Drunken Dilemma

A BB/Rae Fic



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Chapter 5

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The early afternoon of September 14th.

The sirens blazed throughout the Tower, and all the Titans stood up from where they were relaxing, and Robin said, "Ok, so, let's see who it is now…"

They all sighed with exhaustion, and Cyborg muttered, "Mumbo…"

Suddenly, Robin noticed who was missing.

"Raven?" he asked around, as the other Titans started looking around too.

"I shall go check her normal place of solitude." Starfire said, and then floated off out the door and down the hall.


"Knock knock."

No, it wasn't Beast Boy trying to make a joke, it was Starfire doing her alternative to actually knocking, in front of Raven's door.

"Huh?" Raven asked, and sat up in bed. She had been lying there idly ever since last night. She didn't even really go into sleep; she just laid there idly with her eyes open, staring at the ceiling.

"The others are gearing up for battle, and you shall miss if you do not hurry!" Starfire told her. Raven got off her bed slowly and stood, and asked, "Can you come in real quick?"

"But, I shall miss the battle, and that is not goo-" she began, but Raven interrupted, "It's about a few days ago."

Silence from Starfire's end for a brief moment, and then she whispered, "The night with Beast Boy?"

"Yep." Raven muttered, and Starfire opened the door quickly, floated in, shut the door with the utmost quietness, and then landed, smiling.

"So… were you really intoxicated with the alcoholic beverages, or is Cyborg wrong in his assumptions?" Starfire asked innocently, and Raven blinked. "Cy-? … I'm not even going to worry about that." She muttered, and then spoke up again, "Starfire… I have something very… private I need to tell you. Friend to friend."

She nodded, and Raven added, "You can't tell anyone, ok? Anyone."

Starfire replied very quickly, "Yes," getting very anxious awaiting the big secret.

"… Uh… well… you know how… reproduction works, right?" Raven stuttered, and Starfire's eyes bugged out.

"You are pregna-!" Starfire began, but a bit too loudly, and Raven quickly clasped her hand over her friend's mouth.

Starfire closed her eyes shut, tried to calm, and then Raven went 'Shh' and let her hand off.

Then Starfire whispered very quietly, "Are you pregnant with Beast Boy's child?"

Raven was a bit unnerved by her friends' so unintentional bluntness, but none of this was exactly comforting for her anyway. And the fact she had to tell such an energetic type of girl like Starfire such a direly important secret wasn't exactly easing her stress. But the fact was, Starfire was the only one she could turn to.

… Now that Terra was gone, at least. Raven had actually let out one of her bigger secrets to Terra. Not the fact that she was the key to Armageddon, but however… another one.


June 15th, A Few Years Ago.

Terra had just teamed up with Raven to save the Titans tower from Slade's plans of it being buried by giant mechanical earthworms the day before, and she had finally gained Raven's trust. Slade told her to gain the trust of all of the Titans, and knew that Raven would be a challenge.

Terra was the only Titan at that time she ever aloud in her room. Ever. They got in, sat on the floor, and decided to play Truth or Dare.

They had a nice time, and even Raven was smiling and having fun… a rare occurrence.

"Truth or Dare?" Terra asked Raven, as Raven replied, "Truth."

"Oooo, Truth for once. I guess you got sick of the Dares. Finally." Terra said, and then smirked.

"Do you have any feelings for Beast Boy?" Terra asked coyly, and Raven got caught off guard.

"Uh…" she mumbled, and Terra laughed. "Come on, Raven, it's not like anyone can hear you here in your room." She said, as Slade listened on with all the bugs he had Terra place all throughout the Tower.

"Alright… I guess I can trust you." Raven replied, and Terra smiled and nodded.

"He can get annoying… but… I think I like him." Raven whispered, and Terra laughed. "You like like him?"

"… Yes, actually… I do like like him. But, I like him in the regular way too." Raven said, as Terra giggled. "Wow, Raven, a dark girl like you having a crush on a guy like Beast Boy? That's irregular."

Raven laughed a bit, and replied, "What are you talking about? This whole team is irregular."

Terra laughed, and said, "Good point."

Raven smirked, and then said, "Now… Truth or Dare?

"… Dare."


Starfire sat there, waiting for an answer, as Raven wiped some sweat off her forehead.

"Yes… I'm pregnant." Raven muttered, as Starfire jumped up and nearly hit her head on the ceiling, but then floated back down, and whispered, "Friend, I am so happy for you! What names have you thought of so far?"

Raven stared at her in shock, and replied, "Starfire… it's only been 9 hours since I found out."

Starfire calmed, and whispered, "Oh…", and then hopped up, "Well, I shall tell them you are still sick from the nervous gas and are going to sit out for now!"

As she turned to open the door and leave, Raven called out, "Starfire…"

"Hm?" Starfire asked, and turned back around.

"… Sometime later this week, or maybe next week… I'm going to need your help telling Beast Boy. And it's very important to me." Raven told her, and she nodded and smiled.

"I shall, Raven… Oh, and I cannot begin to express how… happy and… joyous I am for your good fortune, Friend! I wish you a happy birth and many blessings for your child!" Starfire exclaimed, and Raven looked a bit unnerved. "Okay… Thanks." she mumbled, as Starfire waved and took off out the door.

Raven then turned and grabbed the nearest Spellbook, and found something horrible.

"Abortion Spell?" she muttered, and then shook her head in disgust. "Who would expect anyone to use that? … Next… 'Get It Over With' Spell… description of the spell will appear after use…"

She looked thoughtful, and nodded. "Well, the name itself already makes me feel better, so I'll give it a try."

She read the spell and how to cast it, and then chanted the words. She suddenly felt a rush of nausea, as the description of the spell appeared.

Her eyes bugged out like insane, as the text read…

'Your pregnancy will now last only 8 days. There is no reversal for this spell, and even the Abortion Spell will no longer work due to risk of killing both Mother and Child. The date of your infants' birth would have been… Tuesday, June 12th of Next Year. It is now… Sunday, September 21st of Next Week. Enjoy Getting It Over With.'

Raven gasped, and then looked down at her stomach, and then back up at the page. She was trying to keep all the shock inside, but it escaped.

"WHAT?!?!?! 8 DAYS?!?!" she screamed, as Cyborg was the last one out of the main room, and heard it.

He chuckled, and then shouted jokingly, "Hey Robin! I think Raven just found out that she won't get her cough medicine for 8 days! Watch out Walgreen's!", and then hurried out the door.