Hello oh corrupted slaves of mine. I bring you tidings of cold feet. Well, as slow as I am at updating, it's gonna get worse cuz I got in trouble for grades. So yes, my slaves, fewer updates. But for the present moment, enjoy what I'll give you.

Unbreakable

Raven marched into Liven High School with the most determined face she'd ever worn.. In one day, all of her friends had backstabbed her, tried to pretend they didn't know what she was talking about, and then gotten mad at her. All in all, Raven felt entirely alone. To make matters worse, Thanksgiving was the next day, and ever since Raven's mother met Richard's father the Wayne's and the Roth's had eaten Thanksgiving dinner with each other.

In essence, Raven was doomed.

A minute later, Raven was standing in front of the people she hated most at the moment: Jennifer, Victor, Kori, Gar and Richard. She eyed them maliciously, hate shining in her deep crystal blue eyes. "I just don't understand how the people you trust the most can turn around and backstab you," she said, looking particularly and the man she used to call her best friend. "It's despicable." Jennifer looked at Raven with something like compassion in her eyes.

"Raven, we're sorry. It's just I knew you liked Dick and you two being in an all out feud wasn't gonna help your chances of getting together." Jennifer had regretted saying that as soon as she let the words out. Raven turned to her, even more malice now in her eyes. "Thanks." She said sarcastically, then tuned and stomped away. Or tried to stomp away.

Dick grabbed his best friend and lovers wrist, and pulled her close. "I didn't know." He whispered into her ear. It made Raven weak in the knees, and she almost gave into him. But she stood firm and glared into his eyes. "Even so, you had no right." She spat in a whispered voice. But it had no affect on Dick and he began stroking the gothic vixen's cheek.

Raven just slapped him, kicked his knee, and then walked off.

In Raven's homeroom:

"Hey, Raven." someone said from behind the girl. She turned to see Garth, a hott guy from the swim team. "Garth." She said turning her back to him. Garth rolled his eyes. "Fine, I guess you don't want this then." Garth said, making Raven turn back to face him. In his hand sat a party invitation. "Why, pray tell, would I want a party invite?" she asked, voice edgy. Garth grinned. "Because I've made it a costume party."

Raven grinned. She had known Garth since second grade, even though they never really talked. "You know my weakness." She kidded. A gleam appeared in Garth's eyes. "So is that a yes I'll come?" he inquired. Raven took the invitation from Garth's hand. "There's only one thing that presents a problem. Knowing you, we'll need dates." Garth shook his head. "Normally I would, and normally I'd ask you to be my date, but since it's a costume party people don't need dates cuz I've got an awesome plan." Raven nodded and walked to her seat. She was just hoping Garth hadn't invited Dick.

Thanksgiving night:

The doorbell of the Wayne residence rung. The butler, Alfred scurried to the door to answer it. He swung the huge door open, revealing the three Roth's. "Ms. Roth, and children." Alfred said, bowing. "Hey Alfred." Arella greeted, ushering Raven and Isabella (Raven's younger sister) in the manor. "Master Bruce and Master Dick are in the dinning room awaiting your arrival." Alfred said primly. "Thanks." Arella said, taking her daughter's and walking towards the well-known dinning room.

There in the master chair sat Bruce Wayne, and on his right sat Richard. Upon seeing her age – old friend, Raven stuck up her nose and walked to the chair next to her mother's. "Don't you want to sit next to Dick, dear?" Arella asked her eldest daughter. "Pshh, no." Raven said, casting an evil glare towards Richard. Arella eyed her daughter. "Rae, go sit next to him, it's a tradition." Sighing, Raven stomped off towards Dick to do as her mother told her.

The whole night was hell for Raven. Being mad and at Dick and having to sit next to him during a Thanksgiving dinner was not the easiest thing to do. Dick kept trying to make small talk, which Raven ignored. But the to parents noticed this and became suspicious. What was going on with their children?

Arella and Bruce, however, did not act. They figured if their two children were fighting, it was something big that they would be able to fix. They were correct.

Friday night, Garth's party:

A girl dressed up as Amy Lee appeared at Garth's door. The boy, dressed as an Atlantian, ushered the girl he knew was Raven in the door. Raven immediately left Garth's side, electing to be a wallflower instead of dancing.

But after a few minutes of the party, she realized having no friends was extremely hard. She was getting very lonely. But, to her surprise, a boy dressed as Shaun Morgan headed her way. "Hey, you're dressed as Amy Lee." He stated.

Raven cocked her eyebrow. "Yeah, and you're dressed as Shaun Morgan." She said, observing the boy's costume. The guy smiled. "Wanna dance, Amy?" Raven looked around as if she was waiting for the wall to swallow her up. Finally, with a sigh, Raven agreed.

The song they were dancing to was Sugar We're Going Down. Raven knew Garth had good taste in music, and although it wasn't her favorite song, she liked it.

The guy she was forced to call Shaun spun her around. Raven's black hair danced around her face, making her look more like Amy Lee than ever. Shaun brought "Amy" close to him, looking deep into her blue – green eyes. "Don't you think it's ironic that we're dressed as two people that are married?" Shaun inquired. Raven shrugged. "Not really. But hey, if you wanna take it like that by all means do."

Shaun rolled his eyes and continued to whirl his Amy Lee around the room.

At the moment, Garth was feeling like a smart- ass. He had seen the boy dressed as Shaun Morgan walk over to Raven, and likewise had seen Raven except the boy's offer to dance. Oh, yes, was he going to be sneaky.

Suddenly, near the end of the song that was currently playing, it cut off and was replaced by Broken: a song by Seether, featuring Amy Lee.

Garth's sudden actions made Shaun grin. "Up for some karaoke?" Raven didn't want to, but she agreed.

Shaun jumped up on stage and grabbed two mikes from Garth and handed one to Amy. He helped Amy up onto the stage and began to sing. "I wanted you to know that I loved the way you let off…"

Raven was on stage, yet in her own world. She heard Shaun singing, but it was only in the back of her mind. It was then it her turn to sing. She realized in that instant who she was really singing to. "The worst is over now and we can breathe again, I wanna hold you high and steal my pain away, There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight, I wanna hold you high and steal your pain…"

As suddenly as the song had begun, it was over, and Shaun led Amy off the stage. They looked every bit the celebrity couple that lived in real life. Shaun was clutching Amy to him, and Amy was holding Shaun's hand.

Shaun led Amy out into Garth's yard. "When's the unveiling, Shaun?" Amy asked. Shaun turned to look behind him where Garth had a large timer projecting on his fence. Three minutes. He replied. Amy nodded. "You ready to find out who's really behind this façade?" Amy asked, slight grin gracing her features. Shaun grinned back, and nodded. "Yes, my sweet angel of music."

Amy rolled her eyes at the comment. "Okay first of all, I could be the biggest nerd in all the school and you'd be calling me an angel, second of all I'm a goth, and third and most important of all, you have no clue who I am."

Shaun looked deep into Amy's eyes. Suddenly, the timer blared, signaling it was midnight: unveiling time. Garth's voice ripped through the night air on a P.A. system saying it was time for the unveiling.

The two teenagers turned their backs to each other, and pulled off their wigs. "Ready?" Shaun asked. "As ready as I'll ever be." Amy through over her shoulder. "On the count of three." Shaun said. "One, two, three."

Raven couldn't have been more surprised. There, right in front of her, stood her best friend. Dick just gaped. But he was even more surprised when Raven just stood there, a look on her face that suggested she thought she was guilty of something.

All of a sudden, as if a demon had taken over her, Raven sprang forward and tightly embraced Dick. "I'm so sorry." She gently whispered in his ear. Dick hugged Raven back. "No, it's not your fault. I never should have done that to you. You're my best friend, but more importantly, my love."

Raven looked at him, eyes glistening. "Thank you." She said, nestling her face in Dick's toned chest. "Hey, no problem." He replied, smile visible to the whole world.

They walked home together, hand in hand. As they were doing so, an idea struck Dick. Were they officially going out?

"Rae?" he asked, squeezing Raven's hand a little. "Yeah?" she replied. "Are we officially going out?" Raven stopped, making Dick stop in front of her. She dropped his hand. For a second, Dick thought she was going to say hell no. But to his utter surprise, Raven instead wrapped her hands around the boy's neck and kissed him. Dick, although extremely surprised, kissed back.

After a minute or so of making out, Dick broke the kiss. "Should I take that as a yes?" he inquired. Raven just smiled and retook Dick's hand. "Alright then!"

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Alrighty then that takes the cake for this chapter. I had originally planned for this to be the last chapter, but I changed my mind. I think it's gonna be the second to last chapter, not including the epilogue I'm most likely to include.
Raven Victoria Roth a.k.a. AZARATHGIRL