(A/N) Sorry guys, I get a little carried away a few times in this chapter. I can't help it. But hey, it's my fanfic, and I can fill out any fantasies I want, right? So sorry about the towel thing (you'll know what I mean) but I couldn't help it. :D Also, I'm sorry it's not much to do with the thermostat and its kinda not-fun, but it sort of wrote itself. Don't worry though, we'll get back to the thermostat fun soon enough :)

Disclaimer. Don't own it *Sigh*. But, I would take it as an early Christmas gift with a smile on my face...then I'd probably die of joy so it wouldn't matter that I got it.

Raven jerked awake, pushing sticky, sweaty hair from her forehead. She sighed. Beast Boy, had of course, changed the thermostat without her knowledge. The heat had made her feel exhausted and icky.

She'd been too lazy to get up in the night and change it back. As a result, she'd tossed and turned all night. When she finally did fall asleep, she slept fitfully and her nightmares were worse than usual. The last one finally woke her up. She tried to recall it, but she couldn't.

She glanced at her clock. 8:30AM. She'd slept in by two and a half hours. This is what the heat did to her, she decided. Groaning, she finally rolled out of bed. She made a face as she realized she was covered from head to toe in sweat. Her nightshirt clung to her mercilessly.

She grabbed a clean uniform from her closet and headed towards the bathroom, grabbing a towel along the way and turning the temperature in the hallway back down to about 40°. Unfortunately, someone was already in the bathroom when she got there.

She was confused. Robin had his own bathroom. Why he was the only Titan to get a bathroom attached to his room? She didn't know. An even better question would be, why was he using the community bathroom when he had his own?

Steam escaped as the door creaked open, revealing a green changeling with dripping wet hair and a towel wrapped around his waist. (A/N Sorry, I just couldn't resist!) She blinked once. Twice. Three times, before she could form a coherent thought.

"Good morning, Raven. You're up late." He had an embarrassed blush on his cheeks and he scratched the back of his head nervously. Why was she looking at him like that? She merely nodded in response. "So, uh, how'd you sleep?" He continued awkwardly. They both silently wondered why he was still standing there.

"Fine." She answered curtly, trying to keep her jumbled thoughts together. She'd forgotten that she woke up late. She was used to being the first up, and having the house to herself for about an hour.

"You weren't too warm?" He asked, seeing her covered in sweat. It was a subtle jab, but a jab nonetheless. She gritted her teeth, unwilling to admit how lazy she'd been.

"Morning you two." Robin greeted, exiting his room. He had already had his morning cup of coffee, showered, dressed, and fixed his hair. He glanced at Raven, confused as to why she wasn't ready yet. "Raven, did you just wake up?"

"I slept in." She answered calmly. Both Robin and Beast Boy looked at her queerly. Raven never slept in.

"Are you feeling well? Maybe you should go rest." Robin suggested worriedly.

"I'm fine. I would just like to take a shower and get on with the day now." They both looked at her for a moment longer, trying to see if she was lying. Neither could though, as people usually couldn't tell when she was lying.

"Well, okay, but if you feel bad, don't be afraid to tell us. We don't want you to work yourself too hard." Robin told her, concern still lacing his voice. Raven nodded and shoved past Beast Boy and into the bathroom. She shut the door behind her and listened.

"Maybe we should have Cyborg check up on her in the Med. Bay?" Beast Boy suggested, he too was worried about the late hour in which Raven had woken.

"We'll see how she acts, and if she continues to show symptoms, we will."

Since when is sleeping in late a symptom of being sick? She wondered as she turned on the shower. Sure, she never slept in, but just because she did didn't mean something was wrong with her.

She usually took scolding showers, but she'd been burning up all night, and she couldn't bring herself to take a hot shower today. The cool water was a relief. She took a few deep breaths.

When she finished she headed towards the common room for tea. Everything felt off. The rest of the team was already up, and she was used to silence in the mornings. They were already making noise and arguing over video games. She made her tea, quickly exited, and headed straight for the gym.

She usually worked off a sweat first thing in the mornings, took a shower, and then meditated for an hour before everyone else awoke. Everything was out of whack this morning. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. Things happened, there was no changing it. She would simply have to wake differently this morning.

She ran 30 laps around the track first, going faster each lap. Then she worked on the basics, slowing down her attacks to make them precise and perfect. She then practiced her combat in the computer system, refusing to use her powers. Finally she did sit ups, pull ups, push ups, and even lifted a few weights. She felt more out of breath than usual.

"Wow, you have quite the workout system." Someone said while she was halfway through her 50th pushup. She jumped about fifteen feet in the air, and landed on her butt. Beast Boy chuckled. "You may even have worked harder than Robin today."

"I do these things every morning, Beast Boy." He raised his eyebrows in surprise, but didn't say anything. "How long have you been standing there?" He raised his eyebrows in surprise again. She was secretly annoyed. This was why she practiced early in the mornings. She hated when people were around while she worked out. It made her uncomfortable.

"I walked in somewhere in the middle of your laps." He had that annoying smirk on his face again.

Raven gritted her teeth, she hadn't even noticed him enter. Not at all. She had been extra tired, and had to focus on her exercise more than she usually did. That must have been it. Usually, she was quite observant. "What are you doing here?"

"Raven, it's the gym. What do you think I'm doing here?" Raven rolled her eyes. "I felt like having a little workout this morning, but it looks like you beat me to it."

"I'm leaving now, you can take it." She answered, exiting quickly. She headed back towards the common room for another cup of tea, and maybe some toast.

Her whole body was tense. What was wrong with her? She could barely breath. She wasn't used to seeing her team in the mornings, that was probably it. It was the only time she usually had to herself. Even when Robin and Beast Boy were up, they left her alone in the mornings. Robin usually spent his mornings outside on the obstacle courses, while Beast Boy spent his watching television and playing video games.

She stopped, suddenly feeling very tired, and leaned against the wall in the hallway. She took a few deep breaths. What was going on with her this morning?

Beast Boy knew something was wrong with Raven. He wasn't an empath, but he usually had really good instincts. He attributed it to his animal side. He knew something was very wrong. He just couldn't put his finger on it.

He lifted a few weights, but his heart wasn't really in it. His mind kept wondering back to Raven, and he couldn't help but wonder if she was okay. Finally, he couldn't pretend to be working anymore and exited the gym.

As he walked into the hall, he saw a peculiar sight. Raven was sitting against the wall in the hallway, her knees drawn up to her chest. She didn't look upset, but she was breathing heavily. He didn't move. He stood and watched her for a moment, just as he had in the gym, and waited to see if she did anything peculiar. He breathed very softly, and hoped she didn't catch him staring at her again.

She took a few more deep breaths, then suddenly she jumped to her feet and sprinted across the hall to the bathroom. He strolled up to the bathroom, and realized that she'd left the door open. Nervously, with a blush on his face, he peeked in. Raven threw up, sat back, pulled her hair away from her face, and took another deep breath. He watched as she splashed water on her face, and backed up quickly as she exited so that she wouldn't see him. Then, he followed her as she walked back to the common room.

He couldn't believe his eyes. She acted as if nothing happened. She made tea and toast, though he knew she usually didn't eat in the mornings, and took a seat on the couch next to Cyborg.

"Mornin' Rae!" Cyborg boomed at her. She nodded at him, and he went back to playing video games.

Robin entered, covered in sweat from his morning obstacle course training. Starfire followed closely behind him, asking if cats and dogs really came from the sky in a storm. Beast Boy shook his head, he doubted she'd ever fully grasp the English language.

"Beast Boy, what are you doing?" Robin asked him. At first, Beast Boy was confused. Then he realized that he'd simply been standing in the doors to the common room and staring at the team.

"Uh, nothing." He ran to the fridge and grabbed a soda. "So, uh, Raven, how're you feeling?" He tried to ask nonchalantly, as if he hadn't just witnessed her throwing up by the gym.

"Fine."

Beast Boy gritted his teeth. Was she always so stubborn? He knew she was lying. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure." She sounded irritated, but Beast Boy didn't care...much. Why wouldn't she take care of herself?

"Robin, can I talk to you for a second?" Robin glanced up from his conversation with Starfire.

"Sure." He gave Starfire a quick peck on the cheek and followed Beast Boy into the hall. "So, what do you need to talk about?"

Beast Boy shuffled nervously from foot to foot. He knew Raven would be mad if he told on her, and she was usually mad at him enough as it was. He also knew though, that Raven was in fact sick, and she needed to take care of herself.

"If you aren't going to say anything, I'm going back to the common room." Robin interrupted his mental argument. "No! I," Beast Boy paused again, "I should tell you." Robin was confused by Beast Boy's behavior. Usually, Beast Boy said whatever he wanted, regardless. He wasn't usually so nervous either. "I think Raven is sick."

Robin's eyebrows shot up in confusion. They had already discussed this. Besides, why was Beast Boy so nervous about saying that? He studied Beast Boy for a moment, and realized that the green boy looked very upset about something.

"Why do you think that?" Robin asked patiently. Beast Boy felt weird saying it aloud. He'd never seen Raven get sick before. Even when all of the Titans came down with the flu last September, Raven had been perfectly fine. She never even had so much as a cough. Usually, she took care of everyone else when they were sick. She'd never taken a sick day in the entire time they'd been a team.

"I," the boy hesitated again. He knew she would be mad at him, but since when did that stop him? Why was he so bothered by this? He could tell Robin was concerned, and also getting a bit impatient, but Beast Boy found still found it weirdly difficult to speak. "I went to the gym this morning, and saw Raven there. She didn't even notice me come in until I said something."

"Uh huh?" Robin asked, not knowing where this was headed at all. He knew that was odd behavior for Raven, as she was usually very observant, but he didn't think it meant she was sick. He tried to keep his face blank, as he waited for Beast Boy to continue.

"She left as soon as she knew I was there of course. I could feel something was wrong though." Robin wanted to scream at him to get on with it, but didn't want to be rude. "So, I left the gym almost as soon as I got there, and..." Robin felt his foot start to tap the floor lightly. "I saw...Raven sitting...against the wall." Now Robin was intrigued. "She was breathing heavily, like she was really winded, and then...she ran to the bathroom and threw up." Beast Boy finished in a rush.

Robin only stared at him for a moment. Why was Beast Boy freaking out like this? Everyone threw up sometimes. Then it dawned on him, this was Raven. She never threw up. She never even so much as sneezed.

"Then, she left as if nothing had happened. She didn't even notice me in the hallway watching her. You heard me ask if she was okay, twice, in the common room, and she lied. I dunno, something just seems very wrong." Beast Boy added.

"Thank you for telling me, Beast Boy. I'll see what I can do."

"Aw man, she's gonna be so mad at me for telling." Beast Boy looked defeated. He hated it when Raven was mad at him. Of course, he loved to bug her and irritate her, but she never got really upset with him, he knew. When she was really mad, she wouldn't speak to him, and he hated that most of all.