Ok first to my reviewers…

Tecna: I'm so sorry to hear about your arm. I hope you get better soon. Thanks for your review to. Get well and don't push yourself to hard.

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joe-ashaman: lol thank you for your review. Slade had to build that statue all night so he was sort of tired, and yeah it was Raven he had to fight not Star…anyways I ramble. Thanks for the reviews.

Deth Haunts: thanks for the review. I'm glad you are enjoying my story. Thanks for the comment to, I liked that chapter best as well, but I think this one is better…

And now onto the story…


Raven looked at it with distaste and horror. No way was she going to buy that horrid pink baby cradle for her child, even if it was a girl. She shook her head no at the store attendant and then looked at Robin.

"Robin…" she whined which was so not like her. "Why can't we just find out what it is, this way it's easier to buy for?"

"Because," he said, smiling at her. "I want to be surprised."

Starfire came over with an assortment of blankets and such, some were horrid and others were not bad. Raven went through them with Starfire while Cyborg and Robin picked out the baby cradle, the paint for the baby's room, and the toys. Beast Boy helped by finding things such as child proof locks, a gate to keep the child safe from falling down the stairs, a playpen and a highchair. Raven glanced up at the cradle Robin and Cyborg had picked out and smiled.

"That's much better," she said.

It was a nice almost white wood, very, very, very light tan color, very spacious and it had adjustable bars so you could raise or lower the bars at will. She smiled at Robin and hugged him. Robin sighed, the last three months had been very hectic.


Flashback…

"Raven, are you ok?" Robin asked as she spewed her breakfast into the toilet again.

"No," she said. "It's everywhere."

He walked up to her and kneeled down beside her and started rubbing her back. She sighed as her stomach settled. She started cleaning up the mess when Robin stopped her.

"Raven, I'll do," he said. "You go take a seat and rest."

"Why," she snapped. "You think I'm not capable of cleaning my own bathroom?"

"No," he said, looking at her in shock. "I'm just…"

"I don't care," she snapped again. "I'll clean this up myself. Get out."

With that she shoved him out the door and into the hallway. He looked at her shocked.

"Where did that come from?" he thought.

He walked to the living room to find Cyborg and Beast Boy playing video games, and Starfire was cooking. Cyborg looked up to see a very miserable Robin walking towards the couch.

"Hey Robin," he said, pausing the game. "What's wrong."

"Raven," he said. "She's got morning sickness again today. I went to help her clean up and she got mad at me for it."

Cyborg looked at him, not knowing what to say. Suddenly the door opened to reveal a very disgruntled Raven. She ran up to Robin and hugged him.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

He looked at her, while holding her in his arms.

"For what?" he asked.

"For snapping like that," she said. "I just don't know what came over me. You were only looking out for mine and the baby's well being."

He smiled and said,

"It's ok Raven."

End Flashback…
She'd had a few more episodes like that, the worst being she'd thrown him out of their room for three days because he'd told her to sit down and not cook for him, he'd do it himself. She apologized again after that, crying. Robin was kind of getting fed up with this so he had looked it up in his library. He'd found that during pregnancy, some women have the tendency to go through random mood swings, which throws everything off balance for them. So she could be all happy and cheerful one minute and the next she could be your worst nightmare. He had sighed in relief knowing it wasn't him being and idiot. He glanced over at Raven who was currently sitting at the window seat of the Teen Titan's car, gazing out at the scenery that passed her. He wrapped his arms around her as he to looked out the window.

"Something bugging you?"

"No, just looking."

"At what?"

"Everything. The trees, the people, the houses, the other cars."

"You're sure your ok?"

"Yes."

"…"

"Robin, I'm fine," she reassured him. "Just thinking."

"About?"

"How much my life is going to change. About how my life has changed it's course so drastically."

He hugged her tighter to him as he smiled at her.

"You're…happy?"

"Very, happier than I've ever been."

He kissed her forehead, and hugged her. She laid her head on his chest as they both looked out at the world zooming by the window.


"I'm so…nervous."

"Why?"

"Are they going to leave? Would they leave us?"

"Nah, they wouldn't. We'll just have to take extra precautions."

"Raven left didn't she? What's to stop her from doing it again?"

"BB, stop worrying, they won't go without telling us. Robin wouldn't leave us without finding suitable replacements first."

"I don't want replacements…I want things to be like this…forever."

The older Teen looked at him. BB was like his younger brother, even though BB was nineteen and an adult, he still had that childhood innocence about him.

"BB, things change. You'll have to learn that. They wouldn't leave us without telling us or having a way to communicate to us."

He nodded, not fully convinced. Things were changing to fast for him. He acted all happy for Robin and Raven, but secretly he was scared. He knew they would soon find somewhere else to live and find somewhere to keep their children safe. He got up and walked off to his room. Passing Robin as he went. Robin looked at him but couldn't ask him anything cause BB had already shut the door to his room. Robin looked at Cyborg.

"What's wrong with him?"

"He's…scared."

"Why? From what?"

"You and Raven. He's grown so attached to everyone, now you're leaping forward on him and he's losing that connection. He's afraid you'll leave him and eventually he'll have no one to turn to. He may be older, and a boy but we're everything he's got."

"Why would he think Raven and I would leave?"

"I don't know? He's been thinking about it for a long time now. I can hear him a night talking in fear of having to say goodbye to you guys."

Raven had walked in at that moment and heard everything. She looked up and said,

"Who thinks that?"

"Beast Boy."

She turned swiftly and walked out, towards BB's room. Robin went to stop her but Cyborg held him back.

"She'll be ok."

Robin looked at her as she entered Beast Boy's room.

"Yes Raven?" he asked, in his usual cheery voice.

"I'm here to talk," she said. "I know about your…fears about Robin and myself."

His face fell when she said that.

"Oh."

"BB, where did you ever get the impression that Robin and I were going to leave?"

"It's not safe. What Speedy had said at your wedding reception has been echoing in my head ever since."

"What did Speedy say?"

"He said, "They should think about quitting the Titans before having kids." We asked him and why and he said, "They'd be Robin's weakness. Raven, maybe not so much, but Robin would fall hard if those kids were put in any danger, if they quit the Titans then they'd be safe from harm."

Raven looked at him, giving him a smile.

"Robin and I know what we're doing," she said. "I'm not going anywhere."

"I don't want you guys to leave…I don't want...I just want everything to go back to the way they were before."

She hugged him a little bit, comforting him. He may have been old enough to not cry but he was scared of losing the only family he had left.

"Shhh, BB it's ok," she said.

They were both unaware of Robin and Cyborg watching. Both smiling, not wickedly but like they were witnessing a very touching scene.

"I'm not going anywhere," she said. "If I do happen to leave with Robin, you don't think I'd keep in touch or find somewhere for all of you to live? You're in the same position I'm in. No family, no friends, no money, nothing. The only people you have are the Titans and you're afraid of us splitting."

He nodded, sniffling a bit. They stayed like that for about ten minutes until finally BB got up. He smiled at Raven and said,

"I must look like an idiot?"

"No," she said, touching his shoulder. "You were scared. It's natural. If anything this has made you into a bigger man than before. To allow yourself to cry is one of the things that defines who you are. Just cause you're a guy doesn't mean you can't show your emotions. I couldn't because of other reasons but you have free will over yours."

"Thank Rae."

"No problem."

"…why would you talk to me though. I got the impression you never exactly liked me to much."

"That's not true," she said. "I've always liked you."

"Why would you be the one to comfort me though? I thought you didn't do mushy stuff?"

"That's what family does," she said. "They look out for each other. Comfort each other when one of them is feeling low."

She smiled and walked out. BB's heart was racing, he felt so much better now. He soon followed Raven out, smiling. Robin and Cyborg were sitting at the table playing cards while Raven read a book. Star was in the kitchen making something new like usual, though this time he had to admit it smelled good. Robin looked up and gave BB a wave signaling him to come here. He walked over and sat down.

"Yes?"

"I'm going to assume Raven talked to you already?"

"Yes, how do you know about that to?"

"Cy told me. I saw you and Raven together as well."

"Oh…ummm…umm, then you…you saw me…"

"Yes I saw you crying."

He hung his head in shame. He was never going to hear the end of this. Robin put a hand on BB's shoulder.

"Don't worry, anything that has happened in the Tower doesn't leave the Tower. Like Raven said, crying doesn't make you weak. It only helps you grow. Don't be ashamed of it. I'll admit to crying regularly. I may have been the leader but some nights, I felt like I'd be ripped apart. I couldn't handle the stress, the hurt, pain and everything else going on. I usually cried at the fact of losing my parents the way I did. I don't cry anymore, Raven helped me through that."

"Yah man," said Cyborg. "I cried for a while after I found out I was never going to be a full human again. I cried until my eyes hurt. So don't be ashamed of it."

Beast Boy was in shock now. Robin, the leader, was admitting right to his face about crying at night, same with Cyborg. He smiled and said,

"Thanks."

They gave him a reassuring smile back and then handed him a pile of card as well. He joined the game and soon they were laughing at each other, whoever the loser was. Raven glanced up from her book and smiled.

One big happy family.


He had his costume on. His weapons sharpened and ready. His alarms, his army and his servants were already out. Slade smiled at his reflection in the mirror.

"It is time," he said. "Robin you will be mine."


He walked out of his hide out and headed outside. He laughed as his army started their attack.

The Titans were just about to eat dinner when the alarms went off. Robin glared daggers at the screen.

"Why, after almost seven months of nothing, does the god damn alarm have to go off?" he thought.

Cyborg ran his usual analysis and found out where the attack was coming from and who it was.

"Umm Robin, didn't you say Raven got rid of Slade?"

"Yes, she pulled him into her magical book."

"He's back, and attacking the city."

Robin looked livid. The Titans all took off for the scene. Robin gave Raven and look that told her she was not to come with them, which she promptly ignored.

"Raven," he said to her.

"What?" she snapped, knowing what he was going to say.

"You are not coming," he said, simply.

"Who is going to stop me?"

"Me," he said.

"I'd like to see you try."

He picked her up and sat her on the couch.

"Don't move," he said dangerously.

"Why are you doing this?"

"I'm not going to let Slade find out your pregnant and kill you and my unborn child. If I can prevent that from happening then I will."

"If I don't show up, he'll know something's up. He'll get me here to."

Robin threw his hands up in defeat. She got up and teleported the Titans to the scene. They instantly went to work. Plasmus was fighting Cyborg, Overload was fighting Starfire and Cinderblock had the displeasure of fighting Beast Boy as a Rhinoceros. Robin was fighting Slade, while Raven helped Starfire out.


"Well, well Robin," sneered Slade. "Long time no see."

"Shut up Slade," he hissed.

Robin sent a roundhouse kick to Slade's face, which he blocked easily. Slade grabbed Robin's foot, twisted it a bit then threw him over his shoulder and into the nearest wall. Robin got up and grabbed his bo-staff. Swinging it wildly above him he sent another barricade of attacks at lade, none that seemed to hit him. Slade then threw a punch at Robin, sending Robin to the ground, holding his side. Slade kicked Robin hard and then picked him up and threw him into the wall again. Robin was panting, holding his side, even though the rest of his body hurt as well.

"I'm…not going…to let you…win," he said.

"I don't intend on wining anything," said Slade.

He grabbed Robin again and held him up to his face, his eyes peering jokingly at Robin.

"I've come with one intention. Become my apprentice again. I will leave your pathetic friends alone, only if you agree."

"Never," hissed Robin.

Slade took his other hand and punched Robin in the face, making blood start to flow out of his nose. Robin gasped in pain as he took the hit. Slade threw him to the ground and then threw his sharp weapons at him. It cut and sliced Robin, thankfully it was only his clothes that got most of the cutting done to them. Slade punched Robin again and again, beating him to no end. Finally Robin fell to the ground the rags that had been his costume fell away in places, making him almost naked. Slade lifted him up again and took out a dagger.

"This is your last chance Robin," he warned. "Join me, or I'll kill you. No more games."

"…N…n…...o…no."

"Foolish choice."

Slade plunged the dagger deep into Robins back. Robin didn't have the voice or the energy to scream in pain as the dagger went in. Slade pulled it out and threw Robin down again, a small pool of crimson liquid starting to flow around Robin's body. He looked over and watched as the other Titans took out the last of his men. With a flash of light Slade disappeared, leaving an almost lifeless Robin. He had accomplished what he had come for, either have Robin on his team, or Robin got killed. He knew Robin wouldn't be able to live through a beating like that. Robin looked up, with a lot of difficulty, and saw his teammates, his friends, his family beat Plasmus and then start looking for Slade. He smiled when he saw Raven, her long, violet hair blowing in the wind. He gave a small smile, knowing that even without him, Raven would bring his child into the world. He sighed and then slowly his eyes closed. That's how the Titans found him.


Raven paced back and forth, outside the medical ward, waiting. Cyborg was in there right now, tending to Robin. She was livid, and scared at the moment. She was livid with Slade for what he had done to Robin, but scared at the fact of losing Robin. The door opened and Cyborg walked out. Raven looked up hopefully. Cyborg hated this, her face held so much hope in it he didn't know how to tell her this.

"Raven," he started. "Go on in. Talk to him. It'll probably be the last time you'll get to."

She looked at Cyborg, tears started to well up in her eyes.

"No," she sniffed. "No he can't isn't there anything…"

"I'm sorry Raven, I've done everything I could," he said. "Go and tell him you love him. Before it's to late."

With that he walked away. Raven walked in, the tears streaming down her face. She looked over to Robin. He was lying so still, breathing heavily.

"Raven," she heard him whisper.

She ran to him, so fast, not wanting him to be alone while he suffered.

"I'm here Robin," she said, tears still streaming down her face. "I'm here."

"Good," he said. "You're ok. He didn't get you to."

"No baby," she said. "He didn't get me."

He gave her a smile, or what he could of a smile. He took and sharp intake of breath as his face hurt. He let it out again.

"I'm sorry," he said.

"For what?" she answered.

"For this. For having to leave you all alone," he said. "I promised in my vows I wouldn't, but now I'm going to."

"It's not your fault," she said. "Don't think like that. You're strong, you'll make it. Please don't leave me."

He sighed again as he took Ravens hands.

"Just tell our child how much I miss him or her."

"Robin, no, don't do this."

"I love you Raven."

"Robin…please."

With that he turned his head to look at the ceiling again, and slowly his eyes closed.

"I love you Robin."


There you go another Chapter done. I know you are all going to kill me for this chapter but it needed to be done… I'm already writing the next chapter as fast as I can, hopefully I'll get it up tonight as well. Anyway please R&R and I'll update as quick as I can. P.S. if it makes you all feel better Robin isn't dead, just in the same state as someone who is in a coma.