AN: Despite my hardest efforts, I still do not own Teen Titans or anything associated with them.
Chapter 12
The ride over to the fertility clinic was pretty quiet, but that was because Raven was nervous and Beast Boy was still miffed about her choice of Aqualad. Like last time, he would wait for her and take her home afterwards to make sure she was okay. They had talked everything out and were now back to being friends. They made sure to never bring up the whole sleeping together incident up again.
They arrived and went in. Raven gave her name and now she just had to wait to get checked in. They both sat down and in a few minutes she was called in.
"You ready?" asked Beast Boy.
"I guess," said Raven. "You don't have to stay here, you know. I'll be in there for a while."
"Yeah, I know," said Beast Boy. "We've done this before, remember?"
Raven gave him a small smile and then went with the nurse. Beast Boy decided to stay for a few minutes before going to get lunch. He grabbed one of the magazines that was laid out on the table and began to flip through it. Everything in the room was about parenting and he really wished there was any other type of magazine. He would have even taken a housekeeping book at that point.
About twenty minutes later a nurse came out and went over to him. "Garfield Logan?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah," he said.
"Raven would like to see you," said the nurse.
"She does?" he asked, surprised.
"Yes, would you follow me?" she asked.
"Sure," he said and stood up to follow her.
The nurse led Beast Boy down a hall or two and then to a door. She opened it with a smile and let him in. He walked on through and saw Raven sitting on the side of a bed. She looked a bit stunned and pale. He didn't like the look of this.
"Hey, what's going on?" he asked.
"They… they can't do it," said Raven, not looking at him. She was holding her hands and looking aimlessly at the floor.
"What? Why not?" asked Beast Boy.
"They did a few tests," said Raven. "Like they did last time… and they can't do it."
"Are you okay?" he asked, growing very nervous now. "Are you sick?"
"No," she said.
"Then why can't they do it?" asked Beast Boy.
"Because I'm… I'm already pregnant," said Raven.
Beast Boy wasn't sure he had heard her. Then he wasn't sure if he had heard the right words. He tried to think of what rhymed with "already pregnant", but nothing that made sense came to mind.
"You're… you're already… pregnant?" he asked, and hoped she would correct him.
"Yes," she said nodding.
Beast Boy was quiet before saying, "Oh." They both remained motionless for a while. Everything around them seemed to blur away as their minds raced.
"Can… can we go?" asked Raven as she slid off of the bed.
"Oh yeah, sure," he said, snapping out of his daze. He opened the door for her and she slowly left with him right behind her. They walked side by side down the halls that led out of the clinic, silently.
The ride home seemed to be even quieter than the ride there. Both of them were shocked by this news that she was pregnant and suddenly their plan of just going back to being friends was thrown right out the window.
"Well, you got what you wanted," said Raven at last.
"What?" asked Beast Boy.
"I'm pregnant and you're the father," said Raven.
"Rae, you know that I didn't mean for this to happen," said Beast Boy.
"What the hell are we going to tell everyone?" she asked the window.
"I'm guessing not the truth," said Beast Boy.
"We said we were going to forget that that whole thing ever happened," said Raven. "And that's just what we're going to do."
"How the hell are we gonna do that if you got pregnant by it?" asked Beast Boy.
"Just give me a second to think," said Raven. Beast Boy gave a silent, "okay," and continued to drive. "Alright, this is what we're going to do. I'm going to call Garth up and tell him that I changed my mind and chose you instead. Then we'll tell everyone else the same thing. But we won't tell them that I'm pregnant for another two weeks. That way no one will suspect a thing."
"Sounds like a plan I guess," said Beast Boy.
They finally made it back to her place and Beast Boy went in with her. Now they had a lot to discuss and plan. Raven meditated for a few minutes to calm herself down before calling Aqualad up and telling him that she chose Beast Boy. Once that was done she called Robin and Starfire and Beast Boy called Cyborg. When he was done they had time to think and talk.
"Well, I'm going to have to make sure to stay really calm this time," said Raven. "I really don't want to have another miscarriage."
"I doubt there are many women who would," said Beast Boy.
"I'm really not in the mood for jokes," said Raven.
"Sorry," said Beast Boy.
Raven sighed and sat down on her couch. "I'll have to make sure to up my meditation," she said, picking up her planner from the side table. "I'll have to make an appointment with my doctor to make sure everything's okay so far. Let me see, I'm two months now so that means I have eight and a half months…" She began to talk to herself as she began to write down a list of things she had to do. She reached into the draw of the side table and pulled out another set of folders that were full of papers. Beast Boy wondered how many folders she had hidden in her home.
Beast Boy walked over to her and sat down. He watched in fascination as Raven did calculations and made plans in her head before quickly scribbling them down into her planner. "Do you need any help with anything?" he asked.
"No, I think I can handle myself right now," said Raven.
"I meant, in the future," said Beast Boy. "There must be something I can do for you, or help you with."
"You've already done your part," said Raven plainly.
"Rae, I'm talking to you as your friend," said Beast Boy. "Not as the guy who got you pregnant. And friends help each other. So, if you ever need a ride anywhere or help doing anything please don't hesitate to ask."
Raven slowly stopped her writing and looked over to Beast Boy. She then glanced back down at her planner. "Well… I will need help turning my library into a nursery," she said. "Now that I'm pregnant my powers will begin to deteriorate."
"Why is that gonna happen?" asked Beast Boy.
"Because, as you know, my powers are based on emotions," said Raven. "And since I will begin to have mood swings and such due to the pregnancy, my powers will be put on hold so that neither I nor the baby will get harmed."
"Oh," said Beast Boy. "Cool."
"Yes, very cool," she said with no interest in the words. "I've already noticed my powers getting weaker, but I really didn't think anything of it. Now that I know I'm pregnant I know why."
"Then I guess you are kinda gonna need me," said Beast Boy.
"Kinda," said Raven with a smirk, making fun of his improper language. "But just because I'm going to let you help me doesn't…"
"I know, I know," said Beast Boy. "Trust me, I've figured it out at this point. I'm just happy that I can help."
Raven gave him a small smile and continued to write and plan. For some reason she felt energized. She supposed that it was because it was all finally hitting her. She was pregnant, again, but she had a good feeling this time. Something she never felt.
It wasn't long before her entire planner was full. She seemed quite satisfied and placed it down onto the side table.
"Maybe I should have a copy of that," said Beast Boy.
"You're starting to sound like a stalker, you know that right?" said Raven.
"I'm just a concerned friend," said Beast Boy with a smile. "And if I have a copy then I'll never be late for anything."
"Fine, get a planner and you can copy everything into it," said Raven.
"Can't you do it?" he asked in an almost whine.
"Are you that lazy?" asked Raven.
"No, you just have better handwriting," he said with a sweet smile.
Raven gave him a small smile and sighed. "Fine," she said. "Get a planner and I'll fill it in."
"I'll go get one right now," he said and jumped up.
"Good, that'll give me a moment of peace," said Raven. "Actually, why don't you just go home, Gar?"
"You don't want me coming back?" asked Beast Boy, a little hurt.
"It's just that its late, I'm tired, and it'll give you a reason to come back tomorrow," said Raven.
"Really?" he said with a smile. "Sounds good to me! I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Goodbye," she said and gave him a slight wave.
Beast Boy waved and headed out. He felt good for some reason and whistled to himself as he headed to his car. As he began to drive home he thought about all that had happened that day. Finding out that Raven was already pregnant, realizing that he was going to be the father of Ravens child even if she didn't want him to be, Raven excepting his help, and her finally being friendly with him.
He decided to buy a planner the next day, after his classes. There was no real reason for him to go out and buy one at that very moment. He decided to go home, get something to eat, and just relax. He knew that taking care of Raven was bound to be very tiring. He already knew that he was going to be there for her every step of the way, whether she liked it or not. That's why he wanted a copy of her planner.
