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CHAPTER 19 ¬ DESPERATELY PONDERED

NOW PLAYING: LOVEFOOL - THE CARDIGANS (SLOWED)

"Miss Hikaru Shida!!!"

"Ssshhh!!!" She immediately warned Adam Cole, who just got arrived on the parking lot with Britt Baker.

"Sorry, I can't help it! I'm a fan! You cosplayed Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy, right?" Adam excitedly asked.

"Wait, you're a fan of her?" Matt and Britt questioned in unison.

"Yes," Shida answered Adam. "Can we lower our voice a little low?"

"Oh, dear! Is she the woman you keep texting the whole day?" Kenny asked, still in disbelief in which Matt nodded.

"Please don't tell this to anyone," Shida begged.

"But why you didn't tell us?" Confuse was written on Kenny's face.

"She's an actress and her manager and company don't want us to announce she's in a relationship publicly. They thought our relationship might affect the screen partnership of her with other celebrities in their upcoming movie and series," Matt explained.

"If we get caught, It might ruin my career." Shida sighed.

"The truth is, we've been dating since s-she......heal us after Impact and NXT students invaded us." Matt took a deep breath and couldn't look straightly at his friends.

"We understand," Nick smiled thriftily.

Kenny furrowed his brows on Nick in confusion, "Wait, what? That's it? I don't understand, I thought you like-------"

Adam nudged at Kenny and grinned at Matt, "Congrats, bro. I can not express my happiest feeling after seeing you both together. You're the cutest couple after us!"

"Oh, thank you, bro! I know you'll say that! haha! Double date next time?"

"Um, no." Shida and Britt answered in unison.

Kenny tapped Nick's back secretly. He knows exactly that Nick will get a hard time accepting this fact, while Adam and Britt felt sad for him. And that is another episode entitled 'my brother stole my crush.'

The next day, Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford arrived at Kenny's dorm wearing care bear onesie.

"Don't use your superpowers, please." Penelope reads the note attached to the door. "Such a winery."

"Right? Oh! Happy Birthday, my best friend!" Kip greeted him once the door was open.

"Best friend? Lol." Kenny chuckled and let them go inside. Kip and Penelope went to the gaming section and started playing games. They don't even have any gifts for the birthday guy.

Chuck, Trent, OC, and Kris also arrived and gave their presents to Kenny. Kenny's dorm has white and blue balloons attached to the ceilings. Big silver happy birthday letter balloons were glued on the black sliding window. Everything looks so fancy and exciting.

"Wow. I didn't expect this." Kenny mumbled as he put the gifts above the table.

"Kenny-san, I baked this. I hope you like it," Riho, of course, is here, blushed profoundly, handing him the baked sushi.

"Oh, my apologies, Kenneth. I forgot my gifts." Nyla said, sounds not apologetic at all. "Also, Shida couldn't make it. I don't know why. I think she's busy. You know, perks of being an actress."

"Yeah I know, Matt told me." Kenny unconsciously answered.

"What? What did you say?" Nyla raised her brows.

"U-uh..uhmm...shit! There's Wardlow!" Kenny yelled and ran away to the kitchen and placed the home-baked cookies besides the other strawberry flavor dishes on the dining table

People also attend the birthday even though they haven't spoken to Kenny ever since. Some students from NXT University also joined the party.

"Truce! We're not here to fight." Johnny Gargano surrendered his arms and the gang immediately opens the refrigerator.

"Why is this fridge full of milk bottles! Where is the fvcking champagne?!"

Kenny heard Johnny complained, making him snickered. He went back to the door to welcome more visitors.

"Woah, Woah. Don't cause a scene, Jericho. You are not allowed to step into my territory." Kenny seriously said when Jericho arrived alone without his other Inner Circle members next to him.

"What are you talking about, Omega-man? I'm here to party!" Chris exclaimed and started blasting the champagne he's holding.

Due to the wild and part pooper visitors, Kenny's birthday celebration turned into a club party.

Santana and Ortiz were about to get another strawberry ice cream when someone bumped into Santana's shoulder.

"Fvcking hell, look what you did?!" Ortiz gritted through his teeth, shaking off the portion of ice cream on his onesie.

"Oh, sorry." The woman said right away.

"Next time, look on the way-----Kayden? Is that you?!" Santana narrowed his eyes, roaming his eyes around her from head to toe.

She furrowed her brows and a playful glint appeared on her eyes, "Santana?!"

"Kayden?!"

"Santana?!"

"Kayden?!"

Ortiz raised his brows on the two, "As far as I know, this is Santana and you are Kayden."

"Holy crap! I can't believe it! I never thought I could still find you." Santana jumped in euphoria.

"But you never tried to find me." Kayden pouted.

"What is the meaning of this? Why do you know her?" Ortiz asked his friend.

"She was my first girlfriend." He answered and a faint of pink shade appeared across his cheeks. Biting his lower lip, he slowly looked at her. "Your hair looks beautiful, as always."

She remained silent and then her best friend Kacy Catanzaro stood beside her.

"Wow!" Ortiz was amused at Kacy's beauty. "I forgot my number, can I get yours?"

"Back off, dude!" Ricochet barked and dragged his girlfriend away from the darkness.

"Oh. Off-limits, I get it." Ortiz frowned and sobbed quietly.

"I'm cutting my hair short tomorrow." Kayden suddenly spoke, without looking at Santana.

"But I don't like short hair women." Santana pouted.

"Well I don't like short dicks but here you are." She smirked, making Santana's heart raced abnormally. Oh dear, love is indeed in the air.

While searching for Riho around the room, Hangman heard a couple of voices talking inside Kenny's bedroom. He placed his ear on the door as he gets so curious.

["Just bring yourself.......yes, I'm hella sure........yeah, you're the gift already."]

"Are you really sure this will work?" A guy asked.

"I'm always sure in my life. Just trust me, guys."

"What are they talking about?" Hangman mumbled.

Meanwhile, Drunk Anna witnessed the lovely moment of the old lovers. She stomped her feet and threw herself on the beige couch, hugging the bottle of Tequila.

"Hey! Sleeping on my couch is prohibited. Get up your drunk-ass there." Kenny ordered.

"Shut up, Jenny Omega! I drove for 4 hours to get here so I could talk to OC, but he snobbed me...huhuhu...I wish I had the power to get numb and the power to ignore him, like the way he ignores me. HUHUHUHU!!!"

Kenny shook his head to Tay, "Bruh, your best friend is wasted. Whatever, just tell your friend not to enjoy too much on my couch."

Tay nodded and Kenny left. Not so long after, Sammy Guevara immediately approached Anna.

"Just like what Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower said, 'No man is worth your tears but once you find one that is, he won't make you cry.' And I think that guy is 609.6 Millimeters near you." He smiled.

"What? What did you say?" She tried to open her tired eyes.

Sammy sighed and placed a blanket around her, "Forget about it. Just sleep already. You must be tired from driving..."

"Yeah."

"...driving me crazy." He said but she already fell asleep.

Kip, Penelope, and Miro were sitting on the other couch and keep stealing glances at Best friends and OC talking to the Jurassic Express. They suddenly pouted.

"What's with the terrible face?" Allie asked as she handed her friend a strawberry milkshake.

"I just realized that one stupid mistake changes everything." Sadness filled her voice, Penelope accepted the glass and took a sip on it.

"Why don't you guys just admit what you want? That's Bestfriends and OC. They always gotta give the people what they want." Allie suggested.

"We don't want to experience what happened to Anna Jay. When she confessed to OC what she wants, her boldness and straightforwardness lead to nothing but pain." Kip explained.

"Bestfriends and Cassidy are the epitomes of dreams. They are out of reach." Miro sighed.

The evil trio and Anna Jay aren't the only ones possessed with gloomy faces, but also Nick Jackson standing next to the window all by himself.

"What the fvck? Why are all my guests are a sad girl and a sad boy? It's my birthday, smile should be seen on everyone's faces." Kenny scowled.

*First you say you won't...Then you say you will*

Kenny got confused when he heard his doorbell. Who would arrive at his party this late hour?

The curly-haired Canadian guy opened the door and it ejected someone he didn't expect will come.

"Oh...wow. You came. I thought you're not coming."

"What are you talking about? You didn't even invite me. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't know you're throwing a party without me." Tessa Blanchard pursed her lips and shoved Kenny out of her way.

Tessa went to the kitchen area to get some food and Kenny followed her.

Unbeknownst to them, Matt, Nick, Adam, and Britt were all united, watching them since Tessa arrived.

"Geniuses! That's what we are!" Matt exclaimed.

"I told you guys, the ultimate gift will work." Adam smiled smugly.

Back to Kenny's business, he grabbed the blue paper bag and gave it to Tessa.

"That is pancakes with blueberries, your favorite.." Kenny flashed a smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're the one who's having a birthday." She chuckled. "I don't know why you did that but thanks. This better taste delicious, Kenny."

"Of course it'll taste delicious, my mom made that. Everything my mom made is yummy. Just like me."

Kenny thought Tessa will have a reaction to what he said but she remained silent while staring at his face. It looks like she's wondering about something deeply.

"If I were candles, I got melted already with your scorching stares." Kenny teased.

"Do you like me?" She suddenly asked.

"U-uh...yes?...."

"Yes? So you're not sure about it?"

"No, I mean YES! Duh, isn't it obvious? I like....you." Kenny flashed a forced grin. Grin. One word, four letters, a verb, that's what his friends do to reassure their girlfriends from a doubtful statement.

Tessa nodded lightly and a smirk formed into her lips, "Alright then, I guess we're boyfriend-girlfriend now."

"What?" Kenny's forehead creased in confusion. Tessa threw her arms around his neck and smirked,

"Happy birthday, boyfriend."

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