Disclaimer: I, in no way shape or form own the Teen Titans. I own only the Plot. Any similarities to any other works of fiction or fan fiction are merely coincidental.


The sun was glaringly bright through the streets of Jump City. The heat of summer hit the citizens of the beautiful city so hard they stayed mostly indoors; not traveling outdoors unless absolutely necessary. This was also the case for most criminals, proved by the crime rate diminishing to almost nothing.

Crime had been dwindling down slowly over the years thanks to the resident heroes, super or otherwise. There was a time when crime ran rampant and it seemed like a new villain would appear every week. That was then however, until the Titans came and turned it all around.

Yes, life was great with Titans looking out for the city. Everything comes to an end and the Titans eventually split as all groups usually do. These were Roy's thoughts while he looked out through the window of his 50th floor penthouse. His gaze was set directly across the bay to a condemned and slowly deteriorating T-shaped building. He sighed remembering himself a part of this group of heroes, as a family.

A young red headed teenager donning a domino mask, quiver on this back, and a bow in hand popped to the forefront of his thoughts. Memories long forgotten surged in his mind of the fights, the fun, and the love… the love he never had.

Roy let out another sigh as he thought and chuckled as he thought of her. It probably wouldn't have worked out even if he had told her how he really felt.

They were on the roof of the Titans Tower after the split of Titans East. Speedy faced Robin and his team as he explained to them he would only be at the Tower for a few night. "Just until I can find a stable place to stay" he looked at Robin and removed his domino mask. The Titans before him stared in awe for the first time at Speedy's, now Roy's, bright green sparkling eyes. They seemed to twinkle with every inflection of his face as he spoke, "I promise I won't be around for long. I'm a civilian now."

He stayed with the Titans for a week until he announced he found a place that was currently being furnished and would be out by the next morning. All of them knew this meant they would see their friend for the last time in a long time.

The next morning came faster than expected and soon the last remaining 5 Titans were saying their goodbyes to Roy. He shook hands and hugged them all, but made sure he took his time with the hug of the last Titan. He inhaled her unique scent one last time and whispered a word in her ear before he kissed her cheek and he stepped away from her.

That was 5 years ago, the last time he saw her. It was funny, he stayed in Jump City where she was a resident hero and their paths never crossed again. He remembered though, the Titans split not long after he spent that week with them. Beast Boy, now Changeling, lived in Africa both as superhero and researcher of the rare West African Green Monkey that saved his life all those years ago. Cyborg. Now Victor became a leading entrepreneur in new technologies. Robin, now Nightwing, now lived with his wife, Starfire, or Kori (short for Koriand'r) who now was a world renowned model and mother of infant Mar'i Grayson. Nightwing himself, held the alias of Richard (Dick) Grayson and accepted an executive job at Wayne Industries in Gotham. Raven, well, nobody really knows what happened to her. It was like she disappeared.

These thoughts were all going to Roy's head as he tore his gaze from the building in the center of the bay. There were too many memories. He knew he should have found a place further away. He couldn't help himself though. He needed to always be reminded of what he left behind so that he never fell again.

He didn't consider himself a ladies man. No, he felt that wouldn't accurately describe him. That might be what the outside world thought, but not him. The women were just a way to not fall. If the face and name were always different, he wouldn't remember it long enough to have any sort of feeling. This way, he was never alone, but never dependent on any of them either. When he was alone, he felt like he was coming down from a high and he needed more to not think about her.

He began getting dressed and ready for his day. He, just like Dick, took a job in his mentor's profession and was now an executive for a Queen Industries branch in Jump. He was in no hurry and went into his kitchen to prepare his breakfast before he left for the office. He glanced over the mail he picked up last night, but was too tired to go through.

One letter in particular caught his eye. He pulled it out from the bottom of the stack and stared at it, thinking back to the word he whispered in her ear before he walked out of her life forever. The familiar aroma hit him and he forgot the rest of the world existed. His mind went blank save for the smell filling his senses. Lavender