A/N I'm back and feeling better. I actually wrote part of this in Raven's P.O.V. then decided it sucked and got rid of it. Enjoy :) .

Disclaimer: Dude! You guys already know I don't own them so why do I have to keep doing this thing every single time.

Raven was asleep. But as she started to feel sore she opened her eyes. The room was odd looking. There were tinted windows that led to a darker room and all around her were machines that blinked and beeped. One machine was starting to speed up. It was monitoring her heart beat.

There was a strong "Ahem" and she turned to see a strong looking man wearing casual black pants and a simple red T-shirt. She tried to ask his name but her throat was so dry. She tried again, harder, and lapsed into a coughing fit. The man put his hand on her back as the rasps ripped her throat into pieces. He handed her a paper cup filled with water and she drank it gratefully.

"My name is Bruce, I live in this house with my adoptive son; you will meet him later. What is your name?" Raven could tell that he was trying to sound gentle but his voice made her feel uncomfortable.

"M-my n-name i-is R-R-Raven." She answered shyly. She could feel her voice as it was lost in her throat. Raven tried to sit up. Bruce pushed her gently back to her pillow.

"Okay, Raven. How old are-" Bruce was cut off as a teenage boy burst into the room. He was about six feet tall with black hair and sunglasses that hid his eyes from view. Behind him were two other boys. One was a taller African American who seemed to be covered in technology. Standing behind the first two was a short boy with green hair and skin and eyes. HE looked like he had been through a nuclear waste dump.

"Ummm… Bruce who is this, and why is she in the Batcave?" The first boy asked, sounding slightly annoyed.

"Richard, this is Raven. She was knocked out in an alleyway. Raven, this is my son, Richard. I apologize for his rudeness." Bruce smiled slightly at Raven. She sat and studied the three boys as they stared at her.

"Well. Hi, ummm… Raven. I'm Richard, this is Vic, and the grass stain is Gar. Ummm… welcome to Wayne Manor." Richard said grabbing her hand and brushing his lips over the back of it. She looked at him oddly. Raven felt that she had seen him somewhere before. That was impossible. She had never spoken to him in her life.

Richard let her hand fall gently into her lap. She smiled weakly at him as his grin sparked up out of nowhere. Raven couldn't fathom the sincere mystery that was him. Judging from the look in his eyes the probably never would.

"Boys, would you leave us now. Raven needs to rest and I still need some answers from her." Bruce smiled kindly at the young men. Raven watched them leave with sad eyes. Bruce didn't notice and asked her his last question again. "Now Raven. How old are you?"

"I'm fifteen. I turn sixteen in three days." Raven said with new confidence. Something about Richard's smile had rejuvenated her. She felt more confident now.

"Ahhh, I guess that means I need to get you a gift right?" Bruce asked jokingly.

Raven shrugged. "I haven't gotten a present on my birthday since I was five. After that my mum sent me here to live with relatives. They didn't want me after I spent a few days with them. They kinda just left me in the park one day."

"Oh, well, now I think I'll definitely get you something." His eyes wrapped her in a warm smile as she fell back asleep on the gurney.

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Raven woke to find herself in a large four-poster bed. The curtains fell freely from their hooks and Raven was surrounded by cloth. The canopy, the curtains, and the bedspread were all a deep royal red. The sheets were silk and the comforter was thick, old cotton. The velvet curtains blocked the outside world from view.

She sat up and slowly pulled opened a curtain and peeked through. There was an enormous amount of light coming from the large window and a set of French doors which looked to lead out to a large balcony.

Out of the blue she felt someone sit next to her on the bed. She spun around rapidly only to come face to face with Richard. He was smirking cockily at her surprise. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I was bored so I decided to see if you were awake. Now I'm going to bug you until CSI comes back on." He lied down on the bed with his hands behind his head.

"Bug this you idiot." She replied and shoved him of the bed. He fell to the floor with his body on the oriental carpet and his head on the hard wood floor. As he walked out the door he muttered under his breathe:

"Bitch."

A/N Sorry this took so long. I somehow got voted captain of my project group and I really don't think we got a good grade on it. I really want an A because I got a B on my last test and it brought down my A average. I'll update soon. WickedAce was the only one to answer the question correctly but everyone gets a cookie because I know you'll all make me feel guilty if I don't. Now AvatarRox1234 ships VendAvier (Vendetta (Gloves) x Xavier) which is basically shipping me with this guy I have a crush on. His real name is Bryce but I overheard him talking about how he had always wanted to be called Xavier and decided that if I couldn't have him in real life that I should have him in this story.