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Chapter 35

One Month Ago

"Ahh!" Starfire screamed at the top of her lungs, shaking the foundation of the Titans' Tower. She flew into the air and waved her arms around in an enthusiastic manner; she couldn't have been smiling any wider. "I am in the disbelief! You are truly serious?!"

"Yes," said Raven. "Trust me, I wouldn't lie about this."

"This is such wonderful news!" Starfire gushed and wrapped her arms around her dear pregnant friend. "I am so happy for you."

"You just can't seem to stop surprising us, can you?" laughed Bumblebee.

"Jesus, B, you did a better job than we thought!" laughed Cyborg.

"Sheesh, maybe we did put a little too much pressure on him," Nightwing laughed as well.

"Hey, say what you want, but I've got something to be proud of," said Beast Boy, a proud smirk on his face. "I don't see any of you with triplets. Hey! I've finally outdone you at something, NW!"

"He's right!" Cyborg laughed even more.

"Oh! I shall have to make many alterations to your shower now!" said Starfire.

"And we're going to have to buy some new baby stuff now," said Bumblebee. "We only have enough stuff for two babies."

Present Time

Raven looked at her body's profile in the mirror. She couldn't believe it; four months in and she had a definite bump. She lifted her shirt looked at her ever swelling stomach. The day before she and Beast Boy had gone for another checkup and had discovered what she was having. But they hadn't told anyone yet. They were going to put it in Crystal's birthday card so she could be the first to know, since she was the most excited about it.

And, yes, today was Crystal's sixth birthday and that meant they were having a party for her. She'd invited three of her closest friends from her class to come over, so this was going to be her first friend birthday party. And that meant their parents were coming as well.

"Raven, you ready?" asked Beast Boy, knocking on the bathroom door.

"Yes, I'll be right out," she said, putting her shirt back down. She took one last look in the mirror and then proceeded to exit the bathroom. And there stood her husband on the other side.

"Hey, you feeling okay?" he asked.

"Barely," said Raven. "But I should be good."

"Awesome," he said with a smile. "You look nice."

"Yeah right," she said, rolling her eyes. "I look bloated."

"You don't look bloated," he laughed. "In fact, you're glowing. Now, come on, Crystal's friends and their parents are here."

"Already?" she said.

"Well you've taken nearly an hour and a half to get ready," said Beast Boy. "Now let's get down there."

The two made their way to the common room, which was completely decorated with streamers and balloons, and found all the kids running around. The three extra kids were all girls named Olivia, Katy, and Megan. Crystal had been blindfolded and was trying to catch one of the other kids so that they'd be 'it'. All the other adults were talking and getting to know each other. The parents of Crystal's friends, Olivia's mother and father, Katy's mother and father, and Megan's mother, were quite excited to be in the famous Titans Tower with the even more famous Titans.

"Do your kids ever watch you fight?" asked the mother of Olivia, Shirley.

"Not usually," said Nightwing, who had Jack on his hip while Starfire had Eric on hers. "If they ever do, it's just a small clip from the news."

"I'm sure you hope they follow in your footsteps someday," said the father of Katy, Frank.

"I don't think so," laughed Bumblebee. "Would you want your children growing up to face death in the face every other day?"

"I wouldn't," said Katy's mother, Betty, who was rather flighty.

"Hey, look who's here!" said Beast Boy as he and his wife walked over to the group.

"Nice to meet you all," said Raven, trying not to be embarrassed by her husband's loud introduction of her. "Thanks for coming to the party."

"Oh, we wouldn't miss it for the world," said Betty. "Crystal is our Katy's best friend."

"And our Olivia's," said Olivia's father, Dave.

"And my Megan's," said Megan's mother, Patty.

"Wow, Crystal must be a great best friend," laughed Beast Boy. "You're not just saying all that so you can come back to the tower, are you?"

"No!" all five parents said at once, making the others laugh.

Suddenly Crystal ran right into Cyborg and fell backwards onto her bottom. "Hey, watch where you're going!" he laughed and helped her back up.

"I can't watch where I'm going!" said Crystal, lifting up one side of her blindfold.

"Well, try to be careful, birthday girl," said Cyborg. She smiled, made sure her eyes were covered once more and then went off, her arms ahead of her trying to feel for where everything was.

"And who approved of this game?" asked Raven.

"Well, Megan played it at her birthday party and it's become a big hit," said Patty.

"Apparently," said Raven.

"I hope you don't think this rude, but could you tell us if the rumors are true?" asked Patty. "Are you expecting?"

"I think this would be pretty hard to lie about," said Raven, turning so they could see her profile. They hadn't made it official to the media, since they did like their privacy sometimes, but they'd find out sooner or later.

"I knew it!" exclaimed Betty.

"Congratulations," said Shirley. "How far along are you?"

"Only four months, if you'll believe it," said Raven. "I know I must look like I'm seven."

"Oh, Raven, you do not look like you are seven months with child," said Starfire, knowing how it felt when you started to show.

"Hell, you're lucky you're only that big with three buns in the oven," said Bumblebee.

"Three?" said Frank.

"Yup, three," said Beast Boy, smiling proudly and placing his hand on his wife's ever growing abdomen.

"Wow, how's the pregnancy been so far?" asked Betty.

"Barely tolerable," said Raven. "But, I'm very happy."

"Do you know what you're having?" asked Dave.

"Yes and everyone's gonna find out today," said Beast Boy. "It's inside of Crystal's birthday card."

"Is she happy about having three little siblings?" asked Shirley.

"Very happy and very excit-" Raven began when Crystal suddenly ran into her. Luckily, it was only into her side and wasn't with much force, but it certainly was startling. "Well this game's done," she said, taking Crystal's blindfold off.

"Sorry," said Crystal. "I thought I was gonna catch Taye."

"Why don't you play another game?" suggested Beast Boy.

"What else can we play?" asked Crystal.

"How 'bout your daddy gives you and all your friends pony rides?" suggested Cyborg with a smirk.

Crystal gasped and smiled widely. "Yeah! Daddy, can we please do that?" she pleaded.

Beast Boy glared at Cyborg and sighed. "Alright," he said and Crystal quickly grabbed his hand and led him to the other children.

The rest of the adults chuckled and snickered as a poor green pony walked around the common room for a good hour while child after child demanded ride after ride. Soon Crystal asked for a zebra ride and that led to a giraffe ride, a baby elephant ride, a polar bear ride, and a raptor ride. By the end Beast Boy was pooped and the kids were ready for cake.

The cake was big, pink, and guaranteed to cause an hour of super hyperactivity and a debilitating crash afterwards. All the kids ate at least two pieces and the adults made sure to finish the rest so they couldn't ask for thirds. Once they were all filled with cake and ice cream it was time for Crystal to open her presents.

She received a new baby doll, a very popular animated movie on DVD, a pretty new dress with matching shoes and hair barrettes, three new stuffed animals, and a coloring book and a new box of crayons. Now was the gift from her parents and the card that would tell everyone what Raven was having.

"Okay, we're going to switch the tradition up here," said Beast Boy, grabbing his daughter's birthday card out of her hand and handing her the gift instead. "You're gonna open your gift first and then read the card." Everyone let out a grown in unison. "Hey, we're going to make you guys wait as long as possible."

Crystal shredded the wrapping paper off of her last gift and gave a screech. "A custom made 'Little Lady' doll that looks just like me!" she said, jumping up and down. The 'Little Lady' franchise was one of the most popular little girl lines in the world. They had dolls, clothes, books, CDs, and there was even a movie coming out based on a few of the books. And they offered a service where they could custom make a doll to look like the little girl who'd own it. Crystal's looked just like her, green skin and all. This was something she'd been begging her father to get her for months and months.

"Do you like it?" laughed Beast Boy.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she said, hugging her parents both strongly.

"Aw, I want one of those!" said Nicole.

"I have one!" said Megan.

"What's so special about a doll?" asked Taye.

"Yeah, it's a great doll, now open the card!" said Bumblebee.

"Yes, please, the suspense is going to make me expire too soon!' said Starfire.

"Oh, yeah," said Crystal, remembering her card. She grabbed it and tore the envelope to pieces to get the card inside. As she opened it the other adults attempted to look over her shoulder to read it, but Raven and Beast Boy shooed them away.

"You have to let her read it," said Raven.

"Yeah, she's got to know first," said Beast Boy.

Crystal concentrated on the words and began to read. "Hap-py birthday, Crystal," she began, sounding out the words. "We love you ve-ry much and so does your… brother and two sisters. I've got a brother and two sisters!"

Everyone cheered and clapped at the news. Now Raven would get to have two little girls of her own and Beast Boy would have what every man wanted; a son. Crystal hugged her parents again and even kissed Ravens belly three times.

"So, is everyone happy now?" asked Raven.

"Oh, very happy!" said Starfire.

"Aw, why couldn't it have been two boys and a girl?" asked Taye.

"Well, now the ratio between boys and girls will be even," said Bumblebee. "Four of each."

"And now I can make the rest of the shower preparations," said Starfire, excitedly.

"Wonderful," said Raven. "I think I'm going to sit down now." She took a much needed seat on the couch and relaxed for a moment.

"Mommy-Raven, how much longer until they get here?" asked Crystal.

"Probably less than five months," said Raven.

"Can I name one of them?" she asked.

"We'll see," said Raven.

"Why don't you think of some names and let us know," said Beast Boy.

"Oh, I've already thought of a bunch!" said Crystal. "What about Sunflower?"

"Sunflower?" said Raven.

"Yeah! I always wanted a little brother named Sunflower," said Crystal.