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A/N: Hm. I really didn't think I'd update this story, actually. But then my muse came up to me and said "Hey, you know what, you can do more with this one." Then he looked at me with those adorable kitty-eyes. And since my muse is Quaxo, I could not resist. I mean, would you? Thought not.
Oh, and Raven's little bit of angsty poetry there shall be sung to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Just so you know.
Thanks a lot for the reviews I've recieved so far, you guys! They make me so happy!
The Adventures of Raven Bitca, Part I
People had always made fun of Raven Bitca's ears, and there was no wonder about that. They were slightly pointed and placed a little higher up on her head than what was considered normal. Her eyes had a strange green/yellowish colour and the pupils within them were thin and oblong. People used to say that her eyes looked like the ones of a cat, and then they would laugh.
Her movements were also strangely feline. She moved with unfathomable grace and dignity no matter what she did, and that gave her an air of beauty that the jealous girls in her school could not even dream of. Her hair was black as a raven's wing and smooth as silk. It was also, oddly enough, naturally streaked with blue.
For all this, the kids in Raven's school teased her mercilessly. Woe was Raven! Ever day she walked alone! She tried to tell herself that she was strong without them, and she tried to love herself however ugly she thought she was.
Of all the people in her life, only one person fully understood Raven, and that was her friend Wannabe. Wannabe was a Goth, which meant that she listened to depressing music and dyed her hair black. (A/N: But Raven didn't have to do that, because her hair was already black. Did I mention that it had natural blue streaks? OMGsoalternative!)
Raven decided that she wanted to be a Goth just like Wannabe, a paradox in itself, and therefore she pierced her ears, her tongue and her nose. Now she would certainly be noticed and seen and loved! But ack, for with this she alienated herself even more from the other kids at school. Could she never win?
Raven wrote a lot of angsty poetry that no one would ever read. One of them went like this:
Woe, woe, woe is me
My wounds will never heal
Sobbingly, sobbingly, sobbingly, sobbingly
I think I am a seal
Now you understand why no one would ever read them. They sucked. But Raven didn't think so. She thought that they were alternative and dark and reflected her inner turmoil and stuff.
On this particular day, Raven was about to go with Wannabe to a Goth club. But before she left the house, she decided to watch her CATS DVD. Raven loved CATS, she had seen the DVD lots of times. It was strange, though, that somehow she felt like she'd seen both Munkustrap and Demeter before...
She popped in the DVD. She was home alone, not that anyone cared is she watched TV all day. Raven was an orphan, she had never known her real parents, and the people that had adopted her hated her and wanted her to die. They abused her every day, but no one ever saw her marks, and WOE WAS HER, DAMMIT.
Anyway. Raven watched the DVD, and she dreamed of another place where she would feel at home, where she wouldn't have to hide her horrible ears, where people wouldn't laugh at her...
She stifled a sob and hid her tears as Jellicle Cats came to its end and the cats started to explain about the Naming. Raven closed her eyes and just listened. So beautiful. But wait, wasn't that another sound, one that didn't fit in? She frowned and opened her eyes. And gasped.
In front of the television, completely covering the screen, was a swirling portal. It was slightly pinkish and glittered, and from it came the mesmerising sounds of Victoria's calling dance. Before Raven could blink, she had been sucked into the portal. It pulsated a few times before it vanished from her living room. As if it had never been there at all.
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Raven woke up and noticed that she was lying on hard, cold stone. It was very dark, and she felt strange. Slowly she got to her feet. That was odd. She had always had a better nighttime vision than anyone she knew, but now it was almost ridiculous. She felt that it was night, but she saw everything as clearly as if it had been daylight!
She took a look at herself and gasped.
Fur! She had fur! It was black as midnight and shimmered slightly as she moved. A mirror! She needed a mirror!
After a short while, Raven managed to track down a small puddle in the street, and she stood there for a long time, admiring her own reflection.
Her coat was, as told, black. Her face was the only thing that was white, and it had strange markings. Her lips were coloured a dark blue, just like Raven's favourite lipstick. The fur on her head had blue streaks. The only thing that hadn't really changed were her eyes. They were the same greenish yellow as the last time she's looked into a mirror.
'I look... beautiful,' thought Raven. 'And I am a cat. Somehow I must've transformed when I went through that portal. Awesome! I wonder where Tugger is...'
And, just like many Mary-Sues starting in the real world but ending up in the world of their respective Lust Objects, Raven Bitca accepted the change within five seconds and went on a mission to find the epitome of all things hot: The Rum Tum Tugger.
She didn't get very far. Her path was crossed by another cat, a tom with ginger fur, who jumped down into the alley from a nearby trashcan.
"Well," he purred. "What do we have here? Poor little Jellicle, lost and alone... Far from your precious junkyard. Whatever shall I do with you?"
Raven took a step back. "Macavity..."
The tom grinned toothily. "You have heard of me. I'm flattered."
"I am not afraid of you," said Raven, and noticed that she really wasn't. There was no fear, just anger, and a strength that she hadn't known she possessed.
"You're not?"
For a moment, Macavity looked uncertain. As if he knew something was wrong. He had the power to hypnotize an entire tribe so that they didn't even react when he took away their beloved leader. He could fight off that fool Munkustrap. If it hadn't been for that thirteen times cursed Mistoffelees, he would have gotten away with his master plan to kidnap Old Deuteronomy.
This kitten wasn't afraid of him? Was it possible to get that daft?
And then he got caught in Raven's web of Suedom, and there was no going back.
"I shall show you, foolish child!" he screamed and attacked.
Raven avoided his blows easily. She seemed to move too fast for him to see, her fists flew wildly and hit him in the stomach. As he bent over in pain, she pressed her hands together, as if in prayer, and whacked him at the back of his head. Macavity, AKA The Napoleon of Crime, AKA The Hidden Paw, was promptly knocked out.
"That... wasn't so hard," mumbled Raven to herself.
Of course, she had known she would win. She did have a black belt in every type of martial arts there was, after all. Macavity was a piece of cake.
She turned around to get out of the alley and find her way to the Jellicle junkyard. And discovered that Jellicles had already found their way to her.
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What Raven's keen eyes failed to notice was the shadow that watched her from behind a dumpster. Yellow eyes had followed the black cat's every move, and a very distinctly female voice had snorted loudly when Macavity was defeated.
"Oh yes, that is very likely," it said sarcastically. "Of course you can kick Macavity's ass. Of course. Oh, I'm going to have FUN with you..."
The owner of the voice, a cat just as black as Raven was (but not as sparkly and shimmering, of course) watched as three toms slowly approached the Sue. She recognized them as Alonzo, Tumblebrutus and the Rum Tum Tugger, and they looked at Raven as if they had never seen a girl before.
The Agent shivered. This was going to get absolutely and positively VILE.
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"Who are you?" asked Alonzo and stared at Raven in awe. "I have never seen anyone fight like that!"
"Sure you have," mumbled a voice. "Munkustrap gave Macavity a run for his money at the Jellicle Ball. And he did it like a real cat too, not like Jackie Chan."
Raven looked around, frowning. Surely that had been something... She shook her head and smiled modestly.
"Oh, it was nothing," she said. "I'm sure you could've done it too."
"You knocked him out cold," gushed Tumblebrutus and carefully poked the fallen Macavity with his front paw. "I could NEVER have done anything like that!"
"Me neither!" raved Alonzo. "Who are you, fair one?"
Someone snorted loudly and Raven turned around. There was no one there. She turned back to her two adoring fans.
"I am just Raven Bitca," she said innocently. "I am no one special... But you--" She stared at them, suddenly realizing who they were. "You are Alonzo and Tumblebrutus!"
The two toms didn't know what to do with themselves, they got so excited. They acted like two hyperactive kittens instead of the almost adult cats they were.
"How did you know that?!" they chorused frantically.
Raven turned away from them and watched the Rum Tum Tugger, who had said nothing yet. He was staring at her, as if mesmerized. His eyes... They were magical. Their eyes met, and suddenly Raven knew. She knew he was the one.
"Oh PLEASE! You haven't even TALKED to him yet!"
Raven ignored the voice and fluttered her eyelashes at the maned tom. He smiled goofily. His eyes became distant and misty. He was in love.
"Brave lady Raven Bitca!" said Alonzo grandly and bowed to her. "The Defeater of the Napoleon of Crime! We invite you to the Jellicle junkyard with us, to stay for as long as you want!"
Raven tore her gaze away from Tugger's blue eyes and nodded courtly. "I accept your invitation, Alonzo." She smiled at Tugger. "As long as this fine gentleman does not object, of course."
Tugger sputtered something incoherent. He was practically drooling. It was a disgusting sight. In the end, he gave up on speaking and simply stared at the beauty of Raven Bitca.
"Off we go then!" said Tumblebrutus cheerfully and led the way.
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A/N: Isn't this exciting? OMGwhatwillhappen? Why do Raven recognize Munkustrap and Demeter so? Why won't this bloody website allow me to post the entire thing in one chapter? But, the most important question is of course: Will Raven and Tugger get together?
Nah, don't be silly. Of course they won't.