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For as long as I can remember, she's been the bad guy, and I've been the hero in most situations. We were enemies who never really gave each other a chance. But never in a million years did I think there'd come a day where I was bound to find out more about her. Her life was definitely one of those ones that should be made into a book, movie, or play, or something. And one that surely changed mines forever.

And her name was Rachel. Rachel Roth. A.K.A., The Raven or simply just, Raven.

It all started in high school, also known as hell to most people. You got the jocks, nots, the creepy, the greedy, and just everybody else in between. I was a jock, but not one of those mean ones you saw on TV. Soccer was my life. I was the star player, of course, and everyone adored me. Well, everyone except, Rachel Roth. She hardly got along with anyone, besides her best friend, Nicole Diaz aka Jinx, and her boyfriend, Jason Todd aka Red X.

"Hello, Robbie-Poo," my sometimes obnoxious girlfriend, Kory aka Starfire, greeted me during lunch. Six period was going to be starting anytime soon, and I took chemistry. Today, our teacher, Dr. Miranda, was going to be assigning partners for the biggest science project of the year. It was gonna be due in a month.

"Hey, Star." I let her kiss my cheek. She was wearing her cheerleader costume and I thought it made her look gorgeous. She was a natural beauty like many of the girls I'd dated. She was the nicest person I knew and I'd admired her kindness and beauty.

"Who do you think Dr. Miranda will choose to be your partner?" She sat down with the rest of our friends, Karen aka Bumblebee, Victor aka Cyborg, Garfield aka Beastboy, Roy aka Speedy, Garth aka Aqualad, Wally aka Kid Flash, and Tara aka Terra.

"I don't know, but I'm hoping it's you." I gave her a great big smile. She was the best girlfriend I'd ever had.

"Ow!" Someone shrieked across the room. I turned to see who it was and why they were screaming. It happened to be the most annoying kid in the school besides Beastboy and they were screaming, because Jason Todd happened to have him in a choke hold.

"You know, I never could understand how someone so hot could be so mean," Terra remarked and took a big bite of her sandwich. "I mean, it's always the ugly ones who are nice."

"Do you think I'm mean, Terra," Beastboy proudly questioned loud enough for the whole table to hear him.

"Ugh…you're a softy." Her blue eyes smirked right along with her pink lips. "But you're kinda cute."

"Aw…shucks." His green eyes went big as he toyed with the peas on his tray. "You shouldn't have."

"BB, Terra, get a room," Cyborg placed his strong, toned arm around Bumblebee's perfectly aligned shoulders. They were a couple and planned to get married right after high school. I was kind of against it since they were so young, but anyone human could tell they were truly in love.

Dingggg…The bell rang signaling it was time for sixth period. I was excited and nervous all at the same time. I just hoped Dr. Miranda didn't give me someone who was dumber than a dead doorknob or a boy. It wouldn't feel right spending all that time with someone who was the same gender as me. But what worried me the most was the fact that Red X and Raven took our class. I don't think I could stand having Jason as my partner.

Before I knew it, I was sitting with my lab partner who I desperately hoped wasn't my partner for the project, Marty aka Mas. He was Spanish, and barely spoke English, even though he knew it very well. I was just tired of hearing, "Qué la respuesta es a número uno, Richard?", which meant what's the answer to number one.

Dingggg…The tardy bell told me it was officially sixth period. I looked around the room. No one was late today. I guess they were just as nervous as I was. I could tell Starfire was. But Rachel had no expression, while Red X had a cocky one. I was pretty sure they were gonna be each other's partner, since everyone including Dr. Miranda knew how great in chemistry they were, if you know what I mean.

"Good afternoon, class. Why don't I assign partners right now, so you guys can have time to think about what you're gonna do." She picked up a sheet paper. "I was up all night deciding this, so please take it seriously. Now, I guess I'll just go down the list."

I continued to wonder who my partner could be as Dr. Miranda moved down the list and numerous people started shifting around the room. All of a sudden, I was standing in the back of the room with three other people. Yep, you guessed it: Red X, Raven, and Starfire. I was pretty sure who was gonna be with who though. Dr. Miranda wasn't a stupid lady.

"Rachel, you're partners with…" Dr. Miranda looked on the list. "Oops, there seems to be a mistake here."

I thanked the Lord. She probably had made a mistake and put her with me. I shuddered at the thought of being her partner.

"Ms. Roth you're partners with Mr. Grayson."

I thanked the Lord again. I felt relieved when she said…oh no!

"Wait--"

"What?" Rachel finished my sentence. I had finally taken in what Dr. Miranda had said.

"You're both partners. You didn't actually think I would put boyfriends and girlfriends with each other did you?" Dr. Miranda chuckled a little.

"So that means I'm partners with…" Starfire started, but didn't finish. She just pointed to Red X and said, "Him?"

"Don't worry, Bombshell, I hate this just as much as you do." He smirked largely.

"Well, what are you waiting on, Mr. I Think I'm Better Than Everyone Else?" Rachel placed her hand on her hip and turned to face me.

"Umm…I know how to make great volcanoes," I mumbled nervously.

"Wow…like a volcanic eruption could really give us an A+ plus on the biggest project of the year. You're a real smart one." She folded her arms and sent me a death glare. I automatically knew this would be the longest month of my life.

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