11 : First Kiss

In the 2nd floor of the 4th year building a particular room catches the attention of everyone outside. The students was so loud, girls were screaming from excitement and boys were laughing cheering their side. The game just started but the crowd is already hyping and the other students from other section are joining.

There is only one rule in the game: never let the paper fall. The players will pass the box like piece of paper through their lips without holding it. Once a player hold it, intentionally or unintentionally, the team will back from the start.

"C'mmon Dave hold his neck we'll lose," Chester suggested waiting for his time to act. He join the game thinking a-not-so-good idea with Leo.

"Shut up! We're doing our best here," Steve hissed getting another piece of paper and brought to his lips.

Dave who's quiet and nervous gulped, "I'll hold you Steve," he informed.

Chester plastered a mischievous smile while watching Dave hold Steve's jaw as if he's about to kiss him. The glare from Steve didn't pass his eyes, he pose a peace sign, grinning.

For Steve and Dave the time seems stopped. The two lad feel uneasiness in their stomach and extra hot. Steve wanted to disappear, why do Dave have to look at him in the eye? Why can't he avoid it? Is it because of his deep ocean eyes that hypnotizing him? This is bad. His mind starting to feel blank. He can't think straight.

He wake up from his thought when his jaw starts to feel cold. The warm hand of Dave let him go and turn around to face Leo. He wants more.

Chester's grin disappear and was replace by a grimace as soon as Dave turn around and face Leo. But unlike when Dave's with Steve, he didn't hold Leo. His eyebrows converge making a wrinkle in his forehead. As if Dave is disgusted so different when he did it with Steve.

At last the boys make it to one. Another set has come. Thinking he'll be in contact again with Dave, the nervousness he feel doubled.

Though it may not visible Dave is way more nervous than anyone. He feel like his heart will burst out of his chest. He won't be shock if Steve hear his heart beat, every thud is so loud.

Dave is on his way to hold his jaw again and lean in when the paper fall just in time when his lips touch Steve's. It was soft— wait he kiss Steve?! T-their lips touch?

Dave and Steve raise abruptly. Their chair fall due to the strong force. Both look st each other with wide eyes. The back of Steve's hand hide his lips. He look around to see everyone stunned. The noisy room turns into a dead silent room. An awkward silent engulf the room.

Steve can't stand it— the eyes of everyone in him. The attention he get is too much. Unknowingly, Steve look at Dave with fear and desperation.

Dave hold Steve's hand and walk away from the room. His grip tightened as he curse the paper for not holding Steve's lips. Why do it have to happen in front of everyone? It's nothing for him, he's used with those eyes but Steve is not. He is more concern to the guy running with him than himself. After running for a while, the two ended up in the office room.

"Are you okay?" Dave asked, his hand on his knee for support.

"Yeah," Steve nodded and look at him.

For the second time their eyes met. Then sudden realization hits them. The light touch of their lips on each other. The two look away as they blush. The atmosphere became awkward.

Steve hates it. He curse the paper mentally for not sticking with his lips. He glimpse at Dave, unluckily, the lad is looking at him too. It added the awkwardness in the room.

The awkward silent between them was overflowed by a music from a phone.

"S-steve y-your phone," geez why do 𝘐 have to stuttered.

"R-right!" geez why do 𝘐 have to stuttered.

Steve search his phone in his pocket, panicking. Where did he put it? Geez!

"Steve." Dave called, walk to him and get his phone in the pocket in his uniform.

So that's why he feel vibration in his chest, it's because of his phone. Stupid Steve, do you have to panicked? At least they not feel awkward to each other.

"Thanks," Steve offer a small smile and raise his head.

He feel it again. The feeling that the time stop from running, everything is in slow motion. Everything is blur but his face. The brown eyes, the pointed nose, the mole at the bottom left of his lips. It's the only thing that matters. Only thing he can see clearly.

And then he remember what they're teacher in literature said when a student ask her.

"Ma'am how would we know when it's love and not affection?"

The teacher caress het chin thinking for an answer and then smile, "You know that it's the one when everything became blur but his/her."

"Dave to Earth!" Steve's waving his hand in front of Dave's face who is spacing out for a minute now.

Dave gasped and jump away from Steve as if Steve is a ghost earning an arched eyebrow from Steve. He can't help but blush as he look at him with confusion.

Steve on the other hand approach Dave who's a walking tomato now due to his red face. The lad gave him a confuse look that he replied with a confuse look too.

Dave take one step behind everytime Steve approach him as if he's afraid of Steve. He can't take it, the more he get close to Steve the more his heart beat increase. Another close contact with him will cause him heart attack. He's so confuse. He doesn't understand why he feel this way with Steve. He doesn't understand why he remember his teacher's words. He don't understand why everything get blur and Steve is the only thing he see. He don't understand why he find Steve's lips soft and sweet. He don't understand why he wants more. He don't understand everything.

This is the first time he felt so much confusion. Afraid of not knowing what to do he run away and left Steve in the empty room.

Steve just stand there, his hand freeze in the space. He's on his way to touch Dave's forehead to check for a fever but the president run away and left him dumbfounded.

"What the hell?" he mumbled.