The next day, Roy drove to Richard's house; his gang was already there, they had decided to go to the town's annual carnival. When Roy reached he couldn't help but look at the Roth residence, he soon snapped out of it and approached his friends.
At the carnival, Wally and Jinx were off somewhere, doing couple-y things. Garth and Garfield were probably goofing around; Karen was hanging out with Victor, which left Roy and Richard to hangout. They were looking at some games when they heard an all too familiar squeal, the boys turned around and saw the source of the sound to be Kori.
Kori was playing a stall with Raven and Jason nearby and she squealed with happiness when she won the game. Her companions were just smiling at her child-like wonder. The boys walked over to them, Kori turned around and saw Richard and Roy approaching her, she waved at them and said "Hello friends, are you having fun at the carnival also?"
Roy smiled and greeted her and then approached Raven and Jason, leaving Richard alone with the red headed girl.
"Would you like to go on some rides with me?" Richard asked with a charming smile. Kori smiled and nodded.
Meanwhile Roy approached Raven and said "Hey Raven, having fun?"
Raven rolled her eyes and said "Hello Roy, and I was having fun until two minutes ago." Jason chuckled at her dry wit while Roy looked unfazed, not losing his smile. Jason was about to pitch in their conversation when his phone tinged, he opened it and saw a remainder. He groaned and turned towards Raven and said "Sorry little bird, but I have to leave now."
She smiled at him and said "It's no problem." Jason smiled apologetically and left, turning once to Study Roy with narrow, suspicious eyes. Roy was doing a happy dance inside his mind; he could finally be alone with Raven, one step closer to winning his challenge.
While he was lost in his thoughts, Raven had started to walk away; he snapped out of it and then ran after her. As he caught up with her he said "Will you go to the rides with me?"
She scoffed and said "Please, as if."
"Come on I am really trying to be friends with you." She stopped and turned to look at him, she seemed to think over his words and then after a few minutes she said "Alright….we can try to become friends."
He grinned and said "Really….awesome." he stopped in his tracks to look at her; she turned around and saw him standing with a stupid smile on his face. She smirked and said "You wanna go for rides or just stand there with a stupid smile on your face." That snapped Roy out of his daze, he shook his head and caught up with Raven and he led her to the roller coaster, through the ride the new friends were laughing and at one point Roy had clutched Raven's hand when the ride had dropped unexpectedly; she just smiled and shook her head.
After a few rides, Raven turned to Roy and said "I need a break before we do that again, how about we just roam around for a while?"
Roy smiled whole heartedly and said "I'm cool with anything."
They started walking and exploring the carnival, Raven turned to Roy and said "I need to ask you something." Roy looked at her and nodded, urging her to go on.
"Why are you so persistent about going out with me?" she asked sincerely.
"Why are you so opposed to going out with me?" he countered. Raven narrowed her eyes and said "I asked first."
"I don't know, you just intrigue me…I just want to know more about you because I just feel that what you show to the world is not who you really are." He said honestly, the idea of the challenge leaving his mind momentarily.
Raven tried not to smile but her lips betrayed her, Roy looked at her attempt of trying not to smile and chuckled a bit. He turned to his companion and said "Now it's your turn to answer my question."
There was a slow pause and then Raven said "You are a playboy, it's hard for me to trust and I don't want to be a trophy to anyone."
"Then I look forward to gaining that trust…perhaps we can start over." He said with a smile.
Raven smiled clearly pleased with his actions and extended her hand to him and said "Hi, I am Raven."
"Roy, pleased to meet you." He said taking her hand.
"So Roy, tell me about yourself." She said, they both walking around the carnival. They spoke for a while, telling each other about themselves, Raven got to know that Roy is not just a pompous, arrogant jerk he can be funny and a good company also. Roy learned that Raven is just not a nerd she can also be a witty and interesting company.
"So, do you wanna play a stall?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, sure." Roy said heading towards the game. It was archery; raven looked at him with a raised eyebrow and said "You know archery?"
"Like the back of my hand." He said while picking up the bow, Raven rolled her but smiled a little and said "Mr. Modesty strikes again, let's see what you got."
Roy cocked a Styrofoam tip arrow and aimed, he took a deep breath and shot, the arrow hitting its target right at the centre. Raven gasped and Roy smiled, she looked at Roy and said "You really are good…you should try out for the school team."
Roy smiled taking a white bunny with a purple cape as the prize; he turned to Raven and said "For you, my lady." Offering her the bunny with a little bow, she just laughed at him.
"Thank you, kind sir." She said in a fake British accent and accepted the bunny. They laughed for a while and the Raven said after a pause "You really should try out for the school team…you really are good." He shrugged and said "Maybe…"
They walked for a while, the sun was starting to set, and Raven looked at the red head and asked "Do you want to go the Ferris wheel before we leave?"
Roy looked hesitant for a minute; in all honesty he was a little scared of heights. Raven saw his reluctance and said "It's Okay, if you don't want to go."
"It's just that I am a little scared of heights, you are the only one who knows this." He admitted.
Raven smiled and said while reaching for his hand "Everyone is scared of something…Come on, do you trust me?"
Roy smiled when she took his hand and allowed her to lead him to the ride. After waiting for a couple of minutes they sat opposite to each other in the ride. Roy looked nervous when the ride started; Raven smiled at him and held his hands, calming him. He looked grateful; they continued to stay in this comfortable silence whilst holding hands.
When they reached the top, Raven looked towards the side and saw the sun setting in the water but Roy had his eyes fixed on her; she looked so serene with the hair blowing slightly with the wind, the light of the sun lighting up her features and tiny smile on her face. Raven turned and saw him staring with a stupid smile; she blushed and said "What?"
"You just look so beautiful…thank you for spending time with me today." He said honestly.
"I actually had fun today...with you." She admitted.
He just smiled, soon the ride ended and they stepped out, Roy turned towards her and said "I think it's time to go." His eyes were not as happy as they had been, after a pause he added "Can I call you sometime?" she looked at him and said "For what?"
"To talk about the creation of universe, what else?" he said with a smirk.
Raven took out her phone and flipped it open and gave it to Roy, he gave his phone to her. Raven clicked her picture and entered her number in his phone; he did the same and gave her phone back to her. She hugged him lightly, it was over as soon as it began and she said while walking away "I'll see you soon, bye." Roy would have said something if his brain was still working and if his voice box was still functioning; his brain stopped when he felt her body against his, the smell of her lavender shampoo burned in his memory. And at the moment when he saw her walking away all he could think was that he wanted to see her again and that too soon. No hug from any other girl did this to him, she really was something else.
The red head opened his phone and looked at the picture Raven had taken of herself; she was smiling a little bit. He smiled and closed his phone, looking forward to meeting her again. He called his friends and told them that he was heading home. Roy got in his car and drove off; as he parked his car he heard his phone chime.
He opened his phone and saw a text from Raven it read 'So the creation of the universe." He grinned widely and texted back.
With Raven- (45 minutes ago)
She couldn't believe that she hugged him, the image that she had of him in her mind was changing, she was starting to believe that there could be more to him and maybe that he just needed a little push. She genuinely enjoyed her time with him today, but she also decided that she would like to be friends with him first and learn to trust him before they could be more.
She texted Kori that she was heading home, she drove off on her motorcycle, she loved the high she got when she rode her motorcycle, there was just something about the feeling of wind blowing on her face that she couldn't describe.
Raven entered her house and found a note from her father on the kitchen counter; it said that he would be out for some important work and that he loves her. Raven headed to her room and changed into her night wear.
She was reading when she got a call from Kori; she picked up and said "Hello Kori."
"Hello friend Raven, I have the most interesting news- Richard has asked me out on a date tomorrow." Raven smiled and said "That's great; he is actually a pretty great guy."
"Oh yes, that is true. I had fun at the carnival with him…I must apologize for leaving you alone."
"No, that's fine actually I had a great time with Roy today also." She admitted with a slight hint of pink on her cheeks.
"…Are you two becoming friends?"
"Yeah, we have become friends." Raven said, "You must at least give hima chance for something more." Kori said.
"I need time to trust him first…I don't want to get hurt again like last time." She said with pain in her voice remembering her ex-boyfriend.
"Not every boy is like Malchior, but I do understand why you are cautious…at least give him a chance to earn your trust, he genuinely seems to like you friend Raven."
"…you are right Kori. Do you need help for your date tomorrow?" she asked changing the topic.
"I was wondering if I could come to your house since Richard lives right next to your home. And could you help me with my hair?"
Raven smiled and said "Of course Kori…" Kori squealed over the phone and said "Good night friend. I shall see you tomorrow." Raven closed her phone after saying 'Goodnight'.
She let Kori's advice sink in and after a couple of minutes she texted Roy and was ecstatic when he replied and they spent the majority of the night talking on phone.
The next day, Raven helped Kori get ready for her date with Richard; they had a fun time talking about boys and getting ready. Richard came to her house to pick up Kori and the couple left happily. Raven sighed and picked up her phone, put some books in a small bag and grabbed her motorcycle keys. She told her dad that she was going to the library and left with earphones blasting music in her ears.
She spent the day finishing up her assignments and tried not to think about Roy but her attempts of the latter were futile as he kept texting her.
