Rave, Are You Doing Okay?
A Nave/ Nathames Story
Chapter 1: "Mother"
Author's Note: I tend to relate songs with scenes so I advise listening to the songs found in the specific Author's Note for a chapter while reading the specific chapter. P.S. listening to "Mother" by Pink Floyd will dramatically increase the feels when you read this chapter…
Enjoy!
(Nat belongs to c2ndy2c1d and Rave (James) belongs to kirakurry. I don't own any characters nor did I write this story for the purpose of gaining money, fame, or whatever lame excuse you can come up with. I just write because I love to write and I love the characters.)
The boy's locker room was empty and would be for hours to come. School had been released and everyone had left the building...well almost everyone. A muffled cry came from one of the stalls and inside it was only the best actor in the school. His name is James Rave Cute, but he goes by Rave. He has burgundy hair that can only be described as short and wild, much like the boy's temper. He has light, chocolate-colored eyes and is average height for his age. He had no parents, guardian, or loved one. No one that would wonder where he was, or would give him a shoulder to cry on when he had a rough day. Though he did have his music, his musicals, and his movies. The characters and musicians were his friends; his companions through his life that felt like hell.
He had grown accustomed to being in the locker room by himself. He was able to release all the feelings that had built up over the day. He was sitting on a closed toilet with his arms wrapped around his legs. His chin was resting on his knees as tears rolled down his cheek. He grabbed his iPod Touch from his backpack and opened the music app. He scrolled down to his most played and tapped the number one song, "Mother" by Pink Floyd.
He began to channel his emotions to the song, singing along with the character, Pink. Pink was one of the few characters Rave truly understood and connected with.
"Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Ooooh aah, mother, should I build a wall?"
Rave stuttered at the last line as he wondered if someone would miss him if he built his own wall. "No one would care Rave. No one… You would end up just like Pink, after all you are exactly like Pink. Your parents didn't care about you, your teachers don't understand your talent, and your crush doesn't care for your feelings." Rave muttered to himself as he rocked back and forth. With that said he continued to sing.
"Ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe
Of course Mama's gonna help build the wall"
The next verse made Rave think about his crush on Nathan Kedd Goldberg, one of the star football players. Nat was annoying but none-the-less Rave felt something for him. He loved Nat's teal hair, golden eyes, and his perfect freckles. His smile could lighten up anyone's day, even Rave's. Nat would try to flirt with Rave but Rave would always insulted him. How could he show his true feelings to Nat. Nat would probably abandon him for some chick anyhow. Nat couldn't possibly love him, right?
"Mother, do you think he's good enough for me?
Mother, do you think he's dangerous to me?
Mother, will he tear your little boy apart?
Oooh aah, mother, will Nat break my heart?"
He sang his crush's name and once he did a wave of emotion escaped his body. Little did he know that he was not alone anymore. A certain teal-haired boy had heard the entire thing and had his back against the wall. His face, which almost always had a smile, was in pain. He silently sniffled as he heard his cupcake (Rave) cry. He was listening to the soft strums of a guitar that was coming from Rave's iPod and he heard something off. A snap, a click of metal. He then heard a scrap followed by a hiss came from Rave's mouth. Nat wanted to open the stall immediately but didn't. He knew approaching Rave now would only cause Rave to distance himself more from the world. He didn't want to hurt Rave, but then again he didn't want Rave to hurt sound of Rave's blood dripping down matched the beat of the song and Rave continued to sing. His voice was full of passion and sorrow. The sound of Rave's voice just made Nat want to hug his princess (Rave) until all the anger and sadness was gone. He wanted to fill the emptiness in the little actor's heart. He wanted to beat up all the people who wronged his cupcake, his princess, his babe, his… Rave. Nat pulled out his phone and texted his best friend, Kevin. He had an idea to save the injured boy. He then silently left the locker room and walked home.
At home Nat had just gotten to bed. All he could think of was Rave and before he fell asleep he sang the rest of Rave's song.
"Hush now, baby, baby, don't you cry
Papa's gonna check out all your friends for you
Papa won't let anyone dirty get through
Papa's gonna wait up till you get in
Papa will always find out where you've been
Papa's gonna keep baby healthy and clean
End of Chapter 1 - So, what did you think of it?
Ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe
You'll always be a baby to me
James, why do you have to be so sad?"
