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Raven had just gotten out of the shower when her mother knocked on her door. She went to the door in her robe.
"Yes, Mom?" she asked. "Hi sweetie," Alison said. "How are you feeling?" Raven's hand involuntarily went to her forehead, where she had a bandage right above her eye. Other than that, she'd been injury free.
"I'm fine. Did you need something?" she asked as she rubbed her hair dry with a towel. Alison had been dreading this for the longest time. "Yeah, Raven, actually, I need to talk to you about something," Alison said with as much confidence as she could bear.
"Oh, okay. I'll be down as soon as I get dressed, all right?" Raven said casually, almost afraid of why her mother sounded so funny. Alison nodded and went back downstairs to wait. Soon, Raven descended the staircase in faded jeans and a maroon tee shirt with yellow stars on it.
"So what did you want to tell me?" she asked as she plopped down on the couch next to her mother. Alison smiled sympathetically, and took Raven's hands. "Raven, I need to talk to you about your father," Alison began. Raven shrugged.
"What about him? I mean, he died before I was born, I know," she said. "Yes, yes, you're right. But see, honey, the thing is......" Alison's voice trailed off. "What mom? Look, just say it!" Raven urged gently. "Raven, your father died eleven years before you were born."
Raven's smile faded as her jaw dropped. She laughed a little, but she was frowning. "What? What do you mean, Mom? That doesn't make any sense-" "I know, I know it doesn't. Not yet, at least. Let me finish," Alison pleaded. "See, Rafe, your father. When we met, he was angel."
"An angel? Mom, really," Raven said skeptically. She was looking at Alison as if she was crazy. "No, just bear with me. He was an angel. He'd died in 1991, and he had come back to Earth ten years later on a mission for Port Charles. And we met, and fell in love. But he didn't have much time to stay, so before he left, we decided to have you, as a way for me to have part of him with me for always," Alison explained. She smiled, remembering.
Raven, however, was not smiling. "Mom. I don't believe this, none of it!" she cried. "Raven, it's true," Alison insisted gently. "Okay. So let's say I'll buy that my father was an angel who died eleven years before I was born. But how exactly did he die? And why'd he come back?" Raven asked. "Okay. That's the complicated part."
Raven rolled her eyes. "Oh, great!" she exclaimed. "No, just listen to me, all right? You're going to have to keep an open mind," Alison assured her. "Obviously." "Okay. Here goes. It all started, like I said, in 1991. Now, there was this vampire-" "A vampire, Mother!! Come on!" Raven cried out. "Raven," Alison said with a warning tone. "Okay, okay," Raven apologized.
"Anyway, this vampire, Caleb, was terrorizing Port Charles. And your father came to town to stop him. And he did, but not before Caleb killed him. So he went to Heaven and became an angel. Then, in 2001, Caleb came back, and started obsessing over Livvie, because she looked just like Caleb's lost love Olivia, okay? And he went around town turning everyone into vampires, including Jack. But Rafe came back to stop him again, but Livvie was actually the one who killed Caleb. But your father had to stick around to reunite the couples Caleb had torn apart. And then, we fell in love, even though I was with Jamal at the time. And we were in love as any two people can be. But his time on Earth was limited. And that's the story," Alison said. Raven stared at her, her mouth gaping in disbelief.
"Okay, so if that's true-" she began. "And it is," Alison cut in. "Yeah, whatever, but you left something out. Why did my dad come back to fight Caleb?" Alison gasped as she realized she'd left out the most important part of the story. "Oh! That's right! Your father was a vampire slayer."
Raven put her head in her hands. Her mind was racing. This was alot to take, but not so tough to believe when she thought about it. Port Charles was full of phenomena. "So what has this got to do with anything? I mean, why tell me now?" "That's the thing. Since your father was a slayer, that means that you are too," Alison said. "Uh-uh. Great. Just call me Buffy," Raven said mockingly.
"Yes, well, I suppose you could think of it that way," Alison said thoughtfully. "So, Lucy must be a slayer too, then, since she was Dad's cousin?" A nod from Alison. "Okay. So, let's say I believe all this, let's just say. What has it got to do with me?!" Raven cried, exasperated.
"The man in black that you've been seeing?" Raven's head snapped up to look at her mother, eyes wide with horror. "No." "'Afraid so, sweetheart," Alison said gently. "That's Caleb? The vampire?!" Raven asked incredulously. Another nod from Alison.
"So. What. Has. This. Got. To Do. With me?" Raven repeated slowly, scared. "Raven, Lucy's powers are long since worn out. And, your father is gone, so that means the only slayer left in Port Charles is you."
"You mean....I've got to....slay that Caleb guy? I've got to kill him!? Mother! I'd never kill anybody! I'm not a murderer!" Raven pleaded, panicking now. "No, honey! I know you're not! And neither was your father, Lucy, or Livvie! You mustn't think of it that way. You're merely stopping a killer. Raven, if you don't do this, Caleb could contaminate Port Charles all over again, and I don't think that your father could save us this time. Now, I hate to pressure you like this, but, you're the only one who can do this!"
Raven looked down as she began to cry. Alison hugged her.
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Raven had just gotten out of the shower when her mother knocked on her door. She went to the door in her robe.
"Yes, Mom?" she asked. "Hi sweetie," Alison said. "How are you feeling?" Raven's hand involuntarily went to her forehead, where she had a bandage right above her eye. Other than that, she'd been injury free.
"I'm fine. Did you need something?" she asked as she rubbed her hair dry with a towel. Alison had been dreading this for the longest time. "Yeah, Raven, actually, I need to talk to you about something," Alison said with as much confidence as she could bear.
"Oh, okay. I'll be down as soon as I get dressed, all right?" Raven said casually, almost afraid of why her mother sounded so funny. Alison nodded and went back downstairs to wait. Soon, Raven descended the staircase in faded jeans and a maroon tee shirt with yellow stars on it.
"So what did you want to tell me?" she asked as she plopped down on the couch next to her mother. Alison smiled sympathetically, and took Raven's hands. "Raven, I need to talk to you about your father," Alison began. Raven shrugged.
"What about him? I mean, he died before I was born, I know," she said. "Yes, yes, you're right. But see, honey, the thing is......" Alison's voice trailed off. "What mom? Look, just say it!" Raven urged gently. "Raven, your father died eleven years before you were born."
Raven's smile faded as her jaw dropped. She laughed a little, but she was frowning. "What? What do you mean, Mom? That doesn't make any sense-" "I know, I know it doesn't. Not yet, at least. Let me finish," Alison pleaded. "See, Rafe, your father. When we met, he was angel."
"An angel? Mom, really," Raven said skeptically. She was looking at Alison as if she was crazy. "No, just bear with me. He was an angel. He'd died in 1991, and he had come back to Earth ten years later on a mission for Port Charles. And we met, and fell in love. But he didn't have much time to stay, so before he left, we decided to have you, as a way for me to have part of him with me for always," Alison explained. She smiled, remembering.
Raven, however, was not smiling. "Mom. I don't believe this, none of it!" she cried. "Raven, it's true," Alison insisted gently. "Okay. So let's say I'll buy that my father was an angel who died eleven years before I was born. But how exactly did he die? And why'd he come back?" Raven asked. "Okay. That's the complicated part."
Raven rolled her eyes. "Oh, great!" she exclaimed. "No, just listen to me, all right? You're going to have to keep an open mind," Alison assured her. "Obviously." "Okay. Here goes. It all started, like I said, in 1991. Now, there was this vampire-" "A vampire, Mother!! Come on!" Raven cried out. "Raven," Alison said with a warning tone. "Okay, okay," Raven apologized.
"Anyway, this vampire, Caleb, was terrorizing Port Charles. And your father came to town to stop him. And he did, but not before Caleb killed him. So he went to Heaven and became an angel. Then, in 2001, Caleb came back, and started obsessing over Livvie, because she looked just like Caleb's lost love Olivia, okay? And he went around town turning everyone into vampires, including Jack. But Rafe came back to stop him again, but Livvie was actually the one who killed Caleb. But your father had to stick around to reunite the couples Caleb had torn apart. And then, we fell in love, even though I was with Jamal at the time. And we were in love as any two people can be. But his time on Earth was limited. And that's the story," Alison said. Raven stared at her, her mouth gaping in disbelief.
"Okay, so if that's true-" she began. "And it is," Alison cut in. "Yeah, whatever, but you left something out. Why did my dad come back to fight Caleb?" Alison gasped as she realized she'd left out the most important part of the story. "Oh! That's right! Your father was a vampire slayer."
Raven put her head in her hands. Her mind was racing. This was alot to take, but not so tough to believe when she thought about it. Port Charles was full of phenomena. "So what has this got to do with anything? I mean, why tell me now?" "That's the thing. Since your father was a slayer, that means that you are too," Alison said. "Uh-uh. Great. Just call me Buffy," Raven said mockingly.
"Yes, well, I suppose you could think of it that way," Alison said thoughtfully. "So, Lucy must be a slayer too, then, since she was Dad's cousin?" A nod from Alison. "Okay. So, let's say I believe all this, let's just say. What has it got to do with me?!" Raven cried, exasperated.
"The man in black that you've been seeing?" Raven's head snapped up to look at her mother, eyes wide with horror. "No." "'Afraid so, sweetheart," Alison said gently. "That's Caleb? The vampire?!" Raven asked incredulously. Another nod from Alison.
"So. What. Has. This. Got. To Do. With me?" Raven repeated slowly, scared. "Raven, Lucy's powers are long since worn out. And, your father is gone, so that means the only slayer left in Port Charles is you."
"You mean....I've got to....slay that Caleb guy? I've got to kill him!? Mother! I'd never kill anybody! I'm not a murderer!" Raven pleaded, panicking now. "No, honey! I know you're not! And neither was your father, Lucy, or Livvie! You mustn't think of it that way. You're merely stopping a killer. Raven, if you don't do this, Caleb could contaminate Port Charles all over again, and I don't think that your father could save us this time. Now, I hate to pressure you like this, but, you're the only one who can do this!"
Raven looked down as she began to cry. Alison hugged her.
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