TO MY READERS: I am sorry that Chapter 6 ("Room C24 and the Idiotic Mutt") is so late on coming out! I had a busy few days and I had absolutely no time to write my next edition to the story! But, no fear, because I didn't forget! I wrote it up today and I'm posting it today! (Remeber where we left off: Raven embarassed Corey on purpose because Corey eaves dropped on her phone call, but then she felt bad about it. After school she heads to the Leximstout Hospital to check on her pal Chelsea because she was attacked by a wild dog at the animal shelter Enjoy!

-Cate, aka MagentaButterfly92

Raven got to the Leximstout Hospital by four, and she ran to the lady at the front desk.

"Hi. I'm here to visit Chelsea Daniels. Can you please tell me what room she is in?" Raven said, leaning over the front desk.

"Ummm. Hold on, dear." She flipped through her record book, typed the name 'Daniels, Chelsea' into the computer, clicked on a few buttons, then looked back up at Raven.

"Alrighty! Chelsea is in room C24! But, young lady, what is your name?" The skinny lady at the front desk asked.

"Raven. Raven Baxter." With that, the old, scrawny women picked up a huge, chunky phone and dialed in the number 1-CCC-2424. She asked the person who picked up on the other end if the patient knew a 'Raven Baxter'.

After a minute or so, she 'okay-ed' the fact that Raven could visit her friend.

Raven walked on. Wow! This hospital was huger than huge! Hallways this way in that! It was a regular maze! She was in the A section. Room A1…A2….A3. She looked at the signs of numbers and letters plastered to each closed door.

Finally, on the third floor, Raven was in the C section. Room C19….Room C20….Room C21….C22……C23……ROOM C24! She was there! She felt like barging into the hospital room, but instead contained herself and gently knocked on the door.

"Raven? Is that you? Come in!" She heard Chelsea cry with happiness.

Raven slowly opened the door, getting herself prepared to see how bad Chelsea could've gotten in the 'incident'. The door swung on the hinges in full motion. There was Chelsea. Lying in the bed, surrounded by stuffed toys. Chelsea looked………how could Raven put it? Not good, that was for certain.

"GIRL! CHELS! ARE YOU OKAY?" Raven raced over to her fiery red headed friend and gave her a big, monstrous hug.

"Ow..ow. That hug hurt, Ray!" Chelsea giggled. "And, I'm fine, Raven! I know I don't look fine, but I sure feel it."

"Oh, girl, you don't know how glad I am to see you. I was worried sick, Chels!" Raven said with a warm smile and a playful swat on Chelsea's shoulder. Raven kneeled beside the big, springy bed.

"You don't know how glad I am to see you, Ray! This place is so dull. And all I see is my mother leaning over me saying 'Goochy Goo! Chelsea Woo!'. That is so annoying." Chelsea sighed.

"Ugh! That sounds more embarrassing than annoying! Anyway, good news! Eddie's moving, but actually coming back!"

"Get out! Really? But when's he coming back?" Chelsea asked in wonder. "I mean, people don't move to just come back, do they?"

"Well, he's staying for like two years. Good thing, too. I didn't want him to be gone forever. Girl, that would be the worst thing in my life!"

"That's awesome! But, still, those two years will be so lonely and boring. We won't be the Three Musketeers anymore. We'll be the Two Rugrats, or something."

Raven giggled. She stood up from her kneeling position and sat on the side of Chelsea's bed.

"Well, Chelsea. It'll be fun being the 'Two Rugrats', I guess! But, still, I know exactly what you mean. We're both gonna miss Eddie. Obviously. I'm totally going to be calling his house every night while he's in Montana!"

"Me too! It's gonna cost to make long distant calls every night, Ray, though. That's the only bad part about it. Make sure he comes and visits me before he leaves, okay? I can't use any phones or nothing so you'll have to get him down here yourself. Please. Okay? Please." Chelsea's eyes were big with anxiousness. She wanted to seeEddie before it was too late, but she was much to beat up to leave this rubber glove smelling room.

"I will, Chels. I will. No matter what, Eddie will be down here before he's gone!" Raven was serious. She had to do this for both of her buddies!

"When are you getting out of this horrible place anyway!" Raven asked with a disgusted voice as she glanced at a stack of needles by the sink.

"I have no clue. Whenever my stupid dog bites start to heal. I got attacked so bad. You have literally no idea!"

"It looks like it hurts! You have a gash on every part of your body, Chels! Wow!" Raven said with amazement. She glanced and for the first time today actually noticed the big slash of skin missing on her cheek.

"Oooh! Chelsea! Your face! You…no…you'll…"

"I'll have scars. I'll have a huge scar right on my cheek. How totally embarrassing!"

Raven felt her pain. That would be totally embarrassing. She didn't want to say it, but that would be one, big, juicy scar if she ever saw one! That cut ran from theside of her foreheaddown to her chin. It looked as if that dog and sawed his fangs into her temple and pulled all his front teeth slowly and painfully in a rapid manner down her delicate face. OUCH!

"And what happens to that idiot mutt?" Raven snapped with anger. She hated that dog for trying to kill her pal.

"And idiot MUTT? That dog was just abused and didn't know any better than to attack me, Ray! He was just scared!Don't you EVER call mypuppy an idiot mutt! Ever!"

"Woah, Chels! Well, sorry! Fine, in that case, what happened to that cute, little, snuggly, wuggly, innocent, dog?" She was getting frustrated. Really frustrated.

"Well, the dog is still there. In the animal shelter, I mean. Some person is going to come to see if it is sick or anything or should be put…put…put..."

"Put down, Chels?"

Chelsea nodded with a sad expression. Raven just stared at the wall behind the headboard on the hospital bed. She hated that dumb dog. Hurting her friend. She could never forgive such an idiotic mutt like Chelsea could.

Raven glanced at her watch. Panic struck through her body. Oh, oh, no!

"Awww, SNAP! Chelsea, I've gotta get going! Feel better, girl!" She gave her friend one last squeeze that sent Chelsea into moans and groans of pain, then flew out the door. As she made her way down the hallway, she could hear Chelsea's faint voice calling from her small room:

"Remember, Ray! Remember! I gotta see Eddie before it is too late! Remember!"

It was 6 o'clock. Past her curfew on a school night – at least without telling her parents where she would be! She ran through the maze of hallways. She ran and flew and looked left and right. At the intersection of hallways, she forgot which way to turn. She had to get home before her parents went any more coo coo, but couldn't seem to find her way out of this jungle of rubber glove smelling rooms!