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I'm so sorry for not updating sooner you guys, I have SO MUCH homework, especially for this weekend. Well, most of you may know that I've dedicated myself to finishing this fic before moving onto "Losing Control" or "Torn" cuz I really want to finish this. And I think it'll be a while I'm not really sure but I'm expecting to go up to about 20 chapters, I don't know. Maybe more maybe less, for now we're on chapter 13! Enjoy! I hope I didn't forget anything..!

Dedication: oMg I totally dedicate this chapter to Selena! Yes, I am talking about the singer. Today is the 11th anniversary of her death and I love her and her music! So this is for her.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans

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Three days.

Three days without Richard and still nothing from him, she didn't expect a letter, she knew it would take days for it to get back and he'd probably be back by then anyway, but still she had to admit she missed him and planning the rest of the wedding wasn't as much fun without him.

"Starfire are you listening to me?" Called an annoyed Blackfire and woke Starfire from her temporary daydream.

"Huh?"

"Yeah, that's what I thought. Would you just pay attention already?" Blackfire commanded in front of the handmaidens.

"Oh okay." Starfire said.

"Well?" Blackfire demanded.

"What." Starfire replied not knowing how aggrivated Blackfire was feeling.

Blackfire sighed, half heavily, half angrily. "Is it too tight or too loose." She repeated as patiently as she could manage while rubbing her temples with closed eyes.

Right now Starfire was having the wedding dress altered. She was in the center of her own room on a little stool, with her arms spread out as the handmaidens nipped and tucked at the places they thought needed nipping and tucking. But now it was time to alter the waist which was one of the most important parts of the dress because no bride wanted to feel uncomfortable while they were standing or sitting, or even breathing and the tightness of the waist was a major part in it.

"It's fine." She said uninterested.

She had to admit, she loved being in her wedding dress. She felt like a princess from some fairytale and Richard would be her knight in shining armor. It was white, of course, not only for tradition but also because of her virginal status. The tail wasn't too long, it was just right, covered with different designs. She wouldn't have to worry about too many people stepping on it, patterned material stuck out from the sleeves and danced around her wrists when she moved. The top half of her dress was cut low and exposed her tan skin to the world, it revealed the slenderness of her neck and the indentation where her collar bone lay. In the front you could see little ridges at the bottom formed as if cut by a pair of shaped scissors, intended to make them.

"That will be all then." She heard Blackfire order the maidens away. "Starfire change back so we can put up the dress and see what we should do with that hair." She scoffed.

Starfire did as she was told and followed Blackfire to her vanity mirror to stare at her reflection for hours while Blackfire complained about her hair.

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"Three days Speedy! Three days!" Yelled an angry Kip to a frustrated Speedy in front of him.

"I know Kip!" He yelled back. "You said the same thing on the first day! And then on the second!"

"Well I'm just saying." Kip murmured.

"Well don't." Speedy said and hoped it would be the end.

"How much longer? We've been going through hundreds of mountains and tons of towns and none of them are yours!" Kip kept complaining.

"We should get there in a couple of days okay! Stop yelling. By tomorrow we should be at my old house. We'll rest, shower, eat then leave. After that it'll only be hours until we get there."

That shut Kip up and Speedy kept limping along, leaning on a strong enough branch they had found to support him. He had been leaning on the same one since they first escaped the prison they were in. The night they escaped they were caught and had to kill three guards that got in their way, now there was a price for both their heads. His leg wasn't all healed, Kip had told him that he would limp everywhere for the rest of his life. He didn't care was what he had said, he was determined to walk normal again.

"Sounds like a plan." Kip said sarcastically but he didn't regret coming with Speedy, he had grown attached to him and he was now like a brother to him. He would follow and fight for him if needed, if the military ever took him back.

They kept walking through the dirt roads and passed town after town but none were the one he was looking for and he knew exactly where he was going.

Puebla.

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X laughed when he saw Blackfire pulling at Starfire's hair from the doorway.

His laugh made them turn towards him. "You think this is funny?" Starfire looked at him with a frown and pointed to the way Blackfire had fizzed her hair up, a little mad at him for laughing.

He burst into more laughter at the face she made, "Yeah!" He cried trying to hold it in by clutching his stomach.

"At least all the pins are out now." Blackfire sighed. "And we know how to style your hair."

Starfire smiled weakly and Blackfire left the room, X backed out of the way to let her get through and then he walked into Starfire's room. In any other case this would be improper but they were brother and sister in laws so it was okay. Although he never saw her like that she did. And he knew it, but that didn't mean he couldn't change it.

He saw her plop onto her bed with a heavy sigh and we walked over and lay next to her. She didn't mind he was always one to bug her and by now it was normal.

"What's the matter cutie?" He asked.

It surprised her, he was usually one to get straight to annoying her. Whenever she was outside and he was there she would compliment on how lovely the weather was, how good it felt to be outside and he would respond "Let's get naked." Like she were one of those spur of the moment kind of types. She giggled.

X raised an eyebrow, why would she be laughing now? "What?" He wondered aloud.

"Oh nothing." Starfire replied happily, she turned onto her side to face him. She laid her face close to his and they were a foot away from each other. Closer to him, she could notice his soft facial features. He had wild dark brown hair and dark chocolate eyes, he was very handsome, if only he weren't so obviously sure about himself. He loved to be pampered and treated with the respect he thought he should have.

Her face was so close to his, if she were his, maybe he wouldn't have to hide the feelings he felt for her. Everyday he felt like she was slipping farther and farther away. Probably because each day brought them closer to her wedding. On that day he would have to give her up, he wouldn't be able to sneak into her room and watch her sleep after he and Blackfire had just fought, she was his little piece of heaven. A place where he could accept the fact that you can't change anything about the way you feel.

He looked into her eyes, they were so beautiful and vibrant with color. An emerald green which surpassed any other green eyes he had ever seen on any other person before. They were so full of life and kindness.

She looked into his eyes. He had such deep eyes, they were so full of experience. 'What have those eyes seen?' She wondered silently to herself. What gave his eyes that dark color? It made him seem mysterious, a trait that's very attractive to a girl.

Her dark crimson hair trailed behind her and he stretched out a hand to stroke it. It was frizzy from all the pulling Blackfire had done to it but it was just as soft and manageable as he played with it in his hand. She smiled at his tenderness, not knowing what the real message he wanted her to know.

"Richard's a lucky man." He said.

"Thank you." Starfire replied lightly while she closed her eyes.

They lay there for a while until Starfire fell asleep and Xavier watched at the pleasant expression placed upon her face, she looked so peaceful. He wished they could be here forever, the sun would never rise, the day would never come when he would come to take her away. But that couldn't happen and he knew, he was the one who helped in sealing her fate next to Richard.

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The next day...

Today was their fourth day on the road, his legs ached and he felt like collapsing on the ground but they were almost there. Just then they crossed over one more mountain to reveal his home town, not Puebla but a smaller town close to it, Dolores.

"Oh thank god!" He heard kip cry out and fall to his knees close behind him.

All Speedy could do was smile, they were finally here and Kip would stop complaining. He walked on with Kip dragging along behind him, he opened the heavy wooden door to his old home. The home his parents died in, a long time before he decided to enlist in the military. The house wasn't locked, you had to be stupid to try to brake into this dump. Cobwebs were everywhere and the furniture smelled, the dust in the air was thick. Floorboards creaked as they walked in.

"This is your house?" Kip tried not to sound offensive and he failed miserably, in both voice and by the look on his face.

"Yep." Speedy tried not to pay attention to him. He looked around in the cupboards all he found was some stale bread but it was better than nothing. The well out back should still have some water. He thought to himself.

Kip looked at the bread. "Just like in jail." Kip tried to smile and he succeeded, a little.

"Go out back and fetch us some water will you?" Speedy asked Kip.

"Sure." Kip responded and left.

A while later he came back with a pail of water in his hands "Speedy are we going to drink this?" He asked eyeing the water.

"Of course." Speedy responded, laying plates on the table with small chunks of bread.

Kip sat down across from Speedy and took bites from the bread he was offered, it was exactly the same as the one they had eaten together before in prison but so far it was all he eaten in four days and the water didn't taste as bad.

After they had eaten Speedy elevated his leg and rested it on top of the table leaning back on his chair.

"You know what Kip?" Speedy said.

"What." Kip replied.

"I'm going to take you under my command."

"I don't understand." Kip was confused.

"You know, I used to be a Liutenant in the military." Speedy acted like he was going to move on to another subject that was more important, utterly confusing Kip.

"Really?" Kip said with more wonder than he would have liked.

Speedy nodded.

"Then why did they send you to The Valley?"

Speedy's face darkened as he said "I don't know."

Kip noticed the delicacy of the topic and decided to change the subject. "So, what do you mean by taking me 'under your command' " He asked.

"You can be like a personal soldier for me." Speedy concluded.

"Does that mean that when you get accepted back into the army I can have my own uniform?"

Speedy nodded again.

They sat there in silence as night crept itself around them in a sheet of darkness. They went to the back where a little shack was unjustly labeled as a washroom, they began to fill the tub with water so they could bathe, it had been ages since either of them had had a decent wash. They wanted it so badly they had to play a game of rock, paper, scissors to decide who would go first.

Kip won.

Leaving Speedy waiting outside while he finished he washed away all the dirt and grime covering his body. The water felt so good, he felt like swimming in the real ocean with all the fish surrounding him. There was a knock at the door.

"Hurry up!" Speedy yelled, it was hell waiting outside and hearing the splashing of the water as the tub overflowed with it.

Kip smiled and sunk his head underneath the water when he came back up strands of hair stuck to his face and it was heavier, he pushed them away and leaned back against the tub, drifting in and out of sleep.

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With Starfire...

She dragged herself to her room and landed with half open eyes on her bed, she was so tired. This was the day before the wedding and everyone was running around making sure everything was done right and made proper for tomorrow. The wedding would be held here at the once famous Maxell Mansion. Here, they used to have parties and dinners all the time, no one had ever rejected an invitation. But ever since they began losing their fortune, friendships started to go down the drain.

All except one, Rachel was her best friend, whether she were rich or poor. She knew she would always be there even if her husband objected to it Rachel didn't care. And to Starfire, Rachel could be the only guest at the wedding for all she cared. That would be fine with her, but they had ended up inviting over 250 guests and so far they had all accepted to come.

Feeling the soft mattress under her she went to sleep, knowing that by this time tomorrow she would be Richard's wife. Which was what she wanted now, wasn't it?

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Next chapter will be the wedding! Eek! LoL I can't wait! But you will have to cuz it'll probably take a long time before I will update again, most likely because I want it to be perfect!

Once again, I'm so sorry for the late update and not updating my other stories, I'm doing a critical analysis for my English class and that's taking most of my writing ideas and strength. So I'm sorry, hopefully I'll finish it soon and can start updating more often but until then...

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