Ravenna, Lysander, and Iris were all walking home together from school alone the day after Cielo had returned. Nathaniel had to stay for student council, Ken was busy with his club, and Castiel had detention. They were having so much fun together that they didn't notice a black truck pulling up behind them. Nor did they notice the five older boys hopping out. One of them grabbed Iris with ease, tossing her in the truck. Another brawled with Lysander, eventually knocking him out. Ravenna fought for a moment before taking off like a rabbit.
She was caught by the arms, but she did a flip and kicked her assailant in the jaw. Two of them tackled her and another held a rag over her face. After struggling for a minute, she passed out. They dragged her into the truck as well and drove off.
At the school, Castiel was having trouble of a lesser degree. He had just finished detention and was met outside by Amber. She was dressed in a black t-shirt and jeans with red sneakers.
"Hey, Castiel."
"What are you up to, blondette?"
"Nothing, I'm just trying to fit your taste. Like it?"
He scoffed in disbelief. She was trying to dress like Ravenna!
"Not on you. It looks ugly."
Amber huffed and pouted childishly, another thing only Rave could look good doing.
"What is it about that girl that makes her look so good that you'll be with her? I'm every guy's dream."
"Not mine. She dresses like that naturally. Then she turns around and wears a dress that makes her look like a goddess. A raven haired goddess."
"But she's so boyish and bratty."
"No, she's just a fighter that is a child at heart."
Sighing in exasperation, she stormed off. Castiel's phone vibrated and he answered it.
-Meanwhile, in an abandoned cabin -
Ravenna woke up tied to a chair in a dim room. She looked around, locating her friends quickly. They were straight across from her, against a wall. Only their hands were bound.
"Are you two okay?"she asked quietly.
"Y-yeah, just a bit shaken," Iris replied.
"I'm just a bit sore at the moment. Bastards got me in the back of my head."
Rave nodded, happy they were okay. Her ribs were throbbing and her arm felt like it was on fire. A boy with a pig mask on entered the room with a cell phone.
"Two of you can make a call. Who will be first?"
Ravenna nodded to Lysander, who smirked knowingly back. He knew who she wanted him to call. The pig unbound his hands and gave him the phone, holding a baseball bat to his temple.
"Hey, Castiel, it's me. Yeah, we got kidnapped and we need help."
He glared for a moment.
"No, I'm not messing with you. You want to talk to him?"
Ly gave the phone to their captor.
"He's telling the truth. We were hired by a pretty little lady to nab a girl with long, black hair. Not much to look at, but her body should be fun to play with."
Ravenna sneered when she heard Castiel start yelling at the guy. He hung up on him and turned to them. She said it was her turn and called Cielo. Her voice started to choke up.
"B-big brother? My fr-friends an' I got snatched up b-by some men in a truck. They s-said they were gonna do b-bad things t-to m-me."
"Ravenna, sweetie, listen to me. Big brother will fix things and make it all better, don't you worry. I'm tracking the call as we speak and I am on my way now. Stay where you are."
"Please hurry."
He hung up and she stopped crying. Two more men came in, one with a cat mask and the other with a ski mask. The cat tied her hand to the chair swiftly. Ski-guy tore her shirt off to expose Rave's tank top. They chuckled at the article of clothing.
"Don't leave much to the imagination, but no matter. Blondie told us to do as we please."
Iris cried out her name loudly, but Ravenna just smiled back calmly. It was a smile of acceptance and internal fear. One that told her not to worry about what was going to happen. They tore off her shorts as well, leaving her in her underwear. Pig untied her legs and strattled her roughly, kissing up her neck but not trying anything else.
A loud thumping was heard above them and Pig stood up in time to be landed on by a very angry redhead with a knife. Cielo dropped through with his gun and ran out the door to secure the area. Ken and Nathaniel brawled with the other two men while Cass beat Pig mercilessly. He froze only when Ravenna spoke.
"Castiel, stop it. Please, you're going to kill him."
"Th-the awful, disgusting things they were planning…they deserve to die as painfully as possible."
"Please untie me before you do anything then."
He nodded and unraveled the rope gingerly. Rave stood up carefully, wrapping her arms around his torso. Cass pulled away from her grip, going to pummel Ski-guy while Nathaniel took care of Lysander. Ken, who had been tying up Cat, walked over to Ravenna.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm perfectly fine."
"We were so scared. I thought Cielo was going to kill us all with his driving!"
She smiled shakily and hugged him. He held her tightly, kissing her forehead. A large hand pinned him to a wall roughly. Castiel's piercing grey eyes glared into his intensely.
"Stay away from her, you bastard. I know that you caused this."
"What are you talking about?"Ravenna asked softly.
"I don't know what you're saying. You must be paranoid by what happened…"
"I know when you're lying. Tell me Kenny."
"Yeah, Kenny, tell her," Cass sneered.
Ken glanced down at his best friend lovingly before sighing.
"Well, you see, Amber texted me earlier this morning. She said that if I could send her the numbers of some of the guys from my military school, she could distract Castiel long enough for me to swoop in like a hero. How was I supposed to know they would take it this far?"
Ravenna and Cass stared at him in disbelief. The girl didn't even bat an eye as she decked the brunette right in the jaw. He fell, stunned, to the floor and she continued beating him to a pulp. It took the three standing boys to restrain her after she punched him in the face and chest several more times. He stared up through one eye, his bloodied nose crooked. Spitting out a tooth, he gazed up at her.
"I forgive you, but we are no longer friends Kentin. You're lucky I'm not going to tell my big brother what you did."
And, with that, she walked out crying for Cielo. He rushed to her side and gave her his jacket. Climbing in his car, Ravenna flipped Ken the bird as they drove away.
