A/N: I do not own the TT.
I decided to try to add a short epilogue. Hope you don't mind.
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It had been about ten months since Beast Boy had come clean about what had happened. During that time he had gently mellowed out to a much more tolerable level while still maintaining his generally carefree and happy attitude. Raven had made it her goal to at least be more tolerant with the green teen, which was easier than she had expected, given his gradual change in demeanor.
"Hey Mom, hey Dad. It's been a while," the Titan in question said to two graves. He had been visiting the headstones at least a few times a month ever since the others found out about them. Occasionally another Titan would accompany him, but more often than not they gave him some privacy unless he asked for one of them to join him.
He hadn't asked this time, but Raven had tagged along for the visit. She claimed she still owed him for saving her and Beetle during an earlier fight, but they both knew that wasn't the real reason. He didn't pry, and she just watched from a short distance as Beast Boy quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
"I still miss you guys, but you probably know that, right? Anyway, there's not much new this time. There are still battles here and there, but the most exciting thing was the time I got hit with that one guy's shrink ray. I still don't know his name, but it took a full three days for the effects to wear off," he said with a chuckle at the end. "But as parents, you'd probably be more worried than humored at the situation. Maybe it would help if you saw me floating around the bathtub on a paper plate. I still don't know why Kori had me use that, given I could have turned into a fish or something. Maybe because the shrink effect paired with shrinking some more as a fish would make it too hard to find me." For a few seconds he was quiet, not knowing exactly what else to say but not wanting to leave so early.
"Well, there is something important. Me and Rae have been getting along much better recently. Don't tell her I called her that though. She'll have my head." He glanced over his shoulder, revealing the empath he was talking about was still watching him. Her attitude didn't tell him she could hear him speaking about her, so she was probably out of hearing range. "Not that we hated each other or anything, she just couldn't stand me for a long time. But I get it, I wasn't the easiest guy to be around for someone who prefers peace and quiet." A long inhale followed, which was slowly released. "I really don't know what else to say, so I guess I'll be heading back. I love you guys, and I'll see you again soon."
The green teen slowly turned and approached the half demon. "Um...ready to go?" he asked. She gave a slightly reluctant look, but it only lasted for a short moment.
"Why don't you head back? I have...something...I kind of want to do, but I don't really want any onlookers or listeners, if you don't mind," she requested.
This time it was Beast Boy's turn to give a quizzical look, but shrugged it off. "Okay then. See you back at the tower," he offered before turning into a hawk.
"See you later," Raven replied, then watched the green bird of prey fly off until it was less than a dot in the sky.
After a quick survey of the graveyard, she walked up to the two graves.
"Um, hello Mister and Missus Logan, my name's Raven. I'm sure your son has mentioned me at least once during his visits," she introduced. It felt foolish to talk to the stones as if they would reply, but her experience with magic had taught her a long time ago that death was far from the end of one's existence, so she pushed herself through the awkwardness.
"I want you to know that Garfield is doing fine. He went through a little bit of a rough stretch a while ago, but he's pulling through. I've learned from watching him that he's stronger than he lets on." There was more that she felt compelled to say, but actually saying it was a different story.
"Something I should say is that I'm sorry. For a while I admittedly wasn't that good to him. I'm not proud of some of the things I've done, and some might almost be unforgivable, not to mention he didn't deserve most of it. But, one thing I can tell you is I'm trying to get better, and I know he's been working on that to."
A slight breeze whistled past the empath, and she watched as a few leaves were sucked up into a little tornado that slowly faded until the leaves dropped back to the ground.
"And, I should thank you. He's a good person, far better than I can say I am. He's caring, fun-loving, and selfless when it comes to the wellbeing of others. For a while, I thought friendships weren't important, given I was supposed to bring about the end of the world when I was sixteen. But he was rather persistent when we first met, and I guess I slowly stopped trying to hide myself away from the others. Kori was the easiest to open up to at first, but I don't think I would have if he didn't keep pushing."
A small sigh escaped her lips, and she took another look around the cemetery. She wasn't worried about onlookers anymore, but sometimes a look around is refreshing.
"So again, thank you. For raising him the way you did and not giving up when he was bound to die. He's amazing in his own way, and I don't think I would even be a hero if it wasn't for him. He's also a great friend for Jaime, and the two are important in my life, both in their own ways. I can't really imagine what my life would be like without him, nor do I want to. Probably a whole lot blander."
Raven knelt and used a quick spell to tidy up the surrounding grass and restore some of the natural wear the stones had gone through over the ten months.
"Before I go, I want you to know that I'll look after him. We all will; Jaime, Dick, and Kori. Because we know he does his best to make sure we're all doing okay. And I know we're not alone. You've probably never stopped watching over him. Good thing too, because he's still childish at times," the half demon said with a short-lived grin at the end.
"Goodbye Mister and Missus Logan. Maybe I'll talk to you again. But if not, it was nice meeting you." She stood in place for a few more seconds, then finally turned and walked down the path that led to the entrance and exit gates of the graveyard. The walk back to the tower was peaceful, and teleporting into the kitchen exposed her to the smells of something sweet being baked.
"Hey Raven, welcome back. Dinner should be ready soon, as long as Jaime and Garfield don't burn down the kitchen," Dick greeted. The two boys were pulling a pan out of the oven, which was revealed to be a cake.
"Hey, we're not totally helpless in the kitchen!" Jaime spat back, which was followed by the usual chittering of the scarab. "Oh shut up!" he shouted back, which got a good laugh from Beast Boy and Dick.
The former Titan and half-demon's eyes caught for a second and a half, then went about their own business. Garfield and Jaime started arguing about how to design the cake; Jaime wanted to frost it black with a blue scarab in the center while Beast Boy wanted a green snake that wrapped around the outside and showed its fangs in the center.
Raven had to suppress a fit of laughter when Kori grabbed both of them but the back of their shirts and lifted them so their feet were off the ground. The loud, motherly scolding was almost too much for her to bear, and she hid her face in a book before anyone noticed.
A/N: So this is the final update to The Green Blues, and I hope you think it was a good story.