Month old Lewis Mark Logan looked up at his sister and as she made a face he gurgled and smiled.
"Now why can't I do that?"
"What? Make a face?"
"Make him gurgle and smile at the same time."
Beast Boy and Raven were sitting by the kitchen table, the children on the floor.
"You make him smile."
"Not like her."
"No one gets people to smile like Logan Beast Boy. Just like no one gets people to laugh like you."
Raven got to her feet, kissed Beast Boy, before starting to clean up. The common door opened and Starfire with her week old son on her arm.
"A wonderful morning to all of you my friends."
"Bruce."
Logan got to her feet and strolled over to the couple. Starfire walked over to the chair next to Lewis and put him down. Logan scuttled over and sat down in front of them. Making faces and trying her best to get a few laughs from them. The door opened again and a still pregnant Bumblebee entered with Victor and Vanessa following her. Vanessa ran over to the babies and Logan, laughing as heartily as she could. Victor stood by his mother's legs. Clinging to her dress. Now and then Logan looked back at him. Her face turned sadder and sadder before she finally walked over and grabbed his hand. Like a pup he followed but he looked angrily at the two babies before kicking Bruce's chair. The baby started to cry, Victor just stood there. Vanessa looked at her brother with surprise and Logan would take a step back. Pain and confusion written all over her face.
"Victor."
"Bruce."
Bumblebee sighed, got to her feet and went over and took her son away so she could talk to him. Starfire picked up the startled baby and she too flew out of the room, ashamed that she couldn't calm him down. Now Lewis, missing his friend, started to cry and Logan's face was red and puffy from the tears running down her face. Vanessa grabbed Logan's hand trying to cheer her up, but this act only made Logan feel worse and the crying became more violent. Beast Boy walked over to his son and picked him up, calming him down. Raven walked over to her daughter and sat down next to her.
"I'm sorry."
"Why did you bring Victor over?"
"Victor doesn't like the new babies."
Vanessa nodded her head conformingly.
"I know."
"You do?"
Raven nodded and tried to smile.
"Why doesn't he like Lewis and Bruce? What did they do?"
"Well Logan, I think Victor is jealous. You see babies need a lot of attention and people who get a new brother or sister often get jealous of all the new attention the babies is getting and feel left out."
"But why? I'm not jealous. Lewis is my brother not Victor's."
Raven sighed and looked at Logan. Thou Logan understood things far above her age, emotionally she was still only four. Sometimes she forgot that.
"Well, Victor might be jealous of all the attention you are giving to Lewis."
"But Lewis is my brother."
"I know, and I'm not saying you shouldn't play with your brother it's just…"
She was lost for words and looked at her husband for help.
"I think you and Victor and Vanessa should do something together. Just the three of you. Would you like that?"
"But what about Lewis and Bruce? Won't they feel left behind?"
"I don't think so Logan. I know. Why don't I take the three of you to the park and then maybe some ice cream? How does that sound?"
Logan looked down at Vanessa.
"Would you like that?"
"Yeah."
"I'll go and talk to Bumblebee. You two get dressed."
Beast Boy gave Lewis to Raven before walking out of the room. Raven looked down at the girls.
"Well you heard him. Get dressed."
Logan lead Vanessa to the hall where their jackets and shoes where and helped her dress, thou Vanessa insisted on doing it alone, before dressing herself. Raven looked at them as Beast Boy and Victor came, getting dressed in record speed, before all four of them left. Bumblebee came out into the hall, joining Raven and Lewis.
"If he's so jealous now I don't even dare to think how he'll be when the baby…"
"Comes?"
"Yes."
Raven looked at Bumblebee confused, until she saw her face. She pulled out her communicator.
"Cy."
"Yeah?"
"You have to get up here. Now."
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"Daddy I'm tired."
"Not now Logan."
Logan looked up at her father talking in the communicator. Then she sighed and walked back to the twins in the swings. Vanessa was inpatient and was swinging her legs back and fourth.
"Logan I'm hungry."
"I know Vanessa."
Logan started to push the children. To distract them from the hunger.
"Hello little girl."
Logan looked up at the man suddenly blocking for the sun. He bent down to her level.
"And what's your name?"
Logan hesitated. This man made her unsure.
"Logan."
"Logan? That's a pretty name."
Vanessa fidgeted and Logan grabbed her hand.
"I'm hungry."
"You're hungry?"
The man looked at Vanessa and smiled. Victor was dead silent.
"Why don't you and I go and get some food for your little friend Logan?"
Logan was confused. There was something about the man that made her not like him, but Vanessa was hungry and needed food. Logan nodded.
"Good."
He reached out his hand to grab hers, but a green paw hit it and a green tiger was suddenly standing in front of him. Vanessa started to cry as the man ran away as fast as he could. The tiger became a man and he turned towards the girl.
"You must never talk to strangers unless we say it's okay Logan."
"But…"
He grabbed her arms.
"You could get hurt."
She started to cry.
"I'm sorry daddy."
He softened and hugged her.
"I'm sorry Logan, I didn't mean to yell at you, but some men want to hurt you and therefore you must be careful. Just promise me that you'll be careful."
"I'll be careful."
He kissed her on the forehead and let her go.
"I know you will be beautiful. So who's up for some food, and then I have a surprise."
"Yeah surprise."
Vanessa stopped crying and tried to get out of her swing ecstatic. She loved surprises.
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"Victor, Vanessa come in and meet your baby sister."
Vanessa let go of Logan and wobbled over to her parents. Cyborg picked her up and placed her on the bed where Bumblebee was holding the little girl. Logan wanted to follow, but Beast Boy held her back. He placed Victor down, but he wouldn't move.
"Victor."
Cyborg got to his feet to get him, but Bumblebee motioned him not to.
"He'll come when he is ready."
Cyborg nodded and turned to his two daughters. Victor was still standing there. Not moving. Looking down at the floor. Logan motioned to go over to him, but her father stopped her.
"I know you want to help beautiful, but he needs to do this on his own."
"He's scared."
"I know, but sometimes the only way to be really brave is to fight through the fear."
Logan nodded, but her eyes still turned wet. Victor looked at his family in the bed and wanted to cry, but he didn't. He almost never cried. He wasn't strong walker either, and he couldn't talk. And now the new babies were taking Logan and his family away, and if he didn't do something he would be left behind. He took a step toward the family. It was unstable and he almost fell. He took another. This was hard. And another. He looked at them and bit his teeth together. He wouldn't let himself be left behind. He walked over to his father.
"Up."
Cyborg looked down at his son and smiled with pride. Then he bent down and picked him up.
"Well be in the cafeteria."
Beast Boy took Logan's hand and left the room. She was smiling.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Ice cream."
Beast Boy looked down at his daughter and shook his head. Knowing he was defeated before the battle even began.
"Okay ice cream it is."