A/N Uh . . . cause I'm broke, I kind of read a TT comic in B&N today. No, I don't know the number or anything. It was about this 13-year-old cult leader who'd brought Raven back to life and the TT brought her home . . . yeah, but at the near-end BB was holding Raven.

Disclaimer: I couldn't even buy the damn comic.


I was in a body again.

I have no hair. My head feels lighter. My hood brushes against my ears, and there's no whisper of hair around them.

The Titans . . . why have they accepted me again? After the things I did? Especially when they know I could easily do them again.

Why is Gar accepting me again? Why is he showing me a room, like this is no big deal? "It's a little bare bones right now." He says. He lists a few things, things that sound nice, that I could put in there.

He remembered my incense.

Such a small, insignificant thing . . .

Incense.

I feel it somewhere in my chest, an emotion I deny having. A buildup of . . . what is this? I am . . . touched.

". . . perfect." Is the last word in my responding sentence. And I actually mean it. This feels so perfect, after being chained in that stone prison, with that sick child who spoke of marrying me.

The next thing I know . . . I'm in his arms.

Gar is holding me, carefully, as though he fears I'll push him away. I should too. After a moment, he holds tighter, either understanding or maybe taking advantage of my non-resistance.

But . . . I really don't want to resist.

I feel his chest moving in and out, his heartbeat steady against my ear.

He smells nice.

Familiar.

And this . . .

This is perfect too.


A/N Geez, that was short.