Love Is Harsh Chapter 4: The Wedding, a teen titans fanfic

This is chapter four and thank you for all your reviews! I love all of you! Your reviews make my crappy school day better.

Dedication: liliac gurl for being the first to review! 35 mins after I posted it I think, lol, I was checking the times that the emails arrived :)

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans. There. I said it :(

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The wedding bells were ringing throughout the whole Kingdom, announcing that Prince Robin and Princess Starfire's wedding was about to start. Robin was at the front of the aisle with his father looking at him. The king was wearing his most formal attire, which was a deep red colour and golden trimming on the edges. The prince just wore a smart navy outfit which was pretty uncomfortable.

Every single person who worked for the king and his son were at the wedding, but all wearing their working clothes because they were to serve the guests at the reception after the matrimony. Terra was sitting with her husband Beastboy and her friend Raven. Raven was feeling sick to her stomach, because ever since the ball, she was ordered not to serve or talk to Robin again for she would face a death penalty if she did. Now she was about to witness a marriage that the love of her life was taking part in… with another.

Suddenly, the grand organ began playing the traditional wedding tune as Princess Starfire made her way down the aisle, looking rather angry with her father for making her do this, but aside form that she was looking elegant in the white silk dress she was wearing and her hair was curled into ringlets. Once she was finally up at the altar, the priest began;

"We are gathered here today to join Prince Robin and Princess Starfire in a holy matrimony. If there are any objections as to why this couple should not be married please speak now or forever hold your peace."

Silence ran through the church and before the priest began to speak again, Raven stood up and said loudly and clearly,

"I object!"

Tara was staring at her wide-eyed; as was everyone else in the room. Some rich women gasped or fainted by a mere maid saying such things. King Bruce was shaking in rage. Robin however was grinning, as was Starfire. Raven felt so pressured at that moment so she blurted out the reason for her actions before rushing out of the church;

"Robin I – I love you."

As she ran, tears fell down her cheeks as she realized that she had embarrassed herself and would probably face a punishment for ruining everything. Once she had reached the outside, she slowed down to a halt and stared at the tall trees that were the entrance to the large forest inside the kingdom. They looked so inviting for someone who wanted to run away… before Raven had come to a decision on what to do she heard running footsteps behind her and a familiar voice call her name. Raven frowned but turned around to face Robin anyway.

"I… I love you too Raven" he said gently and placed his lips upon hers. At first Raven was taken aback but then returned the kiss and the two remained like that until King Bruce and everyone else rushing out of the church. The couple pulled apart but Robin held Raven protectively in his strong arms, keeping her safe from any harm she was about to receive from his father.

"Robin! Let go of her! You are to be married to Princess Starfire not this girl!" Bruce shouted. Starfire came running out, holding the hem of her dress up a little, so it was easier to run. She panted,

"I do not wish for the wedding to resume because I am in fact in love with Prince Speedy and he has shown an interest in me…"

King Samson came out from nowhere beside Bruce and said to his daughter who was now blushing,

"Starfire! Tell me you have been… intimate with Prince Speedy… have you?"

"Well, - "

"Enough! You are in serious trouble! I ordered you not to take part in adult activities until you were married! And now you have disobeyed me!"

"Father, I am an adult myself now! I can control my own life without you messing around in it!" Starfire yelled at her father. Samson glared at her but then paid attention to Bruce who now said to Raven,

"Raven, is it? Well, I am now saying that you are to be hanged in three days time for your actions and – "

"NO!" Robin interrupted loudly and then said while standing in front of Raven, "You shall not harm her! If you wish to kill her, you must kill me first!"

Raven's eyes widened at Robin's comment. She was too stunned to say anything. He'd risk his own life for her? A gorgeous prince risking his life for a 'plain' maid as she called herself. But in reality it was a gorgeous prince risking his life for a beautiful young woman that he had fallen in love with.

Bruce was surprised as well but managed to compose himself quickly and stare at Robin with a much more than annoyed expression on his face. Robin stood his ground and wrapped his arm protectively around Raven. Starfire had endured enough of the silence and broke it saying joyously,

"I am venturing to see Prince Speedy. I am tired of this! I shall be back later…"

She then walked away, ready to change out of the wedding dress and into her usual attire. Samson mumbled something under his breath before he ran off after her, followed by some servant, wishing to assist him with whatever he was going to do. Bruce and Robin were still glaring at each other before Bruce finally sighed and said in his low voice,

"Well, you do not seem to be backing down and are more than ready for a fight, but I shall not attack my own son."

"And I shall not attack my own father" Robin smirked. Bruce laughed and the tense moment before had been completely forgotten about. Robin took Raven's hand in his own and led her off towards the castle. Raven was puzzled. He brought her to the dressing rooms.

He went behind a blind and changed into a dark blue outfit that he was more comfortable in. When he was done, he handed Raven a purple dress that had beautiful embroidery on it. Raven gasped when he told her to change into it, but she obeyed his orders and emerged from behind the blinds dressed in the breathtaking dress.

Robin smiled and offered his hand to her. She took it and he led her to the stables. There, he pulled out a black horse and helped Raven onto it. He then sat in front of her and they galloped into the forest. Raven was terrified by the speed so she gripped onto the prince in fear.

Sometime later, after riding through the forest for around ten minutes, they came to a clearing where the sun was shining brightly and the grass was an exotic green. Raven was struck by its beauty. Robin ran into the clearing and Raven followed. When they met in the middle he said,

"Raven… I have loved you ever since I laid my eyes on you but I never knew what the feeling was. At the ball, I realized my feelings for you. And I wanted to tell you, I will never love another woman but you…"

"Robin… I fell in love with you even though I did not want to. You were so kind to me and visibly handsome so of course I would feel something towards you. But as our bond became stronger I fell more in love with you. I was sure that you would never love me back but it may seem I was wrong…"

"I love you Raven, do not ever forget that" Robin muttered as he closed the gap between their lips. Raven returned the kiss and this time there was nothing to distract them from their kiss.

This is so short! OMG! Probably the shortest chapter and I apologize! I was going to add more but I wanted more than just four chapters so I have halved this chapter with the next one (which is the last one). I'm sorry it was a rubbish chapter!

raerobgal