Chapter 4
Spin the bottle
"So we decided that were singing Under the Darkness for our first number and if we get picked to go to the next round, were doing Meltdown." I asked.
"Agreed" everyone said. Rin smiled as she hugged Len (she hadn't let go of him since everyone got here). After realizing my room was too small, we decided to have our slumber party in the movie room. We all sat around Lily who had her lap top open.
"To bad the guys aren't here. We could play spin the bottle" Lily sighed.
"Even if they weren't here, I wouldn't play" Luka said.
"You're just saying that because you have Kiyoteru" Lily said elbowing her.
"True but I honestly don't want to kiss anyone else but my Kiyoteru." Luka said proudly.
"Did I just hear my Kiyoteru?" Haku asked (she's been drunk for 3 hours now, so has Meiko). "That girl's been pierced by the love arrow!" Haku laughed.
"I'm not afraid to admit I'm in love with Kiyoteru. He knows." Luka said.
"Did you legit tell him or is it implied?" Mrs. Nagone asked (she had joined us also; Sayu and Iku had work to do).
"There's a difference?" Luka asked.
"Huge" we all said together.
"He knows. I told him in the middle of our first year dating." Luka said. Everyone sighed with relief.
"Please say you're not a virgin" Haku said.
"Haku!" Luka complained.
"It's a simple question." Haku shrugged. She seemed to be more level headed then two hours ago. Probably because Lily cut her off.
"I'm still a virgin." Luka growled.
"Boo! Am I the only none virgin here beside's Mrs. Nagone?" Haku complained.
"Yeah, I'm a virgin. Ok" Meiko rolled her eyes.
"You and Akaito?" I asked.
"I wish. It was with my ex-boyfriend in Middle school." Meiko sighed.
"Anyone else want to fess up?" Haku asked. Neru nervously raised her hand.
"What?" we all yelled.
"With who?" Meiko yelled.
"Nero" Neru blushed.
"How long ago?" Rin asked excitedly.
"3 weeks ago." Neru said nervously as she clutched my arm for support.
"And I thought you were innocent." Haku laughed.
"Well what about you Haku?" Neru asked.
"Do you have to ask?" Haku asked tilting her head to the side.
"Dell" we all said together.
"Dell wasn't my first time though. Sora was" Haku said.
"No way" Gumi said.
"Yep. Last year of middle school. I met Dell here and we've been dating ever since. I love that man" Haku sighed lying back on her sleeping bag.
"Aw" we all said.
"Shut up awing chorus" Haku complained.
"What about this for Ted?" Teto asked showing us a sketch of Ted in a military uniform with clashes of red through his outfit.
"That looks good" Miki said admiring.
"To bad we can't dress Len as a girl" Rin sighed.
"No way." Len announced. Rin sighed and hugged him harder.
"Dress me how ever you want but only if we get to round two" Piko sighed.
"Yeah!" Teto shrieked. She flipped a page and began sketching excitedly. Miki hugged him.
"You're the best Piko!" Miki shrieked.
"I know" Piko sighed. I giggled.
"So what happened with you and Kaito after I went to sleep?" Luka asked.
"Oh yeah, he carried you upstairs didn't he?" Lily asked.
"Well I passed out half way there so Kaito put me to bed. Then when I woke up he was sitting there." I sighed. "Then I said thank you for taking me upstairs and he made some stupid Gakupo move by kissing my hand and then I said get out you jerk. That's it."
"Boo. I was hoping you'd kiss" Rin sighed.
"I haven't even been here for two days and you want me to kiss him. Ha! No" I said.
"Boo! No fun!" Rin complained.
"But Kaito is an ass" Meiko pointed out.
"Yeah" everyone agreed.
"He's not that bad" Len said.
"I know but he's such a jerk and I'd rather strangle him then talk to him" Meiko shrugged.
"I wouldn't go that far" I said. "He seems nice enough" I shrugged.
"Zing" Haku made a hand motion that looked like firing an arrow at me. Everyone laughed.
"Oh shut up." I complained.
"I say we get the guys and play spin the bottle" Lily announced.
"I say let's do it as long as I can kiss Len" Rin giggled.
"I say let's not" Len said.
"Oh you know you want to" Miki said.
"You say that but is it true?" Len asked.
"I think so" Miki giggled.
"Well, I've got some business to attend to so I'll go. Do enjoy yourselves and keep the kissing to a minimum." Mrs. Nagone said. She got up and walked out.
"Hey guys! I know your listening!" Lily yelled. The guys pushed open the door.
"No privacy" Lily sighed.
"So I'm nice enough?" Kaito asked.
"Shut up you jerk" I mumbled.
"Meiko, you really are a bitch" Kaito said.
"Shut up you ass hole" Meiko said.
"I've got a bottle" Lily said waving it in the air.
"I'm not playing" Luka got up and went over to a closet. "I'm watching a movie." Kiyoteru joined her at the closet.
"Is not so innocent Neru gonna play?" Lily asked poking her cheek.
"No thanks" Neru blushed. Nero gestured at a chair. She sat down next to him. I smiled.
"Anyone else to in love to play" Lily said rolling her eyes.
"I love spin the bottle but I love my Dell to much." She grabbed Dell by the collar and forced him into a chair.
"Quit handling me woman!" Dell yelled.
"What you say?" Haku yelled.
"Nothing dear"
"Dear?" Haku laughed and sat down. "You're so whipped."
"Shut up."
"Relax, I'm messing with you" Haku kissed his cheek. "Luka! Play the movie but if it's a chick flick I'm picking another!"
"Is that everyone?" Lily asked scanning the circle as the guys joined us.
"Yeah, girls only" I mumbled.
"Don't be a sour sally" Gumi said waving me off.
"What the heck is a sour sally?" Kaito asked.
"I don't know" Gumi shrugged. "Just sounds right."
"You're an idiot" Akaito sighed.
"No, you're an idiot" Lily snapped. She placed the bottle on the floor and spun it. It landed on Piko. I giggled.
"No way" Miki said glaring at her.
"It's just one kiss. Probably his first." Lily said waving her off. Miki kissed him.
"Now his second is you." Miki said with a smile.
"Uh…" Piko said with his cheeks burning red.
"Poor Piko" I giggled.
"Pucker up girly boy" Lily said. She kissed him quickly then sat back down.
"So was that your first kiss Piko?" Akaito asked.
"I'm not answering you." Piko said.
"It was" Akaito said nodding in agreement to himself.
"Shut up" Piko growled. Piko spun the bottle. It landed on Meiko. Meiko laughed.
"Come on Piko. Lay it on me." Meiko said then laughed. He kissed her quickly then went back to his spot. Miki hugged him again.
"You taste like Sake" Piko complained.
"Don't knock it till you try it" Meiko sang. Meiko spun the bottle and landed on Ted. Teto shrugged. Ted blushed a little as Meiko kissed him…a little too long. He spun and landed on…me. Both our face's turned red.
"Lucky" Len mumbled. I laughed. Ted walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Doesn't count!" Haku announced. "Kiss her like you mean it or the games not fun!"
"You're not even playing!" Sora complained.
"Shut up! I'm the President and what I say goes!" Haku announced. Ted kissed me. My eyes widened.
"See, that wasn't so hard, was it?" Haku asked. I grabbed the bottle and spun it. It landed on Gakupo. My eyes narrowed.
"Uh no" Lily said. "Spin again"
"Rules are rules Lily. Miku's has to." Akaito said. Kaito sighed.
"It's not like I'm gonna rape her." Gakupo said.
"Don't joke about that." Gumi complained. I sighed and kissed him quickly. So quickly I barely even touched his lips for a millisecond then sat back down.
"How does that even count" Sora asked.
"It counts" I announced. After plenty of spinning Meiko got to kiss Akaito which cause them to leave the game and go somewhere else. After that, I had kissed Len twice and Piko once. After a bunch of spinning. Kaito landed on me. My cheeks turned red.
"Boo! I wanted to kiss Miku again" Piko said then chuckled.
"Yeah yeah" I waved him off. Piko chuckled again. Kaito kissed me. My eyes widened but then shut. He kissed me a little too long.
"Woo!" Sora cheered.
"Oh shut up" I growled.
"Me next" Sora said.
"Good luck" I spun the bottle. Of course it landed on Sora.
"You're kidding me" I said impassively. Sora shrugged.
"I guess I'm lucky" Sora chuckled. I kissed him quickly. He smiled.
"Happy now" I grumbled sitting back down.
"Ecstatic" Sora said.
"I'm going to be" I said grabbing my pillow.
"You're going upstairs?" Rin whined.
"It's obvious I'm not gonna get any sleep here." I smiled. "See you all in the morning."
"Night kiddo" Haku called as I shut the door. As I climbed the stairs Kaito caught up to me.
"Hey" he said.
"Hey." I said as I reached the top of the staircase.
"Fun game." Kaito said.
"I guess" I shrugged.
"I think Len wants to kiss you again" Kaito chuckled.
"He's a sweet heart but I know he's not interested in me and I'm not interested in him so more like for fun." I chuckled. "He reminds me of a kid."
"Plus he looks like a chick" Kaito said.
"Well at least he's cute" I shrugged.
"So you like girly guys?" he asked.
"Why do you care?"
"No reason."
"You're a terrible liar." I smiled. "I like tall guys with blue eyes." I giggled. "And I'll leave it at that." I looked up at him. "And you blue hair?"
He chuckled as I reached my room. "I like short girls with light blue pig tails." He looked down at me.
"Cute."
He smiled and rubbed my head. "Squirt."
"You're a jerk you know that?"
"How can I forget, you've called me a jerk every time I talk to you."
"True" I shrugged and reached for the door. He grabbed my hand and pressed me against the door. I looked up at him.
"I meant what I said." Kaito kissed me. my eyes widened. I've only been here two days! But then again, I've learned a lot about everyone so far. Why not? My finger's laced with his as I slid my other hand to his cheek. His arm slid around my back. My hand fell to his shirt and gripped his shirt pulling him closer. Our lips fit together like they were meant to kiss each other. My mom use to say that that's how you know you found your true love. I don't really believe in that stuff but right now…I believed in it for just a second.
"Kaito" I whispered between kisses. His arms lid around me tighter.
"Miku" he whispered between kisses. I clutched his shirt harder. Too far. I dropped my head to his shoulder breathing hard. He was breathing hard too. My cheeks were burning red and even though I couldn't see his face, I knew that Kaito's cheeks were red too.
"Kaito" I whispered.
"Miku" he titled my chin up so I was looking at him. "Good night." He kissed me quickly then turned to leave but he didn't let go of my hand. I chuckled.
"You're an idiot."
"Switching it up are we?" he asked looking over his shoulder at me.
"Good night Kaito." I let go of his hand. "And you didn't have to carry me up the stairs this time." I opened the door and shut it. I slid down the door and stared at the floor. Did that really just happen?
Somehow the next morning, things seemed just like yesterday. Luka was sleeping in her bed when I woke up and my uniform sat on my bed freshly cleaned. I smiled and got dressed. Luka got up as soon as I was leaving.
"Hey Miku" Luka asked.
"Hm?" I asked.
"When you went to bed, did Kaito catch up with you?"
"Yeah why?"
"And did anything happen?"
"Like what? He pulled out a knife and killed me. No I believe I'm still alive" I pressed my two fingers to my wrist. "Yep a heart beat. Fresh as a clam or something like that."
Luka chuckled. "You're so weird" she got up and put on her uniform as I left my room. Kaito was just leaving his room across the hall. He smiled at me. I smiled back.
"A smiley bunch today." Kiyoteru said passing us. Luka opened the door and ran to catch up to Kiyoteru. I made a motion like firing a love arrow at Luka. Kaito chuckled.
"And I thought you didn't have a sense of humor" he said.
"Shut up you pervert" I headed for the stairs. He followed with a smile.
"Hey Bro, Meiko and I got hitched last night." Akaito said catching up to us.
"I'll believe it when we see it." Kaito shrugged.
"You can have fallen for it for a second" Akaito sighed.
"You just made out didn't you?" Kaito asked.
"Yeah, were going out to dinner on Friday." Akaito said.
"Yeah, I'll believe that when I see it" I said.
"And I thought you were a boring ball of annoying" Akaito said.
"Shut up." I walked into the kitchen.
"Miku!" Neru hid behind me.
"Come on! Let me do your hair. I was thinking one of those braid bun things." Teto said holding a brush and a hand full of bobby pins.
"Miku" Neru whispered.
"I'm sure you'll look cute. Beside's she's taking time out of her day to do something nice for you." I said. Neru looked up at me.
"Ok" Neru whispered.
"Yeah!" Teto grabbed Neru's hand and sat her down in a chair. "Miki, be my assistant!"
"Ok!" Miki let Piko go and went to help Teto. Piko sighed with relief. Miki stopped.
"Can Piko help too?" Miki asked.
"Sure!" Teto said with a smile. Piko groaned as Miki pulled him up. I giggled. Everyone except for Rin was in the kitchen now.
"Pancakes all around!" Iku sang placing a big stack of pancakes on the table.
"Your in a good mood today Iku" Ted said. "Did something good happen last night?"
"Yeah! I went out last night and met this guy! Were going on a date on Saturday!" Iku shrieked. "And better yet! Mrs. Nagone gave me the night off to go on my date!" Iku spun around in a circle.
"That's great" I said with a smile.
"What ever anyone wants I'll make it!" Iku shrieked.
"Eggs are on fire" Lily said impassively as she read her magazine.
"Ah!" Iku yelled. She grabbed a fire extinguisher and spread the pan. She turned the heat off. "Oh no! Now we need a new stove!"
"Glad to see you haven't changed Iku" Akaito said. Iku blushed.
"She's done this before?" I asked.
"Three times last year" Kiyoteru sighed. "Now we'll have to draw more money from our account"
"Shouldn't Mrs. Nagone handle those decisions?" Gumi asked.
"Haku and Mrs. Nagone gave me the budget duties a long time ago" Kiyoteru said.
"I figured Kiyoteru's smarter then both of us so why not" Haku said then laughed.
"But you have the best grades in the school" Luka pointed out.
"Plus I didn't want to" Haku laughed.
"Same Haku" Kaito whispered. I giggled and sat down. Kaito sat next to me. Somehow, despite the night before…nothing had changed.