Chapter 25
"Cory, will you hurry up and get out of here!" Raven yelled up the stairs. "Chelsea is going to be here any minute!"
Cory shuffled down the stairs, throwing on a jacket. "All right, jeeze." Then, Cory looked at his watch. "Raven, it's only seven."
"I have got stuff to do brat! Get a move on!"
Cory laughed a little and shook his head, watching Raven running around the living room in a cleaning frenzy, trying to dust and polish everything at once. "You remember the deal?"
"Yeah, yeah." Raven rolled her eyes and then ran to the door, opening it. "Clean your room for a month. I got it. Now will you get out?"
"Okay, I'm going. But I have to be back by eleven, you know that."
"Shoo!" Raven shouted, pushing him out of the house and slamming the door. She could hear him laughing at her from outside, but she didn't have time to think about it. Looking at her watch, Raven screamed. "Oh God! I've got to get ready!"
She ran upstairs to her bedroom. Hopefully, she would have enough time.
At eight fifteen, Chelsea walked up the stairs to the Baxter household, dressed in a nice pair of khaki's and a form-fitting black sweater. She had a bouquet of flowers in her hand; she knew Raven didn't want flowers all the time, but tonight was a special occasion. Straightening her shirt and checking her breath one last time, Chelsea breathed deeply and then pushed the doorbell.
The loud rings echoed through the house before Chelsea heard a faint, "its open!" from inside. Cautiously opening the door, Chelsea walked in. The living room was dimly lit, and faint music played from the stereo. But Raven was nowhere in sight. "Rae?" Chelsea called out.
"In the kitchen." Came Raven's voice from behind the closed kitchen doors.
Chelsea closed the front door and made her way to the kitchen, pausing slightly before opening the doors. When she did, she gasped. The kitchen was also dark, but two candles on the very nicely made up kitchen table lit up the room. Nice China and shiny silverware sparkled on the dark maroon tablecloth. A big bowl of Chelsea's favorite, macaroni and cheese, sat between the dishes. Chelsea smiled.
"You like it?" A voice coming from the left asked her.
Chelsea turned and gasped again. Raven was standing at the foot of the kitchen stairs, looking stunning in a long, satiny red dress that hugged all of the right curves. Her hair was done up in a nice pony-tail with a red bow around it. Chelsea blinked rapidly a few times, fighting to catch her breath.
Raven shifted uncomfortably, waiting for Chelsea to respond. "What? Is there something wrong with the dress?" She asked, looking down and examining herself.
Chelsea shook her head, finally finding her voice. "No. You…you look amazing." She said breathlessly.
Raven smiled and sauntered over to her girlfriend. "Thank you." Looking at the flowers in Chelsea's hand, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Are these for me?"
Chelsea looked at the flowers as if they suddenly appeared in her hand. "O-Oh! Yeah." She stammered, clumsily handing the flowers to Raven. She was completely love struck; she couldn't believe how well the dress complimented Raven. Suddenly, she felt stupid for wearing her own outfit.
Raven could feel her face grow hot. She wanted some sort of reaction from Chelsea; she didn't expect it to be so intense. She liked it though. It made her feel beautiful.
Putting the flowers in a vase and setting them on the counter, Raven walked over to the table. "So, shall we?"
Chelsea nodded. As they sat down, she laughed nervously and said, "I feel a little underdressed."
"Don't be silly girl, you look fantastic. Besides, I just wanted to look nice for you. It was a surprise."
"Well, everything looks great…especially you." Chelsea said as Raven served her a spoonful of dinner. She took a small fork full and smiled. "Mmmm. This is good."
"It is your favorite." Raven said, taking her own fork full. "So, what do you think of all this? Good idea?"
Putting her fork down and wiping her mouth, Chelsea stood up as best as she could from her seat at the table and said, "C'mere." Raven did the same and they kissed. It was short but sweet. "Great idea. Perfect." Chelsea said, grinning and they sat back down to finish their meal.
Chelsea sat down on the couch as Raven went to the television. "So, what's the movie again?"
"The Mummy"
"Aw Rae, are you kidding? We've seen that like twenty times already."
"Did I say we'd be watching it?" Raven said, turning and smiling devilishly at Chelsea.
Chelsea seemed to stare off into space for a moment, thinking about it. Then, a wide grin spread across her face. "No…no you didn't."
Raven and Chelsea laughed as Raven scooted over to the couch and jumped on to it right next to Chelsea. The movie started and Raven nestled in close to Chelsea, who wrapped an arm around her. Their eyes met, and Raven leaned in for a kiss. She brushed her lips up against Chelsea's softly at first, teasing her. Chelsea moved forward and kissed Raven hard, in an almost animalistic fashion. They continued their rough but passionate kisses; Raven running a hand through the back of Chelsea's hair as Chelsea grabbed at Raven's waist, giving it a playful squeeze.
Raven moved closer and closer until she was sitting across Chelsea's lap, her arms draped around the girl's neck, but they didn't stop kissing. Raven only pulled back when she felt Chelsea's hand slide down her right thigh. Chelsea opened her eyes, puzzled, and then realized what she had done.
"O-Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to--"
Raven shook her head. "No. No it's okay. It was fine. Just took me by surprise that's all."
"I won't do it aga--"
"Chelsea. It's okay. Besides…I kind of liked it." Raven leaned in and whispered, smiling as she touched foreheads with Chelsea.
"Yeah?" Chelsea asked, raising her eyebrows.
"A huh." Raven responded and then kissed Chelsea again.
The girls made out for a while, barely coming up for air, when the movie credits started to roll.
"Shouldn't…we…find…another…movie?" Chelsea asked between short kisses.
"Wait." Raven managed to say as they started up again.
The television glowed blue upon them when Raven reluctantly broke away. Chelsea stood up, stretching a little. "You want a soda?" She asked Raven, who was taking out the movie and going to the shelf for another one.
"Yeah."
Chelsea scooted over to Raven quickly and planted one last kiss on her lips. "For the road." She said, smiling sheepishly. Raven rolled her eyes.
Chelsea left for the kitchen as Raven bent down, squinting her eyes and pursing her lips as she searched for another movie.
"Ah perfec--" Raven was about to say aloud to herself when suddenly, she was pulled into a vision.
"…teach you to mess with Rocky Collera."
"Rock what did you do!" A voice called from behind her…but she couldn't see who.
All she could see was her hand. Four fingers were covered in blood.
Raven gasped as the vision ended. Chelsea was standing next to her with the sodas, looking very concerned. Raven nearly jumped out of her skin.
"Whoa Rae! It's just me!" Chelsea shouted, getting scared herself. "Are you okay?"
Raven breathed heavily. "Yeah I'm fine. I had a vision…" She trailed off, visibly shaken.
"A vision? Wow, it's been a while since you had one of those. What did you see?"
Raven looked at Chelsea. Should she tell her what she saw? That would ruin the night, which was going really well. No. She wouldn't tell Chelsea anything and make her worry. "Uh-I-I'm not sure. I-I couldn't really make it out."
"Hmmm. That's weird." Chelsea said, suspicious. Raven seemed like she was holding back.
"Yeah, it was nothing." Raven lied as best as she could. She even added a fake smile in hopes that it would ease Chelsea's concern.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. It's fine. Let's just…watch another movie okay?" Raven said, turning away from Chelsea and grabbing the movie she had intended to get in the first place.
"All right." Chelsea said slowly, still a little unsure. But, she gave up. Raven wasn't going to tell her now. She would get it out of her later. "So, what are we watching now?"
Raven turned, holding the movie between her hands so Chelsea could see the title. "The Mummy Returns."
"Raven." Chelsea whined, laughing a little.
"I don't know why you're complaining. You loved this one."
"I did not."
"Sure, sure." Raven said and then, in her worst Chelsea impersonation she said, "Oh Brendan, you're so sexy. You're so hot!"
"Rae!" Chelsea yelled, laughing.
"Girl, you had a major crush on this dude, you can't deny it!" Raven teased as they headed back toward the couch. "I caught you writing, 'Mrs. Chelsea Frasier' on your notebook."
"Shut up." Chelsea said, rolling her eyes as she sat back down on the couch.
Raven giggled as she popped the movie in the VCR and then took her position on Chelsea's lap again. Chelsea slapped Raven's knee and they laughed. And then she said, "Well…that was before you. You're the only one I love now."
"You better." Raven said with faux authority.
"Oh Raven…you're so sexy." Chelsea smiled, kissing Raven. "You're so hot!"
"Damn right." Raven muffled between a kiss, wrapping her arms around Chelsea's neck again.
It wasn't long before they were making out again, but every once in a while, Raven would see her vision in her mind. And it frightenened her.