AN: This is my twenty-eighth story and I still don't own Teen Titans!
Chapter 9
Beast Boy slowly slid Ravens door closed and the two stood there for a moment, silent. Neither knew what to do. Neither knew what to feel. Raven slowly made her way over to her bureau and took her black tank top out. That meant she was going to take nap. Beast Boy sighed and faced the door, to give her a little bit of privacy. She didn't ask him to leave. She hadn't said a word to him in almost ten minutes now. He rested his forehead against the cold steal of the door and closed his eyes.
Raven finished undressing and dressing and sat down on her bed. Beast Boy heard this and turned around. He watched as she curled up on her side and lay there. He slowly went over to her and lay down next to her. And there they lay for a good three minutes, silent and unmoving.
Then, as if it all hit her at once, Raven squinted and tears began to flow from her eyes. She sucked a breath in and began to weep. Beast Boy quickly brought her into his arms and held her as close to him as he could. She grabbed his chest and sobbed like she had never sobbed before.
"Please tell me this isn't real," she cried. "I don't… I just… why? Why?"
"Shh, it's okay," said Beast Boy, trying to convince both Raven and himself that it was. "We can handle two babies. It won't be that bad."
"Yes it will," she wept.
"No it won't, don't worry," said Beast Boy, trying to comfort her.
"It wasn't enough we had this whole pregnancy thing thrown at us," said Raven, trying to stop her ragged breathing. "But now we have to have two babies at the same time? Now I have to carry twins? I don't think I can do this."
"Don't say that," said Beast Boy, wiping the remainder off Ravens tears away. "I know you can. You're so strong, Raven. If anyone can do this, it's you. And I'm gonna be there for you no matter what. We'll do this together. So, like I said, please don't worry."
"How can I not worry, Beast Boy?" she cried. "I'm now responsible for two lives and I wasn't even sure if I could handle one."
"I'm responsible, too, Raven," he said. "You're not alone in this."
"Yeah, but you don't have to grow them and give birth to them," she sobbed.
"I know, and I really wish I could trade places with you," he said.
"No you don't," said Raven, wiping her cheeks. "You have no tolerance for pain."
"That's true," said Beast Boy, slightly chuckling. "But if I could I would still trade places with you because I don't like seeing you like this."
Raven began to take in a few deep breaths and she attempted to calm herself down. She pulled back from Beast Boy, but not enough that he couldn't still hold her, and lay her head down on her pillow.
"Would you really trade places with me?" she asked. "A bloated, grumpy, nervous wreck?"
"Of course," said Beast Boy with a kind smile. "But, since I can't, I'm just gonna have to do everything else for you. I've got to take on my share, too. You just have to remember that. We're in this together."
"I know," said Raven, softly. It was the first time she had actually admitted that she'd been listening to him over the weeks. Whenever he told her he was going to be there for her and that they were a team, she would turn away from him or change the subject. "And thank you."
"You don't have any reason to thank me," said Beast Boy. "I did this to you in the first place."
"None of this was your fault," said Raven. "It wasn't anyone's fault. It's just something that happened. Something that's changed our lives forever."
"No, it's my fault, Raven," he said, suddenly feeling all of the guilt. "If I hadn't of hugged you, then…"
"I like it when you hug me," she slipped in.
"…you wouldn't be pregnant and you wouldn't be having twins and… wait, what?" he said, after realizing she had spoken.
"I like it when you hug me, Beast Boy," she said, innocently.
"You… you do?" he asked. "But, I thought you hated it when I touched you."
"I know," said Raven. "And, at first, I am upset, but it's more out of shock. And I know I'm supposed act like I hate it, so I scream at you and tell you to go away. But I do like it when you hug me, especially after a battle. You make me feel like… I'm cared about. Like I actually mean something."
"You mean everything to me, Raven," said Beast Boy, making sure he still had his arms wrapped around her. "And don't you ever think anything different."
He brought her close to him again and rested his forehead upon hers. Raven cuddled right into him and, again, felt cared about. He slowly lifted his head and kissed her forehead. At this Raven felt like she was going to cry again, but she did her best to hold it back.
"You're gonna be alright," he said softly.
"I know," said Raven softly back. The she sighed and said, "I guess adoption really is out of the question now."
"What do you mean?" asked Beast Boy.
"Well, I can't give up twins," said Raven. "That'll create an even bigger mess than giving up one child."
"So… you're gonna keep them?" he asked, a hint of hope in his voice.
Raven was quiet for a second then nodded, "Yes."
"Thank you," said Beast Boy with a large smile and he leaned in gave her a quick kiss on the lips. He suddenly realized what he did and blushed horribly. "Oh, uh, sorry. I was just, um, in the moment, I guess."
He felt so embarrassed he just wanted to shrivel up. Raven was blushing as well and staring at him in shock. Beast Boy was doing his best to avoid her gaze, but he knew he couldn't look at her bed sheets forever. So he hesitantly looked back up and his eyes met with hers.
No sooner had he lifted his face to look back at her that she leaned in and connected with his lips once more. This, of course, caused him to let out a small startled sound, but he quickly got over it. He closed his eyes and so the two simply lay there and kissed. They did not kiss fast and lustfully, but slow and longingly. They took their time with every kiss and simply soaked in every feeling that each kiss created.
They lay there for what seemed like hours simply holding one another and kissing all of their problems away. With every kiss they forgot about their troubles. With every kiss they forgot about their stress. And with every kiss they felt comforted. Then slowly their kissing ended, but only for the fact that they had both fallen asleep.
Beast Boy was the first to awake. The last thing he could remember was entwining his lips with Ravens to the point where he had lost consciousness. His eyes slowly opened and there he saw her still in his arms. It took a moment for his mind to wake up and realize where he was and why Raven was sleeping next to him. He smiled softly and closed his eyes. He gently took her hands, which had been snuggled against her chest, into his own and fell back to sleep holding them.
Raven was feeling tired a lot lately and now she knew why. Two little beings were draining her, not just one. She sighed softly and her eyes fluttered open. She saw that across from her, at a very short distance, Beast Boy was lying. She noticed that her hands were clasped in his and she actually felt secure like this. Their fingers weren't entwined, his hands were simply clasped over hers, holding them. She smiled softly and snuggled back into her pillow. She was happy in this moment and she didn't want it to end. It seemed forever since she had felt happy.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Raven jumped and immediately sat up. Beast Boy had been rudely awakened as well and he nearly fell off of the bed.
"Yo, are you two in there?" called Cyborg. "Hello?"
"What do you want?" growled Raven who was quite upset that he had ruined her happy moment.
"I was just wonderin where the two of you were," said Cyborg. "You've been missin for hours."
"We were resting," Beast Boy called to him, agitated.
"Together?" asked Cyborg.
"We were sharing my bed, if that's what you mean," said Raven, scooting off of her bed and going towards the door. Beast Boy followed and the two gave Cyborg a nasty look once she opened the door.
"Jeez, I didn't mean to disturb ya or anythin," said Cyborg. "I was just gettin worried when I hadn't seen either of you in three hours."
"Well, after my appointment I felt like lying down," said Raven.
"Oh, how'd it go?" asked Cyborg.
Raven and Beast Boy looked at each other the remembered how the appointment had gone. Suddenly everything they had just escaped from came flooding back. Raven looked very overwhelmed again and she looked to the floor.
"We, uh, found out some interesting news," said Beast Boy.
"Really? Like what?" asked Cyborg.
"Well," said Beast Boy, looking to Raven to see if she wanted to announce it. He could feel that she didn't. "Raven's having twins."
Cyborg's eyes grew wide and his jaw almost fell to the floor, had it not been screwed on. "Twins?" he asked. "Ya mean, you're havin two?"
"That would be the definition of twins, now wouldn't it?" said Raven, crossing her arms and finally looking back up.
"Whoa, didn't see that comin," said Cyborg.
"Tell us about it," said Beast Boy.
"Man, wait till Robin and Star find out," said Cyborg. "Do you know what you're having? Like two boys or two girls?"
"One of each," said Raven plainly.
"A boy and a girl?" said Cyborg. "Cool! Come on, we can go call Robin and Star and tell them." And with that he took off down the hall.
"Do you wanna stop him?" asked Beast Boy.
"No, they have to find out sooner or later," sighed Raven. "Come on, I need to eat. I'm starving."
"Yeah, me too," said Beast Boy with a smile. "Though I don't have to feed three stomachs like you."
Raven gave a groan and the two headed towards the common room. They walked a little closer to each other as they made their way down the hallway. They both knew it, but neither wanted to call attention to it. It just felt… good. Beast Boy was tempted to take her hand, but he knew that would really be pushing it. He was just happy he got to walk this close to her.