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Order on Its Own: Deceased Love

Prologue:

Dick and Zatanna stood at the alter, holding each other's hands. They were alone at the altar and surrounded by whiteness.

"I love you," Zatanna said.

Dick opened his mouth to speak with a smile but suddenly dropped to the floor. Zatanna fell to her knees beside him and started shaking him.

"Dick? Dick?!" she cried.

Dick began turning grey like a corpse and the setting turned from whiteness to darkness. Leaves blew past them as the wind blew. Suddenly, Dick was gone. Zatanna looked up and saw she was in a graveyard in the middle of the forest. She looked at the gravestone right in front of her and stumbled back.

Richard John Grayson

2000-2021

"It was his fiancee's fault"

Zatanna got to her feet and ran through the forest. She pulled up the front of her wedding dress as she ran. The trees reached out and her veil was caught on a branch and pulled her hair piece off too. As Zatanna ran, the trees reached out and ripped at her dress. When she finally stumbled into a clearing, her dress was reduced to one sleeve, miniskirt and ripped white tights. Zatanna got to her feet and looked to the top of the hill. Standing in the moonlight was Dick in his wedding tux!

"Dick?" Zatanna cried, running up the hill to him "Dick! Dick?!"

As she ran, her feet sunk into the ground. She tried to push herself out but she kept sinking.

"Dick! Help!" Zatanna screamed.

He remained motionless as Zatanna reached up. As her head went underground, her vision was filled with spiralling darkness. It was like being underwater amongst hundreds of strings. Zatanna's hand was the last thing above ground and that soon sunk underneath. The strings around her began wrapping around her so she couldn't move.

Zatanna opened her eyes in the car to her fiance's surprise. She had dozed off from listening to M'gann finalizing wedding plans on the phone all night. Zatanna yawned and stretched before realizing where they were.

"Uh, Dickie-bird? Why are we in Willow's Avenue?" she asked.

They had found the perfect house for sale in Willow's Avenue but it got bought up from under them. Zatanna was just more confused when Dick parked the car on the side of the road and took her up the rustic garden path to the front door. When he opened it, the house was more perfect than before. It was painted in light colours and the ugly chancellor was gone.

"Zatanna," Dick said, wrapping his arms around her from the back "Welcome home,"

"What?" Zatanna asked, turning around in his arms to look at him.

"I'm the one who bought the house so I could have it renevated into your dream home before the wedding," said Dick "Surprise,"

Zatanna stared at him in disbelief before pulling him by his collar down and kissed him passionately. Dick returned the kiss until Zatanna pulled away.

"Oh, Dick, this is wonderful," said Zatanna, walking a few steps away.

"This isn't the best part," he said "Let be show you,"

He extended his hand out to her and, when she took it, he pulled her up the stairs.

Dick opened the door to the spare room and Zatanna stepped inside. She looked at the light green walls and the window seat had new cushions and curtains.

"What's this room for?" she asked, turning to her fiance.

"The better question is who this room is for," said Dick "Here's a clue... It's painted in unisex colours meaning we don't know the gender,"

Zatanna smiled at him.

"It's for our future children," she said, walking into his arms "I love it,"

"I love you," said Dick "When you're actually pregnant, we'll do some details for that gender,"

Zatanna snuggled into him.

"Just think, in just over a day," she slightly squealed "we'll be married!"

Dick hugged her and lifted her off her feet. Zatanna laughed as he held her bridal style.

"C'mon, we better split," said Dick "We are getting married tomorrow,"

Zatanna slid out of his arms and took his hand, leading him out of their new house. They smiled at the thought of getting married tomorrow. But, the prediction of his death still worried her...