A/N: So I'm sittin on my ass watching Center Stage when I realize I haven't written a songfic in a long long time so I'm decide to write one at like 1 in the morning. It's all good. Raven dearest, this one is yet again, for you. But anyway, there are two more on the way... One for my sapphy and one for my oracle/pie ness, because I think they both deserve their own freygan songfics. And I know it's not the best song, but you know what fuck off lol. Anyway, here it is...

Friends Forever

For Raven (even though a lot of it is about me mwuahahahahaha)

Remember when we used to talk all night?
We didn't get much sleep

I stand in the doorway to her room, letting her cry silently. Raven, ex- queen of Brooklyn, never cries.

Talkin' 'bout and plannin out our lives
And who we're goin' to be

"It's okay to love Jack, Ray." She looked up at me, horrified.

"Why are ya even sayin' that? I don't love Jack, I love Spot." she says quickly, wiping her face. I smile sadly at her.

"It's okay to lie to yourself, but don't even try to lie to your best friend." I reply, sitting next to her. "It's okay. You don't choose your feelings."

Things were so much different then
Our lives have changed so much my friend
But you and I will always believe

I watch her walk defiantly up to Jack Kelly, head of the Manhattan newsies. She looks him in the eye, grabs his neck and pulls him to her. I roll my eyes and shove my hands in my pocket. Time to walk away.

'Cause we'll be, you'll see; we'll be, we'll be friends forever
We'll be, you'll see; we'll be like Thelma and Louise
We'll be, you'll see; we'll be friends forever

I'm reading back in my journal now as I sit in the room that Raven and I used to share. She spends most of her nights in sleeping innocently with Jack now, so it's become my room. Oracle's is right next to it. I flop on my back, remembering back to the days that I thought that someday I might be where Raven is now. What can I say... Jack is Jack.

I know that he's been hurtin' you
I've known for awhile

The day finally comes where I can't hold back my rage anymore. I slam my fist into Kelly's drunk face and watch him sprawl back, shoving the bunk behind him backwards, allowing him the space to fall. He'd hit Raven one too many times while drunk, and she never said a word to me, thinking it would upset me.

Yeah it upset me, upset me to the point that I continue to beat the shit out of Kelly just for making my best friend, my sister in every way except blood, lie to me. She looks up at me with a silent gratitude. Safe to say, I'm now on the street heading towards Brooklyn. It's a long shot, but I just might be able to convince the one and only Spot Conlon to let me have a place to stay.

Now you've found love in someone new
I can see it in your smile

I walk into the Brooklyn Lodging House, and yell "Anyone here?"

Tabloid, Spot's Right-hand man, peeks his head around the corner. "Yeah?" he asks, half-interested, then adds, ""heard about Kelly. Nice one- that bastard deserved a fist to the face a long time ago."

I grin at him, amused, then ask him if he can get Spot. The dark Italian nods, and disappears once again.

"Well, if it ain't Jackal-goil." Spot Conlon saunters down the stairs, calm and cool. He looks me up and down then adds, "Well?"

"Well, you heard about Kelly, right?" Spot nods, a hint of a grin plays at the corner of his lips. "Well, I got kicked out. I need a place to stay." I pause before going on, and sigh. 'Well, I was wondering if I could stay here."

The grin that has been playing at his lips finally breaks free, and he grins widely. "'Course you can. We'll always have room for the girl who kicked Jack Kelly's ass."

I laugh, and he does so also. Then, without any word, he leans down and brushes his lips against mine.

I swear your secrets safe with me
Won't tell nobody what I see
What you need is perfect trust in me

It's hell breaking loose on her face as I explain why I'm holding Spot's hand and why he's grinning at me with that special little look. She looks betrayed, hurt, and lied to.

Funny, I had those exact feelings when I realized what the bruises on her arms were really from. When I watched him hit her repeatedly. When I watched her take it with no self respect. True, situation varies a little, but all in all, same feelings invoked.

We all need someone we can trust
A friend of our own

Jack takes her hand in his, appearing from no where. She's not alone, I'm not alone. We both have men in our lives that we love. We're both... happy.

I swear your secret's safe with me
You're not alone

I look around and see the couples faces; Oracle sitting in Pie's lap, Elizabeth and Blink playing pair blackjack against Race and Sapphy, Mouth and David, Sylvan and Coda, Alaska and Mush. It seems like we've all hit a romantic little trip. But this time, I'm not alone. Raven doesn't have to support me, and I don't have to support her. We hold each other up because we want to.

Together, forever, You can depend
Together, we will fight 'til the end

R/R please

Carryin' the banner,
Jackal