All right. Everything starts to really pick up here. This one's a little short too, but so much happens. I really hope you guys haven't given up on this story. Almost 100 people have read the first chapter as of today, but only like 2 have read the chapter I just posted. Please keep reading. I will keep updating for those who want me to. I would hate myself if all my work went to waste.

Disclaimer: If I owned Teen Titans, Beast Boy and Raven would've been a couple by the first episode. Though it was hinted…

Author's Note: For this chapter, Rain by Breaking Benjamin suits in the best. Trust me.

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Chapter 7:

Agony

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There was so much pain everywhere. Everything hurt.

Raven tried to open her eyes, but she was too weak. Even the slightest movement caused an eruption of pain.

She could only rely on three senses. She could only feel, smell, and hear.

And she could feel a pair of hands warming her freezing ones. She could sense someone right next to her, their breath warming her cheek.

The monitor next to her began to beep frantically. Whoever was next to her began to panic; she could feel them begin to tense up. They slowly stood up.

'Wait,' Raven thought. 'Monitor?'

Again she tried to open her eyes and again she couldn't.

'I'm in the medical bay,' she concluded. 'But… why?'

Then she remembered what had happened with Malchior. She remembered falling backwards and… then the memory grew blank.

How long had she been out of it?

"Cy, Rae's monitor is acting strange. I don't know what's going on!" Beast Boy's voice started as he spoke into his communicator. His voice held panic in it.

'It was Beast Boy,' Raven thought. 'Beast Boy holding my hand.' She was shocked. She didn't know that he cared that much. She didn't even know that he liked her, even as a friend.

"On my way, B. Check Rae's pulse for me." Beast Boy's communicator answered in Cyborg's voice.

'This is either going to be really good, or really bad.'

Raven felt Beast Boy's thumb find her vein. "Rae, I hope you're making a turn for the better and not for the worse." His frightened voice said. Raven would've given anything for enough strength to comfort him.

She heard the door to the medical bay slide open. Cyborg entered the room.

"Cy, her pulse is normal." Beast Boy called, sitting back down at the side of her bed. He reached for her hand again, causing Raven to flood with warmth.

"Normal?" Cyborg asked.

Raven assumed Beast Boy nodded in acknowledgement due to the fact she didn't hear an answer.

She heard typing on the computer as Beast Boy stroked the top of her hand with his fingers.

Cyborg gasped.

'Oh no!'

"What? WHAT'S GOING ON?"

She heard Cyborg turn to face him.

"She's awake!"

(AN: Take a minute to realize what just happened here. Alright, keep going.)

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Beast Boy's eyes widened. Tears of joy started to blur his vision. "Sh…She's a… awake? She's okay?" the changeling choked out, fresh tears appearing on his complexion. He stood up.

Cyborg nodded. "She's in an excruciating amount of pain though." He paused and put a new IV bag in.

"Rae…" Beast Boy said quietly. He walked back over to the bedside and leaned down. He gently kissed her cheek. "I thought I had lost you." He said, a blush spreading across his cheeks. Cyborg raised his eye brawl.

"Why can't she talk or open her eyes though?" Beast Boy asked, desperately trying to get onto another topic.

"Because it probably hurts too much, B! She was on the verge of death!" he explained. "Rae, I'm gonna give you some morphine. That'll ease the pain a lot."

Saying that, Cyborg paged Robin and Starfire.

Beast Boy wiped his eyes again and sniffed, but that didn't stop the tears of joy and relief. "I knew you'd be okay, Raven. I knew you'd pull through."

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There we go! How's that for sappy, soap opera writing? Haha. Chapter 8 is really long, and I hope to have it posted in maybe an hour or so. But this is probably my favorite chapter.

Once again, I really hope you guys haven't given up on my story. I know the chapters are short and all, but please. Give me a chance. Thank you to those who have been faithfully reading this story. It's you guys that give me the courage to continue to update.

Please rate and review, and please keep reading. Like I said, this story is going to have about 20 chapters if I have everything planned out right.

Love, Liz.

(AKA, flightlessraven.)