Chapter 14- Author's Notes/ Sneak Peeks
(Frantic voice) I don't like the idea of having 13 chapters in my story...so here's a last one. (End voice)
Title: Raven's Daughter II: When Love is in Shadow (Thanks Whispering Romance for the suggestion)
(Any more suggestions for titles will be welcomed like Christmas itself)
Here's the summary of the sequel:
Rae is 17 and wants to explore Jump City. She runs into a young teen, and they both fall in love. But, unknown to Rae, he is Slade's son. Unfortunately, Rae has also been forcefully betrothed to a cold-hearted teen from Azarath whom she despises. And does Raven stand a chance of coming back from the dead?
Normally, I would avoid using questions in my summaries...buuut it seems I can't avoid that question mark today.
Sneak Peek at Slade's son:
Name: Aeolus (Ai-oh-luss)
Meaning: (Greek) Change, King of the Winds
Nickname: Alex
Age: 18
Superpower: Uses wind to move objects or control the weather.
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Changes with the weather.
Sunny/Fair: Sky Blue
Cloudy: Dark Blue
Rainy/Windy: Pearl Gray
Storm: Black
And as for one of the suggestions on how to bring Raven back, I'm sorry, but I know nothing of Dragonballz except that it's a TV show. Creative suggestion though.
And here's a trip into my (non-existent) brain to find part of the raw copy for the first chapter! Keep in mind it hasn't gone through the edit fetish of mine.
Sneak Peek at Chapter 1:
(Syron rhymes with Nylon...keep that in mind)
Rae pried open her eyes to stare into the brightest thing ever to exist in the whole wide world: her window. Somehow, the drapes were open so the dazzling rays of light cascaded down onto her radiant seventeen-year-old face. Well, Rae didn't think they were anywhere near dazzling. With a flick of her hand, the shutters were enveloped in black energy and dragged shut. She groaned and got up.
"Mom must have hated the light so much she wanted the window to face her bed. And let's not forget that it's so strategically placed to face east." Rae stopped muttering and flung her legs to the side of the bed. However, instead standing right up, she turned around and looked longingly at the closed window.
When she was ten, her father had wanted to move her to the city to further protect her from Slade, who wanted to unleash Trigon. Rae protested, so a compromise was made. Rae would stay in the tower with the titans, and if she wanted to go out, another would have to come with her and watch her every move. Further more, when there was trouble in the city, Rae would have to stay home, guarded by an adult. At first, she didn't think much of it, as the attention she got was what every child wanted. Then, as she became a freedom-seeking teenager, she longed to explore the city by herself, free and alone.
Rae sighed and stood up. Once she entered her bathroom, the lights turned on and a semi-transparent screen popped up in front of the mirror. On it, were labels reading: Breakfast; News; Weather; E-mail; Music; Intercom, and a whole lot of other yummy stuff. It was just splendid to see how the technology had risen in the year of 2023.
Yawning, Rae got out her brush and touched the screen where it said "Breakfast." A huge menu popped up according to the current kitchen's inventory status. The main reason Cyborg had put in this wonderful computer screen was to stop him and BB from reliving the "Tofu vs. Meat Speech and Debate Competition" each and every morning.
While brushing her long black hair with her right hand, she used her other hand to press "Herbal Tea" and with much thought, "(2) Pancakes with Maple Syrup."
She lightly touched a few buttons after that, and the screen disappeared. Now that the mirror was free, Rae gazed into her indigo eyes. They were violet like her mother's, but with more blue. They also had a more cheery composition to them, but not by too much, as showing excessive emotion was still a dangerous sport.
The whole reason why her father, Nightwing, had chosen to name his daughter after Raven was the similarities between mother and child. Every physical feature of Rae's was her mother's, except for her shiny black hair that went a few inches over her shoulder. She even had the same interests and the same sarcastic drone to most situations. But unlike Raven, Rae laughed more, and loved to pull pranks. In fact, she looked so much like a seventeen-year-old Raven that when she put on her mother's uniform one day, the startled titans thought that it was a teenager Raven come back to life.
And speaking of Raven coming back to life, it was nearly seven years ago since her mother told Rae under the circumstances on how she could. When love conquers evil and it is destroyed from inside.
Rae sighed and went into her closet after she got all washed up. She shifted through her clothes and decided on her usual: black tank top, black shorts, and black gloves similar to what Raven used to adorn her hand. The jewel in the center helped her center her energy for more accuracy. Rae also pulled out her mother's azure cloak. She loved the silky material as it reminded her of the dark soothing Hawaiian waters. And no matter how many times you wash it, it would smell like lavender... like her mother.
Rae floated silently down the stair and heard the trails of voices. There was Cyborg babbling about how he just upgraded his T-car, Terra and Starfire was trying to get Beast Boy to try the Tamaranian's new smoothie, and Nightwing was talking casually to—
Rae gasped. She knew that icy cold voice, and she loathed it. She loathed it more than tofu, bright colors, and even Slade, the reason she felt so trapped. Rae stopped outside the common room door and glared at the hated sound of Syron, the teen she was miserably betrothed to only a week ago.
For the rest of Chapter 1, you'd have to read it when the sequel is published. And there'll be more information about his betrothal business. Keep in mind some of the things you just read might change, as it has to go through my brain's edit scanner.
I'll see you then!
(Frantic voice) I don't like the idea of having 13 chapters in my story...so here's a last one. (End voice)
Title: Raven's Daughter II: When Love is in Shadow (Thanks Whispering Romance for the suggestion)
(Any more suggestions for titles will be welcomed like Christmas itself)
Here's the summary of the sequel:
Rae is 17 and wants to explore Jump City. She runs into a young teen, and they both fall in love. But, unknown to Rae, he is Slade's son. Unfortunately, Rae has also been forcefully betrothed to a cold-hearted teen from Azarath whom she despises. And does Raven stand a chance of coming back from the dead?
Normally, I would avoid using questions in my summaries...buuut it seems I can't avoid that question mark today.
Sneak Peek at Slade's son:
Name: Aeolus (Ai-oh-luss)
Meaning: (Greek) Change, King of the Winds
Nickname: Alex
Age: 18
Superpower: Uses wind to move objects or control the weather.
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Changes with the weather.
Sunny/Fair: Sky Blue
Cloudy: Dark Blue
Rainy/Windy: Pearl Gray
Storm: Black
And as for one of the suggestions on how to bring Raven back, I'm sorry, but I know nothing of Dragonballz except that it's a TV show. Creative suggestion though.
And here's a trip into my (non-existent) brain to find part of the raw copy for the first chapter! Keep in mind it hasn't gone through the edit fetish of mine.
Sneak Peek at Chapter 1:
(Syron rhymes with Nylon...keep that in mind)
Rae pried open her eyes to stare into the brightest thing ever to exist in the whole wide world: her window. Somehow, the drapes were open so the dazzling rays of light cascaded down onto her radiant seventeen-year-old face. Well, Rae didn't think they were anywhere near dazzling. With a flick of her hand, the shutters were enveloped in black energy and dragged shut. She groaned and got up.
"Mom must have hated the light so much she wanted the window to face her bed. And let's not forget that it's so strategically placed to face east." Rae stopped muttering and flung her legs to the side of the bed. However, instead standing right up, she turned around and looked longingly at the closed window.
When she was ten, her father had wanted to move her to the city to further protect her from Slade, who wanted to unleash Trigon. Rae protested, so a compromise was made. Rae would stay in the tower with the titans, and if she wanted to go out, another would have to come with her and watch her every move. Further more, when there was trouble in the city, Rae would have to stay home, guarded by an adult. At first, she didn't think much of it, as the attention she got was what every child wanted. Then, as she became a freedom-seeking teenager, she longed to explore the city by herself, free and alone.
Rae sighed and stood up. Once she entered her bathroom, the lights turned on and a semi-transparent screen popped up in front of the mirror. On it, were labels reading: Breakfast; News; Weather; E-mail; Music; Intercom, and a whole lot of other yummy stuff. It was just splendid to see how the technology had risen in the year of 2023.
Yawning, Rae got out her brush and touched the screen where it said "Breakfast." A huge menu popped up according to the current kitchen's inventory status. The main reason Cyborg had put in this wonderful computer screen was to stop him and BB from reliving the "Tofu vs. Meat Speech and Debate Competition" each and every morning.
While brushing her long black hair with her right hand, she used her other hand to press "Herbal Tea" and with much thought, "(2) Pancakes with Maple Syrup."
She lightly touched a few buttons after that, and the screen disappeared. Now that the mirror was free, Rae gazed into her indigo eyes. They were violet like her mother's, but with more blue. They also had a more cheery composition to them, but not by too much, as showing excessive emotion was still a dangerous sport.
The whole reason why her father, Nightwing, had chosen to name his daughter after Raven was the similarities between mother and child. Every physical feature of Rae's was her mother's, except for her shiny black hair that went a few inches over her shoulder. She even had the same interests and the same sarcastic drone to most situations. But unlike Raven, Rae laughed more, and loved to pull pranks. In fact, she looked so much like a seventeen-year-old Raven that when she put on her mother's uniform one day, the startled titans thought that it was a teenager Raven come back to life.
And speaking of Raven coming back to life, it was nearly seven years ago since her mother told Rae under the circumstances on how she could. When love conquers evil and it is destroyed from inside.
Rae sighed and went into her closet after she got all washed up. She shifted through her clothes and decided on her usual: black tank top, black shorts, and black gloves similar to what Raven used to adorn her hand. The jewel in the center helped her center her energy for more accuracy. Rae also pulled out her mother's azure cloak. She loved the silky material as it reminded her of the dark soothing Hawaiian waters. And no matter how many times you wash it, it would smell like lavender... like her mother.
Rae floated silently down the stair and heard the trails of voices. There was Cyborg babbling about how he just upgraded his T-car, Terra and Starfire was trying to get Beast Boy to try the Tamaranian's new smoothie, and Nightwing was talking casually to—
Rae gasped. She knew that icy cold voice, and she loathed it. She loathed it more than tofu, bright colors, and even Slade, the reason she felt so trapped. Rae stopped outside the common room door and glared at the hated sound of Syron, the teen she was miserably betrothed to only a week ago.
For the rest of Chapter 1, you'd have to read it when the sequel is published. And there'll be more information about his betrothal business. Keep in mind some of the things you just read might change, as it has to go through my brain's edit scanner.
I'll see you then!