The Raven's Song
A/N: Hi guys, I know it's been a very long time since I've updated, and I'm sorry for that. I've been sooo busy, it's not even funny. Not even to mention my long bout with writer's block. But I'm back now and that's what matters, lol. Well, I have chapter five all done, and chapter six half way done. I'm gonna keep trying to update as much as I can, but please be patient with me. It'll be a bit more hard to update once school starts up again, but I WILL make sure I update. Okay enough of my blabbering. Thank you for reviewing, I really appreciate it. Can you please continue to review? It'd mean a lot to me. Okay, well, on with the chapter. (Sorry if it completely sucks)
Chapter five
A few hours later, a exsausted Kim sat on her worn out couch with a cup of tea. Angel was seated across from her in a rather ugly chair. He had made tea for both of them, and now that sat there in silence. Setting down the still full tea cup, Angel looked at the clock, which read 1:30 Am. He had to get back to the hotel before the sun came up. He stood up and sat down again beside Kim.
"Hey, come with me to the hotel. It's a lot nicer than here, and my friends would love to have you." Kim turned her head slightly towards him and smiled.
"Okay." She said softly.
As Angel breathed an unneeded sigh of relief, Kim got up and went into her bathroom. "Just let me get cleaned up." Angel nodded.
Fifteen minutes later, Kim came out with her black back and a duffel bag over her shoulder. "Ready." She said smiling slightly. Angel smiled back and took the duffel bag from her. "Good, let's go."
Kim glanced around the apartment one last time, and walked out the door.
They arrived at the hotel at 2:25 Am. Angel quietly closed the door behind him. Kim looked around. The only thing she could think about the place, was how BIG it was. She heard someone coming down the stairs and glanced towards them. Connor was bounding down the stairs, and when he reached the bottom, he froze. Kim looked at the boy and suddenly froze. Their eyes locked. Neither able to break the gaze they held each other in. It was like some force had bound them together. Goose bumps formed on Kim's arms. The back of Connor's neck tingled. When Angel walked up behind Kim, totally unaware of the static filling the room, and put a hand on the young girl's shoulder, he broke the trance.
"This is-" Connor broke his father off.
"I'm Connor." Kim looked at him a little shyly.
"I'm Ki-" She stopped herself. "I'm Raven."
"Raven," Connor mused, "that's pretty."
"Thanks." Angel's mouth nearly fell open in shock. Connor held out his hand and she took it. A shock of energy filled both teenager's bodies and they pulled away quickly. Kim looked down uncomfortably for a moment, and with a sudden streak of boldness, looked straight at Connor and smiled at him. He returned the smile. Angel couldn't help a smile of his own. He'd never really seen his son smile before.
"Well, now that you two have met, Connor you can show Raven to a room." Connor nodded and grabbed her duffel bag from the floor.
"Follow me," he said as he guided her upstairs. As Kim followed Connor, she looked around the hallway. It was definitely a major change from what she'd been living in for the past year. When they reached a door, Connor unlocked it and she followed him in. When he turned on a light, she gasped. It was...amazing!
There were two windows on the right side of the room, a queen sized bed with a white and pink comforter, it had a small area with a burgundy velour couch, a round, rich brow, coffee table, and a tiny TV on a shelf. She walked up to a white door and opened it. A walk-in closet! She closed the door and walked down a narrow hallway. Opening another white door, she turned on the light. It was a small bathroom, with a shell shaped sink and a cabinet underneath, a tub and shower, and a shiny toilet. She walked out of the bathroom and back to the bedroom area. The walls were painted a bright, clean, white, and the rug was a fluffy cream shade. She looked back at Connor whom was standing by the door.
"Thanks! I mean, this is perfect!" That made him grin.
"My room is across the hall." She smiled again, and Connor felt a strange warmth flow through him.
"Cool."
He cleared his throat and threw her a set of keys. "Those are for the room. I'll leave so you can unpack. See yah later." With that he walked out, closing the door behind him.
As soon as he was gone, she clapped her hands and jumped up and down. "This is so perfect!" She squealed.
Connor walked into his room and slammed the door. What was that? He really liked this girl Raven, but not the way it had been with Sonny. It was different. All those strange feelings he had had. What were they exactly? He shook his head, confused. He didn't want to think about it right now. Putting on his head phones, he plopped down on the bed.
Once she had finished unpacking, Kim walked through the room. She really liked it. This was going to be a new start. As Raven. She didn't really know if she would be able to do it. She had been protecting herself for so long by being Kim. Would her past always haunt her? She would do it, and she would move on with her life. Make something of it. She wasn't very tired anymore, and as she glanced up at the clock she had hung on the wall, she knew she should try and get some sleep. It was four-thirty. She sat down on the edge of the firm bed. The bruise was aching slightly, so she decided to rest. She walked over to the small night stand, and took her book out of the drawer. Slipping off her shoes, she laid down on top of the covers and began to read. As time went on, her eyelids were becoming heavy and she fought to keep them open. The words on the page were becoming blurred, and finally unable to fight it anymore, Kim let her eyes close, and she drifted off into her first peaceful sleep in years.
In his room, Angel was sleeping, and dreaming.
DREAM
A black bird with long wings soared through the shining sky. He could hear humming in the distance, the tune was hypnotic. The bird flew over his head, screeching softly. "Follow." He heard the voice in his mind. "Follow." Each time he heard it, the voice became louder.
"Follow what?" He asked out loud.
"The song. Follow." The eerie voice replied.
Angel turned around as the humming seemed to be moving closer to him. He could see a glowing white light in the distance, emerging from the surrounding woods. This time the voice in his head hissed, "Follow!". He obeyed and walked towards the direction of the humming, and the light. Angel saw the bird fly into the light, and disappear. Still he kept walking, and the light kept moving towards him. Finally he stood in front of the light, and all of a sudden, a woman bathed in light, appears. She had fair skin and long, flowing, blond locks. With piercing blue eyes, she looks at Angel.
"You are a strong warrior, with a good heart, though it does not beat. And you posses a soul of many colors." Angel looked at her, captivated.
"I am not here to do harm, but to give you a warning."
"Warn me about what?"
"Of things to come." Angel just nodded his head.
"She is special. Wanted very much. In danger, as is your world. The girl has much to accomplish. There is much to her. She, too, has a warrior's heart. Good and pure, though scarred. Her soul is unique. She is part of the Raven." The head of the bird from before faintly appears behind the woman, looking like an apparition.
"I must go. But be warned, I will return. And not as a dream. Farewell, champion."
END OF DREAM
Angel wakes up abruptly, sweat glistening on his face.
Connor had fallen asleep some time ago with his head phones still on. He, to, was dreaming........
DREAM
He was in a meadow. The sky was blue, and the grass beneath his feet, lush and green. The air was cool and crisp, like a perfect autumn day. In the sky, a dark bird flew slowly back and forth. In the distance, he could vaguely hear a soft humming. He heard a whisper in his head. "Follow." Connor jumped into a fighting stance, and looked around him for the owner of the voice. There was no one. His cold blue eyes searched everywhere, and he stood as if at any moment someone would jump him. "Follow." He turned around suddenly as the humming grew closer. Her understood, then, what the voice meant.
"Why should I?" He shouted.
"Your heart." Was the simple, yet meaningful reply.
As if on que the humming grew louder. A pure, white light appeared, and like he was hypnotized, Connor walked towards it. It felt like he was being pulled, and Connor allowed it. He came face to face with a beautiful woman that had an other worldly glow and a flowing white gown. She looked at him, and he felt like he was being read.
"Hello, young warrior. I am not here to harm you." Connor looked at her skeptically.
"Why should I believe you?"
"You must listen first and then you may decide if I can be trusted. You are a good judge of good and evil, when that judgment is not clouded by hate." It seemed like she was hinting something to him in that last sentence.
She looked at him with an arched eyebrow. "And you know he is not truly evil anymore." Connor's head shot up and he looked her straight in the eyes.
"How would you know?" He spoke harshly through gritted teeth.
She met his hard gaze. "Calm yourself, warrior. I mean no harm, but you must listen."
Connor looked down. "All right then, speak."
"Good. Your heart will care for her deeply. And ache. You are not wrong in what you feel, you are meant to be with her at this time in your life. Your souls will become one. You will want to protect her with your life. You shall see in time. Which may not seem like enough time to you, but it will be. She will change you in many ways. Go now, warrior. I shall see you in time, but as no dream. Good-bye." With those parting words, she and the black bird disappeared.
END OF DREAM
Connor woke up and rose into a sitting position, taking the headphones off. "Who was she talking about?" He thought.
A/N: Well there's Chapter five. I know, is sucks. Really, really sorry. Anyway, I'll be posting Chapter Six as soon as I finish it. Thanks. And PLEASE review?!
-Ella-