So this has been in the workings for a while actually. I wanted to highlight Cyborg and the fact that he probably feels a little left out with everyone shipping his team and leaving him as the big brother figure. I had it stashed for a while because I didn't know how to wrap it up, but after reading TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne's "Silas Stone" I finally got the inspiration to finish it up. So, heres a Cyborg story, something that there's not enough of in the world.
Rated: K+-Romance/Humor-Words: 1,996-Cybee
Edit: The word count on these might be a tad off, just so you know
He tugged at his bow tie. He wasn't used to wearing clothes, much less a three piece suit. In all honesty, it was a little uncomfortable, even if the fancy rented clothing wasn't really in direct contact with his skin.
Cyborg tried to find the tail of his bow tie as he surveyed the rooftop. Changeling and Raven's wedding had been planned to be a small affair, but with all the heroes from the Titans League and the Justice Leaguers who decided to show their support, the after party had been taken to the rooftop of the tower instead of the common room. The whole thing had been a blast; as the best man, he made sure Changeling's bachelor party was the best for him. Rather than a day hitting the bars and clubs in town, he, Changeling, Nightwing, Aqua Lad and Kid Flash had gone to every arcade within a 30 mile radius of the tower. It was perfectly suited for Changeling's still mildly childish attitude. The other he and the other three Titans had chuckled as the green man happy danced in the automatic doorway of his favorite arcade in Jump City, the first of their many stops. Cyborg had notified them previously that drinking would not be part of this party because of the incident on the Changeling's 21st birthday.
The cybernetic man told his friend, who had just adopted the name of Changeling, that it was tradition to drink at least a little on the 21st anniversary of one's birth. So, he did. Or rather, drank a lot. What no one anticipated, was a drunken and infuriated Beast rampaging through the tower after a tipsy Raven, who had been dating the animorph for a few months, appeared to be having too much of a good time talking to Aqua Lad. He had been quite embarrassed when he came to, but nevertheless, Changeling wasn't allowed to drink.
So here he sat, a massive, half metal man, leaning against the three foot safety wall that surrounded the roof of the Titans west tower. Still unable to remove his own bow tie.
There was a DJ set up on the far left end of the T and a dance floor was stationed all around it. He could see Changeling twirling his bride in the center of the floor as the dark girl dressed all in white tried her hardest not to smile so big. Quite a few Titans and a few Justice Leaguers danced as well, but many gathered around the refreshment tables in the exact middle of the T of the tower. Jinx held a drink in her hand and cooly looked forwards as a desperate Kid Flash pouted at her, upset that she wouldn't dance. Many most of the Justice League attendees gathered around these tables as well, chatting with one another with the exception of a few. Batman, who had actually shown up, much to the surprise of the now married couple as well as all the other party guests. However, he was off in the corner of the tower rooftop gazing out over the city in full hero garb while Wonder Woman tried to coax him out, at least into the groups at the refreshment tables if not onto the dance floor.
Cyborg chuckled. He didn't know much about the relations in the Justice League, but he could see that there was something between the two founding heroes. His smile reduced to a frown. Even the Bat seemed to have more of a shot at a relationship than him. It was Batman for crying out loud. With all his friends getting married around him, Starfire and Robin had gotten married last summer, he was beginning to feel like a third wheel, or a fifth as the case may be. He looked down at his fumbling metal hands as they continued to slip off the edge of the silky tie. His brow furrowed. That was why. He had flirted a little and felt that some returned a little of his fondness, but the only girl he had actually felt he had a chance with was in another time and another place, both very far in the past.
As he recalled that fateful day when he had been sucked into and out of Sarasim's world, he realized he hadn't had a real girlfriend since he had become the robotic automaton he was. 26 years old and the prospect of being a bachelor for life. That was a depressing idea.
He scanned the roof once again as he absentmindedly tugged the black fabric that held him captive. He knew who he was looking for, he wasn't merely looking around. But the one person he was hoping to be here was strangely absent. Everyone was here except…
"Need some help there Sparky?"
He looked down. Sure enough, there she was, wearing a black and yellow striped dress and smirking up at him. Her hair in it's two signature buns and her sassy stance hadn't changed even though she was dressed up for the occasion.
"Bee, I didn't think you came," he said, a slightly lopsided grin forming on his face.
"Yeah, I couldn't make the actual ceremony, there was a bank robbery to take care of, but I figured I might as well make an appearance," she replied, leaning against the wall as well and taking a sip of her drink.
"Without your team? They're all here," Cyborg said as Mas and Menos dashed passed them.
"Eh, it wasn't a huge threat. Just an armed robber. No actual powers. I figured they might as well get to be here."
"Well that was mighty nice of you."
She shrugged and took another drink of what appeared to be pink lemonade.
"It was more for me than for them, actually. Not a huge fan of weddings."
"No? Why not? You seem like the kind of girl who would love an excuse to show everyone how dancing is done," he replied, smirking at her. She returned the look before looking over to the dancers.
"Honestly, yes. I love dancing. I just feel kind of out of place at the actual wedding. I mean, I feel like I'm surrounded by couples and it's starting to get old. Since Jinx and Kid Flash joined Titans east, they haven't stopped sucking face…" she trailed off as she looked over to the couple, who had apparently reconciled and were doing exactly as Bumblebee said they would be. Cyborg cleared his throat and looked back at her, clearly embarrassed.
"Heh, I guess that would get old fast. But it's just them, when you say 'surrounded' you might be exaggerating a little, don'cha think?"
"No, I don't think I am. 'Cause it's not just them, Aqua Lad and Speedy both have new girlfriends for every day of the week and Mas and Menos are both just twelve. They're just as disgusted as me, they still believe in cooties," she said, taking another sip.
"That does sound pretty bad; for me at least, my teammates were never bringing in random boyfriends or girlfriends. It was all contained within the tower," he said, resuming his battle with his bow tie.
"Yeah, you would be the one to understand this whole problem, wouldn't you? I guess we forever alone people have got each other, right?"
"Forever is a long time, Bee."
"Sure is."
He looked down at her as she looked up at him.
"You sure you want to be alone that long?" Cyborg asked.
"Only if you do."
They stood there in silence. Cyborg resumed his attack on the fabric at his throat, fully believing that the bow tie had been designed as some sort of restraining mechanism. Bumblebee looked up at him and snickered.
"Come on, Sparky, if you really did need help, you could have just asked," she said, reaching up and snagging the loose ends of the bow tie that had been eluding his grasp for an hour. He leaned down so she didn't have to reach so far. Both realized the sudden proximity and Cyborg, now slightly uncomfortable and blushing began to lean away. Bumblebee looked at him and a playful grin played across her face.
"Just come 'ere," she said, grabbing the collar of his button down shirt and crashing her lips into his. Cyborg was thoroughly embarrassed and off balance but he quickly caught on to what was happening and returned the kiss. He wrapped his arms around her as she wrapped her own around his neck. They continued like this and Cyborg felt like the world was perfect in that one moment. Suddenly, he felt a release of pressure from around his neck and from his lips. He opened his eyes slowly, a dazed expression coming across his face.
"Got it," Bumblebee said, grinning and waving his bow tie in front of his face. He laughed.
"Bee, you're something else." he said, releasing her from his arms.
"So, you want to be alone forever?" she asked, lowering her arms to her sides, his bow tie still held tightly.
"So long as you're there with me." Cyborg took her free hand lightly so not to hurt her with his strong metal fingers. She gripped his hand tightly.
"So, Sparky. You any good at dancing?"
"Uh-uh, Bee. Thats were I draw the line. I'm not exactly light on my feet."
She said nothing, but with an knowing smirk on her face she withdrew her hand from his. His confusion was evident until she took the untied bow tie in both hands and flung her arms over his head, effectively dragging him with her to the dance floor by the fabric digging into the back of his neck. He laughed as he stumbled after her, forced to bend down by the force of her pull and the height difference between the two.
Maybe weddings weren't so bad. It gave you a chance to be with the people you loved and who loved you right back. Maybe bow ties weren't so bad either. It might just be okay to be on a leash if the girl of your dreams was holding onto the other end. It was a great night after all.
At least, it was until he realized he was in the middle of the dance floor with all his friends surrounding him, calling for him to freestyle.
I'm bad at describing kiss-y stuff, I actually have no idea what thats like so my writing will always be a little awkward. I pretty much just base it off of what I've read in other people's fics... '^_^
So did anyone watch Justice League Unlimited as a child like I did? Well, it used to come on right after Teen Titans and I loved that show. There was a bit of an implied romance between Wonder Woman and Batman in that show and that was my OTP before I knew what the acronym stood for. (along with GreenHawk and BlackArrow... or whatever their ship names are...) So I threw a little of that in too. Just for old time's sake.
Anyway, there it is. A Cybee One-shot. If you enjoyed it, leave a review! Laterade!
