Chapter 43 – The Stolen Kiss“The annual St. John's University College Ball will be held next week.” Chun said as he sat beside Danson. He put the flyer on the table, and Danson took it to read. “Drats... I don't have a date!” Danson said. Chun looked at him and smirked. “Is that a problem? There are a lot of girls waiting in line to be your date.” Chun said. Danson just smiled and shook his head. “If it ain't Hannah, then I want nobody, baby...” he said. “So does that mean, you're not coming to the ball again?” Kit asked. Danson nodded his head. Jiro just shook his head. “Aiyo... Danson... you can't keep missing the ball. You have to come this year.” Jiro said. Chun and Kit nodded in agreement. “And besides, you don't need a date to come to the ball.” Joy said. “You have to go, Danson. Maybe you could meet the girl of your dreams at the ball.” Calvin said. Kit could not believe what his beast friend said. She glared at him, and the kicked him under the table. Calvin flinched in pain, while his friends laughed at him. “Wei! Why did you kick me?” Calvin said to Kit. Kit rolled her eyes at him. “Didn't you hear what Danson said? He said he doesn't want to date anyone except Hannah!” kit said. Calvin gave his best friend a confused look. “So?” Kit sighed at him for being slow. Jiro and Chun shook their heads while Danson and Joy just laughed. This made Calvin even more confused. “What's wrong? Did I say anything wrong? Is there something that I didn't know?” he asked. Joy looked at Kit and gave her a meaningful smile. “I know I missed a lot, Kit... but am I thinking what you're thinking?” she asked. Kit smiled and nodded her head. “Ooohhh... I was right...” Joy said. Calvin gave his girlfriend a confused look. “What is it?” he asked. Chun looked at Calvin and rolled his eyes at him. “Either you're stupid or slow...” he remarked. Danson turned to Calvin and smiled. “Just so happen that I have a big crush on Hannah now...” he explained to him. Calvin was surprised at what Danson said. “Really?” he asked, his eyes widened. “That explains why you and Kit were acting weird lately...” he said.
Then, Chun looked at Kit and smiled. “So, who will be your date, Kit? Is is your best friend, or your boyfriend?” he asked. Jiro laughed at his question. “Isn't it obvious, Chun?” he said as he held Kit's hand. Then, he looked at Kit and smiled at her. “Of course, I'm going to be her date... right, Tin?” he asked. Kit smiled and nodded her head. Calvin was just watching as the two became sweet again. He felt jealous, but he know he have no right to be jealous of Jiro. “Just asking...” he heard Chun say. “Last year, Calvin was Kit's date, and you were Joy's date. I was thinking if it would still be the same as last year...” Chun said. Calvin sighed and shook his head. “Of course not. Kit is with Jiro now, so technically, Jiro is going to be Kit's date. As for me...” he stretched his arm, and then put his arm around Joy. “Joy will definitely be my date.” Calvin announced. Joy gave her boyfriend a glare. “Wei! You didn't asked me out yet, so don't assume things. And besides, maybe I want to be Danson's date that night!” she joked. Calvin gave her puppy eyes. “I thought you want to be my date that night...” he said. Joy smiled at him, and then she pinched his cheek. “Of course, I will be your date... don't worry.” she said to him. Kit watched them as they kissed. She is happy for her best friend, but inside, she felt jealous. She wantede to be Calvin's date again that year, but that's not possible anymore. She's with Jiro now, while Calvin is now with Joy.
“Hey, it's time for our classes now...” She heard Jiro say. Kit looked at him and smiled. “I'll see you later after school, OK?” he said. Kit smiled at him and nodded his head. Jiro and Chun stood up and left the cafeteria. “Social Studies class time.” Danson announced as he stood up from his seat. Joy also stood up from her seat. “Koochiepoo, where are you going?” Calvin asked. Joy looked at him and smiled. “I'm going with Danson. Both of our classes will be seeing a documentary at the at the auditorium.” she explained. Then, she leaned down and gave Calvin a kiss. In the end, Kit and Calvin were left alone at the cafeteria. “So... what are we going to do now?” he asked. “Wait for our next class, koochiepoo...” Kit answered. She laughed at what she said, while Calvin glared at him. “Very funny, Katherine.” he said, folding his arms. Kit smirked at him. “At least we're even now, koochiepoo.” she said. “Wei, as if you and Jiro don't have any pet names for each other!”
“Of course we do. We're not just as mushy or as corny as you two.”
“Koochiepoo is a nice pet name.”
“It sounds like you two are calling a puppy.”
“Oh, really? Tell me, what does Jiro call you, aside from Tin?”
Kit folded her arms and smiled proudly at him. “Jay calls me princess.” she said. Calvin fell silent at what he heard. “Oh...” he said in a low voice. “So... he also calls you princess...” Kit gave him a confused look. “What's wrong if Jay calls me princess? It's a nice pet name. I call him my prince charming.” she asked. Calvin looked up at her, unable to believe that she forgot all about it. “Didn't you remember? I... I used to call you princess when we were still kids? And... and you call me your prince charming...” he said. Kit suddenly remembered that. They were kids back then, and they were playing – acting out on their favorite fairy tale. Kit was the princess, while Calvin was her prince charming that time. “That... that was a long time ago, Calvin...” she said. She could not believe that Calvin would still remember that. She thought that Calvin have forgotten that he used to call her princess, since he have not heard him say that for years now. Meanwhile, Calvin felt hurt that Kit have forgotten about it. “Seems like Jiro took everything away from us...” he thought. Kit noticed the change in his expression. “Hey, Cal... don't tell me you're jealous just because my boyfriend calls me princess?” she asked. “I should be the only one who should call you princess!” he said to her. Kit just laughed at the way he reacted. “You're a very jealous guy...”
“You can't blame me. For me, it seems he took everything away.”
“I thought you and Jiro are OK now?”
“Didn't you promise before that if you got yourself a boyfriend, you will leave something that only the two of us know?”
Kit just laughed at him, being stubborn and jealous again. “I've kept my promise.” she said. Then, she leaned over him and then held his hand. “He doesn't know that when I have nightmares, I want someone to stay with me to hug me until I fell asleep. He also doesn't know that when I hold on to any accessories that I'm wearing, I feel tensed and that the only way to calm me down is to rub my arm.” she said. Calvin looked at her and smiled. “Well, that's two...” he said. “So, don't be jealous, OK?” Calvin nodded his head.
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“Jay ge!” Annie shouted as soon as she saw Jiro entering the house. She ran towards him, and gave Annie a hug. “Did you miss Jay ge?” Jiro asked. Annie smiled and nodded her head. Calvin, Joy, Kit and Danson followed behind Jiro. Calvin looked at the two and smiled. He's happy to know that Annie is fond of Jiro. “Jay,” he heard Kit say. “Are you sure it's OK with you to stay here with Annie while Joy and I go on shopping?” she asked. Jiro stood up, carrying Annie, he nodded his head and smiled. “Of course. Annie and I need to catch up on a lot of things. Right, Annie?” he asked her. Annie smiled and nodded her head. Then, he looked at Danson, who was standing beside her sister. “Jie, is Danson ge coming with you?” she asked. Kit smiled at her little sister and shook her head. “Danson ge is staying.” she said. She smiled at Annie, and she was happy seeing her little sister happy. She knows that her little sister have a crush on Danson. “Yay! Danson ge is staying!” she shouted in glee. Kit just laughed at her sister. Then, she felt Calvin nudging him. “Wei... what's wrong with Annie?” he whispered to her. “It's enough that she's happy that your boyfriend is baby sitting him, why does she want Danson around?” he asked. “Can't you see, my little sister have a crush on Danson.” Kit whispered to him. Calvin just nodded his head.
“Hey, I think you girls should get going before it gets late. Don't worry about Annie, Danson and I will take care of her.” Kit heard her boyfriend say. Kit smiled at him and nodded his head. As Annie let go of Jiro and latched herself to Danson, Kit leaned over Jiro and gave him a kiss. “OK, girls... come on, I'll drive you to the mall.” Calvin said. Both Joy and Kit glared at Calvin, to his confusion. “What?” he asked the two. “You're staying. I'll drive us to the mall.” Kit said. Calvin was surprised at what she said. “What?! Why can't I go with you girls? I want to see the dress you'll be buying.” he protested. Joy smirked and shook her head. “Sorry, but it will be a surprise. You can stay here with Jiro and Danson, as for me and Kit, we're going now.” she said. Before Calvin could further protest, the two girls were already outside. “But... but I want to come too!” Calvin shouted. Jiro and Danson just laughed at their friend. “Aiyo...” Jiro said as he walked over him. “Let the girls bond for a while. Besides, shopping will just bore you out.” he said. Calvin looked at Jiro and shook his head. “You don't understand, I always accompany Kit whenever she have to buy a dress for a special occasion. She always asks for my opinion on the dress she tries on.” he said. Jiro fell silent as he stepped away from him. “Oh...” he said in a low voice. He never thought that Calvin would react that way. “Anyway, you don't have to worry about a thing.” he said as he smiled at Calvin. “She's with Joy, and I know Joy's fashion sense. Tin's in good hands.” Calvin just sighed, and nodded his head. There's nothing he could do now, since the girls have already left. “Fine... let's just play with Annie.” Calvin said to Jiro. Then, he noticed that Danson and Annie have left. “Weird, where's Annie and Danson?” he asked Jiro. Jiro just shrugged his shoulder. “Annie?!” Jiro called. “We're up here!” they heard Danson shout. “I'm playing tea party with Annie... want to join us?” he shouted again. The two guys burst out laughing. “Let's not join them.” Calvin said. Jiro nodded in agreement.
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It was late in the evening when Kit retreated to her room. As she opened the lights of her room, she went to the cabinet near the window, and took her pajamas, then she began to undress. Then, she heard a window open. “Kit!” she heard Calvin said. Kit panicked upon hearing him call. She immediately covered herself. She looked at the window, and glared at Calvin who was laughing so hard. “Peeping Tom!” she shouted angrily at him. “Wei, I wasn't the exhibitionist!” Calvin said in defense. “Have I told you many times not to peek on me when I am dressing?” she asked again. “And how many times do I have to tell you to put on your blinds when you are dressing.” he said. Kit could not think of anymore come back for Calvin. “You're nose is bleeding. That's what you get for taking a look at my sexy body.” she said. Calvin laughed at what she said. “Sexy body my ass...” he said. He wiped his nose, and found that there was no blood on it. As he looked up, he saw Kit laughing at him. “I fell for that one...” he said. “Ooohh... my best friend is lusting over me. Tsk tsk tsk... that's too bad.” she teased. Calvin felt himself blushing. He was embarrassed as he saw something that he was not supposed to see. Kit saw him him blushing and laughed at him again. “Stop laughing at me!” Calvin said angrily. “Aiyo, I'm just kidding. Anyway, what do you want?” she asked. She saw Calvin smile as he rubbed his hands. “Can I see the dress you're going to wear to the ball?” he asked.
Kit just smiled at him. “The dress that I'll be wearing?” she asked. Calvin nodded his head. “Hmmm... let me think about it... how about no?” she said. Calvin frowned at her answer. “Aiyo... why don't you want me to see the dress?” he asked, pouting at her. “It's a surprise.”
“Let me see!”
“The answer is no...”
“Please?”
“No.”
“Pretty please?”
“No.”
Then, he began to pull his plank again and put it on her window. “OK, Calvin Chen... what are you doing?” she asked. She watched him as he balanced himself on the plank and went to her room. “Let me see.” he said as soon as he got in her room. Kit put her hands on her waist and shook her head. “No.” she said. Calvin noticed a shopping bag by the floor. “That must be her dress...” he thought. He let out a vicious smile, and then took the shopping bag on the floor. Kit panicked when she saw Calvin tok it. “Give it back!” she demanded. Calvin just smirked at her. “Let me see this first, OK?” he said. Before he could take a peek inside the bad, Kit jumped on his back and tried to reach for the bag. “Give it back!” she shouted on his ear. Calvin tried his best not to let Kit get hold of the bag. “Let me see first!” he said to her. “No! No peeking!” she said to him. Kit grabbed his both hands, and Calvin tried to let go from her grip. As he was trying to get Kit off of his back, he feel out of balance, making Kit fall on the bed with him on top.
They stayed that way for a while. Calvin stared into her eyes, and Kit stared into his. “I'm sorry...” Calvin whispered to her. He still did not move, and kept on staring at her face. “Cal...” Kit called. She watched him as his face began to move closer to hers. The tip of their noses touched, and then she saw him close his eyes. “Oh my God... he's going to kiss me...” she thought. Part of her wants to push him away, but another part of her wants to kiss him. “I missed this...” Calvin thought as he closed his eyes. “I missed being this close to her...” At the moment Kit closed her eyes, she felt Calvin's lips touched hers. He gently kissed her lips, and she responded to that kiss. She felt his hand slowly caress her cheek. At that moment, she felt like she's in heaven. She wished that the world would stop spinning, and the time would stop so that he would kiss her forever, but she know that what they are doing isn't right. Not only are they best friends, but they are betraying Jiro and Joy because of that Kiss. Her mind is spinning as Calvin conquered her lips. “This is wrong... this is wrong...” she thought. All though her mind is telling her stop, her body couldn't.
When Calvin's hand trailed to her cheeks, she felt something wet flowing for her cheeks. He opened her eyes, and saw Kit crying. As he saw that tear, he felt as if someone have awaken her. He immediately broke the kiss and stood up, feeling guilty for kissing her. “I... I'm sorry...” he said in a low voice. He turned her back on her, not wanting to look into her eyes. “I... I didn't mean to kiss you Kit. I'm really sorry...” he said again. Kit sat up on her bed, staring at Calvin's back. “Calvin...” she called in a low voice. Calvin looked at her, and she could see the guilt written all over his face. “Please don't think I have taken advantage of you. I... I didn't know what came to me...” he said. Then he looked at her. “I'm sorry Kit, please don't be mad at me. I know this is wrong...” Kit gave him a faint smile and shook her head. “I'm not mad. I... I should be the one who should say sorry... I think I... I did something...”
“No, you did not. It... It's me...”
“Calvin...”
“I'm really sorry, Kit. This... this wouldn't happen again.”
Calvin stood up from her bed. “I think you should rest now. I'll see you tomorrow at school.” he said. As he was about to go out, Kit called him again. “Calvin... promise me that nothing would change after... after this...” she said. Calvin looked at her and nodded his head. “I think... I think we should forget that this ever happened.” he said. Kit watch Calvin as he got out of the window and went back to his room. She sat up on her bed for a long time, the tears voluntarily rolls off from her eyes. “I will never forget this kiss, Calvin... how could I if this is what I have dreamed of for a long time...”
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Days passed by and it was already the night of the College ball.
Jiro sat on the couch, patiently waiting for Kit to come out of her room. While he was waiting for her, Annie was keeping him company. After a while, he heard the door bell ring. “Is Kit expecting another date?” Auntie Jin asked Jiro. Jiro just shrugged his shoulder. As Auntie Jin opened the door, he saw Calvin entered the house. He was surprised to see him. “What are you ding here? I thought you're going to pick up Joy?” Jiro asked. Calvin smiled at him and took a seat next to Annie. “I figured that she's not ready by this time, so I decided to stop by and see Kit.” he said. Jiro just nodded his head, and then turned his attention on the stairs. Just then, they heard footsteps on the stairs. The two guys stood up from their seats and waited for Kit to come down.
Calvin saw how pretty Kit is that night, She wore a black haltered dress that come up to her knees. She wore a light make up, and she put her hair up, with a few strands on the side of her face. She smiled at the two, and then she twirled around. “How do I look?” she asked. Jiro smiled at her. “Perfect. Just perfect...” he said. Then, he walked towards her and then handed her a stem of peach rose. “For my lovely princess...” he said. Kit smiled at him and then took the rose. “Thank you, my dashing prince.” she said. Calvin was mesmerized by the way Kit looked tonight. He have never seen Kit this beautiful before. “Calvin ge, you're drooling!” they heard Annie said. Kit and Jiro looked at him and then laughed. Calvin gave Annie a shocked look, and then wiped the side of his lips. “No, I'm not drooling, Annie.” he said defensively. “You are! Maybe it's because you've never seen jie this pretty!” Annie said. Kit gave him a confused look. “Cal, aren't you going to pick up Joy? She must be waiting for you by now...” she said. “Uh... I just stopped by to... to check on you...” Calvin stuttered. Kit just laughed at her best friend. “Wei, Cal... I think you should go and pick up Joy now. We'll see you at the ballroom later.” Jiro said. Calvin smiled and nodded his head. “I'll go ahead. See you guys later.” he said. As he turned to leave, he was wishing that he was Kit's date that night.
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