Downstream
Class 1B's cooperation wasn't always splendid, or even passable. Once upon a time, one might have argued they were even more fractured than the prime freshman class. Their complete switch-up in this regard was not a tsunami - rather, it was the running of a docile river. Slowly, but surely.
"WOO! STRIKE!" That made 72 points for Team Green - made up of Celine, Storm, Ayan, Asil, Iris and Lyra - against Team Purple's - Michelangelo, Lynn, Pea, Coren and Lukas - 71 points. Only two people missing was a huge success in Celine and Mich's book - especially with one being out due to a cough - but now the focus was on their secret bet on who could get their group more engaged. For the first time, Storm gave the twins' signature double-handed high-five to someone who wasn't Lynn, and Celine on the receiving end only barely managed to stay upright after receiving it. Celine, Ayan and Iris cheered with her, and Celine shot Michelangelo a cheeky grin as if she'd won the bet already with that.
Four minutes later, the pressure was on for Michelangelo. He didn't care much for winning the game itself - frankly, Celine and himself had used their bowling experience to purposefully keep the game as close as they could - but he did care about winning their bet. He'd missed out on the climactic strike already, but that only made the situation more tense. Two more pins for a spare, and his team would surely go wild. He threw the ball, and...
The group erupted into cheers loud enough to make even the most fanatic bowling alley patron raise an eyebrow. "TEAM GREEN FOR THE WIN!", shouted Celine, surrounded by jumping and cheering teammates. As she looked over at her brother, her cheers turned to laughter. Michelangelo and his four teammates lay on the ground, limbs spread out in the exact same way, looking up at the ceiling as if they'd just lost the most important competition of their lives.
The siblings never stopped arguing about who won their bet.