Hi! HeadGoddessofCynicism here, along with my muse Maura Estella!
ME: Someone remind me why I took this job…
HGOC: You needed the money.
ME: But you aren't paying me!
HGOC: Your point?
ME: Good grief-
HGOC: You aren't Charlie Brown.
ME: You're crazy.
HGOC: Why thank you. Maura Estella is here to explain why this fic is gonna be better, at least in terms of grammar, than most other 'first fics.'
ME: This is only the first fic Cynicism's posted. She's written numerous others; just none that she felt were worth posting. As it is, much to my joy of being able to make her work so much, she has rewritten this several times, due to not only plot changes, but to things that just sounded weird or were grammatically incorrect. And, my final point, English is her best subject. So enjoy!
HGOC: Ahem Aren't you forgetting something?
ME: Oh yeah… LIBERATE YOUR MUSES!
HGOC: NOT THAT!
ME: Ohhhhhhhhhhh… HeadGoddessofCynicism doesn't own Teen Titans. If anything, they own her.
HGOC: Nods with approval. And now for your random opening quote.

RANDOM QUOTE:

Pencils lose their point if you don't have an eraser to go with them.

SUMMARY:

Severely injured in a battle helping the Titans, Red X is forced to stay in Titan's Tower with Raven. Love begins to blossom, but will it be crushed before it gets a chance to bloom?

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The man in the bed moaned loudly as he opened his eyes. The first thing he discovered that his mask was still in place. The second thing he found out was that he was in some sort of hospital of something, judging from the décor.

"Where am I?" he murmured despite the pounding headache that was threatening to make his skull explode.

He saw Starfire, and against better judgment, decided to ask her.

"Hey, where am I?"

"EEP! FRIEND ARGENT! THE RED X HAS AWOKENED!" she yelled.

"Don't be so loud," he groaned, praying she wouldn't talk anymore.

A white skinned girl with a British accent came into the room. She was wearing a strange outfit. The bottom was the same as her uniform, while the top was long sleeved and mock turtle necked. It was all black.

There was a circular hole where the A in her chest was, allowing it to be seen. An old-fashioned nurse's cap sat on her head, black where it was usually white.

"Star, you go get something to eat. I'll be fine with X on my own."

Starfire nodded her head vigorously. "Yes, Friend Argent. I admit I am feeling some of the hunger." She flew out of the room, leaving it blissfully quiet.

"Hi. I'm Argent, but you can call me Arissa. I'm going to be your nurse while Raven is… out."

She flashed him a small smile, which clashed with the sorrowful, pained expression on her face, before checking the various machines around his bed.

Red X decided to ignore her as much as possible as soon as he all the answers he needed.

"You obviously know who I am, but you wouldn't happen to know where I am, would you?"

"You're in the Titan's Tower medical bay. Solitary confinement. Nightwing, crazy fellow, seemed to think once you woke up you'd start attacking every living soul!"

She looked him up and down. "Honestly, you don't seem like such a bad bloke for being a thief. I know some thieves personally, and they're all amazing friends. So, I've got nothing against you, especially after what you did for Raven. Although… Nightwing seems to have a personal vendetta."

"I stole the suit from him."

"Ah. I see. Well, that certainly would put a damper on your personal relationship."

"Nah, it's not just that. I rub him the wrong way."

"Is that all? Hm… I would've sworn His Royal Obsessiveness said something about you trying to pick up Starfire, or some other cruddy nonsense like that. Wouldn't happen to be true, now would it?

His disbelief radiated off him strongly. "Starfire? Overly perky orange alien chick that is by no means the sharpest spoon in the closet?" I snorted. "As if. I only do it to piss Chuckles- Nightwing- off. Works pretty well."

Argent laughed a little. "You are an okay bloke. Titans North has a thing with pissing him off too. I think we mostly picked it up from our fearless leader."

"Beast Boy, right?"

"Huh?"

"Your leader."

"Nope. We got Raven, thank God! I don't think I could stand Flash if I had the string bean around as well."

"Raven? Really?"

"Mhm. She's the one that supplied us with our arsenal of nicknames for the original Titans, mostly Nightwing and Beast Boy."

"Like what?"

"Let's see… There's Boy Blunder, Wonder Bread, green bean, His Royal Obsessiveness, grass stain, His Royal Pain-in-the-ass, Batboy, oh I could go on and on. But I don't want to gab your ears off. That's Jinx's job. That girl could talk the ears off a donkey! No idea how Wally stands it."

"Wally?"

"Oh, I forgot! You don't know our real names! Okay, starting with the original Titans or Titans West- Nightwing is Richard Grayson; Starfire is Koriand'r, but we Earthized it to Kori Anders; Raven really is Raven, but her civilian name is Rachel Roth; Beast Boy is Garfield Logan, but just call him Gar; and Cyborg is Victor Stone, who you call Vic.

Titans East has Vic as a leader when he's there, Karen Beecher (Bumble Bee) when he's not. Then there's Arsenal, Roy Harper, and Aqualad, Garth. Mas y Menos were Juan and Javier." She grew quiet, and her voice lost what little warmth it had. "They were among the casualties. Every team but Titans West lost a member."

"Who was it for you?"
She looked on the verge of tears.

"You don't have to tell me if it's too painful for you," he added hastily, noting her current state.

"Herald. Raven took it the hardest. They used to go dimension hopping together, the two of them did. Sometimes they'd take us, but it was mostly just them. They were like brother and sister, they were. But moving on," she said, forcing a smile. "Titans North is, as I said, headed by Raven. Herald was the secondary leader, but now… I guess it's me. We have Flash, Wally West; Jinx, Jennifer Williams, but she prefers to be called Jenn; me; and Jericho, Joseph.

And finally, Titans South, Beast Boy's team. I think Hotspot is the second in command, but I'm not sure. Gar's team isn't big on alter egos. He has Hotspot, Kole and Gnark, and this girl named Frost. They lost Pantha during the fight."

"I'm sorry for your losses," he told her as genuinely as he could.

"Thanks. And thanks for helping out. Without you, I'm pretty sure Raven would be gone."

"Uh, what'd I do?"

"Do you remember the fight at all?"

"No. I barely remember that there was a fight at all. But there was something with robots…"

Britain examined Red X's skull. "Hm… Acute amnesia. When Raven is fixed, she'll help you with that."

"What happened to her?"

"Detailed list, or summary?"

"Summary."

"She got knocked our of the sky from about seven stories up, got beat up by robots, did big voodoo magic whatever, halfway healed everyone here, and almost brought Herald back from the other side, though not necessarily in chronological order."

"Wow. Can I sleep now?"

"Sure. Whatever."

"Great. Buh-"

She slammed the door hard.

"Bye. Hm… And Chuckles calls me rude."

O.O o.o -.- .

"Any changes?"

"No. So what brings you here?"

"Can't a guy just check up on his leader?"

"Nope. Spill."

"Okay, fine. I came here to see you."

"Much better." She sighed.

"Hey, I miss her too."

"I just want her to wake up. She was my first female friend in the Titans."

She started crying. He came over and wrapped his arms around her. "Sh… It's okay…" he whispered soothingly as he stroked her hair, which fell down past her shoulders, free from its usual style.

"But what if she never wakes up, Wally?" she asked as she buried her head in his chest.

"Sh… It'll be okay, Jenny."

Jinx smiled slightly at his pet name for her.

Flash led the still crying woman out of the room, his arms still encircling her thin frame, leaving their violet haired leader to her comatose state.

O.O o.o -.- .

FINALLY! It's finished. Now, I have an ending random quote for you. And to those of you that are bound to ask, Raven can't heal herself when she's in the coma, so she's still as damaged as she was directly after the battle.

RANDOM QUOTE:

If you want to label something, go work in a soup factory.

Now go, my minions, and review! Cookie to who ever is my first reviewer!