Chapter 38 Cheetahs, bitches and assholes

Randy;

I don't know why I was being such a jerk to her, she so far, was the only one being nice and there I was being a jerk. I guess the remarks just got to me, it shouldn't but it did. Usually I had tougher skin but I guess when the attack was aimed at something so personal, I let it get in. After my last class I headed to practice, we were playing our first game this weekend and I guess we had to be ready, seeing as how we had a new member. It made me wonder how I didn't see that Raven was a lesbian, out of the ten guys that tried out, Raven was the only one that made it, she had single handedly out-maned ten guys, guess thats good news, a lesbian being good at sports. Her sisters were waiting in the grandstands, it was only the youngest one that was watching the players, the other two were a little pre-occupied, one was drawing and the other was making out with her boyfriend, a little disturbing but whatever.

"Hey Randy!" Someone shouted out, luckily most the guys on this team weren't in the main circle that I used to hang out with, so at least for an hour or so I would be safe from jabs. They pulled into a huddle so I could give them the command. It was the first time all day that I talked to her nicely.

"Raven, what's your position"

"From what I hear, she likes being on her back"

"Randy, can I see that bat? I'm gonna shove it up Dolph's ass, from what I hear, he likes it up the ass"

They all laughed, making me snigger. Gotta hand it to the girl, insults came fast and un-relenting.

"No one is shoving anything up anyone's ass"

"Aw but he likes it! John Morrison told me"

"You lying whore!" He tried to leap at her but Adam held him back. Raven smirked at him taking the bat from me and going to home plate,

"Can we get this done before my sister runs out of coffee?"

"Sounds good"

We trampled to our positons, I guess Raven was batting first. Didn't matter, it was practice after all. Dolph however, didn't seem to understand the simpleness right in front of him, don't mess with Raven, its not that hard. So how come its taking both of us ages to learn. Because we're both idiots, thats why.

"Hey Raven! Take your top off! It's the only way you'll get any where in life!"

"I don't know Dolph, I wouldn't even pay to see her naked, I wouldn't want to see her naked even if she paid me"

"Your idiotic banter is charming and all, but we're here to play ball, so lets play ball!"

Adam gave her a nice fast one which she smaked clean over Kofi's over extended jumping. I think we have our secret weapon.

After a while, the practice got smoother and everyone did their jobs, the only one that kept jeering at her was Dolph, I think the perioxde has got to him, the more he called her names, the darker her eyes became, clearly not a good sign.

At the last call, which meant one last pitch, Raven got that gleam in her eyes. I couldn't help the little bit of jealousy when she lent up and whispered something in Adam's ear, his blonde locks covering his face so I couldn't get any indication on what was being said. Finally she pulled away and went back to her batting place and Dolph was still shouting things at her, now I wanted to throttle him. Seriously his voice was starting to get annoying, Adam gave another one.

"Bingo!" Raven shouted as the ball went straight into Dolphs balls, the pain was written all over his face as he slumped down holding his balls.

"As always, I have the last laugh" Raven laughed smacking Adam a high-five. "See ya'll next week"

Iziah;

"Remind me again, why I'm lettin this happen?" I looked back and the sight not changing didn't make me feel better, after Raven had shown that blonde fucktard her impressive aim, she had waited for Randy and now they were walking home together, which meant I was stuck with Jamie, Harm and her boyfriend, whose name I'm still trying to remember, why the hell she was being nice to him to start with got to me. Am I the only one that remembered the pain he caused, the scars are still there might I add, seriously if you pull back my sister's hair and looked real close, you could see a thin white scar where that bastard through her down some stairs and cracked her damn skull open.

"Because Raven wants to bury the hatchet with him and if either of us tries to stop that, well its best not to think about it"

I let a growl slip, "I still don't like it. We all know whats gonna happen"

Harmoni touched my shoulder softly, "No we don't, so for the mean time let it go"

"For the mean time?"

Harmoni shrugged "Well if it turns out that you're right, which could be a huge possibility, then I see no reason why you can't throw him down a flight of stairs"

I growled again, "Still wish I could do that now"

"Your funeral"

When we got home, I followed her straight to the roof, with any luck neither of us will be thrown off it anytime soon, which has been known to happen.

"So what do you think? Do I have a chance?"

"Chance with what?" I asked sitting beside her, I hoped she didn't mean a chance with that fucktard next door, I couldn't handle that right now.

"To have some sort of baseball career, or some sports career"

"How many sports do you plan on taking?"

"Just two, I don't like to get bored"

"Clearly"

Raven had this thing about staying busy, I think it was the night terrors, if she was exhausted then I guess she wouldn't dream, already she had school work, her job, taking care of us, baseball and now a second sport, although I guess if she's busy with that, she wouldn't have time for Orton, even I knew that was a long shot, if she liked you, she made time for you.

"So do I?"

"Course you do, you're a natural athelete, you know that Rae"

She lay back on the blue roof, "Cool. Just so I'm not wasting time"

"Whats going on with you and fucktard boy next door?"

"Nothin. We're just friends far as I know"

"I don't think you should be friends with him"

"Knew you would say that"

"Raven, of all the things he has done, if you be nice to him know, you're basically giving him permission to hurt you, and the worst part is, he now has ammo, a lot of it"

Raven let out a sigh, "Then I guess it'll be my face going red when if it backfires"

"I don't want it to get to that"

"I think he's changed"

"Raven, cheetah's don't change their spots and assholes don't stop being assholes"

"So are you a cheetah or an asshole?" Raven snapped at me, I guess I had been on a tyrade like his, only I hurt bullies, not innocent people I didn't even know.

"Hey that is not fair!" I had anger issues, like I knew the faggot next door did, but I had been very good, I hadn't hurt anyone that didn't deserve it in a very long time.

"Why is it that you can change but he can't?"

"Because he's a douchebag!"

"And you're a bitch! And yet I don't hold that against you."

I couldn't even defend myself, because she made a good point, my wrath had been forgiven and somewhat forgotten, so why couldn't I do that for him? Because I don't like him, thats why.

"Izzy, I know you don't like him and I know that you think I'm makin a mistake but I think he's changed and I want to give him a chance"

"Fine."

"Of course just because I like him don't mean you have too, but I don't want you hurting him either, well I can guess you guys can throw barbs at each other, just nothing to do with his scandal"

"Ok that makes a tad better, but only a tad. But I still think I'm right"

"Right about what? That he's an asshole? Cause we can all admit that, even he can"

"No, not that. He hasn't changed Rae, you just think he has, mark my words Honey, the moment that inner circle accepts him back, he'll go back and leave you in the dust, and nothin will change at all. He'll be the king again and he will go back to torture, and the worst part is, it'll be worse because he will know your secrets"

"Now who's paranoid?"

"I'm serious, just be careful. Don't reveal too much, or at least try and get dirt on him"

"Uh-huh"

Now she was done with the conversation and glancing at the backyard next door I could see why, dickhead had his shirt off. Damn it, that girl had always been a sucker for tattoos.