PROLOGUE

                           Prologue: Limbo City - Night

          A black and silver hedgehog is standing on the roof top of a church looking down at the city. The hedgehog is wearing a long black leather trenchcoat, a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black leather combat hover boots. The Hedgehog's quills are sticking up with silver streaks in them. The hedgehog's silver eyes are hidden behind dark shades, and the hedgehog's hands are covered by black leather fingerless gloves. Around his wrists, and ankles are inhibitor rings. This is Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow then looks up at the night sky as he thinks about Maria to himself in Japanese.

                       Shadow (Thinking in Japanese)

Maria gohyaku toshis are mushi surued soshie akureis aru hikitsugu sono chikyu.

        Shadow then hears an unearthly scream, and the sound of guns being fired. He looks down at the ruined city once again to see a human female running through the streets being chased by demons. As he sees the demons chase her he can also see that the woman can hold her ground. As Shadow continues to watch the woman he sees that the demons are chasing her into an alley way. Shadow then growls as he sees that she is trapped by the demos, and needs his help. He then speaks in English.

                     Shadow (Speaking in English)

                        Chaos Control!

        Shadow then disappears from the roof top.

               Limbo City Streets - Night

        The woman glares at the Hell Pride demons as they trapped her in the alley way. The woman is wearing a black leather trenchcoat, a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black leather combat boots. Her hands are covered by black leather fingerless gloves. Around her neck is a red and black amulet with on a sliver chain. Her crystal blue eyes are hidden behind dark shades, and her silver hair is tied back into a pony tail by a black hair tie. In her hands are her black and silver guns called Vengeance, and Avenger. This is Raven Sparda.

        Raven then puts her guns back under her trenchcoat in their holsters then she removes her shades, and puts them into her coat pocket, and gets into a fighting stance as she faces the demons. The first Hell Pride demon runs at Raven and swings its scythe at her. She quickly ducks under the swing by dropping to one knee, and sweep kicks the demons feet from underneath it. She sees it fall to the ground as she then quickly gets to her feet while catching the demon's scythe, and then Raven rams the scythe into the demon turning it into dust.

        Raven then turns to fight the other Hell Pride only to find that it isn't there. She then drops the scythe, and she's about to leave the ally way when she suddenly hears an unearthly scream from right behind her. Raven then feels pain as the Hell Pride caught her off guard, and slashes her from behind. Raven then falls to her knees as she then hears a voice yell out.

                                         Voice (Yelling)

                                         CHAOS SPEAR!

          Raven then sees a male hedgehog standing in front of her as she then hears the demon scream as it turns to dust. Raven then coughs up blood as she then falls to the ground feeling the blood from her wound in her back. And right before she passes out she thinks to herself in Scottish.

                                        Raven (Thinking in Scottish)

                               Finally after all these years Ay've found him.

          Shadow sees the woman collapsed onto the ground as he walks towards her. He stops as he reaches her. He looks down at her, and sees that she's dressed like him except for her silver hair and the red and black amulet around her neck. Shadow then gasped, and held his head in his hands as his eyes close tightly as he sees a small flash back.

                                    (Flashback)

          Maria and Shadow are on board the Space Colony Ark looking out the window at the earth that is slowly spinning in its orbit. He then looks at Maria, and sees a red and black amulet on a silver chain around her neck.

                                     (End of Flashback)

         Shadow then opens his eyes as he then looks at the woman, and he gently picks her up. He then walks out of the alley. As he does he looks at the woman in his arms, and thinks to himself in Japanese.

                                     Shadow (Thinking in Japanese)

                                     Chodo donata wo anata?

          Shadow then walks off into the night with the young woman in his arms.

                                  (End of Prologue)                

CHAPTER 1

                      Chapter 1 Angel of Darkness

             Raven awakes to the sound of a shower running in the bathroom, and she slowly notices that she's on a soft black leather couch. Raven then tries to sit up but stops, and quietly hisses out in pain as her back protested her movement. She then lies back onto the couch and turns her head to see the coffee table by the couch. She sees a framed photograph of a young girl in a sky blue dress with blonde hair, and blue eyes.

          Raven's eyes widened a bit when she sees the red and black amulet on a silver chain around her neck, and she then sees a man wearing a white lab coat, dark pants, and a red mustache. She can see that his eyes are hidden by dark shades. Raven then sees Shadow standing by the young girl, and she gives a small sad smile. Raven then quickly wiped away the tears forming in the corners of her eyes as she composed herself. She then gives a small sigh as she then thinks to herself in Scottish.

                                         Raven (Thinking in Scottish)

                        Maria and Uncle Gerald Aye wish that ye were alive te help ne explain te shadow about...

            Raven's thoughts are interrupted as she then hears the shower being turned off then she hears the door to the bathroom upstairs open then close and she looks over to the stairs to see Shadow coming down. Raven can see that Shadow is wearing a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black leather combat hover boots. She can see that his quills are sticking up with silver streaks in them. Raven can see that Shadow's eyes are silver.

           Raven then quickly looks away from Shadow as he reaches the landing, and she shakes her head as she slowly starts to sit up on the couch while gritting her teeth from the pain in her back. Shadow can see that his guest is up as he sees the young woman sit up with a groan. He then walks over to her from the stairs, and sits on a chair on the other side of the couch, and crosses his arms over his chest.

            Shadow can see that his guest is wearing a black leather trenchcoat, a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black steel toed combat boots. He can see that his guest has long silver hair that is tied back by a black hair tie. He can see that her hands are cover by black leather fingerless gloves. Shadow then looks into the young woman's eyes, and gives a silent gasp as he can see that her eyes are a crystal blue, and then he lets his eyes drift down wards to the red and black amulet on a silver chain around her neck.

            Raven can see that Shadow's eyes are on her amulet, and she quickly raises a fingerless gloved hand, and clasps the amulet while giving Shadow a glare. She can see that he is about to ask her a question and she raised her other fingerless gloved hand to stop him from asking. Shadow sees his guest raise her hand to stop him from asking her a question, and raises an eyebrow at her in question. Raven sees Shadow raise an eyebrow at her, and she then speaks in Scottish.

                            Raven (Speaking in Scottish)

  Before ye ask me any questions Shadow and Aye know who ye are. Answer me this one question. Can ye speak English? And can ye understand me?

           Shadow looks at his guest for a moment gathering his thoughts, and he can see that the young woman is waiting for his answer. After a few minutes Shadow then nods his head, and answers her in English.

                           Shadow (Speaking in English)

Yes I can understand you, and yes I can speak in English though I prefer to speak in Japanese. Now who are you? And how do you know me?

           Raven nods her head to Shadow, and she sighs inwardly to herself but as she was about to answer Shadow her cell phone starts to ring. Raven then puts her hand into her trenchcoat pocket, and pulls out her cell phone. She then puts up her hand to stop Shadow from asking another question as she flips open her phone, and speaks.

                          Raven (Speaking)

                          Password?

          Raven listens for a moment as the person on the other end then gives the password, and she then groans to herself as she then looks at Shadow for a second then she sighs to herself as she then speaks.

                         Raven (Speaking)

                     Raven speaking. What do ye want Tifa?

        Shadow then raises an eyebrow as he hears his guest's name. He then thinks to himself in Japanese.

                      Shadow (Thinking in Japanese)

               Karasu...Watakushi shiru sore namae! Maria katsute hanasu e watakushi no sore Karasu futte kanojo (no) shinseki. Hmm...

          Shadow sees Raven end the phone call, and puts the phone back into her trenchcoat pocket. He then sees her sigh, and look at him as she is about to answer his questions the front door then opens with a bang, and a voice calls out in japanese.

                    Voice (Calling in Japanese)

                   Shadow! Doko wo anata?

           Raven looks at Shadow and raises an eyebrow at him in question. Shadow sees Raven raise her eyebrow at him in a silent question, and he looks away from her as he then raises his voice calling out to the person who entered his house.

                     Shadow (Calling in Japanese)

                    Amy, Boku wa no naka de sono ima to issho ni hitosu homonsha.

         Shadow and Raven then hear footsteps as they then see a pink hedgehog come into the room. Raven can see that the pink hedgehog is wearing a black leather jacket over a red low cut tank top, black leather pants with a red belt, and red leather combat boots. Raven can see that the pink hedgehog's hands are covered by red leather fingerless gloves. But what makes Raven face palm, and groan inwardly is the sight of a certain legendary sword that is strapped to her back. She then sees the pink hedgehog give Shadow a bone crushing hug, and she can see how uncomfortable he is. She then thinks to herself in Scottish.

                      Raven (Thinking in Scottish)

    Aye cannot fuckin' believe this! Aye know that Tifa told me that she has a cousin but ye got te be fuckin' kiddin' me! She's crushin' the breath out of poor Shadow.

           Raven sees that Shadow has pulled the pink hedgehog off of himself then he looks at her, and he's about to introduce the pink hedgehog to her but he stops when he sees Raven raise her hand, and he lets her speak.

                    Raven (Speaking in Scottish)

                  Lass is yer last name McLeod?  

           The pink hedgehog slowly turns around to see a young female human who is dressed like Shadow except for her long silver hair being tied back, and the red, and black amulet on a silver chain around her neck. Raven can see that the pink hedgehog is coming towards her slowly walking away from Shadow. And Raven then stands up from the couch as the pink hedgehog stops in front of her. Raven can see that the pink hedgehog's eyes are green, and then she hears the pink hedgehog speak in Scottish.

                        Amy (Speaking n Scottish)

Aye that is me last name of me clan. Me first name is Amy, and me middle name's Rose. So me full name is Amy Rose McLeod. Now that ye know me full name, and clan what's yer name and clan?     

           Raven then sighs as she then gathers her thoughts then she answers Amy's question in Scottish.

                        Raven (Answering in Scottish)

Me name is Raven Sparda. Me uncle, and cousin names were Gerald, and Maria Robotnik. Me parents’ names were Dante, and Delia Sparda. Me uncle was me mother's brother.

            After Raven says this she looks at both Shadow, and Amy. She can see Shadow looking at her with an untrusting look, and she can see that Amy is right in her face, and grabbing her trenchcoat as she then snarls at her in Scottish.

                          Amy (Snarling in Scottish)

                          Ye lie!

             Raven then moves quickly by balling up her fist and slamming it into Amy's stomach to make her let go of her trenchcoat, and when Amy does Raven then gives her an upper cut that she then that sends her across the room, and into the wall. Amy then slumps down the wall to the ground. Shadow then looks at Raven with a raised eyebrow. Raven just sighs as she then reaches into her trenchcoat pocket, and pulls out a black flash drive that she then tosses to Shadow. Shadow catches the black flash drive, and Raven can see him look at it then back to her as she then explains to him in Scottish.

                                Raven (Explaining to Shadow)

          Look Shadow Aye din not care if ye believe me or not when Aye say that Gerald and Maria were me uncle and cousin. Ye can believe what ye want te believe. However...that black flash drive is the reason ay’ve been lookin' for ye. Tis also a last request from me Cousin Maria. And...Me cousin wanted me te ask ye if ye would help me fight against the demons.

           Raven then sees Shadow's gaze lower to her amulet then she sees him look into her eyes once again. Raven then shakes her head then she sighs as she then walks past Shadow to the door. Shadow sees Raven shake her head at him, and as she walks past him he reaches out and grabs her arm to stop her from walking out the door. Raven stops as she feels Shadow grab her arm, and slightly turns her head to look at him as he then asks her a question.

                                   Shadow (Asking Raven)

Raven...are you really related to the professor, and to Maria? Please answer me this question.

           Raven looks into Shadow's silver eyes, and nods her head to him. Shadow sees Raven nod her head at him, and after seeing her nod Shadow then lets go of her arm. He feels a strange connection with Raven as he watches her head for the door once again. Shadow then stops Raven once again as he asks her another question.

                                Shadow (Asking Raven)

Raven why did you come looking for me in the first place?

             Raven stops at the door with her hand on the door knob, and turns her head to look at Shadow over her shoulder, and then she gathers her thoughts as she then and she takes a deep breath as she answers his question in Scottish.

                               Raven (Answering Shadow)

Fer two reasons Shadow. one was te give ye that flash drive, and two...well Aye need yer help te stop yer father Black Doom, and te stop me power hungry twin brother Sephiroth from raising Temen-ni-Gru once again.

         Shadow’s eyes widen as Raven mention his father's name along with her brother's name as well. Raven looks at Shadow as she waits a few seconds for his answer. When she feels his hand let go of her arm she sighs, and shakes her head as she then opens the door when once again she's stopped by Shadow's voice.

                              Shadow (Speaking to Raven)

                     I'll help you if you will help me Raven.

           Raven turns her head to look at Shadow over her shoulder, and asks him a question in Scottish.

                              Raven (Asking Shadow)

                      What do ye need my help with Shadow?

           Shadow looks at Raven with a glare as he gathers his thoughts, and takes a deep breath through his nose, and slowly releases it through his mouth, and answers Raven's question.

                             Shadow (Answering Raven)

          I need your help to avenge the professor, Maria, and everyone who was on board the Ark that I cared about.

        Raven looks at Shadow, and nods her head to him in agreement. Shadow sees Raven nodding her head, and he then quickly gathers up his guns, and trenchcoat. He puts his trenchcoat on then he holsters his guns under his trenchcoat. Raven watches Shadow as he does this, and raises a silver eyebrow as he walks towards her. Shadow sees Raven looking at him, and glares at her. Raven sees Shadow glaring at her, and she raises her hands up then she quickly turns away, and opens the door walking out with Shadow following her out of his house.

                               (Fade To Black) 

CHAPTER 2

                  Chapter 2  Ext. Limbo City Streets - Day

              Raven and Shadow are walking the ruined streets together. As they pass by old businesses, and homes with the roofs caved in Shadow can see that Raven is in deep thought as he can see that she's leading him to a strip club called Edge. As Raven and Shadow arrive to the club Shadow watches as Raven opens the door, and walks in with Shadow following her in.

                  Int. Edge Strip Club

          Raven watches as Shadow looks around at both the male and female strippers dancing to heavy metal music. Raven then shakes her head as she then loudly clears her throat to get Shadow's attention. Shadow tears his eyes from both strippers as he hears Raven clear her throat, and looks at her. Raven sees Shadow look at her, and she asks him a question in Scottish.

                   Raven (Asking Shadow)

           Shadow is this yer first time in a strip club?

         Shadow then gives Raven a glare as a sign to back off. Raven sees Shadow glaring at her, and she raises her hands, and steps away from him. Shadow sees Raven backing off to give him space as they then hear someone call out to Shadow in Japanese.

                 Voice (Calling in Japanese)

                  KAGE!

         Both Shadow and Raven both turn around to see a blue hedgehog coming towards them. Raven then looks at Shadow and raises her eyebrow at him. Shadow sees Raven raise her eyebrow at him, and he then sighs as the blue hedgehog stops in front of them. Raven can see that the blue hedgehog is wearing no shirt. She can see that he’s wearing skin tight black leather pants with black leather boots. Raven then looks into the blue hedgehog’s eyes, and she’s surprised to see that his eyes are an emerald green. Raven then feels uncomfortable as she sees that the blue hedgehog is looking at her with lust filled eyes.

         Shadow can see Raven’s discomfort at how Sonic is staring lustfully at her, and he then clears his throat loudly to get Sonic’s attention. Shadow then sees Sonic look at him as he then speaks to him in Japanese.

               Shadow (Speaking in Japanese)

               Nani suru hitsuyo nasemono?

         Sonic looks at Raven then back at Shadow as he then replies to Shadow in Japanese.

                Sonic (Replying in Japanese)

         Watakushi hitsuyo e shiru donata ga anata no tomodachi futte.

            Shadow then looks back at Raven, and raises his eyebrow in question at her. Raven sees Shadow raise his eyebrow at her, and she just sighs as she then shrugs her shoulders at his silent question. Raven then replies to his unasked question in Scottish.

                Raven (Replying to Shadow)

Ye can tell him what ye want te Shadow. It makes no difference te me. Aye have te find Tifa and drop kick her ass from here te the highlands and back.

           Shadow nods his head to Raven, and then points to the stairs. Raven sees Shadow nod to her as she then sees him point to the stairs. Raven then nods her head to Shadow in thanks as she then climbs up the stairs. Shadow watches Raven go up the stairs until she’s out of sight then he turns to Sonic and speaks too him in Japanese.

               Shadow (Speaking in Japanese)

Sonikku Karasu futte (de)nai watakushi no tomodachi (…o) nozoite kanojo futte watakushi akuma sagashi nakama. So (…no) ushiro hanarete.

           Raven then smirks as she hears Shadow say this in Japanese from the top of the stair case. She then shakes her head as she then walks down the hallway to the bedroom door. Raven then stops at the door, and knock as she then calls out to Tifa in Scottish.

             Raven (Calling out in Scottish)

             Tifa! Aye’m coming in!

         Raven then opens the door and steps into the room. As she does she then sees the body of a dead male hedgehog lying on the floor sliced across the torso. Raven then removes her shades, and puts them into her trenchcoat pocket, and she opens her eyes to reveal them to be crystal blue. Raven then grabs her guns Avenger, and Vengeance from their holsters under her trenchcoat.

          Raven then narrows her eyes as she then feels chaos energy as she then looks from the corner of her eye to see Shadow appear right beside her. Shadow then glares at the demon he then pulls out his own guns Gerald, and Maria. Raven sees Shadow holding the two guns, and she sees that they are named after her deceased family members, and she gives a smirk at Shadow as he then looks at Raven.

        Raven sees Shadow look at her, and she then nods her head and ducks as Shadow then shoots at the demon behind her. Raven then stands up and fires at the demon right behind Shadow. She moves quickly as it turns to dust. She sees more demons appearing, and quickly gives a side kick to one of the demons as it gets too close to her. As the demon drops its scythe Raven quickly catches it then she gives it a good twirl as she then slices the demon across the torso with the scythe.

        Raven hears the demon give an unearthly scream as it turns into dust. She quickly uses the scythe to block another demon’s scythe from hitting her in the back once again. Raven can see that these are lust demons. Shadow then looks over at Raven to see that her eyes are narrowing, and he quickly holsters his guns as he then gets into a fighting stance. Shadow then charges up chaos energy, and throws it at the demon that is attacking Raven. The chaos energy hits the demon, and Raven hears it give unearthly scream as it becomes dust.

       Raven then looks at Shadow, and nods her head to him in thanks as she then pulls out her guns, while Shadow then sweep kicks a demon as it gets close to him. Shadow then uses a chaos spear kill the demon. It turns to dust the moment the chaos spear hits it. Raven then quickly holsters Avenger and Vengeance as she then catches the lust demon’s scythe before it hits the ground.

       Shadow watches Raven catch the demon’s scythe and he keeps watching her as she give the scythe a few good twirls. Shadow then watches as she blocks another lust demon’s attack on her. Shadow sees that Raven then gives the demon a kick to the stomach to break the deadlock that they were in as Shadow sees Raven move as fast as lighting slamming the scythe into the demon’s heart. The demon gives an unearthly scream as it turns into dust.

        Raven then turns around to see that Shadow is fighting off a group of demons that circled him. She sees him kicking a demon hard in the stomach sending it flying into a wall where it turned into dust from the powerful kick. Shadow then activates his hover boots, and hovers in the air as he then charges up chaos energy in his hand, and then as Raven watches him she sees him then release the chaos spear at the circle of demons.

        Raven sees the circle of demons then become dust as the attack hits. She then sees Shadow land on his feet on the ground. Raven then sees a lust demon appear behind Shadow with its scythe ready to attack him. Raven then quickly jumps into the air with chaos energy crackling around her hand as she then yells out her own attack in Japanese.

              Raven (Yelling in Japanese)

              KUROI CHAOS YARI!

        Shadow watches in amazement as he sees Raven throw a chaos spear aimed at the demon right behind him. He turns around to see the demon get hit with the chaos spear, and the demon turns to stone. Shadow sees Raven land back to the ground on her feet, and watches her as she walks to the stone demon.

       As Shadow continues to watch Raven he sees her stop right in front of the demon. Shadow then sees Raven pull her fist back, and slams her fist into the stone demon shattering it in one hit. Raven then hears a groan coming from the bed under the covers. Shadow, and Raven then look at each other, and he watches her go over to the bed and yank down the covers as she then asks a question in Scottish.

               Raven (Asking in Scottish)

               Tifa are ye alright lass?

            Tifa looks up at Raven and nods her head to her. Raven sees Tifa nod her head, and she then drops the covers back onto her. Shadow watches Raven check on Tifa, and then he clears his throat as he then asks Raven a question in Japanese.

               Shadow (Asking in Japanese)

             Karasu anata dekiru hanasu no nihonjin?

            Raven then sighs at Shadow’s question as she then nods her head to him and answers his question in Japanese.

                Raven (Answering Shadow)

Hai Watakushi dikiru hanasu no nihonjin (…o) nozoite watakushi no ho okonomu e hanasu Scottish.

       Shadow nods his head to Raven in understanding as he then asks her a question in English.

                Shadow (Asking in English)

          Raven how are you able to use chaos energy?

      Raven looks at Shadow, and sighs as she then knew from the way that he’s looking at her that he want the truth from her here and now. Raven then takes a deep breath through her nose then she slowly lets it out through her mouth as she then gathers her thoughts, and then she answers Shadow’s question truthfully.

               Raven (Answering Shadow)

Aye always had the ability te use chaos energy Shadow because of me mother. Aye can do what ye can because of her. However me mother was murdered by demons when Aye was little. But before me mother was murdered she was able te use chaos energy as well. Then years later when Aye was captured by the military but Aye was able te escape from them.

    Shadow nods his head at Raven as he then crosses his arms and she sees him lower his head in thought. Raven then shifts from one foot to the other uncomfortably as she looks at the hedgehog in front of her. Shadow then looks up at Raven and she is surprised to see a flicker of concern in them before seeing them become cold once again. Shadow then turns his back to Raven. She just shakes her head, and sighs as she then hears Tifa speak.

                Tifa (Speaking to Raven)

                Raven is that him?

      Raven just nods her head as she gathers up Tifa’s clothes, and gives them to her. Raven then sees Shadow turn around then leave the bedroom, and she just sighs, and shakes her head as she watches him leave. Tifa then speaks.

                  Tifa (Speaking)

And that is the last Angel Of Darkness that yer uncle spoke of? Heh. Aye was expecting…someone more on the friendly side like yer cousin Maria.

        Raven then starts to growl at Tifa in warning as she glares at her but Tifa ignores her as she continues to speak.

                Tifa (Cont’d)

And yer cousin along with yer uncle weren’t safe on the Ark. All because yer uncle went and created Shadow. Heh. No wonder the last of yer family were murdered in space by demons led by Black Doom.

        Raven then moves quickly by grabbing Tifa by the throat and slamming her into the wall as she then snarls in her face.

              Raven (Snarling)

Don’t. Ye. Dare. Blame Shadow fer the death of me uncle or me cousin ye mother fuckin’ bitch! Shadow tried te protect me cousin, and everyone on board the Ark. He did everything in his power te stop the demons from harming me uncle and me cousin. Tis not his fault that they were murdered in front of him nor tis his fault that me cousin sent him here on earth te protect him.

       Raven then let’s go of Tifa’s throat and leaves the room angrily to see Shadow waiting for her in the hall. Shadow looks at Raven, and then at Tifa who is gasping, and choking to breathe air into her lungs. Raven just gives him a glare then she walks down the hallway to the stairs, and she then walks down them. Shadow looks into the room and sees that Tifa is collapsed onto the ground, and he smirks before he turns away and follows Raven down the hallway and stairs.

       Raven is facing the door as she hears Shadow walk up behind her and feels him place his hand on her arm in a comforting way. Raven then looks at Shadow and nods her head to him in a grateful way. Shadow sees Raven nod her head at him as he then returns the gesture as she walks to the door and opens it and they both walk out of the strip club and into the night to head to the Limbo City Public Library.

             (Fade To Black)

                     

CHAPTER 3

                                 Int. Limbo City Library- Night

           Shadow is browsing through the bookshelves looking at the ancient books. As he is looking he hears a sigh and looks over his shoulder to see Raven sitting at a long table with a book in front of her. Shadow can see that Raven is reading the ancient text. He walks over to her, and sits in a chair across from her.

           Raven looks up from her book at Shadow when she hears him clear his throat to catch her attention. Shadow sees Raven look up from the book at him as he then asks his question to her.

                                Shadow (Asking Raven)

                            Raven what did you find out?

            Raven just sighs as Shadow asks her this question. She then puts a book mark in the book as she closes it, and gathers her thoughts. Then Raven answers Shadow's question as she looks at him.

                              Raven (Answering Shadow)

          Yer not going te believe me when Aye tell ye this Shadow.

           Shadow only raises his eyebrow at Raven as she then sighs, and pushes the book that she was reading at him. Shadow catches the book and looks at the page where she had put the book mark at. Raven watches Shadow look at the page then he looks at her, and raises his eyebrow at her once again. Raven then sighs and she starts to explain to him.

                              Raven (Explaining to Shadow)

Two thousand years ago me father Dante Sparda had awoken te justice te protect the humans from his own demon kin.

            Raven then pauses for a second to see Shadow still reading the book but she can also see that Shadow is flicking his ear at her to show her that he's listening to her. Raven then gives a smirk as she sees Shadow's ear flick at her. She then becomes serious as she continues.

                           Raven (Cont'd)

Me father then confronted the lord of the demons Black Doom. That fuckin' bastard whose yer father, and who ruled over all the demons in the demon kingdom and all of the dark powers as well.

            Raven then stops for a second as Shadow looks up at her from the book that he's reading. She can see the glare that he's giving her as she mentions his father to him. Raven just sighs as she then closes her eyes, and pinches the bridge of her nose as she takes a deep breath in through her nose, and slowly exhales through her mouth as she then continues.

                      Raven (Cont'd)

Sorry Shadow. Aye know ye hate your father but please hear me out.

          Raven then sees Shadow narrows his eyes at her but he nods his head to her. Raven sees Shadow nod his head to her as he looks back to the book. Raven then sees Shadow's ear flicker at her, and she then continues.

                   Raven (Cont'd)

Me father in all his rage had tore Black Doom asunder. Then fearing his own awesome power me father had sealed not only his power and the demons but also his own sword as well.

           Shadow then looks at Raven as he pushes away the book, and gathers his thoughts. Shadow takes a deep breath through his nose, and out slowly through his mouth as he then asks her a question.

                 Shadow (Asking Raven)

So does this mean we're supposed to be enemies Raven? Is that what you’re trying to say?

             Raven looks at Shadow then she face palms herself. She then sighs to herself as she shakes her head at Shadow. Raven then gathers her thoughts, and she answers him.

                  Raven (Answering Shadow)

Nay Shadow. Tis not what Aye'm saying at all. Aye'm just giving ye a little of me family history that written in that book.

            Shadow then glares at Raven as she just shakes her head at him. She sighs to herself as she then thinks to herself in Scottish.

                    Raven (Thinking to herself)

Why does me heart beat fast whenever Aye look inte Shadow's strangely hypnotic red eyes? Whoa...wait did Aye just think that about Shadow?

         Raven then shakes her head to clear her thoughts as Shadow watches her he raises an eyebrow at her as he then asks her a question.

                  Shadow (Asking Raven)

               Something on your mind Raven?

          Raven looks at Shadow, and she swallows in a nervous way she then takes a deep calming breath through her mouth and slowly releases it through her nose as she then answers Shadow's question.

               Raven (Answering Shadow)

            Nay Shadow...Aye just need te...

         Raven and Shadow then hear a ring come from Raven's pocket. Raven sighs and reaches a fingerless glove hand into her trenchcoat pocket pulling out her cell, and flipping it open she then answers it.

               Raven (Answering)

              Password?

       Raven listens for a second as the person on the other side as the person gives the password, and she then speaks.

            Raven (Speaking)

            Raven speaking.

          Shadow looks at Raven as she's on the phone, and he feels his heart beating quickly as he then notices just how beautiful she is. Shadow then shakes his head as he thinks to himself in Japanese.

              Shadow (Thinking)

Nani sono jigoku? Doshite wo karera kangaes daitai Karasu no naka de watakushi no chisei?

        Shadow is then pulled out of his thoughts as he hears Raven close her phone with a sigh, and he asks her a question in English.

               Shadow (Asking Raven)

              What's wrong Raven?

           Raven looks at Shadow, and sighs again as she answers his question.

                  Raven (Answering Shadow)

 It seems that yer little girlfriend Amy McLeod never made it home last night.

        Shadow then glares at Raven as he then replies to her.

                   Shadow (Replying to Raven)

First of all Raven you should know that Amy isn't my type. So she has no chance in hell to be with me. And second how do you know that Amy never made it home last night?

       Raven slips her phone back into her trenchcoat pocket. She then looks at Shadow, and answers him quickly.

              Raven (Answering Shadow)

Sigh...because Shadow Tifa had just called me. And she told me that Amy never made it back home last night. Nay only that but this had happened before with me brother being the kidnapper.

        Raven then raises a fingerless gloved hand to stop Shadow from asking her a question as she then continues.

                Raven (Cont'd)

Aye also know that we don't have time fer 20 questions. We have te go now.

          Shadow nods his head to Raven as he stands up from his chair. Raven sees Shadow standing after nodding his head, and she then follows and starts to stand herself. As she stands she feels dizzy, and she starts to fall to the ground. Shadow sees Raven start to fall and he very quickly catches her before she could hit the ground. Shadow then looks into Raven's crystal blue eyes, and asks her a question.

                  Shadow (Asking Raven)

                 Raven are you alright?

         Raven lightly blushes as she looks into Shadow's red eyes, and she then quickly looks away as she then answers him.

                   Raven (Answering Shadow)

Aye Shadow. Aye'm fine. Aye just stood up te fast that's all. We should get going.

         Shadow looks at Raven as he carefully lets her go, and sees that she turned her back to him. Shadow sighs as he then walks out of the library to wait for Raven outside. Raven then turns around when she hears the door close and sees that Shadow is gone. Raven then sighs as she then lets her form change.

           Raven is wearing a black leather jacket that's over a dark blue hoodie, Dark blue jeans, with a black belt, and black leather steel toed boots. On her hands are black leather fingerless gloves. Raven's eyes have also changed from crystal blue to red. Raven then places a fingerless gloved hand on her stomach where there is a slight bump. Raven then sighs as she then remembers how she escaped from the lab.

                     (Flash Back)

           Raven is in a tank in an underground lab being experimented on. Raven sees Alex Mercer coming towards her with a needle in his hand. Raven growls in warning at him as she then slams her fists against the glass. She can see Alex look at her with a sickening smirk on his face as he approaches her tank, and inserts the needle into an IV that is connected in the tank.

          Raven then glares at Alex as he gives her another smirk. She then snarls, and slams her fists against the tank as Raven sees Alex turn his back to her, and walk away. Later that night as Raven was sleeping in the tank she was then awakened by alarms as she then both Zack, and Cloud come towards her tank. She can see Zack quickly type at the controls then she feels the liquid being drained. As Raven's feet touch the ground the glass lowers, and she falls forward only to be caught by Cloud. Cloud quickly swings Raven's arm over his shoulder, and leads her out of the lab with Zack helping.

                              (End Flash Back)

              Raven then sighs as she shakes her head from the memory, and pushes it to the back of her mind. Raven was never the same after being experimented on at the lab. Raven then feels a kick at her hand, and she sadly smiles. Raven found out that Alex had injected her with Shadow's blood, and she's carrying his child. Raven just shakes her head as she then focuses and switches back to how she used to be. Raven then walks out of the library to join Shadow.

                             (Fade To Black)