Destined For Each Other
I Do, With All My Heart
A/N: OMG! I am SOOOOO sorry everybody!! But I have had SOOO much to deal with these past few weeks!! Anyways this is perhaps the LAST installment of "Destined For Each Other" before I get started on the sequel for "What Doesn't Kill You, Only Makes You Stranger" :P
Well, this is a VERY special chapter, because me and Jckson15 worked on it together : )
This one's for you Jckson15,blueflower1594, xxgabigailxx, Raven2k8, SIT Down Inuyasah, Rosalind2013, YoungTitan213, Wisdom's Shadow, bookwormbird, Raven's Favorite Emotion and blackrose3612, and ALL my loyal readers and reviewers!! : D
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Today was the big day. Today was without a doubt the scariest day for two of the five teen titans. It was said that a certain pale empath and a certain green-skinned shape shifter were about to get hitched. It was a LONG journey to this day, VERY long. So long in fact that even Robin and Starfire married before the skin-tone challenged couple.
It wasn't because they didn't love each other, because as much as Raven despised admitting it; she always had a strange attraction to the little green bean. And it was quite obvious to everyone else, that Beast Boy was always openly attracted to the half-demoness of the group.
Raven sat in a quiet small room, looking at herself through the mirror. For once in her life, she saw herself, and thought she was beautiful. It was hard to disagree with the constant nagging of her green boyfriend of six years. She saw her short violet hair tied back in an elegant bun. She looked down to gaze at her white-wedding gown. She finally looked down at her right ring finger and imagined the wedding ring that would soon makes its home there. She couldn't help it, she smiled.
"Friend Raven?" Starfire asked from behind the closed door. Raven turned around to see her friend already entering the room.
"Yes Starfire?" Raven asked
"Are you ready? The ceremony is about to commence" Starfire informed her excitingly
"Almost Star" Raven smiled warmly as she turned back to the mirror. She closed her eyes and had a flash back when she first talked to her once annoying "friend".
The wind blew slightly, as a certain empath walked to the edge of the Titan's big gray tower. She sighed as several thoughts entered her mind.
This could be the start of something amazing. One side would say. You'll never fit in. The other would fire back. As she stared out to the ocean below, a figure hovered over her.
Not knowing what to say, she said the first thing that came to mind. "What do you want?"
The figure cleared it's throat, and began in a squeaky nervous voice. "Umm, I just wanted to see if you were ok and everything. Umm..because..er...well I mean...I-...I don't think we got introduced so well back there so uh...I'm Beast Boy."
"Yeah, I'm Raven." She replied in a emotionless tone. Her new found teammate took a seat beside her, and stared off at the scenery as well.
"You know...um...I'm kind of happy that we get to be together and help the city for four or five years."
She rolled her eyes and sighed, irritated that he continued on talking to her. "Yeah...it's ok I guess."
"And don't you think it's awesome that Robin choose us??" The green teen smiled hugely.
"I suppose. Listen I really didn't wanna be-..."
"Bothered? Yeah...um...that's cool...I'll just um...talk to you later then..huh? Well...er..nice meeting you Rae."
The girl turned to him now, face filled with disbelief and anger. "Don't....call me Rae." She growled.
"I mean Raven! Raven! Right, I gotta go, bye!" He squeaked back, as he sprinted off towards the staircase.
Making sure he left, she shook her head and sighed. "Your right, I'm not going to fit in." She muttered to herself.
Meanwhile, at the altar, Beast Boy was seen pacing back and forth, looking like a mess. He had his fists buried deep in his tuxedo pockets. Robin and Cyborg stood behind Beast Boy with their faces in their hands.
"Dudes! What if she like, poofs back to her home dimension and never returns!" Beast Boy shouted in panic. Robin sighed while Cyborg groaned in exasperation.
"For the last time…" Robin and Cyborg started together
"Raven. Is. NOT. Going. ANYWHERE!!" They both finished loudly
"But what if…" Beast Boy raised a finger to argue but was interrupted
"Beast Boy," Robin began as he massaged his temples
"Raven ISN'T in a coma…" Cyborg stated
"Or in Las Vegas…" Robin added
"Or out clubbing…"
"Or at a concert…"
"Or in the bathroom because of bad oysters…"
"Or in one of her creepy book stores…."
"Or at an "all you can eat" waffle house…"
"Or planning her escape…."
"So STOP worrying" Robin and Cyborg finished together.
"But guys…." Beast Boy whined
"WHAT!?" Robin and Cyborg shouted together
"The ceremony is about to start!" Beast Boy pointed out. Standing up straight and waiting for the music to begin. Robin followed Beast Boy's movements as he walked to his spot as Beast Boy's groom's man. Cyborg walked up the carpet to escort Raven down the aisle.
Beast Boy was sweating bullets as he heard the music begin to play. He saw a rose from the corner of his eye and immediately had a flashback.
[A couple months later]
Raven exhaled, as she tried her best to stay conscious. The titans had just finished a big battle against cinderblock, and the damage was pretty bad. As she began to close her eyes and keep her thoughts off the pain, there was a knock on the door. She sighed irritated that someone would be bothering her when she most despised it, but spoke.
"Come in." She croaked.
The door opened to reveal a very worried looking Beast Boy, a big book with a flower on it in his hands.
"Hi..Raven." He spoke to her quietly. She respected his gesture, but was irritated on him coming in at the first place. He walked slowly over to her bed, and placed the book atop the covers.
She rose a questioning eyebrow, and picked up a bright yellow looking flower. "Beast Boy...you got me a rose?" Turning her attention to him, she noticed a deep blush on his green face.
"Umm, it kind of...goes with the book."
The curious girl now turned her attention to the book that lay in her lap. The title clearly read in gold letters: Beauty and the Beast
"Why did you bring me this?" She whispered, as a wave of pain hit washed over her chest.
He smiled gently, and touched her hand. "Well, I just...thought you'd need something. You know, after that battle and all."
Raven blushed slightly, and sighed. "Thank you, Beast Boy. I'll be fine.."
Hearing this, he smiled relived. "Ok, just wanted to give you that. And..hope you feel ok soon, bye Raven."
As he left the room, she gasped, he cared for her? And...he seemed serious, he had used her whole name. Not teasing her with the nickname Rae. Confused in her thoughts and feelings, Raven lifted the yellow rose to her nose and began to smell it. It wasn't fake, and it looked as though it were in very good condition. The scent of the rose tickled, her nose and she blushed yet again.
"It's beautiful." She whispered, afraid to put it down. As she began to feel drowsiness take her over, she lay the rose down upon her chest and closed her eyes. Welcoming sleep.
Maybe, just maybe...things weren't so bad being a superhero, after all.
[A year later]
A nervous Beast Boy walked down the seemingly dark and endless hall, towards a certain someone's room. His palms seemed sweaty, and his breathing heavy. "Come on Beast Boy, you can do this...I mean, you've known her for a year now right? There's no way she can say no!" He whispered to himself, but in reality...he knew that he would probably fail miserably.
Reaching his destiny, he cleared his throat and shifted his weight. Not knowing exactly what to do next, he taped on the door lightly. The door opened shortly, revealing a very irritated looking Raven.
"Yes Beast Boy?" She sighs.
Beast Boy blinked, as a was blush forming on his cheeks. "Hi Raven.." He squeaked. "I was just wondering if you could, I mean…if you wanted to..."
"Go out with the team? No thanks." She muttered, before beginning to close the door.
"Wait, Raven!" The reply came before he even knew what he was saying. Shoving his hand through the door, he knew it was now or never.
She mumbles irritated, but opens the door. "Beast Boy, I'm really not in the mood fo-"
"Listen to me! It wouldn't be with the team. It'd be just me and you, and I found this really nice place that has a new art exhibit open and-.."
"Wait, are you asking me out Beast Boy?" Raven interrupted, a smirk placed on her face.
"Umm...well you see I just, I...I wanted it to be friendly and I thought you'd like it, and I got really excited and..." He stopped, pausing to take a breath. "I think It would be fun." He breathes the last part.
Raven, now clearly amused, begins to laugh.
"Why are you laughing? And...smiling?" Beast Boy asks, nervous she's laughing at him.
"It took you a lot to just ask me one simple question Beast Boy, I'll go..under one condition."
He freezes, taking a gulp. "Umm, yes Raven?"
"You can't tell anyone about my laugh. Deal?"
"What about your smile?"
"Beast Boy..."
"Ok, ok. Deal." They smile at each other, and begin to walk off on their first date. Defiantly right, things aren't so bad after all. Raven thought to herself, happily.
Raven stood nervously behind the big double doors. She took several deep breaths and reminded herself that this was all in love. She smiled at the thought and stood up straight before Starfire came from behind. Raven looked up at her older "sister" and smiled, which had Starfire return the smile.
"Friend Raven, I know with all my heart that you and friend Beast Boy will live happily together! Never have I seen a love so strong as between two people like you and Garfield share" Starfire stated. Raven looked up and smiled warmly.
"Thank you Starfire" Raven said gratefully as she hugged her. Starfire returned the hug before Cyborg tapped Raven's shoulder to grab her attention. Raven looked up at Cyborg, as he smiled in a brotherly way.
"You look great Rae" He smiled
"Thank you" She smiled back. He held out his arm as she linked her tiny pale arms in his big robotic ones.
"Ready to get married to your green bean Rae?" Cyborg chuckled. Raven smiled
"More than anything" She whispered anxiously. She heard "Here Comes the Bride" play over the sound speakers and took it as her queue to enter the hall with Cyborg as her escort. She gripped onto Cyborg's arm nervously. Cyborg looked down and smiled.
"Don't tell me you're gonna chicken out Rae" Cyborg chuckled
"Shut up!" Raven retorted
"Don't be scared, you know Beast Boy won't bite, unless you ask him to!" Cyborg laughed again receiving a flower vase to the back of the head. He grew a straight face, and cleared his throat.
"Don't be nervous Raven, you know that you two are in love" Cyborg smiled. Raven smiled again.
"I know" Raven smiled as they entered through the double doors. Raven saw all of the titans and super heroes that attended the wedding stare at her as she walked down the aisle. She was very grateful that she had a veil covering her face, or else everyone would've caught a glimpse of her bright red face. She looked straight down and saw that Robin was standing in the corner with a brotherly smile on his face. She looked to the right and to her surprise, Starfire was already standing there fighting the urge to hug Beast Boy who was only 10 feet away. Speaking of the Changeling, Raven looked straight ahead and saw her future husband to be staring back at her with that same boyish grin she's seen on his face since they were both kids. Beast Boy has grown a lot over the years, in height, in behavior, but one thing he never grew out of was his smile, and Raven for one, couldn't be happier, for that was the very same smile she fell in love with.
Raven made to the alter and felt Cyborg give her a brotherly hug as she walked up the alter and faced Beast Boy . She gave her green husband to be a warm smile from under her veil. And she saw him smile at her again, her mind went on another trip. She could barely hear Bruce Wayne's words as he was beginning the marriage ceremony.
"Friends, super heroes and heroines, we are here today to join Garfield Logan and Rachel Roth in holy matrimony" Bruce began. Raven and Beast Boy couldn't even hear a single word that escaped the legendary hero's mouth, for they were lost in each other's eyes. That smile of his, it was taking her back, back when they knew they would never be just friends again. Beast Boy couldn't even think straight as Raven's purple-blue eyes brought him such a pleasant feeling of nostalgia, back when all of this began.
The wind blew slightly, as the warm sun came shining down. People were playing with Frisbee, picnicking, and frolicking about. The trees provided good shade, and especially for a certain couple.
"I don't believe you." A pale looking teen shook her head.
"Why not?" The boy with her replied.
"Simple, I'm me...and you're you. How can you like someone so down...so sarcastic and unfunny an-"
"Just like you said, because I'm me and you're you. And this me likes that you." He answered goofily.
His girlfriend rolled her eyes, but smiled. As he stared into her eyes, he noticed the sparkle he saw when they first started going out and his heart began to soar. "I love you Raven." He blurted dreamily.
Heart beating faster, he awaited her reply. Dogs barked as their owners tugged on their leashes, and babies cried as they're moms put them back in their strollers. The green teen turned his attention to the pond out beyond them, its water sparkling and blue. If the pond had emotions, it'd say it was pretty happy today. Unlike Beast Boy, who was anxiously awaiting her answer.
"Raven?" He jerked his attention back to his lover, seeing her lost in her thoughts.
"Yes Beast Boy?" She replied, softly.
"Do you love me too? Because..If you do-"
"I love you, too...Beast Boy. I always have."
"Wait, really?" He responds, shocked.
She nods, and the smile on his face grows by a thousand. "Well, I have something...and I don't know what to do with it. I was hoping you'd know."
"What is it?" She asks, curiously peeking at her boyfriend. He sits up straighter, and pulls out a small shaped box.
"Some guy gave me this at a jewelry store one day, and I just..." Beast Boy fades out, as he hands it to Raven. "I need someone to hang on to this for me, preferably you." He smiles nervously.
She raises a curious eyebrow at him, but opens the box slowly. Her eyes widened as she noticed a beautiful gray name with the words "Forever Yours" engraved on it.
"Will you marry me?" Four words rang through her head as soon as he said it, and immediate tears came to her eyes. She leaned into him, kissing him the most passionately she ever had. As she did, he realized that was all he needed of an answer.
"Do you Garfield Mark Logan; take Rachel Roth to be your lawfully wedded wife? Through sickness and health, for better or for worse, do you vow to cherish and love her until death do you part?" Bruce Wayne asked Beast Boy seriously. Beast Boy was brought out of his hypnotic trance and eagerly nodded at Bruce.
"I do, with all heart" Beast Boy answered warmly as he gripped Raven's hands tenderly. Bruce nodded before turning his attention to the empath.
"And do you Rachel Roth; take Garfield Mark Logan to be your lawfully wedded Husband? Through sickness and health, for better or for worse, do you vow to cherish and love him until death do you part?" Bruce asked Raven. Raven grew tears from underneath her veil and to her relief; she didn't have to fight against her powers for control. Around Beast Boy, her love for him took over and kept natural control over everything.
"I do, with all my heart" Raven replied. Beast Boy smiled at her, before Bruce nodded and asked Robin for the rings. Robin obediently fetched his mentor the wedding rings.
"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you both Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Garfield Logan." Bruce handed each of them the wedding rings. Beast Boy brought up Raven's hand and slipped the symbol of their eternal love on her finger, as she returned the favor.
"You may now kiss the bride" Bruce finished.
Everyone and everything was deadly quiet. No one dared to make a sound, as they all anxiously awaited was coming next. Beast Boy was the first to move as he leaned his head ever so slowly towards Raven's lips and lifted her veil over her head. Raven fluttered her eyes closed as she leaned in closer to Beast Boy. Just as science has proved for so many years; opposites attract, as Beast Boy and Raven's lips connected in the most tender and meaningful kiss of their lives. They were now bonded for all of eternity, and no force in existence could split them apart.
The crowd exploded in applause, as Starfire could be seen on the left side jumping and squealing in joy, Robin and Cyborg were on the right whistling and clapping loudly in approval. Raven and Beast Boy smiled and waved at the crowd as they held hands and walked down the aisle together. They walked down out the big double front doors and into the long limousine awaiting them. Beast Boy held the door open for his new wife and got in after her and sat down next to her. He gave her a loving kiss on the lips as they began to drive off into the night.
Raven looked up at her new husband and cupped his green cheek with her gray hand. She smiled as she gave him her own tender kiss. She saw him smile at her and she couldn't help but smile back.
"Feeling affectionate today, huh Rae?" Beast Boy joked. Raven rolled her eyes before shoving him playfully
"Don't take this as me liking you" Raven joked back and heard her green husband laugh lightly. She couldn't help let herself giggle. Beast Boy looked down at her and smiled. Raven smiled back as she entwined their fingers together, and eagerly awaited their near future together.
'I was wrong' Raven thought to herself, as she watched Beast Boy stare out the car window, looking at all the lights of Jump City with excitement.
'Beast Boy's all I needed to fit in, I just didn't realize it until now.' Raven thought before she stared out the window and smiled as she felt Beast Boy grip on her hand tighten lovingly.
END OF CHAPTER
A/N: Alryte you guys, I am SOOOOOOO sorry for the LONG wait!! But you would not believe how BUSY and frustrating these past few weeks were for me! But I REALLY hope your patient waiting for this chapter was worth it D:
I would also like to say that this will be the last Chapter of "Destined for Each Other" for now. I will now get started on the sequel of "What Doesn't Kill You, Only Makes You Stranger" which will be called "Master of Puppets" ; )
So be on the lookout for that soon! : )
Anyways I would like to say thanks to ALL my fans and loyal readers! I will personally write up a chapter dedicated to my reviews next time! Until then READ and REVIEW!!! : D
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