The usual reminder: The only characters I own in my stories are Slycat Phoenix Madison Beauty/Black Blood Hanukkah The zanbatoh and phoenix's battle cries (Kona, Koya, Kya) are owned by a girl named Sueng Mina in a game called Soul Blade. Other characters and weapons may appear, but they might all be from Soul Blade. furthermore, Madison is Princess of Demons She's Raven and Phoenix's stepsister. She is not Trigon's daughter! the usual drill: R&R, no Flames! Thanx. Another Disclaimer: Phoenix might sing(or use the tune of) the Pig Lullaby from holes. Mistwolves are part of the book series' Avalon. Supernatural High is a song by Be*Tween, also part of avalon. To hear Supernatural High, Got to avalonclubhouse.com and click Rave with Be*Tween.

Chapter Five: Aftermath

Raven was sleeping peacefully in her bed. Phoenix had Peace Fire Candles spread around the bed. Raven had fallen into a coma after Black Blood (Or should I say, Beauty) and Hanukkah left (Hanukkah was still wondering why she was a Christian with a Jewish name).

Phoenix had been sleeping on the floor for the past several days.

Right now she watched her older sister in worry. 'Why won't she wake up? Raven, please wake up. I need you. Wait-a-minute-I-am-such-an-idiot-I-can-read-minds-for-crying-out-loud!'

Phoenix put her hand on Rave's heart. "If only, if only, I read through her mind. Her heard guides me swiftly to her inside. Allow me to speak to her, show sisterly love to her. If she would just wake up, if only, if only" she whispered softly.

Suddenly, her mind's eye saw Raven, lost and lonely. "Raven?" Raven looks up and sees phoenix.

"Phina- I can't breathe. I fear-"

"You will not die! Remember? Remember? When we were younger, we made a promise, a vow. Don't you remember?" Phoenix's words echoed softly to raven's memory...

{flashback}

Phoenix and Raven (many years younger) are sitting on a bench.

"Raven, tell me about death."

"Not really a subject any other five-year-old would want to talk about..."

"Oh, please, Raven! I won't get scared! I promise!"

"Well, it's hard to say. some people leave before others, young or old. Black Death is murder."

"Raven, do you mean you or me might die before the other?!?" She's alarmed.

"Well, yeah. Chances are, I might die first..."

"No!" Little Phoenix stood up. "No! I want to die together!"

Younger Raven looks at her. "It might be possible..."

"A spell! cast a spell, a promise! That cannot be broken!"

"All right. Do you know what to say?"

"Yup, just got it."

"Okay, ready, one, two, three!"

"I promise to die with you, side by side, together! Azarath Metrion Zin-thos!" The sisters chant together.

little Phoenix falls asleep. "Thank you, Raven." she whispers.

{finished w/ flashback}

"You're right. I am ready to wake up!" Raven's eyes opened. Phoenix jumped, tripping on her red-and-black-with-flames-at-bottom-and-hems kimono. "Yeek!"

Raven (strength returned) caught her and set her down.

"Come on, Phoenix. Let's make tea and go up to the roof for some meditating."

Phoenix turned into a red mistwolf. Then she turned back.

"What was that for?"

"I am only a mistwolf when I feel a new adventure- and when I'm gonna beat you to the kitchen!" She sped out of raven's room, singing a the top of her lungs, "I am on a Supernatural High. I've got a Supernatural Li-i-i-i-ife!"

Raven sat there blinking. For once, she let go of her emotions (surprisingly, nothing levitated, crashed, or blew up), "Hey! You got a head start!" She was glad her body wasn't in the emotional explosions mood. She wanted to be happy. And, for now, she was.

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I know, how unRavenlike. I just wanted to twist a little. R&R, no flames. Until my next story, 'bye!