Tag (1)

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Third Pov

Koon and Baam silently follow Cecelia and Hoh, unable to refuse their curiosity.

And needless to say, curiosity killed the cat. Well, in this case, Koon and Baam's mentality.

Koon used his trusty, oversized kitchen knife to stop the door from completely closing. The slight crack allowed both him and Baam to peek into the room.

Inside, the two saw something that was enough to throw them into the pits of Hell. Mentally, of course.

Cecelia's kissing Hoh?! But why?! The two screamed mentally.

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"The subject of the joint test is Tag. The twenty-nine of you who haven't yet passed will be participating in the test." Lero Ro explained.

Rak and the huge monkey(?)-like Regular had been the only one to pass their test.

"Good luck, turtles and lizards!!" Rak shouted arrogantly.

"That's really annoying," Koon muttered out loud, his gaze still fixed on Cecelia.

"Same," Serena replied.

Last night, Cecelia let her room and went towards Hoh's room... and she didn't return until early morning. What was she doing with him overnight? Koon thought to himself, tapping his finger against the table impatiently. Calm down, Koon. There's only one thing a grown woman and man would've done together overnight. But why did she do that with Hoh of all people? What's the sudden interest? I thought that we were getting closer... was it just me?

"You'll be divided into Teams A and B. You'll be scored based on your individual performance, which will be reflected in your points."

"You're on Team B with Cecelia," Koon said, noticing how he was on Team A.

"Yeah. It's too bad that we're on opposite teams..." Baam replied.

To be honest, Baam himself doesn't pose much of a threat. The Black March is still in Cecelia's hands, too. The much bigger problem to deal with is Cecelia. She's not even human, for heaven's sake!! Koon thought to himself, beginning to get agitated and disconcerted about just how important she was starting to become in his life.

"So the Teams play against each other in a game of Tag?" Androssi questioned.

"No. This game of Tag has two players who are "IT". One is an individual that we've chosen. The other will be selected among the Team's Fishermen. Each of them will wear this badge." Yu Han Sung replied, holding up two red-and-black badges.

"See the domes structure outside the window?" He inquired.

"That's our little playground," Cecelia said to no one in particular.

"Correct. The test will take place there. To win, you must help your Team's "IT" reach the goal. Or, you could steal the badge from the other Team's "IT". If you win, all members of your Team will receive 100K (100,000) points." Yu Han Sung continued.

Gasps arose from the crowd. Cecelia's smirk grew into an ominous grin.

"If you steal the badge from our "IT", then you'll receive 200K points. If a Team's "IT" takes the other Team's badge, then that Team loses."

"Um, who's our "IT"?" Shibisu asked.

Oh no. I have a bad feeling about this. Cecelia thought to herself, as her instincts twisted away.

"It's... ME!!" Someone cried out, appearing from the blind spot behind Rak.

It was a short, slim man with fiery red hair slicked up into the air. He had milk chocolate-brown skin, black eyes, and a boisterous personality that made Cecelia want to throw him out the window.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Surprised, kiddos?!" He shouted, puffing his chest out like a proud mama hen.

"Isn't that our Examiner?" Shibisu grumbled.

Hatsu begrudgingly nodded, having no choice but to accept their fate.

"Don't worry, I'll go easy on you," Quant said, laughing once again.

"Um..."

The room fell silent as a polite voice caught everyone's attention.

"Can you kill the other Team's members, including their "IT"?" Cecelia asked, an innocent smile on her face.

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Yes. Yes, you may. Kill Quant for me. Kill that angry muffin man with gravity-defying hair.

Also, anyone get the "IT" reference? Just me? Okay.... (T^T)

Is anyone willing to guess what's going on between Cecelia and Hoh? What did they do last night? Why is she suddenly all chummy with Hoh? Who can explain that kiss? Did anyone notice how Koon's being passive-aggressively jealous?

2.2 pages, 720 words

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