A/N all right lovelies, here's the EPILOGUE cause I forgot the difference between prologue and epilogue at the end of the last chappie but you all knew what I meant! Ok so story stats for you guys who rock my house off its foundations! 66 reviews I never dreamt I'd have 10 I'm touched almost 6000 hits this story is in 1-c2. 12 people's favorites and 16 people's alerts I love you guys and gals yes I do

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The night of Bruce's birthday gala had arrived and the team was slightly worried. Raven hadn't come out of her room in well all day as far as anyone had seen. So it was a shock to say the least when Raven and Selena walked in the door shopping bags a plenty and their hair already fixed. Starfire had followed them in and the boys felt silly for not noticing selenas and Starfires absences as well. Figuring star and Selena were doing the "girl thing" getting ready for the party and what not.

"We were wondering where you three were" Robin covered smoothly

"OH it was most glorious we went to the mall of shopping and the parlors of beauty. Raven has become quite the rat of the mall" Starfire gushed the boys blinked

"You mean Raven is a mall rat now?" Beastboy questioned

"Only when I have to be" came her simple cheeky reply

"And you didn't zap anyone?" Cyborg just couldn't picture Raven as mall rat despite his best efforts

"I had to gently reprimand her a few times for attempting it" Selena half joked

"yea if you call hitting me upside the head gentle" Raven stated it was as close to a pout as anyone had seen Raven come Robin smirked

"Well we better get ready the Gala starts in an hour and the guests will be here any time now" Selena supplied a nod and everyone was on their way to getting dressed, the boys took no time all wearing classic tuxedos

"TIM" came a yell most distinctively ravens from upstairs

The young boy who looked quite mature in his own mini tux jumped off the couch and ran up the stairs towards his sisters room he stopped and knocked

"Come in" Raven said quite simply

"Nice dress, looks way better than the one you wore to the winter gala" Tims' compliment came out a little lopsided. Raven pulled a face remembering the awful pink frilly thing she had to wear after losing a bet with Bruce. The dress in question now was a full length Cinderella cut dress in deep purple that shimmered every time she moved, the off the shoulder style suited raven and the color was a good contrast to her charka.

"what did you want Emma?"

Raven smiled to Tim she would always be Emma, for that she was grateful.

"Our present is annoying me could you take care of him for a while?" it was then that Tim noticed the small little ball of black fur nipping at Emmas feet as she moved about her room picking out her jewelry

"Oh sure thing, come here boy, come here" Tim clapped his hands to his knees and was rewarded by the Great Dane puppy running up to him yipping happily and showering him with kisses

"Just keep the star of the evening away from his master, I cant wait to see the look on Bruces' face" Tim nodded and left Raven to finish up

Later

Everybody was down stairs waiting on the family to come out, the guests were too many for Beastboy to count, well at any rate they wouldn't stay put long enough to count he mused to himself

The guests all became quiet as Bruce and Selena came into view at the top of the stairs as they walked down behind them Emma and Tim became visible and the Titans jaws all dropped to the floor, they had no idea Raven could "DO" girly Bruces eyes scanned the audience and he waived Richard over

"You're family too get over here" Bruce smiled at the teen who walked briskly to his mentor and surrogate fathers side

"FAMILY PHOTO" cried a member of the press and the 5 arranged themselves Bruce and Selena had their arms around each other on the top row. Next Richard and Emma stood side by side and Tim on the bottom

"Bruce, Selena, put your hands on Emma and Richards shoulders and Richard put your arm around Emma" the photographer was barking out orders on how to pose she missed Emma blush, Starfire however did not, and rather than the jealousy she should be feeling right now she found herself very happy Robin hadn't looked so relaxed in years she smiled "how wonderful they look together" she mused to herself

"And Emma Richard put your arms around Tim" and finally after about 5 minutes of perfecting the pose the picture was finally taken

"WHEW" came the sigh of the makeshift family who were now able to move about freely again

as they began walking off Richard let his arm slip off of ravens shoulders and down her arm to hold on to her hand. She looked up at him questioningly and he gave her his signature smile. Surprisingly no one said anything about it, and equally as surprising was how much of a social butterfly raven had become she knew everyone at the party and was asking about their family and their children who she knew by name, during a lull in the activity Richard pulled her aside

"Since when do you "do" parties and quite well might I add" he asked, she smirked

"Lost a round of poker to the old man once we were playing for bets, the stipulation was that I attend every party while I lived with him and I had to be pleasant, it was annoying at first but I dunno it kinda grew on me" she glanced around making sure no one was in earshot "like a fungus" she finished and Richard laughed and hard

"PRESENTS IN 5 MINUTES" came selenas voice over a microphone she had borrowed from the dj

"Tim" Raven said aloud and ran looking for the young boy who was no where to be found she was about ready to strangle him when a pull on her dress caught her attention, behind her stood a smiling boy holding a box with whimpers and wines coming out of it

"Shhhhh little guy just a few more minutes and you'll meet your new owner" Emma cooed to t he box, and as if understanding the little creature stilled and quieted

"He's smart" Tim said and he received a nod from Emma

"Oh there you are" Richard had finally found them "you worried me"

a little while later after Bruce had opened all the presents Selena grabbed the mic once again

"Seems we've forgotten one present, kids come up here and give this old goat his gift" the room was filled with laughter and Richard found himself being dragged up towards where Bruce was seated by the wrist, he blinked realizing he had been lost in thought

Bruces eyebrow quirked as his three "children" walked to him, Tim carrying a single box, had they all gone together to get a present? Tim layed the box on his adopted fathers lap and waited expectantly as Bruce undid the top. The old mans' eyes widened in shock as he looked down at the sleek little pup and then he smiled as he reached in to pick up the little thing, it licked his hand after the pup was visible the room was filled in awwwwwwww's

"what are you going to name him?" Emma asked

Bruce seemed to carefully regard the pup for a bit then began thinking out loud

"Hmm he'll get too big to be called squirt he seems pretty smart too"

Bruce sat the puppy down and patted his head "hmm, sit boy" the pup did as it was commanded

"Wow he's a real ace" Tim said out loud when he really meant to think it

"Yes, yes he is" Bruce agreed "ACE IT IS" the guests cheered and the little pup barked at them earning him giggles from the crowd

A/N yup and that's how it ends sorry took so long just been busy and writing my other story along with this hope it was ok I think I may do a sequel to this and gasp I've finished a story can you believe it! Please and thank you on the reviews as always 