Ch 15
Christmas was over as Raven woke in bed. She knew her friends would be leaving tomorrow, back to their own lives, and she would be back to her lonely life. Her family was great, but this was her house. She knew they wouldn't always be around, and she couldn't deny that she had a longing to have someone to spend the rest of her life. Yet every time she reminded herself of what she was and how that wasn't possible.
Getting up from bed, she moved towards the balcony. Looking out at the beautiful view, her attention went to the laughter of Victor's twins playing in the yard with Garfield. He gave the twins a pony ride, let them pet him as a kitten, and chase him as a dog. When he transformed back into the Changeling, the kids tackled him to the ground as he laughed and she smiled at the sight. Then his eyes met hers and she knew she should be feeling something meaningful but it wasn't there. She turned away and walked back into her room.
Sitting on her bed, she could feel frustration. She wanted to feel the things that Garfield had made her feel before her memory was wiped.
'Hey Rae, do you think Dr. Light's time—
'Don't even think about it Brave.'
'It's probably still at the Tower.'
'No, it is a bad idea to manipulate time. I'll just have to deal with life the way it is.'
'But Raven, don't you want to know what it feels like to be loved by Garfield?' asked Love. 'Don't you want that back?'
'It's selfish of me to change time just because I want to know what it would be like to love Garfield. He's my friend, and that's a type of love.'
'You know he's willing to help you try to regain those memories. You owe it to yourself to let him do this for you,' said Knowledge.
'I guess you're right.'
Raven was too much in her head to notice a green kitten rolling around on her lap. She came out of her thoughts to see two green kitten eyes starring back into hers. She scooped him up in her hands and closer to her face as the kitten rubbed his face against hers as he purred.
"Is this your way of trying to charm me?" she asked as the kitten hopped from her hands, onto the bed, and became Changeling.
"You seemed frustrated, and I wanted to relax you," he said as his hand rested on her shoulder as he smiled. "By the way I like the nightgown."
"I should be getting dressed. Everyone's up before me for a change," she said as she got from the bed.
"Rae," he said as he got off her bed. "You can talk to me if you need to. I'll always be here for you."
"Everyone's leaving tomorrow," said Raven. "I—I'm going to really miss them."
He smiled. "So get dressed, get outside, and spend time with them."
"Thank you Garfield."
"Oh and you know not everyone's leaving right?" he smiled. "I have no where to be but here with you Rae."
Raven smiled as she hugged Garfield tightly, burying her face in his chest.