When Raven opened her eyes all she could see was Darkness "Where am I" she spoke softly, it was then that she noticed she was naked "What" glowing red vines covered her body and two large raven feathered wings were on her back.
"Raven" Raven turned around to see Ichigo staring back at her, a sweet expression on his face
"I-Ichigo" she broke out into a sprint, wanting to get to Ichigo so she could feel safe in this darkness. Just as she was about to grab Ichigo's hand her body was stopped, shadows began to swarm her body and drag her back into the darkness "Ichigo!ICHIGO!" the boy did not move, almost like he was frozen in time "ICHIGO!" the darkness took on the forms of hands and roamed over her bare body, she felt violated as the hands touched places that they should not have touched "please…stop" her please were no use, the shadows continued to drag her down into the darkness were there was no escape. She looked up for a rescuer only to find a pair of bright emerald eyes, slitted like serpents eyes would be. They stared at her with no emotion but she did not feel scared or threatened by them, with the last of her strength she brought her hand up to the eyes and felt a cold hand grasp her own.
"Do not let Trash touch you in such a disgusting way" a voice spoke from the darkness, that too was emotionless but she could hear the slight hint of protectiveness in the persons words. The cold hands slipped from her grasp and disappeared into the darkness, it seemed that the hand was stopping her from being dragged because as soon as it disappeared the darkness came back
"No wait please help me!" the black hands covered her vision, she screamed one last time in fear as the darkness dragged her down into the true darkness of this world.
The Blonde woke up with a gasp, her body jerking up from its sleeping position. Her heart was racing and her breathing was ragged, she looked out her window to see the moon high in the sky "I slept through the rest of the day" she looked to her clock and saw it was 8:30 PM.
Her body felt restless, she needed to do something. Without a second thought she grabbed out a soul candy and popped it into her mouth, her soul Persephone stood from the bed and looked at her Soul Reaper companion "I'm heading out so if Ichigo asked tell him I left"
"Why are you leaving my lady?"
"I…just need to think" Persephone nodded but was not pleased with Raven's answer "I will be back later" Raven opened her window and jumped out to the night sky, she sighed when she felt the a soft breeze hit her cheeks as she raced through the air "Those eyes…whose eyes were those" She had never had a dream so vivid and so real in her life, she had never had a dream that she would remember when she woke up either
"Ah there you are Raven"
"Yoruichi Sensei" Raven stopped and faced the purpled haired soul reaper
"I was going to tell you today that Mimi was brought here by two soul reapers, they took her to where the funeral will be tomorrow"
"Ahh cool" Yoruichi looked at her pupil in worry
"Are you ok Raven?"
"Yeah Yoruichi, just have a lot on my mind"
"It's always good to talk to someone about it" Raven sighed but nodded
"Too much has happened in such a short amount of time, I remembered I am a 100 year old soul reaper whose entire family is dead, then two of my friends betray me and the Soul society, one of which killed my best friend and then that thing with the café happened"
"Ahh yes I heard about that…Raven just remember to not let everything that has happened get to you"
"I suppose you are right Yoruichi, thanks"
"We were originally going to call you all back to Kisuke's shop for a meeting but after everything has happened we thought it best to let you all rest"
"We can do this meeting after Mimi's funeral tomorrow"
"Alright"
"Raven!" Yoruichi and Raven turned to see Ichigo racing towards them in his Soul reaper form
"Oh hey Ichigo"
"Why did you leave without telling me, I was freaking out until Persephone told me where you went?"
"Sorry you weren't there and I wanted to head outside for a bit" Ichigo sighed and rubbed his face
"Just don't run off next time without telling me ok"
"Yes sir"
"He he, he is a very protective boyfriend isn't he" Yoruichi teased, making Ichigo blush
"H-Hey I am not very protective, I just worry for her that's all!"
"That can be called overprotective Ichigo" Yoruichi turned back to Raven who was giggling softly "I have to head back to the shop but I am thinking of getting everyone together for a day at the beach if that's ok with you"
"That sounds great, just let us know when you want to do it and we can go shopping for bathing suits"
"Sounds good" Yoruichi waved and flash stepped away, Raven smiled and turned back to Ichigo
"So I'm starved, do we have any dinner left"
"Yeah I was coming upstairs to wake you up so you could eat"
"Well then sir" she skipped over to him and jumped on his back "take me home!"
"Ok ok I'm not a horse"
"I never said you were a horse"
"whatever" The Orangette shook his head and sped off to their house
Ichigo was chuckling quietly to himself as he watched his girlfriend stuff her face full off food, even when she had a mouth full of rice he still found her attractive "You are going to choke if you keep stuffing your mouth like that"
"Shurrup I'm hunry" she spoke with her mouth full of food, she swallowed her food "I wasted money on a BLT that I couldn't eat so of course I am hungry"
"I'll buy you another one ok"
"You better, that bacon looked and smelled so delicious"
"MY DARLING DAUGHTER YOUR AWAKE!" Raven flinched and moved to the side with her bowl of rice still in her hand, her adoptive father went crashing into the wall "Why do you hurt me so my daughter" Isshin had comical tears running down her face
"You'll live" Raven replied, she turned back to Ichigo with a softened expression "Can I talk to Isshin for a bit Ichigo" Ichigo nodded and left
"What does my darling daughter want from me?"
"Why have you kept me in the dark on who you were all these years, captain" Isshin froze and his expression turned serious
"So you remember"
"Yes, why have you kept me in the dark?"
"I promised Kisuke and Yoruichi not to say anything, you had to remember everything on your own"
"So…did you bring me into your home only because I was once your lieutenant" tears began forming in her eyes, everyone helped her because of who she once was not the little 5 year old girl they met "Did everyone help me because I looked like a dead girl, I was five and didn't remember anything and yet I feel like I was helped because I was Ravella"
"Raven I would have helped you whether you were yourself or not, you were a five year old girl who was alone and afraid and so I adopted you as one of my own"
"I-im sorry Isshin I didn't mean to speak to you like that, I have a lot on my mind right now" Isshin looked at her sympathetically
"I understand, just remember that we all helped you because you were a frightened little girl" he looked over at his little girl with a fond smile "Before we even knew who you were we wanted to help you" he walked over to Raven and stood before her "You will always be my little girl Raven and I will protect and love you no matter what" Raven smiled and wrapped her arms around her father's waist, Isshin chuckled and stroked Raven's hair
"Thank you Isshin"
"Don't hug him you might get infected with his insanity" Raven stepped away from Isshin and looked at her younger sister Karin who was leaning on the door frame
"Karin why do you have to be so mean to your daddy" Isshin's comical tears came down his face once more
"You'll live Isshin"
"What you're turning against me too Raven!" Isshin grabbed Raven and squeezed her tightly
"….Ugh….Help" Raven felt her bones creaking due to the tight hug by her father
"You bloody pervert you going to killer her" Isshin was thrown away from Raven and kicked in the head by both Karin and Ichigo
"Why are you all so mean to me!"
"And that's when the sweet moment we were having goes right out the window" Raven mumbled as she sweat dropped, she picked up her bowl of rice and continued eating
"After all that you're still stuffing your face?"
"Yes Ichigo I am" she huffed and turned away to continue eating after dinner she headed up to Ichigo's room and collapsed on his bed "God your father is extremely exhausting"
"Well I have known him for longer than you" Ichigo replied as he too collapsed on his bed beside his girlfriend
"By like four years" Raven snorted, she couldn't tell Ichigo how long she actually knew Isshin for "Why don't we watch a couple of movies in my room for the rest of the night then just crash out" Ichigo smirked and stood from his bed, he picked Raven up and pulled her onto his back and headed into her bedroom
"You know I really wish I had a TV"
"Buy one then you can"
"I don't have a job, all the money I get is allowance from dad and that's it"
"Then get a job you silly goose"
"I will when I have the time, if you hadn't noticed we only just got back from the soul society and then we have school"
"Eventually you will have time, perhaps I will get a job aswell"
"You don't need a job your loaded, you're a famous singer"
"And, having a job would feel very rewarding"
"I suppose" she shrugged and slipped off Ichigo's back, whilst he sat down she grabbed the Lord of the Rings series and put the first one in "I might get a job at the maid café that just opened up"
"Isn't that the place the workers have to wear a maid costume" Raven nodded and crawled over to Ichigo, she sat beside him and rested her head on his shoulder, an arm wrapped around one of his "Then I don't want you to work there"
"Aww why not" Raven asked whilst she pouted
"Because then everyone else would see you in such revealing clothing"
"But but, please can I work there"
"Only if I get to see you wear it in private aswell" Raven giggled but nodded her head
"Should I put on a little show for you then" she teased
"Just as long as you are ready for what would happen after"
"Oh and what might that be" Ichigo looked at her with a smirk
"When I take you and make you mine" Raven blushed at the intensity of his words
"E-every time you have said that I always blush like crazy" she nuzzled her face into his arm to hide her blush
"Aha then my tricks worked then" he gave her one of his rare winning smile
"No! No smile that's my one weakness"
"Oh I know another one of your weaknesses" Raven looked at him curiously before realisation hit her
"Oh no, no, no no no no no" she backed away from the ginger as much as she could but it was all for naught "Ahahahaha! No stop please!" she giggled like mad when Ichigo hit her ticklish spot around her hips and the beginning of her thigh
"Never!"
"Mercy please have mercy!" she yelled in between her hysterical laughing
"Fine" he let out a dramatic sigh and plopped down beside her on the bed
"Ha ha I h-hate it when you do that"
"What?" he asked innocently
"Using my ticklish spot, you do know that I know your ticklish spot aswell"
"Ah yes but you're too nice to use it"
"Hmm no I am just waiting for the right moment" she gave him a peck on the cheek and a small smile, she turned to the TV and continued watching the movie for the rest of the night. After all three Lord of the Rings movies the two lovers were passed out in each other's embrace