Title: Simple Dares
Rated: K
Cartoon: Littlest Pet Shop
Pairing(s): Sunil/Pepper
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Summary: Two-shot! Despite doing humiliating dares, it was worth it in the end. Sunil/Pepper
Disclaimer: I don't own Littlest Pet Shop, Hasbro does.
Sunil's Dare
Sunil gulped as he slowly walks towards the girls.
He was not good at this. Out of all pets, he was the most panicking of the group. He would be the first to voiced his concerns, his anxieties in front of the group, the first to say the worst possible outcome was going to happen if they did this or that. Sure, he didn't go to extremes like destroying birthday cakes or taped anything that look pointy like Russell (how was that even dangerous, anyway?) but he would almost-maybe even always- get nervous in some big feats like breaking into the Largest Ever Pet Shop or worried that he send Blythe to a wrong place due to his so called psychic abilities. Being a nervous shy being was what he was and right now; he was feeling really nervous.
'I can do this! I can do this!' He had to repeat that to himself with each step he took to where the girls were talking.
Oh boy, how was he going to do this? This was so embarrassing, maybe even humiliating! He can't just go up to them and ask one of them to-
"What are you doing?" The blue mongoose turned around to look at his other male friends who were hiding behind some small cat apartments. "Go to them." He heard his best friend (was he really his best friend for making him go through such torture!?) said to him and gives him a thumb ups. Russell doing the same thing as Sunil gives them both a non-effective death glare. Wasn't he doing it already? He was doing the dare like they told him to but this was just too…mortifying…
'I can do this! I can do this!'
What would his female friends think of him when he asks this favor from them? Will he lose their respect? Would they be disturbed by such a question coming from him? Would they think of him as some kind of a…l-lecher?
'I can do this! I can do this! I…CAN…DO..THI-'
Out of the blue, Penny Ling turns away from her conversation with Zoe and looks at him, completely surprising Sunil from her unexpected move. Did she hear that he was coming towards them? Penny Ling smiled at the nervous mongoose. "Hi, Sunil." Suddenly, all the girls' eyes came towards him and his knees quickly became weak. "I'm sorry but I have thought that I have left something here." That was the most lamest excuse he have ever made. "I now see it is not here. I think…I would go right now." With that, he takes off towards the big fire hydrant and crawl inside it. He sighed in relief and yet, he felt a bit like a failure.
He couldn't do it.
"I can't do this." He groaned in his front paws with disdain. He couldn't do it, he just couldn't do it! Now, he's going to have to do the other thing and that was just as worse as this! Oh, why did he picked dare? Why didn't he pick truth instead?
'Because I knew he was going to ask humiliating questions.' Vinnie was a good friend, he really was. If he ever needed help with something, the gecko would be by his side in no time. He was a loyal friend and he was happy to have Vinnie as his friend. However, the gecko also had a teasing streak and while he wouldn't go too far just to get a laugh; he did had some moments that Sunil felt he was pushing it. Though, he knew Vinnie wasn't trying to make fun of him by making him go through this dare. Quite the opposite actually, he was trying to help him. Still, this is just too-
"Hey, are you ok?" Sunil jumped by the sudden voice. He quickly turns around and sees Pepper crawling inside the big fire hydrant. "P-P-Pepper…" He stumbled with his words. How long has she been standing there? "What are doing here?"
"Came to see why you went Speedy Gonzales on us?" She cocked her head to her side. "What's wrong?"
This was it. Sunil knew he had to do it or else he was going to go dumpster diving for his stuffed cobra. "Um…I actually want to asked a favor…"
Pepper raised an eyebrow. "A favor?"
Oh dear, he could feel his nerves reaching their peek. "Ah…yes…though…it's just a dare…and I don't know how to…" He trailed off. He just didn't know how to say those words without sounding…rude…a pervert? "Its sounds very impolite so if you do not wish to…" Again, he stops. Oh lord, he just can't say it!
"C'mon Sunil...it can't be that bad." Sunil blushed at Pepper's words. Pepper knew all about their little dares. Even help with some of them but this was something entirely different from their other dares.
"Well…" He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, looking away from his skunk friend. "Can you…" He took a deep breath. "Can you kiss me?"
There. He said it. He asked one of the girls to kiss him! Oh, Pepper must think of him as some kind of creep now for asking-
Laughter filled his ears and Sunil stares at the female skunk who was actually laughing at him! "That's it?" She asked.
That's it? That's IT!?
"What do you mean 'that's it'?! I'm asking you to kiss me and it can't be just a simple peck on the cheek. You have to…you have to…" His cheeks were growing red. The blue mongoose couldn't say it. "Make it into a full-blown make-out session." The skunk smirked at the mongoose's reaction. "What!? No… It's just has to be a simple kiss on the lips. A minute or so." He just wanted to crawl into a hole right now and die. "Ok, Let's do this." The skunk started to get closer to him. "Wait, what?" Now! She wanted to do it now! "W-wait? I-I'm not ready. Don't we need to prepare or something?"
"C'mon, Sunil…It's just a kiss. Haven't you kissed anyone before?"
Silence came after that.
"You mean you never kissed anyone before."
"No." He admitted. "I must confess I have never felt the need to kiss someone before." In truth, he has never found anyone he wanted to do that with. It was the whole reason why he was in this dare in the first place. The guys found that out and decided to take it upon themselves to help the poor mongoose by putting him in a dare. If he doesn't do the dare, then he would have to take the penalty which was dumpster diving and the poor mongoose doesn't want to do that because he knows he would have to take a bath in the end in order to get that putrid smell off his fur. All his friends knew for a fact that he hates baths. He was just one of those types of mongooses that hated water.
"So…I…just don't know how to…do it." How does one kiss anyway? Does one of them have to lead in or do they both have to lead it? All of a sudden, Pepper was close to his face. Too close. "P-Pepper, what are you-"
Their lips met. Sunil could feel his tiny heart skip a beat.
Despite the unexpected move, the kiss was gentle and sweet. Pepper's lips were so soft. Sunil felt his eyes closed as the kiss continued. Is this what it feels like to be kissed by someone? His heart was beating hard yet he enjoyed it. It wasn't like when he was nervous, a terrible feeling that was like he had a weight on his shoulders. No, this was opposite. It was a pleasant feeling. A great, happy, tender moment feeling that you get when something great happens in your life. A moment you never want to end. A moment you never wanted to end.
And just like that, it ended just as it started. Pepper pulled away and tapped him on the cheek with her front paw. "So, Houdni. Did you enjoy your first smooch?"
"Ahhh…" What was that? He didn't know what to say, though his reaction was enough to satisfy the comedian. "Glad to know to enjoy yourself." She brushed her tail on his face in a teasing manner before walking back to the girls. Sunil stared at her repeating back until he heard Russell and Vinnie giving each other a high-five. Sunil smiled before getting out of the fire hydrant.
Perhaps, this dare was worth it, after all.
Author's Note: Well, this was fun to write. Goes to show you that real-life limitations doesn't apply in LPS. After all, the pets can hold objects in their paws, cried, walk on two legs, eat sweets, and maybe even blush sometimes. Why can't they kiss each other? XD
Also on a serious note, I needed to write fluff to see if I can do it.
Next chapter is Pepper's dare.
Until then…