Black & Blue

A Raven and Reese fan fiction.


Two

Relentless rain battered the windows as the rainstorm left its mark. Raven was sitting in the comfort of his makeshift bed, a bottle of sherry in his hand. He sighed deeply then took a swig from it; his face a pallid mess, haggard from a sleepless night—a night in which an internal struggle occupied his mind. This did not go unnoticed by his blue-haired companion. Reese had offered to talk about the situation at hand, but he refused and sought recluse in the upper level of their shelter.

"You must be getting hungry," Reese whispered. She entered the room carrying a tray of hot food. Raven glanced at her with glazed eyes. He smelled the food. How welcoming it was.

"I'm not hungry," he said, ignoring his urge to eat.

"Oh?" Reese let out softly. Her eyes were red, Raven noticed. She must have spent the night crying. She left the tray on the table next to the door and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Raven called. Reese sighed. She faced Raven and fresh tears started to fall.

"I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have told you. I knew you wouldn't take it well," she said. Raven blinked. He gave her a blank stare, her words not really registering.

"Look, let's discuss this when you're sober. For now, rest," she said. She exited, closing the door gently behind her.

The morning after brought no change in weather; the rain became stronger and the winds started to blow hard. It was the noise from these natural forces that woke Raven. He felt refreshed and thought it was finally time to face the truth. He found Reese downstairs, clinging to Specula like a baby seeking its mother's warmth. She was fast asleep. Raven decided to wait instead of waking her. He made coffee and was in the middle of biting into a piece of bread when Reese stirred.

"Good morning," he said gruffly as Reese took the chair opposite his. A moment of silence passed as they stared at their hands, unable to say anything. Finally, Reese spoke.

"What do you want to do about it?"

"Have it, I suppose. It's already there."

"You don't really care, do you?" the female queried, her eyes beginning to mist.

"I just think it'll give us more trouble than we can handle. We barely scrape a living and you're going to add a pet?"

"IT'S NOT A PET, RAVEN." Reese hissed, slamming her palms on the table. She broke down, shaking with anger. A sudden hatred towards the man she thought had changed her.

Raven lowered the bread, his appetite lost. He had hurt Reese just because he couldn't show his soft side. He chose to be firm and stoic, but inside he cared. He really did care. He stood up, walked behind Reese and put his arms around her waist, lowering his forehead and resting it on her neck.

"I'm too immature to be a father, Reese," he said. "I don't know if I can be a good example for this kid…but I'll do my best. I'm sorry."

End


Notes: Dramatic chapter was dramatic. I don't think people ship RxR anymore. Either way, I'll still continue. It's good practice. Thanks for the review, Zoids Fanatic! :D And yeah, it doesn't seem to fit them now that I think about it.