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Warning: In case you missed it in the first chapter, this is a slash!
Raven and Chelsea walked down the road, hand in hand and about to turn the corner onto Chelsea's street. It was dark outside, and they were starting to feel the cool autumn air a little bit more than they did hours before.
"I had a really great time tonight, Chels," Raven said, feeling her girlfriend's hands clamming up. Chelsea looked alert. She couldn't have cared less if anyone saw her with Raven the way she was, unless it was her parents. She knew that if they ever found out, they would go insane. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I…I just think that we should stop holding hands now."
Raven tried her best to be understanding, but the slightest annoyed looked could bee seen on her face. "You still haven't told them? You said you would."
"I know, but Rae, it's different for me. Your parents are so understanding. My parents aren't"
"It must be tough," Rae said, patting her on the back as they turned the corner.
"It is!" They let go of each others hands. Raven walked Chelsea to her front porch and contemplated kissing her, like any other couple would do when they part ways. Chelsea was afraid of being caught, but felt herself being drawn to the girl.
'I have to stop myself,' she said in her head as it moved closer to Ravens.
"Chelsea? What are you doing?" Her father asked as he opened the front door. His questioning eyes looked at his daughter.
"I…I was…"
"Late!" He finished for her. "I know you're growing up and everything, but when I say, 'be home by midnight', I mean it!" Chelsea sighed, inwardly, happy that he didn't know what was really going on. "Come on inside. Your mother made hot chocolate while she was waiting for you. It's the extra thick stuff with the huge puffy marshmallows you like so much," Mr. Daniels said as he put his arm around her and slowly lead her inside. "Goodnight, Raven," He said.
"Good night, Sir."
"See ya, Rae," Chelsea whispered. Raven waved to her, sad that she didn't get her goodnight kiss.
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After seven hours of sleep Raven woke up. Not to the sound of an alarm clock, but to a vision…
Mrs. Baxter was talking to Chelsea's mother in the grocery store. Shocked, she dropped her shopping cart on the floor, freeing up both of her hands to cover up her mouth.
"That cannot be too good," Raven said as she hopped out of bed. She rushed down to the kitchen to see if she could find her mother. All she found was Cory rummaging through the refrigerator, trying to find whatever he could to eat.
"Cory, where's Mom?" she asked, nervously.
"She went to the grocery store. There's nothing to eat in the fridge," he told her.
"How long ago did she leave?"
"About an hour. She should be home any minute now."
Raven was worried. What could it have been that would shock her mother like that? She paced the kitchen for a while, holding her hand on her head. Moments later, the door opened and her mother was home.
"I didn't know," she mumbled to her self.
"Mom, what? What is it?" Raven asked.
Tanya looked at her sympathetically. "I didn't know!"
Her daughter was scared now, and she placed her hand on her shoulders to try and snap her out of the trance she seemed to be in. "What didn't you know, Mom? What didn't you know?"
"I didn't know that she didn't know!" Tanya yelled.
Raven looked at her, extremely confused. She was about to ask what it was one more time, but the doorbell rang.
When she opened it, Raven was surprised to see Chelsea standing there in tears with a duffle bad.
"Chels, what happened?" Her voice was full of concern.
"They know, Rea. They know," she managed to say finally. "I'm out. I'm out of the house. Out of my family. I…I need a place to stay."
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