Project 59 by Bonez aka HappyNoodleGurl
Chapter 11
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Raye didn't know exactly how she got home, but she did. Sighing, she stopped at her window. Why did she make moves on Zim in the first place? At first, it didn't seem that bad that she was thinking of someone else other than her boyfriend, but now....she seemed so dissappointed in herself.
Angry with her ever changing emotions, she crawled back through her window noticing someone standing in the shadows. She looked up only to find her foster dad, Bob, standing by the door with his arms crossed and a stern look on his face.
He was a tall, middle-aged man with dirty blonde hair and a mustache. Dib was tall, but he was taller. And wider. He wasn't fat, but he was just...wide and strong. He worked out and allready she could smell the beer in his breath.
"Where in the hell have you been???" he spat, and she just looked into his peircing, blackish eyes. "I couldn't get to sleep.....so I took a walk." He ran up to her and raised his hand back as if he was to hit her. She flinched, and closed her eyes tightly. "You liar! Which guy have you been sniffing around at???
"Hmmm?" he almost yelled, his voice booming. "I swear....I haven't done anything!" she squeeked, almost on the verge of crying. His arm lowered a bit and he cocked his head to the side.
"So now you think I'm stupid, huh? You think you can play Ms. Innocent? Well listen here, missy. I'm not falling for your game! No one wants you! No one ever has! That's why you're stuck with us! You think we asked for you? NO! That damn child services thought me and Nancy could use a kid to make us 'less hostile.' I dunno what the fuck they were thinking dropping you off at my doorstep, especially when nothing loves you anyway!"
Her gaze shot up at his and without thinking, she blurted out. "Someone DOES love me!" Covering her mouth at what she just said, he stared her down. He turned around and picked up a picture frame. It had a snapshot of Dib and Raye eating Ice Cream at an amusement park.
She sat in his lap and he held her ever so gently. They were smiling and happy. Bob threw the picture, and ran up to her striking her repeativly on her head. She ducked down and tried to cover herself the best she could as he hit her again and again. "Don't you get it!?! He doesn't want you! He want's your body and when he's done with it he'll throw you out his front door like last weeks trash! Don't let him fool you, he doesn't love you! You're just a stupid bitch, and that's all you'll ever be! In my eyes, in his eyes, hell, in everyone's eyes you're NOTHING!"
She cried, and with all her energy, she pushed him off of her and jumped through her open window. "You're wrong, Bob! He loves me!" she said running towards the street. He poked his head out the window enraged that she escaped from his drunken rage.
"Where ya going!?! I'll be god damned if I have you whoring around again!" he yelled, but by then she was running down the street not looking back. Her whole face was red, and little bruises covered her sensitive skin.
She knew where she was going, and she didn't stop until she was standing on Dib's doorstep. Scared Bob was following her, she banged on the front door crying the whole time. "Dib! Please...help me! Help!" Suddenly, the door swung open and Professor Membraine stood in the entry.
"Well hello there little girl! What are you doing here this early in the morning?" Tears streaming down her beet-red face, she looked up at him hopefully. "Sorry to bother you, sir, but may I please come in and see your son? I think someone's after me."
The professor gladly guided her inside and shut the door behind him. "So you're here to see Dib, am I right?" he asked in that happy-ish tone he always has. She sat on the couch and she sniffled.
"Yes sir, if it's allright with you..." He chuckled and started up the stairs. "Of course! I don't mind, you seem like a nice girl anyways." She smiled and thanked him. Sinking down in the sofa, she looked over in his kitchen. She could imagine Ms. Membraine with a bowl of cake batter in her hands stirring and little Dib watching her every move so carefully.
"It's a shame that the Professor didn't know them..." she thought, as Membraine called up the stairs for his son. "Dib! You've got a nice friend here to see you!" Dib appeared out of his door wiping his eyes tiredly.
"Huh? What do you mean, dad?" He looked over and saw Raye sitting on his couch, half crying half shivering. His eyes widened and he ran down to her. "Raye! Raye, what happened to you!?!" he asked, as she threw her arms around him.
"Oh Dib, it was horrible! He hit me, and kept hitting me..." she buried her head in his shoulders crying hard. Dib held her tightly, stroking her back and comforting her the best he could.
Professor Membraine looked down at his son and this girl. Obviously there was something between the two, because anyone in the room that moment could feel it. He felt bad for not being in his son's life, and for not knowing him and Gaz like Claire did. Claire. The professor sighed and shook his head at her name. "My poor, beautiful wife..." he said underneath his breath.
Dib looked at the back of her neck, and there were clusers of bruises on it. She had alot on the side of her face and ontop of her head as well. He held her tighter and closed his eyes.
"Ssh...ssh...everything's allright now, I'm here. I won't let anyone hurt you anymore, Raye." Her crying softened, and she felt so safe in his warm, loving embrace. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer towards her, breathing in his scent. "Dib...I'm scared."
"What happened?" he whispered to her, and she looked up at him. "My foster dad knows about you...and he said you didn't love me. He said that you just wanted my body and then he hit me. He hit me like a dog. I tried to get away, and I think he's following me right now..." she said, leaving out the part about Zim for the moment. He pulled her away and looked into her now-all-red eyes.
"Raye...no matter what anyone says, I love you more than anything in this world and nothing will stand inbetween me from you." She grabbed his hand and looked at him.
"Promise?" She had a childlike expression, one a kid gets when their scared of the monster in their closet and thier parent's reassure them that they won't let it get them. Dib smiled and place his hand on her face. He leaned in close to her and whispered in her ear. "I promise on my mothers grave."
He kissed her on her lips, and then remembered his father was watching them. He pulled away from her slowly and blushed. Puzzled, she stared at him and he signled at the stairs.
She looked over and noticed the Professor staring at them and blushed as well. For a moment, no one moved and everyone just stood still. Suddenly, Professor cleared his throat and walked down the stairs next to the couch. "Well, any up for hot chocolate?" he asked, and Dib looked up at him strangely.
"But dad, aren't you busy?" The professor shook his head in guilt, thinking of how those two young lovers were just starting out and feeling guilty for not being there for his wife like Dib was for his girlfriend.
"No son, this is important. Would you and.....uh...what's your name little girl?" he asked, and she looked at him with a slight smile. "My name is Raye.Raye Manslaughter." The Professor nodded and continued.
"Right! Would you and Raye like to go to the Coffee Shop and get some doughnuts?" Dib looked up at their clock and it said 1:00am. "Dad, isn't it closed?" Membraine chuckled and waved his hand. "No no, the 24- hour one! It's not far from here, so whadda ya say?"
Dib looked at his girlfriend and she wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and managed a small smile. "I'd love too, if it's ok with Dib." He nodded and looked back at his dad. "Sure dad, it sounds like a plan." AIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE
A/N: Man, I remember laying in my bed, half-awake and half-asleep, trying to think of the biggest scum-bag I could think of for the part of Raye's foster dad. When I got to the conclusion, I thought he should be named Bob. Heh, that name makes me all giggly. Bob. Try saying it. ....Well, it worked for me! O_ So, what do you think of Professor M.'s change of heart? Yea, strange huh? Hmm, I got a lot of reviews saying I needed to "space" my paragraphs cuz it wuz hurting their eye's -n- stuff.well, here ya go. I'm too lazy right now to do the same with the other previous chapters. Ah well, maybe in the future I'll update 'em. Oh yea, and just cuz I wanted too, I started putting "A/N" at the start of these paragraphs so not to confuse the oh so non-talented ones like myself. **giggles at the name "Bob."** Ok, an-e-wayz, thankies to meh reviewers and I'm going to work on chapter 12. Uh.bai.
~*~Bonez aka HappyNoodleGurl~*~
P.S~*~ Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob
Raye didn't know exactly how she got home, but she did. Sighing, she stopped at her window. Why did she make moves on Zim in the first place? At first, it didn't seem that bad that she was thinking of someone else other than her boyfriend, but now....she seemed so dissappointed in herself.
Angry with her ever changing emotions, she crawled back through her window noticing someone standing in the shadows. She looked up only to find her foster dad, Bob, standing by the door with his arms crossed and a stern look on his face.
He was a tall, middle-aged man with dirty blonde hair and a mustache. Dib was tall, but he was taller. And wider. He wasn't fat, but he was just...wide and strong. He worked out and allready she could smell the beer in his breath.
"Where in the hell have you been???" he spat, and she just looked into his peircing, blackish eyes. "I couldn't get to sleep.....so I took a walk." He ran up to her and raised his hand back as if he was to hit her. She flinched, and closed her eyes tightly. "You liar! Which guy have you been sniffing around at???
"Hmmm?" he almost yelled, his voice booming. "I swear....I haven't done anything!" she squeeked, almost on the verge of crying. His arm lowered a bit and he cocked his head to the side.
"So now you think I'm stupid, huh? You think you can play Ms. Innocent? Well listen here, missy. I'm not falling for your game! No one wants you! No one ever has! That's why you're stuck with us! You think we asked for you? NO! That damn child services thought me and Nancy could use a kid to make us 'less hostile.' I dunno what the fuck they were thinking dropping you off at my doorstep, especially when nothing loves you anyway!"
Her gaze shot up at his and without thinking, she blurted out. "Someone DOES love me!" Covering her mouth at what she just said, he stared her down. He turned around and picked up a picture frame. It had a snapshot of Dib and Raye eating Ice Cream at an amusement park.
She sat in his lap and he held her ever so gently. They were smiling and happy. Bob threw the picture, and ran up to her striking her repeativly on her head. She ducked down and tried to cover herself the best she could as he hit her again and again. "Don't you get it!?! He doesn't want you! He want's your body and when he's done with it he'll throw you out his front door like last weeks trash! Don't let him fool you, he doesn't love you! You're just a stupid bitch, and that's all you'll ever be! In my eyes, in his eyes, hell, in everyone's eyes you're NOTHING!"
She cried, and with all her energy, she pushed him off of her and jumped through her open window. "You're wrong, Bob! He loves me!" she said running towards the street. He poked his head out the window enraged that she escaped from his drunken rage.
"Where ya going!?! I'll be god damned if I have you whoring around again!" he yelled, but by then she was running down the street not looking back. Her whole face was red, and little bruises covered her sensitive skin.
She knew where she was going, and she didn't stop until she was standing on Dib's doorstep. Scared Bob was following her, she banged on the front door crying the whole time. "Dib! Please...help me! Help!" Suddenly, the door swung open and Professor Membraine stood in the entry.
"Well hello there little girl! What are you doing here this early in the morning?" Tears streaming down her beet-red face, she looked up at him hopefully. "Sorry to bother you, sir, but may I please come in and see your son? I think someone's after me."
The professor gladly guided her inside and shut the door behind him. "So you're here to see Dib, am I right?" he asked in that happy-ish tone he always has. She sat on the couch and she sniffled.
"Yes sir, if it's allright with you..." He chuckled and started up the stairs. "Of course! I don't mind, you seem like a nice girl anyways." She smiled and thanked him. Sinking down in the sofa, she looked over in his kitchen. She could imagine Ms. Membraine with a bowl of cake batter in her hands stirring and little Dib watching her every move so carefully.
"It's a shame that the Professor didn't know them..." she thought, as Membraine called up the stairs for his son. "Dib! You've got a nice friend here to see you!" Dib appeared out of his door wiping his eyes tiredly.
"Huh? What do you mean, dad?" He looked over and saw Raye sitting on his couch, half crying half shivering. His eyes widened and he ran down to her. "Raye! Raye, what happened to you!?!" he asked, as she threw her arms around him.
"Oh Dib, it was horrible! He hit me, and kept hitting me..." she buried her head in his shoulders crying hard. Dib held her tightly, stroking her back and comforting her the best he could.
Professor Membraine looked down at his son and this girl. Obviously there was something between the two, because anyone in the room that moment could feel it. He felt bad for not being in his son's life, and for not knowing him and Gaz like Claire did. Claire. The professor sighed and shook his head at her name. "My poor, beautiful wife..." he said underneath his breath.
Dib looked at the back of her neck, and there were clusers of bruises on it. She had alot on the side of her face and ontop of her head as well. He held her tighter and closed his eyes.
"Ssh...ssh...everything's allright now, I'm here. I won't let anyone hurt you anymore, Raye." Her crying softened, and she felt so safe in his warm, loving embrace. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him closer towards her, breathing in his scent. "Dib...I'm scared."
"What happened?" he whispered to her, and she looked up at him. "My foster dad knows about you...and he said you didn't love me. He said that you just wanted my body and then he hit me. He hit me like a dog. I tried to get away, and I think he's following me right now..." she said, leaving out the part about Zim for the moment. He pulled her away and looked into her now-all-red eyes.
"Raye...no matter what anyone says, I love you more than anything in this world and nothing will stand inbetween me from you." She grabbed his hand and looked at him.
"Promise?" She had a childlike expression, one a kid gets when their scared of the monster in their closet and thier parent's reassure them that they won't let it get them. Dib smiled and place his hand on her face. He leaned in close to her and whispered in her ear. "I promise on my mothers grave."
He kissed her on her lips, and then remembered his father was watching them. He pulled away from her slowly and blushed. Puzzled, she stared at him and he signled at the stairs.
She looked over and noticed the Professor staring at them and blushed as well. For a moment, no one moved and everyone just stood still. Suddenly, Professor cleared his throat and walked down the stairs next to the couch. "Well, any up for hot chocolate?" he asked, and Dib looked up at him strangely.
"But dad, aren't you busy?" The professor shook his head in guilt, thinking of how those two young lovers were just starting out and feeling guilty for not being there for his wife like Dib was for his girlfriend.
"No son, this is important. Would you and.....uh...what's your name little girl?" he asked, and she looked at him with a slight smile. "My name is Raye.Raye Manslaughter." The Professor nodded and continued.
"Right! Would you and Raye like to go to the Coffee Shop and get some doughnuts?" Dib looked up at their clock and it said 1:00am. "Dad, isn't it closed?" Membraine chuckled and waved his hand. "No no, the 24- hour one! It's not far from here, so whadda ya say?"
Dib looked at his girlfriend and she wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and managed a small smile. "I'd love too, if it's ok with Dib." He nodded and looked back at his dad. "Sure dad, it sounds like a plan." AIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE
A/N: Man, I remember laying in my bed, half-awake and half-asleep, trying to think of the biggest scum-bag I could think of for the part of Raye's foster dad. When I got to the conclusion, I thought he should be named Bob. Heh, that name makes me all giggly. Bob. Try saying it. ....Well, it worked for me! O_ So, what do you think of Professor M.'s change of heart? Yea, strange huh? Hmm, I got a lot of reviews saying I needed to "space" my paragraphs cuz it wuz hurting their eye's -n- stuff.well, here ya go. I'm too lazy right now to do the same with the other previous chapters. Ah well, maybe in the future I'll update 'em. Oh yea, and just cuz I wanted too, I started putting "A/N" at the start of these paragraphs so not to confuse the oh so non-talented ones like myself. **giggles at the name "Bob."** Ok, an-e-wayz, thankies to meh reviewers and I'm going to work on chapter 12. Uh.bai.
~*~Bonez aka HappyNoodleGurl~*~
P.S~*~ Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob Bob