chapter three:Shark-Infested Waters

"Rae? Raven? Hey?"

"wykkyd?"I whisper but nothing comes out. Why does my head hurt?

"What? Rae its Cy. you okay?"

How did he know to find me? He came in my room? Without asking? heads will roll and hell will shake!

My eyes flutter open to see Cyborg holding the test in his hand and looking at me. His emotions were a mixture of question, shock, and pity. I have to tell him now.

"Cy..."I couldnt finish, I bursted into tears. He cradled me to his chest and let me cry, he said nothing the entire time. this wasnt weird or awkward simply because Cyborg was the brother I never had.

when I had finished crying, which felt like hours later but only really twenty minutes had passed, I say "Cy, please, please don't tell anyone. I have to tell you something."

"Sure Rae,"

"well I have gone out with this guy for a year and a half and, well ,obviously we slept together. a lot. and now we are here."

"Who's the father?"

"um... don't freak out, please? his name is... his name is Kyd wyykyd, hehe," I glance at his face and see how abnormally pail it is.

"WHAT!?"

my face fell back against him chest to hide my expressions. I don't want to get upset now, or at least anymore than I am now.

"how'd you know to find me? Why did you come in my room?" I whisper, not angry at him.

"well, the tower started to shake. I thought it was an earthquake or terra came back but then a window shattered in the hallway close to your room. now i know why..." his voice was controlled, like he was trying not to yell at me. I still was afraid to see his face, he was probably very disappointed.

"oh, well, this-" I point to the test, which was on the ground beside us now"-is the reason why my powers have been some what out of control."

"Raven." he stands up, and pulls me up with him, and takes a step back and crossing his arms. im still avoiding his eyes, "I wont say anything, but don't you think that the rest of the team needs to know? you are not only putting yourself in danger, but your um baby and the team. I understand that you think we couldn't accept you two, and your right, robin wont have it. but your swimming in shark-infested waters. so what are you gonna do?"

"I havent figured that out yet..." I had a few things running in my mind; run away with Kyd, or tell the others about the baby, or the unthinkable... but I wasnt to happy with the third option. I wont give the baby up, simply because it's so helpless and im a hero and heros save lives not take them away. I felt a tear slip silently down my cheek and unconsciously I placed my hands on my stomach.

I watch as cyborg kneels down, picks the test up, and hands it to me without a word. he turns to leave but stopped when he reaches the door. he turns his head slightly towards me, "I hope you know what you're doing. please, don't do anything rash." he left me standing in the room alone.

I hid the test in my pocket and walk down to get some herbal tea, maybe it will help calm my nerves. I see the windows that cyborg said had shattered. he was already taping them up to be fixed tomorrow. I pull out the kettle from beneath the counter and fill it with water and place it on the stove top. while it heats up I might as well see what the others are doing. I walk out of the kitchen area and to the common room. there I see Robin, Starfire, and Kid Flash. Robin and kid Flash were playing some stupid video game, while Starfire sat watching and somewhat rooting for them to throw a punch or kick to win the game. they seem happy but where is Jinx? I can always count on here to keep a secret. I hear the kettle beckon me with a whistle. I grab the kettle and pour it in the cup I grabbed and place the tea bags in it, and start to sturr with a spoon. I leave the kitchen with my tea in hand and go to my room, im exhausted from crying. I quickly finish my tea and curl underneath my covers to take a nap, and I am under sleeps' control in a matter of seconds.

but I had a dream, not one that I wanted, but something that haunted the back of my mind.

I was on the tower roof. I can always find peace and quiet up here, were the only noises are from the birds who sit on the roof with me. "what have I gotten myself into,what if I told them, what would they think or say, 'hey guys just wanted to let you know im pregnant' "I say with a mocking tone as I sit close to the edge and watch the waves crush the shore beneath me by the sandy beach part of our island. so tranquil, I like being alone.

there was no one around, or so I thought. "little bird has a secret," a deep voice says behind me.

that voice sent a shiver through my spine and my tea-cup dropped to the ground with a tink. I spin around and get into a fighting stance. "what do you want?"

the tall man with a black and orange mask on and matching attire leaned casually against the door that leads back into the tower. "im just catching up, it seems as though I missed a lot while I was gone. im not here to fight you." one eye stared at me in all seriousness.

I relax my stance a bit, why was Slade here if not to fight? "how much of that did you hear?" I say, panick slipped in my voice and I know he heard it as well, but he ignores my question.

"So, two years pass after your fathers attempt to destroy the world. You think your safe still? That he's not getting ready for the new prophecy?" I can hear a smirk forming as he speaks.

"wha-"

"he knows Raven. about your child." he stalks over to about four feet from me."Raven, he's coming back."

the world starts shaking.

'hey, wake up' kyd shakes me. 'are you alright?'

I open my eyes and he wipes the beads of sweat from my forehead. "just a nightmare. it's not real,"I reassure him and try to reassure myself.

'do you want to talk about it?' he suggests.

"I do want to talk, but not about the dream. Kyd?" I try to remember where I put that damn test, is it still in my pocket? I never changed before I fell asleep. I pull it out and hand it to him."You were right" I avoid his eyes. I sit up and cross my legs and nervously play with my fingers. I felt him staring at me. A silent tear betrays my calm façade.

'Rae, are you okay with this? does it make you unhappy?'

"no im happy with it, but not with the fact that my friends can't know anything. what am I going to do? Oh and Cyborg knows... everything. he found the test in my hand when I fainted-"

'You fainted?' he interrupts me.

"yeah, and I broke down crying and had to tell him. he promised not to tell, and I trust him."

'we will figure out what to do later, I promise. but for now let's go for a walk.'

"okay" I say smiling. he always knows how to cheer me up. he pulls me from the bed and we teleport away.


thank you to all who follow the story. I can usually only update on the weekends, but I write them all week and sometimes don't get to bed till 3 am. if I misspell or replace letters around I apologize, if I didn't mention it before I have dyslexia and it affects my reading and writing. I try to fix then all before I post but I offend skip over the mistakes thinking there right. thats the end of my sob story so now REVIEW!