After they were finished making daisy crowns and catching up, the couple went their separate ways. Ken to his house and Ravenna to her part-time job at her big brother's office. She was the secretary sometimes when they were short-handed. Meanwhile, Ken got a strange message from the IM app on his phone.

Rockstar2288: You should stay away from that girl.

Tilting his head, he texted back.

Gam3rN3rd: Who is this?

He immediately got a reply.

Rockstar2288: That doesn't matter. Stay away from Ravenna Christophe.

Gam3rN3rd: Why?

Rockstar2288: You broke her heart once and if you do it again, there will be hell.

Gam3rN3rd: Who the hell is this?"

*Rockstar2288 is offline*

Huffing softly, Ken turned off his computer and laid down. Whoever it was wasn't worth his time. For now, it was time to prepare his clothes for school tomorrow. Jeans and a t-shirt, simple enough. Hopefully everything would be the same as before. Oh, who was he kidding? Nothing would the same again. He was no longer little Kenny Lawliet, the nerd being protected by his best friend. He was Ken Lawliet, the hottie with a gorgeous girlfriend.

Sighing softly, he laid down on his bed. It felt slightly empty without Ravenna beside him. As if to answer his thoughts, his phone pinged.

RaveGirl: Hey Kenny, I couldn't sleep without telling you goodnight. I miss you.

Gam3rN3rd: I miss you, too. Love you. Sweet dreams.

*RaveGirl is offline*

Shrugging her lack of response off, Ken went to sleep. It was deep, dreamless, and a bit cold. His alarm roused him at five a.m. sharp to exercise and get ready for school. By 6:45, he was ready. Just in time for Ravenna to swing by in her truck to pick him up. They chatted and laughed the whole way there Unfortunately, Ken had to go get his class schedule and books.

That gave Amber and her minions time to gang up on Rave. They cornered her against her truck, grinning evilly. She relaxed and stared back coolly.

"So, you think it's funny to dump ice cream in people's hair?"

"Yes, very."

"Well, let's see how you like it when you get iced coffee in your pretty black hair."

Li and Charlotte grabbed Ravenna's arms, holding tight as she kicked and struggled. Amber sneered, tipping the coffee slowly above her face. Smirking back, Rave opened her mouth. A large hand grabbed her assailant's wrist before anything could happen. The three snobs gasped and fled. Ravenna stared up from her spot on the truck, blankly, for a moment before getting up. Castiel glared at her affectionately from a foot away.

"Ahoy there, Swedish Fish*!".

"I'm disappointed in you, Christophe. I thought you could fight better than that."

"It's too early to fight those morons. Besides, I knew you'd come save me. My hero," she pretended to swoon.

A smile of amusement tweaked at his face. Ken decided to show up at that moment. The two boys glared territorially each other. It was something they had done since they had first transferred. Both had an invisible claim over Rave that she seemed oblivious to. Walking to Ken, she hugged him tightly. He dipped her into a sweet kiss that made Castiel fume.

"Oh, hey Cass. How are you?"

"Fine. How was military school, Ayers?"

"Great, as you can see, it did wonders to my body."

He was about to make a snide remark back, but the bell rang. The two boys led Ravenna inside, Nathaniel joining them on his way in. After giving Ken his new ID, he took off with Rave to chemistry. The other two watched in jealousy, but little did they know, the blond was completely gay. It was just hidden very well. When they came to an empty hall, Castiel grabbed the smaller boy by his collar.

His face held an unimaginable rage that made even Ken cringe. Grinning sadistically, he slammed him against a locker.

"Do you know what you've done?!" he growled.

"What are you talking about, you psycho?"

"Do you know how many sleepless nights I had? Sneaking into her window because she couldn't stop crying, those tears she shed because of you. She was almost mine!"

"Wait, you held her. Even after I told you she was mine and not to go near her? That's low."

"You left. She didn't even smile for a month after you left. It almost killed me."

"Too bad. The 'almost' part I mean. She's mine now, Cass. And I won't give her up."

"Well, that doesn't mean I won't fight for her. And believe me, I will not play nice."

Dropping Ken, Castiel stalked off to his class. The former left as well, thinking deeply about what his rival had said. It wasn't until lunch that they were all brought together again. Lysander had to leave early due to a sudden stomach flu. Nathaniel would check up on him after school. Ravenna was oblivious as her two admirers shared irritated glances. Instead, she smiled and tried to start up a conversation.

"Prom is coming soon. I'm thinking about going this year."

"You can't! We're supposed to do a movie marathon that night."

"I think it would be fun, especially since we'll be going together."

"I have to be there to supervise."

"It'll be me, Lysander, and the twins then. That's great."

Rave was about to bend, but Ken shook his head.

"Come on, let's go get the tickets."

"Oh, alright."

*Swedish fish- Castiel is tall an red all over