Another little drabble to add to the story

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The next day …

December 26th, the day after Christmas, also known as "Boxing Day" in the Commonwealth of Nations. But in the United States it wasn't a holiday. It was just an ordinary day. OK, it is the day after Christmas, which meant that there might be some final cleanup after the Christmas festivities. But not in Raven's house, oh no. She had marshaled everyone to help clean up after Christmas dinner, and the house looked immaculate.

Raven rose early this morning, the first in the house, to do something that many would consider out of character for her. She hit the local mall to take advantage of the after Christmas sales. She considered taking someone with her, maybe Starfire or Coraline. But in the end she decided to go alone.

She teleported to the shopping mall, as she had no desire to fight the traffic or hunt for a parking space in what would be a very crowded parking lot. It was a good choice as the mall was mobbed. She started with a light breakfast and some herbal tea at a café. After that she began "the hunt". She had no idea of what to buy, and simply chose to explore and see what she would find. Curiously, local shoppers seemed unfazed to see the mighty Raven in their midst, as word had got out around town that the Titans had moved to Fort Collins. After a couple of hours she purchased a sweater, some lavender perfume and some very detailed craft Christmas tree ornaments, which were half off. Once she was done, she teleported back home, straight into their bedroom.

Gar was still asleep and she let him be, even though it was almost 11 AM. After placing her purchases on her desk she decided to make herself some tea, as the one she had at the café wasn't quite up to her standards. She quietly levitated and glided out of the room, softly closing the door behind her. She continued to levitate as she silently glided down the stairs. As she approached the kitchen she heard Mark's hushed voice.

"If mom sees this, she'll have an aneurysm."

"Relax, mom's at the mall." Dylan replied.

"She might come home soon; she's been gone for a while, we should stop." Arella and Marie said in unison.

"Just because you're twins, you don't have to say the same thing. It's creepy." Coraline hissed at them. "But you're right, we don't want mom to see this. She would blow a fuse."

Raven remained hidden just outside the kitchen, frowning as she wondered what her kids were doing that would make her angry. She was tempted to barge in, but instead chose to continue listening while hiding.

"You don't have to stay, Cor." Dylan sneered. "You've always been the family chicken … bock bock!"

"I'm not a chicken. But if mom sees this, she's gonna be angry."

Dylan laughed. "C'mon, you make it sound like we're smoking a joint in the kitchen."

"Actually, I think this is worse." Mark replied in a hushed voice.

"What mom doesn't know won't hurt her." Dylan said in a cavalier tone.

Raven had heard enough. Whatever the kids were doing … well, she would put an end to it. Still levitating she glided into the kitchen, without making a sound. She saw her five children huddled around a laptop computer, still unaware of her presence. Raven couldn't see the screen, as they were tightly crowded around the computer. She furrowed her brow, before levitating higher, so she could see over their heads. Finally, she had an unobstructed view, and she gasped at what she saw.

The five teens quickly turned around, with grimaces on their faces. Dylan slammed the laptop shut, but it was too late.

What had been seen could not be unseen.

"Where did you find that!?" Raven screeched.

"Find what?" Dylan said as innocently as he could as his four siblings tried to slip away. Dark energy anchored their feet to the floor, removing all possibility of escaping. Raven then used her powers to reopen the laptop. She looked at the screen again. Her eyes were not deceiving her.

It was another picture of her, taken without her knowledge, on the day she wore that wretched leotard Starfire gave her. This one was taken from behind, except this time a gust of wind had raised her cape. Raven winced, as the back of the leotard was a thong, which completely exposed her butt.

"Where did you find that?" She asked again, this time in a more dangerous tone.

Dylan opened his mouth; but no words came out. The other four pointed at him.

"He found it!" The twins shouted.

Raven face palmed. "I don't believe this. Why did I ever wear that stupid leotard? I wore it one day and some paparazzi managed to snap a picture of my butt … and now it's on the internet, where everyone can see it. Why did I ever listen to Starfire?"

"Mom … it's not a big deal. A lot of girls wear thong bikini bottoms." Arella replied.

Raven sighed. "I don't. And neither will any of you!" She gestured at her daughters.

"Uh … yes, you did." Coraline said in a very timid voice.

"If Victor or Dick ever see this … I'll never hear the end of it."

Mark cleared his throat. "Cor is right, a lot of girls wear thong bottoms, it's not like it's scandalous, though you need a nice butt for it to look good,." He replied. Raven then noticed a twinkle of mischief in his eyes, a feature he had inherited from his father. He pointed at the screen, where Raven's 18 year old gray gluteus maximus basked in their firm, toned and well shaped glory.

"You had a nice butt, mom. You looked good in a thong." Mark remarked.

"Had? Looked?"

"OK, maybe you still do. But you don't have to show us." He said as he snickered. He was most definitely his father's son.

"I don't intend to." She replied as she closed the window on the laptop's screen, her derriere now gone from the screen.

"Mom, why did you wear that leotard that day?" Arella asked.

"Was it to get dad's attention?" Marie added.

"I think it worked." Dylan chuckled. "I mean, we're all here, right?"

Raven crossed her arms. "Oh, so you think you were all born because I successfully seduced your father with my posterior?"

The five teens nodded enthusiastically.

Raven face palmed again. "I don't believe this. This is so unfair."

Coraline interrupted. "What's unfair is that Arella and Marie got your butt, while I got dad's!" She whined.

Raven raise her face and frowned. "What wrong with your butt?"

Coraline turned around, pointing at her own posterior. "Hello! It's flat, just like dad's."

Once again, Raven face palmed. Then, to the kids' immense surprise, she began to laugh.

"Your butt is not flat. You know who has a flat butt?"

"Aunt Jinx!" they replied. "And a flat chest too." Dylan added.

"It's still not fair." Coraline griped. "They got your awesome butt, and I didn't."

Raven chuckled. "I guess I have to accept whatever compliments I can get … so I have an 'awesome butt', huh? I suppose it could be worse."

The fives teen stared at her in complete silence, until Dylan cleared his throat.

"So … we're not in trouble?" Dylan asked, in hopeful tone.

"No, you're not. But this remains our little secret. Victor, Karen, Kori and Dick cannot know, and neither can you r grandparents, understood?"

They nodded their agreement.

"And what about dad?" Mark asked.

"Especially not your father. He would tease me to death and would ask for that picture's URL. And speaking of your father, Mark, please go wake him up and tell him to get ready. We're going out for lunch."

"Can we go to Beau Jo's Pizza?" Dylan asked.

"To Beau Jo's." Raven affirmed.

The five teens cheered and rushed out of the kitchen. Raven smiled at her progeny. She then saw her reflection on the stainless steel fridge in the kitchen. She turned to see her backside. She was wearing some form fitting jeans.

"I do have an awesome butt. I guess Gar has been telling me the truth all these years."

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Beau Jo's is a real Colorado based pizza chain.