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

Chapter 13

Beast Boy couldn't believe he was being required to wear a cap and gown to his graduation. He didn't like it at all; he felt like he was in a dress or something and the tassels of his cap kept tickling his ear. At least this was an important occasion and he hoped his friends wouldn't make fun of him for his attire.

Unfortunately, Raven couldn't make it to his graduation due to her morning sickness. She was two months along now and was sick most of the time. But he didn't care that she wasn't there. If anything, he had wanted to skip his graduation to take care of her, but the others told him he would be an idiot not to go to his college graduation.

As his name was called and he went up to get his degree the whole place went into an uproar and cameras flashed left and right. Still, after all these years, the former Teen Titans fans were still as dedicated as ever and many had snuck in to catch a glimpse of the famous Beast Boy. He felt very embarrassed yet proud as he went up to get his degree and gave a smile and friendly wave to the crowd. They all screamed while Robin and Cyborg sighed and rolled their eyes. He sure did love being the center of attention.

"Oh, I am so happy for you!" said Starfire, giving him a large hug as the graduation let out.

"Proved you wrong, didn't I, Rich?" said Beast Boy with a smirk.

"You sure did," said Robin, he still couldn't believe it. "I think you proved many people wrong."

"And now no one can call me stupid or say that I don't have a brain," he said proudly as he walked into a parked car that he hadn't seen. Of course his friends all laughed and giggled and he felt very stupid.

"How's Rae doin?" asked Cyborg.

"Okay, I guess," said Beast Boy taking his cap off and throwing it into the back of his car. He then proceeded to take his gown off, and thank goodness he had a set of clothes on underneath. "I mean, being sick all of the time hasta suck, right? Anyway, I'm going over there right now to check up on her."

"Oh, I thought we'd go out to celebrate or something," said Robin.

"Yeah man, you're gonna overstay your welcome too quickly if ya don't leave her alone," said Cyborg.

"Trust me, she's never been so thankful for me in her life," said Beast Boy. "Imagine having the flu all day, wouldn't you want someone there to take care of you?"

"Yes, but this is Raven," said Starfire. "She does not like the help."

"And she can take care of herself," said Robin.

"Not since her powers went on the fritz," said Beast Boy.

"Her power's aren't workin?" asked Cyobrg.

"Nope," said Beast Boy. "That way they don't harm her or the baby. Listen, I gotta get back to her, but why don't we meet somewhere later?"

They agreed and decided to meet at a restaurant later that night. Beast Boy quickly made his way over to Ravens condo. He let himself in with the key she had given him after about the fourth day after her morning sickness had begun. She had barely been able to make it to the door to let him in, so she gave him her spare key.

"Rae, you up?" he asked.

"I'm in my room," she said weakly. He made his way to her room and found her curled up on her bed. She looked quite tired and drained. "How'd your graduation go?"

"Great," he said with a smile and sat down next to her. "How're you feeling?"

"Just peachy," she said sarcastically. "This is the first time all day I haven't felt like my stomach was going to explode. What are you doing here, anyway?"

"I came to make sure you were okay," he said. "Do you need anything?"

"You should have gone out and celebrated or something," said Raven.

"I'm going out later with Vic, Rich, and Kori," said Beast Boy. "Again, do you need anything?"

"Tea would be nice," she said weakly.

"Coming right up," he said and jumped up. As he left Raven smiled softly to herself and cuddled into her pillow. She hated that she spent most of her time in bed or in the bathroom, but thus was the price of wanting a child.

She gladly accepted the tea and quickly took a long sip. She couldn't wait to get something into her empty stomach. "Thank you," she said as the tea filled her and gave her an instant relief.

"You're welcome," said Beast Boy with a smile.

"I got you something," said Raven. She slowly got up and went over to her dresser. She opened one of the draws and reached in.

"Awe, panties, for me?" he asked with a large grin. "Rae, you shouldn't have."

"Oh shut up," she said suppressing an almost grin. She took out a gift bag and a card. She slowly made her way back to her bed and handed them to him as she crawled back on.

Beast Boy opened the card and saw that it was a graduation card telling him that she was very proud and how wonderful a friend he was. Then he opened the gift bag and found a new videogame software he had been talking about nonstop and a copy of her newest novel that she had signed on the cover.

"Wow, thanks," he said with a grin. "But, do you think I'm gonna like your book?"

"Probably not," said Raven with a small smile. "Open it up."

He looked at her quizzically and opened the book up. He flipped a few pages until Raven told him to stop. He found that he was on the dedication page and it read as follows:

For Gar,

The only person in the universe whom I can honestly say I kinda sorta like… but not in that way. Without him, my whole world would fall apart.

"Awe, thanks Rae," he said with a sweet grin.

"You're welcome," said Rae. "And you've got the first copy, they're not even going on the shelves for another two weeks."

"Wow, I wonder how much I can get on E-bay for it," he laughed.

"If you sell that I will never speak to you again," she said as she got comfortable in her bed once more.

"I was just joking," he said. "I would never sell this. In fact, I'm gonna put it in an air locked bag and store it away so it lasts forever."

"Ah, so you're not going to read it," said Raven.

"I'd probably rip one of the pages or something and then you'd scream at me," said Beast Boy. "I'd rather just keep it safe and preserved."

"Whatever, it's your book," said Raven. She closed her eyes and sighed, her hand on her still flat, but constantly nauseas, stomach. "That whole morning sickness thing is a lie. It lasts all damn day."

"I wish there was something I could do," said Beast Boy lying down next to her.

"Well there's not," said Raven, pushing him away. "Anyway, I have something else to ask of you."

"Sure, what?" he asked with a smile.

Raven reached over to her bedside table and brought out the infamous folders. She opened one up and brought out a packet of papers. "I need you to sign this."

"What is it?" he asked.

"It's just an agreement that when the baby's born you won't ask for custody or anything like that," said Raven. "Basically, it gives me full responsibility of the child."

"Oh," said Beast Boy simply. He hadn't known that there was going to be a contract involved, and he wasn't at all comfortable with it. "So, if I sign this, I can never see it?"

"No, no," said Raven shaking her head. "It just means that you can't take me to court and demand joint custody or something."

"I wouldn't do that," he said, a little upset with her for having such an idea.

"I know," said Raven in a way that calmed him down. "But I just want to be on the safe side. We've already had numerous fights on the subject and this contract will settle the whole thing once and for all."

"Do I really have to sign this?" he asked.

Raven looked at him silently for a moment, and then sighed. "Gar, this is the only thing I need you to do for me," she said. "Anything else you can refuse to do for me if I ask you, but not this. And like I said, it doesn't mean that you'll never get to see the baby. It just means that he or she will be fully mine and my responsibility."

"It's just so… final," he said sadly. "And I don't like that."

Raven felt her stomach wretch and she leaned back on her pillows, letting out a small moan. "Fine, you don't have to sign it right now," she said with her eyes closed. "But I would really like it if you signed it soon."

Beast Boy thought and then looked at the contract. While Raven waited for her nausea to pass he decided to read through it. It was pretty basic and to the point. And it wasn't like it was a restraining order. It was just so they wouldn't argue about Beast Boy being an actual father to the baby or not. Of course, he still did, with all of his heart. But he told himself again, as he had been more and more recently, this was not about him. This was about Raven and the baby.

"Do you have a pen?" he asked at last.

Raven slowly opened her eyes and sat up. "You want to sign it?" she asked, a little confused.

"I have to sign it anyway, right?" he said with a sad smile. "I might as well get it done now."

Raven could feel the sadness exuding from him and he seemed defeated. She reached over to her bedside table and grabbed a pen. She handed it to him and he opened the contract to the appropriate page. He placed the packed on the book Raven had given him and signed his name.

"There," he said and handed it to her.

"Thank you," she said with kind eyes.

"You're welcome," he sighed. "I'll see you later, then." And with that he gave her a quick hug, something that she was getting a little more comfortable with, grabbed his gifts and left.

He decided to stop at his apartment before heading over to the restaurant to meet his friends. He couldn't wait to try out his new computer software, but he knew that if he started installing it now he would never remember that he had plans.

He found that he had two messages on his machine and both were from video game corporations asking for interviews with him. That made him feel much better and he smiled proudly when he remember his degree. He grabbed it and found a nice place on his wall to hang it, somewhere where everyone could see it.

"Gar Logan, college graduate," he said proudly to himself. "Dude, that sounds so cool!" He chuckled to himself as he went to throw his cap and gown into the corner of his closet.