Baby of Mine

By Sparrow Shadow

Disclaimer I do not own Teen Titans

do I have to keep doing this? This is a pain.

Sequeal to Some Comfort Here and Bring On The Rain

Chapter One: "Flipin' is not a Bad Word."

"Cyborg, are we there yet?" Rowan whined as she fidgeted in the backseat of the T-car while Cyborg drove.

"Now, don't start that again, Rowan. Do you want a book to read, Rowan?" Cyborg asked. She sighed, frustrated.

"No, I want to know when we can get out of this flipin' car."

"Rowan!" He scolded.

" 'Flipin' is not a bad word."

"Your sister wouldn't let you use such language,"

"Screw what my sister would let me say. There, now you can scold me." Cyborg chuckled. Rowan had been sitting in the backseat for the past three hours. He couldn't blame her for getting antsy. They had been driving for the past three hours and the book she had brought to read had been finished a half an hour ago.

A quick look into the backseat told him that the small child wasn't the only one getting antsy. Starfire and Raven had been busy in a game of "I spy", rather Raven was busy ignoring Starfire's attempts at engaging her in the game, which is why she didn't hear her sister's earlier misuse of the English language. Robin and Beast Boy had grown tired of their card game. Terra was trying to entertain Rowan by getting her to count the road signs. Her attempts were thwarted with Rowan's hateful glare. Cyborg finally asked if they wanted to stop and get some lunch. They all agreed and Cyborg pulled off the interstate and into the parking lot of the nearest McDonalds.

Rowan leaped out of the car and turned three straight cartwheels before Raven urged her little sister to settle down. Rowan's two little kittens leaped out of the car after Starfire and Rowan allowed them to run a minute before she called them back to the car. "French fries Rowan?" Raven asked. The little girl nodded as she followed her fellow titans into the restaurant.

She slid next to Robin in the booth and Raven slid in next to her. Beast boy and Starfire returned with the food, Starfire eyeing a French fry curiously. "Potatoes from France?" she asked curiously.

"So, Star. Junk food from America." The alien nodded. "Here, eat them with this." Rowan sprinkled Starfire's fries with salt and squirted ketchup on the napkin nearby. Starfire poked at the ketchup tentatively with the fry before she placed it hesitantly in her mouth. Rowan giggled as the alien nodded and smiled.

"Glorious!" Terra and Rowan responded with giggles as Robin leaned forward to wipe a smear of ketchup off of her lip. Rowan got bored of sitting so she bobbed over to the gas station to buy a couple books so she would have something to do in the car. Raven protested her going alone, but, as Cyborg and Robin assured her, she had superpowers. She was also smarter then most villains and would be fine. Cyborg pulled out his map and scanned it quickly.

"I have good news, team, and it has nothing to do with car insurance. If we don't get stuck in traffic, we should be in Steel City in an hour, hour-and-a-half tops."

"Good," Rowan said as she slid back into the booth, holding a bag containing two books you would think were too thick for an eight year old. "I was getting tired of sitting still."

"Since when have you ever given the illusion of sitting still?" Raven said coolly, showing, as she often did, her deep affection for her little sister. Rowan clambered into her sister's lap and rested her head on Raven's chest. The little sorceress yawned. "Uh-oh! I think someone will be asleep before she can start her new books." Sure enough, by the time they got back to the t-car, Rowan was fast asleep in Raven's arms.

Terra wanted to sit in the back this time, opting to be close to Beast Boy, though neither would admit to it. Raven was happy to take the front seat next to Cyborg. Starfire sat closer then necessary to Robin and Rowan was asleep in the middle, her head resting on Terra's shoulder. Raven pulled her own book out of her bag as Cyborg turned on the radio and Robin, Beast Boy, and Terra attempted to teach Starfire how to play bullshit. She wasn't catching on quite as quickly as they would have hoped. Terra shifted Rowan slightly so she could get closer to the TV tray they were using as a card table. Rowan fidgeted slightly but remained asleep.

There was blood! That Rowan could see immediately. She scanned the area, she wasn't sure where it was, and saw bodies dotting every inch of the ground. A smile crossed her lips, her mind not in control of the action. Her mind was crying out in pain, calling for her sister, but no one answered. "Raven help me!" she cried into the darkness and silence. "Raven, end it please! I don't want to hurt people anymore!

"Raven!" Rowan jerked herself awake with a scream and reached out her hand. She heard Raven's voice say, "Terra move," as her hand met with her sisters. Raven pulled her into her lap and soothed her tears, rocking her slowly back and forth.

"It's ok, baby. It was just a nightmare. Shhhhhhhhh, it's alright."

"It wasn't just a nightmare," she cried hysterically. Hearing her tone of voice, Robin suddenly became alarmed. Rowan, much like her sister, had a tendency to keep a cool head in the face of danger. Rowan was younger and prone to loose herself for a few moments, but he had never seen her so hysterical. Rowan had regained some control of her terror as Raven whispered gently.

"What happened, baby?"

"I was standing, there was blood…and…I don't remember." She looked panicked at her sister. "Raven, I'm scared."

"Shhhhhhh," not another word was said, but Rowan refused to go back to sleep. She refused to be pacified. Raven stayed in the back with the small child, lost in her own thoughts. It's happening, she thought. It has begun. Her life is coming to an end, and she has no idea why.