Nineteenth Prophecy: Goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend [Video]

[feel_nevermore]

[The feed switches on. Raven is sitting by the lake, staring at the water. The sun is setting behind the horizon. It's almost completely gone. Perfect date setting. Raven talks quietly as if someone was there with her.]

It's the first time you've ever stood me up, Harry. [A slight smirk.] ...And I can't even blame you for it.

[She picks up the PCD and looks just as impassible as always.]

For those who knew him, my boyfriend, Harry Potter is not here anymore.

And it seems that Spike has been sent back too. So if anyone else needs something to bleach their hair, just ask me. I'd hate to see the solution I prepared for him go to waste.

[And she cuts the feed. See Rei? She's learning. It doesn't hurt any less but at least she's getting better at hiding it.]


[Private video to Horst]
We could meet tonight at the bar? If you need to feed. Or whatever.

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[Video]

[waterbends]

I'm so sorry, Raven.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[A small sad smile.] Thanks, Katara.

[He's gone back home, to face his Fate and she can't be by his side. But she trusts him. She knows he'll defeat Voldemort, somehow.]

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[fn-rebel.livejournal.com]

...you ok?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[No, she's not. But Alice's departure has at least taught her that. Getting angry does not make it better.] I will be.

How about you, Jet?

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[taijiya]

[...well, isn't this de ja vu.]

[She's silent for a long moment, and the only reason Raven gets a video feed (she's still beat up from last week) is because she's special.]

...

[She doesn't even know what to say. But she can't not try.]

Coordinates.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Hey, Sango. [Her look is strangely vacant.]

Here. [She doesn't even protest. Just send the coordinates under a private filter. She's by the lake, in the SE quarter.]

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[saintedsinner]

-=He knows what you're going through=-

You're going to be alright?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Hmm? [She turns to her PCD as if she had forgotten she was still holding it.] Ed.

[She seems to ponder this a moment and a small smirk appears on her lips.] It's not like we have much choice, do we?

[magicxmarker.livejournal.com]

Hey, do you need anything? Its not good to be alone when stuff like this happens.

[Even if he's learned that he had shut himself in his room after Galahad left. The details are fuzzy though. But still, friends are good to have right now.]

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Hanna.

Don't worry... I'm gonna be alright.

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[umadrobin.livejournal.com]

[ Just staring at you. ]

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Raven doesn't notice and probably won't unless you speak out.]

[Video]

[capuletnomore]

[Another who has lost their loved one. Why do people leave this place, and by what means?]

You have my sympathies, Raven.

[And...wait. Spike? Her Spike? She mentioned bleaching hair....]

No. You must be mistaken. Spike cannot be gone.

[That jostling video is her getting up to check on him. He's usually asleep this time of day....]

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Juliet.

[Raven hears the distress in the other girl's voice. And that's when she remembers Juliet had kinda become Spike's little sister. Or so he had told Raven. So this is probably as hard for her as it was for Raven when she realized Alice had left.]

I'm sorry, Juliet. But his PCD is offline. And since the sun hasn't fully set yet... [It's highly improbable that he's out hunting in the wastes.]

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[snarkypotions]

<sub>[...Oh.

That means that the only person here who knew everything, who knew his truth, is gone. It's a relief, in a sense. After all, Potter can't accidentally betray him now. On the other hand... Well, it was like his last year again, wasn't it?

When he finally turns the PCD on to reply to Raven, his face is carefully blank.]</sub>

You're sure.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Positive.

[Video]

[angle_on_it]

Thank you for letting me know, Raven. If you need someone to talk to, I'm available.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Hey, Sokka. Did you... know Harry well?

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[buntails.livejournal.com]

[She only wishes she had an outlet like this. With Haruka gone, it's just her and Rei and Michiru now. And she'd always been friends with Harry, too.]

I'm sorry, Raven.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Usagi. [Usagi knows how this feels. Raven remembers that day when Mamoru had left and what she told her.]

He was needed in his world, so... it's for the best.

voice;

[hexdontlie.livejournal.com]

...you had a boyfriend?

[Sorry, she's not really in a sympathetic mood. The last event sucked all that out of her.]

voice;

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Miracles happen everyday. Even here.

[Oh.So.Deadpan.]

[thelonegenin]

... He left?

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Or so it seems.

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[exarmatio]

... I'm so sorry, Raven.

[He has no idea how that feels, but... he can imagine.]

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Negi.

[She looks up at him for the barest moment. She knows he's thinking about Al right now and how it would feel if he was in her place, and Al was gone.]

At least there's nothing to regret. [They tried to make the best of it. Within the time they were given.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

'Or whatever' sounds all right to me. [He's already at the bar, in this feed; he doesn't even need to say out loud that he'll be waiting for her whenever she's ready to see him.]

...I've been thinking, it might be nice to have another friendly face around the house a few nights a week. If you'd like to stay at my home every now and then.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Raven notices the background of Horst's feed and gets there directly instead of replying over the PCD. She enters the bar by phasing through the door. And gives him a short nod in greeting.]

I thought I already did that. [She's been spending a couple of nights each week at his place already. And she can't do much more without Hinata starting to thing she's moving out.]

[She comes to lean against the counter.] Meaning Arthur and Merlin aren't friendly enough to your liking? They've be grinning like mad all last week. One'd have thought you'd have had enough of friendly faces after that.

[Raven looks calm and serene. And her sarcasm sounds just as usual. Only the vacant look in her eyes shows that somethings off.]

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[graphices.livejournal.com]

[ Oh boy, losing someone you loved.. she can only offer a sympathetic smile unfortunately. ]

I'm sorry to hear that.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks... [Whoever you are. If you've met before, she doesn't remember.]

[Voice]

[knew-anyway.livejournal.com]

...it seems everyone lost someone dear to them today.

I'm sorry.

[Voice]

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Not everyone, hopefully. [Playing on words. But it helps making it less dramatic, more bearable somehow.] But a fair few it seems.

[She shrugs, not realizing he can't see it.] People come and people go, that's how this place works.

[Offline]

[hyuugahime]

[Give it ten minutes, and you'll hear your roommate's steps stop right next to you, and see her sit down.]

[Offline] <3

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[So what? She didn't even get a fair warning this time? Well, of course, she sensed her coming from afar but she didn't even try to avoid her. Why would she have? She's her teammate.]

Hey.

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[ff_red_turk]

[There won't be a comforting message. But late at night, when she comes back from the bar or anywhere she's been, there might be a flash of red in a tree near her house.]

[Offline]

[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Rather early in the morning, not long before dawn. But Raven immediately senses his presence there and flies to join him in the tree.]

One day you're gonna fall asleep and down that tree. [To which he'll most probably answer 'I don't need sleep' but that doesn't prevent Raven from saying it anyway.]

[And then, in a softer tone.] How long have you been waiting here, Uncle Vincent?

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[prodigalmight.livejournal.com]

[He wasn't going to cry, but he did tear up a little bit.]

If you ever want to do something, hang out or whatever, something to distract yourself....Just let me know okay?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Not gonna cry, are you Bon? [She's touched by his reaction.]

How are you doing? It's been a while. [There isn't a thing she can think of that could distract her right now. But she doesn't mind talking with him a bit.]