Saving Raven Ch28-37

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Guest Room #28
Bumblebee sat on her bed in the guest room talking to Aqualad on her communicator. Mas Y Menos could be heard in the background.

“So how are things in Jump City?” asked the Atlantian. The dark skinned girl sighed.

“Not so good, I’m afraid. I’m going to be staying here a bit longer. Beast Boy has gotten extremely sick, so now they’re down another titan. Raven still has yet to wake up as well. Speedy will be coming home in a few days though.” Aqualad nodded.

“When will you be coming home?”  

“I’ll be staying with them for the holidays, but I should go back with you guys after the New Year’s party,” Bumblebee replied. The alarms at the Eastern tower sounded.

“That’s us. We’ll talk to you later Bee,” said the teen and the connection ended.

Raven’s Room #29

Beast Boy was in pain. Even a gentle touch on his skin burned. His chest was tight from his coughs and a migraine pounded his head. Worst of all was his throat. It felt dry and achy. The green teen was unable to see clearly and was delusional. Cyborg’s scanners kept on saying that it was a horrible cold and he was immensely stressed out. BB’s fever wasn’t going down at all. His friends kept a cold rag on his forehead at all times to help try to bring it down.

Cyborg was in the common room when his arm began to beep faster and faster. Franticly, he raced to Raven’s room and found a distraught looking Starfire trying to calm down a thrashing Beast Boy.

“Cyborg, Friend Beast Boy is having the mare of nights and will not awaken,” she cried. The metal man placed an oxygen mask over his best friend’s face and spoke soothing words.

The sick teen was whimpering and muttered, “Water…please…water.”  Starfire gave the glass of water on the nightstand to Cyborg, who gently held up the changeling to drink. Once he had drunk his fill, Beast Boy passed out once more. Star was on the verge of tears. The half robot pulled her into a hug.

“Hey, hey, it’s okay Star. He’ll be fine.”  The Tamaranean shook her head.

“It is not that, it is what he was yelling in his dream. He kept on screaming for Raven to come back and to not let go,” she sniffled. He gave her a reassuring hug and left.
Cyborg entered Beast Boy’s trash heap of a room and sent his scanners to work. They found no trace of a virus, but they did find something else. There was a velvet box on the sick teen’s dresser with Raven’s name on it. Curious, he opened the box and was blown away at the sight of the gift. Closing the box he thought to himself, ‘The least I can do is wrap it for him,’ and left the room.

Medical Wing #30

Raven’s whole body hurt. Her eyes felt heavy, so it took a minute for her to open and focus them. She was unable to move her head, left arm, or either of her legs. There was an oxygen mask over her mouth and nose while an I.V. was in her right hand. Glancing over to her left, she saw Robin asleep in the chair. Knowing that he was a light sleeper, the dark girl let out a loud, muffled groan. Sure enough, a moment later he stirred. The black haired teen looked at her and let out a sigh of relief to see her awake.

“Raven, you’re finally awake,” he said, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face. The boy wonder pulled out his communicator and called Cyborg knowing how worried he was about his ‘little sis’.

“Hey Rob. How’s Raven?” he asked. Robin smirked.

“Why don’t you ask her yourself,” he replied, turning the communicator so her face could be seen.

“I’ll be right there.”

About five minutes later he came in with the other two girls in tow. Speedy had returned to Titans East earlier that morning.

“Friend Raven!” squealed Starfire. Cyborg went over to her and removed the neck brace. Raven weakly smiled at her friends and wondered where Beast Boy was.

“How ya feelin’ girl?” asked Bee. The violet eyed girl slowly motioned for water with her right hand. Robin carefully helped support her up as she drank greedily from the cup of water.

Once she finished and was lowered back onto her bed she replied, “Like road kill on a hot summer day.”  The rest of them all laughed.

Medical Wing (Next Day) #31

                   Cyborg and Robin entered the medical wing late the next morning. As the metal man checked the scans, the black haired teen pulled up a chair on Raven’s right and another on her left for Cyborg.

“Now, Raven, I need you to tell us everything you remember about what happened. I know it might be hard to, but Cyborg and I can fill in the pieces you miss,” started Robin. The injured girl gave a small nod of understanding and closed her eyes to think for a moment.

“I remember the alarm going off and then Cyborg came and banged on my door. I was pissed that a villain woke me up at three in the morning and when a blizzard was on its way,” she paused for a moment to catch her breath and think. “Then I faintly remember getting squeezed and dropped. I…I think I heard someone scream my name and a burning sensation hit me. I was unfocused and then I saw Robin about to be hit so I had to push you out of the way.”  The boy wonder interrupted her.

“Thanks for the save, but why did you? I would have been fine.”  The dark girl shook her head.

“No. you have to remember Robin that you’re only human and therefore can get hurt easier, but then again I’m half human so I get hurt too. Anyway that’s all I remember except for flying through the air and becoming cold,” she finished quietly for the strain to stay awake and talk.

“That’s `bout right, but I can tell you what happened after you pushed bird boy here out of the way,” said Cyborg.

“Cinderblock threw you into the bay and you crashed through the ice. Beast Boy screamed your name and dove in after you, as a polar bear of course. The rest of us went down to the bank and wait for you guys to surface. Rob and I brought you back here.”  Raven shifted slightly and then winced from the burns on her back. Robin stood up and grabbed some burn salve.

“This may sting a little,” he warned as Cyborg gently held her up.

“That chair over there was Beast Boy’s bed for the entire time you’ve been out. I’m working on a special wheelchair that you can use while your legs heal. We don’t want you to use your powers just yet. By the way Bumblebee is here and Speedy came too.”  The violet eyed girl sighed in relief as the salve began to work and Robin left.

“Where is he?” she asked.

“Who, Speedy, he went back to Steel City…” Raven cut him off.

“No, where’s Beast Boy?”  Cyborg didn’t answer.

“I think it might be better if Bee told you,” he slowly replied and left to get her.
A few minutes later Bumblebee walked in. “Hey girl! Sparky said you wanted to talk to me,” she said, acting like she didn’t know what it was about.

“Where is Beast Boy?”  The dark skinned girl looked uneasy.

“Well,” the injured girl prompted. “Raven, he… he isn’t doing so well. While you were out he hardly ate or slept. He was totally stressed. A couple days ago, just after speedy and I came, the ding dong went out in a blizzard to the roof. None of us realized until about an hour later that he was up there. Once we brought him inside and thawed out we thought that he just had a cold, but it’s worse than that. His temperature won’t go down and he’s starting to become delusional.”  Raven was on the brink of tears by the time Bee finished.

“Where is he? I want to see him,” pleaded the injured girl.

“I’m…I’m sorry, but I’m not allowed to tell you,” apologized her friend as she broke down in sobs.

Titans’ Tower #32

After sending Bumblebee to see Raven, Cyborg went to find Robin. The boy wonder was in the gym working out.

“Yo, Rob,” said the metal man. The teen turned and saw him in the doorway.

“Hey Cyborg, what’s wrong?” he asked.

“Raven.”   The black haired teen looked away.

“She asked to see him, didn’t she,” he questioned. Cyborg nodded.

“Bee is with her now, but you need to talk to her. I’m almost finished with her chair, but don’t tell her yet or she’ll want to see him even more.”  Robin looked up.

“How is he?”  Cyborg just shook his head.

“I don’t know man. I just don’t know.”

Medical Wing #33

Robin walked into Bumblebee as he was entering the medical wing.

“She’s exhausted from crying,” she informed him. Robin shook his head.

“I have to talk with her.”  The dark skinned girl looked doubtful.

“I don’t think she’s gonna listen to you.”

He walked past her and into the room. Raven was staring out the window with a blank look on her face.

“Raven,” he called. She didn’t respond.

“Raven,” he said louder. The dark girl just looked at him. The boy wonder took a seat.

“How are you feeling?”  Raven shrugged. The silence was almost unbearable for him.

“Why?” she whispered.

“Why what?” he asked, playing dumb.

“Why won’t you let me see him,” she snapped, the pain making her madder than she meant to be. Robin knew this, but put a stern look on his face.

“Raven you know why. He’s very sick and knowing you, you’d try to get to him.”
She turned away.

“Raven, I’m sorry.” When she opened her eyes, he could see tears forming.

“Please,” she begged. It broke Robin’s heart to see her like this, but he had to stay firm.

“I’m sorry, but the answer is still no,” he replied and then left. Raven cried uncontrollably until Cyborg came and sedated her.

Medical Wing #34

Christmas eve was just two days away and the tower needed to be decorated. Robin had ordered a tree so big, that Starfire had fly in through the common room window. Thankfully Raven had done her shopping long before her accident. The medical wing’s door slid open and Robin walked in with a tray. On it were three cups, cookies, and Raven’s medications. The masked teen smiled as he walked over.

“You hungry?” he asked. Raven smiled back and nodded.

“Do you want tea or hot chocolate?”

“Tea for the pills and hot coco for the cookies,” she replied. Robin handed her the tea and pills, then sipped his coffee.

“How’s the tower look?”

“Why don’t you come see for yourself?” he said with grin. Cyborg wheeled in a fancy wheelchair.

“Oh my Azar!”

“Ya wanna know what it does?” asked the metal man. The injured girl nodded.

“Well little lady, this here is the state of the art, never before seen or used, T-chair! It has a cup holder, book pouch, cushions for your legs, and an extremely comfy pillow so u can sleep in it.”  Robin pointed to the control panel.

“The chair will also alert us if something is wrong or you fall out. You can use the joy stick to move around,” he explained. Raven’s eyes shown with unshed tears.

“Thank you so much.”  Cyborg went and grabbed an I.V. to attach to the chair. He then, with Robin’s help, gently lifted her up and into the chair. The black haired teen placed a warm blanket over her lap and legs. They then wheeled her out of the room.

Common Room #35

The trio made their way down to the common room. Raven was relieved to be out of the medical wing. Upon reaching the doors, Robin opened them and Cyborg wheeled her in. Bumblebee was hanging up ornaments when they entered.

“Raven, what do you think of the tower?” she inquired.

“It looks awesome,” the injured girl replied, glancing around. Garland hung everywhere and the tree looked gorgeous.

"Where’s Star?” asked Robin.

“She’s hanging up the lights outside.”

         Raven rolled over to the windows and looked out. The bay was frozen over and there was a heavy layer of snow. She closed her eyes and thought of last year’s Christmas. They had all spent the day playing in the snow. As she was thinking this, a vision suddenly popped into her head. The dark girl let out a gasp and held her head as her eyes snapped open. The others rushed over.

              “Raven, what’s wrong?” asked Robin. Raven took a few deep breaths.

“I had vision that I was out in a blizzard. It so cold and snow made it impossible to see. Then I heard a voice, but I don’t know what it was saying,” she explained. Cyborg’s face had fallen.

“What?” she asked. He looked away and said, “Rae, what you saw was trough BB’s eyes when he was in the storm.”   

Raven gave Robin a hard stare.

“I’m going to give you a choice. You can either give me back my powers or let me see Beast Boy.”

Titans Tower #36

They all stared at her.

“You can’t be serious Raven,” said Robin. The dark girl jerked her head up.

“Do I look like I’m joking?” she hissed with a death glare on her face. Starfire came in a moment later.

“Friends, what is it that you are shouting at,” she questioned. Robin wrapped a blanket around her and explained. Cyborg went over to Raven and gave her a cup of tea to calm down.

Gently he said, “Raven, we can’t let you use your powers right now, they could blow up the tower.”  Bumblebee stepped in.

“Besides, wouldn’t you like to be able to feel for awhile?”  She nodded.

“I’m going to my room,” she told them.

“WHAT!” they all exclaimed. She gave them a funny look. Cyborg looked at Robin. The leader sighed and nodded.

“I’ll take you to Beast Boy,” the metal man told her. The girl smiled and let him push her. She wasn’t surprised when they passed Beast Boy’s room; it was a toxic waste dump. Raven glanced at the metal man in surprise when they stopped at her door. Silently he opened the door. Raven’s hand flew to her mouth and she whispered, “Beast Boy.”

Raven’s Room #37

Cyborg slowly wheeled Raven over to her bed. Beast Boy laid curled up shivering. Tears welled up in her eyes as she reached for his hand. The metal man left her to be alone with the changeling. The injured girl looked at the monitor and saw that his fever was still high. Letting go of his hand, she rewet the rag. The green teen was whimpering in pain. She softly shushed him and then quietly began to sing.

Whenever you call by: Mariah Carey
Love wandered inside
Stronger than you
Stronger than I
And now that it has begun
We cannot turn back
We can only turn into one

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
And I'll always remember
The part of you so tender
I'll be the one to catch you fall
Whenever you call

And I'm truly inspired
Finding my soul
There in your eyes
And you
Have opened my heart
And lifted me inside
By showing me yourself
Undisguised

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
And I'll always remember
The part of you so tender
I'll be the one to catch you fall
Whenever you call

And I will breathe for you each day
Comfort you through all the pain
Gently kiss your fears away
You can turn to me and cry
Always understand that I
Give you all I am inside

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call

I won't ever be too far away to feel you
And I won't hesitate at all
Whenever you call
And I'll always remember
The part of you so tender
I'll be the one to catch you fall
Whenever you call

With her good hand she stroked his hair. By the time she finished singing, he had stopped his cries. Raven put his hand against her cheek and cried silent tears.

“I heard everything you said to me. I love you too. Thank you for helping me,” she kissed his palm. Raven thought back on how her friends had saved her from her father. She remembered the pain that she had caused them.

“I’m so sorry. This is my entire fault. If only I had paid more attention, you wouldn’t be sick and I wouldn’t be in this wheelchair.”  The dark girl closed her eyes and looked away. Her whole body shook with sobs.

A hand stroked her cheek and a voice said, “Shh…its okay.”  Raven opened her tearful yes to see Beast Boy gazing at her.

“Beast Boy!”  He gave her a smile.

“I heard what you said. This isn’t your fault. I was the one stupid enough to go out in a blizzard,” he told her weakly. He then kissed her hand. Raven smiled and pushed the call button on her chair.

Titans Tower #37

It was Christmas eve at the tower and everyone was happy. Beast Boy’s fever had broken the night before and now he was out of bed. The changeling helped Raven anytime she needed it. The injured girl loved how he was so gentle with her. the pair now sat in the common room alone. The other titans had retired to bed and all was quiet. Raven sat propped up on the couch with her head in his lap. The only lights were those from the tree and the fire. Beast Boy glanced down at her.

“Raven, I have your present and I want you to open it.”  He handed her a box wrapped in purple paper. Slowly she tore off the paper and opened the box. A raven shaped necklace made with rubies and black diamonds.

“Oh Beast Boy! It’s beautiful,” she breathed. He put it around her neck. She pulled him down and gave him a kiss. They talked some more and eventually dosed off. When the others woke up the next morning they saw them, grabbed the cameras, and then left them to sleep.

The End