THE RAVEN . | eric draven

s2 e7

march 13th , 1996
4:48 am
pierce's birth

the birth of my son went beautifully. yes , i was in pain the entire time but it was all worth it to meet him. me and eric named him pierce , which means "rock" , because the raven gave me a vision that he will be the rock of this family.

oddly , right before i went into labor , i had a nightmare. a nightmare that could mean something.

i dreamt that i was being murdered by a woman with black horns on her head and black wings. she didn't look human. it wasn't the first time i've dreamt that though. i've had that same dream multiple times.

i was terrified knowing that my dreams might mean something and i didn't want to know who we have to be up against. but i know that all of us will come prepared.

as i held my new son in my arms while lying in the hospital , i couldn't help but have this feeling take over me. a feeling to protect him at all cost because one day , he'll be important.

few weeks later

a few weeks after we got home from the hospital , i was feeding pierce a bottle on the couch as i gazed at the lake outside.

how could god make beautiful things but let tragedies happen?

i thought that to myself. i looked back down at pierce and smiled , admiring what me and eric have created. eric came into the living room to sit beside me , putting his arm around me as i fed our child.

"he looks like you." he said , tilting his head as he looked down at pierce. i shook my head and looked at eric. "no .. he's his dad all over." i giggled and eric snickered.

"i guess so." he said , looking at me and leaving a small peck on my lips.

we suddenly heard a knock at the door. "i'll get it." eric said before getting up. i followed him as i burped pierce. eric looked through the keyhole and then looked at me concerned.

"it's loretta." he said. "she looks like a wreck .." he finally opened the door to the sight of loretta shivering with wet hair and only a leather jacket covering her torso while she was wearing shorts.

"where's my sister?" she asked. she had a big gash on her forehead. eric immediately welcomed her in.  "her and jason are running errands but her med kit is still here don't worry. i'll tend to your wound." he said , helping her sit down on the couch.

i sat next to her as eric went to go get the med kit. i layed pierce down in his crib for a nap so i could give loretta my full attention. i sat next to her on the couch.

"what happened , lor?" i asked her , putting a blanket over her. her shivering stopped. "i don't know what to do , kitty .." she said on the brink of tears.

eric sat on the other side of her to tend to her wound. "i'm pregnant .." she said. me and eric looked at each other in shock and confusion. "do you know who the father is?"

she nodded. "it's a guy i've been sleeping with for money .." she eventually broke down. "he threw me out on the street .. he wants nothing to do with the baby .."

i scoffed. "fuck him , lor! jason and anastasia have plenty of room for you and the baby .. that is if you wanna keep it .." i said to her. she sighed. "i can't get rid of the baby .."

she said that as if there was a reason behind it. "why is that?" eric asked. she looked at him. "the cardinal told me it will be a girl .. and she will be the next cardinal."

she wiped her tears. "if i got rid of the baby , i would die."

right after she said that , jason and anastasia came into the room back from their errands. anastasia immediately looked concerned for her sister.

"what's going on?" she asked. loretta acted like nothing happened. "oh .. i hurt my head but eric took care of it." she said with a smile on her face. "what did you guys go do?" she asked.

"oh we just went to go get materials." said jason. i tilted my head. "materials? for what?" i asked. him and anastasia looked at each other and smiled.

"to revive our daughter. we're reviving her to be a baby so she can have a fresh start." said anastasia. the mood in the room immediately changed. me and eric were giving the couple hugs , while loretta was still in her own world.

"i'm gonna go lay down , guys. i need to rest." she said before going to lay down in one of the bedrooms. "what's her problem?" jason asked , insensitivly.

i sighed. "me and eric will tell you guys later."