Oh wow. I'm so sorry, I... forgot about this story, heh heh. Sorry. Life's been a b-tch lately, and school is tougher, so my brain isn't working as well as it should. If there's no one out there reading this, um... I don't blame you. I seriously have a gazallion new ideas for stories every day but can't do anything because I know I have a responsibility to finish my other stories. :(

Raven...

"Open the door Raven." He had been leaning against this wall for hours, exhausted mostly because it was already past midnight, but he refused to go away. It took him a lot of courage to get himself in front of Raven's door, even MORE courage to try and knock, and he knew if he left now, he wouldn't dare come back so soon.

"Raven... don't make this harder than it already is. We need to talk and you know it."

Silence.

Dammit, he wouldn't be surprised if she put up some sort of spell to make sure she couldn't hear him, and then went back to sleep for herself.

... She wouldn't do that.

He knew she wouldn't but he needed to keep himself occupied.

I doubt she'll be able to sleep on that bed.

After what they did, he wasn't able to sleep anywhere near a bed.

It brought back memories he didn't really feel like bringing up.

Doesn't that make me a bit of a hypocrite?

Didn't it? Here he was forcing Raven to get out of her room and talk to him for once, but he himself wasn't able to face the goddamn truth.

He couldn't accept it either.

"Raven..."

This wasn't their fault. None of it was. They were simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. And because of it, all this bullshit happened to them. Fighting like enemies, betraying her, making love to her...

Was it really making love if I was under a curse?

Was it really? Was it just sex that one night? Or was it two...?

Dammit, I can't even recall all the times I violated her. It wasn't even with her consent, seeing as we were under a spell.

Because he was leaning on a wall, he didn't fall into Raven's room when the door opened. He glanced at her quickly, then went back to resuming his glare at the wall.

She noticed he wasn't wearing a mask.

"You're right." She said, speaking for the first time in hours after their last embarrassing encounter.

It was odd. The two of them were both much more mature than they're acting now. Usually they would note that the situation was a mistake, everything that happened wasn't in their control, wasn't their fault...

But for some reason, they couldn't find themselves forgiving themselves for doing what they did.

Both of them had slept with one another. Both of them had fought like crazy. Both of them "betrayed" each other to the team in some shape or form.

"... Look." He hesitated before speaking, Raven heard it. He was hoping she didn't catch it but she did.

She knew much more about him during the time she was under a spell, even though he wasn't himself.

"... The two of us have been through a lot lately."

A lot is an understatement.

"And..." He sighed and turned around, looking her in the eye. "Raven I'm sorry."

She knew she shouldn't have, and it wasn't like her, but she found herself wrapping her arms around him, tightening her face into the crook of his neck.

"I'm sorry too."

After all they'd been through, this whole curse, even though the negative outcome was worst than the positive outcome, they both knew something.

None of it was supposed to happen.

But it did.

And now, all they could do, was do what they hadn't been doing these past few weeks.

Helping each other.

Um... that's the end because I seriously need to end my stories, but also because if I drag this out any longer I don't think it'll feel right. Yes it's a horrible ending but it has a lot of meaning on the inside. (Yes that's BS but at the same time it makes sense, right?)

I really don't want to drag it out more. I feel like it'll ruin the mood. That's just my perspective as the author. You, as reviewers, are allowed to share your comments.

THANK YOU for everyone and anyone who is still reading this (I'm very proud of you for being so patient) and I'm SO happy for all the reviews I've gotten and all the people who have read this and enjoyed it and I'm terribly SORRY for making you wait for such a crappy ending like this...

I won't be surprised if I don't get many reviews...

Love,

Ivy