"But you will regret it," he said and I hugged him.
"Told you that you weren't all bad, are you going to be there. Please say you will," I said and he sighed.
"I do not want to endanger anyone," he said and I smiled.
"Then you won't," I said attaching a small pin to him.
"As long as you have that on you have control, it's got a spell in it, I've been working on it for a while, trust me if it works on my other half it'll work on you."
"You are to trusting you know that right Raven," Mikhail said and I nodded.
"All right I'll be there," Lucian said and I smiled.
"Good now both of you do me a favor and get out of my house," I said and they laughed.
"Yeah right, do you they will be okay, we could explain to them. That way you won't be put under any pressure," Lucian said and I shrugged.
"If you want," I said and walked into my room.
I looked at A.J. and sighed.
"Guys come on out, I got the big idiot under control," I said picking up A.J.
We walked out the room and Lucian looked at them.
"What happened to her," Lucian asked and I rolled my eyes.
"Guess you idiot," I said and he laughed nervously.
"Oh sorry it's instinct now," he said and I put her on the couch.
"So you're going to leave her like this," I asked.
"I would like to," he said laughing and she gasped looking at him.
"Raven just what the heck are they, and why'd you tell us to go to your room," A.J. asked and I sighed.
"Cause somebody lost control, and they get a lot worse then I do when that happens," I said and she glared at me.
"And what the heck are they supposed to be," she demanded shaking.
"Relax we're not going to hurt you, we're on your side. I had another side to deal with and it got lose for a while. Don't worry I've got it under control now, Raven is not to blame for this," Lucian said smiling.
"Oh yes that really answers my question," she said sarcastically.
"Relax on the stubbornness," I said in her mind and she growled.
"Why don't you, come on Rea this is over doing it. You enter us in a death battle and call Thor for all we know and his friend goes crazy on us. This is serouisly out of my league dude all Goths have there limits and that vampire being real crap is really stupid. You read to much Raven, you have a major imagination, and I'm not risking my life for two people."
"You won't be I told you that all ready, relax already your freaking out on me now. Trust me if you don't show up then you won't have anyone to protect you when they go after you. Anyone who doesn't show's up is to be killed on sight you know that."
"Remind me why I did this again, all this for a dumb difference in thinking. So she's happy all the time it's not a big deal. I swear if it's your head if anything major happens."
"Like I didn't know that, and anything major can be handled easily," I said touching her head removing the headache she had.
"It's not that simple Raven, there going to go after you two first what if they take you down," she said her eyes shining with worry.
"Does she always do this," Lucian asked and I shook my head.
"You have no idea what a Goth challenge is do you," I asked and they shook there heads.
"That's why, if you knew what it was you'd freak on me and refuse to let me go that's why I'm not going to tell you. Just be there, K, now go away," I said and they looked at me.
"You know by saying that you didn't help your case either. Maybe we should leave you out there as a lesson," Mikhail said and I growled.
"You wouldn't, I know you to well," I said and looked at A.J.
"Relax A.J. okay I've got this, and if you decide I'm too crazy to hang with that's you decision but for now you've got to hang tough. And once we win I believe that'll be a first in history so we'll be good, but we got a problem," I said and she sighed.
"I know, Star doesn't know the last thing about how to fight in a Goth battle. What do you want me to do none of us no much on exactly how to do it, we've seen the read about them but none of us have been in one. If we don't do it right we'll be killed and reminder even those who could do this right still died, what make you think we have a chance."
"A.J. once again I've got it, Star simply needs to learn a few things as do I, you've never fought be for your our main concern."
"Great so what do I have to do," A.J. whined and I laughed.
"The training course, do you think they took it down," I asked Cyborg.
"Only one way to find out," he said.
"Rea isn't that a little dangerous for her, she's not like us," Robin said.
"No she's not like us but she's just like you. You can teach her, you taught me a lot."
"In a couple hours Raven," he said.
"Don't worry I've got my half on this, come on it's not going to kill us," I said.
"How do we know that," A.J. said rolling her eyes.
"Raven you've scared her to the point where she fears for you and you in whole. Just what is this Goth battle," Mikhail asked in my mind.
"A Goth battle is usually a battle to the death," I said and he sighed.
"But that is illegal isn't it," he asked.
"Not in a Goth battle, nobody say's anything about it no cops are called it's usually in a place where they can't get to any way. Its all Goths against one person or a lot usually nobody stands a chance in one, we do have a chance. I wouldn't have told those idiots about it if I didn't think we had a chance, we would've let them start a fight and let them get arrested but then I'd lose my name. When we win this we'll be respected by every Goth around the world, it'll be history that somebody survived this and better yet won," I said and he rolled his eyes.
"SO they all jump on you with a bunch of weapons and beat you to death. How do you think you'll survive that?"
"Because I have faith in myself and in my friends," I said softly.
"Right, I guess we don't have a choice, I'll teach her how to fight It'll be easier," he said aloud and I looked at him.
"Serouisly," I asked.
"Sure, she can learn from a master, it'll be simple," he said and I sighed.
"Egotistic much, all right that leaves us times to get ready," I said looking at A.J.
"Please tell me your kidding, I'd rather go through that stupid training course," she said and I sighed.
"Come on man he's not going to bite you, not that I know of any way. He's harmless to you anyway; any one who'd try to hurt you though would be dead meet. Come on A.J. the more you know the less all of us have to worry about," I said and she sighed.
"Fine then, but you are so dead after this," she said and sat on the couch.
"You have no idea, thanks, A.J., now come on Star," I said and dragged her into my room.
"You can't wear that to a Goth battle sorry, you've got to get something darker," I said opening my closet.
"Is there any chance there is this outfit in black then," she said softly.
"Yeah there should be, you can make it a dark blue if you want it's suitable and you would like it more then black."
"What about a bright red," she said and I shook my head.
"That is the worst thing to wear to one of these things trust me, you can do a black purple combo," I said and she nodded.
"That sounds nice," she said softly and I walked through my closet picking out some chained black/purple jeans and a black tang top with purple "I hate you" lettering and a black/purple jacket.
"Here you go," I said handing it to her and she changed into it in the bathroom.
I smiled when she came out and laughed.
"What's the frown for Star," I asked looking at her.
"Am I supposed to be smiling," she asked.
"Relax will you it looks really good on you," I said and she smiled.
"We are not going to change my hair are we," she asked softly.
"Yep don't worry It'll be a temporary die it'll come out when you wash it," I said softly.
"And to match you'll need contacts, to set it off. Then we can all go back to normal tomorrow," I said and she sighed.
"All right, um what color is it?"
"Jet black and then purple highlights, unless you want a different color highlight."
"A light blue," she asked softly and I sighed.
"Your trying really hard to avoid this isn't you," I asked and she nodded.
"How about sliver and you can have sliver eyes, you can go with red to," I said and she looked at me.
"Put the purple and silver together," she said and I nodded.
"Eye color will be sliver?"
"Yes," she said smiling.
"Right let's do this," I said.
An hour later I walked out the room.
"We have a complete transformation here, I give you Star fire," I said and she walked out next to me.
Everyone stared at her as she stood the smiling.
"You sure, that's the same person who went in the room with you," Beast Boy asked laughing.
"Nice job Rea, she'll fit in perfectly," A.J. said and I smiled.
"Thing is she likes it to she picked out most of it, so this can be her alternate look, and it all comes out if she wants it to, can't make anything permanent on her she changes her mind on everything," I said and she laughed.
"I like the sliver, purple combo that's new I've never seen that before," she said.
"Your about dude too your color starting to fade, the black is covering up the purple," I said looking at her.
"Yeah I know I just never felt like getting it done again. You want to hook me up," she asked smiling.
"Sure but not till your done learning to beat up Mikhail," I said and she groaned.
"She's a fast learner this shouldn't take long," he said smiling.
"All right now you need to learn something's about the subject not that sitting still and reading is your best habit. You can't go into one of these things blind so you've got yourself a little history project on you hands," I said grabbing a book.
"I am going into this blind, but I can see fine," she questioned and I sighed.
"It means your going into this and you don't know anything about it," I said and she sighed.
"So this is the boring part of getting ready for this right," she asked and I nodded.
"To you yes it would be, it's not hard you know. Just read about the basics and the history that's it a lot of the book is just some crap on what Goths are in the first place, that doesn't matter you only need the last half of the book," I said handing her the book and she whined.
"You put a lot of thought of going into this didn't you," A.J. asked.
"Not really I'm just going by what I know, I told you I'm not going into this to lose. We're going to get through this, even if it means moving the earth. I'm not being pushed around and to show them just who there deal with we will win they crossed the line jumping you like that so we'll jump them back," I said softly.
"Three people jumping a group that's new," she said and I rolled my eyes.
"Oh shut up already," I said walking into the back yard.
"Let's see where'd I put it, oh yeah," I said and pushed a small button revealing a gym on the side of the back yard.
"When did you put that there," Kia asked looking at me.
"A month ago, remember when I went missing I was always here," I said and smiled.
"You guys can come back when you done if you feel like it," I said and they nodded before I walked back there.
I had started a month ago and moved up to 50 pounds I was ready to move it up. I laid on the bench and brought down the bar.
"Let's do this," I said and I started my reps.
After about 100 reps I put the bar back and sat up.
"Another ten pounds couldn't hurt," I said adding the weights.
I sighed and walked inside getting some water.
"Dude it's been 15 minutes and your all ready coming in," my brother said and I sighed.
"I did a hundred, look at the weight on it take of ten because I just put those on and tell me I don't have good timing," I said and he looked at me in disbelief.
"You did 50 ponds and you're going to 60, just what are you made of woman," he asked and I laughed.
"I'm good like that," I said and they all looked at me.
"Might as well go for strongest woman," he said and I rolled my eyes.
"60 is nothing compared to what others can do I'm just a beginner here, besidesI knowI can lift way more then that. I'm taking it easy here," I said and walked back outside.
"She's really determined to do this, she to big headed but at this rate I can see why she took the risk. She really thinks she can pull this off," Kia said and I smiled and laid on the bench.
I started my reps again but soon got tired after about doing 80 of them but force myself to keep going. I finished my 100 and sat up ribbing my arm knowing I did something to it. I started to heal it and sighed. A.J. and Star came out the house and I sighed.
"What happened to you," they asked looking at me.
"Forced 100 out of me, I couldn't stop at 80 it's be to off for me. Eh I'll be fine," I said and she looked at me.
"You are some kind of crazy Raven putting us into this mess but then I'd never have the chance to experiences this and live. I might as well go on the adventure with the one friend who's got my back then alone and not come back," she said and I smiled.
"Thanks, hey want to give it a try," I said getting up.
"60 pounds yeah right," she said and I smiled.
"I've got ten over there that's when I first started. Star how much do you want," I asked and she smiled.
"I want some like we had at the tower the thing Cyborg used as weights," she said and I nodded.
"Come on," I walked to the other side and pushed another button bringing out a metal bar and a bunch of metal plates on top.
"Dude you stole my weights," Cyborg said.
"No the other guys couldn't use it so I asked them if I could have them, I don't use them much though, now some one can," I said and Star smiled.
"You just think of everything to put together a house don't you," Kia asked and I nodded.
"Dude that's not fair how come she can lift something like that," A.J. said and I sighed.
"Cause she as strong as Cyborg, maybe a little stronger, unnatural strength," I said and she sighed.
"Oh man I so have a lot of work to do," she whined and I laughed.
"Are you serious, there is a 6 you know," I said laughing.
"Forget it I'm not made for that kind of stuff you guys aren't human that's why you can do it."
"They can," I said gesturing the guys.
"There guys of course they can, not all girls can lift weights," she said.
"Not all guys can either," I said and sighed.
"We so need to relax a while, we'll wear our self's out before we even get there," I said yawning and A.J. nodded.
"Time for a nap," she said and I smiled.
"Star you coming," I asked and she nodded putting down the weights.
"Get us up later," I said and we all jumped on my bed and we're all sleeping in 5 minutes.
"They all ready worn out," Kia said shutting the door.
"So much for Raven's club and today's grand opening. I'll probably check it out for her, it doesn't sound like a bad place," Kia said and I shot up. I check the calendar and screamed.
"What happened," A.J. and Star asked.
"No that's not fair, why does it have to open tonight, damn it, that's not fair," I whined banging my head against the wall and he opened the door.
"I think she has her punishment," Robin laughed and I growled.
"That's not funny guys it was a once in a life time chance, V.I.P. in a brand new club. My life is ruining man he going to hate me now, I've got to tell him I can't go," I whined and Robin growled.
"Wait a second, Kia you love me right," I asked him in a sweet voice.
"Not enough Raven, you got yourself into this you know."
"But I can't tell him I can't make it, it'll ruin me. Come on Kia please your stronger then me so it'll-," he cut me off.
"No," he said.
"Raven it was your idea you can't do two things at once and just so you know when you split in two so does your power," he said and I groaned.
"Wait a second you were waiting to tell me that on purpose, I was all happy about it and then when I figure out what today was you'd rain on my parade," I said.
"Yep," he said laughing.
"You're a jerk and I'm going to kill you tomorrow," I said glaring at him.
"This isn't fair, I hate this and if we have to go because then there's definitely no way out. I hate this, why do I always have to put up a challenge?"
"Now we're getting somewhere," Kia said and I growled.
"Shut up, okay I've had enough out of you," I said and sighed.
"I guess I got to tell him then, it wouldn't be right not show up with out him knowing why. This stinks man an anti-social club and everyone's going but me," I whined.
"Oh wow an anti-social club, so basically nobodies going to be doing anything."
"No everybody's going to be doing nothing and everything. Man your slow a bunch of people who don't talk to other people always end up talking," I said and he looked at him.
"Oh yes that made perfect since," he said and I sighed.
"You wouldn't understand, eh it's all right he's into these things any way he'll understand," I sighed softly and got up.
"Just who is this guy anyway," Robin asked and the doorbell ring.
"I so wouldn't be surprised if that was him," I said answering the door.
"Hey Raven what's up," he said with a heavy European accent and I smiled.
"Hey Silver, um look about the club," I said and he cut me off.
"It's not opening till tomorrow," he said and I looked at him.
"What, why you've been wait for this forever," I asked and he looked at me.
"I heard there was an assigned battle that you happened to be in. I can't miss that besides I'm not leaving you out there with all of them to fight alone," he said and I smiled.
"I'm not fighting alone it was a challenge against me and my friends," I said and he looked inside.
"Yeah you're going to need help," he said and I laughed.
"True but there not who I'm talking about, this is a girls fight here and a bunch of heavy back up," I said and he sighed.
"A bunch of girls, Raven you are crazy right. You do know who dangerous these things are right," he asked.
"Spare me the details I know, I've got it. I don't see why you delayed the opening again but that's on you."
"I have never missed a battle before and I do not plan to," he said and I sighed.
"Your obsesses with it you just won't admit it. So then the openings tomorrow then," I asked and he nodded.
"Right I'll be there," I said softly.
"You better be and no more challenging people," he said and I laughed.
"Yeah right who put you in charge of what I do," I asked and he sighed.
"You are stubborn your going to get hurt one day and I can not save you," he said and I rolled my eyes.
"She won't need you she has me," Robin said standing behind me.
"Oh god, here we go," I sighed.
"Who is," Sliver asked.
"Sliver this is Robin, Robin this is Sliver. Now that's done, I'll see you tomorrow," I said trying to push Robin inside.
"No way, Raven I can't believe it you know him, he's one who started a lot of this, the battles stopped for years then when he found info on them they started up again. He's like the greatest Goth in the world," A.J. said and I looked at her.
"Say what, that's just Sliver, why are you making a big deal out of him," I asked.
"Cause she is Right raven, I never miss a battle because it all goes down in history," he said and I looked at him.
"And you never told me?"
"You never asked," he said smiling.
"You are so dead," I said glaring at him.
"Already half way there," he said and I smiled.
"Go home already before I decide to finish the other half," I said still pushing him into the house.
"You wouldn't dare but fine if you want to be that way, I'll see you tomorrow," he said and left as I closed the door.
"Just who is he," Robin growled.
"Will you relax he's a friend of mine, I do have other friends you know," I said walking past him.
"Yeah he's a friend who has a major crush on you," Kia said.
"Yeah so we've been over this we were just friends, he's cool with it. Even though he has a major flirt tone in him, big deal," I shrugged and A.J. screamed.
"I can't believe you know him everyone would die to get to meet him none the less be his friend. He's the hottest Goth there is," she said screaming.
"Major groupie eh, you can have him but trust me he's not all that he's just a normal guy," I said and she sighed.
"He is not just a normal guy, and he's going to be at our battle that is so cool," she said and I sighed.
"A.J. chill he's at all of them, you want to talk to him so bad you can come with us tomorrow, Robin you can to not that I can say you'll like it. So everyone can get off my back for a while okay," I said and sighed.
"Star you were going in the first place don't even bother," I said and laid on my bed.
"Back to nap' in," I said and yawned.
"Yeah, Kia next time keep all comments that'll freak us out to yourself we serouisly need to rest," A.J. said and walked in the room closing the door behind her.
"Right whatever you say," he said softly.
11:00 that night;
"This is going to be fun," I heard Kia whisper and groaned.
"Girls wake up," he yelledand a fog horn went off.
We screamed sitting up and glared at him.
"What is your problem we told you to leave us alone," A.J. growled.
"It's 11 you might want to get ready," he said.
"Thanks Kia, hey anyone up for a warm-up," I said tackling him.
"Hey man we tried to tell you not to do it," Cyborg said as Star and A.J. joined in.
We got up laughing and pushed him out the room.
"Thanks for the warm-up," A.J. laughed and I smiled.
"All right ladies think we can do this," I asked.
"Yeah after a bath," A.J. said and Star nodded.
"Fine but Star you can't let your hair get wet so here," I said and handed her a shower cap.
"Fine with me, I go dibs on shower first," A.J. said running in the bathroom.
"Star just use the one in your room its better that way I can wait," I said and she nodded.
"Hey Raven," she called walking out the door.
"Thanks a lot for everything," she said and I nodded.
"No problem," I said and she disappeared around the corner.
I stretched out and yawned.
"You've changed a lot Rea, I'm proud of you she was beggining to think you hated her," Robin said and I sat on the bed.
"No I just hated how she would act, but I rather put up with her then a bunch of jerks, she's not that bad," I said and he sat next to me.
"I told you that in the first place, now about that guy," he said and I kissed him.
"You have said too much we will talk about it tomorrow. Now I'm going to tell you there going to freak out as soon as they get back together and I'm in the shower I just know it. So there's your warning have some ice cream, candy anything sweet to keep them calm for as long as you can okay," I said and he looked at me.
"You're avoiding the conversation," he said giving me a weird half-way serious look.
"Yep till tomorrow, just do this for me, Goth or not there still girls there still going to freak out and try to bail on me. Whatever you do don't let them, that is really dangerous," I said and he nodded.
"You've got a lot of guts Raven I give you that, this is one of the craziest stunts you've pulled," he said and smiled.
"I wouldn't say that, go get ready the break down is about to begin," I said and kissed him before walking into the bathroom.
"Rea you sure we got a chance," A.J. asked and he walked out the room.
"Yep," I said and she smiled.
"Good I'm counting on you Rea," she said and walked out the bathroom.
I took off my clothes and took a shower. I heard Star come out her room and join the others in the living room. A.J. and Star looked at each other.
"3… 2… 1," I counted down and they both screamed.
"What in the hell are we thinking," A.J. said crying.
"Were so dead, these guys are going to rip us a part," Star whined and Robin smiled.
He went in the freezer and grabbed two boxes of ice cream.
"Here live off of these for a while," he said handing it to them.
I sighed and got out putting my clothes back on. I ringed out my hair and walked outside.
"You two are just so predictable, I knew you'd give up hope on me," I said stealing the box from A.J.
"Are the odds of us losing really that high," I asked and took a bite.
"Duh Raven," A.J. said and I shook my head.
"If you say so," I said softly and someone knocked on the door.
"Come on in Sliver," I said and he came in.
"So you girls Ready," he asked and they whined.
"Where not going," they said and ran in my room locking the door.
"Oh god, this is sad after all we've been through today," I sighed taking another bite.
"You didn't see that coming, a bunch of girls Raven," he asked and I smiled.
"Hey I'm a girl I'm not running," I said getting up.
"You made the challenge in the first place, and not to mention your one of the toughest girls I've ever meet," he said.
"Not compared to Star she's just being weird, a seriousprep talk is in order here," I said and walked back into my room.
5 minutes later;
"Okay we're in," they said at once and walked outside.
"What you do," he asked looking at me.
"I have my ways, hey you guys coming," I asked looking at them and they nodded.
We walked outside and toward the alley quietly Robin next to me.
"Rea just what in your right mind made you do this anyway," Sliver asked and I looked at him.
"I don't know," I said and shrugged.
"I've got a list of what wanted me to beat up Star and Greg though. Then I thought of the battle and went with the challenge," I said.
"Huh, what those two do to you, last I checked they were your friends," he asked.
"Not what they did to me, what they did to them," I said gesturing to A.J. and Star.
"A.J. stands up for her friend and gets jumped. They were mad about me hanging out with Star," I said softly.
"What wrong with her, she looks just like us," he said looking at her.
"That's what I did, she doesn't look like that. They did it because she's prep, she's my friend that's all that matters, and because A.J. didn't want to lose me as a friend she said she was cool with Star too. They decided to jump her and got on my bad side, probably got a little over my head. But now I can shut them up and once they see what Star can do, I doubt anyone will bother her about it again," I said softly.
"You're in this for respect more for revenge," he said and I nodded.
"Yeah a little of both, but more for the respect, I'm not all into the revenge anymore," I said and looked at the sky.
"You've changed a lot," he said and I looked at him.
"More then you think," I said looking at Robin.
We walked down the alley and I sighed, nobody was there.
"Where is everyone," A.J. asked.
"We've got a good 15 minutes we're early might as well relax for now," I said and leaned against the wall.
"How is it you're so laid back about this," Beast Boy asked shaking.
"Dude, even this alley is creepy," he said and I smiled.
"It could be worse Beast Boy, you just don't see it. Think if it was a new moon there wouldn't be any light whatsoever, trust me this is casual for these things. There are ones that get a lot worse then this," I said softly and he sighed.
"You're not helping," he said and I laughed.
"I know that, I wasn't planning to," I said softly and he growled.
"Never knew waiting for these things would be so boring," I said softly and something picked me up.