Chapter 10- The Past Reveled
Third person perspective
Vamp Queen
Ok, I promise that this one won't be very short. I just don't have that much time to work. 8th graders have very busy schedules, plus I'm on a couple of committees… alright, enough rambling. I own only Raven, Terra, Luna, and Aris. I have about 5 dollars, if that.
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Raven groaned. She had a pounding headache and a strange feeling of dread. She looked around. She was back in the small room she shared with Fujiin. For some strange reason, the first thing that she thought was, Seifer has a bigger room than this. Then, to her astonishment, she witnessed a miracle.
Fujiin looked at her and said, "Oh, good, you're awake. How do you feel?" Fujiin smiled slightly at the fact that Raven could only gap at her. "What? You thought that I couldn't talk properly? Or in a normal voice? Only people that I like hear me like this."
Raven laughed slightly. "So who do you talk like this to? Seifer, Raijin, and me? All for different reasons, of course." Raven smiled as Fujiin blushed. "Yeah, I'm ok. I just…" Raven stopped and all of what had happened earlier flooded back into her memory. She jumped up and ran from the room, ignoring Fujiin's frantic yells to come back and lay back down.
Raven sprinted to the med center and ran into the room where Luna would now be a permanent resident- at least until she died. She felt the spell nearly blind her once she entered the room. Terra was just waking up and Raven decided that it would be easier and safer to tell her what happened to their friend and partner somewhere else. The Goth picked up her willowy friend and slung her over her shoulder, glaring at the carpet ahead of her in a desperate attempt to keep the tears from falling.
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"Lethios Wastrious? No way! Something like that is high magic. It's got to be a high level or one of us. Maybe two."
"I know. It was the things we felt at the ball. I felt it before Luna screamed and when I heard the voices. They called each other Aris and … Adel."
Terra gasped. "The Adel?"
"Probably. They were strong enough to tell that I was listening. All we can do is sit back and watch her die."
They sat in silence for a while. Then, in an attempt to get their minds off this tragedy, Terra asked Raven, "So, was it you who I saw playing rugby with Irvine and Squall's P.E. class? If you wanted one, you just had to ask."
Raven smiled weakly, trying not to flinch. "No, Terra, they're all yours. I just wanted to play."
"Oh, so you didn't want any action?" At Raven's confused look, Terra laughed and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "I know what you and Zack did on prom night. Heck, everyone knows. Sure, I was a sophomore, but so was his brother. The two of you, alone, in a hotel room… Everyone can figure that out. Wait, where are you going?" Terra watched as Raven walked out.
Raven stuck her head back in to give Terra an explanation: "I'm gonna go fuck Seifer." 'Sarcasm at its finest.'
With that, Raven ran to her room and slammed the door shut behind her. She threw herself onto her bed, not noticing Fujiin as she silently left. Tears ran down her cheeks to soak her pillow. She cried for about 10 minutes when, out of nowhere, the door burst open and Seifer sauntered into the room, stopping when he reached Raven's bed. She looked up at him, not caring that the tears were still streaming down her face. And for that matter, neither did he. He sat down on the bed and petted her hair for a while, letting her get control of her emotions. Once the tears had subsided, he pulled Raven's limp body into his arms and tilted her face up to look at him. "First thing's first," he said with a hint of kindness in his voice. "I'll tell no one about this if you don't mention it either. I'm never going to act this way again, and I doubt I'll be the one to see you cry next. Fuu's the only one who knows because she came and got me. You scared her and she had no idea how to take care of it herself. I owed her a favor and this was it. Now," he finished, his voice a little softer. "Will you tell me what's wrong?"
Raven glared at him. "First tell me why you kept coming after me, trying to sleep with me. How would you have known that I didn't want to be a virgin til my wedding day?"
He sighed. She was beginning to annoy him and his patience was already thin. "First of all, it was obvious that you like me, and," he reached into his pocket and pulled out a black crystal. Raven could tell by looking at it that it was heavily magicked. "This crystal was given to me by Rinoa. If you knew about the sorceress battle, then you know about her." Raven nodded and he continued. "While talking to someone, if I want to find out if they're a virgin or not, I hold onto it and think about that person. If the person is a virgin, it turns white. If not," he looked at her and the crystal turned red. "It turns red. Now, your turn."
Raven sat up on her own, for once feeling safe with his arm around her. "You know, the last three people to see me cry were my dad when I was 9, my eldest brother when I was 13 and this one guy, Zack. That was two years ago."
Seifer frowned. "What happened?"
A tear slipped down Raven's cheek. "He was my boyfriend," she whispered. "It was the prom night. We went together and, for once, I was the belle of the ball, not Terra. She was there and everyone looked at me, not her. For once, I was the beautiful Raven, not 'There's what's-her-face, the one who could beat up John.' Zack told me that night that he loved me.
"We went on a drive afterwards. We were supposed to cruise then go to our homes. He told me that he had a surprise for me. I tried to get him to tell me, but he said 'Just wait.' We finally arrived at a hotel suite, and his surprise was obvious. He told me that he was tried of waiting. I refused to sleep with him and so…" Raven began to sob into Seifer's chest and he put his arms around her, hoping to comfort her. Within ten minutes, she was sound asleep. He sighed and gently set her on her bed. Seifer smoothed her hair out of her face and kissed her forehead in a surprising show of affection. He abruptly turned and left, complaining about girls from the sky making him soft.
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"RAVEN MOSS, PLEASE COME TO THE HEADMASTER'S OFFICE. REPEAT, RAVEN MOSS, REPORT TO THE HEADMASTER'S OFFICE."
'What now?' the Gothic girl thought as she walked to the elevator and impatiently waited for it to reach the top. The doors opened and she just strode into Cid's office. "Ok, sir, what do you want? I was taking a nap."
The balding man smiled apologetically and motioned to a chair. When she didn't move, he sighed and started talking.
"I need some information from you about Luna." A cold lump steeled in Raven's stomach and she simply nodded. "Who's her legal guardian?"
"I am, sir. I'm 19 and the guardian of Luna and Terra."
"So you will make sure that her family will know what has happened?"
"Yes."
He began to ask normal questions about blood type, height, weight, insurance, and other things. Finally, he asked the question that she dreaded.
"Where did you come from and how did you get here? Please be honest."
She thought about it. If she said the wrong thing, all three of them could be toast. "We come from a world called Earth. Three wi- uh, sorceresses sent us hear to learn a lesson of some sort. We won't go back until we learn it." 'Please think that's real, please, oh, please!'
"Ok." Raven let out a silent sigh of relief. "You're dismissed." The girl smiled at Cid and left, feeling remarkably relieved.
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