Chalant Kisses

French Kiss

"When I looked into your eyes I didn't see just you, I saw my today, my tomorrow, and my future for the rest of my life." - Unknown

"Are you nervous?"

"Shut up dude. This is just a mission." Batman had assigned them a mission to stop a human trafficking train. They were kidnapping underage women and selling them off to families and men as brides.

Using her magic, Zatanna had located the latest known victims of trafficking in one of China's provinces: Qinghai. They visited when they knew the husband wasn't there.

The teen was very quiet and shaky. It was obvious that she was scared. She was always looking over her shoulder. She refused either refused or vaguely answered the questions.

It wasn't until Artemis and Miss Martian sat down and talked to her. They shared their experiences with abuse and how they knew what it was like to be mistreated and feeling like you're powerless. The conversation struck tears in more eyes than those three.

The teen told them where their base of operations was and a quick recon later they found it: a set of tents on the outskirts of the Great Basin desert.

They couldn't go straight there and fight them at risk of them harming the girls, so they have to come up with a different plan.

Aqualad and Robin were drawing blanks when Kid had an amazing plan, one that he swears to strangle him for after this was over.

The plan was to have someone pose as a underage girl being sold as a bride and somebody else as the groom. Since he and Zatanna were the youngest, they were the best option.

At this moment Zatanna was with Artemis and Miss Martian as their bridesmaids in another room in the church waiting for their cues. Aqualad and Kaldur were hiding waiting for the moment to strike.

"Come on, dude. The groom is supposed to be happy on his wedding day." Wally joked before he erupted into a fit of snickers.

"I swear I'm going to kill you for this when we get back to the Cave." Robin muttered, adjusting his shades in front of the mirrors and then shoving his hands into his pockets.

"It can't be that bad. At least Zatanna is the bride instead of someone you don't know."

The Boy Wonder's massive crush on the Team's resident magician wasn't lost to anyone. If Wally hadn't volunteered the wedding idea then some else most definitely would've.

"You know they say it's nothing like seeing your blushing bride walking down the aisle. Maybe it'll give you the courage to ask her out."

"So the doofus who is too shy to ask Artemis out on a date is talking to me about courage."

Wally was about to retort when one of the men in black of the train entered opened the door. "Nunta urmează să înceapă." The wedding is about to start. They think he only speaks Romanian.

"Da domnule. Vom fi bine." Yes sir. We'll be right out.

He nodded, "Voi fi afară." I'll be outside. He shut the door behind him.

"Time to go lover boy." Wally turned towards him. He grunted when Robin elbowed him in the side when he walked past.

The man escorted them out of the room and to the center of the church in front of the pulpit before standing in front of the hallway to guard the hallway. Wally stood beside him.

More of the men were sitting in the pews acting as witnesses to the marriage. Robin felt disgusted. A church is supposed to be a holy place. These are heartless bastards who are looking for their next paycheck by selling little girls for forced marriages. They needed to be brought to justice.

One of the doors to the church opened and the man in black came out first and stood off to the side. 'Here Comes The Bride' started playing when Artemis walked out. She was wearing a simple red dress that hugged her a little too tight in places that showed more than a little too much and ended at her knees. He could feel Wally seething beside him.

Next was Miss Martian. Just like Artemis she was in a simple red dress except hers was less snug than hers and ended just below her thigh rather than her knees. Good thing Connor was with Aqualad or he would've blown the whole mission.

The other door opened wide and Zatanna walked in....

Wow.

She was wearing a white mermaid that flared out at the bottom and trailed behind her. Her veil slightly hid her face but he could still feel their eyes burning into each other's.

He realized what Wally meant when he said what he said while they were waiting. Seeing her in this dress made him forget all about the teen in China, the men sitting in the pews, even the wedding. He thought about a future with her as his bride and them living happily ever after.

It scared him. They are still teenagers. But it felt... right.

When she made it to stand in front of him one of the men in black stood from the first pew and walked to stand in front of them. He held an open book in his hand and the other behind his back when he began.

"We are here on this magnificent and beautiful day to celebrate one of life's greatest moments - - we are all present to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love - and to publicly witness the creation of an outward marriage bond that these two have already been creating inwardly. Their love and intention has created this marriage and we are gathered here today to join in the celebration and acknowledgement of that bonding."

Another of the men in black stood from the pews with a small black box and handed it to Wally. The vows are your promises to each other. The men decided to skip over this part when they planned the ceremony.

He opened the small black box and showed the two rings. They were simple bands with a teardrop jewel in the middle. "Tale the rings," the officiant ordered.

Robin took the rings and slid his on his finger then grabbed the other and took ahold of Zatanna's hand. She was wearing her magician's gloves reminding him that they were still on a mission and that he couldn't let his mind wonder in case something goes wrong.

Zatanna was acting scared, playing her part as the forced bride. She was quiet and he could feel a slight tremor in her body when he grabbed her hand which might've been real. He knew it was more for the fear of this mission succeeding than staying in her role. Everyone was scared. He could see Artemis taking deep breaths every now and then that he knew wasn't from the dress' vice grip, and Miss Martian's boutique was shaking so much that Artemis had to grab her wrist to calm her down every other minute. He could even see Wally tugging at his collar for the fifth time behind him. They were all on edge.

He squeezed her hand before he slipped the ring on to reassure her that he was there, they're all here with her. She squeezed his hand back as subtle as she could.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

Robin lifted her veil. There was a pink tint to her cheeks that he knew wasn't from her make-up. He was praying that the heat in his cheeks couldn't be seen.

He slowly leaned in. She followed suit. They only had to kiss long enough to distract the men and for Aqualad and Connor to burst in. When their lips touched he could hear screams and someone falling to the ground.

It came as a shock to Robin when Zatanna was the first to make the bold move, and swiped her tongue across his bottom lip, asking for entry. He groaned when he parted his lips and her tongue met his.

He was swept up into the kiss. Unbeknownst to the rest of the Team, they had kissed before, hidden away in the more unknown parts of the cave. Those were just fleeting, nothing like the kiss they're sharing now.

"Ahem. Hey, lovebirds! Are you guys going to keep sucking each other's faces off or are you going to help?" They parted with a smack with and smack. The blush had gotten worse and had spread further as she panted. She left him with a small smile before she ran off to join the others in their fight.

Oh he is definitely going to kick Wally's butt when they get back to the Cave.

Please forgive me for wrong translations. Google isn't the most accurate of sources.