Chapter Seven

The day had gone smoothly, with no calls put in to the Titans. Raven had gotten over her anger with Beast Boy, much to the relief of the other Titans.

Cyborg had brought a generous portion of food for their picnic. Starfire wound up consuming most of it.

"She's eating for two." Robin explained. The others could only nod in agreement.

Starfire was also wearing one of the new dresses she bought. It was purple in color, with a number of yellow flowers on it. It seemed quite big on the Tamaranian, but she managed that difficulty by wearing a thing pink belt on the waist. Starfire had adjusted her looks to something more or less normal. In addition to the dress, she also had on her sunhat.

"It is such a glorious day!" she exclaimed after finishing eating. "Let us enjoy a walk, Robin!"

"Fine by me!" he said happily.

The two lovers walked together through the park, while the other Titans watched.

"He's got it bad!" Cyborg said, smiling.

"That's young love for you." Beast Boy remarked, resuming his lunch.

Raven said nothing, but rather went back to reading a book she brought. Still, she found it hard to concentrate on the story.

Seeing Robin and Starfire together brought out her own feelings of longing. She didn't feel jealous of the Tamaranian. Rather, she was envious.

'Can I ever experience what she has?' she thought to herself. On the heels of that thought came another feeling; 'I wonder if I would be a good mother.'

She smirked as she realized the answer; her main experience in parenting came from when she escorted Melvin, Teether, and Timmy through the Alps. Though it could've gone better, it nevertheless showed her potential as a mother.

She nearly snickered to herself at yet another thought; she hoped whoever would be the father would not be an inter-dimensional demon, as had been the case with her.

Sighing, Raven stood up and set her book down, intent on taking her own walk. The other two Titans didn't question her action.

That night, when the Titans were preparing for bed, Beast Boy stood outside of Raven's room. He was unsure of himself, of what whether or not he should do the thing he had planned. He knew it would be a nice thing to do, but would it be necessary?

Summoning his courage, he knocked on the door. Raven opened it.

"What is it?" she said, stifling a yawn.

"I just came by to..." he trailed off.

"To what? Wake me up?"

"No. To...well, apologize for this morning."

"Huh? Oh, that! Yeah, well, I think I did overreact."

"Yeah, I know the feeling."

Raven nodded. "Did you like what you saw?" she blurted out.

Beast Boy stared at her, slack jawed. "What?"

Raven immediately felt embarrassed. "Sorry! I don't know why I said that!"

"Hey, it's okay!" he said, patting her on the shoulder. "That was probably your heart speaking."

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Do you want to still answer your question?"

"If you want." Again, Raven regretted her reply. 'Must be my passionate side talking!'

"Well...yeah, I did."

Raven smiled sheepishly. "Maybe one day, the tables will be turned."

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe I'll see you naked in the shower."

Beast Boy smiled at her. "Does that mean you'll have to use the bathroom really bad?"

"Uh...I don't think so."

"Well, how will you justify it?"

"I'll think of something. In the meantime, I want to go to bed."

"Sure. Night Raven!" He left.

Raven closed her door and jumped onto her bed. "I feel like an idiot." she said aloud.

"What I am doing, saying I see him naked..."

Other thoughts began to surface. "Oh boy." she said softly. Raven knew all too well what the sensations she felt meant. While she was shocked at them, she was also pleased.

Meanwhile, Starfire busied herself in her room. She was using a special communications computer, one that she used to write home. She spent a long time thinking of how she was going to let her k'norfka, Galfore, know of what has transpired.

She was rather nervous in typing the letter, but now that she had finished, she was proud of her skills. She hit the "send" button on the screen and hoped for the best.

Having completed that task, Starfire took out her sleepwear. She stripped naked and was about to get her bathrobe, but paused in front of the mirror. She looked at her slightly enlarged belly.

She was rather anxious at the fact that her belly would become larger over the months. Yet, she pushed that concern aside as she also knew it meant a new life was growing inside her. She smiled as she prepared for her shower.