Through the good, bad, and everything in between, he promised her he would be there. But Trevor Mitchell didn't know that when he made that promise to Raven, that it was going to be mostly bad.

Always yours

CHAPTER ONE

I just couldn't pull away from her. It was such a cold and foggy night, but the stars were everywhere, brightening the dark sky enough to see her. Her jet black hair fell in long curls around my hands, she lay her head on my chest and hugged me tight. Having MY monster girl, in my arms finally, I didn't want to, shouldn't make my self give her away.

But I did, arm in arm through the cemetery, I walked the hauntingly gorgeous woman on my arm down the stone path way leading to her forever. I wanted her to be MY forever. I thought she was mine.

Even though my thoughts came out angry and yearning, I was numb. I couldn't feel anything, all I was able to do was look a her. She was beautiful her face glowing brightly under her dark veil, but of course Raven was always beautiful. I kissed her hand at the end of the stone path, Alexander growled at me through his teeth as I handed her over to him, I didn't care, I was transfixed on Raven. The look in her eyes confused me, she looked almost scared, but of course like her she didn't let it show in her smile. Her smile? Something was wrong with her smile. Raven turned to me at the end of the path, her lips widened in to a grin showing that her canine teeth had grown and sharpened into razor pointed fangs. Shock made my jaw drop! And then Raven lunged at me.

I woke up screaming and wiped the back of my hand across my sweating forehead. It was a dream. I was still in my snobby rich man apartment. I was still alone. I was still just me, not a vampire snack. And still didn't have the girl. Raven had been mine. And I loved her with all of my heart. Yes, Trevor Mitchell has a heart.

And then she did what she knew to do. She ran away.

I feel back on my bed running my hand through my now shaggy hair. Raven Madison, girl of my dreams, had been mine, and she loved me back, she loved me, soccer snob and all.

(April about five years ago)

The score board read loud and clear, we were wining, by a long shot. Of course we were, I was the all star soccer player. The buzzer sounded for half time, killing my throbbing head, and players ran off the field to the bleachers. I jogged to my bag, guzzled down a bottle of water and was laying in the grass on my back, eyes closed tight on a splitting headache, when a light kick in my stomach made me jump, I looked up to see Becky and Matt, my best friend and his girlfriend standing over top of me. Matt's face was stressed in a deep frown, and Becky, standing half way behind him curled into herself, was on the verge of tears.

I jumped to my feet, a million thoughts came to my head, and the one I'd never thought of saying were the words that came out of my mouth.

"Where's Raven?" I gushed towards Matt.

"Umm… she's with Alexander, man." Matt replied, giving me a confused your-talking-about-her-in-public look. Anger surged through me at his name.

"Oh, well, why do you look so…pale?" I said, changing the subject and taking a seat on the bench.

"Uhh.. Well, Becky kind of had a wreck." He said, nervously wringing his hands.

"Oh, well are you okay?" I spoke to Becky and she nodded, tears spilling over her puffy and red eyes.

"Trevor, it was really was my fault, I was talking to her as we were pulling into the parking lot and we saw your Vet and were going to park beside you.. And you know that Beck's truck has trouble steering and well .." Matt tried to explain.

"Oh, my car." I interrupted him. It was just my red vintage corvette. Becky began to sob .

"Oh, no its okay, really. As long as your okay. Are you okay?" I ask again.

Matt's shoulders dropped and he let out a long surprised sigh. Becky lit up and hugged his arm.

"Trevor, I'll pay…."

A cell phone started ringing and interrupted Matt. No one was answering it. And Matt was staring at my bag wide eyed! Then I realized what the phone was playing, (Riot Girl, Good Charlotte) and that none of the soccer snobs would ever have that ring tone, and at exactly that moment it donned on me why I would and who it would be.

Oh my god. Raven Madison was calling me! Maybe it was just a prank she and Becky were pulling, but Becky was here with Matt and I so it couldn't be that. As I was going over all of this in my head Matt and Becky were just staring at me. And then I looked up and everyone was staring at me. Wow this must be what she feels all the time, everyone was looking at me like I was a freak. Hold up were did that thought come from?

"Trev? Phone." Matt whispers. I shook my head trying to clear it . I turned quickly and started digging through my gym bag, grabbing it on the last ring.

"Trevor?" Raven ask. She sounded composed but upset.

"Raven, what's wrong? Where are you?" I let concern fill my voice.

"Trevor." She said again.

"Raven, are you okay? What's going on?"

"Trevor, can you.. Umm… can you come pick me up?" She said, her composure breaking as she began to sob.

"Raven where are you?" The game was being called to start, half time was over and Matt was trying to lead me towards the field.

"Umm… at the Coffin Club in the next town!" She was crying now.

"Okay, good, stay there. I know where you are, just stay there. I'm coming. I'm coming to get you, okay? Don't leave." I pleaded.

"Trevor." She whispered my name , trying to stop crying.

"Rav, I'm on my way." I grabbed my gym bag and ran through the soccer field and to the parking lot, with the Coach screaming and Matt smiling after me.

I was going 80mph when I passed a black Mercedes and a young guy dressed in all black with his head stuck under the hood. When the head lights of my dented car shone on him he cringed away, into the shadows beside his car.

I slowed down to turn into the club parking lot shortly after, when I saw a small shape curled up into a dark ball on the ground in front of a side door. She looked fragile and broken and her head was bent down against the moon. I put the car in park, staring at her tiny shape.

There was a person standing beside her when I got out of my car and ran to her. It was a guy. His white hair was pulled up under a mob style hat. The closer I got the harder I ran, I had to get to her.

"Raven?" I said softly, dropping to my knees beside her.

When she looked up at me a couple things happened, first, my heart broke when she tried to smile at me, black tears streaking her face, she was in pain. Second, I got pissed, I just knew for sure that he had done this, Alexander had left her like this. And third, the guy spoke.

"Trevor Mitchell?" He said questioning. I glanced up at him nodded and went back to consoling Raven. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, making me gasp. I stared up at him.

"Jagger?" I ask confused by the fact he was here, in town and here with Raven.

"So you finally got the Goth girl, huh, Trevor" Jagger chuckled.

"I'm just here to help," I said hurriedly, trying to get Raven's tiny body off the ground.

"Well, Trev, you did good. You wanted the girl, you got her, in a million different pieces."

"Jagger," Raven said in a surprisingly loud and harsh tone, seeing as she looked as if she were about to fall apart. Her voice shocked us both.

"Do Not Start With Me Now. You are just like the rest of them. Now GO Away!" she spat the words angrily through her teeth. I was expecting Jagger to lash out at her with angry remarks, but he just nodded and walked away.