She's Sunshine, She's Grace, She'll Punch You in the Face

Chapter 93: Sewing with the Girls

"Okay." Alfred looks at the list one last time before folding the paper up and putting it in his coat pocket. "After cleaning up the little incident in the kitchen, then I will pick this up right away. I can drop it off in your room if you like?"

"Thanks Alfred, but I'd rather you just hand it right to me. I kind of want to hide it from everyone else. I wouldn't want anyone accidentally coming upon it. The only people I want to know of this plan are the people in this room."

"That's a great idea." Kori agreed. "When do you think it will be done?"

"It shouldn't take me too long. I can have it done in time to pass out the gifts tomorrow after dinner."

"Just in time then." Raven nodded. "We planned on leaving early Wednesday morning anyways. I'm actually a bit excited to see how everyone reacts to the news."

"Will you guys be going on patrol with us tonight?" Marinette asked.

"No." Gar shook his head. "Batman doesn't really want us on his streets unless he specifically asks. We were planning on hanging out with Babs."

"So you will be with us but not really." The bluenette grins.

"Don't worry. I'll make sure Gar doesn't press any buttons or anything." Raven jokes.

"Are you kidding?" Gar laughs. "Both you and Babs would kill me if I did something like that. I may not be the smartest but I'm not stupid."

"You are afraid of me and Babs and not Batman?" Raven raises an eyebrow.

"No! I didn't say that. Don't go and put words in my mouth!"

"Relax, Gar." Raven pats the green boy on the knee. "I'm just messing with you."

"So," Jason quickly stands up. "What do we plan on doing today?"

"I need to get back to finishing my dress." Marinette stands up as well.

"Oh, can I come with?" Kori says excitedly.

"Sure."

"I would like to tag along too." Raven stood up. "I've never really seen the process of making clothes. Plus, I have tons of questions still about you and Robin."

"Aw, you guys are doing girly things?" Gar whined as the girls walked off.

"We have some new gadgets in the cave if you want to check them out." Jason grinned. "I'll race ya."

"You're on." Gar hopped up.

Moments later, a green cheetah could be found racing down the manor's halls.

"Cheater!" Jason called after him.
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"So, let me get this straight." Raven said as she sat floating criss cross in the air next to where Marinette was working on her dress. "Damian actually told you 'I love you' first? And he wasn't drugged or anything? He was completely in control of his thoughts and actions?"

"He sure did." Marinette chuckled. "Tikki thinks we fell so hard and so fast for each other because we are soulmates."

"I don't think that." Tikki shook her head. "I know that. It's the only logical explanation. Not even you, Marinette, would have fallen so fast even though you are a bit of a hopeless romantic."

"I am not."

"Really?" Tikki deadpanned. "Do I need to remind you of an old crush you once had?"

"Please don't, Tikki." She laughed.

"Sounds embarrassing." Raven smirked. "Do share."

"Well," Tikki began with a smile. "Marinette here was borderline stalkerish with her old crush named Adrien. She had pictures of him all over her walls and a very detailed schedule of his week and everything. She even had Christmas presents planned out years in advance."

"Tikki!" Marinette squeaked in embarrassment. "Please stop."

Raven and Kori just laughed in response.

"Don't worry about it, Marinette." Raven said through her laughter. "Everyone does cringe-worthy things when they are younger. It's nice to know more than just the 'badass' Marinette."

"Yes." Kori agreed. "When I first came to Earth, I did not know the language so I kissed Dick. That is how us Tameranians learn language. I did not realize kissing on this planet was such an intimate thing. It is quite embarrassing when I think back on it."

"Well I guess you are pretty lucky that you ended up kissing Dick of all people. I guess it worked out in the end."

Just then, a knock came at the door.

"Miss Marinette. I have brought your materials." Alfred called through the door.

"Come in."

Alfred walks in and hands the bag over to Marinette. "I do hope this is correct."

"Let's see." The bluenette looks inside the bag and pulls out the Velcro she asked for along with the gender neutral soft yellow fabric. "What do you think, Kori? You like this fabric?"

"Very pretty." She walks up and feels the soft cotton fabric. "It is perfect."

"Well you heard the lady, Alfred." The bluenette smiles up at the butler. "It's perfect. Thanks a bunch."

"You are all very welcome." Alfred heads for the door but stops short of exiting. "Oh, and by they way. Master Damian should be home from school any minute now. Might I suggest wrapping up what you are doing with the dress."

"What?" Marinette looks at the time on her phone. "You're right." She begins to gently grab her dress and walks it to the closet along with the supplies Alfred just brought. "You're a life saver, Alfred!"

"Glad to help." He says before walking off.

"That man's timing is incredible." Raven finally stands on her own two feet again. "I should probably find Gar." Raven stops herself before exiting as well. "Oh, wait. We all forgot to ask the most basic question when someone announces that they are pregnant."

"I already told you that I do not want to know the gender." Kori said.

"Not that." Raven shook her head.

"You're right!" Marinette snapped her fingers. "We didn't ask how far along you are Kori."

"Almost nine Earth weeks." Kori shrugged. "From my understanding, Tameranian and Earth pregnancies are very similar. About 40 weeks is full term"

"None of us better let this slip to anyone." Raven said.

"Jason is the one we should really worry about. Maybe even Gar too. He seems a bit excited."

"Yeah, that's probably why I should go look for him before Damian gets here."

"Well then we should get going." Kori smiled. "I would imagine that Gar is with Jason."

"That's probably not a good pair to leave on their own." Raven sighed. "My guess is that they are down in the cave."

"I'll catch up with you guys later after Dami gets here." Marinette waved at them as they walked down the hall.

"Dami, huh?" Raven snorts. "Alright. See you later Marinette."