This is the final chapter, plus I'm going to add on an epilogue. I hope you enjoyed the story, and I'm sorry that there wasn't really as much romance as I thought there would be. There will be a sequel to this, but I don't know when it will be posted. Thanks for reading!

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It had been one week since the night they lost Cali. Everyone had spent hours and days searching for her, but to no avail. Robin sat up in the infirmary as Starfire came in to tell him that once again, they could not locate her.

Robin muttered a low curse under his breath and averted his eyes from Starfire.

Starfire bit her bottom lip nervously. "Robin, it was not your fault. How could you know that Nikki would betray us like that? It is for the best that you found out, and now she is in prison where she belongs."

It was true. Beast Boy had confronted Nikki the night they had brought Robin home. They had a long discussion that involved some fighting before they finally dragged Nikki away to prison. A trial would be held soon for her of the abuse she had committed to Cali.

"Still, I should've sensed something was wrong. I should've known better. I wasn't even there for Cali when she needed her father the most. I ignored her feelings and I didn't listen to her when she wanted to be heard. I didn't even think about how her mother's death and Nikki would affect her." Robin said angrily as he balled his hand up into a fist.

"If it's anyone who should be having regrets, it is I, when Nikki first came here, I was very jealous of the attention she was receiving, and how much you appeared to know about each other. I thought she was the one that you had feelings for, and I apologize for letting my feelings get in the way." Starfire replied sadly.

Robin flinched. "That was my fault not yours, I spent all my free time around Nikki and I didn't even think about how I was affecting the team. I should've put them first above everyone else, but I ignored that feeling. If it means anything, I have a confession to make. When I talked about the girl with the red hair that night, with the pretty smile who always manages to brighten up my world, I never for a second was talking about Nikki."

Starfire glanced up at him. "Then…Who was it that you were discussing Robin?"

"I was…Talking about you." Robin said, beginning to feel a blush creep up into his face.

Starfire smiled for the first time in weeks. "I…was talking about you too that night." She said sheepishly.

Both teenagers met each other's gaze before saying at the same time in unison, "I love you." They exchanged smiles before they fell into a long kiss that meant that they were forever bonded.

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Raven walked up on to the roof to see Beast Boy all ready up there. He was hugging his knees, and sitting on the edge of the roof while gazing out over the horizon. His expression and his personality had changed dramatically since they lost Cali. He rarely cracked a smile or joked around anymore. Even though it had only been a week, it had felt like a lot longer without Beast boy's optimism to boost everyone's spirits when they truly needed it.

Raven quietly walked over and sat smoothly down beside him. The two teens gazed out at the horizon together before Raven decided to break the silence.

"It's not your fault you know. You didn't know that Cali would run off like that. If she ran away because she was unhappy, you wouldn't be able to tell that either." Raven said softly.

"I should've volunteered to hide first. Because of me and that stupid idea to play hide and go seek, I lost my leader's one and only daughter, who just magically disappeared into thin air without a trace. It should've been my responsibility to tell Robin about Nikki, I shouldn't have put that burden on Cali or else this never would've happened." Beast Boy said.

"You can't change the past, you can only change the present and the future." Raven said monotonously.

"Why didn't you try to read her mind? We'd be able to know where she is!" Beast Boy snapped.

Raven glared at him. "I've tried that a thousand times and nothing's happening. I can't read her mind, and I can't understand why."

"Man! I screwed up big time!" Beast Boy yelled, burying his face in his hands.

"Eventually Robin will forgive you and we can move on. It's pointless to hold grudges." Raven said.

"Yeah, eventually he'll forgive me." Beast Boy muttered bitterly.

Raven shook her head and stood up from her spot. "Since you're in a sullen mood, I think I'll go elsewhere to meditate." She said with a sigh.

Beast Boy glanced up at her. "Raven? Do you want to make some herbal tea instead? I think I might need some to calm my nerves." Beast Boy said weakly, attempting a smile.

Raven gave a small smile back. "All right, I think that sounds better than meditation anyway."

Beast Boy scrambled up and took Raven's hand and walked back into the tower together.

Raven only self-consciously wandered if Beast Boy could see her blush.

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Slade smiled to himself as he heard the sounds of combat in the background. The Titans had never figured it out. They sensed that he was behind this, but they didn't know where he was, and plus, they had no proof. A job well done. For once his plans had not failed him. Sure, he had lost his apprentice Nikki, but he was just going to discard her anyway once the job was finished.

Cali's training had begun immediately. Slade had drilled into her brain over and over again about how her parents had abandoned her and hated her, until she finally ended up believing it, and she knew the whole story by heart, that it was almost as if the story was true.

Slade walked down a hallway and stopped and looked into a white room. There, stood Cali in a fighting stance as she constantly punched and kicked in an android's hand, only missing the target a few times.

Slade opened the door and walked in to survey the lesson. "Careful my daughter, concentrate on the target and don't let your mind wander."

Cali breathed heavily and made direct contact with the hand.

Slade smiled to himself. This was going quite well. It wouldn't be long now until he could unleash his weapon on the Titans and be rid of them for good.

Slade laughed out loud to himself to just think of the chaos that would be unleashed by his hands.

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Somewhere…

Cali, what has become of you? I have seen you grow and change, and I do not like the outcome. Your heart used to be filled with such love and laughter, but Slade has filled you with so much hate. You have forgotten about me haven't you? I didn't think you would, but my worst nightmare has come true.

I watch you every day and I hope that you will recollect your old life, but you were so small then, and by now, it appears to be too late. I am saddened by these turns of events, I truly am.

The one thing that I am most proud of you for is that you have helped the Titans to grow stronger as a team, and their friendship has grown dramatically. Beast Boy's heart is still filled with such regret, but I often try to remind him that it is not his fault.

Someday I hope you will remember who your real family is, and to be rid of the hatred that has fallen upon you. The remorse, the sadness, the guilt, I hope it will all melt away, because none of this is your fault. I didn't mean to leave you that day, all alone like that. I truly didn't. I tried to hold on, I tried to be strong, but I just wasn't. I tried so hard not to die Cali, please you must understand this, I never wanted to end my life. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, I didn't want you to feel alone, but yet I have failed, because you are now alone.

Although you may have forgotten me, I have not forgotten you, I could never forget you…My daughter.

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I hope you liked this story. Please wait for the sequel because I think it will be a lot better than the first one. Thanks again to all my reviewers and readers!