Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ You Don't Have to Be Alone ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )
You Don't Have to be Alone
Chapter 3
A/N: Chapter 3! Yay! This chappie is actually pretty good. Well, at least I think so.^^ There's not much Raven/Sara in this one though. Also, this chapter features the song "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne. OK well...enjoy! ^______^
(Note-just thought I'd let ya know that I decided to stop naming the chapters cuz I can't think of any good names. And the names for the other chaps suck. XD Ok so that's why none of the chapters have a name anymore.^^)
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Sara was too caught up in her thoughts to notice that Raven was heading toward the door. Finally, she snapped out of it.
"Wait!" she said. "You can't leave!"
"Watch me."
"But it's 11:15 at night."
"And?"
"And...it's too late for you to be wandering around outside," she said.
"I'll be fine. Why do you keep worrying about me?" he asked.
"I don't know. I just...I care," she replied quietly.
He paused a minute before saying, "Well, stop."
She didn't reply and for a minute, they were both silent.
"Look, I'm leaving," said Raven as he walked to the door.
"Fine," she said. She realized she couldn't stop him. "But...will I ever see you again?"
"Probably. I'll be around. And as long as your traveling with Van, there's a big chance you'll run into me again. Whether that's a good or bad thing, I guess is up to you," he said. He walked out the door and closed it behind him.
She was a little bit sad that he left but in her heart, she knew she would see him again.
~Ok, so this day did NOT go as planned...but I did get to kiss him,~ she thought as she giggled and put a finger to her lips. Her cheeks turned pink just remembering the kiss.
She remembered that it was pretty late and decided to go to bed. She didn't feel like leaving the spare room and going into her own so she decided to just sleep there.
~But I don't have my night clothes with me...~ she thought but then she yawned. ~Oh well, I'll just sleep in these clothes. *yawn* I'm too tired...~
She climbed into that same bed Raven had rested in. His scent was everywhere. It wasn't a bad scent, though. It made her feel like he was there. It made her feel...comforted.
That's how she felt around Raven. A sense of comfort. Yes, he was intimidating but at the same time, he was comforting. At least, that's how it felt to her, anyway.
She quickly fell fast asleep and dreamed sweet dreams. Actually, one was a kinda retarded dream cuz it was about her meeting this weird guy(blah blah blah) and then there was this old lady jet skiing(blah blah blah) and...Huh? Oh, I'm rambling again, aren't I? Sorry bout dat! *ahem* Let's continue the story...^^;;;
The bright sunshine shone through the window of the spare room and the rays of bright light were shining all over the bed on which Sara lay sleeping. The birds outside were chirping loudly and with all that light and noise, one could hardly sleep.
Sara blinked her eyes open and rubbed the sleep away. She sat up in the bed and yawned as she stretched out her arms. She hopped out of bed and noticing that she was still wearing her clothes from yesterday, decided she better go to her room and change.
When she got to her room, she opened her closet and started looking for something to wear. She finally decided on a blue jean mini skirt and a white, lacy shirt with sleeves that came to her elbows. The shirt was a bit low cut and it had a very wide neck so that Sara's shoulders were bare.
Then, she started to comb her long hair, then parted her hair right down the middle of her head. She then braided the two segments of hair into two long braids. To finish it off, she pulled a few wisps of hair out around her forehead.
After she applied a little make-up and put on her favorite bracelet and necklace, she was ready to go. She didn't bother to put on shoes, though, because she figured she wasn't going outside anytime soon so she could do that later.
She exited the room and headed to the kitchen. She knew Fiona was probably in there cooking breakfast and she wanted to help.
When she got there, sure enough, there was Fiona cooking up something.
"Hey, Fiona," said Sara as she walked over to where Fiona was.
"Good morning, Sara," Fiona said with a smile. "Did you sleep well?"
Sara smiled. It was so like Fiona to ask something like that. "Yeah, I did, actually. Um...can I help you with anything?"
"Yes, please, I would appreciate it if you did," she replied.
They both continued to cook, but while they cooked, they talked.
"So...," started Fiona, "Did Raven ever wake up?"
"Yes, he did. And after he woke up, we talked for a little while. But he left right after we--Oh never mind! I mean, he just...left," stammered Sara.
Fiona gave her a strange look. "What were you about to say?"
"Nothing! I just got my tongue tied! That's all!"
Fiona wasn't buying it and she noticed Sara was blushing. "Why are you blushing?"
"No reason! I mean, I'm not blushing. I'm just kind of hot."
"Sara, what happened? I know something happened and you better tell me," said Fiona, teasingly.
"Alright, alright. I'll tell you. But you have to swear not to tell anyone. Not Van, not Moonbay, no one! Not even Zeke!"
"OK, I promise."
"OK, well, he...he kissed me," said Sara.
Fiona's jaw dropped in shock. "What?! Raven kissed you?!"
Sara clamped Fiona's mouth shut. "Shh!! Be quiet; someone could hear you!"
"Oh sorry," said Fiona with a giggle. "OK, I want details. Spill."
"OK, well, he started being really mean and saying I was pathetic and stuff. He kept walking toward me but I kept walking back until I couldn't walk back anymore because of the wall. I was kind of scared then but he got closer and closer. Then, all of a sudden, he kissed me."
"Well, how was the kiss?"
"It was...nice," she said with a giggle. Both Fiona and Sara were a giggling mess right about now. They couldn't stop giggling and laughing and Sara face was as red as a tomato.
"I can't believe he did that!" squealed Fiona as she hugged Sara.
"I know!" Sara said and they laughed some more.
They didn't know it, but Van had stopped at the kitchen door right when they were hugging and laughing. When he saw them, though, he just kept on walking.
"Chicks," he said as he shook his head.
***Later On...***
Sara looked at the clock on the wall. 6:30pm. She was bored. She decided to go for a walk.
She went and slipped her shoes on, then exited the small building. She didn't want to take a walk around the Imperial army base so she decided to leave the base. The guards knew who she was so they would let her back in.
She walked on for a while until she spotted a small stream and a bridge that went over it. She sat down on the side of the bridge and pulled of her shoes. Then, she let her feet dangle in the water below.
A little while later, she noticed that the sun was starting to set. She also noticed that small raindrops were landing on her. A few minutes later, the rain starting coming down. It wasn't raining hard, thankfully, but it was raining.
For some reason, Sara didn't really care. She just let herself get wet.
//I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now//
She didn't know it but someone was coming near her. And she would be very suprised if she knew who it was.
//There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound//
She started getting a little cold. She knew she needed to get up and starting heading back, but how? It was getting dark, how could she see the way back to the base? Now, she wished she was back home.
//Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?//
She noticed someone walking towards her. She turned to see who it was. When the person finally got close enough for her to see his face, she was suprised.
"Raven?"
He didn't say anything, but he sat down on the bridge beside her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"See that cave over there?" he asked as he pointed it out.
"Yeah."
"I was planning on staying there for the night but then I saw you here. What are you doing all the way out here anyway?"
"I was bored and decided to go for a walk. But I think I've stayed out here too long. I bet everyone's wondering where I am," she said.
"Aren't you cold? I mean, you're all wet."
Sara looked down at her shirt which was soaked so it clung to her body. "Yeah. Yeah, I am."
//It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I...I'm with you//
They were both silent for a minute but Sara got an idea. She knew Raven probably wouldn't like it but she decided to take a chance.
She slowly laid her head on his shoulder and to her suprise, he didn't push her away like she thought he would.
//I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know?
Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone//
That's how Sara felt earlier. Nothing was right and everything was a mess and she didn't want to be alone anymore. But then...he was there. There with her. And everything felt right.
//Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?//
Sara started to shiver a little bit and to her suprise, he put his arm around her shoulders. It was getting colder, but she didn't want to move from this spot.
//It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I...I'm with you//
She was with him. And that's all she needed. All she ever needed.
"It's getting dark," he said as he stood up. "I'm going over to that cave."
"Raven," she said.
"What?"
"May I stay with you in that cave tonight?"
"Why don't you just go back home?"
"Because it's dark and I can't see the way."
He paused a minute. "Come on," he said with a slightly agrivated tone as he started walking off toward the cave.
"Thank you," she said with a smile even though he had his back to her.
When they arrived at the cave, they entered and looked around. It was pretty large and nothing seemed to be living there.
"Stay here," said Raven. "I'll be back in a minute."
"OK," she said. While she waited, she squeezed the water out of her braids.
When Raven got back, he was carrying several small logs in his arms. He tossed them in a pile on the ground in the cave. He pulled a lighter out of his pocket and started a fire.
"Hey Raven?"
"Yeah?"
"My clothes are wet."
"I've noticed."
"Well, I can't sleep in wet clothes. I could get sick," she stated.
"And what do you want me to do about it?" he asked.
"Um...do you have anything I can wear to sleep in?"
Raven cocked an eyebrow at her and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I got something," he said as he started walking outside to his zoid. "You're alot of trouble, you know that?"
Sara didn't reply, just giggled.
When he came back, he had alot of cloth in his arms.
"Here," he said as he tossed her two blankets. He threw the other two blankets on the other side of the fire, where he was sleeping.
"And here's the only thing I have for you to sleep in," he said as he tossed her a cloak-like thing.
"Thanks," she said. She spread out one of the blankets on the ground, threw the other one on top of that one, and was about to start taking off her shirt when she realized Raven was still there.
"Do you mind?" she said.
"What?"
"I'm about to change! Turn around! You can't look!"
Raven turned around so his back was facing her. "I don't want to look, anyway. What's there to see?" he said sarcasticly.
"Raven!" she said, annoyed. She quickly took off her clothes and slipped on the cloak.
"OK, you can turn around now," she said.
Raven turned back around and spread out one of his blankets on the ground and wrapped the other one around his shoulders.
Sara laid out her clothes on the ground by the fire so they could dry. Then she started to unravel her braids.
"Raven?"
"What?"
"Once you said you hated zoids. Why?" she asked.
"That's none of your business," he said.
"Please tell me," she said. "I won't tell anyone."
"No. Why do you want to know anyway?"
"I'm just curious."
"Have you ever heard of the saying curiosity killed the cat?"
"Raven, please?" she pleaded.
"Fine, I'll tell you. But as long as you leave me alone!"
"OK," she said with a smile.
"Alright, I hate zoids because a zoid killed my parents," he said.
"That's sad. What kind of zoid was it?"
"It was an organoid."
"Really? Is the organoid still alive?"
"Yeah. And we know who owns it."
"Who?"
"Hiltz. It's Ambient."
(a/n: I don't know if we've been introduced to Hiltz at this point in the show and I also don't know for sure if it was Ambient that killed Raven's parents but some site said it was. So don't kill me if I'm wrong! lol)
"Well, how did Hiltz end up with that organoid?" she asked.
"I don't know."
"Oh," she said.
"How old were you when your parents were killed?" she asked.
"I don't really remember but I think I was 8," he said.
Sara laid down on the blanket and covered herself up with the other one. "I bet it was pretty hard on you to lose your parents at such a young age."
Raven didn't reply.
"Good night, Raven," said Sara as she closed her eyes. But then she opened them and looked at Raven.
"Hey, wait a minute! What about my good-night kiss?" she said jokingly.
"Don't push it."
Sara just laughed a little. "I'm just joking! Good night." Then she closed her eyes once more.
Raven stayed up for a little while, just thinking, but then he put out the fire and went to sleep.
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I know that ending sucked! I couldn't think of anything else to write. lol ^^;; This chap was ok I think. And I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up!! Gomen!! ^^ I'll try to be more quick on putting up the next chap, k? ^_^ But here's a warning: do not trust my word. It could be months. ^^;;;;;;; lol! Nah, I'm just kidding. I'll be faster.^^ K, I've rambled long enough. Review plz! ^_~