AN: Here we are, the first AU for this collection. Kinda random, but I like it. Chapter four of BB in almost done! Review!

Pain

Garfield sat in the middle of his friend's bed, his face covered by his hands, his normally bright sage green eyes filled with huge tears that flooded in torrents down his cheeks. His muffled sobs leaking into the air as he curled tighter into a ball, pulling his knees up to his chest.

The door of the room opened and a girl just slightly older than Garfield came in, her short hair brushing the skin of her shoulders, exposed by the purple tank top she wore. She started as she noticed Garfield and immediately dropped the suitcases she had been caring. Without a word she crossed the room and knelt down at the edge of the bed.

"Garfield? What's wrong? Why are you here?" Raven asked as she reached up to touch his shoulder gently. Shaking, he pulled away from her touch and curled up tighter against the wall.

Raven pulled herself up onto the bed and carefully moved to sit next to her friend as he cried. Gently, she pulled him into a light hug, drawing him close as he wept. "Come on Gar, it's me, Raven," She whispered and she felt him begin to relax, his sobs becoming less intense and he no longer shook as he breathed. Raven pulled him slightly closer and gently rubbed his back.

Comforted by his normally stoic friend's gentleness, Gar cuddled closer to her and turned his head so he could breath in her scent of lilacs. "Sorry Rae," he managed after a moment. "I couldn't think of anywhere else to go, so I came here."

"It's okay." Raven quietly replied. "I was planning on calling you as soon as I got back anyway." She leaned her head back against the wall as her friend sniffed sadly. "What happened?"

"She broke up with me, Rae. She said she didn't want to be held back by me any more, she wanted something else." Raven felt her friend's tears fall again as he buried his face in her shoulder. "I couldn't think of what to do, I just ran and I ended up here. I knew you weren't home, but I couldn't think, I just came in. I'm sorry." Raven smiled and shook her head.

"It's okay."

Garfield had always been able to confide in Raven, she was his oldest and most trusted friend, and though she didn't say so herself, Gar knew that she returned his trust. In kindergarten the two had met, and though it took about half a year to bring Raven out of her shell, Garfield had instantly been drawn to her. She had sat in the back of the classroom when all the kids crowded to the front, she only spoke when she had to, never babbled like the other children had. It had intrigued little Garfield and he spent all of his free time keeping her company and talking to her, though she never did have much to say in return. A the two had grown, they became close, Raven leaning on Garfield for the friendship she never admitted needing, and Gar relied on her to be there and listen. They were each other's protector, always ready to stick up for the other one in hard times. Now in their Sophomore year in high school, they had been close friends for over ten years, with a few spats on the side.

Raven's room was quiet as it grew darker outside, the rain ceasing and dusk drawing its grey blanket around the day. Raven held her friend as he dosed, the exhausted from crying and being heart broken seemed to have claimed him. Her hand mindlessly stroked through his hair comfortingly as she read a book she had randomly drawn from her bookcase.

It had been no secret that Raven had never liked Garfield's girlfriend, the two had clashed since the day they had met. Garfield was the only person who could get close to Raven when she was sad or in a bad mood, and it made Terra furious. When Garfield had canceled a date because Raven had gotten extremely sick, Terra had been so angry she wouldn't talk to Garfield for days. Since that incident Raven had seen less of her friend, he had always been Terra. But now, now Terra seemed to be out of the picture. If she came back, well, Raven knew what would happen. A small smile lit her face as she placed down her book.

Reaching for the lamp on her bedside table, she gently clicked it off and lay down next to her friend. It had been a long time since the two had slept over at each other's houses, Raven smiled fondly at the memories of all-nighters she and Gar had pulled. In his sleep, Garfield cuddled closer to his friend, carefully linking his arms around her as if she were a giant teddy bear. And the two friends slept, content to simply be with each other.

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