Disclaimer: You know what? I've been writing in this fic for a while. You guys know as well as I do that I don't own TT, why make me feel worse about it by putting in a disclaimer? And, even worse, this is the last chapter.

Chapter 26: The Final Chapter

Scorpio knew why Raven had pulled her hood up, it was easy. Obviously her emotions were getting the better of her and she was trying to hide what she didn't want to be seen. Even Scorpio didn't want to cry, to flow out what she was feeling inside. But she knew that it was for the best, if she did. She would miss them all, especially Raven.

When they got to the door Raven punched in the code and the doors hissed open. She entered and the sisters followed.

"There are 2 ways we can take her back," Raven told Scorpio, still not looking at her eyes. "The first way would be me taking her back, which would take longer...or sending her back on her own, which would cut the time a lot."

Nem hated being alone, unlike her sister, who lived for it. "What do you want to do Nem?" Scorpio asked.

"The second way," Nem said quickly. She wasn't fund of this girl. Raven, was it? She was too unmoving, too dark and mysterious. Maybe that was why Nem could not relate to her own sister, who was just the same.

Raven hardened her eye brows and pushed herself to look at Scorpio. "If we do it the second way, it'll open a portal...and that would mean that anyone could come through. That would mean that you...you have to...to leave today..." Her throat choked at the words but she spit them out anyway, clearing her throat and pretending that she had merely swallowed something. "Are...you sure?"

"I'm not sure about any of this, Raven." Scorpio said, speaking her mind. "But Nem has to get back and I've got to get out of here. What time is it?"

"About 3," Raven said, glancing slightly at Nem, who was staring at the darkened room. Scorpio didn't have a problem with it. She didn't see why Nem had to be so...so... Starfire like...

"If I start getting my things together now, then I'll be able to leave at the same time Nem will. That way if anything comes through, I won't be here and who ever comes will leave you guys alone." She didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay next to her friends forever. But she knew...she knew.

Raven nodded, once again fighting the birth of tears. "Do you need any help?" She choked.

"I just need someone to tell the others...could you, Raven? I don't know how to say it." Scorpio's tears wouldn't stay locked up forever, and she could feel them start to fall. She swallowed. "I should probably start..."

And with that she left the room, Nem trailing behind her.

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Robin was now sitting on the couch next to Beast Boy and Cyborg. Starfire was making some sort of food that smelled like Beast Boy's room. They were playing with 3 controllers, and Cyborg was winning.

The doors hissed behind them and Raven emerged, her hood still up. She walked to the kitchen area, her hands shaking slightly. "Guys..."

They wouldn't listen, still they stared at the screen, their lips parted and their eyes unmoving. Raven clenched her fist.

"Guys! Hey!" They turned to her, the screen blinking "PAUSE"

"What is it Rae?" Cyborg asked.

Her fist clenched tighter at his words. Her name was not "Rae", it was "Raven". If she wanted to shorten it up she'd get it changed. Trying to ignore the remark she continued.

"Scorpio...Scorpio has...has to...leave...today. She's getting her things ready right now."

"What? Where is she going?" Robin asked, throwing his controller to the ground.

"I don't know. She has to leave. Some one is after her and she can't stay in the city." Raven had gotten a better control over herself. Still it was hard. One of her friends, one of her closest friends, the only one who could understand...

"Raven, are you OK?" It was Robin's voice. She looked up.

"Please Raven, explain. Our friend Scorpio is leaving the tower and not coming back?" Starfire had stopped cooking and now looked at her dark friend, her vioce hopeful. Maybe she had understood wrong.

"Yes, Starfire. She has to leave, today. And her sister has to leave too."

Starfire wanted to ask more, but she knew that she could not. Raven withdrew her hood, showing her slightly pink eyes. They hadn't let her tears escape. She would not let them.

Robin, Cyborg and Starfire seemed shocked and upset at the news, but Beast Boy did not seem affected. He put his controller on the ground and made his way to Scorpio's room.

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He knocked on the door twice lightly. Still no answer. He hardened his fist and struck the door again, as hard as he could. The echo of the knock evapurated and Scorpio slid the door open, looking at Beast Boy with watery eyes.

"Can I come in?" He asked.

She nodded and walked past her, looking at the back pack on the bed, stuffed with clothes and maps, and her journal, which he had slid under the door.

"Why can't you stay?" He blurted, his eyes hot. "Why do you have to leave!"

She shook her head. "They'll come for me. I can't put your city in danger again."

He crossed his arms over his chest. "That's no good excuse, Scorpio. You can't leave. Not now. You just got here."

She looked up at him, her tears sprinting down her red cheeks, amazed she had let herself cry. "I have no choice."

"Well...I'll miss you..." He said quietly, moving towards her.

"I--I'll miss you too."

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November 14, Year 15

Journal,

Right now I'm under some train station hood, watching a train depart. I forgot to tell you about my last day at Titans Tower, so I will now.

First of all, it will always be the day I'll never forget.For once, I figured out that some people actually love me for who I am, not what I am.

It was my last day there, and Nem was with me. Raven had brought her from Saphiria to comfort me. I'll never forget Raven, either. She offered us 2 ways to get Nem back, and Nem choose the portal method. So I had to leave the same day Nem did. I guess it was meant to be that way.

I asked Raven to tell the other Titans because I was horrible with giving bad news, so she did. I went to my room and Nem went to the West Bay for a little nap before she left. I started packing and then I heard a knock on the door.

When I opened it, there was Beast Boy, giving me reasons that I should stay and that he would miss me. I told him I would miss him too. But then he did something odd, starting to flatter me in everyway possible.

"I'm going to miss your smile, and your eyes, and the way you took care of us..."

He kept rambling on like that for a good 4 minutes, until I told him that I really couldn't stay, no matter what. It saddened him, but then he moved closer, wrapped his arms around my shoulders and pressed his lips to mine.

I want to say that I didn't enjoy it, that it was something like rape or something...but it wasn't. And still, journal, still I am loaded with the guilty pleasure of his touch, his arms moving down to my waist and pulling me closer...tempting me with arms...And I, journal...I wrapped my arms around him too, resting them on his shoulders.I'll never forget it. I'll never forget him. He was not under my curse any longer. What he did he did of free will.

We could've stayed like that forever, Beast Boy and I, locked within our embrace. But dreams don't last forever, journal. And after only a wonderful minute, Nem was in the door way, giggling as loud as possible.

We jumped away from each other, each of us red and embarrassed, thanks to Nem. Beast Boy left the room to my dismay. I wanted him to stay with me, but I knew it couldn't happen. At the door way he turned to face me and winked.

"Jeez, Rella. I leave you alone for a minute and this is what happens?"

Half an hour later, Raven came and the portal sucked Nem back to Saphira, just as I left. And I cried, journal, and so did Raven.

Still, though I miss them with all of my heart, I know that I am free. Free of my curse and my ways. Free of the 8th house. Free of the City of the Scorpion.

I'm so sorry that it's over. But I think I did a pretty good job with the kiss there, just saying. Look out for the sequal, and thanks for reading. I love you guys so much!

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