Chapter 11

Take It Away (The Used)

Alexander's POV

I kissed her leaning into her lips, it feel so good. It felt so right. She was just as warm as I remembered her lips were just as sweet as they were in my dreams, and he blood…like fireworks yet sweet like sugar, it was amazing…. It was…

Wrong, so, so wrong…she had a boyfriend…that was not me, it didn't matter what my opinion on that matter was, and all that, mattered was that she was not mine to kiss! Yet, here I was, kissing her, loving her, tasting her, and I couldn't seem to bring my lips to stop. She was just, so warm, so soft, so…just…amazing, like…some sort of Goddess. It was her that finally ended the kiss. At first I was afraid, she was bleeding…and it was me that was drawn in…what if…what if she didn't want to kiss me and I just forced myself on her, what if she would be angry at me, and even hate me for…attacking her?! I couldn't handle that, breaking up with her was one thing…but, having her hate me was completely different. I'm not sure I could take that. I was about drown her in apologies when I saw her smile, the same smile that light my dark life, her eyes were all alight like the stars in the night sky. She was a dark angel, a goddess of the night and she was standing right in front of me smiling.

"Wow," she breathed still smiling brightly. "Just wow."

"Yeah, wow," I said blushing and just taking the moment in.

"You kissed me," she said her smiles still covering her lips yet I suddenly felt the guilty need to apologize to her…and stake myself. "You really kissed me~!" I just stood there expressionless waiting for her to yell at me. I would take whatever she had to say, I deserved it. "Oh my Goth…I hope this dream never ends, I never ever want to wake up~!" she sighed and she spun around giggling and smiling. She just seemed so happy and free.

"Dream," I asked, once again losing control of my mouth. Dammit, I'm just going to make this worse. She smiled and giggled

"Yes, silly, this has to be another one of those dreams," she smiled. "Only now…it's almost like it is real, I felt as those I could feel your lips against me, so soft and sweet, with a small hint of spice, just as I had remembered it~!" She said, she continued to spin and dance around happily before she tripped again and I caught. Her face was in my chest and I was hugging her, keeping her from getting hurt. She smiled up at me, blushing her eyes all alight as she looked up at me. "It's a full moon tonight," she said. "These were my favorite nights with you, because I would see you in the graveyard with me, it would be completely dark, yet the moonlight would dance off your pale skin and black hair, and you would look like… a fallen angel or something, sometimes my eyes would imagine dark black wings behind you. I would picture you hugging me and the black wings folding in to cover me, like you were protecting me. You were always my protector, even if to you I could protect myself, I knew you would protect me, just like you have from Jagger and Luna and everyone else. You are like my knight in shining armor." She blushed again and looked away. "I just wish I could tell you this in real life. I still love you and I always will." I blushed brightly and my heart pounded in my chest. She yawned and I saw her sway against me, it was then that I noticed the bag under her eyes.

"You're tired," I said and she chuckled softly.

"That's weird, why would you feel tired in a dream if you are already sleeping? Oh well," she said leaning against me. I picked her up like a little doll and put her in the Mercedes. I got in the passenger side and for a few minutes just watched her. I couldn't believe it. Raven Madison loves me! She blinked sleepily reminding me of a kitten. I could feel her warmth and practically taste her breath. She was intoxicating in every way. She was amazing. I put the car into drive and drove through the dark night slowly, just enjoying the last few minutes I had with her. When I finally pulled up to her house I looked over and found her asleep lying against the window. I looked at her. She was so heartbreakingly cute. I couldn't bear to wake her up so I just took her in my arms and knocked on her front door. Her mother answered the door and her eyes grew wide as she saw it was me. She was not expecting me to be with Raven, especially after the break up, but from the way she wore a small smile I knew that she would prefer it be me rather than someone else.

"I found her after my shift at the club," I said. "She fell asleep, so I just wanted to get her home and in bed." She blinked and nodded, moving out of the doorway so I could come in, she said nothing, she just watched as I carried Raven to her room.

I set Raven on her bed softly and then covered her with her Hello Batty Comforter. Nightmare rubbed against my leg and I leaned down and pet her head, she purred and then jumped up on Raven's bed and cuddle with her. I smiled and began to walk towards the door. I stopped for a moment as I heard her speak.

"Ah~ Alexander," Raven sighed still smiling slightly in her sleep. I could help but smile a little as I walked out the house. Raven's mom still seemed surprised that it was me but now she couldn't hide her smile. I walked to the door and she saw me out.

"Goodbye Alexander," she said before shutting the door. I politely waved and then went to my car and drove away. Tonight was truly amazing wasn't it?

Raven's POV

I woke in a great move feeling fully refreshed. Plus I had the memory of my wonderful dream. Oh~! It felt so real, I really wish it was. I missed Alexander, being with him was so simple, I could just be myself and no matter what he would still love me. He let me do everything I loved and would go along with it no matter what, because he loved me. It seemed the only thing I could really make Trevor do was go the Crypt, but even then, he never really spent time with just me like Alexander had. He mostly just dances with other girls. It's annoying. I didn't care if he cheated on me, it's not like I really have feelings for him, but still, it seems he fought so hard to get me from Alexander and now I am just another one of his trophies sitting on his shelf. It was annoying.

I sighed as I got dressed and went down to get my breakfast. I poured myself a bowl of Count Chocula, I was about to go sit in my room and spend the Saturday watching Dr. Who, when my mother called me into the dining room.

"Raven, come here, you have a guest," she called. Immediately Alexander flashed into my mind. I ran into the room my heart pounding, but was disappointed when I saw well groomed blond hair and bright green eyes. Great, it was Trevor.

"What are you doing here," I asked him.

"What, your boyfriend can't pay you a visit now and then, I came early to surprise you but I had no idea that you sleep like the dead, not even a kiss could wake this sleeping beauty," he said with a wink.

"You kissed me while I slept" I asked, I couldn't help but cringe, he laughed.

"No, no, my mother taught me better than to invade a lady's bedroom while she sleeps. I have just been waiting her for you, it was a joke, monster girl," he said. I glared slightly. I never really minded the nickname but seriously, he is going to call me that even while we are going out? I just rolled my eyes and brushed it off and started back to the living room with my cereal.

"Hold, this isn't just a visit, I want to tell you that tonight my father and his boss will be throwing a party at the country club, and it would be best if I had a date by my side," he told me eyeing me. I rolled my eyes oh great, a party at a country club, that just screamed got and bats and death and stuff.

"Yeah, I think I will pass," I told him and he chuckled.

"Yeah sorry, no passing, it would look bad if I showed up without a date, and you are my girlfriend after all," he told me. "Plus, there will recruiters from the sports teams of very big colleges there to talk to me, they saw my last soccer game and thought I was wonderful, which of course I am, but I still need to keep an appearance, and well, good looking, rich, star athlete isn't quite complete without a girl by my side," he said.

"Yeah well I don't want to go, that sounds boring as hell, plus, I have nothing even close to country club clothes," I told him.

"Oh Raven," my mother said catching the end of my comment. "If you need something to wear to Trevor's party I'm sure I could find something in my closet that you could wear, I have this wonder cocktail dress that looks like it could be just your size," she said with a huge smile. She had always wanted me to convert to that side. The preppy country club going type of side, so this was like an early Christmas for her, I just rolled my eyes again.

"Why don't you just go with someone else?" I asked. He smiled that devious smiled that fit so naturally on his lips.

"Well I guess I could go with someone else…Bethany Miller would definitely be a good choice, head cheerleader, and you know what else, when we are done with the part maybe me and her can go to the Crypt," he said.

"If you really want to," I said deadpan.

"Yeah, and then while we are there we can go visit Alexander during his shift," he said and I caught on. I had a feeling I knew where this was heading. "And then, of I don't know maybe in all the excitement I might say something to him that I was supposed to be a secret oh I don't know…something how you and I had- " I cut him off.

"Fine, I'll go to your stupid party," I grumbled angrily. He beamed.

"Great, I'll pick you up at 7," Trevor said as he got up and kissed my cheek. I tried my best to keep my bile in my stomach from exploding. Ew, god he touched me with those lips, who knew where they have been.

"Mom," I called as he walked to the door. "Can I borrow that dress you were talking about? I heard my mother squeal while she was cooking up lunch. I could tell she was very excited. She ran over to me and hugged me as she herded me to her room.

"Oh, you will look so beautiful in it, and we can do something your hair and you can even use my make to match, and oh I have the perfect necklace too~!" she squealed happily. She uprooted the dress she was talking about from a box filled with her past and then held it against me, she tried pulling over my lazy day clothes and I felt as my mind went somewhere. This was when I really started to miss Alexander; he would never make me pretend to be someone else like Trevor, and with that thought I felt a soft tingling feeling on my lips, just like in the dream.

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