Flower Knows

Chrysanthemums: To cheer you up.

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Beam's POV

"Talk about having power, Ai'Forth utilizes it well." Kit's voice was teasing as he poked my sides. "How does it feel being wooed in public, Ai'Beam?~" He inquired; wiggling his eyebrow for emphasis.

Just when I was about to retort something back, I got interrupted, again.

"Eh? Would P'Kitkat like a public form of courtship too? I will gladly do so, P."

"Ay, Mingkwan, b-behave yourself will you?" Kit stuttered.

What is up with these two?!

"Enough chit-chat Ai'Kitty! Let's go before Ai'Forth finds me here!" I grabbed his hand only to be met with resistance. 

"Didn't you promise to have a treat with P'Forth, P'?" Ming may be blocking me, but his gaze bore holes into my and Kit's intertwined hands.

"That was the only way to help those poor freshmen!" I looked up at him, "And don't you have a photo shoot to attend to? Just imagine what the sponsors would say!"

Mingkwan chuckled, "About that, it got moved the day after tomorrow. Some of the staff members got the dates mixed up. Kitkat left you messages the instant he read your texts, P'. But I guess, someone had been so busy staring at somebody longingly, huh?" He grinned at me like a cheshire.

'This brat and his smart mouth!'

"Ai'Kitty, permission to smack his face?" Kit looked at me unimpressed, while Mingkwan's face was smug.

"Anyway Beam, since when did you and Ai'Forth become so close, hm?" He smiled, flawlessly having his dimples on full display.

"We have been drinking buddies since freshman year, what's so surprising about that?" I shrugged my shoulders at them.

'It wasn't really, right? We have known each other for almost two years now. I do not even have the tiniest clue as to why Forth is doing this.'

I was so engrossed in my own thoughts that by the time I returned to reality, Ai'Forth's face was in close proximity to mine. He was bent forward to meet my height.

'Just an fyi, I am of average height! There are just people with freakishly long legs, this man before me is a prime example.'

A long time ago, God decided to bless mortals with long limbs and towering heights, it just so happened that my good friend, Ai'Pha; Kit's loverboy, Nong'Ming; and this gorgeo- I mean, dangerous future head hazer, Ai'Forth had been the first few ones in line. And instead of just being rained with the good grace, they were stormed.

"I was worried you were going to bail on me."

He said smiling. "Sorry for making you wait. I was having a conversation with some of the seniors. Man, it's really tough teaching kids stuff nowadays."

"Is that so? I'm pretty sure they were all terrified of you." I raised a brow at him.

He chuckled, head shaking in disbelief.

"Being a hazer does not really equate to fear, Ai'Beam. It is however, a responsibility. I do not want to be chosen as the head hazer merely because people would surely fear me."

He looked at the now empty fields;

"The hazers' role is to shape their juniors' minds into overcoming their fears. But most importantly, teach them forbearance."