Kori looked back one last time at the large art museum she had just walked out of. Inside were some of the most prestigious paintings by many of the greatest artists of the world, and she had gotten the honor of viewing each and every one of them. Paris looked like an exotic place for sightseeing in the brochures she had looked at, but she had never imagined it to be so breathtaking. It was too bad Richard wasn't there beside her to enjoy it as well.
It had been a bit over a year since their little reunion, and now there she was, alone in the city of romance. Richard had chosen the worst time to go on one of his important business trips.
She walked down the narrow sidewalks and past a restaurant, where a young couple were sitting with a baby cradled in the mother's arms. Sighing, Kori wondered if she and Richard would ever lead the same life. Getting married and having a baby was how she thought of settling down, but hinting the idea towards Richard had been even harder than she had thought. Of course, he had always been there with her since that night at the hospital, but the two had only just moved in together, and Kori felt that things weren't going as fast as she wanted them to. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Oh X'hal…it's so…beautiful…"
The large cathedral was indeed beautiful. With statues of angels sculpted around the bell towers of the church, she jumped up in excitement without thinking. She had never gotten to explore the religion since she arrived on Earth, and now was her chance to take advantage of that.
The steps leading to the church must have taken at least ten minutes for her to climb, because when she finished she was panting. Bursting through the doors when she finally caught her breath, she felt her heart freeze.
It wasn't the church this time, but whom she saw in it.
"G-Galfore? Raven, Gar, Cy? Bee! What are you guys doing…Blackfire?" she asked incredulously.
There they were, sitting pleasantly in the church benches, in the seats closest to the entrance of the church. But what astounded her was who was there sitting along with her friends. Bruce Wayne himself, Xavier, the whole Justice League team, and every other superhero in the world, all of them dressed out of their uniforms.
"Um, what is everyone doing here?" she asked shyly as she felt all their eyes and smiles on her. She searched through all there many faces, but the one she wanted to see the most was the one she couldn't find. "W-Where…where is Richard?"
"Right here."
Her emerald orbs instantly followed the direction of the voice as they lit up with hope. There he was, standing in his usual attire, jeans and a navy blue polo. He looked…nervous.
"Richard? What are you- Aren't you? Shouldn't you-" He chuckled anxiously as well as she stumbled over her words, walking towards her as she absentmindedly tried to find what else to say other than broken up sentences. But she cut herself off when she found him down on his knees, taking her hands in his, staring up at her as he scratched the back of his neck timidly. Her eyes widened.
"Richard…Robin, what's going on?" She knew exactly what was happening at that moment.
"Well…I was kinda h-hoping you would marry me," he mumbled, looking away from her. Afraid of her answer, he cringed, hoping the answer would be anything but no. He turned around and met her gleaming eyes as they sparkled with tears.
"Yes."
A/N: WOOOOO! I finally finished a story! Again, sorry for the short chapter. I hoped you liked reading this, and it's been a joy for me writing this story. Thanks to all the people who reviewed! You guys rock!
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