I'm Fine (book 2)

Pill and Potions

Nightwing abruptly left Damien which left him confused. He eyes the IV in his hand trying his hardest to ignore the unsettling protrusion in his skin. He could feel his heart start to race the longer he stared at the tape holding the needle in. He took a shallow breath and closed his eyes to try to think of anything but the needle. Nightwing busted back in with a Manila folder. He laid the folder labeled "Terra" on his lap and let Damien explore. Damien opened the cover and saw the headshot. His eyes got wide as he realized the connection he was tracking all along.

"It's her..." Damien whispered.

Raven sat on the floor of the bathroom content with the choice her and Beastboy had made. She got up from the floor with the help of Beastboy and tossed the used box in the trash. They wanted to have kids, but at what cost? Raven went to the kitchen for a snack and Beastboy went to check on Damien.

He paced down the hallway to the hospital wing to walk in on Damien and Nightwing, discussing Terra over her file.

"No..." Beastboy shivered angrily.

"Wait, Beastboy!" Nightwing yelled as he turned for the door. Facing the doorknob Beastboy stopped.

"What did she do...?" He asked in a monotone voice that could only rival Raven.

"We are trying to figure it out, but she gave Damien the package with the needle..." Nightwing explained quietly. Beastboy clenched his fist and slammed it into the door in rage.

"Easy there BB! I'm alright!" Damien called out to his friend as the green shapeshifter gathered control of his emotions.

Bumblebee woke up in her bed with a burning sense of stress over the pile of paperwork she needed to do. She glanced over at Cyborg sleeping with their quiet baby's crib next to the bed. She got up quietly and wrapped their baby in his blanket and took him for a walk to the kitchen. She became suddenly aware of how tired she's been as she sat on the sofa. Her son slept quietly in her arms as she watched the sunrise from the giant windows. She needed this time to relax every morning because she'd been burning her candle at both ends lately.

Raven got back into bed, feeling a little nauseous. She closed her eyes and attempted to drift off to sleep when she was suddenly faced with a gut wrenching pain in her lower abdomen. She tried to contain herself but she let out a blood curdling scream in sheer agony. Just as quickly as it came, it disappeared. Beastboy ran into the room after a minute to see a bewildered Raven trying to get a grip on her reality.

"Are you okay?" Beastboy panted as he sat down in the edge of her bed.

"I have no idea..." Raven echoed lost.

Nightwing sat reading the charts in the stool of the hospital wing without realizing how long he had been hunched over. He got up too quickly and was replied with a jolt of pain through his back. He stood hunched over, paused as Damien watched him react to his pain.

"Are you okay?" Damien whispered.

"Yeah...I'm fine." Nightwing shrugged off the comment and stood straight with a grimace. Nightwing paced out of the hospital room but stopped to grab a mild painkiller from the supply closet on his way out. He made sure to take it out of Damien's sight to keep it a secret. He swallowed down the pill and went along with his day.