Gretchen123: Great news! you may not be able to hear Raven sing but you could possibly be able to READ her sing!

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black rose-raven angel: Thanks for the review, Rose. I will try to tone down on the cussing (though if you think this is bad, you'd probably haven't encounter FF stories that make Rae use the F word. You'd be very surprise.) And is it alright if I ask what movie you were referring to?

RxRFannnn: And I'm really excited to read how you respond to the future chappies!

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I'm home: Sorry about the "icky" details in the whole nose blowing stuff. As to what happen to his soul, read on to find out.

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CHAPTER 8: Homecoming

Finally! I am going home tomorrow!

Okay, technically it isn't my home, it is actually Lee's which is kind of sad and happy at the same time. Sad because it's not the Titans tower that I am going back to and happy because anywhere out of this "prison cell" is definitely a relief to me.

During the first few days after I woke up from my two months coma, all I am allowed to do is stay in bed with the freaking (and not to mention, annoying) heart monitor glued to me at all times. The only time that I get to part ways with the heart monitor is when I take a bath and go for toilet breaks.

And whenever I do so, I intend to make the most of it.

Speaking of toilet breaks, it was a really nasty experience. Most of the time when I pee, I would just sit on the toilet bowl – a position that I am most comfortable with - and do my job. Then, one day I decided that I should pee like a man since I am in a man's body after all and give it a go. Well, let's just say my aiming sucked (even after trying the "position, aim, fire!" method) the end result turned out to be disasterous (me not daring to look down at my, ahem, thing contributed to my horrible aiming).

"So, Raven, are you getting used to being in a man's body?" Michiyo asked suddenly during one of her visits.

"I guess so and I still am," I replied, noticing sometime suspicious behind that mischevious smile of hers.

"Reaaally?" her smile grew wider. "No problem when you do your business in the toilet?"

My face immediately grew red. "Can we not talk about that?"

"You missed the toilet bowl?" I can see she was clearly enjoying this.

"Oh, shut up! I would like to see you try that!"

Michiyo was always keeping me in good company. In fact, she's slowly becoming my new best friend. Security had been really tight around my room. Ever since that cute little girl "broke into" my room, no one (especially Lee's fans) was allowed within a hundred miles near my room. Guards were keeping watch outside my room like a hawk. Michiyo and just her only was allowed to accompany me.

Frankly, there's nothing much you can do when you are only allowed to do bedroom activity. I tried passing the time by watching television even though most of the shows are Japanese. Michiyo who kept on gushing how great Japanese drama series were, tried translating this one particular series for me to get me to like the show. Unfortunately, it didn't work out too well because she was unable to keep up with the dialogues of the show.

I even gave Spongebob Squarepants another chance (I mute it during the stupid opening theme song) and to my dismay, the freaking cartoon show is dubbed in Japanese! The only channel that plays English programs is the MTV channel where occasionally a few English music videos and interviews are played from time to time.

Deciding that I should get to know Lee a little, she brought every single DVDs of Lee's concert performances and music videos ("I'm my son's biggest fan," she gushed). Every one of his jaw dropping performance that I watched never failed to leave me shaken in a bad way.

"This is freaking me out," I said after watching one of the DVDs. "I will never ever be as good as your son. I'd die if I perform in front of that crowd."

Michiyo laughed as she took the DVD out of the player and put in a new one, "Don't worry. A few practises and you'll be fine."

I groaned. "Easy for you to say."

"If Lee can do it, so can you."

Other than Lee being a great performer, Michiyo shares a few basic personal details about her son. I know that Lee Takahashi is now 20-going-21, dropped out of school at 13 to pursue his dream as a singer ("I was absolutely devasted when he did so! We had on of the loudest argument over it. At one time I thought the future seemed bleak for him," said Michiyo) and became an international teen sensation when…Oh well, you know. Youtube, sharing, viewerships and stuff. You do the maths.

Lee aside, the both of us got to know each other too. Whenever I shared with her about my life as a Titan and our many encounters with Jump City's most wanted villains, she would gasp loudly in horror and ask, "But the five of you are just teenagers! So young! You should be in school like ordinary teens instead of putting your lives out there!"

It was my turn to laugh, "Problem is we are not ordinary teens."

"But still!" she shook her head disapprovingly. "Teens these days."

Then, with every visit, she told me a little about herself. From how her parents disowned and sold her to another family because they were desperate for money to the day she was arranged to marry the son of a rich family ("Wow, I feel like I'm watching a family drama coming to life," I can't help adding.) to the joy of giving birth to Lee, her one and only child after experiencing two miscarriage

One day, out of curiosity, I asked her, "How come I don't see your husband coming to visit with you?"

There were three beats of uncomfortable silence before she replied, "Divorced."

Just that word coming from her managed to keep my mouth shut even though a part of me wanted to know the reason behind the divorce.

Whenever Michiyo isn't around, Dr. Ken would carry out some tests on me. I find it unnecessary as I was fine but I went along with it just so that I can be in his good book and hopefully be released soon. After four days of oral, writing and body tests, he announced that the next test will be a physical test which will be carried out in the park. I couldn't be happier.

The interesting thing about doing the physical activities is that I realised that I am able to do things that I was never able to do, even as a superhero. In my own body, I usually fly faster than I run. However, in Lee's body, I can run (even though Dr. Ken only required me to jog) ten big rounds around the park without even stopping for a breather. I can even skip the rope for a hundred times in less than two minutes!

One thing that bothered me most was the Titans not phoning me. Every time when the phone didn't ring, I would try to assure myself that they were too busy saving the city to phone me. Today, I got tired of waiting and phoned them instead. Strangely I couldn't get through the line. In the end I left a message after the beep, telling not to phone the hospital as I won't be around anymore and wait for my next call.

After a week plus of torture and boredom, here I am in a casual black T-shirt and jeans, sitting on my bed and waiting to be "escorted" (as said by Dr. Ken) out. Michiyo is equally relief that I am finally good to leave.

"We have waited for this day long enough, haven't we?" she beams at me.

"Way too long," I say, shaking my head slightly. "Will you be joining me when they escort me?"

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't. Not sure if I want to face the paparazzi," she says, shuddering at the thought.

I groan. Oh man, I have completely forgotten about that. "I'm not sure if I want to either."

"Too bad for you, you have to."

"Don't remind me," I say, hunching my shoulders. I look out at the open window. The sky is clear shade of blue surrounded with white cotton-like clouds floating in the air. A warm breeze blows through the window and pass my hair. Well, at least today looks like a beautiful day.

"You know, there's something I meant to ask you," I sudden question occurs in my head, my eyes remain fix at the sky. "The question has been lingering in my mind for quite a while."

"What is it?" she asks, interested.

"When I was in a coma state, I heard you crying…and talking in English," I say slowly, choosing my words carefully.

"Uh…okay, then?"

"Which is kind of weird. I mean, isn't Japanese your mother language?"

She smiles, "Did I tell you that I was adopted by a British family?"

My eyes widen. "I'm pretty sure I'd remember it if you told me before."

Right at that very moment, Dr. Ken opens the door. "It's almost time to leave," he says with a smile.

"Great!" I say, walking towards him and shake his hand. "Thanks for everything, doctor."

"Always a pleasure," he shakes back. "Be sure to come back every month for a check-up."

"Um, okay. I will," I try to sound cheerful despite being unhappy about the idea of going back to the hospital. As I pull my hand away, he tightens his grasp around mine. "Uh, doctor, you can let my hand go now," I say, tugging my hand out of his grasp.

He is now looking at me with such wide, serious eyes, it is actually scaring the hell out of me. "Before you leave, I need to tell you something."

"And that is?"

Frowning, he says slowly, "About you being… not Lee, I advice you not to tell anyone about it. You know how things will be if it gets out to the public since you're a superstar now…"

"Not even my friends- the Titans?"

"Uh- I guess that's okay," he seems uncertain. "But other than tell no one about this, understand?"

"Yeah sure," I say. Is it me or he is really suspicious?

Finally, he releases my hand and gives me a friendly pat on the back. "All right then! Off you go. I really hope to hear a lot from you soon in the entertainment industry!"

Forcing a weak smile, I take a few steps towards the open door. The moment I caught sight of who are waiting by the side of the door, my stomach gives a horrible lurch. Looks like I am really in for disaster.

Summary for Chapter 9: Raven's going home to a whole new life and gets to meet Lee's no-so-friendly manager along the way.

Author's Note: I'M BAACK! Sorry it took me so long to update this chappie. It was a really tough one as I try to make it less draggy and more interesting as possible. But I'm my own's GREATEST CRITIC and am ABSOLUTELY UNSATISFIED with this chapter. I'd probably bore the pants out of whoever is reading this crap.

But seriously, how BAD is it? Tell me, guys. I can take it.

However, I PROMISE YOU, the moment Raven gets a taste how being Japan's own Justin Bieber is like, it'll be one hell of a roller coaster ride. Until then, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Love you guys xoxo