Chapter 8: After the Match

Cindy ran up to Roy and stopped short of knocking him over.

"Did you win?" she asked.

"Yeah," said Roy. "Yeah, I did."

"We'll see you later, Roy," said Marth.

"Why?" asked Mewtwo. "I don't have any…"

"…oh, yes you do!" said Marth, grabbing Pichu and Mewtwo by their ears and dragging them out.

Roy mouthed "thanks" to Marth and Marth shut the door.

"So, I was thinking," said Cindy. "You've got a speech at the dance."

"Yeah," said Roy.

"Well, what if you talked about the possibilities of the upcoming all-star matches?" asked Cindy.

"You know, I think I will," said Roy. "Also, I think I'll mention what kind of stuff you need to do to get through all of the other event matches."

Cindy smiled and stepped a little closer.

"You know what else?" she said. "You could tell us about Giga Bowser."

"I'm not allowed to tell anyone about him," said Roy.

"You could ask principal Iwata," said Cindy.

"Maybe I will," said Roy.

"If he says no, stay out of it, because I don't want you to get in trouble," said Cindy.

"Yeah, I will," said Roy.

"I can't wait for Saturday, Roy," said Cindy.

She turned and walked away from Roy and towards the door. Before she left, she turned back.

"By the way, watch that emblem, because it's still on fire," she said.

"Fire emblem, go out," commanded Roy.

The emblem went out.

"Bye," said Roy.

"Where am I going?" asked Cindy.

"Aren't you going?" he asked.

"Yeah, in about a minute," said Cindy.

"Are you having a match?" asked Roy. "I'll go, then."

"No, I'm not having a match," said Cindy, stopping Roy as he tried to walk out.

"Oh, then what are you doing?" asked Roy.

"This…" said Cindy.

She wrapped her fingers around Roy's shirt, pulled him in, and kissed him.

Later, Roy walked back into the hallway towards his dorm room. As soon as he got into his room, he took his sheath, his ring, unloaded the emblem, and his headband off. He fell onto his bed.

I wish I knew how I'm supposed to feel now, he thought. Maybe I should ask Marth.

The phone rang. Roy picked it up.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Hi," said Beast Boy.