Okayy here is Chapter 5. Hope you like it.

~Innocence~

Annie POV

I drag Raven upstairs to my room and set her down on my bed. I laugh as her eyes shift all over trying to catch every detail of my room. I lean down and pull out the wedding book stuff from under my bed. She watchs curiously and I throw the stuff onto the bed. I hand her a bridal gown book and she flips through it as I flip through another for themes.

"So what are your favorite colors?" I ask.

"Umm... Green, purple, and black." She nods as she finishs her sentence. She lays down the magazine and grabs a piece of paper and a pen. Her hand flys across the paper and her eyebrows practically touch in consentration. She suddenly laughs and hands the picture to me. Its a picture of a dress. A dress fit for a queen.

The top is a green and black striped corset, with ribbon of black with leads to a full forest green skirt with sheer black poof on top which would fall to the floor.

"What shoes are you thinking of?" I ask.

"I don't like shoes. I was thinking silver anklets. With matching bracelets." I smile, loving the idea. Raven looks worriedly out the window.

"What's wrong?" I ask gently.

"I feel like someone is here. Like we aren't alone." I close my eyes and consentrate. I stand and wave for her to stay. She stands and follows me silently. I hold her hand and we walk to the front door. I swing it open. Outside stands a blond guy leaning on his car. Raven takes a step forward and I tug her back to me.

"Hello. I don't mean to bother you, but I could smell someone new in the home and I was simply curious. I live down the street and I couldn't help but come see who it was." His sky blue eyes never leave Raven. They hold admiration in them. She slips from my grip and walks slowly up to him. He shakes her hand and Onyx pulls up then.

"Why don't you join us for dinner? And thanks for the compliment." She smiles and runs over to Onyx. I see a flash of anger in the man's eyes but it is gone as quick as it came. Raven kisses Onyx and tugs him to the man.

"Hello. My name is Michael. I live down the street. I could smell her a couple houses down and got curious." His eyes settle on the engagement ring. "I can see she is taken. You are one lucky man."

"Onyx." My brother says quietly. His arm snakes around Raven's waist and pulls her close to him. Raven smiles at Michael and he smiles back. Her hand absently twists one of her lip piercings.

"I invited him for dinner. Is that okay?" She whispers.

"Yes, my love. Whatever pleases you." Onyx says sounding strained. She doesn't play attention to him any longer and she pulls Michael to the house. I realize that Onyz is worried she'll leave him. I sigh and walk into the house, Onyx grabs the stuff Raven asked for from the car and follows. I walk to my room to see Raven showing Michael the dress she drew. I smile as her excitement grows while talking about stuff she wants there. I listen closely. I want her and my brothers wedding to be perfect. Her laugh echos in the room and Onyx slams a cabinet downstairs. She can't hear that though. Michael raises an eyebrow at me and I shrug.

"So Michael. How old are you? In vampire and human years." Raven asks.

"I am 20 in human and 117 in vampire." He replies smiling. "Old right?"

"Nope. Onyx is way older." She says with a smirk playing on her lips.

"How old?" Michael pushes.

"574." Comes Onyx's voice from the door. Raven smiles at him but he doesn't smile back. Her eyes fall to the floor in shame and her face becomes blank. Onyx leans against the wall and Raven hides the piece of paper she drew the dress in by shoving it into her shirt. I laugh but I am only greeted with silence.

"Well, I don't see why she is marrying you. You are a total douche bag to her."

"No. he. is. not." Raven says thru clenched teeth.

"You have her rapped around your skinny finger, so rapped it's a knot, and she won't be able to come undone now." Michael goes on. Onyx's fist tightens and Michael smirks. "Gonna hit me because I'm right and we all know it."

Raven stands and walks out of the room, the dress a crumbled mess on the floor. Onyx's eyes fall on the sheet of paper. He leans down and picks it up. He stares at it a moment. At the bottom she had signed 'Have fun taking this off during the honeymoon. Raven.' His eyes fall closed as the paper crinkles in his hand. He walks out of the room.

Raven POV

I couldn't believe the things Michael was saying to Onyx. He doesn't know Onyx. Onyx treats me as if I am the most important thing in the world, doesn't he? I mean he is alittle pushy, but that's just the way he is. And he said he loves me, right? Maybe he does but maybe not as much as I think. Maybe he is forcing the feeling because he feels bad for me. My legs give out as I make it to the garden. I gasp for breath as I panic. That's it, isn't it? He feels bad for me. That may be why he has never really kissed me long, except for the first kiss.

"Little one?" Onyx yells. I turn my head from him, my eyes dead, my heart closed.

"Go away."

"Raven! Please." He begs and sits down in front of me. I hold my breath. "Just listen, and breath. (I don't breathe) I love you. I swear to that. Michael was telling the truth when he said I treat you wrong."

"You treat me fine." I mumble and fill my aching lungs. "But you don't love me. You pity me and don't know the difference." I sneer. His hand yanks my face up roughly. His eyes blaze with anger.

"Pity? Love? I know the difference. I have loved one woman so much that it killed her. You know all about her. Sarah. Yes, I know the difference between pity and love. You may want to believe I pity you because you are afraid."

"Afraid? Just as you know pity and love, I know fear. This is not fear. This is pure and utter terror! I am terrified that if I love you, you will tire of me. I am plain. I may be able to some pretty cool stuff, but so what? You love Sarah. You know it. I know it. I would tell you to bring me back to Richard, but he is dead. So instead I am going to ask you to leave me with Annie, and you leave. Go away. I don't want to see you ever again. Ever." I yell. I yank the ring from my hand and throw it at him. I stand and run back to the house. I don't look back. I can't.

3 Months Later

"Check mate." Michael smiles. I pick up the board and throw it into my bedroom wall. The glass pieces shatter and Michael sighs. Annie walks in with a soda for me. I open it and take a sip. Michael begins cleaning up the glass and I hide a very sharp piece in my back pocket.

"Imma take a shower." I mutter and walk into the bathroom. I close and lock the door. I take a towel and close off all the opened spots under the door. I turn on the hot water and slide out of my clothes. I grab the piece of glass and step into the steaming shower.

I smile as the blood from all 27 new cuts turns the water red and washes down the drain. I glance at my now scarred arms, legs, chest and tummy. I sigh and let a single tear escape. I miss him. Annie knocks on the door and asks if I'm okay. I tell her I am and hide the glass in the secret compartment in the shower. I step from the still running shower and rub my wounds with a cloth. I toss the cloth in the trash and I slip on underware, tights, pajama pants, a tank-top, and a sweatshirt. I can now only wear clothes that hide my scars. I sigh and turn off the water. I unblock the door and walk from the bathroom.

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~Innocence