Chapter 13- Epilogue
Songbird was on the roof again. She was thinking about where she was going to go next. But she found her thoughts wandering back to recent events.
Finding her new friends. The battles she had helped them with. The dinner.
She shook her head, she still hadn't met the mayor's son and she had no plans to.
And then her thoughts turned to Slade. Finding him and fighting him. She found an empty spot in her heart. She didn't realize how consuming her quest for revenge was. Now that it was gone she didn't know what to do. She couldn't stay at the Tower. Not now at least. The pain from the lose of her family was to near the surface.
She rose from her perch. She reached down and shouldered her backpack.
"Where do you think you are going?" asked Cyborg.
"I should have known you would have been on to me," Songbird said as she turned around. "How'd you know?"
"You seemed far to happy after that whole episode."
"Ohhh."
There was silence.
"You don't have to leave you know."
"What do you mean?" Songbird asked him, not meeting his eyes.
"Well you could stay here. At the Tower. It's not like we don't have enough room or anything," Cyborg said with a chuckle.
Songbird smiled. "That would be nice. But-"
"Ohh. You don't like it here."
"No. I love it here. Its just there are some memories that were brought to the surface that I need to bury again. To do that I need to leave.."
"ohhh."
Another pause.
"How long will you be gone?"
"Don't know."
"You will come back right?"
Songbird smiled. "Where else would I go? Ohh and by the way, if you access your personal files you will find a document entitled Songbird's past. Make sure that you and the rest of the Titans read if."
"Okay. Wait a minute how did you access my personal files?" he shouted.
Before she could answer Songbird was in a back crushing hug from Starfire.
"Starfire air."
"Ohh sorry, my the bad."
"Its okay." Songbird took in a big gulp of air.
"I don't wish you to leave us," Starfire said. Her eyes were tearing up.
"Don't worry Star I promise I will be back. Don't know when, but I will come back."
Starfire seemed to perk up.
"Dude it is so not fair that you are leaving," groaned Beast Boy. "You like just got here a little while ago."
Songbird bent down and kissed him on the check. "I'll miss you too Beast Boy."
Beast Boy fainted. Raven rolled her eyes and faced Songbird. They exchanged glances. That was all they needed to say their goodbyes.
Robin held out his hand. "It's been a pleasure working with you."
Songbird held out her hand and but he surprised them both when he pulled her into a gentle hug and murmured Thank in her ear. Songbird hugged him back and then they both let go.
Shouldering her backpack Songbird turned back to the Titans.
"Bye," she said. I will not cry I will not cry I will not cry…
"Songbird wait," called Robin.
"Yeah," she asked turning around in mid air.
"How do you expect to find your way back with out one of these?"
Robin tossed something at her. She caught it. In her hands she found a gleaming brand new Titan communicator. Songbird smiled a genuine smile. She hadn't smiled that wide since before the day her family died.
She looked at them.
"So what do you say?" asked Cyborg.
For an answer he found himself in another back crushing hug from Songbird. He clung to her with equal force. After a few seconds, they broke apart.
Songbird broke off the hug, turned and flew north.