So I recently discovered the problem with having two editors. They don't always agree on what needs to be edited. #2 thinks I should have spaced out the arrival of Robin and Red X in the small town. #1 thinks that there should be a knock down drag out fight between the both of them. Potential editor #3-after being consulted as a tie breaker-thinks that this should be left alone and let me finish it the way I started. I have no idea what is going to happen yet. I didn't introduce the fact that there would be twins until the last part of the story that this one came from. I put it out there for this one because I wanted Raven distracted from whatever drama Robin and Red X are going to cause-when they figure out who the other is. I don't know what drama that is yet exactly-or when it will come. I just know this series started as a Robin-Raven-Red X triangle and that's what its going to be. I broke my new rule of never posting a story until it is completely finished. Other issues apparently are with Red X's alter ego. Editor #1 thinks that his name should have started with an R to fit with Richard and Rachel (I didn't make those up-check into the history of the comics if you want to know more about that) being alter egos of Robin and Raven. Personally I thought that was a bit cheesy to make Red X's name start with an R as well. Also I only recently figured out why editor #2 asked if the car Red X has in this story is a bright green, tricked out classic car. That answer is NO-this is NOT a crossover with any other cartoons. I picked that name for a reason-it means handsome...and in my take of the character's alter ego-he is very hot. I am not going to change his name-it was set in stone back when "Ruffled Feathers" was written. And to those who guessed that was Red X in Raven's dream in that story-give yourselves a pat on the back. That dream will tie into what will happen in this story at some point. Lastly sorry it has been awhile since I last updated-I have been very ill for the last few months, and I can't promise regular weekly updates, like I used to do, to any of my stories.

Raven's Nest-part 5

Raven wakes up the next morning as the alarm clock goes off. She has never been able to stay on the old sofa bed that long. This has been the best night of sleep she has had since she arrived here. She stretches as she sits up and looks around the newly furnished bedroom. Helen is so sweet letting her use the extra furniture she had left from her old home. In a way Raven feels that Helen is fast becoming the grandmother that she never had. Raven gets up and turns off the alarm clock. She looks at the her stomach in the mirror on the dresser. She probably should do some research on demon pregnancies-if there is any research to be found in this small town. The doctor seemed to think she was closer to six months along. She can't be anymore than three-so there has to be at least twins. The thought of triplets or more makes her light-headed and she has to sit down for a few moments. She wonders why she didn't pick up on the twins with her powers-but then she wasn't sure for weeks whether or not she was pregnant-not until she had started to show in her skin tight leotards-which is what lead her to the clinic in Jump City to get a test. She places her hand on her stomach-twins are supposed to be lower weight because two have to fit in the space of one. These babies seem to be full size each-with them being one-quarter demon each that probably shouldn't surprise her. How she is supposed to explain that is beyond her right now. He had definitely been able to find two heartbeats last night. She had been so deep in shock that she didn't even remember the trip from the doctor to the diner last night. She slips on a robe as there is a knock at the door. She opens it to find Helen.

"Good morning dearie. Did you sleep well?"

"It was the best night of sleep I've had all week. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Now why don't you get dressed and come on over for some breakfast. It's very chilly out today and Harley can drop you off on his way to the post office."

Raven watches as Helen heads back to her apartment without giving her a chance to say no. "I'll stop by as soon as I get ready."

Robin gets up to find a very expensive looking car in the small lot in front of the boarding house. He is sure that no one around here has any sort of vehicle like that. It wouldn't surprise him if it were Red X. He had hoped to get to Raven first. He decides to head out now to try and find her. The last thing he needs to do is hang around here and find out this guy is Red X and get into a fight. He quickly pulls on some clean clothes and heads out.

The boarding house owner calls out to him from the kitchen. "Breakfast is almost ready. I don't like to brag, but I've been told that I make a better breakfast than Pete at the diner."

Robin pauses for a moment, but then decides he has a little time. Raven never was known to be a morning person back at the tower.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Yes."

"So what brings you out this way?"

"I was looking for a place to get out of the rain last night."

"You certainly got here in time. That was a bad storm."

"Yeah." Robin doesn't think its such a good idea to come out and say he is looking for someone. If the girl last night was Raven its clear that everyone is protective of her. "Is this a good area for hiking?"

"There are some breath-taking views in the mountains. I haven't been up the trails in ages. Seth at the bookstore goes out all the time. He can tell you where all the best spots are."

"I think Doris at the diner mentioned him last night."

"He didn't grow up here like the rest of us, but he loves this area as if he lived here all his life." Nancy looks up as several people stomp down the stairs. "Looks like the late risers are up."

Robin groans to himself as the talk among the other boarders is about the fancy car outside.

Red X walks down Main Street. Memories from his own childhood runs rampant through his mind as he looks over the store fronts. His father had left his mother when he was still very young and she spent much of her time working several jobs to provide what little they had. He pauses in front of a small town grocery store. It was a place very much like this where he began his career as a thief. He looks up as the shop keeper unlocks the door.

"Good morning."

"I hope it will be."

"I haven't seen you around before. Are you new in town?"

"I came in last night during the storm."

"That was a bad one. I haven't seen one that bad in some time. What brings you to our little town."

"I'm looking for someone. I think she might have come here. I made the mistake of not telling her how I felt...if nothing else happens then I at least need her to know that."

"I know exactly who you're talking about...and let me tell you she's going to need you." He points across the street to the bookstore. "They don't open for another hour, but that's where you'll find her."

A small smile spreads across his face for the first time since Raven left as he turns to see the bookstore. "I should have known." He turns back to the grocer. "Thank you."

"You don't cook dearie?"

"No. The last time I tried...trust me it was bad."

"What did you try to make?"

"Pancakes."

"Let me guess runny on the inside and burnt to a crisp on the outside."

"That about covers it."

"That happened the first time I tried to make hot cakes after I got married. I was hysterical because I thought my husband might leave me because I wasn't a good cook. We were just married and didn't have much money so we were living with Burt's Grandmother until we could get a place of our own. She taught me how to cook. I often wished to pass that on to a granddaughter of my own, but all I have are grandsons and none of them are interested in learning." Helen pauses for a few moments. "Why not let me teach you dearie? You can't keep eating at that diner everyday while you're pregnant. It may be good, but its not very healthy for those babies."

"I would be honored."

"I can teach you something very easy right now. The biscuits are almost ready to come out of the oven and the bacon is fried. You can make the gravy. This was my Burt's favorite breakfast...I made it almost everyday. All you need is a little of the left over bacon grease in the skillet it was cooked in."

Raven steps over to the stove as Helen gathers the ingredients.

"The pan is still hot so all you need to do is keep it that way, turn the heat down to about halfway. Then spoon some flour into the grease...about five big heaping Tablespoons will do it and just stir it around in the grease a few minutes until it is good and brown."

Raven adds the flour and begins to stir it around. "Like this?"

"That's it. I always measure milk in the bowl I'm going to serve it in so I know just how much to add." She pours milk from the jug out into a bowl. "There now...go ahead and add it to pan." Helen watches Raven add the milk. "Now all you have to do is stir it until it gets thick."

"This isn't very hard."

"Not at all dearie. Once its thick enough all you have to do is pour it out in your serving bowl and you're done. And you can make it as dark or as light as you want it. You just have to let the flour brown a little longer or a little less. Its that easy."

Raven pours the gravy from the skillet into the bowl and sets it on the table as Helen removes the biscuits from the oven.

Helen looks up as there is a knock on the door. "That must be Harley. I told him to come over for breakfast before he leaves for the post office and drop you off at the bookstore on his way."

I couldn't resist writing in Raven learning to cook a good ole country breakfast. My Granny has to have it just about every other morning-so this part was a little something just for her. Bless her soul, this isn't a healthy breakfast, but my Granny would say that it is more healthy than eating out. (And she wonders why she has high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and is over weight.)

The ending to this story is set in stone-but I am curious as to what the readers think. I have three different opinions from three different cousins and now I would like to know how many out there are rooting for Robin and how many are for Red X. So please leave me a review and let me know which guy you think should get the girl and why...or do you think Raven is better off on her own with the twins?