Chapter 18 Graduation Day Part I (1/2)

It was the last day of school, and the day that Year 6 students would graduate. They would be leaving this primary school days behind and enter secondary school the following year, entering the first step into adulthood.

There were many students crying silently at the side, watching one particular group of strikingly handsome and beautiful people gathered together. There were five of them, four boys and one girl. It wasn't that all five of them were perfect specimens of human beings; in fact, if one was to scrutinize their faces properly, a couple could actually be described as average looking.

It's just that .. there was something about them. Be it individually, or when they were together (though they felt the impact far more when they were all together). It was the way they carried themselves. Their overall demeanor, or aura, that set them apart from everyone else. From the way they walked, to the way they talked ... there was just something.

The kids were too young to recognize that what the group had was charisma. It was innate, and so ingrained within themselves that it just captivated people. As if they were hypnotized. Then again, even if the kids knew what it was, it wasn't like they could resist it. If this was the entertainment circle, that aura / charisma would have been noted as the elusive ”X-Factor” that would transform a normal singer, into a diva / idol.

The group that they were staring at intensely were their seniors, and this is their last year. No longer would they be able to sneak glances at them as they walked by their classes. No longer can they watch the boys as they played football and basketball. No longer can they brag and hold their heads up high when people found out they were from Retsu Primary School, THE school that had THAT group. Well, they okay, so they could still brag about it but after this ... it would be as Retsu's history, rather than the present. No longer can they be smug over the fact that they could see them everyday!

Their eyes settled on each person in the group.

Xing Han: the clown of the group. His dark hair sported the buzz cut, though it had more hair on the top than the normal military style. His round and fair face always had on his signature smile, though most of the time those thin lips would be moving rapidly as he never seems to stop talking. He wasn't fat, but he wasn't slim either. He had the sort of body shape that you feel like hugging for comfort. There was a slight shadow of a mustache over his lips, which just seem to add on to this image of a smart yet doting brother. He was what you'd call ”cute and adorable”.

Sam, the youngest of the group. Due to his high intelligence, he was allowed to enter school a year early. His had rimless glasses, which didn't quite hide the sharp hazel eyes behind it. His light brown hair was curly, and it looked like instant noodles before it is cooked. Tall and lanky, his pants would normally be slightly shorter and show a bit of his ankle, while his signature pen would be stuffed at the back of his pants pocket, its shape barely seen through the jacket. Yet, despite him acting and dressing up like a nerd ... visually ... he wasn't the typical nerd. He was the rare kind: a hot nerd.

Muhammad Ali, or Ali, the exchange student from Country SA. Olive skinned and dark wavy hair that reached just above the collar his dark eyes seemed to be lazy and unconcerned. He was quite laid back, and was the sporty type, with his body starting to show some form of muscle even at that young age. There was also an air of nobility from him, though it wasn't as pronounced as one other person. He was, in short, the cool one.

The Alpha Male. The undisputed leader of the group. The one that made all the girls just sigh whenever he passed by, some even almost fainting should he look at them and some even cried silent tears if he smiled at them. He seemed to embody all that the girls envision, and more.

With his silky dark hair framing the perfectly sculptured face that was accentuated even further with that sharp jawline ... those intense blue eyes which seemed to be the colour of the deepest blue ocean one could drown in, peeking through thick lashes ... those full, cherry red lips that was always ready with a smile ... that deep dimple that appeared on the left cheek whenever he did ...

The girls sighed again when they saw him laughing with the group, transforming that already breath taking face into something .. er, well, more breathtaking. They took out their handkerchief and started to wipe the tears that were forming in their eyes.

After this ceremony, they wouldn't be able to see this anymore. The thought was heart breaking. All eyes were focused on his graduation jacket, and those shining, silver buttons. It was tradition that the graduating seniors would give away their silver buttons to the juniors closest to them, but there were only 6 buttons in total ... and there were hundreds of students aiming for it.

”Kyle,” Ali said, putting a hand around his shoulder, ”Are you sure you're going to survive this?” he asked, indicating with a flick of his head at all those people that were staring intensely at them.

Kyle shrugged his shoulders and replied, ”I have all of you as my meat shields. What could go wrong?”

”Urgh,” all three groaned.