I am so so sorry to all of you who believed I was going to post on Thursday...I was so overconfident in my abilities to complete all of my make-up work, which was a lot more work than I had initially anticipated. And after pulling my all-nighter on Thursday night, I could barely even keep my eyes open on Friday, then Saturday was my sisters birthday celebration. But today is a new day, and I finally got around to writing Chapter 6!
I would again like to thank you guys for all of your support! Honestly, if it weren't for some of your reviews, I might not have even written this chapter until next week xD
Read, review, and enjoy (:
Raven and Gar awoke to hear a knocking on the door. "It's Amy with some eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, water, and fruit! Wake up you two lovebirds!"
Raven sat up, realizing she was so far away from Gar that she was practically falling off the side of the bed. She scooted over to him so that their bodies were touching. "Put your arm around me."
Gar, still groggy from just waking up, lazily did as he was told, snaking his arm around Raven's tiny waist and pulling her close to him. Another eager knock sounded from the other side of their door, Amy becoming rather impatient."Uh...Come in!"
"Hey you two, How was your night? Were you busy having fun?" Amy winked at Raven, causing her to cringe. She then rolled a cart with breakfast to the bed. "Help yourselves."
"Thanks Amy. It looks great." Raven watched as Amy turned to leave, but before she closed the door, Raven interrupted her. "Oh we forgot to tell you, Gar is a vegan."
Amy just smiled. "Okay, that isn't a problem. Just don't serve us all soy and tofu when it's your turn to cook everybody dinner and desert."
"What are you talking about?" Raven questioned, hoping she had misheard Amy. Raven wasn't the best chef in the world, in fact she was so bad when it came to making food she burned cereal.
"Well…Richard and Kori agreed when we said that each couple should cook dinner at least one night. The soon to be Grayson's are cooking tonight and Monday night, then the West's are cooking for Tuesday night, then the Stone's are cooking on Wednesday night, and then you two are cooking for us the last night, which is Thursday night." Amy smiled once again, causing Raven to wonder if her face ever hurt from her smiling too much before she closed the door.
"Oh Azar, this is going to be the worst week of my life." Raven separated herself from Gar and shrunk down into the bed, pouting as she crossed her arms over her torso.
"It's okay Rae, at least you have me to hang out with all day everyday!" Gar offered a smile of encouragement as Raven released a frustrated groan.
"This day couldn't possibly get any worse." Raven sat up from the bed and sighed as she retrieved a piece of fruit from one of the bowls Amy had brought in.
"Don't say that Rae! When you say that, things are bound to get worse!" Gar flared his arms up and down for dramatic effect. "It always happens in the movies!"
Raven rolled her eyes and proceeded to get ready for the new day. "News flash Gar, we aren't in a movie."
Later That Day
"I just had to say it." Raven sighed as she continued to milk her assigned cow.
"Told you so!" Gar teased as he approached John and Amy, who were milking their own cows. "So uh…what are we doing again, and why don't Kori and Richard have to do this?"
John stopped his milking, looking up at Gar from where he was sitting. "We are milking cows so that we can make some delicious home-made ice cream. And Kori and Richard are preparing for dinner. They get the day off from our planned activities."
"Oh great." Gar remarked rather sarcastically, Raven's sarcasm rubbing off on him. He then walked over to Raven and wrapped his arms around her so that his hands met right above her naval. He rested his chin on her shoulder and turned his head so that she could feel his breath on her neck. "Hey babe. If I was a cow, would you milk me?"
Raven ceased in milking the cow and turned around to face Gar with a disgusted expression plastered on her face. "First of all, you are a total pervert. Second of all, even if you were to transform into a cow, you would technically change into a bull. Unless there is something you aren't telling me." Raven smirked before resuming milking the cow.
Gar just shook his head and laughed, ignoring Raven's implications. "Admit it Rae, you are seriously attracted to me."
Raven just rolled her eyes and looked over to Jinx, who was giving her a suggestive look. She then looked up at Gar and sighed, silently cursing Kori and Richard for doing this horrible thing to her. "This is going to be a long week."
"You already said that…but at least we have each other!" Gar reminded Raven before walking back over to John and Amy. "So what's the plan for the rest of the week?"
Amy thought for a second, mentally listing everything she and John had put on the itinerary. "Well after we make the ice cream, we are going to hang out and get to know each other better. Tomorrow we are going to go to go hiking and then we will watch a movie afterward. Then on Tuesday we're going to go shopping in the town which should take us all day. Then we're going to the beach on Wednesday, which will also take us all day. And then on Thursday everybody can do whatever they like since it is the last day."
Gar nodded and thanked Amy, then he walked over to Raven, bending down to whisper in her ear. "Of course the day where everybody can relax we have to cook everybody's dinner."
A ghost of a giggle escaped Raven's throat as she continued milking. When everybody had a bucket full of milk, Amy and John showed them all how to make ice-cream from scratch. Everybody happily ate the ice-cream, except for Gar who just settled for some tea. They all followed Amy and John into the family room, where they sat in a sloppy circle formation as Amy began speaking. "So how about you all tell us how you got engaged?"
Jinx looked at Wally and smirked when she remembered how he proposed. "He ran me all the way to Paris, got down on one knee, and proposed. At first I said no, but this boy is persistent. I even pushed him into the Seine River a couple of times. But he never gave up on me."
"Well this boy is so unoriginal. He took me out to a romantic candle lit dinner by the water on our anniversary and put my engagement ring in my champagne. I almost choked on it!" Karen exclaimed, laughing and shaking her head as she pointed to Victor who had his arm casually slung around her shoulder.
Then everybody's eyes rested on Raven and Gar. Gar turned to Raven, waiting for her to make some BS story up about how he proposed to her after taking her for a romantic walk on the beach during the sunset. Raven got the hint that Gar wasn't going to step up to the plate and say anything, so she decided to have a little fun. "Well, Gar over here was completely original. He was so adorable about everything, it's like a teenage girl planned it out. He took me to the park at night time and brought me over to a picnic blanket with red rose petals, candles, and a beautiful homemade dinner. At the end of the dinner he serenaded me and then got down on one knee. He pulled out the cutest little box ever and looked up at me with the most adorable blush on his cheeks. When he opened the box I saw the most beautiful, expensive engagement ring in the world. Then he pulled out a tiny bowl of water from the picnic basket. There was a tiny little fish inside and then he looked up at me with his amazing green eyes and said, "Out of all the fish in the sea, I'm glad I caught you." It was so romantic!" Pleased with herself and her made-up story, Raven smirked at Gar who was so embarrassed he was avoiding eye contact with all of his friends.
There was a moment of silence before all of the guys in the room, save for John, burst out laughing. Even though Victor and Wally knew it was a lie, they still thought it was hilarious. Victor wiped away the tears of laughter from his eyes and looked at Gar. "Man, you are so whipped and you aren't even married!"
"Well I think it's sweet." Amy spoke up, offering Raven and Gar a thumbs up and a wink before continuing what she was saying. "I think I'm going to go upstairs and freshen up. Come on John, let's leave the young ones alone. Dinner is in two hours."And with that, John and Amy walked up the stairs, leaving all the young couples to do as they pleased.
Gar turned to Raven, gently shoving her shoulder. "Come on dude! That was so not cool! I feel like my manliness has just been ripped out from under me!"
Raven rolled her eyes and stood up, ready to finally be away from Garfield for a couple of hours. "You can't lose what you never had. Besides, everybody except for Amy and John knew it was just a story. Don't be so dramatic."
"Where are you going?" Jinx asked when she had noticed Raven getting up.
"I'm going to take a shower and then read a book. I haven't gotten to relax much with him around me 24/7." Raven pointed to Gar and then made her way to the stairs, excited to relax for the first time since she had arrived to this forsaken place.
"Aw Rae don't go! I don't wanna be the fifth wheel! Stay with me!" Gar whined as Raven ignored him and hurriedly made her way up the stairs.
"So man, how was last night?" Wally asked Gar, who was currently fighting his desire to get up and go after Raven. He didn't want to stay, but he understood that Raven really needed some alone time. "I mean, sharing a room with a girl that you're in love with and who practically hates you must be hard." Jinx smacked the back of Wally's head and sighed, disappointed at his rudeness. "What?" Wally asked his wife innocently.
Gar looked straight at Wally and shook his head, throwing his hands up in the air in disbelief. "What? I don't love her. And she doesn't hate me! What makes you think I love her?"
"Well you did ask her to move to Africa with you." Jinx pointed out. "Also that kiss you gave her last night said it all. You love Raven. A pregnant woman is never wrong."
Gar violently shook his head again and stood up from his spot on the floor, obviously in denial of his feelings. "Nuh-uh! I asked her five years ago to move with me! Maybe I had a little crush on her back then but I never actually loved her. And that kiss was just acting. I'm sorry if my brilliant acting skills just blew all your minds."
Victor groaned, wishing that his friend could realize just how wrong he was. "Come on dude, just admit you like her at least."
Even though he didn't want to disturb Raven, Gar desperately wanted to escape his friends. He approached the stairs and began to run up them as he shouted to his friends. "I don't like her more than a friend! And even if I did she wouldn't like me back. I can't believe we're having this conversation!"
They were all about to tell him that he was in denial and that he really did love her, but he was up the stairs and in his room so quickly that they couldn't get it out in time. Karen just shook her head disappointingly. "That boy has it bad for her."
When Gar got to his room, Raven was absent and he heard the sound of water droplets harshly hitting tile. She must still be taking her shower. I'll wait. He then decided that when she was done that he would take his own shower. He stripped down all his clothes and wrapped a fresh towel around his waist. I don't really love her, do I? I mean, I know I used to when we were younger, but we were just kids. I don't have any other feelings for Raven other than friendship. Right?
Just then, he heard the shower stop and saw Raven step out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her petite body. She nearly died when she saw Gar sitting on the bed with nothing covering him except for a towel around his waist. "Oh my Azar! Gar! You scarred the crap out of me!"
Gar stood up and smirked as a red pigment spread over Raven's usually pale cheeks. "I thought you didn't do fear."
Raven watched him as he made his way to the bathroom door, trying not to think about how good his body looked. "Whatever."
Gar didn't say anything as he closed the bathroom door behind him and hopped into the shower.
After Raven was changed into a simple black skirt that ended just below her knees and a light blue blouse, Raven removed a book from her suitcase and began to read it. She relaxed into the pillows after she perched herself on the made bed, smiling at the silence surrounding her - with the exception of the pitter-patter noise the shower was making.
When he was done showering, Gar wrapped a towel around his waist and silently exited the bathroom to grab his clothes from his drawers. After obtaining his clothing, he walked back over to the bathroom to go change. After he had changed into his dark jeans and light blue plaid shirt, he sat down on the bed next to Raven, wrapping his arms around her waist while placing his head on her shoulder and looking over at her book. "Whatchya reading?"
"None of your business." Raven stated, not taking her eyes off of the book, and ignoring Gar's physical touch. Perhaps if she ignored him, he would go away.
"Ooh, it sounds like an interesting book. What's it about?" Gar smiled innocently when Raven looked up from her book and shot daggers at him.
"It's about this guy who always pokes his nose in other people's business. One day, he mysteriously fell out a window and died." Raven let a satisfied smirk come across her face when she saw Gar's face become a pale green.
Gar swallowed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck after removing his arms from Raven and laying down on the bed. "Right. Uh…I think I'll just uh take a nap or something."
"Good idea. That's a first for you, isn't it?" Raven returned to reading her book, now determined to ignore Gar.
"Hey! I have plenty of good ideas!" Gar defended himself as he shut his eyelids.
Raven just rolled her eyes and continued to focus on her book, putting an end to their playful banter.
At dinner, everybody was relieved to see that Richard had been the one cooking, and Kori had only been assisting him. After dinner, Raven collapsed on the bed and fell asleep almost instantaneously. Milking cows had made her more tired than she had thought.
Alrighty I'm no longer going to promise you guys dates, since I obviously can't keep up with them xD But I will post sometime within the week!
Also, I know Beast Boy says he's a vegetarian, but I think he's a vegan cause the big silly never drinks regular milk (he drinks soy milk right?) and he doesn't eat eggs...someone correct me if I'm wrong xD
