The next morning, I awaken with a yawn. Dragging myself out of bed I head to the washroom. I splash cold water on my face before making my way over to Megan's room. Pushing open the door, I find my daughter still asleep. I smile, I suppose I'm lucky to have a child that will stay asleep until I wake her up, but its going to be nightmare getting her out of bed when she's older. I gently prod her awake.
"Hey sleepy head, time to wake up." I say. Megan opens her soft brown eyes and blinks. Rubbing her eyes she climbs out of bed.
"Ok." She says.
"Would you like to wear that green summer dress that auntie got you for your birthday two weeks ago? You haven't worn it yet." Megan nods eagerly, and I pull the garment out of her drawers and leave her to change. A few moments later Megan walks out fully dressed. Grabbing a brush, I tie her hair back in twin braids, and we head downstairs for breakfast. Megan pours herself a bowl of Cheerios, and I brew myself a coffee.
"So what did you do with auntie last night Meg?" I ask her.
"We played some board games, made a ginormous card castle, read a story, and had pizza!" She exclaims. I smile.
"Sounds like you had fun." I say. Megan nods.
"Hey mommy are you going back to the hospital today?" Megan asks.
"I might. If I do would you like to come with me?" I ask. Megan taps her finger against her chin for a moment.
"Yes!" She says finally. "Can we go now?" I laugh.
"No, not now. It's too early. We'll go in a few hours."
"Ok" Megan says...
"Alright Megan, let's go." I say as I pull into a parking spot. We get out of the car and walk into the hospital. After ensuring with the front desk that we are allowed to visit Raven, I make my way to room 107. Raven is sitting on the bed on the bed with her eyes closed, muttering something under her breath.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Megan asks a frustrated sigh she opens her eyes, and looks at us.
Raven's POV
"Azarath Metrion Zinthous" I say quietly so that I'm nod heard. I shake my head to try to clear it, before whispering the phrase again. My mind is still fuzzy and I can't find my center. I hear footsteps. 'Just ignore them Raven' I scold myself. 'They'll go away, now focus' I repeat the phrase.
"Hey, what are you doing?" I hear a voice ask. With a sigh, I open my eyes. I see Marie and a little girl standing in front of me.
"Nothing" I say quietly.
"Oh." Says the little girl. "My name is Megan. What's yours?"
"Raven" I reply. Megan brightens.
"Like the bird?" She asks eagerly. I half smile.
"Yes." I say. Marie walks up to me.
"How are you feeling?" She asks.
"I'm alright." I reply. 'I've been through worse' I add to myself.
"Do you want to color?" Megan asks. I glance at the coloring book in her outstretched hands.
"That's alright, you color." I reply. Megan looks crestfallen
"Oh, ok." She says sadly.
"Maybe in a little while I'll help you, ok?" I say quickly. She brightens.
"Ok!" She exclaims happily, before lying on the floor with a pink crayon in her hand. I almost smile at her enthusiasm. I shift around on the bed trying to get comfortable. A jab of pains shoots up my leg, making me wince. I quickly cover it up, but Marie still notices.
"Are you sure you're ok?" She asks in a worried tone. I nod. Marie raises an eyebrow at me. I sigh.
"I'm alright just stiff that's all." Maybe its a bit of a lie, but its better than having her fuss... Well anymore than she already is. I don't get why she cares so much. She doesn't know me and I don't know her, yet she's acting as though I'm a close family member. Its weird. A small growl interrupts my thoughts. I look over to see where the sound is coming from. Megan's stomach growls again. This time Marie notices it too.
"Are you getting hungry Megan?" She asks. The small girl nods. Marie glances at her watch.
"It is close to one o'clock. Alright let's go get some lunch." She turns to me. "Would you like us to bring you back something?" She offers. I shake my head.
"No, but thanks for the offer." She hesitates, before nodding and leading Megan out. Just after they leave a nurse walks in carrying a tray of food. The tray consists of a glass of milk, an apple and a bowl of soup.
"Alright, time for lunch." She says, moving to set the tray down.
"Thank you, but I'm not really hungry." I say. The nurse looks at me.
"Why not? Your stomach isn't bothering you is it? I can get you some Gravol to settle it." She states in a worried tone.
"No I'm fine, just not hungry." I explain.
"I think you should try to eat something you need to regain some strength." She says. I shake my head. "Well alright. I'll leave this here just in case you get hungry later." She places the tray on a small stand beside the bed. "Is there anything else I can get you? A movie prehaps?" She asks.
"Does this place have any books?" I ask hopefully.
"Certainly, do you have any preferences?" I shake my head.
"No not really."
"Well then I'll be back in a few minutes." She says kindly.
"Thank you...um" I pause.
"Sarah." She says. "And you're welcome dear." I watch her leave before sighing. For the first time in my life, homesickness wells up inside me. I miss the titans, and jump city. The second I'm able to use my powers, I'm leaving, and going home. A moment later Sarah walks in and places a book in front of me. I thank her and watch her leave, before picking up the book. I read the title. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone. Shrugging I open it up and quickly loose myself among the pages...
Ok so I've managed to update, sorry if this chapter is a little uneventful, it is more of a filler. Also since I don't know Raven's real age we are just going to pretend that she was rather young when they formed the titans, like young as in 13, so in the story she's 16 ok. Also I realized I forgot to put a disclaimer in so I'll do it now: Teen Titans is not mine, if it was the show wouldn't have gone off-air, but I do not own Raven or the other titans. Exams start on Wednesday for me, and then I'm going camping for a week, so there probably won't be another update for a little while, but I'll do my best.
-Enchantedforest33