Special thanks to Fernu; it's the critics that help me the most. One more, explanation-chapter after this one. Ask questions and they'll be answered.

Epilogue

Beast Boy stared at the spot where Raven had sat, pondering over what had just happened. Had they really kissed? Was he still dreaming? Touching his still-tingling lips, he couldn't force himself to believe he had. Shaking his head, he felt his still-aching back, before looking at the mirror. He almost jumped out of his skin.

It was his own reflection.

Dragging his hand through his hair, he double checked his appearance; he was taller than he had been the last time he had seen himself, and his hair was longer too. On a better note, his fangs were almost the right size again… with a sigh he dragged himself to his new height, and turned to look at his birthmark. He stared at his back in amazement; it was gone.

His morning was bizarre enough as it was, but it only seemed to get worse; first he couldn't get his uniform on, then he couldn't find any of his shirts. He had to show up at Starfire's room wearing only a baggy pair of pants. The Alien girl had giggled at him, but took his uniform to fix before producing a shirt (white, thankfully) and going with him to breakfast.

They ran out of tofu, and Cyborg gave him the ultimatum of either eating regular, everyday bacon and eggs, or washing the dishes for the next three months. He poured himself a cup of coffee, grabbed an apple, and resisted the overwhelming temptation to hit his head against the table, all without saying a word to his friends. His friends must have noticed his strange behavior, and Robin sat down across from him.

"Are you okay Beast Boy?" The Boy-Wonder asked. Beast Boy looked up at him blankly, and took a large gulp of his coffee; he could almost feel the adrenaline pushing in his veins, but ignored it.

"I'm trying to decide if I'm dreaming or not," he answered. He looked at the faces surrounding him, and blinked in confusion. "Where's Raven?"

"That ol' sour puss?" Cyborg laughed. "Probably up on the roof or something… where else would she be? This is Raven we're talking about!"

Beast boy nodded, and in a moment he'd turned into a big, black bird, and flew out of the room. He found the nearest window – three doors to the left, up the staircase, and through the second door on the right proved to find one – and then beat his powerful wings to get himself onto the roof. Sure enough, sitting cross legged in mid-air with her cloak floating behind her, was Raven.

He tried to remember the feeling of pulling back his human form, and for a few moments it eluded his grasp. It was long enough for Raven to settle on the roof and open her eyes to look at him; when he did change, he fell into a heap in front of her.

They stared at each other for a few moments, and Beast Boy could feel the tension thicken in the air. Raven made no attempt to help, just stared back at him. He fixed his position to match hers, smiled, and said "so… are you going to pinch me yet? I think I'm still dreaming."

She continued staring at him for a few long moments, and then she laughed. The sheer shock of her laughter was enough to surprise him into laughing back; her laugh was clear and airy, and made his heart feel light. It brought back old memories of a short-lived crush, long before Terra.

"You actually thought…" she was still chuckling, and had to wipe tears of mirth from her eyes. "… that I'd pinch y-you… for a stupid reason, like that..?"

Beast Boy shrugged. "You've done it before, haven't' you?"

"I guess," Raven calmed down, and smiled at him. "… Are you going to explain anything about Tai and Lilly?" He nodded, and settled down.

He explained about Tai; how he and his mother had moved from England to Africa as a contract, and how Tai had married the Village Leader's daughter. He told her all about Raija, Tai's daughter, and detailed everything from the girl's first words and steps, to the words she said at Tai's funeral almost 20 years after her birth.

He told her about Tai's and Lilly's first meeting; how Lilly had saved him from himself time and time again, only to fall in love with him. He told her about Tai's growing feelings for her, and inevitably, about Lilly's 'day of destruction'.

Raven sat silently the whole time, absorbing the information as he spoke it, and continued to watch him when he finally finished. He nervously picked at the hem of his shirt, looking back into her stare.

"I can understand how you and Tai are related," Raven said at a length. "It's like a blood bond… memories were passed from father to son until someone could be found to do what Tai never could do. But how am I related to Lilly?"

"What..?" Beast Boy blinked at her. "I never… how did you get that from everything I said?"

"It's the most logical explanation," Raven shrugged, amusement on her face. "After all… you have that birthmark, right? Lilly gave Tai the mark and it was passed on through blood lines, until you got it. That makes sense… but if I'm Lilly in Tai's past, how am I related to her..?"

"I dunno," Beast Boy shrugged. "Maybe it's because you're part demon..? I mean, Lilly was a full blooded demon…"

"She didn't look like a demon," Raven said with a pout.

"Looks can be deceiving," something seemed to click into Beast Boy's mind. "What I really wanna know is why you're showing so much emotion… won't you blow something up?"

"What?" It was Raven's turn to be confused. "I'm not… I would never… am I?"

"Yeah," Beast Boy nodded. "I noticed it when we… you know… kissed…"

"Oh…"

Beast Boy watched as Raven turned a pleasant shade of pink, and grinned. "Hey… I think that's a question I can answer."

"Okay," she tried to control her blush, and met his gaze. The changeling's grin grew, and he leaned forwards, pressing another kiss to the demon girl's lips… Raven blushed more, but leaned in to meet him.

An eternity later, Beast Boy pulled away from her, and smiled.

"I'm your chosen one; just as Tai was Lilly's. Your chosen one to show Emotion to safely, for all time… and don't you dare laugh at me!"

Raven couldn't help it; a smile cracked over her features, and laughter erupted from her lips… and when she calmed down, she kissed him again.

And they got the 'happily every after' that Tai and Lilly could never have.

-Owari.