Disclaimer: I don't own the Titans or Waterford or Alfani. Wish I did though. I'd be flipping rich.

Time Stopped

The past three months had gone rather smoothly. For Dick that is. In short he had cut himself off from society and focused only on his work. He, like he usually did when faced with a problem, shut everyone out and focused solely on his work. He was very productive, but not so much fun to work with. Sure, he took orders and carried them out with extreme precision, but he was always serious and boring.

During the three months before the wedding all of his co-workers in the office dreaded having to do a case with him. Sure, they put the guy in jail, but he was so dispassionate. It was annoying. Even Batman dreaded working with Nightwing. Nightwing would be so cut and dry about everything. There was no passion in him.

But finally the three months of hell were over with and the wedding was upon Dick. He had picked out their wedding gift months ago. It was a Waterford Crystal bowl. It had stars all over it. It was gorgeous to say the absolute least. It had not been on the gift registry, but he knew that Kory would love it. He had seen the inside of her restaurant and it had bowls just like it everywhere. He knew she had designed it, so she had to love them.

On the morning of the twenty-ninth Dick flew to Metropolis. He landed at the airport at 9 o'clock and after getting his baggage went straight to the hotel.

The Le Malheur D'Hôtel was an absolutely gorgeous French hotel. It was designed like Palace Royal in Paris from the 17th century. It was breathtaking. It had gold covered molding, and marble floors, and stunning recreations of the Palace Royals decorations. One could not walk in there without envying the Royal family in Paris at the time.

Dick walked into the hotel and after taking in it's beauty looked for some sign that showed that he was supposed to be there. He could not find anything. There was no indication that a wedding was taking place in it's chapel. No sign saying 'Anders/Logan Wedding' with an arrow, but then of course it was nine days before the actual wedding. But he had at least expected Gar or Kory to be there. He did leave a message saying that he would be at the hotel at ten, right? He looked at his watch.

10:02

He began to wonder if this was all just some elaborate stunt the Gar and Kory had pulled on him to give him a heart attack. Probably not, but he could dream, right?

"Dick?" came a female voice from behind.

He spun around to see Rachael carrying two bags. "Rachael!" he said walking over to her and giving her a big hug. "It's good to see you again."

"It's good to see you too. Where are Kory and Gar? I don't see them anywhere?"

"That's what I was wondering."

"Dick? Rae?" came a kid like voice from behind.

Dick spun around to see not whom he expected to see. He expected to see Beast Boy. But instead he saw Gar Logan. He had changed a lot over the years. His once short and spiky hair was gone. In its place was a short mullet. His clean-shaven place now had a small clean-cut goatee. He was no longer a skinny kid. He was a skinny man. He had some muscles, but very little. He had a runner's body. Gar didn't wear the stupid uniform that Dick had last seen him in. He wore normal clothes. Black slacks and a purple polo.

"Gar!" Rachael said, grinning widely.

"Rae!" He ran up to her and gave her a huge, bone-crushing hug. " It's great to see you again! How you been?"

"I've been good. How about you?"

"It's been doing great." He turned to see Dick standing over by Rachael's and his luggage. "Dick!" he said walking over to him. He gave him a great, big, bone-crushing hug too.

"Gar- can't breath-"

Gar let him go. "Oh. Sorry. Wow, it's great to see you again too. How've you been?"

Although Dick felt nothing like the answer Gar was expecting he gave him that answer. "I've been doing great. Really great. How about you? How has life been treating you?"

"Aside from Kory, not so well. No one likes my comedy. Only a few. Kiddies love it though."

"That's alright. You'll get a break. So where is Kory? I've been dying to see her."

"Kory said she's be down in a moment."

"O-" Robin stopped. He was going to say 'ok', but the 'k' got lost when he saw Kory.

The second he saw her time stopped. It simply did not exist. The only thing that existed was her. She was the only thing that mattered. He tried to remind himself that she was engaged, but that did not matter either. Dick could have stayed in this moment forever. He could stay there, just looking at her brilliant, emerald green eyes for an eternity. He could stay there just looking at her red hair floating there forever. He could just stay there and look at here forever. Nothing else mattered. Not Gar, not Vic, not Rachael, not the bad guys, not Bruce, not even himself. Just her. She was the only thing that truly mattered.

But then as quickly as time had stopped, it started back up again.

"Dick!" said a voice. It was familiar, but at the same time totally unknown. It was beautiful. It was so beautiful that it could have only come from a godless of unmatched beauty. It was the voice that every time he heard it Dick wanted to melt into a puddle on the floor. It was the voice that gave him life. It was the voice that made him realize why he lived. Why he woke up each morning. It was the voice that gave his life meaning. It was the voice of Kory Anders.

"Dick!" she said running up to him and hugging him.

He felt like he was going to pass out.

"Kory," he breathed. It was such a simple two-syllable name. But it was the beating of his heart.

She let go of him. "Dick! How've you been?" she asked speaking normally.

He was surprised to hear her talk like that. "I've been great. Wow. You've changed so much." Not only had Kory's way of talking changed, but her looks too. She was no longer a flat little teenager. Kory Anders and a fully developed woman. Other things had changed too. Her once long, red hair was now short and elegantly spiked. And she was taller, but only a bit. And she did not wear her old uniform. She was wearing a simple, but stunning Alfani Drape-Neck Matte Jersey Dress.

Dick had to concentrate very hard not to grab her and kiss her. "So, how've you been? I've heard great things about your restaurant."

"I've been doing very well, thank you. You've changed too."

Dick could only grin. He was like a love-struck teenager. All of the promises he made to himself about controlling his emotions were being broken. No matter how hard he tried, he could not stop himself from loving her.

I need to get out of here, he thought suddenly. He knew that if he didn't leave now and come back the day of the wedding he would do something he regretted. He needed that or a distraction.

As is on cue Vic walked threw the front doors. "Gar! Kory! Rachael! Dick!" he yelled across the room much to the annoyance of the other guests and employees. Vic had not changed much if at all. He wore clothing over his parts, but that was really it. His human face was more distinguished, but that was really it. He walked over to each of the former Titans hugged them and said. He kissed Kory on the cheek and congratulated her and Gar. When he got to Dick he hugged him and quickly asked him how he was holding up. Dick flat out lied to him and told him he was fine. Luckily for Dick, he believed him. But Dick knew he could not keep this up forever. Eventually he would break.

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A/N: I hope you guys liked it. I had alot of fun writing this section. I took the time part from a story I wrote for class about the guy I had a crush on. I'm so glad I could put it to good use! Woo hoo! Thanks to all ya'll who reviewed. Much appreciated. Oh, if you want another great fic read Paradox by A.R. Fredrick or Elemental Goddess by xRubyDustx. They both totally rock. Seriously. But please review.

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