R&R, por favore :)
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Raven sat on her bed, legs crossed and eyes closed in intense concentration. Her arms were spread across her legs and her chest rose slowly as she took in air. She had been taking her Aunt's advice and started to meditate. She found that she had a knack for it, being able to fall so easily into concentration. Peace didn't last long, as the bus outside honked it horn. Her eyes jolted open and she grabbed her bag and shoes from the floor, not bothering to pull them over her feet. She ran out the door and through the doors of the bus, scurrying to the back of the bus. As per usual, Garfield was sitting in Raven's seat, sporting a wide grin. Because of the meditation, though, Raven felt relatively calm and didn't bother to sling an insult at him.
"Hey Rae!" He said, raising his hand as if to give her a high five. She ignored him and sat in her seat, inching as far away as possible from him.
"No insults, no glares? Who are you?" Garfield said, mock shocked.
"I'm feeling calm right now; don't ruin it for me." Raven replied, closing her eyes.
"Me? Ruin your serenity?" Garfield said with a grin.
"Look at that, you know a big word." Raven replied.
"I bought a dictionary, just like you said to." Garfield said, a goofy grin on his face.
"Fascinating." Raven said in a bored tone. Her eyes shifted over to the window, and she saw the High School approaching. She knew she should be glad to get a few minutes away from Garfield's annoying ways, but she felt somewhat disappointed. Perhaps she really did like the attention she got from him. Maybe she was too blind to admit it. The bus halted to a stop and Raven immediately stood up and disappeared within the crowd. Garfield just stood in amazement, wondering how she could always do that.
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"Alright class, I'm going to assign you partners. This science project will be graded, so try your best." Mr. Simmons said, as Raven doodled on her notebook. She hadn't been paying attention to him, and it wasn't like she needed to; she could pass this class with flying colors.
"...Karen and Sarah, Janice and Wally, Garfield and Raven, Victor and Garth.." Raven nearly choked on her own spit. Garfield and her? This was going to be bad. Garfield grinned at her from across the from and waved his arm around frantically. Raven slapped her forward and slumped forward in her seat. It was going to be a long day.
"Get started on your projects." Mr. Simmons said. Garfield immediately scurried over to Raven, sporting a huge grin on his face.
"Let's just get this over with." Raven sighed, opening up her textbooks.
"Dude! Can we make a volcano?" said Garfield excitedly.
"Dude! Don't you know any more prefixes?" Raven replied dryly.
"Ha, ha." Garfield replied sarcastically. Raven's face was void of emotion as she wrote something down in her notebook. Her jet black hair fell in wisps over her face, and the purple highlights were accentuated by the sun. In a way, she looked sort of...attractive to Garfield.
Finally, Raven sighed and closed her book.
"Volcano it is." Raven deadpanned.
"Woohoo!" Garfield shouted, fist pumping. Raven rolled her eyes at such immaturity and convinced herself that she was above such childish acts.
"Fine, so you just come to my house after school so we can get started." Raven sighed.
"Aye aye captain!" Garfield said, saluting Raven. Yes, it was going to be a long day.
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"So this is your pad, eh?" Garfield said, as the two entered her house. Raven only nodded and threw her keys on the rack. She slapped Garfield's hand as he reached out to touch something.
"No. Touching! My Aunt will kill us both!" Raven hissed as Garfield recoiled. This time he said nothing as they headed up the stairs, Raven being careful not to make loud noises. She opened the door to her room, and let Garfield in, closing it softly behind her.
"Woah. Your room is...normal." Garfield said.
"What'd you expect? Black walls, black carpet and no windows?" Raven laughed, opening up her shades. Her room was a light shade of pale blue, with a large window overlooking the tree in the front yard. She had a small bed in the middle of the room, a book case and a dresser. Aside from some posters of bands on her wall, her room seemed pretty much like a guest room.
"Uh, kind of." Garfield said, half joking. He honestly was expecting her room to be a bit creepy.
"Any pets?" he said, sitting down on her bed.
"I have a cat." Raven shrugged.
"So where is the-AHHH!" Garfield said, jumping at the sight of a black cat. It meowed and looked up at him, it's golden green eyes gazing into his.
"Right. Of courses." said Garfield. He picked up the cat and held it in his arms as Raven got her laptop out.
"I see you've met Luke." Raven said, smirking as she turned on her laptop. Garfield placed the cat on Raven's bed and walked around her room. He picked up a book on her nightstand that said "Meditation for Dummies".
"What? Looking for a knife or something?" Raven said, getting out a piece of paper.
"Hehe, uh, no. But, you meditate?" Garfield said, sitting on her bed.
"Yes, anyway. I though of a better project. It'll be easier to do, and since you're a people person, this will be great." Raven said, pulling up Google on her laptop.
"What is it?"
"How emotions effect human health." Raven replied. Garfield groaned and flopped backward on Raven's bed.
"Ugh! That sounds so boooooooring!" Garfield complained, closing Raven's laptop.
"Sorry, but it's easy and it'll get us a higher grade than your volcano. Plus, I think Mr. Simmons said no paper mache volacnos." Raven said. She may have lied on the last part, but she did want to do her expirement. It was just a simple poll and she would tally the results to see if it really did. It was an easy A.
"Fine. We'' do your stupid emotions." Garfield grumbled.
"Good, now help me come up with some questions." Raven said, handing Garfield a piece of paper. Before they could start, there was a knock on the door and Aunt Amy entered. She froze once she saw Garfield.
"Raven, what is a boy doing here?" Aunt Amy said, now about to chew Raven out.
"We have to do a science fair project ma'am." Garfield said, flashing her an award winning smile. Aunt Amy still looked unconvinced, but Garfield continued to grin.
"What's with the smirk? Is there something I don't know?" Aunt Amy said suspiciously.
"No, Aunt Amy. It's just a project." Raven said, now losing her patience.
"Why don't you asked your friend to leave, we have to talk." Aunt Amy said, narrowing her eyes. Garfield picked up his books without a question. He began walking to the door when Aunt Amy stopped him in his tracks.
"What's your name, kid?" she said.
"Garfield Logan." he replied, a smile on his face.
"Garfield, that's an odd name." Aunt Amy said. Raven flashed her a "what the hell are you doing?" look but she ignored it.
"So I've been told." Garfield replied with a laugh. Aunt Amy pursed her lips before letting him pass.
"Bye Rae!" he said, waving.
"Good bye Garfield." replied Raven. Once Aunt Amy heard the door close she gave Raven a stern look.
"What are you doing?" she hissed.
"I'm only doing a project, relax Aunt Amy." said Raven.
"What did I tell you about this? No dating; focus on college. Don't let anyone see your emotions." Aunt Amy growled.
"Yes Aunt Amy." Raven replied quietly.
"Good. There's food downstairs, good night dear." Aunt Amy said before slamming her door. Raven sighed; after that ordeal, she wasn't much hungry.
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Erra Fawkes13: Yess, I thought it would be nice to include meditation, since no one else does :) Perhaps about the emotions, I'll have to think about how to incorporate that. Thanks for the review!
Black rose- raven angel- Twas, by the Strokes. I didn't include lyrics because I didn't really like the song for this chapter :P Yeah, I'm fine now. I had a nosebleed for almost 2 hours and I started to vomit blood again, so we went to the hospital and got blood work down and my nose cauterized. Turns out I'm mildly anemic :P Thanks for the concern and review! You rock!
FelynxTiger: Haha, yes, I think Raven can be quite the con artist some times :D Lol thanks, no one else includes meditation, so I thought I would :) Thanks for the review!
Cuervos Bestia: Thank you, for the review :) If this wasn't the internet, I'd bow down :) I never really got the whole "Raven depressed" or the "alcholic dad" thing, seeing as Raven was never really depressed and Trigon never really abused her. More like annihilated the Earth :) Thanks again for the review!
Alright, my sister asked me who Aunt Amy was supposed to be; Aunt Amy is the embodiment of the monks of Azarath. That's why she's kinda bipolar at times. Hope that cleared some things up :)