Chapter 3: The Guardians
Author's Note- Hey! I'm back! Ok so if you have not seen A Very Potter Musical then you might not get some things. But they are really easy to find online, they uploaded the whole thing on YouTube and people put clips up. I'm not making you watch it, but it's really funny:) Oh and I originally was going to make Raven and Beastboy go missing to those who asked why they were killed. But I thought that Starfire and Robin should have to own the kids. These kids are theirs now and they can't just sit around and wait for Raven and Beastboy to show up again. Does that make sense? Anyways it will be explained better later. I'm sooooo sorry for my politics… I'm not very into politics.
Disclaimer: I, sadly, do not own the Teen Titans:(
"Well this is the most interesting custody case I have ever dealt with." The lawyer explained to the adults. After everyone had been calmed down, the lawyer had pulled them aside. The girls were in a huddle surrounded by so many tissues that you couldn't see the floor. They could all hear the crying through the door and it broke Kori's heart.
"Would you care to elaborate?" Robin asked. He looked jumpy and kept checking his watch.
"Well… the girls have different godparents. Mr. and Mrs. Stone are the godparents of Carolina, Dakota, and Grace. Mr. Grayson and Ms. Anders are the godparents of Diana and Ariana. Mr. Harper and Ms. Markov are Scarlett's godparents." Mr. Smithers, the lawyer, explained.
"Then just give the girls to who they now belong to and give Kori both of ours. Jane would think something's up if I came home with weird children. I'm not even a lawyer and I could figure that out." Robin said and began to get up.
"Rich sit down. It's not that simple. As much as Karen and I love the girls, we can't take on three more kids. We are not as good as Gar and Raven. Kori can't take on a NEWBORN baby and a TEENAGER. That's insane, man. You can't just walk away scotch free. Raven and Beastboy wanted their girls to be in the best of hands and they chose you and Kori. Together." Cyborg's years of rage toward his old leader was starting to come out. "The nerve he has! He barely knew Diana before he disbanded the Titans. And now he's just gonna let her go. Plus Ariana! Urgghhhh! Just gotta keep my cool or else all this will come out of my mouth!"
"What about the other girl... uhhhh… Lavender or some other color." Robin brought up.
"Scarlett. Mr. Harper and Ms. Markov are Speedy and Terra." Cyborg said coldly. This brought tears to Bee's eyes.
"Yeah she'll go live with them right?"
"Richard…. Terra and Speedy died. Four months after Scarlett was born Terra died of brain cancer. Speedy died of a heart attack four years later." Cyborg finally got out. The room went completely silent, except for Bee's quiet sobs.
"Well now that what makes this interesting has been explained, I'll just tell you what we found in their will about their children." He pulled out a typed document and began to read, " 'In the case that both of us are to die, then Starfire (Kori Anders) and Robin (Richard Grayson) are to become the primary guardians of our children.' The rest of the will is being looked at right now."
Starfire and Robin just sat there with their mouths wide open. Bee and Cyborg were chuckling. The girls could still be heard outside.
"Kori…. You'll catch flies with your mouth open like that." Bee managed to get out.
"You two will live with the girls in the Tower for the next year." Mr. Smithers threw in.
"Oh well that doesn't sound as bad as I thought. I'll just get Jane and we'll be moved in by the end of the week."
"Mr. Grayson that is not allowed. The will only states that you and Ms. Anders live with the girls. Not you and Ms. Anders and your fiancée. Just you and Ms. Anders." Mr. Smithers said with an air of authority. The girls needed someone to be there for them and he wanted them there as soon as possible.
"And what will happen if this arrangement does not work out?" Starfire said, speaking up for the first time.
"Carolina and Dakota will go to Dakota's boarding school and stay there year round. Grace will live with the Stones. You and Mr. Grayson will get one of your godchildren and Scarlett will go to an orphanage, seeing as her godparents are dead." The lawyer replied.
"They can see each other all the time, no problem." Robin waved it away.
"Do you not understand that the boarding school is across the state? A full year is all holidays will be spent at school! It's like full year Hogwarts without magic and awesomeness! Kori is travelling most of the year! Knowing you, Richard, you will choose Diana because she is going to college in two years! She'll be away and you can start your own family with Jane and forget about her! Scarlett will be in a damn orphanage! She could be adopted and live in another state! This family had been through enough! They do not need to be split up too!" Cyborg couldn't hold it in any longer.
Robin sat back in shock. Starfire nodded her head meaning she was in. Bee ran and hugged her.
"Give me a minute. I need to make a call." Robin stood up and walked out. Past the huddle of sobbing girls and the policeman trying to give their sympathy. He dialed his campaign manager. "Hello, Dolores? Yes its Richard… well I was just wondering…"
He gave her the custody story and the back story on why it was not going to work.
"Welllllllllllll…. If you think about, becoming the guardian and having to take care of six girls could earn you more voters." Dolores said putting in her two sense.
"What if it brings down my voters? What if they think that having six girls to take care of will distract me from my duties as mayor?" He replied.
"Sir, I think that might be the case if you were taking in any children, but these are children of the beloved Titans. Jump City loves these kids." Dolores said and with that piece of advice she hung up.
Robin spent the next 15 minutes going over his options. Finally he came to a decision. As he walked back inside, he noticed that the sisters seemed to be calmed down. The red-head and the oldest sister were laughing as one of the twins rolled around on the floor talking about a place called Pigfarts. He really hoped he had made the right decision.
Robin sighed and then pushed his way through the door. Everyone's heads shot up and waited for his decision. Bee's eyes were red and puffy, Cyborg had wet spots on his shirt and Starfire had tear stains down her face.
"Ok, I'll do it." Robin spit out. Raven and Beastboy trusted him with their daughters and he didn't want to disappoint them.
All of a sudden everything was moving so fast. The adults were in a group hug and there were a lot of tears. Then they were signing the agreement papers and walking out to meet the girls. Robin was very nervous he hadn't talked to Jane since that morning before his meeting and he wasn't a kid person. But he was going to make it work, for Raven and Beastboy.
I'm sorry for my politics and my legal jargon. They both suck. I'm very sorry about the Robin chapter. I just thought that Starfire would choose the kids no matter what, but Robin would not. Until next chapter my pretties:)