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The night came quickly and Rin and Nightwing were prepped and ready for surgery. Raven was in tears.
"Okay, Rin," Raven said, "You're just going to be asleep for a little while and I'll be right here waiting for you. You'll be okay. You'll be back home in no time. We'll play games, practice your magic, eat ice cream…"
"We'll do all that?" Rin asked.
"Sure, kid," Nebula guaranteed.
"We'll even eat Nebula's Carolina gumbo and chicken pies and breakfast ball?"
Everyone chuckled and Raven kissed Rin on her ajna chakra. "I love you, sweetie," Raven said.
"I love you too, mommy," Rin returned.
"You'll be fine, Lil' Rae," Nebula assured her. "I'll have your breakfast brunch waiting for you when you wake up."
"Thank you, Nebula," Rin said, "Bye, Jhun."
"Bye, Rin," Jhun returned.
"Bye Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire," Rin said. "Thanks for the presents and making faces."
"No problem, kid," Cyborg returned.
"Best wishes on your surgery," Starfire said.
"Thank you," Rin said as she was rolled away to surgery.
"Nightwing, she's in you hands now," Raven whispered as she took Jason's hand. Jhun put his arm around Raven.
"Raven, if your daughter is anything like you or Nightwing, then she'll be just fine," Jhun said. "You two are the most stubborn people I know."
Raven stared at him and then sighed.
"Well, I got to go home," Nebula said, "If I make breakfast brunch, I need a head start. Come on, Jason."
Jason sucked his teeth. "Mom," he groaned.
Raven scowled at her son and he walked away with Nebula in fear.
Raven sat down in one of the waiting room chairs anxiously waiting for a sign from the doctors. Starfire, Jhun, Cyborg and Beast Boy sat down on each sides of the rows of waiting room chairs.
Three agonizing hours passed and Nebula and Jason returned to the hospital carrying four bags of Nebula's famous breakfast brunch. The steam was trailing behind them. Nebula walked up to the Titans, Jhun and Raven.
Raven quickly stood up.
"Any word yet, Rae?" Nebula asked.
Raven shook her head. "No."
"I can't hear her, Mom," Jason said sadly. "Is that bad? Does that mean our bond is gone. I mean is Rin…?"
"No, Jason," Raven replied quickly. "It can mean a lot of things."
"But…Rin has never not answered. It's not the first time it happened so maybe you're right," Jason said with a hint of hope.
"Never doubt your sister, Jas," Nebula advised him, "I remember when you both were four. You and Rin had just adjusted to training and Jhun and I thought it was too early for you. Your mother obviously didn't because she kept you in training."
"Yeah, Mom was no picnic," Jason added.
Raven chuckled.
"Yeah, but you managed. You kicked butt and took down names. Had fun doin' it too," Nebula said proudly, "So don't doubt you sister."
"You're right, DN," Jason said, "Thank you."
Thirty minutes later, a doctor came out from the surgery wing. Her scruff was stained with blood and her surgery mask was hanging off of her neck. She saw the sleeping group in the waiting room. Raven was asleep on Dragon Nebula's lap with Jason lying on Raven. They were both on a bench on one side of the waiting. On the other side sat Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg each in their own individual chairs. Jhun was lying on his arm on the floor on the end of the bench where Raven and Nebula were.
The doctor tiptoed over to Raven, kneeled down and tapped her gently. "Ms. Roth?"
Raven woke up with a start scaring Nebula and causing her to scream. Everyone else woke up as well.
"What is it?" Raven asked anxiously. "Is Rin…?"
"Ms. Roth, she's fine," The doctor explained happily, "The surgery went beautifully."
"So she's fine now?" Nebula asked slowly.
"It will take some time for her to recover, but I am more than confident that she will be fine. Everything seems to be working properly."
"And Nightwing?" Cyborg asked.
"Yes, what of our friend?" Starfire added.
"He's fine also," The doctor replied. "It's a miracle that he was a perfect match. In fact, it was almost like he was Rin's father." The doctor shrugged and walked away.
"He is," Raven whispered as she started to sniffle. Nebula swiftly hugged her and started crying.
Nightwing and Rin were moved to recovery rooms on the other side of the hospital. After Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire saw that Nightwing was in good health, they left to find a nearby hotel. Nebula Jhun and Jason went home to the Eagle Nebula leaving Raven to watch over Rin.
