Yay! Next chapter! I'll probably end up getting another one up tonight/early morning, as well.
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"I hate you!"
Nightwing held up his hands in defense. "Uh, I don't mean to ask, but…what did I do?"
Starfire bore holes into him, her eyes holding fire. "What do you mean? You are the reason for all of this!" Her cries of anger quickly turned into tears. "You put this in me, and it is hurting…I do not wish to be pregnant any longer…" She leaned against the kitchen counter as tears rolled down her face. She brought up a hand to wipe some of the tears away.
Nightwing cautiously went up to her, and braved putting a hand lightly on her back. As soon as it made contact, Starfire jumped into his arms. "It hurts so much…" She cried into his shoulder.
He kissed the top of her head. "I know, baby. Don't worry; I read online that morning sickness usually only lasts throughout the first trimester, and that's almost over. It'll be all right."
She glared up at him. "It is so easy for you to say. You are not going through it." Fresh tears were pouring down her face as she hid herself in his shoulder once again, her arms hugging around his back.
He rubbed her back. "Wanna go rest? I'll make you a banana and hot sauce sandwich."
Starfire pushed him away. "You wish to make me food? I am telling you that I do not feel well, and you offer food? Do you not listen to me?"
He cringed. Crap, totally his bad on that one. "A-all right. I'm sorry; bad idea, I'm just trying to think of something to help. I don't like seeing you in pain like this." He gave her a sympathetic look.
Starfire nodded tiredly. "Thank you…"
He breathed a sigh of relief and went back up to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "All right, you wanna go rest for a while?"
She shook her head and wiped her tears away, looking at the clock. "I am to meet with Raven now. She has told me that she may be able to help with my mood swings, though she must check me over before any meditation. She has not dealt with a woman that is pregnant before." She laughed quietly.
Nightwing smiled. "All right." He rubbed her back, and then let go of her. "I'm going to go get some training in, and some more paperwork. You can come get me whenever you want, if you want."
She nodded and smiled. "I thank you immensely." She threw her arms around him in a large hug and kissed him. "You are so wonderful to me. I am very happy to be with you."
He smiled and patted her back. "I'm glad." He untangled her from him and quickly made his way out of the room, wanting to leave on a happy note. God knows when she would change to aggressive again; he'd rather leave when she was still happy with him.
Starfire watched him go, and then turned to the clock. It was almost noon, the time Raven had asked her to meet up. She smiled and made her way out of the common area and to Raven's room.
"Hey Star!"
Starfire turned slowly, so as not to cause anymore problems with her stomach – as of not she was content – and looked to the source of the voice.
Beast Boy grinned back at her. "Wanna play some stankball? Ya know, get yer mind off of the baby stuff."
Starfire smiled politely and shook her head. "Not at the moment. I must-eek!"
Beast Boy had decided to throw it anyway, feeling playful. He smiled. "Too late! Gotta play now."
Oh, Beast Boy, bad mistake…
"Grr…" Starfire's eyes lit up and she grab the stankball, whipping it at him. It hit him so hard that it nearly tossed him out the window. "Do not go against my wishes clorbag!"
Beast Boy stared at her with wide eyes, holding up shaky hands. "S-sorry Star. I didn't mean anything by it. I…uh…I need to go." He turned into a cheetah and abandoned the game, leaving the stankball behind.
Starfire glared at the spot he currently occupied and nodded. "You better be sorry…" Her eyes died down and she continued on her way to Raven's room, knocking happily on her door. Soon enough it slid open, revealing Raven's hooded face.
"Come in." She left the door open for Starfire to float through.
Starfire instantly went to the bed and sat down, not wanting to be on her feet – or even in the air – at the current time.
Raven went up to her and laid her down on the bed. She raised an eyebrow. "Is there a reason why I heard my fiancé grovel over something? Not that I'm questioning if he deserved it or not; knowing him, he did."
Starfire smiled slightly. "He threw the stankball at me after I asked him not to."
Raven nodded in understanding. "Sometimes he just doesn't learn…" Especially with a pregnant lady. She sat on the bed next to Starfire. "All right, I'm going to do a quick checkover; I need to know if it would harm to keep your hormones from going out of whack."
Starfire nodded and closed her eyes, setting her arms at her sides.
Raven cleared her throat and placed one hand on her forehead, and the other on her lower stomach. She closed her eyes in concentration, white energy emitting from her palms. After a few minutes, she pulled away and sighed. "The hormones are more connected with the child than I first thought. Obviously it was the reason for the mood swings, but I wasn't sure how much." She furrowed her brow. "I'm pretty sure that if I were to mess with it, it could affect the baby."
Starfire sighed and sat up slowly. "All right." She smiled sadly. "I did not keep my hopes high just in case. I thank you."
Raven smiled. "Yep. Sorry I can't help much. Kind of a waste of a visit."
Starfire shrugged. "It is all right." She brought her legs up on the bed and hugged her knees. "Perhaps we may have the girl talk?"
Raven shrugged. "I guess. What about?"
"How are you and Beast Boy? How is the planning of the wedding?"
Raven thought about it. "Well, we're doing well. As for the wedding, we're not getting too hyped up yet. We're kind of waiting for the baby before we broadcast everything."
Starfire's brow creased. "Why must you wait for the baby? We do not mind; I would quite enjoy helping with the planning, just as you did for me." She smiled warmly.
Raven smiled back. "Well, we had the thought process to do small things, like book a place for the wedding and maybe go cake shopping, but we really don't want to be gone much. Believe it or not…we kind of like you."
Starfire giggled. "That is nice to have the knowledge of. But I would be most thrilled to help with wedding preparations! It will help me take my mind off of the pain and discomfort. And you helped with my wedding!"
Raven smiled. "Don't worry Starfire, I'll let you help." She blushed. "Actually, I was wondering…you know, since you made me yours…would you, uh, mind being my maid of honor?"
Starfire's eyes twinkled excitedly. "Yes! That would be wondrous!" She threw herself at the woman and hugged her tight, forgetting her strength due to her overjoyed emotions.
Raven began to turn blue, groping at her arms. "Starfire!"
Starfire let go of her with a gasp, seeing her friend's state. Tears began to form in her eyes. "O-oh Raven, I apologize immensely." Tears began to stream and she sniffled. "My X'hal, I almost did the crushing of my best friend!" She began to sob.
Raven stared at her with both eyebrows raised. "Yeeeaaah. Uh, it's all right Starfire. No big deal."
She shook her head vehemently. "Do not tell me that!"
Raven let out a breath and brought out her communicator, calling Nightwing.
"What's up?"
"Can you come get your wife? She's having some…mood swings."
"But I thought you-"
"Change of plans. Come get her." She closed the communicator and looked to see Starfire's devastated face looking toward her.
"You do not wish to converse with me?" More tears came streaming.
Raven cleared her throat. "No, I do. It's just…you look really tired. You really need to get some rest, Starfire; the child needs it."
Starfire's tears seemed to magically disappear. She smiled warmly. "I see. Thank you for looking out for me!"
Raven's eyebrow quirked.
A knock came on the door. "Star, you in there?"
Starfire looked toward the door. "I shall be there in a moment." She turned toward Raven. "I thank you for choosing me, Raven! I feel most honored."
Raven smiled and nodded. "Now go keep your husband company."
She smiled and nodded, going to the door to open it. Nightwing stood against the far wall, smiling at her. "Ready to jet? I'm pretty tired, too, so I'll come sleep with ya."
Starfire smiled brightly and hopped out of the door, grabbing Nightwing's hand and allowing the door to shut behind her. She began to pull him in the direction of their bedroom. "When I was searching through the internet, I had found…"
Nightwing raised an eyebrow under his mask. "Yes?"
She glanced at him and smirked. "I had found that sperm is supposed to be good for the baby…now, I am not completely sure that this is true, since I was one the 'Wikipedia', but I believe that it would be the better idea. We shall just believe it, whether it is true or not. Agreed?"
Nightwing grinned. "Oh, I agree very much."
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