AN: Sorry it took me so long. College is rather exciting so I was kinda of distracted. But I'll try and do regular updates. I'm not making much promise though.

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It felt almost too easy. Honestly, that was it? I get that it was a big display of magical goddess-well, magic, but I was expecting some huge battle with bloodshed and gore.

"Don't wish for something like that." Snap scolded.

"I'm not wishing for it. I just thought something bigger was going to happen." I said. I honestly was expecting something out of Narnia, especially with my animal communicating gift.

"Raven?" Zoey called out. "Could you help Stark?"

He looked really pale and sort of zombie-ish with a huge shiny burn on his chest.

"I'm so abused." I mumbled.

My uncle ruffled his feathers. "You don't have to help him. Zoey would understand. You've already healed her grandmother."

"I'm fine." I said. I walked over toward them with Hecate and the other horses trotting behind me. Darius was supporting Stark who had already fallen once and looked ready to pass out again.

Oh boy.

"Raven doesn't have to help me. She's already healed your grandma." Stark's voice sounded really scratchy like he had a sore throat.

"I'm fine." I said. "I'll just probably sleep really really good tonight." I probably needed a really good coma sleep after all the scary crap I've been through. Actually, I just needed a vacation to some relaxing warm paradise. I do like snow, but I've had enough of this ice no matter how pretty and sparkling it made everything.

I chewed my lip. The burn had been caused by Zoey magically blasting an arrow. It just now kinda of occurred to me that this wasn't a 'natural' wound. What if it was harder or even different for me to heal him? What would happen to me if I overdid it?

"Oh would you stop worrying!" Hecate thumped my back with her nose and she snorted in irritation. "Don't fuss over things you don't know. You'll never have any rest."

"Well this is kinda of important! What if I die?"

"You won't die." Snap said.

"Uh, Raven?"

I blinked and looked at them. I had probably been standing there like a statue with a glazed expression on my face or maybe my face was making weird expressions while I argued with Hecate and Snap.

I smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I was arguing with my cat."

"I think I'm beginning to tell when you're talking to animals in your head." Zoey said. "Your eyes sorta glow."

I blinked. My eyes glowed?

"Hello animal girl." Aphrodite said. "Are you going to heal crispy critter over here or not?"

I stuck my tongue out at her. "Patience is a virtue."

"Aphordite and virtue?" Shaunee asked.

"Doesn't sound right in the same sentence, Twin." Erin said.

Aphrodite's blue eyes narrowed and she opened her mouth to say something, but something feathery landed on her shoulder. She let a high pitched scream and began smacking at the falcon that landed on her shoulder.

"It's just a falcon." I said. I offered my arm and it flew over to perch on it. The other flacon squawked at the new falcon.

"OH MY GOD!" She glared at my new arm decoration. "I swear to God if any of your disease infested animals land on my shoulder again-"

All my animals turned toward her and there was a silent threat daring her to finish her sentence. The good thing was that she shut up.

"Raven could you please heal Stark?" Darius asked breaking the tension.

"Yep." I said.

He gave me a soft look. "If you think-"

"I'm good." I said. "I think." I muttered quietly. I took a deep breath. "Can I see your hands?"

Stark stretched out his arms and I took his hands. I took a deep breath. When I exhaled the gold light appeared around my hands and curled around up his wrists.

He jerked. Zoey's eyes lit up with worry. "It's…warm."

I don't know why she's so worried. The light actually looked more like flames and I'm healing him, how could that hurt?

I felt a tug on my body and then I slipped out of my body and skipped into his body. I could see the skin burned away in the shape of an arrow. My little gold fire licked at the edges and stopped the bleeding and burning of his skin.

My gold fire stopped and…the weird thing was it was like it was waiting for my command. And here I thought I was getting tugged around by it, but it actually was under my command. Who would of thunk it.

"Um, could you give him some strength?"

Bad idea. The gold fire flared out of control and filled the image of his body in my mind's eye.

"Raven!"

I couldn't tell if someone telepathied this or said it. My mind was whirling. His body disappeared and the gold flames flickered out and were replaced with darkness.

"Raven?"

I blinked. I was on the ground and everyone was standing around me, staring down at me.

I collapsed? Again?

"Why are you all staring at me?" I said. Hecate pressed through the circle and nuzzled my shoulder. My uncle and the two falcons were circling around up in the sky while Snap stood on my chest.

"You collapsed you dork." Aphrodite said.

"I can tell that." I muttered. I patted Hecate's nose and started to get up. The world swirled dangerously and I felt myself trying to topple back over.

Darius grabbed me before I fell.

"I'm okay, I'm okay." I said. I was blinded by darkness. I blinked and suddenly realized Darius was carrying me. Again. "I said I was fine." I wriggled and tried to slip down.

"You need to go to the infirmary." Darius said firmly.

"I. Am. Fine." I said. Didn't he get the hint? I was fine! Why wouldn't he put me down?

My stomach grumbled.

"You need to eat before you bite someone's head, literally." Snap said.

"I'm fine." I said yet again. Honestly, take the hint Darius! I'm hungry. "I think I just need something to eat. I haven't eaten since…" When was the last time I ate?

One of the nuns, the one who personified Spirit spoke up. "The kitchen's on the first floor. You can help yourself to anything you want in there, Raven dear."

I love people who say dear after a name, it's so cute. Of course if I wasn't so food deprived I would smile nicely at her, but I was Grumpy right now and I was seriously prepared to slaughter everyone here to get food.

"So put me down so I can get food." I almost hissed.

He set me down. Hecate nosed me.

"You guys should go find shelter or something."

Hecate snorted.

"Go. I'll stop by after I eat." I said. I was making myself sick by continuing to wait for some kind of nourishment and if I didn't get food soon I was going to massacre everyone here and eat their hearts. Man, I'm so gross when I'm hungry.

Hecate snorted. "If you don't come out soon then I'll come after you." She particularly threatened.

I patted her nose. "I'll come out." I looked at the birds still perched on the roof. "You guys can go home now. Thanks for helping." I said.

The birds chirped and flew up. My uncle flapped over and perched on Hecate's back. I kinda figured he would stay put.

I walked into the abbey with Snap at my heels, honestly did this cat have a life outside of mine? I wasn't gawking at the old fashioned building with its nice stone walls and warm atmosphere, nope I was on the hunt for food and nothing else mattered. Even if the world was burning around me, I still would be looking for this kitchen.

It was really easy to find. What surprised me that there wasn't anyone in here. I looked over at some shiny, silver cooking appliances and saw that it was somewhere around early morning.

Well, that explained the lack of hungry people.

I opened some cabinets and the fridges. I was able to find some bread, and lunch meat, and cheese, and (oh sweet Jesus) some sour cream and onion Pringles. I grabbed a paper towel and fixed me a sandwich with Snap watching me closely. I tore off a bit of meat for her and dropped it at her front paws. She gave me a hot look at the fact I was expecting her to it off the floor, but her hunger outweighed her pride.

I took my sandwich and chips, and I also found some juice, and sat down at an old wooden table.

Snap didn't talk to me until I finished my sandwich. My stomach stretched out comfortably and my headache disappeared.

I sighed. I really, really didn't want to go out and check on the horses. I just wanted to go to bed and sleep this day off.

"You made a promise Raven." Snap said. "And those horses and your uncle won't get a wink of sleep until they see that you're well."

"Can't you just tell them I'm fine?" I asked her.

She tapped her tail in an impatient rhythm.

I sighed and picked her up. She was worse than my mother. Speaking of which, I hadn't heard from either of my parents since I had disappeared days ago. Even though the power's been out they would have contacted me somehow. As soon as the ice storm started they would have texted me or called me and demanded/threatened me with eternal grounding to come home. I know those tunnels get crappy reception, but then I should have had a ton of text messages on my phone and I would have seen them when I called Zoey to come bust me out.

"Again stop worrying." Snap said.

"But they've should have contacted me in some way." I needed to go home, what if something happened to them? I needed to tell Zoey and her group that I had to go home tomorrow as soon as possible. I couldn't take all this worrying and wondering anymore.

"Which is why you should hurry up and show the horses you're okay." Snap said.

I stuck my tongue out at her. Honestly, did she always have to have the last word?

I walked back outside. Everyone had disappeared and I seemed to be the only one out and about. I didn't blame them, even though the ice storm had blown over, it was still pretty cold out. An icy wind cut through me. I shivered and pulled Eeyore down further on my head. Snap hopped up into my arms and buried herself into my arms.

I searched with my mind, and like an invisible thread, Hecate's and the other horses' thoughts drew me toward them like a fish with a lure, or maybe a kitten with a string. It's a cuter description.

I pushed open the door to the greenhouse. Hecate snorted as a greeting.

The greenhouse was warm and filled with a heck of a lot of green. It was hard to believe that outside was an icy wonderland. The houses where tied up in a corner with a bucket of water set within each of their reaches.

Hecate nosed me when I came up. Her warm breath caressed me as I stroked her nose and scratched her neck.

"See I'm fine." I told her. I yawned. My head almost split in half it was so large. "Can I sleep now?"

She lipped my face. "You're such a cheeky little thing, Herd Sister."

I rubbed her nose and kissed her forehead.

"Raven?"

I almost jumped out of my skin, she had come up behind me so softly and without warning.

"Jeez, warn me why dotcha ya?" I said. I stopped and stared at her when I saw a weird expression in her eyes. "What's wrong?"

She chewed her lip. Snap perched herself on my shoulder and stared at Stevie Rae with unwavering gaze.

"I need your help with something." She said really fast in one breath.

I blinked. "Okay." For some reason my sleepiness disappeared.

She took a deep breath and then ran her hand through her blonde curls. "I need you-I need you to help me heal a Raven Mocker."

My stomach dropped. "Take me to him." I ordered before I could even process what was going on.

She swallowed and nodded. "Well, come on." I followed her back outside and toward a shed connected to the greenhouse.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Snap asked.

"No." I said and I meant it. Why was I prepared to heal a Raven Mocker?

She pushed the door open. I saw him, crumpled on the floor. My heart tightened with pity. I really wanted to kneel at his side and heal him. But caution held me back. He probably would attack me if I surprised him. Stevie Rae stood beside me chewing her lip.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." She said suddenly.

His eyes opened. His bright red eyes glowed despite the brokenness of his body. His eyes looked at me and then flickered over to Stevie Rae.

"Finish it…" He said.

I looked over at Stevie Rae and noticed her face had softened.

"Look, I know you're hurt and all, so you're not thinkin' right, but if I was gonna kill you I definitely wouldn't have dragged you in here or brought Ray here to heal you."

His eyes flickered back to me. I recognized his eyes.

"Hello Rephaim." I said pleasantly.

"Raven." He said. His voice was really weak, I felt really sad and I was scared for him. Why if he died?

Snap grumbled and hopped down. "This is stupid Raven. You're going to over exert yourself."

"I'll be fine." I thought stubbornly.

"Leave Raven, allow the Red One to kill me." Rephaim said.

"I'm not going to kill you." Stevie Rae. She sounded almost angry.

"And you really think I would let her?" I said just as angry. "Come on Rephaim, we're siblings. I couldn't let someone kill my brother." OMG, did I just say that?

His eyes stopped with the scary red glow and softened. I thought for a second he might cry.

"I've brought some water and stuff to bandage him, Ray." Stevie Rae said breaking the intense atmosphere.

I nodded. I was glad. I don't think I had enough energy to complete heal him. "I don't have enough energy to heal him. I can ease the pain while you bandage him up." I said.

Stevie Rae looked at him. "I'm not really cool with either of us coming over there by you unless you give us your word you won't try anything I'm not going to like."

"I cannot move." He said.

"Does that mean I have your word you won't bite me or Ray or do anything else that's not very nice?"

I resisted rolling my eyes. He couldn't move and I don't think he's stupid enough to bite the hand that's healing him.

"Yesss." He hissed. He was pissed too.

I walked over and knelt down by him. He watched me carefully. I looked back at Stevie Rae. She walked over and put the bucket of water, dipper, and towels down beside us. Wrapped in the towels was a bunch of moss. I knew that was a good idea.

"Water." He croaked.

"Oh, yeah, sure!" Stevie Rae said. She sounded awkward and uneasy. She dipped the dipper into the bucket of water. What surprised me was how she carefully lifted Rephaim by his shoulders to help him drink.

When he was done Stevie Rae looked at me. I took a deep breath. "Okay." I put my hands on his shoulders and took a deep breath. The gold fire appeared. It curled lazily down my arms and wrapped around him. He sighed and went a little limp.

"Here Stevie Rae." I mumbled. I told my healing powers just to ease his pain, but it felt like it was straining against my hold. It knew he was grievously wounded and it wanted to desperately heal him. I wanted to heal him too, but I knew it was beyond my limits to do so.

She worked quickly talking the whole time to distract Rephaim, I guess or to distract herself from the fact she was helping something that had just recently chased after us with the intent to kill most of us.

"Raven." Snap said in warning.

I felt it too. The effort of keeping my power from running rampant and healing Rephaim completely was putting a severe strain on my mind. My vision began blurring.

"Stop Raven." She hadn't made one move toward Rephaim since we started taking care of him, but now she stood up and stepped towards us.

Rephaim's gaze flickered to Snap's and then to me.

"Stop Raven." He said in a clear voice.

Then, it broke through. The gold fire raced through his body encouraging his body to heal. I felt myself slipping away.

"Raven!" Three voices shouted my name and then I was gone.

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