Chapter 26 Soup ladles

Raven couldn't shake that feeling, the feeling that someone was hiding something big from her. She had no rational explaination for her reasoning but being Raven, she didn't need one. It stayed with her throughout the rest of the week and was still with her when she woke up Sunday morning. Watching the kids getting ready to go out she figured out what was being hidden, now she just needed to proove it thinking of her plan she laughed outloud making everyone look at her.

"Inside joke"

"Between you and the aliens?" James joked helping Georgina with her jacket. She had to admit that was sweet.

"I only talk to martians so in your face"

"Yeah you got me, well done"

"So where are you all going and when will you be back?" Raven asked finally rejoining their reality.

"Me, James and Gina are going to the mall" Matt said filling in the chart.

"I have no idea where Dad is taking me" Alana answered fiddling with her hair, Raven could tell she was nervous just from the way she fiddled.

"And I'm going to see Dad!" Jamie squealed jumping up and down "I'm totally gonna kick his ass at scrabble"

"Alright have fun" Raven looked at the chart, "Jam you have to be home by four, Alana by three and you three gotta be back by two"

"Yes Sarge"

"And no loitering" Harmoni joked coming downstairs "Because people really hate that"

"And they say Raven's insane" Jamie giggled not understanding what loitering meant. She figured something dodgy.

After they were all gone Raven looked to Harmoni thoughtfully "Can you cook some soup for dinner tonight?"

"Sure" Harmoni shrugged "May I ask why?"

Raven explained her plan and recieved even stranger looks from her sister "Why don't you just ask?"

"Because you know what will happen, besides this will be more fun"

"Alright if you say so"

"And can you get Gina to help you"

"Sure" Harmoni looked at her "Raven are you sure your ok, you seem more out of it than usual"

"I am fine really. Like those kids I can't wait for this to be over"

"We're all waiting for that Raven"

Her plan lay forgotten for the next few hours and while the kids were out the older girls were finally allowed to relax and do their own jobs. Right on two James, Gina and Matt came in the door and headed straight upstairs, their faces flushed with happiness. Until dinner time they were still free to do what they wanted. Each of them saw the perks in listening to Raven, it had been a while since they were tortured. They happened to like not being tortured. Right on three Alana burst in the door and fled straight upstairs, Randy looking very confused.

"Everything alright?"

"I don't know" Randy ran a hand over his shaved head looking at the small girl, "She was asking some strange questions and when I said I didn't know she just said she had to go home now"

"Well she hasn't exhibited some strange questions to me, shes been quite fine"

"Are you saying its my fault?"

"Of course not, only she knows whats going on in her head so I will ask her whats going on"

Randy sighed, "Everything was fine until she asked me about what I had been up too and when she heard I went on a date she started to ask weird questions"

"I'll talk to her and see whats going on with her"

"Thank you"

"So how did the date go?" Raven teased keeping the jealousy inside her.

"Don't you start" Randy laughed handing her an envelope, "This is two tickets to the next RAW show, I would like Alana to be there"

"I'll see that she gets it but you understand one of us will be there"

"Well I could only hope its you" Randy winked before going on his way.

The rest of the day was uneventful and peacefaul, Raven tried to talk to Alana but she didn't want to talk so Raven didn't push. She was happy to go to RAW with Alana and it gave the young girl something to look forward to. Her plan lay forgotten for several weeks until one day it reared its ugly head. Raven got James and Gina downstairs and asked them to sit down.

"We would like to ask you a few questions" Raven started as Harmoni looked on. "Firstly have you seen my soup ladle?"

"No"

"Are you two sleeping together?"

"No"

"Ok so explain to me why my ladle is missing?" Raven said giving them a chance to explain before she delivered the punch line to her own weird joke.

James shot a quick glance at Gina before looking to Raven and Harmoni "I think that maybe Harm took it"

"Your blaming me? Nice move" Harmoni laughed, she actually didn't see that coming.

"Well I'm not saying you did take it and I'm not saying you didn't take it but the fact of the matter is since you cooked dinner the ladle has been missing" James said making his case.

"You know with that logic you would make a very good lawyer" Raven reasoned before calling Iziah up the stairs "Iziah can you take James and Gina and give them a sex ed lesson please"

"Sure"

"Why are we doing sex ed?" Gina asked confused at how this conversation was going. It seemed to flip flop with no purpose.

"Well I'm not saying you are sleeping with James, and I'm not saying your not sleeping with James but the fact of the matter is that if you were sleeping in your own bed you would of found the ladle by now"