A/N Okay, with much prompting from reviews that urged for more detail I'm writing another chapter. I hope this will shed a little more light on the story and maybe add a little more closure. Enjoy! The word in italics are an original poem written by me I claim all rights to it(and I claim no rights to Teen Titans, unfortunately).

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The sun was setting. The most beautiful sunset Beastboy had ever seen. He cursed it silently, didn't the Earth know today was meant for mourning? A blinding thunderstorm would have been more appropriate on this day; the raindrops would have masked his tears. They rolled down his face in torrents as he stood by her graveside reading the words over and over " Raven. A Teen Titan. A True Hero. A Tortured Soul." BeastBoy had come up with it. All the other Titans wanted to just leave it at 'hero', but BeastBoy knew that was only half her story. The orange sun sank even lower, now covered by the trees. It cast shadows everywhere, causing more tears to fall as the shadow reminded him, once again, of his beloved.

Sigh the trees

Darkness draws nigh

The moon rises high

The lake runs smooth

The love willow cries

Beastboy forced himself to walk away, leaving behind broken hopes and shattered dreams. The others had left long ago, trying to take Beastboy too, trying to tell him it was time to stop mourning. But Beastboy knew it would never stop. Even as he walked through the town, on his way to the tower, he could remember everything. He remembered when they would all go out for pizza and he would catch himself staring at her. He remembered when he had turned into the beast and how devastated he had been at the thought of hurting her. He remembered how after that he fully realized how much he loved her. Why couldn't the memories leave him alone! He felt guilty enough as it was.

Sigh for the shadows

that used to be.

They run to the town

walk there once more

Pretend to be what they once were before.

Beastboy got home and collapsed in his bed, alone. After reading the note Terra had broken it off, saying that she couldn't be with someone who loved a dead girl. She couldn't be with someone who would never love at her with all his heart and Beastboy understood. Quite frankly, Beastboy couldn't stand the thought of being with anyone. He dreamt of Raven that night. She was lying in a coffin, paler than the moon, when all of a sudden the white dress she was wearing started to stain red. It started at her sleeves and quickly worked its way up her dress and to her heart, where it started to collect in a pool. Beastboy reached out to try and stop the blood, it was sickening to see. But as soon as he touched her eyelids sank into her face and her skin became brittle and cracked, she decayed right there in front of Beastboy's very eyes. It all happened within a matter of moments, and just as soon as it had started, it was over and there was nothing left of her but a pile of ash.

Sigh the footsteps

Of those who once were.

Soft and silent they creep

Revisit their lives

lived in grief

They haunt the dreams

of the living that sleep

Beastboy woke with a start, breathing heavily. It was 4:30a/m.The dream had seemed so real, as if it was really happening. He sat up in his bed with his face buried in his hands, beads of sweat slowly rolling down his face. He couldn't let this happen. His thoughts, his dreams, HIS LIFE, was being dominated by someone who was never coming back. She was like a ghost, she had unfinished business and she was going to make Beastboy suffer as much as possible until that business was done. How long would that take? Or maybe that was her unfinished business, to make Beastboy feel the same pain she'd had to feel every day. But Beastboy didn't think that was true, she wouldn't do that. This pain was just pity. It was pity for himself for not noticing; for not seeing what he had always been looking for. Raven's love. He had to let go, he knew he did, but it was so hard.

Sigh Mother Earth

for the shadows of men.

Those who were and will never again.

The living are taunted

by the shadows they haunt

but their sorrow keeps them

from moving on.

He quickly dressed and walked to the cemetery once again. He needed to go, just one more time. He needed…..something. He didn't know what or even if he'd find it there, but he needed to try. He walked through the city, more memories, more tears, and more pity.He entered the foggy graveyard, and looked around. It was gray outside and the sun was just coming up. You couldn't see it yet but it was there, waiting to emerge and Beastboy hoped it would soon. The morning fog gave the graves a hazy cast, like they weren't even there. They looked like wisps of gray smoke that would blow away in an instant.

He walked slowly up hill and found Raven's grave, there he sat with his hands clasped and his forehead pressed against them. He thought about loss. Of how he had never really had Raven in the first place. He thought of how much she had meant to him. But then he remembered all the good times they had shared. They may have been few, but they were precious. It was then that he realized that was the way he wanted to remember her. Hard on the outside but soft and passionate on the inside. That was his Raven, not this girl driven to suicide. Beastboy stood up and just at that moment the sun broke over the horizon. He sighed and spoke to Raven's grave hoping she could hear him from beyond. "Raven….I just want you to know that I loved you too. You may not have thought so but I really did. I would've given my whole heart to you if you had only asked. I guess we were both just blind. I will always remember you Raven but it's time to move on. I promise that I'll come visit you often" He cracked one of his smiles, the first one in days.Then he walked away finally at peace.

Sigh o' the trees

Their footsteps

The Earth.

The shadows of men

cursed from birth.

Walked alone living

But it just wasn't true.

Sigh o' my soul

For that's all I can do.

That night Beastboy had his last dream about Raven. They were in a field filled with daisies. They were talking and laughing, remembering how it had been. He remembered very distinctly what Raven said just before he awoke. "Beastboy……thanks for coming to my grave today. You really can't know what it meant to me. I'm sorry for what I did and I hope one day you can fully forgive me. I'm so glad you moved on because now I can too. This is the last time I'll see you so I just want you to know that I love you, and I'll never forget how you made me feel". Beastboy looked at her joyfully and said "Don't be silly Raven. We'll meet again. Somewhere in eternity, past dreams and fantasies, I'll find you. So please just wait for me." Raven smiled and whispered "Yes Beastboy I'll wait for you" then she started to fade away "I'll wait for you Beastboy. I'll be waiting for you somewhere in eternity. Then we can truly be together….Forever"

The End

A/N My Beta's angry at me because I keep posting without showing it to her first. Tehehe Should I keep the poem in there? I had to tweak it a little to fit the story and I want to make sure it flows. RR, flames are hot, luckily I'm fireproof.

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