Chapter 5- Just One
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After Raven left, I headed up to my room. Ophelia and Oberon were currently not in the house, as they had to accompany my dad on a business trip. That was too bad. Although I can do all my things alone, both Oberon and Ophelia could do the stuff I do, but better. That means I won't be having my normal gourmet meal from them. I sighed. I was all alone in the house. My mom was probably somewhere with my dad, arguing with him. I just don't understand why they would argue. They were getting along just fine about a month ago. Now, they just can't get off each other's back for more than 1 hour. Sure, mealtimes were nice and quiet, but after that, things fell into utter chaos. I was still thinking about how peaceful we were before they fought, and soon my thoughts wander off to Raven. I don't know why I would think about Raven, after thinking about why my dad and mom argued a lot. However, I did think about him. The day he walked me home was nice and quiet. He didn't have to do it, but he did. But today.. Today, I slapped everything out of him. And I don't know why. Maybe because I was mad? Or maybe because I thought he was going to hurt me? It might just because I was sad. However, I had no right. It probably was a combination of all those things.
"Did I," I said, gazing down, sadly, "Did I just use Raven as an emotional punching bag?"
When I realized I did, I immediately felt bad. Why couldn't I just take my anger out on my pillow, like normal people. Why did it have to be Raven. He didn't even do anything! All he did was try to walk me home. Even after I slapped him, he confronted me and brought me to my former self. If only I could deal with my rage better, he probably wouldn't felt the pain of my slaps. Maybe I can apologize to him tomorrow morning, but I don't know if he would want to walk me to school and back after today. I sighed in sadness. It wasn't like I needed him to walk me to school. However, it was a nice gesture, and I appreciate walking with someone else. It makes me feel like I still have something to hold on to other than my parents. I continued to do my homework. I shouldn't worry about Raven now. He's a physically and emotionally strong man. He probably wouldn't care, or at least don't mind, that I used him as a punching bag. He probably would want me to focus on the hard algebra problem I was doing. Still, I can't help thinking that he was hurt. He seemed to brush off the pain, but his face was red and he was bleeding a little. I think he cares about me, but I just brushed him off.
"Argh," I thought, "Why does this have to be so confusing?"
After half way through my homework, I decided to take a shower and finish the rest in the mourning. I slept peacefully.
"Hello, Eve," said a voice in my head.
I looked up into amber eyes just like mine. The same mouth as mine. It was my mom. I can see myself in her. All my traits, all my appearances, all my styles come from her.
"Mom?" I asked, confused. What was she doing here? She was supposed to be with my dad on the business trip. Are they back already?
"Sweetie, I know that your dad and I fighting is undesirable. But believe me, we are getting along just fine. It's just how we communicate."
"By fighting? That doesn't seem like a good way."
"It's not a good way, but it works for us. We love each other. We just can't express it."
I nodded. I was still confused on this matter, but I barely understood what love was.
"Hopefully, we can restore our former love, but I don't know," my mom said.
"I would love that," I said.
After that, my mom took me to a lot of places. The carnival, the movies, and the park. We played, laugh, screamed in fear. Soon, we were back at my house. My dad greeted us. My mom and my dad hugged. They were about to kiss when-
"Eve!" exclaimed Oberon, "Wake up!"
Huh? What was Oberon doing here. So my dad and my mom getting back together was just a dream. I sighed. Oberon went up to the window and drew open the curtains. Ophelia started the water to my bath. I started to wonder if my mom and dad were back yet. I was still hopeful that they make up during dad's business trip. I wasn't concerned if we were doing a promotional for our newest project or not, I was just concerned that my dad and my mom were back on regular terms.
"Sorry," I said, "Is mom and dad back yet?"
I looked around. The sun was up, and the sky was blue. I guess I had to finish my homework during homeroom. I never missed homework before. Maybe my teachers would understand if I said I felt sick. Which was part true. I was sick with sadness, but that was no excuse for no homework.
"No," Ophelia said, behind Oberon, "They sent us here because they were worried about you."
"Also," Oberon said, gazing up "There's a nice looking man waiting for you in the living room. I don't really approve of him walking you to school and back, but he seems nice enough."
"Oberon!" Ophelia exclaimed, almost scolding "he is a very nice looking man, and I'm sure he has good manners. And I'm sure that he will get Eve home safely." She said the last sentence through clenched teeth.
"Right," Oberon muttered, doubtful.
"Anyways, his name is," Ophelia said, scratching her head, "Um.. it's a weird name. That's all I know."
Who could it be? It might be Raven, but I'm doubtful that he can make it out of his house and walk to mine in time. He seems like the person to sleep in.
"I think his name is," Oberon said trying to remember, "Raven?"
Raven? What was he doing here this early? It is nice of him and all to walk me to school, but I can take care of myself, thank you very much.
Then, I paused. I still need to apologize to him. Might as well do it today while he walks me to school. I looked at the clock. I still had 40 minutes to get to school and do my homework. I looked at my closet. Oberon had obviously done the laundry since there was tons of clothes for me to wear. I picked out one. It was a white short miniskirt, with a white and pink tank top. Whatever, it's a bit revealing but it'll work. I walked down the stairs. Raven was leaning next to a wall. Ophelia offered him a spot on the sofa, but he refused. Then, he caught sight of me.
"Eve," Raven said, surprised, "Are you seriously wearing that."
I looked down. It wasn't THAT revealing was it? I'm sure it is fine, and he's just was better dressed than usually. He had a white and black collared shirt, with a black pants. Over his clothes he had a white coat, with a furry hood. His hair was combed and neat, and it looked neat.
"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.
"Today is the day where all the candidates present themselves. You have to look nice. Currently, you look nice, but I don't think it's appropriate for this event."
"Oh!" Oberson said, " I will pack some clothes for you! You can change at the school."
I was a bit doubtful, since Oberon usually goes over-the-top with stuff. Like the time I asked for breakfast, he gave me basically a 7 course gourmet dinner. I'm surprised I made to school in time that day. Another time, I asked for him to start the bath. He turned it into a jacuzzi, with lights, umbrellas, and rose petal in the water. However, I didn't have time to ask Ophelia to choose outfits for me. She does everything right, but it takes a long time. I just nodded my head, agreeing that Oberon can choose my outfit.
"Thank you," I said, stuffing some toast in my mouth.
Oberon rushed up the stairs to choose my outfits. I pray that he won't over do it. Ophelia already pre made my breakfast so it was ready when I got to the table. When I finished, Raven and I walked outside. Then, Oberon came down with my clothes.
"So why do we have to dress up for this?" I asked, confused.
"You don't have to," Raven said, "it's just nice to look good on the stage."
"Oh," I said, not completely understanding, "Okay."
When we got to school, Raven and I headed to room 238. I sat down in my desk and quickly finished my homework. It wasn't really that hard, but it was long. The bell rang, signaling the first class. First class was math with Miss. Ariel. She mostly asked questions about marketing, but it was all very interesting. Math was generally Aisha's subject, but I answered some questions, too. Sometimes, the math questions were hard,but it was fun. The class flew by. The second class was Science with Mr. Allegro. This was the subject where Raven shined. All of his fan girls squealed whenever Raven got a question right, which he always did. Rena and Elesis answered some questions in science, too. This class was REALLY boring for me. I like Mr. Allegro and all, but I wished science was more fun. Third period was social studies. This was Rena's favorite class. Chung and Ara answered some question during this class, too. Social studies was okay, I guess. Nothing too exciting, it was just history and geography. Nothing that useful in life. Next was language. This is where I dominated. Our teacher was Mrs. Stella herself and he immediately asked some questions.
"Eve, come stai oggi ? Si prega di rispondere in francese," said Mrs Stella to me.(Eve how are you today. Please answer in French."
"French.?Oh, it's on."
"Je suis bon , je vous remercie . Et vous?" I replied. (I'm good, thank you. And you?)
Mrs. Stella looked rather impressed. Not only did I understand what she said, I also answered in a different language. Other people just stared at me. We exchanged quick conversation, changing languages every 10 seconds. We spoke Chinese, Latin, Greek, German, and Japanese. It ranged from stuff from what I did to easy math questions. It was rather interesting, but I could tell other people couldn't keep up.
"Qué te gusta?" Mrs. Stella asked. (What do you like?)
Spanish. I only studied spanish for 2 weeks, so I was a bit slow to understand. From what I could understand, I think she asked what was my favorite thing. I started to answer.
However, Rena answered before I did, "Me gustan los chicos lindos como Raven," then she winked at Raven. Raven chose to master French, so he couldn't understand what Rena said. He looked rather confused. I giggled to myself. Rena continued, "También me gusta que data." (I like cute boys like Raven. Also, I like dating.)
"Uh.. This girl is.. Well I guess she did answer the question?" Mrs. Stella thought.
"Good job, class." Mrs. Stella said, mainly to Rena and me.
Finally it was lunch. That means it was time for the candidates to go up on stage. Raven, Rena, Elesis, Aisha, and I went into the changing rooms. I don't understand why Raven had to change with us. Couldn't we get 2 gender bathrooms like normal schools should have? I guess Crystal El High was not normal. Elesis finished first. She was wearing bright red with a hint of black. It was nice, I guess. After all, red was a power color. Her hair was in an intricate braid and it was held together with a pin of a dragon. She looked elegant yet fierce. However, she wore a gold cat ear-like headband. It was cute, but didn't go with the fierceness of the outfit. Aisha was next. Her normally straight purple hair was tied up into curly pigtails. She wore her usual black, but now she has a gigantic bat head accessory. It was a bit over the top, but everyone knew that the bat was her signature animal. She even had on bat socks and bat glasses. Besides that, her outfit was really formal. A black skirt and vest accented with white trimming. Raven didn't change. He was already dressed in his white and black shirt with a white overcoat. I went into the changing room. I looked into the bag that Oberon got me. He packed different dresses. I put on a dress and immediately regretted that I asked Oberon to pack me my clothes.
"I'm not doing this," I said, firmly.
"Eve, what's wrong?" asked Raven.
"My clothes."
"Oh, it can't be that bad," Said Rena. She was wearing a skinny tight green shirt that accented her boobs and skinny tight black pants. It was revealing, but that was her style.
"Eve," Aisha said , "Do you want me to help you?"
"Yes!" I said, almost screaming.
When Aisha came in she gasped.
"Eve. That is only straps!" Aisha said.
It was true. I had on white bunny costume that only covered my boobs. I didn't have the curves like Rena to fill it out.I heard a door close.
"Eve," I heard Elesis say, softly "Raven just left."
"His face was redder than a tomato," Rena said, giggling. Oh god. That reminded me that I forgot to say sorry for slapping him. Oh well. I have bigger problems. Aisha had me try on different outfits. One was a green summer dress with sequins and flowers are over it, but it was more of a wedding dress. Another was a white miniskirt and tank top with butterflies all over them, but it was too short. Another was jet black with a black headband to go with, but I looked gothic. Finally, we found one. It was perfect. Not to flowy, long enough, and no black. Oberon finally got it right this time.I walked out. Rena and Elesis squealed in awe. I walked out. Raven was there , leaning on the wall. He looked at me.
"Eve," he said, mesmerized by the gems "that's-"
"Too beautiful for words," Aisha interrupted. We walked out on the stage just when Mrs. Stella was introducing us. She called out out names one by one. Giving 10 seconds before calling out the next name. I was last. When I finally went out every person gasped in awe. I was wearing a pure white Swarovski dress accented with pink tips and coated with synthetic diamonds. It glistened in the spotlight, like a fire but only white. My gloves was covered with white, transparent sequins that gave the illusion I was wearing glass. Although my shoes were killing my feet, it was also white and had different flowers on the tips. Finally, on my head was just a simple, white flower. I had one strand of y hair braided, but the majority of it was down, draped over my back. I sat next to Raven. After all of us gave our speeches, which I finished in homeroom, we exited the school while people showered us in compliments. Apparently I now have my own group of fanboys. Goodbye, privacy I guess. On the way to the gate, I was showered with questions on where I got the dress. I didn't even know, but I'm guessing Ophelia put it together. Raven was there waiting for me. All his fangirls seem to be gone, though. When we were halfway to my house ,I stopped.
"Raven?" I said.
" Yes?" He replied. His gaze was intent and soft. My legs start to turn to mush. I think this is what people called being "caught up in the moment."
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Yesterday for using you as a emotional punching bag."
Raven didn't know what to do. He looked down at a loss of words.
"Uh," he started, "it's-"
I knew what he was going to say. And what he was going to say was wrong.
"No, it's not okay. We just met, and I slapped you. How is that okay? You just tried to walk me home." I said, exclaiming.
Raven came closer and wrapped his hand around mine. I didn't mind, since I was still wearing my gloves, so he wasn't touching my skin. He hushed me and we walked to my house quietly. His hand was warm even through the gloves. I used his chest to rest my head in. He half carried me to my house. When we got there he left go my my hand. Then, he grabbed my other one. He took off the glove, and kissed my hand. I gasped and slapped him. He rubbed his face in pain after throwing his head back and laughing. This took me back in surprise. Why was he laughing and hurt at the same time? It doesn't make sense.
"I guess I deserved that," he said, his face starting to grow red, "but it was worth it."
I slapped him again.
"Okay," he said, biting his lip to prevent howling in pain,"Maybe not." He then watched me to see if I made it safely I the house. Obviously I did, but it was still very nice of him to do so. I regret slapping him, but he did deserve it. After I got in the house, Oberon came out and waved, saying I made it in okay. Raven nodded and waved. I smiled. He does care for me.
"See? He's a good man after all," Ophelia said to Oberon.
"What? Eve slapped him. He must've done something wrong." Oberon argued.
"He waited by the gate to see if Eve got homes safely."
"He kissed her!"
"ON THE HAND!"
Oberon and Ophelia continued to argue about Raven. They were both right. Raven shouldn't have kissed me in the hand, but it did felt nice. I exited out the room, smiling.
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