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Denial

"Raven," Nightwing began, "I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"Don't," Raven said, "You don't have to apologize. It wasn't right for me to ask so much of you. I guess…at that moment…Rin was all I could think of…When the doctor told me…she would…if she didn't get the transplant…" Raven unconsciously she a tear.

"Raven?" Nightwing called.

"…I know how weak she is now," Raven continued.

"Raven." Nightwing put his hand on her shoulder. "You don't need to explain, but let me talk. When you first told me about the twins, I was angry. Not just because you came back after seven years with them, but you started a new life without me. Raven, whatever grief I gave you, I'm sorry."

Raven was at a loss for words, but refused to show it. She kept her face blank as always.

"Raven, even after seven years, I'm still in love with you," Nightwing concluded. This shattered Raven's blank face and her eyes shot up. Nightwing put his arms around her waist and pulled her into a kiss. Raven was hypnotized, but snapped back into reality quickly. She pushed Nightwing away from her.

"I can't," Raven said, "I can't let you put me there again."

Nightwing sadly looked down to the floor. "I'm going to take a walk. See you later, Raven," Nightwing said as he walked into the elevator of the hospital."

"Raven?" Starfire called. She was peering outside the door.

"What is it?" Raven asked.

"I wish to speak to you about something. May we please travel down to the court of food to talk?" Starfire asked.

Raven nodded. "Okay," she said. They traveled down to the basement where the food court was. They sat down in one of the booths.

"What's on your mind, Starfire?" Raven asked.

"I had watched you talk to Nightwing and saw you push him away. He had admitted to loving you. Do you not love him?" Starfire asked.

Raven was shocked by what Starfire had just said. "No, I don't. He's in love with you anyway. Why do you even ask?"

Starfire looked at the floor. "We had tried to fall in love, but it never worked. He was pushing me away and always appeared to be bothered. I believe it was because he was thinking of you. Every time Nebula and Jhun assisted us in battle, he would ask of you. I believe he was in love with you then just like now."

"With me?" Raven asked in disbelief. "I lied to him. It would never work out anyway. We're too different."

"But, is he not willing to make it work?"

"I could never allow myself to be put back in that spot again."

"You are afraid, yes?" Starfire asked.

"No," Raven replied stubbornly. "Starfire, this isn't important right now. Rin's life is."

"I am sorry," Starfire said sadly. Raven left Starfire and went back to Rin's room where Beast Boy, Cyborg, Nebula, Jhun and Jason were making jokes with Rin. Raven smiled. Despite the circumstances, she had never seen Rin smile so much.