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Chapter 3
Raven's Point of View
I sat propped on my elbows in my room writing in my Olivia Outcast journal. I had just gotten out of school and now I counted down the minutes till I could see my vampire again.
The phone rang and I shouted, "I'll get it!" but the phone had already been answered. Billy-boy came into my room and with a disappointed face, tossed me the phone. "Don't you know how to knock?" I scolded. "It's Becky." was all he said and went back into his room. Oh... I guess he's waiting for that girl to call. I put the phone against my ear. "Hey Beck, what's up?"
"Hey, Raven, I know this is short notice, but Matt has some family event to go to and I was wondering if you want to hang out?"
"Sure. I've been needing some R&R from my room." I said falling back onto my bed.
"Great! I'll be over in ten!"
Becky and I went to Patsy's Diner and ordered milkshakes and fries. It was great just having some alone time with Becky. We really missed each other. We gushed about school, Matt for her and Alexander for me. We made random stories of what our future would be like.
"I can imagine you as a baroness!" she said, "You'd be so good at it, Alexander already has the mansion and you two look so adorable together!"
"And you and Matt are a great match too." I said smiling. Becky blushed and I laughed. "Can you imagine what it would be like if you two got married?" Becky blushed even more and gave a meek little smile. "You'd run his estate like they did way back in the middle ages; ordering servants around, making then do odd jobs." I broke out into laughter at the thought of Becky in overalls pointing madly around Matt's mansion and Becky just made a pouty face at me. She knew I was only joking. And then we just sat there and sighed out of contentment. So much time has gone by, the years really did just melt away. We were juniors in high school and we both could remember the first day we met.
"Raven?"
"Hm?" I looked up at her.
"Promise me nothing will change." She looked so calm and solemn. I broke out into a wide smile.
"If anything happens, I'll still be right here with you."
I sat in my room after Becky dropped me off and I wondered what had brought that up. Me and Becky have been spending so much time apart that it had already started changing. I didn't want her to worry anymore than she should, but I know that somehow, if anything were to happen, nothing could keep us from being best friends.
Night was starting to fall and was getting ready to meet Alexander at the cemetery. I had already gotten ready but for some strange reason I was running a little behind schedule. I called the mansion in hopes of catching Alexander before he went out the door but Jameson said had already left. Scolding myself I said thank you and hung up the phone, bolting this way and that to start heading out the door.
The cemetery isn't too far away, but it's not that close either. The walk was peaceful and I appreciated the slight breeze that gave movement to the night. It made the trees sway in a way that calmed me and small bats fluttered overhead, while the moon guided me to my love.
I heaved and climbed over the cemetery gates and started my journey to his grandmother's monument. I sat close to her monument and waited.
"Grave robbing is a crime you know?" A very familiar voice said from behind me. With a jolt I stood up and turned to face Trevor.
"What are you doing here?" I spat.
"What are you doing here?"
"None of your business. Last time I checked, soccer snobs don't sneak around in the cemetery at night."
"And the last time I checked, this was a free country."
We just stared each other down, neither one of us backing down from this fight.
A twig snapped far close by, both our heads spun towards the noise and I immediately started heading in that direction knowing it was Alexander.
"Don't head towards creepy noises at night." Trevor called out catching up to me. "Horror movie 101, never go in the same direction of a creepy noise." He stated like this was a pop-quiz.
"Leave me alone Trevor and save yourself if this is..." I turned towards him and made a scared face, "oooooh so creepy." And I continued walking towards Alexander.
More snapping noises could be heard and I called out, "Alexander?" Before I could call his name again Trevor ran up to me and grabbed my arm, "I think we should go." he said and looked into my eyes. "Somethings not right and I can feel it."
"Then you can be a soccer wimp and go home." I pointed in any general direction and yanked my arm from his grasp. Another twig snapped directly in front of me. Raising my head to meet his eyes I smiled expecting to see Alexander, but then my smile faded. That's not Alexander...
"You should really learn to take people's advice." The stranger grinned.
