I rewrote this thing like 2 times and this version is way better than the original version. This chapter revolves around Raven and Aisha's relationship spoiler alert o3o
(Eve's POV)
"Wow you're here early." I comment as I let Elsword in.
"Well mom had to leave early because of doctor's appointment, so I decided to come here to get some company." He explains. "Also my sis called and she says she's coming to visit us."
"Oh tell me when she comes back! I want to see her it's been forever!"
"Whatever you want." He chuckles.
"Oh Elsword welcome!" My mom chimes. "Want to sit down for some breakfast?"
"No it's okay I already ate."
"Okay well relax a bit; Eve is still eating."
"Knowing how she eats; we'll be out of here in no time." I hear him mumble. I stick my tongue out like a child and walk back to the kitchen to finish up my food. Quickly gobbling up my food, and gulping down the pills; I pack up to get ready to leave.
"Alright we're leaving now." I announce.
"Yep fast as ever." I punch Elsword's arm. "Ow what was that for?!"
"Don't ever make fun of me and how fast I eat!" I scold. He backs away from me.
"Calm down woman I get it." He chuckles. "Come on we're gonna be late." We wave my parents good bye and hurry off to school.
"Last night was crazy." Elsword blurts out. "Can't believe I actually got out of bed this morning."
"Me too; we've got to plan something like that again." I giggle. "This weekend sounds good."
"Wow I thought you liked to stay home and read books; not go out to play and have fun." And thus he got another punch on the arm. "Ow stop punching me; I'm just saying."
"Saying what? That I have no life?" He flinches.
"Er no I meant I always thought you liked to stay home you know? N-not that you can't have fun because you're a nerd—no I didn't mean it like that I—" Yup he'd panicking. "I'm just going to jump off a bridge now."
"Don't I was just joking." I wink. "You freak out way too much."
"No I don't I just don't want to lose you again." Awe so cute! Wait what?! I can't believe I just called my best friend cute; I think I'm slowly losing it. We continue the rest of the walk to school in comfortable silence.
We arrive to school to be greeted by our 'gang', and a few rude comments as we walk by the crowds of people. "Hey guys!" Rena greets. "Last night was so fun!"
"Yeah thanks for inviting us." Chung adds on.
"No problem, the whole thing was to get everyone to trust each other." I explain. "Looks like it worked perfectly."
"So Aisha, are you back for good now?" Elsword asks. Aisha nods.
"Yep and glad to be too! I don't have to dress in those uncomfortable clothes anymore, and I can go shopping for games again!" I roll my eyes; Aisha's still a game freak. "Watch out because I'm coming back to the gaming community!"
"Well you'll have to beat me to back up that talk." Raven challenges. Aisha flicks her hair.
"Psh beating you will be like a warm up! Bring it on little boy!" She announces proudly.
"Raven's quite good at gaming" Chung points out.
"Well our Aisha was the best gamer around! I'm sure she can be that again." I pat my friend on the back. "You can do it girl!" Elsword leans on her shoulder,
"I'm supporting the purple head too."
"Alright come over to my place today and we'll see." I could see Aisha's face turning into a dark shade of pink.
"F-fine, but don't cry to your mommy when you lose." Raven chuckles and pats her on the head.
"You're funny; I'll see you later the Ash." Right on queue the bell goes off. We make our way through the crowded hallways as we head off to class.
(Aisha's POV)
My brain is too scrambled up to even concentrate on the piece of paper sitting in front of me. All I can think about is going to Raven's place, and the nickname he used to call me. A ping of happiness rushes over me as I replay that moment in my head. A small tap on my shoulder snaps me out of my thoughts; I look over to see Eve and Rena looking at me weirdly.
"Are you okay?" Eve asks.
"Yeah never been better." I sang.
"You've just been staring at that sheet of paper for the past minute now. Are you sure you're okay? Do you want some help with the work?" I roll my eyes.
"Psh of course I can do this thing by myself; I'm not that dumb Eve."
"Then why is it blank? Are you staring at it because it's too pretty to write on?"
"Well I'm just lost in thought." I reply sheepishly. Now would you please shut up and let my mind return to dreamland?!
"What are you thinking of?" Rena and Eve smirk at me.
"I bet it's Raven." Eve sings. Oh shoot their catching on to me! Act normal! Whatever I do don't talk about the kiss!
"N-nothing I'm just thinking about normal people stuff like um homework, shopping, games; I'm defiantly not thinking about Raven, or that kiss last night and—" I face palm as I realized what I just blurted out. I look sheepishly at my two friends; their jaws dropped open; they look like their frozen in time.
"Wh-what?!" Eve raises her voice. Luckily everyone else was talking too so we didn't attract anyone's attention.
"Um I um got my first kiss stolen?"
"Girl why didn't you tell us sooner?" Rena snaps. "We are girls too, so you can tell us anything!"
"I-I um you see these two scary guys were getting into my personal bubble, so Raven came to save me. They didn't believe him about being my 'boyfriend' so he pulled me into a kiss." Rena and Eve squeal as they heard the last part.
"Do you like him?" Rena asks. My face heats up and I quickly look down.
"She likes him." Eve explains. So much that I hurt my friend . . . I still can't believe Eve forgives me when I still can't forgive myself. A hand rests on my shoulder; I look up to see it's Eve.
"I told you forgive and forget; we started fresh remember?" She says softly. I smile dumbly at her.
"You know me so well . . ." I giggle.
"Psh we're sisters remember. Of course I know you better than anyone!" She says proudly.
"So what was it like?" Rena interrupts. "You know the kiss?" My blush deepens.
"She's going to die of embarrassment." Eve giggles.
"Sh-shut up and do your work." I scold; Eve and Rena giggle some more at my reaction. The morning dragged by slowly since my mind refused to comprehend everything the teachers were teaching. I sigh of relief as the lunch bell goes off.
"Finally I'm starved." I hurry to my locker and take out my lunch. An arm wraps around me; I swear my face will light on fire if this keeps up!
"Hello so called gaming queen." Raven chuckles. "I hope you're as good as you sound."
"O-of course I am!" I stutter.
"Come on let's go to the library." We walk in awkward silence; my face continues to burn up as I notice he still has his arm around my shoulder.
"Well hello love birds." Chung greets. I glare at him.
"We're not love birds." I mumble. Chung shakes his head.
"Whatever you say." We made our way to our usual spot and took our usual seats.
"When will we have our next field trip?" Rena blurts out. Eve taps her index finger on her chin.
"I don't know . . . maybe this Saturday?" She suggests. "I know it's soon, but hey the weekends get pretty boring anyways."
"Saturday sounds good; I can come over and pick you up again." Raven sends Eve a flirty look; I feel a small hint of anger burning. No stop; don't be rude to Eve because of a boy! Elsword clears his throat loudly.
"Or I could just go with her; I do live near her we can bus together." Bus together?! Elsword you really need to get that driver's license . . . I mentally face palm.
"Bus with her?! I can drive her there; wouldn't that be easier?" Raven asks.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, we don't even know where we're going yet! I'll decide eventually, and I think I'll just go with Els since he does live nearby. I don't mind busing." Elsword smiles proudly as Ravens scolds.
"Well you know who to call if you do need a ride." Raven winks. Eve fidgets with her fingers nervously.
"She'll be fine with me." Elsword puts his arm around her.
"Er yeah Els and I will be fine really." Raven glares at Elsword.
"So . . . who wants to bet on who will win for the stupid video game competition between Raven and Aisha?" Rena changes the subject.
"My bet's on Raven." Chung announces.
"Mines too!" Rena joins in.
"Well like I said before I'm with Aisha." Eve crosses her arms. "She's so going to kick your butt."
"I'm with Eve." Elsword exclaims.
"Bet will be for $20.00! So Eve and Elsword prepare your wallets, because if your Aisha loses you all pay me and my fan club 20 bucks!" Raven smirks. "I guess to be fair if I lose me and my party will pay you guys."
"You better watch your back because I'm so not going to lose to you." Crush or no crush when it comes to gaming I show no mercy.
We continue to argue about this topic till the end of lunch. I say my goodbyes and hurry off to class. As usual concentrating on the teacher was hard; so since I can't listen to the lesson I might as well think of a strategy to beat Raven! So for the last 3 classes I've been sitting in my desk planning on Raven's defeat. The bell finally goes off to let us out of school; I quickly pack up and head to the front doors.
"Good luck out there." I jump at Eve's sudden appearance. "Eve you almost gave me a heart attack!"
"That's wonderful." She rolls her eyes. "Just don't lose I don't want to pay them 20 bucks." I pretend to look hurt.
"Are you doubting my gaming skills? You of all people know how well I play; it hurts Eve." She playfully slaps my arm.
"Okay I get it! Just have fun." I wave her goodbye as she walks off with Elsword. Someone pats me on the head; of course it's none other than Raven.
"You ready to go?" I nod; we hurry to his car; once we both got in we sat in awkward silence. Once he got out of school grounds the speed of his driving escalated. I hold on to my seat for my life.
"Slow down! You're going to kill us! Look out there's a kid crossing!" His car's speed diminishes as it comes to a stop to let the kid cross. I place my hand over my chest as I feel my heart pounding wildly.
"We're not going to die. Just calm down and relax Ash." He winks.
"If I die and you don't I'll come back to haunt you!"
"Stalker much." I blush at his comment. He begins to drive wildly again. I continue to hold on to my seat; biting on my tongue to prevent myself from screaming. We eventually reach his house; I literally crawl out and cheer as I realize I'm still alive.
"Why can't you drive normally like you did when we went to the fair?!"
"Because I'm excited to beat your butt." He exclaims. I shrug off his comment and gather my stuff.
"Make yourself at home." He says as he unlocks the door. I take off my shoes and look around his house; honestly I was expecting this place to be messy, but it's quite clean. Few pictures of the family members and paintings hanging from the walls.
"My parents won't be home for a while so you can yell all you want when you rage." I can't wait to see the look on his face when he loses. I smile at the thought of it.
"Come on my room's upstairs." He leads me in; my mouth drops as I see how tidy his room looks; I expected this place to have random things lying here and there.
"Wow I'm surprised this place is so clean." I blurt out. "Um no offence."
"None taken." He throws his stuff on his bed. "Just place your stuff here." I do as he says.
"What game are we going to play?" He digs around in his pile of games.
"Super smash Brawl." He announces. "Hope you remember how to play."
"Pshh I can learn fast." I grab myself a controller.
"10 rounds; whoever wins the most will win the bet." I nod. I can do this!
I lost 5 rounds in a row, but by the sixth round I got all my gaming knowledge back. In no time I won 9 rounds; now we're tied. This is the last and final round; Raven and I are concentrating on the screen. This round will determine it all! I smile widely and relax as I see Raven's character falling off the stage and exploding; boom victory is all mines! I stand up and did a happy dance.
"Boo ya! You don't mess with the master! Oh I'm sorry child did I embarrass you?" I giggle.
"You suck." He pouts.
"I'm awesome!" I cheer. "But gg you're not half bad."
"And your one of the best gamers I've met. I hope we can 1v1 again." A blissful feeling washes over me as I hear his comment. "So wanna talk to relax from the match?" I nod as I collapse onto the floor.
"Wow 5:00 already." I glance at the time. "I need to go in half an hour." He nods.
"So since you embarrassed me; it's time to do the same to you." He smirks. "Who do you like?"
"Really?" I pretend to act like it's a stupid question.
"Yes, telling someone who you like is super embarrassing; epically when you tell them to me." He explains. "I'll never let you live it down." That's just great! Hear the sarcasm.
"No one." I try to hide my blush.
"Come on I know you like someone." He teases. My blush deepens. "Ha you're cherry red! It must be really embarrassing!" He has no idea. "Now I MUST know." Why me?!
"N-no."
"Come on."
"N-no way."
"I like Eve." I flinch at his comment. "Now tell me who you like!"
"No way!"
"Come on I told you who I liked." I didn't even ask him to do that . . .
"No it's embarrassing!"
"That's why I must know!" I turn my back on him. "One last thing to do." He tackles me down and begins to tickle me. "Now will you tell me?"
"N-n-n-no." I gasp out. The laughter is preventing me from breathing I swear I'll die from laughing!
"Come on tell me!" This is pure torture! "I'll pry it out from you if I have to; oh sweet, sweet revenge!" He tickles me harder.
"I like you!" I blurt out without thinking.
(Raven's POV)
"I like you!" She screams. I immediately freeze and scoot away from her as I try to comprehend what she just said.
"You like who?" I ask dumbly. Her face flushes and she looks away.
"I-I like you!" Shivers run down my spine, I tried to say something but my mouth refuses to listen. "I know you like Eve . . . and I probably just ruined my chance to be your friend . . ." Hurt flashed her eyes; my heart ached as I saw the look she had on her face.
"I-I-I um er . . ." I stutter.
"It's okay I know I'm a creep, and you probably don't want to hang with me anymore." I could see her trying her best to hold back her tears. "I-I hope you can tell Eve in person of how you feel about her . . . you never know . . . maybe deep inside she feels the same about you, and then you guys can finally be a couple." So much pain and hurt was in her voice.
"Aisha listen . . ." She stands and grabs her stuff.
"I'll be fine . . . good luck with her." She hurries out the room. I peek out the window to see her running out of my house like some monster was chasing her.
Man I miss her already, I'm not sure what's going on but after that kiss last night I've been looking at Aisha in a different way. Now that I've seen the real her I've been taking a liking to her, she's always the one on my mind now, and I seem to want to protect her and be with her more; yet again I can't forget about Eve. I flop onto my bed and sigh; I really could use a nap.