Raven lived alone in an apartment near the coffee shop after moving out of her foster mother's house last year. Everyday she would go to the coffee shop and order herbal tea. Kori usually began talking to her rather fast, which usually gave Raven a head ache. She would usually listen until Kori stopped for a breath and say something like, "my herbal tea, please?" or "I really want to get started on this book." and then she would turn around and slowly walk to the table in the far corner of the shop. The table had a wobbly leg, but for some reason, that was the table she wanted to sit at every day. Everything had gone usual, until that boy came in yesterday.

She had heard them talk about her. No one ever talks about Raven. That's why she had left early that day. It scared her, to be honest. Especially when the boy had said that there was something about her. Was that supposed to be bad? Did he think she was scary? Why did she even care anyway? So the last thing she expected from herself was to come in early the next day.

She stopped before she entered though, because the guy from the day before was already there, talking to Kori, and eating a cookie. She entered like she hadn't noticed either of them, but of course, Kori began to talk to her.

"Oh, hi Raven! How are you today, herbal tea, right? Of course! This is Garfield, he just moved here and he actually likes pickle lemon pie. Maybe you guys should be friends, or not. It not my decision! Your going to sit in your usual table right? And read a book, right? Everything like usual right, Raven? You know, you are the most predictable person I know!" Kori took a breath.

"I just want my tea." Raven said as she began to walk towards her table.

"Oh, okay! Coming right up!" Kori said.

When Kori was sure that Raven had taken a seat and began to she said, "So, go talk to her…"

"No! She obviously doesn't want any friends, I think I'll leave her alone." Garfield answered after finishing off his cookie. He turned his head slightly and looked at her, but the strangest thing was that Raven was looking at him, and she just turned away. "Something tells me she wouldn't laugh at my jokes."

"Okay, then." Kori then turned away and exited through a door. Right after that, Richard entered, with a friend, apparently. He was tall, and had lots of muscles. Richard took a seat next to Garfield and smiled at him.

"You were here yesterday, weren't you?" Richard asked. "I'm Richard, and this is my bud-"

"You must already know my name…don't you?" The guy next to Richard asked.

Garfield shook his head no. "You don't? Well you're the first person…I'm victor."

Then Kori came out of the door, holding a tray with some tea on it. She smiled at Richard, and nearly dropped her tray. She looked away from him then, and went over to Garfield. "I have a plan," She said, putting the tray down in front of him. "Hey Raven…do you think you could come over here and get your tea?"

Raven looked away from her book and groaned. She put down her book and slowly made her way over to the counter. Raven grabbed her tea, and started walking away, but Kori said, "Why don't you sit over here?"

"Um…I don't think so…" Raven said, turning her head.

"Oh come on, Raven!" Kori protested. "I thought you were my friend!"

Raven dropped her shoulders and sighed. She slowly walked back over to Kori, taking a seat next to Garfield on the opposite side of Richard.

Kori smiled had Raven. "So…as I told you before, this is Garfield. Garfield, this is Raven…"

"Hey." Garfield said, smiling at Raven. Raven barely turned her head to acknowledge that he was even alive. "Um…you want to hear a joke?" Garfield asked.

"Um…I don't think so." Raven answered, holding tightly to her tea.

"Oh come on!!!" Garfield pleaded. "It's funny…" Raven groaned. "Okay…here it goes. Why didn't the Bowling ball cross the road?" Garfield began giggling to himself. "He didn't have a leg to spare!!!" Garfield began laughing, and Kori laughed to. "Get it? Spare…bowling ball??" Raven stared at him, clearly not amused.

"So, Victor here just won the big game," Richard said, changing the subject. "And since he is my most valuable customer at the sporting good store, I decided to treat him to some pie.

"What kind of pie you got?" Victor asked, looking up from his menu.

"You do not want to go there," Garfield interrupted. "Yesterday I had to eat Pickle lemon pie, just cause I asked what was on the menu…"

"I thought you liked the pickle lemon pie!" Kori said, looking disappointed.

"I..I do!" Garfield said, not wanting to hurt Kori's feelings.

"Great, then I'll get you another one!" Kori said, racing off into the kitchen. When Richard and Victor knew she was safely in the kitchen, they burst out laughing.

Garfield groaned and turned to his other side to talk to Raven, but his eyes met with an empty chair, Raven walking out of the store, and a couple cents sitting next to the nearly full tea. What is up with her? Garfield turned back to Richard and victor, but his eye caught something. He noticed a book on the table Raven was sitting at, and a small, black hand bag slung over the chair in front of it. "She must of forgotten her stuff, when she left…" Garfield said to himself, quiet enough, for Richard and Victor not to hear. He walked over to the table and picked up the things. "I can return these to her later…"