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Chapter 3: Penthouse

"Why would Friend Raven leave us?" StarFire asked as she sat on the couch, a lost look on her face.

"Maybe it's a personal matter." Terra said suggestively. The last thing she needed right now is for someone to think she knew more than the others. She'd never stopped getting harassed if they knew she knew more than they did.

"I don't know, but I have to find out why." Robin said looking deep in thought.

"No!" Terra shouted a little too hastily, causing everyone to turn and look at her. "She didn't want us to follow her remember?" she asked sheepishly.

"I don't care. She's a member of this team, and she will quit like one." Robin glared at her as if daring her to challenge him.

"But what if Friend Raven went home?" StarFire suggested, knowing that Raven had asked her to keep him from finding her even though she knew not of the reason.

"I don't know Star." Robin said as he paced infront of the group.

"Geez Rae, why'd you have to go and do this?" Cyborg asked himself as he settled back onto the couch more.

"Who knows," Terra said stretching, "Maybe she'll come back." She knew the idea was far, far away from ever happening, though she was glad that Raven would try to stay in contact with her.

For the rest of the morning the Titans argued about what to do and whether or not to go after her. They finally went their separate ways at around lunch time, deciding to give her a couple of weeks and if she didn't return by then to discuss it some more.


Raven arrived in High City at around five o'clock that afternoon. She was tired from her trip so she called for a taxi and asked the driver to take her to the address given to her by Teresa.

Walking up the steps and into the complex, she was surprised to see how large, and five star hotely it looked. She asked the man at the front desk where the room was, and he told her it was on the ninth floor, which was also the top.

When she got into the elevator, she noticed how professional the place was, and she felt a bit out of place with her cape and leotard.

"Oh well." She muttered when the elevator rang three times and the doors opened. She was in the penthouse.

"Well, so much for a measly little apartment." Raven muttered setting down her bags by the door. "Nice place. No wonder she won't mind me living here. There's like five separate rooms." Raven began to explore the rooms, and decided on a quaint, not so cheerful one near the living room.

Bringing in her bags she began to unpack the few belonging's she had that were not of the same uniform she was in currently. After putting the three pairs of jeans and four shirts away she went into the kitchen and began making herself some tea, enjoying the eerie quiet of the spacious room.

Going into the living room, she noticed and envelope op the glass coffee table and took it as she sat down on the comfortable, cream colored couch. On the front of the envelope, her name was written in a clean precise hand.

"Hmmm." She thought to herself, wondering what it was. She began to open it as she set her tea down and pulled out a folded piece of paper. She began to read and skimmed down its contents.

"Dear Raven. I thought that you might need some money until I get there. Don't be afraid to spend it on clothes, food, or baby things. I'll call you in a few days to see how you've settled in. You can choose any of the rooms, and the bellboy Eric will be sure to get you anything you need. If you need me for anything or have any questions don't hesitate to call. Enclosed, is what I think will sustain you for about a week maybe less. If you need more let me know and I'll wire it over. I bet you're surprised at my 'apartment'. Oh well, have fun and I'll talk to you soon.

Teresa"

"Thanks Teresa." Raven said, putting down the note and looking into the envelope. She was surprised when she pulled out a wad of cash and quickly counted it.

"What the hell? Just the week? This could last a month." Her eyes nearly bugged out of her head when she counted a total of $3,500. "I guess I'll go shopping tomorrow then. I'm too tired now." She said with a sigh and leaned back onto the comfy sofa. She placed a hand over her stomach and looked at it. "Well little one, I guess it's just us now." She yawned as she stood and went back into the bedroom where she fell asleep.


The next day Raven went shopping. She was unsure of what to buy, so in the end all she did was buy some food and a lot of tea. In the coming months she knew she was going to be drinking a lot of tea.

A few days after her arrival, Teresa called as planned and told her she'd be there in three days, sooner than either had expected. Raven made sure Teresa's home was clean for when she arrived back, not knowing how long she'd be able to stay there, she wanted to make a good impression none the less.


When Teresa finally got there early Friday morning, she was happy to see Raven had been doing alright.

"How are you?" Teresa said stepping through the door and motioning the bellboy to take her stuff into her room.

"Alright, thanks to you." She said with a sigh. "What's the news from Jump City?" She asked a little afraid to know what had been going on in her absence.

"Not many people have seen the Titans recently. I'm sure they're really hurt about you leaving, but I can understand why you left." The older woman said comfortingly. "Anyways, how about I go get changed, and then we go shopping. If you'd like to, I'd appreciate it if you'd stay with me. You've taken really good care of the place, and I don't know when I'll ever have to leave on short notice. We have plenty of rooms so you can pick one for a nursery."

Raven didn't know what to say. She was being so nice to a total stranger. All she could do though was nod and start crying. Teresa brought Raven into a hug, knowing how tough it must be on her.

"I don't think I told you, but I've been in your shoes." Teresa said as Raven pulled away and the two sat down on the couch as the bellboy left.

"So that's why you're helping me?" Raven asked as she wiped her face with her hand.

"Not only that, but you're a good person, and I think you'll make a great mother. Anyways, I was a year older than you, seventeen, and I got pregnant. It was an accident and a stupid mistake. I had the baby, but I put him up for adoption. It was the stupidest thing I ever did. I'd do anything now to change what I did and would have kept my baby. I want to help you through this." Teresa gave her a warm smile, and Raven hugged her again.

"Thank you so much." Raven said. She had no idea why she was so open to this woman. Was it because she went through what she was going through? Or was it because she had done so many nice things for a person she had only met twice?

"Alright, let me go change and then we'll go baby shopping. I don't know what's more fun, having a baby of your own, or going shopping for one and picking out cute outfits." Both of them laughed and then both went to go change.

When Raven emerged, she was wearing a pear of dark blue jeans and a black tank top with a denim jacket matching her jeans. She had felt odd ever since she had given up her leotard and cape, even though she wasn't defenseless, she felt like she was walking infront of a million people who had weapons and all she had was a kitten. She sat on the couch and waited for Teresa, who came out about a minute after she did.

Raven had guessed that the woman was maybe in her thirties, but she looked much younger than that. Teresa had on a pair of jeans much like Raven's, and a low cut shirt that showed just a bit of midriff. She also had a jacket on, although Raven could not tell what type of material it was.

"Ready?" Teresa asked grabbing her purse, and when she received a nod from Raven the two headed down stairs to call a taxi. Teresa knew exactly where she was going, and they were soon walking into the local mall, Teresa already eyeing baby stores.

"What have I gotten myself into?" Raven groaned as Teresa grabbed her arm and began dragging her into the nearest store.


They must have spent four hours picking out a crib and stroller along with a bunch of stuffed animals. They had sat down to eat lunch and debate what the theme should be for the room.

Teresa was dead set on the new and upcoming Care Bears. When she had suggested it, Raven had almost had a full out heart attack. Raven was more for a moon and stars type theme. Teresa finally decided they should wait a few months until they knew the gender of the baby.

In all before they left, the two women had purchased a wooded crib, a stroller, a playpen, and a few stuffed animals. It had taken them six hours total to get those few things, although Raven mostly spent the time trying to keep her sanity.


When the two women finally got back to the 'apartment' it was almost seven o'clock. Teresa left Raven to pick out a room for the nursery as she went to bed, claiming her trip had exhausted her.

Raven decided she'd try to put together the crib, thinking to herself that it wouldn't be that hard. She was wrong as usual.

Raven sat on the floor in the decently sized room next to hers. The sky outside the window was already getting dark, and her visible frustration was evident on her annoyed face. She held a screw driver in one hand, the screw in the other, and the wood pieces she was trying to connect were between her legs.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!" she shouted angrily and through the screwdriver onto the ground. The damned screw refused to go into the hole provided, and it had no idea how pissed off the pale teenager was.

"You wanna play that way? Fine, we'll play that way." She muttered angrily as she stood up. Her dark powers enveloped the crib pieces and the screws. In a few short moments all the pieces flew together and the screws wound in tightly.

Grinning madly she watched as it set itself down against the wall. "Don't ever piss me off again." She said with a triumphant voice. Then she started laughing. She had changed so much during the last week or two. It was unbelievable.

"I guess I'll go to bed. Teresa probably wants to do more shopping tomorrow." She said with a groan as she left the baby's room and went into her own. She changed into the only pj's she had and quickly went to sleep.


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Raven: You guy's are so stupid

Robin: It's not our fault

BB: Yeah, how are we supposed to know how to do this?

Terra: What'd they do now?

Raven: These dumbasses can't even put a crib together.

Terra: You've gotta be joking. I thought men were good with putting things together?

Raven: Obviously not.

Cy: Lay off girls…it's a hard world and we're gonna do this

Raven and Terra: Sureee……

Robin: Sure we are…

Raven: They're so dumb….

Terra: Well, I wonder if our reviewers have put two and two together yet.

Raven: I dunno….

Terra: Oh come on, have a little faith in them. Think of it this way, they can't be any worse than those guys…

Raven and Terra: (turn to see the guys staring at the screws. BB starts to try and hammer the screws in)

Raven: You're probably right about that.


Always evil!

-DHM-