Disclaimer: As always, I do not own Teen Titans, just the plot and my characters.

A/N: Ur? At the bottom….


New Titans:

Chapter 26:

Raven watched the hail beat against the large window located in the living room of the Tower, her hands were placed against the glass and a far away look was evident in her eyes.

"Raven." Kory called out to her friend, and waited for the haze to clear from her eyes.

Shaking her head slowly, Raven turned to face her. "Yeah?"

Kory nodded her head towards the ceiling, "Dick's finally asleep now, you ready?"

"Hmm, finally. Gar was asleep before his head hit the pillow," Raven noticed the blush that was creeping on to Kory's face, and laughed. "I guess Dick needed some persuasion to get into the bed, huh?"

Kory made an eeping noise, and elbowed Raven in the stomach. "Raven!" Her face was now as red as her hair, making her wide eyes stand out more in the dim light.

"Like you haven't told me these things before, Kor. Don't be silly," Raven chuckled, as the two made it to the Records Room.

"Even if you both went to be right after dinner, and it's past midnight now," Raven laughed as Kory coughed nervously, and wrung her hands. "Do you have the code?" Looking over her shoulder, Raven watched Kory type in Dick's code and watched the door slide open.

"Holy," Kory let out a long whistle at the size of the new Records and Evidence room. "I didn't think it was going to be this big, but shit."

Raven raised an eyebrow at Kory's use of profanity, and Kory just dipped her head down and whistled innocently. "Right, now let's see…Rose's mother was Lillian Worth?"

Kory looked up from fiddling with one of Terra's old chains, "I am not sure, but I think her name was Lillian, yes."

Raven nodded, and kept searching into the hard drive. "Hmm, here she is…I don't see anything different about her. Normal childhood, normal parents….Slade met her when he was doing a rescue mission in Cambodia…" Raven looked up to see Kory's shocked face, "I know it's hard to fathom the idea of Slade actually saving people, but then again…I have a kid, so anything can happen."

Kory snorted, and went back to snooping around. "You'd think he'd hide something important in here…" Sticking her head inside one of the closets Kory started to shift through evidence.

"Kory are you trying to find, oh I don't know…you're Christmas present?"

Kory flushed, "No I-I have no idea what you are talking about." Closing the door, Kory slid next to Raven. "Find anything?"

Raven sighed, "Nothing that links to her strange behavior, other than her father being a murdering psychopath."

Kory raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, well…Maybe she was hit by lightning."

Raven laughed, "Like Wally and Barry?"

"You never know, anyways maybe there's something she isn't telling us. I mean it's not like she's having visions." Kory shrugged, and started to flip through some of Dick's files.

Something flicked on in Raven's mind and she shook Kory by the shoulders, "You're a genius Kor! She's precognitive!!!"

Kory took a minute to think about it, "So she's been having premonitions, but of what?"

Raven smiled, "That's what we need to find out!"

The door of the Evidence room slid open and a disheveled Dick walked through the doors, yawning he took a look around the room and shook off the feeling that he wasn't alone. No one else knew the password, not even Kory.

"Hmm….now where'd I put that paper?" Dick mused, as he dug through some of his papers. He just left Kory fast asleep in their bed after hours of 'exercise'. Chuckling, Dick stretched and bent down to get his reports for the month. He had to hurry, Kory would wake if he wasn't back before his side of the bed turned cold.

Kory and Raven were pressed up against the opposite wall, Raven's hand was over Kory's mouth and a stance that reminded Kory of when they switched bodies and were being chased by the boys and they had to hide in a pile of garbage.

Shuddering, Kory decided it was best to forget the garbage part of the story.

Both girls disappeared in a portal, and reappeared in the dining room/kitchen area. Raven looked around to make sure that Cyborg wasn't having a midnight snack, and then she turned to Kory.

"I thought he was sleeping!" Raven said, and waggled a finger in Kory's direction.

Kory smiled sheepishly, "Me too, I guess he had one of those midnight reminders."

"A what?"

"Richard sometimes will wake up in the middle of the night, because he remembers something that he forgot to do…It is very strange…" Making her way to the fridge, Kory took out a Sprite and popped the top.

"Hmm, well I don't think we could have gotten anything else from there anyways," Raven grabbed a Sprite herself, and sat down on the barstool. "So how do we do this?"

"Do what?"

Both women let out a squealing noise, and turned to see Dick leaning up against the doorframe.

"Richard! What are you doing up?!" Kory exclaimed, as she walked over to him.

Dick wrapped his arms around her, and kissed her head. "I got thirsty, and my wife was missing from our big comfy bed. Now, what are we doing?" Taking Kory by the hand, he grabbed a drink and popped down on her vacant barstool, pulling her into his lap.

"Christmas stuff," Raven said, and took a sip from her drink as she tried to hide the smile on her face.

Dick propped his elbow on the counter, and stroked Kory's back. "Hmm, so what am I getting?" He asked Raven, as Kory giggled when he squeezed her sides.

"Can't tell," she taunted, and laughed as Dick made a pout.

"No fair!"

Kory turned around and kissed his nose, "Richard, you are acting as if you are a child. Now please, behave and go to bed. The girls need to talk."

Dick grumbled and gave Kory a peck on the lips before heading back to bed. Both girls broke out in giggles, and Kory had to hold her sides before she started to cry.

"Well, that was interesting," Raven said, and shot Kory a grin. "He's so cute when he's sleepy, I've never seen that side of him."

Kory just giggled in response, and Raven rolled her eyes.

"We should head to bed, and continue this in the morning. Okay?"

"Sure, night Rae."

Raven stepped into a small portal and smiled, "Night Kor."

-Later that Morning-

"IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!!! I'M SO EXITED! AREN'T YOU EXITED! YES! SANTA'S COMING!! WHOO-HOO!"

The group looked over at Gar, who was standing on the island and cheering like a madman.

"You just killed Christmas, man." Tim said as he passed by and shook his head.

Cris and Rose just giggled, and followed Tim into the kitchen where Vic was staring at Gar with wide eyes.

"Grass stain! You better get your green butt off my island! You have three seconds!" Vic warned and waved his spatula in Gar's direction.

Gar just kept cheering, and dancing.

"Three."

More dancing, and booty shaking in Vic's direction.

"Two."

There was a 'Ho, ho, ho! No, no, no meat!' from Gar, as he did some type of jig causing Kory to start to giggle and Dick to roll his eyes in amusement.

"ONE!" Vic shot his cannon in Gar's direction, as Gar turned into a fly and flew off. Vic groaned, and looked up at the hole that was in the ceiling. "Shit."

Raven appeared from the floor, and just shook her head. "I don't want to know."

Vic sighed, and ran his hand down his face. "Your husband is a freakish little elf! He was dancing on my island like some drunk! Wait…GAR DID YOU SPIKE THE EGGNOG AGAIN?"

Raven sighed, and poured her tea. "There goes me not knowing," she muttered to herself, and floated back into the dining room. "Where'd he go?"

Kory shrugged, "He turned into a fly, haven't seen him since."

Raven closed her eyes, and muttered her chant. Just as she did that, Gar fell from the china cabinet and landed in Dick's lap.

"Heh…hey there boss." Gar said sheepishly, and gave Dick a small smile.

"Get. Off. Now." Dick snapped through his clenched teeth, and Gar scrambled out of his lap.

"Heh, right….sorry 'bout that," Gar slunk over to his chair and took a seat next to Raven, who was reading innocently.

"Hey Dick, I didn't know you were playing Santa now." A voice teased, and the group looked up to see Babs standing in the doorway.

"BABS!" Kory squealed, and flew up in the air and twirled the woman around. "It is so nice to see you! I did not know you were coming! This is wonderful!!"

Babs started to turn purple, and Kory let her go with a little nervous laugh. "Sorry about that, I got a little exited to see you."

Babs just waved her hand, and waited till she could form words again. "It's okay," Seeing Kory's worried face, Babs smiled. "Really, I'm fine. I learned to hold my breath for a long time after working with Dick."

Dick glared under his sunglasses, and grumbled. "What are you doing here Babs?"

Babs shrugged, and sat down. "Nothing really, Bruce gave me the time off. Seems Selina is getting him out of the house and out to ski."

Dick just raised an eyebrow, he knew of his father's relationship with the ex-con but he didn't know how far progressed it actually was.

"That is glorious! K'norfka Bruce never gets out of his cave, no pun intended," Smiling sweetly, Kory settled in Dick's lap and looked around. "Did you not bring Cass with you?"

Cass' head popped out from behind the door, and Kory squealed in delight.

"Cassandra!" Kory flew over and hugged the young heroine, who hugged just as hard back.

"Kory! Hi!" Cass laughed as Kory spun her around, and was placed back on the floor. "Hey everyone!"

The group said their hellos, most were muttered because the lack of 'brain food'. Kory took her spot next to Dick and Cris, and Cass took a seat next to Raven.

"Well hey there lil' lady," Vic greeted as he brought out the food, "And bigger lady," Shooting Babs a wink, Vic placed the pancakes and sausage in the middle of the table before sitting down next to a half-asleep Karen.

"Honey, wake up," Vic shook Karen, who just grumbled and pushed his hand away. "She didn't sleep well last night," Vic explained, "thought she heard people walking up and down the hallways. I tried to tell her that no one was awake at two in the morning."

Kory and Raven exchanged guilty glances, and Dick just shrugged. "Well, give her some of your Cuban Coffee."

Vic started to laugh at that, and pointed a finger at Gar. "Remember that time Gar poured in some of my Cuban Coffee instead of his decalf?"

Kory giggled, "Oh yes, he was twitching all day long. It was quite amusing."

"I was not twitching! And it wasn't my fault, he left the coffee mug out there! I thought it was mine!"

Vic doubled over laughing, "Y-You looked like a demented green bunny o-on drugs!" Falling out of his chair, Vic started to tear up.

"I..I did not!" Gar protested, and looked at Raven for help.

Shaking her head, Raven sighed. "You did too Garfield, you looked as if you had taken one to many lines…it was very interesting."

Gar slumped down in his seat, and muttered something about robotic jerks who can't shut up for three minutes. "Whatever."

Kory looked up at Gar with worry clouding her eyes, "Oh Gar, you know we were just joking around with you."

"Even if it was true," Vic added with a laugh, as he wiped away the excess tears.

Dick rolled his eyes, and nodded over to Gar. "Pass the syrup, please. Oh, and be careful, I think there's sugar in the coffee."

Gar looked up at Dick and glared, "Man! That's not even funny!"

Dick smiled at Gar and leaned forward to tell the story on how Gar poured too much sugar in his coffee, and then gave it to Bruce in the morning.

-Around 6:30 p.m.-

"Rose you must tell your mother!" Cris said, as she, Cass, and Rose stood inside Kory's Tamaranian Garden.

"I'm not going to tell her until I'm sure. What if I was hallucinating or something?" Rose smelled one of Kory's rose mixes, and looked over at her friends.

"Please, a hallucination that real that just comes out of nowhere? Plus, they don't happen that often and they all have to do with your father. I seriously doubt they're hallucinations," Cass said, as she propped her feet up on a crate and gave Rose a look.

"Look, you weren't there! You don't know how it is! You have no idea what it's like to feel something like that!" Rose snapped, and crushed one of Kory's plants.

"Well, maybe, if you just talked to your mom about it then-"

"STOP IT!" Cris yelled, and jumped between the two, who have gotten nose-to-nose. "You two stop it! This is not the time to be arguing about it. And the only reason you are arguing is because one of you knows that the other is right." Stepping back, Cris sighed. "Now, I think you know which one it is."

Rose glared at them both, and then finally sighed and plopped down in the middle of the isle. "I don't know if I can tell her. I mean, this is just more emotional baggage for her. She already has to deal with me being a cold-blooded killer's daughter. Now this? I don't think she'll want me."

"Rose," Came a voice from above, and the three girls turned to see a white raven form come up from the ground and Raven step out. "I'm not going to get rid of you because you are different. I love you, and you aren't alone. I have visions too, I know how you feel," looking at the other two girls, Raven nodded towards the door. "Why don't you two go help Kory bake for a while, we'll be up in a few minutes."

Cass and Cris nodded, and took off towards the doors. Leaving mother and daughter to talk in private.

"But, I just figured with all the things my father has done and all the things I've done…you were already testy about having me, and now with this…."

Raven pulled Rose into a hug, and kissed her head. "Sweetie, my father raped my mother and has tried to bring down the destruction of Earth many times. He has killed my mentor Azar, and destroyed Azarath before. And I helped him bring the end of the world, because I thought it was all that I was good for. So don't try the pity party on me, missy. I've been there and I've done that."

Rose nodded, and sniffled a bit. "But you've never killed anyone, you've never taken a life."

Raven pulled back, and looked at Rose in the eyes. "How do you know that?" Pausing Raven sighed, "I have taken a life, once. I was training with Azar, and a monk by the name of Heran came in to speak with her. I did not know what they were speaking about, but my mother's name was mentioned many times. Later I found out that he wanted her dead."

Rose looked up at Raven, "What did you do?"

"I found out that he was going against Azar, and planned to kill both of them. So I made him suffer slowly, and then left him bleeding on the steps of the temple. But, back then I didn't have any control of my powers and I let Rage go too easily."

Rose nodded, "I never knew that you've killed anyone, I mean…"

"I know," Raven smiled, "We all have our secrets, I told the Titans this one right after we stopped the end of the world. That's when we all sat down and shared our pasts, and I learned a few horrifying things about my friends."

Rose giggled, "Like what?"

Raven made a humming sound, as she began to think. "Your father once ate cat poop as a dare from the Flash, and he thought it was minty."

Rose's nose scrunched up, "Okay, that's just gross."

Raven laughed, "He does it tofu, you know." After laughing a while, Raven looked back down at Rose. "We're going to have to tell him. I guess we'll do it after dinner…as a family."

Smiling Rose nodded, "This is my very first Christmas with a family, you know."

Raven squeezed her shoulders, "Well lets make it a good one."

-Downstairs-

Dick moved around the table, as Kory leaned over him and started to light the candles. "I love these candles," she murmured as she lit the next one.

Dick smiled and kissed Kory, "And I love you," looking over at Cris' annoyed face, Dick grinned larger. "And I love you too, sweetie."

Cris rolled her eyes, but couldn't help the smile that formed on her face. "Love you too, dad."

Kory laughed, and patted Cris' leg as she sauntered into the kitchen. "Anything ready to put on the table, Vic?" Leaning up against the island, Kory leaned on her hip and watched Vic stir the gravy.

"Yes, ma'am the ham is ready along with the mashed potatoes. The corn should be ready in a second, and you can go and tell Gar that his smelly tofu crap his done."

Kory grabbed both plates, and maneuvered herself around Tim and Cass, who were just walking in. "Tim, go find Gar and tell him to get his Tofurkey out of the oven, will you?"

Tim nodded, and ran out of the room, passing Raven and Rose as they walked in. "Need any help there, Kor?" Raven offered, as Rose took a seat next to Cris and started to whisper with her.

"Sure, you can put the silverware out," Kory instructed, as she took the corn from Vic and grabbed a bowl that was about to fall. "Richard Grayson, get you butt off here and help me!"

In one swift motion, Dick took the bowl and corn out of Kory's hands and placed them both on the table. "There, done." He responded cheekily, and Kory smacked his chest.

"Oh, just go and sit down, Grayson!" She snapped, and smiled at Babs and Karen as they walked into the busy area. "Take a seat girls, the ham's almost ready and so are the sweet potatoes." Maneuvering over to the door, Kory stuck her head out. TIM! DID YOU FIND GAR!?"

Tim and Gar both appeared at the end of the hall, and Gar jogged over to her. "Sorry, Kory, I had to give Boomer one last run before he was put to bed for the night."

Kory nodded, "Your Tofurkey is done, you better grab it before Vic throws it out of his kitchen."

Minutes later, there was the sound of laughter and clattering of silverware as the Titans sat around and spent their Christmas Eve together. Jokes were told, mostly by Gar, and stories were explained as the family ate and cleaned up before they went to bed.

"Guys, go wash up," Kory instructed to the four teens, as she got groans and whines in response. "Now, or all of you will be down one less present in the morning." There was a scurry of noise, as they bolted out of the room and towards their floor.

"Wow, that worked like a charm." Gar said, as he shifted Raven on his lap. Taking a sip of his Eggnog, Gar chuckled. "It's a good thing Vic came up with the holo-tree, now all we have to do is turn it off and the presents are already there."

Vic smiled coyly, "Well you know, with a brain like mine, how was I not to think of something as ingenious as that?"

Dick raised an eyebrow, as Kory looked over her shoulder at him, "I thought you came up with that idea, Richard?" She asked in a oh-so innocent voice.

"I did, Star. Vic's just trying to show off in front of his girlfriend."

Vic glared at Dick, "How do we know that you aren't just showing off for Kory? Huh, Dicky?"

Dick laughed, "Because, she's my wife. I show off in another area…."

"AW MAN! TMI!" Gar covered his ears, as the group exchanged disgusted looks.

"Man, I don't want to know about your sex life!"

Dick laughed, and took a sip of his coffee and squeezed Kory's sides. "Who said anything about my sex life?"

The group exchanged confused looks this time, and Kory just giggled. Sometimes they were all just so clueless.

"Well, lets hit the hay," Vic said as he stood, and took Karen's hand. "I'm beat."

"Me too," Kory agreed, as she floated up and waited for Dick to stand. "Raven would you mind giving us a lift?"

Raven shook her head, "Not at all, we're going to say goodnight to Rose anyways." After saying their goodnights, the small group was transported into the tween's floor, where Rose, Cris, Cass, and Tim slept for that night.

Cris was already asleep, along with Tim and Cass. So Dick and Kory just planted a kiss on her head, and tip-toed out of her room and into Tim's to kiss him goodnight before going to bed.

Rose on the other hand, was waiting patiently for her parents to kiss her goodnight.

Raven floated in to see Rose's blue eyes focused on her own, "Why are you still awake, young lady?" Raven asked, as she sat down at the edge of Rose's bed.

"I just wanted to say goodnight," Rose yawned, and felt Gar take her hand in his own. "Night mommy, night daddy." She murmured, as her eyelids grew heavier.

Raven kissed Rose's cheek, as Gar did the same to her other one. "Good night, Rose. Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas." She murmured, before falling into a deep sleep.

"Merry Christmas, Rae," Gar said, as he wrapped his arms around her and watched Rose sleep.

Raven smiled, and rested her head on his shoulder, "Yes, it is a merry one after all."


A/N: Here's your present, from me to you all! Merry Christmas guys! I'll probably have another chapter out before the New Year, but if not; Have a Happy New Year too!

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