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In a Fairy Tale…

Raven's life was never a fairy tale, far from it, she would best equate her life as a nightmare and happily never wish it upon anyone.

Her brief, New York Minute relationship with Garfield had been a nightmare, they'd been too young, and he'd been in love with someone else. Her attempt at normalcy had been ruined epically by her brothers. Her death, which she'd greeted with grace, had been thwarted when she'd been summoned back. And she'd nearly been married to a lunatic who wanted her to be the vessel for his heir so he could summon her father back!

Fairy Tales did not happen for her, not for half demons capable of genocide. No.

However, her relationship with one slightly insane, charming, deceptively smart, volatile Jason Todd proved to be a bit too good to be true.

They'd started out as strenuous friends when they'd teamed up to save the Outlaws and the Titans. They'd started dating because of an end world bet he'd made with Damian; which he lost. They'd moved into together when her apartment had caught fire and she had absolutely nowhere to go. And he'd proposed precisely seven months ago.

Now, all of that, combine with Jason unpredictable, slightly volatile nature did not sound ideal; at least not when she said it out loud.

However, nearly three years of dating, seven years of friendship, it'd been the best thing in her life. She truly meant that, Jason Todd, was the best thing in her life since the Titans. He drove her nuts, but he was also sweet, thoughtful, exceedingly charming when he wanted something, and a true gentleman. Not in words though, Jason out swore everyone on the planet, but he was a true gentleman in actions and she appreciated that more than his words. Also, he made her feel alive, Azar did he make her feel alive. He did not treat her like she was a ticking time bomb, but rather like a person, and so few did that it was precious.

But that brought her to today as she nervously fidgeted in the dressing room and looked at the dress.

It was her wedding day, a day she truly never thought would happen. And it was… Azar it was terrifying. Honestly she was expecting an alien invasion or her brothers to come crashing in, or an attack from the Joker. No day was ever as good as today as she nervously bit her lip and looked at the dress, her fingers spread over the material and she wondered if this was alright, if she was allowed this happiness.

The wedding was small, just the Titans, and the Waynes. Jason didn't have many friends, and neither did she, however they had family who wanted to come.

Jason had been legally alive for a few years, he'd actually gone to Bruce about that after the entire thing with Waller. Bruce had helped legally undo his death, Jason never really got over the fact that he'd actually been dead, and likely never would.

But the point was, today Jason Todd was legally marrying one Rachel Roth, a nobody from New York. The paparazzi were swarming the gate and there'd been helicopters overhead until Bruce had made a call. Everyone was in love with Jason's story, him coming back from the dead and falling in love, Raven found it weird, but Jason had a good laugh about it.

A Gotham Prince was marrying the Princess of Hell, Raven had laughed when he'd put that on their wedding invitations and she had let him get away with it solely because it was true and he didn't mean it as an insult.

Now though she was wishing they'd just done a courthouse wedding as she nervously looked at herself in mirror. Her black hair was drawn up in a simple style, her make-up was in the natural colors, and her pale skin was almost as white as her dress. She felt… scared. And the angry red gem on her brow; where her father was sealed, was whispering cruel realities in her mind. But Raven stood there assessing herself.

Her dress was simple, loose, it was open back, revealing the tiny raven tat she had on the small of her back, and it was sleeveless. There was a knock on the door of the Manor room she was hiding out in and she jumped as she whirled around.

"Just making certain the bride hasn't bolted," Victor grinned as he walked in.

"Um…" she started.

"I'll have the car in five and lover boy a message in ten if needed," Vic offered.

"Thanks but…" she shook her head and sat on the bed.

"Hey, Rae, it's your day, you're supposed to be happy," Victor said.

"I am!" she said suddenly. "It's just… the first date we ever had I caught fire when a waiter knocked a candle over. Two weeks after I moved in he was shot, by a would be robber. And the day he proposed Joker attacked! I'm…"

"Ah, well if it makes you feel better we've got top security, everyone here is on alert, and Jason isn't worried about it," Vic smiled.

Raven snorted.

"Of course he isn't worried about it, he had a bomb in a box under his bed for a week and was perfectly calm about it," she muttered.

"Rae, it'll be fine, and what happened to the bomb?"

"He used it two days after I moved in," she said. But that was the point, Jason just flat out didn't worry, about anything! Their kitchen table was where he would have parts for everything from bombs, to cars. Jason was the guy who'd be smoking while rigging up dynamite and be perfectly alright with it and not see what everyone was freaking out about.

"Nothing's going to happen, I'll be perfect, I promise," Victor assured her.

"I hope not, but it's Jason, I'm marrying a hurricane," she muttered. Victor laughed and kissed her head.

"It'll all be alright, you and Jason are good together, seriously, you seem to ground him and he makes you smile, really smile, and I can't hate a guy who does that for my baby sister," Victor assured her. "Oh, and he survived your cooking, he's the perfect guy for you."

"Thank Azar he can cook, we'd starve if he couldn't," she muttered.

"See, it'll be fine, and Bruce asked me to bring you this," Victor said.

"Bruce?" Raven asked skeptically. Bruce Wayne was not thrilled about her dating his son, or being engaged. Even if he'd offered the Manor for the wedding she knew that was only because he wanted Jason close, and it was probably Alfred's idea. "Bruce Wayne who has made his continual disapproval of Jason and I being friends and dating, has something for me? A prenup?" she asked.

"No," Vic shook his head. Raven frowned, Bruce had asked that she and Jason have a prenup drawn up, Jason had taken offense to that and snapped and snarled furiously about it for a month while they'd looked at venues. Bruce had come back the following month and offered the Manor as a venue, Raven had only agreed because she saw the olive branch being extended and it ensured that Bruce would see Jason married.

"Then what?" Raven asked.

"These, he asked me about it a month ago, I didn't think he'd do it, but he's asked me to give you these. They're an olive branch Rae," Victor said as he pulled out a case from his jacket pocket, in his image inducer he looked normal. But she knew he hated wearing the inducer and the monkey suit, he was doing it for her today.

"These are for you," Victor opened the case and Raven's eyes widened.

"Me?"

"Yes, I told him no white, you aren't fond of white, but I said black pearls you liked," he said as he pulled it from the case. Raven liked black pearls, she'd always thought them to be prettier than white, there were so many hues and colors in black pearls.

"I can't…" Raven started.

"Just take the necklace, Rae, it's your day, and it's his peace offering since he's royally pissed off Jason repeatedly with the topic of your relationship," Victor said.

"And you know all this… how?" she asked.

"Alfred," Vic grinned.

"I see," Raven nodded as Victor finished the clasp.

"There, now, are you ready?" Victor asked.

"Um… yes," she smiled a bit as she accepted Victor's offered arm, Victor was the one giving her away today and she was so happy he was here.

They made it to the backyard and Raven took a nervous breath as Victor handed her the flowers. Wayne Manor was a fairy tale castle, and the gardens were ethereal, and that was on a normal day. Today though, the music cued up and Raven reluctantly watched as her bridesmaids: Stephanie, Barbara, and Kori, all walked out. Victor patted her hand when they got near the door.

"He's not bolting Raven," Victor whispered.

She smiled just seeing him at the end of the aisle, looking uncomfortable and nervous. Roy was his best man, with Dick and Tim insisting they be groomsmen (hence why Raven had asked Stephanie and Barbara to be her bridesmaids). Everyone stood (all forty people), when she walked out and Victor grinned encouragingly at her. Raven just smiled at Jason and hoped she didn't trip with her nerves.

"It's like a fairy tale," she mused to Victor when she finally noticed all the decorations when they'd reached the priest.

"It's your fairy tale, Rae," Victor promised and she smiled at the man who was like her brother as he handed her to Jason, and she smiled at Jason who still looked uncomfortable and fidgety. He was never one for being in the spotlight or in a tux, she thought it nice though that he actually dressed the part today.

"Hey," he smiled a bit.

"Hey," she smiled back as the ceremony started. The moment the priest said 'you can kiss the bride' Raven was actually waiting for an explosion or something instead of her new husband's kiss.

There was no explosion as people clapped and she smiled when he pulled away.

"Thank God," he muttered when they finally walked into the manor. "Nothing ever goes as planned."

"You were expecting the explosion too?" Raven asked.

"Gunfire or Assassins, or your demon brothers actually," he smiled. She laughed.

"Today is my fairy tale," she repeated Victor's words and Jason just laughed as he pulled her close and kissed her brow while they walked to the Wayne Manor ball room for the reception.

"Yes it was," he agreed as he seated her and Raven just smiled feeling happy, the lights brightened as everyone came in for the food.

She was in a fairy tale today, and it was likely a onetime deal compared to everything else that happened in her life. But she was so happy as Jason took her hand and the speeches and talks started.

That's all for now folks!

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