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Chapter IX – While You Were Gone

Kai’s face beamed as she bit her lower lip; trying to keep a straight face. She couldn’t believe what she (and the other Titans for that matter) had just witnessed; it was almost funny. “Go ahead Kai; you’d have done it later anyway. . .” Raven sighed as she watched her friend practically burst in laughter.
“My . . . my God, that was way too good! I still can’t believe how perfect of timing that was; I am so writing this down!” she giggled, she was hopping up and down slightly, like she had just seen a rock star. After a second or two to catch her breath, she noticed that the other Titans had already walked over to Beast Boy and Raven; she eagerly trotted over as well.
There were all kinds of questions going around. Starfire asking Robin if Raven would be okay, Cyborg messing around with Beast Boy about any “relationship” . . . it went on and on. Raven was noticeably silent through all of the craziness. Kai strutted over to her casually, and with a cheerful grin said “What’s up with you?” Raven turned her head slightly, and murmured
“Nothing . . . I’m just kind of sore, and my head hurts a bit, what happened anyway? I don’t remember getting hurt this badly.” She sighed as she delicately placed her arms around her bandaged chest. Unluckily though, the other Titans had stopped talking before she finished. Their facial expressions suddenly turned into grief and uncertainty. Robin was the first to make a move, his voice filled with discourage.
“After you blacked out, Cyborg took an analysis of your condition. He beat you pretty badly . . .” he sighed, Raven’s eyes widened.
“H---How badly?” she whimpered, her more emotional side coming out of its shell. Cyborg grabbed a sheet of paper from the drawer inside the side desk. It was attached to a clipboard. He read it over somewhat slowly.
“Thank God you healed well enough.” He muttered as he scanned the paper. “You lost over half of your blood . . . two ribs were fractured, one broken . . . you suffered a minor concussion . . . Rage practically tore a hole in your stomach . . . and . . .” he was interrupted by Robin’s stern voice.
“We thought you were going to die,” he declared. Kai noticed as he talked that Raven’s eyes were merely pinpoints, her hands gripped the sides of the medical bed.
“I ---- I was going to die!?” Raven cried out, her body was shaking violently, the monitor on the wall showed a faster heartbeat than normal. Instantly a vase beside the medical table shattered, sending bits of glass shooting in every direction.
“Calm down, you’re fine now, don’t kill yourself over it,” Cyborg ordered, his face stern and serious. Raven quickly took a deep breath and her rapid heartbeat subsided.
Her tense muscles relaxed, and with an instant she whispered “He’s ----- still out there . . . isn’t he?” Robin nodded, worry lines creased in his forehead. Raven turned towards Beast Boy, her eyes showed fear and discontent. He put an arm around her shoulder, his smile was comforting. Kai yawned, her arms stretching out behind her
“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m tired . . . see you later.” She scooted out of the room quietly, the other Titans following her shortly after.
“Sure you’ll be okay?” Beast Boy asked Raven, she nodded and whispered as he left the room,
“Yeah . . . I’ll be fine.”