Don't own the Lost boys, only wish.
Not intending to push any beliefs in anyone, goes with the story.
Chapter 2
After another week of being harassed. Raven found out that the boys had funny names. Well in her opinion anyway, Edgar and Alan Frog sat across the hall from her. Edgar was still gasping for air, and rubbed his black eye. Alan was holding between his legs and sneering through a bleeding lip. No one could claim that she couldn't take care of herself. Raven was happy to come out with just a burn on her arm from being twisted. Finally the principle finished comparing stories and called all of them into his office.
"Well," Stated the principle, "do any of you have anything else to add to your statements?" All three just looked at the ground. He frowned and continued, "Ok, as you Frogs should know, I do not put up with fighting in my school." The frog brothers groaned and shrunk in their seats.
"As for you Raven, Since you are new and unaware," The Principle slammed his hand on the desk. "You will be suspended for a week, and consider it a fair warning."
"Edgar and Alan, you will be suspended for three weeks and this is your second strike." He opened their files and wrote notes in them. "Next time you will be expelled."
As Raven left the office her mother was waiting with the look on her face she saved only for true disappointment.
"Young one what has happened?" Her mother asked in an exasperated tone. "You promised me that you would not get into anymore trouble."
"I'm sorry mom," Raven looked down at the floor. "Those boys cornered me again, and when I went to leave the one named Edgar ripped my family signet ring off of its chain."
(Sigh) That is nothing to get suspended over; we could have put it on a new chain." Her mother unlocked the car and got in.
"It is when the very people who did it are the ones harassing me for 2 or 3 weeks!!" Raven stomped her feet and slammed the car door dramatically. "They had it coming!!"
"Well, How ever you felt at the time," Stated her mother firmly, "It got you grounded. You will work today at the shop with me, and then for the rest of the week you WILL NOT leave the house!!"
"Mmmooooooooom there is nothing to do at the house. Can't I just work at the shop all week?"
"No. You must face the consequences of your actions. All ways trying to find ways around it doesn't work."
"Seriously, I will be so bored." Raven threw her head into the dashboard and pouted. Her mother had taken everything that could be used for working rites out of the house last week. She smirked as she decided that if being cooped up in the house was going to happen she would need supplies.
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Raven had wondered why her mother had thought the house a good deal. The so-called additional office was a store over by the pier. The store was big; her mother said the realtor had stated it was once a video store owned by some big guy in town named Max. When he disappeared Lucy Emerson purchased it. Lucy's father closed the store 2 years ago after she went insane. It confused raven how this family seemed to be plagued with bad luck. She just hoped it wouldn't transfer to her own family. Her mother had kept within family tradition...well sort of...so now it was an occult and nick knack store. Raven figured the nick knack was so she wouldn't be accused of giving away family secrets. It had everything from herbs to rubber chickens. She made sure her mother wasn't watching as she moved through the place. Collecting what she needed and putting it in her backpack behind the counter.
She took; Black and white candles, an amethyst stone, dragon's blood ink, Rice parchment paper, and a scurrying mirror. She was determined to find who else lived in the house. On the way home she practiced in her mind what was going to be done. Nervousness overtook her as she hid the supplies in her room hoping her mother wouldn't find them. After getting ready for bed, she decided she was hungry and went to the kitchen to make a sandwich. As she was making her sandwich, something moved in the plant room. As she went in nothing was there.
"Hello, Is someone there?" She strained to listen hoping to hear something else. The shelves in the corner, holding her mothers lavender and aloe seedlings, toppled to the ground and moved 3 feet. Throwing dirt and small plants everywhere.
Frightened Raven ran to her room and dived under the covers like a five year old child. After a half an hour she realized she had left her sandwich in the kitchen, she cautiously went back down and retrieved it. As she went up the stairs she could feel something watching her and ran.
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Raven was Very curious about the ghost in her house. Last night had scared her, but now she wanted to know what was here. She sat on her bed with her Illegal Ouija board. Wondering if she should really use it. Raven had seen many bad things happen because of misuse of the board. After all if there was a ghost in the house the possibility of her mother having cleansed the house was very high.
In the end the curiosity was unbearable, as well as the frustration, it had been only a few minutes, but she was impatient and scared. Still getting nothing, she put away the board. Going down stairs she looked around trying to decide if there was another place in the house that might work. Suddenly she heard another noise coming from the plant room. It used to be a parlor, but her mother had moved all the taxidermy stuff out and the plants in.
"Mom, Is that you?"
When she received no answer curiosity took over. Walking to the sliding doors, she opened them just enough to poke her head through. A blur flew over her head and into the rafters in the corner of the living room.
"Hello? Who's up there?" Raven stared into the dark corner.
After a moment the blur then came out of the rafters and flew down the hall upstairs. Raven ran up them as fast as she could and saw it go into her room. Getting excited she decided to try again with the board, but nothing happened. After ten minutes she got frustrated and threw the Ouija board.
"Fine!! See if I ever want to talk to you again!" Raven picked the board up off the ground and put it in her closet. Just then she heard her mother walk in the front door.
"Hello, I'm home." Her mother called out.
Raven ran to the top of the stairs feeling guilty but still glad she had put the board away.
"Hello mom, how was your day?"
"Oh it was ok; this town seems to be very superstitious. My shop is doing very well." Her mother Yawned as she came up the stairs. Pausing at Raven's door, she turned around and glared at Raven. "Young one, what have you been up to today?"
"Nothing really mom." Raven smiled, "Just some spells to help with concentration for studying."
"I thought I told you not to practice rights in this house." Her mother pointed her finger, "Who knows what could happen if you go further." She then walked down the hall to her own room. Singing the old family song again, and leaving Raven to feel guilty some more.
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The next morning Raven found herself in her mother's plant room. She had found out she only had today to try once more. She made her spell circle and placed the candles, black ones to the north and south, White ones to the east and west. She had decided to put the scurrying mirror in the middle of the circle as she sat doodling on the parchment paper.
She lightly chanted and talked as she was doodling. Her hope was that the ghost would prefer to use this route for communication. The shyer ones usually did, but after three hours Raven was growing frustrated. What ever was here only seemed to like to scare her, by throwing things and going bump in the night. She screamed and began picking her things. Giving herself an hour for it to fade before her mother came home.
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OH, COME ON NOW. Did you really think that I would reveal myself so quickly? Even the dumbest ghoul would know better. I mean come on; one is trying to kick me out. Which is quite effective by the way, I'd been trapped into the room where I was defeated for quite sometime. Can you guess what allowed me to finally get out of there? That is why I tortured...Um I mean thanked the frogs. At the time I had no idea why she was suddenly so interested in talking to me, before that she never did a thing about it all. So shouldn't a guy be cautious?
Although I must confess I was quite happy to throw a few plants, dishes, and clothes around just to alleviate some boredom. It was very tempting to pretend to be a little kid when she was doodling, but I settled for just watching her rant. I tell ya this one, she gets whinny when she is bored or things don't go her way. Down right like a three year old, entertaining as hell. I heard She even put some metal into those Frog boys. I bet they were sullen for awhile, I mean hey. They got beat up by a girl who was half their weight. I would be upset if I got beaten up by anyone half my weight. Oh, by the way my favorite part is coming up.