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Ch 19-Proposal

Narrator:

Things have really changed in the kingdom. With the demons gone and Trigon defeated there is much work to be done. Richard even has his work cut out for him with Raven and the rest of the gang. Hopefully things will get back together soon.

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Richard stood close by Raven as they stared at his family and friends. He wasn't about to lose her again just because they think she did something that she had no control over. Looking at the faces around them he could tell Gar and Terra didn't care much for Raven. Victor and Karen knew that it wasn't her fault. That only left his parents. Richard was kind of afraid to look at them. He was afraid of what their faces would say.

"Uh-mmm…..so…," Victor started to break the silence.

"I've decided to let Raven stay here," Richard pronounced.

"WHAT!" Garfield shouted.

"That's great man," Victor said simultaneously.

Garfield couldn't believe his ears. How could Victor be okay with this after what happened? Not to mention how Richard is acting. How could no one see how dangerous she was? There was no way that she was staying in the castle. She needed to be thrown out of the kingdom or better yet beheaded. Gar didn't care if she did lose her memory. This couldn't go unpunished and the king and queen should think the same.

"Wonderful! That means we can still have our tea time in the garden," Diana said.

"Good to hear," Bruce replied.

Richard was surprised by this. More so from what his dad said than his mom. He had thought his dad didn't like Raven. It was great that both of his parents were okay with this. It lifted a huge weight off his shoulders. Even Victor seemed okay with it. The only one who seemed to have a problem with it was Garfield.

"What is wrong with you guys," Garfield shouted.

"Now Gar….," Diana started to say.

"NO! This is ridiculous. She's the reason why all of this happened."

"I think you need to calm down."

"Calm down. CALM DOWN! Don't tell me to calm down. Don't you guys realize what she's done? That thing nearly destroyed all of the kingdom and you guys want to invite her to stay at the castle. Terra was right about her. Nothing but evil resides inside her. She can't be trusted."

"Garfield! Raven is not a thing as you so delicately put it. Do not insult her again," Diana said sternly.

"I don't care. She should be hanged for her crime."

"GARFIELD! That is enough of that. You would show her some respect."

"I will not. A lot of people's lives have been lost because of her."

"I don't recall her actually helping the demons."

"No, but she brought them here."

"You have no proof of that. So you can keep those allegations to yourself."

Raven stood behind Richard watching and listening to the people around them. She didn't know who any of them are, but they seemed to know her. Raven didn't like the two blond people, Garfield and Terra. They kept sending her glares and making rude comments. Honestly, she didn't know what their problem was. Aside from that she had an inkling that something was coming right at her. Quickly Raven put up shield around her as a blur of red came into her line of sight.

"How could you?" Kori shouted banging on the shield. Both Richard and Victor had to pull her away from Raven.

"Kori calm down. She doesn't know who you are," Richard said.

"I don't care. Roy is dead because of her. I will never forgive her for this," Kori shouted. Streams of tears came down her face. "How could you do this to me? We're supposed to be sisters. I was always nice to you."

"I don't know who you are and I don't have any siblings," Raven said looking at the girl strangely. She had never seen her before as far as she was concerned. All of these people were strange with the exception of a few.

"Kori it's not going to help. Raven has amnesia. She doesn't remember any of us."

"Then I'll make he remember. It's not right that she gets to forget while the rest of us have to remember the horrible tragedy of today."

"It's not how it works. Just leave Raven alone for right now," Victor said.

"Richard, why don't you take Raven back to the castle while the rest of us help out in the town," Bruce said.

"Ok."

Richard led Raven back towards the castle. He felt a lot of the stress leave his shoulders as he walked away from Kori, Garfield, and Terra. They were acting very unreasonable in his opinion. They were too consumed with grief to realize that Raven didn't do anything wrong. It might have been her father that destroyed the kingdom of Gotham, but Raven had no part of it. It was her father that manipulated her to begin with. Maybe they just needed some time for that to sink in. there was no way that Raven was evil he was sure of that.

The walk back to the castle was quiet. Raven made sure to stick close to Richard as possible. She didn't want to get lost along the way. The whole kingdom was in ruins. There were only a few buildings that stood undamaged from the onslaught of demons that had come through. A lot of dead bodies layed sprawled on the ground. It took a lot longer to get to the castle, but they finally made it. Richard led Raven to her room, what was left of it anyways. The room was a complete mess. There was a hole from the hallway to her room. The bed was torn to pieces and all of the furniture was broken.

"Well…it'll look better once we repair all the damage," Richard said.

"Are you sure it's ok for me to stay here?"

"Of course. Garfield, Terra, and Kori are just grieving right now and need someone to take their anger out on. You did nothing wrong."

"I don't want to intrude or anything. I can always go somewhere else."

"And where exactly would that be?"

"I don't know, but I can manage."

"I'm not letting you walk around homeless when I have a castle to provide for you."

"You don't take no for an answer do you?"

"Nope."

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Narrator:

Things aren't looking good around the kingdom. A lot of repairs are going to have to be done.