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Chapter 11: Love Training!

Aisha sighed.

"You're in love." Eve stared at her.

"I'm what?!" Aisha glanced at her friend.

"With Elsword, right?"

"No!" Aisha glared at her.

Eve took out her laptop, and started to type some things down.

"Er…Eve, what are you doing?"

"Searching up symptoms of love."

"Why…?"

"Oh, it says here that sighing while thinking of a person means you're in love."

"Give me that!" she snatched the laptop, and read it. "…"

Eve let out a small laugh.

"W-Well, what about you?!"

"What about me?"

"You and Raven, what else?!" Aisha pointed at the rich girl.

The two girls then heard a smooth voice. "Someone say my name?"

"Oh…well, uh…" Aisha's eyes flickered from side to side. "Not really…"

The popular boy with raven hair was standing behind Eve, and he leaned over, so that his head was next to hers. "I'm certain I heard someone say 'you and Raven, what else?'"

Close. Eve's cheeks tinged pink, and without thinking, she pushed Raven away from her.

"Hm? Something wrong, Eve?" Raven glanced at her.

"Ah…no, it's nothing…" She quickly picked up a book, and pretended to read it, to cover her face.

Raven chuckled. "Eve, you've got the book upside down." He took the book, and flipped it the right way, then handed it back to her. "If you could read books upside down, then you must be pretty amazing."

Eve's face reddened. "R-Right…"

He smiled warmly at her, then walked back over to his crowd of friends.

Aisha then leaned over the desk, and whispered, "See, see, see?! That's what I'm talking about!"

"What?" blinked Eve.

"Your relationship with Raven! Don't think you can hide small things from me, I heard you stutter, and I caught a glimpse of your blush! YOU'RE the one in love!" smirked Aisha.

"Raven and I? Please." Eve tried to avoid the subject.

Aisha snatched Eve's laptop again.

"Er…Aisha, what are you doing?"

"Searching up symptoms of love."

"Why…?"

"Oh, it says here that if you blush when a certain person comes close to you, it means you're in love."

"…Give my laptop back to me." Eve grabbed the laptop and put it to sleep mode. Sheesh…

"Hey, you were just talking to Eve, weren't you?" grinned one of Raven's mates.

"So what if I was?" he looked at his guy mate. There were five of them in total. Raven, Elsword, Chung, Lowe, and the guy who was talking to him, called Lucas.

"Dude, that's amazing."

"What?" Raven blinked.

Chung chuckled. "I think Lucas is trying to say, that it's amazing that you can keep up a conversation with a quiet girl like Eve."

Raven laughed. "Or maybe I'm just better at socializing than you guys."

Elsword elbowed Raven. "Hey, that's not true! I can keep up a conversation with Aisha pretty well!"

"But Aisha's sociable, unlike you." said Lowe.

"Oh, shut up." he glared at him.

Lucas whistled, "But you have to admit, both Aisha & Eve are quite the beauties-other than Rena, that is."

Elsword folded his arms. "Hey, hands off of Aisha."

Lowe threw an arm over El. "Why? Someone a little jealous?" he teased.

"Pfft, of course not. You guys are just not good enough for her."

"And what? You're you are?" Raven raised an eyebrow.

"Ha, of course. After all, THE Elsword is the lady killer! Why do you think that girl over there just swooned?" he pointed at a random classmate.

Chung mumbled, "Because I'm here."

"Elsword, if you really were the lady killer, you'd be able to make Aisha swoon." laughed Lowe.

"Okay, fine, watch me!" Elsword marched over to Aisha. "Hey, Aisha."

"Hey, what's up?" she looked at him.

He bent down, and whispered, making it look like a kiss on the cheek. "Can you do me a favor, and pretend to swoon after this?"

"…Why?"

"Please?"

"Okay, no problem." She smiled at him.

"R-Really?"

"Hell no!" The purple haired girl punched him.

His friends laughed at him. "So much for swooning, Elsword!"

He walked over back to his friends. "Hey, she did swoon! That was her way of showing it!" Elsword glared at them.

"Please, you couldn't even make Eve swoon, if you're life depended on it." smirked Lucas.

"I'll show you!" Elsword strolled over to Eve.

Raven rolled his eyes. There's no way, he'll be able to do it.

"Eve, hi."

"Hello?" she looked up at him, from her book.

He whispered, "Can you please pretend to swoon for me?"

"Swoon? What is swoon?" she blinked.

"Erm…just pretend to be head over heels with me."

"…I can't do that, sorry."

"Why?"

"Because I'm not head over heels with you."

"…Never mind then." Elsword glumly walked back to the guys, as they laughed harder. "Yeah, yeah, laugh all you want. But in the future, I'll be the one surrounded with girls."

Lowe slapped his knee. "Hahaha! On what planet?!"

"Tch, you…!"

Raven closed his eyes, and smiled. "I knew you wouldn't be able to make Eve swoon."

Elsword sharply turned to glare at Raven. "And what makes you so confident about that?"

"Because none of you guys can make her swoon. Except, I might have the potential."

Chung raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

Lowe folded his arms. "Hey man, I bet you can't even get her to go on a date with you."

"How much?" Raven smirked, confidently.

Chung laughed. "Ooh, he's serious."

Elsword grinned. "I bet 10 ED!"

"Dude, how poor are you?! I bet 35 ED!" Lowe put his hands into his pocket.

"Fine, 50 ED, BURN!" Elsword changed his amount.

Chung was writing the numbers on a piece of paper. "Well, then, I bet 40 ED."

Lucas smiled. "Even if Raven is the most popular guy in the school, there's no way he can make the Ice Princess go on a date with him! So, I'm better 100 ED!"

"Pssh, you don't even have that much." Elsword waved his hand.

"Nah, I do. Seriously."

Raven raised an eyebrow. "So, if I lose, I have to pay all of you guys that amount?"

"That's right." They nodded.

"And if I don't fail, you guys have to pay me that amount?"

"Yep."

"I'll be so rich after this…" Raven smiled to himself.

"Don't get cocky." Lowe then added on, "After all, she'll highly likely reject you."

"Oh, and Raven! You're not allowed to cheat!"

"How would I cheat?" Raven looked at them.

Elsword leaned in, "By asking her out on a study meeting or something that's got nothing to do with a date."

Chung leaned in, "By bribing or threatening her."

Lowe leaned in, "By saying you went on a date with her, when you didn't."

Raven laughed. "Thanks guys, but I'm not as low as all of you."

Lucas then said, "Well then, to make sure you don't cheat, you have to show us proof!"

"Like?"

"Pictures, of your date; and when we ask Eve if she really is going on a date with you, she has to say yes. Just to confirm."

"Fine by me."

"So, when are you going to ask?" the guys all crowded in.

"Hm…good question. Lunchtime today." He winked at them.

"Okay, we'll be watching you!"

Hah, these guys are going to regret betting their money, because I've got this in the bag. –thought Raven.

Glave tapped the blackboard. "As you all know, the Sports Festival is coming up, and I expect all of you to participate in the events. There is a variety of fun events you can do." He then picked up a box with a slit in it, and put it on the desk. "This is the box where you will put your paper forms in. I'll hand them out to you now, and you choose which events you'll be participating in. You have to participate in at least one."

The homeroom teacher started to hand out the sheets of paper. He then continued talking, in his same monotone voice, "The due date for these papers is exactly a week, so next week on this day, all the papers must be in, and if they're not then that means you're wasting my time, because I have to chase you up, and when I find out who's paper is late, I'll make you participate in all the events, so have it in by the right time. That's all, dismissed."

"Wow, the sports fest is finally here!" cheered a classmate.

"Yes, what event are you going to participate in?" asked another.

"The bread eating contest, of course!"

"Haha, well I'm going for the sprints."

"Ooh, we should do team relay, but then we need four people in total…"

"Teehee, I want to do the three-legged race with Raven, since he's an athlete star!" giggled Rena. I'm going to go ask him~ She approached Raven.

"Hey, Raven!" she smiled brightly at him.

"Oh, it's you again." He replied, bored as usual.

"What events are you participating in?"

"I was thinking just doing the solo events. Like the sprints." He mumbled.

"No team events? How come?" questioned Rena.

"Too much of a hassle to find a partner or team members." He yawned.

"What about the three-legged race? You and I could be partners! ❤" Rena winked at him, and she then imagined what it would be like:

"Okay, Raven, we can do this!" grinned Rena.

"No doubt, with me and you, we can get first place with no problems at all." smirked Raven.

-While they're running-

"Oh no!" Rena makes a wrong step, and accidentally injures her ankle. "Raven, I'm so sorry…I can't go on…!"

Raven shook his head, and knelt down. "It's alright, forget about the race, all that matters is if you're alright."

"Raven…I…"

"You're injured…I'll carry you to the nurse's office!" Raven swooped Rena up bridal style.

"R-Raven!" she blushed.

"Your safety and you is all that matters to me, Rena!"

Rena smiled, Ah, something like that will definitely happen~

"No thanks."

"What?" blinked Rena.

"You see, Rena…" Raven looked at her in the eye. "The problem with three-legged races, is that you've got to have good teamwork, and around the same speed as your partner. To be frank, I don't think you can keep up with me."

"Ah-I can train to match your speed!"

"Again, too much of a drag. It means that I have to practice with you, daily, and unfortunately for you, I've got better things to do." Raven stood up, and walked away. "Bye."

"…Fine! I'll ask Chung!" Rena stomped off to find the Prince.

Raven walked up to the rooftop for some fresh air, while drinking from a juice box. He saw the girl who piques his interest, and decided to sneak up on her.

Eve was leaning on the railing, reading the paper she was given regarding the sports festival. "An event to participate in…"

Suddenly, she felt someone grab onto her shoulders, and yell right in her ear, "BOO!" Eve jumped in surprise, and turned to see who it was. Raven fell back, laughing. "Ahaha, sorry Eve, but that reaction was priceless!"

She sighed, and shook her head. "Sheesh…"

He smiled, and stood back up. "So, what are you doing?"

"This." She held up the sports paper. "I'm not much of a sporty person, as you know, but everyone has to participate in at least one event, so…"

Raven looked at her paper; she still hadn't filled in any. "Considering doing any?"

"I don't know. What about you?"

"Me? Just sprints." He showed his crinkled paper.

"Only sprints?"

"Yeah, I don't feel like doing any team events."

"Can't be bothered?"

"Exactly. You know, I have to find teammates, and then they have to have around the same speed as me…And well, I'm quite fast."

She let out a small laugh. "I understand what you mean. I would probably do sprints too, but I'm not very fit, or speedy at that."

"Hm…"

"Hm?"

"Why don't you enter the three-legged race? It's just for fun, and all you need is a partner." He suggested.

"A partner…like who?"

He shrugged. "Aisha? Or Chung? Heck, maybe even Elsword."

"What about you?"

"Huh?" he glanced at her.

She leaned on the railing again, and Raven leaned on it next to her too. "Why don't you be my partner for the three-legged race, since you suggested it?"

"Haha, Eve, I told you before, too much work. And you said so yourself, it'll be hard for you to match up with me."

"…I don't mind."

"What was that?" He moved closer to her.

She blushed slightly, "I don't mind working on my fitness and speed, if it's with you…"

Now, this was something rare. Raven had the urge to just hug her because she looked so cute blushing like that, but he restrained himself. "Oh…well…"

Then the bell rang-signalling interval/break was over.

Eve started walking down the steps first. "If you don't want to be my partner, then just tell me. See you later."

"Yeah…see you."

During class, Raven was thinking whether he should partner up with Eve or not. The only problem is, it'd take up his time, because he'd have to train her, and raise her fitness level & speed. Then again, he lied to Rena; he had plenty of time, and actually had nothing better to do. He folded his arms, and continued pondering over the matter.

A folded piece of paper landed on his desk, he blinked, and wondered how long it had been there for. He looked around, and saw Lowe, Elsword, Lucas & Chung grinning at him. He assumed it was from them, and opened it.

'Remember, this lunchtime you have to ask Eve out, and don't forget about the betting money!'

Frankly, I had forgotten, but thanks for the stupid reminder, guys. He rolled his eyes, and scrunched up the paper.

Lunchtime…

"Raven, can you pleassseeee be my partner~?" a girl tugged on his arm.

"No, he can't be yours! He's going to join me in the three-legged race!" another girl took his other arm.

One of his fan girls said, "Ravy, you and I are destined to be partners!"

Ravy? "Don't call me that." He replied, coldly.

Oh my god, he's so cool~! The girls squealed.

Then the crowd suddenly got bigger, as more girls surrounded him. Lots of girls wanted Raven to be their partner in the three-legged race, mainly because he is the sports star.

"Girls, please, he's going to be my partner. We already discussed this before, didn't we, Raven?" Rena winked at him, as she pushed through the crowd.

"Yeah, we did." He mumbled.

"What?!" All the girls glanced at Raven & Rena.

Raven then added on, "But I only recall rejecting you."

Some girls wanted to laugh, and some girls continued asking. But then they all stopped, when they heard a calm and emotionless voice say, "Excuse me."

They all turned, and made way for the female student to walk. The students surrounding Raven started to whisper.

"Oh, it's her…"

"Yeah, what's she doing here? She normally doesn't involve herself in crowds like these…"

"Shh! Just make way for her, after all, her father is…!"

Eve elegantly walked towards Raven. "Raven."

I'm surprised…even she can make crowds part ways. –Thought Raven. "Ah, Eve…"

"Have you made your decision yet?"

The girls blinked. "What? What decision? Raven?!"

The dark haired teenager smirked. That's right… "I have."

"?" She tilted her head to the side.

He stood up from his chair, and gripped Eve's small hand. "Everyone, I already have a partner for the three-legged race, and that's Eve."

"Eh?!" They stared at the two, wide-eyed.

Rena gasped. "Since when?!"

Raven's smirk grew wider. "Since just now. So, stop asking, because there's no way I'm switching partners." He then led Eve out of the classroom, and headed outside.

Elsword whistled. "In a way, smooth."

"Eve, can you give me a chance?" The two were behind the school building, and Eve was leaning against the wall, while Raven was standing next to her.

"A chance? What are you talking about?" her amber eyes met his golden ones.

"…Tell me, do you know what a date is?" asked Raven.

"A date? Isn't that when a girl and a boy go on an intimate meeting with each other?"

"That's right. It's also meant to be romantic, and usually for lovers."

"What are you getting at?"

Raven looked up at the blue skies. "I'm asking you to go on a date with me."

"Me…and you?" she blinked, and glanced at him.

He returned the look. "Yes, just you and I, and this isn't a joke. I'm serious."

"Well…" What would Aisha do in a situation like this? She imagined Aisha telling her, 'Just say yes, Eve! Most popular guy in the school, asking YOU out, how often do you get this chance?!'

"I'm only asking for your time, this weekend. What do you say?"

"…Okay."

"Huh?" Did I hear that right?

"If I said no, Aisha would yell at me."

"…What?" Raven blinked.

"She would tell me that I wasted the chance to go on a date with the most popular guy in school. So, let's go on a date, this weekend."

He laughed. Is that seriously the only reason? "Sweet, we'll meet at 10:00 AM, at Ruben Park."

Eve made a note on her cellphone. "Understood. Don't be late."

Raven smirked. "Then it's decided. Thanks, I'll see you today afterschool."

"Afterschool…?"

"I'll walk you home today."

"Suit yourself."

Raven re-entered the classroom, lunch was going to end in a few minutes. The four guys immediately ran up to him. "So, how'd it go, Raven?"

"Hm?"

"We were watching you and Eve talk from the window!" exclaimed Lowe.

"Ah. That." He had a smile on his face.

"Oh god, don't tell me…" Elsword put his hands on his head.

Raven held his hand out. "She agreed to go on a date with me, now hand over the ED."

Lucas pointed a finger at him. "Wait! We still have to ask her!"

Chung was a step ahead of them; he already strolled up to Eve. "Hey, Eve, is it true you're going on a date with Raven, this weekend?"

Aisha was chatting to Eve, but then she froze. "EVE, YOU'RE WHAT?!"

Eve merely nodded. "It's true. Why?"

Chung thanked her, "Thanks for the information, and no reason." He walked back over to the group, and sighed. "It's true."

Aisha shook Eve's shoulders. "How come I only hear about this now?! I can't believe you're going on a date with the most popular guy in the school!"

"Is it really that much of a big deal?" questioned Eve.

"Of course it is! I'm happy for you, Eve!"

"Mhm…"

"At least be more excited…"Aisha sighed.

Raven put his hand out again. "Money?"

Lucas pointed his finger at Raven's face again. "Hold on a second! We still need proof of your date! Remember, pictures!"

He put one hand on his hip. "And if I provide you with pictures, I get the money?"

"That's right!" the four guys nodded.

Raven laughed. "Fine, deal."

Eve unfolded her paper, and ticked the three-legged race box. She then filled in the partner name. 'Raven', and then she wrote her name and class at the top, and put the paper through the slit, into the box. She watched Raven do the same. "Still going to do sprints?"

Raven grinned. "Of course."

"…I thought you said you were going to walk me home." muttered Eve.

It was after school, but instead of being at the school gate, they were at the track & field section. "By walking, I meant we're going to start our training." replied Raven.

"Already? We still have quite a lot of time." Eve folded her arms.

"The earlier we start-the greater results." Raven took off his blazer and started to undo his tie. "You might want to change into your P.E Gear."

Eve sighed, and walked to the changing room. She then looked in the mirror, and tied her hair back into a ponytail.

After a few minutes passed, she and Raven were doing stretches. "One vital thing to remember, every time, before you're about to do exercises, you have to stretch first, or you may injure yourself. Especially for running."

She nodded obediently.

"…Eve, did you always have a ponytail?" Raven stopped stretching, and couldn't help but stare.

"Is it wrong for me to tie my hair back?" she blinked.

"No, no, what I mean is…you're correct, you should always tie your hair back for sports, I just…thought you looked good with a ponytail-a nice change, that's all." He blushed slightly, and looked to the side.

"Thank you…maybe you should tie your hair back too."

He laughed. "What's there to tie? I've got short hair."

They finished stretching, and Raven grabbed a stopwatch. "Before we start training, every once in a while, I'm going to get you to sprint around this track, and by the time you pass the line, I'll check out your time, and see how long it took you."

"Alright." She then got into position, and was ready to run.

"On your marks…get set…go."

"…Well, your time's not too bad, but compared to me, no offense, but it's…pretty bad." Raven tried to be blunt, but not too offensive.

Eve tried to catch her breath. "I expected something like that…"

He took record of this, then knelt down next to her. "It's fine, don't let it get to you. Because that's why I'm here, to help you get faster. Now, after you get your breath back, we're going for a run outside of school, so think of it as scenery viewing while running."

"Hah…?"

"Haha, you'll see what I mean."

He's right…the view is nice. But I'm getting tired of running, and Raven looks like he could run another 500 kilometers… Eve tried her best to keep up with Raven, but she slowly started lacking behind. The two were running through Feita, at sunset. The sky was the color of a peach, and the clouds were pink like cotton candy.

"What's wrong? Tired already?" Raven shouted behind him.

"…Yes." She panted.

"We haven't even reached Velder yet." He laughed.

"I apologize for not having the same stamina as you." She glared at his back.

He stopped. "Nah, it's fine. We'll stop here for today, and walk back to school."

When they reached the school, Raven headed over to the drink vending machines, and instructed Eve to rest on the bench. She did so, and sat down, while awaiting his return.

The teenager shortly arrived, with two blue bottles. He handed her one, and she read the label. 'Complete recovery drink'

Although, it was just water. She drank it gratefully, and Raven took a sip, then stood up. "Okay, last part of the training for today."

"There's more…?" Eve mumbled, gloomily.

"Hang in there. We're going to practice our teamwork now." He took out a cloth, and motioned for her to stand up. She did so, and he started to tie the cloth to their ankles. Raven's right, and Eve's left.

"Three-legged race practice?" she raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. Now, put one arm over my shoulder." She did so, and he did the same. "Good, now we'll just walk first."

Just with the first step, they tripped, and fell onto the ground.

"…I'm sorry, I can't do this." Eve's fringe covered her face.

He started to laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"Hahaha, nothing really, I can't believe we fell on the first step!" he stood back up, and helped her up. "Okay, again. Step with your left first, and I'll step with my right, that's it. Now step with the opposite, and continue. Not so hard, now is it?"

"Ah…yes."

"Good, now let's walk a little faster."

She nodded.

"Right, left, right, left, right, left." Raven repeatedly said. Then he added on, "Also, don't look down at your feet too much, higher chance of falling."

Eve immediately stopped looking down, and tried to look ahead. "Right…!"

Everything was going smoothly, and Eve was slowly getting the hang of it. She actually thought it was fun, and didn't notice she was unconsciously smiling. But her heart was also beating fast, not because the two were fast-walking, but because she was so close to Raven. I wonder why I get this feeling whenever I'm close to him…it can't be what Aisha said this morning…

"Eve, concentrate, or we're going to fall." Raven said, sternly.

"Ah-yes, sorry." She quickly cleared the thought.

"Now, let's run!" He sped up.

"Aaahhh! W-Wait!" Eve held onto him tighter, as she tried to match his speed.

"Don't worry, I'm your support, remember?" His grip on her shoulder strengthened, as they ran together.

And from then on, every day after school, the two of them would train for the three-legged race.

-End Of Chapter 11-


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