I'm back from the dead. I meant to update last week, but I was really busy and really shouldn't be doing this now because I've got like twenty projects that I need to get done, but whatever. I meant to answer this question a while ago, but, yes Raven is technically an empath but not the way she is in the show. It (might) be explained this chapter so be patient.
Thank you so much for all of the kind reviews and such. You don't know how much it means to me. If you have any suggestions or ideas let me know and they probably will happen! 'Cause recently I have been having a light case of writers blockL.
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NOW ON WITH THE STORY!
Raven sat down in her Latin class being bored out of her mind. She practically was fluent in the dead language. However, she was also fluent in French, Greek, and Spanish. So, she decided her best choice in a language would be the one that most of her favorite books are written in. Since she had had lunch with Garfield and the guys she found herself being uncharacteristically optimistic. Unfortunately, it was not long lived, for after ten minutes of thinking to herself while her Latin teacher droned on she began to freak out.
'What if they find out? They'll hate me' she thought.
'Garfield won't forget about the pills… He is going to judge me and… and…'
'NO Garfield wouldn't hurt me like my father does… He's just not like that…'
'But I don't know if I'll be able to contain myself tonight,' she worried, 'Being in such close quarters with people with extensively strong emotions might not work out well. I really hope that Garfield won't ask me about the pills in front of everyone else.' Raven would have continued t worry, but the bell interrupted her and the bustle of getting to the next class took its place.
Raven walked in her study hall and gave her teacher a pass that she had received from Victor. She had decided that she really didn't want to spend study hall with Kori. It's not like she didn't like the flame haired girl—it's just that her emotions were so strong and made it difficult for Raven to concentrate.
The teacher examined the pass, handed it back to Raven and motioned for her to leave the class room. As Raven walked down the halls the lightly tanned boy with green tips wouldn't leave her mind. She mentally cursed herself for being so weak.
Her father's words came to her mind. She was 10 and had decided to wear a black skeleton dress to school that day. Her father looked her up and down and said, "I don't know why you even bother trying to look cute you little demon, no one will ever love you"
No one will ever love you
No One Will Ever Love You
NO ONE WILL EVER LOVE YOU
She vaguely remembers her mother cutting him off and telling her that she was indeed loved, but Raven couldn't believe her. She ran up the stairs and cried and heard a scream come from her mother. That was the first night Raven ever cut, and now she does it at least once a day.
For once Raven believed her father to be completely and utterly right No one would ever love her. Not her father, not her mother and definitely not the boy she met just yesterday. Why waste the effort on such an unrequited love. Unbeknownst to Raven, the affection was quite requited.
She arrived at her destination, the mechanics class, and greeted Victor a quiet hello. During lunch Victor had sent Raven a text asking if she would like to meet him up and she almost immediately agreed.
"So, Rae, how've you been doing?" Vic asked as he wiped motor grease off of his forehead.
"Fine, Latin was unforgivingly boring." Raven monotoned grabbing a wrench from a tool box that was thrown off to the side of the school's makeshift garage.
"Yeah, I've heard. You can work on the car on your left," He gestured to the vehicle. Raven simply nodded and began to search for problems in the engine.
"Yah know Rae, I don't know why you didn't sign up for motor-shop. You're not half bad yah know."
"Yeah well I'm good at solving problems I guess." She shrugged unaware of where this odd talent came from.
"We decided that you could pick the movie for movie night, since it's your first one." Victor said
"I don't really care what he watch, how about you guys just pick something scary?" She shrugged. She went to start the car and the engine purred like a content cat.
"Whoa Rae, nice job! I was beginning to believe that Lola could never be fixed."
"Lola?" Raven asked, with her eyebrow raised. Victor blushed slightly and responded, "well she looks like a Lola…"
"Do you name all your cars?"
"No! Well, some of them… Okay you got me I do." Victor said shyly
"What's that one's name?" Raven asked referring to the white jacked up car with blue stripes down the front.
"Oh, I call her the T-Car. She is my baby and worth half of my final grade…" Victor exclaimed proudly.
"Why the T-car?" Raven had to admit she was slightly curious and wanted to know the story behind the name. It's safe to say that she was more than a little disappointed with his answer.
"Honestly, I don't know. It just… came to me." He shrugged. They worked on their cars for the next two blocks leaving Raven plenty of thinking and calming time before movie night.
It was obvious to her why she found it so easy to hang around Victor. He was calming, in a way. His emotions stayed in check, unlike Kori and Garfield's. She saw it almost as robotic. Only half robot though, because he did have emotions, he just somehow knew how to keep his emotions from reaching Raven.
The final bell rang and Victor and Raven headed off to the parking lot to meet the rest of the gang.
Garfield noticed the two of them walking up together and once again jealousy welled up inside him. Even though Victor did in fact have a girlfriend, Karen her name was, Garfield still didn't like how much time they seemed to be spending around each other.
"Sup Gar, hey Dick and Kor" Victor greeted them, his smile spreading wide
"Alright everyone get in the car!" Victor shouted getting into the driver's seat. Richard sat in the passenger seat and Garfield in the middle of Raven and Kori.
TIIIMMMME SKIIIP (They are arriving at Richard's house)
Raven's eyes bulged at the sight of the mansion Richard called home.
Kori noticed the look on her face and explained, "Richard's father of adoptions, Bruce, is a bit of what you may call the loaded." Raven was surprised to hear that Richard was adopted; Victor had mentioned that Garfield was, but it was coincidental of how both of them were.
They went into house and Richard greetd the butler who he called Alfred. Raven could tell from the emotions exchanged between the two that Alfred was more of a father figure than His actual adoptive father was.
While the teens got settled on the couch in Dick's basement Raven had asked a questioned that she knew she would regret later.
"So, don't take this question the wrong way [but I'm sure you will] do you know anyone the names of the kids in the school that uh… deal… drugs?" Raven prepared herself for the worst reaction.
"Why—" Richard began to ask but Raven cut him off
"Look, I don't do drugs I'm just curious so that I don't get caught up with them. Yah know, the 'wrong crowd'"
They all eyed Raven suspiciously. But answered her question honestly
"I know that Jinx deals pills, but I don't know about anything else," Richard said
"Okay, thanks… How about we choose a movie now..?" Raven suggested trying to lighten the awkward mood.
After a few minutes of seemingly endless arguing the group finally decided upon watching Wicked Scary 6
It seemed that every five minutes the teens jumped, screamed or both. All of them—except for Raven. Her entire life was a horror movie, so things like monsters and ghosts didn't faze her. Once the movie was over, they proceeded to watch the next, most recent addition to the series (Given to them courtesy of gorgeous playboy, Bruce Wayne.). By the end of the second movie every one of the teens was sound asleep.
Victor was first to wake on the Saturday morning and noticed something that he could totally use for blackmail—if he could get a picture. Richard and Kori were tangled with each other. He could imagine the blush that would creep onto their faces when they woke up. More surprisingly, however, Gar and Rae were cuddled up as well. He knew the second she woke up she could push him off of her and onto the floor. He had a feeling, though if Gar woke up he wouldn't separate their close bodies. Even though Garfield never said it out loud, Victor could use his best-friend-instincts to guess that the green boy had feelings for the pale, yet dark, girl.
Soon they all were up and as Victor predicted, Garfield ended up on the floor. But, what he hadn't predicted was Rae having a panick attack that she fell asleep.
"Rae calm down. I'm sure your dad will be cool with it. We can have Dick's dad call him if you want." Garfield said in attempt to stop her from freaking out.
"NO!" She shouted
"I just need to get home. Bye this was nice I guess, maybe I'd consider doing it again but I've got to run!" Raven said grabbing her belongings and headed to the door.
"Wait Rae that's much too far to run. I'll drive you and you'll get home faster," Garfield suggested blocking Raven from leaving.
"Ugh, fine just hurry up!"
The two of them walked toward Garfield's car that he had stored in Richard's garage. The car ride was quiet, mainly because Raven was so anxious that it made Garfield feel too awkward to try to start up a conversation.
They soon arrived at her house and Raven dashed out of the car and into her house. Garfield followed behind her without her noticing. When she got in she noticed an odd lack of a drunk, abusive father. There was a note left on the dining room table
'out on business you little demon be back in two days. ~TRIGON'
"Huh, that's weird…"
"What's weird?" Raven jumped and banged her arm on the side of the table not expecting anyone else inside her house.
"God dammit Garfield you scared the crap out of me!"
Garfield blushed and rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.
"My dad is out on business," Raven said explaining the note in her hand. Garfield decided to than take the opportunity that he probably would not get again.
"So, Rae, about those pills…" He began not wanting to upset her, but really wanting to know.
Raven simply sighed and motioned for him to follow her up to her room.
He looked around her room and noticed various 'dark' drawings on her black walls.
"Look, I'll explain the pills but that's all" Raven said sternly.
Garfiled was disappointed that she wasn't going to give him the full story, but he understood. They really only had just met.
"All but one of the things of pills was prescribed. Specifically, Depression, empathetic personality disorder with some weird complex name that I don't remember and anxiety are the ones that were prescribed."
Garfield's eyes were bugging out of his head. He didn't realize that she had so many problems
"The un-prescribed ones and the true reason I asked for a dealer were the ones in the baggie." Raven said shyly. For her, this was extremely embarrassing to talk about.
"They were uh, birth control." If Garfield was surprised before, than now he was completely baffled. She, once she had gotten her first period, realized that if she didn't do something her dad would get her pregnant and that was the last thing she wanted. Since she was so young at the time she had to resort to buying them of dealers He could tell she didn't want to talk about it so he asked about the other thing he was curious about.
"What's an empathetic personality disorder?"
Raven blushed, "Well I can feel what other people are feeling. Like, now you are feeling curious and anxious and surprise. Sometimes I can feel really strong jealousy and admiration come off you. But, most of the time you give off a real strong sense of stupidity…" Towards the end of her explanation she tried to make it a joke but it didn't help lessen Garfield's blush.
"Oh," was all he said. To say he was embarrassed was a complete and utter understatement. Soon, Garfield left and Raven was alone in her room doodling.
For once she felt completely rested having no nightmares the night before.
'Wait hold the phone NO NIGHTMARES?' she asked herself coming to that realization.
"Wow the first night in seven years that I slept well and it had to be in the arms of an idiotic green haired boy."
Oh how love id cruel.
Well there it was! Tell me what you thought please and I'd really appreciate it if you reviewed. LIKE I WILL LOVE YOU FOREEEVER AND I WONT EVEN THINK ABOUT EATING YOU IF YOU DO.
~DFTBA