Do I have to put this at the beginning of every chapter? Ok I'm going to copy and paste it from this point forward so don't think you're reading the same chapter over and over again! I don't own That's So Raven! The characters and title belong to their respective companies. Yep. Moving right along…


By Monday, Raven was at her wits end. Sunday had been one unsuccessful attempt after another to talk to Chelsea. Bedtime was definitely the wrong time to do so. Raven feared that mentioning something that serious while they were in the same bed would be an issue if her best friend was actually not ready to come to terms with her subconscious desires. The young psychic was now clouded with confusion. Chelsea's dreams had been a little vague in the past few nights. They didn't really feature anything. She resolved to no longer peek, feeling that she had gone too far. Perhaps Chelsea just wasn't feeling the same way. Yea, she dreamt it. It doesn't mean anything if it's not in the here and now, though. She spent all of Sunday trying to pry Chelsea from the tourist traps, but she was so consumed by everything she really didn't pay mind to Raven's subtle beckoning.

In Chelsea's mind, she was doing the right thing by avoiding Raven a little. She was trying to sort things out. There was Raven – the one. She was THE ONE, but Chelsea was having all the difficulty in the world expressing that. It seemed that the confidence she once had was fading with the brightness in her eyes. Without looking too obvious, she committed to finding activities no matter how corny or uninteresting they were and giving them her full attention so she wouldn't torment herself about what she thought Raven was thinking.

It's that simple, no?

Pfft. Let's get real, people.

On Tuesday afternoon, everyone decided to head down to the beach for some sun. Victor actually found himself at a local restaurant trading recipes with another chef. They hit it off and, much to Tonya's discontent, Victor spent the rest of the afternoon learning how to make the perfect conch salad. Tonya, who had become fascinated with a novel she bought for the plane trip, was another lost case. She parked herself on her towel with a portable radio, sun block and her book. While Cory scanned the beach for the local island girls, Chelsea had walked along the water until she came upon a group of marine biologists who were checking out a few stingrays that wandered into shallow waters.

Raven scanned the beach for her best friend a couple of times before she saw her in her bliss. She had crouched down with a few of the other scientists and chatted idly about the nature of stingrays. Sighing softly, Raven was about to return to the house when a shadow covered her completely. She turned a little, tilting her head up to see no one other than Ravanno gazing down upon her with a half-smile.

"Not now." Raven started to stand up.

"No no!" Ravanno put his hands on Raven's shoulders and crouched down in front of her. "I wanted to apologize for Friday night. I was totally out of line. I guess… I just felt this connection, you know? And when you didn't resist I thought you felt the same way." He pleaded his case.

Raven rolled her eyes. "What connection could we possibly have in two minutes of meeting and two songs on a dance floor. I accept your apology, but I'm really not in the mood for company."

Ravanno looked genuinely hurt. He really didn't mean to be so aggressive, but there was something summoning him to reach out to Raven. He put up his hands in a truce and sat beside her with his knees pulled up to his chest.

"Look, I've never met anyone like you. It's like I feel I can trust you. Sometimes I get weird vibes about people. Like I can see more than they're letting on."

Raven looked at Ravanno with a hint of skepticism. "You say that to all the girls? That's not a good pick up line."

"No!" Now he sounded aggravated that Raven wasn't understanding. "I see things." He blurted out before clamping his hand over his mouth.

Now he had Raven's full and undivided attention when she wheeled around to lock her hazel eyes with his hazel eyes. "Like… WHAT?" She was almost ready to pounce on him.

"Well…" Ravanno drew his eyes down and started drawing in the sand. "Sometimes I can see into a person's mind. I'm not good at describing it, but I can draw it pretty well."

"What did you see?" Raven looked concerned.

"I saw you kissing someone. I just don't know who. I thought, maybe, it could've been me. That's why I kissed you."

"When did you see this?"

"A few minutes after we met…" Ravanno pulled his hand back. "It looked sorta like this."

When Raven gazed down, her breath got caught in her throat. Though not the clearest picture, she could tell that it was definitely her kissing what seemed like a silhouette. Around her there was a lot of activity. It resembled fabric flowing and hair being tossed about in a wind. She tilted her head. "Why didn't you say anything?" She whispered.

Ravanno frowned. "Because I thought you'd think I was a freak."

Raven smiled and nudged him in the shoulder. "Hey, we'd both be freaks then." She spoke sympathetically.

"No way! You too!" Ravanno's eyes almost fell out of his head.

"Way." Raven pointed to her eyes. "They get me in trouble and out of trouble. They're a blessing and a curse at the same time."

The two sat together in silence for a moment, not knowing what to say next. Chelsea was rapidly approaching Raven when she slowed down. She hadn't noticed that Ravanno was sitting next to her girl, but now she could see him and he didn't look like he was in pain like he should've been for getting close to Raven again. Instead, the two were laughing as if they were sharing a warm conversation.

Still, Chelsea wasn't ready to play it cool. By the time she got back to Raven and Ravanno, whatever conversation they were having had ended. They turned to give her their full attention.

"What's he doing here?" Chelsea was less than welcoming.

Raven leapt to her feet. "Girl, he's got it!"

"It?"

"IT! IT!" Raven was squinting her eyes.

"Isssss it contagious?" Chelsea stepped back.

Raven looked confused for a moment. "Huh? Oh! No. He's psychic too!" She spoke in barely a whisper. Just then Raven remembered the second part of Ravanno's abilities and kicked sand sideways to cover up the picture he had drawn.

Ravanno looked up at Chelsea, not speaking. He didn't know what to do, but he didn't want to get in the middle of it.

Chelsea's heart visibly broke into a million pieces in front of Raven. Now not only was she losing the battle with herself, but she was about to lose the battle to some guy who could communicate with her love better than she could.

Backing off Chelsea raised her hand to wave. "There are some scientists over there. They're heading out to a reef on the other side of the island. They asked me if I wanted to come. I was just coming to tell you I'll meet you back at the house later tonight." Without waiting for a response, she turned and jogged back to the group who high fived her and threw their arms around her shoulders.

Now Raven was the one who was jealous and heart broken. It seemed that Chelsea took her excitement the wrong way. Not wanting to make a bad situation worse, she didn't chase Chelsea.

"Wanna go for a walk?" Came a deep voice from behind her.

"Sure." Raven's eyes began to water. She held back the tears, but she was upset. What was going on? What was wrong with Chelsea? One minute she was happy-go-lucky and the next she was avoiding Raven like the plague. Thinking she may have done something wrong, she resolved to back off of Chelsea and leave her alone for a bit. Walking down the beach with Ravanno was not high on her list of ways to cheer herself up, but she didn't really feel like being alone all of a sudden.

They walked for a mile before they sat on the rocks of the canal. Watching the boats go out to sea, they chatted about everything and nothing in particular. They compared visions, situations and outcomes. Half of the conversation was hilarious and the other half was horrifying. They got so caught up in themselves that they lost track of time. The sun had set two hours ago, and they were still sitting on the rocks talking about their (mis)adventures.

"Ooh, it's getting cold." Raven crossed her arms over her chest and rubbed her shoulders.

"Let's head back. You Americans don't have any body heat." Ravanno joked.

Raven laughed a little before taking Ravanno's hand to help get over the rocks. "You wouldn't last the winter where I live."

"You're probably right." He let her go, and stretched.

As the two walked back to the road in silence, Ravanno turned to look at Raven. "Hey, I had a really good time today. Thanks."

"No, thank you." The dark-haired girl smiled. "It was nice to talk to someone who understands me every so often."

"Hey Raven?"

"Yea Ravanno?"

"You think that maybe I could've been that person you were kissing?" Ravanno looked her directly in the eyes, brushing the back of his hand against her face.

"No." She smiled sadly. "I know you weren't."

"Chelsea's really lucky to have you." He let his hand fall at his side. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek before turning to walk down the road.

Placing her hand to her cheek in shock, Raven watched until he disappeared down the road. She turned to walk back to the house. Before she got to the door, she spotted Chelsea sitting on the wall towards the side of the house. Slowly making her way over, she rest her hands on the wall and leaned against them.

"Had fun?" Raven looked at her best friend.

"Not more than you had." Chelsea pushed herself off of the wall and walked back to the house.

"Chels! It really wasn't what you thought it was. It was just nice to talk to someone who understands me for a change!"

"LIKE I DON'T?!" The red head's voice came a little too loud.

The volume of Chelsea's voice prompted Raven to get defensive. "You're overreacting!"

"Good night, Rae." The brown eyed girl pushed past her best friend and walked back to the house.

"Don't walk away from me!" Raven was getting furious with every syllable. She grabbed Chelsea by the hand to keep her from leaving. Gently tugging her arm, she coaxed the girl to turn around.

Then she saw it. She saw the moment of vulnerability that would cause all her logic to fail her. Her best friend's eyes were pooling with tears and they were just starting to fall. Raven lost it. She pulled Chelsea even closer. Holding the girl's face she pulled her even closer. Chelsea had done nothing to resist the pulling. She was actually leaning in now to help Raven guide her. The two spent a couple of seconds gazing silently into each other's eyes before Raven closed her own. As her lips brushed Chelsea's they were blinded by the motion sensor lights.

"Hey girls! Come in and try this new sauce I learned how to make today! It's so good!" Victor was waving a spoon around like a maniac.

"Oh man! He's not lying, Rae! You gotta try this" Cory was standing next to his father.

The two girls, blocked by the partition leading to the back yard, pulled away quickly. Raven's eyes were ablaze with fury. She had lost count as to how many times she was so close and then lost it. Chelsea shut her eyes tightly.

"Gimme a minute, dad!" Raven sighed in defeat and followed a silent Chelsea into the house.

Both girls were starting to regret this vacation.

A/N: I had major beyond major crisis yesterday when my friend decided to drop some horrible news into my lap. I thought I was never going to be able to finish this fic because of it. It was just some really terrible news. I sulked, got over it and got back to writing though. I'm happy to report there are only a few chapters left so stop holding your breath!

That is all :D