Going to Prom with a Stranger
Mz.un.predict.able
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans. I also would like to thank Elizabeth Craft for the inspiration.
Recap: Rachel and Richard are at the Prom of Jump City High.
Chapter Twelve
The Prom: Dancing
(Richard's POV)
Location: Jump City High's Gymnasium - 7:31 pm
Gymnasium - Rachel tries to keep her end of the bargain by taking Richard to Kori.
Come on, let's go make our bargain even, it's about time you got your wish fulfilled. That was the last thing Rachel said before she started dragging me across the dance floor.
Is she talking about Kori? She was probably taking me to make the introduction I asked for as a returning favor I was doing for her...but now didn't seem like a good time. I just saw her while waiting for Rachel and Kori looked really happy. She was there dancing with her date. She looked truly and sincerly happy and I didn't want to ruin that just because I wanted to talk to her about her sick mother.
So I stopped Rachel, "Hey Rae, stop will you?"
Rachel stopped and looked at me oddly, "Why? Don't you want me to introduce you to Kori? It is afterall the reason you came here tonight."
I nodded slowly carefully choosing the words that were going to come out of my mouth, "Yeah... but I think now's not the time, besides her date is with her-"
Rachel interrupted my carefully chosen words and said understandingly... I think, "Ahhh I get it okay, well then what do you want to do now?"
I looked around and a lot of people were dancing... Well duh! This is a Dance afterall.
So I smirked and bowed down to her and asked, "Would this fair young lady have this dance with me?"
That sort of lightened the mood because she giggled and answered, "Why brave young knight how could I refuse?" She took my hand as I lead her to the dance floor.
I made sure we were in the center, right underneath the disco ball, "Do you think this is center enough so that Kitten can see us?"
She looked confused for the moment and then she understood and gave me a smile and nodded.
Then she laughed as recognized the new song was coming up.
"Hey! It's my song!" Rachel laughed out.
As I listened more carefully to the song, I figured out that it was 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA and laughed along side her.
We danced quite well, I didn't trip and she looked fantastic, something tells me that she wasn't kidding when she said that she was named, 'Dancing Queen' of her school because as far as I could see she was a Queen in my eyes.
I smiled at her and then the song came to an end, I saw a look of disappointment pass on her face but that was replaced by a bright grin as she looked at me, when her gaze caught mine my heart skipped a beat, she was really beautiful- argh! Stop thinking of her like that! Your not supposed to be falling for her. Your just here to help her and nothing more.
I sighed, this is going to be a very difficult task...especially when dealing with Rachel Roth, a beautiful, intelligent spitfire who always makes conversations comfortable and laughable instead of awkward and unnecessary. Which is unlike many girls I know.
Besides her...
NO don't think about her. She's gone, no sense of trying to bring her back.
Rachel then looked at me worriedly, I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't notice that the next song was a slow song.
She tugged at my sleeve and whispered in my ear (which ran chills down my spine), "We can sit down if you want, we don't need to slow dance."
I was about to agree to that offer when I saw Kitten in the crowd looking towards us.
As if by instict I pulled Rachel closer to me, I wrapped my arms around her slim waist as she hesitantly wrapped her arms around my neck.
I gave her a reassuring smile as she comfortably got into position as we slowly danced on the dance floor.
What I didn't notice was the fact that the space between Rachel Roth and I were just mere millimeters. Half of me didn't mind in fact, it kind of felt great, but the other half remembered her... the last girl I danced this close too.
Rachelthere dancing with meso veryclose, her head on my shoulders, I could feel her soft breaths on my neck like a ghostly feeling. My hands were tightly fastened around her waist as if I was protecting her from something, not that she needed any protection.
But I couldn't shake her out of my head this time, her laughter and giggles rang through my ears, her smile and mesmerising eyes were flashing images in my head and her warm and sensitive touch were giving my arms goosebumps.
Then I saw them (mentally). Her with him. I couldn't take it. This is too close.
I pushed Rachel awayand apologized to her, "Sorry, uhm I need some air." As I ran away, I needed to get away as far as possible.
I didn't want, couldn't have this right now, it was just too much.
I didn't turn around to see Rachel, I couldn't because if I did, who knows what would happen to me.
I ran across the dance floor and out of the fake Night in Paris Gymnasium and out into the parking lot getting the air, I told Rachel I needed.
Location: JCH Parking Lot - 8:00 pm
Parking Lot - Richard runs from Rachel as memories from the past come.
As soon as I was outside I breathed in the cool spring-soon-to-be-summer fresh air.
I took deep breaths as if I just came out of a pool almost drowning. Rachel did that to me, she did other things to me too which frustrated me even more.
How could I have let this happen!
I promised myself I wouldn't feel this way anymore!
But she's different!
You got to forget about your ex, she's gone!
Yeah, but with Rachel I'm just going to get hurt again!
You never know!
So many thoughts were running through my mind, half of me wanted to go back, but I knew it was better if I cleared my thoughts first then I can think about going back to a probably pissed off Rachel.
I scanned the premises for a place I could think.
How could I have startedfallen for Rachel? I cursed under my breath, why did I agree to this stupid date! It's not even real!
I sighed, this was next to impossible. I had to find a way to help myself... Though maybe just maybe I could forget this whole thing.
Forget her dazzling smile, her hypnotising eyes, forget her brave upfront, her sweet smelling hair and scent, her desirable touches that sent chills up my spine, her sweet melodious laughter that's music to my ears, I could forget them all. I could try and forget Ms. Rachel Roth.
I must forget Rachel, I could not, will not allow myself to continue falling for her, because no matter how much I want to, I couldn't take another chance.
END OF CHAPTER
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