Wow it's been ages since an update and im incredibly sorry that this is the last chapter for this story, but it's been long enough and I believe that this chapter ends it well enough. Although many of you may disagree I believe that yes like I said it's a fitting end.

Oh but don't be mad I am on the third chapter of my new story, The Babysitter! Please review the story and send me your opinions!

Disclaimer: Well this is the last chapter so obviously like I have said for the last twelve chapters, TEEN TITANS DON'T BELONG TO ME!

Dedication: To all of you for sticking with me till the end of my first fic! Well it's not my first but it's my first completed one, so thank you very much!

Warning: severe heartache

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I welcomed the morning with open arms, my world was anything but depressing and I was glad for it. I couldn't remember much at all of the events that had occurred but I knew that Richard and I were fine again. The only thing I couldn't place was the reason why it was so late and no one had bothered to wake me up, I was supposed to receive a morning call from the rehab clinic asking me how my first day out was. Well it wasn't a successful day out of rehab but my life was somehow back in track, kind of.

The doorbell rang and I ran down the stairs to answer, still in my pajamas I opened the door to the grim face of Richard Grayson.

"Richard!" I ran up to him and placed a kiss on his soft brow.

"Kori.." his face was filled with sorrow and regrets.

"What happened?"

"Come with me."

I obeyed and followed him into his car, silently we drove to the white building where I had spent my last three months in.

The rehab center

"Richard.."

"I'm not brining you back, im leaving it up to you."

We walked in hand in hand to the tall door of Dr.Plums, entering the warm room I was seated face to face with the doctor I had slowly begun to loathe. His face had not a line of affection sketched in yet his eyes betrayed his emotionless face; obviously he had news.

"You have not told her yet Richard?"

"I did not know how, I believe its best you told her."

"Kori, Raven died last night."

The words took minutes to register, my face contorted into a smile and I was about to say that's not funny but by the looks on the two faces I could tell they where not joking. Words were beyond my capability; all I could mutter was a simple, and soft 'what'?

"She apparently fell out of her window, the neighbors found her lifeless body this morning."

"But the window, its not that far, maybe it would have broken bones, but, death?"

"Kori you know as well as I do that it was not the fall that killed her, she died of drug overdose."

"No. NO! Its lies! She's not dead. She can't be dead! She's not supposed to die! No! NO!"

Sobs were making their way out and my words were no longer coherent. I was beyond grief beyond pain I was beyond numb. Jumping out of the chair my first reaction was to throw something; the doctor's china set was flung harshly against the wall crashing in an echoing screech. The sobs were louder now each one taking away what energy I had left. The beautiful raven Roth was dead, my best friend, the only one had ever fully understood me was dead. I could have saved her, if I had only stayed with her, if I had not left to be with Richard, the man who would throw me away for the next Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan.

"Kori if you want to come back here we understand and will take you back."

"When is her funeral?"

"This afternoon, but if you don't want to go we understand."

"Your fucking kidding, I'm bloody going."

My monotone reply was the last thing I said before exiting the silent doctor's office. Richard's heavy footsteps echoed as he caught up to me.

"It wasn't your fault Kori."

"I never said it was."

"But I know your thinking it."

"Don't tell me it wasn't my fault, I should have stayed Richard, she was in no condition to be by herself."

"Neither where you."

"Let me borrow your phone, I need to call Garfield."

He handed me his small Samsung and I dialed Garfield's number, it rung a couple times before a soft tear full voice answered the phone.

"Gar? Its me, Kori."

"Kori, you've been told."

"Yes, I'm so sorry Gar."

"Its ok, actually its not going to be ok, but I know she loved you more than she would ever love me, come over. Please Kori."

"Of course, I will be right over."

Hanging up the phone I climbed into the car with Richard and was silently driven to Gar Logan's home. We reached his house and Richard leaned over to give me a warm hug, we said goodbye in silence and I progressed up the stairs to the open door of his large brown house.

Running up the stairs towards his bedroom I jumped into his open arms and we shed tears together. Each of us feeling the sorrow of the other to its full extent, I knew he loved her, he knew I loved her. The pain was beyond words, and words where not needed to convey emotions. Silently we dressed for her funeral, I wore a black dress Raven had left at his house, and he wore a black tux.

He started his car and we drove towards the local cemetery telling stories of our memories with her, no more tears where shed. We arrived where a couple other people where already gathered, mostly family seeing as Raven didn't have very many friends; all of them either druggies and highshool dropouts, but a gang of guys and girls where there, the rest of our gang, the Dirt bags. I waved a small hello as the town priest walked towards my best friends coffin. The coffin was wooden and engraved with swirls, a gold plaque held her name engraved in black. He spoke words of so-called wisdom but I didn't listen, none of what he said mattered it didn't change the fact that she was dead. The days we spent together flashed before my eyes and I couldn't help but allow tears fall slowly down my pale cheeks. The priest muttered a few other words then he asked if anyone had anything to say about Raven to please step up and do so.

I had more than a few words to say; slowly I walked up and stood next to my friends coffin giving it a mournful look.

"Raven was my best friend, she meant more than the world to me, we were like sisters we did everything together, not all of it good but not all of it bad. Her death came to me as a shock, and it brings back everything, everything we have done, said we would do, but it brings back the last words she said to me."

I looked around; I had everyone's attention.

"Her last words where 'I'll meet you at the end. As if she knew she was going to die, bid this world one last farewell, and I never got to say goodbye. I know she's in heaven looking down on all of us, I know she's watching over me, so I want to read this poem, express how I feel."

Opening a crumpled piece of paper I begun to read, my voice no longer holding any control, tears now fell freely down my face.

I promised you never to regret,

To be with you till the end,

How I lied,

broken promises now drifted towards the ground,

I want to say im sorry,

Let go of all your pain my broken bird,

I want to say I love you,

Like all the things that have come and go,

Its sad to watch the worlds light fade by,

A fitting farewell for something so lovely,

I need to say I love you,

Need to say I thank you,

A sacrifice for a better life,

I know you care I know you dare,

I know you'll be watching me from somewhere safe,

I want you to know that I am grateful,

That I will dare,

And for you my broken bird,

I will change,

For you my broken bird,

I will change the world

They where silent knowing that her death had shocked me awake, knowing that the words I said I meant.

"I want to say goodbye sir, please let me kiss her goodbye."

"Well its not usually supposed to.." The people began to complain telling him that it didn't matter, to open the coffin. He opened it with a sigh, and I kneeled down towards her lifeless body.

"Goodbye Raven, I will love you forever."

Gar kneeled besides me as he kissed her on her red full lips; he mimicked my speech meaning each word as I did, "Goodbye Rae, I will love you till the end of never."

Stroking her soft black locks we bid our friend one last goodbye and softly closed the lid of her wooden bed. We watched in silence as the coffin was slowly lowered into the ground, he led me by the small of my back towards his car. Driving me to my house he asked if I wanted company, I shook my head no and we hugged goodbye. I watched him drive home then I climbed into my bed and slept.

I slept a peaceful slumber, dreaming of Raven and I in heaven drinking cappuccinos in wooden rocking chairs laughing at the world below.

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I awoke the next morning with a throbbing headache yet I did not remember drinking. Driving was out of the question so I walked instead towards the town's cemetery. There was something I needed to tell Raven but I couldn't tell her in front of all the people who appeared for her funeral. The walk to her tombstone was peaceful, the cemetery was well kept and the flowers and grass was freshly cut and well taken care of.

I arrived at her tombstone with ease and I sat down in front of it looking at the engraving on the tombstone's head. Placing the bouquet of crimson Roses in front of the grave a meek smile formed on my dry lips.

"Raven, how is life up there? Much better than down here I bet, I wanted to say im sorry, if we had led better lives, maybe you would still be here on earth, but we didn't. So I have decided its time for a change, time to start a fresh. Im doing it for you my sister, so your death will not be in vain. So you may live up there in the land of the angels in peace knowing I will be fine."

Climbing towards the grave I reached out and hugged it a fresh set of tears forming in my eyes.

"Your death will not be in vain, I love you."

Raven's death was indeed not in vain, right after I called Richard and asked him to drop me in Rehab, I was going to stop drinking. After two years in rehab I made it out all right and never touched a drink again, I went back to highshool and redid all four years, although I had no friends I was fine, I graduated with honors. My life was on track and I was feeling better than fine, when Raven had died it was like a symbol telling me that everything we did was wrong, and I needed to finish my life with order with just.

I was moving back to Gotham to start my new job as a Teen Therapist to educate those who needed help, who where struggling life like I was. Richard had apparently moved to Gotham and I hadn't seen him in four years and I missed him liked crazy with each passing day. Dialing his number a deep voice answered the phone.

"Richard?"

"Kori?" His voice was filled with surprise, pleasant surprise.

"Hey, im leaving for Gotham today, im starting my new job there, im becoming a teen therapist for those in need, my life's in order now Richard."

"Im glad to hear."

There was an awkward silence and worry filled my mind, what if he didn't want to see me that he had moved on, while I hadn't.

"Would you like to see me Richard."

"No, I would love to see you, Kori I have missed you more than anything for these past four years, each day worrying about you."

"There is no more need to worry, im coming back."

"I know and I want you here, I love you."

"And I you."

I knew that everything was going to be fine, I was ready to take on my life again, and live it right.

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Well that's the end. Review, love you all!