Celestial Students

By: Tsubasa Caligrapher

Chapter 28

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" Spin. The. Bottle. " Duc repeated as Gilbert smirked and they gave a high-five to each other.

" Why do I have a feeling they're gonna get along really well. " Ashant'e whispered into Ericel's ear who just nodded.

" Are you sure we should play this ? " Tina asked.

" Come on, it's just a game. " Gilbert said.

" But uhh … we don't have a bottle ! " Anne pointed out.

" We down now. " Ashant'e smiled as she pulled out an empty sake bottle.

" Where do you keep on getting all of these things ? " Ericel asked while Ashant'e just responded with a grin. As Gilbert took it happily, they all sat back down around the table nervously.

" Ok … have any of you guys had your first kiss yet ? " Gilbert asked as they all stared at him.

" Nope. " they chorused, except for Kat who remained silent and just shook her head.

" Oh, yeah. You guys are freshmen … you guys don't mind if you lose your kiss virginity to anyone here right ? " he asked. Gilbert was the oldest so he was responsible for the younger ones. They looked around at each other nervously as they made eye contact with everyone.

" I don't think we do ? … Right guys ? " Ericel asked. They all were slightly unsure, but they really didn't mind.

" Ok then. Now, we set the rules. Let's see … for different genders, 10 seconds and for same 5 seconds ? People ? " he said to them as they quickly thought up more acceptable rules that didn't make them blush as much.

" Ummm … " they looked at each other.

" Yeah, and all have to be on the lips. " Duc said grinning.

" And picture taking is allowed. " Ericel grinned.

" Hey, that's no fair, you're the only one with the camera ! " Anne pointed.

" So ? " he smirked as the she just rolled her eyes.

" Fine. " she said grumpily. Gilbert smiled as he saw that they had loosened up and didn't seem to mind that they were just about to kiss their best friends.

" Then here we go. Who's up ? " Gilbert asked as he held up the bottle. As nobody raised their hand, he handed it to the person closest to him … Tina !

" Why am I first for everything !? " she pouted, making them laugh.

" Fine, here I go. " she said as she laid the bottle on the table. As she spun it, it went round and round as it finally landed on … Ericel !

" Oh, ok. I can deal with Eric. " she said calmly as the other boys just stared at her.

" Thanks. " they said as Tina sweat dropped. Since they were just next to each other, the cleared their throats and shook their head … at the same time …

" Oh yeah, Tina did spend a lot of time with Eric before right ? " Daisuke and Anne remembered. As they shook their heads one last time, they just leaned in and kissed for the ten seconds. Not a millisecond later, they pulled apart and gasped for air, making choking noises.

" Dear god ! That was the longest ten seconds of my life ! " they yelled at the same time as they gripped Duc/Anne. Daisuke and Ashant'e meanwhile were sweat dropping at how identical Ericel and Tina were. Gilbert smirked though as he saw Duc quickly hide the camera.

" Ok ! Next ! " Gilbert continued as he held up the bottle. As Ericel and Tina were both gasping away for air and Duc and Anne were unavailable, Ashant'e just sighed and took the bottle.

" Here goes nothing. " she sighed as she spun it and it went round and round before it landed on … Ericel … again !

" Oh, shit ! " they cursed as they looked up at each other and glared.

" Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no ! This can't be, I'm having a nightmare ! " she yelled.

" Funny, we're having the same nightmare. " Ericel said unenthusiastically.

" This really sucks. " the both said.

" Come on you two, pucker up ! " Anne yelled happily. As Ericel neared her, he immediately pulled away.

" Come on, I can't get two inches close to her without gagging. " Ericel yelled as Ashant'e agreed.

" Come on already ! " Gilbert yelled, making them sigh. They just looked at each other quickly leaned in to kiss each other for the ten seconds.

" Dear god ! " Ashant'e yelled in horror as they pulled apart.

" That was even worse than kissing Tina ! " Ericel yelled.

" Hey ! " Tina yelled angrily.

" I'll be next ! " Anne yelled, making everyone else finally quiet down. As she laid it on the table, Tina and Ericel eyed her and Daisuke out of the corner of their eyes as it started spinning. It seemed to go on forever as it went round, and round, and round. As it started slowing down, it stopped at Ericel ! … But then it continued onto … Daisuke !

" Woohoo ! " Ericel yelled, but then quickly covered his mouth. The two friends slowly eyed each other as they gulped nervously. Anne quickly looked away and thought of things to get rid of the blush.

' A freezer, flowers … pink things … '

" Come on, let's just do it. " he said as she nodded slowly. As they neared each other, their lips touched. A spark ran through them and their eyes widened as the ten seconds just seemed to go up and they pulled away when a flash made them come back to reality. They quickly moved back to their previous spots and looked away from each other.

" Interesting. " Ericel grinned as he hid the camera. Anne gently touched her lips and wondered what just happened as she looked over at Daisuke who had immediately turned away from staring at her.

" I see … Kat ? " he suggested in quiet fright as he saw the others were still … suffering … from the previous kisses.

' Maybe this wasn't such a good idea … ' he smiled sheepishly as Kat quietly took the bottle. She gently laid it on the table and gave it a furious spin. As it neared Ericel, he tensed up worriedly as he backed up against Duc. But, it went past him and landed on … Gilbert !

" Oh, thank god. " Ericel said in relief as he pulled out the camera and aimed. But then he saw Kat flash him a deadly glare and he quickly put it away in fright.

" Wow, you're gonna get the kiss of your life girl. " Gilbert said cheekily while Kat just sighed.

" Let's just do this. " she said as she leaned in and it went over rather quick and they just pulled apart.

" Well, that was uneventful. " Ericel said as he looked down at his camera. Next, Gilbert handed it to the dude that started all of it.

" Here I go. " he said as the bottle went round and round … before it landed on … Ericel ! The two teenage boys stared at the bottle for a long while before they finally looked up.

" Crap. " they said at the same time. As they looked around, a roar erupted from the girls, mainly Ashant'e and Tina.

" Finally, some hot guy on guy action ! " Ashant'e yelled happily, making them glare at her.

" On the count of three, gay pleasures arise ! " Tina said grinning, making them sigh.

" Now. Come on, let's just do this thing. " Ericel said as Duc slowly nodded. As they leaned closer, they didn't know that Anne had sneaked the camera out from behind Ericel. As their lips touched, a strange feeling passed through them as their eyes opened. The five seconds flew bye as they quickly flew apart when a flash went off.

" Hey ! " Ericel yelled as he grabbed his camera off the grinning Anne. As he and Duc saw the picture, the immediately blushed and looked at each other. When they realized how close they were sitting to each other the entire time, the quickly scooted apart as Ericel cleared his throat.

" Uhh, I think we've had enough for tonight. " Daisuke said as he realized it was now really late.

" Yeah, I'm out of camera space anyway. " Ericel said.

" But hey, if we didn't enjoy tonight's … festivities, at least the developers at the photo shop will ! " Gilbert grinned.

" I'll say, they'll probably charge us more for busting their guts. " Anne smiled.

" They can do that ? " Daisuke asked as they just stared at him.

" Baka. " Kat shook her head.

" Ok, I guess we'll be going back now then. " Ashant'e said as their group got up.

" Hey, how are you guys gonna get back ? " Gilbert asked.

" We have a way. " Ashant'e grinned as they waved goodbye. Gilbert just shrugged as Daisuke and Anne crawled towards the door and looked out.

" Oh look, what's that !? " Ericel pointed to the left as Duc looked over. The moment he did, he pinched the back of his neck and he went unconscious, making Daisuke and Anne sweat drop.

" Where did he learn that ? " Daisuke asked as they waved goodbye to their friends as Ashant'e teleported away.

" I have no idea. " she grinned knowingly.

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" Well, that was fun. " Ericel admitted as Duc slowly woke up. Ashant'e and Kat moved back into their rooms while Ericel dragged Duc back into their room and waited for him to wake up.

" Wha- … what happened ? " he looked around as Ericel gave a small wave.

" Yo. " Ericel greeted as Duc realized where he was.

" I fell asleep again ? " he asked as Ericel nodded.

" Ah. Ok then, good night. " he said as he got up.

" You're not going to sleep yet ? " Ericel asked as his friend shook his head.

" Nope, gonna take a dip in the hot springs first before I go to bed. " he said as he reached up to a cabinet and pulled out the essentials.

" Oh, ok … mind if I get a snack from the kitchen ? " he asked as Duc nodded. As they both left the room, David just turned around, unaware of what happened the past hours.

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" So, what was it like kissing Davis ? " Tina asked as they were back in the solitude of their room. Anne immediately blushed and thanked the moon that it was the only light source.

" What do you mean ? " she asked as she looked away.

" Come on, you know what I mean. " she made her eyebrow go up as Anne looked at her strangely.

" I- uh … what about your kiss with Eric ? " Anne asked as she made Tina raise her eyebrow.

" What about it ? And don't change the subject ! " she yelled as Anne looked at her sheepishly.

" It was … nice. " she finally said.

" Ooh ! Really. So, tell me more. " Tina tried to inquire as Anne just stared at her friend.

" Tell me about Eric first … Is he a good kisser ? " she asked inquisitively.

" What ? No. " she shook her head while Anne just stared at her.

" Fine, he's good. But I guess I'm not really sure … since we haven't kissed, kissed. Anyways, stop wondering, tell me more ! " Tina said while Anne sighed as her distraction failed … again …

" I- whoa, look at the time ! I think I'm gonna go to sleep now. " Anne said as she walked over to her bed.

" Hey ! We're not fin- "

" Good night ! " Anne called out as she buried her head into the pillow, making Tina sigh.

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" So, you still awake ? " Gilbert called as Daisuke shook awake.

" Dude. " he simply said.

" So, got your dream kiss today ? " Gilbert grinned.

" Wha-what do you mean ? " he said nervously, making Gilbert laugh.

" You know what I mean. " he said happily.

" … So, how was Kat ? " he asked as he heard Gilbert shrug.

" She was … different. I have to admit though, it was nice to kiss a girl without having her smother you. " he said, with a slight sad tone so hidden Daisuke wasn't even sure he heard.

" I guess you're referring to Bianca ? " he said without doubt.

" Yeah. I mean, Bianca's pretty and all, but when she kisses you, it's so hard, and rough- "

" Ok dude, don't need details ! " Daisuke covered his ears.

" Whoops, sorry. " he chuckled as they resumed their earlier positions of just staring at the ceiling.

" So … you're a senior eh. " Daisuke said quietly.

" Yeah. Yes I am, why ? "

" Just wondering. You bored hanging out with us freshmen ? … Except for Kat … but she doesn't go to school … " Daisuke trailed off.

" So hey, what's Kat's story ? … And no, I'm having fun with you little children. " Daisuke frowned as he could just see Gilbert smirking.

" Kat huh ? … I don't think she would want me telling her story. " Daisuke finally said.

" Its ok, I understand. " he said.

" Well, not that I would know anyway. The only person she talks to is Eric and David … her … guardian. " he said slowly.

" So, Eric. What's his relationship to you guys ? " Gilbert suddenly asked.

" Why ? " Daisuke asked.

" Just wondering. " Gilbert replied.

" Well, Ashant'e and Eric have a ... interesting relationship, sort of a love/hate thing … though more on the hate. As I said before, Eric's the only one Kat talks to. Me and Eric have known each other since second grade, and we met Tina and Anne during third, and we've been best friends. When we got to sixth grade though … " he said quietly as Gilbert looked over at him.

" Is this another thing where I don't wanna ask ? " Gilbert asked as Daisuke nodded.

" And Duc, hmmm, not really sure. They did seem kinda familiar to each other though. " Daisuke said.

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" Whoo ! " Duc sighed in refreshment as he wrapped a towel around his neck, his hair still in its gravity-defying spiky shape.

" Hey. " Ericel greeted as Duc walked into the kitchen.

" Hey. " Duc said as he moved over to the table Ericel was leaning on.

" Milk tea ? " Ericel asked as he held a steaming cup towards him.

" Thanks. " Duc said as he accepted the cup. They were about to raise it to take a drip when there was a bright flash of light and a great shake.

" What the hell ? " they said at the same time as they let their cups go.

" Holy shit ! " Ashant'e yelled as she rolled out the door.

" What hap- " Ericel started to say when he heard gunshots !

" Freeze the hell out of your behind ! " Misato's voice yelled out as she and Kat came flipping out moments later.

" What ? " David stuck his head out as there was another flash from the girls' room.

" Ashant'e. You are coming with me ! " a giant humanoid came out dressed in a glowing suit of violet armor.

" Dang, we're on vacation ! " Ericel yelled tiredly.

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So, how's that ? Yeah, I know, a lot of cliffhangers but hey, gotta love 'em. So, review and I'll post up the next chapter soon !