HI, EVERYONE! I'm back, and I hope you're raring to read! I'm SO sorry it took so long. I really am. I LOVE YOU ALL FOR STICKING BY ME, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER UPDATE! WOW! Now THAT'S commitment! J/K. R&R

Raven awoke again to the sound of sirens. She blinked lazily, wondering where she was. An oxygen mask was over her face, probably because she had inhaled so much smoke. She tried to sit up, but the sharp pains coming from her shoulder made it difficult. Raven saw Terra sitting next to her. Jinx and Starfire were sitting around her as well. She held another oxygen mask in her hand, and she occasionally breathed from it. Raven un-strapped the mask, and asked, "Where are we?".

"We're in an ambulance. You passed out again, right after Robin woke you up," Terra explained.

Raven glanced down at Terra's hands, and saw that they were bandaged. "What happened to your hands?" she asked.

Terra shrugged. "Third degree burns…I had to get you out of that smoldering pile of wood somehow," she said. Raven's jaw dropped, but before she could say anything, Terra continued, "It's okay. I owed you one anyway."

"How're you doing?" Jinx asked.

"Oh, brilliant," Raven joked.

Jinx, Terra, and Starfire smiled weakly, none of them being able to think of anything to console her.

"Ms. Roth, the doctor will be in shortly. In the meantime, please be careful with your shoulder. We have to x-ray it," a nurse said to the disgruntled patient sitting on the exam table.

Raven nodded. "Can my friends come in now?"

The nurse smiled. "Of course. I'll let them in," she said. She turned around, and walked out the door.

Terra, Jinx, and Starfire stomped in a minute later, looking worn, but apparently pleased that Raven was all right.

"How are you?" Jinx asked.

Raven shrugged. "About as good as a person can be when their career is in the shit," she said with a cynical smile.

They all grinned back at her.

A knock issued from the door, and the girls' attention was turned to the person coming in.

"Well, Ms. Roth. What a surprise. You just can't stop getting hurt, can you?" a man said, stepping in, pulling on a white coat. It was Richard Grayson, the man who had offered his home to Raven after she was hit by a piece of metal.

Raven grinned despite herself. "I guess not. I do try to see more of you, and I guess this is the only way to do it."

"Well, let's have a look at your shoulder. I'm going to have to feel around for the bone. Hopefully, I won't be able to feel it. It's probably going to hurt though," Richard said, walking over to her. He pulled up the sleeve of his white lab coat. "Just relax, okay?"

"I'll be fine. Pain is my middle name," Raven assured him.

Richard asked her to pull down the corner of her shirt so that her shoulder would be exposed.

Raven did, wincing slightly.

He gently placed a warm finger on the bone. Pain shot through Raven's body like a bolt of lightning. She winced again.

"Hold tough there, Ms. Police Woman. I'm almost done," Richard said. He moved his fingers ever so lightly over her entire shoulder, before letting go. "It's not too bad. At least the bone isn't poking through the shoulder. However…"

Terra, Jinx, and Starfire exchanged worried glances.

"We'll have to x-ray it to know the extent of the damages. Now, I know that all three of you breathed in a lot of smoke. First, Raven. I'm just going to listen to you breathing, and if it's serious, we'll have to x-ray your lungs too," Richard said.

The four of them nodded.

Richard pulled out his silver stethoscope. He pushed it up Raven's shirt.(and, for all you perverts, IT'S THE DOCTOR'S! He's not DOING anything. I know. I'm writing this, aren't I?)

She blushed profusely, but she had no idea why. Raven had been to the doctor a million times.

Richard instructed her to take slow breaths, as deep as she could manage. Oxygen filled her lungs, and she blew out. A rasping noise was heard, but nothing incredibly serious. Richard nodded, and ensured her that it was nothing bad, but if it stayed the same, or got worse, to come back.

Next, Richard stepped over to where Jinx was standing, and went through the same procedure. Terra and Starfire were fine as well. None of them had any extensive damage to their lungs. Richard stopped at Terra to examine her hands. He slowly unwound the bandages from her fragile hands, revealing red skin.

Raven gasped.

Richard let out a low whistle, turning them over, and inspecting them thoroughly. "I have to say…you may never regain full use of your hands again…"

I really hope you all liked it! I'm working on teh next chapter, so...it'll be up...eventually...-Switchfoot13