This chapter doesn't have as much BB/Rae but the next chapter will. I already started it.
Chapter 5- The Reunion
Garfield slowly woke up. He looked next to him smiling, expecting to see Raven. His smile dropped when he saw nothing there but a ball of sheets.
Terra had taken the one spare room they had. Garfield refused to let her sleep in Raven's room. He didn't even let her go in there. And he locked the door to make sure of it.
There were three bedrooms and one bathroom in the apartment. Raven had her own room and Garfield had his. But usually one would sleep in the others room.
Sometimes he would go in her room and sit on her bed. Being surrounded by all her stuff gave him some happiness.
He sat up and scooted out of bed, not bothering to change out of his T-shirt and shorts.
He opened a drawer that was next to his bed and pulled out a key. He walked out of his room and to the one next to it. He unlocked the door and walked into the room looking around. Sitting down on the big bed that was Raven's he smiled.
He looked over at the full trash can. He hadn't emptied it since she left. Since he pretty much made her leave.
He would never empty that trash can. And he knew that was weird.
Today was the day when he had to face her. He had to see the woman he loved who probably hated him.
And worst of all. Terra was coming.
He tried to convince her not to go with him. Or at all. But she wouldn't give. He knew that this would be his hell.
He got up from the bed and walked out the room closing and locking the door. He was startled by a voice behind him.
"Hi, Garfield." The voice said in a low tone. He turned around to see Terra trying to walk seductively towards him. She closed her door as she walked. She was wearing a tight fitting pink tank top and tight black short shorts that hung low on her hips. His eyes widened.
Not this again, he thought. Terra had been trying to get him in bed for months now. She said she wanted to make him hers. But he was not hers. He never would be. He was Raven's. It's not that he didn't want to be with Terra. It's just that he couldn't stop thinking about Raven. And Terra was getting incredibly clingy. And, although he hardly went out, when he did she would insist on coming with him and when they were out she would glare and hiss at every woman he passed.
And almost every day Terra would try to get him to sleep with her. And every time he would say no.
"Terra, we have to leave in an hour." He said hoping that would make her stop.
"I'll only need ten minutes." She said. She kept walking and when she got close enough she ran her index finger down his chest.
"Come on, Garfield." She said leaning in closer to him, her face centimeters from his.
"I'm not doing this right now." He said frowning, about to turn around go back into his room to pick out some clothes.
"Is this about her?" Terra said, her voice angry.
"Don't say her name like that, Terra." He said stopping just in front of his door, not facing her.
"Who?" she put her index finger to her chin and looked up, pretending to think even though she knew he couldn't see her. "Oh!" she exclaimed, rising the same finger, "I know! Your wife. The one you kicked out for me."
"I don't want to talk about this now." He ground out.
"You never want to talk about it." She said walking up to him and wrapping her arms around him from behind.
"Terra," he sighed, "I just want to be left alone for a sec okay?"
She let go of him frowning and sighed, "Fine. If you need me I'll be getting dressed. Come with me if you want." She walked into her room, not expecting him to take her offer and follow. He never does.
-The Tower-
"Oh! It is the great to be back once again!" Koriand'r exclaimed, holding Ricky.
"Yeah," Raven said, shifting Ruby a bit on her hip. They were all dressed in their old outfits, Raven took away the spell that made them look normal. She, Koriand'r, and Richard wore the usual, though Richard wore his usual Nightwing costume. They were all filled out.
Nightwing told Raven that whoever came through the doors who was turned "normal" was to be turned back to their regular selves.
She was nervous for when Garfield would come through those doors. She didn't know how she'd react. She didn't know how he'd react to her. Or Ruby.
The kids wore regular clothing. Ricky wore a black T-shirt, light brown shorts, and red converse, and Ruby wore a gray sweater, blue jeans, white sneakers, and a red hair clip.
She was practically shaking. She needed a break. But she also needed to confront him. If she didn't she knew she'd regret it. She didn't want to keep Ruby away from her father or Garfield away from his daughter. And she wanted to see him. She wanted to overcome her fear. Who she would probably actually kill when she saw her is Terra. The one who took him away. She wanted to rip Terra's head right off. No magic, with her bare hands.
She heard the elevator doors open. She turned around, hoping that it was Garfield. She saw that it was Victor and Karen, in their "normal". Cyborg wore a blue T-shirt, khaki pants, and black sneakers, and Karen wore a yellow, long sleeved dress and black heels.
"Raven!" Karen exclaimed. She walked up to Raven, a bright smile on her red lips. Raven saw that she looked a little different from when she had last seen her. Her hair was out, no longer in her famous afro puffs.
"Hey." Raven replied, a weak smile on her face.
"This must be Ruby!" she said looking at the smiling little girl in Raven's arms.
"Yup," she looked down at Ruby. "Say hello to Auntie Karen, Ruby."
"Hello!" she exclaimed.
Karen giggled. She looked back at her lover who was standing just outside of the closed door of the elevator. "Come on Victor. Say hello."
When she saw how he hesitantly walked forward she got a weird look on her face. Raven was a little confused at his reaction. Then she thought about her and Garfield's situation. Maybe he isn't comfortable around her because Garfield is his best friend. He might feel like he's picking sides. Raven actually didn't even really know what he thought about the matter. He never told her.
He walked a little closer to Raven and Ruby.
"Hi." He waved his hand a little awkwardly.
"Listen Victor," Raven started, "I know that this might be a little awkward with the situation between me and Garfield but you don't need to be so hesitant around me. I won't bring it up after this."
Victor gave Raven a warm smile. "Alright," he looked down at Ruby. "Hello."
"Hello!" Ruby yelled, louder than she did the first time. Victor laughed. "Just like Gar- oh." He interrupted himself. "Sorry, Rae."
Raven absently waved her hand. "It's fine. I said I wasn't going to bring it up."
Victor breathed out in relief. "That's good. I really do not agree with what he did, Rae. He was being a complete di-" He was interrupted by the ding of the elevator doors.
They all turned to see the elevator doors just opening. They revealed a nervous Garfield and a frowning Terra.
Terra wore a red crop top, jeans, and gladiator sandals. Garfield wore a dark green T-shirt, khaki shorts, and black converse.
Raven stood rigid. All she could think about at that very moment was how much she really wanted to punch Terra… and Garfield. Why would he bring her?
She looked down at Ruby and focused solely on her little girl. Ruby looked up at her mommy, a bright smile on her face. Raven smiled back. She decided that Ruby was the only reason she was staying. She wanted to leave but she knew that there was someone out there who would go after her and Ruby and that this was the safest place for them to be.
Garfield walked out of the elevator. Terra quickly caught up and snatched his hand in hers.
"Hey everybody." He said.
"Hey Gar. How's it been?" Victor asked.
"It's been… fine."
"I see you brought Terra." A deep voice said from behind. They turned to the voice. There Richard stood, his arm around Koriand'r who was holding little Ricky.
"Hey Richard, Kori."
"Hello Garfield. Have you said hello to Raven yet?" Koriand'r asked.
"Um…" he turned to Raven. "H-hey."
Raven looked up from Ruby and muttered a quick "hello" and turned her attention back to Ruby.
"So… who's that?"
"That's Ruby." Richard answered.
"Whose is she?" Terra asked, her eyebrow raised.
Raven looked up at Terra with a straight face. "Mine."
"Yours?" Garfield asked. He looked shocked and a little hurt. Raven was happy that no one had told him. She knew she'd have to eventually. But for now she was just hoping he'd suffer at the idea that she was with someone else. Just like she has to.
"Yes." Raven said, a small smile on her face.
"Okay," Richard said abruptly. "We need to get you guys changed. So Raven, if you could?"
"Of course." She carefully sat Ruby on the couch. She walked over to Karen and chanted Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Raven's eyes glowed white. A dark energy engulfed Karen and moved down her body. As it moved down the area that was touched by it before revealed what was Bumblebee. Raven did this to everyone except for Terra.
She got to Garfield. She refused to look at him in his face, but she had to make sure she was actually hitting him with the magic and not the wall. That was a huge mistake. The T-shirt he was wearing kind of clung to him and she could see his muscles. Her cheeks tinted pink. A light bulb exploded in the background.
"Raven," Garfield said lowly. Raven slowly looked up, her eyes sliding over her his body and lips. She saw the light freckles that dotted his face. Finally she reached his bright, blue eyes. Another light bulb exploded.
She almost got lost, but she quickly snapped out of her trance and cleared her throat.
"Garfield." She said firmly. She looked into his eyes and saw what she thought was regret. Was he sorry? Did he feel sorry for her? Did he regret what he did? Raven knew he'd definitely regret it when he found out that Ruby was his.
"So," he said quietly, looking away. "The little girl sitting on that couch is yours?"
"Her name is Ruby. And yes." She looked at his face. He was just as handsome and young-looking. She still loved him. And she was still afraid.
"Oh." He was way too afraid to ask her whose Ruby was, partner-wise.
"If you're too afraid to ask who the father is I'll just tell you." She said, knowing that he was probably feeling as awkward and scared as she felt.
"U-um, who's the father?" he asked.
Before Raven could answer there was a huge "BANG" heard outside. Ruby screamed and Ricky started wailing. They looked over to the large windows to see lots of smoke. Raven turned away from Garfield and quickly made her way to Ruby. She picked her up and walked over to Richard who had walked over to the "U" shaped couch.
He leaned down and picked up the remote off the couch. He pressed a button and the screen in front of them showed outside the tower. They could see nothing but smoke.
He checked all the security cameras to check and see that no one had gotten into the tower. When they saw that it seemed no one had sneaked in they all let out a sigh of relief. But they didn't relax. They needed to find out what caused the "BANG".
"I'm going to go outside to see what that was." Richard said, already walking over to the elevator doors.
"Wait!" Koriand'r yelled after him, bouncing a weeping Ricky on her hip.
Richard turned around and faced his lover. "I know you hate it when I'm gone but someone needs to check this out." He walked over to her. When he was close enough he caressed the side of her face.
"Both you and little Ricky are a major part of my life. I want you two and our friends to be safe."
"No." They all turned to look at Garfield who had a determined look on his face.
"No?" Richard asked. Everyone had confused looks on their faces. Though Raven's face changed into one of shock when she realized what he was going to say next.
"Don't you dare Garfield." Raven growled at him.
"I have to. You guys have a lot to lose." He said to everyone but kept his eyes trained on Raven.
"We don't know what caused that. You are not going to risk your life because you think you don't have a lot to lose."
"Well Richard has too much to lose." He said, trying not to look directly in her eyes, too afraid he'd get lost in them and just listen to her and let Richard go.
"You have a lot to lose too." Raven said, taking a step towards him.
"He has more." He said stepping forward.
Raven slowly shook her head. "You're an idiot." She turns around and picks up Ruby.
She walked down a long hallway, disappearing into the darkness with Ruby, who looked back at all of them with wide, curious eyes.
Garfield took a deep breath, and turned around, making his way to the elevator doors.
"Garfield!" he turned around, kind of hoping it was Raven. He saw that it was Terra and sighed again.
"You can't go." She said walking up to him. She put her hand on his shoulder.
"I have to." He said about to turn back around. They were wasting time just standing here arguing.
"What about me? I don't want to lose you." She said, making her eyes go wide.
His eyes softened and he gently pried her hand off of his shoulder.
"I'll come back." He leaned in and kissed her gently.
Little did they know a certain mommy stood at the end of a dark hallway with a baby girl in her arms, listening, watching, and saddening.