[I]Author's Note: This entry for the story is a bit more mature then the last one, so it's rated T+, for mild suggestive themes in the first few pages. ;)[/I]

[B]Title: Planning The Future
Author: R1 Max/FangJoker/FangZeronos/Poseidon
Couple/Character: Raven and Beast Boy (Teen Titans)
Short Summary: Three years after their small fight in the Tower, Beast Boy and Raven start to plan their future. But when something happens that Beast Boy mentioned in passing, will the two be ready to take the next step?[/B]

They'd been through a lot in three years as a couple. The Paparazzi never left them alone, always trying to snap pictures of the Two Titans that were still in Jump City and in an intense relationship. More then once, Raven had found them snapping pictures at them in some of their more.…[I]intimate[/I] moments.

"Hey, Rae?" Gar asked, looking up from his book that Raven let him borrow, a battered and worn copy of "[I]Pride and Prejudice[/I]".

"Hmm?" Raven asked, looking up at him from her copy of [I]Wuthering Heights[/I]. She was laying with her head on his lap, and she looked up into the green eyes that she loved more then anything. "What's on your mind, love?"

Smiling down at Raven, Garfield ran his hand in her raven locks, kissing her forehead at the same time. "Well...I was just curious, but...did you ever think of starting a family?" he asked, his voice low and calm, despite his heart thundering against his ribcage as loud as the thunder outside of the Tower.

Raven-who hadn't been expecting that type of question-sat up and moved to sit in his lap. She slid her arms around his neck, and she leaned her jeweled forehead against his.

"Well...I'd thought about it, sure, but I wasn't sure if you'd want to. But...there were times in Azarath that I'd ask my mother about it, and she'd just snarl her nose and change the subject," Raven admitted, kissing Garfield softly. She laid her head at the base of his neck, and she sighed almost inaudibly. She looked up at her green-skinned boyfriend, and tilted her head. "Why?"

"I've been thinking about it a lot, and seeing Robin and Kori with Sera, it made me want to start our own family," Gar said, putting his arms around Raven's waist, giving her a squeeze as he pulled her in closer to him, kissing her softly.

"Gar...we're not even married yet," Raven whispered, drawing her legs up and curling up on his lap, snuggling deeper in his arms. "And, besides...we've been careful about it. I'm still on the pill, and every time we've done it, you've used protection for me, even though I could see it in your eyes that you didn't really want to." She put her hand on his cheek, and she kissed him again. No matter how often she kissed him, it still felt right. "If you want us to start a family, then we will. I can see how much it means to you."

Garfield smiled, and he put his hand on Raven's cheek, smiling at her as he looked into her dark blue eyes that held still so much mystery for him. He pulled her closer to him, and he kissed her deeply, smiling against her lips. When he pulled back, he leaned his forehead against hers. "We can always get married first, Rae. All I know is that I want to make you happy."

"You already have," she whispered, leaning into and nuzzling his hand with her cheek. She kissed his palm, and she turned in his lap to snake her legs around his waist and push herself even closer to him. She smirked as she started kissing him deeply, letting her hands knot in his hair. She laughed in the kiss when she heard him moan her name against her lips, and she knew that she was doing something right. "Mm...you like that?"

She knew that she was teasing him and was more then likely going to get it later, but she didn't mind. That was how they did things, tease the shit out of each other, and then when they get to the point of where they couldn't tease anymore, they went with it. She jumped and squeaked when he grabbed her ass through her one-piece leotard, and she laughed as she leaned her head on his neck.

"Don't tease me like that," Gar growled against her lips. He felt her press ever closer against him until she was literally straddling his lap with all that she could, and he reached up and undid the clasp on her cloak, letting it fall to the floor behind them.

Raven was mildly surprised that he was starting to get in the mood right then and there in the living room, but she was just going to go with it this time. "Here in the living room, Gar?" she asked, starting to kiss and bite his neck.

"Why not?" he asked, his breath starting to come in short pants. "We've got the Tower to ourselves like we've had for three years, the windows are tinted, cameras are off. Why not?" He started sliding the top of her leotard down off of her shoulders, revealing her pale skin and a surprising color on the bra that she was wearing. "Green?" His tone was amused as he kissed her again, sliding his hands up her back.

"Shut up and love me already, Gar," Raven moaned, all but tearing his shirt off of him and throwing it to the floor as well as his belt. Soon enough both were in a place reserved only for lovers.

Less then an hour later, the Tower was filled with Raven screaming in pleasure as Beast Boy loved her, and she clung to him as they did what they wanted to each other. Beast Boy fell against Raven, and he kissed her shoulder and moved to her neck, smiling against her bare skin and leaning into her embrace.

"Mmm….Gar…." Raven moaned, running her hand in his hair as pure bliss spread through her body. She smiled lazily at Garfield, and she kissed his forehead. "Why is it that I can just feel…..mmmm….so normal around you?"

Garfield smiled lazily back, and he kissed her neck again gently. "Because…I give you the feelings that you know that you love," he said, his voice little more then a whisper as he looked up at his longtime girlfriend. "And you love every single minute of it, don't you?"

"Damn straight," Raven giggled, using her powers to pull a blanket around them, knowing that one or both of them were going to be asleep in a few minutes. She smiled softly, closing her eyes and drifting off into sleep, keeping Gar in her arms. Gar soon followed, dreaming of nothing but Raven in his dreams, like he had so many times in the last years.

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[CENTER][b][I]Three weeks later[/I][/b][/CENTER]

Raven was stunned. She was sitting on the bed in her room, having told Gar not to worry, but she was starting to freak out. She hated waiting the three minutes that it took for the test to work, and she started pacing the room, chanting her meditation mantra the whole time.

"Azarath…Metrion…Zinthos…" she repeated, over and over. She counted down the entire One-hundred eighty seconds, and she sighed as she walked over to the bedside table, picking up the small test. When she saw that it was positive, she fell back on the bed and passed out, her entire body trying to process what was going on.

A few hours later, Gar started to worry. He walked into their room, and he saw Raven passed out on the bed, a stunned and surprised look on her features. "Rae?" he asked, walking closer and kneeling on the bed beside her. He put his hand on her cheek, and he lightly shook her, trying to wake her up. "Come on, baby. Wake up."

When she stirred, she gasped and sat up, clutching the small test close to her chest. "Garfield…." she started to say, only to stop. That caught her green-skinned boyfriend's attention. "Gar….honey….you know how we were talking the other night about trying to get pregnant?"

"Yeah…..?" Gar asked, his tone a bit curious. He looked at her and could see the fear in her eyes.

She shakily handed him the pregnancy test, and she waited for his reaction. When she looked at him and put her hand on his cheek, she couldn't gage what he was thinking. "Gar? Say something, baby…." she whispered, looking into his stunned and vacant green eyes.

"I'm….going to be….a father?" he asked finally, his voice cracking and shaking as he looked at his girlfriend. When she nodded, his face broke out into a grin, and he set the test down and snaked his arms around Raven, lifting her up and kissing her.

"I…I thought you'd be upset," she whispered, putting her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. "I didn't expect this…"

"Why wouldn't I be happy? Raven, this is exactly what we talked about the other night. Now that we know that we're going to have a baby, we should be happy about this," he said, putting his arms around her waist. He leaned his head against her shoulder, and he playfully blew on her neck.

"I am happy. I wasn't sure that this was going to work, with me being a half Demon, though," Raven said, giggling as she felt his lips on her neck. "Hey, don't get me going. You know what happens when you do that."

Beast Boy smiled, and he started playfully rubbing Raven's sides. "Awww….you love it and you know it," he smirked, kissing her neck again and biting down playfully. "Come on. I'll give you a loving that you know that you'll need rest from." He smirked as he pulled "the Face" on her, his eyes pouty but playful.

"You're an evil man," Raven grinned. She turned his face to hers, and she laid a deep kiss on him.

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[CENTER][B][I]Three Months Later[/CENTER][/I][/B]

Raven was miserable. She growled as she rolled out of bed, barely making it to the bathroom before she vomited, throwing up everything that was in her stomach, which wasn't a lot thanks to the fact that she hadn't been eating much since stuff was tasting bad to her lately. She whined as she leaned back against the tub, pulling a rag off the shelve with her powers and getting it wet before putting it on her head. "Gaaaaar….." she whined.

Beast Boy shook his head as he crawled out of bed, and he went into the bathroom, kneeling beside Raven. "Yes, my love?" he asked, putting his arms around her and kissing the top of her head.

"I'm miserable….make the next six months go away," Raven muttered against his neck, sighing against his skin.

"I wish I could, baby," he whispered back, kissing her forehead. He knew that this was only the beginning, since he'd been reading up on pregnancy on the internet. He was hoping that the morning sickness would go away fairly quick, because she'd been throwing up every day, four or five times a day. The littlest things would send her running for the bathroom, like his aftershave, shampoo, or anything that she tried to fix herself to eat.

"You be lucky if I let you touch me at all after this is over, Garfield Adam Logan," Raven threatened, her eyes flashing with a mix of seriousness and playfulness. "I know that this is a part of it, but I really wish that these next months would go faster…." She pushed away from Gar and barely made it back over the toilet in time. "Can….can you go and fix me some dry toast and my tea, please? I'll be down as soon as I can…."

"Yeah. I'll be in the kitchen," Gar said, kissing the side of her head before he got up and walked out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him and willing her to feel even the slightest bit better.

[CENTER][B][I]Six Months Into Pregnancy[/CENTER][/I][/B]

Finally, the day where the two were going to see what their child was going to be arrived. Raven was nervous, her stomach protruding her out of the door to the Tower and to the car. "Come on, Rae. No need to be nervous," Gar said, taking his girlfriends hand.

"I'm not nervous. I'm fucking scared shitless, Garfield," she muttered, turning on the AC and pointing it directly at her. "I don't know if the baby's healthy or not….I'm scared. I really am scared this time, baby…."

"We'll be fine," Gar said, turning towards her before they pulled out of the driveway, and he kissed her softly. "We're going to be fine, the bay will be fine, and you'll be fine."

"I know….I'm just being silly, I guess….never been this nervous about anything in my life, not even when Trigon was threatening everything that I loved back then. This is the first time that I've ever been truly and utterly frightened. I wish that Starfire was here….she'd be able to help us both through this," Raven said, leaning her head back against the headrest and sighing.

The two went towards the hospital in relative silence, the occasional twinge and moan out of Raven when they'd hit a bump in the road the only noise between them. Raven turned on the radio about a mile or so from the hospital, the song "[I]Good Enough[/I] by Evanescence floating into her ears. She started humming along with it, making herself slightly drowsy. Gar watched her out of the corner of his eye, and he pulled into a parking space at the hospital.

"Rae? Wake up, baby," he said, shutting the car off and looking at his sleeping girlfriend. "Come on, love. Need to go in."

"Mmm….dun wanna, Daddy," Raven muttered sleepily, grinning up at him lazily. "Do we have to go now? Can't we go home? I was perfectly happy at home moaning myself into insanity on the couch. Least it's comfy…"

"I know, baby, but we have to go see what the baby's gonna be. You know Dr. Kuster doesn't like when people are late for her appointments," Gar said, taking her hand softly and kissing her knuckles. "You come in with me now, we'll get something to eat on the way home, alright?"

"Bastard. Bribing me. Evil man," Raven said, smiling. "Come on, I guess. Get this over with." She got out of the car, and she leaned against the back door before forcing herself to stand, one hand on her stomach as she started waddling towards the front door of the hospital. "Come on, slowpoke."

Gar caught up and took her hand, leading her into the hospital. He sat her down in a chair, and he walked up to the nurses station, telling them that they were there for an appointment with Dr. Kuster for a sonogram. After he got the information that he needed, he went and sat next to Raven, taking her hand in his and giving it a squeeze.

"We're gonna be fine, Raven. I promise," he whispered, kissing her cheek and smiling at her. "You do trust me, don't you?"

"I always trusted you. Even when I thought you were just a dork that didn't get enough oxygen as a baby," Raven muttered, leaning her head against his shoulder and stretching a bit. "But now….I'm carrying your son or daughter, and I think that you're one of the most awesome people on the planet, and I wouldn't have that any other way, Gar. I love you too much to think that anymore."

Gar smiled, and he started to say something but was interrupted by a nurse calling for them. "That's us," he said, helping Raven out of the chair she was currently wedged in. As they two walked back with the nurse, he didn't once let go of Ravens hand.

"Alright, I need you to step up on the scale for me, Raven," the nurse said. When Raven did, she groaned and stepped up on the scale, trying to keep her balance. 'Alright…weight….one hundred ten. For being only six months along, that's pretty good. Most women are between one thirty and one fifty by now." After finding out how tall she was, Raven was allowed to go into the exam room. "Sit up in the chair there and Dr. Kuster will be with you in a minute."

Gar took the seat next to the chair that Raven was in, and he kept her hand in his the entire time. When the door opened again, a young woman of about thirty stepped in.

"Ah, you must be Raven and Garfield. How are you guys? I'm Doctor Alexandra Kuster. I'll be your main physician during the last few months of the pregnancy," she said, shaking hands. "So…what are you guys here for today?"

"Dr. Kuster, we want to find out what the sex of the baby's going to be. I want to know so that we can start planning and making arrangements for when we need to," Raven said, groaning as the baby kicked again, causing her to gasp in pain.

"Alright, then. If you'll just put your legs up in these straps, we'll get started," Dr. Kuster said, smiling as she raised Raven's shirt over her stomach. "This gel's going to be a bit cold, so when I start applying it, you'll feel a momentary jolt of coldness." She applied the gel that she was using, and after a sharp intake of breath from Raven, she smeared the gel round Raven's stomach. "Alright. Mr. Logan, if you'll turn that monitor on right there, we'll get this started."

Garfield turned and turned on the machine, letting it buzz to life. The doctor took the reader, and she started to move it around on Raven's stomach lightly at first, getting a reading. When she pressed a bit more, she started sliding it around, finding the baby's head.

"There's your baby," Dr. Kuster said, smiling at the two. "Looks healthy enough." She moved the scanner a bit to the left, and she pulled out her laser pointer. "You see right there?" She drew a circle indicating where to look. "That….is your daughter."

When Dr. Kuster finished speaking, Raven's eyes lit up. She could see the light in Gar's eyes as well, and she knew that this was going to be a highlight for them both.

"You hear that, baby? We've got a daughter," Raven said, kissing the back of Garfield's hand. She smiled as she felt Gar wrap his arms around her shoulder and give her a squeeze. "You got Daddy's Little Girl."

"I did. I wasn't holding my breath for either, to be honest. I'm happy with whatever the baby is," Garfield said, smiling as he kissed Raven, leaning his head against hers.

[CENTER][B][I]Nine Months Into Pregnancy: Due Date [/CENTER][/I][/B]

"I AM NOT HAVING THIS GODDAMN KID!" Raven screamed, grabbing Garfield by the collar and glaring at him, her eyes flashing with pain and anger at the fact that the baby decided to come in the middle of the night.

"Rae…lemme go," Gar sputtered. When he finished speaking, Ravens eyes went back to normal and she let him go. He put his arms around her softly, and he felt her grab his waist when a contraction hit. "We need to get you to the hospital. I already called Dr. Kuster. She's on the way and going to get a delivery room set up for us. We need to go. The baby's coming now."

"I know! I'm the one on the receiving end of the pain!" Raven moaned, moving slow to try and get to the car. "Can't you just fly us? Wouldn't it be faster?"

"And risk you having the baby in mid-flight? Don't want to chance that," Gar said, opening the door to the car and helping Raven in. "I called Starfire before, and her and Robin are gonna meet us at the hospital. Me and Star are going to be in with you the entire time. Vic can't make it. He's off somewhere with some other girl."

"Least I'll have most of my family," Raven moaned, tears in her eyes as she screamed again, another contraction hitting. "The contractions….about five minutes apart…."

"That's a pretty short window," Gar said, speeding through town and pulling up to the hospital in a matter of five minutes, just in time for Raven to scream in pain again. "Just a little longer, baby. Just a bit longer."

He heard the nurses behind him, and he felt Raven being pulled into a wheelchair so she didn't have to try and walk that far. Gar walked with them, keeping pace fairly easy as Raven wouldn't let him go.

They got Raven into the delivery room, and when Dr. Kuster came in, she started explaining what they were going to do.

"Raven. You're at six centimeters already, which is amazing considering that your water broke, what? Fifteen minutes ago? Half hour at the latest? We're going to give you the epidural, get you on an IV to get some pain meds flowing into you. Your friends are out in the hall right now. I'll let the girl in, but other then Garfield, nobody else but the two of them and me are going to be in here," Dr. Kuster said, patting Raven's hand. "I'll be right back with the IV and the epidural."

She walked out and immediately Starfire was in the room at Raven's side. "Raven!" she exclaimed, hugging her friend as best she could. "When Garfield called me, I was most concerned. You two hadn't been keeping in touch that often, and we did not even know that you were pregnant."

"It's good to see you, too, Star. I'm glad that I've got you two with me," Raven said, hugging Starfire back. When she barely hugged the Tamarainian girl, Dr. Kuster came back in and gently pushed Starfire out of the way.

"Alright, I'm going to start the IV in your arm right now," the Doctor said, inserting a needle into Ravens arm and hooking her up to some pain medication. "It'll take a while to start working, but it'll help you feel better."

Raven felt the coldness of the measure that Dr. Kuster was using, and she felt Starfire sit next to her, but she could tell that Garfield was nervous since he was shaking some. "Hey…why you shaking, baby? I'm the one that's about to push a baby out of me," she said, trying to get a smile out of her boyfriend.

"It's probably because I don't know when she's gonna come out. I guess when she's ready, but have you looked at the date yet? It's July Fourth. If she's born in the next twenty-four hours, she'll be our Fourth of July Baby," Gar said, sitting in his chair and putting his hand on Raven's cheek. "I love you, Mama."

"I love you, Papa," Raven said, closing her eyes as another contraction hit. She let out a breath, and she groaned. "I think she's ready."

Dr. Kuster nodded at Raven, and put the girls legs up in holders. "Alright, Raven. It's time. I need you to push with all of your might."

Raven screamed and started pushing, her face contorting pain as she did. She felt Starfire wiping at her forehead with a rag, and Garfield not letting go of her hand. She was told to ease up, but when she did, she started shaking with sobs. "I can't do this….I can't…."

"Yes, you can," Starfire said, looking at Garfield before speaking. "Raven, you [I]can[/I] do this. You faced down Trigon, not once, not twice, but three times and won each and every single time. You were able to overcome that prophecy that was made on your birth, and you managed to save the world instead of destroy it. This is easy compared to that. Garfield and I are right here for you. Use our strength to help get the baby out."

Raven nodded, and she pushed again when she was told, taking both Starfire and Garfield's hands, screaming in pain again. Dr. Kuster let her breathe, and she looked up from between Raven's legs.

"Raven, she's starting to crown. I need a huge shove from you on your part. I can almost see her head. One last big shove and then you can rest for a minute," Dr. Kuster said, looking at Raven. "Alright?"

Raven just nodded, feeling like she was being torn in two. She pushed again, and she felt a bit of pressure release from her body. She took a minute to rest, and she panted as she looked up at Garfield. "Is she almost here?"

Garfield nodded, and he looked at Raven and smiled softly. "Yeah," he said, putting his hand on her cheek. "She's got some beautiful hair already."

"Talk later. Push now," Dr. Kuster ordered, making Raven give a great big push. When the sound of the baby crying filled the room, Dr. Kuster took Raven's legs out of the lifts and wrapped the baby in a pink blanket. She handed Garfield a pair of medical scissors. "It's time."

Garfield took the scissors, and he cut the umbilical cord, separating mother and child. He moved back up to the head of the bed, and he looked down at his daughter. "She's gorgeous. Just like her Mother," he whispered, kissing Raven softly. "Good job, Mama."

"What she we be calling her?" Starfire asked, holding onto the bedrail and looking at Raven.

"Well….I was thinking "Angelina Catherine", "Angel" for short, since that's exactly what she looks like, a little angel."

"I like that," Garfield said, kissing his daughters forehead. "Welcome to the world, Angel."

Dr. Kuster was smiling at the two, and she held out the birth certificate. It read:

[CENTER][B][I]Angelina Catherine Logan

Weight: 6 lbs. 5 oz. Length: 23.11 inches[/I][/b][/CENTER]

Raven was released two days later, sitting in the backseat with her daughter and smiling the entire time. The two parents couldn't be happier then they were as they raised their daughter.