"Rather" written by Misty Cornwell

Genre: Humor

Chapter one: Of hugs and cookies!

Disclaimer: I do not, and never will own VanDread. It belongs to Gonzo. Enough said. ^_^

But my friends and I DO own the game called Rather. What is Rather? Read on to find out!

Summary: The VanDread characters play this little game called Rather. It's a bit like Truth or Dare but a lot better (from my perspective). Well if you still don't get it, read my story!

"Any sign of them?" Hibiki asked Meia for a bazillionth time. "No, Hibiki, not yet." She said impatiently. "We haven't done any fighting for days! If this keeps up, I won't be able to get my exercise!" Jura complained, sweeping her hair back. The VanDread pilots were all sitting in a table, inside the lunchroom. Meia was leaning by the window, absently gazing at the stars. Dita came out from the kitchen, carrying a tray of freshly baked cookies. "Here, Uchuujin-san, everyone. Help yourselves." She exclaimed as she placed the tray on the table and sat beside Hibiki. Jura took a piece and bit it slowly. "I'll just take a little, thank you. I don't want to gain weight you know." She said as she finished the cookie and took another piece. Hibiki, on the other hand, started to devour every single cookie he got hold of. "Leader, do you want some?" Dita offered her a cookie. "No, thank you, Dita." Meia said without taking her eyes off the stars.

Misty entered the room. "Eh? Oh hi, Hibiki-kun. Ne-san. Old Witch. Dita." She glared at Dita. Dita glared back. "Hmph." Misty sneered and sat down by Jura. "Hi Hibiki-kun!" She greeted Hibiki from the opposite side. "Um." He said through mouthfuls of chocolate cookie. Suddenly, Bart and Duero walked in. "Hey, Baldie! What brings you here?" Misty retorted. "Well, we'd like something to eat." Duero said, taking a cookie from the tray. "Mmm… These are good!" he complimented. "Well thank You.' Dita said happily. "C-can I have some?" Bart asked Dita, reaching out for a cookie. Dita slaps his hand off, and then rubs it as if Bart's hand was a disease. (And it is! Haha!) "Ouch!" Bart grimaced, sucking his hand to stop the pain. "What did you do that for?!" He shouted. "Eh… Dita don't want germs on her cookies. Uchuujin-san don't want dirty cookies." She said indignantly. "Hey! I take a bath everyday, you know!" Bart retorted. Dita snapped back. And Bart did too. Again, and again, and again and again until… "Would you two just SHUT UP?!" she shouted at them.

"Fine. To pass the time, let's play a game." Misty declared. Meia finally paid attention and sat don't beside Hibiki. "So, what is this game?" She asked quizzically. "It's called Rather." She exclaimed proudly. "Rather?!" They said simultaneously. "Yes, Rather. It's a game that me and my friends back home invented." She grinned. "So how do you play?" Jura chipped in, after not speaking for some time. "Well, it's a bit similar to Truth or Dare… But there are only Dares instead! And everyone has to do it, or take out one piece of clothing. You have to choose between the two options I give you. Well as an example, I'll go first. Would you rather Hug Bart or Meia? Then you all have to do one of them. Everybody can choose their own choice." Misty declared. Suddenly, everyone crashed into each other, reaching out for Meia. "Nobody ever likes me" Bart cried, hugging himself. "Lemme hug her first!" Hibiki retorted, shoving Dita aside. "No, Mister Alien, Dita hugs Leader first." Misty shoves them both and hugs Meia first. "She's my Big sister!" She said. "Okay, I'm done. Your turn." Dita practically strangled Meia. "Ack! D-Dita!" Meia said through gaps of air. Hibiki then hugged her gently, which she did not mind. And Jura hugged her younger comrade as well. When the coast was clear, Duero slowly crept towards Meia. Meia's eyes widened and she pushed him away. "Eww… Get away." She said coldly. No one really noticed anything anyway. "So now, since big sis was the Victim, it is her turn now." Misty explained. "Oh, so that's how it goes." Duero said, after sitting down. "So now it's my turn, so… Would you rather uh… Feed Bart a cookie or shake his hand?" Meia said with a slight grin on her face. "Eww!" everyone flinched. "Here." Meia smirked as she took off her Headpiece. "But… leader, you never take that off…" Dita stuttered. "You didn't know that I take it off before sleeping?" Meia asked her. Well, Bart took a Cookie and Duero and Hibiki shook hands with him. Dita threw him a cookie so she will not touch him. Jura hurled a cookie at Bart. "Ouch!" Bart complained as the second cookie was thrown to him. Misty got a cannon-gun, filled it up with cookies, and shot them all at the poor, bald man. "Hahahahahaha! Take that, shiny head! "Hey! That hurts!' Bart cried, rubbing his head, which was full of crumbs. "So what, Bart? It's your turn, anyway!" Hibiki snorted. "Well… Would you rather-" Bart started… So what will he say? Read on to the Next Chapter, "Of Aircons and Beer!"

A/N: Well, what do you think of my story so far? Does it need improvements? Well, this is my very first fic, and I'm just a kid, so please don't flame me. The game, Rather was invented by me and my Best Friend, but you can use it in your fic if you like; just ask me, and review my fan fiction.  Please don't flame me- but you can give suggestions.

-Truly yours, Misty Cornwell