AN: Nope, no ownership yet… deal with it

The Roth x Larkin Wedding

The day had arrived. She had hoped it would never actually come, but it had. Her wedding day. A day she thought she'd never have of her own. A day she had secretly dreamed of, and now feared. This was the day everything became official and her new life as a normal person would begin.

Now she stood in her dressing room in the back of the church. The aisles were filling up and it was a very comical sight. One side was filled with average looking people, and the other were all superheroes but for Ravens grandparents.

She looked in the mirror and saw how beautiful she looked. Her white dress was not frilly or puffy, but sleek and elegant. Her long hair was up and for the first time in a long while off of her shoulders. In her hand she held a bouquet of blue roses. She did look beautiful, but that did not make her happy. She found it very hard to feel happy on this day.

She bowed her head and tears began to course down her cheeks and drip onto her bouquet. She was lucky her makeup was water proof or she'd be in trouble. She couldn't help but cry. Her heart was to be broken on her wedding day.

"Raven, why do you weep?" Starfire asked as she entered the room. She was her maid of honor and wore a light blue dress.

"Oh, it's nothing," said Raven with a fake smile as she wiped her eyes.

"It is your wedding day, a most happy of events," said Starfire. "Why do you cry?"

"I… I just wish all of my friends were here today," Raven sighed.

Starfire went to her friend and comfortingly placed a hand on her shoulder. "You are upset that Beast Boy did not come, correct?" she asked.

Raven nodded and sniffled. "I just can't believe he would do this to me," said Raven.

"We are all certain that he is making a mistake," said Starfire. "But you must not think about Beast Boy, today. He is not the one you are going to marry."

Raven couldn't help but break down and she quickly sat down in a nearby chair. Starfire hated seeing her poor friend so upset on a day that should be nothing but joyous. She quickly went off to find some tissues, leaving Raven a little more privacy to weep.

It hadn't taken him long. His friends hadn't even been gone an hour when it all finally hit him. Raven was getting married today. She was going to be Paul's wife and that meant she would only be his friend. She could only be his friend. And that's what finally snapped him out of it.

He quickly ran to the garage to take his T-ship, but the others had taken the whole vehicle instead of just their individual compartments. Now he needed a way to get to Gotham city, and he only had five hours before the wedding. He would have to grab the next flight, which meant he had to scramble down to the Jump City Airport.

Raven dried her eyes and took a big breath in. After all, it wasn't going to be that bad. She was going to marry someone who would love and take care of her the rest of her life. Who could be unhappy with that outcome? True, she would never love him, but he would still love her. She was playing it safe, which was what her grandparents wanted.

The door to her dressing room opened and revealed her grandfather, who was going to walk her down the aisle. He smiled and walked in, closing the door behind him.

"You look beautiful," he said.

"Thank you," said Raven with a small smile.

"Well, the church is full," said Peter. "Looks like everyone showed up."

"Almost everyone," Raven sighed.

"Well, everyone who matters showed up," said Peter. "And Paul is waiting for you."

"I'm guessing that means it's time," said Raven.

"Yes," said Peter smiling softly. He took her hand and led her out of the dressing room. All of the bridesmaids and groomsmen were paired up and ready to proceed. The music began to play and one by one the pairs moved down the aisle. Her grandfather wrapped his arm around hers and they waited their turn.

Beast Boy could finally feel the plane descending. He was so glad. He couldn't get a seat on any of the flights that were heading to Gotham that day, so he decided to be a stowaway. He found the next available flight, turned into a flea, and caught a ride on some luggage.

From there he found himself in the bowels of the airplane, which turned out to be extremely uncomfortable. Once the plane was off the ground he had changed back to normal and made himself a bed of the softer luggage. He wished there had been some pets traveling, so at least he could have someone to talk to. But there were no animals on this flight. Just him and a bunch of heavy, uncomfortable luggage.

He covered his poor sensitive ears as the plane touched down and came to a stop on the runway. It was over, and he had never been so thankful to be back on the ground. After a few minutes he heard the doors the luggage compartment open and he turned back into a flea and grab onto someone's bag.

It seemed forever until they were finally in the airport. He saw all the people waiting for the luggage and he knew he was in the right place. He turned into a fly and flew out of there and into the bathroom. He changed back to normal then exited as quickly as he could.

He made it outside and looked around. He was in Gotham. Now he had to find the church. He turned into a hawk and flew high into the air. And then he saw it, the steeple. He flew as quickly as he could towards it, already knowing that he might have been too late.

Ravens heart was racing a mile a minute. Starfire and Paul's best friend started off down the aisle and that meant in a few seconds she and her grandfather would be going next. The music swelled and together they stepped into the church. Everyone was standing and looking at Raven, smiling and whispering to each other about how beautiful she looked. Peter was smiling proudly; glad to be giving his granddaughter away to such a wonderful man.

Raven seemed to be the only one who wasn't smiling. She knew that she was required to, but as hard as she tried, she just couldn't bring herself to do it. She couldn't even look up. She looked at the carpet below her and slowly made her way down the aisle, a solemn look on her face.

Beast Boy landed in front of the church and caught his breath. He looked on the message board and saw that it read, "Roth x Larkin Wedding". He was at the right church, thank God!

He ran up the steps and was about to open the door, when he felt someone stop him and pull him back.

"Whoa there, buddy," said man in a tux. "Where do you think you're going?"

"I have to get in there," said Beast Boy.

"Sorry, pal, but the ceremony is already in progress," said another man, who was also in a tux. "And we've been instructed to keep anyone who isn't on the guest list out."

"I'm on the guest list!" said Beast Boy, knowing he was running out of time.

The men sighed and one pulled out a clipboard with a long list of names. "Name?" he asked.

"Bea-Garfield Logan," he said, feeling sick that they might already be saying their I do's."

The man looked down the list and shook his head, "Sorry, you're not here."

"What? I have to be!" Beast Boy yelled. "I got an invitation! Let me see that." He wrestled the clipboard away from the man and looked it over. His name was right there. "See? I'm right here."

"Sir, I'm sorry, but you've been red flagged," said the other man.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" asked Beast Boy.

"It means that the grandfather of the bride would feel much better if you didn't interrupt this wedding," said the man.

Raven finally looked up and saw Paul, smiling and looking the happiest he had ever been. She was only five feet away from him. They stopped and her grandfather lifted her veil and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He then motioned to Paul, who put his hand out to take Ravens. Slowly one of her hands let go of her bouquet and went to place itself in Paul's hand. She could just feel the heat of his palm when…

"RAVEN!"

Everyone jumped and turned towards the back of the church. Raven spun around and saw Beast Boy standing in the doorway of the church. Two men came up behind him and tried to tackle him and drag him out, but Beast Boy wouldn't have it. He quickly threw them off and began running down the aisle.

Ravens bouquet fell from her hands and she turned completely around and began to go towards Beast Boy. Peter quickly grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"Raven, no!" he said firmly.

Raven looked at him for a second, then frowned and gave him a small blast of her powers, sending him stumbling back from her. She then turned back towards Beast Boy and began running towards him.

Everyone watched as the two ran to each other. Raven quickly jumped into his arms and the two shared their first kiss. And what a kiss it was! It exploded from them and screamed of the love and passion they had felt for each other and had been keeping within their hearts this whole time. They didn't care if everyone was staring at them, confused and shocked. This moment was for them, no one else. And the best part was that it wasn't a dream.

Finally they broke apart, but Beast Boy had no intention of putting her down. "Don't marry him," he said, out of breath.

"Why?" asked Raven.

"Because… I love you," he said, feeling a great weight lift off of him.

Raven smiled and felt more tears fall from her eyes. "That's all I needed to hear," she said and kissed him again.

"I love you," he said through their kisses.

"I love you too," she said against his lips, crying with happiness.

Everyone watched as the two continued to kiss and hold each other. Everyone wondered what was going on, but not as much as their three best friends who felt even more confused than the rest.

"Uh… did you guys know about this?" asked Cyborg.

"No, I did not," said Starfire with wide eyes as she watched the two.

"Me neither," said Robin.

"Raven!" Peter yelled, going over to them, as did her grandmother and Paul. They pulled apart and Beast Boy finally put Raven down, but he kept his arms protectively around her. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, I can't go through with this," said Raven. "Paul, I'm sorry, I can't marry you."

"Did I do something wrong?" asked Paul, innocently.

"Raven, this is ridiculous," said Peter.

"You're making a scene!" said Mary.

Peter grabbed Ravens hand and tried to pull her away from Beast Boy. "This is the best thing for you," he said. "I'm not going to let you make the biggest mistake of your life."

"Yeah, well neither am I!" said Beast Boy, grabbing Ravens other hand.

"You don't know what's best for her," Peter growled. "She's my granddaughter and I'll tell her who she can and can't love. I will tell her how to live her life!"

Raven stared at her grandfather for a second and the room went very quiet. She pulled her hand out of his and stepped back from him. Beast Boy just shook his head and laughed.

"I knew it," he said.

"All this time, he was right," said Raven. "You have been controlling my life. Well not anymore! I'm going to follow my heart and do what I want to do. Now I know why my mother ran away in the first place. You were controlling her life! Well, I'm not going to make the mistakes she made, but I am going to follow her example. Goodbye!"

She grabbed Beast Boy's hand and the two quickly ran out of the church, leaving Peter, Paul, and Mary speechless. This had certainly turned into an almost wedding no one would ever forget.