Ok so I'm redoing the first chapter it's much longer and I hope you enjoy it. Next chapter is on the way promise.
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By Grayson'sGirl
Robin leaned against the soft back of the titan's tower both like table and sipped a cup of black coffee. He closed his eyes. He was still tiered after his flight yesterday; he had been in Gotham for a fund raiser. The thing had been a total bore but Barbara Gordon had been there so it wasn't too bad. He had to bet the paparazzi had managed to get a few good shots. No doubt there'd be some small article in the Gotham times hinting about love being in the air.
In the background he could hear Starfire giggle with delight. He looked down at the news paper only to find that the society page had been stolen. He sighed it wasn't like he read that part but he liked having the whole paper. It was his OCD talking. Robin heard Raven walk in and noticed Starfire had beckoned her over. Over the roar of Cyborg's off tune humming Robin could make out a few of the words that the girls were babbling about.
"Friend Raven! Do they not look so cute?"
"Yeah, if you like that stuff. I really don't care what they do. It's not my life so why should I care."
"But the whole thing is beyond romantic Raven how can you say that? Just think about it high school sweet hearts getting married two weeks after his 18th birthday!"
"I'm sure is a match made in heaven. "Said Raven sarcastically. "Really Star one of them is still in high school and the other ones almost 21! How do you think the parents are feeling?"
Robin rolled his eyes. "Girls" he mumbled.
"Oh they are very pleased" Starfire pointed to a part of the article. "Here see! They tell the paper it's like an arranged mirage except that the two are in love. I envy her so."
Robin rolled his eyes what type of idiot would get hitched right after becoming of age? Not him. As he began to take another sip his cell-phone went off. He looked at the screen. It was Babs. He opened the phone.
"Hello?"
~"RICHARD JOHN GRAYSON WAYNE!!!!!!"~ screamed a very agitated Barbara Gordon
"Yes?" Robin said slowly putting the phone back to his ear.
~"Is this some kind of joke Grayson?"~
"If it is the jokes on me, what's wrong?"
~"Check the society page."~ said Barbara thought clenched teeth.
"Okay hold on." Robin set the phone down a calmly walked over to the couch. "Hey Star, can I barrow that?"
Starfire nodded and handed him the section. That's when he saw right on the front page in big bold letters:
Billionaire's Son set to marry High school sweet heart
We have on good authority that Bruce Wayne's adopted
Son Dick Grayson is engaged to marry high school sweet heart,
Barbara Gordon. The two are set to me married a week after
Grayson's eighteenth birth day, which is in two weeks.
Below was a picture of the two at the dance Robin had just got home from. Robin's face went pale as he walked back to the phone. He could feel every beat of his heart. Had he just been swung into the twilight zone? This couldn't be happening. His hand was numb when he picked up the phone.
"I've seen the paper." He said calmly.
~"uh huh and?"~
"It wasn't me."
~"Then who Boy Wonder? I wasn't me and this article isn't just in the Gotham papers it's everywhere Dick everywhere! And people are sending me stuff! Three top designers have sent over multiple dresses since the morning addition came out!"~
Robin bit his lip. "Then who? Wait people are sending you dresses?"
~"Yup, really nice ones too. But that's not the point some one told the press that we were getting married! Which Grayson we are not!"~
"I know that!" Robin hissed.
A beeping sound came from Robin's phone. "Hold on Batgirl some one's trying to call me."
~"Sure, I hope it's your girlfriend."~
Robin glanced over to where Starfire was and felt a pang of regret the type of regret that wasn't what could have been but more of a why did I waist the time. "I don't have a girlfriend." Robin pressed the button.
~"RICHARD GRAYSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"~
"Hi commissioner, how are you this morning?" Robin said trying to be cheery.
~"I was good till I saw the paper this morning! What the hell? You didn't even ask my permission!"~ growled the commissioner.
"Sir please understand it's not true. I just found out today." Robin looked over to see the other Titans staring at him. He felt a nerves laugh rise in his throat. He did his best to stifle it.
~"Wait you didn't know about this?"~
"No, maybe it's a cruel joke or something."
~"If so then it's a very good one I've had every one from Box news to KME asking for an interview."~
"Great…Look I'll call my dad maybe he'll know what to do. Just keep calm."
Robin hung up on the Commissioner and looked around. Cyborg's eggs were now aflame and the two girls were looking like his hair was on fire.
"Um slight family crises. I'll be back in a moment."Robin grabbed the phone and ran out of the room.
He looked at the phone one he was in the safety of his room. Babs had apparently hung up on him. Robin dilled the number for Wayne manner and tapped his foot while it rang. Robin tried to think a coherent thought but none came to him.
~"Yes?"~ answered Alfred.
"Hi Alf? What is going on I'm looking at the paper and it says I'm getting married in three weeks! And to Barbara yet!"
~"Master Dick I am well aware of the paper."~
"It wasn't you that made up the story was it?"
~"No sir."~
Robin breathed a sigh of relief. "Can I talk to Bruce?"
~"I am afraid that at the moment he is trying to clean up this mess. I'll tell him you called."~
"Thanks" Robin hung up the phone and walked back into the Ops room.
Barbara looked at the phone in her hand. Dick had never really figured out how to use call waiting. She didn't much remember what she had been doing before she picked up that day's Gotham times. The twenty year old had just come back from her early morning classes and found the paper on her bed. Babs yawned she really should have skipped classes that morning. It was always a pain to go to school after fund raisers, but she had to admit Dick being there made it more fun. She sat down on the bed a brush a few of her ruby locks out of her face. To her left sat the discarded dress of the night before.
She closed her eyes. The White Dove Ball room had been decorated in an antebellum south motif. The Charity that this ball was supporting was a fund to help keep southern history alive by restoring old manors to the former glory.
"So why are you here?" asked a soft voice form behind her.
Babs turned to see Dick Grayson dressed in a tux. She hadn't seen him since his argument with the Bat. He had grown since then his eyes shown with maturity that had not been there four years ago.
"I should be asking you that Mr. Grayson." Said Barbara mockingly speaking like most of Gotham's high society.
"Well if you must know." Replied Dick in the same manor but this time lifting his head up so his was looking down his nose. "My Father is black mailing me. He called me up at such a late hour and said I was to be here and dressed nicely or he would stop backing my titans and to forget college."
Barbara had stifled a laugh. "He's really doing that to you?"
Dick nodded. "Apparently since I am to run the company when Bruce steps down I'll need to learn how to deal with these people sooner or later."
Barbara nodded. "And sooner is his thinking."
Dick leaned back and half closed his eyes. "Precisely, hey would you like to dance?"
Barbara hesitated for a moment. This was after all the boy who had run away from every one he loved because he and "daddy" had a fight. He had left her all alone he hadn't even said good bye. It was a whole year before he even had the guts to send her an e-mail. When it had come she had thrown the lap top against the wall. It had taken two whole years for the two to finally get back to being best friends and even at times that was strained. Barbara shook her head and took his hand and let him lead her out to the dance floor.
As they twirled around the dance floor the two chatted pleasantly about this and that. Finally the subject of Robin's long time girl friend came up. Dick gave a little hurt look.
"We're not dating anymore. Or soon to stop."
Barbara had no idea what her friend had meant by that but didn't pursue it any further.
Babs looked back at the dress last night on the whole had been a good night. She picked up the paper besides her. Turning to the society page she wondered if she'd even be mentioned. Her face paled as she looked at the bright colored picture of Richard and her dancing. She had to read the head line three times in order really read the thing.
'This has to be a joke.' She thought, 'Grayson's just playing some sort of joke on me that's all.'
She looked back at the paper and read aloud part of the article. "Two are to be married a week after Grayson's eighteenth birthday." That was in three weeks!
Thinking fast she quickly called Dick to find out if it was he who had put the story into motion. She paused for a moment before hitting the talk button. "Barbara Grayson? Not bad." She smirked then hit the button ready to chew his butt off. It had come to a great surprise when she found out it wasn't him.
When Robin had returned to the Ops room Cyborg had remade his eggs, Starfire was engrossed in the news paper article and Raven was reading a book. So far beast boy had yet to immerge from his den. He looked at his coffee and tried to stay calm Bruce surely could fix this mess. Right? He was the press's favorite billionaire they'd believe him. Hopefully. Cyborg sat beside him and looked at his friend.
"So what's up?" he asked.
"Oh nothing that can't be fixed." Robin answered more to reassure himself than inform Cyborg.
"That's good." Said Cyborg digging into his eggs.
Just then the screen lit up. There was a call coming in from Steal City. Starfire answered it to see Speedy's smiling face.
"Friend Speedy what is the reason for your call?" Starfire asked with a smile.
"I just need to talk to Robin."
"Oh, I shall call him. Robin! Speedy is here to-"
"Yeah I heard him." Robin got up and walked over. Robin had a bad feeling about Speedy's goofy grin. "Yes, Speedy what do you want?"
"Man! Dick why didn't you tell me! I'm hurt you're getting married and to Barbara no less! And you didn't tell me! Hey, haven't you had a crush on her since you were born or something? Anyway did you know that every major news media is talking about this? Even talk radio! So where's the wedding the Titans are invited right?"
"ROY! Shut up!" Robin yelled "I'm not getting married okay the stories wrong! Barbara and I am a just friend that's all. I'm not sure how that thing came out but it's going to be fixed." he resisted the urge to pull out his hair.
From behind his all he could hear was silence. He turned to see the titan's looking at him jaws dropped.
"Oh boy." Robin whispered under his breath. He could see the look now passing across Starfire's face it was the same one she had during his date with Kitten.
"You're Dick Grayson?" Raven asked.
"Uh yeah. Can we talk about this later?" looking at his friend now rose his panic to a whole new level.
It seems that while Robin's back was too the screen Aqua lad had gotten to the screen.
"Hey Dick is it true the reason you're marrying her is because you knocked her up?"
Robin's face became bright red, he turned to the screen. "No! I've never ever slept with her! Any way that's highly illegal! Wait what am I, saying I'm not even marring her!"
"Not according to all the papers."
"Ahh! It's not true! Someone made up the story! I'm not going to marry Babs ever! Especially not in the recant future!" Robin sank to his knees. "My life is over."
Starfire wrapped her arms around Robin's shoulders. "I'm sorry Robin. I really am you know I could always take you to Tamerian!"
"Thanks Star, but I need to stay here get this thing fixed."
"But it will take so long why not go to Tamerian with me? Just the two of us." Robin pulled out of Starfire's hold.
"Wait what? No I need to stay here. I can't go running off because some reporter got a crazy idea!" he backed away. "This is all just one big mistake. By tomorrow this whole thing will be cleared up you'll see."
Starfire nodded. "Okay, I guess but Robin could you tell me something?"
"Yeah what?"
"Do you like this Barbara Gordon?" Robin gulped. If he told the truth most likely Star would run off crying if he lied to her she'd think he still liked her.
Robin looked Starfire in the eye. "Yes, I like her."
Starfire's reaction wasn't the one he was expecting. It was in fact the exact opposite of what he thought she'd do.
A few hours later Barbara's cell phone went off. It was Dick. Maybe he had some good news she thought.
"Hello?"
"Hey Babs?" Barbara noticed her friend was whispering.
"Yeah?"
"Um I'm headed to Gotham just got to get out of the tower. Could you tell Bruce that? I can't get him on his phone." Dick asked still whispering.
Barbara's eyes narrowed. "Sure. Dick why are you whispering?"
"Because if Starfire finds me she's going to kill me."
"Is that your Girl friend who is not your girl friend?"
"Yup. I was going to break up with her soon but right now she wants me dead. She keeps calling me a back stabbing; slut who sleeps with women on a whim and only takes responsibility if there is a child. "
Barbara took the phone away from her ear then put it back. "I'll ask about the child thing later. You better get out of there."
"You're telling me." Robin's voice had reached a normal level through the cell phone's speaker she could hear him quickly cover his mouth. When he spoke again it was in a whisper. "I'll talk to you later. Got to go."
Alright this is Chapter one! What do you think? There's more laughs on the way.
