(Part 2) | Stupid to Stupider

TWENTY MINUTES LATER

"You know..." you peered at every perky N.E. seated on the floor with you in a stupid circle, then at the stupid beer bottle that laid before you. "This game is for thirteen-year-olds, right? With EVEN numbers of boys and girls, NOT six to one. So with these odds, don't you think this seems just a bit pointless?" The Matsuno sextuplets all nodded with dopey smiles across their faces with a tint of color misted on their cheeks. Their oblivious behavior was egging you on but there was no point reprimanding stupid drunks.

When Osomatsu came up with this stupid idea as a way to "settle this confusion once and for all", Choromatsu was "volunteered" to get the booze for everyone because one empty beer bottle just wasn't enough. Of course not... And that was how everyone got this buzzed after two to five rounds of stupid cheap beer, in the early afternoon. You didn't object to the drinking however, they were really strung up about the whole passport reveal and were shouting out their questions all at once, so this was a slight improvement. As long as they don't get anymore drunk, you were safe. A hammered Matsu was the last thing you wanted right now. With your arms and legs crossed, you waited impatiently for the brothers chugged down their booze. "Alright!" Osomatsu, who sat across from you, slammed down his fifth bottle and smiled his usual shit grin at you, then eyed the unopened beer in your lap. "Eh, aren't ya don't gonna drink that?" Curtly you shook your head and threw the full bottle at him, he caught it by chance before it dented his chest. Good for him. In the back of your mind, you knew this was going to get very weird, very fast if you didn't have a clear head in this situation.

"Strike one! Strike one! Hahahaha~" Jyushimatsu cheered and fell onto his back to your left. You scratched the top of your beanie with a sigh and grabbed the stupid bottle off the ground. "Let's just get this over with." With a small pray, you twirled the bottle and set it off in circles on the carpet. Since they never played before and you're the only one spinning the bottle in this stupid game of "Spin the Stupid Bottle", you had everyone agree beforehand to not ask you anything weird or sexual; and added that the game ends if the someone leaves for the bathroom to pee. You had to emphasize heavily on the first one. The last rule put everyone off since they were in the middle of drowning themselves in alcohol, but you refused to play otherwise.

The stupid stout of the bottle didn't take long to stop on the first buzzed Matsu. Karamatsu was posing with his hand combing through his hair with his usual smug grin. "At last, the glass _ has chosen the chosen one with the task of _ the fair Gen-san!-" "Karamatsu-san, please." You begged furiously, shaking your clasped hands together. "Keep it to one or two sentences and just go already!" He was put out a bit to have to drastically shorten his monologuing but he flipped his hair back like a rock star and went straight to it.

"Tr-"

"Truth, always."

There was no way you were going to take a dare from Karamatsu or any of his brothers, if you can handle whatever stupid questions they throw your way. Your cheeks were already feeling warm under your mask and you were fortunate to be wearing it. This was such a stupid idea...

Kara tapped his forefinger onto his chin in thought and then with a snap, he pointed towards your face. "Why do you always mask your face and hide your hair inside that beanie? Are you masking your _ beauty from my _ sight out of _ shyness, dear Gen-san~" Ugh... Hearing him coo that stupid name in your direction made you want to hurl your head against the wall. Instead, you scratched your scalp harder this time and shrugged. "No, it's just really cold here so I wear the beanie and mask to keep warm, and because I like wearing them. Okay?" he didn't seem completely satisfied with that response and went to ask a follow-up question but you whipped your head side to side and sped the game along. "It's my turn. Truth or Dare?"

"Hm," Karamatsu gazed off to the side like he's really thinking through this one, but he's just posing again. He snapped his fingers. "I choose dare, for life is not worth living without the _ of taking risks." Without pause, you asked. "Can you force one of your brothers to drink this water, please?" The sextuplets flinched as you pulled out a gallon from behind you and pushed it towards Karamatsu. He picked it up and read the sticky note attached to it. "'Drink Me, Matsuno Osomatsu'..." Osomatsu eh-ed, "Who wrote-" Karamatsu gripped his nii-san's (older brother) shoulder and raised up the water gallon like it was the holy grail. "Well, nii-san! It is your lucky day! It appears that the _ of _ water has chosen you as it's _. Perhaps this will help _ with your _ _!"

You were pleased to see Osomatsu kicking and screaming in a headlock with Karamatsu. Glancing around, you spin the bottle. "Next is..." "Opps!~" Osomatsu's foot slammed down in the center of the circle and stopped the bottle to point to his left. You slapped the foot away. "You idiot! That's not how you play!" He barked a complaint while trying to break free of his brother's grasp. "Fine! Go ahead, Fappym-Hmph!" Choromatsu shoved the opening of the gallon to Oso's loud mouth with the intent of shutting him up and held it up. Karamatsu made sure he wasn't moving his head too much as the water streamed into his throat, but Osomatsu would jerk and get water splashed in his face. Hilarious with a slight chance of drowning. Heh, he'll live.

"So, truth?" The third brother hummed, "Hm...Okay. Why didn't you tell us in the first place you were a girl?" That was the question of the hour. He pretty summed up what everyone else initially wondered also but they didn't bother to ask you properly. Parts of your uncovered face revealed a hint of annoyance. "...It's been three months, guys. Three. Months." You lifted up three fingers to the group to be very clear. "And you didn't have the slightest idea I was a girl that whole time?"

"But how could we!?" Choromatsu exclaimed with flushed cheeks, "You're always covering yourself up in baggy clothes from head to toe and talked in a _ tone of speaking! We even referred to you as 'he' and 'him'. Why didn't you correct us!?"

"Because Japanese is confusing, Chomastu-san! I can barely understand what Karamatsu-san is saying half the time."

"Ha! That's news to us~"

"HAHAHAHAHA! Old news~Bat news!"

"Hey!"

"Gen-san, you don't understand!" He was stressing himself out trying to convey something to you."This is _! This isn't right! You've been living with my brothers. MY brothers. A bunch of animals! They've _ you, _ you in a closet, called you names behind your back, picked fights-No, YOU picked fights with Osomatsu-niisan."

"And I will do it again. So, what kind of names did they call me again?"

"Choromatsu, you rat-awgh!" Osomatsu struggled even more under Karamatsu's hold. Choromatsu poured the rest of the water down his throat and tossed the empty container away and directed his attention back to you. "Seriously, Gen-san! What were you thinking homestaying with us? You can't see the problem here!?" The flamboyant brother lets his older sibling out of his grasp to recover his breath and retorted,

"Choromatsu, I think you said enough! You can't yell at a _ _ like that, you'll _ her _. It's _ _!"

"Karamatsu-niisan, you're the one who's _ her _."

"Idiot. Awgh! Augh!"

"Everyone, SHUT UP." You raised your voice and set the bottle spinning again. "Wait, Gen-san! You didn't answer my qu-"

"It was a stupid question, Choromatsu-san. You guys should have figured out it from the beginning, it's your loss." Never have you had an argument so one-sided and exhausting as this one, and decided to skip him before he could rant on further. He was awfully opinionated when he's drunk.

"My turn!" Todomatsu cheered and crawled towards you, taking your hands into his. His sparkly gaze up into your narrowed eyes. This should be good. "Gen-chan, I wanted to say sorry if my brothers and I for ever making you feel unconformable while living. So, I'll gladly let you ask me about anything and skip my turn." Todomatsu smiled sweetly as he held your fingers fondly. Ichimatsu at your right groaned along with the rest of the group. Totty was cute when he acted cute, and you would have been convinced that he was being nice to you just for the sake of being nice. If he didn't slip up his 'kawaii (cute) nice guy act' from day one. "Okay." you affirmed in a dry tone that derailed his seemly innocent act and retracted your hands.

"So, truth or dare?" Todamatsu's innocent smile twitched as he pondered his choices carefully. "Um, truth?" Your eyes gleamed as you held his sparkly ones in a penetrating gaze. "You would have treated me better months ago if you found out sooner that I was a girl, right?" He was taken aback, and with a laugh he curved balled around the question entirely.

"Ha ha ha ha! W-what. Oh, Gen-chan. You're so funny." As Totty stopped talking out of his butt, he began to squirm under your remote stare till you shook your head and clicked your tongue, taking the bottle. "Whatever." He deflated visibly as he got up and walked back to his seat next to Karamatsu and a coughing Osomatsu, who smirked down at him. "Nice one, Totty!" "Shut up."

So next was...

"Ichimatsu-san? It's your turn." His relaxed posture turned rigid as you nudged him, he leaned away from your touch. "Ri-right..." Ichimatsu turned towards you with some hesitation, and just stared at you. You knew not to rush him or he'll snap under the peer pressure, and so you calmly stared back. Ten seconds later, he broke eye contact and spoke softly with an eerie drawl to his voice.

"So...you're not scared about living far away from home in a house full of desperate virgins?" You gave him a look, not really getting where he's going with this. The brothers called each other virgins so often that you didn't need to write it down to memorize the word, so this wasn't new to you. Ichi gazed upon you with a slanted smirk that affected your breathing. He chuckled and elaborated. "I mean, haven't you ever wondered what one of us could do to you if you're not careful." he gestured to the others with the sweep of his hand. "Even now, they are thinking of a way to get into your pants." The room was dead silent as Ichimatsu laughed when he saw the realization set within your eyes. You tried to compressed your utter shock. The thought of Chikons (molesters) was an unnerving topic for you. You froze as your shrunken pupils flitted around the room, his brothers became fidgety and began to sweat. They all raised their shaky arms up and pleaded innocence while telling off Ichimatsu.

"T-that's creepy! Ichimatsu-niisan, don't go _ Gen-san with such _ thoughts."

"Yeah idiot! You made your point, but don't making us look bad."

"_ ball! _ ball!"

"Though Choromatsu, the only person who would try anything would be Osomatsu-niisan."

"Todomatsu!"

With a forced cough and a tight lip, you straighten up and stared at Ichimatsu. "No." The laughing ceased and his face dropped to his usual blank one marked with an unimpressed frown. "...hm?" he begged a simple question, "Why not?" that...was difficult for you to put into words. You contemplated your answer before giving it. "Because...you have given me no reason to not trust all of you." Choromatsu choked suddenly, probably cracking under the uncomfortable atmosphere. "Y-you can't be serious, Gen-san? I don't think trusting any of my brothers is a good idea, you haven't thoug-" "I've made up my mind. " He gulped and said no more.

"Truth or Dare, Ichi-san?"

"...Truth."

Scanning along his expression, you searched for clues. "Ichi-san, were... were you worried about what I thought about you guys?"

"..." You bored into his vacant gaze and he looked away immediately. The corners of your eyes crinkled up. How self-consciously cute. The little blush on his cheeks perked up your grumpy mood, your giggle lightened up the dense air. "Whatever you were worried about, cheer up! I' m fine. I can handle myself around a bunch of virgins any day. See? I've been working out!" Lifting your arm up, you flexed your biecipe muscle and pinched it. It squished like cotton candy between your fingers. Ouch, you seriously needed to go out and exercise more. Huffing out a laugh, you rubbed the back of your neck with a sheepish grin. "Yeaah, I did work out anyway."

His head lowered to hide away a ghost of a smile. "Tsk." That was the closest to a laugh you were gonna get. He flicked the bottle around for you and it spun in slow circles. You bowed your head to him, Ichimatsu just shrugged in return.

"I'm up next! I'm up next!" Jyushimatsu waved to you as he sits back up off the ground. How did he see the bottle if he was on his back...whatever.

"Gen-san! Gen-san!"

"Yes?" He smiled at you with his unusual wide mouth. "Do you like baseball?"

"Uh, yeah. I guess."

"Would you like to play baseball with me sometime?"

"...Sure, I don't mind." His arms flailed up in the air for joy "Yah! Gen-san and I like baseball! Hustle! Hustle!"

Choromatsu shouted out, "You could have just asked her about baseball afterwards!"

Please let this stupid, stupid day end...

You rubbed your forehead and sighed, "Truth or Dare, Jyu-san?"

Osomatsu stopped clearing his throat and tensed up at a sudden thought, he cried out, "Jyushimatsu! Don't say-"

"Dare! Dare! Muscle! Muscle!"

"Poke Osomatsu-san in his stomach till he wets himself, please."

"Okay!"

"That's _, Gen-san! Do a different dare."

"Shut up and pee, Thiefmatsu-san."

Juyshimatsu spinned the bottle for you before skipping over to Osomatsu. "Whoooo's ticklish!~" "Wait! Juyshima-AHAHAHAHA!" You yawned and ignored the noise and watched the bottle spin and spin. The velocity of it was so intense, the carpet was smoking. Wow, how cool. Your eyes were heavy from watching the bottle pivot for several minutes, bringing your knees to your chest as you gave another yawn. A gush of liquid poured onto the floor, stopping the smoke and the bottle gradually. To your dismay, it wasn't pee. Osomatsu was on his knees with liquid drenched down the front of his uniform, 'Osomatsu... just threw it up!?'

"Damn it, Thiefmatsu... Piss off already!"

"NO! Not till it's my turn."

"Like that's gonna," The two of you stared at the bottle pivoting amidst the small puddle and bump his knee, causing it to falter in its spin with the tip officially pointing at him. Even after nearly coughing out a lung and kneeling in puddle of his own water vomit, Osomatsu's shit grin beamed victoriously as though he won big in panicko.

"...crap."