POV Switch: Omniscient

DeeDee's Room

The two girls sat on DeeDee's bed, enraptured by the scene taking place on a nearby laptop screen.

L was drying Light's feet with a towel, to make amends for making the brunette get soaked in the pouring rain. Their conversation came to a halt and both became silent, glancing at each other hesitantly.

Olga and DeeDee squeed simultaneously.

"They're so cute!" Olga giggled, smiling.

"I know, right? I wish there were more moments like this."

"Me too…man," The raven-haired teen laid back against the pillows. "this feels so…unreal."

DeeDee cocked her head to the side. "Hm?"

"Like…I've never known someone who liked yaoi before…" She admitted, playing with some lace on a frilled pillow. "And I just never expected you to. Or anyone at our school for that matter."

The blonde laughed lightly. "You'd be surprised. But it's true, nobody seems to be the fangirl type."

"Our school sucks. Period." Olga declared.

"Nah, a lot of people here in general are just homophobes." DeeDee shrugged. "They'll grow out of it eventually."

"I hope so." Closing her eyes, the raven-haired teen sighed. I just hope Dexter isn't one of them, for Mandark's sake.

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POV Switch:

Dexter's Lab

Mandark gazed curiously at the two pods before him - one red, one blue. Inside each were silver helmets that had a wire connected to what looked like a mouse of some type.

Dexter launched into an explanation, a small hint of pride in his voice as he did so.

"Mind Maze is played in a virtual world that I created. Our minds will enter, but our bodies will stay here. My computer is monitoring, but should any problem arise I've built a fail-safe." He tapped one of the mice. "Keep one hand on the mouse, and if any malfunctions occur just push the button and we'll be ejected from the virtual reality."

The other nodded. "So what is the game about?"

"It's sort of a strategy-oriented game, but it's mostly a game of wit." The redhead explained as he walked over to the control panel and began fiddling with some buttons. "It's going to be randomized, and whatever subject we get we'll be tested on. Each time you get a question right you can advance in the maze, and if you get one wrong you lose a turn. There are three mazes total before the end, and the goal is to beat your opponent, me, to the finish."

The computer chimed, interrupting Dexter. "Randomizing in progress."

"Only one subject?" Mandark inquired.

"Only one. It's usually somethingfairly specific, like 'Chemistry' or 'Fine Arts'." The genius sat down in the blue pod while Mandark took the red one.

"Randomization complete. Subject: European History. Proceed to Mind Maze."

The other teen raised an eyebrow and whistled. "Dang."

Dexter smirked. "Scared?"

"In your dreams."

With that, the two slipped their helmets on and began the game.

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The Game

(Haha, you lost the game) (1)

Dexter and Mandark materialized inside the game, just outside of the Mind Maze. Mandark gaped in awe, hardly able to believe his eyes.

It's like it's real. He gazed at the medieval castle standing proudly before them. It was surrounded by a large moat, its drawbridge had yet to be lowered. A series of towers surrounded the walls, adorned by carefully made turrets. The windows gave nothing away, they were little more than prison windows - long, narrow rectangles, often with curtains drawn.

"Mandark? You ready?" Dexter waved a hand in front of his eyes, to snap him out of his stupor.

"What? Oh..." He glanced down at the other boy and blinked in surprise.

Dexter was clad in what looked like a peasant outfit. Underneath a tight brown vest and belt he wore a long white shirt with a low collar that left nothing to the imagination. His pants, too, were a plain brown while his boots were midnight black."What…are you wearing?"

"Err…" The redhead flushed until his face was as red as his hair.

"…Let me rephrase that. What are we wearing?!" Mandark corrected, looking at himself. He wore a long flowing cape, with intricate silver designs that curled around the collar and on the fringes of the cape. His shirt, also black, had strange chains that were used rather than buttons to link the shirt together in the center of his chest. Much to his embarrassment (and Dexter's pleasure), it was skin tight and showed off the best assets of his toned muscles. Likewise, his pants were ridiculously tight - almost like emo pants - and revealed more than he would have liked. Not only that, but a belt, which was really just another series of chains, was wrapped around his waist and clinked with each step he took. (2)

"This looks really…" Mandark trailed off, but each boy thought the same thing. Kinky. (3)

"Um…" Dexter muttered. "We should…start…the game." Maybe I overdid it on the outfits…but he looks really, really good...

"Sure. How do we start?" The raven-haired teen asked.

As if on cue, a jester appeared before them. "Greetings, travelers! The Royal family has been trapped in the castle by a Dark Witch. With each right answer, you can advance one more room in the maze. With each wrong, you will lose a turn. Whichever traveler can save the Royal Family first will win the game!" Bowing, the Jester left with a poof, and the drawbridge began to lower.

"So wait…" Mandark began as they walked towards the bridge. "What if we're in the same room and get asked a question?"

"We each get a separate question in that case."

"Ah. Okay."

"Just so you know, I've never lost Mind Maze." Dexter smirked.

"Really? Me neither." The other grinned back.

"May the best win." The redhead held out his hand, which Mandark shook firmly.

Even long after they had entered the maze, they would still feel the warmth of the other's hand.

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(1) Inside Joke. Um…yeah. Sorry I just had to throw that in. It's a really stupid game, you can't ever mention the game otherwise you lose it. So just, whenever you hear or read the words The Game, then you lose. And that is the entire game.

(2) I actually based these outfits off of pictures. Links probably don't work on this site but they are the first and second things you get when you google image Medieval outfits for men. Otherwise, check out Aria's Dream on Wordpress, it should be somewhere in the archives.

(3) Imagine all the things you can do with those chains.


Sorry for not updating in such a long time. There have been so many things going on in my life. -Inserts rant here because there's really no one here for her at 10PM at night-

Everyone around me, including myself, has been on edge. There's been drama everywhere - at school, with my friends, with my family especially.

Truthfully I wrote most of this last week, and was planning to write even more the past week but things got out of hand with the drama and all I guess. So I scribbled a couple lines, erased some more, and figured I'd post it for the heck of it.