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"You did what!" Melanie could hear her brother yell through the wall as she put finishing touches on her make up
"Whatever, I'll talk to you about this after Bruce's wedding" Mark spoke again.
Melanie scrunched up her eyebrows it was rare to hear him angry, that was her job. She shook her head, she had enough drama going on in her life right now.
She twirled around looking at herself in the short loose black dress, the blonde curls bouncing in the process
"Well you look cute"
She turned to see her mother standing in the doorway "Thanks, mom, you look pretty too" she complimented
Artemis made her way into the room and sat down on her bed "You and your brother might want to go ahead of us to the wedding. Your dad isn't ready yet"
Melanie rolled her eyes thinking about what had happened the previous night but nodded her head "Alright I'll go see if he's ready, see you there" she stepped out of her room and made her way down the hall to retrieve her brother
Melanie and Mark sat together near the front of where the ceremony was being held in the garden of Wayne Manor. Bruce and Selena decided a good way to prevent the press from figuring out where the wedding was, was to not have it anywhere at all. They would never suspect the billionaire to hold his wedding at his own house
"There's mom and dad" Mark waved catching their attention. Melanie and Mark scooted down making room for Wally and Artemis
They got there just in time because the ceremony started only a few moments later.
Bruce made his way down the aisle first, followed by Dick and Barbara, Jason and Cassandra, Tim and Stephanie, Damian and Leah and finally Nathan who held Juliet's hand and carried Swayze in the other. At 5 months old Swayze was acting as the ring bearer and Juliet as the flower girl. Multiple awes filled the room as they made their way the front. Nathan handed Juliet to Stephanie and Swayze to Tim before getting in line with the rest of the groomsmen
As the ceremony progressed Melanie didn't pay much attention. She thought about last night, about how close they came to kissing. Maybe it was a good thing that Uncle Dick interrupted them when he did. Then again, she couldn't shake this feeling in the pit of her stomach as she thought back to how it felt to kiss him. How his eyes sparkled in the moonlight as they laid under the stars. Not to mention how good he looked in that suit right now
Next to her Mark wasn't paying much mind to the ceremony either. He was thinking about the conversation he had with his girlfriend before coming. Sure, he hadn't been around a lot lately, but he was busy with hero work which was a very valid excuse. Yeah, it was probably a one-time thing and she did tell him about it. But the anger and hurt building up inside of him didn't make the fact that she had apologized for it any better. This wedding needed to end so that he could go drown his sorrows in delicious wedding food
"Master Bruce you may kiss your bride" Alfred spoke bringing them out of their thoughts. Both twins looked up just in time to see Bruce dip Selina in a passionate yet sweet kiss. Finally, the Bat and the Cat ended their dance of love sealing it in marriage.
The reception was being held in the large Ballroom with the wedding party sitting on the stage to draw attention the honored people. The Wests had an assigned table with Clark and Lois. It still blew everyone's mind how someone as smart as John had yet to put together that Dick Grayson was Nightwing and that Nathan Grayson was Robin, but it made the identity thing a little more interesting at the cave, so they weren't complaining. John didn't come to the wedding because he was in the fortress of solitude training
The current topic at their table was the fact that a girl showed up at the reception who was apparently Damian's 'date' not only was everyone surprised that he had a secret girlfriend but also by who it was.
Melanie wasn't paying attention to the conversation though, she was more focused on the scene unfolding on stage with the wedding party. Gina the girl who was responsible for her and Nate's first kiss happening made her way up the stage a giddy smile plastered on her lips. She bent down and whispered something into Nathans' ear before flashing him her pearly white teeth
He looked slightly drawn back at first, but Dick gave him a nudge and he stood up, looping his arm through Gina's and guiding her down the stairs to the dancefloor
A slow song began to play, a sexy slow song Melanie recognized from an old Tom Cruise movie but didn't know the name of.
Nathan rested one hand on her back and another in her hand, keeping a 6-inch distance from her as he slowly began to spin her until she grabbed him and pressed her body to his. Nathan didn't pull back as he continued to sway with her to the music
Gina rested her chin on Nathans' shoulder, one hand clasped with his and the other, which seemed to of done a disappearing act was tangled in his dark hair.
Melanie felt a growl growing in her throat as she watched the two of them dance.
"Ahh Melanie, if you tap your hand any faster you're going to reveal your secret and put a hole in the table" Mark whispered
She looked down to see that she had been tapping her hand at a speedster rate. A habit she had formed when she was angry. Immediately she stopped "Sorry" she muttered.
As that song ended and another began Artemis and Wally got up to dance while Nathan left Gina on the dance floor and exited the ballroom
"I'll be right back" Melanie told her brother.
Although her mind was still going back and forth as to what she wanted it felt like something was controlling her as she went after Nathan.
" What are you doing in here, "Melanie asked entering the Manor gym watching Nathan flip around on the rings
Nathan shrugged and jumped down "Stood still for too long during that ceremony, then we had to take a bunch of pictures I had to sneak away and burn off some energy because dancing wasn't doing it" he grinned strutting toward her
"Melanie looked him over he looked goofy in just black dress slacks, but she wasn't complaining, she'd never admit it to him, but she loved his fit abdominal muscles. He was the fittest boy she had ever seen their age, aside from her brother but he didn't count
"Enjoying the view?" Nathan drew her out of her thought with a smirk
Melanie bit her lip
"I never even got to ask, did you have fun on our 'not date' last night?" He asked walking closer to her
Melanie nodded "It was fun"
"It would have been a lot more fun I'd our dads and my uncles hadn't busted in" he cocked his head to the side
"Yeah that was interesting," she said quietly
"You look really nice today" He complimented a grin grew on his lips "Don't tell anyone but I think you upstaged Selena"
Melanie sent him a smile "Thanks" she looked him over and thought back to only a little bit ago when Gina was dancing with him. The anger she felt inside.
"I wore it hoping that you'd like it," she said boldly catching Nate by surprise
He looked at her for a moment "Is that so?" he said smoothly
She smirked at him and stepped forward "I know I made fun of you the other day for being so possessive, truth is I think I might be too"
Nathan backed a little bit away from her playfully "Really?"
Melanie nodded "When Gina was dancing with you all I wanted to was cut off her hands for touching you"
"I was looking at you the whole time" he smirked
In a quick motion, Melanie strutted forward pushing Nathan up against the wall causing him to let out an "Oomph"
Before he could make a flirty remark, she pressed her lips to his, he immediately kissed her back
Nathan was the first to pull away "Does this mean that we're back together?" He rose an eyebrow
Melanie rolled her eyes "Just shut up and kiss me, Grayson"
"Can't argue with that" he smirked grabbing her waist and pulling her closer to him before pressing his lips to hers again.
"We're now opening the booth for requests, so if you have one come on up" the DJ's voice rang through the Manor
Once again Nathan pulled away
"Would you stop doing that!" Melanie groaned
Nathan snickered "We will have plenty of time to make out later, but right now they are doing requests"
Melanie took a step away from him "Why? Do you have a song you want to request?"
Nathan shook his head "No but this is my family, so it's bound to be interesting" he grinned
"You are so right! I'll go ahead of you and you put your shirt back on" she said her face lighting up
Nathan pouted "You better fill me in if I miss any action"
Melanie nodded, she fixed her dress and hair giving herself one final check in the mirror before pecking Nathan's lips and leaving
The youngest Grayson male was straitening his bow tie as he walked out of the Manor gym. When he bumped into someone
"Uncle Wally" Nathan gasped
"Nate? Were you exercising?" Wally scrunched up his eyebrows
Nathan quickly nodded his head "Yeah, something like that"
Wally let out a chuckle "Boy you are your father's son, I could see him exercising during a wedding too"
Nathan sent his uncle a smile
"You haven't happened to of seen Melanie, have you?" Wally asked
Nathan quickly slapped the back of his neck nervously "Ugh no I um I can't say I have"
Wally looked at him suspiciously "Okay, I can't find either one of my kids"
"Marks gone too?" Nathan asked relaxing a little
Wally nodded "Yeah, I looked around the entire ballroom but they're nowhere to be seen."
Nathan thought for a moment, he knew where Melanie had been but not Mark. Maybe he had gone to look for them. "I'll keep an eye out for them"
"Alright, I'm going to do one last look around then head back to the ballroom" Wally slapped Nathan on the shoulder before walking off
Nathan began walking in the opposite direction toward the ballroom. He paused at a closet door though when he heard a thud. He listened closely to the door, there definitely was someone in there. Nathan swing the door open to reveal Mark and Gina
"Nate" Mark gasped quickly stepping away from her
Nathan shifted his eyes between the two of them "What is going on here?"
"I swear I didn't kiss her yet," Mark said pushing Gina aside and walking out of the closet
Nathan shook his head "Yet? What about April?" He asked sounding slightly irritated
Mark shrugged "April and me" he let out a sigh "I'll explain later, this isn't the right time or place"
"Right," Nathan said narrowing his eyebrows "Your Dad is looking for you, I'm heading back to the reception" he decided to leave Mark to whatever he was about to do and hoped he'd make the right decision.
Nathan walked into the ballroom and soon found Melanie leaning up against a wall
He went over and stood next to her
"Took you long enough, what did you forget how to tie a bow tie?" Melanie shot him a grin
Nathan shook his head "No I was on my way back when I ran into Mark it was- "
"Hold on, your Uncle Jason just went up and requested a song "Melanie cut him off
A grin formed on Nathan's face "Really? This is going to be interesting"
They waited as the current song ended and the DJ picked up his microphone "Okay so this next one was requested by Jason Todd, he requested Sister Christian and he is dedicating it his niece Leah Grayson" he said cheerfully but his voice turned to confusion as he continued to read what Jason had written "Because if any guy ever even makes a move on her he will kill them" slowly the DJ pressed the play button as the song began to fill the room
"Your sister is going to kill your uncle," Melanie said looking over at the girl who was sending death glares to Jason
Nathan shrugged "Personally the song is exactly how I feel, I wish I requested it"
Melanie rolled her eyes "You would"
Nathan grinned at her and slipped his hand into hers "So if you were to request a song describing where we stand right now, what would it be?"
"I don't know. All I know is that when I saw you with someone else tonight the thought of losing you like that because of my stubbornness made me realize I didn't want that to happen"
Nathan shot her a grin "I'm glad. So are we going to tell our parents this time, or let them figure it out on their own again? Cause that was kinda hot, the whole secret thing"
Melanie smiled "As fun as that was, we aren't as young as we were back then and I think they'd accept it more now so we should probably tell them. Maybe just not tonight"
Nathan nodded "Good call"
"Leah Grayson, I'm sorry but we cannot play the song that you dedicated your Uncle because he embarrassed you" the DJ read off the card that Leah had written on. "Due to the fact that this is a Wedding and that song is violent"
The crowd let out a chuckle, Nathan took a step forward
"Where are you going?" Melanie rose and eyebrow
Nathan looked over his shoulder at her "I'm going to request a song in honor of us getting back together, don't worry I won't put a message with it"
Melanie nodded and watched him walk toward the booth. He wrote down the song and made his way back toward her
'Okay our next request comes from Nathan Grayson, he wants us to play- The man on the flying trapeze?" the DJ finished confused. At this point, he had to be wondering what kind of wedding he had signed up for
"That's my boy!" Dick's voice yelled from somewhere in the crowd causing a smile to form on Nathan's face
"This is our back together song?" Melanie asked questionably
Nathan shot her a smirk "You know you love it"
Melanie shook her head "It's weird"
"You think it's adorable" he teased
She rolled her eyes and smiled at him "Next thing I know, you're going to be taking me to the circus for our second first date"
Nathan's eyes lit up "That's a great idea!"
