Fighting for Her

Chapter 14.

Charlie

Remind me not to break up with one of Raven's friends again. I've had SEVEN black eyes, and they're all from Rav. Each time on healed I generally ran my mouth and she gave me a new one! I do kinda deserve it though. But Liz is more like a sister to me than a lover.

I told her she should find the guy who would make her heart soar with every breath and make her happy to wake up every morning. Kinda sweet words to my now ex girlfriend right? You would think Raven is kind enough to give me a fucking break but no.

~~In School~~

I was already at the breakfast table eating the banana bread they had for breakfast when the rest of the Group showed up. Well more like Raven Raph Lee Liz Seth and Luna. Sakura Draco and Charlotte were absent today.

Liz sat down across from Raven, who was two seats down from me. I was gonna scoot over next to her and talk, but Raph sat down next to me, and Lee was on Raven's other side.

"You two and your crushes on her," I muttered.

"Do you want another black eye Char?" Raph asked darkly.

The only one other than Rav that was pissed enough to nearly kill me was Raphael, Eliza's twin brother.

"I already have one, like I have for the last seven weeks!"

A/N: for the record, I time skip a LOT

I grumbled and finished eating. Raven came back skipping and squealing to Liz. 

"BANANABREADTODAY!!!" she screeched.

Liz, somehow understanding the nonsense language that is Raven, stood and ran to the line, where Seth and Luna were waiting their turn.

Everyone that was already here and sitting down finished eating, so we all threw our trash away and just talked.

"So what's up with you?" Seth asked.

"Your sister is being overly annoyingly adorable and irritating just like her best friend," I said groaning.

He laughed.

"That's what you get when you're friends with them. You NEVER know what to expect. I'm Rav's brother, but I still don't know her as well as Liz does. No one does."

I made the gun symbol to my head, but Liz reached over and yanked my hand away from my head.

"You idiot do you want to get in trouble for doing that?" she hissed. 

"The teachers already suspect us all of being a gang," Raven muttered into my ear, having to lean over Raph to do so.

"We don't need you acting like an idiot."

"Hey for the record I did that too," Seth said, coming to my defense.

Raven gave him a look that plainly said "unless you wanna get sucker punched shut the fucking hell up."

Generally she gave most everyone this look. I've received it multiple times.

The bell rang and we all went to class. Oh god I have first period with Raven. And Draco isn't here to help me out today.

We got partnered up for a project, and of course, like always, I get paired up with Raven. I groaned and we went to the hallway.

"I don't mind doing the whole thing," she said already typing like mad on her labtop.

"I can't make you do that," I protested.

"Too bad. You can just sit there and talk to me I guess."

Her stubborn ass set up the slides and began the project by herself, so I began talking to her at random. About fifteen minutes later she looked up from the computer.

"I finished, and we still have time to spare. So how've you been lately Char? We don't talk like the old friends we used to be."

"Oh..uhm...I've been fine I guess. Truth be told other than the black eye, I'm just fine," I replied.

"Oh that's good."

"How about you?"

"I'm doing good Char..."

"Liar. Spill."

So she did, and to be honest I was baffled. She liked both Raph and Levi, she didn't know what to do, she seemed to be drifting more towards Levi, whereas Raph seemed to be drifting off towards someone else.

"Dang. You actually like both of them?"

"Yeah.."

She leaned her head down on my shoulder. It seems strange sometimes how our friendship is. Around most people, we seem like we hate each other, but we're more like siblings to be honest. Hell when we aren't trying to kill each other, we're basically cuddling like siblings on a chair and listening to imagine dragons, one of our favorite bands. Half the time she sings along and she has a sweet voice, like it's lulling you off to sleep. 

No one, including Liz, actually knows how we treat each other. The black eyes and bruises, they're just her defending herself and her friends. I understand I'm one of her closest friends, but Liz is her best friend and I hurt her so I deserve what I get.

When we had to go back inside, Raven stood taller, looking like a great burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Her face looked more peaceful, and she seemed happier.

After class was over, she walked up to me and gave me a hug.

"Love you Char," she whispered.

"Love you too Rav," I replied.

We both mean it, as siblings would of course because truth be told there is no way in Hell I am dating or falling for another psychopath.  You have issues if you think I'm doing that again.

A/N: ok I know I said I'll do an extra long chapter, but my wrist hurts! Love y'all munchkins, have a good night, and I'll try to update MAYBE one more time tonight, and hopefully tomorrow. Love y'all baiiii!!