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Raven's Place
BANG BANG BANG!
The banging noise. The one that woke her up. 'What the freak,' Raven thought, glaring at the digital clock. 'It's eleven thirty. I never sleep in that late. Ever.'
BANG BANG BANG!
'Who the heck is trying to bug me? I swear, if it's Rissa, I am going to kill her.' Raven pulled the covers off of her head and walked over to the mirror attached to her dresser. Her normally well-kept hair was a mess, and so was her face. There were tearstains all over her cheeks, and her eyes were large and puffy. There were even a few tears still clinging to her eyelashes. She shuddered horribly. Another sleepless night thinking about him. It had been at least three days since he left. Maybe it was four days, or even five. She wasn't keeping count. She reached for the comb on her dresser, raking it through her long violet tresses.
BANG BANG BANG!
"Alright!" Raven shouted towards the front door. "I'm coming. JEEZ!"
She didn't bother getting dressed, considering she was just going to go back to bed anyway. Raven groaned. Mr. J would probably fire her for missing so many days at work. Then she would miss the payments on her rent for the apartment and for her car. Then she'd go begging to Rissa, asking for money. Again. She sighed. This was not the Raven that people once knew. The old Raven would have gone to work anyway, even when she would be recovering from an attack and a half-broken heart. 'Half-broken heart?' Raven thought. 'Whatever.'
The woman trudged over to the door with her hand on the doorknob, opening the door to reveal some old friends.
"Oh," Raven murmured. "Hey Vic, Jen." She looked upon their daughter. "Hey Mags." Maggie waved. "Hi Aunt Ravey," she said in the small-child voice. "What's up, Rae?" Vic asked, stepping inside. Raven shrugged. "Nothing much. How are you guys?"
"We're doing well," Jen said, smiling. "We're getting ready for some new members of the family." Raven cocked an eyebrow. "You're getting a dog?" she asked skeptically. Jen laughed lightly. "No," she said. "A cat?" Raven guessed again. "You sound like Uncle Gar," Maggie said with a grin. Raven gasped suddenly and shivered, wrapping her arms around her as if something was missing. Vic slammed a hand over his daughter's mouth and picked her up. "Ha ha! We're just going to pretend that she didn't say that, aren't we Maggie?" Vic stared suggestively at his daughter. Maggie nodded mutely. "Right…" Raven muttered. Then a thought struck her. "Oh my God, you're having a baby, aren't you?"
Jen smiled. "Babies, but anyhow…ding ding ding! We have a winner!" she said with an ecstatic expression. "It took you long enough, but you got it!"
"Oh my gosh, I'm so happy for you guys! Do you know what it's gonna be?"
"We're getting triplets," Vic said. "Two boys and a girl. We started out with one, and now we're getting three more. It's going to be a madhouse."
"Sounds like it," Raven said, grinning slightly. "If you guys ever need any help, I'm always here."
"Thanks, Rae," Jen said gratefully. "Believe me, we'll need it."
Raven walked over to the fridge, shuffling around for something to eat. "Uh, do you guys want anything? I'm getting breakfast right now, so…speak now or forever hold your peace." Then she noticed- there was barely anything in the fridge. Just some milk, cheese, grape tomatoes, pickles, and a jar of mayonnaise.
"We're good, Rae!" Vic shouted over his shoulder. Raven shrugged. "Oh, well. More for me." She pulled out the cheese and grape tomatoes. That would be her breakfast. She'd spend time with the Stones', try and heal herself faster, go to work for a few hours, and see if she had any money left. She'd have to skip lunch. Come to think of it, she often skipped lunch. With all of that dancing she did and all the meals she skipped, she probably looked like a skeleton now. Well, that was how it was.
"Hey Raven, where's you bathroom?" asked Jen suddenly, staring at her. "Down the hall to the left," Raven responded, jerking her thumb towards the hallway. "Thanks Rae," she said. Raven nodded solemnly.
Maggie was the next to speak. "Hey Aunt Ravey, where's Silas?" she asked. "Oh, the cat?" Raven said. "In my room. I'll get him for you." The former titan pushed open her bedroom door to get the black cat, whom she found curled up soundly on her bed. "You lazy little gnat," Raven said meaningfully, picking the feline up by scruff on its neck and carrying him out the door. "Here you are, Maggie," she said, dropping the little fluff ball into her arms. "What do you say, Mags?" her father asked. "Thank you, Aunt Ravey!" the little girl said happily. "Your welcome," Raven responded with a slight smile.
Then, Maggie was off to play with Silas the Lazy Kitty.
"You still haven't changed," Vic smirked. Raven cocked an eyebrow. "What in the world are you talking about?" she asked skeptically, sitting down on the couch with her grape tomatoes and cheese. "Don't play dumb with me Rae," he said. "You still don't let anyone in your room. Not even little kids."
Raven shrugged. "What's wrong with that?" she asked. "Do you let Maggie into your room?" Vic stared at her as if to say 'duh.' "Oh, sorry," she said. "Standard question."
Vic shrugged. "Very standard question," he said. "So…how are you taking things after…Gar left?" He was nervous about bringing up the question. Raven closed her eyes. "I don't really want to talk about it," she said softly, glaring at her food. "Talking will make you feel better," Vic said in a sing song voice. "And don't tell me it doesn't. You know better than anyone that it does."
Raven made a growling sound in her throat. "Okay, Dr. Phil, where would you like me to start?" she asked sarcastically. Vic grinned triumphantly. "I knew you'd see things my way," he said smartly. "Well, Miss Roth, let's start with when Mr. Logan went to New Jersey to act. How were you affected by that?"
Raven glared. "First of all, don't call me 'Miss Roth,' and don't call Gar 'Mr. Logan.' You sound like a lawyer." Vic cocked an eyebrow. "Rae, just answer the question," he said.
"Okay, okay," Raven said angrily. "Actually, I understand…sort of. I know that acting is his job, and he has to make a living somehow, but…" she trailed off. "I know this might not sound like me at all, but…he never said goodbye. He didn't wait for me to wake up, or call me to say anything…wait, ignore what I just said, he doesn't have my number." she waved the thought away. "You know what I'm getting at, right?"
Vic nodded. "Yeah, I get it." He sighed. "You really miss him don't, you?"
Raven nodded sadly. "Yeah," she whispered, wiping away a tear. "Yeah, I do." She looked up at the ceiling to prevent more unwanted tears. "I feel like crap, and I'm pretty sure I look like it, too."
Vic patted her back sympathetically. "Don't worry, Rae. He'll come back. I know he will." Raven nodded tearfully. "I know he will, too," she said. "I just miss him too much." She paused. "I sound really selfish, don't I? This is his job. I can't keep him from what he needs to do. I feel like an idiot."
Jen soon entered the room. "Hey, Jennie. How's bathroom world for you?" Vic asked. Jen cocked an eyebrow. "Excuse me?" she asked. "Uh…forget I said that," he murmured. "I need to make a phone call. See ya." With that, Vic dashed out of the room to make is phone call.
"Vic, the phone's in here," Raven pointed out. "I know!" Vic said. "The call is cell-phone worthy. Do not interrupt me."
"Men," Jen said, shaking her head and taking a seat next to Raven. "So, have you any meditation lately?" Mrs. Stone asked gently. Raven shook her head. "Not recently. Ever since I destroyed part of my father, I can feel more freely and it's not as important to keep my emotions in check." Jen nodded. "I see. Try meditating later today, it'll take your mind off of things and it'll calm your nerves and take away stress." "Does it work?" Raven asked. Jen smiled. "I'm carrying triplets and I'm already get stressed. Trust me, it works like a charm."
Meanwhile…
Vic peered around the corner. "Seriously dude, she's a wreck. You should see her," he said into the receiver. Gar's voice answered him. "Whoa. Is that my fault?" he asked nervously. "Uh, kinda," Vic said, stating the obvious. "According to Rae, you didn't even say goodbye. That really hurt her." "I kissed her goodbye!" Gar argued. "Was she awake?" his former teammate asked.
"Ooh…no she wasn't," Gar said truthfully. "I feel reeeeeeeeeeeally stupid right now." "Yes, I can tell," Vic said, again pointing out the obvious.
"You wanna know something bad?" Gar asked. "Okay," said Vic. "Hit me." "To make a long story short, Terra's back and she's my costar."
Vic gaped. "You're kidding," he said. "I wish I was," Gar replied. "You should have heard us rehearsing. She was badmouthing Raven and everything. And, dude, you're gonna get a kick outta this. Someone made wigs to look like the titans' HAIR!" "Dude!" Vic exclaimed. "That is so weird!" "I know!" Gar said. Pause. "So…" Vic mused. "What did mine look like?" Gar laughed. "You don't have any hair, remember?" he said. He got a small "oh" in return.
"Ooh! I got an idea! I got an idea!" the movie star shrieked, his voice high pitched like a little girl's. "What? What? What?" Vic asked. "Put Raven on!" Gar exclaimed. "Don't ask questions, Victor, just do it!"
Vic shrugged. "Okay." He walked into Raven's living room. "RAE! It's for you!"
Raven cocked an eyebrow. "Me?" asked. Vic gestured for her to come over. "Yes, you." He gave the phone to her.
"Hello?" she asked softly. "Raven?" the voice said. She smiled. She knew that voice. "Gar?" she asked. "Yes! Rae, I've missed you so much!" "I've missed you too," she said in a small voice. Gar noticed this immediately. "Umm, are you alright, Raven?" he asked, his voice coated with concern. "You seem kind of quiet."
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm great!" she said in a false-happy voice. "Everything's been going fine." Liar. Things were not going fine. "How about you?"
"Well…" Gar trailed off. He looked around him. People were putting up the set with extreme difficulty. It was supposed to be a seemingly identical model of Starbuck's Coffee, but it came out totally wrong. Maybe because Lenny thought that they should put a little most 'sha-bam' or 'oomph' into their creations. Idiot.
"Well," he said again. "Let's just say things haven't gone like they were planned." He left out the part about Terra. She was still asleep in the rehearsal/dressing room. Dressed like a deranged clown. (-grins evilly- Three cheers for sweet revenge!)
"Oh really?" Raven asked in a half sympathetic half mocking voice. "I would have thought that things would have gone perfect for you. I mean…you're only the hottest thing to hit the Earth since Orlando Bloom."
Gar raised his eyebrows. "Are you saying Orlando Bloom is hot?" he asked, with a hint of mocking pleasure in his voice.
"I never said I did," Raven said with a shrug. "You never said you didn't," he retaliated, laughing. Raven paused. "Well…" "DON'T SAY IT!" Gar said, faking a heart-broken voice. "YOU HATE ME!"
Raven snorted. "Hate you? How could I hate you when I love you?" Gar didn't respond. "Gar, every girl nineteen or younger (or older) is practically in love with Orlando Bloom and you. They can't help it."
Gar smirked. "Like heck they can't help it!" he yelled. "I mean come on, I'm gorgeous!" "Let's not get carried away," Raven said with a quick laugh. "You may be adorable, but I'll have to think about you being gorgeous."
Gar frowned. "You're breaking me down, Rae," he pouted. "I try," she said sarcastically. She got a disappointed sigh in return. "Don't take it that way, Gar. You know I think you're the best."
He sniffled. "Yeah, I know," he said meekly. Raven laughed. "Are you crying?" she asked skeptically. "No!" he said quickly. "I just have a frog in my throat and my eyes itch."
"It sounds like your crying," Raven said simply. "YES, I ADMIT! I'M CRYING?" he burst out, receiving several strange stares in return.
"I knew it!" Raven said triumphantly, letting out a peal of laughter. "Yes you did!" Gar shouted. "And now that I admitted it, people at the set are giving me weird stares."
Raven shrugged. "Tell them to get their own lives," she said simply. "I'll do it!" he said happily." He turned to the people at the set. "GET YOUR OWN LIVES!" he screeched. The people just shrugged and went back to their business. "I'm happy now," he said into the receiver. "Yay!" Raven said semi-happily. "His royal highness is satisfied." Gar grinned. "That's me!" he said proudly.
They were quiet for a moment.
"Hey Raven."
"Yeah?"
"I got an idea."
What?"
"You…"
"Yes?"
"Can come…"
"Yes?"
"to New Jersey…"
"Just spit it out already!"
"I'm gonna arrange a ride down to New Jersey for you so you can see me! And I can see you!" he said, bursting with excitement. "Awesome!" Raven said. "So, I'd get to see you perform on stage and see how movies are made? Great deal!"
"So that's a yes?" Gar asked hopefully. Raven nodded. "Yes."
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"
The former titan held to phone away from her ear. He was really loud. She spoke up as soon as he was done celebrating. "So…"
"Okay, so the Hummer limmo will pick you up tomorrow at nine, 'kay?" he interrupted. Raven didn't have time to reply. "And New York is four hours away from New Jersey, you'll probably get bored, so I'll have the limmo stocked with horror books, cable, DVD player, DVD's, herbal tea, and a tea maker, and a sound proof shielding so you don't have to talk to the driver, and trust me, you don't want to. He's a perv, and sadly the only driver we have available. I would get you myself, except my agent would murder me if I left, so you get to ride a limmo. How does that sound?"
Raven's mouth hung open, taking it all in.
Horror books…herbal tea…seeing Gar…herbal tea…going to New Jersey….herbal tea…
She hadn't been able to buy herbal tea for months. She couldn't wait. "I can't wait!" she squeaked. "I'll get to drink herbal tea- I MEAN SEE YOU!"
"I'm glad you like it," Gar said happily. "Remember, tomorrow at nine." "Okay, I got it," she said. He sighed deeply. "Well, I gotta get back to work. Love ya, Raven."
"Love ya, Gar. See you tomorrow." "See you." Click.
Raven sighed like a love-sick teenager.
Jen and Vic looked at her strangely. "Did something good happen?" Jen asked. Raven nodded slowly. "Yes…" she grinned. "Tomorrow I'm gonna ride a limmo down to see Gar." Vic gaped. "What kind?" he asked. "Hummer," Raven responded, still in a daze.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Mr. Stone squealed. "HUMMER LIMMO! OH MY GOD!"
"Calm down, Victor," Jen said cautiously, putting a hand on his shoulder. "JENNY, IT'S HUMMER LIMMO! SHE IS SOOOOOO LUCKY!" Vic was acting a thirteen-year-old girl who had just found out that she made the cheerleading squad.
He jabbed a finger in Raven's direction. "LUCKY!" he said. Jen laughed nervously. "Sorry Raven, I think we'd better leave before Vic asks about the interior. Thanks for letting us stop over," she said. "Any time," Raven said welcomingly. Jen nodded thankfully. "Maggie, let's go!" she called. "Coming, Mommy!" Maggie responded, setting Silas down on the floor and walking over to her parents.
"Thank you, Aunt Raven!" she said adorably, walking out the door. "Welcome," Raven said slowly, flopping back on the couch. She grinned foolishly. "I'm gonna see Gar and drink herbal tea…" she whispered.
That might have been the longest chapter I've ever written. Please review! And I shall reveal Terra's terrifying look next chapter! BEWARE!