Chapter Eleven : You Misunderstand Me!
ioogleguys: [Hey, haven't seen you all in a long time, so this is dedicated to you pple. HAHAHAHAHAA. Enjoy - pics and all]
silverkey: [No introductions necessary. *cheeky grin*]
Benedict could hardly wait til it was nightfall. Well, until it was 8pm at least. That would be the time when he donned his tux, carried his immense silver machine gun and walk into the Moonway Resort Hotel ballroom, his arm linked with the most beautiful girl in Moonway College. He could hardly stop talking about it, and was surprised that Seamus wasn't the least bit bothered. Oh yeah, Seamus wasn't going to the Moonway Ball. Because Seamus didn't have a date! Hah! He grinned to himself as he made a mental checklist of the things he would need before the date. After class, he would pick up his tuxedo (freshly pressed) from the laundromat, a corsage for Clara, a box of mints...
"Benedict!!!"
Somehow, Joanne had managed to ambush Benedict. Darn, Clara didn't show up in class today, along with many of the girls. It was understandable. Most people were skipping classes because they needed time for last minute adjustments. Even Dianne Brah, Igene, Goldie and Thingy - regular faces at The Pub - were missing in action. Without Clara sitting next to Benedict, it was easier for Joanne to approach him.
Scared, Benedict greeted her back, as warmly as he could.
"Ben... I just can't wait for tonight!!! I can't wait til we have the slow dance together gether!" she squealed.
"Aha... I can't wait for tonight either," he said. Which was true.
"So, do you want me to pick you up from the apartment?" said Joanne.
"Nah, I'll probably meet you there."
"What time?"
"Erm... how about 9pm?" Benedict quickly calculated that he would meet Clara up at 8, go in and settle down and hope that the ballroom would be too crowded for Joanne to find him. If possible, he would call Joanne up later (when she was truly out of his sight) and say that he had the flu, THEREFORE giving his ticket to Choong Leeng. Perfect!
"Can't we meet up earlier? I want to take lots of photos outside the ballroom!" she whined.
"Nope. The tailor has some problems with my er... Roger Rabbit costume. It's essential that I have it perfected," he lied glibly.
"That's true. We have to have it perfect. By the way, can you blif the nerve of that Clara Tan? She told me that she was going to the ball with you? Can you blif how bodo she is?" she cackled happily.
Ben could only hope that Clara and Joanne would remain as bodo to what was going on as long as possible.
* * * * * *
By 7:30pm, the hall outside the ballroom was already teeming with people. A lot of people came in costume after all, and in an ironic twist, it were those which did NOT dress up that felt weird and out of place. Goldie thanked her lucky stars that she managed to find clothes to go as Jubilee from X-Men. As agreed upon, Kimchi came as Kim Possible, Dianne Brah as DeeDee from Dexter's Laboratory (complete with baby blue contact lens), Thingy as Shigure and Choong Leeng as Kyo from Fruits Basket, and so on. There was a lot of laughter and cameras were whirring at the activity.
Benedict arrived fashionably early, and blanched when he saw Clara. Dressed up in a fluffy tiger outfit. He didn't even know it was her, until she took off the goofy mask and was perspiring inside the ridiculous outfit. Their eyes met each others.
Benedict was stammering. "I... I can explain."
But Clara knew instantly what happened. And she smiled. "Don't you see Ben? This does show that we are made for each other!!"
"What do you mean? You're dressed as Hobbes and I'm dressed as Agent J!!"
"No! This is sooooo The gift of the magi!! Well, kind of! We didn't even think about ourselves, but we thought about each other. This is.. possibly, the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me!!"
With that, she hugged Ben.
"Of course, I do feel pretty stupid in this tiger outfit. Gosh," she looked away shyly.
"No way! I think you look great! But heck, why did you dress up as Hobbes instead of Susie Derkins?" asked Ben. He was pinning trying to pin the corsage onto Clara.
"Well, I always thought that Calvin loved Hobbes more than Susie. Haha."
They smiled at each other, and walked hand in hand into the Moonway Resort Hotel Ballroom.
Meanwhile, Choong Leeng managed to find her table, among the other A-Level geek chicks from her course. Ar Lian and Ar Huey were stunned. Seamus DID show up at the prom after all! And they had absolutely NO idea that he actually watched anime! And an anime which was more known for the cute male characters than female characters. Not only that, he came as Kyo, the most angsty and good-looking character (in their humble opinions). Instantly, they became really shy and averted their eyes from Kyo (Choong Leeng, whom they thought was Seamus).
Choong Leeng was a bit put out by the cold welcome that she got at the table. Oh well. She smiled around the table at the girls, most of them were either averting their glances or staring at her with mouths agape.
"Hey gals. You all look really good today!" said Choong Leeng cheerily.
Instantly the table was abuzz with "Oh my gawd, he spoke to me!" and "He said I look good! No, he said I look good!" Choong Leeng was confused. Then it hit her - those girls must be obsessed with Fruits Basket, and they were merely obsesed with her character - Kyo. Well, she would indulge them just for today -and get into character.
Ar Lian timidly looked at Choong Leeng and said, "Hi. So... would you like more oren juice?"
How absolutely kind of Ar Lian! Usually she would force Choong Leeng to get things for her, but here she was offering to help her instead. Really, she couldn't have underestimated Ar Lian more!
"Why, sure! That's real sweet of you!" said Choong Leeng in as manly a voice as she could. Kyo would be proud.
Ar Lian was thrilled. After she poured the juice for her, she said in a small voice, "Erm, you really have nice shoulders. They're really broad and ... manly..."
Normally, Choong Leeng would have punched the person who dared to call her manly, but it was different tonight. Getting into character again, she suavely replied, "Why, yes of course. I do a lot of martial arts training at the mountains. I fought with bears underneath a waterfall... among other things."
Ar Lian gasped in admiration. It was common knowledge that Seamus did martial arts, but she had no idea that he was so advanced.
"You'll HAVE to dance with me tonight. You simply have to!" said Ar Lian breathlessly.
"Huh? Wouldn't you want to dance with another guy?" replied Choong Leeng.
"No! YOU have to dance with ME!" cut in Ar Huey, to Ar Lian's distaste.
"Well, we'll all dance together then!" said Choong Leeng simply.
"Ooh, in that case, we'll have to make a sandwich..." said Ar Lian happily.
"A sandwich? What's that?" asked Choong Leeng in confusion. Where was the food anyway? The talk of sandwiches had gotten her hungry.
"You'll find out!" they giggled, somewhat nastily.
The first two hours of the night passed by dreamily. There were some good live performances by some Malaysian bands, and the Moonway Pageant was good as well. Zohra gave a stunning performance as Belle from Beauty & The Beast. She was a shoo-in for a winner. Benedict and Clara had a great time talking, altho she was getting very self-concious about her attire. At the Airco table, plans were being made for the "big party" at the Moonway Resort Hotel. "Remember, the party is going on at room 99. Pass the message to any other Airco member. Goldie and Dianne brought their stash of alcohol, so it's free drinks for everyone!"
"Want to go to the Airco party after this?" asked Benedict hopefully.
"I don't know... I mean, I'm not an Airco member," replied Clara.
"Hey, if you're Ben's girl, you're most welcome!" said Thingy cheesily. "We make exceptions."
Clara looked at Ben, and she nodded happily.
Outside, Joanne was waiting angrily. 9pm was wayyyy too late to meet up. She couldn't believe that she had agreed so readily with Benedict. The minutes were ticking by, and she had already been waiting for 30 minutes. Inside the hall, she could hear people laughing jovially and the live band performing. She couldn't be bothered anymore, and stormed into the room. When she saw that there was already 9 people sitting at her table (and one empty seat for her), she was relieved. She thought that Benedict already went in. She rushed there, only to find no sign of a guy in a bunny costume.
"Where... where's Benedict?" she asked breathlessly.
"He didn't come!" said Ar Lian and Ar Huey together. "But he came instead!"
"Er, yeah, Benedict gave me his ticket," answered Choong Leeng. Everyone was getting too into character. Everyone had been referring to her as a "he". Oh well. The food was good anyhow.
"Where's Benedict?" said Joanne pointedly, pausing to admire Seamus.
"Why don't you call him?" answered Choong Leeng guiltily.
A call later, Joanne was traumatised to find that Benedict was bedridden with the flu. He was terribly sorry, and hoped he didn't mind giving his ticket to another person. Seeing as the other person was Seamus, Joanne almost forgave him. "Oh well, if I don't have a date, I hope Clara doesn't have a date either," she said, before she hung up.
Just then, the announcement for the best-dressed student came out. "CLARA TAN!"
Joanne almost died. What was Clara wearing that could possibly be better than Joanne's killer red gown which had a low cut bustier and high slit? Joanne was too angry to look at Clara ambling up to receive her prize. A few people were standing around taking pictures of Clara on the stage, among them Edward Khoo and Pooyakasha.
"Thank you for this prize! And thanks to everyone who voted for me!" said Clara. "But most of all, I would like to thank my date for being soooo understanding, and basically inspiring me to wear this outfit. Without him, I wouldn't even have the confidence to stand here among all you well-dressed lovelies! So, I'll like for him to join me here on stage... come on up darling!" Benedict was embarassed, but Clara looked so excited that he couldn't help but run up to join her.
Just then, Joanne looked up. And she saw red. She got up so quickly from her seat, that she spilled a glass of water on Choong Leeng. "Oh let me wipe you dry" said about 4 girls as they mobbed Choong Leeng with various tissues and handkerchiefs.
Joanne stormed towards the stage.
* * * * * *
"YOU SKANKY BITCH! HOW DARE YOU!!"
Benedict and Clara turned in unison, and they saw Joanne. She was screaming right at...
Pooyakasha.
Benedict's reaction was to turn tail and flee, but when he realised that neither he nor Clara was the target of the anger, he was almost tempted to stay and watch. Pooyakasha was Joanne's friend... what had caused the outburst?
It was obvious to him in seconds. Pooyakasha was wearing the same outfit as Joanne. Snickering, Benedict and Clara walked off the stage and past those two unnoticed.
"I TOLD you first that I was going to go as Jessica Rabbit? How dare you copy me? You unoriginal fuckface!" yelled Joanne.
"Er, excuse me Joanne, but I think that I'm entitled to wear whatever I fucking please. Stop making an embarassment of yourself."
"Now I know why I didn't win the best dressed prize. It's because I had a bloody fake wearing the exact same thing. You fucking bitch!"
"Hey, even if Clara didn't win, it would've been me, not you. Because you know why? Cos I've got the banging body to go with the outfit, not you. And that's why I decided to go as Jessica Rabbit as well. Cos Joanne - you - as Jessica Rabbit - will defile the entire cartoon for me." Pooyakasha looked dirtily at Joanne's body.
"What the hell are you talking about? Hey, look at my boobs la. They are so much better than your flatties," replied Joanne heatedly.
"CAN THE BOTH OF YOU FUCKING SIT DOWN? BOTH OF YOU ARE FLATTIES COMPARED TO ME!!!" yelled Igene Chee. She couldn't resist drama, and had to join in the fun.
And of course, it sparked off an even longer fight. It was ages before the Student Cuntcil managed to drag the three girls from the stage area and boot them out of the hotel. By then, it was time for the open floor session. Everybody was starting to fill up the dancefloor.
Benedict looked at Clara. "Shall we?" He bowed and extended a hand.
"Sure!"
"Shall we?" said Ar Lian and Ar Huey to Choong Leeng.
"Sure!"
On the dancefloor, they were dancing away to the random pop songs when Ar Lian asked Choong Leeng, "So you want to know what a sandwich is huh?"
"Well, I'm pretty curious."
"Let's show him, sister," said Ar Lian to Ar Huey.
Simultaneously, the both of them moved in closer to Choong Leeng and started to rub their bodies against either side of Choong Leeng. "See? You're in the middle of us, so you're like the meat in this sandwich," cooed Ar Lian seductively.
"You lesbians!! Stop this this instant!!" said Choong Leeng, majorly squicked out by the both of them.
"Hahaha, what do you mean lesbian? We are hot for you - which means we are so NOT lesbians."
"You are hot for me? Oh yuck, get away. I'm so not playing along with your fantasies for Kyo anymore."
"Kyo? What do you mean playing along?"
"What? You mean you didn't know that I was cosplaying as Kyo from Fruits Basket?" said Choong Leeng. Then why were they referring to her as a guy all night long?
"We know you're dressing up as Kyo. But we don't fantasise over Kyo... we fantasise about you, Seamus. Anyway, it's obvious. You ARE in love with that Chan Choong Leeng. That's why you don't want us, huh? What does Chan Choong Leeng have that we don't?" Ar Lian and Ar Huey were getting frantic. The whole night had gone splendidly before this.
"WHAT THE HELL? I'M CHAN CHOONG LEENG!!!! NOT SEAMUS!!!" With that Choong Leeng whipped out her wallet and her identification card.
The rest of the people at the dance floor heard a piercing scream, and then saw three shadows run haphazardly for the door.
* * * * * *
By 12:30am, the prom was pretty much over. It had been eventful for most of the students. Some were ready to head home, strip themselves of the heavy make-up and go to sleep for the next couple of years. Others, namely, the AIRCO members, were ready to party on all night long. They headed to the 9th floor and entered room 99. There, Goldie was happily mixing drinks (and sampling most of her works of art), while Dianne Brah was playing choice tunes on the CD player. "Starlight by Superman Lovers! Now we can dance on some more here!"
Clara had changed out of her tiger costume and had a short skirt, high heels and a low-cut top underneath. Benedict had taken off his blazer and tie. "Do you want to party on here? Or do you want me to book another room? You know... somewhere... quieter??" he hinted. Dunno How had passed him a condom and it had been giving him ideas for few hours.
"Nah, it's cool. This party is rockin'!" said Clara. "Let's have a couple of drinks here before we decide if want to move on somewhere quieter."
Benedict sighed, and went to the bar to get some drinks from Goldie.
"You're drinking, Ben?" said a surprised Goldie. "You sure? You get drunk on mineral water, remember?"
"Yeah, so ... er.. one vodka lime for Clara, and same for me, only put water in mine. No vodka. Heh."
Goldie mixed the drinks, but decided that a little vodka couldn't harm Ben, so she added some vodka into his mineral water anyway. It was so mild that he probably wouldn't have tasted it. From a corner of her eye, she saw Clara and Ben down the drinks quickly. She couldn't wait to see Ben drunk. Maybe he would do some funny stuff.
"Hey Goldie, have you seen Edward anywhere? I want to see the digital pictures he took of the prom from his camera!" asked Thingy.
"He said that he had to go work. Isn't that weird? What can he possibly work at at 12:30am?"
"What a bad liar. If he wants to stay in Airco, he should learn how to lie better. That is a really useful skill for all members," said Thingy wisely.
* * * * * *
Where did Edward Khoo go? Will Benedict get drunk? What happens to Pooyakasha, Igene and Joanne? Find out next week!
silverkey: [No introductions necessary. *cheeky grin*]
Benedict could hardly wait til it was nightfall. Well, until it was 8pm at least. That would be the time when he donned his tux, carried his immense silver machine gun and walk into the Moonway Resort Hotel ballroom, his arm linked with the most beautiful girl in Moonway College. He could hardly stop talking about it, and was surprised that Seamus wasn't the least bit bothered. Oh yeah, Seamus wasn't going to the Moonway Ball. Because Seamus didn't have a date! Hah! He grinned to himself as he made a mental checklist of the things he would need before the date. After class, he would pick up his tuxedo (freshly pressed) from the laundromat, a corsage for Clara, a box of mints...
"Benedict!!!"
Somehow, Joanne had managed to ambush Benedict. Darn, Clara didn't show up in class today, along with many of the girls. It was understandable. Most people were skipping classes because they needed time for last minute adjustments. Even Dianne Brah, Igene, Goldie and Thingy - regular faces at The Pub - were missing in action. Without Clara sitting next to Benedict, it was easier for Joanne to approach him.
Scared, Benedict greeted her back, as warmly as he could.
"Ben... I just can't wait for tonight!!! I can't wait til we have the slow dance together gether!" she squealed.
"Aha... I can't wait for tonight either," he said. Which was true.
"So, do you want me to pick you up from the apartment?" said Joanne.
"Nah, I'll probably meet you there."
"What time?"
"Erm... how about 9pm?" Benedict quickly calculated that he would meet Clara up at 8, go in and settle down and hope that the ballroom would be too crowded for Joanne to find him. If possible, he would call Joanne up later (when she was truly out of his sight) and say that he had the flu, THEREFORE giving his ticket to Choong Leeng. Perfect!
"Can't we meet up earlier? I want to take lots of photos outside the ballroom!" she whined.
"Nope. The tailor has some problems with my er... Roger Rabbit costume. It's essential that I have it perfected," he lied glibly.
"That's true. We have to have it perfect. By the way, can you blif the nerve of that Clara Tan? She told me that she was going to the ball with you? Can you blif how bodo she is?" she cackled happily.
Ben could only hope that Clara and Joanne would remain as bodo to what was going on as long as possible.
* * * * * *
By 7:30pm, the hall outside the ballroom was already teeming with people. A lot of people came in costume after all, and in an ironic twist, it were those which did NOT dress up that felt weird and out of place. Goldie thanked her lucky stars that she managed to find clothes to go as Jubilee from X-Men. As agreed upon, Kimchi came as Kim Possible, Dianne Brah as DeeDee from Dexter's Laboratory (complete with baby blue contact lens), Thingy as Shigure and Choong Leeng as Kyo from Fruits Basket, and so on. There was a lot of laughter and cameras were whirring at the activity.
Benedict arrived fashionably early, and blanched when he saw Clara. Dressed up in a fluffy tiger outfit. He didn't even know it was her, until she took off the goofy mask and was perspiring inside the ridiculous outfit. Their eyes met each others.
Benedict was stammering. "I... I can explain."
But Clara knew instantly what happened. And she smiled. "Don't you see Ben? This does show that we are made for each other!!"
"What do you mean? You're dressed as Hobbes and I'm dressed as Agent J!!"
"No! This is sooooo The gift of the magi!! Well, kind of! We didn't even think about ourselves, but we thought about each other. This is.. possibly, the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me!!"
With that, she hugged Ben.
"Of course, I do feel pretty stupid in this tiger outfit. Gosh," she looked away shyly.
"No way! I think you look great! But heck, why did you dress up as Hobbes instead of Susie Derkins?" asked Ben. He was pinning trying to pin the corsage onto Clara.
"Well, I always thought that Calvin loved Hobbes more than Susie. Haha."
They smiled at each other, and walked hand in hand into the Moonway Resort Hotel Ballroom.
Meanwhile, Choong Leeng managed to find her table, among the other A-Level geek chicks from her course. Ar Lian and Ar Huey were stunned. Seamus DID show up at the prom after all! And they had absolutely NO idea that he actually watched anime! And an anime which was more known for the cute male characters than female characters. Not only that, he came as Kyo, the most angsty and good-looking character (in their humble opinions). Instantly, they became really shy and averted their eyes from Kyo (Choong Leeng, whom they thought was Seamus).
Choong Leeng was a bit put out by the cold welcome that she got at the table. Oh well. She smiled around the table at the girls, most of them were either averting their glances or staring at her with mouths agape.
"Hey gals. You all look really good today!" said Choong Leeng cheerily.
Instantly the table was abuzz with "Oh my gawd, he spoke to me!" and "He said I look good! No, he said I look good!" Choong Leeng was confused. Then it hit her - those girls must be obsessed with Fruits Basket, and they were merely obsesed with her character - Kyo. Well, she would indulge them just for today -and get into character.
Ar Lian timidly looked at Choong Leeng and said, "Hi. So... would you like more oren juice?"
How absolutely kind of Ar Lian! Usually she would force Choong Leeng to get things for her, but here she was offering to help her instead. Really, she couldn't have underestimated Ar Lian more!
"Why, sure! That's real sweet of you!" said Choong Leeng in as manly a voice as she could. Kyo would be proud.
Ar Lian was thrilled. After she poured the juice for her, she said in a small voice, "Erm, you really have nice shoulders. They're really broad and ... manly..."
Normally, Choong Leeng would have punched the person who dared to call her manly, but it was different tonight. Getting into character again, she suavely replied, "Why, yes of course. I do a lot of martial arts training at the mountains. I fought with bears underneath a waterfall... among other things."
Ar Lian gasped in admiration. It was common knowledge that Seamus did martial arts, but she had no idea that he was so advanced.
"You'll HAVE to dance with me tonight. You simply have to!" said Ar Lian breathlessly.
"Huh? Wouldn't you want to dance with another guy?" replied Choong Leeng.
"No! YOU have to dance with ME!" cut in Ar Huey, to Ar Lian's distaste.
"Well, we'll all dance together then!" said Choong Leeng simply.
"Ooh, in that case, we'll have to make a sandwich..." said Ar Lian happily.
"A sandwich? What's that?" asked Choong Leeng in confusion. Where was the food anyway? The talk of sandwiches had gotten her hungry.
"You'll find out!" they giggled, somewhat nastily.
The first two hours of the night passed by dreamily. There were some good live performances by some Malaysian bands, and the Moonway Pageant was good as well. Zohra gave a stunning performance as Belle from Beauty & The Beast. She was a shoo-in for a winner. Benedict and Clara had a great time talking, altho she was getting very self-concious about her attire. At the Airco table, plans were being made for the "big party" at the Moonway Resort Hotel. "Remember, the party is going on at room 99. Pass the message to any other Airco member. Goldie and Dianne brought their stash of alcohol, so it's free drinks for everyone!"
"Want to go to the Airco party after this?" asked Benedict hopefully.
"I don't know... I mean, I'm not an Airco member," replied Clara.
"Hey, if you're Ben's girl, you're most welcome!" said Thingy cheesily. "We make exceptions."
Clara looked at Ben, and she nodded happily.
Outside, Joanne was waiting angrily. 9pm was wayyyy too late to meet up. She couldn't believe that she had agreed so readily with Benedict. The minutes were ticking by, and she had already been waiting for 30 minutes. Inside the hall, she could hear people laughing jovially and the live band performing. She couldn't be bothered anymore, and stormed into the room. When she saw that there was already 9 people sitting at her table (and one empty seat for her), she was relieved. She thought that Benedict already went in. She rushed there, only to find no sign of a guy in a bunny costume.
"Where... where's Benedict?" she asked breathlessly.
"He didn't come!" said Ar Lian and Ar Huey together. "But he came instead!"
"Er, yeah, Benedict gave me his ticket," answered Choong Leeng. Everyone was getting too into character. Everyone had been referring to her as a "he". Oh well. The food was good anyhow.
"Where's Benedict?" said Joanne pointedly, pausing to admire Seamus.
"Why don't you call him?" answered Choong Leeng guiltily.
A call later, Joanne was traumatised to find that Benedict was bedridden with the flu. He was terribly sorry, and hoped he didn't mind giving his ticket to another person. Seeing as the other person was Seamus, Joanne almost forgave him. "Oh well, if I don't have a date, I hope Clara doesn't have a date either," she said, before she hung up.
Just then, the announcement for the best-dressed student came out. "CLARA TAN!"
Joanne almost died. What was Clara wearing that could possibly be better than Joanne's killer red gown which had a low cut bustier and high slit? Joanne was too angry to look at Clara ambling up to receive her prize. A few people were standing around taking pictures of Clara on the stage, among them Edward Khoo and Pooyakasha.
"Thank you for this prize! And thanks to everyone who voted for me!" said Clara. "But most of all, I would like to thank my date for being soooo understanding, and basically inspiring me to wear this outfit. Without him, I wouldn't even have the confidence to stand here among all you well-dressed lovelies! So, I'll like for him to join me here on stage... come on up darling!" Benedict was embarassed, but Clara looked so excited that he couldn't help but run up to join her.
Just then, Joanne looked up. And she saw red. She got up so quickly from her seat, that she spilled a glass of water on Choong Leeng. "Oh let me wipe you dry" said about 4 girls as they mobbed Choong Leeng with various tissues and handkerchiefs.
Joanne stormed towards the stage.
* * * * * *
"YOU SKANKY BITCH! HOW DARE YOU!!"
Benedict and Clara turned in unison, and they saw Joanne. She was screaming right at...
Pooyakasha.
Benedict's reaction was to turn tail and flee, but when he realised that neither he nor Clara was the target of the anger, he was almost tempted to stay and watch. Pooyakasha was Joanne's friend... what had caused the outburst?
It was obvious to him in seconds. Pooyakasha was wearing the same outfit as Joanne. Snickering, Benedict and Clara walked off the stage and past those two unnoticed.
"I TOLD you first that I was going to go as Jessica Rabbit? How dare you copy me? You unoriginal fuckface!" yelled Joanne.
"Er, excuse me Joanne, but I think that I'm entitled to wear whatever I fucking please. Stop making an embarassment of yourself."
"Now I know why I didn't win the best dressed prize. It's because I had a bloody fake wearing the exact same thing. You fucking bitch!"
"Hey, even if Clara didn't win, it would've been me, not you. Because you know why? Cos I've got the banging body to go with the outfit, not you. And that's why I decided to go as Jessica Rabbit as well. Cos Joanne - you - as Jessica Rabbit - will defile the entire cartoon for me." Pooyakasha looked dirtily at Joanne's body.
"What the hell are you talking about? Hey, look at my boobs la. They are so much better than your flatties," replied Joanne heatedly.
"CAN THE BOTH OF YOU FUCKING SIT DOWN? BOTH OF YOU ARE FLATTIES COMPARED TO ME!!!" yelled Igene Chee. She couldn't resist drama, and had to join in the fun.
And of course, it sparked off an even longer fight. It was ages before the Student Cuntcil managed to drag the three girls from the stage area and boot them out of the hotel. By then, it was time for the open floor session. Everybody was starting to fill up the dancefloor.
Benedict looked at Clara. "Shall we?" He bowed and extended a hand.
"Sure!"
"Shall we?" said Ar Lian and Ar Huey to Choong Leeng.
"Sure!"
On the dancefloor, they were dancing away to the random pop songs when Ar Lian asked Choong Leeng, "So you want to know what a sandwich is huh?"
"Well, I'm pretty curious."
"Let's show him, sister," said Ar Lian to Ar Huey.
Simultaneously, the both of them moved in closer to Choong Leeng and started to rub their bodies against either side of Choong Leeng. "See? You're in the middle of us, so you're like the meat in this sandwich," cooed Ar Lian seductively.
"You lesbians!! Stop this this instant!!" said Choong Leeng, majorly squicked out by the both of them.
"Hahaha, what do you mean lesbian? We are hot for you - which means we are so NOT lesbians."
"You are hot for me? Oh yuck, get away. I'm so not playing along with your fantasies for Kyo anymore."
"Kyo? What do you mean playing along?"
"What? You mean you didn't know that I was cosplaying as Kyo from Fruits Basket?" said Choong Leeng. Then why were they referring to her as a guy all night long?
"We know you're dressing up as Kyo. But we don't fantasise over Kyo... we fantasise about you, Seamus. Anyway, it's obvious. You ARE in love with that Chan Choong Leeng. That's why you don't want us, huh? What does Chan Choong Leeng have that we don't?" Ar Lian and Ar Huey were getting frantic. The whole night had gone splendidly before this.
"WHAT THE HELL? I'M CHAN CHOONG LEENG!!!! NOT SEAMUS!!!" With that Choong Leeng whipped out her wallet and her identification card.
The rest of the people at the dance floor heard a piercing scream, and then saw three shadows run haphazardly for the door.
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By 12:30am, the prom was pretty much over. It had been eventful for most of the students. Some were ready to head home, strip themselves of the heavy make-up and go to sleep for the next couple of years. Others, namely, the AIRCO members, were ready to party on all night long. They headed to the 9th floor and entered room 99. There, Goldie was happily mixing drinks (and sampling most of her works of art), while Dianne Brah was playing choice tunes on the CD player. "Starlight by Superman Lovers! Now we can dance on some more here!"
Clara had changed out of her tiger costume and had a short skirt, high heels and a low-cut top underneath. Benedict had taken off his blazer and tie. "Do you want to party on here? Or do you want me to book another room? You know... somewhere... quieter??" he hinted. Dunno How had passed him a condom and it had been giving him ideas for few hours.
"Nah, it's cool. This party is rockin'!" said Clara. "Let's have a couple of drinks here before we decide if want to move on somewhere quieter."
Benedict sighed, and went to the bar to get some drinks from Goldie.
"You're drinking, Ben?" said a surprised Goldie. "You sure? You get drunk on mineral water, remember?"
"Yeah, so ... er.. one vodka lime for Clara, and same for me, only put water in mine. No vodka. Heh."
Goldie mixed the drinks, but decided that a little vodka couldn't harm Ben, so she added some vodka into his mineral water anyway. It was so mild that he probably wouldn't have tasted it. From a corner of her eye, she saw Clara and Ben down the drinks quickly. She couldn't wait to see Ben drunk. Maybe he would do some funny stuff.
"Hey Goldie, have you seen Edward anywhere? I want to see the digital pictures he took of the prom from his camera!" asked Thingy.
"He said that he had to go work. Isn't that weird? What can he possibly work at at 12:30am?"
"What a bad liar. If he wants to stay in Airco, he should learn how to lie better. That is a really useful skill for all members," said Thingy wisely.
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Where did Edward Khoo go? Will Benedict get drunk? What happens to Pooyakasha, Igene and Joanne? Find out next week!