"Are you scared baby girl?"
"I'm not a baby Jack."
Logan was holding so tight to the door-handel her hand turned white. Jack placed a paw over it.
"It's going to be okay."
Logan froze as she saw Robin pull up his communicator and his face hardened. She knew the look. Right now some monster was rampaging some part of the city and the three men would have to leave to save it. She hated it. For the first time she really hated always being put second. Not because they didn't care. The city needed it. People would die, and she couldn't ask them to stay just to watch her play. She couldn't, but she wish she could.
"What's wrong baby girl?"
"Dad has to leave to save the city."
Logan turned her back to him and walked over to Sahara who was helping with the make-up.
"And I'm not a baby."
--
"Who is it?"
"Abaddon."
Robin didn't even look up and Beast Boy swore under his breath. Lewis, who was holding his hand, looked up and Beast Boy smiled down to him. Robin and Cyborg couldn't take down Abaddon by them selves.
"I hate being superhero sometimes."
He looked up as Bee placed the camera in his hand.
"Now don't you miss a second of her performance. You kids listen to Raven and Starfire."
"Bee are you sure?"
Cyborg placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Logan will never forgive you if you miss her performance Beast Boy, and she deserves to have her father there."
Beast Boy and Bee looked at one another before he hugged her.
"Thank you."
"Hey, it'll be fun fighting again."
Then they left, and the others found their seats. Beast Boy pointed the camera at the stage as the curtains opened and Jack entered the stage as the Beast.
--
The opening song, Belle. Logan felt like someone had stuffed her full of sawdust. She didn't miss a note or slur her words, but she knew it wasn't her best. She didn't care. She knew her father wanted to be here. She knew the town needed him more. That when the town called, he was forced to leave. The song ended and she left the stage. The next song, No Matter What, where Belle sings a duet with her father. Logan felt sick. She went out and started to sing, looking over the short boy playing her father. At Sahara and Jack holding up a piece of paper with something written on it. Your dad didn't leave.
"Creme de la creme."
Logan looked out into the blackness that was the crowed, and thanks to her slightly heightened senses, she saw him. Sitting between her mother and Lewis. Holding a camera. When it was her turn to sing, Logan sang to her father. To the man sitting in the audience with the camera. To the man who had chosen her over the city. Over the millions that lived there. Logan had never felt happier.
Karl squeezed her hand and she remembered she was supposed to sing to him. She looked at him,but as quickly as she could she looked back into the audience. Then the song ended, and she ran off the stage. A few feet away Jack and Sahara were grinning, knowing their message had been heard.
"You were great Logan."
Sahara hugged her.
"Thank you. Both of you."
She hugged Sahara back before kissing Jack on the harry cheek. She didn't know why. It was just the right thing to do.
"Logan. Next song is starting."
"Okay."
She sent Sahara and Jack a smile before running back to her place where Gaston soon would call for her.
"If you don't stop grinning like that your make-up will be ruined."
"Huh?"
Sahara looked at Jack before smiling and shaking her head.
--
Logan looked out of the window as Raven pulled the mini-bus in front of the school. High School. She had been sick for two weeks, and missed the first week of school. A whole week. Logan looked at the huge brick building. On the marble steps Sahara and Jack was talking to one another. She hadn't seen them in ages. Sahara had gone back to South Africa and her hair was now short and braided. Jack and Raymond had gone back to L.A to visit their mother's sister. A change of scenery. Logan had missed them tremendously. They had dropped off the other children at the same elementary school Logan had gone to, and every titan child went to. Abby had started in the first grade and felt like a big girl. Alfred was in the third, Lewis, Bruce and Angela in the fourth, Victor and Vanessa had moved up to junior high, and Logan was starting High School. She looked over at Lucky who grinned. His hair dark purple and his morphing power just taking effect. She looked over at the two newest additions to the titan tower. The identical twin sons of Cyborg and Bee. Nicholas and Nero. While Nicholas sleept Nero was wide awake and when she gave him her hand he gripped her finger tight. They were one year old. All three children were going to the doctor for a rutine checkup.
"Logan, you know you have to get out of the car to go to school."
"I know."
She pried her finger out of Nero's grip and turned to her mother and Bee sitting in the front.
"Is everything okay?"
Logan smiled.
"I'm fine."
Then she went out and was almost knocked to the ground by Sahara.
"Don't dare be sick when I haven't seen you in two months."
"Nice to see you too."
As Raven drove of, Logan hugged Sahara and Jack helped them to their feet.
"Nice to see you too baby girl."
"Are you ever going to stop calling me that Jack?"
"I'll think about that."
He grinned and Logan shook her head. She knew Jack was her friend, but no one pushed her buttons more than him.
"By the way. Here."
He threw her a small pacage as they started to walk up the stairs.
"You bought me a gift?"
"Don't fret baby girl, I bought Sahara a gift too. No big."
Logan turned and looked at the gold earrings Sahara was wearing. She hated the fact that her stomach tightened, just a little. They were wonderful, and Jack could buy Sahara earrings if he wanted. She removed the wrapper and saw a silver necklace with a raven grinning up at her. Logan looked at him.
"You are the animal princess after all, baby girl."
"Is it real silver?"
He shrugged as he stopped in front of a locker she assumed was his. Sahara pulled her two lockets down.
"This is yours. Right next to mine."
Logan looked at her and it took her two seconds before she could retaliate the smile.
"You want me to help you put it on?"
It felt cool against her skin and Logan turned a shade greener. Sahara laughed and Logan turned even greener. She marched off.
"Where are you going?"
Sahara was still laughing.
"Class."
"Do you know the way?"
Logan was almost as green as her brothers as she krept back. Sahara was almost on the floor and Logan knew she would never forgive Sahara for that.
"What's wrong? Why are you laughing?"
Jack came over and Sahara laughed even more. Then she grabbed her stomach and finally got control over herself.
"Nothing important."
She breathed in and out.
"Let's go to class."
They started to walk together and slowly Logan stopped glowing like a go-sign, but around the necklace she was still a shade greener than the rest of her body.
--
"We're getting married."
Raven smiled up at the image of Cassie.
"Congratulations. When?"
"Two months."
"That's quick."
Cassie shrugged and smiled again. She had never been one to delay things when she knew what she wanted.
"You have to come and help me plan the wedding Raven. Take Lucky with you. And then the rest of them can come later for the actual wedding. Please Raven, I can't do this without you."
"Technically you can't do it without Speedy."
"You know what I mean. Please Raven."
Raven smiled.
"Of course I'll come Cassie."
Cassie smiled and Raven smiled back.
--
Logan smiled as she stepped of the plane and Lucky came running toward her. She bent down and hugged him before Beast Boy picked him up.
"I missed you little guy."
Lucky laughed wholeheartedly, as he always did, and hugged his father. Raven just stood there in the door, poised and dignified. When Cyborg turned off the engine she came toward them and hugged Logan.
"Mom."
"Precious."
"I got the lead in the school musical."
Raven smiled and Logan blushed.
"What musical is it?"
"Wicked."
Logan glared at Bruce as he laughingly walked by them.
"What did I miss?"
"The role Im playing happens to be green."
"Oh."
Raven smiled again.
"And do you have a problem with being green Ms Logan Marie?"
"Just when Bruce points it out."
Logan sighed.
"Logan, can you help carry the stuff in?"
"Okay Cy."
Logan walked over, leaving her mother behind. Lewis walked over and hugged her.
"And what have you been doing?"
"Dancing."
Then he left, leaving Raven feeling like two months away from her children were enough.