Can You Stand the Rain?

Summary: The Teen Titans celebrate a victory by spending a night on the town. But when tragedy strikes, how will our five heroes get through? This story set after the episode "Aftershock" and chronologically follows my last story, "All or Nothing".

Rating: This fic is rated PG-13 for allusion to violence. I would recommend that younger fans wait a few years before reading this. The advice applies also to those who are sensitive to physical violence and crimes against women. (Get my drift yet?)

Pairings: Robin/Starfire, Beast Boy/Raven. Sorry, Cy, you're flying solo in this one!

A/N: Small spoilers for "Switched". The Song "Can You Stand the Rain" is performed by BoyzIIMen, "Faded"(the song playing at the club) is performed by SoulDecision, "Baby of Mine" is performed by Allison Krauss. Email me for mp3's or lyrics! Music is a staple in any fic of mine!

Disclaimer: I don't own the TT, unfortunately. But I do own this storyline, the villain Genesis, Dr. Millana Ivanova (and her son, Nicholas!) and her secret identity as the heroine ShadowFox. All likenesses and attributes of the aforementioned characters are also mine. Please don't plagiarize!

The living room of Titan's Tower was quiet this morning. It was too early right now for the boys to be awake, so Raven and Starfire chose this time to meditate. Ever since the two had been switched into each other's bodies for a day, Starfire had been joining Raven at least once a day to meditate. Starfire enjoyed the sunrise and the crisp morning air as much as Raven enjoyed the quiet and warmth from the rising sunshine. Raven knew from a lifetime of experience that the meditation she performed was working though it wasn't always apparent to her friends. With Starfire, it was blatantly obvious. The increase in her concentration and focus of her abilities was astounding. Raven had secretly smiled as Starfire surprised Beast Boy in combat practice one day. Starfire had knocked Beast Boy all the way across the training room with her eye bolts when Beast Boy wasn't looking. Raven was so proud.

When the two finished their meditation, Starfire spontaneously hugged her teammate.

"Oh, Raven, I am so glad that you have allowed me to join you in meditation, but most of all, I am glad that we are friends. Thank you, Raven, for being my friend!" Starfire gushed.

"You're welcome...as long as you let me up for air," Raven replied, gasping for breath as soon as Starfire released her. Raven was about to suggest breakfast when their communicators went off.

"Raven! Starfire! Meet us downtown and hurry!" Robin shouted to them.

"I thought you said that Robin, Cyborg and Beast Boy were still asleep?" said Starfire.

"I thought they were," said Raven, clearly as confused as she was. The girls skipped the stairs and flew up through the stairwell that led to the roof of the tower. Once outside, they witnessed the cloud of smoke and fire that rose from an explosion among the skyscrapers. They followed the sound of chaos to the site where the boys were taking on one of the most devastating creatures they had ever seen. It was a blue-green beast of a man that seemed to have the power to distort matter at will. When the girls arrived on the scene, Robin was literally cemented into the ground and Beast Boy was fighting to get out of a cage made out of the lamp posts that expanded and contracted to every creature Beast Boy could think of and change half a second faster.

"Call me Genesis, for creation is mine to control!" the villain roared, uprooting a tree and launching it like a javelin at the girls.

"Split up!" Raven shouted. Raven dove one direction and Starfire the other as the Monster threw whatever it had around it. By the time the girls defeated their enemy, Cyborg was picking himself up out from under a garbage truck.

"Thanks for the save, girls!" Cyborg said with a partial smile.

"You are damaged! May I be of some assistance?" Starfire offered.

"Robin!" Raven cried, turning everyone's attention to the lithe teenager cemented into the sidewalk. He had lost consciousness and Raven was sure that the weight of the concrete was crushing Robin's ribs. Using her powers of telekinesis, Raven tore the section of sidewalk out. Starfire followed up with her star bolts and blasted it apart. Cyborg stepped in and pulled off the largest piece of concrete, revealing the rest of their friend. Once again, Raven used her powers to repair the broken bones, but his lungs were crushed, she had never tried to repair actual organs before.

"Robin! You must breathe!" Starfire cried.

"Stand back a minute!" Cyborg cried as Beast Boy joined them. It took him a bit longer to find his way out of all that scrap metal. Cyborg collapsed to Robin's side and began CPR. "I'm having a hard time getting the air into his lungs. Raven, can you help me?" Cyborg asked. There was a desperation in his eyes that Raven had never seen before.

"I—I don't know if I can," Raven stammered, afraid that if she didn't get it just right, that she could kill their fearless leader.

"You've gotta try! Please, Raven?" Beast Boy begged. Setting her eyes on Robin's chest, Raven took a deep breath and concentrated. She imagined what shape lungs should be, she imagined her hands smoothing out the crushed parts and repairing them to their original shape. As she did this, Robin gasped for breath and cried out. Raven moved on to inspect other organs that might be damaged. She repaired his liver and part of his stomach before pulling out and letting her eyes return to normal. Feeling a little dizzy, Raven fainted from the exertion. Beast Boy reached out, caught her, and sat down gently on the ground.

"What happened?" Robin muttered, coughing and choking on the air rushing back into his lungs.

"She did it!" Beast Boy murmured reverently. "Raven repaired your lungs. She saved you!" As he did this, Raven whimpered softly and came around.

"Did it work?" she asked. Beast Boy smiled and resisted the urge to hug her tightly.

"Yeah, it did. Nice job, Raven," Beast Boy replied, grinning from one pointy ear to the other. Allowing herself a relieved smile, Raven stood and accepted Robin's handshake.

"Thanks, Raven. I owe you one," Robin said with a smile.