Disclaimer: I do not own Lenore, Ragamuffin, Roman Dirge, Nail Bunny, Jhonen Vasquez, Nny, or Squee

Claimer: I do own the minor characters aka, Crystal, Sarah Lee, Helena, Ivy, etc.

The Raven and the Bat

Chapter 1: The beginning

Ragamuffin's POV

Me and Lenore were surrounded, and y my own people. They circled us, and kept calling me a traitor. How we got into this mess I don't know exactly, how this all stared is questionable, and who knew that my people would hate me just for falling in love, the fact that I fell in love with the enemy having everything to do with it. You can say it actually happened when I first met Lenore, but no, it all had really started way before that, before I was even born actually…

The whole reason the Bats hated the Ravens was because of a tiny feud with the two kings from each side. The fight was most likely for one of the worst and probably stupidest reasons, but what would you expect if the Raven king was 10 and the Bat king was 8 at the time. No one exactly knows what the fight was all about, but it most have been bad enough to have caused almost constant war against the two nations.

The whole reason I m telling this to you at this moment is probably because most likely everyone wants to know exactly what happened.

Well, as it all happened… (Flashbacks! Yay:D)

It was your regular sunny day in the Raven territory. Lenore and a few of her buddies had just finished creating and acting out their dance.

Lenore: Ok, just one question! Why do I always have to be the lead?! I m always the lead! Why can't I be a side dancer or just a semi important part in the dance?! I m sick of it! I m sick of you guys not getting a fair chance in any of this! Why can't anything be different!

Crystal: Because you're the princess, and the king kinda ordered it that way.

Sarah Lee: Yeah! And you're also the best dancer out of all of us!

Lenore: Hey! Crystal and you are just as good of dancers as me! And I know… but it just doesn't seem fair! Someone else should get a chance!

Irene: I personally would love to be the lead, but unfortunately I m to clumsy for that. smile

Sarah Lee: See! We all have something that we're good at! Lenore! You're the best dancer! Crystal! You have the best singing voice! Helena! You're one of the smartest people I know! Ivy! You're pretty good with words! Irene! You're a klutz! And I m just the annoying one!

Irene: gee… thanks angry and you left out that you're a…

Irene was cut short when she noticed everyone had stopped paying attention to her. Instead she had finally realized that Lenore had left the group.

Helena: Lenore? Where are you going?

Lenore: I don't know. I just want things to change is all! I want something new to happen! It seems like everyday it the same thing over, and over again and again! I wish that something could change! Something drastic for all I care! At least that it changes the way life is around here! sigh

And with that Lenore just kept on walking, not really paying enough attention to have the idea of where she was heading to. When she finally snapped back to reality, she realized that she had wandered out of the Raven Kingdom. When she looked around she saw nothing but wide open space and a forest at the horizon.

Lenore had always heard her father complaining about how the enemies used the forest as they're own little playground (a.k.a. training grounds). Despite the fact that her father had warned her to never go near the forest, she decided to take a look anyway.

She found herself at the mouth of the forest. She gawked at how high up the trees went. She entered.