Epilogue

Beast Boy awoke with a groan, everything hurt. He blinked a bit to adjust his eyesight to the streaming filters of sun that were coming through the broken window to his left. He felt the constriction of bandages on his arms and torso.

"Where am I," he asked, more to himself than anybody.

"The infirmary," he recognized the voice, as Raven came from somewhere behind him, adjusting his IV to sit beside him. She sat in front of the window, and the incoming light formed a halo around her head. She blushed a bit as he stared, "What are you looking at?" she finally asked.

"My angel," Beast Boy said, blushing as well. Raven reached out and grabbed his hand.

"It was touch and go for awhile; you've been out for a week," she said, worry still showing in her face.

"What happened to No Face?" asked Beast Boy, worry now entering his face.

Raven sighed, "We haven't seen or heard from him in a long time. He escaped after he shot you," Raven looked up a bit and she looked weary, "a lot has changed since that fight on the roof, Beast Boy. Robin dressed in a suit and made his way to see the mayor. It took a long time and a lot of talking, but he convinced the mayor to let us help clean up the mess No Face made. After that, the people will decide whether they want us here or not. I don't know what will happen; they still don't trust us. The others say they get horrible looks, even from the police."

Beast Boy reached up to brush back a strand of hair that had fallen across Raven's face. "It doesn't matter what happens, Raven, we have each other," then Beast Boy gave Raven a sly look, "have you been watching over me this whole week?"

Raven nodded and reached up and grabbed his hand and held it against her cheek, "I have been afraid that I lost you. After you pushed me into the portal, I thought you were dead. But on that roof, I realized that I also fear losing you as I know you. Beast Boy, I love you as you. If you had killed No Face, and had become the Beast, I would've lost you as surely as if you had died."

"But I didn't Rae, I fought the Beast off. It's alright now."

Raven closed her eyes, and Beast Boy could see tears threatening to spill. "It's not over; the Beast is still inside you. No Face was right about that, you will always have to fight the Beast. Beast Boy, please promise me that you will do everything possible in order to contain him!"

"Of course Rae," Beast Boy smiled up at Raven, "I love you, and I promised you that I would always be with you. That means controlling the Beast." Raven smiled down at Beast Boy after he said that. Gently, he pulled her head down and the two shared a passionate kiss.

"Awww, will ya look at that!" Cyborg said to Starfire and Robin outside the infirmary, "Now I've seen all my closest friends hook up!" He smiled at the blushing couple. The two had become almost inseparable, and their relationship had grown significantly.

"I am glad that we were able to save friend Beast Boy. He and Raven make a cute couple, am I right, Robin?" asked Starfire as she wrapped her arms around him.

"Yes, I'm glad we got to the roof when we did. We also should thank his resilience. But it was close, even for him. However, it looks like he'll pull through, which means that we are all back together now," said Robin with a smile. However, another thought seemed to enter his head at the same moment, "Hopefully, once we fix the mess No Face left, the people will once again trust us."

Seeing her boyfriend in such anguish, Starfire gave him a loving squeeze. "Robin, they will trust us again. We are not the bungorf No Face, we do not kill, we do not cause chaos."

"Star's right, Robin, the people have to see that we are not the bad guys. We will re-earn their trust," added Cyborg, "and if that punk No Face dares to show his face around here again, we'll deal with him."

"Next time, we will stop him. We will not allow such a thing to happen again," agreed Robin.

Jump City is surrounded by large hills. If a person had looked at a particular hill just south of the city, near Titans Tower, he or she would have seen a lone figure standing on the crest, clad in a light brown fedora and trench coat. The figure had no face, and it just seemed to stare at the tower and the city behind it. After awhile, if a person had stayed, they would have seen the figure turn around and walk away into the valley beyond the hill.

And thus, it ends. I want to thank everyone who has reviewed this story, it kept me on the right path and helped me make sure that I was being clear in my writing.

To answer one remark that came up: yes, No Face was partly inspired by Rorschach. However, No Face does not believe in morality or good or evil, unlike Rorschach. It is more an aesthetic inspiration.