Chapter Fourteen
Baby sitters and Cows
Raven looked at Beast Boy who returned her puzzled look. Beast Boy turned to the rest of the Titans, who were in deep concentration of a name. That's when Raven said it, the perfect name, the name for the baby.
"How about...Adrian?"
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A couple days later, after Adrian had had his special check ups and was given the okay to come home, Raven sat on the couch holding Adrian in her lap. Beast Boy was looking at all the baby clothes they had got at the baby shower, and holding them up to little Adrian.
Robin was sitting with Starfire, looking at some of the baby clothes curiously and Cyborg was playing "peek-a-boo" with Adrian.
"That has to be the most boring game ever." Raven said watching as Cyborg poked his face out of his hands again, yelling "Peek-a-boo y'all!" Adrian clapped his little hands, and gurgled innocently. He had turned a darker green, but still fairly light.
Beast Boy held up an infant suit. It had little cows on it with speech bubbles saying, "Moo", and little bells. He grinned and held it up to his face,
"Wouldn't the baby look cutey patootey in thissy wissy?" He baby-talked. Adrian let out a squeal of excitement. Raven gave Beast Boy a hard look.
"A. I don't want my child learning to talk like that. B. I don't want a migraine." She said and gave Adrian to Starfire, whose arms were outstretched.
"He is darling." She said, and rubbed her nose against his, Adrian let out another happy sound and Starfire laughed.
"Most joyous!" She said. Robin took him and looked closely at his face. Adrian blinked at him, and gave him a fierce look, that looked like, "I know who you are." Robin nodded.
"Cute." He said and gave him to Cyborg. Cyborg gave a sneaky smile,
"Who here knows the ritual?" He asked with a sneaky voice on. Robin shook his head.
"Cyborg, they did that when babies were first born, so they could breathe. Besides, that was, what, a long time ago!" Starfire cocked her head.
"Ritual? Any Earthling ritual I am happy to join!" She sang and gave a big smile to Robin.
"Starfire. Cyborg wants to spank the baby." Raven stated. Cyborg nodded.
"Yup, don't mind if I do."
"Dude!" Beast Boy hollered as Cyborg spanked him.
Beast Boy snatched back a screaming Adrian and slung him over his shoulder. He patted his back and whispered,
"There there, uncle Cyborg won't hurt you." Robin smiled and got up,
"Raven, I need to talk to you." He whispered so only Raven could hear. She looked up at him, clearly annoyed, but got up anyway. They quietly walked up the stairs to the roof while Starfire held Adrian and munched on popcorn; watching Cyborg and Beast Boy argue about traditions.
"Raven." He breathed. Raven dropped her legs over the roof and let them dangle, Robin did the same.
"Why'd you bring me up here?" Raven snapped. She looked down.
"Sorry, I'm exhausted. I'm sorry, I-I" Robin put a finger on her lip.
"Don't talk. I need to tell you something." Raven looked at him suspiciously.
"Okay..."
"Alright. Raven, the past couple days, you haven't meditated, that's thrown you off. You've let your emotions run amuck, I've spoken to them." Raven's eyes widened. But Robin continued.
"They're worried about you. Maybe it's the baby, I don't know, but you have to start meditating soon!"
"Is that the reason you called me up here?" Raven interrupted.
"That's it? You think I haven't realized that? Well, newsflash Robin, I can feel them, they're my emotions." Robin nodded.
"Fair enough, but I'm not finished yet, Raven." He said, emphasizing her name. Raven gave him cold eyes.
"Raven, can you understand something? You can't fight crime and baby-sit at the same time! We need..."
"A baby-sitter."
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Ding-Dong!
"I'll get it." Raven said and teleported herself down to the doors. She opened them through a mist of black and white after muttering Azarath Metrion Zinthos and saw a boy, a little above the age of Cyborg standing at the door. He gave her a half-smile and stepped inside.
"Sooooo, this is the famous Titan's tower." He said and looked around. He had skaterish black hair, and chocolate brown eyes, that glowed unusually. He was wearing a black sports jacket with white stripes on the shoulders, and a pair of faded blue jeans.
Under the part of the jacket that was unzipped, it showed a light blue shirt and he wore black converse. He shrugged,
"Where's the tike?" He asked, Raven tried to hide a small smile, and led him upstairs.
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Adrian was playing with some blocks, supported by a yellow squishy thing (A/N: You know that thing that Dill always sat in in Rugrats? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.) Robin sat in the playpen with him, occasionally knocking the block tower over, making Adrian give a baby laugh. (A/N: Yeah, two in one paragraph sorry! Well, you all might be wondering why he's so strong and is able to do things an infant probably couldn't even think about. He's the son of two super-heros! Remember when the doctor said he was stronger than most babies she had seen? That's why...Thank you.)
The babysitter gave a smile and turned to Raven.
"How rude of me, I never introduced myself. I'm Chaos Elemental, and you're Raven, good good." Chaos Elemental turned to Adrian,
"And who's this?" He asked. Robin picked up the squirming Adrian and smiled,
"This is Adrian." He said, and put him up on his shoulders, giving him a "shoulder ride" type of position.
Chaos Elemental nodded
"Oh! He's adorable, greenish, looks more like Beast Boy than you Robin." He said and took Adrian. Robin sweat dropped and blushed.
"Uh, he's Beast Boy's kid, not mine." He said, and turned to the kitchen. Chaos Elemental nodded, playing with Adrian's fingers.
"Tough break dude." He said.
Starfire came down the stairs debating with Beast Boy about "Candy Land" the board game and how they shouldn't name something something it isn't.
The Titans were going to an important dinner, A. Because they had too. And B. Because they wanted Adrian to get some "bonding time" with his new babysitter.
They were all dressed up, and before Chaos Elemental closed the door on the group of Titans standing outside, Beast Boy gave him the run through.
"Okay, you have Cyborg's number, and you know how to feed him the formula, and all that junk." Chaos Elemental laughed,
"Don't worry, I can handle the tike, believe me." He said and suddenly, out of nowhere, two wings sprouted from his back. One a smooth black, the other a spotless white.
"I have my powers just like you guys; I can keep track of him. Don't worry your heads." He said, and waved Adrian's hand.
"Bye!" He called as the Titans climbed into the T-Car (A/N: T-Mobile!) still in awe over the newcomer.
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End of Chapter Fourteen
Okay! That's done! Congratulations to Chaos Elemental who had the winning name, Adrian! Thank you everyone who gave their names for Raven and Beast Boy! They appreciate it! Remember to review please!
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