AN: Nope, no ownership yet… deal with it
A Lost Relative Found?
"Huh?" said Beast Boy, who seemed to be the only one to hear Raven.
"My… my mother's name was Angela," said Raven. "What's your last name?"
"Roth," said the man. "My daughter's name was Angela Roth."
Raven couldn't believe this. "My mother's name was Angela Roth," she said.
"But, Raven, did you not tell me that your mother's name was Arella?" asked Starfire.
"She was given the name Arella when she was taken to Azarath," said Raven. "Her real name was Angela Roth."
"Then…" said the old man. "You are my granddaughter?"
Raven was silent with shock. "I… I might be," she said at last.
The old man reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He flipped it open and said, "This was the last picture we had of her."
Raven took the wallet and looked at the picture, as did her friends. They couldn't believe the resemblance between her and Raven. And Raven couldn't believe what she was seeing. That was her mother. This man was her mother's father.
"That's her," she said, blankly giving him the wallet back. "That's my mother."
The man tucked his wallet back in his pocket and then reached out and wrapped his arms around Raven. Raven was still in shock, but she was even more startled by this act. And it was just enough to push her over her emotional limit and a window in a store next to them shattered. The man let go, out of surprise, and stared at her.
"Uh, Raven, can we take to you for a second?" said Cyborg. She was still in too much shock to move on her own, so he grabbed her and moved her and the others a few feet away from the man. "Do you really think this man is your grandfather?"
"I… I don't know," said Raven.
"What if he is a villain in disguise?" asked Starfire, voicing their worst fears.
"Or a crazy fan who's trying to trick you into thinking you're his granddaughter?" asked Beast Boy.
"I think there's only one thing we can do," said Cyborg. "Blood test. That'll confirm if you're really related to him or not." Raven was silent, a blank look on her face. "Raven?"
"Huh?" she asked.
"Are you alright with getting a blood test done to see if you and that man are related?" asked Cyborg.
"I guess," said Raven. The group went back over to the old man, who was actually looking happy.
"Sir, would you mind if we did a blood test on you?" asked Cyborg. "Just to make sure you and Raven are related."
"Of course not," he said with a smile. "And I'm sorry if I haven't introduced myself." He stuck out his hand to Raven. "My name's Peter Roth. And, from what I just heard, your name is Raven Roth."
"It's just Raven, sir," said Raven. "I mean, Peter, I mean, Mr. Roth."
"You can call me grandfather," said Peter.
"Not yet," said Beast Boy who was suddenly feeling a little protective of Raven. "Let's get the tests done first."
"Of course, excuse me," he said. "I'm just so excited to have found some connection to my daughter."
"Well, give us your phone number and we'll contact you," said Cyborg.
He gave them his phone number and then they parted ways. Raven still had that shell shocked look on her face. None of her friends knew what to do. When they reached the arcade she took a seat at a racecar game and just sat in the seat in silence. Beast Boy made sure to take the seat next to her and he kept playing the game over and over, just so no one else could be there to bother her.
When Alfred arrived they told him what had happened. He certainly was surprised, of course he didn't show it that much. The whole ride home was pretty quiet. Once they arrived back at the mansion Raven went straight to her room to think.
"Wait a second, what happened?" asked Robin. Everyone, excluding Raven, was meeting in the study once again.
"We have found Ravens grandfather," said Starfire.
"Whoa, we don't even know if he really is her relative or not," said Beast Boy.
"Beast Boy's right," said Batman. "We have to check this man out."
"We got his phone number if that helps," said Cyborg.
"You didn't give him the phone number to the mansion did you?" asked Batman.
"Of course not," said Cyborg. "Wouldn't want to blow your cover."
Batman did not seem amused. "Let's go to the Bat Cave, we should be able to find out everything about this man with my equipment down there," he said.
"What about Raven?" asked Starfire. "She seems to be in distress."
"I'll go check on her," Beast Boy volunteered. "She's probably still freaked out."
"Alright, you stay with Raven," said Robin. "We'll go check out this Peter Roth man." And with that the team split up.
Beast Boy was glad to be the one who got to check on her. He always seemed to volunteer to be with her lately. He wasn't sure why that was. It was just Raven. Beautiful, smart, cute Raven.
He reached her door and softly knocked on it. "Raven, it's BB," he said. "Are you alright? Can I come in?"
"If you want to," said Raven.
He opened her door and found her sitting on the window seat of her room. It was dark out now and he wasn't sure what she was looking at. He went over to her and took a seat across from her.
"You okay?" he asked.
"I'm not sure," she said. "This is probably the least likeliest thing that has ever happened."
"Yeah, but… aren't you kinda happy about it?" he asked. "I mean, you have living relatives."
"We don't know that yet," said Raven. "And, until we know for certain that that man is my grandfather, I really don't want to think about it."
It grew quiet between them for a few seconds. Raven continued to look out the window and Beast Boy did as well. He saw that there was a lovely view of the Wayne estate and the stars were all in clear view.
"Did… did your mother ever talk about her parents?" asked Beast Boy.
"Never," said Raven, shaking her head and shrugging. "But, the truth is, I don't really know much about my mother. So, of course I didn't know that she had family. Or, if she had family, as the case may be."
"Well, the others are finding out right now," said Beast Boy. "And if his story checks out we'll do a blood test to see if you are related."
"And what do I do if we are?" asked Raven more to herself than to him.
"That's up to you," said Beast Boy. "I know that if I found a long lost relative I would want to get to know them."
"Do you have any family left?" asked Raven.
"Yeah, I've got a cousin somewhere," said Beast Boy. "He's really annoying, though, so I don't really keep in touch with him."
"More annoying than you?" Raven laughed.
"Hey, I am not annoying," said Beast Boy. Raven stared at him. "Okay, I may be a little annoying, but he's like ten times more annoying than me."
"So it runs in the family," Raven chuckled.
Beast Boy was happy to hear her laugh and see her smile a little bit. That's all he wanted to do was make her feel good. He wanted to make sure she never felt miserable again. Knowing that she was happy made him feel beyond happy.
Raven was beginning to feel a little better now. Beast Boy somehow had that affect on her. She liked how sweet he was to her. She felt comfortable around him, like she didn't have to worry about impressing him. And he always knew what she needed, unlike the others. That's not to say she always wanted what she needed. Sometimes she wanted to be alone, but he knew she needed to be with her friends. He just knew her like that.
"Hey, do you wanna do something to get your mind off of this whole thing?" he asked.
"Like what?" asked Raven.
"Alfred got me a whole bunch of Sci-fi movies," said Beast Boy with a grin. "There are a couple that are pretty funny cuz they're so badly made. Wanna watch some?"
Raven thought for a moment and then said, "Sure, that sounds better than sitting here and thinking anymore."
"Awesome," he said, grabbing her hand and leading her out of her room and over to his.
Down in the Bat Cave the group was doing their research on Peter Roth. And, to their surprise, his story was checking out. His name was Peter John Roth and his wife's name was Mary Margaret Roth. He and his wife had had one daughter named Angela Roth who disappeared when she was seventeen. He was the activities director of his Church and didn't have any police record to speak of. Everything seemed to be in order.
"Well, let's get a blood sample from him and see if he really is related to Raven," said Robin.
"No need," said Batman. "His physical was last Tuesday and they still have some of his blood on record. I'll access into it and get a sample. Go get Raven so we can get a blood sample from her."
"I shall go," said Starfire, flying off.
She flew up to the hall where all of their rooms were. She saw that Ravens door was open but she was not there. She heard the television blaring from Beast Boy's room and decided to see if she was there. She knocked on the door and waited.
Beast Boy opened the door and said, "Hey Star, what's up?"
"Is Raven in there?" she asked, trying to look through him.
"Yes, I'm here," said Raven as Beast Boy opened the door wider so Starfire could see.
"Oh, we are in need of your blood," said Starfire. "Please, come with me. I shall bring you to the cave of the bat."
"I'll go too," said Beast Boy.
"You don't have to," said Raven as she exited the room.
"I know, I want to," he said and closed his door behind him.
The three made their way back to the Bat Cave where everyone was waiting. Raven didn't exactly like how everyone was staring at her, but she pushed it out of her mind. Batman took some blood from her and began to analyze it. She healed the puncture he had made and waited with the others.
The minutes passed as Batman worked and Raven began to feel sicker and sicker. The waiting was killing her. What would she do if this man was her grandfather? What would she do if he wasn't? He seemed to be just a poor old man who missed his daughter. If his story was all true, then that meant her mother had been a runaway. She knew that she had joined that damned cult that had tricked her into wedding Trigon, but why had she runaway from home in the first place? What had happened twenty-two years ago?
"I've got the result," said Batman.
Raven felt a cold sweat break out over her and her heart rate accelerated greatly.
"And?" asked Beast Boy.
"He's your grandfather, Raven."