Author's note: Ok, here's Chapter 9. Sorry this one took so long; my Graduation from high school was two nights ago, and the night before that I was in Burbank for a couple hours singing karaoke and…well, let's just say, this week was insane! But, after my little hiatus, here's the next chapter. Basically, it's the day of the wedding, and everybody's getting ready and stuff. Thanks to RobinRocks and Maddy-csi for reading and the reviews! Enjoy!
Chapter 9: Wedding Bells
At the castle the very next morning, things were insane. Everybody was busy getting ready for the ceremony. The Titans were occupied with getting dressed, as were Blackfire and Slade…
"Where is my dress located?!" Starfire shrieked in annoyance, hurriedly floating all over her room in search of her purple bridesmaid's dress. Robin, who was leaning against the doorframe and wearing a black tuxedo, smiled at her.
"It's over here, Starfire," he said, holding the dress up for her to see. Starfire quickly walked in his direction and stood in front of him, her hands on her hips.
"Where did you find it?" she said, quickly grabbing it and heading behind her changing screen to dress. "I have been the looking for it since last night." Robin looked at the floor for a minute, embarrassed. He nervously rubbed his neck with his hand.
"I kinda found it hanging on the back of my door last night, and I meant to bring it to you, but when I saw that you were asleep…"his voice trailed off.
"You decided to bring it to me now instead," Starfire said, walking back over to him, now dressed. Her purple bridesmaid's dress was low-cut, floor-length, and it laced up in the back. Her long red hair was worn back in a bun instead of worn loosely as usual, and instead of wearing her purple boots, she was wearing a pair of purple high-heels instead. She smiled at him, her green eyes sparkling, as Robin gawked at her.
"Wow, Starfire!" he said appreciatively, grabbing her hand and twirling her around. "You look beautiful." Starfire giggled for a moment, and then smiled at him.
"You look handsome as well, Robin," she said, looking at him. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a black bowtie and a boutonnière. His black spiky hair was slicked back for once instead of sticking up all over the place. Robin smiled at her and gave her a hug….
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Meanwhile, down the hall in Beast Boy and Raven's room, things were also crazy. Raven, who was also a bridesmaid, was already dressed and was attempting to try to get Beast Boy ready…
"For the love of Azarath, Beast Boy, will you just get dressed?!" Raven said exasperatedly, glaring at him from where she was sitting on the bed, her arms crossed. Beast Boy, who was leaning against the doorway out onto the balcony and was still dressed in his pj's, shook his head emphatically.
"Uh-uh, Raven! There is no way on Earth that you are going to get me to wear a tuxedo!" Raven raised an eyebrow at him, and grinned slyly.
"Not even if I kiss you good morning?" she asked airily. Beast Boy's face lit up, and he grinned at her.
"Ok, I'd get dressed for that!" Beast Boy said happily, quickly walking over to Raven and sitting down next to her on the bed. Raven smiled at him, leaned over towards him, and kissed him soundly. When they pulled apart, they smiled at each other.
"All right, Beast Boy, I kissed you, now get your green butt dressed!" Raven said, pretending to be annoyed with him. Beast Boy nodded, jumped up, grabbed his tuxedo and went to change in the bathroom…
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One hour later, the Titans and Slade were lining up in the hallway outside of the castle's Great Hall. Slade and Blackfire had decided to have a traditional Earth wedding, complete with bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc. Slade, ironically, had asked Robin to be his best man, and Blackfire had asked Starfire to be her maid of honor. Of course, both Robin and Starfire had agreed to Blackfire and Slade's requests…
"Man, what is taking so long?" Cyborg asked, pulling up his jacket sleeve and glancing at his watch. "It feels like we've been standing out here for ages." Everyone else nodded in agreement. Slade rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Have a little patience, Cyborg," he said superciliously, straightening his jacket and fixing his bowtie. "We are merely waiting for Galfore and Blackfire to join us." They suddenly heard footsteps behind them, and saw Blackfire and Galfore walking towards them. As soon as they saw them, Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, and Slade walked into the Great Hall, up the aisle in the middle towards the front, and peeled off to their separate sides. Raven and Starfire were standing on the left side of the altar facing the front, and Slade, Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy were standing on the right side. The doors opened again, and Galfore and Blackfire walked into the hall and up the aisle. Blackfire, who was wearing a white wedding dress similar to the one that Starfire wore, smiled at Slade as she stood next to him, holding her bouquet of roses.
Galfore, as the Grand Ruler of Tamaran, was the one to marry Slade and Blackfire. He turned to the assembly and said, "My fellow Tamaranians and honored guests, we are gathered here today to join together Princess Noriand'r and Slade Wilson in holy matrimony. Are there any among us who can offer reason as to why these two people should not be together for the rest of their lives?" The Titans looked uneasily at each other for a moment, but no one said anything. Galfore nodded, and then continued. "Since no one has objected to their union, I shall continue." He turned to Blackfire and said, "Do you, Princess Noriand'r of Tamaran, sister to Starfire, take Slade Wilson to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Blackfire smiled at Slade.
"I do," she said, holding his hand. Slade smiled back at her. Galfore then turned to Slade.
"Do you, Slade Wilson of Earth, therefore take Princess Noriand'r to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Slade nodded, glancing at Blackfire.
"I do," he said quietly. Galfore nodded, and then turned to Starfire and Robin.
"Will Princess Starfire and Robin please give the rings to Slade and Blackfire now?" Starfire quickly handed her sister Slade's ring, and Robin quickly handed Slade Blackfire's ring. Galfore turned to Slade. "Slade, place the ring on Princess Noriand'r's finger and repeat after me: 'With this ring, I thee wed'."
Slade placed the wedding ring on the fourth finger on Blackfire's left hand, just after the engagement ring and said, staring deep into her eyes, "With this ring, I thee wed." Blackfire smiled at him as Galfore turned to her.
"Princess Noriand'r, please do the same. Place the ring on Slade's finger and repeat after me: 'With this ring, I thee wed.'" Blackfire nodded, and placed Slade's wedding ring on the fourth finger on his left hand.
"With this ring, I thee wed," she said, smiling at him. He smiled back at her as they turned to face Galfore again. He nodded and them and addressed the congregation.
"My fellow Tamaranians and honored guests, it gives me great pleasure to present to you Mr. and Mrs. Slade Wilson!" There was a great cheer as Galfore turned to Slade and Blackfire and said, "By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
As Slade and Blackfire kissed, Beast Boy turned to Cyborg and said, "Sweet! Now we get to go to the reception!" Cyborg raised an eyebrow at him.
"You've been really looking forward to that, haven't ya?" Beast Boy nodded.
"Uh-huh. I've been so excited, dude! I brought my karaoke machine with me!" The light bulb suddenly clicked on inside Cyborg's head.
"Oh, so that's why you brought that thing!" Cyborg said, chuckling. "Good luck trying to get people to sing tonight."
"Whatever, dude," Beast Boy said as Slade and Blackfire headed back down the aisle, followed by the others. "People are gonna sing tonight…"
And with that, they headed off to the reception…
