Epilogue

Robin stood up, wiping his brow with his arm, and looked out over the horizon of Jump City. The sun was setting across the river, the calm water reflecting the same vibrant orange as the sky above it. Robin tossed his shovel to Cyborg, announcing that he was going to head back now. His friend nodded, then turned back to help the others load a truck with bags of trash and rubble that the horrible storm from a week before had caused.

The city was slowly shaping up again. Already much of the ruins had been cleared away, and though they were running out of room at the city dump, some of the larger remains had been launched into space, courtesy of Starfire. The Tameranean flew past at that moment, carrying a tree that had been uprooted over her shoulder and humming. She nodded to Robin and smiled as he passed, as did many of the citizens who had volunteered to help rebuild the city.

Robin walked steadfastly on, regarding their work. Main Street was almost cleared of wreckage, and a green ox pulling a cart of debris and garbage headed up the street towards the dump. Titans Tower seemed to glow in the sunset. It had gone mostly unharmed, surprisingly, during the entire attack, almost like something was protecting it.

As the common room doors slid open before him, Robin's eyes were at once drawn to the dark form silhouetted against the window. Raven turned around as he entered, a soft smile on her face beneath shining eyes.

"You're up," Robin said, sounding slightly amazed, as he came to her side.

Raven leaned against him as he wrapped an arm around her waist, sighing.

"Yeah. I couldn't stay lying down anymore. A week is long enough," she said, turning back to the window.

They were silent for a moment. Robin laid his chin on her shoulder, following her gaze.

"They didn't think you'd be walking so soon," he said.

To his surprise, she gave a deep, quiet laugh. He turned to her questioningly and found her eyes were shimmering with dampness, still staring out the window.

"Come on, Robin. You underestimate me," she teased, smiling before she could stop herself.

Robin laughed and placed a kiss on her cheek, giving her a gentle squeeze as he embraced her. He leaned his head against hers as they both turned back to the skyscrapers beyond the window, which gleamed brilliantly in the setting sun.

A/N: Woo hoo! She's alive! And it's OVER!!!

Thank you all so much for sticking with it over these past, oh, two years. --" Sadly, I'm serious. Sorry for the wait! Y'know how things get, with obsessions.

This may seem a bit anti-climactic, as most epilogues are (Seriously, didja read Harry Potter 7?), but whatever. Sorry. I tried to accentuate (in this tiny amount of space) how amazing it seemed to Raven that the city was actually still standing after all that had happened – which was supposed to have been the end of the world. It's kind of unclear whether the citizens of Jump City are aware of what actually happened or if they think it was just some misfortune of nature (tornadoes, tsunamis) that destroyed their city. Either way.

Again, thanks so much to all the reviewers and readers! I do not own Teen Titans, and if I did, I would have sold it to someone more worthy by now (lol).

And YAAY!

Always,
Morbid Original

(I can't believe I finished a fic:3)