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I walked down the halls of Bayside, finally comfortable in my own skin. Charlie just made me feel so good about myself that I had to get rid of my old clothes. Over the weekend, I made myself some new outfits that were actually normal…no feathers on my sleeves or light bulbs on by legs or pop can holders on my waist. I looked normal and I was loving it!

"Hey, Rea," Chelsea called out to me as I put some things into my locker.

"Chelsea, you're feeling better? I was gonna stop by later and cheer you up," I told her.

"It was just one of those colds, you know. They come in, take your weekend away and leave just in time for school," she said with a smile. "So…" she paused.

"So what?" I asked.

"How was it? How was your mystery man? I've been dying to know how things went."

I looked at her, trying to hold it in how great that night was because she was too sick to go and I didn't to make her feel bad. After I few seconds of silence, I could hold it in no longer. I felt like I was exploding with joy and needed to tell her.

"Chelsea, it was amazing! I thought it would be Scott, but he turned out to be a total jerk. I met this guy. His name is Charlie…Charlie…actually, I don't recall getting his last name, but I had a great time with him. He's a vegetarian, like you, and he took me to the park and pushed me on the swings. He told me how amazing I looked and that I didn't need to wear all of those over the top fashions to get noticed…" I was babbling. Chelsea smiled. It looked as if she was extremely happy for me.

"Sounds like you like him," she said.

"Chels, I don't think I like him." I saw the smile on her face fade away.

"Huh? But what's wrong? Why…Why not? He's great…I mean, he sounds great."

"Chels, I don't want you to think that I'm weird or anything. I know I just met him but…but I think I'm in love with him." Her jaw dropped. "Hear me out before you say something negative. See, the whole time I was with him, I felt like I had been with him for years. He was so sweet and he didn't seem like a stranger at all. I just felt so…so connected to him, you know? You don't think it's weird, do you?"

"Raven, you have no idea how happy I am for you. And I'm sure Charlie feels the same way." She looked like she was about to bounce off the walls.

"Hey, what's going on, ladies?" Eddie asked as he approached us.

"Well, it looks like someone had fun at the party," I said, observing his walk. There was more of a limp to it than usual. "You know, studies show that when guys have sex, their walk changes?"

"I…am the man!"

"Whatever," Chelsea said.

"Bow down before your king!"

I looked over at Chelsea. "Whatever," I said sarcastically as I smiled. "Come on, let's go eat lunch."

We left Eddie standing there at the lockers, still thinking he was the greatest. After he realized we didn't think he was as cool as he thought he was, he followed us.

"Actually, before we eat, I should probably try to find Charlie," I sad.

"Why?" Chelsea asked.

"Because, I want to see him. I haven't seen him since Friday. I just wish I could kiss him right now."

Chelsea stopped right in her tracks. "Um, you guys, I think I'm gonna talk you someone, It's really important!"

"Who?" Eddie asked.

"Um, just someone…um, that guy from science class. Tom. That's his…his name. His name is Tom. I…I have to go." And she was gone. She took off running in the other direction.

"What was that all about," I asked. Eddie shrugged.

We sat at our usual table in the cafeteria and ate. Just as I finished my lunch and was about to leave, I felt soft warm hands on my shoulder.

"Charlie," I said.

"Hey, Raven." He kissed me on the lips.

"Eddie, this is Charlie. Charlie, Eddie," I introduced them. The two shook hands.

"Oh man, I haven't introduced you to my friend Chelsea. Come on. You're going to love her," I said as I took his hand. "You have to meet her!"

A/N: I know Chelsea is a bit out of character. I have a big problem keeping them in character no matter how hard I try. She's actually acting more like raven. In the show, this is exactly the kind of shenanigan (I love that word) that Raven would pull. Please review and let me know what you think of this so far.