depending on who's never what

Title: Ten Fingers
Theme: Birthday_Party Games (1e) – written for usako_mamoru's 2nd anniversary
Genre: Humor
Rating: PG-13

"I've never had sex in a closet."

Usagi eyed the group of men lounging on the couches, alcoholic drinks comfortably in hand.

"Really?" Zared inquired.

Noboru shrugged. "Makoto and I are both really tall. It's, difficult."

"All the more reason," Jiro chided saucily.

"I'm down one," Kiyoshi said nonchalantly.

"Me too," said Jiro.

Zared, in the process of eating, merely raised his drink.

"Mamoru?" Noboru questioned.

"I'm still at five," he reassured.

Finally, Usagi had to interrupt. "What are you guys doing?"

"You told us to play a game," Jiro said.

"I meant one of the ones we were setting up for the kids," Usagi said, pointing to where Chibi-Usa was valiantly swinging at a piñata.

Jiro shrugged, ignoring her. "We were going to play kings, but … that required effort. So, we're playing 10 fingers instead."

"10 fingers?"

"'I've never'?" he tried.

Usagi shook her head.

"You say something that you've never done," Kiyoshi explained. "If anyone else in the group has done it, they have to drink and they lower a finger, or they're down one. Whoever has no fingers first, loses."

"Or wins depending on who's never what," Jiro joked.

Usagi frowned at Jiro, pulling on Mamoru's arm. "Well, put your game on pause. My parents are leaving and Mamo-chan has to say goodbye."

Mamoru came back, collapsing onto the couch with a new cocktail.

"I've got one," Zared announced. "I've never-"

"Are we still playing?" Mamoru interrupted.

"Yeah. Nothing better to do. Five, right?"

Unable to hide his grin, Mamoru stammered, "Uh, four, actually."

"Dammit!" Noboru stalked off to find Makoto.

Kiyoshi chuckled abruptly into his drink, while Zared stood, alarmed. "Which closet?"

Usagi wandered to the door to Ami's backyard, idly brushing out the tangles in her pigtails and attracted by Noboru's "Everyone else has" yelling. She managed to keep her eyes trained on the scene before her as pink traced her cheeks when Jiro came up behind her, tucking the tag of her tank top back in and softly saying, "Happy Birthday to Mamoru indeed."

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