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(Malice Thorn - age 16, eye color : eerie purple/ Birthmarks: Mark of the raven on Right shoulder/ Hair: pictured /skin color: pictured/ nickname: Morrigan)

Malice Thorn is a 16 year old girl fascinated with Ravens. She owns two: Huginn (pronounced Hue-nion) and Muninn (pronounced Mue-nion) both have eerie purple eyes to match Malice's.

It was Saturday. Malice had just stepped out of the shower. She wrapped a purple towel with yellow borders around her waist and stepped in front of the mirror. Her hand reached into a nearby drawer and pulled out a red hair dryer. She set to work on her hair, Malice stopped for a moment and frowned at her reflection.

"Still not my best" she continued to mess with her hair then nodded with satisfaction. she then unplugged the dryer and set it in the drawer.

Her room was elegant and beautiful, a perfect match to her personality. There lay a dark bed of oak wood. Directly across from it a black wardrobe with a raven crest above it's doors. on both sides of her bed were two matching nightstands each with a brown basket. These baskets had a raven symbol painted on them. In each basket were small pillows, one read: Huginn, and the other Muninn. Resting on these pillows were her two ravens, the sun shining on them from a window on the opposite wall. These ravens were her best friends, the keeper of her secrets, the one she could talk freely with. Malice entered her room from the bathroom across the hall, passing the only other door in the hall, and opened her wardrobe. Hanging in her wardrobe were three robes and three hooded cloaks. The robes were identical to one another, her cloaks as well. The robes were made of black cotton, streaked with purple borders. Her cloaks were made of black silk, like the feathers of the raven, and the hood had a purple border along the rim of the top.

Malice slipped on a robe and donned a cloak, reaching to the side of the wardrobe her hand fell on an amulet, she then pulled it out. The amulet had a black chain, hanging on it was a black raven with purple eyes to match her own. Holding back tears she clenched the amulet. Malice took a deep breath and relaxed her hand.

"Come" she commanded and her ravens took to the air, landing on her shoulders.

She walked towards the window and opened it, beckoning to the sky, her two ravens took off for their daily flight. Taking another breath she walked out into the hall and down the the spiral staircase. The home was modest, on the ground level there was a guest bedroom behind the stairs. Malice had always wondered why they needed a guest bedroom, it wasn't like anyone ever came over. ahead of the staircase to the left was the family room. Against it's walls was a brown sectional sofa with -yet again- a brown oak coffee table. Across from the table was a plasma TV hanging on the wall. Underneath it a brown fireplace crafted from a willow tree. She loved the fireplace, it was the only thing in the house unique, the only thing not made of oak. on the left wall there was a picture on the wall. To the left was a young woman with free flowing black hair and a blue dress, a purple orchid in her hair seemed to dance off her light skin. On the right was a tall man in a black tuxedo. His black hair gelled back. He had a trimmed beard and black eyes, his skin was a little more dark than his companion. Across from the picture was a black bookcase made of oak, it featured various intellectual and classic books such as "The Odyssey" and "A Collection of Irish and Norse Mythology". She walked into the kitchen, it had an island counter with two chairs, in the corner was an L shaped kitchen base, it had an array of cabinets with a white microwave over a black stove. A white fridge stood to its left. Her father, the man in the picture, was retrieving something from the fridge, she glanced over and saw it was a cake. She knew her father would want to surprise her, so she retreated back to the stairs. She said aloud

"Good morning dad!"

Her father fumbled a little before closing the fridge " um..ahem, good morning Ali... i mean Malice" He was wearing a blue pair of jeans and a green dress shirt.

she came into view as her father handed her a glass of pomegranate juice, her favorite drink.

"Thanks" she began to sip at her glass

"hey i'm going to run to the store real quick, we're out of milk" she knew he had forgotten the candles, he had wanted today to be perfect.

she glanced at his direction "okay, anything you need me to do?"

"nope."

He went out the door and a few moments later Malice could hear the car engine start. She finished her juice and went to the sink. As she rinsed it out and put it in the dishwasher she sighed. She had always hated birthdays, at least since she was three. She went to the bookshelf and pulled out a book about Irish Mythology, she flipped to a page about an Irish goddess named Morrigan. Her mother always called her Morrigan because their eyes were one and the same, both an eerie purple. She dozed off, sleeping. She dreamed, dreamed that she was flying through the air, looking down on their city. Dreaming that she was a raven. Her dream was interrupted by a knock on the door, she looked up at the clock, it was 3 PM. Three hours had passed, was her dad buying milk or the whole store? She walked to the door and opened it.

"Hello?" she asked

a lady in a black suit replied "Hi, Are you Malice Thorn?"

NEW SCENE

On the beach and under the sun a young blonde girl, Tori Hanson, glided through the waves on her surf board. Dancing with the water. She made a turn for shore and ran to her bag. She pulled out her watch and checked the time before storming off into a blue van and driving off.

NEW SCENE

Shane Clarke, a brown skinned Teen in brown cargo shorts and a red shirt was riding his skateboard at a ramp. He sped down one side and as he came up over the other he did a back flip and landed it. The crowd roared. He ran up to one of his friends and received a high-five.

"Dude! that was awesome!" his friend could barely contain himself.

"Yeah man! finally landed that back-flip!"

"Hey wanna hit that new rail?"

Shane glanced at his friends watch

"Oh! I can't man! I got to get to class!"

"Class?"

"uh... never mind catch ya later bro" He took off nearly tripping over himself.

NEW SCENE

A Bike tore through the finish sign. Riding it was 18-year old Dustin Brooks. Dustin was an Australian-Brazilian teen. He rode up to a lady, Kelly Halloway, a fair skinned red-head.

Kelly said "Lap times about two seconds off"

"Yeah, I know, my bike keeps bogging on that uphill" a disappointed Dustin placed his hand behind his head for comfort. He got a worried look in his eye and asked

"OH man what time is it!?"

"Five after, why?"

"Oh man! I am so busted" He ran off leaving the bike to fall to its side

A confused Kelly caught the bike and asked "Wait! where are you going!?"

"I got to go, I'll call you later!" he said as he trailed off.

NEW SCENE (1 Day later)

Dustin worked in an action sports shop called Storm Chargers. His friends Tori and Shane were watching TV

"Yo man kick flip 250! That's what i gotta learn for my next video!" Dustin was working on a bike. Kelly, the owner, walked in she seemed visibly upset. Dustin motioned to the others as if to say what's up with Kelly? The others just shrugged. They stood up and approached Kelly

Dustin asked first "Hey Kelly whats wrong"

Kelly paused for a moment"I found out my brother died in a hit and run accident yesterday"

"Oh, I'm so sorry Kelly"

"It's not like I have a right to complain, i haven't spoke to him in 11 years."

Shane interrupted "Hey, you know, Me and my brother, we don't speak much, but still if something happened to him."

Kelly nodded "Thanks, I needed that, I just feel bad for my niece, she's an orphan now"

Shane and Tori looked bitten, Dustin asked

"What happened to her mom?" his question was met with Tori's elbow

"13 years ago from today, my sister in law was shopping, she bought my niece a small Raven amulet" she traced her hands around her neck as if to display an actual necklace. "when she got mugged, she didn't want to give up the amulet so she fought back, and that's when the robber stabbed her."

Dustin mentally kicked himself for asking

"I don't know how she's gonna get past this, they told me that when he died he was clutching a pack of birthday candles."

"So like, whats gonna happen to her?"

"The state awarded me custody of her, I have to pick her up from the airport in an hour, I don't even know what she's into."

"Don't worry, you're gonna do fine." Tori smiled reassuringly

Dustin's face lit up "Hey! you know, maybe she's into Motocross!" Kelly just laughed.

Shane shifted a little before asking "So what's her name?"

"Malice Thorn"

"so, like evil thorn?"

Kelly chuckled "Now you know why i'm worried."

A series of alarms rang

"Oh no! not the fire alarm again!"

Dustin offered an explanation "Oh no! They're just my alarm clocks!"

"Clocks?" Kelly tried to make sense of it but failed.

"Yeah..." he ran to turn off the clocks before the trio bolted for the door

"Wait you're not just going to leave me here to clean are you?"

"Hey Kelly, did I ever tell you how cool of a boss you are?" He bolted for the door. Kelly just laughed, on a day like this, she needed it.

NEW SCENE

Malice had just came off the plane and entered the main area of the airport, she carried only a small carry-on with her and two bird cages. She began walking to the doors. Maybe she was cursed, cursed to be alone, cursed to never love anyone. She told herself two things: she would never love anyone again, and she would never celebrate her birthday again. She emerged from the gates and was now outside, a black Dodger pulled up and a red haired woman got out.

"Malice?"

"Hi aunt Kelly, how have you been?" she cracked a smile. She knew how to force false smiles, she knew how since she was little. She didn't want people to worry about her anymore, so she practiced and she learned. She would smile at anytime, all the time. In any situation, she didn't want to burden anyone.

"I've been good" she went around the car and popped the trunk. Malice put her carry on in it and set the bird cages in the back seat. Kelly knew not to ask how was she holding up, she knew better than to provoke any pain. She shifted the conversation

"So I'm glad you liked your birthday presents." Kelly had sent Malice two ravens for her fourth birthday. She thought she might like them because of the raven amulet and since their eyes matched hers.

"I did very much, Thank you, she glanced back at her two ravens then put a hand over her amulet. "I've loved Ravens since mom. I remember staying up the first two nights I got them, I was so excited, I remember smiling a lot then." Malice had made sure to mention mom, she knew she was being tested, she wanted to show she was strong, that she would not enter a shell and weep.

Kelly laughed "I remember for my birthday you sent me a mood ring, you told me to make sure i laughed a lot and stayed happy. Then the ring would always be my favorite color, yellow." She held up her hand to reveal the yellow ring.

Malice let out another smile, she thought it was appropriate.

"what are their names?"

"Huginn and Muninn"

"what does that mean?

"Thought and Memory"

"So did you ever train your ravens?"

"I did, she began a small song On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before."

The two birds replied in unison "Nevermore"

Kelly both laughed at the sound and pitied the young girl, how her life had become much like the tale.

They arrived at their new home, it was black and white, an old English Manor. Malice liked the design, the white picket fence, the green garden. It was what she knew she could never have, a real family. It made the pain a little easier. They entered the home, revealing a kitchen on the far left with a polished dining table and a granite counter top to the right. To the right was a living room, it held marble coffee tables and white sofa, the design seemed to be of British origin. On the far end of the room was a fireplace, above it, mounted on the wall was a plasma TV. On the right wall was a picture of Kelly and Malice's father.

"Like brother like sister" she muttered to herself. further into the house was a staircase that led up to a large hall with four different bedrooms. One was hers, the other was the master bedroom, she identified it by a large sticker that read Kelly's Room of Awesomeness another door led to a bathroom and a final door leading to another room, it read Dustin's room. Dustin was looking for a new house closer in the city, when Kelly found out she offered for him to move in with her. She had always thought of him like a nephew, and since both of them had come from big families they hated being alone. Malice entered her room and was shocked by what she found.

"It's my room!, well i know it's my room but it's just like my old room!" Malice almost cracked a smile, it was almost real, almost. Kelly, however was beaming.

"The state offered to fly it down here, I couldn't refuse."

Malice hugged Kelly than kicked herself mentally, if she couldn't keep herself detached then come next year... No, there was nothing more painful than being an orphan, she was 16 now, she was grown, she was strong, and she would protect her aunt Kelly.

"Do you want to head to work with me? you can bring your ravens, would be good for business" she winked at the robe clad girl.

"I'd love to."

NEW SCENE

Kelly and Malice arrived at Storm Chargers and went ahead. Perched on Malice's shoulders were her two ravens. she sat them on a stand in the back and took a look at the shelves. She frowned. She went forward into the storage area

"Oh... my...Odin"

Boxes were stacked upon each other, all in disarray. She cracked her neck and set to work.

30 minutes passed by when the trio of teens arrived in the store.

"Hey guys how was your day" Kelly couldn't stop smiling.

Tori spoke up "I take it that everything went well with your niece?"

"My she is a god send." she pointed to a set of shelves

"Man how did they get so clean?" Dustin was blown away by the shining metal and price array of the items on the shelf. His eyes fell to the ravens

"and when did you get crows?"

Kelly laughed again

"They're ravens and they're not mine."

Tori raised her eyebrows

"no way they're hers?"

Kelly nodded as the four of them stood by the ravens staring at them and fawning over them. Malice emerged from the storage area and stood silently behind them.

after a few minutes Dustin asked

"So where is she?" a voice came from behind them

"Right here"

the four of them were startled

"We need to get you a bell" Tori teased

"A little excitement is good for the heart"

A TV reported caught the groups attention

Good Afternoon Blue Bay Harbor. This is a special report. Our normally quite city has suffered its first monster attack today, but fear not, three power rangers appeared at the scene and struck down the monster. Once again I repeat, Blue Bay Harbor has its own Power Rangers. Wherever you are Power Rangers, this city thanks you.

The broadcast shut off. Shane, Tori, and Dustin cast glances and smiles at each other.

"Oh right its 6:30 now," He ran to the storage closet, a few moments he walked out, slowly, his mouth gaping.

"What happened in there?"

Kelly asked "I've been trying to tell you, it's a mess"

"Um, no, it's super clean."

Tori shook her head with disbelief "No way!"

the four of them ran in to check it out. Aligned on the shelves were boxes, each in alphabetical order and by weight class. They came out and stared at Malice. The trio of teens were studying her, she was an energetic and fun person yet so different and weird at the same time. Her robes were elegant yet humble, her eyes daunting but friendly. She was a complex machine, she was... like a raven.

She stood in by her ravens, who had now perched themselves on her shoulders, Their eyes aligned.

Kelly asked if Malice was responsible

she nodded an affirmation.

Kelly thanked her

Malice spoke in unison with her ravens, Huginn and Muninn.

"It was no problem at all"

Tori laughed at the sight.

"They talk!"

Dustin noticed there was something off about Malice, her eyes, and those raven's eyes. They all matched, it was eerie.