Fan Fiction ❯ Returning Home ❯ It Might Not Be That Bad ( Chapter 4 )
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By: hoshiko20 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.12.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 267 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.12.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 267 | Status: Completed
Chapter 4
The next morning, Star had managed to calm down Raven with Jinx’s help the night before and they were all sitting at the table, each drinking their own choice of beverage. Raven’s arms were wrapped around her daughter, her face buried in her hair.
The door to the lounge opened and they all looked up except for Raven. Robin and Cyborg walked in and over to the table.
“I think we got to him last night. At least, I hope we did.” Robin said, kissing Starfire’s cheek. “Morning love.” he said softly.
“I hope so man. I don’t know why he was all mad though.” Cyborg agreed as he wrapped his arms around Jinx.
“Terra.” came Ravens miserable voice.
They looked at her and she took a deep ragged breath. “She was telling him to leave me and that I should have stayed in Azarath.”
They looked at her, slightly stunned.
“I should have figured she would try something like this.” Jinx said, “She was going out with Aqualad but she broke up with him a few weeks ago and has been playing hurt damsel. No offence to any one here but I really hate her.”
Raven nodded in agreement and her grip tightened on Midnight when Beast boy walked in. She didn’t meet his gaze but kept her head up in a proud way. There was no way she was going to let him make her feel inferior.
Everyone was silent until Midnight spoke up. “I’m bored.”
The group at the table laughed. “Come here ya little squirt. I’ll teach ya how to play video games.” Cyborg said, holding out his hand.
Midnight squeezed out of her mothers arms and took it, they walked over and turned on the system and while the game was loading, Cyborg showed her the buttons and told her about the game.
Jinx smiled. “I’m gunna go help her since I’m the only one who can beat him. He be bawling like a baby when she beats him.” she laughed as she headed over, leaving a seat open.
Beast boy hesitated then sat down with some tea. He didn’t speak, only swirled the tea once or twice.
Starfire glanced at Robin then stood up. “Raven, would you like some breakfast?”
“No thanks Star.” she said in her monotone voice that had come back since last night. She knew Midnight didn’t like it very much but she couldn’t help it, she was hurt but she didn’t want him to know that.
“Alright then.” Star turned to the stove and started making breakfast for the others.
Robin stretched and walked over to his computer and started typing leaving Beast boy and Raven alone at the table.
‘What should I say? I can’t talk to her here..’ Beast boy looked at her but she continued to stare at the screen where her daughter was currently kicking Cyborg’s ass.
A small smile grew on her face as Midnight crossed the finish line before Cyborg did and was dancing on the couch with Jinx screaming “I beat you, I beat you!”
Beast boy couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight. This snapped Ravens attention to him and he looked back at her. Sighing, he stood up and held out his hand. “Can we talk, please?”
Hesitantly, Raven stood. She did not take his hand but walked towards her room with Beast boy following in step.
Unbeknownst to the two, Robin and Starfire exchanged glances, each hoping that things would turn out alright.
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Raven walked in her room and shut the door behind Beast boy. She turned to him, her arms crossed over her chest waiting.
“Look Rae, I’m sorry about what happened yesterday.” he started. “I know I shouldn’t have listened to Terra but what she was saying was making sense, I don’t know what to do. Then again, the guys have a point, that I’m not even trying. I.. I just don’t know what to do. Can you give me time to think about this?” he asked.
Raven stood quiet for a moment then sighed. “I guess. I have to go back to Azarath tomorrow to check on Shadow but I’ll be back. Midnight is going to be staying here with Star, she said that she would watch her.” She turned and went to open the door when Beast boy stopped her.
“Rae...” he whispered. “It’s not that I’m not happy to see you and Midnight, I just...”
She silenced him with a kiss. When she pulled away she nodded. “I know what your talking about. I should have told you. Shadow was always on my case to tell you even before we left.”
Beast boy started to nod than stopped. “Wait, you knew before you even left?”
Raven nodded. “I know I should have told you but I knew that you would never have let me fight and you would have worried too much about me to fight yourself.”
He nodded slowly. “You still should have told me.”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
He laughed slightly. “Looks like were both sorry today.”
Raven gave him a small smile and hugged him tightly.
He held her before the door opened and Midnight stood, panting slightly.
“Mommy!” She cried, running to hide behind her mother.
Confused Raven looked down at her daughter. “What’s wrong?”
Midnight pointed down the hallway in which Starfire and Jinx were currently searching every room.
Raven laughed slightly and closed the door. “They after your cheeks again?” she asked, grinning.
“No! Their tickling me!” Midnight transformed into a cat. She ran and dove into the bean bags.
Beast boy stared after the cat who’s fur reflected the pale moons glow. “She... she..”
Raven sighed. “Yes, she can change. The little brat has escaped so many times by turning into a cat or a mouse. I don’t know how! She’s seen the cat’s on Azarath but she’s never seen a mouse.... not that I know of anyways. Your gunna have to help her on that bit. I don’t know how it works.”
There was a pounding on her door and she opened it a crack. “Yes?” she asked Star.
“Have ya seen that adorable little girls of your anywhere?”Star asked.
“Not as of late.”
“Thanks!” She said, charging off to the next room.
Midnight crawled out of the bean bags, now back in her human form, and sighed. “She’s nuts!”
“Well, your going to have to stay with the nutty person tomorrow when I go see your aunt.” Raven said.
Midnight’s eyes grew wide. “No!!” she rushed over to Beast boy and clung to his leg. “Help me!”
He chuckled and picked her up. “Maybe, I can spend some time with you so you won’t have to be around her the whole time.”
Raven smiled. ‘Maybe being around her will help him.’ “If your going to stay with BB, your going to have to behave yourself.”
Midnight nodded furiously. “Anything to get away from her! ”
Beast boy smiled. Maybe having a daughter won’t be as bad as I thought it would. ’
The next morning, Star had managed to calm down Raven with Jinx’s help the night before and they were all sitting at the table, each drinking their own choice of beverage. Raven’s arms were wrapped around her daughter, her face buried in her hair.
The door to the lounge opened and they all looked up except for Raven. Robin and Cyborg walked in and over to the table.
“I think we got to him last night. At least, I hope we did.” Robin said, kissing Starfire’s cheek. “Morning love.” he said softly.
“I hope so man. I don’t know why he was all mad though.” Cyborg agreed as he wrapped his arms around Jinx.
“Terra.” came Ravens miserable voice.
They looked at her and she took a deep ragged breath. “She was telling him to leave me and that I should have stayed in Azarath.”
They looked at her, slightly stunned.
“I should have figured she would try something like this.” Jinx said, “She was going out with Aqualad but she broke up with him a few weeks ago and has been playing hurt damsel. No offence to any one here but I really hate her.”
Raven nodded in agreement and her grip tightened on Midnight when Beast boy walked in. She didn’t meet his gaze but kept her head up in a proud way. There was no way she was going to let him make her feel inferior.
Everyone was silent until Midnight spoke up. “I’m bored.”
The group at the table laughed. “Come here ya little squirt. I’ll teach ya how to play video games.” Cyborg said, holding out his hand.
Midnight squeezed out of her mothers arms and took it, they walked over and turned on the system and while the game was loading, Cyborg showed her the buttons and told her about the game.
Jinx smiled. “I’m gunna go help her since I’m the only one who can beat him. He be bawling like a baby when she beats him.” she laughed as she headed over, leaving a seat open.
Beast boy hesitated then sat down with some tea. He didn’t speak, only swirled the tea once or twice.
Starfire glanced at Robin then stood up. “Raven, would you like some breakfast?”
“No thanks Star.” she said in her monotone voice that had come back since last night. She knew Midnight didn’t like it very much but she couldn’t help it, she was hurt but she didn’t want him to know that.
“Alright then.” Star turned to the stove and started making breakfast for the others.
Robin stretched and walked over to his computer and started typing leaving Beast boy and Raven alone at the table.
‘What should I say? I can’t talk to her here..’ Beast boy looked at her but she continued to stare at the screen where her daughter was currently kicking Cyborg’s ass.
A small smile grew on her face as Midnight crossed the finish line before Cyborg did and was dancing on the couch with Jinx screaming “I beat you, I beat you!”
Beast boy couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight. This snapped Ravens attention to him and he looked back at her. Sighing, he stood up and held out his hand. “Can we talk, please?”
Hesitantly, Raven stood. She did not take his hand but walked towards her room with Beast boy following in step.
Unbeknownst to the two, Robin and Starfire exchanged glances, each hoping that things would turn out alright.
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Raven walked in her room and shut the door behind Beast boy. She turned to him, her arms crossed over her chest waiting.
“Look Rae, I’m sorry about what happened yesterday.” he started. “I know I shouldn’t have listened to Terra but what she was saying was making sense, I don’t know what to do. Then again, the guys have a point, that I’m not even trying. I.. I just don’t know what to do. Can you give me time to think about this?” he asked.
Raven stood quiet for a moment then sighed. “I guess. I have to go back to Azarath tomorrow to check on Shadow but I’ll be back. Midnight is going to be staying here with Star, she said that she would watch her.” She turned and went to open the door when Beast boy stopped her.
“Rae...” he whispered. “It’s not that I’m not happy to see you and Midnight, I just...”
She silenced him with a kiss. When she pulled away she nodded. “I know what your talking about. I should have told you. Shadow was always on my case to tell you even before we left.”
Beast boy started to nod than stopped. “Wait, you knew before you even left?”
Raven nodded. “I know I should have told you but I knew that you would never have let me fight and you would have worried too much about me to fight yourself.”
He nodded slowly. “You still should have told me.”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
He laughed slightly. “Looks like were both sorry today.”
Raven gave him a small smile and hugged him tightly.
He held her before the door opened and Midnight stood, panting slightly.
“Mommy!” She cried, running to hide behind her mother.
Confused Raven looked down at her daughter. “What’s wrong?”
Midnight pointed down the hallway in which Starfire and Jinx were currently searching every room.
Raven laughed slightly and closed the door. “They after your cheeks again?” she asked, grinning.
“No! Their tickling me!” Midnight transformed into a cat. She ran and dove into the bean bags.
Beast boy stared after the cat who’s fur reflected the pale moons glow. “She... she..”
Raven sighed. “Yes, she can change. The little brat has escaped so many times by turning into a cat or a mouse. I don’t know how! She’s seen the cat’s on Azarath but she’s never seen a mouse.... not that I know of anyways. Your gunna have to help her on that bit. I don’t know how it works.”
There was a pounding on her door and she opened it a crack. “Yes?” she asked Star.
“Have ya seen that adorable little girls of your anywhere?”Star asked.
“Not as of late.”
“Thanks!” She said, charging off to the next room.
Midnight crawled out of the bean bags, now back in her human form, and sighed. “She’s nuts!”
“Well, your going to have to stay with the nutty person tomorrow when I go see your aunt.” Raven said.
Midnight’s eyes grew wide. “No!!” she rushed over to Beast boy and clung to his leg. “Help me!”
He chuckled and picked her up. “Maybe, I can spend some time with you so you won’t have to be around her the whole time.”
Raven smiled. ‘Maybe being around her will help him.’ “If your going to stay with BB, your going to have to behave yourself.”
Midnight nodded furiously. “Anything to get away from her! ”
Beast boy smiled. Maybe having a daughter won’t be as bad as I thought it would. ’