Okay, so here's the next chapter of Shadows of the Future. I update when I can. I'll try to update every Monday if possible, but remember that I'm going into high school this year and I really want to keep up with my work, so updates might not be as frequent. Reviews, suggestions, and constructive crtiticism are greatly apprieciated. I know you're probably getting bored with my rambling, so here's the next chapter. Review answers are at the bottom. Oh, and chapter titles have NOTHING to do with the chapters they're for. They're just random things.

Always,

RupertLover09

Shadows of the Future

Chapter Two: Luck Never Gives

"Luck never gives; it only lends."- Ancient Chinese Proverb

"Star?" Robin poked his head into her room. "Hey, can I come in?"

"Since when have you asked that?" Starfire replied with a grin and looking up from the many pieces of paper that had been strewn about on her bed. "I'm just kidding! Come on in."

Robin smiled quickly and slid open her door all the way and walked in. Everything had been re-done. A black desk and chair were tucked snugly in the corner by her closet; the walls had been painted a deep, sort of romatic purple in replacement of the cheery pink they had been; the small round bed had been swapped for a queen-sized bed made out of brushed silver metal that was covered with a black comforter and silken purple sheets, and had a white net canopy draped over it; The drapes on the windows were a shocking white compared to the rest of the room; a black and white electric guitar stood in the corner leaning against it's amplifier, but the strains of Three Days Grace could be heard coming from concealed speakers. "Wow, you, uh, really went all out. When'd you do this?"

"Re-decorate? Last year. It took me a while, but I like the results. I wanted to grow up some. Did I do a good job?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. It looks great."

"Thanks! You wanna sit down? The desk chair's broken, but you can sit here if you want." Starfire patted the empty space next to her and he sat down.

"So, what're you looking at?" he asked.

"Sheet music for Simple Plan's song 'Welcome to My Life.'" she replied. "I taught myself to play that guitar over there."

"When?"

"Hey, I may have spent a lot of time with you, but that doesn't mean I was never alone!" Starfire said with a giggle. Robin smiled.

"Yeah, I guess not. What's this one?" he picked up a sheet of paper with notes written all over it.

"Hm? Oh, that's my favorite song right there. It's called 'Rush.'" she gathered the papers up and stuffed them under her bed. "So, what can I help you with?"

"Just wanted to know if you wanted to watch a movie or something. The fighting's getting pretty bad."

"Again? Who is it this time?"

"Beast Boy and Raven."

"I should have known. What do you wanna watch? My movies are on my bookshelf, go ahead and pick one out."

BAM BAM BAM!

"Starfire! It's your turn to do the dishes!" Raven hollered.

"But, Raven-" Starfire began as she opened the door.

"Hey, it's cool, Star, we can watch a movie later." Robin said as he left the room.

"Uh, sorry, Starfire?" Raven offered to the scowling alien girl.

"Sorry? Sorry? Raven!" Starfire shrieked. "I hate you!"

Raven stared at her in shock, Starfire loved everything. Raven must have screwed things up pretty bad. "I guess I could get BB or Cyborg to take over your dish duties." Over-exaggerater. She thought to herself.

"Forget it. It's fine." Starfire sighed and walked off down the hallway. Raven rolled her eyes and continued to her room. Sitting down on her bed, she took out a small black leather bound book and a pen.

"It was Starfire's night to do the dishes, so naturally I went to tell her after I chewed Beast Boy out for interrupting my meditation. It was some stupid, idiotic joke. Something along the lines of 'Why did the turkey cross the road?' In a way, he's kind of cute when he's telling jokes and trying to make me laugh. Ugh, did I just say cute? I think this whole thing with our kids coming here is getting to everyone. Everyone except for Star and Robin. It doesn't phase them in the least. I suppose I don't mind having kids in the future, it's just the fact that I'm going to have Beast Boy's child that scares me. He's really immature, but hey, maybe he'll get over that some time in the near future.

"Anyways, I went to remind Starfire that she had dish duty, and she got really upset. Her whole aura completely became depressed with twinges of anger. The reason was all too obvious. Supposedly, she and Robin had been planning on watching a movie when I interrupted. I told her I could get Beast Boy or Cyborg to take over her dish duties for the night, but she told me to forget it and left. Naturally, I felt really bad, but there's nothing I can do now, what's done is done. Sometimes I can't help but feel bad for those two though. Whenever they have a moment alone together, something interrupts them, and then one of them sulks for days.

"You know something? Yesterday when we all went out, I actually didn't mind having to sit in Beast Boy's lap. No matter how much I try to deny it to everyone else, I actually didn't hate it. In a twisted sort of way, it was sort of comforting to know that he was there.

"It's obvious whose kids belong to whom. It's sort of funny really. Cyborg celebrated the fact that Robin and Starfire are going to have twins sometime, and Beast Boy won't shut up about it. I think I could get used to the fact that Arella's around, though there's something she refuses to tell us. I tried to search her mind, but she blocked me. I think she sort of gets on Beast Boy's nerves sometimes, and whenever she's around, he refuses to talk to me. Cyborg and Wasp are working on the T-Car right now, and Wasp doesn't shut up about how Cy has to call Bumblebee at the Titans East and ask her out sometime. As anyone would have guessed, Dash belongs to Speedy, but he won't tell us who his mother is. I myself have a vauge idea. I broke into his mind last night, and found out his mom's name starts with a T. If you put the letter T and blond hair and blue eyes together, what do you get? Terra. Beast Boy's gonna freak if he ever finds out, so that's why I haven't told him. He thinks about her all the time, and in truth, I'm kind of jealous of her. But what I don't get, is the fact that if Terra's still a frigging rock, how did she have a kid? I'm guessing that sometime we're going to find an antidote for her. Maybe we could find one for her attitude too. That would be pure genius. I'd kiss who ever discovered it. I think she needs a major attitude adjustment. It's mean, I know, I just think she needs to learn to trust more eaisly.

"There's another thing I've noticed. Whenever I'm around Beast Boy and I'm mad at him or struggling not to laugh at one of his idiotic jokes, nothing blows up. Nothing. It's so strange."

Raven sighed and shut the book, stowing it under her mattress. She tossed her belt and her cloak in the corner and crawled into bed. Snuggling under the coversshe drifted off into a deep sleep...

"Raven!" Beast Boy yelped, bolting into her room and jumping onto her bed. His eyes were wide and he was panting.

"What, Beast Boy?" Raven muttered, sitting up and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Her hair stuck up haphazzardly from her head and she immediately reached up to fix it.

"Raven! You're alive!" he yelled, flinging his arms around her neck.

"Yes, Beast Boy, I'm alive. Now what the hell are you doing in my room?" she asked.

"I had this dream, and you were dead, and Starfire was pregnant, and nobody was crying at your funeral but me, and I felt really bad because I killed you!" he wailed.

"Beast Boy, get a grip! I'm alive, alright? Now get the hell out!"

"But, Raaaaaaaaaaaaae! I can't sleep!"

"Fine, stay here then." Raven said and yanked the covers up over her head and listened to hear if Beast Boy had left or not. Suddenly, a loud buzzing sound filled her ears. She peeked out over the top of the covers and stared at him. He had passed out next to her and was snoring like a chain saw. With a sigh, she pulled the covers over his body and once again drifted off to sleep.

IMPORTANT: So, there was your BBRae sort-of-fluffy-chapter. Did you like it? Since I got lots of requests for more BBRae fluff, I decided to do a whole chappy for them. Well, almost a whole chappy. Raven explained in her diary who the parents were, so I hope that satisfied you all. My characters will become more developed over the next chapters. I'm going to spend a little time with each of the characters so you can get more background stuff on them and their personalities. Warp will be making a guest appearance in the next few chapters, along with Timeline. I don't know when, but they will come in. I just have to work up to it. Thank you all for reading, chapter three should be up on Monday!

Review Responses:

Heather1021: There are your parents and such. Thank you for reviewing! I hope you liked this chapter!

bpotato23: Thankies! Sorry you thought the paragraph was wrong. I have a twisted mind when I'm hyper. :grins sheepishly:

harryrulesmyworld: I totally agree with you on the RobRae shippers thing. They should burn! Grrrrrrrrrr! Sorry. A tad off track there! Heheh. Half Blood Prince is my fave in the series. I think it's the whole HarryGinny romance and RonHermione jealousy thing that makes me like it so much. I actually cried when I read it! I'm sorry Starfire reminds you of Blackfire right now. This is my first time writing Starfire out of character, and I'm working on it. Thanks for reviewing!

Regrem Erutaerc: How'd you know about Arella's twin! Except her twin is a boy, and he's going to have the same powers as BB but sorta acts like Raven. If you have any suggestions on his name, I would be very happy to hear them! And thank you for the idea for Raven trying not to admit that she has feelings for BB. I was going to do that, but I couldn't figure out how she would admit it. Then, I read your review, and was totally inspired! I dunno if I'm gonna have Raven's emotions have a very big part in this. But there definitely be an inner struggle with her that might be mentioned. Thanks!

Felis Sorror: I didn't know she was older! Goes to show how much I know. But in this fic she's gonna be younger, sorry. Thanks for your constructive criticism, I will seriously work on that. Thanks!

april4rmH-town: Awww! Your so sweet! Tell me, is H-town anywhere in Texas? I used to live in Houston. But now, I'm in Virginia, and it sucks. I miss all my friends! Anywho, thanks for reviewing! HBP, well Harry and Ginny get together. Ron starts going out with Lavendar Brown and Hermione gets jealous of them. And somebody dies! It made me cry!

Lunar Heart Crystal: LOL...Say what?

OveractiveMind: She won't, I swear. She's going to bring them together. You see, Arella planted that dream in BB's head because she knew he'd go running to see if Raven was alive. Oops! Spoilers for the next chappy! I did not mean to do that!

anwen: Thank you so much! As far as I know, I'm not on anybody's favorites! Your review meant a lot!

bluefirestar: Thanks, I'm working on that. You see, it's my first time writing Starfire out of character, and I'm trying really hard. Thanks for reviewing!

Pastelstorm: Explain more? How? It didn't cross my mind that they could fly. I was hyper at the time and totally forgot...

samanthe2121: Now they did! Thanks!

strodgfrgf: She was? I'm sorry!

star's lil kilala: That review made my day! Thanks!

Sore Wa Himitsu Desu teehee: So, how'd you like your update?

Preview for next chappy:

A blood curdling scream echoed throughout the Tower when Raven's alarm went off the next morning. Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg burst into her room to see her sitting straight up and staring at a fuzzy green head.

"Woah, Rae. What'd the two of you do?" Cyborg asked.

On the Radio Now: The Click Five "Just the Girl" Great song!