" Yeah go ahead. " He called from the back room, chuckling, " Oh... That voice though. " He snorted at his younger self. He began to rummage again. The tapes played automatically so when one ended the other began to play. " So I got this today and I love it... " The voice said, undeniably younger Raven. " Rachelle loves it to, it's our first time listening to something. " Another high pitched voice joined him, " Tyler let me see it a sec. " The player made a noise as if it was being shifted. " Hi! I'm Rachelle. My brother Tyler is a complete moron... " She joked. Then it cut out and began to play another recording. " So Uh... It's been about six days... " The voice was shaky and sounded to be crying. " They took her. Rachelle is gone. And Uh... It's been hard. Very hard. I just... Oh god it's my fault... It's all mi- " Cut again. " Been a while... I am now thirteen! The big teenager. Wow. Heh... Only down side is no one cares. So um... Thought I would record myself with my only friend... Happy birthday Tyler... I'm sure the aliens in your back will kill you. And end this. Now blow out your candles and make a wish... " A long pause, " If I had candles... And a cake... And... People to sing me the birthday song. Hm... " Another pause, " Well enjoy your first day of teenagery... " Cut. " Ah... So... Where do I start? I had some news delivered to me. They are moving me to another foster home. Because I'm basically the only kid left here. Besides a dozen others... That only came in about two weeks ago. " A long sigh, " Yeah I thought someone had come to see me... Dream on you... Lonely thing you. " A click of a button " Oops wrong one " Cut. " Halloween... All I can do is watch the family kids go have fun outside my window... I really hope someone claims me soon... I dream about it at night, and wake up to the same place.. " Another tape, " They weren't aliens... Sadly. I almost hoped they were so that they could just... Eat me alive... Be better than this. I'm fifteen with black wings that won't get me anywhere... I'm stuck and now I'm dead. No one comes to see me anymore. No one bullies me anymore either because they are adopted so fast. This will be my seventh move in the last two years. Yep. Heh... Go me. I've given up... I'll admit I've... I'm just... Im not eating or drinking... I'll just... Yeah. " Cut. The voice was breathless and sounded shaky with some whines, " T-They...They hurt me... They tried to take my wings... " Another. " I'm over the wall. Out of the city... Im finally free. " A long pause with a sniffle, " Im free and have no one to celebrate with. So I shall celebrate with you... Music thing. I'm so free. " It cut out. The next one kept cutting out, but was in bits and parts, all in one, it was the sound that messed it up. " You'll be... Safe... With... Me..... " The voice was raspy and dark, almost ghost like. " As long... As you... Try... To be... Brave... And I'll... Keep you... Warm... Under... My... Teeth... " IT was filled with static and then a long buzz sound, before cutting into another tape, " I don't know why I'm making this. Maybe because I care to let anyone know I'm still freaking living? Or maybe because I changed my name... It's Raven. I'm a hybrid of whatever... Kar and I have decided to leave this old piece of {censored} and go become monster hunters... I just want to kill. " It cut out and then the player stopped playing tapes, since that was the last.
Raven stood in the other room, discs in his hand, staring at the floor with a look of concentration.













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