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"Ah... I can heal myself, thanks jiejie." Elijah let out a sweet smile, ensuring that he'll do just fine.

"Are you crazy? How'd you cut yourself?!" Dominic stared at his best friend darkly.

Elijah grinned: "By accident. I mean, when I was cutting cheese."

"Your clumsy ass needs care." Zack rolled his eyes munching his food.

Elijah rolled his eyes at his brother, murmuring something under his breath.

After a short sibling argument, the whole room finally settled themselves and ate.

"So... Dom, how's San Vedra's history search going?" Kai asked drinking his water. Dominic lightly choked.

"You wouldn't like it, such a bloody history."

"Oh."

Tris took one piece of cheese & garlic bread biting the top of it. "If I were you, let's save bloody arguments tomorrow. We should sleep after dinner, you know... we have school tomorrow and some of you guys volunteered for something."

Jace agreed: "Yep, we'll just see the squad tomorrow when break time occurs."

"Have you guys forgotten one thing?" Callista glared at everyone with an eyebrow raised and eyes full of disbelief.

Their answers were only murmurs:

"Yeah."

"Maybe."

"No... Or, I could've."

She facepalmed herself, her brain functioned but, with the squad? No. She properly chewed her food before saying: "Our school principal was replaced, therefore, breaks might be early and volunteering might be... er- postponed."

Callista and Kiara were both part of the SSC (A short-term for School student council) Hence, they've been a big help to the Zàijiàn squad, keeping the group updated about the new projects and school news.

Moreover, they can explain everything in detail. The top big help.

"Genuine question." Kiara looked up to the squad. "Do you think the new principal will be nice to us? I mean, I heard from the teachers at the faculty near the SSC office, they say he's like a strange... er- how should I explain... crazy?"

"You don't mean a psycho, do you?" Kai shakily laid his fork down, on top of his plate.

Kiara flinched in Kai's direction. "Okay, too much. That's enough crazy brain thoughts of yours for one day." She commented in an honest voice.

"Sorry."

Jace cleared his throat looking at Kiara. "So... By 'crazy' you mean is he like a perverted shit or what?"

The female bursted up laughing. "Who says he's like a perverted shit? HAHAHAHAHA oh my goodness, Jace."

"What?!" Jace gasped. "You didn't clarify what type of 'crazy' is he."

Kiara suddenly frowned. "Rumors of the faculty say that he's some type of doll collector. Maybe, that's the reason they call him crazy."

"Dolls aren't only meant for girls, unless, toxicity evolved their heads." Zack quoted, pouring some water into his glass.

Callista hummed. "They say he likes dolls, not the normal ones- those old dolls with missing eyes, I think."

"Ooh, creepy." Tris sneered. In reality, though, he was scared of such types of doll collectors. He couldn't even imagine himself with a doll missing one eye beside him. It's just- not his thing.

Once everyone cleared their plates, Jace volunteered to wash the plates. Meanwhile, Elijah offered to clean the table.

Once everyone was away, Jace took the chance to check up on their younger. "Jah, you alright?"

"I wouldn't be moving if I wasn't. Will I?" Elijah huffed, ignoring Jace's pout.

"Rude."

"It's my regular, You're just not used to it." Elijah rolled his eyes fixing the chairs and wiping the dishes.

"Wait- Are you jealous of your friend?!" Gasped Jace, earning a smack from Elijah. The younger queried: "How dare you say I'm jealous? Do you want me to throw this glass of water I'm drinking?"

"Admit it, You're just jealous."

"Shut up, Jimenez."

"Don't call me by my middle name, Mr. Harisson. Or else, you want me to change Your last name to mine."

"Fuck it, I wasn't being jealous. I accidentally cut my finger, got it?" Elijah clarified, emphasizing the word 'accidentally' pissed. "And, Mr. Xiao, please avoid flirting with me, You're not going to like me so... stop showing such red flags."

"Red flag starts with 'R' not 'J' And, not all letter J are red flags, you know," Jace said, scrubbing the plate using a sponge.

Elijah laughed. "Oh, I didn't say 'all' honey. It's because... Most of the letter J(s) I've seen around me are red flags. And, why don't you repeat your name, Rafael Jace Jimenez Xiao?"

Jace arched a brow, having enough. "Shut up."

"You started it."

"Shut up, or I'll kiss you."

"You'll confuse yourself further, brothers don't do that."

Jace gave up. After washing the plates, he murmured something (more like cursed Elijah) and left. Elijah smiled in victory, making his way to the guestroom.

Guestroom:

"Oh, Jah, what took you so long?" Zack looked at his brother as though he was judging his whole existence.

Elijah scoffed. "Fought with the 'Mr. Perfect' while cleaning the table." He stuck his tongue out at his own words. He then proceeds to scroll through his social media.

"Really? I thought it was because you were jealous of Dominic, but, okay."

"I never said I liked Jace! Why'd I be jealous?" Elijah frowned and scowled.

"I meant by brotherly love... did you think of something else?" Asked Zack, bewildered.

Elijah went silent and didn't say anything. Zack became suspicious of this behavior and asked.

"Are you... keeping something from me, Jah?"

The younger denied it. "No, no, gege. I just... it's nothing."

"Nathaniel Elijah Harisson Wang, I want you to tell me the truth."

"Ge, please, I swear, I'm just tired and I'm out of my head." Elijah bit his bottom lip, he had never lied to his brother before.

Zack just nodded and sat beside his brother. "Tell me if you want to talk about something, okay? I'll listen."

Elijah gave a small thumbs up and laid comfy on the bed and slept.

Tris looked at his brother in concern and took his phone.
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Tris: You think Jah's hiding
something from us?

Zack: My gut says so,
but, come on! He never lies.
You know that well, Tris.

Tris: Of course, we both
do. But, you know what type
of environment we grew up in.
Mom and dad were not so parent-figure
to us three, it's not impossible
he learned to lie.

Zack: You do have a point.
He keeps acting strange these
days, especially today. He became
like someone clumsy-clumsy.
I can take it as a coincidence.

Tris: What if... he likes
Jace?

Zack: Oh, pfft. Everyone in our squad
assumed that. What did he do?
He denied it, countless of times.

Tris: You're never sure, gege.

Zack: Don't be like that, Tris!
You know mom and dad aren't that
open to homosexuals.

Tris: Don't tell me you
aren't either.

Zack: I am, but it'll be a problem
if mom and dad knew. They'll treat
Elijah trash.

Tris: You're right.
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Zack shook his head at his younger brother. All he wanted now was to protect Elijah. You never know what might come in the way. Life's full of surprises.

Tris meanwhile, stopped using his phone and bid goodnight. He turned off the lamp while he and his brother went to sleep.
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Rafael Jace Jimenez Xiao is our brown flag for today's video. ;-; This was random LMAO.

-Ms. Khi 🦊🖤