"I felt like visiting," said Jinx.
"People don't usually end up in my brain," said Raven dryly, thinking of Beast Boy and Cyborg's…adventure "At least not willingly."
Jinx looked a bit uncomfortable taking in their rocky surroundings "Not that I don't like the décor or anything, but is there somewhere we can sit and talk."
As soon as she had spoken a little café materialized to their left, it was an exact replica of Raven's usual hangout.
"After you," said Raven as the two girls walked in and settled on the terrace, "We can talk now, so talk."
"After the library…fell on you were put in coma, and let me tell you Beast Boy is verrrry worried. The boy won't leave your side," said Jinx teasingly.
Once Jinx had mentioned Beat Boy all the other patrons of the café (they were all Ravens) began to chatter and giggle incessantly. Jinx smirked at her. Raven scowled, of course her dumb subconscious had to rat her out.
"You didn't come here to talk about Beast Boy. Can we please continue?" asked Raven.
Jinx looked at Raven; it was obvious that the girl had feelings for the green changeling and vice versa. Jinx knew that if she didn't say anything now the two would spend a couple more years dancing around each other, and quite frankly Jinx wanted to win the bet against her boyfriend.
"Actually Raven everything else can wait. This is something that can't wait," said Jinx decisively "How do you feel about our resident grass stain?"
"There's no way I can get out of this?" asked Raven
"None at all," said Jinx smirking.
"He's annoying, immature, insensitive, he tells stupid jokes, has no respect for personal space or pro-" she was cut off by Jinx bursting in to peals of laughter, positively howling with mirth.
Once the former villainess had regained her composure and wiped away her tears, she spoke "Cut the crap Raven, that's bullshit and you know it."
Raven looked at Jinx and offered a small smile, it was bullshit and Jinx could read right through her. "Fine, he's sweet, he knows me well enough to give me penny on my birthday or white lilies come spring, how to make me laugh and give me my space on Mother's Day or to never mention Father's Day. Beast Boy manages to like me for me," said Raven her walls coming completely down "He loves me, and I… I love him."
Jinx smiled she had known it, Wally had been wrong "Why haven't you told him?" asked Jinx.
"I didn't realize until about three seconds ago Jinx," laughed Raven but then she turned stern "You aren't going to tell him, and neither am I. Until we have found the others, I am not making this more complicated than it already is."
Jinx opened her mouth to protest but then thought better of it, one major confession from Raven was all she was going get today "Should we continue?" she asked her companion.
Raven nodded, Jinx continued "The book had a curse on it. Move it, you get burned, that type of thing. Luckily Wally isn't a complete idiot and grabbed a page before the entire thing turned to ash."
"You can regenerate it now!" said Raven finishing Jinx's thought "I didn't know you were powerful enough to do that."
"I'm not," added Jinx modestly "That's why I'm here in your head. You need to wake up."
"I've tried it seems they," she gestured at her clones "Don't want me to leave for some reason, the grey one keeps muttering 'four' at me."
Jinx glanced at the grey cloaked one surreptitiously, she had been sitting in the corner on a clover green bean bag muttering four under her breath "I still think you can wake up now though, your…friends got a lot quieter after your confession."
"Hopefully," said Raven "I'm getting sick and tired of my damn subconscious, and all of their goddamn giggling."
As if to prove her point the pink one and the light blue one started to giggle, Raven gave them her signature glare, immediately they clammed up and drank their herbal tea meekly "C'mon let's get out of my head," with that they left the café not even noticing that it disappeared after they walked away.
They walked along a stony pathway in companionable silence that was one of those things that Raven liked about Jinx about. The fact that they could walk without having to fill the air with mindless chatter like other people. It gave her time to gather her thoughts.
She loved Beast Boy; there was no denying it now that little feeling when he'd held her and comforted her that first night was finally named. Love. Raven hadn't thought she was capable of love after all the abandonment and betrayal in her life. Arella, Malchior, Terra people she had trusted had betrayed her and broken her heart seemingly beyond repair. The entire time Beast Boy had been there ever cheerful and good natured, of course she loved him.
With that thought she walked through the portal out of her mind and woke up.
She felt herself lying in a bed, the quiet beeping of a heart monitor in the background and a hand holding hers. Her eyes still weren't open but she knew it was his hand, just like it always was and always would be, and with that thought she opened her eyes.