Hey Everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been real busy will my classes. On the bright note, the story is halfway done! Yay! :) Im so happy you guys are lovin it! Gonna try and finish Chapter 8 as soon as possible!...It's going to get ever better ;) hehehe

Chapter 7: The Road to Recovery

I opened my eyes the next morning and remembered that I was in the infirmary with Starfire. I tried to go back to sleep, but my brain decided that it was time to wake up. I find myself lying on my side, tucked in a fetal position at the end of her bed. I sit up and stretch out before rolling off the mattress. Robin had fallen asleep in the green armchair next to her bedside. His head was tilted back and he silently issued a snore.

He slept for quite some time, until he got up and fed her breakfast around 9. She didn't eat much, but it was an improvement compared to last night. He fixed her favorite tea and snuck the pills inside it. She drank it all real quickly, but didn't expect the pills. She leaned forward and coughed them up instantly. He slipped his hand underneath her mouth and caught the dissolved pills.

"Gee Star" he sighed "what am I ever going to do with you?"

He forced them back in her mouth, and she looked like she was about to spit them back up again. He was prepared to catch them if she did, but once he heard her swallow, he lay her head back down. He checked her temperature again, from the look on his face, it didn't look like she was any better. I wanted to help out too. I climbed over to her chest, and felt her pulse. It was normal like it should be but he probably already knew that because of the monitor above her bed. Starfire went back to sleep and poor Robin looked like he was about to pass out when Cyborg and Raven walked in.

"Morning, man" Cyborg said quietly shutting the door behind him.

Robin looked up "hey..." he uttered, yawning real loudly.

"How'd she do?" Raven asked, immediately looking up at the monitors.

"She's been okay" He said "her temperature spiked, but other than that, it's been okay. I finally got her to eat something."

Raven smiled "Good!" she said "Did she take the medicine?"

"Yeah" he muttered "barely..."

Cyborg noticed me sitting at the end of her bed "and how did Mr. Silkie do?" he asked "he didn't cause her any trouble did he?"

I cocked a brow at him. Is he serious? Why would he think I cause any trouble at all? If I'm smart enough to wake Robin up, and save her life. Then they shouldn't have a problem with me being in here! Robin laughed and stroked my back. I think Cyborg was being sarcastic but I wanted to be trusted.

"Naah he was pretty good." He said "You helped me take care of her, didn't you boy?"

I nodded my head. Raven strode over to Starfire's bedside adjusting the vitals. She looked over at Robin with an expression of worry. Cyborg just stood there and crossed his arms.

"Robin, you really need to get some rest." Raven said "We'll take it from here."

Robin was about to protest, but he was too tired, he just nodded and headed towards the door "sounds like a good idea" he said "Thanks guys..."

No matter how badly I wanted to stay by Starfire's side, I knew that I needed to leave. I followed Robin on his way out, and ventured to the main room, where he fed me breakfast. I think he's doing Beast boy a favor, so that I would stay out of trouble. I was tempted to eat the couch yesterday, when he had forgotten to feed me lunch. After I ate, Robin took me on a walk around the Tower, but I did my business fast, because he was having a hard time keeping his eyes open. When we got back in, Robin went to bed, and I explored the tower, trying to find something productive to do.

Someone didn't finish their breakfast this morning, so I helped myself to some delicious buttermilk pancakes, in which they had forgotten to throw away. I wandered in the gym, and saw Beast boy, running on the treadmill in cheetah form. I watched him until he stopped, then to my surprise he picked me up and carried me to the roof.

I hadn't been up here before. I'm usually not allowed outside unless I'm supervised by one of the titans. I observed the area and saw a basketball court and a volleyball court. I had no idea all this was up here, then again it wouldn't be so fun if the ball had rolled off the roof.

Beast boy put me down and pulled a small tennis ball from his pocket. This usually means it's time to play catch. I love this game; he and Star play it with me all the time. They would take a ball or Frisbee and I stand in the middle. The objective of this game is to try and intercept them, as they toss it back and forth. There would be times where I catch it but it's hard because my legs barely support my weight.

I have a flashback of when they first started playing it with me. It was shortly after I was introduced to Starfire, a few days after Killer Moth almost took hostage of me again. Starfire was so young, yet she was still learning about earth's culture and she didn't even know what playing catch was. It was about 2 years ago but I strongly remember that day. I remember how exciting it was to her, tossing a simple ball back and forth, and how hilarious it was when I tried to play along.

Today's game of catch was incredibly boring, because she wasn't here to join us. Beast boy just sat there and rolled the ball across the roof of the tower. I still played with it, batted at it, and chewed on it but I got tired after a few minutes and Beast boy didn't look so thrilled either. We usually play the game inside the tower but recently Beast boy got in trouble for breaking a window. I guess that was the reason why he took me outside.

Beast boy sat there and we rolled it back and forth, he finally stopped after about 5 minutes "It's not the same huh?" he asked me.

I nodded in agreement. I loved playing catch with Beast boy, but it was no fun without the third member of our party. I dropped the slimy ball and curled into his lap. A cold breeze tickled my skin. The winter weather was finally coming! I wonder if it may snow today.

As I pass Starfire's bedroom, I take a peek at the clock and both the hands were pointing at the "12" which means that 3 hours have already passed. It's amazing how quickly time flies when you don't think about it.

I go to the main room, where a bowl of crunchy dried up food waits. Somehow I miss the delicious table scraps Starfire would give me every night. Lately I've been trying to eat healthy so that my weight would drop.

When lunch is done, I noticed the door to the infirmary was slightly open, so this would be the perfect opportunity to sneak back in. I rolled down the stairs and slid through the crack of the door. It was dark and quiet in the room now. I walked over to the edge of the bed. Starfire's light breathing could be heard from where I was standing. I slightly bent my back legs and sprung up onto the mattress. Even though it had only been a few hours, Starfire looked weaker.

I didn't realize how skinny she looked. It seemed as if the life was drained from her. There was now an oxygen tube under her nose and her face still had that feverish-glow. I noticed something different about her hair; her bangs were cut and brushed back and it had more curl to them than usual. I think Raven might have done that for her. Overall, I think Star looked real beautiful.

I stayed near the end of the bed. If I get any closer, I might pull a wire or tube that may be connected to her. Raven injected a needle in one of the IV tubes and then she examined her vitals. About fifteen minutes pass and Cyborg came in with a fully recharged battery. Raven went through a stack of books that were mostly about spells and modern medicine. Cyborg started to read old book that looked like it was written in Tamaranean. He had scanned the pages with his arm, attempting to translate the foreign language.

"Did you find anything?" Raven asked as she continued to flip through the medicine books.

"Not yet" Cyborg said "This book is too big to skim through"

Beast boy walked in. He had come back from patrolling the city, and his purple coat was frosted with snow as if someone dipped a butter knife in some cake frosting and smeared it all over him. He was shivering from head to toe, and I think an icicle formed in one of his nostrils. He stood at the doorway shivering, as he reached up and pulled it out, his teeth chattered as he spoke

"h-h-hey guys" Beast boy said "what's g-g-going on?"

He slowly took off his coat and gloves before walking through the door...Wait a minute, his coat had snow on it. That meant it finally started to snow outside! The first time this winter!

Cyborg turned his attention away from the books and laughed at the frozen green teenager "Was it cold out there Beast boy?" He asked.

"No" Beast boy replied sarcastically "It was sunny outside and 100 degrees."

"Oh really now?" Raven asked "Like no way...tell me more."

She gave a big smile and fluttered her eyelids. Beast boy shook his head and they cracked up in laughter.

"It's about time" Cyborg said "it should have been months ago..."

"Yeah, especially during Christmas" Beast boy said "that would have been fun"

Raven turned and smiled at him.

"Well, in that case, we should put a few blankets on her" Cyborg said

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea..." Beast boy said

Cyborg opened the closets and pulled a few extra sheets out. As they draped them over her, she suddenly started to stir. I can feel her weight shifting on the mattress; I think she was finally waking up. The titans looked at one another and surrounded her bed.

She slightly slid her bright green eyes open, blinking a few times before holding them into place.

"Cyborg?..." She murmured as she struggled to breathe "Beast boy? Raven?"

"Hey sweetheart" Cyborg said "how are you feeling?"

She struggled to keep her eyes open but smiled once she was aware of their presence. She didn't answer Cyborg's question, instead she looked up at him and slightly raised her hand to take his. I looked into her eyes and realized the pupils were dilated.

Raven had closed the window curtains, making the room slightly darker. It took away the pressure from Starfire's heavy eyelids but I honestly didn't she was potentially aware of what was going on.

"She's been fading in and out like this all day." Raven said "she's not strong enough to stay awake."

I turned my attention to the alien princess, and noticed that her smile had become a grimace. She squeezed her eyes shut and turned away from them, letting forth a loud moan.

"Star, what is it?" Cyborg asked "what's wrong?"

"Its Robin." She said "Something bad happened to Robin!"

I started to back away from her. She was getting upset, real upset. She must have had a bad dream and couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't. She bent her arms back and struggled to sit up. Cyborg and Raven hovered over her, trying to calm her down. Cyborg touched her shoulders and got her to lay back down on the bed.

"What are you talking about, girl?" He asked "Robin is fine...He's fine Star!"

"You were dreaming" Raven said "it was all just a bad dream honey. We promise you, Robin is alright."

Their words didn't tranquilize her. Starfire began to thrash. "No, it really happened!" She shouted "I couldn't bare it! They're coming for you next! I can't lose all of you! I just can't!"

She curled her lips and squeezed her eyes shut. Raven looked up at the statistics of the heart monitor and looked startled at them. Cyborg sat on the edge and squeezed her hand, trying to earn her attention.

"Star..." He said "look at me."

She opened her eyes and let the tears spill from them as if a river dam broke apart. He reached over and wiped them away with a single stroke from his mechanical fingers.

"As long as we have each other, we won't allow anything bad to happen, alright?" He said.

"But…what about Robin..I...I..."

"Shhhh...He's okay" Raven said "We're all okay. We're all okay."

She stroked her face and Cyborg continued to hold her hand. At first the gestures didn't seem to comfort her as she let forth the sobbing and weeping. Then she eventually stopped, accepting that their word was good, and drifted back to sleep. Raven felt her forehead and pulled the covers over her, allowing her to rest.

"What was that all about?" Beast boy asked.

"The fever's getting worse" Cyborg said "It's messing with her mind."

"We really need to get help" Raven said "Did you guys ever find a way to reach her home planet?" She asked.

"No" Beast boy said "Cyborg and I have been trying all week, we're just not able to reach them."

"I'll go ahead and try one more time." Cyborg said "If that doesn't work then maybe...we should take her up there ourselves"

Raven let out an exhausted sigh "Robin's not going to like this..." She said "But what else can we do?"

"I don't know" Cyborg said "but we have to do what's best for her."

Cyborg turned around and walked out, leaving me in the room with Raven and Beast boy. I jumped back on the bed and climbed over to Starfire. I didn't want her to leave! What if she's gone for a long time? The fact that I'll be separated from her again…it just makes me so…mad! Mad at the world, mad at the titans, mad at myself, mad at everybody and everything!

I must have accidently pulled one of the wires because something got caught on one of my stubby legs. I heard something pop when I tried to detangle it, but I stopped dead in my tracks when Starfire slightly moved out of discomfort. Raven quickly yanked me off the bed and untangled the wires that got caught in my leg.

"What are you doing?" She shouted "stay away from her!"

She threw me down, hard, and turned her attention to Starfire. She started to re-adjust the wires that I had pulled.

"Beast boy, get him out of here" She said "he's messing everything up!"

"Aww Raven, he was only trying to cuddle" Beast boy said "isn't that right boy?"

I gave a small smile and nodded. I wished Raven wouldn't have been so mean about it. She finished adjusting the vitals and made sure that Starfire wasn't harmed from whatever I did.

"I don't care" She said "she needs her rest, and she won't get it with that thing climbing all over her."

I felt really bad but at the same time, Raven was being mean. It was just an accident after all...but Beast boy just nodded his head.

"Alright" He said "I'll take him out..."

He picked me up and carried me out of the infirmary. I looked over his shoulder and caught a glimpse of Starfire before the door closed behind us.