'...I got a disease
Deep inside me
Makes me feel uneasy baby
I can't live without you
Tell me what I am supposed to do about it
Keep your distance from it
Don't pay no attention to me
I got a disease
I think that I'm sick
But leave me be while my world is coming down on me
You taste like honey, honey
Tell me can I be your honey
Be, be strong
Keep telling myself it that won't take long till
I'm free of my disease...'
Disclaimer: No!!! You'll never make me say it!!! NOOOO!!!
They Were Us-Chapter 3: Club Wars
Raven just looked at her Thickshake blankly. "You expect me to drink that?"
Tim grinned, and pushed the large, triple chocolate and cookie "choker" closer towards her. "Yes. How can you not like chokers?"
Giving the drink before her an evil look, she replied, "It looks horribly unhealthy. Has anyone died from consumption?"
Tim laughed, and for a moment all Raven saw was her former leader.
## FLASHBACK ##
Pushing a plate with a large, disgustingly rich looking piece of chocolate cake, towards Raven, Robin grinned encouragingly. "Come on, Raven. It's good for you"
She raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "Good for me? It's probably going to make me as fat as Beast Boy in his whale form. How can anything with that many calories be good for me?"
Robin laughed. "For the taste buds, Raven. The taste buds" Digging his spoon into it, he lifted to her mouth. "Either you eat this without my help; or with it"
Raven looked at the slice. "Can't we compromise?"
He shook his head. "Not a chance"
Sighing, Raven took the spoon from him. "Fine, but you're paying for the lypo sucksion"
## FLASHBACK ENDS ##
"Give me a straw," She ordered. He obliged and waited, seeing if she'd really go through with it. A steady grip on his own glass, he said, "On the count of three, we both go. One... Two... Three!" Tim started chugging down his drink, as Raven just daintily sucked it through her straw.
Two minutes later, Tim wiped the remainder of his thickshake off his mouth, watching as Raven finished hers. "Beat you" He said simply as she pushed her empty glass away.
She looked at him shrewdly. "Only because you spilt half of it on your shirt"
Tim glanced down at his front, seeing the chocolate stains. "Oops..."
A loud bang of slamming doors drew both of their attention up.
Tim started to curse, and whipped out his cell phone. He punched a few buttons into it, waited for about ten seconds, then hissed, "HIVE at the Tower! Get your arses down here!" (So he swore, Raven mused. Very interesting)
After hanging up, he threw furtive glances towards the door, keeping low. "Is something wrong Ro- er, Tim?" Tim just indicated back to where his attention was. "It's that HIVE scum. We had an agreement that we wouldn't flatten them as long as they didn't cross over the boundaries"
Turning her head slightly, she caught a brief glimpse of pink hair and a pair of goggles on top of a short stump. 'Shit,' She cursed silently 'They're here too? Just my luck' "I take it you don't... get along with them"
Tim snorted. "No one from JH 'gets along with them'. Our schools have a habit of clashing, both on and off the field" Just then the students noticed him and Raven, sitting in the back. Making their way over, the female said, "Timothy, how are things going?"
Tim nodded, making no attempt to hide his scowl. "Great until you came, Juliette"
Raven's eyebrows flew up. Juliette? Urgh, what a disgustingly sentimental name. But, come to think of it, Jinx was worse.
'Juliette's' purple eyes gleamed down at her, making Raven twitch. That girl was creepy no matter what dimension she was in.
"Who is this, Timothy? A new girlfriend?" Her glaze flickered between the two of them. "I told you before; I'm always waiting"
"And I've told you; I don't care" Tim smiled fakely. Standing up, he motioned to Raven to do the same. "Now, if you don't mind..."
Gizmo stopped them from moving. "Wait just a moment, snot muncher. We want our flag back"
Tim leaned down, and scowled right at the short, troublemaker. "We don't have your stupid flag. Why would any of us waste our time in going to your school and taking your flag?"
Flexing his muscles underneath his tight looking uniform, Mammoth grunted, "I saw one of you take it"
"And what made you believe that it was one of us?" Tim asked, his eyes darting towards the door under the cover of his shades.
The big teen grunted again. "Cause he called me a big bully. No one calls me a big bully"
Tim just tsked-tsked. "Has it ever occurred to you Michael (Michael? Raven asked herself. How the hell did that happen?), that you are a big bully?"
'Michael' growled and went to hit him when a firm hand stopped him. "I don't think so, ape brain"
Tim grinned at Victor and Garfield, who were standing behind the HIVE's. "About time. What took you so long?"
Nodding at Garfield, Victor said, "Short man over here decided he wanted to check out that club of his-it took me ages to find their 'Club House'. Ain't that right, Gar?"
But Gar wasn't listening. His green eyes were focused on one thing: Raven.
Victor was about whack him out of his stupor, when Gizmo knocked him down with a chair from a near-by table.
"Victor!" Tim picked up the napkin holder on their table and threw it with deadly accuracy towards the minute geek. Gizmo squealed, and ducked, leaving Juliette to pick it up and throw it straight back. "Take that, Timothy"
Narrowly missing having a concussion, Tim scowled. Raven, not forgetting her past experiences with the witch Jinx, went up to the pink-haired girl and punched her right in the face.
"Ow! My nose!" Juliette recoiled, clutching her nose. Seeing Michael, who was just standing there with a dopey look on his face, she hissed, "Get them, you fool!"
Michael grunted and picked up a small table, causing screams to come from the other diners. Eyes widening at the ease Michael held it; Raven pushed Tim out of the way as he brought it down towards the ebony haired boy. They tumbled to the ground, rolling under the counter that ran along the wall. "Are you ok?" Tim asked, not in the least concerned that Raven was on top of him. "Just peachy" She replied sarcastically, sliding off him. Tim couldn't help but feel disappointed for a moment or two, but just then Garfield landed with a thump right beside them.
"Haha! Take that you... you..." Michael's inspiration ran out, and he just said the first thing that came to his mind. "...Potato"
Victor snuck up behind the guffawing teen, and made a comeback with a pot plant from the entrance.
"One weed down, two to go"
"Leave Jules to me," Raven ordered calmly. "I have an old... score to settle" Victor looked at her in surprise, noticing the Gothic for the first time. "Yes ma'am"
Tim brushed himself off and looked around the diner. "Where's Gilbert? Hiding in the toilets again?"
"I'm right here crud eater!" 'Gilbert' jumped down from his grip on the roof ("How the hell did that little freak get up there anyways?"), and landed on top of Tim. Flailing his arms about, Tim cried, "GET HIM OFF ME!"
Garfield obliged, hoping off the floor and launching himself onto the midget, as Raven, seeing a summit of pink hair head towards the doors, made a go for the exit.
Placing herself between Juliette and the way out, Raven said calmly, "Tell me what you know"
There was a shriek that oddly sounded like 'Gilbert' was having the living daylights punched out of him, but she ignored it.
Juliette's delicate eyebrows flew up in surprise. "What do you?" She clutched at her nose in pain, wincing.
"A whole lot more than you" Losing her patience, the Gothic grabbed the collar of Juliette's school shirt and pulled her closer. "Let's try this one more time: What do you know, and who are you working for?"
Squirming, Juliette spat, "If you haven't figured that out, then I'm not going to help you"
"Pity" Raven said in her collected tone. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this until after you confessed"
Then she threw Juliette through the doors, watching as she landed painfully down the bottom of the stairs.
That's when the cop cars pulled up, making Raven sigh.
"My day just gets better and better, doesn't it?"
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"Damaged appliances, upset customers, broken bones, not to mention that Gilbert's parents want to sue you boys for all you're worth! What were you lot thinking?"
"Bruce," Diana placed a hand on his shoulder and looked up at him with her blue eyes, willing him to calm down. "It's not entirely their fault. That Gizbit-"
"Gilbert, Mum, Gilbert" Tim corrected, bored. He'd been through this routine too many times to count.
"-Gilbert boy did start it" She looked meaningfully at her son. "Although, you should have known better. If you must fight, couldn't you have taken it outside? We've been through this before" Tim just slouched down further in his seat.
"Sit up properly, Tim" His father ordered. "This is serious. You're old enough to know when to fight and when to let things go" His glaze traveled to Victor and Garfield, who both looked down meekly. "That goes for all of you"
Diana looked behind them, noticing Raven sitting in a corner, who appeared not to be fazed by the fact that there was a bunch of angry adults around her. Turning back to Tim, she asked, "Who is that? The Gothic girl, sitting behind us?"
Tim's eyes widened behind his shades ("for goodness sake Timothy! Can't you take them off?"). "That's Raven. We were going to the library and-Is she alright?"
Diana's blue eyes twinkled, though Bruce missed the urgency in his son's voice. "I don't know; Hal is giving her a good chew up, and no doubt Juliette's parents will want a word with her for throwing their daughter down the stairs". Seeing Tim's distressed face, she added, "It's alright, I'll go make sure that Sargent Jordan doesn't throw her in chains" And clucking to herself, Diana Wayne left the boys to Bruce's mercy.
He looked pointedly at Tim's friends. "Have you called your parents?" They both nodded vigorously, still too intimidated to say anything. "Well... you boys are lucky Hal is letting you off with a warning, although I don't think the Tower is going to be as friendly. Did you find it necessary to hunt them down with chairs?"
Tim groaned inwardly as his father's lecture started all over again.
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"Are you alright?" Diana asked, finally managing to peruse all the officers and lawyers into backing off.
Raven nodded, not letting her surprise show. Wonder Woman, Robin's mother? What lie had he built up for this to happen?
"Sargent Jordan wants to know why you aren't allowing him to call your parents" Not receiving any reaction, she continued, "You know, Hal isn't that bad. He's letting you all off with a warning, and just wants to inform your parents of your whereabouts" Her blue eyes darted down to her watch. "It's a quarter to nine, wouldn't they be worried? I know I would be"
"I highly doubt it" Raven said bitterly. Reminding herself to stick with her story, she added, "They're on holidays, so no-one's home"
Diana frowned, and stood up. "Well, we can't have you stay alone until they come home, can we? Is there anyone that we could call...?"
Raven shook her head. "We've just moved here. I have no family anywhere near Jump City" 'I have no family, full stop'
Robin's 'mother' frowned even harder. "That's not good" She walked over to Sargent Jordan and exchanged words for a few moments, then came back. "It's settled; you're coming home with us"
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Tim sat in the car, trying not to let the Cheshire grin he felt sneaking onto his face, show.
Raven was coming home with him, all thanks to his wonderful, wonderful mother.
Of course, he was only excited because now they could work on their assignment with no interruptions. Yes, that was it. Purely schoolwork. Yep, good old school.
Geez, who was he kidding? Now that he was a free agent, Tim really liked the idea of being able to find out more about the Goth girl, in the ever so comfortable environment of his home turf.
Realizing his parents were talking, Tim tuned in.
"So, Deirdre," Diana started, her eyes watching Raven in the rearview mirror. "What do you think of Jump City? Is it anything like your old home?"
There was a faint glimmer of a smile on her face, but Raven answered politely, "You could say that they have their... similarities"
Diana smiled and looked at her husband's stern face, which was fully focused on the road ahead. "When we moved from Gotham I found Jump pretty tame. I know Bruce was bored with the change, weren't you?" He just nodded, his dark glaze flickering up at the rearview mirror's reflection. For a moment, his eyes took on an understanding gleam, and then his attention was back on the road. "Yes dear" He responded simply.
Either she didn't care about his tone, or hadn't heard it, because Diana continued, "I was looking through some of those naming books you bought for me, and I've narrowed it down to two names"
Tim's ears perked up, but he stayed silent.
"And they would be...?"
"Richard if it's a boy, and Donna if it's a girl"
Tim gave a strangled gasp, causing Raven to reach out and touch his arm in concern. "W-what do you mean, 'if it's a boy?'" He squeezed out. Seeing the smiles creep up on both of his parents' faces, Tim said, "You're having a baby, aren't you?"
Diana grinned. "In eight months, you're going to be a big brother"
Noticing the blank expression on Tim's face, Raven said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Wayne"
She beamed, and waited for her son's reaction.
Tim blinked for a moment, then his face broke out into a huge grin. "That's fantastic Mum"
Raven felt her heart drop as she pulled her hand away from his sleeve. Batman, her world Batman, had told her about Robin's family. How he lost them while he was young. And seeing him, in an alternate universe, so happy with the family he had found, made what she was going to do, a cruel blow.
Turning to her, Tim grinned broadly. "Is this great or what?"
Raven tried to smile back. "Great" She agreed. Inside though, it was a different matter.
AN: Ha! Round one to Raven! Don't worry though, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jinx will have her revenge! I know how much you love the little witch. ^-^
Thank you all for reviewing; Yes, I was upset with my kitchen table, but it's all good now. Besides, flyingpiggies and I have a plan to stop it. Most of you got the idea with the villains; Kitten, as herself. Juliette as Jinx, Michael and Gilbert are Mammoth and Gizmo, Slade as the evil history teacher (yes, I know it's meant to be Mr. Wilson), and Mr. Kent was meant to be Superman.
Any shockers in this chapter? A bolt of lightening hit me as I watched an episode of JL, thus the Wonder Woman intro.
Forgive me if the fighting scene was too confusing or fast or whatever else you think of. I'm learning though!
Next chapter: Angry cheerleaders and a visit with the dance-committee? Oh dear.
Disclaimer: No!!! You'll never make me say it!!! NOOOO!!!
They Were Us-Chapter 3: Club Wars
Raven just looked at her Thickshake blankly. "You expect me to drink that?"
Tim grinned, and pushed the large, triple chocolate and cookie "choker" closer towards her. "Yes. How can you not like chokers?"
Giving the drink before her an evil look, she replied, "It looks horribly unhealthy. Has anyone died from consumption?"
Tim laughed, and for a moment all Raven saw was her former leader.
## FLASHBACK ##
Pushing a plate with a large, disgustingly rich looking piece of chocolate cake, towards Raven, Robin grinned encouragingly. "Come on, Raven. It's good for you"
She raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow. "Good for me? It's probably going to make me as fat as Beast Boy in his whale form. How can anything with that many calories be good for me?"
Robin laughed. "For the taste buds, Raven. The taste buds" Digging his spoon into it, he lifted to her mouth. "Either you eat this without my help; or with it"
Raven looked at the slice. "Can't we compromise?"
He shook his head. "Not a chance"
Sighing, Raven took the spoon from him. "Fine, but you're paying for the lypo sucksion"
## FLASHBACK ENDS ##
"Give me a straw," She ordered. He obliged and waited, seeing if she'd really go through with it. A steady grip on his own glass, he said, "On the count of three, we both go. One... Two... Three!" Tim started chugging down his drink, as Raven just daintily sucked it through her straw.
Two minutes later, Tim wiped the remainder of his thickshake off his mouth, watching as Raven finished hers. "Beat you" He said simply as she pushed her empty glass away.
She looked at him shrewdly. "Only because you spilt half of it on your shirt"
Tim glanced down at his front, seeing the chocolate stains. "Oops..."
A loud bang of slamming doors drew both of their attention up.
Tim started to curse, and whipped out his cell phone. He punched a few buttons into it, waited for about ten seconds, then hissed, "HIVE at the Tower! Get your arses down here!" (So he swore, Raven mused. Very interesting)
After hanging up, he threw furtive glances towards the door, keeping low. "Is something wrong Ro- er, Tim?" Tim just indicated back to where his attention was. "It's that HIVE scum. We had an agreement that we wouldn't flatten them as long as they didn't cross over the boundaries"
Turning her head slightly, she caught a brief glimpse of pink hair and a pair of goggles on top of a short stump. 'Shit,' She cursed silently 'They're here too? Just my luck' "I take it you don't... get along with them"
Tim snorted. "No one from JH 'gets along with them'. Our schools have a habit of clashing, both on and off the field" Just then the students noticed him and Raven, sitting in the back. Making their way over, the female said, "Timothy, how are things going?"
Tim nodded, making no attempt to hide his scowl. "Great until you came, Juliette"
Raven's eyebrows flew up. Juliette? Urgh, what a disgustingly sentimental name. But, come to think of it, Jinx was worse.
'Juliette's' purple eyes gleamed down at her, making Raven twitch. That girl was creepy no matter what dimension she was in.
"Who is this, Timothy? A new girlfriend?" Her glaze flickered between the two of them. "I told you before; I'm always waiting"
"And I've told you; I don't care" Tim smiled fakely. Standing up, he motioned to Raven to do the same. "Now, if you don't mind..."
Gizmo stopped them from moving. "Wait just a moment, snot muncher. We want our flag back"
Tim leaned down, and scowled right at the short, troublemaker. "We don't have your stupid flag. Why would any of us waste our time in going to your school and taking your flag?"
Flexing his muscles underneath his tight looking uniform, Mammoth grunted, "I saw one of you take it"
"And what made you believe that it was one of us?" Tim asked, his eyes darting towards the door under the cover of his shades.
The big teen grunted again. "Cause he called me a big bully. No one calls me a big bully"
Tim just tsked-tsked. "Has it ever occurred to you Michael (Michael? Raven asked herself. How the hell did that happen?), that you are a big bully?"
'Michael' growled and went to hit him when a firm hand stopped him. "I don't think so, ape brain"
Tim grinned at Victor and Garfield, who were standing behind the HIVE's. "About time. What took you so long?"
Nodding at Garfield, Victor said, "Short man over here decided he wanted to check out that club of his-it took me ages to find their 'Club House'. Ain't that right, Gar?"
But Gar wasn't listening. His green eyes were focused on one thing: Raven.
Victor was about whack him out of his stupor, when Gizmo knocked him down with a chair from a near-by table.
"Victor!" Tim picked up the napkin holder on their table and threw it with deadly accuracy towards the minute geek. Gizmo squealed, and ducked, leaving Juliette to pick it up and throw it straight back. "Take that, Timothy"
Narrowly missing having a concussion, Tim scowled. Raven, not forgetting her past experiences with the witch Jinx, went up to the pink-haired girl and punched her right in the face.
"Ow! My nose!" Juliette recoiled, clutching her nose. Seeing Michael, who was just standing there with a dopey look on his face, she hissed, "Get them, you fool!"
Michael grunted and picked up a small table, causing screams to come from the other diners. Eyes widening at the ease Michael held it; Raven pushed Tim out of the way as he brought it down towards the ebony haired boy. They tumbled to the ground, rolling under the counter that ran along the wall. "Are you ok?" Tim asked, not in the least concerned that Raven was on top of him. "Just peachy" She replied sarcastically, sliding off him. Tim couldn't help but feel disappointed for a moment or two, but just then Garfield landed with a thump right beside them.
"Haha! Take that you... you..." Michael's inspiration ran out, and he just said the first thing that came to his mind. "...Potato"
Victor snuck up behind the guffawing teen, and made a comeback with a pot plant from the entrance.
"One weed down, two to go"
"Leave Jules to me," Raven ordered calmly. "I have an old... score to settle" Victor looked at her in surprise, noticing the Gothic for the first time. "Yes ma'am"
Tim brushed himself off and looked around the diner. "Where's Gilbert? Hiding in the toilets again?"
"I'm right here crud eater!" 'Gilbert' jumped down from his grip on the roof ("How the hell did that little freak get up there anyways?"), and landed on top of Tim. Flailing his arms about, Tim cried, "GET HIM OFF ME!"
Garfield obliged, hoping off the floor and launching himself onto the midget, as Raven, seeing a summit of pink hair head towards the doors, made a go for the exit.
Placing herself between Juliette and the way out, Raven said calmly, "Tell me what you know"
There was a shriek that oddly sounded like 'Gilbert' was having the living daylights punched out of him, but she ignored it.
Juliette's delicate eyebrows flew up in surprise. "What do you?" She clutched at her nose in pain, wincing.
"A whole lot more than you" Losing her patience, the Gothic grabbed the collar of Juliette's school shirt and pulled her closer. "Let's try this one more time: What do you know, and who are you working for?"
Squirming, Juliette spat, "If you haven't figured that out, then I'm not going to help you"
"Pity" Raven said in her collected tone. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to do this until after you confessed"
Then she threw Juliette through the doors, watching as she landed painfully down the bottom of the stairs.
That's when the cop cars pulled up, making Raven sigh.
"My day just gets better and better, doesn't it?"
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"Damaged appliances, upset customers, broken bones, not to mention that Gilbert's parents want to sue you boys for all you're worth! What were you lot thinking?"
"Bruce," Diana placed a hand on his shoulder and looked up at him with her blue eyes, willing him to calm down. "It's not entirely their fault. That Gizbit-"
"Gilbert, Mum, Gilbert" Tim corrected, bored. He'd been through this routine too many times to count.
"-Gilbert boy did start it" She looked meaningfully at her son. "Although, you should have known better. If you must fight, couldn't you have taken it outside? We've been through this before" Tim just slouched down further in his seat.
"Sit up properly, Tim" His father ordered. "This is serious. You're old enough to know when to fight and when to let things go" His glaze traveled to Victor and Garfield, who both looked down meekly. "That goes for all of you"
Diana looked behind them, noticing Raven sitting in a corner, who appeared not to be fazed by the fact that there was a bunch of angry adults around her. Turning back to Tim, she asked, "Who is that? The Gothic girl, sitting behind us?"
Tim's eyes widened behind his shades ("for goodness sake Timothy! Can't you take them off?"). "That's Raven. We were going to the library and-Is she alright?"
Diana's blue eyes twinkled, though Bruce missed the urgency in his son's voice. "I don't know; Hal is giving her a good chew up, and no doubt Juliette's parents will want a word with her for throwing their daughter down the stairs". Seeing Tim's distressed face, she added, "It's alright, I'll go make sure that Sargent Jordan doesn't throw her in chains" And clucking to herself, Diana Wayne left the boys to Bruce's mercy.
He looked pointedly at Tim's friends. "Have you called your parents?" They both nodded vigorously, still too intimidated to say anything. "Well... you boys are lucky Hal is letting you off with a warning, although I don't think the Tower is going to be as friendly. Did you find it necessary to hunt them down with chairs?"
Tim groaned inwardly as his father's lecture started all over again.
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"Are you alright?" Diana asked, finally managing to peruse all the officers and lawyers into backing off.
Raven nodded, not letting her surprise show. Wonder Woman, Robin's mother? What lie had he built up for this to happen?
"Sargent Jordan wants to know why you aren't allowing him to call your parents" Not receiving any reaction, she continued, "You know, Hal isn't that bad. He's letting you all off with a warning, and just wants to inform your parents of your whereabouts" Her blue eyes darted down to her watch. "It's a quarter to nine, wouldn't they be worried? I know I would be"
"I highly doubt it" Raven said bitterly. Reminding herself to stick with her story, she added, "They're on holidays, so no-one's home"
Diana frowned, and stood up. "Well, we can't have you stay alone until they come home, can we? Is there anyone that we could call...?"
Raven shook her head. "We've just moved here. I have no family anywhere near Jump City" 'I have no family, full stop'
Robin's 'mother' frowned even harder. "That's not good" She walked over to Sargent Jordan and exchanged words for a few moments, then came back. "It's settled; you're coming home with us"
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Tim sat in the car, trying not to let the Cheshire grin he felt sneaking onto his face, show.
Raven was coming home with him, all thanks to his wonderful, wonderful mother.
Of course, he was only excited because now they could work on their assignment with no interruptions. Yes, that was it. Purely schoolwork. Yep, good old school.
Geez, who was he kidding? Now that he was a free agent, Tim really liked the idea of being able to find out more about the Goth girl, in the ever so comfortable environment of his home turf.
Realizing his parents were talking, Tim tuned in.
"So, Deirdre," Diana started, her eyes watching Raven in the rearview mirror. "What do you think of Jump City? Is it anything like your old home?"
There was a faint glimmer of a smile on her face, but Raven answered politely, "You could say that they have their... similarities"
Diana smiled and looked at her husband's stern face, which was fully focused on the road ahead. "When we moved from Gotham I found Jump pretty tame. I know Bruce was bored with the change, weren't you?" He just nodded, his dark glaze flickering up at the rearview mirror's reflection. For a moment, his eyes took on an understanding gleam, and then his attention was back on the road. "Yes dear" He responded simply.
Either she didn't care about his tone, or hadn't heard it, because Diana continued, "I was looking through some of those naming books you bought for me, and I've narrowed it down to two names"
Tim's ears perked up, but he stayed silent.
"And they would be...?"
"Richard if it's a boy, and Donna if it's a girl"
Tim gave a strangled gasp, causing Raven to reach out and touch his arm in concern. "W-what do you mean, 'if it's a boy?'" He squeezed out. Seeing the smiles creep up on both of his parents' faces, Tim said, "You're having a baby, aren't you?"
Diana grinned. "In eight months, you're going to be a big brother"
Noticing the blank expression on Tim's face, Raven said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Wayne"
She beamed, and waited for her son's reaction.
Tim blinked for a moment, then his face broke out into a huge grin. "That's fantastic Mum"
Raven felt her heart drop as she pulled her hand away from his sleeve. Batman, her world Batman, had told her about Robin's family. How he lost them while he was young. And seeing him, in an alternate universe, so happy with the family he had found, made what she was going to do, a cruel blow.
Turning to her, Tim grinned broadly. "Is this great or what?"
Raven tried to smile back. "Great" She agreed. Inside though, it was a different matter.
AN: Ha! Round one to Raven! Don't worry though, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jinx will have her revenge! I know how much you love the little witch. ^-^
Thank you all for reviewing; Yes, I was upset with my kitchen table, but it's all good now. Besides, flyingpiggies and I have a plan to stop it. Most of you got the idea with the villains; Kitten, as herself. Juliette as Jinx, Michael and Gilbert are Mammoth and Gizmo, Slade as the evil history teacher (yes, I know it's meant to be Mr. Wilson), and Mr. Kent was meant to be Superman.
Any shockers in this chapter? A bolt of lightening hit me as I watched an episode of JL, thus the Wonder Woman intro.
Forgive me if the fighting scene was too confusing or fast or whatever else you think of. I'm learning though!
Next chapter: Angry cheerleaders and a visit with the dance-committee? Oh dear.