Teen Titans
Intimate Relationships
Chapter 14
Showing off the Family
The titans gathered in the garage waiting for Cyborg to arrive. Though Hermione was cured Raven didn't want to take a chance, and so she had projected a bubble of black energy over her to keep her warm. Robin was telling Starfire about the look of confusion on Bumblebee's face when he told her that the six of them would be joining them.
"I agree friend Robin, it will be most interesting to see their face of confusion" Starfire said giggling.
The sound of metal on metal told them that Cyborg was there. They got into the car and Raven dissipated the bubble. The T-car set off out of the tower, along the causeway and through the streets of Jump City. In deference to Hermione and the fact she was currently was asleep, Cyborg didn't put on the normal loud music. Instead he spun the dial on the radio until he found a station with good music.
The titans speculated on the possible costumes of the Titans East. The only one they could guess with certainly was Jinx's. Every year she went as a witch. As for the others, they came in different costumes every year.
The lights of passing buildings gave way to the countryside and Cyborg accelerated the T-Car faster. The light began to give over to dusk as they approached Steel City, home of the Titans East. By this time, Hermione had woken up and had started to cry. Thanks to the efforts of Beastboy and Starfire it didn't last for long, and she settled into Raven's arms.
"Raven?" Cyborg called "Its starting to rain. Want to do your bubble trick again?" he asked.
"Thanks for the warning" Raven said gratefully and conjured a bubble of black energy over her child.
The T-Car pulled up outside the Titans East's tower. They got out and went inside while Cyborg pressed a button on the dashboard, and the door to the garage opened. He drove in and the door shut. He parked next to the various vehicles the Titans East used, and went inside through the door to one side. As he approached their version of a common room, he heard Bumblebee's voice as she welcomed the senior titans.
As he glanced around the room, he saw what the Titans East were wearing. Jinx was indeed wearing a witch outfit, Maos y Minos were wearing Laurel and Hardy outfits, Bumblebee was wearing a bumblebee outfit much to everybody's amusement. It took a moment for Cyborg to decide who Kid Flash was. After a few seconds, he realised that he was Speedy Gonzales. Aqualad had turned up as King Neptune.
"Robin? There are five of you here, but you said there would be six. Who else is coming?" asked Bumblebee confused.
Beastboy glanced at Raven before answering.
"A little girl" he said simply.
"Huh? Did she win a competition or something?" asked Jinx.
"No" said Raven.
"Who is she then?" came Kid Flash.
"Our daughter" said Beastboy and Raven in unison.
The entire complement of Titans East dropped their jaws. Bumblebee was the first to recover.
"Your daughter? I didn't know you was expecting" she said still suffering from shock.
"She's not ours as such. We saw her in the hospital back in Jump City. She had Phumoania and was dying. Raven used her powers to give her some strength and we hoped she'd be fine. But her parents were killed in an attack by Cinderblock. That night I couldn't sleep because of thinking about her. After watching some news thing on the T.V, I decided to adopt her. They let me bring her to the tower. Normally they don't do that, but as I'm a titan they said they would bend the rules. Starfire was the first to find out and Robin was fine once I explained. Cyborg thought I had taken in a stray cat. Raven was okay with the idea of adopting her, so she signed her side of the papers because I'd already signed my part at four in the morning" Beastboy finished.
"So what is she called?" asked Jinx who was tickling Hermione under the chin.
"Hermione Rebecca Hope Logan" Raven told them.
"Hermione Rebecca Hope Logan?" repeated Jinx. "It suits her".
"Well enough talk, on with the party!" cried Maos y Minos who had been taught some English by the rest of Titans East.
The titans had a great time partying and dancing. Hermione was held by everyone except for Aqualad, Hermione had started to cry the moment he held her and he quickly passed her back to Beastboy.
Beastboy and Raven took turns to hold Hermione while the other went to get some food and drink. Towards the end of the night, Beastboy and Raven sat with their daughter while they watched the others dancing and playing party games.
"You know, I know this is quick and that, but I wouldn't change this for the world" Beastboy said looking at Raven who was feeding Hermione from the bottle they had brought with them.
"Neither would I. It's certainly been an interesting few months. I would never have imagined it when we first got together that I'd marry you. No offence" she said wiping Hermione's mouth and putting the bottle back in the bag.
"None taken" said Beastboy grinning.
By now the music had stopped and the other titans were just sitting around on sofas and chairs talking. Beastboy, Hermione and Raven joined them. They sat down on a couch.
"Ah look, how ironic. The demon has come as an angel" sneered Aqualad. The others had believed that he had a crush on Raven, but he simply said that he would never be interested in her. At the sound of his words, Raven began to cry. "Oh goody. Tears of an angel!"
"Whats that supposed to mean?" asked Beastboy annoyed that Aqualad would talk about a fellow titan like that. "You know how Raven gets upset about things like that" he said getting up.
"Oh come on. A demon – the ultimate evil – comes dressed as something good" Aqualad laughed.
Beastboy heard Cyborg tell Robin he couldn't detect any alcohol in Aqualad's system. Aqualad really meant this and couldn't use the excuse he was drunk.
Beastboy just glared at Aqualad while Raven gently sobbed and the others held their breath.
"I'm surprised you even want to marry her. After all she tried to kill you a few times." laughed Aqualad again.
It was the last thing Aqualad said before he flew across the room. The others wondered how he had managed to do it as he didn't process the power of flight like Beastboy, Bumblebee, Raven or Starfire. They turned their heads towards Beastboy who lowered his hand.
"He should not have said that" Beastboy said.
"Friend Beastboy, why did you hit Friend Aqualad?" asked Starfire as confused as much as the others.
"Because he should not have said that" Beastboy repeated. He sat down next to Raven and spoke to her in low soothing tones.
Cyborg got up and went to check on Aqualad. He was out cold and his nose was broken where Beastboy had hit him. Feeling not in the least bit sorry for the prince of Atlantis, he took hold of his nose and pulled. The pain brought him round.
"God I hope you die, you bitch" he said as he jumped up to stand on his feet. And he stormed out of the room.
Beastboy muttered something to Raven and she nodded. Beastboy picked up the bag with Hermione's baby things in it and his gangster hat.
"See you back at the tower. Don't come back just because of us. Have a good time here" he said and Raven teleported herself, Beastboy and their daughter away.
"I've never seen Beastboy get so angry. Even after Slade used Terra" Robin said. Cyborg, Starfire and the others nodded. It was one of the few times that they had seen Beastboy hit someone without transforming into an animal form.
Beastboy, Hermione and Raven reappeared back at their own tower in their room. They took off their costumes and put them in a cupboard. They changed into normal clothes and went into the common room.
"Beastboy, I want to thank you for sticking up for me back there" she said, giving him a hug which would have given Starfire a run for her money.
"Hey, what do you expect? You're my wife and part of my family and no one says that about my wife or my daughter" he said. "So while we wait for the others to finish at the party and get back, what do you want to do?" Beastboy asked.
"Let's watch a movie" suggested Raven.
"Good idea" Beastboy said. he picked up a new DVD he had brought earlier that day, while out with Cyborg shopping for all the baby's things. He put it in the player, and pressed the play button.
"Sharkboy and Lavagirl?" asked Raven "I didn't think you liked this sort of thing" she finished.
"Well normally I don't, but it's about dreams and how they can come true" Beastboy said. "Everything that was or is starts with a dream. Dreams can never be broken" he told her. The film started and Beastboy sat back to watch the film. Raven got closer to him and snuggled up to the changeling, as he held Hermione safely in his lap Beastboy sighed in contentment. Nothing could change this even if somebody offered him ruler ship of the Earth. He had a beautiful wife and daughter and nothing could have made him happier.
When it had finished, they went tiredly to their room and barely had time to change Hermione into a clean nappy and put her into her cot and get changed themselves before they went to sleep.
A/N: Thanks for the new reviews. And welcome to those who have recently added my fic to their Alert lists.
I loved writing this as much as chapter 4 and the Nevermore scenes in chapters 5 and 6. I hope you enjoyed when Beastboy hit Aqualad. Watching the Aqualad/Raven scenes from the Teen Titans Master copies I was sent by the local TV station, I noticed that Aqualad did not like Raven at all and it all seemed…fishy (pun intended). Besides, even though I'm the one writing this fic, I laughed when I wrote these lines:
It was the last thing Aqualad said before he flew across the room. The others wondered how he had managed to do it as he didn't process the power of flight like Beastboy, Bumblebee, Raven or Starfire. They turned their heads towards Beastboy who lowered his hand.
"He should not have said that" Beastboy said.
"Friend Beastboy, why did you hit Friend Aqualad?" asked Starfire as confused as much as the others.
"Because he should not have said that" Beastboy repeated.
Chapter 15 will start 1 hour 25 minutes and 17.5 seconds after the end of chapter 14. That's exactly how long Sharkboy and Lavagirl takes to play. I know this because at 1 am in the morning I was bored so I decided to time it!
Trivia: this fanfic is now 80 pages long as of this chapter. That's a lot of printer toner.
Anyway, Ch15 will start as soon as I get back from the little boys room.
Regards,
Robert