Straight on Til' Morning; Book 4 of the Love is Weakness(Carlos De Vil) series

Big Weird Sleep Over

The couple walked into what appeared to be another battle ensuing.

"You disappear for two days, you don't answer your phone, or your door? No one knows where you are! Do you know how scared I've been?" Lonnie shouted at Jay.

"Maybe the spells blocked out the cell signals." Suggested Doug.

"What spells? And, why are you all here together like a big weird sleep over?" Lonnie asked.

"I can answer that, Lonnie." Interjected Raven.

"Oh, don't get me started on you! You just come out here and attack him? You're lucky I didn't pull my sword!" She exclaimed.

"Wait, you brought your sword?" Asked Jay, incredulously.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I?' Challenged Lonnie,  like it was a stupid question.

"Just for future reference, you'd need to use more than just a sword on this one." Jay stated, gesturing to Raven.

"Jay, you're not really helping." Raven expressed, genuinely. "Okay, so everyone went to Sherwood Forest to come and find me. I was...that is, my father..."

Raven's memories began to flutter in her mind, and she started to have trouble finding the words.

Carlos came up behind her and slid his arms around her for comfort. Doug stepped in to explain.

"She was kidnapped by her father. You know, Peter Pan? He escaped the barrier. When she was taken, we didn't know where to go-- so we gathered everyone here to help us track her down." Doug explained.

"Why didn't anyone tell me?" Lonnie demanded.

"Because you were pissed at me. At least I think." Defended Jay.

"I told you I wasn't mad at you, I was confused, and I wanted to know how you felt. You couldn't tell me and that made me think that you didn't actually like me." She confessed.

Jay looked at the daughter of Mulan, with understanding.

Carlos looked to Jay.

"If you love someone, you have to say it." He expressed, holding Raven by her waist.

He looked over to Hartley, who had smirked despite herself.

The moment was interrupted, when Raven grasped her head and fell to her knees. Clutching handfuls of her hair--with her eyes squeezed shut, she winced in pain.

Carlos dropped to the floor with her, and wrapped his arms around her in a panic.

"What's happening?" He asked frantically, looking up at Mal.

"I don't know!" She replied, also panic stricken.

"I see it... in my head." Raven's voice shook, "Oh-ow, it hurts, it hurts like hell!" Tears were now coming down her face.

"What can I do?" Carlos demanded, fearfully.

"It's you, and...her..." She stuttered, cryptically.

"What is? What are you seeing?" He pressed.

Suddenly, Raven let go of her head, turning and glowering directly at Carlos.

"I saw you. You were sitting at a camp site by a bonfire, and then on a balcony...with her." She pointed to Hartley.

Carlos looked at Doug and Evie, whose eyes widened.

"It was nothing, Raven...I swear..." Carlos started.

"Nothing? I saw it!" She cried.

"And, what did you see exactly?" Asked Doug, genuinely.

"Carlos. With his arms around her and gazing into her eyes... they were about to... did this really happen?" She demanded.

"Yes! I mean, but it's not anything..." Carlos tried again.

"Raven, nothing happened, I was there." Doug tried.

"You were there? And, you never mentioned it?" Raven turned her venom on Doug.

"What else did you see?" Pressed Mal, trying to figure out what was going on.

"The two of them, on the balcony. She had her creepy arms around his waist." Raven cried, in disgust.

"How are you seeing this?" Ben questioned.

"When? When did you do this?" Raven demanded to both Carlos and Hartley. "When I was a captive?"

"Pan's shadow, he was probably watching the group, and spying the whole time," surmised Hartley, "She must still be linked to Pan's mind, because of the trance. He's messing with her!"

"So, it really happened? You two were taking the opportunity to rekindle your fucked-up childhood crushes, when I was having my brain raped?" Raven cried.

"No! Black B... " Carlos feebly interjected.

"Did you kiss her? Did you..." Raven trailed off, as horrid scenarios entered her mind.

"No, Raven! Hades, no!" Carlos exclaimed.

"Raven!" Hartley interjected, abruptly.
"It was me, it wasn't him." She confessed.
"If you want to hate someone, hate me."

"Oh, I do!" Raven snarled, and ran at the Princess of Hearts.