Sorry for the painfully long wait. Here is some shopping fluff to make you happy. If you continue reading this (in spite of my abandoning you) I will give you a ponytail holder! You will understand after reading the chapter...

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Eventually Robin and the boys caught up with them. The two girls had a strategy for their shopping. They had gone into almost every store, found all the things that Ty wanted or needed, and made a mental note of it. Then they went back to Robin to pick up the credit card, and a guy's opinion.

Beast Boy had stuck around, to make sure Ty was ok, but Cyborg had gone home after the third store he had been dragged into by Starfire. She insisted that he see the outfits that she had dressed Thyme in.

Thyme wasn't thrilled with the idea of being a Barbie doll for Starfire to play with. She kept pointing out to her that in a few months the clothes wouldn't fit her anyway.

Starfire found a way around that. She found a maternity store, and a store that sold mostly peasant tops, ones that would be loose enough for her to wear throughout pregnancy, and yet, could also be worn when she was skinny again.

"Star, do we have to go into another store? I already have more clothes than I will wear in a lifetime, and enough pj's that I could live in them and never do laundry again!" Ty plopped down on a bench in the cafeteria, Robin and Beast Boy plopping down on either side of her. Starfire hovered in front of them holding eight large shopping bags.

"We must now go out and buy these supplies you say we need for the styling of hair, and then we must rent the 'Chick Flicks' and get large quantities of junk food."

"I also need my own soap and shampoo." Ty pointed down the large hallway, at a Bath and Body Works. She stood up and followed Starfire into the store, turning around as she entered to see Robin standing hesitantly at the door. "I know, I know. It smells bad. You don't have to come in if you don't want to." His face lit with gratitude.

"Ty! Come sample the wonderful products this place has to offer!" She was standing in front of a tray of tester sprays, and Ty went over to help the frustrated clerk.

"Miss, you spray them on your arm, and then smell it! You don't spray it in your mouth!"

"I'll handle it, its ok. She's not from here." Ty took the spray bottle from the alien, and demonstrated how to use it.

"Oh, joyous! It is even more pleasing to smell!" Ty tried to choke back a laugh.

"Come on Star, I know exactly which one I want." She walked over to a Mango Mandarin display and grabbed one of every product they had in that scent. She paid for the items, and then pulled Starfire out before she could "sample" anymore bath products.

"Now all we need is a quick run into Claire's, and then we can go to the video store, and wherever you guys get junk food."

The boys groaned at the mention of Claire's, but Ty told them they could wait outside and watch the bags. They sat down against the wall and proceeded to dig through the mounds of purchases to find the video game she had gotten for them.

A few minutes later, the two girls came out, Ty carrying two medium sized bags, and Starfire with a questioning look on her face. "I still do not understand why we require the restraints for the tail of a pony."

"Here, let me explain this again." She handed the bags to Beast Boy, after pulling out a ponytail holder. "This is called a ponytail." She pulled Starfire's hair up, and held it with her hands. "It is called that because it looks like a pony's tail." She held the elastic in front of Starfire's face. "This is what we use to hold the ponytail in place." At the word "ponytail" she pulled a little on Starfire's hair.

"Oh. I understand now."

"Good." Ty looked at the guys, who were staring at her waistline. "What? Is something coming out of my bellybutton or something?" She then looked down, and realized that when she had lifted her hand to hold back Star's hair, she had exposed how tight her jeans had become.

"Come on; let's get to the video store." Robin said, shaking it off. As they walked he lagged behind to talk with her. "How far along are you?" He asked simply.

"Well, I don't know exactly, but I would guess about two months."

"Have you known all this time?" He raised an eyebrow at her.

"I had a feeling, but I wasn't sure until this morning." She looked down as she walked. "Raven is going to kill me for walking so much on this ankle."

"I'll call Cyborg and have him meet us at the video store; he can drive us home then."

"Thanks." She looked up into his face. He didn't look like he wanted to pawn her off on some friend, he didn't look like he regretted taking her in, he didn't look like he disapproved of her keeping the baby of his worst enemy. He looked like a nervous kid. "When we get back to the tower, can we talk, privately?"

"Sure, why?"

"I want to show you something, and I'm not sure the others, even Beast Boy, would understand." They walked into the video store, and Robin turned to leave. "Where are you going?"

"Just next door. I want to get something."

"Ok, we'll be here I guess." She went to follow Starfire to the romance section.

That's all for now folks! I finally got my documents onto my new computer, so rejoice o my fans!