The cloaked figured placed on last kiss of the forehead of each inside the basket before setting it down. She reached withing the confines of the fabric surrounding her and pulled the small slip of paper out. Nestling it withing the blankets she sent one last fleeting glance down. Then mustering all her strength she rang the door bell and disappeared into the portal.
He wiped the sleep out of his eyes as he trudged towards the door. His green hand gripped the handle and angrily opened the door.
"What the hell?" His voice was low and gravely. He wasn't pleased with his early morning wake up. When he saw no one before him his rage spiked. His nails dug into the door as he went to slam it shut.
The force shook the house causing a baby to cry. He stopped dead in his tracks. He didn't have a girlfriend let alone a baby. Then why could he hear the cries of a young child. Hesitantly he drifted back towards the door and cautiously opened it. Looking down he was met with the cubby pale faces of three children. A small faintly green hand popped out of the bundle of blankets blindly grabbing at the air.
Garfield was in shock. Random babies on his doorstep, what the hell was he even supposed to do. As a bright faced baby let out another shrill cry he snapped into action. Carefully scooping up the small human he began to gently sway back and forth. Slowly the sobs turned into silence. Placing the baby back into the basket he lifted the whole thing and took it inside.
Placing the basket on the couch he lifted each child out of the basket. Curling up the blanket he laid them back on it. Keeping an eye on the infants he reached down for the folded note. Tentatively he opened it and began to read.
Dear Gar,
Do I even deserve the right to call you that anymore? I'm sorry for leaving you in this predicament but I just don't know what to do at this point. I have to go back and fight for the right of all demons. I don't know if I can survive this and if I don't I want you to care for the children. You may be wondering why I have asked you to take on such a task. Well the answer is simple, they are yours. It was that last night in the tower, back when we were still Titans. I know you don't remember it but we had a lot to drink and well things happen. I was able to figure out that your animal DNA mixed with my demon heritage is what caused so many kids. I should have told you sooner but I didn't know what to do.
The little girl's name is Amani, it means peace in Swahili. I figured your only daughter deserved a name that was closely connected to you. The small pale skinned boy is named Helios. Named after the Greek god of sun because he is always the happiest of the three. He has a bright personality, much like yours. Lastly the little boy that looks so much like you is named Muraco, which means white moon in Native American. He was named after all those times we sat together on the roof watching the stars and moon late at night.
I'm sorry to put you into such a tough position. I hope you will love them as much as I do. Please just make sure you tell them about me. I want them to know I love them and I only left because it was necessary. Once again I'm so sorry.
Love,
Rae
He sat dumbfounded and unsure of what to do. He couldn't put these kids up for adoption, they were his. He had created them. Glancing towards the babies he let out a sigh. Could he really afford taking care of his kids. He knew he had money stashed away from when his parents died and he had the money from when he was a Titan but he wasn't sure it would be enough. He knew raising a kid was expensive but he had no clue how much it would cost for three. With another sign he realized he had to do this. They were his kids, they deserved to have at least one parent around. Especially since Raven had decided to up and abandon them.
Searching around the room for a moment he found his laptop. He had some shopping to do. And so he sat down getting ready to figure out what he needed for his newfound children.
Sorry for this being short. Also this is posted on my AO3 account so if you see it there just know I didn't steal it. I hope you like this and review. There is lots more to come.
