This story is base on the Salem witch trails with some twist and mostly historical right. Hey I like learning about these kinds of events.
Cyborg- Victor is a slave to Mr. Trone
Raven- A servant to the Wilson family for another two years.
Robin- Richard, one of many boys in the town.
Starfire- Kori one of many girls in the town.
Beast Boy- Garfield one of many boys in the town, and he's not green. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
Raven POV.
"Just two more years." I was counting down the days, until I would finally be free. In these fives that have past, has cause many things to happen. Arrella my mom wanted me to free from England, away from that horror able place of death. They said the New World was supposed to be different. We had heard that you could worship your religion without fear, Arrella wanted that freedom for me, and she wanted me to be able to worship Lady and Lord without fear of being hanged or burned. But when I got here, it was no different. Quakers, Puritans, Protestants, Luther and many other different christen beliefs that I saw, but to me I didn't see no difference, between them but yet why did they want to kill each other, even though they believed in the same god. Some had said there's freedom here but, why are there slaves? Victor is one of the few people here I can trust. He maybe a slave to Mr.Trone but he has a heart of gold. I would sneak away from the house at times to visit him; he would tell me these wonderful stories about his home in Africa. When ever I had problems he be the one I would ask for help. For the last three years I've known him, I'd promise to buy him, his freedom. My money sack didn't contain much, but I hoped that I would have enough at the end of my two year serve.
"Raven, what's up girl?" Victor said happily to see me. The only other times, some one came into the field to see him, was to beat or whip him.
"Hello Victor." I walked up to him, happy to hear his cheerful voice.
"Any thing new going on?" Victor asked as he turn the soil.
"Yah, something bad for me." I replied in a depress voice.
"It can't be as bad as being a slave, girl. What's troubling you any way?"
"As soon as my term is over I am to be wedded." I replied slowly.
"How can that be bad news girl? Who asked for you hand in marriage?" Victor gave me a happy smile.
"No one. Who ever gives Mr. Wilson the highest bet gets me." I looked away from him wanting to cry.
"So, you're being auction off, like a slave." Victor looked into my eyes and I just gave a nod. "Didn't you ask if you could marry that Logon son? You twos are really good friends and he treats you like a person, not a piece of property."
"I already asked. Mr. Wilson won't let me, because he won't get a nice enough bid from him. He said, why should I settle for a pig for you, when I can get two pigs, some chickens and maybe a goat if I push my luck. He wants me to marry Troy." I looked sadly at him.
"That jerk, man I hope you don't. He'll abuse you beyond belief. I still can't believe the way he treats his own mother." Victor stopped turning the dirt and looked at her.
"I know. I still don't get how all the girls are head over heels for him." I replied with venom in my mouth.
"Look you better, get going before you caught, talking to me okay. Be sure to come back soon." Victor gave me a smile.
"I will. Oh. I nearly forgot." I pulled some wild berry bread, out of my apron. "Here's a little something." I handed it to him, before taking off.
"Thanks kid o." He replied happily, shoving it into his pocket.
Garfield's POV
"Father, is there anything I can do, to try to make some money, so I can marry Raven, when she's off terms." I was busy helping my mother make dinner.
"Sorry son. If there was, I think we be doing it, to have some spear coins around." He said in grief voice as he brought in wood for the fire place.
"Why not, offer serve to the town's people. There are bound to be people that need help with their crops, animal or houses." My mother said in a hopeful voice.
"But, will any one hire me. It's mainly the girls that gets that jobs and the boy are busy learning how to do what ever their father knows." I replied in a sour voice.
"He's right. He sup post to be wedded by fifteen at least. He needs to learn how to build a house, grow crop, harvest stuff, and make things for a house or to help with work. He needs to learn a lot in the next two, three years." Replied my father as he added wood to the fire.
My family never had that much money, but it was enough to get by on. We had some animals that we could breed for eating and selling, but not enough that I could use to be able to marry Raven. Most of the kids here don't like me, because they think I'm odd. I'm the only person here with blue eyes and has such a passion for animal. I had once said if I could I wouldn't eat any meat, milk or some kind of food that came from an animal. They all laughed at me. Saying I was crazy and a weirdo. They said if I loved animals so bad than I should be treated like one. They had all once ganged up at me, shoving dirt into my mouth, throwing stones and one boy name Troy had brought a horse whip. When he went to whip me, some one stepped in the way and took the blow. When I looked up, to find Raven. She was pretty much the outcast in the girls group, but the boys, they wonder what her body looked like and what color her mysteries hair was. Everyone thought her face was always grey because she was always working with power. But when she got whipped that day. That whip cut sleeve in half, showing that grey was her skin tone for some reason. Ever since that day she protect me, we been friends. But I may lose her to the jerk Troy. Now that everyone knows that her father had asked Mr. Wilson to marry her off, to who ever gave him the highest bid. And to all the rich boys in town. It had become a competition. There was a lot of boys that need a girl, but, there wasn't enough girls that were of marring age, which was going to cause a problem, big time.
"Garfield, come help me skin the deer I got today." My father left the house for the barn.
"Yes father." I replied sadly as I felt the house. So far I was known as a mama's boy. I already knew how raise crops, animals, clean, cook, make clothes and a bunch of things that girls were suppose to learn. When I entered the barn, my father had just thrown the skin to the animal to the ground like it was nothing. I helped him get all the meat off of it and all was left, was the parts we wouldn't eat, skin and bones. Just then a light bulb clicked on, inside me head.
"Father, can I keep the skin and bones for something?" I asked, giving him the puppy eyes.
"Why?" He looked at me confused.
"I have an idea, how I can make money." I replied happily. Grabbing a small spare sack to put the items in until, I could clean them and make some thing from them. I thought happily. I helped my father bring the meat inside, and prepare to settle down for the night, even thou it was only six a clock. But we were expected to be up at four in the morning. I would love to sleep in once.
Richard's POV
"Is this right father." I asked my father, as he taught me how to make furniture.
"Yes, your doing good. You'll be a fine carpenter." He said happily.
I was the next one is line, expected to run the family business. Truthfully, I wanted to chase down bad guys and be a commander in battle, but my parents, they didn't have that planned for me.
Thanks to this business, my family was pretty much a middle class, in this small town. And everything was going swell, with having spare money to spend, my family had a beautiful house, with some luxurious stuff in it. So far everything was going smooth. Next month, Kori would be of marring age, and I was planning on asking her father permission to ask for her hand in marriage. I don't see he wouldn't. I've come to know him well, and he said that would love to have me as a son. I just hope that he's not planning on doing to Kori, what Raven's father is having done for her.
Raven's POV
Sometimes morning comes to quick here.
"Raven. I need the laundry done today and garden needs to be plowed."
"Yes Mrs. Wilson." I replied, as I clean the morning dishes. The Wilson family maybe nice to everyone in town but, if you're their servant for a few years, then you're treated like crap. The family is pretty rich for a middle class. They have a beautiful home, while I was stuck sleeping in a shack that need a lot of repairs. When ever I stepped out of place, even for a second, I was immediately punished.
"Garfield. What are you doing here?" I heard Mrs. Wilson answer the door.
"Hi, Mrs. Wilson. Can I see Raven?" I heard him ask. Before she could answer a no, I quickly sprinted to the door to see Garfield there, with a bag in his hand.
"Hello Garfield." I gave a polite bow, just to please Mrs. Wilson. "Mrs. Wilson, may talk to him for a few minutes?"
"If you do you get no lunch." She gave me an angry tone.
"Okay then." I replied politely and walked out the door, into the yard with Garfield. I could swear I see steam coming out of her ears.
"Raven, if I asked for your hand in marriage, would you take it?" Garfield looked down at the grass.
"Yah, You're one of the few people I know that isn't a jerk. You're the only decent person here, that I would marry. But I could only dream, that you'll be able to out bid Troy." I said with a defeated voice.
"I might." He said proudly. I raised an eyebrow at him, and wonder what he was talking about. "Look." Garfield pulled out some white stuff from inside the bag. The stuff, was these beautiful art work. Some, could be worn as a necklace, or be sown onto a outfit, to show wealth, buttons and small figures.
"They're beautiful." I replied as I examine every last detail.
"I made them from deer bone." He replied.
"You did this from bones." I held them gently in bazaar.
"Yah, I plan to see them, make a nice amount of money off of them. Maybe, buy a goat or a pig from the money I have now, breed it and I should be able to out bid Troy, with a sack of money and some animals." Garfield gave me a hopeful smirk.
"I hope so. Troy, has already made a bid to Mr. Wilson." I said in a defeated voice.
DID YOU LIKE IT. THE WITCH TRIALS WILL COME IN LATER. I HAVE TO GET YOU GUYS, TO KNOW THE CHARATERS PLACE HERE. SINCE IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT FROM TO DAY.
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