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"Till then, hey, you don't happen to have a copy of Balzac's La Coméde Humaine?" |
"Yeah, it's in English though," she admitted, but it was as one of the five dollar classic paperback collections, you could get from Barns & Nobel, she'd bought it about two months ago, loved it, and was now reading Frankenstein. |
"Cool, can I borrow it?" he asked. |
"Yes," she replied because Jason was frequently raiding her room for books now. She was surprised at how fast he'd taken to just asking her for books, or asking to look through her shelves for a book. |
"Thanks, I'll be by after I clean up to get it," he smiled and then he was gone. She just shook her head and walked to her room then. Jason was an odd one, but it was nice to have another book lover in the Tower now. It also meant she got someone to talk books with. |
Making her way to her room she dropped her soaked clothes in the hamper and noted that she'd do laundry tonight as she pulled out that bikini Donna and Star had insisted she buy last month and smirked. She hadn't been prepared tonight's water war, but tomorrow she would be. |
She sat on her bed reading when there was a knock before Jason walked in. |
"Hey little bird," he greeted, she flicked up her wrist and pulled the book off her shelf and flew it over to him. |
"Now that you've got that I've got laundry to wash, so see you," she said as she heaved up her hamper. |
"Like you helped with washing the dishes?" |
"I have my own laundry to run, sunshine, and no, there's no fun to be had in laundry." |
"No there isn't." |
"I'm still going to win tomorrow's water war," he warned. |
"I am fully prepared to annihilate you," she stated as they walked to his room, he walked in and reappeared a moment later with his laundry as they both walked to the Tower wash room. |
"Frankenstien?" he asked. |
"Yes, I was looking for horror," she shrugged. |
"Stephen King." |
"I was going read Carrie," she admitted. |
"Fuck that, read It," he informed her. |
"I happen to like sleep," she replied primly. |
"Me too, but that book is worth the read," he said as they walked into the wash room. |
"Perhaps I'll just read the Red Dragon," she said. |
"That's a good one, good psycho in it," he replied. |
"You actually read it?" |
"Yes, after Joker and everything, thought it was epic," he replied. |
"Hmm, I'll keep that in mind," she said as she filled the washing machine. |
"How do you feel about spy novels?" he asked her. |
"Depends on who you're reading, some are trash, some are, I don't have a way to describe how good they are," she replied. |
One of Them Is Sick... |
Four years of being with her was something he couldn't even describe. Raven was the best thing to happen to him ever. He was still working out the kinks on his proposal (he hated big things and couldn't figure out how to just ask her and had been religiously carrying a ring around with him on missions and in real life ... |
But she was also complicated, being a half-demon made her a bit tricky at times to handle, like a month ago, or when she didn't want to share or lost her temper. He loved her to death, but the woman was difficult some days, not that dating him was a cake walk for her either, but it balanced out in his mind. |
But the big thing about dating a half-demon is that she's almost never sick, he was also rarely ill but that was for different reasons but the point was, neither of them got sick. Which was why when this fine Tuesday morning when he'd woken up, to his beautiful girlfriend sleeping soundly, he hadn't been worried. He ki... |
"Jay..." she breathed sleepily. |
"Morning sunshine," he whispered as he kissed her shoulder again. |
"Mmm," she hummed. |
"Come on Rae, time to..." she suddenly shoved him off and was scrambling out of the bed, half flying, have running as she disappeared into the bathroom slamming the door shut behind her. He was startled and stood to follow when he heard her retching, he just about ripped the door off it's hinges as he came in there and... |
Finally she was just dry heaving and trembling as he let her hair go |
"Better out than in," he said half humoredly. |
"Ugh," she grunted as she just rested leaned on the toilet, he reached for her robe and handed it to her, she didn't move to get off the tiled floor, he grabbed a cup and filled it with water as he handed it to her. "Must have been something I ate last night," she muttered. |
"Then I'd be sick too," he pointed out as he found a pair of discarded sweats and pulled them on before taking the cup from her and splashing it out. |
"Maybe not, demon," she muttered and he nodded. |
"Want the bed or to stay here?" he asked her. |
"I want to brush my teeth," she grumbled, he helped her up slowly, she gripped his arms painfully and just stood there for a long minute. |
"You alright little bird?" he asked, keeping a firm hold on her. |
"Just a bit light headed, I'm gonna call in sick," she said and he slowly let her go as she walked over to the sink and he left her be as he prepared toast with some jam on it for her. He kept his ears tuned for her, hearing her brush her teeth, run the sink, make her call and then the sheets moving. He brought her the... |
"Rae, come on," he coaxed, she cracked an eye at him, and frowned. |
"I can't," she muttered seeing the food and paling. |
"That's okay," he said as he set it aside on the night stand, he'd eat it for his breakfast. |
"Sorry," she muttered. |
"It's fine, I'd stay but I've got that legal thing with Bruce today and appealing my death so I can't stay here," he murmured patiently and Raven nodded. |
"Go, "M fine," she mumbled into the pillow. He would assess that statement this afternoon when he came home, for now he kissed her brow and took a shower. Raven was still sound asleep as he dressed in a suit, he gave up trying to tie the tie and decided not to wake Raven to have her help him since that was what he norm... |
He returned that afternoon to find her sitting at the counter munching on a deli sub, and she looked up from her computer and smiled. |
"I am feeling much better, and starving," she informed him. |
"I see, so you got Jersey Mike's and didn't tell me," he mused. |
"I did! I got two sandwiches, number sixes, Mike's way with mayo!" she insisted. |
"Uh-huh, and where is it?" he asked. |
"I ate it," she sheepishly smiled. |
"So do I get a bite of this?" he asked, looking at the last bit she had in her hands. |
"No!" she snapped, he laughed and just picked up the phone as he called the sub shop for his own sandwich. He'd have been put off by Raven's attitude of not sharing but sometimes when her demon nature emerged she was greedy, so he didn't push her. their first real fight had been because he'd pushed her when her demon n... |
He figured Raven's being sick was a one-time thing. |
"How's the resending death thing going?" she asked. |
"Pain in the fucking ass, lawyers suck, and I've had to explain repeatedly that I was kidnapped by some crazy terrorist group and they tried brainwash me, I escaped and spent eight years on the run in Europe trying to get home, and then I got home and now we're doing this," he grumbled as he rubbed his temple. Lawyers ... |
The only reason he was resending his death was because the paparazzi were snapping pictures of him with his brothers, and a big one had been plaster on the front of People with him and Mar'i playing in the park, with Helena and Terry, and Dick and him talking. Yeah, that flew over and the world now was screaming about ... |
"It'll be worth it, and throw off suspicion on your family for ties to the Bats," she pointed out as she finished her sub. |
"True," he agreed. "But now I've got to start showing up at six and not eight, starting tomorrow, lots of fucking paperwork, busy month and Bruce is insisting I enroll in school or something so I look normal, I'm a grown ass man, I have no desire to go to school right now." |
"You like school," Raven pointed out. he rolled his eyes. |
"You're going to have to ask Dick or someone for a ride now," he said. |
"That's fine, my classes are at eleven, I can make the train by nine and be in New York by ten," she dismissed. |
"You're not walking Gotham alone, I'll ask Alfred help get you to the station," he sighed. |
"Fine, but I'm a scary demon, even if they don't know it, no one's going to hurt me and I've been taking care of myself long before you," she pointed out. |
"Not the point sunshine, it's for my peace of mind," he countered and she sighed in defeat. |
"That's cheating," she muttered. |
"Not if it gets me what I want," he mused. |
"Why am I dating you again?" she asked. |
"Because I'm awesome, and I cook." |
"Right," she mused and he pulled her into his lap as he just held onto normalcy for a moment. |
For about a week he and Raven didn't talk about her bout of sickness on Tuesday, it was Sunday though when they were shopping that he had the scare of his life. They'd agreed to take the kids, Dick (who was a single father by the way) was off planet, Tim was busy, it was Bruce and Selina's anniversary weekend, Alfred h... |
Mar'i and Raven were off shopping for some school clothes for Mar'i, he was looking through the baby things, collecting diapers, and formula because he'd gotten a call saying that this week he and Raven would have the kids and that wasn't a problem, just another hassle. |
"Jaybird!" a shrill voice screamed through the store and he had his little sister in the cart as he raced to the voice and found Mar'i shaking Raven's shoulder, and Raven looking green and dizzy. |
"Fuck, you alright Raven?" he asked as he picked up the scared Mar'i who was now looking a bit like her mother and about to blast something. |
"Yeah, just got light headed and everything spun and..." she gestured around her. "I'm fine, it's probably because I haven't eaten anything today." |
"Kay, well, Helena, Mar'i will go with you, you're going to the food court, and I'll meet you there after I pay for this and change Terry," he said as he helped her up, Terry was starting to look ready to scream and Jason just smelled it. |
"Yeah," Raven waved him off as he slowly let her go. |
"Food, now!" Helena announced as she tugged on Raven's pants. |
"Yeah, yeah, come on," Raven said as she picked up the two year old and then took four year old Mar'i's hand as they walked out. Jason watched her go closely and then walked to the family restroom to change Terry. He found the girls at the food court and he ended up reluctantly eating there with his brother, sister, an... |
When they got back to the apartment Raven had crashed with the kids, Terry sleeping soundly on her chest, Helena used Raven's arm as a pillow and Mar'i was using Raven's stomach as a pillow. It was cute, but Jason frowned because Raven had been napping a lot, he didn't know if that meant she was sick or life had just d... |
His largest freak out came later that week when they'd all been catching their breath after a massive fight, Klarion had decided to come to Gotham and pay a visit on them. Raven had barely defeated Klarion and was flying overhead them he, the Titans, and his brothers celebrating their victory. Raven was floating over t... |
He had seen her eyes roll back in her head and the focus she used to fly had her dropping, he'd screamed her name as he dove off the building for her. Dick, Damian and Tim and the Titans shouted after him, but he couldn't let this happen to her. He barely caught her, had her secure and a grappling hook catching another... |
He didn't slow even as Dick called in the warning, and Jason highjacked the Batmobile where it'd been parked. |
He blasted through every possible red light, every stop, he didn't slow for anything until he was in front of Thompkins's clinic, Raven groaned a bit when he grabbed her out of the car and ran into the clinic. |
"Over here, I got the call," Leslie said and Jason put Raven on the gurney, of course Raven chose that moment to open her eyes and look confused. |
"Where are we?" |
"Thompkins clinic and you're going to be a good demon and let her check you over or I swear to God Raven I will make your life hell!" he snarled lowly when he saw her looking ready for a fight. |
"But I'm fine," Raven insisted. |
"You just fainted, while floating over the ground a hundred stories in the air! You're going to the doctor!" He snapped at her. |
"Hood, let me examine my patient," Leslie snapped and Jason released Raven as he leaned against the wall and refrained from smoking because that wouldn't do him good. He glared at the clock as he waited. Dick and Tim called to check up on their Titan teammate, Jason said she was being examined and by the time Cyborg wa... |
"Any news man?" Victor gasped. |
"No," Jason grounded out because he was scared, truly scared. |
"Fuck, I should have called her more, checked in, she just said she was tired, life," he sighed. |
"I get it, she's been off for a few weeks," Jason admitted. |
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