Eclipse {Ravi Singh}

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disclaimers: i dont have the privilege of owning agggtm. and this is me trying by taylor is a little too relatable.

she payed no attention to elliot ward as he taught, instead she was focussed on the skeleton hand she was drawing on her left hand. she knew pip had talked to him and sorted everything out concerning andie not liking him but something told amaris that there was more to this than what he told pip. when the bell rung amaris quickly stuffed all her books into her bag and rushed to the door.
"miss Fitz-Amobi, may i speak to you?" mr ward called out before she left the classroom.
reluctantly amaris moves from the doorway and back into the classroom.
"amaris," elliot says closing the door leaving just the two in the classroom. "you havent turned in any of you homework and its effecting your grade."
amaris watched in disgust as elliots eyes raked over her body, she wore black baggy jeans and a green sweater that had a skeleton ribcage with matching green hightop converse. the only skin she was showing was her hand, neck, and face, yet that was enough to exicite him. it disgusted amaris to the high heavens.
"um, yea i know. i- its on my desk at home i keep forgetting to put the ones ive finished in my backpack."
"well there is always another way." elliot says walking closer to her.
"ill, uh, ill bring them tommorow."
"you wouldnt have to worry about any of it." elliots brings his hand up and brushes it against her cheek.
"i-if thats all ill be going."
"come on amaris you know you want to." elliots hand was now running down her chest and to the bottom of her sweater.
amaris jerks away, "im going now, elliot." she spits and hurries out of the classroom and to the womans bathroom.
"fucking hell." she mumbles closing the door behins her and leaning on it.
her lip quivers and her eyes fill with tears. she felt disgusting and she didnt even do anything, he did and she didnt want it.
amaris goes to the sink and splashes her face with cold water, "its fine. its fine. its all fine." she mumbles to herself in the mirror after drying her face.

----

"did you get all dressed up to come and see me, moon?" ravi leans against his front door frame, he was wearing a green plaid flannel shirt and jeans.
amaris scoffs, "you wish." while she hadnt gotten dressed up for him she had applied lip gloss, eyeliner, and mascara, which pip had teased her about.
"we came straight from school, and we nee your help. put shoes on, your coming with us." pip says glancing at her sister.
"are we going on a mission?" ravi backs up some and slips on some shoes, "do i need to bring my night vision goggles and utility belt?"
"if you want to look dumb." amaris shrugs as her and pip turn and walk down the driveway, ravi closes the door and follows.
"your always so nice. where are we going?"
"To a house where two potential Andie-killer suspects grew up, one of them just out of prison for committing an 'assault occasioning actual bodily harm'."
"you’re our back-up as we’re going to speak to a potentially violent person of interest." amaris adds
"back up?" ravi questions walking inbetween the twins.
"you know, someone to hear our screams of help if need be and step in."
"wait," ravis fingers wrap lightly around amaris's arm and pulls her to a stop, pip stops aswell and turns, " i don’t want you doing something that’s actually dangerous. Sal wouldn’t have wanted that either."
"oh, come on. Nothing gets in between me and my homework, not even a little danger. And I’m just going to, very calmly, ask her a few questions." pip says
"Oh, it’s a her? ok then."
"ha, ha. take it back or your going to need someone to hear your screams of help." amaris says very calmly to ravi.
"um," ravi gulps, "i apoligize, p-please forgive me."
"okay, but your on thin ice, ravi, especially since your just using for my dog."
ravi groans, "how many times do i have to say it was a joke. also pip why the hell is your sister actually scary?"
"ive been trying to figure that out for years." pip says earning a glare from amaris.

once ravi had finnished laughing at pips car he went to the pasenger side and opens the door.
"uh ah sexist men who only use me for my dog sit in the back."
"okay one, i am not sexist, two, im not only using you for your dog, three, maybe i was actually opening the door for you."
"mhm were you?"
"no, but now im holding it open for you and ill close it for you once you get in."
"thats a very gentlemen thing to do, sun." amaris says getting into the passenger seat.
"mmm thank you, moon." ravi says shutting her door and climbing into the backseat. amaris had putting in her earphones and pressed play on a playlist while pip filled ravi in on everything theyd figured out, minus the note and person in the woods.
amaris and pip had discussed it and decided not to tell him, knowing that he'd tell them to stop if he found out. amaris picked at the sleeves of her sweater as she looked out the window and watched the houses pass.
when the car pulled up to the curb and stopped amaris paused her music and unplugged her earphones before putting them in her bag.
"I rang Natalie twice yesterday. The first time she hung up after I said the words “school project”. The second time she wouldn’t pick up at all. Let’s hope she’ll actually open the door. You coming?" pip says opening her door.
ravi hesitates, "im not sure, there’s that whole murderer’s brother thing. you might get more answers if i'm not there."
"oh." amaris mumbles.
"dont be too disappointed, moon, ill stand on the path there. she wont see me but ill be right there, ready for action." ravi smirks as amaris rolled her eyes.
ravis eyes follow amaris as she and pip walk to the door, he had to admit he was liking the playful banter between her and him a little too much.
"Hi, are you Nat da Silva?" pip asks when a woman opens the door.
“Y-yes," she said hesitantly.
"My name’s Pip, I was the one who called you yesterday. I’m friends with Naomi Ward; you knew her at school, didn’t you?"
“Yeah, Naomi was a friend. Why? Is she ok?" nats face flashed with concern.
"oh, she’s fine, she’s back home at the moment." amaris speaks up witha smile.
"I didn’t know.’ Nat opened the door a little wider. "Yeah, I should catch up with her sometime. So..."
‘Sorry,’ Pip saud and amaris noticed her looking down at nat's ankle moniter. "So, as I said when I called, I’m doing a school project and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions?"
“What about?" Nat shifted so her ankle wasnt visible
"Um, it’s about Andie Bell." pip says
"No thanks.’ Nat stood back and tried to shut the door but Pip stepped forward to block it with her foot.
"Please. I know the awful things she did to you, I can understand why you wouldn’t want to but —"
“That bitch ruined my life. I’m not wasting one more breath on her. Move!" nat cuts pip off.
That’s when they all heard the sound of a rubber sole skidding over concrete and a whispered, "Oh crap."
amaris watched as nat glanced up and her eyes widened. "You, you’re Sal’s brother."
amaris's jaw clenches, preparing for whatever words of hate were about to come from nat de silva.
"hi, im ravi." ravis eyes move from amaris's clenched jaw and nat as he moves forward to stand inbetween pip and amaris. his hand brushes against amaris's the contact making her relax some.
"sal was always nice to me, even when he didn’t have to be. the last time i spoke to him, he was offering to give up his lunch breaks to tutor in politics because I was struggling. I’m sorry you don’t have your brother any more."
"thank you." ravi says
"it must be hard for you too, how much this town worships Andie Bell. fairview's saint and sweetheart. And that bench dedication she has: Taken too soon. Not soon enough, it should say."
"she wasnt a saint." pip says softly trying to coax nat into answering their questions, only nats wasnt paying any mind to the girl, instead focussed on ravi.
"she bullied you?" he asks
"sure did, and she’s still ruining my life, even from the grave. you’ve checked out my hardware. got this because I punched one of my housemates at university. we were deciding on bedrooms and this girl started pulling a stunt, exactly like andie would’ve, and i just lost it."
"We know about the video she put up of you, She should have faced charges over it; you were still a minor at the time." pip says and nat shrugs
"at least she was punished in some way that week. some divine providence. thanks to sal."
"Did you want her dead, after what she’d done to you?" ravi asks
"Of course I did. Of course I wanted her gone. I skipped two days of school because I was so upset. And when I went back on the Wednesday, everyone was looking at me, laughing at me. I was crying in the corridor and Andie walked by and called me a slut. I was so angry that I left her a nice little note in her locker. I was too scared to ever say anything to her face."
this time, the small contact of ravi's and amaris's hands calmed ravi.
"A note?" ravi asks a small almost unnoticable waver in his voice, "was it a... was it a threatening note?"
"Of course it was a threatening note. You stupid bitch, I’m going to kill you, something like that. Sal got there first, though."
"maybe he didnt." pip says and nat turns to her before laughing forcfully.
"Oh, this is too good. Are you asking me whether I killed Andie Bell? I had the motive, right, that’s what you’re thinking? You want my fucking alibi?" nats voice had risen causing amaris to tense, ravi entertwines their pinkies bring both of them a sliver of security.
"look nat," amaris's  voice had grown hostile she hoped that was enough to get nats attention off of her sister. "we just want to get the facts."
nat turns amaris and spits, "i didn’t have any friends left because of andie bell. i had no place to be on that friday night. i was in playing scrabble with my parents and my sister-in-law, tucked in by eleven. sorry to disappoint you."
"and where was your brother? if his wife was home with you?" pip asks slowly.
"he's a suspect too, is he?"
"maybe he is." amaris's voice had significantly grown in hostility matching the darkness that had grown in nats.
"naomi must have been talking then. he was out at the bar drinking with his cop friends that night."
"hes a police officer?" ravi asks
"just finished his training that year. so yeah, no murderers in this house, i'm afraid. now fuck off, and tell naomi to fuck off too." nat steps back and slams the door shut in their faces.
amaris lets out a shaky breath, and turns to pip, "are you okay?" she asks her voice wavering slightly, pip nods.
"lets go." ravi says fully intertwining their fingers, he feels amaris lightly squeeze his hand.
pips gaze falls to their hands and a smirk tugs on her lips before she nods.

amaris slumps against her seat once they had gotten back to the car. ravi had opened the door for her and closed when she got in again, which wouldve made her blush if she wasnt so full of nervousness from what had just happend. the car was silent for a bit all three of the arranging their thoughts and calming themselves.
"am i in trouble for, well, literally tripping into your investigation? i heard raised voices and ---"
"no, we're lucky you did, she wouldnt have talked if you werent there."
"what can i say ladies love me." ravi says and amaris rolls her eyes.
"really cause tracy didnt seem to like you that much." amaris plays with the ends of her.
"okay but you said tracy was fucking her moms boyfriend so i dont really car if she likes me." ravi says before sitting straighter. "so the death note that the journalist told you about."
"came from nat." pip says turning on the car.
"wait, ravi, were you actually worried about being in trouble?" amaris asks turning in her seat so she could look at him.
"yea pips scary not as scary as you though im still afraid your gonna murder me."
"huh, ironic." amaris says smiling
"i know." ravi looks at the smile on her face before realizing, "you never said you not still gonna murder me."
"i didnt, did i? oh well." amaris shrugs with a smirk.
"you know what, moon-"
"what, sun?" ravi words die in his throat. he didnt know why but the way amaris is looking at him combined with the use of that nickname, made him gulp and his cheeks redden.
pip chuckles as she pulls the car up to the curp they were about thirty feet from nats house.
"whatcha doing, pipsqueak?" amaris asks pulling her eyes away from ravi.
"nat said her brother is a police officer, lets look him up."
amaris in acknowledge before leaning forward and grabbing her math homework out of her bag pulling it onto her lap, deciding to get some homework done while pip investigates daniel de silva. she groans as soon as she gets to the second question, "pip did you do the math homework."
"yes and no im not letting you copy it."
"you suck. ravi?"
"hmm?"
"you graduated highschool, right? so can you me with my math homework."
"sure." ravi shrugs glancing at amaris just long enough to catch her smile before looking back at pips phone, "hey i know him." ravi says pointing at the photo of daniel on pips screen.
"you do?" pip asks
"yeah. back when I started asking questions about sal, he was the
officer who told me to give it up, that my brother was guilty beyond
doubt. he does not like me." ravi brought his hand up to scratch the back of his head.
"you know i think im going to start a list of people who dont like you." amaris jokes.
"that'll be a long list," ravi says to her before turning his attention back to daniel, "Last summer, I was sitting on thetables outside the cafe, this guy made me move along, said I was “loitering”. funny that he didn’t think all the other people outside were loitering, just the brown kid with the murderer for a brother."
"ugh, ill add dickhead next to his name on the list, and next to Tracy's name will be, slut. oh and leslie will get asshole. hmm who else? i dont know if nat should be on there, i mean shes a bitch, but she didnt hate you."
ravi chuckles and shakes his head, "you amuse, moon."
"he shut down all your questions about sal?" pip asks bringing the conversation back to daniel. ravi nods.
"he’s been a police officer in fairview since just before andie
disappeared. ravi, if someone did frame sal and make his death look
like suicide, wouldn’t it be easier for someone with knowledge of police
procedure?"
"that it would, sarge. and there’s the rumour that andie slept with him when she was fifteen, which is what she used to blackmail nat out of the play."
"yes, and what if they started up again later, after daniel was married
and andie was in her final year? he could be the secret older guy."
amaris didnt hear ravis response because her brain clouded her mind with memories of what had happened earlier that day with elliot ward. it was like she could feel his hands on her cheek again and then running down her her chest. her breaths had quickened and her chest felt like it was caving in, like the sun had fallen from the sky and was ontop of her chest. pinning her down, crushing her ribs, collapsing her lungs, suffacating---
"moon," ravis voice and hand on her shoulder brought her back. she looks at him. at his eyes, his face. she was fine the sun hadnt fallen, she wasnt dying.
her sun was right there, his hand anchoring her to reality.
"are you okay?" he asks gently and she nods.
"where are we going."
"ice cream."
"is that really a good idea, last time we got ice cream you got mad i said something to that cunt, tracy" amaris says tilting her head.
"i did not get mad."
"right sure." amaris nods, a playful smile on her lips as she jokingly winks at him.
"i didnt!"
"of course not." she says despretly trying to keep her face serious but the smile that was tugging on her glossy lips had a differant idea.
"you know what? i admit im only using you for your dog."
amaris's jaw drops playfully as she brings a hand to her heart and feigns offense.
"you bitch." she says a smile now completly taken over her face, she'd long forgotten her previous mini panick attack.

a/n
um so im going to get serious for a second.
if you or somebody you know is being preyed on please reach out to someone who can help.
love you <3