AN: I've never owned the Teen Titans, so why would I now? Quite asking!
Chapter 9
Four months. Four long months. Beast Boy had finally calmed down and accepted that he had to be with Terra for a while. He had barely gotten a chance to talk to Raven, what with all of the activities Terra was forcing him to do.
And then one night he had gone out with Robin and Cyborg to have a few drinks. But, he had a few too many and that's when Terra seized the opportunity. While he was thoroughly inebriated she seduced him and he ended up making love to her.
The next morning, of course, he barely remembered the previous night's escapades and was shocked to find a naked Terra cuddling him in her bed. He immediately got out of there and called Raven up as soon as he could and told her what happened. She had been a upset at first, but she heard him out and knew that he hadn't wanted to do it. He was near crying when he told her, and so she forgave him.
On this day they were meeting with their doctor to get a checkup. She had been getting very sick those past few mornings and this was very curious, since she was six months along now and her morning sickness should have ended a long time ago. But the strange this was that she hadn't had any morning sickness until now. Not only that, but she was six months pregnant and was barely showing at all. This concerned the Titans a lot and so she was sent to their private physician.
"So how does everything look?" asked Terra with a smile.
"Everything looks good," said the doctor. Beast Boy forced a grin, as he had been doing a lot lately.
"So, why's she been getting so sick lately?" asked Beast Boy.
"Don't worry, it's normal," said the doctor. "It should last for a couple months, but it's nothing to get nervous about."
"Really?" asked Beast Boy. "Cuz she's barely showing at all and I read that morning sickness should be ending around four months."
"Well, I'm sure it will," said the doctor.
Beast Boy just looked at him queerly. Then he shook his head, trying to clear his mind and said, "Okay, wait a second. I'm confused. Did you just say that morning sickness ends at like four months?"
"Yes," said the doctor, who was getting confused as well.
"Well, she's six months now, so isn't it a little late for morning sickness? I mean she hasn't had anything up 'till now."
The doctor looked at Beast Boy and then looked back at his chart for Terra. "Uh, Beast Boy, Terra's two months pregnant. Not six."
Beast Boy stared at the doctor and then looked to Terra. He cracked a smile and said, "What is this? A joke?"
"No, Terra's about seven weeks along," said the doctor.
"But that's impossible," said Beast Boy. "Terra, you told me you were pregnant four months ago and at that point you were two months along."
There was an awkward silence throughout the room. The doctor slowly stood up and said, "Well, I think I'll leave you two to talk," and with that stepped out of the room.
"Terra, what's going on?" asked Beast Boy.
"Nothing, I'm pregnant," she said feeling nervous.
"But… but you're only two months pregnant," he said, trying to think as fast as he could and piece all of this together. "How can that be? That… that means that when you told me that you were pregnant… you weren't?"
"Does it matter?" asked Terra. "I'm pregnant now, so it's not like anything changes.
"But… you… you lied to me," he said in disbelief.
"No, I was foretelling the future," said Terra.
Beast Boy stared at her in shock. "What the fuck is that supposed to mean!" he asked furiously.
"It means that I knew this was going to happen," said Terra. "I just told you a little too soon."
Beast Boy felt like he was going to be sick. "I… I can't believe you," he said with utter hatred.
"Beast Boy, you were going to leave me!" said Terra defensively. "I had to do something."
"How could you do this to me? You lied to me so I wouldn't leave you? And that night you made me have sex with you… this is why? You… you bitch! I can't believe you would do this to me!" he screamed and left the room, slamming the door behind him.
He had never been so angry in his whole life. He practically ripped his door off of the car as he got in. She could take the bus for all he cared. She had used him. She was so obsessed with him not leaving her she planned on getting knocked up. He wasn't sure what he was going to do now. He couldn't go back to the tower, where he knew they would get mad at him for leaving Terra at the doctor's office. So where could he go? To the one person he knew would be there for him. Raven.
Raven was sitting out in her garden. It was quiet but for the sounds of the birds in the trees and the wind rustling through the grass around her. She was on a lovely wooden bench and reading one of her favorite books with a cup of tea at her side. The book happened to be the one she had chosen for Beast Boy those many months ago. The warmth of one of the breezes washed her face and she gave a pleasant sigh. She liked how quiet and serene it really was and she wondered why she hadn't moved out here years before.
Suddenly she heard her doorbell go off. This was odd, since she didn't know anyone in the town and she knew her friends wouldn't show up unannounced. She put her book down next to her tea cup and stood up. She left the garden, went into her house, then to the door. She looked through one of her windows first and saw a familiar car. She felt her heart almost stop beating. She quickly untucked her shirt so that it was hanging loosely and took in a deep breath. She opened her door and saw him standing there.
"Beast Boy? What are you doing here?" she asked, shocked. He couldn't answer her. He simply wrapped his arms around her and began to cry. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"She's pregnant," he cried.
"Who? Terra?" she asked. She pulled him away from her for a second and looked into his eyes. "I know."
"No," he said, tears falling down his cheeks. "She's… she's only two months pregnant." He broke down and Raven quickly took him back into her arms. She moved him out of the doorway and closed the door. She brought him over to her little couch and sat him down.
"Okay, calm down," she said softly. "Now what are you talking about?"
"She wasn't pregnant when she said she was," said Beast Boy wiping his tears away with his sleeve, feeling very embarrassed about crying like this in front of her. "She lied to us."
Raven's jaw slowly dropped as she realized what he was saying. "So… that night you spent with her… that's when she got pregnant?" He nodded. "She was lying the whole time?"
"She said that she had to do it or I would leave her," he said, trying to calm down. "She used me, Raven. She used me." He could feel the anger welling up inside of him again, and so could Raven.
"Beast Boy, don't get angry," she said softly and took his hand.
"How can I not get angry!" he said through his teeth.
"Getting angry won't fix anything," she said. "So there's no point in it."
"Well I can't help it," he said standing up angrily. "I just can't believe she would stoop so low as to lie to me about being pregnant and then tricking me into knocking her up!" He began to pace around the room furiously. "I should have made her take a pregnancy test four months ago. I shouldn't have believed her. I should have just told everyone that I broke up with her and told them that I was with you."
While Beast Boy ranted and yelled, Raven just sat there with her eyes closed. She didn't like to hear him yell, but she knew he had a good reason to. She hadn't expected to see him anytime soon, and that wasn't helping her emotions. Once he was done, he looked back at Raven and saw her looking quite upset, with her eyes closed. He began to calm down and now he felt horrible for yelling like that.
"I'm sorry," he said and sat back down next to her. "I shouldn't have yelled. I'm just… I'm really upset right now."
"I know," she said, opening her eyes. "And it's alright. You have every reason to be mad. What Terra did was… unforgivable. But you have to realize that there is an innocent life here that you need to consider."
"You?" he asked.
She smiled. "No. You and Terra's child. That child didn't ask for any of this and you need to remember that."
"I know," said Beast Boy sighing. "But every time I see this child, I'll see Terra and I will feel… hatred for her."
"Well you need to work past that, then," said Raven. "This is between you and Terra, not your child."
Beast Boy looked at her and felt all of his anger melt away. "How can you be so understanding?" he asked. "Terra's basically ruined our lives and you're just fine with that."
"I'm not fine with it," said Raven. "But I've had a lot of time to think and I've been able to stay in a state of tranquility. And I know the only reason she did all of this was because she loves you. And people will do crazy things when they're in love."
"Crazy's putting it mildly," said Beast Boy relaxing into the couch. He looked around her little home for the first time and noticed that it was… warm and cozy. Nothing like her room at the tower. "Nice place you've got here."
"Yeah, I really like it," said Raven with a warm smile. "I actually feel… happy here. I've never found a place where I've lived and felt comfortable. And I have a really nice garden in the back."
Beast Boy smiled. "Well, I'm glad you're comfortable here. How have you been? I mean, I haven't really been able to talk to you lately."
"I'm… good," she said. "It's been really quiet and I like the solitude."
"Have you had to fight off any troublemakers?" asked Beast Boy.
"No," said Raven.
"But, I thought that's why you came out here?" said Beast Boy.
Raven smiled and said, "No, that's not why I came out here."
"So it was just because of me and Terra," he said sadly.
"That and there was something else," she said.
"What?" he asked.
Raven thought for a moment. She wasn't sure if she should tell him. He hadn't found out yet, and he didn't suspect anything, so why should she? Because she loved him. She did truly love him. She gently took his hand and placed it on her abdomen, which she had been concealing the best she could with her untucked shirt. "This," she said, answering his question.
Beast Boy wasn't sure what she meant at first and then he noticed something. Her stomach felt… different. He had been looking at her oddly then he looked to her stomach. Once he saw it, he knew that there was something wrong. Raven softly grabbed the bottom of her shirt and lifted it up, exposing her stomach. It wasn't flat and perfect, as it had been for so long. It looked to be almost swollen. He looked back up to her eyes, and saw her smiling nervously.
"You're… you're pregnant?" he asked. She smiled and nodded. "What… how… how long?"
"I'm four months," she said calmly.
"So… it was our first time?" he asked.
"Our first and only time," said Raven.
"When did you find out?" he asked, a small smile crossing his face.
"I… I knew immediately," said Raven shyly. "Sometimes, you just know. And after we made love I… I could just feel it. I knew I had conceived."
"Why didn't you say anything?" he asked.
"I was going to, but Terra beat me to it," she said. "I was going to tell you privately after we told the others that we were together."
"Oh my God," he said smiling. Then he cupped her face and kissed her. "Raven… I… I can't believe it!" She smiled back as he kissed her again. "You're pregnant!"
"I know," she said still smiling.
"But why did you leave?" he asked. "We could have worked something out."
"No, Beast Boy, we couldn't," said Raven. "What do you think everyone would have thought if they found out? They would think you were a cheating pig and I was a slut. I didn't want to do that to you."
"So you left and didn't tell me?" he asked.
"I didn't want to complicate your life anymore than it already was," said Raven.
"Well, I'm glad I know," he said with a smile. He scooted closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I don't care how complicated things get now. You're the only woman I would ever want to have a child with."