You and I Collide

Chapter Dos

Another Departure

A/N:

This chapter is probably short. Sorry. X.x

I'm also sorry that it took so long for this chapter to be posted. I actually finished it some time ago but I've been so busy that I haven't been able to post/edit it until now. So, once again, I apologize. x.x

Anyway, I hope that the scene gives justice to Hum Tum.

FLASHBACK

Roy walked up to her and silenced her lips with a kiss. Silence is safe. That much he knew.

Raven widened her eyes as this almost-like stranger was kissing her. Roy pulled away and turning around, he whistled.

The crowd around them went aww. Raven took his shoulder and turned him around. With all the might in her, she struck his face.

END OF FLASHBACK

Arriving at Steel City

"Raven!"

She continued walking, pretending that she didn't hear him.

Roy started to run and Raven increased her pace. However, Roy caught up with her. "Raven, I'm sorry."

Raven turned around to look at him and dropped her luggage. There was no smile evident on her face and her amethyst eyes glared, particularly at him. "You know, I thought you were a little bit crazy, probably demented, in my opinion. But, I gave you a chance. You mistook my feelings towards you. Just because I smoked, you think you can kiss me!"

"It wasn't because of that. Though, you are one hot chick when you smoke," he grinned, hoping that would at least get a chuckle out of her.

It didn't. She sighed and shook her head. "One day you'll learn everything isn't a joke."

Saying it as her good-bye, she grabbed her luggage and started to walk away. Roy watched her before he turned his back and walked away as well.

A year later

Jump City

(The Park)

"I would like one hot dog. No mustard, please and lots of ketchup," Roy told the cashier, in charge of the hot-dog stand.

A woman with dark lavender hair and violet amethyst eyes gasped as she recognized the man's voice. Turning around, her back to Roy Harper, she applied ketchup to her hot dog, hoping that Roy wouldn't recognize her as well.

However, he did. "Raven!" he greeted.

She turned around, forcing a smile on her face. "Roy," she greeted, rather flatly.

Before Roy could say another word, his girlfriend Donna covered his eyes. "Guess who," she said in a flirtatious manner.

"Hi honey! What are you doing here?" Roy asked nervously.

She frowned, not the response she was expecting. "I should be asking you the same thing. Didn't you tell me that you had work and that's why you couldn't come to my art show?"

He nodded. "Yeah..."

"B-but since I was working so hard today, my boss told me that I could have the day off!"

She raised an eyebrow. "Just like that!"

"Yeah. He was in a very happy mood. He and his wife probably had...dot…dot...dot..."

"Dot..dot..dot?" Raven asked.

"You know..." Roy said, not wanting to really mutter it in a public place.

"What?"

He sighed and whispered it into her ear. She gasped.

"Oh, I'm so rude. I forgot to introduce my girlfriend, Donna," Roy grinned as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

Raven gazed at Donna. She looked familiar. Donna had a slender figure and long, wavy, ebony hair that went past her shoulders. Her crystal eyes gazed at Raven.

"Donna Troy?", Raven asked.

"Yeah. Are you…Raven Roth?"

She smiled. "Yeah, I am."

Roy bit his lip. "You guys know each other?"

Donna smiled. "Yeah, we do. We were good room-mates back in college. Gosh, it's been so long since we've talked."

Roy whistled and looked at his watch. "Well, look at the time! I got to go back to work." Before, anyone could utter a word, Roy was gone.

"He sure is fast." Donna grinned.

"I don't trust him and you shouldn't either."

Donna gazed at her questionably. "Why?"

A few moments later…

"He kissed you!"

Raven nodded. "He is such a jerk, isn't he?"

"Yeah, he is!"

Donna started to walk. "When I find him-I'm gonna…" –she widened her eyes as she caught him hiding behind a tree-"I'm gonna kill you!"

Roy bit his lip and started to run.

Donna picked up a couple of rocks from the ground and threw it at the back of his head. Shortly after, she ran after him.

Raven burst out laughing.

Twenty minutes after…

Roy sighed as he sat on a bench. Raven stood next to him. "She dumped me. You happy?"

She smiled. "Quite satisfied, actually."

"That's great," his tone sarcastic.

"It is isn't it?"

Without saying any good-byes, Raven turned and started to walk away from the bench. Roy stood too and walked in the other direction, opposite of hers; his hands in his pocket.

A/N:

I promise that the next chapter will be longer and much better.

At least, hopefully…

Anyway, peace.

XOXOXOXO