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AN: This picks up around an hour later, so classes are done now.

"Calm down." Hazel said for the fourth time in two minutes.

Raven glared at her. "I am calm. This is me calm."

Hazel rolled her eyes. "I've shared a dorm with you for a year already. This is not you calm, Rage Queen."

Raven smirked a little. "Don't call me Rage Queen. And yeah, I guess I'm not calm. God, I want to strangle her."

"Skie or Madi?"

"Both." 

Hazel flopped onto her bed. "Oh lord."

Raven sat on her own bed and took a deep breath. "Ok, well I guess I'm not that mad at Skie, I'm just disappointed in her. I was hoping she'd do better here."

Hazel half smiled. "She is doing better, Rave, and the headmistress and I have that plan."

Raven rolled her eyes. "I don't think the plan will work. Skie doesn't listen to anyone."

Hazel grinned and moved over to Raven's bed, rubbing her friend's back soothingly. "She may not listen to you, Raven, but I have a feeling she might listen to me. It's worth a try."

Raven dropped her head on her best friend's shoulder. "Well, I suppose."

The two girls sat together in silent companionship for several minutes. Finally, Raven sighed and got up. 

"I suppose I'd better talk to her now. Her dorm mate does things after school on Tuesdays, it would be a good time."

Hazel nodded. 

Raven sighed again. "I don't suppose you'll go with me?"

Hazel smirked a bit. "Nope, this is a family thing. But I'm with you in spirit."

"Lot of good that does me." Raven grumbled as she left the dorm while Hazel began chuckling behind her.

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Skie was lying on her stomach on her bed reading her copy of The Giver when she heard a knock at the door.

"Who is it?"

"Raven." came a slightly muffled reply.

Skie stifled a groan and opened the door to her older sister, not making eye contact. Raven stepped into the room and sat down in Skie's desk chair.

"So, I've heard from Hazel that there was a bit of trouble this afternoon."

"Madi started it." Skie grumbled.

"You know what dad would say in this situation." Raven admonished.

Skie  sighed. "It doesn't matter who started it, it matters what your part in it was."

Raven smirked, the two sisters had heard that saying far more times than she would have liked. She studied her little sister carefully. The eleven year old was staring at the ground, her cheeks flushed, nervously tapping her foot. Raven continued to stare at her, watching her grow more and more nervous.

Skie finally snapped. "I'm sorry, ok? What are you gonna do to me?"

Raven considered. "What did Hazel do to you?"

Skie blushed hotly. "It's on my form." She picked up said form and handed it to her sister nervously.

Raven read the typed sheet with Hazel's handwriting filling in the blanks:

This has been sent to notify you that  Skylar Matthews has been punished for fighting and slapping a classmate. The given punishment consisted of 1 min warm up covered, 24 bare w/ruler and was carried out by Head Girl.