ending written as descriptions of photos being looked at by Red X in an album in the future. why X? because of the way it was ended-it picks up from that.
***EPILOUGE***
...Twins. Even after all these years the shock of that night has never fully worn off. Kevin picks up the photo album Raven put together recently. He hasn't been able to think of her as anything other than Raven after all this time. The first photos are from the supposedly surprise engagement at the diner-where pretty much the entire town showed up to party. He laughs at the picture of the doctors wife Martha in the background-who never quite got over her fixation of 'Rachel' ending up with the infamous Dick-as he kneels presenting a very pregnant Raven with an engagement ring he bought after finally selling the car.
The next photos are of the wedding that followed. He lingers over the pictures of Raven in her sort of old fashioned stlyed ivory dress Helen made. Its simple and elegant yet better suited for Raven than any thing bought out of a store in the city could have ever been. He laughs again at the picture of the cats sitting side by side on a stool in matching bow ties. Otis looks quite distinguished and dashing but Jr looks restless like he can't wait to get things over with and get out of the tie. How magical that day was. Winter comes early in the mountains-anywhere else it would have been fall at the time but the day started out rather warm for that time of year. Raven had wanted an outdoor wedding on the footbridge over the creek in the little area that serves as a park in the community. It had been simple but Raven was never into anything flashy. Most men he had talked to seemed to have a bad case of the nerves on the day but not him. He couldn't wait to finally make Raven officially his bride. Just as the mayor pronounced them man and wife it had started to snow.
The next photos are from the births of the twins. Despite the size of Raven's belly he hadn't quite believed it was true until they were born. Anyone around to hear Raven screaming and yelling during the birth must have thought she was being murdered. She was nothing like the quiet little Rachel everyone knew on that day. Most men would have probably run away screaming if their wives had made some of the threats Raven did. Everything had changed as soon they were born. The doctor had been astounded that both were normal birth weight of just a single baby. One of secrets they managed to keep all these years was Raven's demon heritage-which seemed to play a factor in that. They were two little perfect bundles of joy if you could ignore their screaming wails as they seemed to pick up where Raven left off. He and Raven seemed to be about the only two in the room that could at the time.
The next picture he comes to his one of the cutest. Jr. curled up with the twins as all three of them sleep. He flips through pictures documenting everything from the twins. Crawling to walking and everything in between. Their first birthday with icing covered hands and faces.
The house they started renting when an apartment grew too small for two adults-growing twins and two cats.
Grandpa with the twins. They would never let Raven's father within a million miles of them but it turns out his dad had been here quietly in the background all along. He had seen him almost every day and never even knew. Not until he happened upon a picture his mother in the store office. Most men would have been pissed as all heck if they happened upon their old man after being run out on. Raven having run from him gave him a certain perspective on what the old man was going through. Doesn't mean that he isn't upset about it on some level but how can he stay mad at the man when it was that very thing that put him on the path that ultimately lead him to Raven?
He flips through more photos of Halloweens, Christmases, other birthdays and holidays, discreet periodic visits from the Titans until he reaches the twins first day of school. He doesn't know who was more upset by that Raven or Jr. who had been the twins constant companion since they were born.
He looks up from the photo album as Eric Clapton music drifts in from the bedroom. He hasn't heard that music in years.
"The twins are over at their Grandpa's for the weekend. After the dreams I've been having the last few nights I think we better take full advantage of that break...X."
Kevin puts down the photo album after Raven calls out to him and heads into the bedroom.
there was a clue whether anyone caught it or not Harry was Red X's father. i didn't put that in the main story so i put it here in the snapshots. this series is now done. no more-don't ask beg or plead cause i'm prone to blow ups when people do that after i say i'm done with something.