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Chapter 23

"You've got to be kidding me," said Raven as they pulled into the parking lot.

"PizzArcade!" shouted Crystal. "This is the best place ever!"

"Surprise!" said Beast Boy with a smile.

"You're taking me to an arcade for our first date?" said Raven. "Do you even know me?"

"It's not just an arcade," said Beast Boy. "It's got pizza too!"

"The best pizza ever!" said Crystal.

"And the games are great," said Beast Boy.

"The best games ever!" said Crystal.

"Alright, I get it," said Raven. "Well, at least I know you two will have fun."

"Don't worry, you'll have a good time, too," said Beast Boy, parking.

"I'm guessing you have a logical reason for picking this place," said Raven.

"A few, actually," said Beast Boy, turning the car off. "I'll tell you once we're inside."

"Good," said Raven, stepping out of the car. Crystal was already outside and jumping up and down she was so excited. Raven took the girl's hand and once Beast Boy had locked the car the three headed inside.

Within thirty seconds of being in the building Raven was ready to go home and slap herself for trusting Beast Boy. It was beyond loud, filled with screaming, laughing, and crying children, and smelt of burnt pizza. She glared at Beast Boy, who just gave her a reassuring look. Crystal looked like she was ready to fly around the room she was so happy.

They were given a table and soon ordered a pizza and drinks. Crystal was naming each of the games she wanted to play and how jealous Taye and Nicole were going to be. Raven could see her little mouth moving but could barely hear a word over the noise. Beast Boy just smiled and nodded to everything Crystal was saying. She guessed he couldn't hear her either. The pizza soon arrived and they ate.

"See? Isn't this the best pizza ever!" said Crystal with a mouth full of pizza.

"Yes, it's very good," said Raven, though she really couldn't stand the burnt edges of the crust.

"Slow down, you don't have to rush," laughed Beast Boy as Crystal wolfed down as much of her slice of pizza as she could.

"But I wanna play some games," said Crystal.

"You'll play all the games you want," said Beast Boy. "We're in no rush."

"Oh joy," said Raven, sarcastically, and then she began to cough.

"Come on, it's not that bad," said Beast Boy, rubbing her back.

"Ooh! They're playing a movie!" shouted Crystal as she finally noticed a large screen playing a popular movie. "Daddy, can I go watch down there?"

"Alright," said Beast Boy. She quickly grabbed her pizza and kiddie cup and went to sit down in the children's area, which was set up so kids could watch the movie and the adults could watch the kids.

"Alright, I want an explanation," said Raven.

"Well, I thought this would be a good place because there are lots of kids around," said Beast Boy. "So you'll feel good all night. And because Crystal will be too busy playing games to hear what we're talking about."

"Wow," said Raven. "I didn't think you actually had reasons."

"Did you really think I'd drag you in here for no reason?" he laughed. "I know how much you hate crowded, loud places. I promise we won't be here for too long. Crystal will get bored within the hour."

"One can only hope," said Raven.

"So, while she's down there, do you wanna talk?" asked Beast Boy.

"About what?" asked Raven.

"We have to talk about the wedding and what our life is gonna be like once we're married," said Beast Boy.

"You want to talk about stuff like there here?" said Raven. "I can barely hear my own thoughts!"

"Well what else are we supposed to do?" said Beast Boy.

"Daddy!" said Crystal, running back to the table. "Can I play some games now?"

"That sounds good to me," said Raven, standing up. "The sooner we play the sooner we can get out of here."

"Why would we want to leave?" laughed Crystal. "I wish I could live here!"

"You'd probably die of an excitement overload," Beast Boy chuckled. "Now what do you want to play first?"

"Whack-a-mole!" she shouted and ran over to it.

The three went over and popped three tokens into the machine. Crystal grabbed the mallet, which was as large as her head, and waited for it to start. As soon as a mole popped up she whacked it. Then another popped up and she hit it as well. This continued until the game was over and she was awarded ten tickets.

After the whack-a-mole adventure they moved onto skee-ball, then basketball, then a claw machine, and then a racecar game. And once they were done with those they repeated them all over again. Slowly Beast Boy and Crystal got Raven to play a few games with them. To their surprise, and her own, she beat the skee-ball high score and won close to a million tickets.

"This is such a waste of paper!" said Raven as the three of them walked towards the prize counter with a trash bag full of tickets. "I hope they recycle these things."

"Daddy, can I get the giant tiger?!" said Crystal, eyeing a giant stuffed tiger that was worth 20,000 tickets.

"Most of these tickets are Ravens," said Beast Boy. "I don't think you have enough."

"What on Earth would I get with all these things?" said Raven. "Crystal, get whatever you want."

"The tiger! The tiger!" she screamed with delight.

"The tiger it is," said Raven. "What else?"

"The radio/TV!" said Crystal.

"Alright, that's 50,000 tickets," said Raven. "What else?"

When the three left PizzArcade Crystal was the proud owner of a giant tiger, a radio/TV, a large cup with the PizzArcade logo on it, a princess hat, and a bag full of candy. They also got Taye a large stuffed dinosaur, Nicole a baby doll, and had enough tickets left over to give to a little kid who wasn't doing very well at the games.

By the time they left the parking lot Crystal was passed out, cuddled with her giant tiger. They were only supposed to be there for an hour but didn't leave for a good three hours. Even Beast Boy and Raven were tired.

"So, can we talk now?" asked Beast Boy.

"About the wedding and stuff?" asked Raven. "I guess, since she's asleep. What did you want to ask?"

"Well, I wanted to know if anything should change once we get married," said Beast Boy.

"When is the wedding?" asked Raven.

"Next week," said Beast Boy. "I've got all the info back at the tower so I'll fill you in once we get back. Anyway, do you think anything should change?"

"Change in what way?" asked Raven.

"Well, do you want us to keep our own rooms or do you want to move in together?"

"I think it'll be a little cramped with you and Crystal living in my room," Raven chuckled.

"Come on, I'm serious," he chuckled as well.

"Well… if we lived in the same room… would we share a bed?" asked Raven.

"Oh, uh, that's up to you," said Beast Boy.

"I only ask because whenever you sleep next to me I always sleep better and I don't feel as sore in the morning," said Raven.

"Well, if that's true, I don't see why we shouldn't," he said with a smile. "And, while we're asking stuff like this that makes us feel, oh, so uncomfortable, what do you want to do about the kiss?"

Raven was quiet for a moment. "What kiss?" she asked.

"You know, the kiss at the end of the wedding," said Beast Boy. "We have a few options. We can kiss before the wedding to get it over with, just wait and do it during the wedding, or not kiss at all and just keep it mutual. It's up to you."

"Well," she sighed. "I've always dreamed of my first kiss with my husband. But I don't want that kiss to be our first kiss. It'll be far too embarrassing."

"I know what you mean," said Beast Boy. "So… does that mean we should do it beforehand?"

"At some point, yes," said Raven. "Now let's just drop the subject."

"Agreed," said Beast Boy.

They soon arrived back home at the tower. Raven took the sleeping Crystal in while Beast Boy was in charge of all of the prizes. Raven loved holding Crystal in her arms; her little head resting on her shoulder, her hands cuddled together, her legs hanging limp. It made her feel truly happy. It made her feel like, well, like a mother.

She brought the little girl to the room they shared and prepared her for bed. She dressed her in her pajamas and tucked her in. By then Beast Boy was there and he laid the giant tiger at the foot of her bed.

"She sure tired herself out tonight," said Raven in a whisper.

"I'm surprised you're not passed out, too," he whispered back in a chuckle. "You were just as active as she was."

"I was not," she whispered, rolling her eyes. "Now, let's get out of here so we don't wake her."

"You don't wanna go to bed?" asked Beast Boy.

"Not yet," said Raven. "Besides, you said you'd fill me in on all of the wedding information."

"I've got it all in my room," he said.

The two left Ravens room and headed towards his. Once there she took a seat on his bed while he rifled through a bunch of papers that were strewn about on his desk. He grabbed a few and then sat down next to her.

"Okay, so it's gonna be on Tuesday," he said getting settled in. "We're gonna have it on the roof kinda near sunset. It's gonna be all decorated really nicely, so don't worry about it looking boring since it's on the roof."

"Who's performing the ceremony?" asked Raven. "Not a priest I hope; they tend to avoid me."

"Don't worry, NW's gonna do it," said Beast Boy.

"He can do that?" asked Raven.

"Yup, we checked it out and he can," said Beast Boy. "And it's just gonna be us, in the tower. We were thinking about inviting some other Titans, but we decided to keep it small and personal."

"Good," said Raven. "It'll be odd enough being in front of our closest friends, let alone our Titan acquaintances."

He smiled and said, "So, we've basically got everything like that figured out. All we need you to do is find a dress to wear."

"I get to pick out the dress?" she asked, to which he nodded. "Thank Azar! I thought Starfire was picking one out for me."

"Well, heh, she did," he said, scratching the back of his neck. "But I told her that you'd already picked out a dress. A lie, yes, but I don't think you would've liked the dress she'd chosen. It was about seven feet wide and covered with frills."

"I bet it looked like her own wedding dress," Raven chuckled.

"Actually, it was," said Beast Boy. "She wanted you to wear it so it'd be a Titan tradition."

Raven shuddered and said, "Well, thank you for lying and getting me out of that. I owe you one."

He smiled and handed her the pile of papers. "Now this is the menu, the decorations, flowers, everything like that," he said. "You go through it and tell me what you like, don't care about, or hate."