Kim sat in her room, staring at her friend in shock. "Are you out of your mind?" she groaned. "I am not kissing Skull!"
"Oh, Kim, don't be a sissy. We both agreed we would do anything the other dared and this is my dare. I ran around the house with my shirt off, so I think you can do this."
"I'd rather run around topless than kiss Skull."
She shrugged. "It's your choice. I'm not forcing you to do anything."
Their communicators chimed, interrupting their argument. Kim was frowning as they hit their teleport buttons. After the fight, when they powered down and were standing in the Command Center, Kim didn't stop to think that her almost boyfriend was still in the room.
"Okay, Trini, I'll kiss him."
They all stared at her in varying degrees of confusion. "Kiss who?" Tommy growled.
"Trini and I were playing Truth or Dare and we agreed that we'd do anything the other thought up. She dared me to kiss Skull."
Zack choked and she shot him a look.
"And you're going to do it?"
"Of course I am. I don't lie and I'm not a coward."
"You realize he likes you, right? This is going to lead him on."
"Okay, Handsome, I don't know why you're getting so bent out of shape, you and I aren't exactly together yet so cut the jealous routine. Besides, Skull has flirted with me since freshman year. It's just habit for him. It's the same way for me when I turn him down."
"I've got to watch this."
Kim was aghast. "You want to see me kiss another man?"
Jason laughed. "I think we're all going to be there, Kim."
Trini, Zack, and Billy nodded.
The next morning found Kim leaning against her locker, studying Skull, who was leaning against his.
He wasn't a bad looking guy. He was slim and had a good smile. His best feature was his hands – he had long graceful fingers. Every morning he leaned against his locker watching the halls until Bulk showed up. These were the times, she thought, that they could actually be friends.
She changed her mind when Bulk walked up and Skull's whole demeanor changed. She couldn't hear what was said, but Skull's giggle warned her that it wasn't worth hearing.
"Hey, Kim," Jason walked up beside her, followed by Billy and Zack.
"Nervous?" Billy asked hesitantly.
"More like horrified," she muttered. Zack laughed softly. "Where are Tommy and Trini?"
"Trini's coming down the hall now and Tommy's late, as usual."
"I'm here." They turned to see Tommy frowning. "Let's get this over with."
She rolled her eyes. He wasn't the one getting ready to kiss Skull. If Tommy wanted to be jealous, he could ask her out first. Skull glanced her way and his eyes widened at the sight of the six of them staring at him. He muttered something to Bulk who looked at them suspiciously. "Hey, dweebs." She waved half-heartedly, praying that she could get this over with quickly and then forget about it. Maybe with a shopping trip. They sauntered across the hall to stand in front of them. "Is there a reason you're staring at us?"
"Unfortunately." She inhaled deeply, took a few steps forward. She put both her hands on Skull's face, who visibly blushed as she touched him. "This is a dare, okay?" She had to tell him the reason this was about to happen. She leaned forward and kissed him firmly on the lips. He jerked away, tripped on his trench coat, and fell on his butt in the hallway.
They started laughing and Skull's face went even brighter. Bulk held out his hand and Skull took it and stood up. Kim smiled, trying to ignore the fact that his lips had been soft against hers. "Well, you've been trying to get me to kiss you for three year, Skull. Did it meet your expectations?"
"I gotta go," he muttered desperately and ran off down the hall. Bulk frowned, and after glancing at them, he followed his best friend down the hall.
"I can't believe you did it, Kim" Trini said quietly. Kim smiled warmly. "I accepted the dare, didn't I?" She glanced down the hall wondering if she could find Skull and find out what was wrong.
