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Prologue

Lilly concentrated all her powers around her, trying to clear her mind of images of her two sons that were so cruelly taken from her at their birth… it was a vain attempt, as last night's nightmare seemed too much for her.

With a sigh she lowered herself to the ground, settling with letting herself be absorbed into the silence of the jungle as she watched her reflection in the stream. Was this really what she wanted? To be spending the day of her death reminiscing?

"Love," a sleepy voice said behind her. She didn't look up, sensing the older teen walk up to her, sitting down before he wrapped muscled arms around her waist. "You're up early… trying to get an early start to the day?"

"The day of my death seems a good one to think," she whispered, almost too quiet to hear it herself; she knew he heard it. He heard everything.

"Yes…" he nodded, burying his face in her shoulder; her dark red hair moved with the wind, brushing over his bare back. "Our day of destruction, finally here…"

She frowned at his choice of words, turning around to look at him. "Our day of destruction?" she questioned. "Love, today is my day, not yours."

"I cannot live without you, Lilly," he grinned at her. "Either I die without today, or I chase after you threw the recesses of time forever…"

"Chase after me," she smiled. "Chase after me, and be happy while you still can; like you and I could never be together…"

"Are you happy love?" he questioned her. She nodded shyly, a blush creeping over her porcelain cheeks. "Then all is well… your happiness drives me to live… you're death will drive me to despair…"

"Don't live selfishly Tai," she shook her head at him. "You have others to live for."

Tai's grin grew; "If to live selfishly means I get to hold you like this for eternity, than selfish I shall be…" he moved to kiss her, but she turned her head.

She looked to the ground, her crimson cheeks matching her enchanting eyes as he growled under his breathe. Frustration poured off of his entire being, but he mastered it with a few slow, deep breathes.

She smiled at his efforts.

He lifted her chin to stare into her crimson pools with deep emerald eyes. "Why do you turn?" he mumbled. "You love me, no?"

"Yes," her breath caught in her throat as she explored his eyes… frustration. Love. Hurt. Confusion. "Yes, I love you very, very much… but…"

"But what, Lilly-Love?" he asked, leaning towards her.

She looked deeper into his eyes, and saw understanding. "I don't want to hurt you Tai… not like the others…"

"You won't hurt me," his arm tightened around her waist, pulling her into his lap. "I'm your chosen one? Remember?"

"The chosen one I will bring pain to with my first acts of love," she quoted. "Love said so, so did Knowledge… why don't you ever listen?"

"I do listen," he rubbed his nose against hers, and she closed her eyes. She still couldn't believe what simple sensations made her feel around him… "Our love is undeniable… it's written in the stars, it's carved in our bones… believe me love this is what's meant to be…"

"I don't want to hurt you," she repeated. "I would never forgive myself…"

"Lilly," his voice took on a slight growl. "If not on the day of destruction, will you grant me no peace? One kiss is all I ask of you to show your love to me… One kiss to haunt the rest of my dreams, and to let me die in peace… please Lilly-Love, if you do not let me die with you, let me die with you in my heart…"

Opening her eyes once more, she saw steely determination in his emerald orbs as he finally broke through the invisible barrier that had always separated them… their lips met with a gentle passion, moving in sync and whispering oaths of love.

Lilly pulled away from him when she felt him go rigid, but he only grinned at her, longer than normal eye teeth slipping over his lip. "I'm fine love…" was all he told her, before pulling her to him again; she relented, allowing herself to do the things she had only dreamed about…

Her hands had only just entangled themselves in his wheat blond hair when she pulled away again, her cheeks like roses and her eyes to the ground.

"Love," he growled again in frustration, but distanced him from her. "I am sorry Love, I went too fast… but I am only a man. Please forgive me, and let me thank you…"

"Not that Tai…" she muttered. He raised a brow at her; only to turn when he heard little feet running towards them… he was almost thrown to the ground when a hyperactive ball of blond hair and green eyes was catapulted at him.

"Daddy!" the girl giggled, squeezing her tiny little arms around his neck. "Tell me a stowy! Pwease Daddy!"

"Later Raija," he laughed, placing her on the ground. "I'm talking to Lilly now, okay?" Raija blinked, and then turned to look at the red haired girl behind her father's back.

"Lilly-Lady?" she asked.

"Yes Raija?" Lilly asked; she wished the little girl had been her own… but it was not to be. She and Tai both had separate lives and families, and it was only by chance that they had found their true loves in each other…

"Make me fly?" Raija asked excitedly; the little blond started to jump up and down, and Lilly complied, using her powers to levitate the girl above the ground for a few moments; Raija squealed in glee, only to run off once she had been placed safely on the ground.

"I wish she had been ours," Tai muttered, wrapping his arms around her again. "I wish that I had not had to marry Katja… I wish we could be together forever…"

"Those are a lot of wishes," Lilly wrapped her arms around his neck. "You should be careful… you never know, one of them may come true…"

"I don't care…" he whispered into her neck. She giggled, moving her eyes down his back… that's when she noticed it.

"Tai?" she asked.

"Yes?"

"Since when do you have a raven on your back?" she dropped one hand to trace carefully over the bird's beak.

"What?" he sat up straighter, looking into her eyes with confusion. "I don't-"

"A mark of my love," Lilly spoke with realization. "Now you'll die with me in you're heart… just as you wanted…"

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Bee-

Beast Boy slammed a hand down on his clock, getting up slowly. Grumbling under his breath, he made sure the alarm was on, and then left the confines of his bed with a yawn. He crossed his room to the full length mirror on the opposing side, dodging random stacks of chaos and disaster.

He frowned as he looked at his appearance. Clothed only in loose sweatpants, his muscles pulled taunt underneath his greened skin, he was a sight to see: Almost perfect proportions, eyes inherited from his father, hair inherited from his mother, and skin inherited from an antidote.

He turned slowly to look at his birthmark; a raven. It was placed on his lower back, just to the left, with wings spread and violet eyes glaring into the distance.

With a sigh he started to wade his way through the mess of his room to his closet to find some clothes.