I wanted to PM all the reviewers this past weekend, but I was too sick to do it, so I'll simply do it now.
Allen Blaster- You're right; things are getting a bit messy between Beast boy and Raven, but I feel like their problems are inevitable. Children aren't easy to handle, and it seems that Beast boy and Raven aren't ready for parenthood. Luckily for Raven, she can adapt to new situations pretty easy, unlike Beast boy. Also, I wouldn't say James is the "Gothic boy". He's more so a simple, handsome man, but I see what you mean. Raven should swallow her pride and have more faith in her friends instead.
Guest- Raven is known for keeping big secrets, so I feel like it's logical for her to do this. You're not the only person who sees Beast boy as the bad person in the story, and I don't blame anyone who does. However, I personally never saw Beast boy as such a douche as I wrote this story, but then again, I was probably too caught up on the other chapters to really think about it the way you all do.
Adrinsane- I agree with you! As I was writing this, I had the same thinking. It does seem a bit unfair for Beast boy, but I can only advise to keep reading.
Guest- Again, to prevent spoiling, I advise to keep reading. Lol, sorry!
Golem XIV- Thanks! I love writing scenarios with Raven as a mother, but then again, I love children and writing how they act, so that kind of transferred over to this story! Terra and Beast boy's relationship is a...unique one. I won't say much, but...yeah. It ain't pretty.
Zanessa14luv18- Thanks so much for liking the name, and I'm happy that this is your favorite chapter too. Frankly, I cannot wait to upload the next couple of chapters because they're pretty intense!
Bearhow- I hope Beast boy does too, but keep reading! He might.
Thanks guys for continuously reviewing and those who recently favorited and followed the story; I hope to read more of your opinions.
2 years later…
"Farah, come get dressed."
Raven looked up when she heard tiny feet stomping on the floor towards her. She smiled and scooped her bubbly, half naked, toddler into her arms.
"Someone's in a happy mood."
Farah smiled and pulled at Raven's now long black hair. She laughed and wiggled out of her mother's grip into her own bedroom. Raven groaned and followed with Farah's small clothes in her hands. She glanced into the room and couldn't find her child.
"Are you playing hide and seek again?"
Raven searched for Farah. She checked behind the chairs and the curtains, but she couldn't find her anywhere. Raven started to worry until she heard a small giggle. She looked around once more, hoping to see a flash of blonde hair run by.
"Farah, come out. Mommy is going to be late for work."
Raven looked at Farah's small bed then got on her knees. She lifted the sheets and smiled when she found her daughter squeezed under the bed. "That's a new hiding spot for you."
Raven dragged the child from underneath the twin sized bed and started to dress her. Every morning Farah would play hide and seek. It was adorable, but it made Raven late for work almost every day. Raven dressed the girl in simple black pants with her favorite long sleeved shirt. She quickly grabbed her sneakers before she could run off again and quickly fastened them onto her small feet. She brought out a brush and moved to control her full, curly blonde hair.
Farah saw the brush and started to squirm. She moved to run away, but Raven held her still. "Farah! Every morning you do this. Stop it." She hissed. Farah kicked and scratched at Raven's arm that held her still.
Farah shook her head and whined when the brush connected to her hair. She opened her mouth and a gave a small wail while Raven continued. Farah didn't like doing her hair in the morning because simply, it hurt.
Although it was the least thing she liked to do in their routine, Raven had to style Farah's hair in the 's a curly mess whenever she wakes up. She wished Farah's hair was similar to her own. Her hair type was straight and simple. But her daughter's was curly and thick which made it hard to style and handle.
After wrestling with the toddler, Raven managed to brush through her hair and put it in a high ponytail through the loud cries and kicks.
Raven placed a light jacket on Farah then slid her own shoes on and grabbed her personal items. She lifted Farah into her arms then scurried out the apartment to drop her off at the daycare then make it to work, hopefully, on time.
James was walking down the stairs from his own apartment when he noticed Raven scurrying out. "Hey, Rach! Need some help?"
Raven looked back and shook her head with a smile. She didn't want him to help her because he appeared to have been on his way to work too.
Raven looked at her watch, 8:35AM. Luckily for her, the daycare and her job were in close proximity to each other. She could make it in time if she walked very fast. When they reached the daycare, Raven quickly scooted Farah in through the door, signed the papers and gave the woman her lunch then dashed out to the exit without giving Farah their regular goodbye kiss.
The clock read 8:55AM. "Five minutes to make it to work." She said under her breath, "No problem." Oh how she missed using her powers. She would have teleported herself at the library, but with many people walking on the streets and a small number of alleyways, it was hard to do it. The last thing she needed were questions from a bystander.
Raven bursted out the doors almost knocking into another mother and her own child. She frantically apologized then started to sprint down the busy streets. "Now I see why Robin always made us train so hard." Raven quietly said to herself through pants. There were three minutes left before it would be 9 o'clock.
She gave a sigh of relief when she made it through the old double doors of the library at 8:59AM. Her boss walked out of her office and noticed Raven painting near the entrance.
"My, my. Look who's on time for once."
Raven stood up straight and and sat behind her usual spot behind the desk, getting situated.
"I thought I was going to have to fire you today, Rachael."
Raven gave a fake smile and started to do her paperwork. "Not today, Miss Schwartz."
Miss Schwartz gave Raven a skeptical eye before putting on her glasses and walking around the library, preparing for the day.
"Bitch." Raven whispered under breath. She hated her boss. Schwartz was a grumpy old woman who had nothing interesting in her life. She knew that Raven had a daughter, but that didn't make her lenient at all. If anything, it seemed as if she loved seeing Raven struggle. At times, Schwartz would stand at the entrance of the library waiting for her to walk in late then nag. At times, Raven would be at the most 5 minutes late, but that still didn't make Miss Schwartz not complain about her tardiness. Raven loved her job, although she hated some of the people who worked with her and the disrespectful kids that came in here and there.
Raven sighed and got comfortable in her station. She brought out one of the many books from the library and started to read away, glancing at the clock from time to time. She couldn't wait til her shift was over and she could see her daughter again, but she didn't mind the quietness.
"Bow down to me you worthless humans!"
Dr. Light laughed and continued shooting his powerful light beams at the scared civilians. He continued his rampage down the busy streets of Jumpy City until he was shot in the back. Light stumbled forward and looked back to see the Titans, ready to fight.
"It's lights out. Titans, go!"
Terra went first and brought brought out three boulders from the street and threw them at Light. He dodged the first two then shot the third one with his yellow light beam. He drew both of his hands together and sent a powerful burst in her direction. Terra yelped when the beam destroyed the boulder beneath her feet and sent her falling to the ground.
Starfire flew in for her and started to throw her starbolts at the man. He continued stepping back and jumping out the way, but he then catched one of her starbolts in his hand and threw it back at her with his own charge mixed with it. Her eyes grew big at the sight. Before she could fly out the way, she was hit by the large bolt and sent flying back in the air.
"C'mon man. Show me what you got!" Cyborg said. He blasted his sonic cannon continuously at Dr. Light.
Light ran but he turned his attention to the empty parked cars that were lined on the streets. He shot at the space near them. One of the vehicles flew high in the air then fell on top of Cyborg. He groaned in pain, but he persisted. He lifted the heavy car with his arms and threw it back at Light who only destroyed it with his power, causing a large bang to be heard down the streets. Robin watched, taking notice of the many people that were still running and trying to hide. They had to be careful or someone would get hurt.
Robin snapped out of his thoughts when Cyborg flew past him, yelling in pain. He turned to Beast boy then gave a nod. Robin dashed towards Beast boy. The green changeling turned into a gorilla then took Robin's leg and arm in his big hands. After about three powerful spins, Beast boy threw Robin at Light. Robin took out his disks then threw them at Light who wasn't expecting them. He fell back into a building which turned out to be a daycare.
Robin noticed this and saw the children that were trying to watch from the windows, but were held back by the instructors.
"Nice trick you have there." Light said as he got to his feet. "But where's the dark one? I haven't seen her in awhile."
"Don't worry about it, dude. If she was here then she would totally kick your butt in seconds." Beast boy said angrily.
Light laughed. "What's wrong? Did she leave you?"
Beast boy turned into a ram then charge at Light. Light grunted when he felt the impact of the charging animal press into his abdomen. The force slammed him back into the wall of the daycare again but harder.
"Careful, Beast boy. We don't want to destroy this building. There are kids inside."
Beast boy nodded. He started to advance toward Light again to subdue him in his normal form, but Light prepared to escape. Unannounced, Terra swooped in and brought a medium sized boulder with her. She advanced it towards Light at fast speeds. Robin gasped then looked back at the geomancer. "Terra! Stop!"
Terra failed to hear him in time. She gasped and tried to stop the colliding boulder, but it was too late. The rock made contact with the center of Light's suit, destroying the power cell inside and causing a small explosion to erupt. Everyone shielded their eyes from the large release of bright power. When the bright light subdued, they saw smoke and fire around the streets and surrounding buildings. Robin noticed Light running away, but the daycare that in front of them was lit in fiery flames.
"Terra, Star! Go after Light. We have to get the kids out of there and stop this fire."
Terra looked at the damage she caused and quickly went for Light. She didn't mean for the building to catch on fire. She placed her feelings aside and went straight for Light with Starfire in tow.
Raven was enjoying another chapter to the long story in silence. It was a slow day, so not many people came in, and there wasn't much to do around the library. Therefore, it was a good, relaxing day for her. She stopped her reading when she felt the building shake. Raven looked up and around, confused, but shook it off. It must have been a large truck driving by. Raven continued reading until she saw Miss Schwartz standing in front of the mute tv in the lounge area. It was a rare sight to see the old woman in front of any electronic. Raven was about to turn back to her book, when she noticed the structure that was being reported on the news.
Raven walked into the lounge and stood next to Schwartz in front of the plasma screen.
"Isn't that a shame? That poor daycare with children inside caught on fire because of those Titans and some villain. They better get them out of there in time."
Raven gasped then dashed out the room in a hurry, startling the old woman.
"Rachael, where are you going!? It is not your lunch break!"
She ignored the old woman and rushed out the library to the streets, pulling the jacket's hoodie over her head. The daycare where she left her daughter was on fire.
"Beast boy, go in and get the kids! Cy and I will control the fire."
Beast boy nodded then sprinted into the fiery building in the form of a wolf. He transformed into himself and scanned the area. The daycare was a 2 story building with a small hallway in the center, Each side of the hallway had a classroom, but each floor had atleast at least 3 rooms. Therefore, he had 6 classrooms to save in a short amount of time. He could hear the cries and screams of the frantic children inside. It gave him a small headache, but he had to get them out quick because the fire was starting to ruin the structure of the old building, making it weak.
He opened the door to the nearest classroom to the entrance and looked inside. He saw the teacher in front of the small children who bundled together behind her in the corner.
"Quick, go to the exit before it collapses." Beast boy said in a hurry. The teacher looked back at the small group of kids and dragged them all to the exit and through the double doors. Beast boy continued his method for the other classrooms and teachers on the first floor. It was a lot easier for them to escape because the exit was close to their rooms, but he had to remember that the second floor has classrooms too. When the last of the first floor evacuated, he ran up the stairs to the next floor. He scanned the area and saw that there were only two classrooms instead of three. He gave a sigh of relief, especially when he saw the teachers gathering the children outside their classroom and already making their way down the stairs to the exit. He oversaw as the first classroom went down the stairs with a long line of scared 4 year olds.
Beast boy turned his attention to the last group; the fire was starting to get bigger inside the building. "Are they trying to stop the fire? It's getting worse!"
"Come, children. Down the stairs, like we practiced." One of the sacred facilitators said to the young kids, but it was hard because they were from the ages of 2 and 3. The young ones had a hard time climbing down the stairs unlike the older kids. Beast boy didn't understand the layout. He believed that the first floor should consist of the younger children than the older, but he guessed that whoever made the layouts didn't think that their daycare would catch on fire from a villain's poorly designed suit malfunction.
The helper to the facilitator started carrying as many kids as she could down the stairs. The fire was getting larger and the smoke was becoming thicker, making it hard to breathe and see. The women tried to cover the faces of the crying children as much as they could.
"Where's Farah!?" One woman asked as she bundled the last of the children.
"Who?" Beast boy asked, also trying to carry the remaining children. He turned around and saw a small girl still standing at the door of the classroom at the far end of the hallway, scared and confused. She must have been hiding while they were all escaping.
"Damn it!" Beast boy dropped the child he was about to carry and turned to the teacher. "Get them out of here. I'll get her."
She only nodded and scurried down the steps.
Beast boy looked back and exhaled. The ceiling to the building was beginning to collapse and the smoke was making it difficult to breathe for him. Beast boy turned into a squirrel and started to run down the long hallway to the frightened girl who was crying at what was happening around her. She held onto the doorpost for dear life when she continued to hear the loud noises of the structure weakening and the wood collapsing.
"It's ok, I'm here now."
Beast boy was about to grab her when the a part of the ceiling above them collapsed, separating the two. He shielded himself from the heat then looked back. He no longer could see the little girl . "Oh no." He said under his breath. He quickly ran through the fire and the structure, covering his head and face as he went through. He entered the messy and slowly burning classroom; he couldn't find her and was starting to get anxious. The building won't last any longer. He scanned the room, flipping the tables and turning the chairs and desk. "Where the hell is she!?"
He coughed and covered his mouth. His sensitive nose didn't react well with the thick smoke. He was close to screaming when he noticed a patch of blond hair move from the corner of the room. He sprinted to her and saw that she was hiding in one of the coat cubbies with her jacket covering her small body.
Beast boy quickly grabbed Farah and dashed for the exit, but it was blocked by large pillars of collapsed burnt wood. Beast boy coughed and tried to search for another escape, but it was getting even harder to concentrate.
Raven maneuvered through the large potholes on the street that were created from Terra's attacks and ran into the many teachers from the daycare.
"Where's Farah!?"
The young woman looked at her sadly. "She's still in there!"
"What!?" Raven pushed the woman aside and ran towards the entrance of the building but she was held back by strong, built arms.
"Sorry, ma'am, but I can't let you in there. It's too dangerous."
Raven glanced back at the person holding her back and saw that it was Robin. She turned quickly, making sure her hood stayed over her head. "My daughter is still in there! Let me go!" She started to thrash and squirm in his hold, but he was strong, stronger than she remembered. Raven began to silently sob. She started losing minor control of her powers, causing a street light to bend backwards, but thankfully for her, no one noticed it except for a few bystanders.
"Don't worry. Beast boy is getting her." Robin said. His voice was soft to help soothe the frantic woman, but it was fake and Raven could tell. His attention was focused on Cyborg putting out some of the flames instead of her. At times, he would yell back at Cyborg, giving him orders.
She stopped squirming in Robin's arm when she saw Beast boy burst through the window of the daycare. He landed on the ground with his feet connecting the concrete, but he fell to his knees when they went weak from the impact. He strongly coughed out the dirty air from his lungs and turned on his his back to gasp for air. He rubbed his face and sighed. The strong smoke harmed his sensitive nose, hindering his ability to smell clearly. Beast boy remembered that he still held Farah close to his chest. He held her tight, and she did the same to him.
He looked down at the little girl he saved and looked into her small face. He gasped when he saw the small beauty. Her curly golden locks that was once in a ponytail now covered her wet and flushed face. What caught his attention the most were her eyes. They were purple. Just like hers. Beast boy continued to stare at Farah. He felt a spark kindle between them as she stared back up into his big green orbs in amazement and fright.
Their stare was interrupted when they heard a scream.
"Farah!" Raven snatched the little girl from his arms and brought her close. She placed a protective arm around her small waist and a firm hand on the back of her head, preventing her from straying in her grasp. Farah clung to Raven. Her small arms were tightly wrapped around her neck and her legs locked around her torso. She started to cry again but out a mixture of fear and happiness-fear of what just happened and happiness that she was reunited with her mother.
Beast boy looked at the woman who had her back turned to him. He was attracted to her black hair and long curvy legs but not out of sexual cravings. She reminded him of Raven. Was this the woman he saw from the balcony? It was hard to see her face through the hoodie, but he saw a flash of it when she gave a quick smile and a whispered "Thank you."
He opened his mouth to reply, but he was too busy gawking at her. He shook his head and snapped out of his reverie. He nervously smiled and chuckled. "Uh, not a problem. Just doin' my job."
"Beast boy! We still need help with the fire."
Beast boy scurried to his feet to help Cyborg and Robin. When he turned back around to look at her again, they were gone.
Did you like this chapter? What do you think will happen next? Next update on Wednesday!
Thanks for reading.