AN: This is my twenty-eighth story and I still don't own Teen Titans!
Chapter 18
Once the two had finally calmed down they both felt much better. He talked her into going to the common room to get something to eat and that was a huge step in the right direction. She was very weak, but he didn't mind supporting her. As long as she started moving around and eating and interacting with people again he didn't care.
Cyborg was sitting on the couch watching television as the two entered. He turned and was absolutely shocked to see Raven. Beast Boy quickly set her down on the couch and went to fix her something to eat.
"Uh, hi ya Raven," said Cyborg.
"Hi," she said with a weak smile.
"How're ya feelin?" he asked.
"I think I'm starting to feel better," she said, leaning into the couch.
"That's good," said Cyborg with a smile.
Beast Boy quickly came back with a cup of tea and a sandwich. At first she was a little hesitant, but as soon as she tasted the food she realized her hunger. She quickly devoured the sandwich and drank all of the tea. Beast Boy made her another sandwich and another cup of tea and she polished them off as well. Now she was really starting to feel better.
Suddenly the Titans screen fizzled and another picture came on and it was of Robin with a large smile on his face. "Hey guys," he said, beaming.
"She had the baby?" asked Beast Boy.
"Yup, and it's a boy," said Robin.
"Alright! Congrats, man," said Cyborg with a smile.
"How's Starfire?" asked Raven.
"She's doing well," said Robin. "I haven't seen you for a while. How are you?"
"Better," said Raven with a small smile.
"What are ya gonna name him?" asked Cyborg.
"Starfire named him Aland'r," said Robin. "Evidently it's a traditional Tamaranean name."
"Aland'r?" all three said.
"It means warrior fire," said Robin. "But I think we can just call him Alan for short."
"And are you allowed to give him your last name, or is there some tradition preventing against this?" asked Beast Boy.
"Luckily, they don't have last names," said Robin. "So he's got mine, Grayson."
"Awe, now all of the little Titan babies are here," said Cyborg with a grin. "Joaquin and Delilah Logan and little Alan Grayson."
"Who does he look like?" asked Raven.
"It's kind of hard to tell," said Robin. "But it looks like he has dark hair like me and kind of orangey skin like Star's. We won't know his real eye color for a while, though."
"Yeah, I know," said Beast. "Both of ours still have blue eyes, so we don't know if they'll have mine, Ravens, or one of each or something."
"And does he appear to have any of Star's power?" asked Cyborg.
"I don't think so, but…" began Robin, but he was cut short by the sound of Starfire cheering in the background. "Give me a second." He ran off screen and all the three Titans could hear was a muffled conversation that went from happy, to frightened, to laughing. They were very confused. Finally Robin came back and seemed out of breath.
"What was that about?" asked Beast Boy.
"He just flew around the room," said Robin.
"Starfire did mention something about newborns being able to fly," said Raven.
"That must have been a sight to see," said Cyborg.
"Well one of the midwives caught him and he's back asleep in his little bed," said Robin.
"Let's just hope he doesn't figure out that he can shoot starbolts," said Beast Boy.
"That'll only happen when he gets mad," said Robin.
"Then keep him happy," said Raven. "I don't my babies to be in danger when you come home."
"Don't worry, Star said she'll know how to keep him calm," said Robin. "Well, I've got to get back to her and the baby. I just wanted to tell you guys that he's here. And we'll be home in two days."
"Awesome, see ya then," said Beast Boy waving goodbye to the screen. Suddenly his communicator went off and that meant it was time to feed the babies again. He grabbed Ravens hand and pulled her up off the couch. "Come on, it's feeding time."
"Are you sure they'll… recognize me?" asked Raven hesitantly as he led her out of the common room.
"You're their mother!" laughed Beast Boy. "They were only inside of you for eight and a half months. Trust me, they'll remember you."
Raven sat down in her rocking chair that immediately started to massage her back, something she had definitely been missing. As she got settled in Beast Boy picked up Joaquin first, since he was awake and simply lying there. He cradled the babe and went over to Raven. She exposed her breast and held him to it. He immediately attached himself and began to get very excited. He had missed the touch and feel of his mother.
"See? He remembers you," said Beast Boy with a smile.
Raven smiled back and almost started crying again. It felt so wonderful to hold her little boy in her arms and to give him his nourishments. He kept grabbing at her hand and holding any part of her he could. He had missed her very much and never wanted her to leave him again.
Once he was fed, burped, and lulled to sleep, she fed Delilah. Her reaction to her mother was the same as Joaquin's. She became very excited and her little eyes locked on her mothers. There was just a natural bond between them, since they were mother and daughter. She clung to Raven the best she could and fussed whenever they tried to lay her down. Raven rocked her back to sleep and then set her back down next to her brother.
"They're so wonderful," said Raven with a warm smile as she looked that crib that held her children.
"Yeah, I know," said Beast Boy smiling back.
"It's like they were meant to be," said Raven.
"I think they were," said Beast Boy. "I think this was all meant to be."
"I sure hope so," said Raven with a soft sigh.
"What do you wanna do now?" asked Beast Boy.
"I'm kind of tired," said Raven. "But I don't want to lie down just yet. I want to move around, but I don't really want to exercise or anything."
Beast Boy thought for a second and then smiled. "Come on, I know what we can do," he said, gently pulling her out of her rocking chair.
"What is it?" asked Raven.
"Just trust me," said Beast Boy.
Raven gave him a trusting smile and let him led her where he may. He wrapped an arm around her waist and slowly walked her to the tower's pool. At first she wasn't quite sure, but he told her that it was just the thing she needed. And after a few more minutes of convincing, she went to put her bathing suit on. He quickly threw his on as well and waited for her in the shallow end.
"I think I'm too weak to swim," said Raven as she slowly walked down the steps that lead into the shallow end. She was in a plain black one piece bathing suit, the only one they could ever convince her to wear. "I may drown."
"You're not gonna really swim," said Beast Boy, taking her hand and helping her in. "We'll just wade around a little bit, that's all."
Raven made it in and warm water of the pool felt very relaxing. Beast Boy held her hands and slowly walked her around the shallow area of the pool. After a few minutes of this they both submerged themselves and then rested on the side of the pool, their arms on the side, helping to keep their heads above the water.
"See? Doesn't this feel good?" asked Beast Boy.
"Yes, it does," said Raven. "I hate how weak I've gotten. It's going to take a lot more than swimming to get my shape back."
"Hey, when are your powers gonna come back?" asked Beast Boy.
"Probably soon," said Raven. "But I should have somewhat of better control of them now."
"Why?" asked Beast Boy.
"Because some of my powers have been passed to our children," said Raven. "Of course, they're not strong enough yet to actually work, but since they took some of my power now I have better control of myself because my powers aren't as strong anymore."
"Wow, that's good," said Beast Boy.
"In a way," said Raven. "But, my powers are going to be weak from now on. Which means I won't be as helpful in battle as I usually am."
"Battle?" said Beast Boy. "Oh no, you're not gonna go out fighting anymore."
"Excuse me?" said Raven.
"I'm not letting the mother of my children be put in harms way," said Beast Boy. "I don't want you to fight ever again, you've got to protect Joaquin and Delilah."
"I'm not sure Robin will go for that," said Raven.
"Don't worry about him," said Beast Boy. "He probably feels the same way about Starfire."
"That's true," said Raven. She swam to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Did you really mean what you said? That you love me?"
"Of course I did," said Beast Boy, holding her close. "And I still do. I really love you."
She smiled and said, "Good, because I really love you, too." Beast Boy smiled and kissed her softly and lovingly. Then he held her close and soaked in the moment.
After a few more minutes Raven had had enough and was ready to get out. After they changed Beast Boy made her eat again before she could go nap. He made her a very large meal that she almost couldn't finish it. Once he was convinced she was as full as she could be he took her back to her room and let her go to bed for a little while. She would have to wake up again in an hour and a half to feed the babies, but until then she could sleep all she wanted.
Slowly Raven became accustomed to the routine, just as Beast Boy was. She would fall asleep for exactly three hours and then wake up to feed the babies. She took full charge of feeding them and let Beast Boy handle the diaper changing. He really wanted to switch jobs, but he didn't have lactating breasts, so he didn't have a choice. There was no way he was going to refuse and let his children get a rash from him not changing their diapers.