How it had all happened, he had no honest clue, he really thought that he was just going on a blind date. A regular fun time where he could just enjoy himself before having to return to work the next day, but he had two clues that should have immediately told him that there was something fishy going on.
One; it had been Louisiana's idea for him to go and the date, and he was the one that chose the person that he would go with.
Two; Guillaume's chosen place was very close to the border between Michigan and Ohio.
But Roy W. Jones thought nothing of that as he stood next to his car, goofy grin plastered on his face and looking strangely cleaned up from his usual appearance. Well, more like forced to clean up from his usual lazy appearance of plain jeans and a tee-shirt, of course, he still wore jeans and a tee-shirt but... fancier.
If Roy hadn't seen the transformation himself, he would be curious about who was staring back at him in the mirror, but he had and it was quite shocking how different he looked. His usual unruly strawberry-blonde curls having been tamed and brushed away from his face to prove that he actually had eyes behind them, it was kind of shocking to see the color of his eyes clearly and not through a curtain of curls.
If anyone were to ask about the flushed look on his cheeks at that time, he wouldn't admit to the nerves he felt jittering through his entire system, nope, he would say that it was because he knew nothing of the date that he was meeting. Roy didn't know what they looked like, acted like, hell, he didn't even know their gender, which didn't bother him that much, because, like most of the states, he didn't have a specific gender preference.
You know, it shouldn't have surprised him as much as it did, the strawberry blonde should have seen it coming a mile away, but still, when he saw his archenemy slowly making his way towards him, Roy felt his heart skip a beat. It was a side of Weston C. R. Jones that the blue-eyed state had never seen before, one that he never thought about being present.
Eyes the color a silvery-green shining bright in happiness and excitement, a smile touching on the usually scowling face, it took Roy a minute to realize who he was actually staring at. the change to the other state was so extreme, but, by the way that Ohio was still smiling, the strawberry blonde would have to guess that his was just as drastic. Which made him wonder exactly how long Guillaume had planned this to make both of them look so unrecognizable from themselves without actually doing anything to them. Whatever the answer was it made Roy shiver on the inside, he really hoped that Louisiana would stay content with just matchmaking people, because he was quite capable of taking over the world at this point.
"Excuse me?" A small voice asked, Weston now standing right in front of the other state and not even realizing who he was talking to, "Would you happen to know Guillaume?" Another question, this time a bit more confident, a wider grin beginning to take the place of the cute smile.
"Y-yeah," Roy stuttered out nervously, tugging at a single curl that had managed to escape the confines of the hair gel, "You're my date this evening?" His usual confident, jarring tone was lost to this side of his rival state, his pulse quickening in a panic, teeth worrying his bottom lip in unhidden confusion and frustration.
A hand suddenly clapped the frozen state on the back, causing him to lurch in a forward motion, "Hey guys! Glad to see you both got here, I was afraid you would get lost or something!" A much to cheery voice spoke, not paying the slightest attention to the situation at hand.
Roy, state of Michigan, was kissing his greatest rival... and he kind of liked it. Not that he would ever say as much out loud, but in the safety of his head, he might just be able to admit to... maybe liking this happy side of Ohio. He pulled back sharply when his head came back to him, but couldn't help the small smile that found itself of his lip, cheeks flushed a deep red from embarrassment and something else he couldn't name. "Sorry about that," he mumbled softly, stuttering heartbeat slowly to a slight murmur, one of comfort and calm instead of worry and fear.
After a quick introduction by Guillaume, in which Roy blurted out the name 'Ronald' instead of his real name, Michigan took the unknowing state on a boat ride around one of his favorite lakes, one that he found himself returning to often, after that.
Because, if he was only allowed the sight of a smiling, laughing, self-abandoned Weston once in his life... he was going to treasure it, no matter what happened to them later, that would always be the best night of Roy's long life.
Aww... adorable right? I'm such a terrible person, I know, but I figured the only way to make them semi civil was to have them disguised, sneaky, yeah?
Okay, so I want you guys to play a little game with me! I just want to see if any of you guys can guess what the middle initial of each state stands for, is that good? So please give me your guesses, because the one who gets it right will choose the state/pairing in the next chapter! Guests feel free to play too, but if you do so give your requests beforehand in case you do win!
That is all! So please tell me what you think!
TILL NEXT CHAPTER WHOSE STATE IS STILL UNKNOWN EVEN TO THE AUTHOR!