Messes

Author's note: Someone asked me where I got the inspiration for 'Bo' so let me just say I work full time at a daycare...with one and two-year olds. So, yah...there it is...lol

"No, my silkie, " Starfire giggled, petting the worm who gurgled and cooed, wagging his pointy tail.

"My 'tiki," Bo replied, also petting the worm.

It was a game between the pair invented when Bo was still a baby. They cuddled the worm and when Silkie grew bored and slinked off, Starfire grabbed the toddler around the waist, making him squeal with laughter and flew into the air. She turned him upside down and blew on his stomach, making him laugh even harder.

"NO!" He laughed. "No, Stahrfire! No!"

"Say G'nosh," Starfire said in between raspberries. G'nosh was 'please' in Tamaranian.

"Gignosh!" Bo roared. "Gignosh, Stahr!"

Starfire flipped him back over and laughed when she saw how red his face was. She kissed his forehead and said, "You are so silly, Bumgorf."

She floated back to the floor, but when she tried to put the two-year old down, he wrapped his legs around her waist. "No," he whined.

Starfire chuckled. "Very well." She hovered to the kitchen, one arm around the child, and with her free hand, began to dig around in a high cupboard. "What should I cook for dinner, Bo?"

Bo looked up at the contents of the cabinet. Unlike the other members of the household who could hardly stomach the alien's food, Bo had literally grown up on her cooking and adored it.

"Gorb-gorb," he replied, sucking his thumb.

Starfire smiled. It wasn't the real name of the meal, which was Gorbeshglog, but Bo had called it 'Gorb-gorb' since he learned to talk. She gathered the ingredients and set them on the countertop, along with the two-year old, who watched her mix everything together. She let him help her beat the dough, his small fist making little knuckle indentions, and though he was nowhere near accurate, she allowed him to measure the salt. By the time the big pink glob was ready to go in the oven, the kitchen was a disaster, and Bo was covered in flour, pepper, and various Tamaranian spices from head to toe. As Starfire started to clean, Raven and Beastboy walked in through the front door.

"Waven!" Bo stood up and wobbled slightly. "Beastboy!" He fell, and before he could hit the ground, Beastboy transformed into a seal, slid across the floor, and Bo landed safely on his back. The Titan then turned back into a human and whistled, holding the two-year old before him.

"I see you were hard at work in the kitchen, Chico!" He said, handing him to Raven.

"You need a bath," Raven cocked an eyebrow as she pulled something blue and squiggly out of his hair.

"No, you need a bath!" Bo giggled, pretending to pick something out of her hair.

Raven rolled her eyes and set him back on the floor, patting the seat of his shorts. "Go potty," she ordered. "I know you haven't gone yet."

"I don't want to," Bo filled his cheeks with air.

"Go," Raven used her powers to scoot him forward.

"No!" Bo struggled against the zinthos.

"I shall accompany you," Starfire reached for his hand. "Perhaps we can sing the 'Going to my potty' song."

Bo looked at Raven, who nodded and he slipped his tiny hand into the alien's, his other hand in his mouth.

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" 'When I was a baby,'" Starfire and Bo sang together as they sat in the bathroom. " 'I had a diaper, 'round my little tummy.' " The alien poked his little belly and he giggled.

For some reason, Bo had less issues using the toilet if Starfire helped him. That didn't mean he wouldn't throw fits with her. He just threw them less than with the others.

He kicked his feet as he sat on the toilet, singing with the Tamaranian Titan.

" 'Now that I am bigger, no more diapers. I've got a potty, gonna figure it out!' " Starfire clapped as he peed in the toilet.

" 'Yes, I'm going to my potty-potty, now I'm going to my potty-potty' ".

Bo stood up and clapped. "I did it, Stahr! I tinkled in da potty!" He pointed to the bowl.

"Glorious!" Starfire clapped again. "You are a big boy, Bo!"

She watched as he flushed the toilet and held him up to the sink so he could wash his hands. She then opened the door and Bo raced out, shouting, "I'm a big boy! I used the potty!" He started jumping around. "I used the potty, Waven!"

Beastboy knelt down and high-fived him. "Good job, bro!"

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After dinner, Raven, Beastboy, and Cyborg decided to visit the Titans East. Robin and Starfire politely declined, offering to watch Bo so he could get to bed on time. The toddler was busy playing on the floor with some pots and pans, so Robin decided to plug in an action flick. He collapsed onto the sofa beside his girlfriend and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. They half-watched the previews, half played with each other's hands and feet, and just as the opening credits started to come on, they gave each other flirtatious smiles. Movies weren't good unless you could get lovey-dovey during them. Robin leaned forward to kiss Starfire, but Bo suddenly scrambled between them and screamed, "DOO-RAH!"

"Ahh!!" The Titans both screamed.

"Bo," Robin panted, putting the child in his lap. "What's up?"

"I wanna watch Doo-rah!" Bo pointed to the TV.

"We're not watching Dora right now," Robin put him down on the floor, knowing the toddler meant Dora the Explorer. "We're watching something else."

Bo stuck his lower lip out and climbed onto Starfire's lap. "Doo-rah…" he sniffled. Starfire's eyes glittered and Robin rolled his. Everyone knew which of Bo's whines were real and which ones were facades.

"Might we watch the Dora instead?" Starfire flashed her own pouty smile.

Robin groaned and slid off the couch, crawling across the floor to change tapes. Unfortunately, Bo decided to sit between them, and the kiddie cartoon hardly made things romantic. Starfire and Bo clapped and interacted with the television and Robin looked off to the side, annoyed. By the time the video was over, Bo was fast asleep on Starfire's lap. His legs were sprawled across Robin's lap.

"He is wonderful, is he not?" Starfire sighed, stroking some of his hair. Robin shook his head slightly, smiling.

"He's something, that's for sure."

The alien girl scooped him in her arms slowly. Bo whimpered slightly and Starfire shushed him gently. "It is bedtime , Bumgorf."

She floated to his room, Robin following her on foot. He watched as she laid him down in his little Batmobile-shaped bed and pulled the blankets around him. She then tucked some hair behind her ears before leaning down and kissing him gently. "Your knorf'ka loves you."

Robin smiled, leaning his head on the doorframe and quickly removed it when they both heard a large crash. They raced into the living room and saw glass scattered all over the floor. One of the windows were broken. Robin raced over and leaned over the jagged glass pane to look out. Starfire knelt down and picked up one of the pieces. Stained on it was something red. She furrowed her small brows and looked around the rest of the pieces. They all had something red on them.

"Robin?" She looked up. "I do not understand."

The boy walked over and took the shard from her hand, studying it. He then picked up another piece and put the together. Starfire gasped. It was the top half of Slade's insignia. Robin huffed through his nose and ordered quietly, "Go check on the baby."

Starfire quickly flew back into Bo's room and ripped the blanket from his sleeping figure. She then raised his pajama shirt. He moaned slightly and opened his eyes sleepily.

"You are undamaged?" Starfire asked quietly, helping him to sit up and checking him all over for injuries.

"It's wake up time?" Bo asked, blinking heavily.

"No, Bo," Starfire kissed him. "You may return to your slumber." She kissed him again and laid him back down, covering him back up. "I wish you pleasant dreams." She returned to the living room and informed Robin of his status.

"Why now?" Robin sighed. "Why would he wait so long?"

"Perhaps it has taken him this long to think of a new plan," Starfire suggested. She began picking up the pieces of glass. "I have to confess that I am not all that surprised."

Robin helped her. "Me neither."

Author's second note: If you want to listen to the potty song, go to youtube and type in 'the potty song'. Really cute

To Be Continued…