Chapter VII: Marriage Problems
The figure continued to approach. Starfire tensed up and squeezed Robin's hand. Robin felt her apprehension and her bone crushing grip. He tried not to show any pain, and smiled back, letting her feel his reassurance. She calmed down a bit, but kept her grip on his hand.
The figure slowed to a stop, and raised two black arms. Slowly, it reached for the head, and...
"What is taking my little sister so long?" Blackfire asked for the thirty-seventh time. Raven floated above her bed, the dress in a box underneath. Blackfire was already wearing her black dress. Raven opened one eye irritably.
"Are you done yet?" she asked. Blackfire looked at Raven disappointingly. Raven sighed and began to meditate.
"Fayrii! It is you!" Starfire screamed, and flew forward, hugging a surprised Fayrii. He stood there not smiling or grinning. Starfire stopped hugging him and looked him in the eye.
"Friend Fayrii what is wrong?" Starfire asked, concerned. Robin knew the look on Fayrii's face. It was an angry face.
"Never, ever, make me have to do that again," Fayrii put in a monotone. Starfire remembered everything that had happened to Fayrii while he had been chasing them.
"What's going on here?" Robin asked, putting his hands on his hips and wearing that I-want-to-know-what-is-going-on-or-else-I'll-start-killing look. Starfire opened her mouth to say it was a misunderstanding, but Fayrii starting telling the entire trip.
Fayrii hadn't died at all. He had simply lost consciousness. He had laid there for awhile, before his regeneration system had caught up with his injuries. Once he was healed enough, Fayrii woke up and hid in the shadows. He had hidden for a while to continue regenerating. Then he had heard Starfire and Raven scream, and found more dark figures attacking them, with BB and Cyborg dead. After they had flown away, Fayrii had been trying to catch up to them the whole time.
"So Star, you mistook Fayrii for an enemy and took him on a wild goose chase?" Robin said later with a grin and his arms folded. Fayrii had lightened up a little. Very little. Starfire blushed furiously and put her head down, hiding a smile.
"Please excuse me," Ilidil started. Everyone turned around to face him. He continued, "Young Starfire, Young Raven is waiting for you at the castle of the Tamaranian nation."
Fayrii walked up to Ilidil, not yet having met the Balancer. The two stared each other in the sky, raised their hand, brought it down, cocked their heads, did a spin, and stood at attention, all in mirror-like form.
"Good day to you, Fayrii Lijaro," Ilidil said, giving his hand. Fayrii shook it.
"Same to you, Balancer," Fayrii answered. The Titans stared awhile, and then Starfire broke the silence.
"I should go get Raven now," she said, and flew off at top speeds. She landed in the castle's entrance, where her father was waiting.
"There you are, Starfire, now let's get ready for the wedding," her father said, bringing her inside.
"But Father, it is still nine days!" Starfire argued, trying to fly off, while her father held her by the wrist.
"Don't you know? We've moved it up. Now please...stop...struggling and... try...on...your...dress!" he shouted, slowly pulling her inside.
"There is trouble at the castle of the Tamaranian Nation. Go young ones, worry not about me," Ilidil spoke to the group. The Titans said good- bye, and ran off. Fayrii waited and had a word with Ilidil, before following his friends.
Ilidil stood in the clearing for a while, and then spoke to himself, "Well, the book of Fate requires the knowledge of what has passed in the galaxy." He stood smiling, and then faded away. The clearing faded away into a dense forest after him.
Robin ran into the castle, to find guards welcoming people in. Cyborg winked to Robin, and the three strode in. Fayrii was trying to explain to the guard that his claws could not come off. None of the Titans' weapons could be seen, so they were let in. Fayrii was as well.
Starfire stood in a room, wearing a white dress. Her mother was in there with her. Starfire had folded her arms and was making a pouting look with her face. Her father walked in, smiled, handed her a bouquet of flowers, and left.
"Mother what am I going to do?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know, Starfire," her mother said, and left. Starfire stood unhappy. She started thinking of ways to "accidentally" kill whoever she was supposed to marry. The music started up, and Starfire began to walk through the door.
Everyone stood up, and she reluctantly walked down the isle. Up ahead was the minister and...the evil man that had killed her friends.
It was all she could do to stop from screaming. Starfire stopped next to the evil man (much to her displeasure), and turned slowly towards the minister. Her once sad face was now fright.
Lover Robin, help me, please Starfire thought to Robin.
Don't worry, I'm coming was Robin's thought-reply.
The minister began to speak. Starfire only half listened. The evil man was smiling evilly.
"And if anyone do so object, let them do so now," the minister paused.
"I object!" Robin smashed open the door, walking in with a Bo stick in hand, causing many gasps. Starfire brightened and turned to face him. Robin stopped in the isle way.
A hole was blasted in the floor. Cyborg stepped out of it. "I object," he said, standing next to Robin.
A green raven flew through the window, turning into BB who stood next to them. "I object dude!" he answered. The evil man's face was dark with hate by now.
Raven melded out of a bench nearby. "I object," Raven spoke in her monotone voice.
Fayrii appeared out of thin air. "I object you koshinawaqui!" he shouted. Everyone looked at him. "It's Ludiquil," Fayrii shrugged.
Blackfire stood up and stood next to them. Starfire's mother did as well. Her father sat a moment, and then stood next to them, with the other guests.
Starfire flew over and hid behind Robin. Everyone stood facing the evil man. He seemed to grin, and then he laughed darkly. His hands went up to his head, and he tore it apart.
Beneath the shredded human skin, stood a Demonic creature. It had a dark green skin, 7-inch spikes on its back, 9-inch claws for fingers, a raptor shaped head with triangular shaped eyes, a 7-foot tail with a spade- like ending, and chain mail with boots and padding.
Fayrii's surprised look turned into black hate. "Death Faerie!" he shouted, summoning black and white energy instantly. His eyes were blue, and the floor was rumbling and cracking a little.
Shadows flew up from the floor and joined the Demon. It was time.
Starfire, I want you to run and hide, okay? Robin thought.
I am not leaving you, Lover Robin Starfire replied.
Holding hands, the two led the charge.
The figure continued to approach. Starfire tensed up and squeezed Robin's hand. Robin felt her apprehension and her bone crushing grip. He tried not to show any pain, and smiled back, letting her feel his reassurance. She calmed down a bit, but kept her grip on his hand.
The figure slowed to a stop, and raised two black arms. Slowly, it reached for the head, and...
"What is taking my little sister so long?" Blackfire asked for the thirty-seventh time. Raven floated above her bed, the dress in a box underneath. Blackfire was already wearing her black dress. Raven opened one eye irritably.
"Are you done yet?" she asked. Blackfire looked at Raven disappointingly. Raven sighed and began to meditate.
"Fayrii! It is you!" Starfire screamed, and flew forward, hugging a surprised Fayrii. He stood there not smiling or grinning. Starfire stopped hugging him and looked him in the eye.
"Friend Fayrii what is wrong?" Starfire asked, concerned. Robin knew the look on Fayrii's face. It was an angry face.
"Never, ever, make me have to do that again," Fayrii put in a monotone. Starfire remembered everything that had happened to Fayrii while he had been chasing them.
"What's going on here?" Robin asked, putting his hands on his hips and wearing that I-want-to-know-what-is-going-on-or-else-I'll-start-killing look. Starfire opened her mouth to say it was a misunderstanding, but Fayrii starting telling the entire trip.
Fayrii hadn't died at all. He had simply lost consciousness. He had laid there for awhile, before his regeneration system had caught up with his injuries. Once he was healed enough, Fayrii woke up and hid in the shadows. He had hidden for a while to continue regenerating. Then he had heard Starfire and Raven scream, and found more dark figures attacking them, with BB and Cyborg dead. After they had flown away, Fayrii had been trying to catch up to them the whole time.
"So Star, you mistook Fayrii for an enemy and took him on a wild goose chase?" Robin said later with a grin and his arms folded. Fayrii had lightened up a little. Very little. Starfire blushed furiously and put her head down, hiding a smile.
"Please excuse me," Ilidil started. Everyone turned around to face him. He continued, "Young Starfire, Young Raven is waiting for you at the castle of the Tamaranian nation."
Fayrii walked up to Ilidil, not yet having met the Balancer. The two stared each other in the sky, raised their hand, brought it down, cocked their heads, did a spin, and stood at attention, all in mirror-like form.
"Good day to you, Fayrii Lijaro," Ilidil said, giving his hand. Fayrii shook it.
"Same to you, Balancer," Fayrii answered. The Titans stared awhile, and then Starfire broke the silence.
"I should go get Raven now," she said, and flew off at top speeds. She landed in the castle's entrance, where her father was waiting.
"There you are, Starfire, now let's get ready for the wedding," her father said, bringing her inside.
"But Father, it is still nine days!" Starfire argued, trying to fly off, while her father held her by the wrist.
"Don't you know? We've moved it up. Now please...stop...struggling and... try...on...your...dress!" he shouted, slowly pulling her inside.
"There is trouble at the castle of the Tamaranian Nation. Go young ones, worry not about me," Ilidil spoke to the group. The Titans said good- bye, and ran off. Fayrii waited and had a word with Ilidil, before following his friends.
Ilidil stood in the clearing for a while, and then spoke to himself, "Well, the book of Fate requires the knowledge of what has passed in the galaxy." He stood smiling, and then faded away. The clearing faded away into a dense forest after him.
Robin ran into the castle, to find guards welcoming people in. Cyborg winked to Robin, and the three strode in. Fayrii was trying to explain to the guard that his claws could not come off. None of the Titans' weapons could be seen, so they were let in. Fayrii was as well.
Starfire stood in a room, wearing a white dress. Her mother was in there with her. Starfire had folded her arms and was making a pouting look with her face. Her father walked in, smiled, handed her a bouquet of flowers, and left.
"Mother what am I going to do?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know, Starfire," her mother said, and left. Starfire stood unhappy. She started thinking of ways to "accidentally" kill whoever she was supposed to marry. The music started up, and Starfire began to walk through the door.
Everyone stood up, and she reluctantly walked down the isle. Up ahead was the minister and...the evil man that had killed her friends.
It was all she could do to stop from screaming. Starfire stopped next to the evil man (much to her displeasure), and turned slowly towards the minister. Her once sad face was now fright.
Lover Robin, help me, please Starfire thought to Robin.
Don't worry, I'm coming was Robin's thought-reply.
The minister began to speak. Starfire only half listened. The evil man was smiling evilly.
"And if anyone do so object, let them do so now," the minister paused.
"I object!" Robin smashed open the door, walking in with a Bo stick in hand, causing many gasps. Starfire brightened and turned to face him. Robin stopped in the isle way.
A hole was blasted in the floor. Cyborg stepped out of it. "I object," he said, standing next to Robin.
A green raven flew through the window, turning into BB who stood next to them. "I object dude!" he answered. The evil man's face was dark with hate by now.
Raven melded out of a bench nearby. "I object," Raven spoke in her monotone voice.
Fayrii appeared out of thin air. "I object you koshinawaqui!" he shouted. Everyone looked at him. "It's Ludiquil," Fayrii shrugged.
Blackfire stood up and stood next to them. Starfire's mother did as well. Her father sat a moment, and then stood next to them, with the other guests.
Starfire flew over and hid behind Robin. Everyone stood facing the evil man. He seemed to grin, and then he laughed darkly. His hands went up to his head, and he tore it apart.
Beneath the shredded human skin, stood a Demonic creature. It had a dark green skin, 7-inch spikes on its back, 9-inch claws for fingers, a raptor shaped head with triangular shaped eyes, a 7-foot tail with a spade- like ending, and chain mail with boots and padding.
Fayrii's surprised look turned into black hate. "Death Faerie!" he shouted, summoning black and white energy instantly. His eyes were blue, and the floor was rumbling and cracking a little.
Shadows flew up from the floor and joined the Demon. It was time.
Starfire, I want you to run and hide, okay? Robin thought.
I am not leaving you, Lover Robin Starfire replied.
Holding hands, the two led the charge.