A/N: So we continue where we left off...thank you all for your wonderful reviews and everything.

They inspire me to keep writting!

Cheers,

Franshes

PS: This chapter was changed from its original ending so my apologies if the ending feels a little strange but I changed my mind and therefore had to re-write the whole ending okay?

Special thanks to Wolvmbm whose advice helped me greatly for this chapter.

With that said,

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DISCLAIMER: I wish I owned the Teen Titans, however, I don't, otherwise this would be on TV.

Changeling carried Raven downstairs for she was still too weak to walk by herself.

"Hey guys!" Changeling called happily, as he came down the stairs "Guess who decided to finally wake up?"

"MOM!" all her kids cried and ran to her.

"Whoa! Careful guys!" Changeling said "Your mom is still very fragile and we don't want to hurt her do we? Here, let me put her down her in the sofa so all of you can hug her properly."

"Fragile? Seriously?" Raven asked her husband sarcastically and with a little edge of annoyance in her tone.

"Sorry babe," Changeling said looking sheepish and he gave her a light peck on the lips before moaning.

"What?" Raven asked with a little smile.

"Nothing love, it's just- God, I had missed the taste of your lips SO much!" Changeling answered.

Raven smiled at him and pulled him in for another kiss while their kids whined and said

"Mom, dad…GROSS!" in unison.

Changeling and Raven parted and laughed at their kids' expressions.

The titans all rejoiced as well in Raven's well-being. Cyborg was especially relieved.

Raven then asked Nightwing seriously

"Have we anything that might give us a lead in the search for the Wests or Jake?"

Nightwing sighed.

"We think they might be in Dikos's old swamp hiding place- it's the only one with a magnetic field strong enough to contain all of their powers anyway…"

"Yet…Wouldn't they need Dikos to give them the password in order to use it?" Raven asked.

Robin eyed Changeling incredulously.

"You told her about Jake missing but not about Dikos being out of prison?"

"I- didn't want two drop two bombs at once…" Changeling muttered.

"Dikos is out?" Raven asked horrified "NO! How-why?"

"He escaped." Cyborg said simply.

"Then- they MUST be there!" Raven said "Let's go and-"

"Raven we can't." Changeling said, interrupting her.

"Why?" she demanded.

"Too risky." He said.

"Changeling what do we care about that? When have we EVER cared about that? Besides, our friends are in danger, our son is in danger!" Raven said "We have to go and-"

"We'd risk our lives- and it would probably be for nothing." Changeling said.

"Nothing?" Raven said quietly then "NOTHING? HOW CAN YOU CALL OUR FRIENDS 'NOTHING', HOW CAN YOU CALL OUR SON 'NOTHING'?" she practically screeched.

"What Changeling meant," Nightwing said patiently "Is that we don't even know if the Wests are alive- what if they're not, Raven? What if we went there, got caught, and they're not even alive? What help would that be to anyone?"

Raven had to admit that Nightwing had a point there.

"Changeling!" Raven cried "What if Jake- well- what if he's, well, not well…"

"Don't even say it Raven," Changeling said with a pained expression "I can't bear to even think about it."

"Well…" Nightwing said, looking uncomfortable "It's a possibility and you guys have to start accepting that idea- after all, for all we know, Jake could also be-"

"DON'T SAY IT!" Both parents yelled, agitated.

Nightwing sighed again but remained silent now.

Late at night…

"What if he's really dead Changeling?" Raven said quietly.

Changeling sighed.

"Then I guess we'll have to mourn another kid, Rae, but we can't fall into depression, not again- our children need us. Look, everything that's happened to Jake has been my fault. I should've been there for my son, if I had, well- he wouldn't have felt so burdened, and if he hadn't feel so burdened- he might not have walked away from the tower late at night and then Creak would've had no opportunity to get him…"

"You're right, it HAS kind of been our fault. Well, if my boy is d-dead…well then, I guess we'll have to be there for one another won't we?" Raven said, attempting to smile and all the while trying hard not to cry.

Changeling pulled her close to him and hugged her tightly against his chest.

"Oh baby," he said "We'll ALWAYS be there for one another…"

"Oh, Changeling!" Raven said "It's a relief to know that, at least, you'll always be there for me, protecting me, that you've got my back and I've got yours."

Changeling smiled before kissing her lightly on the lips.

"I love you baby, even after all these years, I still feel every bit as strong a love as I did when we were sixteen- nothing'll ever break us apart okay? Good times or bad, remember?" he said, holding up his left hand which held his wedding ring.

Raven put her left hand over his so that their wedding rings were together.

"Thanks Changeling- for everything." she said softly.

"It was nothing, baby, but now we must sleep- I have a feeling tomorrow will be tough for us- with S-Starlight's f-funeral- we'll need all the strength we can muster to help our other kids." he said, his voice shaking a bit as he struggled not to cry.

"Y-you're right." Raven said, her voice breaking a bit but attempting to be strong.

"I love you baby, I'm glad you're back." Changeling said as he pulled the covers over them both.

"Me too babe, me too." Raven said softly, and they both fell asleep embracing.

It was a god thing too, that they fell asleep, they would need the strength later on, as Changeling had already guessed for the devastating news they were to receive, and for Starlight's funeral, which was to be held tomorrow…

A/N: Once again, sorry if the ending's weird- but I hope you like it, I did my best with it.

Coming up next!

The Wests...do they escape? Are all of them alive?

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Franshes