Raven jumped out of the bed and looked out the peep-hole. Kory was standing outside.
"Starfire!" Raven smiled as she opened the door.
"Raven... I need to tell you something...wonderful," she sighed with a huge smile.
"When is it due?" Gar asked casually as he was looking for his son.
"September," Kory sighed.
"Wow... A baby girl?" Raven asked.
"Yes," Kory smiled again. "I knew when I came to see you three days ago, but I didn't tell anyone but Dick, and not until nighttime."
"Sheesh woman, keeping that kind of thing a secret! It's cruel!" Gar pulled Robin out from under the bed and hugged him close.
"Well...I am in town because I needed Victor to make sure it is okay. Being two different species after all..." Star shied at that statement, afraid she had hurt Raven's feelings.
"It's okay," Raven whispered.
"Where is Ally?" Kory asked.
"She wanted to fly..." Raven watched the shadow in the other room zoom across the wall.
"She flies?"
"And Robin changes into a large array of objects. He can be anything!" Gar was petting the white cat in his hands. "And any color!"
"How convenient for him!" Kory smiled and the kitten jumped onto her lap and purred.
"So is she okay?" asked Raven.
"Yes. She will be fine," Star smiled again and sighed. "I am so happy Raven..."
"You should go relax Star. Go swimming."
Later that day Kory was alone by the pool. Her red hair fell around her face as she slid her fingers across the shining surface. A few kids were splashing around in the shallow end, too far away for her to care, but then a man, not much older than the princess, appeared.
"Can I join you?" he asked casually, waiting for her reply.
"Sure," Kory raised her eyebrows slightly as he sat on the wet concrete next to her.
"We don't get too many like you around here you know," he said conversationally. "Most of the women are married and bitter." He smiled and held out his hand. "Edward," he said kindly when she took his hand.
"Kory," she smiled and pulled her hand away. "I'm just here with some friends," she informed him.
"Oh? Who? I might have met them. I work here," he told her.
"Raven and Garfield Logan," she said calmly. "And their children." She was watching him very closely, completely aware of his intentions.
"Green guy? Mom with purple hair?" Edward looked up, as if he wasn't surprised. "Guy's skin kinda matches your eyes," he added when she nodded.
Kory realized then that her sunglasses weren't on. She sighed and snapped them onto her face. "I have to go," she stood, and, wrapping a towel carefully around her body, tried to walk away.
"Oh come on! You're not going to leave me here to watch these kinds!" he complained alluringly.
"I have to call someone."
"Who?" he was following her. She looked past him, through the window as he stopped at the door and blocked her way. As if she couldn't just throw him into the pool...
"My husband," she snapped and pulled out her cell phone. "Dick honey?" she said after she dialed some numbers. "Yes... No...Oh! Yes I suppose," she held out the phone to Edward and smiled. "Richard wants to meet you!" she sounded very excited. Edward's eyes went wide.
"I'm...um... He...knows? That's...I'm...uh...supposed to be working." He hurried away from her and into an "Employees Only" room.
"Thank you Raven," Kory said as she walked into the hallway, snapping the phone shut.
"He's desperate. I was with Gar when he hit on me. You so should have seen his face when I slapped him with my ring-hand! Gar thought it was hysterical!" Raven laughed and pulled Robin closely to her. "We're leaving now, you coming?"
"No Friend, I'm going home to Dick. I miss him..." Kory got that dreamy look on her face and Raven laughed silently to herself.
"See you then," she hugged the alien princess and slipped past her. It was then that Kory noticed the bags floating behind her.
"That's not obvious," she muttered teenagerishly. (btw, i know that's not a word)
"I'm not exactly keeping it secret that I'm me. I can't really hide from the whole green skinned husband, after all." Right on cue Gar stepped into the hallway with Ally trailing him. He had no bags.
"Let's go," he smiled at Kory and hugged her goodbye when she told him she was leaving.
"Bye Starfire," Ally smiled and hugged her leg. "You're super cool," she whispered. Kory's face lit up.
"I would like for my daughter to be like yours," she whispered to Raven as they headed out of the building.
Raven laughed and hugged her goodbye. The alien took to the sky, stripping off her sunglasses and towel, and flew away.
"Think everything will be okay?" Gar asked as they drove toward home.
"Why wouldn't it be?" Raven asked calmly, not expecting his question.
"Terra."
It only took that one word to upset Raven's calmness and throw her baby feeding into mess making instantly.
"I'll take that as a no," Gar sighed, turning left.
"Let's not talk about it," Raven suggested.
Gar was silent for the rest of the drive.
As Raven walked into the house she automatically knew something was wrong. Not only were her senses tingling, but it was cold. Very cold.
Raven looked around to see Gar still helping the kids out of their seats.. She screamed, but he was too late to see the mountain falling down over the car.