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Raven lay on her counter top, just staring at the ceiling fan. Yes, the counter top.

Just watching the ceiling fan go round and round as some band called, Sixx A.M. played over and over on a little machine that Ms. Carrie had given her.

The sound was intense and kept her thoughts from going wildly out of control, she was no closer to figuring out what she felt for Crow then she was before. Before, being three days ago, not one word, nothing, nada, zip.

She sighed for the millionth time that day; she couldn't even get the energy now to go change into different clothes. In fact, she hadn't even left her house for a while, the one time she did she noticed a black van following her. Figuring it was those people from Pandora she quickly lost them down an alley, from which she herself got lost for about an hour before finally making it back to her apartment.

It happened twice before she finally just stopped leaving all together.

Another thing that concerned her was something she had read in the newspaper; Satellite flu outbreak increases! According to the report the number of people who got this sickness increased three times! They did however mention that the cure they had anonymously received was working well for some, but just wasn't taking for others. Luckily with the medical advances here they were able to keep the disease from progressing into the fatal numbers, but it still concerned her. Especially since the spread could be as simple as a touch and the other person could be infected.

Raven tried to think of something else that she could do or what could possibly cause an outbreak like this, but found nothing. There wasn't really a preventative measure to keep from getting sick so you were just kind of walking around hoping that you didn't get sick. Not to mention the plant needed for the medicine was very suddenly in short supply, but Raven guessed that would happen if too many people caught it at once.

Ms. Carrie, who had seen Raven's sudden reclusiveness decided to get the dark haired girl more technology items, insisting she needed them. The next thing Raven knew she had what the woman called a, 'T.V.' mounted on the wall of her living room and a small laptop computer sitting on her coffee table.

Personally Raven couldn't stand the T.V. contraption, she found it loud and the things playing on it were annoying and mind numbing. But she couldn't bear to return it as the woman insisted she should keep it for 'lonely nights', whatever that meant. That's what she thought when buying the thing anyway...

Raven sighed again and lifted her legs off the edge of the table; she didn't even have the energy to put on her PJ pants. So she had laid on the table in nothing but a long gray shirt that fell of her shoulder a bit, it was long enough that it covered enough of her lower areas to were she felt comfortable walking around.

As the song ended she heard someone knock at her door, she groaned. 'I get that she is trying to be nice, but this is a little much.' She thought getting up and pressing the button with the two lines on it to stop the music.

Yawning she walked over to the door,

"Ms. Carrie, I appreciate your kindness but I swear I don't…" she opened the door as she spoke but trailed off as she realized that it wasn't in fact the woman from across the hall standing there.

Outside her door stood; Akiza, Luna, and a very well looking Carly, though she was now wearing some strange swirl looking glasses. She blinked unsure what was going on, but stepped aside anyway.

"Please come in." they nodded and stepped inside.

Now Raven felt the need to be embarrassed at her appearance, having not brushed her hair at all that day, she blushed attempting to pull the fabric father down her legs and smooth any fly a ways. Carly squealed and pretty much tackled Raven into a hug,

"Oh my gosh! You are so cute! Here let me take a picture!" and with that a little box in her hand flashed over and over again.

When the girl finally stopped Raven could only see white spots in her vision, rubbing her eyes she spoke to the girls standing in her living room,

"D-Don't take this the wrong way, but why are you all here?" her vision finally cleared and she squeaked at the sight before her.

All three girls were smiling at her, Luna finally spoke up.

"Well we're here to help you get ready." Raven blinked,

"For what? Do I have somewhere I need to be?" When they just laughed as she blushed,

"For your surprise of course!" Akiza said pushing her toward her bathroom.

"Now go take a shower, you look like death warmed up! Then we'll take it from there!" Raven tried to wiggle out of her grasp but it held firm and she could only get in a few stuttering words as she was shoved into her bathroom and the door closed in her face.

Raven sighed, 'Oh well, guess I have no choice.'

~0~0~0~0~

Ten minutes later she stepped out of the room rubbing a towel against her wet hair, she heard giggling coming from her room, following them their she found all three girls digging through her closet, tossing clothes this way and that.

"W-What the heck are you doing?!" they finally noticed her standing there and brought out the dress she had bought with them, it was a black and red pleated dress with a crimson colored shrug jacket that tucked into the top of the dress. They also held a matching red belt and black thigh-highs with matching knee high lace-up boots.

She blushed as she looked at the clothes, they seemed to flashy to wear in daylight then when she purchased them.

"W-What I am supposed to be wearing that too?" They smiled again,

"Just change already so we can do your hair and make-up!" Carly said taking more pictures, but thankfully without the flash.

"Umm…Carly? Why are you only taking pictures of me?" Raven asked lowering the towel from her head, the girl smiled,

"Jack told me to document everything! He said, 'I want to remember my little sister's first courting!' but between you and me you're so cute I would have done it anyway!" Carly replied gathering her up in another hug.

Raven was happy to see the once sickly girl so energetic and smiled; Akiza dragged the girl off her and walked out.

"Now put those on and come out and show us!" she said as all three left her alone in her room. Raven sighed, and resigned herself to some serious embarrassment.

As soon as she had gotten into the dress and was pulling on her boots she could feel herself blushing. The dress stopped mid-thigh and she wasn't used to wearing something so short. She stood up to make sure she could walk in the death trap boots and was glad that although they had a heel it only made her a little taller.

Although the neckline dipped a bit lower than she was used too she felt she didn't look too bad. Today was a day of sighs as she let out another long one before stepping out into the hall where the girls were waiting, Carly started snapping pictures the minute she did and Akiza and Luna looked over her outfit.

They looked from her to each other before nodding their approval, Luna took her hand and led her too the living room where she had to sit on the couch as they began brushing her hair and putting some strange liquid on her face, it looked like skin in a bottle to Raven but she didn't say anything.

Another 10 minutes or so they finally backed off and handed her a hand mirror with swirling patterns on the back Ms. Carrie had given her, nothing looked really different to her than before, except maybe the color of her eyes stood out more and her hair was up in a pony tail and came down onto her back in waves instead of it's usually straight appearance.

She liked how she looked right now, which was unusual since she was used to her looking completely average. But at this moment as she stared at herself in the little mirror she felt she looked far from that.

"You have so much natural beauty we really didn't have much to do, though we did have to use some concealer to cover up those bruises." Luna said happily, Carly jumped around the room taking picture after picture.

Akiza walked back into the room with her scarf and a pair of orange gloves she had gotten to match along with the black pouch she held her deck in, Raven stood and took the items.

"Now will you tell me what's going on?" Akiza just laughed again.

"You'll find out when we get there, now lets go!" she said pushing her out the door, once they were walking down the street Raven decided to ask the question that had been plaguing her mind for the past few days, but it still didn't stop the blush from creeping up on her cheeks.

"So…umm…Akiza, can I ask you something?" Akiza looked thoughtfully at her and nodded,

"Well umm…H-How can you t-tell when you like someone?" she thought about it,

"You mean in like the friend sense?" Luna asked.

Raven shook her head, "I-I mean beyond friendship…how do you tell if the other person is beyond that?" she made two circles with her hands in an attempt to get them to understand.

Akiza stopped while she thought about it, Carly responded first;

"Well, with me and Jack I know he is beyond that because of how special he makes me feel. Like I'm the only person in the world and life without me would be impossible for both of us. He makes me feel nervous and happy all at the same time." She smiled as she said this.

Raven smiled, 'that sounds…really nice actually.' Akiza spoke up next,

"You can just feel it when you're around this person, like they are the most important thing in your life and nothing will change that. Not matter what they say, do, or how they act. It's like they are someone made just for you, and you alone."

Raven thought about it,

"Someone…just for me?" the title seemed to fit the red haired man, she did feel like he was someone especially important to her. And the idea of being without him terrified her more than anything. So maybe she did…like Crow that way?

"I feel…happy, and nervous and even a little scared around him sometimes…but there will be times when the feeling inside of me is too much for me to bear. But then…I see his face and my heart feels like its swelling and I get the happy-nervous feeling all over again." Raven explained looking at the ground.

Luna smiled,

"You must be in love then! Oh my gosh, how lucky!" Raven blushed embarrassed she had said so much and looked away.

"But I'm always scared, that he will change his mind. That he will find out something about me and it will mess everything up, if that were…to happen…" Tears filled her eyes at the thought but she tried to hold them back.

The girls around her wrapped their arms around her, Raven's eyes widened.

"That won't ever happen! I promise! And if he, is the he I think you're talking about then rest assured that it won't!" Akiza said smiling.

"Yeah, and don't forget Jack! You're like his pseudo sister now; he will beat up anyone that even gives you a paper cut!" Carly said.

"And don't forget me and Leo! We may not have known you long Raven, but you're our friend and all we want is to see you happy." Luna finished, smiling widely.

Raven felt a bit dizzy from all the emotions but at least things had been made somewhat more clear to her, and she hoped that wherever they were going that she would see Crow. She wanted to tell him this, no.

She needed to tell him this.

"Alright, no more talking! Let's go!" Carly said pushing them down the street laughing.

~0~0~0~

The sun was setting behind them making the temperature drop, so every time they breathed out she could see their breath in puffs of smoke. But it wasn't this that caught her attention; it was the building they were walking toward.

It was a school-like building with a large clock on the top and a sign that read, "Poppo Time" and right next to it was the garage and living space of the very people Raven hadn't heard from in three days.

But at this point she didn't care; she was just excited to finally see them again. Akiza stopped her as she was about to run down the ramp into the building,

"Luna, go see if they're ready." The teal haired girl nodded and ran down the ramp and through the door, Carly followed behind still taking pictures.

"Akiza…what's going on?" she was starting to get really worried, Akiza just smiled.

"Its ok, I told you it's a surprise!" Raven nodded still unsure, but trusted the girl enough to not think the worst.

The door opened again with Leo looking out, he blushed when he saw her.

"You look hot Raven!" he said as he gave her the thumbs up, the statement confused her, 'was being a high temperature a good thing?' Didn't that mean someone was sick? Did she look sick?

"Leo! Stop being such a dummy and making her worry!" Luna said said whacking him on the head,

"They're ready Akiza!" Raven's heart tripped into over drive as the maroon haired woman nodded and lead Raven toward the door. She stopped a few feet away from the door, as thoughts from her past invaded her mind, of being led through a door just like this with only pain and despair waiting on the other side. But right at this moment the unknown of whatever being behind that door scaring her more than anything, Akiza stopped in the doorway and looked at her confused.

"Raven, come on." She must have looked as scared as she felt because she put out her hand.

"Its nothing bad, I promise. Trust me?" Raven's eyes widened at those words, and she remembered where she was. It wasn't an Alturas cleansing ritual, or a surprise beating from neighbors. She was in Neo Domino city, with her friends, people who cared for her.

She nodded and after pushing all those thoughts away took the magenta haired woman's hand and walked inside. She looked hesitantly around and found the only thing even slightly different from her previous visits was there was a table situated in the middle of the room and the smell of many different things being cooked at once.

Bruno was placing plates and utensils onto the table while Jack lounged with Carly on the couch, she saw Yusei standing in the kitchen area chopping something. Leo took her hand now,

"Come on, the foods almost ready! I'm starving!" she smiled and followed along.

Jack glanced at her and she waved back, but his attention soon turned back to Carly as she showed him the pictures she took up until this point. He blushed a lot which made Raven wonder what kind of pictures she took.

Leo left her awkwardly standing near Bruno, he smiled at her.

"I hear you're good with computers, is that true?" he said smiling, she blushed and nodded. He smiled bigger and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, leading her over to the computer.

"I have this brand new program I'm working on and I would love for you to take a look at it and tell me what you think!" he started walking over to the computer when a wooden spoon flew through the air, hitting him on the head.

She turned and saw Crow standing by the stairs wearing a yellow apron over his usual clothes, and a sour look on his face.

"Hands off Bruno, you promised no working tonight!" Bruno laughed and stepped away his hands in the air.

Raven giggled at Bruno and looked at the red head; he was staring at her wide-eyed with a smile on his lips. She blushed and started playing the gloves in her hand unsure what she should do now.

Bruno laughed, and pushed her lightly forward.

"Why don't you go help Crow? I wouldn't want him to be too overwhelmed!" Raven blushed and looked at Crow who was nodding his head, she walked over to him and after putting her scarf and gloves by the stairs she joined him at the stove.

"Everything is basically done, but some things still need to simmer a bit." Crow said stirring something,

"So umm…what should I do?" she asked still staring at her hands. Crow laughed and wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her closer to him.

"Well…we could do this." He said as he kissed her lips softly at first as he slid his hand into her hair and slipping his tongue past her lips. Raven could feel her heart beating a million times a minute as she squeezed her eyes shut.

It had only been three days but she had to admit, 'I missed this feeling and it's even better now that I know how I feel…' she moaned lowly as a flash suddenly appeared next to her, she broke away to see Carly standing there with her camera and a giant blush on her face accompanied by a smile.

"Oh don't stop on my account!" the girl said putting her camera up again, the white clothed blonde came up behind her wrapping one arm around her waist and another taking the camera from her grasp.

"No smooching over the food!" he said staring daggers at Crow, Raven blushed a bright red at not only being caught but being photographed. The red head just snuggled closer to her and pressed his lips against her neck,

"Don't be so serious Jack, it's not like I'm sticking her…yet." He added at the end with a devilish grin.

Raven didn't even have time to contemplate what that could mean before Jack separated them and stood in front of her grabbing the collar of the smaller male.

"I forbid it! There will be no such vulgarness here!"

Raven was confused but she could also see fighting in front of a burning stove was more than a bad idea.

"U-Umm…guys?" they didn't seem to notice her as they began arguing about whatever the 'sticking' was and where it could be done.

She looked to Carly who was just taking random pictures of them and everyone else, though nobody seemed to notice just how close they were getting to the fire. She considered using her powers to shut off the stove, but her emotional state would probably prevent it and more importantly; she didn't know how to do that.

So she tried the next best thing; moving them manually. She stood between the two, blocking the stove and attempted to push them sideways, she noticed too late Crow's hand swinging out toward the blonde, pushing her backwards instead.

Her body hit the stove and she bit back a scream as her left hand landed against a hot pot, this was the thing that got their attention as her knees gave out and she landed on the floor, pain shooting from her hand up her arm.

Things suddenly slowed down, the scene around her changing to a familiar scene; the room was dark, yet she could see many people standing around her each one holding a different weapon, one even holding a lit candle. Her heart beat faster and faster and her breath seemed harder to come by as she stared upwards too petrified to even scream, even as tears made their way down her cheeks.

Only when one of them pushed past the others and grabbed her shoulders did she finally find her voice and scream.

Crow wiggled out of Jack's hold as Raven hit the ground, he had seen her hand hit the pot and knew it was because of him. Jack noticed as well as Yusei who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

He watched as she sat on the ground, holding her hand against her chest the only thing that caught him was the fact that she wasn't even moving. Jack began yelling at him about how this was all his fault, but the red head ignored him as the girl looked up, and his blood seemed to run cold.

Though she was looking at them, Crow knew she wasn't. Her eyes were shadowed and distant, but that wasn't what struck him; she held a petrified look on her face. The look sent chills down the red head's spine freezing him in place, Jack was not so lucky as he pushed past him and grasped her shoulders.

"Hey! Are you alright?" When he did this, she let out a piercing scream and seemed to fold into herself, letting out little whimpers.

"Bruno, take everyone outside." Yusei spoke calmly quickly gauging the situation. Jack dropped his hands his eyes wide with shock, he looked at the two remaining people as the others quickly left the room.

Crow wasn't sure what to do, even as Yusei quickly reached over them and shut off the stove. He narrowed his eyes as she whispered something,

"Guys, shut up. Listen!" It immediately went silent as they listened to her whisper something again and again.

"S'il vous plaît...Ne me blesse pas…"Though he didn't know what the heck she just said it concerned him that her breathing was coming in short gasps, he kneeled next to Jack and patted his shoulder. When the blonde looked at him, his purple eyes were laced with concern. Crow just smiled, he knew from experience what was going on.

"Raven…" He said softly, "You're having a flashback; I know it feels real but it's not. You're safe with us, now I need you to take some slow breaths ok?" It seemed to work as her breathing started to come easier,

"I need you too look up for me, can you do that?"

After a second Crow thought she didn't hear him but slowly, so slowly her body straightened up, her pale blue eyes wide, but no longer had that far away look. Gently he placed his hand on her cheek, Jack grabbed her un-burned hand in his and Yusei kneeled down gently rubbing her back.

Raven sighed and leaned into Crows hand, closing her eyes in contentment.

"S-Sorry…I-I will be ok…" she whispered softly. Crow smiled; amazed at her ability to pretend she was strong even now.

"Come on, lets get you somewhere more comfortable." He said as he tucked his arm under her legs, lifting her up and carrying her over to the couch.

Yusei came with a bag of ice and placed it over her head, Raven sighed then.

"Oh gosh…that really wasn't pleasant…" she looked at them through half lidded eyes, "W-Well…are you going to ask?" she said calmly, but Crow could tell she was blushing. Jack bit the bullet,

"What the duce was that about?!" he was standing behind the couch his arms crossed.

Crow glared at the blonde, but he ignored him, Raven just sighed and waved her hand around.

"You remember where I'm from right?" she didn't wait to hear a response as she shuffled to get her arm out of her jacket.

"L-Long story short…they basically beat me within an inch of my life everyday for a really long time because I'm a...now what did you call it? 'Psychic Duelist'? Anyway; b-before I left they gave me this as a reminder of what a sinful creature I am." And with that she let the fabric fall off her shoulder revealing the mark that was burned into her skin.

She heard Jack growl and she covered it again, to ease the pain forming in her chest.

"It only got worse when my parents died 3 years ago…S-So there you have it...my life in a nut shell." She couldn't look at any of them, but felt Crow grasp her hand; it gave her the courage to look up again.

Yusei put a hand on her head, rubbing it softly.

"Well you won't have to worry about that happening here, of that you can be sure." She stared up at the dark haired male; Jack walked over and stood by the couch his arms still crossed.

"That's right! We're your friends now! That' means we look out for each other."

Raven held back tears of happiness as her heart beat increased again, she smiled widely at them.

"Thank you…I'm so happy to have met all of you!"

And there you have it! I had to do lots of research on flashbacks and how they affected the person getting them, so I do hope this was accurate and that it doesn't offend anyone, I'm simply trying to write a good story for all of my amazing readers. Anyway! Please Review with anything you'd like! All your reviews always make me insanely happy and help me get these chapters out every week!

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