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Chapter 8 – Closure

Beast Boy walked up to the door with unease. As he raised his hand to knock the door was enveloped in dark energy and it slid open, revealing a room that had come full circle in its ambiance and décor. He thought it looked just the way it did when he and Cyborg had sneaked in after the door collapsed. That had been over 8 years ago. When he had briefly lived in the room it had been redecorated and was less lugubrious than before. This was no longer the case.

"Come in Gar." Her gravelly voice called out in its signature monotone.

Beast Boy reluctantly entered the room. Raven was sitting at the foot of her bed wearing her cape and leotard with her hood up.

"They've arrived." He told her somberly as he handed her the folder. "This is your copy." She opened it and examined its contents.

"It is done." She said before looking up at him. "Why don't you sit with me before you leave? I heard the T-Ship East arrive."

Beast Boy sat down next to Raven and nodded. "Bumblebee came herself."

"No doubt as an excuse to see Cyborg." She commented in her deadpan.

"Yeah." He chuckled. "We aren't scheduled to leave for an hour."

"So are you ready?" She asked.

He shook his head. "No. I know it's for the right reasons Rae, but I really don't want to leave."

"I don't want you to leave either, but it will be for the best." She said as she picked up the folder and pulled out the official documents it contained.

"It's official now. I'm Raven Roth again."

Beast Boy hung his head. "So much for 'until death do we part'. I feel like such a phony."

"We meant it when we said it Gar. You know that."

"But I failed you Rae. I failed you bad."

"No Gar, you didn't. We made a mistake, we never should have married. I knew deep in my heart that it was doomed Gar, a mistake."

He shook his head violently. "No Rae, you're wrong. Yes, we failed, but I wouldn't trade our first year together for anything. It wasn't a mistake."

Raven placed a hand on his shoulder. "And neither would I. It was the happiest year of my life. I will always treasure it Gar. Always."

Beast Boy removed his wedding band from his finger and handed it to her.

"I don't deserve to keep it Rae. I want you to have it."

Raven removed the ring from her own finger and held the pair in her palm as she gazed at them. Two circles that had once symbolized hope and promise and which now only reminded her of her failure.

"I'll keep it." She replied. "But you're wrong about not deserving to keep it. You did your best to make it work Gar; any other man would have given up long before you did."

"How can you be so forgiving Rae? I cheated on you."

Raven looked him in the eyes. Her amethyst orbs looked so sorrowful and yet full of love.

"We've already been over this Gar. You know that it was as much my fault as it was yours."

"No Raven, I chose to be unfaithful to you."

"After I abandoned you for all practical purposes. You waited for me for six months while I went on a wild goose chase. I should have trusted you and let you help me."

"And now it's too late." He said somberly.

Raven nodded. "But it's for the best Gar. I can't give you the love and affection you need and deserve. You know that."

"What about your needs? You do have needs Raven. You deserve to be loved."

Raven choked back a small sob.

"I am loved Gar."

"I know." He replied. "I'll always love you. But you deserve more. So much more."

"Maybe." She replied. "But I can't be with anyone Gar, it's the way it should be."

He snapped at her. "No Rae. It's unfair. I get to move on, to start over. But you don't get to."

She cupped his face in her hand.

"I got to taste heaven, my love. It's more than most people get to do."

Beast Boy began to cry. Raven hugged him.

"I'm so sorry Rae." He sobbed.

"You did your best and you made me happy. I can't ask you for anything more."

She then kissed him tenderly on the lips.

"You should go now. You'll be fine with Titan's East. And don't worry; we'll see each other again. Many times."

He nodded.

"I love you Rae."

"And I love you, my dear Gar, and I always will. You'll always be mine, even if we aren't together."

He stood up, the tears streaming down his face. He slowly walked to the door and turned around.

"Good bye Raven."

"Farewell my love. Would you do me a favor?"

"Sure." He replied somewhat bewildered. "I'll do anything you want."

"Don't look back." She paused. "And send Terra in here. I want to talk with her."

"You want to see Terra?"

"It's OK; I'm not going to hurt her. I know she's in the hallway, just send her in. And don't wait, I'll send her your way when we're done."

Beast Boy exited the room quietly and Raven heard muffled voices in the hallway that lasted a few minutes. Finally they stopped a, the door slid open and a nervous looking Terra peered inside.

"Come in Terra. I won't bite, I promise."

Terra had never been in Raven's room before and felt a chill run down her spine as she took in the eerie sights and artifacts that it contained. Raven stood up from the bed and pulled a chair in front of it.

"Please, have a seat Terra. There are some things I want to discuss with you before you leave with Gar for Steele City."

Terra quietly took her seat and waited for Raven to begin. Raven sat back down on the edge of the bed.

"We haven't discussed what happened Terra, and I think we should before you leave."

"What do you want to talk about Raven?"

Raven sighed.

"We both love the same man, and he loves both of us."

"I know Raven, and I'm sorry for what I did …"

Raven raised her hand.

"What's done is done Terra. I'll cut to the chase. You didn't steal Gar from me. You couldn't have. He'll never love you the way he loves me. Never. He's only yours because I pushed him away. And I pushed him away because I can't give him what he needs due to my handicap. Lady luck has smiled upon you Terra, so don't blow it. Understand?"

"I guess I do." Terra replied

"Good. And never forget that he's on loan to you Terra. You might marry him and even bear his children but never forget this: he's mine. He'll always be mine. And if I ever find a way to overcome my handicap I will return to claim him. Understand?"

"I do Raven, but I also want to say this: If you do I won't give him up without a fight."

"I would have expected nothing less. Now go Terra, and make him happy, for both of us."

Terra locked her blue eyes with Raven's amethyst orbs.

"You bet I will."

Terra got up to leave and before she punched the door open Raven cleared her throat.

"One last thing Terra, a warning. I will say this only once. If you ever hurt him, cheat on him or break his heart you will wish you had never been born."

Terra stared at the sorceress for a long moment.

"Goodbye Raven. I guess we'll see you at the Christmas party."

Terra punched the button and the door slid open. She exited unceremoniously and the door slid shut behind her.

Raven sat quietly on her bed, motionless, for over an hour until she heard the T-Ship East start its engines and fly away. Raven stood up and walked over to the large chest where she kept her most precious possessions and opened it. It contained mostly rare books, including the magical book where Malchior was imprisoned.

She reached in a removed a small box, a ring box to be precise. She shut the chest and walked back to her bed, sitting this time on its side instead of at its foot. Her nightstand was mostly bare: a small lamp, an alarm clock and a framed portrait of her and Beast Boy on his twenty second birthday were all that rested on it.

She opened the ring box and all it contained was the penny, the "good luck" penny he had given her 8 years ago on her birthday. She had used a great deal of magic to find it after she had lost it when she became the portal on that terrible day.

She slipped the two wedding bands into the free slots that were in the box, and closed it carefully. She clutched it tightly as if her life depended on it and began to weep.

"I'm so sorry Gar, I'm so sorry." She said between sobs.

To be continued ….

OK, you can go ahead and hate me! Terra got to keep the green bean this time.