Love Is Sweet- Chapter 2
The next day, Swizzle wakes up and gets dressed, thinking about all the events of the night before. It wasn't unusual that he met a girl on his way home from the market. It wasn't unusual that she needed his help. And now, Swizzle thinks Adorabeezle might mistake their hang-out time at Soda Stream Falls for an actual date.
"Mod, what did I get myself into?" Swizzle asks himself as he toasts some blueberry Pop-Tarts. "I asked her to hang out with me. Now she thinks this might be more than hanging out..."
The swirl pop racer eats his breakfast, drinks a tropical fruit breakfast smoothie, then grabs his kart keys and drives off to the track, his thoughts trying to catch up with him.
Meanwhile, at Adorabeezle's house, she's getting ready for the day, putting on her boots and winter hat.
"Why do I get this feeling that I might be going on a date with Swizz instead of hanging out with him?" she asks herself. "I agreed to hang out with him, but now I keep thinking that this might be a date...ugh..." she says, holding her head for a brief moment before gathering herself together.
"Keep it together, Beezy..." Adorabeezle says to herself. "He's just a guy...a guy who likes you..."
She then grabs her kart keys and starts the Ice Rocket, driving off to the track with her racing thoughts.
At the Royal Raceway, the seven other racers on the day's roster, which were Minty, Snowanna, Rancis, Crumbelina, Candlehead, Jubileena, and Gloyd; had their karts in park, and were talking or making pre-race adjustments to their karts. It was then that Gloyd spots Swizzle pulling up and parking his kart in the second position on the track, then Adorabeezle shows up, parking her kart in the fourth position on the track.
Both Swizzle and Adorabeezle walk over to the group, who stop what they're doing.
"Well, look at this..." Minty says, smirking.
"About time Swizz took a shinin' to somebody!" Rancis says, looking in his mirror.
"Guys, we're not dating!" Swizzle says. "We're only friends!"
"Are you sure? Because you're blushing pretty red there..." Crumbelina says, giggling.
"Yeah! Are you in love with her, Swizz?" Jubileena asks the swirl pop boy.
"No, I'm not! I told you we were just friends!" Swizzle says, storming over to his kart. "I won't admit it! Because I am NOT IN LOVE with her!"
The seven racers laugh as Swizzle covers his face with his jacket. Adorabeezle just starts crying, a bit shocked by Swizzle's outburst.
Soon, the arcade starts opening, and the first quarter alert of the day sounds. The racers get into position on the selection screen, and lets the race day begin.
Throughout the day, Adorabeezle starts to think about what the other racers said to Swizzle, and how Swizzle yelled at them about how they weren't dating.
"Maybe he doesn't like me in that way..." Adorabeezle says, sniffling. "Maybe he just really wanted to be friends...or maybe he just wants to keep our relationship private from the other racers. Either way, I feel hurt."
During a break in the races that day, Swizzle comes up to Adorabeezle.
"Beezypop, you look like you've been crying...is something wrong?" Swizzle asks her.
"The way you acted this morning before the arcade opened is what made me upset. Why did you yell at our fellow racers like that?" Adorabeezle asks him.
"I really want to keep our relationship a secret from the others, and I was being a bit too defensive there. I admit that I love you, and everyone gangs up on me getting me to admit my love for you, but I won't, even though it's eating me up inside." Swizzle explains, a bit ashamed of the way he acted.
"Oh, I see...but tell me the truth. Do you love me, or are you only pretending?" Adorabeezle asks Swizzle.
"I love you, Beezypop." Swizzle says, giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek. "Nobody else needs to know that I really love you."
And with that, the two racers go back to their karts, still thinking about their relationship.