Alright, after that slightly emotional little chapter.. I hope to have some reviews... :Checks: awww come on people:cries:

I still don't own em...

Richie's POV

"You say a word BB, and you're a dead… whatever." Cyborg said

I looked up, sheepish and embarrassed to see Raven and the others there. Cyborg and Beast Boy were already leaving, one of them slung over the shoulder of the other. Raven came in with Robin and Starfire. Virgil stood and walked to a corner with Robin where they began to talk. Raven looked at me, and Starfire handed me something to wash my face with, pretending nothing was out of the ordinary, and they didn't just see a super hero spill his guts while he was bawling on his best friend's shoulder.

"Reiko is fine, she will be about and out in no time!" Starfire said cheerfully.

"She means out and about. She's healing quickly now that she's been stitched up. She should be ready to go back home soon, but I wouldn't suggest any harsh activities. I don't want you carting her back here in worse shape than before." Raven said.

"Yeah." I muttered.

"Knock it off Richie. Your pity party won't do anyone any good, especially Reiko. She's awake now, and I'm pretty sure you'd be a welcome visitor." Raven said, I looked at her, startled that she would say something like that.

Starfire stood, handing me a set of clothes. I looked at what I was wearing and sheepishly realized that I was covered in more than just blood, but it looked like a mess. I had no idea what half of it was. They all left, Virgil the last one, watching me warily. I changed out of my Gear costume, and into something that probably had belonged to Cyborg at one point. It was a bit big, but I could handle it with a few changes here and there with Backpack's help. I washed my face, and began soaking the costume, hoping that it would be savable. It made me wonder if most superheroes did their own laundry since it would be a little difficult to explain why you needed a blood stain out of a costume that looked a bit like the Flash's own.

I walked out to the common room, and was given a plate of cold toast, but I didn't mind. I chowed down, stopping only to gulp some milk. I had forgotten how hungry I normally got after fighting. I was gone moments later towards the infirmary.

"What is he, the human vacuum cleaner?"

"No Beast Boy, that's you. Of course, I'm sure Richie does a much better job of keeping his food IN HIS MOUTH!" Raven said, shouting the last few words at the green guy.

I smiled, which turned into a frown as I stood in front of the door. I heard a small noise inside the room, and charged in to see Reiko trying to stand. I rushed forward, catching her. She whimpered in pain, I felt like a clod. I gently helped her to lie down, making sure that she hadn't pulled any stitches out while she was moving. She looked at me with a smile, trying to hide the pain in her eyes. I brushed her hair from her eyes, kissing her cheek.

"Am I able to leave yet?" She asked.

"No, not until Cyborg and Raven say it's ok." I said softly.

"Tell them I want to go. My father is going to be very worried. And you need to go back and be at school, helping Dakota." She said.

"I'm not leaving without you. I want to know you will be alright." I said.

"She will be. You can't leave just yet Reiko. There's something wrong with your powers. Something is causing you to loose whatever control you had over them. If we can find what that is, then you will be able to have control. Every time someone tries to help you or you try to put a tighter lid on the powers, it slips through your grasp. Someone is trying to make sure you loose control, and either get yourself killed, or make sure that you're weak enough when the time is right, or wrong really." Cyborg said.

"I can't stay here without causing trouble." Reiko argued.

"We'll let you go in a day or so. But we're going to keep an eye on you." Raven said. Reiko smiled weakly.

"You need to get back to Dakota though, Gear. Ebon is raising some trouble, and we need to take care of Slade." Robin said.

I nodded. Reiko looked at me, and squeezed my hand. I was gone in a moment, getting ready to leave. As soon as my costume was dry, and Virgil was ready to go, I went to say goodbye to Reiko. She was sad that I had to leave, especially without her. But we knew it was for the best. She would hopefully be back in school in a day or so, and we would be speaking to her father, not telling him too much, but letting him know that Reiko was alright and would be home soon.

Reiko's POV

The Titans were in and out of their Tower all day. I was sure they were fighting and everything, and it made me want to get out of there even more. I could be helping, instead of lying on a hospital bed, with an injury. To make matters worse, I knew that Raven and Cyborg were right. I had to heal. And there was indeed something that was diverting whatever control I had gained. I hadn't wanted to believe it the years before when I had thought of it the first time. I urged my body to heal faster than it usually did, praying that I would be able to get out of there soon.

After two days there, I was able to go back to Dakota, with Raven and Cyborg giving me a list of things I could and couldn't do, and things I should eat as well as safe katas for me to do to build back up to where I had been without hurting myself further. It was the weekend, and I wanted more than anything, to see Virgil and Richie. But my father was making phone calls to the school and various other places to let them know I was back, and alright. Then he wouldn't let me leave the house. I figured that he was terrified of loosing me like he had HaHa-san.

Finally I was able to escape the house late on Sunday. I ran off towards Richie's house, only to find he wasn't there, and he wasn't at Virgil's house, although his father gave me a tight hug and said he was glad I was back, and alright. He pointed me off in the direction of the theatre, though I was sure that Virgil and Richie probably weren't there. I went to the hideout, and it was empty, though I knew I was closer, the electric field around me letting me know that they had been here about ten minutes earlier. I sat in there a little while longer, listening to the scanner. Sure enough there was news of a fight, Static and Gear were involved.

I ran off towards the area the fight had been in. I got there while it was still raging, fire and shadow were fighting with tech and electricity. I hid in the shadow of a building, keeping an eye on both the bang babies, not wanting to become a part of their show, and especially not so I could be used as a bargaining chip against Static and Gear. I did help get civilians out of the way when the fight started to spread. I was sure that it would last much longer, when Ebon suddenly gave up and disappeared. I kept moving so he wouldn't have the time to use the shadows to find me. I looked up to see the two super heroes surveying the damage that had been caused, and caught Gear's eye. He looked at Static, and was gone. Moments later, Richie came running around the corner to find me. He wrapped his arms around me tightly, and I buried my face into his neck.

Static had gone, and so Richie and I walked back to my home, hand in hand. ChiChi-san was not thrilled that I had left the house without letting him know, but was glad that I was back. School went on, week after week. Summer vacation was coming up, and I was glad that I had lasted this long in Dakota. I was sure that my death was imminent in this city. I had been to the hospital at least twice, and had to be taken to the Titan Tower the third time I had been injured. I would be happy to concentrate my time on something other than school, and keeping away from bang babies that had nothing better in mind for me than trying to injure me.

I walked out into the sunshine, smiling. My friend Kailie had invited me to her home for supper, and I couldn't wait. I had let Virgil and Richie know where I would be, and let them know that I would be fine. Kailie was a wonderful cook, of traditional Hawaiian dishes, and there was something about her that told me that she was safety. Richie wanted to come with, since he didn't know Kailie too well, but I let him know it was because she was new, not as new as I was, but he hadn't paid that much attention to students before.

I was walking home later on, happy that I had been able to make some nice friends while I was a new student. I still hadn't found a way to control my powers. I was upset about that. I saw Richie waiting on my doorstep, and hurried up to him, leaning against him to listen to his heartbeat. He stood there for a moment, without saying anything, his arms wrapped protectively around me. Then he spoke.

"Did you tell me who made your charms? I can't remember if you did." He said.

"ChiChi-san makes them for me as I get older, he needs to strengthen them so I don't burn out." I said, not moving.

"You sure that's the reason?" He asked.

"Yes. Why do you ask Richie?" I said, looking at him.

"Because, I finished analyzing the charms you gave me, and had Cyborg run a scan just to make sure. Those charms aren't there to help you. They're to make sure you never gain control of your powers." Richie said. I moved away.

There's one of you out there that would know who Kailie is... more of you if you've read my first Static fic. If you haven't, go read it. The final chapter of this story is going to involve a bit of that story, and it might confuse some of you if you don't know what she is. And besides, from what Anacsadder has said, it's an ok story

Please review. I know the chapter was short, but I wanted to build up the suspense.