Disclaimer: Yeah, by now you ought to realize that I in no way own the Titans. (Although my heart is owned by BB)
Chapter 6 All Yours
Two days later, Raven lay safe in her bed in Titan Tower, giving Acelin her bed-time bottle.
"Well, you are a BIT like your father," she admitted to the contented infant. In the time that Acelin had been in the outside world, Raven had noticed similarities between her daughter and Aqualad. "You have his ears, his hair...And you MUST have gotten your charm from him, because I'm not charming in the least!" She laughed.
A small knock at the door silenced her. "Yes?" she called.
Starfire popped her head in and smiled as she watched Raven lay Acelin gently in her crib.
"May I enter, friend Raven?"
Raven turned to her with a smile. "Sure thing, Star. What can I do for you?" She hovered over her bed and patted the air next to her.
"My Raven, you've changed very much since becoming a mother." Starfire commented. Raven gave a small smile and shrugged.
"Giving birth gives my kind better control of their powers. It keeps the child safe," she replied simply.
"Oh..." said Star, green eyes wide. "Yes, you have been showing emotion lately. Lots of it, really. Lots of anger. Is there anyway I can make you happier?"
"Make Robin let me back on the team, stop BB and Terra's public makeout sessions, kill Aqualad..." Raven listed, only half joking about the last part.
Starfire paled. "Speaking of Aqualad," she whispered. "He is downstairs. With Robin."
Things suddenly clicked in Raven's mind. "And Robin sent you up here to keep me from leaving my room until Aquajerk was gone.
The lamp behind them shattered at the amazing force of Raven's unchecked fury. Acelin whimpered fitfully in her sleep as if she could feel her mother's emotions.
"Take her," said Raven coolly, motioning to Acelin. "Stay at the top of the stairs until I call for you."
With that, Raven stormed down the stairs to where Aqualad and Robin stood, slamming her fist into the wall before making her decent to face the man who riddled and ruined her dreams.
Aqualad stood leaned against the wall casually as Robin got two cans of soda from the kitchen for them.
"So, to what do we owe this little visit?" Robin asked quietly, no real warmth in his voice. Raven gasped.
'Robin didn't invite him!'
"Actually, I was hoping to see..."
"Me?" Raven asked sweetly from where she stood. Robin tensed, looking from Raven's icy features to Aqualad's carefully composed ones.
"You," Aqualad smiled, opening his arms to her.
"Making sure you didn't do any lasting damage?" she sneered.
Aqualad flushed.
"And don't think the others don't know what you did to me...How you betrayed your place as a Titan. As a person. Don't think I didn't tell them." She said to him him, disgust evident in her silky voice.
"Now Raven," Aqualad murmured, shifting to walk towards her. A table smashed into the wall above his head, glowing with black energy. He took his warning and stood still.
Suddenly, the cries of a very young, startled baby filled the room. "Star!" Raven called calmly, and seconds later collected her screaming daughter, shushing her as she did so. She walked slowly over to where Aqualad stood, rooted to the spot.
"This is Acelin." Raven stated, no room for argument left in her voice. "She's your daughter, born two days ago."
"Can't be. It hasn't been long enough for a baby."
"I'm not human, you dipshit," hissed Raven, cutting him off. "Take her. Say hello and goodbye, this is the first and last time you'll ever see her."
She handed the now alert bundle to Aqualad, who gazed down in wonder and regret.
"She is mine," he sighed. "But not. She is yours alone. I waived parental rights in the way she was conceived." He handed the tiny baby back to Raven, deep shame etched in every inch of his face. "I'm sorry to have hurt you little bird." He said to her, and with those words, left Titan Tower.
Raven gazed dully into the worried faces of her friends, and shaking her head, went back to her room, cradling the baby.
Chapter 6 All Yours
Two days later, Raven lay safe in her bed in Titan Tower, giving Acelin her bed-time bottle.
"Well, you are a BIT like your father," she admitted to the contented infant. In the time that Acelin had been in the outside world, Raven had noticed similarities between her daughter and Aqualad. "You have his ears, his hair...And you MUST have gotten your charm from him, because I'm not charming in the least!" She laughed.
A small knock at the door silenced her. "Yes?" she called.
Starfire popped her head in and smiled as she watched Raven lay Acelin gently in her crib.
"May I enter, friend Raven?"
Raven turned to her with a smile. "Sure thing, Star. What can I do for you?" She hovered over her bed and patted the air next to her.
"My Raven, you've changed very much since becoming a mother." Starfire commented. Raven gave a small smile and shrugged.
"Giving birth gives my kind better control of their powers. It keeps the child safe," she replied simply.
"Oh..." said Star, green eyes wide. "Yes, you have been showing emotion lately. Lots of it, really. Lots of anger. Is there anyway I can make you happier?"
"Make Robin let me back on the team, stop BB and Terra's public makeout sessions, kill Aqualad..." Raven listed, only half joking about the last part.
Starfire paled. "Speaking of Aqualad," she whispered. "He is downstairs. With Robin."
Things suddenly clicked in Raven's mind. "And Robin sent you up here to keep me from leaving my room until Aquajerk was gone.
The lamp behind them shattered at the amazing force of Raven's unchecked fury. Acelin whimpered fitfully in her sleep as if she could feel her mother's emotions.
"Take her," said Raven coolly, motioning to Acelin. "Stay at the top of the stairs until I call for you."
With that, Raven stormed down the stairs to where Aqualad and Robin stood, slamming her fist into the wall before making her decent to face the man who riddled and ruined her dreams.
Aqualad stood leaned against the wall casually as Robin got two cans of soda from the kitchen for them.
"So, to what do we owe this little visit?" Robin asked quietly, no real warmth in his voice. Raven gasped.
'Robin didn't invite him!'
"Actually, I was hoping to see..."
"Me?" Raven asked sweetly from where she stood. Robin tensed, looking from Raven's icy features to Aqualad's carefully composed ones.
"You," Aqualad smiled, opening his arms to her.
"Making sure you didn't do any lasting damage?" she sneered.
Aqualad flushed.
"And don't think the others don't know what you did to me...How you betrayed your place as a Titan. As a person. Don't think I didn't tell them." She said to him him, disgust evident in her silky voice.
"Now Raven," Aqualad murmured, shifting to walk towards her. A table smashed into the wall above his head, glowing with black energy. He took his warning and stood still.
Suddenly, the cries of a very young, startled baby filled the room. "Star!" Raven called calmly, and seconds later collected her screaming daughter, shushing her as she did so. She walked slowly over to where Aqualad stood, rooted to the spot.
"This is Acelin." Raven stated, no room for argument left in her voice. "She's your daughter, born two days ago."
"Can't be. It hasn't been long enough for a baby."
"I'm not human, you dipshit," hissed Raven, cutting him off. "Take her. Say hello and goodbye, this is the first and last time you'll ever see her."
She handed the now alert bundle to Aqualad, who gazed down in wonder and regret.
"She is mine," he sighed. "But not. She is yours alone. I waived parental rights in the way she was conceived." He handed the tiny baby back to Raven, deep shame etched in every inch of his face. "I'm sorry to have hurt you little bird." He said to her, and with those words, left Titan Tower.
Raven gazed dully into the worried faces of her friends, and shaking her head, went back to her room, cradling the baby.