My Fiction. My Blog. My Life:After braving the vast world of the internet with fanfictions, I've decided to expand my portfolio with short stories, blog posts, and snippets of my novel.
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EpilogueGar lifted his head from the grass and slowly rolled over. Shifting the scent glands in his body, he reached one arm out carefully to the small animal. It didn’t move for several minutes confused to the intention of the larger animal. But after a while, its fear and inhibition died down and Gar’s patients was rewarded with a tiny little peck from a bunny nose. After several more minutes the baby animal let Gar rub the top of its head.
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Chapter 11Without a word, Raven had sat up and was levitation her clothes back on, and within seconds was fully dressed again. Her eyes flicked up as she pulled the shirt over her head.
“Fire,” he said, “It’s not close to the buildings. But it will be.” She quickly nodded and followed him as he ran to the front door. “It must not be raining enough, but there’s a lake about a mile south of here. Can you grab some of the water and meet me?” He opened the door and she could see his chest rise as he deeply breathed the air in. His anxiety died down as he replaced it with determination and focus. “Meet me east, probably 3 miles?” Again, she just nodded, and left. Chapter 10Gar watching miserably and confused as Raven tried to keep her composer. He had never seen her so torn before in his life. And it tortured him to know he was probably the cause.
“I can feel the absolute….it’s just…” she took another breath. “Every time Tim brings up you staying, I can tell how absolutely horrible you feel. I don’t want you go back to the tower feeling like that. If you want to stay, you can. I’ll understand Gar. I…just don’t want you feel like that anymore.” He was still confused. “Rae, I… I’m not leaving you.” She didn’t answer. Just looked down at the blanket avoiding his gaze. Chapter 9Raven rubbed her eyes as she walked the halls. The police force was a bit overbearing sometimes. They should just thank the Titans and let them leave. So, sometimes she did take advantage of their underlying fear. She had stood up with a huff, and ‘accidently’ exploded a water cooler.
And suddenly they were out of questions for her and Cy. But she was not having the worst of it. Pausing by the debriefing room, she raised her hand to touch the door. Its occupants had been at it for hours. Inside she could feel Gar’s grief momentarily lessen, and she hoped he knew she was there. He had lost a civilian. And he would be discussing it with Robin for several more hours. What had happened, what should have happened, or what went wrong on their part. She wanted to stay, even just to let him know she was there. But there was nothing she could really do to help. Chapter 8 Gar sat up straight in his bed, senses on high alert. His body immediately preparing for a fight, preparing to take out the intruder stalking him a few feet away. Sighing, he rubbed his hands over his face. Sometimes his instincts were a bit off. Though, there was someone outside his door. Tiny footsteps could be heard approaching his door. Then leaving his door. Approaching his door. And again, leaving. Gar shook his head and laughed in disbelief. Raven had come to see him, and was now too nervous to knock on the door? It was kind of cute.
Stretching his arm out into a long tentacle, he unlocked his door. A few seconds went by, and he started to push himself out of bed wondering why she wasn’t coming in. But then the door cracked open oh so slowly, and a sheepish looking Raven poked her head in. She gave him a week smile and slipped inside, closing the door softly behind her. Chapter 7As the weeks passed Gar and Raven started making an effort to hang out more. Including a few trips to the zoo, which Raven thoroughly enjoyed. At the very least, they made dinner a regular occurrence. If others joined them, as they frequently did, the conversation was light and easy. But if it was just the two of them, Gar would start to ask more personal questions. It was never easy for Raven to talk about her demonic heritage. She had told herself she accepted it, it was just who she was. But when it came down to actually following through with that belief, it was a bit harder.
Sometimes she would try to ease into the topic, waiting for a spike in his emotions telling her he actually didn’t care to hear it. Each time though, the only thing she could sense was fascination and curiosity. Slowly, she had to admit she was getting more comfortable with opening up to someone else about her darker side. Explaining how she teleported things was one thing. But getting into the actual details of those nightmares was entirely different. Chapter 6Gar checked the communicator again. Raven still wasn’t answering. And she wasn’t in the tower. His thumb started bouncing on the device as he contemplated where he could find her. A little disheartened he realized he really wasn’t sure. Normally they mentioned they were ‘busy’ and said good bye, or ‘had to go.’ Truth be told, she knew he was going to the Zoo, but he hadn’t told her too much about it. They had grown up to each have their own interests. But now he was wondering where in fact she did spend her time. More specifically, right now.
Following Robin’s sent, of course, wound him up in the evidence room. “Hey Rob, have you seen Rae?” He leaned into the room. Chapter 5Raven pulled herself from her meditation as Gar’s thumb stilled. Carefully, she lowered them both to the ground and prepared to release him from her grasp. His weight pushed back into her legs and his radiating heat again warmed her. Pulling the black cover back like a blanket, his green skin reappeared. Blinking a few times, he reached his free hand up to rub his eyes. Raven was watching him closely to make sure everything was alright, and coming back out hadn’t been too much of a shock. As he opened and closed his eyes she could see tiny shifts in his eyes. The pupils contracted and expanded, and when she looked closely she could see them narrow slightly like a cats. Then round back out. Finally, he opened his eyes and actually looked up to her. He gently smiled.
“How do you feel?” She kept her voice low. “Good.” He took a deep breath in and slowly released it. “Great actually. Though,” he rubbed his chin and slightly laughed “I can see why you were a little hesitant. But once I got used to it, it was really … nice.” Chapter 4Gar woke as Raven got up to use the restroom. But when she started angling toward the door he knew he was caught. There was no point in running away, she knew.
Trying to look away, he heard her door open and felt her gaze as she looked down at the curled up dog. His ears went back and his tail started to subconsciously wag. She sighed. “Gar, I’m fine. I didn’t have a bad dream, I just had to pee.” She tried to sound exasperated that he was worrying so much. Yet when he looked up, he saw she had a small smile on her face that she couldn’t mask. Chapter 3They had spent the next few nights in exactly the same manner. Gar always showed up just as she was heading to bed. And each night she laid on his side and he shifted his fur into something different.
Raven rolled onto her other side, facing away from him. He was actually still asleep. Probably getting so use to having her sleep through the night that he no longer woke with each tiny movement she made. His cheerful demeanor that he lacked the first night was back. And she couldn’t help but soak it up. It was actually a wonderful way to wake up. She scanned the panthers hide and thought back to the night before. Their night had ended a bit differently. |
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