Chapter Two

I only own Seth, Raven, Victoria

Tim Burton owns everyone else...

It was two hours into the hike and the pair was already into a dilemma.

"We're lost, aren't we Seth."

Raven said cringing.

"..."

"Seth! Answer me!"

" We are lost. But, on the bright side we found a perfect place to do the shoot."

Taking a look at their surroundings, Raven noticed that they were in a huge clearing. The clearing was filled with bushes and thorns, and black dead roses.

Raven walked to the roses and got out her brother's camera. Besides hiking, the siblings we're trying to find a place for a photo shoot for Victoria's magazine, called Horoscope. It was a paranormal magazine, and Seth being a photographer, and Raven being an excellent costume designer and seamstress, agreed to take some dark photos for the cover of the first issue.

"Seth, is this a good place for the photos? It certainly is dark and beautiful enough. Well?"

Raven turned towards her brother. Seth was inspecting every inch of the clearing, moving a leaf here, setting a rose bud there, making the clearing into his set, his personal studio.

"Yeah, did you bring the costumes Rave?"

Seth asked as he took out his tripod from his backpack.

"Yeah, and the makeup. I couldn't believe how huge my backpack was till I actually tried putting the costumes in! This thing is like a, a , umm...Bag of Holding!"

Seth laughed as he set the camera.

"So, umm..Seth..."

"Yeah?"

"Could you, umm..turn around please?"

Seth chuckled.

"What, you don't trust your own brother?"

Raven glared at Seth as she picked up a stick a flung the poor dead limb at her brother. Seth laughed more as Raven walked behind an enormous bush, her anger radiating off her in waves of detest.

"Pervert.."

Raven mumbled darkly.

When Raven came out from behind the bush she was wearing her custom made costume It was a long floor reaching dress, black as night. The dress circled the ground three-to-four inches around the thin,long, material, tattered in triangles, fading into a deep red at the tips. At her waist a long train came out three feet going out. Her black corset was laced in red ribbons, matching her red as blood lips. Her hair was let loose and now had red razor streaks at the bottom tips. She wore a tattered veil, sheer black, attached to a black tiara on her head.

"Seth, I hope you know you I'm mad at you!"

Raven said angrily.

"Oh, I know!"

Seth said smugly.

Seth was also wearing his costume. It had black polished shoulder blades with three metal layers. He had on a black chest plate, matching arm and leg plates were also worn. He had on black metal shoes which curved up like an elf's. His black metal gloves were hard and secure. On his waist was a silver sword holster. It held a real sword that's blade was pitch black, it's hilt wrapped in red ribbon. His black hair was also streaked red at the ends.

"Seth, where do you want me to stand?"

Raven's voice was now strictly professional. Her diminishing anger obvious in her tone.

"Actually, I want you sit down near the roses. Yeah, now flatten out your dress around you and put your veil behind your head..Yeah! Exactly! Now pluck the rose and hold it in your lap. Yes, perfect! Now look at me like you hate every living mortal being around you!"

"That's not very hard to imitate Seth!"

"Ha, Ha.. And maybe the fact that you wish you were a vampire helps with that. You having a dark mind ! Seriously, I think you need a therapist or something!"

"Hey!"

Raven shouted.

"That could be insulting!"

"Would you be quiet so I can start?"

"Sorry."

Raven mumbled.

It was now two hours into the shoot, and Seth was taking a last photo with him and his sister. After the flash Raven got up from her brother's lap and helped him up. As Seth started packing his things away, Raven dusted off her dress, and helped her brother.

"Hey, Seth, what do you think is behind all the bushes?"

Raven asked slyly.

"I don't know do you-"

Raven finished up for him.

"Wanna see? Of course! Hurry up and come on!"

Raven said excitedly as she headed towards her brother's huge bag and basically throwing the camera in the red bag.

Raven started to walk towards the bushes, her brother following suit, leaving his camera behind.

As Raven stepped out of the clearing she could only gasp at the sight in front of her.

There was seven trees in a wide circle, each having a door. Almost immediately, Raven walked to the giant Jack O' Lantern shaped door. Gingerly, almost tentatively, she turned the knob and looked inside.

"Where do you think it leads to?"

Raven asked quietly, her skittle like voice filled with wonder.

Seth walked towards to his sister. His armor clinked and clacked with his light step.

"There's only one way to find out."

Raven said quietly.

Raven squeezed his hand, looking into the door.

"It's definitely not the inside of the trunk Seth. Let's go in!"

"WHAT?! No way! This could be dangerous! Plus it's possibly a new world and-"

"Exactly! This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity!"

"No. We are not going in!"

Seth objected. He did not like this idea.

"I'll go whether you come or not. You can't stop me!"

Raven shouted. She was determined, Seth could hear it in her voice. He gave in.

"Fine. I promised our parents I would keep you safe."

Raven seemed to dwell on the bitter memory. She shook her head, running the thoughts away to the back of her mind.

'Why did you have to leave..'

Raven thought sadly. Quickly perking up she turned to her brother.

"Together?"

"Here and There."

"Now and Forever."

The siblings finished in unison, jumping into the mysterious doorway.

Thank you for Reading.

With Love,

Screamingpumpkins