Ravenhood

Chapter 1: Carter Strophic

I was riding the bus with my best friend Bre and her brother Edgar was sitting in front of me. Bre was busy babbling about her new boyfriend even though her last boyfriend only lasted two days but I was too busy drawing an anime version of Deuce."Is that supposed to be Deuce, Raven?" Bre asked. Bre has a good nose for sniffing out crushes and she figured out mine a long time ago. She also is the type of girl who stresses over every little flaw in her appearance. She had beautifully tan skin and brown almost black eyes and natural pen red wavy hair. She always wore a butt ton of makeup and hairspray. We weren't likely to be besties but we did anyway and Edgar soon joined in.

"You still have a crush on him?"

"Is it that obvious?"

"I hear you and my sister talking about it over the phone all the time."

"UGGGGGG."

Edgar looks a lot like his sister with the same black eyes only he has black hair."Edgar you have no room to talk!" then Edgar covered her red lips. I look nothing like them. I have fair skin and long, relatively straight hair that will change from looking black to that blackish red you sometimes see in special black jewels, then to deep violet. I also have lavender eyes with natural silver splotches and outline. I have this ability where I can control darkness and if I try hard enough, light. While Bre is one of the most fashionable people I know I just grab a pair of cute skinny jeans and a big sweater and my classic seaweed colored knitted hat that kind of hides behind my hair but not overtop. I always wear that hat because my foster parents told me it was a gift from my real mother when I was really young. I still have vivid nightmares of my parents. Then I looked up and saw Deuce staring at me but started talking with the football team when I caught his eye. Deuce was very handsome. I've had a crush on him ever since sixth grade. Now we were all ninth graders. Deuce has kiwi green eyes with long, shaggy brunette hair. He was very well built you could say but not too muscular. He also has this amazing, warm smile that just makes me melt like butter on warm, crisp toast. He's the quarterback of the football team and plays cello and trumpet. I play multiple instruments and I sometimes tutor him. We always have a fun time when we practice. Since him and I are friends I sometimes drag Bre to football games and we will cheer them on."You thinking about Deuce again Raven?" Bre said in a singsong voice. The bus stopped and she started running off of the bus. I chased after her and made her trip with my shadow manipulating abilities. She fell which made one of her torture devices she calls shoes fall off."What the heck Raven?" she yelled. I laughed and helped her up then turned around to see a darkly dressed kid in my face with an evil scowl."Um, can I help you?" I asked. He growled then left."What was that about?" someone said behind me. I turned again and saw Deuce. I stared at him blankly while blushing and ran off to catch up with Bre and Edgar as we headed to our first class, English with Mr.Llathouski."Ms. Ravenhood there are no hats on school grounds." he said not even bothering to look up. I took off my hat and put it in my bag and started to write in my English journal about a purple cat with wings just learning how to fly. Then the dark kid came into the classroom."Ahh, you must be Mr.Carter Strophic. Please take the seat next to Ms.Ravenhood over there." he said pointing in my direction. Oh crap I thought then Deuce gave me an apologetic smile. I smiled back and did not focus on Carter. Then it was time for Strings class. I was walking with Bre and Edgar when Deuce catches up with us, cello in hand."Our class is this way. You and Deuce have fun in Strings." she said pulling Edgar. I was about to hit her but I just went to class."I see you decided to bring your violin." he said."Close, it's my viola and tomorrow I plan to bring my cello." I replied."That sounds great so you and me will be able to practice our songs for the Winter Concert together." he said with his signature warm smile. Mr.Bowie was working on the computer so Deuce and I started setting out stands and chairs. I reached for the last chair when I felt something tug the chair the other way. I looked up and met the kiwi green eyes of Deuce. I let go and both him and me were blushing. Then the rest of the class came and we started to tune our instruments. I tuned my viola and started to tune the violins and violas. Mostly I'm all the music teachers assistant. Then the entire class was practicing the multiple songs in our coming Winter Concert.