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The Phantom Bride

Story by StormDancer

Chapter 5

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.

"Come now, friend! You must try this one!" Kori squealed. Raven sighed. This was why she would never have agreed to be Beast Boy's Maid of Honour if he had actually decided to ask her, instead of simply assuming she would. Than again, maybe that was the whole point. She was rubbing off on him way too much, if he was beginning to be devious.

Raven looked back at the dress Starfire was holding up. Like the rest, it was frilly and had way to much lace. She rolled her eyes as she moved to take the dress and try it on. As she emerged from the changing room, a camera light flashed, and Raven in a frilly and puffy pink dress was immortalized by Bumblebee.

"Oh, that was priceless," she smirked as Raven gave her a patented death glare, "Blackmail supreme! I am so giving that to Cyborg!"

She failed to notice the black energy that rose up around her and snatched the camera away. Raven smirked and fiddled with the dials on the digital camera, deleting the incriminating picture.

"Come on, do you think I'd really let you do that?" Raven asked, rolling her eyes.

"I suppose not," Bumblebee admitted, "Anyway, I'm not letting Star pick anymore dresses. Try this one."

She held out a much simpler dress. It was a deep blue, almost the color of Raven's old uniform. Raven took it thankfully. As she disappeared once more into the dressing room, Bumblebee grinned. She walked to the opposite side of the room, and pulled out a camera hidden there. Whipping out her cell phone, she typed in a number.

"Hey Cy, its Bee. You know that picture you wanted? It's coming your way," she muttered, than hung up just as Raven emerged.

"Wow," Bumblebee murmured as she slowly walked around the other girl, "It's perfect! I knew it!"

"It is!" Starfire exclaimed, "And I would assume you like it?"

"I do," Raven admitted, twirling slightly in front of the mirror. She loved the way the dress draped over her slight curves, accentuated all that she did have, and the dark glitter of the beaded bodice on the spaghetti strapped dress. She spun around once more, delighted, but than sobered.

"Are you sure the bride will like it? It's kind of dark for a wedding," Raven prevaricated.

"Oh no," Bumblebee assured her, "She'll be fine with it."

"Are you sure" raven quibbled, "Because with the train it looks almost like a wedding dress, and I wouldn't want to overshadow the bride."

"Trust us, friend, you will not!" Starfire smiled sneakily. Raven suppressed a frown. So this unknown girl was so beautiful? Maybe that was why Beast Boy was so into her.

"Shouldn't she be here?" Raven asked wonderingly, "Why is she letting strangers whom she hasn't met choose all this stuff for her?"

Bumblebee rolled her eyes, "she trusts us. We've met, and she knows we'll choose the best stuff for her and BB."

Raven glared at the other girls. So they had met the bride! Was she the only one who hadn't? How could Beast Boy do this to her!

Starfire noticed the energy leaking out of her friend, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Come, friend, you would not wish to destroy your beautiful dress, would you?" she soothed the irate girl.

Raven nodded, slowly bringing her emotions back under control. Karen gave her a piercing look.

"Raven, when we get back we three are going to have a nice, long girl talk session," she informed them.

"Why-?" Raven began, but Bumblebee cut her off with a glare, "Okay, Okay! Just don't hurt me," she drawled. Bumblebee smirked, satisfied. They paid for the dress (using Robin's money, of course) and left the store, Raven still breathing deeply to keep in her emotions.

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"well…" Raven prompted, tossing the dress onto the bed in the girl's hotel room. Starfire conscientiously picked it up and hung it neatly on a hanger. Karen dropped onto her bed.

"Well what?" she asked innocently.

"Well why did you want to talk about?"

Bumblebee leaned in closer to Raven, who had sat down on the bed next to her. Kori took a place on the bed as well.

"You. And Beast Boy. And his so called bride," she said blandly. Raven's face flushed, than paled slightly.

"What about me and BB?" she asked too quickly.

"What is happening? You have been in love with him for some time, and him with you!" Starfire squealed. Raven put hand over her mouth,

"Earth walls, remember?" Kori nodded.

"And I am not in love with him! How could I fall in love with someone like him?" she yelled, her voice nearly as loud as Starfire's.

Bumblebee grinned.

"What's he like?" she asked.

"He's annoying, and immature, and can't act his own intelligence, and he's way too persistent and he's perfect and he's AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Raven ranted, not paying attention to what she was saying. Starfire and Bumblebee exchanged triumphant looks. Raven was too caught up in calming her emotions to notice.

"What was that last one, friend?" Starfire asked guilelessly.

"He's way too persistent in trying to get me too laugh, why?" Raven replied in her usual monotone.

"No," Bumblebee contradicted, "I think it was that he was perfect."

"I. AM. NOT. IN. LOVE. WITH. BEAST BOY!" Raven screamed, forgetting that the boys were in the next room over. Also not knowing that all of them except Beast Boy himself had their ears pressed to the door.

"Than why are you so jealous of his bride?" Starfire inquired artlessly.

Raven's eyes flared green.

"I'm not jealous, Star! I'm just annoyed that my so called best friend doesn't see fit to even confide in me anymore!" Various objects in the room were flying, moved by uncontrolled black energy.

"Of course," Bumblebee responded skeptically. Raven had taken a few deep, calming breaths, and the objects had stopped moving.

"It's true," she deadpanned, "And I am going to do something about. I am going to confront Beast Boy right now, and there's nothing you can do about it!" she strode out of the room, cloak swishing behind her.

Starfire turned to her companion.

"I think that went rather well, do you not Bee?"

Bumblebee nodded.

"Now let's hope BB can finish the job."

"If he can not," Starfire asserted, "He does not deserve his bride."

Karen nodded.

"Now, let's go fill in the boys on what they missed from eavesdropping," she suggested. Starfire looked at her quizzically as they headed next door.

"Please, what is this dropping of the eaves?" she asked.

Karen pulled open the door to they boy's room to reveal the boys with their ears still flat against the wall.

"This," she stated. The boys all had the good grace to flush.

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Raven stalked out of the room, muttering under her breath.

"I don't love him! What are those girls talking about?" she hissed, "I am not in love!"

She ignored the voice in her head, which murmured the voice of doubt, 'or do I?'