AN: Despite my hardest efforts, I still do not own Teen Titans or anything associated with them.

Chapter 9

A month finally passed and Raven was feeling better. She wasn't quite ready to go through the procedure again, but she wasn't feeling sick anymore from the miscarriage. Beast Boy had finally gone home, but he visited at least once a day. The whole incident, as horrible as it was, had brought them closer together. Raven knew now that she could count on him and Beast Boy knew that she trusted him.

Raven was hosting a get together for their other three friends so they could all catch up and talk. The five hadn't actually all come together since the team had broken up, so it was a big deal. Of course, Beast Boy was there to help her put the whole thing together. She wanted it to be a simple get together, classy and simple. Beast Boy threw that idea out and told her that they should have a cookout. She said no, since she didn't own a grill and didn't like the idea of a cookout in her lovely, clean, home. So they compromised on a simple get together with pizza.

The first to arrive was Cyborg, who had become one of the leading car designers and worked for a pretty large automobile company.

"Hey Vic!" said Beast Boy as he threw Ravens door open, causing it to leave a mark on the wall from the knob.

"Hey," said Cyborg entering and the two shook hands, which led to them giving each other a good hug. Cyborg looked around and whistled. "Wow, you sure we're in the right place?"

"Yes, this is my home," said Raven, coming out of the kitchen.

"Rae!" said Vic with a large smile. He quickly went to her and hugged her, something she still didn't like much. "Man, it's good to see you."

"Yeah, you two," said Raven, backing away from him once the hug was finished. "Well, come on in and… what the hell is that!" Raven looked to the wall and saw the mark on it from the door. She went over to it and got a closer inspection. "Gar," she growled.

"Uh, heh, sorry," he said nervously scratching the back of his head.

Raven just rolled her eyes and went back into the kitchen. Cyborg let out a chuckle and then went to take a look around Ravens home.

Robin and Starfire arrived a few minutes later. Beast Boy barely had enough time to open the door when Starfire burst through, causing him to get crushed between the wall and the door.

"We are here!" Starfire announced. "And I have brought the eggs that are devilled."

Beast Boy was about to crawl out from behind the door when Robin came in and pushed the door so he could get through, causing Beast Boy to get smooshed again.

"I thought you said you would carry this in?" said Robin as he carried in a large cooler that was full of devilled eggs. Poor Starfire still didn't get the difference between an earthling's stomach and a tameranean's.

Beast Boy let out a moan and crawled out from behind the door. "Nice to see you, too," he groaned and stood up.

"Oh, sorry about that," said Robin as he put the cooler down. "Didn't see you there."

"Neither did your girlfriend," said Beast Boy.

"Friend Raven!" exclaimed Starfire as she saw Raven in the kitchen. She wrapped her arms around her and squeezed her tightly. Raven felt like her head was going to burst off of her neck. "It is so good to see you again. How are you? Do you feel well? What have you been doing since I saw you last? Oh, did you hear? I have brought the eggs that are devilled. Oh! I hope I did not offend you. Richard! Bring the eggs in so that Raven may see them."

"Kori!" shouted Raven, to shut her up. Starfire did stop and looked at Raven quizzically. "Why don't you go see how Victor is doing?"

"Is he here?" she gasped. "I have not seen him in so long. Friend Victor!" and with that she flew off.

Robin came in with the cooler and dropped it. "I hope you have ice to keep these things cold," said Robin.

"I think so," said Raven. "Kori didn't have any sugar before she came, did she?"

"No," chuckled Robin. "She's high on excitement, not sugar."

Beast Boy rubbed his poor forehead and whimpered. The door had collided with his head twice and he knew he would have a lump. Now he knew what the wall felt like. He joined everyone, who were now all in the living room.

"So how many months until you graduate?" asked Cyborg.

"Three," said Beast Boy proudly. "And I can't wait."

"We shall have to have a party to celebrate this achievement," said Starfire smiling. "I can not believe you shall come against the odds and graduate."

"What's the supposed to mean?" asked Beast Boy.

"The odds of you graduating were very small, were they not?" asked Starfire, causing Robin to look nervous. "Richard, I believe it was you who said that Garfield did not have a snowflake's chance in Hell of graduating the college."

Raven and Cyborg let out a small chuckle and Robin looked very uncomfortable. Beast Boy shot him a death glare. "Nice, dude."

"Uh… it was a joke," said Robin.

"No, I do not believe it was," said Starfire, thinking back. "You said it quite seriously.

"Um, Kori, why don't you go get your devilled eggs and pass them around?" said Robin quickly before Starfire could dig him into a deeper hole. She smiled excitedly and ran to get her eggs.

"So, Rae, where are you on the whole baby thing?" asked Cyborg. "Or is it too soon to talk about?"

"I'm not ready to have another in vetro treatment done," said Raven. "I still want to wait a little while longer."

"And are you still going to help her?" asked Robin to Beast Boy.

"That's her call," said Beast Boy.

"I'm still thinking about it," said Raven.

"Who's your next pick?" asked Cyborg.

Beast Boy was very curious about this and Raven could feel his eyes on her as soon as the question was asked. "I think I'll keep that to myself and surprise you later on," said Raven. She was a private person, and even her best of friends had to know their boundaries.

"Fair enough," said Cyborg with a smile.

"Friends, please enjoy!" said Starfire as she handed each of her friends a plate of devilled eggs. They weren't exactly the most professional looking eggs, but Starfire looked proud enough. Each of her friends looked uneasily at the eggs, and then at Robin.

"Don't worry, they're safe," said Robin, though he didn't look all that sure himself.

"Sorry, I don't think I can eat this," said Beast Boy.

"You eat things made with eggs all the time," said Raven. "You can't go completely vegan now."

"Yeah, well, I never eat straight eggs," said Beast Boy, pushing his egg platter aside.

"Oh no," said Raven grabbing his plate and putting it back in his hands. "If we're eating them, you're eating them."

Beast Boy whined and grabbed an egg. Then they each lifted one to their lips, gave a silent prayer, and popped it in their mouth.

"Please, how do they taste?" asked Starfire.

Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy looked at Robin with pleading eyes. Robin quickly swallowed the horrid egg and said, "Hey, Kori, why don't you go get that punch you made?"

"Oh, where is it?" she asked.

"It's still in the car," said Robin. "I know you wanted it to be a surprise."

"I shall fetch it now," said Starfire with a smile and ran out.

The second she was out of the room all but Robin, who had had to swallow the egg, spat their egg out onto their plate.

"I thought you said they were safe!" said Cyborg as he wiped his mouth.

"I thought they were," said Robin, who looked green. "Excuse me." He stood up and began to stagger out of the room. He quickly returned and asked, "Raven, where's the bathroom?"

"The door to the right," said Raven, who was trying to wash her mouth out with some iced tea.

"Thanks," said Robin and he ran as quickly as he could.

"No more eggs," cried Beast Boy. "Never again, I'm done!"

"Oh would you stop, we all had to eat one," said Raven. She grabbed all of their plates of eggs and ran into the kitchen, dumping them into the trash. She returned and said, "If Starfire asks, we ate them all."

Beast Boy and Cyborg nodded and a second later Starfire returned with the container of punch. Thank God they all already had a drink and could easily refuse her concoction.

They ordered the pizza and were glad when it arrived so that they could finally get that nasty devilled egg out of their mouths. Of course, they told Starfire they were delectable and had inhaled them as soon as she had left to get her punch.

"So how's life as 'Nightwing'?" asked Beast Boy.

"It's okay," said Robin, who was now known as Nightwing. But to them he would always be Robin or Richard. "It's a busy life, you know?"

"Yeah, we know," Cyborg chuckled.

"And I am having a most enjoyable time at my place of employment," said Starfire with a smile. Starfire had gotten a job at the mall as the person who sprays people with various perfumes and helps them try on makeup and such. "Raven, why have you not visited me?"

"I don't exactly like the mall, you know that," said Raven.

"But I shall give you a makeover," said Starfire. "Remember when I did that when we were younger?"

"Yes," said Raven as she shuddered at the memory. Starfire had backed Raven into a corner and forced a makeover upon her. She had made her up to look like a cheap French harlot and poor Raven couldn't get the makeup off or the hairspray out of her hair for three days.

"So, Raven, what are you doing for money?" asked Robin.

"Yeah, you got a job?" asked Cyborg.

"I earn money," said Raven simply.

"How?" asked Starfire.

Raven really didn't want to tell them what she did, since she knew Starfire couldn't keep a secret to save her life. "It's nothing really, not even worth talking about," said Raven.

"Come on, give us a hint," said Cyborg.

Raven groaned and said, "Fine, it has to do with books."

"Do you work at the library?" asked Robin.

"No," said Raven.

"Are you a book critic?" asked Cyborg.

"No," said Raven.

"Do you do the writing of books?" asked Starfire.

"Good guess Kori!" said Beast Boy.

"Gar!" yelled Raven.

"Oops," said Beast Boy, realizing he probably should have kept his mouth shut.

"So, you're a writer," said Robin, nodding in approval. "Do you write under Raven or a penname?"

"Penname," said Beast Boy.

"Garfield!" screeched Raven.

"What is a penname?" asked Starfire.

"It's a different name people use for when they're writing," said Robin. "So they won't get recognized."

"Oh," said Starfire. "And what is yours, Raven?"

"You'd never guess," said Beast Boy.

"Garfield Logan, if you don't shut your mouth right now I am going to do it for you," growled Raven.

"What?" said Beast Boy, who was getting scared. "I didn't tell them you were R. Nevermore." The other three gasped and Raven just moaned. Cat was out of the bag now.