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Chapter 14

"How bad is it Cy? Raven asked, sat on the edge of the medical bay bed after the latest round of tests after their battle with Zeiss. She had been in a healing coma for the first couple, but was already feeling cooped up after a day awake in bed.

"Well little sis, your powers are weird as hell and I have no idea exactly what happened. As best I can tell, the mental backlash from that cursed bone thing affected you physically when it stripped your mental defences and you're still recovering from that." Cyborg was the closest the team had to a doctor, but this was beyond him. Even with having lived with Raven for as long as he had, some of the things she was capable of he couldn't hope to understand.

"I don't have time for this, we need to be ready if those guys come back…" she tried to stand, staggering and collapsing in Cyborgs arms panting, he had moved to catch her when he saw her legs wobbling.

"You're physically and mentally not ready to fight your cat," he grinned, ignoring her scowl. You need to rest up, even Beast Boy is actually sticking to doctors orders and resting. Even after I stopped the tranquilisers." She halted the first response that came to mind, her expression softening and concern showing on her face.

"How… how is he?" she asked nervously. He had been absent the time she had been awake and all she could remember and had been told was that he has suffered a number of injuries defending her from attack while she was fighting off the curse's power. While he had seemed fine when he wandered into Nevermore before, she was worried about what exactly he was wanting to talk to her about.

"He's healing, but in good spirits." Cyborg assured her, the look he gave her softening when he saw how uncertain and worried she looked. "I can get him to come visit if you like?"

"If I promise to rest in the bed in my room, will you let me go back to my room and I will see him there?" She sighed in defeat, going for a compromise instead.

"Hmm, alright, but if I catch you up and about you're straight back here." he agreed, scooping her up and carrying her towards her quarters, ignoring the grumbling from his passenger. Depositing Raven in her doorway, then helping her to get onto her bed, before beating a hasty retreat, he went to find his green coloured teammate in the hope it would help placaite an obviously irritated empath. He did wait long enough to hold the door for BB Jr, who went straight to the bed and curled up on Raven's lap. He hid a smile at the cute scene as he watched his teammate pampering the kitten, before shutting the door behind him.

"Knock knock!" came a familiar voice some time later. That it was accompanied by an actual knock gave away who her latest visitor was, even if she hadn't recognised who was talking.

"Come in, doors unlocked for a change…" she said, tickling BBJr's belly as the door opened to reveal the resident shapeshifter in his casual clothes.

"Gasp, you've replaced me already!" he declared dramatically when he saw them, earning an eye roll from Raven, before he shut the door behind him and grinned at her. Looking at him properly, her heart sank when she saw the numerous plasters and bandages on his arms and head. Grabbing his hand when he came in range and pulling him close, gently running her hands over his injuries, instinctively speeding up the healing process until she felt light headed again.

"You shouldn't have let yourself get hurt so much on my account…" she whispered, tears slowly running down her cheeks.

"I couldn't let them get you, you're too precious to me for that Rae," he whispered, stroking her cheek and wiping away the tears. "Time after time you've saved us all, if I can't step up and save you in your time of need, what kind of friend, hero or boyfriend would I be? I didn't know if they wanted to kidnap you, or just kill you, but I wasn't about to let that happen. You mean too much to me." She chuckled slightly at this, the big grin on his face too enthusiastic to avoid getting drawn into. That and all the positive emotions flooding out of him, healing her wounds in ways he could never know and strengthening her depleted reserves once more.

"You… fool." She sighed, grabbing his shirt and pulling him close, resting her head against his chest as she knelt on the edge of the bed, holding him close and he wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair. She was getting his shirt wet with tears, but he didn't mind, letting her get it all out of her system. When she sat back sometime later, she looked more her normal self, if a little worn than usual.

"Cy was gonna cook up some waffles for a late breakfast, want me to grab you some?" He asked, while she wiped away the last of her tears.

"Please, then, can you just, stay with me awhile afterwards?" She looked embarrassed to ask, but he didn't bat an eyelid when he agreed straight away, quickly returning with the food and sitting down with her to eat. Sitting with their backs against her bed, they made short work of their meals. Raven sighed with content as Beast Boy cleaned up and left the dished on a tray by the door.

He then pulled her up onto the bed, curled up together and with his arms wrapped around her, they just lay there, enjoying the closeness. The tightness that had gripped Raven's heart since she woke up was easing, but the absence of two of her friends and even Beast Boy's brief disappearance had left her with worries.

"You guys don't hate me, do you?" she asked, head buried in his shoulder so he only just heard her. "When I lost control at the bank, I know I did some damage, like my old demon ways and it feels like you guys have been avoiding me since. It seems to be close to the surface lately and…" She trailed off, her lover's arms gripping her tightly as he whispered to her.

"No Rae, we have been out looking for whoever it was who did this to you, to us. Those goons took off and we haven't been able to find a track of where they're hiding or what they're planning. Robin's been pushing himself to find out, Starfire's keeping an eye on him and I've been helping to try and stop it happening again. We destroyed that cursed bone, but if they have more…

She felt dampness on her hair, looking up she was shocked to see him silently crying. His emotions were too much, all that love, affection, pain, desire, anger and fear, she drank it all in. It was because of how he felt for her, there were negative emotions mixed in, but their source was from a wonderful place. It was like water to someone dying of thirst and she soaked it all up. His presence did more to help her healing that Cyborg had, though she did have to put up with her Emotions cheering in the background.

There were worse things to be stuck with on bedrest.

The other three had to head out to deal with a robbery after lunch, so Beast Boy just spent the time with Raven. He pulled up his favourite nature documentaries on his tablet and they spent the afternoon curled up together watching them. She dozed off for short periods, murmuring in her sleep and nuzzling against him. Even if she didn't need to rest and heal, he wouldn't have had the heart to wake her as he just found a sleepy affectionate Raven to be the cutest. Thanks to his powers, he was a relatively quick healer, the empath was as well thanks to her abilities, but right now she was exhausted and just needed more rest.

If he hadn't been around to keep an eye on her, she would have probably become bored within a day or two and pushed herself too far. From his conversations with her Emotions, it seemed positive emotions, now she was more open to them, also helped the process. If doting on her for a few days helped her get better faster, then it was worth it.

A late pasta lunch and sandwich dinner passed with Beast Boy cooking for her again, her main complaint now being comfortable and grumbling when he had to get up. That lasted until she got her food and cuddles again, using BB Jr as a distraction also helped.

He made a comment about using the cushion to help her relax, running out the door cackling while dodging what she threw it at him. Bribing her with a steady supply of her tea helped calm her down after that particular incident.

It eventually got around to evening time, the others heading for bed after checking in on her. She was still a little nervous, but the promise to have a chat with her tomorrow soothed any worries, along with a hug she reluctantly accepted from Starfire. Reassuring Beast Boy she would be fine for the night, some time alone with her books would help, she bid them all goodnight.

At her request, she was left in peace until the afternoon, bar a delivery of tea and waffles. Getting a quick shower with some help staying upright from her green lover, she was feeling ready to face that talk with Robin. She was touched how caring Beast Boy had been the last couple of days, even with the shower he didn't try anything despite having to help her disrobe and clean up, just made sure she was alright. Another couple of days and her body would probably be back to normal, but Cy had put her on bed rest for another five; which might just drive her insane.

Robin came alone, asking permission to enter before taking a seat at her desk. She was sitting on her bed, propped up on cushions and cradling BB Jr in her lap, Cyborg having been pleased with her progress and that she was keeping out of trouble.

He smiled reassuringly, noting she was slightly curled in on herself and holding the kitten close, asking how she was feeling and if there was anything they could do to help.

"Are, are you not worried about what happened at the bank?" She asked with trepidation, hiding behind her affectionate ball of fur.

"Of course not Raven, we've been worried about you! Not seen you react like that before to anything since, well, your father. Is everything ok with you?" Robin moved to sit on the edge of the bed, gently getting her to lower the kitten again, scratching the back of it's head while it meowed happily.

"It…. overwhelmed me, but I will be fine given time to rebuild my mental defences." She sighed, looking tired for a moment as Robin gently rubbed her shoulder. Even before facing Trigon, they had been close, so she allowed the contact; Robin and BB were the only ones she didn't mind it from. She didn't object to physical contact from Starfire, it was just physically and emotionally over stimulating as the alien princess still wasn't very good at controlling herself.

"Hug?" he asked, smiling softly.

"Sure," she hesitated for a moment, before accepting, giving it a few seconds before pulling back, feeling better for it.

"Starfire wanted to have a word too, if you're up for it?" He was grinning at that, knowing what the empath was thinking.

"Haven't you found a way to wear her out yet?" Raven deadpanned, Robin falling off the bed in shock at her making what might pass for a sex joke; in bad lighting at least.

"I, well, erm, I'll go and get her!" He rushed out of the room, not catching her hidden smile. When Starfire flew through the door, she had evidently heard about the hug, swooping in and protesting when a telekinetically powered cushion hit her in the face. Raven did accept that hug too, eventually, when she had made it clear to her teammate she was still feeling fragile, so to be careful.

They sat shoulder to shoulder for a while, playing with the cat and relaxing. Starfire had apologised for not being able to help her friend more, to which Raven pointed out she punched a guy through a tree for her. When this wasn't enough, Raven pointed out she was the team's magic expert, none of the rest knew much about it. It was unfortunate that they came up with a way to take her out so easily, it scared her a little, but she didn't blame them for what happened.

After a much happier Starfire had left, she spent more time with BB and Cyborg, before retiring early to read. She loved her friends, but she needed some alone time to recharge. The third day was much of the same, though she was beginning to wish she could leave, but she knew her 'doctor' would pitch a fit if she did. Her mental powers had recovered, it was just her body that needed more time, so she came up with a plan.

When Raven floated through the wall the following day for breakfast, there was a mixed reaction. Beast Boy and Cyborg protested she should be in bed, until they realised what she had done, Starfire looked confused and Robin just groaned. She was still in bed, she had just levitated it under her and phased through the wall with it. In a particularly petty moment, she stuck her tongue out in triumph at Cyborg, who was not expecting his patient to bring the bed with her and was trying to work out if this was against his.

In the end he gave up and just handed her a plate of waffles, while BB just sat there and laughed.