah, Beast Boy woke up four days ago," said Cyborg.

"And I can already feel everything from the waist up," said Beast Boy. "So don't worry, you'll be up again soon."

"Could you guys sit me up?" asked Raven. "I'm not really enjoying this ceiling view."

"Sure," chuckled Cyborg and he sat her bed up and made sure she was okay.

"Thanks," said Raven.

"Shall I make you some tea?" asked Starfire.

"That would be nice," said Raven. Starfire smiled and flew out of the room.

"I'll go make sure she doesn't put salt in it instead of sugar," said Robin and he ran off after her.

The room grew quiet for a moment. "Well… I'll let you two catch up," said Cyborg and with that he left, a smirk on his face.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Raven, who was stuck looking slightly ahead, even if her head was resting on her shoulder.

"Are you talking to me?" asked Beast Boy.

"Who else would I be talking to?" said Raven.

"Well, you're not looking at me," said Beat Boy.

"Well I don't really have a choice now do I?" asked Raven, growing slightly annoyed. "Now what was Cyborg smiling about?"

"Oh, he's been making fun of us for kissing," said Beast Boy unhappily.

"He's what?" asked Raven outraged.

"Dude, you are so lucky you were unconscious," said Beast Boy. "All he's been doing is teasing me about it. You would've killed him."

"What the hell is there to make fun of?" asked Raven. "We had no choice but to kiss, and it wasn't like it was passionate or anything! I mean, our lips touched, that's all."

"Well make sure you tell Cyborg that the next time he comes in here," said Beast Boy. "Because I'm sick of saying it." He wasn't sure why, but for some reason he was a little hurt that Raven didn't really care about the kiss.

Starfire soon returned with the tea and helped Raven sip it. She immediately felt better and thanked Starfire over and over. Of course, Starfire absentmindedly mentioned the hickies all over Raven. She blushed horribly and was very happy that her powers hadn't returned yet.

When Cyborg returned a bit later Raven tore him a new one. The poor guy had been smiling and whistling as he entered and left with his tail between his legs. As soon as he was gone Beast Boy began laughing up a storm. Raven had a very satisfied look on her face.

"Dude! That awesome," laughed Beast Boy. "I didn't even know you could cuss like that!"

"Well, I reserve it for situations like this," said Raven plainly and a little embarrassed. "Don't expect me to utter those words again for a while."

"I'm just glad I've never made you so mad that you said all of that to me," said Beast Boy with a smile.

"Let's just say I've never said them out loud," said Raven with a hint of a smirk.

"I think if you did Robin would probably kick you off the team," said Beast Boy relaxing into his bed. "You better hope Cyborg doesn't tattle on you."

"Like I care," said Raven, closing her eyes and relaxing, just as Beast Boy was. It became quiet and soon the two fell asleep.