Epilogue

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Arsenal moved quickly. He was tired of doing undercover work. He had been chasing this perp all night. The guy was a known drug dealer and Arsenal knew just what he was selling.

His red uniform was hidden by the thick brown trench coat he wore. His neck ached and his body was sore.

The perp made the move. A kid who must have been about sixteen was waiting to make a buy.

"You got the money?" the dealer asked.

"I have half but I'm good for my word," the teenager replied.

"No dice, you pay in full or you get nothing," the dealer replied.

The sound of whizzing arrows filled the air. Two bright red arrows pinned the dealer to the wall.

"You've just bought yourself jail time. Hope the price equals the cost," Arsenal said the red mask firmly fixed on his face.

"You think you got the right to arrest me? I'll just get out," the dealer said.

"I can't take you to jail but they can," the archer said pointing to the incoming sirens. "Don't worry I'm making you my special project. Wherever you are I'll be."

The teen stood stalk still. Fear had overridden all of his sense of reason.

"You have two choices kid," Arsenal said to the teen. "Check yourself into rehab or get taken into police custody."

"My parents will kill me if they find out I've been shooting up," the teen replied.

"They might but that shit sure as hell will. Take it from a guy who almost ODed."

The night had been long by the time Roy Harper put his bow up. It was strange to think he was going on four years clean.

Raven's words had done their job. Speedy left the Titans right after he was discharged. Robin had offered him back his place but Roy needed time. Shortly afterwards the bow and arrows were hung up and Speedy disappeared from all their sights.

It had been a long road. There had been working for the government, patching up the damaged relationship with Ollie, and then his disastrous love affair with Cheshire which had given him a daughter. He was twenty years old without a job and had a kid to raise as a single parent.

Roy Harper groaned he had just paid the baby-sitter for staying the night. The girl was under the assumption that Roy worked late at bar. Changing in the alley before entering the apartment had just made Roy's night all the more special.

"I need to find a new babysitter who charges cheaper rates. I'm down to my last fifty," he thought bitterly.

Life was still hopeless and imperfect for Roy Harper. Still when he gazed down at the little face of his sleeping daughter he knew that he would have to be a better person.

He left Lian in her room and moved towards his bedroom. He hurt all over from the night's events. He pulled off his sweat soaked t-shirt.

"I saw you tonight," a monotone said from the shadows. "It's been a long time Speedy or should I say Arsenal."
"It has Raven. I heard you and the others are still cleaning up Jump," he said turning to face the shadow after hastily pulling on a clean shirt.

"I wouldn't know I left the Titans a few months ago. You could have called or at least written," the shadow replied.

"You knew where I was anyway. That link between us is plenty strong."

"Didn't mean that I didn't miss you."

His mouth dropped slightly. That was the last thing he ever expected to hear from Raven.

"I thought I was annoying," he replied with a smirk.

"Only when you act like a cocky s.o.b.," she replied coming out of the shadows.

His mouth dropped further. Who would've thought that Raven would be attractive? Sure he had a crush on her but it had been a slight in infatuation. He had thought he had been just been another hormonal teenage boy apparently he was wrong.

"You're kind of cute when you're shocked," she teased.

"What are you doing here Rachel?"

At the sound of her 'real' name her face became serious. "I wanted to see you."

"Why did you leave the Titans?"

"I didn't belong anymore. After Gar and I broke up there was nothing to stay for."

"Why come see me? Why not go see Dick after all he isn't a Titan anymore?"

"Nightwing and I don't always see eye to eye. Besides I would rather come see you. Maybe I could stick around for a while. You need help raising your daughter, and to find a job. I have job and need a place to stay."

Did she know what she was suggesting?

"Raven, I don't think you want to stay here."

"Why because you might have dirty thoughts about me? Roy, I lived in the Tower with you. I knew that you liked me. You were pretty obvious."

"Nice to know that you didn't feel the same way."

"You left before I could act on how I felt for you."

"What the hell are you-"

She caught his mouth with hers. Her hands ran through the red hair as she kissed him forcefully.

She could feel the shock running through him. She liked that she had that affect on him. He knew that she wasn't lying. The link told him that all her words were true.

"Fine we'll room together," he said after they broke away. "But if this doesn't work out-"

"It will work out. I've been inside your mind. I know all your dirty little secrets," she replied.

He watched her grab her things and move further into the apartment.

I'm screwed if I mess this up.

The End

A/N: Thanks to everything who read this fic. I hope you liked and I appreciated all the reviews.