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The Phantom Bride

Story by StormDancer

Chapter Three

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

Starfire groaned as she rolled off her bed to pick up her ringing cell phone. However happy she might normally be, no one was happy when woken up at 3am.

"Hello," she muttered, not bothering to look at the caller id. It wasn't worth the effort. After listening to the person on the phone, she continued.

"You! I must say, you have been playing games and-" she stopped talking to hear the person's response.

"What!" she squealed, hushing quickly, "You do not mean- Why, that is glorious! I must tell-"

She paused again, and frowned disappointedly.

"I understand, I will tell no one," she uttered seriously, "Good night!" she squealed, her demeanor changing quickly to giddy, girly joy.

"Oh, this is so glorious!" she told herself as she lay back down on her bed, and within a moment she was asleep. They were going to visit Beast Boy tomorrow for his wedding, and they would need to leave early, for Raven could not teleport all of them.

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Raven sat in the T-car, still called that despite the Titans were no longer a team and the car was Cyborg's alone. She stared out the window and watched the sunny day outside. She was annoyed at the weather. It shouldn't be sunny on a day like this, when she was going to her best friends wedding. But why not? Shouldn't she be happy for him? She was, Raven told herself firmly. And yet she wished the sun would stop shining.

"Glad you decided to drive with us lesser mortals," Cyborg joked as he drove, "I don't think I could stand that much time alone with the lovebirds." He gestured to the backseat, where Robin and Starfire were staring deeply into each other's eyes, as they had been since the drive began.

"Don't say that," Raven shuddered, "lovebirds makes it sound like me and Robin. And that is disgusting and wrong."

Cyborg grinned maliciously. His favorite pastime, like any big brother, was teasing his 'sister'.

"Why? Do you hold a secret passion for someone else? I knew you truly loved me!" he exclaimed. Raven, who had blushed at the mention of a secret passion, grinned and made a face.

"Sorry, Cy," she deadpanned, "But we both know I'm madly in love with Slade. I am simply wasting away without him." Her voice dripped with sarcasm. Cyborg hid a smirk as Robin looked up at the mention of his long gone arch foe.

"Slade? Where?" he asked, glancing around frantically. Starfire's hands began to glow slightly green.

Raven smiled slightly.

"He's in hell, where I visit him every night," she began, but Cyborg had punched her gently on the arm before she could continue. "What?" she asked.

"Don't even joke about that," he shivered, "That is even more sick and wrong than you and Robin."

"At least I got those two to look at something other than each other," Raven smirked.

"Thank God for that!" Cyborg exclaimed.

They lapsed into silence once more. Raven was about to pull out a book when Cyborg interrupted her.

"Who would have thought the little grass stain would be the first to get hitched?" he asked her, gauging her reaction closely.

"He's not that little!" Raven burst out. She blushed as Cyborg raised an eyebrow.

"I'm taking that in the most innocent way possible," he told her teasingly.

Raven pouted.

"Well, it's true. He's taller than me now. Everyone is. Even Robin is!" she complained.

"Well, little one," Cyborg ruffled her hair as she made a face at him, "we can't all stand at the majestic height that I do."

"Well," Raven deliberated, "if I was, I couldn't always use you to block the sun." she smirked.

"Anyway," Cyborg continued, "he's little to me. I wonder what his fiancée will be like."

Raven stared out the window once more.

"Probably a blonde haired, blue eyed, Terra clone," she said with a bitter edge.

Cyborg shook his head.

"Well, hopefully she won't betray us," he mused, "Do you think she's a superhero?"

"It would be awkward if she wasn't," Raven informed him, "Look at all the hero civilian pairings. They all fall apart after awhile, i.e. Speedy and all his liaisons."

"True, true," Cyborg agreed slowly, "But I thought we knew all the supers there."

"Maybe she's foreign," Raven suggested.

Cyborg shrugged.

"Well, how do you feel? You're going to be the Maid of Honor, right?"

A tree was incased with black energy and was uprooted.

"What?" Raven yelled.

"Didn't you know?" Cyborg grinned innocently, "Beast Boy told me. I figured he'd tell you too."

"No," Raven spat, "He neglected to mention that."

"Oh." That one word of Cyborg's was very expressive.

"So… Is Bumblebee going to be there?" Raven asked, adroitly changing the subject.

"I think so," Cyborg told her cautiously, "All of the old Titans are coming, I'm assuming."

"Have you seen her lately?" Raven asked, hiding a smirk.

"Some," Cyborg admitted.

"There's no shame in that," Raven said, patting him on the shoulder, "Bumblebee, or Karen I suppose, is a very nice girl. We all approve. Which is more than what I can say for Beast Boy and his phantom bride," she finished under her breath.

"Why is everybody trying to set me up?" Cyborg groaned.

"Two reasons," Raven counted them off, "One, humans, especially females, enjoy match-making. Two, you two are perfect for each other!"

"Why!" Cyborg exclaimed, "Because we're both black!"

Raven gaped at him.

"Of course not. Why would you think I would say something like that?" she asked quietly.

"Sorry, Rae," she frowned at the nickname, but he continued, "Too many people think that because we're both black, we have to be together."

"By that logic," Raven pointed out, "I would have to find a demon to be my boyfriend. Which I, personally, would not enjoy," she shuddered, "No, I say that because you complement each other. You have a lot of the same interests, but enough different so as not to be clones. She argues with you, doesn't care that you're a half robot, and knows when to nag you and when to let you be. You aren't argumentative, will listen to her problems, and don't try to make her into a less independent woman. You're perfect for each other!"

Raven lapsed into silence after her uncharacteristically long speech. Cyborg mused over what she had said as they continued the drive to the wedding of Beast Boy and his phantom bride.

Author's note- as you can see, I'm not a big RobxRae fan. And I'm sorry there hasn't been much Beast Boy yet, he's coming. This is mainly just characterization and filler. If i'm characterizing any of the Titans East wrong, please tell me. I actually haven't seen seasons 3-5, so i'm just using what i can pick up off of the fanfics. PLease R&R!