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Chapter 11 – Growing Pains

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave, demoness."

"What did you call me?"" Raven snarled at the preacher. Before she could do anything else Robin had already leaped to his feet and had grabbed the rude minister by the lapels on his suit.

"You will apologize to Raven, immediately!" The Boy Wonder barked at the clergyman.

"Why should I? Am I wrong? Is she not a demon?"

Beast Boy had been standing by the entrance to the common room, waiting for the preacher to signal him to come. Upon seeing the ruckus unfolding at the other end of the room he took it upon himself to wait no longer and he quickly made his way to the altar. By the time he got there all 5 Titans were surrounding the minister and harsh words were being exchanged.

"I will not perform a wedding while that … thing … is present." The preacher shouted. "She is an abomination."

Beast Boy grabbed the preacher by the shoulder and spun him around. Glaring at him he grilled the minister.

"Is there a problem Reverend?"

The minister was taken aback by Beast Boy's aggressive gesture but quickly regained his composure.

"There most certainly is Mr. Logan. I cannot preside over the holy ceremony of matrimony while a demon is present."

The preacher then swallowed hard as Beast Boy's eyes took an unnatural look. It was obvious to all that the changeling was summoning every ounce of willpower to not rip the man to shreds where he stood.

"Raven. Is. Not. A. Demon. UNDERSTOOD?"

"I'm sorry Mr. Logan, but you are wrong. It is my understanding that her father is a demon."

Beast Boy growled before replying.

"You idiot! Trigon isn't a demon like Satan."

"Beast Boy's right." Robin interjected. "He's a corporeal being, not a spirit being like the devil."

"He is still evil." The minister retorted, standing his ground.

"So what if he is?" Beast Boy replied. "Raven has chosen to serve good and not evil. She is not her father."

The preacher was able to see the logic in the Titan's argument. Still, he was unwilling to compromise.

"I'm sorry, but I will not perform the ceremony if she is present."

Raven turned to Beast Boy.

"I'll leave Gar. I don't want your day to be spoiled because of …"

"Sit down Raven!" The changeling barked at her. "You aren't going anywhere!"

Raven initially frowned at Beast Boy, as she was unaccustomed to being shouted at, even by him. Her frown quickly faded and without saying a word she sat down.

"I see then." The preacher replied curtly as he collected his possessions. "I will take my leave."

As the preacher made his way to the door he stopped and turned around.

"I won't be refunding you my fee!" He said in a huff before completing his departure.

Raven stood up and placed a hand on Beasty Boy's shoulder.

"Thanks Gar, that meant a lot to me. But what are you going to do now?"

"Oh crud." He muttered under his breath. He then turned to face the gathered assembly.

"Is there in a Judge in the house?" He asked the crowd.


The rain intensified while the sorceress continued to stand in the rain. Her raven shaped shield continued to protect her from the elements as she gazed at tower. She could see him in his apartment as he was speaking with first born. Melissa Logan was the splitting image of her mother, the only feature she inherited from her father was his deep emerald eyes.

Raven recalled the first time she "saw" Melissa. It was at the wedding. Fortunately for Beast Boy there was a Justice of the Peace in the crowd and he was more than happy to preside over the wedding ceremony. After making sure that he had all the required paperwork in order the judge informed Beast Boy that the wedding could begin.

Beast Boy and Cyborg took their places by the altar as did Terra's two bridesmaids: Bumblebee and Kole. The organist began to play the wedding processional and Terra entered the common room. She had chosen Aqualad to give her away and the two made their way down the aisle.

It was evident to all present that Terra was at least 5 months pregnant, something that her immaculate white wedding gown could not hide.

"Oh, so that's OK." Robin mumbled under his breath. "Raven's impure, but it's OK for her to walk down the aisle dressed in white."

Raven took Robin's hand and squeezed it.

"Let it go Robin. I wasn't a virgin when I married Gar."

The Boy Wonder crossed his arms. "That's different Raven, you guys were already engaged."

Raven recalled Robin's kind words of solidarity. More often than not he was an anal retentive asshole, but he was true and loyal to his friends. He was no different 14 years later. He might call himself Nightwing and had somehow managed to remain married to Starfire all these years, but he was still the compulsive-obsessive jerk they had all grown to know and love.

Melissa had been born 4 months later. Terra gave birth to three more daughters in the next four years. While Melissa was a "normie" without powers her three younger sisters were as green as their father and had inherited his shape shifting abilities.

Over the years Raven had visited the Tower East whenever the opportunity arose. She always brought gifts for the 4 Logan girls, usually books or something else of intellectual nature. She figured that Starfire would be able to take care of the more frivolous gifts, which she did. The 4 girls and enough Barbie dolls and accessories, courtesy of the princess, to stock a small toy store. Even Raven had to smile the one Christmas when Starfire gave Melissa "Barbie's T-Car". She laughed as she recalled Cyborg grimacing at the pink replica of his "baby".

It had been that very same Christmas when after they had partaken of their Christmas feast that Terra had approached her uneasily.

"Raven, do you mind if I ask you a question, and by that I mean a personal question?"

Raven and Terra had an unspoken truce that they had followed since the wedding. Raven never mentioned to her about her unbroken claim on Beast Boy and Terra would be civil to her. She had been able to sense that Terra was feeling uneasy regarding the question she was about to ask.

"By all means Terra, go ahead and ask."

"OK, now I don't want you to take this the wrong way, understand?"

"Just ask the question the question Terra."

"Ok then, here goes: Why are you so nice to my kids Raven? I mean, I figured you'd hate them."

Raven was sipping a cup of tea, which she finished before replying.

"First of all Terra why should I hate them? It's not their fault that you're their mother."

Terra stiffened at her reply, but Raven was not done.

"But the truth Terra is that I love your daughters."

"Really? Why?" She asked incredulously.

"It's very simple Terra. I love them because they are Gar's daughters."

"I see." Terra deadpanned. "Well, I guess I should thank you Raven."

"You're welcome."

Terra rubbed the back of her neck, a gesture she had no doubt picked up from her husband.

"Listen Raven, I've been thinking."

Raven looked up at her. "Yes?"

"I guess you and I, our lives are more intertwined than I've was willing to accept. I know I haven't really welcomed you into my home, but, I guess I want to change that."

"You're certain?"

"Yes Raven, I am. You can hug and kiss BB if you want, just don't get carried away. And don't think of sleeping with him. I'm not talking about a plural marriage here."

"We both know that Gar and I can't be intimate Terra. You have nothing to worry about. I am more than content to be Gar's special friend and nothing more."

"Yeah, OK I trust you Raven. So does this mean we're friends?"

Raven paused before replying.

"Do you want to be my friend?"

"Yeah, I do. Being your rival gets old after ten years."

It had been just 5 years ago when Terra and Raven buried the hatchet. The girls had called her "Aunt Raven" for some time and it was just after that Christmas that Terra and Raven explained to Melissa that "Aunt Raven" was father's fist wife. Melissa was mature beyond her nine years of age at the time, but she still struggled with the revelation. She had plenty of classmates whose parents were divorced and remarried and she now realized that she was one of "them". This did not affect her relationship with her "Aunt Raven" and the two remained close. Raven's visits continued to be regular over the next few years and she could see who they made happiest of all.

Beast Boy had been ecstatic when the two loves of his life reconciled with each other. Those had been the best years of his life, the best that is until the dark days arrived, just over a year ago.

It had happened with no warning. Darkseid, the evil master of the world Apokolip, had attacked Earth, catching everyone by surprise. He attacked Earth with a formidable army, far mightier than anything he had ever summoned before. The battles had been numerous and it took almost 4 months to repel the invaders. The Tamaranians were the first to send reinforcements and soon other worlds joined in the struggle to defeat Darkseid and repel him from the universe. Global casualties were horrific, as over 1 billion people had been killed and many superheroes had perished defending Earth from its invaders.

After Darkseid was defeated there was little to celebrate in the Logan household, for Terra Logan, member of Titans East, wife of Garfield Logan and mother of Melissa, Marie, Angela and Samantha Logan had lost her life while fighting the invaders.