DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Titans, though I wish I did, cuz they're
absolutely phenomenal!!
Chapter 4 A New Addition
"You're...what?" Beast Boy gasped as Raven flushed a brilliant red.
"Pregnant."
"OH RAVEN! This is wonderful, WONDERFUL news!" Starfire beamed, hugging Raven tightly.
"Er, yeah....great," Robin agreed, trying hard to smile. "But one question....Maybe two. Who's the father? And what're we gonna do without you on the team?"
"Oh you'll survive without me on the team; I'll only be gone for a couple weeks until I can find someone to baby-sit her."
"Her?!" cried Starfire in the background. "A GIRL! Even MORE wonderful!"
Raven smiled serenely at her before continuing. "You could find someone to replace me for a bit."
"I'm sure Aqualad wouldn't mind," mused Robin.
"NO!" Cyborg growled. Robin looked shocked.
"Cyborg, why...?"
Cyborg held up a large hand. "Let Rae continue," He glowered.
Raven hung her head and sighed. "The baby's father is...Aqualad." Everyone gasped. "BB, Robin, you remember the night I left? After we went clubbing?"
Robin and Beast Boy both blushed. "Yeah," they answered simultaneously.
"Well, I went to see Aqualad, to see if I could stay in Atlantis for a while. And he decided that I...owed him a favor."
Starfire's green eyes widened.
"And when I refused, he...he..." Raven looked at Cyborg pleadingly. He nodded in understanding, and laid a hand comfortingly on her shoulder and looked at the other Titans.
"What Rae is trying to tell you, is that the bastard overpowered and raped her."
Robin exploded, BB's jaw dropped, and Starfire just looked confused as a tear rolled down Raven's face.
"Raped? What is that?"
"He forced her to have sex with him." Cyborg explained through clenched teeth.
"That is not right!" she cried in outrage.
Raven hung her head. "It's okay everyone. Okay, it isn't really," she amended at the look on Robin's face. "But he gave me something wonderful that I'm sure was not intended," she smiled a bit, placing her long- fingered hands protectively over the swell in her stomach. "Maybe Terra could replace me." She smiled warmly at the happy look BB tried to hide.
"Or maybe I should have a little talk with Aqualad." Robin growled.
Raven placed a hand on his arm. "No Robin. That's something I need to do, and in my own time. For now, we need to focus on this." She gestured gracefully at her very different body.
Robin's frown melted into an easy smile as he took Raven in. 'She glows. She looks so happy, so content. I've never seen her like that.'
Everyone crowded around Raven.
"So, it's a girl...What're you gonna name her?" Beast Boy asked excitedly.
"Well, I was thinking Acelin Semina...But I would like you guys to help me with naming her...I mean, you'll be her family."
"Uncle Cy, I like the sound of that!" Cyborg laughed.
Robin looked pensive. "What does that name mean?"
"Yes!" clamored Star. "On my world, names are very important!"
Raven smiled gently. "Acelin means noble, and Semina is a goddess of Danish mythology. She is the goddess of the sun, moon and stars."
"I like Acelin. It will fit any child of yours." Said BB shyly.
"Then her first name will be Acelin. What about Semina?" Raven asked.
"Hm...I don't know..." Robin mused.
"Can her middle name be Daphne?" asked Cyborg quietly.
"Daphne?" asked Raven, turning the name over in her mouth. "I like that. What does it mean?"
"It was my older sister's name. She died in a car accident. One meaning of it is victory."
"Oh yes! That is perfect!" Starfire cheered clapping her hands together.
"I like it," chimed in BB.
Robin met Raven's eyes and nodded in approval.
"I like it too." Raven said, smiling at Cy. "Acelin Daphne."
Cy smiled in honest appreciation. "Thanks, Rae. I can't wait until she gets here."
"Yeah," agreed Robin happily. "Our little stranger." He lay a gloved hand on Raven's stomach before saying, "But I really have go call Terra. I'll explain everything to her." With that, he left.
BB kissed Raven on the cheek. "I'm happy for ya, dudette. Well, kinda, I mean, how it happened is...But Rae, you'll be a great mom. And I'll totally teach the little one an appreciation for tofu." With an impish smile he took off up the stairs after Robin.
Starfire smiled wide. "Well Raven, we shall need a proper nursery for your coming child. How much time do we have before she arrives?"
"About 3 weeks Star."
"We shall have to hurry! There is an extra room upstairs, and..."
"I want her in my room." Raven said quietly.
"But your room is so dark! We shall have to make it bright and cheery for your daughter!"
Cy grinned amusedly at Raven's grimace as he left the room.
"Okay Star...What else?" Raven asked as she walked into the kitchen, suddenly hungry. 'OOO, PICKLES!' thought Rae, snatching the jar out of the fridge, and gobbling the pickles with a vengeance.
Suddenly she stopped. The baby was kicking. "Star, come here, she kicked me!" gasped Raven in amazement. Star came over, and placing her hand on Raven's bulge, smiled appreciatively.
"She's strong."
Raven and Star shared a sisterly smile, and laughed. Starfire began prattling on abut the nursery, but Raven didn't hear her.
'Oh little one. I'll never let anyone hurt you. We'll always be together and happy. Nothing will ever get you...I swear it on my life.'
Chapter 4 A New Addition
"You're...what?" Beast Boy gasped as Raven flushed a brilliant red.
"Pregnant."
"OH RAVEN! This is wonderful, WONDERFUL news!" Starfire beamed, hugging Raven tightly.
"Er, yeah....great," Robin agreed, trying hard to smile. "But one question....Maybe two. Who's the father? And what're we gonna do without you on the team?"
"Oh you'll survive without me on the team; I'll only be gone for a couple weeks until I can find someone to baby-sit her."
"Her?!" cried Starfire in the background. "A GIRL! Even MORE wonderful!"
Raven smiled serenely at her before continuing. "You could find someone to replace me for a bit."
"I'm sure Aqualad wouldn't mind," mused Robin.
"NO!" Cyborg growled. Robin looked shocked.
"Cyborg, why...?"
Cyborg held up a large hand. "Let Rae continue," He glowered.
Raven hung her head and sighed. "The baby's father is...Aqualad." Everyone gasped. "BB, Robin, you remember the night I left? After we went clubbing?"
Robin and Beast Boy both blushed. "Yeah," they answered simultaneously.
"Well, I went to see Aqualad, to see if I could stay in Atlantis for a while. And he decided that I...owed him a favor."
Starfire's green eyes widened.
"And when I refused, he...he..." Raven looked at Cyborg pleadingly. He nodded in understanding, and laid a hand comfortingly on her shoulder and looked at the other Titans.
"What Rae is trying to tell you, is that the bastard overpowered and raped her."
Robin exploded, BB's jaw dropped, and Starfire just looked confused as a tear rolled down Raven's face.
"Raped? What is that?"
"He forced her to have sex with him." Cyborg explained through clenched teeth.
"That is not right!" she cried in outrage.
Raven hung her head. "It's okay everyone. Okay, it isn't really," she amended at the look on Robin's face. "But he gave me something wonderful that I'm sure was not intended," she smiled a bit, placing her long- fingered hands protectively over the swell in her stomach. "Maybe Terra could replace me." She smiled warmly at the happy look BB tried to hide.
"Or maybe I should have a little talk with Aqualad." Robin growled.
Raven placed a hand on his arm. "No Robin. That's something I need to do, and in my own time. For now, we need to focus on this." She gestured gracefully at her very different body.
Robin's frown melted into an easy smile as he took Raven in. 'She glows. She looks so happy, so content. I've never seen her like that.'
Everyone crowded around Raven.
"So, it's a girl...What're you gonna name her?" Beast Boy asked excitedly.
"Well, I was thinking Acelin Semina...But I would like you guys to help me with naming her...I mean, you'll be her family."
"Uncle Cy, I like the sound of that!" Cyborg laughed.
Robin looked pensive. "What does that name mean?"
"Yes!" clamored Star. "On my world, names are very important!"
Raven smiled gently. "Acelin means noble, and Semina is a goddess of Danish mythology. She is the goddess of the sun, moon and stars."
"I like Acelin. It will fit any child of yours." Said BB shyly.
"Then her first name will be Acelin. What about Semina?" Raven asked.
"Hm...I don't know..." Robin mused.
"Can her middle name be Daphne?" asked Cyborg quietly.
"Daphne?" asked Raven, turning the name over in her mouth. "I like that. What does it mean?"
"It was my older sister's name. She died in a car accident. One meaning of it is victory."
"Oh yes! That is perfect!" Starfire cheered clapping her hands together.
"I like it," chimed in BB.
Robin met Raven's eyes and nodded in approval.
"I like it too." Raven said, smiling at Cy. "Acelin Daphne."
Cy smiled in honest appreciation. "Thanks, Rae. I can't wait until she gets here."
"Yeah," agreed Robin happily. "Our little stranger." He lay a gloved hand on Raven's stomach before saying, "But I really have go call Terra. I'll explain everything to her." With that, he left.
BB kissed Raven on the cheek. "I'm happy for ya, dudette. Well, kinda, I mean, how it happened is...But Rae, you'll be a great mom. And I'll totally teach the little one an appreciation for tofu." With an impish smile he took off up the stairs after Robin.
Starfire smiled wide. "Well Raven, we shall need a proper nursery for your coming child. How much time do we have before she arrives?"
"About 3 weeks Star."
"We shall have to hurry! There is an extra room upstairs, and..."
"I want her in my room." Raven said quietly.
"But your room is so dark! We shall have to make it bright and cheery for your daughter!"
Cy grinned amusedly at Raven's grimace as he left the room.
"Okay Star...What else?" Raven asked as she walked into the kitchen, suddenly hungry. 'OOO, PICKLES!' thought Rae, snatching the jar out of the fridge, and gobbling the pickles with a vengeance.
Suddenly she stopped. The baby was kicking. "Star, come here, she kicked me!" gasped Raven in amazement. Star came over, and placing her hand on Raven's bulge, smiled appreciatively.
"She's strong."
Raven and Star shared a sisterly smile, and laughed. Starfire began prattling on abut the nursery, but Raven didn't hear her.
'Oh little one. I'll never let anyone hurt you. We'll always be together and happy. Nothing will ever get you...I swear it on my life.'