CHAPTER FOUR
(April, about 5 years ago)
"Becky?" Raven said, talking on my cell phone, while I was driving her home.
"Yea, I'm fine. I just wanted to call you to tell you I was okay." "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow, bye." she hung up.
"Are you hungry?" I asked.
Raven looked at me strangely. "Huh?"
"Are you hungry?" I repeated.
"Umm, no, not really." she was still confused. Then her stomach growled, a give away that she was lying. I chuckled. And she gave me an evil look.
"What would you like?"
"For you to be normal." she mumbled. I frowned. I dropped everything to come pick her up after her stupid boy friend left her on the street crying, and she still talks to me like I'm nothing.
"I never claimed to be normal." I mumbled back.
Raven looked at me strangely, for the hundredth time in the last five minutes, and then she smiled. She smiled at me. Raven Madison had just smiled at me.
"What?" she asked when I just stared at her.
"Nothing." By this time I was pulling into McDonalds.
"Do you want to go in, or I can go through drive through if you don't want anyone to know your with me?" Raven's face got hard and kind of angry, but when she realized I was serious, she got out of the car and walked over to my door.
"As long as your not ashamed to be seen with me." she said, smiling. 'Wow I was going to a restaurant with Raven, and she hadn't even lost a bet.' I thought.
"Trevor?" As soon as I heard my name I knew the next few minutes would be very hard.
"Yo, Mitchell." I turned to face the entire soccer team.
Raven had stiffened at my side. A few guys from the team, Johnny, Mike, and Paul, walked up, checking out Raven, who looked petrified. I had never seen her scared and it was pissing me off.
"What are you doing here, freak?" Paul asked, reaching forward to pull at her chin. Raven stepped back, positioning her self behind me. Paul stepped toward her and with out thinking, I grabbed his arm.
"Raven is here with me." I said emphasizing her name.
"Oh, come on Trevor, your not so desperate that you would screw the vampire freak, are you?" Paul said laughing. My hands had involuntarily balled in to fists. Then there was someone beside me, her hand slipping into my fist and between my tight fingers.
"Is that what you'd call it? Desperation? I'm thinking that it has something to do with gender. I mean, I'm sure the only boy on the 'guy's' soccer team with out a girlfriend, meaning you, has a reason." Paul's face got red and he cussed at her.
"F- off Monster freak, your just jealous that you can't get a guy with a pulse." he said slapping the other guys hands.
"Raven, Trevor over here." I turned to see Matt and Becky waving from across the restaurant. I dragged Raven away from her 'Paul' stare down, and went to sit with my friend.
"Hey Beck." Raven greeted, sliding to the far side of the booth. Becky stared at her then at me and finally Matt spoke breaking the awkwardness.
"So. What's with this?" he said, getting directly to the point.
"Raven needed a ride home." I answered quickly.
Matt and Becky both nodded but I knew this conversation was not over yet. Matt and I chatted about the soccer game, while Becky and Raven sat quietly sipping their sodas. She never pulled away, never stiffened and held tightly to my hand the entire time.
"Well, I should probably be taking Raven home now." I said after chatting about anything we could think of except the fact Raven and I were sitting not even 6 inches away from each other and weren't bickering like normal.
The car ride back was silent. When I pulled to a stop in front of her house, the weirdest thing happened. Raven Madison kissed me. A long meaningful kiss, not like the short, sloppy drunken pecks I had always gotten before. Her kiss was sweet and thankful, and voluntary. Raven wrapped her hands around my neck and kissed me hard. I had waited for 17 years for her to even speak to me like a normal person and now she had her lips pressed against mine.
"Raven." I said sternly, pulling away from her,
"You don't want to do this, your just upset and tired, go to bed." that was the hardest think I had ever had to say in my entire life. "No one's here. Please don't make me stay alone." she pleaded looking truly upset.
"Uhh." I huffed leaning back and roughly wiping my face with my hands.
"Fine." I said it sternly, but I couldn't be harsh with her, I had to smile.
"Good." Then she kissed me again, and I could feel her smiling. We were out of the car and in my room and before I knew it I grabbed her arms and smashed my mouth against hers.