A/N: YAY UPDATE! Sorry for the long wait, but Med School is killing me once more. This is sort of a filler chapter, I'm not happy with it, but I need it in order to progress with the story. Thank you for all the pretty reviews! I'll be needing 10 reviews more to update the next chapter.. so review! :D

On with the story ;)

Raven was finally back at her flat. She stepped into her room only to find Richard soundly asleep on her bed, an empty bowl of noodles by his side. Quietly, she tiptoed towards him and removed the blood stained cloth from the injury, placing her hands on top of it as she began to heal it once more. She looked at the wound absorbedly, as the skin finally was closing, little by little, but steadily, as the light blue glow emanated from her hands.

"You should eat something, you know?"

Her eyes shot up to meet his, surprised for an instant. She relaxed seconds later, remembering he was a light sleeper, and returned to work on the wound.

"As soon as I am done with this," she answered in her usual monotone. After the skin had finally closed, she cleaned the dried blood that was left behind. She grabbed the bandages John had lent her and she began to wrap them around Richard's torso; her cold hands working methodically. "There. It's done. Now try not to move, ok?"

"Yes doctor Roth, whatever you say," he said in a deep voice, "now sit down here and eat."

She climbed on the bed and sat beside him, crossing her legs and taking hold of the bowl of noodles. She didn't realize she was so hungry until now. Richard watched her, amused, as she ravished her food. She felt his gaze on her.

"What?" she spat.

"N-nothing," he managed to articulate, holding back a chuckle. He reached for her shoulder and pushed her close to him. She laid beside him, her expression troubled.

"Something's up with John. He was acting really unusual," she said, facing him.

"Unusual, how?"

"His face was covered in bruises and he told me it was because he was at a bar fight. John, at a bar fight?" she said gesturing wildly, "And he didn't invite me in; I had to wait for him outside while he looked for the bandages."

"Hmm, maybe he is not interested in you anymore?" he suggested, tapping her nose with his index finger.

"Richard, I'm serious, this isn't about me. I sensed something wrong. He lied to me." She propped herself up, using her elbow to support herself.

"Don't worry; I'll keep an eye on him if you want me to..."

"Pff, in your current state? I think I'll handle him," she announced, laying back against the pillows once more.

"Whatever you want."

"Dick, I need to tell you something." An awkward silence filled the room.

"Don't tell me you and John..." he trailed off, covering his face with his hands.

"Hey, I'm trying to be serious here," she spat, removing his hands from his face and sitting up. "Remember when we were at the warehouse and I went outside to look for any evidence on your attacker?" She removed the piece of metal from her pocket. "I found this."

She handed him the remnants of the explosive device. They both remained silent. Raven stared down numbly at her hands, unable to meet his eyes. Fear overruled her mind; she knew how he could get when Slade was involved; how his obsession had clouded his sanity all those years ago.

The empath was taken by surprise when he suddenly took her hands in his. She couldn't stand to face him though.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"I-I was afraid. I wanted you to heal properly. I didn't want you to bleed yourself out trying to find him," she choked on her last words.

"It's okay Rae. We'll find him, or whoever it was." He squeezed her hands gently, trying to reassure her.

She finally looked up and met his gaze. "Promise?" she managed to ask.

"Yes don't worry, we'll find him."

"No. Not that. Promise me that you won't go over the edge again; that you won't lose yourself to Slade." Tears burned the back of her eyes, but she managed to keep them in.

He leaned forward and winced in pain, but still he planted a kiss on her cheek. He laid back down and extended his pinky finger at her, just like all those months ago. "Promise?"

She smiled. "Promise."

They fell asleep soon after, their heartbeats a lullaby for each other.

Richard woke up to the sound of his communicator. It was almost 2 a.m. He tried to sit up but Raven was already holding him back; she stood up, grabbed the communicator that was laying on top of her dresser and handed it to him. She laid down beside him, and as he spoke, she traced the lines on his face with her delicate fingers.

"There's a robbery, on 24th street, high class thieves."

"Ok, I'll handle it," she stated, sitting up.

"Raven..."

"What? You can't fight, not until tomorrow, at least." She answered over her shoulder.

"I can always call on Flash; he's near town for the week."

"I. Can. Handle," she stated as she headed towards her closet, looking for something buried deep beneath her other clothes. She grabbed an outfit that was inside a plastic bag, from the dry cleaner. She began to remove her clothes hastily and turned to him. "Don't peak boy blunder".

He did as he was told and closed his eyes. She shimmied into her new clothes and sighed. He opened his eyes. His pupils widened at the sight. Raven was dressed on a black spandex suit that went full length, covering most of her body, unlike her previous uniform, which didn't cover her legs. The belt she wore was basically the same as the one she had before, but the metal was no longer gold, but black, making the red jewels stand out. The cape was also different; it was a deep midnight blue, almost black. Richard's mouth went dry as he focused on how the suit hugged every curve of her body.

"You like it?" she asked innocently, crawling back to the bed, next to him. He was completely shocked, and the only thing he managed to do was to nod. "I'll be back soon. Try to rest while I'm gone."

"Rae, be careful, okay?" he said as he nuzzled his face on the crook of her neck and kissed the little of soft skin that was exposed. His eyes focused on her eyes for a moment, before pressing a tender kiss on her lips.

"Don't do anything reckless while I'm gone, like setting the cat on fire... or the curtains, okay?" she teased, smiling back at him as she opened the window and flew into the darkness of the night.

A/N: So? What did you think? Liked it? Loved it? Was it boring? Hated it? Please leave a review! Critiques are accepted too! See you soon :)