Chapter 26
That Monday, Raven was at her locker, feeling happier than she had in a while. Sure, the vision was a little unnerving, but Raven knew that if it was possible, she could prevent anything from happening. She just had to avoid Rocky and his gang at all costs. She had told Eddie about it and he very courageously offered to protect her and Chelsea in any way possible. Raven had also made him promise not to say a word to Chelsea.
"Hey Rae!" Eddie called from across the hallway and Raven closed her locked and leaned against it. Eddie and Chantel walked toward her. "What's up? Where's Chelsea?"
"I don't think she's here yet." Raven replied.
"I heard you guys got back together." Chantel said, smiling. "I'm happy for you."
"Thanks Chantel."
Chantel smiled and then looked at her watch. "I have to go to my locker before class. I'll see you in a little bit." She said, kissing Eddie quickly on the lips.
"Okay baby, I'll see you soon." Eddie said to her as she walked away, and then turned to Raven. "So, did you tell Chelsea yet?"
Raven shook her head. "No, and I'm not going to. Not if I don't have to."
"Okay…we just have to watch out for Rocky. The gang's back tomorrow…and something tells me he's not happy with you."
"Yeah well, I'm not exchanging salon tips with him either if you know what I mean."
Eddie shook his head. "I'm serious Rae. You gotta be careful. You and Chelsea both."
"What?" A voice called from behind him and Eddie cringed. Raven's eye went wide.
It was Chelsea. She was opening her locker and wasn't looking at them. There was a good chance she only heard the tail end of Eddie's warning.
"Huh?" Raven said quickly.
"You and me what?" Chelsea asked, only half paying attention as she searched her locker for something.
"What?" Eddie said nervously.
"I heard my name. What's going on?" Chelsea said, closing her locker and finally turning all of her attentions to her friends.
"I-I was just telling Raven how great it is now that you guys are back together." Eddie stammered and Raven smiled.
"Yes it is." Raven said, playfully sauntering over to Chelsea and kissing her softly on the mouth.
Chelsea blushed madly, aware of the few passing students who looked at them with either interest or disgust. A few of the male students looked a little more interested than Chelsea wanted them to be. But she pushed those feelings away and let herself get lost in the happiness she always felt when Raven was near.
When the girls broke apart Raven intertwined her fingers with Chelsea's and rested her head on her shoulder, sighing loudly in contentment. Chelsea gave Raven's hand a little squeeze, resting her head on Raven's.
Eddie, who was a little surprised by the sudden kiss, turned away and hadn't looked back. He wasn't sure if they wanted to be alone or not, so he just stood there with his hands in his pockets, trying to focus his attentions elsewhere. He only looked back when Raven laughed.
"Hey, you okay?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yeah."
"Well, now you know how I felt all those times I found you and Chantel making out by my locker."
"Thanks a lot." Eddie said flatly, rolling his eyes.
Then the bell rang, signaling the beginning of class.
Chelsea was standing by her locker waiting for Raven, who needed to speak to their English teacher about something, when Ben came running up to her.
"Chelsea! I have to talk to you!" He rasped, panting heavily, like he had just run the four-minute mile.
Chelsea grabbed Ben by the shoulders. "Hey, hey! Calm down. Breathe Ben." She made him inhale and exhale several times before allowing him to speak. "All right, what's wrong?"
"I had a vision. You and Raven are in trouble."
"What?" Chelsea asked, panicking. "Wh-what did you see?"
Ben shook his head. "I didn't see anything. My vision was really blurry. There was so much movement…it was like I was spinning around or something."
"Then how do you know we're in trouble?"
"Because I could hear Raven screaming your name." Ben said softly, leaning up against the lockers as the severity of his vision finally hit him.
Chelsea leaned up against the lockers too, looking at the floor as she lost herself in nervous thought. After a few moments, she looked up at Ben. "What are we going to do?"
Ben shrugged and shook his head. "I don't know. Should we tell Raven?"
Chelsea thought about it. They had just started finding one another again. Raven was happy again. Chelsea didn't want to ruin it with this vision. No. She couldn't let anything ruin it again. She shook her head. "No. Not yet."
"But--" Ben began to protest, but Chelsea put a hand up.
"I know, I know. We should tell, but we can't just yet. Rae and I…we're doing so great right now. I can't have anything mess that up. We can change your vision like we change hers. It doesn't have to come true."
"But I didn't even see what was happening…or when it was going to happen."
"That's okay. We'll just have to be extra careful, that's all."
Ben shook his head. "I don't know Chelsea. Something really bad could happen to one or both of you. Don't you think Raven has the right to know about it?"
"Ben, look. If I have to, I'll tell Rae, okay? But for now, not a word, got it?"
Ben reluctantly agreed. "Okay, but I don't think that's a good idea."
Chelsea's eyes widened. "Rae's coming, conversation over." She whispered just as Raven approached them.
"Hey Ben, long time no see." Raven greeted merrily.
Ben smiled as best as he could. "Hi. I heard the good news. Congratulations."
"Thanks." Raven said, smiling and moving toward Chelsea. "It feels so great to have my girl back." She kissed Chelsea quickly on the lips and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Ditto." Chelsea half-laughed.
The three stood there for a moment before Raven said, "I'm starving. What's for lunch today?"
"Mystery meat Monday." Chelsea sighed. "Thank God I'm a vegetarian."
Raven scrunched her face in disgust. "I hate mystery meat Monday. I think…from now on, I'm a vegetarian every Monday."
"Wow, Rae, way to commit." Chelsea replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
Raven and Chelsea began walking toward the cafeteria, but then Chelsea turned. "Ben, you coming?"
"You girls go ahead." Ben said, backing away from them. "I'll see you in there."
Raven seemed to accept that answer, but Chelsea stood there, glaring at him for a few more seconds before walking off.
Ben turned the corner and leaned up against the lockers again. He closed his eyes, wincing as Raven's voice filled his head again.
"CHELSEA!"
Author's Note: Sorry it's taken me so long to update. I have a lot of schoolwork and for the past few days I haven't been feeling all that well, so it might take a while for the next update. I promise that I will try my best though. Sorry guys.