Ch 32

Titans East had gone back to their headquarters in New York the next day while the Doom Patrol decided to stay for a few days, which bothered BB. He loved his old team, but he was still pretty pissed at Mento for embarrassing him and Raven in front of Rita, Robin, and Starfire. He knew that Robin was probably more suspicious then ever about his and Raven's intimate relationship.

He tried to focus on something more positive. His girlfriend, friends, and family were alive, and Trigon was gone once and for all. At the same time he knew Slade and Galtry were still out there and it left him more stressed than when he woke up.

A pair of hands massaging his shoulders startled him for a second until he realized it was Raven and he smiled. "Hey Rae, you feeling ok?"

"Yes, but I felt your stress from my room. You need to relax."

"Well I feel better now that you're here," he said as he watched her sit beside him. "Oh how was the cruise? I mean I know it was cut short and everything."

"Nice while it lasted. I actually met a genuine psychic on board. She was very helpful."

"Really, how?"

"She gave me another way to feel without consequence."

"That's great Rae! What is it?"

"You know that thing I've been avoiding. We've done everything else intimately but—

"Traditional sex."

"Sure, lets call it that," she blushed.

"I thought you weren't—

"I don't know. I mean I'm not sure what's holding me back. I mean there's no risk in getting pregnant because as a half demon I'm infertile."

"I can't have kids either Rae, and it's because of my unstable DNA. So, there's no holding me back either."

"Wow," Raven said in shock.

"You know Rae we shouldn't just do it for the sake of doing it. It should mean something, right?"

"Yes. It's just I never thought this far. I mean I never thought I'd have sex, and I never pictured what I wanted it to be like in the traditional sense," Raven sighed. "I'm starting to get a headache," she said as she felt his hand running up and down her back. "Thanks Gar."

While Raven was mediating on the roof, she felt footsteps coming towards her. She really didn't feel like talking to anyone right now, but she wasn't one to turn down her friends when they really needed to talk to her.

"Rita?" said Raven.

"I hope I'm not interrupting your meditation," she said as she sat down on the roof, her feet dangling off the edge.

"No, not at all. Is there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

"I'm sorry my husband embarrassed you and Garfield like that. He likes to get to the bottom of things, and he has an interesting way of getting to the truth."

"So you want to know if it's really true?"

"I know how much he likes you Raven. Sometimes he can be too passionate and—

"He is passionate, but he's attentive to my needs. He doesn't do anything that I don't like," said Raven as she blushed.

"So, you are—

"We're thinking about it."

"And you can't wait until you're both a little older?"

"It's hard now. I can't even give him affection without blowing up something. Once we do, I'll be able to show him the kind of affection he deserves."

"Have you thought of the consequences?"

"We're both infertile. There's absolutely no risk of pregnancy."

Rita sighed. "Well I can't stop you two but I just want both of you to be happy. You clearly make him happy so I support you."

"Thanks Rita we promise to be responsible. So, how are you?"

"Good. I admit it's hard to know I will never have a child, but I'll always have the memories of raising Garfield."

"You did a good job Rita."

"Well I'm afraid I can't take all of the credit. His parents did some of the work."

"What about Mento?"

"Tough love. He taught him how to fight, how to be strong."

"Where is everyone?" asked Mento as he came into the room to see BB washing dishes.

"Groceries."

"Beast boy."

"I don't want a lecture Steve."

"You two are being inappropriate!"

"Ok you know what? You don't know anything about what Raven and are doing. It's none of your business."

"You knew I didn't like her, and you—

"I fell in love with her. She's the best thing that has ever happened to me. Why can't you just be happy for us?"

"I know you're making a mistake. Her powers could hurt you. I'm just concerned."

"Bullshit!" yelled BB. "You know you always wanted me to end up with Terra."

"Yes, I liked her. She—

"Betrayed my team and me and broke my heart. Besides I was never in love with her. I just liked that a girl noticed me. It was doomed to fail from the beginning. I loved Raven from the beginning. I won't ever stop loving her, and there's nothing you can do about."

"No, I guess I can't."

"She saved all of our lives against her father. You need to be more grateful. She cares about me, she loves me. I'm going to be with her forever, so you'll have plenty of time to get over yourself and realize how important she is to me."

"You're stubborn."

"Yep it's one of my best qualities," he said as he sat beside him while Cliff and Larry came in.

"Hey you two want to play some volleyball?" asked Cliff.

"You're both on. We'll wipe the floor with you," said BB enthusiastically as they made their way to the roof to see Rita and Raven meditating together near the edge of the roof.

"Garfield," said Raven as her eyes opened to see the smiling changeling behind her.

"You want to play some volleyball."

"Why not? It will be fun to see your face when I beat you," she said as she walked over to the court with BB and Rita behind her.

"I—I can't believe we lost," said BB to Mento and Rita.

"The girl has got skills," said Rita.

"That she does," said Cliff as Larry and Raven came over to them. "Up for another round?"

"We should probably head out soon," said Mento.

"Well at least stay for lunch," said BB.

Mento looked to his team. "All right Beast boy."

Lunch was over, and the Titans saw the Doom Patrol off as they disappeared into Raven's portal. BB loved them and admitted it was hard to say goodbye. At the same time he was glad they were gone. Now he felt like he could finally relax.

Walking back inside the tower, he rested on the couch right next to Raven. His eyes went to her, seeing the contentment in her eyes about the book she was reading and the tea she was sipping. Deciding not to disturb her, he transformed into a cat. A cat nap was calling his name, and he was heeding the call.

Where her fingers brushed against his fur, he felt her warmth and it made him smile. He was even more happy when she picked him up and placed him in her lap. He couldn't help but purr so loud that he knew the others were probably looking at them, but he didn't care. It felt like she didn't care either as she scratched behind his ears.

"He looks most happy friend Raven," Starfire smiled.

Raven looked at BB's squinty eyes and cat smile. His purring was particularly loud today, and she smiled down at him as he opened his big green cat eyes to stare back at her.

"Are you sure you two aren't sleeping together?" asked Cyborg. "I'm not judging or anything."

"If I was sleeping with him, I'm pretty sure you would all know about it."

"What does that mean friend Raven?"

"The whole tower would be shaking by all the emotions I would be feeling," she blushed. "All right can we not talk about this anymore?"

"All right Raven we'll back off," said Robin.

"Thank you," she said as she stood up with the green kitten in her arms and disappeared into the hall.

"You're still not convinced are you Rob?"

"They're doing something."