Ch.13: A Night to Remember
We had actually kissed! Her lips against mine fighting temptations and letting everything go. No barriers, no rosy cheeks, no fainting, no, this was real and I was actually having the best time of my young life! She was actually a really good kisser, but how would I know this is my first time! It lasted for about a full 2 minutes before we broke apart and fell back against the soft velvet seats. Her cheeks were bright red and mine were a deep brown (just one factor of being green!). She smiled and rubbed the back of her neck and looked at me with her deep purple eyes, the look of love and embarrassment.
"Wow…that was…great, but uhh I didn't mean to go out like that towards you Rae, sorry!" I sighed while backing up against the chair.
"You shouldn't be, that was very… interesting." She smiled in her soft monotone voice.
"You liked it you know it!" I laughed with my cheeks still brown.
"I know I liked it but I am just wondering, what does this mean for us?"
"Well answer me this Rae, do you like me, not like a friend but do you love me?"
"I don't know Garfield; I have never felt like this before. What do you say?"
"Me neither, but I do know one thing, you and me just don't do that to people on the street, so is it something?"
"Yes, its something, you can say it's a start little Garfield but if you want to get any further I suggest you keep up what your doing." She laughed as we got up and walked towards the exit.
As we were about to leave something caught my eye. A teen in the corner booth with long braided hair that made him look like a spider. He had sharp fang teeth and deep black eyes. He wore a punk jacket and a white t-shirt with long ripped up jeans down his lanky legs. He gave me a smile and then I nearly feel over when I saw a crooked orange S hanging from his neck!
"No…not now, not now." I whispered to myself.
The kid held up the necklace and shook his head and like nothing happened he ran out the room passing us and as he passed me I heard him chuckle. This was it, I had let Raven into my life and now Slade really did have my weakness. I had to protect Raven because he will be after her soon.
Back in the underground HQ of Slade, the dark one himself sat on a long armchair facing a desk and a TV. He had a smile on his face and it grew wider when the long spider like kid entered the HQ.
"Hello Fang, nice to see you back so soon, did you get what I needed?"
Fang pulled out 3 pieces of paper they were pictures of Garfield and Raven kissing in the booth.
"Good boy, go to Terra and inform her that project BEAST is almost completed she knows what to do. And Fang, keep an eye on young Raven, we might need her if anything goes wrong."
The boy nodded and left the room with nothing but a stern face. Slade was left in the dark but not for long. He opened his drawer and pulled out a videotape. He slipped the tape into a VCR and a black and white picture showed up. It was one with Plasmus and Garfield talking. Slade gave a confused look and turned up the volume. The first thing he heard was Plasmus telling Garfield of himself and Slade. He gave a growl and slammed his fist into the wooden desk, the desk splintered in a loud crack. Slade pressed a button on his desk and there was a loud voice coming from it.
"Yeah who is it!"
"It is I master; I need one of your people to do something for me…" Slade growled.
"Oh yes hello young Slade, you need one of my people? Yeah sure, there will be a person showing up at your doorstep tomorrow during the morning period."
"Good, very good, thank you master and good night."
"Yes, yes whatever."
Slade let go of the button and folded his arms over his mouth and sighed. He looked fiercely at the videotape and began to laugh.
"So I bring you out of the shadows and into my arms, and you talk behind my back like I am some dark overlord! I will have to teach you another lesson like I taught your punk ass friend so long ago!"
There was the sound of thunder clashing through the hallways and Slade gave an even bigger laugh.
"It is time young Justin that you learn why I am the boss and you never speak of me behind my back!"
I walked with Raven hand in hand. I was nearly out of breathe the shook was still on me but I kept my cool in front of the beauty. She didn't need to be in this but something told me she would be.
"Garfield, thank you for coming with me to the café." She said with blush on her cheeks.
"Why wouldn't I? I love you Raven."
"I…I Love you two Garfield." She smiled.
"So where's your house at?"
Before she could answer my cell phone rang. It was Cyborg.
"Hey Victor nice time to call!" I said sarcastically.
"Shut up Garfield, tell me where your at!" he sounded angry all right.
"Stop PMSing man I'm on the corner of Garston Avenue and 2021st street."
"Good I will be there right now; you have had us all worried."
He hung the phone up and I looked down. Before I could sit down I nearly collapsed, I was so tired I hadn't slept well for the past couple nights. And as I took a seat next to Raven as pain hit me in my neck and I felt a familiar darkness take me over.
'Why now!' I yelled into my head.
'Because I gave you time with the beauty we still have business to do!'
'No we don't, not tonight go away!'
'You got one night kid, tomorrow we head to Slade's and no more of these damn deals!'
'Fine now leave!'
'You'll never be the same you know, she will suffer no matter how much we deny it.'
And with that the darkness was gone and I let out a deep sigh. I couldn't take much more of this.
"Garfield, tomorrow after school, want to go out again? This time we ask the big guy first thought" she laughed.
"Sure were do you want to go?"
"Maybe a movie or dinner somewhere wear we can be alone this time."
"Sure of course I would Rae, tomorrow after school then?"
"Yeah."
"Great." I laughed.
She slipped her arm around mine and leaned her head against mine and I felt at peace. She kissed me on the cheek and wrapped her arm around me tighter. I felt the heat of a blush reach my cheeks and a large smile peeled onto my face. But as it was getting better and my mind was coming more into the light, Victor pulled up in the T-car and the door opened for me.
"Come on lover boy lets go!"
Her hand and mines separated so fast we sat up straight and hade blush's on our faces.
"Don't worry you two, it's all good, I won't tell no one."
"Thanks." She laughed as she let out a deep breathe.
I got into the T car and looked over to her.
"Hope in we'll give you a ride!"
"No I can just walk its right down the street."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, night Victor, bye Garfield." She said with a smile toward me.
Victor and I drove off and he gave me a smile towards me.
"You are one lucky guy Garfield."
"Yeah I know, Vic I'm sorry about what I said the other day I didn't know what I was saying."
"It's o.k. but I wouldn't thank me yet I won't be there to protect you from the boss."
"Holy crap I forgot about that!"
"Yeah I know you did but its o.k. she'll be cooler by tomorrow."
We slowly entered the home and I tried to walk up stairs but a frying pan connected with my face and knocked me over.
"Ow what was that for!"
"That's for leaving me the other day!"
A plate of food flew at me and smashed into a picture as I dodged.
"That's for making me worry!"
Before I could run upstairs a belt wrapped around my leg and pulled me down the cold stairs.
"Victor help!"
"Everyman for himself soldier!" He said as he began to run to.
But he to was caught by a frying pan to the back of the head and we were both dragged across our floor by our 'mom' who had a bright red face and a piece of her hair dangling over her left eye. She threw us into to chairs and went into the refrigerator.
"What are you going to do to us?" Victor squeaked.
"Oh nothing you won't die from, its time you both learn to never leave me worrying like that its time to pay!"
She threw a large steak at my place and a plate of vegetables at Victor.
"No nothing but that!" we cried as she stuffed a chunk of our food into our mouths.
Away from the crying boys Caitlyn was laughing as she sat on the floor and giggled at every face Garfield made. She got up and crawled up the stairs still giggling.
"Good night big brother!"