Chapter 29

Wednesday, June 5th

7:00PM

Logan walks into the living room after taking a shower following his workout. He sees Raven on the couch on her tablet. He grabs a drink from the kitchen then walks over to her.

"Hey Rae," he says. He turns on the game station and puts in a game then sits on the couch. Raven acknowledges him but doesn't say anything. "Whatcha doing?"

"Reading," she replies.

"What are you reading?"

"A story."

"You know I'll ask less questions if you give me more details." He makes some selections on the screen to choose his desired game.

Raven sighs. "It's a fanfiction story."

"Fanfiction? Isn't that where people write porn stories about fictional characters?"

Raven looks up from her tablet. "No. Well not all of it. Some stories are mainly sex, but some actually have plotlines."

He smirks at her. "And which ones do you read?"

Raven raises her eyebrow at him. "Have you ever known me to read something without a plot?"

"No but you could surprise me."
"I prefer stories that have a plot and actually tell a story that's captivating."

"So you don't read stories with sex?"

"Stories can still be interesting with sex in them."

"Are they more interesting with sex?"

"Depends on the story."

"What's your favorite fanfiction to read?"

"I read a variety. I probably read the most of Harry Potter. I also like some Yu-Gi-Oh stories. I've read some about Victorious, NCIS, and CSI too."

"What type of stories are they? Like are they tragedies or suspenseful or romantic?"

"I like romance stories."

"Which characters do you read about?"

"I like stories about Harry and Ginny. My favorite pairing is Hermione and Draco though."

"Is that what you're reading right now?"

"No. I found a story about the Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery game that you and I both play."

"Who's that story about?"

"It's about Merula and Jacob's sibling who is male. A lot of the stories I've found with a Merula romance have Jacob's sibling as a female. I don't like that pairing."

"Is the story good?"

"I just found it today so I've just started it. It's good so far. There's 15 chapters posted so far but the story is still in progress."

"That's good. I'll let you get back to reading it then." Logan then turns back to the TV and starts his game while Raven goes back to reading. After a couple hours, Raven turns off her tablet and puts it on the coffee table. Logan is watching a movie, having already finished his game. Raven lays down on the couch and puts her head in his lap. He strokes his hand through her hair. She closes her eyes and enjoys the feeling of him running his hand through her hair. An hour later, the movie finishes. Logan turns the TV off and Raven opens her eyes. She sits up and kisses Logan. He starts to deepen the kiss but she pulls back before he can and stands up.

"Let's go to bed," Raven says, holding her hand out. Logan takes it and stands up from the couch then wraps his arm around her shoulders. They walk to the elevator and go up to their bedrooms. Raven goes to her room to change into pajamas (a tank top and shorts) then walks back to Logan's room where he has changed into shorts and taken off his shirt. Raven gets into his bed as he turns on his bedside lamp and turns off the overhead light. He then gets into bed and Raven moves close to him, laying her head on his right shoulder and her arm across his stomach. He puts his right arm around her and traces his fingers along her shoulder and arm.

"How was the story you were reading?" Logan asks.

"It was good," she replies. "I finished reading what the chapters that are posted so now I need to wait until the author posts more."

"That sounds frustrating."

"It is. But it makes me excited to see what comes next."

"Hopefully you won't need to wait too long."

"We'll see. Some authors are good about posting fairly quickly but others sometimes take months to post a new chapter."

"Have you ever thought about writing your own fanfiction?"

"I've thought about it. But I don't know if I have enough ideas for a whole story."

"What would you write about? Harry Potter?"

"Maybe. I've also thought about maybe the Hogwarts Mystery game. Or Rocket Power. Those are the two I've thought about the most."

"I loved watching Rocket Power when I was younger. Who would you write about for that?"

"Twister and Reggie."

"I might read that if you wrote a story about them."

"Really? You would read a romance story?"

"Yeah. But probably mainly because you wrote it."

"The truth comes out." She moves her hand to his chest and traces her fingers on it and his abs.

"Are you judging me, Rae?"

"No. If any of you three guys living here would read a romantic fanfiction story, it would be you."

"Why do you say that? Not that I disagree with you."

"You are the most – how do I say it – sensitive? No, thoughtful? Compassionate? I don't know what word I'm looking for. But Bee and Kari said that Dick and Victor won't even watch Titanic with them so I can't see them reading a romance story."

"Agreed. They would never read it. But if you do write a story, would you let me read it?"

"Maybe."

"If you let me read it, I could try to give you ideas or suggestions. Or even just proofread it. Actually, English is my worst subject so don't have me proofread it."

"Well I'm not going to start writing a story anytime soon so I've got time to think about if I would let you read it if I wrote one."

"I think you could write a good story. You read a lot so I think you would know what a story should have in it to make it interesting."

"Thanks for that." She raises up and kisses him.

"You're welcome." He turns off the bedside lamp and kisses her again. She returns the kiss then pulls back before it becomes more passionate. She cuddles into him again with her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes. Logan kisses the top of her head, pulls the blankets up to her shoulder, and closes his eyes as well. They both fall asleep shortly after.