Well, here I am again. It has been awhile and I apologize. However, this is the latest installment in Love and Family. I will not talk long and I shall let you get on to the story. I hope you enjoy.
I do not own Teen Titans. Compliments and Criticisms are welcome and pairing flames are not. Here we go.
One morning, roughly a week after Raven and Starfire broke their news to the team; Robin woke at his usual time. He was the only one up at the moment. This was particularly unusual. Usually, both he and Raven were up with the sun to share a sunrise and their favorite beverage. Now, he noticed, Raven was prone to going to bed earlier and getting up later (though she was still up earlier than Beastboy). Robin decided it must have been one of the effects of the pregnancy.
That particular morning, Robin had opted out of his usual cup of coffee. He decided to wait until Raven woke up. In the meantime, he remained in bed and pulled out The Davinci Code. While he read, one hand absently stroked Raven's hair.
Sometime later, Raven experienced both a pleasant and stomach turning pull to reality. The hand stroking her hair was soothing and comforting; the fetus playing havoc with her stomach was not. As much as she wanted to stay, morning sickness caused her to leap from the bed and race for the bathroom. All through her dry heaves, Raven silently cursed. Though only two months along, Raven could safely say she despised being pregnant.
When she finally felt well enough to venture into public, Raven and Robin headed for the kitchen. By the time they came out, it was alive with the activity of the other three Titans. Cyborg was at the stove. He still refused to cook tofu; however, as the years went by, he could be found relenting and cooking a vegetable dish for Beastboy.
Starfire was sitting in the dining room happily mixing her mustard with a neon green substance. She was explaining to Beastboy that the substance would aid the unborn child in growth. Beastboy looked like he had received too much information, a sign that perhaps he had not fully recovered from the shocks of the past week. Raven simply looked ill at the sight and Robin forced her to look away.
When Cyborg emerged into the dining room, he grinned at the two recent arrivals. "Good morning, how are the birds this morning?"
"Fine," Robin replied fairly cheerfully.
"I've had better," Raven answered flatly.
"Great!" Cyborg said enthusiastically, blithely ignoring Raven's comment. "I bet y'all are hungry. I made waffles con carne, eggs con carne and coffee."
"Con carne?" Robin put forward tentatively. Meat filled coffee did not sound appetizing in the least.
"Nah, just regular," Cyborg assured him before a worried look crossed his face. "Um, is something wrong with Raven?" Robin turned to look in Raven's direction. The gothic teen had fled Raven's side in favor of shoving saltine crackers and sprite down her throat.
"Um, I think it helps with morning sickness. She's sensitive to damn near every food and smell in the building." Robin chuckled lightly. Raven paused long enough to favor her boyfriend with a deadly glare. Cyborg briefly worried for Robin's health.
"Yo, should you really be aggravating her like that?" he asked. Robin laughed again.
"She can't keep food down long enough to catch me." He had progressed to full on teasing by then. Cyborg looked ready to run as the stove, encased in black, floated ominously toward Robin's head. Suddenly his teasing manner was gone, he became very serious.
"Put it down. You agreed not to use your powers. We don't know what it could do to the baby." The stove returned to its normal location and Raven muttered darkly under her breath. Robin smirked. "Love you too, Rae." He walked over and planted a small kiss on her cheek. Despite what had just transpired, the affectionate action caused a small smile to grace Raven's face. Cyborg grinned and thought about his wonderful, and he thanked the gods everyday, childless, girlfriend Bumblebee.
Starfire chose that moment to unleash her latest "glorious" idea. "Friends!" she cried, "Let us go to the mall of shopping and seek the clothing of mah-turn-ity and babies." It would be a most joyous outing!" Her eyes were bright with excitement and hope.
Raven's smile vanished immediately. In its place was a horrified look. "Ummm…" She did not like where the conversation was going.
Robin looked thoughtful. "That's actually not a bad idea, Star." Raven gave him a look that screamed 'traitor'. He shrugged. "Well, eventually, both of you will not fit into your uniforms…and unless you want to wander around naked, you're going to need different clothes. The next glare informed him that pages were rapidly being added to 1000 Ways to Mangle Annoying Birds. Undaunted, Robin continued. "That sounds like a good way to spend the afternoon." Raven's final look was hard to interpret. It was either 'you are so sleeping on the couch', 'sleep with one eye open', 'no sex for a decade', or an odd mixture of the three. He flinched, that last one would have a lasting sting.
"Glorious!" Starfire cried out. She turned her gaze to Cyborg. "Will we not have a most wonderful time, Friend Cyborg?"
While Robin had been speaking, Cyborg had been rapidly dialing Bumblebee's number. When he felt Starfire looking at him, he began speaking very loudly to his very confused girlfriend. "Ah, Bee! Yeah, I'm really excited for this date too!"
"What da…" Bumblebee began. Cyborg swiftly cut her off.
"Yeah, I'm sure you're excited too! Actually I should probably leave now so that I can pick you up on time, huh? On my way then. Love ya! Bye!" Cyborg hung up before Bee could get a word in edgewise. He looked nervously at the Tamaranian. "Uhh, I'd love to go to the mall and all…but I have a date. Um, I'd better go." Beastboy raced forward and clung to his leg.
"Take me with yoooooooou!" he cried pathetically. "Please don't make me goooo!" Cyborg tried to shake him off.
"Friend Beastboy, since Friend Robin is accompanying Friend Raven, perhaps you would come with me?" Starfire asked hopefully. Beastboy looked terrified.
"Where's Speedy when you need him?" he moaned. At the mention of her husband, Starfire's face crumbled and she looked desolate. It was obvious she missed the archer dearly. She looked so miserable, guilt touched even Beastboy. He released Cyborg's leg and allowed himself to be suckered into the void. "Starfire," he began in resignation, "it would be an honor to accompany you."
Well, there it is. I have finally come out with the sixth chapter. I hope you all have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Until next time! Sora out.