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"Calm down bae let me land, let me land," He quickly said as his brain worked overtime trying to piece together how he had ended up in this situation. "What I'm trying to say is that you're a baddie and when I know you're in the stands or I see you I play better. I'm not weird like Max who only plays well at seeing random girls I already play at the highest level possible for me every game,"
Taking a short pause to glance at her still piercing gaze he knew that more action was needed to land this plane. "I never asked you to come watch my matches because I didn't want you giving Max a boost. I felt embarrassed asking so I always made Emma come watch me knowing she would bring you. Worker smarter not harder plus I didn't like you when I first met you,"
"Excuse me?" May exclaimed looking like she was ready to interrogate him for the nuclear launch codes. "Rakim Simon Rex what do you mean you didn't like me, you better explain yourself,"
Looking at her angry pout Rakim couldn't help but chuckle in response, "Haha, not liking you is not quite right, I found you annoying is more like it. I was especially jealous of how close you and Emma were. She was my sister but also my only friend and you would drag her everywhere throughout that summer,"
"However, I came to tolerate you towards the end of the summer only after you slipped and landed face-first into Emma's birthday cake," Rakim casually continued with a calm expression as if he wasn't talking to his girlfriend but a random friend.
"Gee, how lucky I am. And you all promised to wipe that incident from your memory," May retorted with clear indignation in her tone. "So, when did you start developing feelings for me?" she carefully asked after noticing that he wouldn't be forgetting that memory anytime soon.
Rakim's chuckle softened as he saw the genuine curiosity mixed with a hint of annoyance in May's eyes. He took a moment to collect his thoughts, knowing that this conversation treaded into deeper waters that he somehow found himself trudging in. "Well, it wasn't one specific moment," he started, his voice taking on a more serious tone. "It was a bunch of little things over time. But the moment I realised I cared for you as more than just a friend was the night you got drunk at the country club and we had to sneak you home."
"Not romantic at all, how was I being a drunk mess what made you start liking me? I don't remember that night much, but I do recall the shitstorm afterwards Jen had me grounded for weeks," She retorted shuddering lightly as she recalled how angry her stepmom had been upon learning the truth from Mrs Rex.
"Well, it wasn't holding your hair up while you vomited that made me like you, neither was it slabbering all over my limited-edition Kimono PJs. Hmm, come to think of it, you never did replace my Akatsuki Kimono," Rakim suddenly stopped mid-speech as he seemed to remember something he had overlooked in the hustle and bustle of that night.
"Hey never mind that stay on track and if you mention another embarrassing memory I will book it out of here and become a nun at some temple at some Himalayan temple." May quickly interjected not willing to let him know what happened with that Kimono that she found so soft to the point of stealing it.
"Anyways before that night, you were just another of Emma's rich bratty friends who always seemed to get into trouble for no reason," Rakim started causing her brows to knit almost standing up to begin her pilgrimage. "Calm down I'm about to land. Don't know if you remember but that night after Emma fell asleep and I helped you to the toilet to vomit we talked."
Rakim saw the confusion flicker across May's face as she tried to recall the details of that night, her expression softening as she focused on his words. "Wait I thought I imagined that since we didn't really talk after that night since we all got grounded?" she asked, her tone curious, as she had remembered something like that but couldn't recall the details.
"It was mostly you crying about missing your mom and being angry at your dad, but we talked for like 3 hours straight. It wasn't anything too deep, but it made me see another side of you, a genuine you, who wasn't trying to impress anyone or keep up appearances. You were just... raw and honest." Rakim told her as he started detailing all the different things they talked about from their hopes and dreams to their fears.
Rakim's recollection of that night seemed to draw a long-lost memory from the corners of May's mind. She nodded slowly; her expression pensive as the conversation fragments started returning to her. "I remember being really upset, and you... you just listened. Oh god did I really fall asleep on you, that can't be right by the time I woke up you were gone,"
"Batman doesn't stick around for a victory lap," he retorted with a light smile as he thought of how much body control, he had to use to lift both of them from the ground and gently place her on the carpet.
May rolled her eyes at Rakim's quip but couldn't suppress a smile. "You think you're very funny, don't you?" she teased, nudging him playfully with her shoulder. "But honestly, that means a lot to me... that you stayed. I don't remember everything from that night, but I do remember feeling safer, but why did you distance yourself afterwards?"
She had been considering this question since listening to him recall what had happened that night. From what he told her they had genuinely connected and if it was her, she wouldn't have let that friendship go. "I didn't at first, but you went back to being destructive and were nothing like the girl I met that night. All ended well though we became friends and now we're together,"
May took in Rakim's explanation, processing his words and the emotions they stirred within her. She sighed a mix of relief and lingering frustration in her breath. "I guess I understand," she said slowly. "It was a tough time for me, and I wasn't at my best. I'm glad you saw something worth sticking around for and let me discover who I want to be for myself."
"Always, plus you weren't all bad," Rakim commented glancing away from her intense gaze as he focused on the field again. "Like that one time, you somehow convinced us all to go to a gator park because you got it into your head that you weren't brave enough,"
May laughed, a sound filled with warmth as the memory surfaced. "Oh, that was a disaster! I can't believe you all actually came with me. I was terrified of those things, but I was too proud to back out once we got there."
Rakim smiled, his eyes twinkling with amusement as he remembered the day. "Yeah, you were trying to act all tough but quickly became honest once you saw one of them chomp down on fish."
He laughed softly, the sound mixing with the memories that floated back to them. "You were holding onto my arm so tight; I thought you were going to cut off my circulation. But you went through with it, even fed one of them, despite being scared out of your mind."
Before May could respond the stands filled with the 3 Lions fans exploded from their celebrating in ecstasy. "Gooooooal!!!" The sudden uproar around them snapped May and Rakim out of their bubble, turning their attention back to the game. The scoreboard now flashed an even more dominating score as England had extended their lead, in dominant fashion.
May watched as the players celebrated, "Sorry I thought this game would be more interesting for our date," she commented, with a slight disappointment as he watched the downcast expressions of the Panama players. "It doesn't really matter what we do, next time let's go rock climbing or hiking I see enough football as it is on a regular."
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