"Just Another Pointless AU"

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"Ugh," Raven growled and looked at the alarm clock which announced it was 9:00 A.M.

This was one of the days she dreaded most: orientation day at high school. Raven didn't see the point of having an orientation since she was a going to be a senior this year and by now even less smart people knew where the bathroom was. The only reason she went to orientation was because it was the day the administration delivered the schedules and was the day when you got your supplies list. She didn't like being rushed.

Slowly she crawled out of bed, ready to take a shower. Making her was though her room was no picnic; she hadn't seen the floor in ages, but somehow she managed to reach the bathroom door. The contact of warm water soothed her mind as she hummed the lyrics to the song "Nobody's Home" by Avril Lavigne.

Instantly she started predicting the rest of the day: Jinx, one of her friends, would probably want to know what Raven had done during the summer, the kids that used to pick on her would probably want to start early this year, the counselor asking why she had let her gym class grade drop all the way to a C, teachers discussing syllabuses and handing out supplies lists, and then there would be HIM.

The hot guy who was captain of the varsity basketball team and whose name was Richard Grayson. Raven didn't bother to know him because for her, she didn't pass from being a pretty face, and he could turn out annoying. Besides there was his almost girlfriend and snotty cheerleader, Kori Anderson. This was another reason to hate school. Jocks. Just the word itself made her shiver.

Raven got out of the shower and put a towel around her body. The question was, what to wear, what to wear? She was seriously considering tiding her room. But if she cleaned up, how was she supposed to find anything? She finally threw on a black tight shirt that said "I'm sorry, did I look like I was listening?" she found hanging from her doorknob and a pair of denim capris. They didn't exactly matched her black suede Vans (I have a pair of those, they're so cool) or her black jacket, but it didn't matter since it wasn't like she was going to the party of the year, which she was sure she wouldn't be invited because of her rank of popularity.

It wasn't her fault that Goths were labeled as 'freaks' and 'weirdoes' at school. Maybe if the other kids gave them a chance, they wouldn't turn out so socially untrained. Stupid stereotypes.

Just then, Raven noticed that the house was quiet. Maybe a little too quiet. And that Garfield hadn't yelled at her while in the shower to tell her to hurry up like every morning. In fact, she wasn't even sure if he was awake yet. Raven hurried downstairs only to find a peanut butter and jelly sandwich sitting on a plate and a note next to it which read: Went to the store, will be back in a while. Made you breakfast—Cass.

So that's why the house was so quiet. Garfield was Cass's little brother, and unfortunately Raven was Garfield's cousin. She had moved in with them to start high school when her mother had passed away. She could be living in a foster home without Garfield's ridiculous pranks, but she decided to stay with them instead. She didn't feel like dealing with adults or strangers.

Breakfast? The only thing she could see was…

Raven took a bite of the sandwich. Since when was PB&J called breakfast? She got the milk out of the refrigerator and poured some in a glass but the minute she tasted it, she quickly spit it out, a horrible taste left on her mouth. Oh, he was so going to pay for this. That was the problem about living with a vegan. Raven could have sworn Garfield threw away the regular milk and had replaced it with soymilk, he probably thought it would have been funny.

Wait, did the note say Cass and Gar had gone to the store? Doesn't Gar know that today is orientation day? He was probably going to get his schedule on the first day of school like he had done last year and walk as slowly as he could to his classes. The dark girl looked up at the clock. 9:40? Already? She drank some orange juice out of the bottle and grabbed her keys. She was going to be late, now if only she could find her backpack…

The backpack was lying under her desk. It was a little dusty since it had been left intact since the first day of summer, and a strong smell came from it. Perplexed, Raven opened it only to find a rotten apple inside. Thankfully, there weren't any stains on the backpack, only the smell. 'At least it's just an apple;' Raven thought throwing the apple away, 'Gar leaves his gym clothes in there for a week!'

She grabbed her keys and her skateboard and hurried out of the door. Just as she was to close the door, Raven heard a honk and saw a car pulling up in the driveway and out popped Garfield and Cassandra. "Morning!" Cassandra greeted Raven, opening the door of the black SUV. "Are you living now?"

"Yeah," Raven said, putting her skateboard on the ground and holding it still with one foot.

"Well, have a good day and see you later. Garfield won't go because he has some chores to do," Cass informed Raven, looking at a nervous Garfield who was getting some bags out of the trunk and putting extra emphasis on the words Garfield and chores. Maybe Cassandra had discovered Garfield's prank and taking him with her to the store and staying home doing chores was his way of payback.

"Yeah, later." Raven lifted up her other foot, stepping up on the skateboard, and glaring at Garfield as she passed him. He only gave her one of his nervous smiles, like when he knew he was in trouble. Meanwhile, Raven quickly started thinking of ways to torture him. She had read this kind of stuff on the internet, but the list only got to twenty. She could come up with seventy.

She went pass the stop sign at the corner of her street, turned right, two blocks down, pass the little park in which students met before school to consume their little doses of caffeine, and down a wiggly path until she reached the back gate of her school, which was still closed.

'Looks like I'll have to jump,' Raven thought. She set her skateboard to the side and started climbing, jumped over and landed on her feet. She was so glad she had experience doing this; otherwise, she'll be hanging from her pants, like the guy next to her. "Um, excuse me…can you help me get down from here?" the guy asked. Raven could see pain written on his face, he was probably having the wedgie of his life.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you, but I'm sure that if I run to the administration and tell the lady at the front desk, she will get the janitor to come here and help you."

"You'll do that? Thanks!"

"But just because I can doesn't mean I will," Raven whispered under her breath, taking her skateboard and walking away. If the guy had any luck, he might be hanging there until noon.

As she walked towards the first building, she noticed that lots of trees had been chopped down in order to put up the security cameras and that new ones had been planted. They would probably be fully grown by the end of the school year.

She passed by the L building, the bathrooms, the I building and the library, all the way to the quad. As she was getting closer, she could see that the 'cool' kids were to the right of the quad while the goths had the left side. Suddenly, a too-familiar voice called her name. "Yo Raven, wait up!"

A/N: Cliffhanger! Yup, I am evil. Well, what did you think? Did you like it? Did you hate it? If you people have some ideas, they are gladly welcomed (after I review if I like them or not…lol!). Oh yeah, and if anybody has a better title for this story, plz lemme know. I might update if I get more than seven reviews.

Next chapter: who is this too-familiar voice? What does it want? And will anybody at all help the guy hanging from the back gate of the school (we may never know the answer to that one lol!)? Now go hit that little blue button and review!

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