Sydney's POV
We were all sitting in a circle, myself, Adrian, Jill, Eddie, Rose, Dimitri, Queen Vasi – Lissa (as I was told to call her), and her boyfriend Christian, playing a game they called "I Never." From what Id managed to deduct from the many instructions that had been shouted at me once they found out I had no clue what they were talking about, is that we all get ten jelly beans (eww, sugar) and go around in a circle saying things that we've never done, so those who have done it have to eat one of their jellybeans. The one who gets rid of their Jelly beans the quickest, looses.
"I'll go first," Rose says, leaning forward. "I have never slept with more than one person."
Wow. These games are really personal. Thank god I didn't have to take one – I'd only slept with Adrian. Every one took one except me Christian and Jill. I could tell Adrian was feeling guilty again so I decided to tell him not to worry about it by rolling my eyes and saying "Adrian, really? Who would of thought?"
"Well, Sage, I can't deny the women of the world, now can I?"
"All right! Knock it off!" Christian says, "It's Lissa's turn."
"Thanks baby," she says kissing his cheek and ignoring Rose fake-gagging to her other side.
"Ok. I've never...kissed a dhampir."
Rose groans and mutters "unfair" under her breath while taking a jelly bean with Adrian, Eddie and Dimitri.
It's Christian's go. "I've never staked anyone in the heart."
Eddie, Rose, Dimitri and Lissa took one.
"Oops, sorry honey"
Lissa just rolled her eyes.
Eddie's turn. "I've never done magic."
Oh damn. What do I do? I can't lie.
I reach forward slightly and take one from my pile in front of me and put it into the palm of my hand, but don't eat it, hoping I would of done the next one so I can slip it in at the same time. Nobody noticed, thank god, as they were too busy making sure each of the Moroi ate a Jelly bean.
Jill glared jokingly at Eddie before saying "I've never kissed a Moroi or a Dhampir."
Again, as everyone ate one I slipped another into my hand.
I looked at Adrian and he gave a slight smile, telling me he knew what I was doing before getting on with the game. "Hmmm...I've never – "
"Don't strain yourself trying to think of something," Christian called out laughing.
Adrian ignored him after rolling his eyes. "I've never had an addiction to coffee."
"Traitor!" my mind screamed as I glared at him and the others laughed, but he sent a look at my hand which held the two jelly beans I needed to eat. Oh, I guess getting rid of them now would be for the best. I picked up another, careful not to drop the others and stuck them in my mouth, flinching as the sweetness entered my mouth.
Adrian looked concerned but I shrugged him off. "I've never drunk blood."
At least I said it without flinching. All the Moroi ate one of their Jelly beans.
We all looked at Dimitri. He sighed, muttered something about children in Russian and then complied. "I've never...broken into a top secret facility."
Rose, Eddie and Lissa eat a jelly been while I slip another into my hand. They'll start to notice if I keep this up.
"Ok, back to me," Rose says, rubbing her hands together. "I've never set anyone on fire."
Christian takes one and I follow, believing it is explainable, placing both in my mouth at the same time.
"When did you set anyone on fire?" Rose asked me, quite shocked.
"I set that strigoi on fire...remember. In Palm Springs?" I also set Alicia on fire with Ms Terwilliger's house, but they didn't need to know that.
She nods and Lissa continues the game. "I've never kissed Adrian...what? I have to avenge my boyfriend."
"Thanks baby."
Adrian shakes his head playfully and Rose grumpily puts one of her lollies in her mouth and I take one in my palm. I was now in tie with Lissa as the ones with the least Jelly beans.
"Now that we're picking favourites..." Damn. "I've never used water magic," Declared Christian.
I once again hide another in my palm as Jill sticks her tongue out at him playfully and eats her 3rd Jelly bean. I had begun to use water magic with Ms Terwilliger a few weeks before the trip. I am now loosing.
Eddie's turn. "I've never worn a dress out."
"Umm...hate to break it to you Eddie; you HAVE worn a dress." Rose states.
"Yeah, but one) it was a dare, and 2) I didn't wear it OUT, like I stipulated.
All the girls eat another Jelly bean and I continue to get rid of the one residing in my hand.
"I've never snuck out to meet someone or do something," says Jill, happily.
We all eat one except Adrian.
At our looks he simply shook his head dramatically. "What I did didn't constitute as 'sneaking'."
We all laughed but continued, deciding to let him keep his jelly bean.
I sure a few people noticed me taking the jelly bean, but with me being with the alchemist I'm sure they thought it was a top secret mission or meeting I'd have snuck out for.
As Adrian began to think of his next 'I Never' I looked down at the pile of jelly beans in from of all of us. Jill had only had 4, Dimitri and Adrian 5, Christian and Eddie 6, Rose 7 and Lissa 8, where as I had eaten...9. I only have one left.
Adrian must have noticed the stiffening of my shoulders, as he leant forward and followed my line of site to that one little lolly in front of me. Then his smile got real big.
"I've Never..."