The second chapter of Jay: The son of Raven! I love you guys. I'm really happy that I got like 20 reviews in Torn and Caught in Love. I hope this is a great chapter!
Disclaimer: The Teen Titans don't belong to me! Only Jay, Brightfire, Skyfire, Firewing, and this story.
Chapter 2: Nightwing's Confession
Jay's P.O.V.
As I flew farther away from home, the more fascinated I was at the view. Jump City was huge! I saw the mall, a bookstore, a video game store, a candy factory, the park and many, many more stores. It was a nice, sunny day in the city. The wind blew my hair back and nibbled my skin. Even though I was amazed at the things I've been missing, I was starting to feel homesick. Great, I thought. That just proves that Mom was right! I am super stubborn. But I can't go back. Nightwing's my father and I want to know how that happened!
In addition to being stubborn, I was playful, hopeful, loyal, brave, and sometimes just plain idiotic like Uncle Cy said when I tried to fix the T-Car. I always thought that despite any situation something good would come out of it. I hope that it's the same with finding Dad.
The city's size shrunk as I flew farther and farther away and the trees, road, and hills came into view. I looked at the coordinates again. "So they live in the Spear Mountains." I mused. My mom told me those were dangerous mountains with many monsters in the caves. Jeez, Nightwing had an appetite for danger! I wonder if Starfire agreed to live there. I wondered if their children were safe. Nightwing's children would be my siblings, I thought. Sure, I had always wanted siblings but my mom wasn't married or dating anyone when she was raising me. Mother. I missed her so much. Guilt rose in my mind. Literally.
Dude, ya gotta turn back! You miss your mom and I bet she just found out you're gone! Guilt cautioned.
No. This is something I have to do. When else am I going to find out about this? I rebuked. I stopped listening to Guilt's pleas and focused on the destination ahead.
"Okay, Dad. I hope you're ready for me." I muttered and flew faster. After 25 minutes, I could get a glimpse of the Spears. "Alright!" I yelled happily. With a big grin on my face I sped towards the jagged, tall mountains.
As I got closer, I could see a white house on a large ledge with a red roof. The brown wooden door was ajar and I could see 3 children playing in the front of the house. There were 2 girls with jet-black hair and a red-headed boy who were doing cartwheels and laughing. The mountains rang with laughter and joy. The 3 kids were younger than me and the boy who looked like he was barely school age. They stopped playing when I lowered myself to the ground.
For the first 5 minutes we just stared at each other. The girls were definitely twins. From what I've eavesdropped, they must have been Brightfire and Skyfire. My sisters had their mother's skin tone. The boy, my brother, had Nightwing's skin tone like me. His name was Firewing. They all gazed at me with the same green eyes.
"You look like Dad." Brightfire told me. "And someone else from Mom's photos."
"Um, what's-her-face…Raven!" Skyfire thought out loud.
Firewing poked my stomach. "Hey, guy-who-came-out-of-know-where? Where's your mommy?"
I chuckled nervously. "I don't know. I think she's at home. Can I talk to Da- I mean, your dad?"
"SURE!" they yelled and ran inside. I waited anxiously.
"I have to train, kids. I'm too busy to meet a stranger!" Nightwing grumbled as he was pulled outside by my brother and sisters. Nightwing paused to look at me. My father was tall and wore a black suit with a blue bird on his chest and a gray belt. He had long black hair and a mask that covered his eyes. Dad's eyes widened in surprise.
"Who are you?" Nightwing asked. My heart fell. He never knew I existed. It must've showed from my face because he said, "Sorry I don't know you. Tell me about yourself."
"My name is Jay. I'm 8 and my mom is Raven. You're my biological father, Nightwing." I told him half-heartedly.
"Raven…had a kid? And I'm…?" Nightwing stammered, obviously shocked.
"Um, yeah. Hi Dad." I said.
I probably shouldn't have said that because Nightwing looked dazed for a while, then fainted with a groan. I started to feel a bit offended and hurt.
"DADDY!" the 3 screamed and they gathered around our father.
"Just 3 dates…flu…break…urgh." Nightwing mumbled.
Right after those words, a tall redheaded woman with the same green eyes as the 3 kids ran outside towards Dad. She had to be Starfire. Starfire kneeled down to the dirt and cradled Nightwing's head in her lap. His mouth twitched.
"My little bumgorfs, what has happened to your father? Did he have 'the attack of love'?"
"Don't you mean a heart attack? And he didn't he's just in shock." I answered Starfire (stepmother?).
For the first time she acknowledged me. "Who are you? How did Dick get unconscious? Was it your doing?" Starfire demanded. Her eyes turned green and in her fists were her starbolts. I gulped nervously and backed away.
"No Mama, he just told Daddy he was his son." Firewing said to his mother. "Can he play with us?"
Her eyes widened when Firewing said I was Nightwing's son but then her face softened just for him. "Not at the moment, son. Your father will be fine, just stay here and play with your sisters." Starfire whispered lovingly. That tone made me miss my mom even more. "And you, what's your name?" she pointed at me with a demanding tone that wanted to make me instantly answer.
"Jay, ma'am." I quickly replied.
"Then come inside. I can carry my husband on my own."
I walked inside the living room nervously. It had photos on the walls of the 3 and their parents having the time of their lives. There was a coffee table, a brown and red oval-shaped rug, a huge T.V., and a couch and a loveseat. Starfire set Dad gently on the couch and kissed his forehead. He seemed to relax a little when she did so. Then Starfire turned to me.
"My husband cannot be your father. He is married to me." Starfire told me sharply as if it was my fault I was born.
"Yeah, I know. You can't be suggesting it was my fault I was-"
Then Starfire interrupted me like she just realized something. "Don't you have a mother?"
"No, Dad gave birth to me." I responded sarcastically while I rolled my eyes.
Starfire gasped. " I have seen that eye rolling from someone. Your mother is Raven!" After she had said that, Star slowly put the pieces together and realized what it meant. Her eyes narrowed and she glared at me.
"Yes. My mother is Raven and Nightwing's my father." I admitted. A dark silence followed my words.
"Explain this." Starfire demanded.
"That's why I came here for. I know as much as you do. Mother wouldn't tell me. I waited but nothing happened, so I acted rashly and here I am." I answered miserably, while looking at my father hoping that he would wake up soon.
"Very well. We will wait until he wakes up." Starfire decided and we waited for ten minutes. Eventually she couldn't stand it anymore and yelled to Dad, "WAKE UP RICHARD!"
Nightwing got up in a panic. Then he realized where he was and what a big situation he was in. Dad looked at Starfire nervously. "Star I-"
"Don't you dare 'Star' me! I know you did the one-on-one with Raven and produced this child!" she yelled pointing at me if I was trash.
He held his palms up. "You both deserve answers and I'll give them to you both. But I never knew he was alive." Dad said calmly. "Alright, well Jay you aren't going to what I'm talking about so just a heads-up there. Starfire remember when you, Cyborg, and Beast Boy had the flu and Raven and I were working so hard to take care of you?" he asked and Starfire nodded. "Well, you three decided that Raven and I take a break so we went to a restaurant. It was…an interesting turn-out so we decided to go on 3 more dates . We, uh, might've kissed a couple of times and all that. So I guess when Raven quit the Teen Titans, she was expecting you, Jay, er son." Nightwing explained.
But something wasn't right. "Mother said that the Teen Titans disbanded because the city was finally safe." I retorted.
Nightwing shrugged. "I guess she lied because she left US when the city was safe and after it was we agreed to keep in touch so we decided to disband. A year later, I married Star."
I backed away and ran outside. "Jay, wait!" Nightwing called.
And look who was waiting outside. My mom.
Mom was 45 feet in the air calling out my name when she heard Dad say my name. Mother looked down and saw me. She quickly went down and hugged me so tight I was afraid I might die from being suffocated.
"JAY! Don't you ever, ever run away ag-" Mother said and didn't finish her sentence when Nightwing was right in front of her. Mom's face paled.
Dad chuckled nervously. "H-h-h R-raven." he stuttered.
Mom looked at Starfire, who was glaring at Nightwing. If looks could kill, Dad would have an agonizing death a billion times.
"Hello, Starfire. Hello children." my mom said monotonously, ignoring Dad. She grabbed my shoulder. "Thanks for taking care of my son. We'll get off your hands now."
Just before we were about to fly away, Nightwing grabbed my mother's arm. "Wait Raven. Why didn't you tell me about Jay?" he asked.
"You never needed to. You betrayed your girlfriend-"
"Well, by that standard you betrayed your friend!"
"I didn't realize my mistake until later!" she yelled. A boulder exploded into tiny fragments.
I trembled. "Mom, he's sorry. I'm sorry I ruined your life." I cried. Tears escaped my eyes and flooded my cheeks.
My mother's gaze softened. She hugged me and whispered, "You didn't ruin my life, you made it better." We stood like that for a bit and then my mom gently released me. "Good-bye." she said curtly and we flew towards home. And I knew I would face the punishment of a lifetime for putting my mother through all this trouble.
OMG THAT WAS SOOOO EMOTIONAL! I actually felt the emotion and I'm all wow that's deep! Now I don't know if that part or the paragraph of my emotions was the deepest! As I struggle to decide I will update this story! Ttfn!
