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Chapter Sixteen
Raven slowly walked into the building, parking her motorcycle in a safe spot. She slowly entered. She walked to the front desk.
She whispered something to the woman, who nodded and replied.
"235."
Raven nodded with a small deadly smirk.
"Thank you." was all she said.
She walked to the elevator and walked into the small compartment. She stood there, her thoughts filling her mind.
This is it, she thought. This is what I've been waiting for.
She left the compartment as the door slid open and walked to a room with the number she was given on the door. Raven smirked and she slowly entered the room and closed the door behind her. Seconds later a muffled cry could be heard.
With The Others
Quatre sat on the living room couch, gazing at the ceiling again. In his lap, Lin's head rested as the woman watched TV. His fingers brushed through the long, emerald strands of hair of his girlfriend.
"Q, Duo and I will be back in a few hours!" Missy's voice yelled throughout the house, as the two newest couple walked out the front door.
Lia and Alex walked into the living room.
"Q, Lia and I are going in town. Is there anything you or Lin need while we are out?" Alex asked.
"There is a list for groceries on the fridge door." Lin replied tiredly.
The two girls nodded and left.
"Seems like everyone is disappearing." Quatre muttered, causing a soft giggle to leave Lin's lips.
"You say it as if it's a bad thing." she retorted jokingly.
"I haven't seen Rae all day, do you know where she went?" Wufei asked as he poked his head in the living room door.
"Nope. She probably got called in for work. Why?" the blonde questioned the Chinese pilot.
"I need someone to spar with and she's the best of the best." was the only reply before the black haired man left the room.
Everyone shrugged off Raven's disappearance, but Quatre and the girls began to worry slightly when she didn't show up for a week. A scream sounded throughout the house as the front door swung open and slammed shut.
The black haired soldier ran in and saw everyone standing there. Blood covered her hands and a line smeared on her cheek. She grinned and launched herself at Quatre. Her arms wrapped around his neck.
"It was great. I can't believe it." she cried with joy.
Little Andrea ran out hearing the commotion and screamed at seeing blood on her mother's hands. She backed up slightly. Raven turned and kneeled down on the floor, motioning for the girl to come to her.
"It's ok. Everything is ok. I just need to go wash up. I left so quickly." she mumbled, picking up the child.
"Mama, why is there blood on your hands?" the little girl asked innocently.
"Oh, let's just say grasping life in your hands does the body wonders." Raven said, causing some of the teens to blanch.
"Now stay here and I'll be back." she said, letting the little girl down on the floor.
She walked into the kitchen and washed the blood off of her. She walked back out with a smile on her lips. She noticed Andrea wasn't here.
"We sent her to her room." Lin stated.
Raven nodded with a smirk on her lips.
"So who did you kill this time that has you so happy?" Heero spat out.
Raven's smirk dropped and she looked at the ceiling before shaking her head.
"Is that the only thing I can do Yuy? Am I only alive to kill people? Is that the first thought that comes to your mind at the sight of blood on my hands?" she asked softly.
Everyone, even Quatre, had to nod at this. She sighed and dropped her eyes to the ground, shaking her head sadly.
"That's a pity. I was so happy to give you the news but oh well. I'm leaving, I wont be back for a while." Raven informed sadly, her thoughts paused before she mumbled, "Not that anyone would care about me."
The girl brushed pass Heero, her eyes filled with betrayal as she walked up the steps. Everyone shrugged and went back to their movie in the living room. Everything was silent until a knock sounded on the front door. Heero, being the closest, answered it.
Opening the door he saw the very man Raven had danced with at the party a few months back. He was dressed in casual dark, blue jeans and a black, tank top.
"Hello. I'm here to pick up Raven." he said.
Heero grunted and allowed him inside the house.
"Hello Marquis." the girls and Quatre greeted.
The black haired stranger nodded his greeting back and was about to reply when arms wrapped around his waist from behind. Everyone saw Raven holding him from behind, her face buried in his back.
"Hey Rae." Marquis greeted her.
The black haired girl let go and stepped back. Her eyes looked slightly tired, and the guys noticed Marquis shook his head.
"She said you didn't sleep at all this week. You really do keep promises." he joked.
Raven smiled softly at whatever thought ran through her head.
"Yeah, but it was worth it." Raven paused and looked over her shoulder, "Andrea! Come on we have to go!"
The little blonde girl ran down the stairs, behind her she dragged a small suitcase. A dark, blue teddy bear was grasped in her other hand.
"Yes Mama." she said happily.
Raven looked back at the group.
"I will see you after a month I suppose." she said, her eyes never meeting any of theirs directly.
She turned on her heal, and grabbed Andrea's suitcase. Marquis picked the small girl up and the three left the house quietly. The sound of an engine roaring to life and squealing of tires filled the air only to be followed by an eerie silence.
Two Weeks Later
The girls had dragged the guys down town to the mall. All of their protests fell on silent ears as the girls went from store to store. Duo, who had been following Missy, slammed right into her as she stopped abruptly.
"Hey Shim-Babe, as much as I love you, can you not stop so suddenly." he growled out playfully.
His eyes gained a look of worry when she didn't answer. Her eyes trained on a certain store. He followed her gaze and noticed she was gazing at a maternity store. He paled when he looked back at her.
"Um, as much as I love you, I don't think I'm ready for that." he replied.
The rest of the group caught up to them and gazed at the silent girl.
"Yo, Missy what's wrong?" Lin asked.
A familiar sound of laughter caused them to look over at the store.
Walking out of the store was a familiar soldier. Her long, black hair was pulled into a bun, with half of it falling down her back. She wore a simple, black sun dress that stopped inches above her knees. Her tattoo on her arm visible to everyone in the vicinity. That isn't what they were looking at.
In her arms was a baby girl. She looked to be a newborn. Beside her, attached to her leg was Andrea.
"Mama, I'm hungry." she said, tugging on the hem of Raven's skirt.
"So am I. I bet even little Violet is hungry." she replied to the oldest of the two children.
Raven didn't seem to feel their gazes and walked towards the food court on their left. The group followed, some of them more reluctant.
"Hey Rae." Quatre greeted, walking up to the table.
Raven looked up from feeding the child in her arms. The smile that was on her lips dropped at seeing them. She rolled her eyes and gazed back down at the baby. It's innocent, blue eyes gazing up at Quatre in curiosity.
"I just can't get away from you guys can I?" she asked herself aloud.
Duo was about to reply when a voice cut him off, "Rae, there you are. Panther wants to talk to you."
They turned to see Lilian Rose standing there, no longer pregnant. A smile on her lips as Raven stood up.
"Ok, can you watch over Andrea for me?" the black haired girl asked.
The blonde woman nodded with a smile as she looked down at the, now sleeping, child in the deadly girl's arms.
"Violet seems to have taken a liking to you Rae." Lily teased.
"Yeah, well don't tell anyone. It'll ruin my reputation for being some mass murdering assassin." Raven returned the joke, hitting a guilty spot on the ignored group.
"She didn't give you too much trouble did she?" Lily asked.
Raven shook her head softly, carefully handing the child to Lily.
"She has a common trait among all of us." Raven stated, causing Lily to raise a thing eyebrow questioningly.
Raven stood up and kissed the top of Andrea's head.
"Sweetie I have to go talk to someone. Stay with Lily." she instructed the small girl, who nodded.
Raven turned and ran off into the distance. The group turned their eyes back to Lily, who was rocking the small child in her arms.
"Raven is such a good person outside of a battle. She keeps too many promises in my eyes." Lily remarked as she took a seat.
"Lily? Is this your child?" Lin asked.
Lily smiled with pride and nodded.
"Yeah. Raven had come to the hospital about three weeks ago and I had asked her to stay with me until the child was born. She even helped with the delivery. Sometimes I don't see how she could stand so much blood. Jacarei even passed out." Lily explained, her eyes filled with the memories.
"She was so happy it was a girl like she predicted and ran out of the hospital. I could hear her scream with joy as she ran down the road. She even forgot her motorcycle at the hospital. She ran to tell you guys the news cause it was a premature labor and the baby had made it out ok. I even had her name it. She named it Violet Hue Rose. She said it fit her, because her eyes held a bit of violet and she was a Rose child." Lily continued.
The group around her gasped in realization. Pieces of the puzzle became clear as they realized why Raven was covered in blood when she returned home.
Lily sighed and stood up.
"Come Andrea. We have to go." Lily commanded softly.
The little girl nodded and stood up, grabbing the bags and following behind the woman.
"Bye Uncle Q!" she cried out before she disappeared from their sights.
Quatre looked down guiltily, as did the rest of the group.
End
CR: Hope you enjoyed the story. I kind of like writing this one. Quatre is starting to doubt his trust in Raven. R&R