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ALSO: I DON'T KNOW TAMERANIAN! SORRY IF I MESS UP!
Raven watched Beast Boy until Starfire yanked her out of the room with a surprising amount of force. She was grinning as big as she could, and basically pulled Raven to her room. Once inside, Raven rubbed her head, and noticed that Bumblebee was inside too.
"She got you too?" Bee asked.
"Unfortunately." Raven responded. "So Starfire, what is it that you felt you had to pull me across the Tower?"
"You did not tell me you were expecting the Blumforg! We must talk all about it!" Starfire was bouncing up and down squealing unnecessarily in Raven's opinion.
"And this is precisely why I didn't tell you..." She grumbled, but was glad that Starfire was not upset. Then again, upset and Starfire were normally never in the same sentence.
"Yeah girl, we've got tons to talk about now. So, fess up. What was it like with B?" Raven instantly turned a bright crimson, knowing exactly what they were referring to.
"I would prefer not to talk about my personal life, thank you." Bee and Star were not to be stopped.
"But why? On my planet, when conceived, the women gains a high reputation." Starfire asked in a confused manor.
"Well on Earth, getting pregnant before marriage or in this case 18 is... well, you don't gain a good reputation." Raven tried to explain, but couldn't find the proper way to explain. Starfire got the gist and muttered to herself.
"Earth is such a strange planet..." Raven couldn't help but agree. "Tell me about it..." She mumbled.
Bee then asked the most obvious question posed to parents.
"Do you want a boy? Or a girl?" Raven thought. She and Beast Boy had yet to talk about it, and this was the first time it was brought up.
"I... don't mind... either." It was true. She really didn't think about it. She decided to talk to Beast Boy about it later.
"And titles?" Starfire asked.
"Titles?" Raven asked, a bit perplexed.
"I think she means names." Bee elaborated. Raven once again began to think. Truthfully, she and Beast Boy had gone over very little concerning the baby. They'd been too involved with their own problems. The Beast, and her own emotional struggles.
"Girl, you two better get talkin'. Seems like neither of you are prepared at all." Raven sighed in defeat. It was true. They weren't ready in the least.
"Well, we've been having some problems." Raven didn't really want to delve into the topic, but almost smacked her head in frustration. If she didn't want to tell them, why did she tell them that they were having problems?
"Oh no! Is he doing the 'hacking'?" Both Bee and Raven looked at Starfire who looked at Raven with worried eyes.
"I think you mean cheating. And no, neither of us are. I'd know if he was. His emotions would be frayed, and he'd give off some sense. If I was, he'd smell the other man on me." She explained to them. At first, they were relieved, but that was not meant to live.
"Then what? You having early mood swings or something?" Bee questioned. It was good that she wasn't as good as an interrogator as Robin.
Robin. Raven completely forgot about Beast Boy having to confront Robin. She hoped he was getting off easy. Bee's question pulled her back to Earth.
"Well?"
"No, no mood swings. I'll tell you, but I don't want you telling anyone else. Okay?" Bee and Starfire nodded earnestly.
"Especially not Beast Boy. I'll tell him when I'm ready. But... to be honest... I don't know if I can handle this. The baby situation, and the side-effects. Some of them are dangerous. Too dangerous. If they occur near one of you guys, you could possibly die. And I refuse to be responsible for your deaths. So... I was thinking I would just run away until this is over."
"NO!" Both Bumblebee and Starfire shouted at the same time. Surprisingly, they held identical looks. And emitted similar emotions. Worry and concern.
"Raven... you must not flea. I admire your courage in willing to risk your own well-being for us... but you would be being selfish. And still extremely dangerous."
"To whom?" Raven held the sense of anger out of her voice. She will offended being told that she was being selfish.
"To the blumforg. Not only will it not get proper care in its larva form" This caused looks from Bee and Raven, "but you might cause it to die. It requires good care and nutrition. That would be strained by your living alone. It is not acceptable, and I will not allow it!" Starfire said, applying force, but care into her words. She cared deeply for Raven, and would not let her leave just because she was worried about what MIGHT happen.
"I won't let you go either. Your staying here, and that's not gonna be changed. Soon, you won't be in a condition to fight, and if you leave, villains'll be able to catch you without a problem. You'll be a walking target. Besides, we face villains more threatening then a few mood swings. If anyone'll get hurt most, it'll be BB. And he takes way worse. He'll have a few bruises. That's it. Don't worry so much about us. Worry more about yourself and your package. Let us worry bout us. And BB to worry about all 3 of ya!"
Bee laughed when she finished the last part, and Raven couldn't hold back a slight laugh. If she weren't Raven, she might've cried due to her great friends, but since she was Raven, she only let a tear or two appear. She hugged them tightly, and held them.
"Rae, you think your alone... but your not." Bee whispered into her ear. Starfire also whispered something.
"We'll be here to help you. Cyborg and your Beast Boy will also always be around. And Beast Boy will never let anything hurt you. Or the blumforg."
Raven still held Bee's words close. 'You think your alone... but your not.'
Those were Beast Boy's word when Malichoir struck her heart. She felt his darkness shadow her as she became enchanted with him. She had secluded herself from the team... and Beast Boy. He was away from her. She didn't know if he was crushing on her at the time, but if he was, she must have caused him great emotional pain. She decided to ask him when she left the room.
That's when a ground-breaking roar shook the Tower to its foundations.
"Wh-what was that?" Bee asked, slightly nervous of whatever could produce a roar strong enough to crack glass. Which it had. Raven's window was slightly cracked, and that just showed whatever caused it was not happy.
Raven grimly answered.
"Beast Boy's and my second problem."
Raven glided through the tower, too afraid to phase through the walls. Her powers were on the fritz. Anything cracked by the tremendous roar was finished off by her emotions running haywire. Starfire and Bee followed close behind, but were nervous. Starfire had her starbolts ready at her fingertips and her eyes a bright jade. She was ready to fight. Bee wasn't familiar with this enemy, but could tell by the way Star was reacting, that she needed to be ready to fight.
She pulled out her stingers, and charged them to full capacity. They were crackling with electricity, and she was ready to shrink if necessary.
"Starfire, wh-what are we up against?" She asked the powerful Tameranian.
"I fear our friend has lost himself in rage. He is very strong now. Too strong. Only Raven can stop him." She answered, with regret. She didn't like placing a burden on her friend, and then also admitting that an enemy was too strong was painful for her.
This only made Bee more nervous. She looked at Raven's worried face, and instantly knew what was wrong.
Something with Beast Boy.
They crashed into the Med Lab, and prepared to charge the green monster who was fighting their leader, but were held back by a sense of horror. The Beast was down. In fact, he was nowhere in sight. They missed the intense fight. Pieces of the ceiling fell to the floor, and the ground was cracked in multiple places.
Glass covered the ground, and lights flickered. Most of the beds were demolished, but 3 remained.
It wasn't that whole scene that frightened them. It was Robin, panting hard and Bo-Staff extended. The blood dripping off of it, onto the floor.
It was Beast Boy, the innocent joker, laying on the floor with blood rushing out of the wound on the back of his head. It had been re-opened, and the only obvious culprit was Robin. Who was looking down at the green and red figure.
Starfire broke the silence and screamed. She turned away, and couldn't stand the sight. Bee couldn't turn away, although the scene was horrific, it drew her attention. Raven ran to Beast Boy's side, and was joined by Cyborg.
"I've got a major fracture and possible concussion." Cyborg stated. "Brain damage is highly unlikely. His skull is harder then an rhino's. He'll survive. Rae, anything you got?"
"All the same." She said short and coolly. She turned with an angered expression towards Robin.
"What did you DO?" She hissed. She was doing her best not to send him to a dimension where air didn't exist and all your worst nightmares come to life.
"Protected myself. He attacked me, and I fought back. We need to talk about the pregnancy, because it's obvious Beast Boy isn't ready to handle it." Robin stated, clasping his Bo-Staff back onto his belt.
"YOU PROTECTED YOURSELF BY ALMOST KILLING HIM?" She screamed at him. She couldn't believe that he'd just answered like that.
"He turned into the Beast. I didn't know that he couldn't handle a tap on the head." He stated. Even when he was down, Robin was still mocking him. It was a good thing there wasn't a round 2.
"That tap on the head was enough to SHATTER SOMEONE'S SKULL YOU MORON!" Raven roared at him. She was furious. He'd crossed a line she'd made before. But never this.
"Well sorry. He needs to learn to control his anger." He said while crossing his arms.
"Why would he be angry?" Raven turned the tables on him. She wanted to know everything that happened.
"Because I told him that I didn't think he was mature enough to handle being a father."
"YOU INSULTED HIS PRIDE?" To her, that was the dumbest thing a person could do. But this was Robin. He often thought he was better then everyone. Normally, it took a great effort to impress him.
"No. I said that you were probably scared that you didn't have someone you could count on."
"THAT'S INSULTING HIS PRIDE! YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST GET OUT! NOW!" Raven screamed at him. How dare he make such absurd assumptions! As if she was scared that he wasn't ready. She was scared only that she was ready. Not him. He may have room to mature, but he certainly couldn't not be counted on. She actually trusted him more then she trusted anyone on the team.
She took in a breath, and calmly sat down next to Beast Boy's unconscious body.
She sat thinking about what Starfire and Bee said.
'You think your alone... but your not.' Both Bee's most recent, and Beast Boy's words rang in her head.
Were they right? Did she not have to leave? Could they really handle it?
Beast Boy... if she left, he'd be destroyed. She'd be selfish to deny his right to see his child grow. Or grow inside her.
Perhaps... they could handle it.
She felt something grasp her hand. Startled, she looked down and was relieved to see two shining green orbs look straight through her. They were glad to see her, but she sensed him saddened by something.
"What is it?" She asked gently.
"I... let him out again..." He whispered. His throat hurt for some unknown reason, and talking aggravated it.
"In defense. Robin enraged him. And you. I don't hold you responsible. Just remember, don't let people's words affect your honor. They can insult it all they want, but it just shrinks theirs."
"Rae... I didn't defend my honor... I defended yours..."
"Wh-what?" She asked, surprised. She didn't expect this. She thought Robin insulted his honor, not hers. Maybe she would have to send him to another dimension.
"Robin said you were scared and dumb... I got mad..." She was almost in tears again. She kissed him gently, and rubbed hand in hers.
"Rest... you need it..." He looked up at her and smiled.
"Okay... I love you..." She smiled. "I love you too."
Then he looked at her stomach and spoke to it too.
"And I love you too." She chuckled and he grinned. Then, fatigue overtook him and he slept. She decided to lay next to him, so she climbed into his bed.
Next thing she knew, the land of dreams took her too.
Awww, so fluffy. Well, even though I'm in Tennessee, I decided to update. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Felt good.
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