^Aaaaaand I just realized I didn't color in the top brooch. Oops.

It's Raven from Teen Titans Rebirth
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Have you ever had one of those moments? When you look at a person and just know they're the one. You just know that you'll end up together. You've never even met them and yet, you're planning your future together.

That's how it felt for me.

She moved into the locker next to mine about half a month ago. We had similar classes and all I could tell about her so far was that she was broken.

She was broken and I wanted to fix her.

She always had the same blue hoodie on. She always hid herself. She was quiet and reserved. Nobody knew her real name. Everyone, even the teachers, called her by the nickname Raven.

Or rather, that is, the people who had the audacity to even glance at her.

And I, Garfield Logan, was slowly breaking her effect on people.

I was falling in love.

Raven POV

flashback

"Oh, Rachel." My father said "You are worthless. You have no purpose here."

"If so, then why did you decide to have me?" I shouted back

He slammed me across the room "Do not talk back!"

I cried. At thirteen years old, I hadn't been trying to conceal my feelings. I grew up, I was now 16 years old, but my father's beatings grew worse and worse. Each time, he took all his anger out on me. He killed my mother just like that and I had always known I would be next.

"I'm sorry!" I lied

"Don't you talk!" He folded his big hands into a fist and pounded it into my sides repeatedly.

"Help!" I cried hopelessly

"Nobody's going to help you now."

Back to the present

I felt a tear fall down my cheek before I realized I wasn't at home. I was at school.

Five more hours, I thought as I checked the time

Most kids my age would be upset that we had so much time until dismissal. I, on the other hand, was glad. Every minute here was a minute away from him.

The bell rang and every student rushed out of the classroom. I went to get my things I my locker and the most friendly kid popped up.

"So, what's going on?" Garfield asked

I ignored him and got my books out. My hoodie accidentally slipped and revealed my cut-filled wrist.

"Wha- Oh, no! Rae, don't do this!" He said

"Why would you care, exactly?" I growled

"Because I wanna be your friend."

My eyes widened in surprise and I muttered "No one wants to be my friend."

"Well, I do." He took the books and walked with me to lunch. I got my food and walked towards my normal seat, a small table near the end of the cafeteria. I was followed by Garfield and we had lunch together.

Time Skip- Three months

"So, what's going on?" Garfield asked. Now he was my closest friend. He introduced me to his own friends and we all hit it off. "Did your dad... y'know?"

I showed him some of my fresh bruises "He's not stopping."

"You should call the cops on him"

"That would only make him angrier."

"Then you should leave. I'll keep you at my house. My uncle would understand."

I thought it over "Maybe."

"Please, Rae, I don't want you to get hurt anymore."

"Fine."

The day went by quickly. Soon, I found myself with Garfield in his house. He turned on the television and put on a rerun of Seinfeld. We were sitting on his couch next to each other.

"I forgot, my uncle's out of town right now." He said "Pizza?"

"Sure." I answered and he started ordering Domino's. "Coming in fifteen minutes."

"Okay."

"Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away." Jerry Seinfeld said from the TV.

We both laughed and drank our sodas.

"Is this how all guys think?" I asked

He pointed to Elaine on the television "Is that how all girls think?"

"Touche."

"Rae?"

"Yeah?"

"Please, next time your dad hurts you tell someone."

"I... He'll kill me. He's not scared of murder."

"I don't wanna lose you, Rae. I've already lost my parents and I don't want you to be next."

"Thanks for keeping me here."

"No problem. You're a cool girl, Rae."

"Thanks."

"I like you.. as, y'know, more than a friend."

"I like you too." He kissed me lightly and hesitantly, as if expecting me to slap him across the face. But I grabbed his face with both my hands and kissed him with passion. I knew his eyes widened in surprise but then melted into the kiss. We parted unwillingly and looked in each other's eyes.

"Hey, Rae."

"Yes?"

"I'll help you."