The Bells – Raven/Red X

A/N – This short oneshot originated as a drabble I wrote for my Red X RP partner on Tumblr. I haven't written much fanfiction/other characters aside from Raven in nearly a year, so I'm a little rusty, I'm afraid. I know this oneshot might be a little lacking in depth and plot, I guess, but I know very little about wedding ceremonies and all that, and it was quite late when I wrote this. Anyway, hopefully you at least think it's cute! That's pretty much all I was going for. Enjoy!

It was a beautiful day outside, the sun shining bright and a slight warm breeze blew through the air. But on this fine day, many people were not enjoying the warmth and sunshine outside. Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy, among others, sat inside a church that day, their heads turned to the back of the sanctuary, waiting.

Jason Todd stood at the front of the church, dressed in a perfect black tuxedo. His hands clasped together in front of him, he too waited for his beauty to emerge from the doors.

At long last, she arrived.

Raven walked through the large white doors of the church wearing a gleaming white bridal gown. It was abnormal to see the girl out of her uniform, but for such a monumental occasion, one would think it odd to see her in her classic blue cloak and leotard.

"Wow, you look absolutely wonderful, babe," Jason whispered to himself, a smile forming on his face.

As the traditional wedding music played, Raven slowly made her way down the aisle, her arm hooked around her escort, Robin. Even though she didn't have her parents to walk her down the aisle, she had him, and that was still perfect. Raven's feet lightly caressed the rose petals that decorated the white-lined aisle as she processed. She looked straight ahead, her gaze lovingly focused on her soon to be husband, Jason, and her arm lightly secured with her best friend's. This day would be perfect. She could start a new, new life with the love of her life. Thanks to her friends in more ways than one, she had this amazing opportunity to really live her own life, and find Jason and become this close to him.

As she reached the altar, Robin lightly patted her on the arm, giving her a quick grin before sitting down next to Starfire in the front row. Raven walked up to finally stand across from Jason, and the room fell silent as the priest began the true ceremony.

"You may now kiss the bride."

An ecstatic grin on his face, Jason pushed Raven's hair out of her face, his hand lovingly cupping her left cheek. "I love you, Raven."

Hearing the famous words from her love at the altar, Raven smiled wide and brought her face close to his. "I love you too, Jason." Still smiling, she closed her eyes, pressing her lips to his.

Seeing the ceremonial kiss, the small audience rose to their feet with thunderous applause. The initially very unlikely couple made their way back down the aisle, hand in hand, matching smiles on their faces. The audience turned to watch them make their way down the aisle, wearing similar grins.

Beast Boy nudged Cyborg with his elbow, his eyebrows raising up and down. "So, Cy, how long do you think it'll be until Rae's baby shower?"

Cyborg let out a laugh, nudging the green-skinned man right back. "You little jokester," he chuckled. "Hopefully not too soon, but who knows. We're all adults now. They can do whatever they want."

Beast Boy nodded, still clapping. "Yeah, yeah, blah blah. They're totally gonna do it."

Cyborg shrugged. "Who knows, who knows. And don't you have better things to think about?"

"You don't know what goes on in here," Beast Boy playfully argued.

Cyborg raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, and I guess I'm glad I don't, B."

"It's not that bad. It was really just a question…"

"A huh…" Cyborg cocked his head toward Beast Boy. "Do I want to know what you and Terra do on the weekends?"

"Nope!" Beast Boy held his head up high.

"Robin," Starfire began, her head on his shoulder, "may we journey to more weddings in the future? I do l like the beautiful gowns and seeing the love on the couple's faces."

Robin chuckled, smiling. "Yeah, I think we'll make a few more soon. All our friends are grown up now, and a lot are in committed relationships." Of course, he wouldn't tell her right then and there that he was planning on proposing to her in a few weeks. If all went well, Starfire herself could be in one of those long, beautiful white gowns that she seemed to love so much.

Reaching the bright, beautiful day outside the church, Raven and Jason walked to the small garden, holding each other close in a tight embrace. Raven pressed her lips to Jason's, pulling away a moment after.

"I will never let you go," she whispered.

Jason smiled, fitting her hand into his. "You will never have to."

A/N - Thank you for reading my story! Please review and leave your thoughts! Every review is greatly appreciated.