Cyborg extracted the venom from the gland and began to synthesize the antidote in the lab. Kat was in the living room, thinking. Jinx sat down next to her. It seemed to the Knight like the witch was… praying.

"You care about my otouto-chan, don't you?" Kat asked the pink haired girl. Jinx looked at her, her cheeks becoming red. "Not only that, you seem to genuinely like him. Why is that?"

Jinx ran her hand through her pink hair. "I don't know," she answered. Kat raised an eyebrow at this. "It's just that, well, he's a nice guy and well…" Jinx trailed, unsure of what to say.

"You don't have to answer now until you've figured it out for yourself. Besides, he likes you too."

"He does?" Jinx looked ecstatic at this latest bit of info.

"Yup, he does," Kat confirmed. "About time too. In school, a lot of girls seem to like him but he doesn't seem to notice. You're the first girl since ever that he seems to be really interested in," but then her expression turned serious, "Oh, and Jinx, if you do anything to hurt my otouto-chan…" she trailed off but formed a bit of fire from her fingertips to get her point across. Jinx gulped and nodded quickly in understanding. "I'm glad we had this talk." Kat grinned.

Cyborg rushed into the room with a vial in his hand. "It's done!"

Episode 27: Hospital-ity

The antidote was ready, and Cyborg was going to test it on Beast Boy just to make sure.

"You sure this is safe?" Raven asked, as Cyborg injected the antidote into Beast Boy.

"We don't have much of a choice, Raven," Cyborg told her. "BB needs this, so we can figure out if this stuff works. If it does save him, I can start mass-producing it."

"Or it could kill him," Kat said and the eyes of the Titans glared at her. "What? It could happen. I know we don't have time to test it out on anything else, but even you guys have to admit that this is risky."

"Yes, it is," Robin replied in agreement. "But, like you said, we're running out of time and we don't have that many options left."

"Please recover quickly, friend Beast Boy," Starfire pleaded. Jinx was comforting the distraught Tamaranean by rubbing her back.

Beast Boy started to respond to the antidote. His body began to move as his skin returned back to its normal shade. It was still green, but not the sickly green that he was before.

His eyes fluttered open and he saw the faces of his friends hovering above him. He began to groan a bit as he sat up on the bed, supporting himself with his elbows. "Ugh…where am I and why are you guys looking at me like that?"

"You okay, little dude?" Cyborg asked.

"I guess so," Beast Boy answered. "Man, that poison stuff really smelled bad!"

"He's okay," Raven said. "He should be to be cracking jokes right now."

Starfire then hugged Beast Boy, "Oh, friend! You have become well! I feel oh so joyous of your recovery!"

"I won't stay recovered for long if you crush me, Star!" Beast Boy yelped as Starfire's embrace was making it really hard for him to breathe.

"We now the antidote works now, so let us administer it to the other victims," Ichijyo said.

"Shouldn't we run some tests on BB first?" Cyborg asked.

"Tests later!" Jinx said to him. "Leo and the others need this antidote now!"

"I agree," Kat nodded and then she pointed towards the door. "Titans, Ikuzo (let's go)!"

"Aren't I supposed to be in charge?" Robin scratched his head in confusion.

Kat stood outside of the ICU with the rest of the Titans, Desmond and Craig, watching as one of the doctors and Cyborg began administering the doses of the antidote into the Centipede Beast Spirit's victims; it was being given to the patients by way of injection. Beast Boy was taken away to go through some tests, just to see if he had fully recovered from the poison. It also helped to lift his spirits that the nurse who wheeled him away was quite attractive and seemed to have a bit of a thing for superheroes.

In seconds the victims' skin color reverted to normal. Kat let out a sigh of relief as Craig pat her on the back. "You did it, Kat," he congratulated his girlfriend. Kat smiled at him.

"Arigatou, Craig."

The doctor who had assisted in distributing the antidote along with Cyborg walked out of the ICU and another doctor met up with them, shaking Cyborg's hand vigorously. "The antidote was an immense help, Cyborg. How did you ever come across it?" Cyborg's eye wandered over to Kat. Kat just gave him a wink and a small smile; nothing more, nothing less.

"Let's just say I had a lot of help," Cyborg replied, trying not to sound too sly. The doctor just shrugged and went back into the ICU with a few nurses to check on the patients.

"You think they'll let us go in?" Jinx asked.

"Maybe later, Pinky," Kat said, now relieved. "The doctors need to run some tests on them to see if they're a-okay. Let's just come by tomorrow or something."

"It's already late," Desmond said. "My butler worries about me constantly, and I need to be getting home before he has a heart attack on my account." He then kissed Raven's hand cordially, causing the girl to blush and Starfire to squeal at the affection. Jinx just smirked. "Goodnight, Raven. I bid you adieu," he said charmingly before he took Starfire's hand and kissed it as well as Jinx's, repeating the same motion. Robin glared at him as he kissed Starfire's hand, which made the alien girl blush. He waved to the Titans and said, "Goodnight to you all as well and I do hope to be seeing you around." He bowed and then turned on his heels before walking away.

"Oh yeah, he's a keeper," Jinx teased Raven.

"He didn't even kiss my hand," Kat pointed out.

"Did you want him to?" Craig asked, giving her a look.

"No way, but I'd like to be included somehow."

"How about this?" Craig took her hand and kissed it. "Better?"

Kat blushed and smiled. "Yeah, better."

Kat arrived home and locked up the café for the night. As she walked up the stairs, she noticed that the lights to Takada's room were on. Curious, she decided to go check up on their tenant.

What she came across surprised her. Takada was asleep on a chair. His head was resting on his arms, which were on the back of the chair since he was sitting on it backwards. He was facing his bed, and on his bed was a black haired girl with tanned, nearly orange skin. Kat looked between Takada and the girl a few times before she sighed. She was too tired for surprises right now, anyway, and she needed her shuteye. She'd talk to Takada about this tomorrow.

(The very next day…)

Kat woke up with a yawn and went to the bathroom. She took a shower, brushed her teeth and then got herself dressed for school. When she walked downstairs she was half expecting to see her brother wiping the tables and sweeping/mopping the floors and also having breakfast cooking in the kitchen. But then she was brought back to reality when she remembered that her twin brother was in the hospital still recovering from the Centipede Beast Spirit's venom. Speaking of which… she took out the card and looked at its main image, a centipede. Sealed inside was the Beast Spirit itself and she grinned, satisfied that it had gotten its just rewards. She heard the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs to see Takada ambling awkwardly down, yawning. She then remembered something else, which she had been meaning to ask him.

"Takada, who is that girl in your room?" Kat asked. Takada froze, eyes wide open.

"Um…" he either didn't have anything coherent to say, or he just didn't know what to say. It could have been both.

"You have to remember that you are just renting a room from me and my otouto-chan, and neither of us appreciates it if you bring home strange women. Now, kindly tell me the truth before I shove an icicle right up your ass or down your throat! If you're lucky, by the time you spill the beans I won't have decided on one of those two yet!"

Takada looked scared, really scared. He was their superior, that was true, but Kat was a really intimidating figure under normal circumstances, and right now she meant business. Nevertheless, he decided to change the topic of conversation in a last-ditch attempt to save himself, rather than spit out the awkward truth. "Hey, where's Leo?"

Kat answered, "He's in the hospital. He got attacked by a… Beast Spirit."

"Why wasn't I told about this?" he asked her. "Wait a minute, don't tell me the phones still can't detect them!"

"Stop changing the subject!" she snapped. "Besides, my otouto-chan is going to be fine. He's recovering right now and I'm going to visit him later after school or during lunch. Now then: who is that girl?"

Takada sighed, and then began to recount the story about how exactly he had found the girl.

Kat listened and arched an eyebrow skeptically after Takada had finished, "Are you kidding me? She fell from the sky?"

"Well, what other explanation is there, in all seriousness?" Takada asked. "I mean there was a purple shooting star and I found her in the same place where it fell. She was also unconscious so I couldn't just leave her. Trust me, you can't make stuff like this up; not even I could."

Kat sighed. "Alright, but please inform me next time about anything like this."

Takada then retorted, "And please report to me if you've encountered and sealed any Beast Spirit in the future. I'm still your superior on the field, Hasuma."

"Yeah, yeah," Kat said, nodding nonchalantly. "Well, I'm gonna be late to school. Take care of the girl, yourself and the café while I'm gone, kay? Ja ne!" She walked out the door, pulled on her helmet and sped off on her bike.

"Ja ne!"

Leo was already awake, and he felt a whole lot better. He was a bit stiff, but that was to be expected. After all, he had been asleep for quite awhile.

"I wonder how onee-chan is doing?" he asked himself as he looked up at the ceiling of the ward he was in. He was sharing it with Tara, who currently lay in a bed beside him. She was still asleep and snoring. Although, that wasn't to say he wasn't grateful to have her as his roommate; he could've had Barkin instead, and the mere thought of that happening made him shudder.

He had failed to defeat the Beast Spirit and, even worse, he had been soundly thrashed by it. The experience had made him promise himself to train harder once he got out of the hospital. Wearing only a green hospital gown, he realized how desperately he wanted to be in his normal set of clothes.

On the bedside table was a large number of get-well cards, mostly from the girls at school. He never really noticed that he was ever that popular, but there was one card in particular that caught his eye and meant a lot to him. It was black with a pink unicorn drawn on it. His trained eye could tell it was handmade, and the words were written in beautiful cursive. The name signed at the bottom was…

The door to the ward opened and Leo smiled at the pleasant surprise.

Kat rode her bike towards the hospital. It was already lunch period, and right now she wanted to go visit her brother.

She arrived at the hospital and parked her bike before removing her helmet and running in.

"No running!" a nurse scolded futilely. Kat simply gave her a salute and continued to make her way towards the ward her brother was in.

She opened the door and the sight she beheld surprise her.

Jinx was sitting by Leo's bed and he was propped up by some pillows. The pink haired girl was cutting and pealing some apples for him before feeding them to him. Leo blushed at the attention he was getting, but he certainly didn't seem to be hating it. His green eyes then fell upon his sister and he quickly swallowed the piece of apple in his mouth, almost choking on it.

"Onee-chan!" Leo shouted out, happy to see his sister.

"Yo!" Kat said, doing a two-fingered salute and winking before she walked in. "I see you already have company, otouto-chan."

"Hai, onee-chan," Leo nodded, smiling. "Arigatou," he then said. Kat then looked at him, confused. Leo explained, "Jinx-san told me on how you single handedly got the antidote for me and the others. I owe you my life."

Kat was coming close to tears, but she kept her composure. She simply said, "Think nothing of it, otouto-chan. We're family, so you don't owe me a thing and you never, ever will. Besides, Cyborg was the one who actually made the antidote. All I did was get the pure venom sample."

"Onee-chan, Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu," Leo bowed his head slightly. Kat sighed.

"So, how long are you gonna be stuck in here?" Kat asked.

"A few days. They need me to stay for observation and some more tests," Leo replied.

"I see…"

Jinx then stood up and said, "I need to go to the bathroom. I'll be back later," before she exited the room, leaving the twins alone.

There were a few seconds of tense silence before either of them chose to speak again.

"Gomenasai, otouto-chan," Kat said. She continued her apology softly, "Because of me, you got hurt."

"It wasn't your fault, onee-chan," Leo objected.

"But I still feel that it is. I didn't act fast enough and you…"

"I'm still alive, aren't I? And I do know that you would never intentionally let any harm come to me." He then smiled. "Daisuki, onee-chan."

Kat then walked over and fell to her knees before resting her head on his lap, crying in apology. He only stroked her head soothingly, comforting her, telling her that it was okay.

Jinx peaked and smiled at the exchange of sibling love.

Desmond was on his way to visit Leo at the hospital. He and the Knight of Seiryu weren't really close friends, but he was honor-bound to show a certain sense of respect towards him. After all, the young Dragon Knight had earned it, for both defeating him in combat, as well as freeing him from the Royals' control.

Speaking of the Royals, he stopped abruptly as his path was suddenly being blocked by three familiar, dark robed and hooded figures. He took off his helmet and his red eyes narrowed at them. No one so much as twitched with the silence between them was heavy and tense.

Lunch period was nearly over, so Kat had to keep her visit short. She said to her little twin brother, "I'll be back later. Take care of yourself, kay?"

"Hai, onee-chan," Leo nodded as Kat walked out of the ward. Jinx walked right back in and smiled.

"You have a really great sister, you know that?" Jinx asked.

"Hai, I do," Leo agreed. Jinx then sat on the bed and looked him in the eye. The auburn haired and green eyed youth blushed. "Ano…'

Jinx grinned slyly before she moved forward. Leo wanted to back away a bit but couldn't. There was something in the mood that made him less nervous and more calm as he began to close his eyes. Their faces were drawing closer, and closer, their lips inches apart. Just a bit more and…

The door suddenly swung open, causing the two to immediately back off from one another. It was a nurse who said, "Sorry, visiting hours are over."

Jinx cursed in her mind, 'Damn…so close…'

It was much later in the day before Kat could visit her little twin brother again. Craig was coming along too, as well as Melissa and Stephanie, who were Tara's best friends.

The last bell rang and the students began to run out of their last period classes, flooding out of the building in a huge mass. Kat and Craig immediately made their way to their bikes. Melissa and Stephanie followed them.

"Mind if we hitch a ride?" Stephanie asked. Kat shrugged.

"Whatever, just grab a helmet and hold on," Kat told her.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Tara had a guest of her own, a green one to be more precise. Tara smiled as Beast Boy sat down on chair next to her bed. Leo had been given some meds, so he was fast asleep.

"You okay?" Beast Boy asked the blonde haired girl.

"I've been better," Tara said shyly as she tucked a strand of blonde hair behind her ear. "Beast Boy, I'm…"

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize," Beast Boy interrupted. "I understand that you just wanted a normal life for yourself."

"It's not that," Tara said, shaking her head. "I want to tell you that…well…I lo-"

The door swung open and Melissa and Stephanie ran in, roughly pushing Beast Boy aside as they went over to their friend.

"You okay, T?" Stephanie asked.

"Want me to fluff your pillow or get you a glass of water or something?" Melissa added.

"I'm fine, guys, chill," Tara said to them, a little miffed that they had busted in at such an important moment. Beast Boy stood up.

"Um…hi?" he said, a little uncertainly.

"Oh, it's you," Stephanie said, eyes rolling.

"Shouldn't you, y'know, be somewhere else, Brat-Boy?" Melissa snorted.

"Guys, c'mon," Tara coaxed them. "If it wasn't for Beast Boy's help I wouldn't have gotten better."

"I just tested the antidote, nothing major," Beast Boy said, hand rubbing the back of his neck.

"Thanks then, Brat-I mean, Beast Boy," Melissa corrected herself, feeling a bit ashamed.

"Yeah, me too," Stephanie said, after being elbowed gently by Melissa. The two girls then eyed the sleeping form of Leo and grinned before moving over to him and kneeling down at the side of his bed.

"He looks so adorable…" Melissa cooed.

"Back off, girls," Kat said as she walked in, carrying a bento box. Craig walked in after her. "He's already taken."

Craig looked confused, "He is?" He got a kick in the leg for that. "Ow! He is!"

Melissa and Stephanie looked saddened at this bit of information before Stephanie decided to ask, "So, who's the girl?"

Takada had just returned from his shift and walked into the café. Kat was still not back, and neither was Leo. Tom and Sheila were able to handle things for the moment, but they weren't sure how long they could keep it up. Nonetheless, they were hoping they could assist in running things at least until the twins returned.

Takada walked up the stairs and towards his room to check up on his 'Sleeping Beauty', as he had come to call her. When he reached his room he saw her sitting up, awake, and looking out the window. His footsteps got her attention and she turned to look at him, startled.

"I'm glad you're awake," Takada said, smiling.

"Who are you?" she asked, gently. Her eyes were violet.

"My name's Yoshiyuki Takada. You can call me Takada."

"Can you tell me something?" she asked again.

"Sure."

"Who am I?"

The Titans had come to visit Leo and Tara in the hospital. Desmond had arrived, too, though a bit later than expected. Starfire gave Tara a nearly bone crushing hug, but managed to stop before any permanent damage was inflicted. Tara saw Desmond and thought he looked a little familiar.

"Arigatou, everyone," Leo said to them. Tara was still a bit surprised to know that Leo was a Titan, too.

"I'm glad you're feeling better, Narukawa. Here, for you." Desmond presented the young Knight with a bouquet of flowers, but unfortunately the pollen tickled his nose.

Leo's nose was twitching and then, "Ah…"

"Uh oh," Kat said, realizing what was going on.

"Ah…"

"Everyone," Kat said to the Titans.

"Ah…"

"TAKE COVER!" Kat screamed before she hit the dirt.

"AH-CHOOO!!" Leo sneezed. But let it be known, this was no normal sneeze. Combined with his amazing wind powers, it had the force of a powerful gale. Beast Boy didn't react in time and was blown away, slamming into the wall as the bed Leo was in wheeled back a bit and bumped into the wall behind him. Tara had a shocked expression on her face.

"Woah," she commented.

Beast Boy groaned in pain and slid back onto the floor. The Titans all got back up and looked at Leo, amazed.

"Woah," Cyborg said. "That's some raw power."

"Gomenasai…" Leo apologized, sniffling. "I can't control my wind powers when I sneeze."

"No kidding," Robin mumbled.

"Believe me, I learnt that the hard way," Kat said, remembering when Leo had sneezed and blown her 15 feet into the air that one time.

"Here, blow," Jinx said, offering a hankie. Leo took it and blew into it smiling at Jinx, "Arigatou, Jinx-san." He turned to Desmond, "Arigatou, Amakusa-san, for the flowers." Desmond just shrugged.

A/N: A little bit of fluff and break from all the excitement. Well, what do you think? So, know who the girl Takada brought back is who? She has amnesia now. Let's see what happens next.

Preview of the next chap: A week has past Leo is now good as new. The café now needs the dynamic duo more than ever since a new restaurant called the Turtle Hut has opened up across from Café La Salle. Also, the Turtle Hut is owned by none other than Desmond. Will this be a war between two restaurants as Café La Salle fights to stay in business? What about the girl Takada brought back? How will she help?