Chapter 14- Moonless Night
Vamp Queen
First Person Perspective
Raven's POV
I give up. From now on, I will no longer be disclaiming. This is the last one. It goes for the rest of the chapters.
WE OWN ONLY RAVEN, TERRA, LUNA, AND ARIS. THE REST IS SQUARESOFT© OWNED. WE WANT NOTHING FOR THIS STORY AND WE CLAIM NO OWNERSHIP TO ANY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS FROM THE GAME!!!
Wow. That felt good… ok, time for the story…
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That hurt. All that anger against me? Even if you can't tell how people feel by looking at them, it still hurts. Luna was never really good for the job anyways. She complained, she never came to meetings, she…
I'm slipping into bitch mode again.
I miss her already. I couldn't look at her body, but I looked down at the necklace in my hand. She was always so carefree. So innocent. And it hurt that everyone that I cared about hated me for trying not to hurt. Afraid that I would cry, I left the room and walked down the hall.
Wait. People I care about? As in plural? I stopped at the fountain and sat on its edge. Well, there was Terra, of course. And I guess that Zell's annoying jokes and strange behavior have grown on me. Irvine's nicknames and small gestures that make me feel like someone noticed I'm female without pushing it has been helpful with dealing with Seifer. Squall is like Trevor, my brother who's a year older than me and closer to my heart than anyone else. He's been a great friend. And every time I see Seifer, my heart stops and it's hard to breathe. It's a familiar feeling. Like when I was with Zach.
I froze, and then groaned aloud.
I had fallen in love with Seifer.
I got up and left the Garden. There was a sure way to make me forget this for a while. I knew the way to the bar by heart.
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Seifer's POV
I watched as Raven walked into my normal haunt. It was painfully obvious that she wasn't the legal age of 21,and I knew the barkeep saw this. He was about to tell her so, but something she said made him stop. He handed her something strong. I couldn't tell what it was, simply that he had pulled it from his stash under the counter. She nodded thanks and sat at the bar.
I watched as she filled the first shot, downed it in one gulp, and filled the glass back up. At this rate, she would be drunk hard and quickly. I didn't stop the feral smile that appeared on my face.
I was just angry enough to take advantage of that.
I watched her hungrily, like a cat waiting for its prey, while she got herself totally drunk. I subconsciously licked my lips as she closed her eyes, waiting for a spell of dizziness to pass. She was ready.
It seemed totally quiet as I walked up to her. It was as if I had walked into her world with her joys. Her dreams. Her shadows. Her demons.
For a second, I thought that I had seen Luna in a corner of the room, but dismissed it as a hallucination or me simply scaring myself. I put my hands to her waist and whispered, "Come on, Raven. Let's go."
Since I was expecting a protest or total compliance, it shocked me when she turned in my arms and kissed me. The hard liquor on her breath didn't shock me. I had had drunk and stoned girls. It was the passion and the gentleness that she put into that one kiss that sent me reeling. When her tongue requested entry, I granted it.
After what seemed like an eternity, we finally parted. I realized that her arms were around my neck and that she was playing with my hair. This wasn't right. I had to get the upper hand.
I pulled her up against me to show her my intentions. Her eyes burned with desire and she slowly licked her lips. God, she was really drunk.
I leaned over slightly and whispered in her ear, "My bed's been cold lately." My tongue traced the edge of her earlobe and I felt her involuntary shiver. "I've been saving it for you," I whispered again and bit her earlobe. Her purr of pleasure sent shivers down my back.
I hadn't taken or drunken anything, but I was suddenly aware of every place that we were touching- her hands on my neck, mine on her waist, her hips against mine, and her breasts pushing against me every time she took a breath.
I pulled her to me and walked out, carefully leading her. She didn't stagger or stumble. She actually seemed quite alert. I guess the alcohol simply loosened her up.
She ducked under my jacket and cuddled against me. I had no idea that someone else could fit under there. I would have to remember that the next time some girl says that she's cold.
Normally this might have been considered rape. Even if it was, I didn't care. At least I knew that this would hurt her. Yet it seemed like she knew that she was doing this and wanted to. Oh well. Works for me.
We got to my room and I pressed her to the door, trailing feverish kisses on her face, neck, collar, - anything I could get at, really. She found the doorknob and we stumbled into my room.
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Raven's POV
I woke up groggily, with a total headache. Since when had I had silk sheets? And when did I sleep nude? I looked around at the room and began to feel scared. Then Seifer walked in and my worst fears were confirmed.
Seifer smirked and sat down. "Morning, precious," he said smoothing out my hair. To his obvious amazement, I didn't pull away. I just looked at him. "What's wrong?" he asked mockingly.
"Was I that much of a bitch? That you did this to me?" I surprised myself with the calmness of my voice. "Did I make you that angry?"
His look hardened. "Yeah," he said. "Yeah, you were. You didn't care about your friend dying and you hurt everyone else. Those people became my family. I care about them and would willingly die for them. Unlike you, of course." He sneered at me. "I bet that you don't have an explanation."
I bowed my head for a second, and then looked at him. I was told later that I frightened him because I seemed to have totally lost the soul in my eyes.
"I have one. You won't like it, though. I am a sorceress." He recoiled and I felt the disgust and fear that came from him. "No, I did not kill her. And I won't hurt you. I am one of the most powerful here. If I had wanted her dead, she would have been dead long ago. But, since she's one too, I guess I won't know. I am the identity of death, Seifer. I hold the keys to Hades. I deliver death and send the dead on their way. One of the identities of my goddess is the death crone, the Great Raven. I have that identity on me with the identity of the mother. Death hurts me no longer.
"Luna had the identity of the child, and Terra, the lover. We now have two enemies and we knew that she was going to die. I told Terra to shut up and stop because it was no place for tears and she should have been prepared for it." As I said this, I got up and began to dress, ignoring Seifer's eyes and my tears.
"I trusted you, Seifer. Yet here I am with a hangover and in your bed. I should have killed you last night."
I started to walk out when he called, "Why didn't you?"
I stopped, partly in the doorway. I sighed and said quietly, "Because I love you, Seifer." I left, allowing him to laugh at me in private.
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Aris's POV
I cackled gleefully as I watched her leave him. Whether he had slept with her or no, gotten her pregnant or not, she would feel as if she was and it would appear that way. That ought to bring her down enough.
I stepped back to allow the three orbs to rotate. One was dark and disappearing, but that did not matter. I looked into the one with Terra.
I was going to take Raven. I was oldest anyways. But still, this one intrigued me. She kept going to the idea of hurting herself, yet she never did. 'I will make sure she does this time,' I thought as Terra reached into the medicine cabinet for a sleeping pill. I pulled up one of her subconscious's thoughts and cackled as her hand stopped over Quistis's razor.
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Well, thanks all of you who reviewed, but I'm a greedy brat. More!!!!!!!! And to all of those who were mad at Raven, well, this is for you.
VAMP QUEEN