Navajo Nation - Arizona

[middle-amazon.livejournal.com]

As befitting the tradition of the groom’s people, the guests are assembled in a circle around a handmade clay tier. On this tier are baskets filled with flowers. One basket holds plants from his desert home. Another basket has more worldly flowers happily provided from a flower shop in Gotham. One holds blossoms from an island which has now disappeared away from Man’s World. The final and largest one holds a hodgepodge of plants - Tamaranean flowers share space with Atlantian seaweed and Mid-western wildflowers...white Themscyrian lilacs flank a small bouquet of orange roses named after a Wayne family botanist over a century ago. All are from gardens surrounding a tower in San Francisco which houses a family that the couple have fought with, beside, and sometimes even against but have always been a part of.

The groom, dressed in a red silk shirt and, out of respect for private memory, plain black silk pants stands...or rather fidgets...awaiting the bride. Even through all the battles, even through the challenges of Hades domain and the pair dying in one another arms, he’s still amazed he’s even here. His daughter is by his side, holding his sweating hand, swinging his arm, and smiling a smile so big it could swallow her face.

Roy Harper and Donna Troy began their relationship as their family - the Titans - began. Their fortunes rose and fell with the volatile team. Their relationship over the past 14 years has always been a potent mix of love, friendship, duty, humor, borderline insanity, and loyalty. For some, “Titans Together,” is a battle chant. To some it’s a homecoming and reminder there is a place for caped misfits and orphans to find themselves. To others, it’s a memory of youth and times past. To this pair, it’s a way of life and today just adds one more wrinkle to that statement.

Let’s begin...

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[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

Hal sits next to Dinah, and he leans over to whisper in her ear.

"Another one bites the dust, huh?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

"Hey," she whispers back, "those two've been heading towards this day for years."

[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

Hal smirks, but there's no mistaking the pride in his eyes.

Like some other people I know, he thinks, but he keeps his thought to himself.

"Don't worry. If he faints, I'll make some sort of frame to prop him up."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

"Better have it in place when Donna arrives," she whispers back.

[mrs-dibny.livejournal.com]

"Okay, you two...knock it off..." But even as she asks, there's an infectous grin.

[speedy-mia.livejournal.com]

Smiles are definitely infectious in this crowd. Everyone seems happy even if they are fussing with dress up clothes. Mia smiles as she smoothes down the pink strapless dress she's wearing and grins at the sight of Roy waiting for Donna. She hopes he makes it through the wedding. He looks pretty nervous.

[mari-grayson.livejournal.com]

Mar'i gives a little wave to Mia. "You look pretty!" she mouths.

[speedy-mia.livejournal.com]

Mia mouths, "And you look beautiful." as she waves back.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

Dinah taps Mia on the shoulder. "You gonna be okay in all this sun, kiddo?"

[speedy-mia.livejournal.com]

Mia turns to reply to Dinah, "Yup, should be, I'm slathered in sunscreen, and I have a handy water bottle to keep hydrated." And with a hint of wistfullness and a slight bit of teasing in her voice, "I'm glad to see you, I kinda missed your reminders to take care of myself."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

Dinah's smile is only a little forced. "Yeah, well ... I don't think I'll be swinging by the Star any time soon, but tell ya what. I'll nag you a lot today, okay?"

[speedy-mia.livejournal.com]

Mia laughs, "That sounds great. I have to get my quota filled while I can."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

"Deal." This time the grin comes more naturally.

[connor-hawke.livejournal.com]

A set of blonde eyebrows go up as he catcdhes the sight. "Looks great on you, Mia."

OK, it's taking a little more willpower than he likes to keep his eyes on her face.

[speedy-mia.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, Conner," with a big smile on her face.

[straight-arrow.livejournal.com]

Ollie leans in, almost over Hal.

Give the boy a break, people. If he can show up nude for an archery competition, he can keep standing through this.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_black_canary_/]

Normally she'd have a quip in response to that, but this is the first time she's seen Ollie since the phone call, so she just gives a little smile and stays silent.

[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, Ollie. I think most people have an easier time getting naked than getting married."

[straight-arrow.livejournal.com]

Not sayin' this isn't true of Roy, but naked in front of a bunch of gods and in an archery competition with Cupid?

[mrs-dibny.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no, better," she quips. "Naked, gods, cupid, and in front of the whole damn team." She shakes her head. "And I always thought nothing could top that cotton eating bacteria Hal found to live in the transporter for awhile."

[lanternslight.livejournal.com]

Hal smirks. "Yeah, I think it's still true of Roy. And most people."

[theotherlantern.livejournal.com]

"Will you shut up about the naked? He's the one that's supposed to be picturing US naked to get past the nerves. I'd rather not think about that, if you don't mind."

Can't shake his smirk, though.

[gin-n-tectonic.livejournal.com]

I'm cool with it. Some of us have been workin' out, Stewie. I got no fears.

[elfinlantern.livejournal.com]

Arisia shakes her head a bit, "None of you have anything to worry about."

[connor-hawke.livejournal.com]

There just aren't words for it. There aren't two peole who've earned it more. Loving one another since childhood, guarding one another through perils that would make anyone pause - both the usual dangers of the life, and the personal demons that just make it worse.

He ran into hell naked.
More amazingly then that, he went CELIBATE.

They look amazing, and there's so much love in their eyes as they look at one another...

Why say anything? It all speaks for itself.