Disclaimer: No I don't own L.J. smith. But I do own my story line. And my characters.
The Drop:
Raven's hands gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles turned white. With a swift tug on the steering wheel the car jolted to the right slightly. Instead of crashing head on with the large oak tree just to the side of the road, she clipped the tree instead and went spinning out of control. Raven could feel her stomach all the way in her throat as her car flipped up in the air and landed on its hood. And then darkness consumed her.
The green eyed boy watched in dismay as Ravens car spun and flipped out of control. He cried out in horror when he realized that the car was sliding right for the drop off directly behind the cemetery.
"No!" He yelled, his muscles tensing. He quickly jumped into action and bolted for the mangled car.
The sickening sound of metal scraping against pavement finally ceased as the car came to a stop, teetering dangerously on the edge of the drop off.
The green eyed boy skidded to a stop next to the car. The smell of fresh blood invaded his nostrils and he cussed under his breath.
"Please be alright…damn it you have to be alright!" He muttered through clenched teeth. With both of his hands the boy gripped the upside down driver's side door and pulled with all of his strength. Slowly the hinges of the door gave way and it came right off, something a regular human would be unable to do. The boy dropped to his knees and peered in through the twisted doorway. The sight of Ravens blood spilling over the vinyl seat covers made is stomach churn. Reaching a hand through the mangled hole he felt around inside and his fingers came into contact with flesh. Raven's cheek. Maneuvering his hand slightly he felt for her pulse. He knew she was alive, but for how long?
"c'mon…please…" he found it. The pulse was week but at least it was there. This gave him at least a few minutes to get her out of the car and somewhere safe so she could be healed. The sound of the car groaning caused the boy's head to shoot up. He didn't have much time after all. The car was teetering dangerously on the edge of the drop off. It could fall any minute. The boy cursed again and quickly returned his attention to Raven once more.
"Raven…can you hear me? Please wake up…I need your help to get you out of here." The boy pleaded with Raven's unconscious form. A small groan escaped Ravens lips and her eyes fluttered slightly.
"Raven!" He touched her cheek gently, his fingers sliding across the blood dribbling down her too pale cheek. Ravens eyes flickered open and landed on the boy once again.
"Who…" She croaked. Her voice was dry and painful. She could feel the blood rushing to her head from being upside down for too long.
"Shh…try not to talk. My name is Kean and I'm gonna try to get you out of here. But you have to do me a favor okay?" Kean's voice was calm even though is mind was screaming at him to hurry. Raven nodded slowly, swallowing hard. Kean forced a smile.
"Don't worry, everything is going to be alright. I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." Raven nodded again. Her lips twitching slightly as she tried to smile as well.
"Okay, can you reach your seat belt? I need you to undo it so that I can try to pull you out of the car." Raven slowly inched her one free arm towards the clasp that held the seatbelt in place. Her fingers slipped across the metal and she hissed at the jarring pain it brought to her shoulder. Tears slipped down her blood stained cheeks.
"I cant…" she sobbed, squeezing her eyes shut, her body trembling with a mixture of shock pain and fear.
"Yes you can! Don't give up. Try again." Kean demanded, trying to keep his voice gentle. Raven swallowed hard and opened her eyes. Resting her soft brown orbs on Kean's light gray/green ones. She nodded slowly and tried again, her hand moving slowly towards the seatbelt clasp one more time. This time she pressed it with a click and squeezed her eyes shut as she was released from the confines of the seatbelt. But she didn't hit the roof of the car like she thought she was going to. Instead she felt warm strong arms gripping her gently around the waist, hauling her out of the car. A cry of pain escaped her lips as her leg was jarred. Kean stopped pulling her from the car and examined the problem. Her leg from the knee down was jammed in between the dashboard and the driver's seat.
Kean gently lowered her to the ground and moved towards her leg. The car groaned again and this time he could feel it shifting towards its doom below. Ravens eyes widened as she realized that the car was going to fall and it was going to take her with it. Before she was able to finish her thought the car gave way and slid down the slope, Raven screamed as she was pulled off the edge right along with it.
"NO!" Kean cried, diving for the edge of the drop off, his hand reaching for Raven hopelessly…
dun dun dun. That's all for now folks. Hope I haven't left you in too much suspense muahaa. I hope you liked this chapter. I know its still pretty short but at least its longer than the first two chapters. Please review and I will continue to post up more chapters.
Laney