A/N: Welp, this was done sooner than expected. But yeah, enjoy this and if you do, make sure to leave a nice little review to tell me what you liked. I look forward to writing further on this story, though it may be delayed thanks to my other and much more thought out project.


Beast Boy never thought he'd see the day.

Well, that was a lie, it was inevitable that one of the Titans would move on to bigger and better things. But it felt way too soon for it to happen. And even when he heard that one of the Titans was moving out, it didn't really strike him of what was happening until the sounds of a Tamaranean screeching in despair.

If it would be anyone, the changeling suspected it would be Raven. Maybe one of his pranks gone wrong would do it? A call from Hell would draw her back? Or even she would leave for Azarath. Or more recently, Cyborg, as the Justice League seemed to have great interest in his intellect at such a young age, as well as his handiness and more than once as he been caught chatting it up with members of the League in his room.

Instead, it was their leader, Robin. The Boy Wonder, the one who created the Teen Titans in the first place that had expanded from a 5-teen team into a teenage super-powered franchise that spread all across the worldwide, who were only surpassed in their powers and size by the superior Justice League.

Beast Boy remembered joking just months ago about Robin planning to ditch them after he started to grow out that jet black hair of his and almost disregarded his signature hair gel entirely. Little did he know what true that statement was, as Robin was now transitioning into 'Nightwing'. The same version of Robin Starfire saw when she went back in time after a battle with Warp.

Guess 20 years passed much faster than expected. A bitter thought crossed the changeling's mind.

Robin had also been thorough in making sure that after he left, the Titans referred to him as either Nightwing or 'Dick'. While Beast Boy sometimes thought of the Boy Wonder as a dick, he didn't think it'd be his actual name. In fact, ever since the battle with the Brotherhood of Evil, all Titans were forced to voice their civilian names which would make it easier to contact each other in case another situation like that ever happened again.

Robin's actual name was Dick Grayson, Cyborg's was Victor Stone, Starfire's was Koriand'r, which was simplified to Kori Anders, and Raven was just… Raven, though she had voiced interest in taking on the last name of 'Roth' if she ever need an actual civilian name.

And Beast Boy was forced to tell everyone his name was Garfield Logan. Cyborg's teasing of him resembling the orange cat in newspaper comics when he was transformed into a feline or after he shovelled down lots of pizza or candy was nearly unbearable for the first few weeks, while thankfully everyone else didn't seem to have to energy to tease him over it.

Thus, he just simplified it to a much more preferable nickname of 'Gar', which was an actual cool name and easy to say and not sound awkward while acknowledging the changeling, though only Raven called him by the nickname while most either still call him Beast Boy, BB, or sometimes in Cyborg's case, 'Grass Stain'.

Just over a year had passed since their trip to Tokyo, a moment where the Titans grew closer than ever. Robin and Starfire had finally acknowledged their feelings for each other and sealed their new relationship with a kiss in the rain after a long battle with Uehara Daizo. The changeling couldn't have written it any better than it was, and he thought that would keep them together for a much longer time.

Twas not the case, as Beast Boy stood in the Main Ops room, watching Robin talk with Cyborg. Victor had been assigned the new leader of the Teen Titans, a role he reluctantly accepted, but not one not deserved. The League was interested in him for a damn good reason, and that he combined brawn and brains so effortlessly, both in battle and in general day-to-day life. He had previously voiced a want to lead a team himself when Titans East was assembled, but ultimately stayed with the original cast of Titans, and that's where he's stayed since.

But now, Cyborg was the Teen Titans newest leader, a choice that was unanimously voted upon. Beast Boy had more experience than Cy, but he was no leader. He could barely keep up with his landry, let alone four other super-powered personalities, plus it wouldn't be a good look if the Titans' leader constantly got their ass handed to them, like he often did.

Starfire herself said that she couldn't exactly lead a team of Earth-goers either, given as how many years she's spent here, there was still so much she didn't know and balancing all of that with getting the press a leader gets and the contrasting personalities, as well as battle orders, the Tamaranean couldn't see herself doing well. As for Raven, she was the most powerful of the Titans, with her demon and Azrathian heritage, combined with her expertise in dark magic and empathy made her one tough superhero alright. But a leader? With her powers stemming from her emotions and how stressed Robin got during his leadership, she feared she wouldn't be able to handle it without breaking the Tower down.

Thus, they all voted on Cyborg. He was a perfect mix of compliant and stern that made him great for a leadership role. He was no stranger to media attention, given that he was 75% cybernetic with the sass of a dozen humans, as well as being apart of teenage crime-fighters. And Victor wasn't exactly someone who collapsed under pressure or stress. If anything, he thrived when the deck was stacked against him, like when he lead the charge to defeat Brother Blood, when he was transported back in time to fight against an evil army of monsters, or even when he bypassed his body's own set limits to defeat Atlas.

Right now, Robin was talking with him, exchanging words that Beast Boy couldn't hear as he sat at the dining table, tapping his fingers on the mahogany as his emerald eyes soon averted over towards the U-shaped couch, where Starfire was sobbing uncontrollably while Raven tried her best to comfort her.

She and Dick dated ever since their trip to Tokyo, which only made it confusing as to why he was leaving NOW. Their anniversary was just two weeks ago, and only days later did he announce his intentions to leave the Titans. Ever since then, Kori had a box of tissues with her at all times, and it was a mystery on just how her eyes could still produce tears for her to cry. No attempt to comfort her proved to be effective, not even mustard covered pancakes or the undying affection of Silkie could stop her from wailing in mourning.

Gar's stomach turned to knots seeing her like this, someone so full of life and almost never seen without a beaming smile on her face reduced to a puddle of tears. Raven's attempts to comfort her were only met with heavier sobs, and soon enough, a soft sigh escaped the empath's lips and she got up, walking over in the changeling's direction.

"Poor thing.." She said somberly, sitting down next to the grass-green boy, who nodded in response. Everyone hated to see Robin leave, but they knew that the sorrow Kori was feeling trumped their own feelings 10 times over. "You're telling me."

Glancing over at Raven, her hood was covering most of her face, but Beast Boy could still see her eyes wetten and her bottom lip shake ever so slightly. She and Dick had a strong connection, not romantically of course, but still something that that was stronger than any other normal friendship, and even a stronger friendship than Beast Boy had with anyone else. Like the bond between brother and sister, in that they knew they'd do anything for each other, even if it meant sacrificing themselves for the other. Raven always seemed to open up to Robin first, and it made sense, since he was always the most understanding of her emotions, and he did the same for her. The changeling envied it really, having that sort of connection with Raven...

Gently placing a hand on the empath's shoulder and tracing his thumb down her arm, Raven didn't even seem to mind the contact, welcoming it for a few brief moments and acknowledging it with a soft smile before she slowly tugged her arm away. "If anyone needs the comfort, it's her." She whispered, not even needing to signal out the Tamaranean for him to know who she was talking about.

Might as well give it a shot.

Sitting up from his seat, Garfield gave Raven a last friendly gaze before walking over to the wailing Starfire. She didn't acknowledge his existence, instead focusing entirely on wiping that snot from her runny nose with a handful of tissues. Taking a seat next to her, he simply made his presence known, placing his arms on top of the couch, opening himself for any sort of hugging or comfort. Would it result in some bruised ribs? Probably.

It seemed each time that Kori had began to calm down, Robin would say something else to Cyborg and she'd cry out again, repeating the process of emptying her tear ducts. Trying the cool approach just wasn't working, it only hurt Beast Boy more to see. The thing was… how was he suppose to help? He had certainly been through some grieving times, from his parents' deaths to Terra's betrayal to Raven's sacrifice… and yet here he was, oblivious onto how to help out his own friend in need.

Doesn't mean I ain't going to try.

"Hey Star.." The changeling whispered to her, placing a hand on her back and using his gloved fingers to slowly stroke her exposed, orange skin. No reaction. "Is the refrigerator turned on?" He continued with his joke, and he could feel his stomach loosen up when Starfire ceased her sobbing, even for a brief moment to glance up at him. "I.. believe so." She answered, sniffling some more as her teary, emerald gaze stared up at him.

They were wide, even with her eyelids half closed in an attempt to close away the tears that poured down her cheeks. They looked bloodshot, her near glowing orbs burning in sorrow and it showed with redness enveloping the corners of them. Beside her were at least a dozen snot-covered tissues, scrunched up and tossed to the side, only to get joined with plenty more of the Kleenex soon to join them.

Blinking some, Gar quickly spoke up, trying to make the exchange as fluid as it could be, and getting lost in Kori's gaze wasn't going to help that. "What do you think it's turned on by? The sexy sink or the sultry oven?" He had to stifle a giggle as he continued his joke, his smile wide as he thought of his own dirty remark highly, bottom fang jutting out of his mouth.

"I believe it is powered by the plug in the outlet. But… I do not think I understand the words you use to describe the oven and sink. Isn't terms like 'sexy' reserved for more… living beings?" Starfire confusedly countered, scrunching up her eyes as the changeling could just tell the cogs were running in her head to find out the meaning of her friend's words.

And honestly, that made it even funnier if she just had chuckled softly like she usually did with his jokes. "Oh come on, you don't see the dirty looks the fridge gives the oven? If only they weren't restricted by their wiring.." Beast Boy continued longingly, clasping his hands together just below his chin in fake adoration for the two inanimate objects' relationship.

Raising a brow, Kory turned around and eyed the refrigerator, as if she'd catch it in the act glancing over at the other appliance before realization set in and she plopped back down onto the couch. "Oh.. I see." She deadpanned, a quiet and unmeaning chuckle escaping her mouth before she stared back down at her box of tissues and sniffled.

It was a slow process, but eventually, she was back to crying and blowing her nose with the Kleenex, while Garfield could only frown in response. He was use to everyone else hating his jokes, but not Starfire, she always laughed at them, even if she didn't understand them. Now the changeling was wondering if she just didn't find that joke funny or if she was too sad to laugh at anything.

As if reading his thoughts, the wailing voice of the Tamaranean eased down enough for her words to be audible. "I apologize, Beast Boy. It was a … funny joke. You are always so … clever in your words, but I just cannot find it within me to share my amusement for it." She said between sniffles, a tiny hint of a smile crossing the woman's grief-wrecked face before she resumed her sobbing.

It was clear that Beast Boy wasn't the only one who was being affected by Kori's crying, each time she let out a cry, the changeling could see Robin cringe and no matter how bad the Boy Wonder wanted to contain his emotions, or at least, his sorrow, he still lifted a gloved hand to his domino mask to rub his eyes occasionally.

If you don't like this either, why are you doing it? Garfield asked himself, a tinge angry with Dick, but it couldn't compare to his own grieving of the situation. The two never saw eye-to-eye on everything, but he'd be lying if he said that Robin wasn't like a brother to him. Cyborg was the older, more funny brother who played video games with the youngling, Beast Boy, while Robin was the more serious brother in the middle that helped whipped the other two into shape. Without the serious brother, the other two would forever be immature and would get themselves into trouble constantly.

He wouldn't be the man he was today if it wasn't for Robin, and nothing could make him change his mind on that.

But he couldn't spend more time thinking, as the long-haired Titan was walking over in his direction, and he forced himself up to face the Boy Wonder. "Beast Boy.." He sighed, a large smile on his face. "Man, when I first saw you… you were this tiny little pipsqueak with a few fancy tricks. Now, while you ain't the biggest in terms of height and that, your heart and determination is as big as Superman's."

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry… Beast Boy told himself, feeling the taller hero wrap his arms around his back and pull him in for a strong hug that the changeling instantly returned. And before he knew it, his eyesight grew blurry and he buried his face in Robin's shoulder to hide the cascade of tears that were to come.

"Try not to clash with Roy when he gets over here. He tries to play cool, but he's got a temper on him that'll rival mine for sure.." Dick chuckled, giving a final pat to the mutant's back before pulling away from the hug. Speedy was moving in, or upgrading, as he described it, to the Titans Tower in Jump City, while Hot Spot took his place at Titans East. Kid Flash offered to take his place, but his romantic relationship with Jinx combined with his work with the actual Flash and the Justice League, he'd have no time for Titans work, no matter how fast he was.

Or should he say, Arsenal. Since apparently changing your superhero name was the new 'in' thing now. Speedy changed to Arsenal, while Aqualad changed his name to Tempest, Bumblebee decided to shorten her name to just Bee and of course, Robin changing his name to Nightwing. Beast Boy put some thought into it, writing down some names himself, like 'Changeling', 'Beast Man' and even going through Google Translate to try and find any cool combination of Beast, Doom and/or Titan in another language, but ultimately, he just decided to keep his old name, given how it would be a pain for everyone, including himself, to keep up with his new name.

"Me? Clashing with others? I think you got the wrong Garfield." Beast Boy laughed, wiping the tears from his eyes, "But uh, isn't Superman only 6'3"? I'm sure there were some much bigger Justice League heroes you could've compared me to!"

Robin's eyes narrowed, pinching down on that domino mask of his before a hardy chuckle escaped his mouth. "Heh, Superman here-" A green finger pointed at the changeling's chest. "-Bizarro up here." That same finger then playfully poked in between Gar's eyes, which earned a laugh from Cyborg and a small giggle from Raven.

Rae-Rae, as he so eloquently called her, had began to open up more with her emotions since the defeat of Trigon. She of course had to keep them in check still, since her powers relied on them, but she just felt… more open, more willing to show her amusement for jokes, though Gar was yet to get that laugh out of her he desired(Giggles dont count), more willing to grieve in view of her friends, and more willing to just be herself.

"Never change, Beast Boy." Robin stated, running his gloved fingers through the grass-colored hair of the changeling, ruffling it up some before walking past him over to his girlfriend, who was watching with tears still falling from her eyes and her hands covering her mouth, containing her sobs.

There were several silences of silence between them, with Robin gazing intently down at the sitting Tamaranean while Starfire returned the stare, soft cries escaping her mouth, her stomach's inconsistent rising and falling indicating a struggle to breath properly in her grief and her knees pressed hard against her chest.

Dick looked upward once, towards his three other friends, who were watching onward, and he had a puzzled look on his face, deep in thought over something that Beast Boy couldn't pinpoint. "Should we uh… leave you two alone or?"

Robin gave a gentle shake of his head, looking back down at Kori and lifting his hands up to his mask. After a second of struggle, he managed to dig his fingers underneath the eye protection, and with a quick tug, the domino mask was off and those pretty eyes of his were fully exposed.

While Garfield would never say it out loud, his eyes… were pretty damn hot. Sky-blue and naturally shining in the lit-up room, they seemed more fitting to be on the face of Superman rather than belong to someone who wore a mask 95% of the time. And he wasn't the only one who was surprised, looking at Cyborg showed he was quite perplexed about the whole situation and even Raven cocked a brow.

Robin had never revealed his whole face to the team, and Beast Boy wondered before if it was because he just found himself to be ugly. They already knew his full name and could probably dig up what he looked like without the mask through that alone, and yet he insisted on keeping it on 24/7. But now, there were no more secrets with the Boy Wonder, his full face was shown and Starfire looked intently up at her boyfriend with wide green eyes.

"Hey… I'm not going away forever, I'll still come and visit." His once stern and commanding voice turned soothing and gentle, as if raising his tone any further would shatter the fragile Tamaranean. "Plus, I'm keeping my communicator, I can call you whenever I want, and vise versa." It was clear he was trying to make the move as minimal as it could be, at least in the eyes of Kori.

She didn't respond for several seconds, even a full minute passed and the changeling could see Robin's face begin to twist into a hurt frown, his adam's apple bulging out of his throat as he swallowed heavily. "Star, I-"

"Why must you leave us?!" Starfire suddenly lashed out, her look of grief turning into that of anger as her body shot up and met the Boy Wonder eye to eye. "You told me we would always be together! You promised me this!" Her words were shouted like that of a true Tamaranean warrior in combat and the look on her face definitely matched as well. Her eyes were glowing that green energy, like they were in battle or when she was preparing a laser-eye beam.

Robin didn't answer at first, his eyes wide in shock and his body almost entirely limp except for his legs, which were shaking under the weight of himself. "And now you are going to leave not only me, but the rest of your friends! We all love you with all our hearts and you are doing the ditching of us! Why?!" She continued to scream, her body shaking in rage and her taller frame hunched over Dick, who was practically cowering at this point.

"Do you… not love us back?" Kori's voice fell to that of almost a whisper, her eyes returning to their normal state and glancing off to something on her left. "Do you not love me, Robin? Were all the times you told me so a lie?"

Ouch… Beast Boy could only think, her words stabbing him in the heart and he didn't nearly have the bond with either of them that those two did.

"St.. Star, that's ridiculous. I do love you, I do.." Robin uncharacteristically stuttered, tears now beginning to well up in his eyes, and yet he didn't dare look away from his girlfriend for a moment. "There hadn't been a moment in my time thinking about this decision did I consider you."

"Then why do you insist on leaving me? Why can we not stay together if you truly love me?" She questioned, her emotions turning from anger back into sorrow, her body flopping back down onto the couch.

"This is something I have to do for me, Star. Maybe when I'm done, I'll move back in, but the Teen Titans have had a firm control on both Jump City and Steel City." Dick carefully explained, placing his hands atop the Tamaranean's shoulders and desperately trying to look her in the eye. "Gotham needs me. Batman can't protect that city all by himself, especially with Barbara no longer being able to physically help."

Barbara, aka Batgirl, had been one of Batman's sidekicks, along with a brand new Robin, and with the three of them, Gotham was never in much danger. That was, until the Joker injured her to the point where she was paralyzed from the waist down, forcing her to retire from crime-fighting, at least face-to-face.

Robin had explained some of it to them, that he wasn't going back to be Bruce Wayne's(yes Batman is Bruce Wayne, Beast Boy couldn't believe it himself) sidekick, but rather another superhero in the much bigger and heavier populated city of Gotham.

"If I am going to grow as a hero, I'm going to need to go solo." Dick had said, and there was some truth to it. Robin had initially left Batman and came to Jump City to go solo, but his meeting with a certain orange alien girl, a half man half robot, a short and scrawny green guy and a gray sorceress changed that. He claimed that being able to lead his own team helped, but he aspired for more.

And the Boy Wonder was right in that both the Teen Titans and Titans East being in Jump City and Steel City, crime rates were at an all time low. No doubt thanks to the flash freezing of most villains, as well as the disappearance of Slade, the only trouble the Titans seemed to encounter was common criminals that often only required one or two Titans to handle.

Starfire looked painfully up at Dick, eyes sparkling in grief, fingers already picking out a tissue from the blue box next to her before she spoke once more. "Is your duty as a hero truly more important than us?"

"It is all of our duties, Kori." Robin answered, rubbing the bridge of his nose with his gloved fingers. "We put the safety of the city and the people above everything else. And Gotham is in need. Batman may be able to kick all of our asses at the same time, but he's still only human and he's going to need my help, if he likes it or not."

There was some frustration edging his voice, but it was mostly inconsolable sorrow, and Beast Boy suspected that frustration was due to him making Starfire so upset rather than actually being frustrated with her.

Beast Boy saw the way the Boy Wonder looked at the Tamaranean, the dirty little words he'd whisper to her when he thought no one else would hear(enhanced healing was sometimes a negative for the changeling), how he would have his attitude do a 180 each time she stepped into the room.

Garfield didn't question Dick, knowing that he did love her, but what he said was true. They had all swore to put the lives of the innocent above everything else, even their own well-being and happiness. And if Gotham was truly in much trouble as Robin said, then 'Nightwing' had to go and do this.

He had explained at first that the decision was based on a Justice League suggestion, Superman himself contacting Robin and informing him of the bad state of Gotham. Bruce was way too stubborn to ask for his former apprentice's help, and so his friend, Clark Kent was the one to do it. The leader said he would consider it, and after several weeks of contemplating, it was the news of a bombing at an elementary school that sealed his decision.

23 children dead, several more injured and scarred for life. Beast Boy thought solemnly, remembering how torn up Robin was over it. He cursed at himself, saying if he had left earlier, he could've prevented it, he could've saved those kids. But that isn't the only reason why, he has also said he looked forward to being his own solo hero, wanting to see how he can do without a team backing him.

Back to reality, Starfire gulped, her eyelids fluttering in thought before she stood up for a second time in the conversation. Fearing another rebuff, Dick had flinched at the movement, but Kori kept him close, hands dragging onto the fabric of his red shirt. Her brow was furrowed and nostrils were flared and Robin actually seemed scared of the Tamaranean. Expecting a slap or a zap, Beast Boy brought up a hand to cover his eyes, though curiosity naturally won over his repulsion and his fingers cracked open to get a peek at the…

...kiss? His hands dropped back down to his waist and eyes were wide as he watched the alien lock lips with the Boy Wonder. I guess a goodbye kiss was in order. He thought to himself, as her grip firm on the neckline of Robin's top, eyes shut tight and mouth lavishly rubbing against the pale lips of her boyfriend's.

Finally, Starfire pulled away, releasing the hold on Robin's outfit, almost causing him to fall over onto the couch given how much he was leaning against her. Glowing red once he saw the similarly scarlet-colored faces of his teammates, he quickly wiped any saliva off of his lips and chin and adjusted his hair and even putting back on his domino mask, as if that would help hide his massive blush.

"Very well. If you wish to leave, I will not try to stop you." She solemnly said, before she dragged Dick into a tight hug, hands pushing against his back while he returned the embrace, still a bit out of it after a long and passionate smooch.

"Uh.. Barbara's here." Cyborg's awkward voice interrupted the two, and sure enough, a soft female voice was heard coming from the half robot's arm. "Yeah, opening up the gate now, we should be down there for a few minutes!" He then spoke down to his arm communicator, before rapidly typing in some sort of code.

Pained, Robin pulled away from Starfire, giving her forehead a kiss before walking over to where Victor was, at the exit of the Main Ops room. Batgirl, or just Barbara now since the Joker incident, was helping Dick move into Gotham. She told them that she had found a cozy little home with plenty of room for modification should he desire, plus a nice and large bedroom with a king-sized bed should he ever want 'visitors'.

The Boy Wonder had already packed up everything he needed in various suitcases that were waiting in the garage where Victor said Barbara would be pulling in. Cyborg had volunteered to help pack things up, an offer that he didn't let Robin refuse, and while initially everyone else wanted to help as well, more so because it meant for more time spent with their leader, if it was only a few minutes, Robin decided on only allowing Cyborg's assistance, since the goodbyes would be 'painful enough' without them hauling all of his belongings into a car they'll see him drive off into the distance in.

As Cyborg walked through the doorway and slowly disappeared down the set of stairs, Dick stood in between the doors, keeping them open with both of his hands. While Beast Boy couldn't see his face, he could just sense how many emotions were running through his mind.

Happy, because he was becoming his own man, a hero that was no longer anyone's sidekick or someone who needed the help of others. Sad, because he was leaving behind his best friends and, more importantly, the love of his life, behind. Angry, because he was leaving behind all that he built just to go back to a place he ran from in the first place. Even a mix of fear and excitement was there.

Taking a deep breath, he turned his head back, looking at his assembled friends for a last time with a wide smile on his face, mouthed the ever so painful words of "Goodbye.", and just like that, he was gone.