Chapter Three

Eight Interesting Days

Three o'clock in the morning…

When Raven was certain everyone was asleep she darted across the field and hurried in the barn. Sora and Riku and Kairi were dead asleep, so she snatched her weapons and shut the door. Some of the horses were still awake so Raven grabbed her horse Darkness and jumped over the wall and out of the Lon Lon Ranch. The galloping was quiet at this time of night but she knew her time was limited. Raven heard galloping behind her and stopped. Sephiroth. Raven thought. The rider stopped next to her and sighed, " Leaving early?"

" Yes. I need mother out of this. She knows nothing. Sephiroth, please, go back to the Ranch. I don't want you getting hurt."

" I brought my weapon so calm down."

" It's not about that. If mother finds out that we are gone, I'm dead."

" Don't worry. I promise we'll get back in time. What do we need to do?"

" Kill the night watch. From here they can't see us. Here, use this." Raven handed Sephiroth something he couldn't see, but he felt it.

" What is it?"

" A bow and arrow. Invisible to the human eye. You use it by feeling it within your heart."

" Feeling it within my heart…do I even have a heart Raven?" Sephiroth laughed,"Well… guess it's worth a shot."

" That's because you don't know how to use the light, right?"

" Yes. I believe I have never used the light before. Now, where is the night watch?"

" Over that wall over there. Once the three-thirty flame is lit we can see them. Only they can't see us."

" How far away are we from the wall?"

" About three miles. The arrow lets you see for many miles. And it goes as far as you want it to."

" Interesting. Where did you get it?"

" Shinra Mako Reactor. The president gave it to me. He said he knew my purpose in this world and gave it to me."

" When are we going?"

" Right, now! HUT!" Raven darted off on her horse and sent an arrow flying. A screech was heard and the alarm shrieked on and on.

" How the heck does she do that?" Sephiroth tried using the bow but it was no use. He couldn't use his heart because he was in the darkness for so long. So he just rode on with his Masamune in hand and threw in someone's head. It came back to him and he killed more of the night watch with Raven. Once they were finished Raven shouted, " The bridge! It's coming down! Hurry back to the Ranch! We don't want to expose ourselves!" Sephiroth and Raven hurried back to the ranch, not daring to look back. When they reached the ranch, they gasped to find the place in flames. The horses were screaming like banshees and Clara, Sasha, Riku, Sora and Kairi were fighting for their lives. Hundreds, maybe even thousands of Gerudos and Hylian Soldiers were fighting. They were surrounding the surviving party by sending the strongest soldiers out first.

" Raven! Sephiroth!" Clara shouted. The soldiers stopped fighting and turned their attention to the princess and her friend. With a battle cry they charged. A sly smile came across both of their faces. Do they really think they will win? Sephiroth thought. I wish we had something better to do. Raven sighed. Raven stared at the enemy. She stared hard. Somehow she was summoning a spell that sent a wave of darkness across the land. With a cry she sent the wave and sent all of the soldiers across the land, dead. Clara had summoned a barrier to fight away the spell. Sasha summoned an ice spell to cover the Lon Lon Ranch and stop the fire. Sephiroth and everybody else just stared. " Well, I guess we're done here."

" That was odd. So I guess we are going to attack Hyrule now?"

" Yes. The drawbridge is open and they are going for the Lon Lon Ranch. If we hurry, we might be able to see Im- oh, right." Raven sighed, "Anyway, we should head for the Zora Fountain. If they are not against us we might be able to stay there. Although since we are human, we might not. Even better we can stay under the bridge when the soldiers are charging."

" Raven, as smart as you may be, I do not think everyone knows how to swim."

" Are you serious? Who can't?"

" Um…I can't." A small girl peeped out from under the shadows. Her hair was overflowing with long, golden threads, and her eyes were pitch black.

Her body was medium, and she wore all black. It seemed if she could sit on the moon and watch over them. She had two braids in her hair and a beautiful bow in the back of her head. Sephiroth awed as he gazed at this beauty, and soon realized that everyone was watching. The girl giggled, " Hee hee. I guess somebody likes me!" Raven's eyes flowed with anger and she wanted to kill Sephiroth right then and there. But she didn't. Instead, she kept herself calm and relaxed. Everyone laughed nervously as they saw Raven's eyes glow with hatred. Whoever this girl was, they knew she would be very unlucky for liking Sephiroth.

" Who are you?" Raven demanded.

" Me? I'm Eve. I came here to look for my friends Renee and Clara. Raven gasped. Clara sighed. Was this girl really here?

" E-Eve? I'm Renee."

" And I'm Clara! Don't you remember us?"

" Um…I remember you Clara but I know for one thing that isn't Renee. And no matter how many times you tell me, I won't believe it. Raven is nicer and more prettier. Besides, I want to date this cutie over here! What's your name big boy?" Eve winked at Sephiroth and Sephiroth winked back.

" Sephiroth. Sephy if you want."

" Okay, Sephy, how 'bout you and I go explore the Castle?"

" Sure!" Sephiroth and Eve linked arms and walked out of the Ranch. Raven just stood there, staring into nothing. Her eyes watered as she knelt in the ground and picked at the grass.

" Oh no…" Clara gasped.

" Raven? Sweetie? Are you okay?" Sasha knelt by her daughter and patted her back.

" No…I think my heart's going to break." Raven replied coldly, and set a part of the grass on fire.

" You know Raven, that really wasn't Eve."

" I know. But something isn't right. They've tried to kidnap him. But it won't work. Haaaaaaaaaa!!" Raven darted out of the Ranch, three swords aflame and ran towards Eve. Her eyes widened as she saw the flamed swords come down at her like a rock. Until the attack was blocked and Raven was sent flying. Sephiroth pounced on Raven, blade at her neck.

" Don't touch her."

" But Sephiroth, you loved me…"

" I know. But she's better."

" Why?" Raven burst into tears and stroked his face. She cried out in pain as the blade slid into her neck. I'm going to die, and all because of him. No, because of her. She could feel her spirit fade into the Lifestream, leaving all things in which she had seen. Sephiroth's eyes widened as he came back to reality and saw his blade in his beauty's neck.

" Raven!!!!"

" Are you finally awake?" She coughed and blood splattered all over his face, but he didn't care. Sephiroth immediately removed the blade from her neck and put his hand on her neck. Raven could feel the warmth of the mana flowing into her body as it tried to heal her.

Once the wound was healed the only thing left on her neck was a scar. Sephiroth apologized gravely and deeply and Raven nodded. " It's alright. Hey, where'd that girl go?"

" What girl?" Obviously he didn't remember what had happened and Raven moaned.

" Never mind. Anyways, since we are ahead of everyone else we should go ahead and go for the lake."

" What time is it?"

" Around five. If we attack now we won't be able to get in the gates."

" Do we have to attack every time? Why not just disguise ourselves as citizens or foreign visitors?"

" Because, I do not have an ID. The guards of Hyrule ask for an ID if they have not seen you before. They will not ask for one for you if we are with Clara and the others. It's me that I'm worried about. Then again I could morph into something…"

" Morph?"

" Yes. I learned it when I was young, but, it still works. If we have someone that deals with this kind of stuff, then we are doomed. I have a friend that works as one of the guards but I don't know if he remembers me. Wait a minute, where's Mother and the gang?"

" We're here. How was the battle? Hey, what happened to your neck?" Sasha asked suspiciously.

" I uh…" Sephiroth whistled.

" He cut my neck because someone was in love with him. The spell that was cast on him, could've been broken. Yet I was so full of my self that I forgot all about that." Raven squinted her eyes and saw something in the distance, " We need to go. Now."

" What's wrong?"

" Someone is coming. And it's not knocking my head either."

" Who?"

" Someone…we must flee. Hurry this way." Raven did a gesture towards the Kokiri Woods and left the valley. In the brushes Raven peeked out and spied on their, well, their assassin. Or was it an assassin? The intruder looked around the land and then rode off. " Could it be?"

" It can't be…"

" Hojo…"

" Why is he here?" Sephiroth grunted.

" For us probably. I think we should follow him. Let's see where he's going."

" We best not. My father would know if I…had…never mind. Let us just say that if he finds us, we'll never see daylight again."

" Thanks for the comfort. Now I have two people to worry about. Hojo and Ganondorf."

" Why are you worrying about Ganondorf Raven?" Clara asked.

" Well, I'd rather not tell you why. The story brings pain back in my heart."

" Pain?"

" Yes pain. Now can we please leave? I wish to go back to Arkansas."

" Raven! You know that place is forbidden!"

" I know. But I think we should show them Clara. Sephiroth and Mother need to know where we are truly from."

" But we can't! We don't have the diamond."

" We don't need the diamond. I can take them there myself if you are too scared."

" But if we show them, you know what the neighbors will see!"

" Big deal. Today's Halloween anyway."

" That's true but, what if we get caught? Like you know, we float down from the sky in the middle of a park or something?"

" That won't happen. I can transport everyone in our backward. Nobody ever goes there. Or we can go to the alleyway behind the dumpster. Remember where that was?"

" Not really. What the heck was that?" A shadow swooped across the field and Raven was knocked out.

Later… Raven woke up in a tent with a small pillow resting on her head. She could hear the small chirping of the birds, and the soft gentle beat of her heart. A pen was in her hand and a piece of paper with words on it laid next to her. Watching you wherever you are…even if you're not too far. My heart will never stop beating for you…the life is only fit for two. The life we had…the games we played…we're only brought by mimic. If I could see you again Sephiroth, I would…never forget me okay? " What is this? And who is this "Sephiroth"? Where am I anyway? Wait, am I back in Arkansas?"

She peaked outside of her tent and looked at the snow that covered the mountains. Her head was spinning and Raven fell back asleep mumbling, " Clara, Seph…everyone, please, please be safe…

The End

Wow! Another success huh? I wanted to end it like that because I thought it would bring out the soul of Raven so to speak. I only did what, two chapters? I did that for a reason. And I think you will find that reason in the next Chronicle(s) of Raven. If you can't find it in the next one, I will tell you once we get to the end of everything. And I didn't finish the eight days because I didn't want to. So only one for now…