HEYA! Long time no write! Aye? Well, here I am! I am locked and loaded! Sort of. Well I am going to write this one. Metallica- Nothing else matters. The story partly inspired by the best teacher ever! Mrs. Bordon my English teacher!
Dedicated- Thank you to Chess Beast for requesting this song and reviewing my stories! I hope you are still out there, and I hope you enjoy this. Because as always, I have no idea what I am doing! Rock on, This One.
Here Be da Story.
"Weeeeeeeee!" Garfield screamed as he ran down the halls of Jump High. (isn't that an awesome name?) "Come on, Raven! Lets go to art!" He yelled throwing his hand in the air and standing like a super hero.
She quickly ran to catch up to him. "Gar, how can you be so carefree? It is insane. You are insane! You don't care at all what others think and you are just doing your own thing all the time!" Smiling ear to ear, he threw his arm around her shoulder and put on a pair of glasses that appeared out of nowhere.
"Well, my dear friend Raven," he began very professor like, "As you can see, the opinions of others are pointless and worthless in the mind of Professor Logan. I find it all simply amusing to see them laugh at someone who just wants to live life to the fullest. You know, they laugh at me for being crazy and I laugh at them for being boring. Except my, my dear, I never laugh at you." He took the glasses off and thought, "Except the time Victor threw the pie in your face. That was funny," he laughed.
"Oh, I am laughing really hard!" she said as he began to back away. "Oh yes, you can run Garfield, you can hide, but you will never escape me!" she yelled as she began to chase him down the halls.
"Ok, pie thing, totally didn't mean to bring that up. Dude! I cant run for this long!" He said nearly five minutes later as he slid to an abrupt halt by the water fountain. "Water, oh water, I love you!" he exclaimed hugging the fountain. Raven just couldn't help but be amazed by how carefree he was. It was . . . cool.
"Art, two yards to the right. Turn left. Three yards forward. You have arrived at your destination," he spoke like a guidance system in a car.
They both entered the room and sat in their chairs. Unfortunately, Gar had to sit in the very front, because he made lots of noise during class (when he wasn't drawing) and Raven was in the back because she never said anything.
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters
"Class, today is another great day! And we will draw! In art! Isn't it amazing and ironic that we might actually draw in art class? Well, I want you to draw out your deepest feelings and the things you would never actually express. It doesn't have to be obvious what you are talking about, in fact, it could be anywhere from an exact portrait of what you are feeling, to an abstract portrait of colors that describe feelings. You have the whole period. You may use anything in the assignment and it must be done by the end of class." Raven and Gar were like magnets, instantly coming together to think.
"I was thinking exact portrait," Raven commented while at the exact same time Gar spoke.
"I was thinking abstract colors," he stated. They both laughed, Raven less than Gar. "Paint or pencil?" Gar asked. Always, always, always, they used the exact same things. "Or clay, wait . . ."
"No clay," she finished. "How about pencil."
"That is what I thought! Ok dun dun dun! Work time, well more like play time! But who cares! Me! Go art!" Gar grabbed a light shaded grey pencil and began to draw. Quickly he did a brief sketch of five fluffy looking objects. Soon it was clear that they were clouds with very realistic shading.
Raven began to draw circles overlapping each other with different colored pencils. Oddly enough, most seemed to be shades of green, purple, and blue. A lot of the circles that made their way together in the center were blue. On the outer edge there was purple circles as a border, and green surrounding everything else. She began to color the circles so her art showed a picture.
Gar pored out his feelings onto the large paper he was given to draw on. The five clouds had been turned into the fluffy victims of an enchanting sunset. But each cloud represented a feeling inside of Garfield. Only he knew that, though. The cloud in the center, was of course the most powerful emotion, love. A cloud that was long, skinny, and more on the yellowish side was representing happiness. The other three stood for kindness, hyper-ness, and excitement.
They both turned around and showed their pictures at the same time, "Abstract," said Gar.
"Exact portrait," came Raven's voice soon after. "Strange."
"Hey that is cool! There is a cat in you're blue and green circles! Sweet!" Only it wasn't just any cat. It was Garfield the fat, lazy, lasagna-loving cat. Representing Garfield, the lazy, tofu-loving, skinny boy she had loved for so long. Only he didn't know that.
"Sunset. Beautiful, Gar. You are so good with colors like that," she commented.
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters
"Ah, Raven! A bowl of green and blue grapes. Interesting way to let out your feelings," Raven wasn't going to say that it was much more to the teacher. She was smarter than Gar sometimes and she might figure it out.
But, Gar had to jump in and save the picture from such terrorizing, "No, flip it over. It is a cat. Like to describe how she longs to have a warmth inside. See, green is the color of envy, or longing. And blue, the color of coldness. But purple is the color of love. Love is both warm and everyone longs for it. See, it isn't grapes. It is a kitty," he pointed out to the class. Raven sunk in her seat.
The teacher nodded at him, "You have proven that people have their different views and that yours is quite complex, Mr. Logan. Now may we see your picture?" He handed her the large paper of a sunset. Colors so perfectly blended and placed. Nothing seemed wrong, except for the fact that there were many colors.
"Logan! We didn't know you were gay!" exclaimed one of the jocks. Gar looked toward him with a glare as did Raven. But she could see that inside the comment hurt.
"Hey Josh, I bet Amber didn't know that you were kissing Sandy in the hall last Tuesday," Raven stated simply, smiling up at Gar. Josh ducked in his chair as a book went flying towards his head.
"Amber, come on, you know it was meaningless!" he pleaded as more things flew at his head.
"STUDENTS! Calm down. Now there is nothing wrong with a male drawing a sunset. I bet not one of you guys out there could draw a sunset like this. And in my classroom there will be no 'gay' comments. You are in high school, not kindergarten," Mrs. Longstock exclaimed.
Gar took a seat in the back by Raven, though he wasn't supposed to. Often times when he did, Mrs. Longstock never noticed. "Thanks Rae, that was nice. Did he really kiss Sandy?"
She nodded, "Thank you, Gar for saving my cat from being frozen grapes." Gar laughed his welcome. "You really hit the spot with the whole color thing too. One should never under estimate you."
"Woop, woop! I'm the bomb! Oh ya, go Gar!" he whispered his little chant to Raven.
"On the other hand . . ." his face fell in a playful way, but he jumped right out of it and began to pay attention to the teacher.
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
Gar went flying across the hall floor on his knees. "OH YA! GO GAR!" he screeched running right into his locker. He had just come from math and was on his way to lunch. Quickly he shoved his books in his locker and headed for Raven's locker. "And how was English, my very fine best friend?" he asked in a gentleman way. He held out his arm for her to loop her arm through so they could walk together.
Gracefully, she placed her arm through his. "English was nice. We have to write a two page poem, a report on Edgar Allen Poe, and a 50,000 word report on the life of a friend," she explained as they neared the lunch room.
The warmth and softness of his lips brushed up against her ear as he whispered, "Dick FINALLY asked Kori out! Its awesome!" She wished he would never leave. His breathe was so warm and his lips so soft. If she could only get a kiss. Not quite conscious of her actions, she pulled Gar into a small hallway that no one ever used. When everyone had passed, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed Gar's lips. It was even more warm and wonderful than she had thought. She let herself fall into his arms. Gar was kissing back and it was a very romantic moment. Until Raven snapped out of her trance.
"Oh, I am so sorry," she rattled out faster than a balloon releasing helium, "I don't know what I was thinking, something just sort of came over me and . . ." Gar had put his thumb under her chin and his middle and pointer finger above her upper lip. Gently, he shut her mouth.
"Don't be sorry. It's not like I didn't enjoy it. And does that mean that just maybe you feel for me as more than a friend?" he asked hopeful.
She sighed and rolled her eyes as she began to walk again, "Maybe," she stated quietly.
"Friend Gar, friend Raven, Victor has taken some very fun pictures you must hurry and see them! Come friends," she squeaked running back into the lunch room with the two friends following close behind.
"You must show our other friends these pictures you have taken," she spoke towards Victor, "Come friends, observe." They both peered over victors shoulder as their eyes went wide in shock.
Gar spoke quietly, just enough for Victor to hear him, "If you don't delete those, I will sick Raven on you,' he threatened. Victor laughed loudly.
"Like I care what you say! Raven wouldn't hurt a flea!" Raven was holding a nice gallon of Dr. Pepper that magically appeared out of nowhere and delicately poured it all onto Vic's head.
"Drink my wrath, Victor Stone!" Raven spoke evilly.
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know
So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
Raven and Gar found themselves the next day kissing in the same spot as before. "Just admit you can't resist my charm! Why else would you kiss me?"
She couldn't keep it in any longer, "Maybe because I love you?" She stated staring at the ground.
"And maybe the boy with devilishly good looks and angelic charm loves you too. Just maybe."
"Gar, only love matters. Though you are quite handsome, it's all love my friend."
Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us, something new
Open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
Go me! I am done! Two stories one night! Oh ya! (Rurouni Kenshin update) yay! Rock on, This One.