Betrothed
Part of the 'Aftershock' Series

Prologue

Beads of sweat rolled down my brow as I stood across from my opponent. I breathed heavily, but tried not to show that I was already far too worn out to win. A smile crept across his lips as a gentle breeze swept through our battle area. I squinted slightly under the bright morning sunlight, and clenched my gloved hands. A golden aura surrounded my fists as the ground lifted beneath me, sending me with agile speed toward him. I leaped off the speeding rock, but it continued to speed at him, yet he jumped out of the way, as I knew he would. Gravity took its toll and I began to fall back to the Earth, and slammed my foot into his shoulder, sending him to the ground. Swiftly, I landed on the ground, throwing my arms up in victory. I laughed quietly, walking over to my opponent to help him up.

"Great job Terra!" he congratulated. "You've definitely improved."

"Thanks Robin," I replied, smiling. He's right too, you know. I've finally gained enough control over my powers to use them whenever I need them. It's been nearly half a year since I re-joined the Titans, and our worst enemy, Slade, was killed. I'm so happy here. The Titans are my friends, my family...

Robin and I walked inside, joking around. We became silent though, when we joined Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy. They were watching Starfire's door, and soon Robin and I were intrigued in what the alien was up to.

Starfire moved from her room to another part of the tower, carrying out large bundles of her room.

"Going somewhere, Star?" I inquired.

She stopped to face us, a feigned smile on her face, "I am... going to my home."

"How long are you planning on staying there?" Cyborg asked, judging a while by her packing.

"I am..." she looked down, "not coming back."

"What?!" the five of us yelled simultaneously.

Starfire nodded, a brighter, more lively, smile appearing on her face. "I am... getting married!"

"WHAT?!" Robin yelled, sinking to the floor.

The rest of just... gaped.

Starfire's eyes widened at our reaction, and I think she was hurt. Her lime eyes found interest in the floor, and she started to move back to her room.

"Wait," Raven called out, "You're getting married?"

"Yes, to my betrothed..." Starfire said, her voice expressing the pain she felt.

"So, you're..." Beastboy crossed his arms, "You're really leaving us?"

"Yes. The Grand Ruler of Tamaran wishes it so. I recieved news from our Ruler this morning," Starfire continued to her room, with the four of us (Robin was still half-conscious on the floor) close behind.

We entered her room with her, and I was surprised. I'd been in Starfire's room before, but this was not the room I had seen. Before the room had been decortated with posters of flowers, kittens, puppies, and other cute posters. Now all the room held was the flowery wallpaper and carpet. "You're serious about this, then?" I asked, bewildered.

"Oh yes," Starfire smiled, "It is quite an honor."

"But... what about us?" Cyborg asked.

Starfire began to lock her suitcases, "I fear I may never be able to return to Earth."

Even Raven seemed a bit shocked, "Why?"

"I have..." Starfire put a finger to her chin in thought, "...duties that I must attend to on Tamaran."

"Well," Cyborg sighed, "We can at least come to Tamaran and..."

"Really?!" Starfire brightened, "I would love for you to come to my wedding!"

The other Titans and I (Robin was now standing, but in a silent shock) looked at each other in approval. "Yeah!" Beastboy nodded.

"To Tamaran then," Raven nodded.


A/N: Another part of the Aftershock series is up. I'm trying to make these as professional as I can (which is hard!) so each part from here on out will be four chapters. First the prologue (what would be shown before the opening theme) and then three parts inbetween commercial breaks. I hope you are all RxS fans, because I'm going to change the episode a bit.Review on your way out! - Letselina