Chapter Two: Loyalty disguised as Deceit
Zooming into position, Rainbow shot a goal and fist-pumped to celebrate. Practicing for the match next week, she had aced seventeen goals in a row, and knew she was going to get her team the win. Then she saw someone standing by the goals. After a moment or two, she went over to the figure, hands on hips.
"Hey, you ok buddy?"
The teen smirked "Yeah, fine. You mind if I play?"
"Play? Well it's not technically playing if I'm gonna beat you the second we step onto the field" Rainbow scoffed.
"Oh yeah? Put ya money where your mouth is girlie," he said tauntingly. Rainbow scowled "Oh it is on".
Stepping into full view she saw his pale green skin and blue hair shaved on one side, magenta eyes shimmering with eagerness to win. She felt butterflies in her stomach, and almost decided to go easy on him. Almost.
"You get first shot newbie," she said kicking the ball to him, and he stopped it with his feet. He snickered and with a swift movement she couldn't move to stop, scored a clean goal. She was dazed. Nobody had EVER scored a goal against her. Ever! She shook it off and prepared to defend the next shot, but missed and the ball hit the back of the net, rolling to a stop at her ankle.
"Ok you gotta be cheating somehow" she said.
He smirked "You're just saying that because you're losing".
She gritted her teeth "Just play ball". He kicked but this time, unbeknownst to her, purposefully missed and hit the side of the goal. He acted upset "Damn!" he shouted. It was her turn to grin "Aww yeah! Now it's getting interesting!"
"Yes…" he whispered to himself as she gloated. He put on a brattish face "Well, lucky shot".
"No way Jose, your luck just ran out! Now Rainbow Dash is gonna smash… you!" she quickly added. He smirked "Yeah? Nobody wins against Rave, not even Rainbow Dash" he said proudly. All his acting classes had paid off. The prismatic haired girl huffed "Yeah slick, sure. How about you just shoot again and miss?"
He pretended to be offended, which to her, actually looked real "Just shut up,"
He kicked and it almost hit her, going in the net "Yes! Aww yeah! Now who's smashed?" he gloated, she shrugged, trying not to look arrogant "Y-yeah fine. You won, so what? Big deal," she said. He laughed it off "So then, how about I say sorry by buying you a drink? Hmm? I'm not a big bad meanie, I have a heart".
She opened an eye "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, and you've kinda stolen it".
She felt her blue cheeks flush red "Uhh…"
"Is there something wrong?" he asked smiling. She looked to him and shook her head "N-no… it's just…"
He smiled and stepped up to her "Well, we could go out to the café later if you like, I'm buying" he said. She smiled "Yeah ok, so it's Rave right? Cool name," she said, mock punching his shoulder. He nodded and put his hands in his pockets "Thanks Dash,"
She smiled "Don't mention it,"
She looked up into his eyes and felt… dizzy, like she had been on a rollercoaster, and her knees felt wobbly and gave way. She was caught by Rave, and when she looked back up all her worries melted away, like going to the spa and getting the full package. "R-Rave… ugh… I don't feel so good…"
"Dash… you'll be just fine" he assured her "just relax".
She stood and Rave helped her stay up "Alright, but let's get back inside. I don't like the look of those rainclouds,"
The bluenette looked up and noticed the grey thundering clouds "Uh-huh."
Rave walked the prismatic haired girl to the door, and as they entered, snuck a look into her eyes. She couldn't help but stare into his strange, warping green eyes as they seemed to weaken her. The hallway was empty, or so they thought.
"I knew it. Spike was right, something is wrong. Very, very wrong" she whispered, making her way back down the hall as stealthily as she could, quietly singing when out of earshot "This day has yet to be perfect, the kind of day there used to be when I was small, but instead of being bait I shall lay in wait, Crafty Blue shall not triumph at all!"