11:11pm
Encouraging chants could be heard from the game room which was close to Aspens room. It was quite noisy though they were only two in the room. The sound of keyboards being tapped and fingers cluck the mouse could be heard.
Aspen dished instructions to Skylar while her eyes were focused on the screen. Her fingers flew over the keyboard rapidly.
"retreat to your left.....!!"
"go to the tower while I hold the minions off!"
"let's perform a team strike!"
"critical!..."
"grab the sword!!"
After series of fights against the bot, they won.
"yeah we won!!!!!!" Aspen exclaimed as she spun on her game chair.
"yup! we did...." Sky hugged her as soon as she stood on her feet.
"c..c...ca...can't...can't breathe!" Aspen gasped for air causing Sky to release her immediately. When they disengaged from the hug, Sky said "am sorry for keeping such from you, I should have told you" he looked down dejectedly.
"nah, it's my mistake for not asking, well I wouldn't have known anyway cus you two don't look alike in anyway" Aspen pointed out, making Sky smile. "well, his mom is Asian, while his dad, my dad is a white so...."
Aspen rolled her eyes inwardly before she shrugged casually. "so what'd you think of the game?" she asked as she beamed with enthusiasm.
"its wonderful!! The graphics are so stunning and realistic! just needs a little touch on the characters" Sky said as he took off gaming headset."you should own a game company, lady" he suggested. Aspen removed hers as well which was a custom made bunny ears headset with led lights and paws on both ears. "well, I've considered that but, I don't want to start up a company now...." she trailed off "....or I can start while you'll be the president?" she said making Sky face palm. After chatting for a while they brought out boxes of snacks and junks and fed on them.
1:05am
"ready for another round?" Sky asked after they had cleared the room earning a nod from Aspen. "I'm ever ready!"
"Let's do this!!"
And the two best friends played the video games over and over again. Meanwhile, someone couldn't help but feed on vinegar.
In the morning
"gosh, we sure did more than usual, don't you think?" Aspen asked her best friend who was sprawled on the fur rug in the room.
"your hair looks like a bird nest, you should rear parrots there" Sky said instead making Aspen's face turn pink in embarrassment. "Why you....!!!! Come back here!!" she ordered and chased after him. After series of cat and dog chase, they stopped. They both exchanged glances with each other before laughing out in rhythm.
The bond of the duo was so strong that merely looking at each other they know what to do or say. An outsider would think they were young couples in love. They both got up from the rug and made way to the door. Aspen opened the door and then, she screamed.
"aaaaaaaaagh"
Sky who stood behind the door couldn't help but poke his head to see what happened only to find his cousin staring at the both of them like he's lost his soul.
"what are you doing in front of my room???" Aspen questioned King who rolled his eyes and said "last time I checked, this is the game room..." Aspen interrupted him "...which is in my house!!! So it's my room" she said as she crossed her arms under her chest.
"what happened to your face?" Sky asked his cousin who looked like a revived mummy.
Aspen snorted "those dark circles fits you real good" having said her piece, she left to prepare for school.
'I shouldn't have come here' King muttered and walked away. Sky smirked as he glanced at his phone with an evil thought running through his mind.
Moments later
Aspen stood in front of her full length mirror as she examined herself. 'I hope I don't get to meet that freak outside my door this time.' She thought. After she had examined herself, she grabbed her backpack and left the room.
Downstairs
"morning poppie" Finn asked as he kissed his little sister on her head. "morning big bro!" she replied without looking at King who sat on the chair in the living looking at them. Aspen hugged her tall brother and whispered to him. "I know about your wedding, I'm not mad at you" Finn widened his eyes and was about to say "but its not my wedding" before his sister turned on her heels after smiling sweetly at him.
Theo came out from the elevator, Asher ran down the stairs. "I won you Asher! How can you run 4 floors of a Building? So lame" Theo said as he stared at the panting Asher.
"Yeah yeah but am faster than you'll ever be" Asher retorted and the duo started bickering while pointing at each other who was slow and who wasn't until they realised that they were not the only ones in the room. Finn mentally face palmed 'I thought Aspen and Sky were the only childish people around me'
"morning Poppie, morning big F!" they both greeted in unison. Aspen smiled at them in response before turning to face her brother. "I'll have my breakfast in school bro, Skylar should be waiting for me outside....bye" With that said, she left the living room. Leaving Finn, King, Theo and Asher behind.
Theo and Asher looked at Finn who glanced at them "hehe don't mind us"
"Yeah I'll try not to"
****
In school
After Aspen had exchanged greetings with her school mates and class mates, she went to find Cyrus.
"Cyrus!" she called out to him as she made her way to him. "Fireball!! Good morning!" Cyrus greeted back . After talking about random things, they headed to class.
Gradually, the science department of Swiss Royal High became crowded. The English teacher, a fat pot bellied man with receding hair line mounted the podium and began giving lectures. Fortunately, there was no unnecessary drama in class.
The English teacher just rounded up lectures before speaking. "I have a very important announcement to make....." he started. Once he had gotten the attention of the class, he continued
"You'll be having a friendly competition.....a debate, actually. Between your class and the art class. The topic hasn't been decided on, yet. As soon as I get the topic, I'd pass it to you." Having said that, he excused himself.
The class erupted in chaos. "how can we compete with the art class??"
"Its so unfair!!"
"They're the brains in the aspect of English!!"
"We're no match for them!!"
They all whined and complained. Aspen who had been silent the whole had a smile on her face which did not go unnoticed by a student who whispered to his partner, "Aspen just smiled! Could it be that, she's not scared?"
The statement wasn't that loud, but it was loud enough for the class captain to hear. She encouraged herself and walked up to her. "Aspen, please do you have anything in mind?" her sudden question stunned Aspen.
"Huh? What thing?" Aspen asked back.
"well uhh the debate....." the captain trailed off making her bend her head to one side as she looked confused. To avoid embarrassment the captain simply said "never mind"
Aspen simply smiled at their cowardice. "so the class captain is scared of a mere debate" she thought.
****
After the fourth lecture, Aspen went to meet Sky who was just leaving his class as well, from there she encountered Cyrus as well.
"ready for the debate?" Cyrus asked as soon as they were close. "Yeah....not that I need to get ready for it anyway" Sky replied even though Cyrus was clearly referring to Aspen. "You're not getting ready for it?" Aspen questioned earning a sad nod from him which surprised both she am Cyrus. "why?"
The trio walked to the school cafe while talking about the debate. Sky and Cyrus went to get their meals while Aspen waited. While waiting, she decided to open her chat long since it has been a while. As she as she opened it she saw that she had been added to a group chat.
Aspen: huh
She then checked the member's of the group and was relieved to find out that it was Theo, Asher and Skylar that were in it apart from her.
Ding
A message popped up.
'Oh it's from Theo!' She thought.
"Someone's eating vinegar here 😋"
Aspen: huh? Who?
Asher: King of course!
Aspen: 🙄 so? How does it concern me? He could have lots of it!
Theo and Asher both sent laughing emoji's before Theo replied." He hates the fact that you move with his cousin and Cyrus 😆" he said before sending a picture of King stabbing the chicken wings like it committed a grave offence which made everyone laugh.
Aspen: he should deal with it, I can't help it. Skylar is the best and Cyrus is sweet!!
Theo and Asher: 😱
Aspen chuckled before replying duh and then dropped her phone when she noticed that they were back.