Hey, this is my first fic so i would really appreciate some comments and criticism.

(Edit: I'm re-uploading the chapters with the splits in between the scene)

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Raven didn't know what to do anymore. Without thinking about it raven stopped touching the pen directly and used her powers to write. She was thinking about her future, which by the way wasn't looking so bright. If only she could spend the rest of her life locked away reading.

She looked up .Right into the eyes of someone watching her. If she were anyone else she could've told you what colour they were. But she didn't notice things like that, she noticed who the eyes belonged to. Richard 'Dick' Grayson.

He looked shocked, she realized then what she was doing. Shoot she thought quickly grabbing the pen with her hand, pretending nothing had happened. I should be more careful she thought looking down.

She felt his eyes on her, but more than that she felt his emotions; Disbelief and shock. But not as much as she expected after what he just saw. Lifting just her eyes, she looked at him with curiosity. He seemed to calm for this situation. He can't possibly know anything she thought to herself. He must think he's hallucinated .Raven put the thought away but throughout the study session a suspicion tugged at the back of her mind. Not just what had happened, but she could feel he hadn't quite put it aside.

He was after all Richard Grayson. What most called tall dark and handsome. He wasn't into sports or anything really but most of the girls were into him. He had black hair which made his blue eyes really pop or made him look …ghostly, but with his muscles no one thought him ghostly..

He doesn't know anything she decides. I mean he only saw it for what... Like a split second? When the bell rang at the end of the lesson Raven hurried out quickly, it was lunch next, she could spend that time alone reading.

But when she sat down she realized she had a shadow. Richard sat next to her. It wasn't strange to anyone around as they often spoke. They weren't friends, more like close acquaintances. It was strange to her after what happened and the fact that he chose to sit next to her, they usually talk as before mentioned not sit next to each other. He's just being friendly she thought.

She took out her book ready to read and ignore him.

"Racheal ..." Too late.

She looked up, "Yes Richard?" She asked looking up at him, trying to sound innocent.

"Uhm..." He looked uncertain and cleared his throat, "how are you?" He asked, trying to sound casual.

She closed her book and set it on the desk. This is gonna take a while. "I guess I'm fine."

After an awkward pause he said, "Well that's good I guess." He paused, sitting silently like he was debating something in his head. Finally he said; "I saw what you did in earlier don't even try to deny what happened."

Well this isn't good, "Okay, I won't." She said trying to sound sure of herself. "But it has nothing to do with you." She says in a tone that makes it clear she doesn't want to talk about it.

"But…." He tries to speak, but is quickly interrupted.

"No," She says with a firm voice as she picks up her book.

He groans, frustrated at her unwillingness to talk and walks to his own group of friends. She breathes a sigh of relief and glances around the room, and then picks up her book to continue reading. The lunch period drags as Raven chose to not eat, but when the bell finally rings she heads to English.

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When Raven finally got home after school it was 3 o'clock. She lived in a tiny apartment in a cheap building. Before she entered her apartment she greeted Mrs. Willard, her elderly neighbour. Mrs. Willard and her husband had pretended to be her grandparents at many parent evenings and treated her like family. They owned the building and knew Raven didn't have parents, and allowed her to stay at a cheaper price.

She entered her apartment, even though she didn't pay a lot of rent she didn't have much money for furniture. Her living room had a small couch and a bookshelf, but the books were spilling out all over the floor. She had a few hours free before her shift at the restaurant started at six.

She took out her homework, but she was too distracted to do it. What am I going to do? She thought. He knows. She wasn't sure what to do, she couldn't just ignore Richard forever sooner or later she was going to have to confront him. She just didn't know what to say to him. He could tell someone and they would reject her, they would chase her away. She didn't want that to happen she had lived here for almost two years now, and though she had no friends she had Mr and Mrs Willard, whom she considered to be family. She didn't want to leave, but her powers would force her to.

She started to cry. I hate this, she thought I hate my powers. She knew that people would be afraid of her power, just as they had been on Azarath.

She put those thoughts away until later and finished her homework before going to work.

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Raven hadn't gotten a lot of sleep that night, she kept twisting and turning in her bed. She had nightmares about Azarath again, it had taken her months to get over that when she first arrived on earth.

She stood up and made some strong coffee, she had decided she was going to stay, and try to ignore anything Richard may say. She liked it here in this city and would stay as long as she could. I just need to calm myself and meditate she thought I need to keep my powers in control.

When she got to school the bel rang for first period, she always came at this time so she wouldn't have to spend a lot of time with people. She was trying to be normal but sometimes all of these emotions got to be too much. Her first lesson was history, at least it wasn't with Richard but she did sit next to one of his best friends; Wally West. She could see if he had told his friends anything.

She walked slowly, her teacher wouldn't mind if she came a little late. Before she came to earth she had looked into its history and it was paying as she always got an A in history.

But she could only walk so slowly, when she went to sit next to Wally she felt his hesitation at her, not scared but he was preparing himself for something. Richard obviously told him, but how many other people know? Why is he even taking an interest, it was such a small feat of power. She sat down next to him and smiled, he smiled back; a big toothy grin. Why is he happy, almost excited?

"Hey Racheal," he said.

"Hello Wally, How are you today?"

"I am great, there is something I need to talk to you about."

Well he certainly isn't slow.

"Is this about something Richard told you?"

"Yeah, Dick told me about this thing you were..."

I cut him off, "I really do not want to talk about it."

His emotions wavered for a while, but shot right back up.

"Please we don't have to talk about it now, just come to our table at lunch."

"Why this doesn't have anything to do with any of you, why are you so interested?" I ask really confused, what do they want?

"I can't tell you now but just..." He looked up at the teacher explaining something to the rest of the class, "Please, we just want to ask you something."

They are already treating me like a freak, what do they want to know. She prodded his mind, feeling his emotions, he didn't seem to feel any differently towards her, he still saw her as a friend. "Okay fine... I will come even if I don't know why you are so interested."

I turn away before he can say anything else ,and try listening to what the teacher is saying, why are they so interested?