Disclaimer: If I owned Teen Titans, Beast Boy and Raven would be together now, not sometime in the future.
Changeling's POV:
There's an old saying that goes, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." That was one of the many thoughts going through my mind as I waited for my cue to go down the aisle and wait for my bride. What I was grateful for was that I was able to find love, lose it, and find an even greater amount of it later on. Sitting there, waiting for the climax of the biggest day of my life, I couldn't help but think of the events that lead me here. Out of all those days, there were four that stood out particularly well.
Naturally, one of those days was about ten years ago. It was that one fateful day when Terra, my first love, became a living statue. I was horrified to see someone I cared for so deeply become locked away from the world. The feeling of losing the one person who could bring me so much happiness was unbearable. I thought I would never get over the emptiness in my heart. We had tried several ways to get her out, but eventually Cyborg, the main brain behind the operations, labeled her a lost cause. Obviously, my heart did eventually recover. I haven't visited Terra in years, but to this day I can't help but wonder what will eventually happen to her. Going through that heartbreak was a necessary evil. It helped build my character so that I'd one day be ready for the woman I truly loved.
The next important day came a few years later. It was the day I turned 18. Since I had officially become a man, it was decided that a new name was in order. Beast Boy was gone, and Changeling was born. As the years had gone by two things had grown significantly: my body and my crush on Raven. By that time she had warmed up to me rather nicely. She wasn't being nearly as distant and sarcastic as she had when we were kids. With all that taken into account, I decided it was a good time to ask her out on our first date. I felt like such a little boy being so nervous about asking a girl out. Not only did Raven say yes, she added with a smirk, "What took you so long?" From the looks in everyone else's eyes, they were thinking the same thing.
The next big thing happened just a week later. We were on our way home from our third date. It was ended with our first kiss. Raven did kinda hesitate, but it's not because she didn't like me. She was always the type to play it smart and safe. Despite the fact that Trigon was out of her life, she still wanted to be careful about expressing emotion because of her powers. The time she was spending with me was actually helping with that pretty well.
Finally, the biggest event came five years later. This time it was Raven's birthday, and I gave her the biggest gift I could've ever given her – an engagement ring. She opened the little box, I asked the question, we looked into each other's eyes for several seconds, and she then answered with the most passionate kiss we had ever shared. Then I knew for sure it was done – our futures were set.
And that brings us to today. In front of me are the two violet eyes I had come to love so dearly. Behind me are my Best Man – Cyborg – and one groomsman – Nightwing. Some argued that it would've made more sense to have Nightwing as the Best Man since his wife was the Maid of Honor. But that wasn't how I saw it. Don't get me wrong, Robin was my friend growing up, and I did respect him as my leader. Cyborg and I on the other hand were the most alike. We were almost like brothers, born from the same freaky family.
All those memories of the past exit my mind as the reverend goes through the process of giving us our vows to recite, telling me I may kiss my bride, and we are met with thunderous applause. The next several minutes onward from that kiss seem like an insignificant blur. I vaguely recall walking back down the aisle with Raven at my side, shaking the hands of the seemingly hundreds of people who came to witness the ceremony, and finally making our way down to our limousine. I hold my smiling bride's hand as she moves her way inside.
Instead of jumping right in, I took a moment to take in a full gaze of the early evening sky. The sunset was a perfect backdrop for this amazing day. As I look to the horizon, there's something weird off in the distance. Out over the bay, there was a giant rock flying over the sky. I quickly shook my head a few times, got in the limo, and smiled at Raven. There was no point in dwelling on what just happened. My eyes were playing tricks on me. Only one person had the power to control large rocks and she was long gone. Right now, I just want to look forward to our drive to the hotel, and the greatest night of our lives.