Raven stood very, very still.

This had to be the most absurd of situations she had managed to oh-so-gracefully land herself in. She'd been beaten blind by a single man. Rescued by one of the Titan's most sought after criminals. Fed by the very same man. And now, in this very moment, Raven stood in what she could only estimate was the center of the ever elusive Red X's living room.

This was really turning into a terrible morning. Especially now that she was tripping over carpet edges and stumbling into coffee tables. Raven swore silently as her shin made a particularly nasty run in with a table.

"Having trouble Sunshine?" A lofty voice called cheerfully across the room, causing the violet-haired demoness to jump slightly. Dealing with this heroic villain was particularly trying without powers; paired with her blindness it was impossible to even sense the man's presence, as he'd just displayed.

"None what-so-ever." She bit back, sinking onto a leather couch cautiously. He chuckled, and continued about whatever task he'd set upon. Listening carefully Raven was able to discern the soft tread of his feet, as well as the shuffling of whatever was in his hands. "How long do you intend to keep me here?" Raven wasn't sure she could withstand X's presence long enough to wait until she had regained her eyesight.

The man made a contemplative hum, "I don't know, Sunshine, I've become rather attached to my little Bluebird." He chuckled. "Maybe I'll just keep you." Raven growled, wishing she had the ability to go after the pain. "Hey, hey!" The man laughed, his unmasked voice odd compared to the synthetic one.

"Just sit back and go with the flow." He answered with all seriousness, "We'll just have to see the way things go." With that he returned to the work before him, while Raven could only heave a sigh – the first of many. Minutes passed and the sorceress began to feel awkward, sitting with nothing to do. Tortuously she realized there wasn't much she could do; moving around was hard enough, let alone in a foreign room, and reading was out of the question, until now she had never quite realized just how mandatory eyesight was.

A few, rather loud, sounds came from X's direction and then the distinct sound of him standing up? "There we go, all done." The man announced, pleased.

"With what?" She ventured, not expecting much of an answer.

"With any luck, something that might help speed up your healing process." Raven twitched. The only thing keeping her in this state – unable to heal herself – was due to the fact she couldn't see; it was like being in the dark, looking for a flashlight, but needing one in order to find it. As it were, considering her problem was with her magic, magic was necessary for any boost in her healing process. Red X was someone Raven considered relatively smart, and there was no denying he knew, or had at least figured, all of this already.

"How did you–"

"Now, now, I'm simply trying to help, be a good girl and take your medicine, Sunshine." He interrupted, placing a small glass in her hand. In response she simply glared in his direction, not caring about her accuracy.

"I'm truly hurt, you doubt my resources?" He teased with a mock-hurt tone. Raven snarled, he had to be kidding! He was trying to shove down her throat something with the potential to kill her, depending on how badly he'd screwed up.

"Absolutely not." She refused, thrusting the glass back in his direction. "God knows where you got the mixture for that, and Azar help me all the things you've likely done wrong." She reprimanded, crossing her arms angrily.

"My source is perfectly suitable, and rest assured I followed the instructions to a T."

"I don't trust any 'source' but my own." Raven remained steadfast in her decision. Hearing a sheepish chuckle the young woman's face darkened considerably.

"Well, my source just so happens to be one of your books, Sunshine, and might I say, very detailed instructions you've added; much as it pains me to see what you've done to what must be priceless volumes.

"You stole from my library?" Raven snarled, enraged, "Didn't I tell you specifically not to touch my books?" She demanded. "Do you kno-" Again the demoness was cut off, as the glass was placed to her lips, and the contents tipped into her mouth. In her surprise she could do nothing but swallow, and begin coughing as it made its way down her throat difficultly. X thumped her back steadily, which in reality did little more than make her angrier.

"What the hell," Coughing stopped her for a moment, "Do you think you're doing?" She demanded as she tried to clear her mouth of the bitter taste of sage and thyme. While she did this, Red X stood and made off with the glass, heading for what must have been the kitchen. It was a few more seconds before the coughing subsided, and the thief made his way back into the room.

"You didn't seem willing to take it any other way, sorry Sunshine." He replied, sitting next to her once again. Furious, uncharacteristically so, Raven leaped at the man, who was close enough missing was no concern. With or without her sight, she was going to tear him a new one.

The demoness was lucky enough to land one good blow across his face, hitting his cheekbone, before he pinned her arms to her side. It was then Raven realized none of his attire consisted of his Red X outfit – he was dressed in everyday clothes.

"Calm down, no need for such a fuss." He chided, "Do you really think I'd give you something if I thought there was even the possibility of it harming my little Bluebird?" Her only response was another glare. Taking no heed of her foul response the man sat the sorceress by his side before standing up.

"How about a movie, eh? You may not be able to see it, but sound should do just fine." Taking her silence as confirmation, she listened as the man crossed the room to what must have been the entertainment center. "So, comedy, action, adventure, or romance?" She could feel his grin at the mention of the last one, and only scoffed. Knowing what would be chosen if she refused to pick she voiced her choice.

"Adventure or action." So help her if he happened to have Batman's Return, Spiderman, or any of those other ghastly hero shows she'd get up and leave right now. There was silence until she heard the DVD player being drawn out, and the pop and clatter as he opened the case and tossed it in. Once the title screen was up and play was hit, X plopped himself back onto the couch next to her, making himself comfortable.

Unhappy with the closeness Raven was attempting to move over when a lazy arm encircled her waist, pulling her back against his side. "Ah ah! It's bonding time deary, it's no fun if you're all the way over there." Red X explained in something akin to a whiny voice, before laughing cheerfully, "So how do you like Transformers, Sunshine, hmm?" Raven huffed a sigh, making no reply – not even to reprimand the thief on the nickname, well-knowing it would only encourage him.

Twenty minutes into the movie and Raven was feeling oddly tired, and after a few moments of her newly-slowed mind, she figured it must be an after effect of the potion so kindly forced upon her. If he had done anything to mess up the mixture, she swore, she'd come back and kill him. A yawn broke her lips. To her right Red X shifted slightly in her direction, presumably checking on the sleepy Titan, but making no comment.

Minutes ticked by slowly, and the demoness' sightless eyes only continued to grow heavier and heavier. With difficultly she fought against the oncoming wave of darkness trying to claim her mind, refusing to fall asleep in the presence of the thief without a fight. Unfortunately willpower prolonged the inevitable only a short while longer, and barley halfway through the movie the dark haired woman leaned against X's shoulder, and seconds later was dozing.

The thief looked over, laughing quietly as a small, genuine smile crept onto his face, before returning his attention to he television; but not before dragging the sorceress just a little bit closer.

Groaning a disgruntled sorceress sat up, holding her slightly aching head. Opening her eyes she looked around, instantly focusing on the shattered vase near her bookshelf. Groaning sourly she recalled the previous day, short-lived as it was. The next thing she noticed was her open window, with purple curtains billowing softly. She wouldn't be to surprised if he'd only just now left.

"Raven!" The demoness turned to see Boy Wonder standing at the entrance of her room, a worried look across his face. "Are you okay?"

"Dude, what happened?" Questioned Beast Boy, showing up moments later, followed by Starfire and Cyborg.

"Has friend Raven remained unharmed?"

"Yo, Rae, what went down? You didn't answer our call yesterday, thought something might'a happened."

"Looks like we were right." Robin commented seriously, looking suspiciously around the room for anything that might be considered a clue.

"It's..." Raven paused, going over the passed two days, "Been busy, but everything's fine." She reassured stoically. Robin studied her for a moment, before deeming her explanation satisfactory.

"Okay, everyone to the living room for a debriefing; Raven, you can explain what happened then." Robin took the lead, leaving everyone else to follow.