"Great! Now that everyone's decided to put their clothes back on," Erza glared pointedly at the three boys who had just previously been stripping, "We can enjoy some cake and games and stuff!" Lucy smiled as Erza happily brought out her beloved strawberry cake and a variety of other sweets and snacks. She wasn't sure how the rest of the night was going to go, Erza hadn't really told them the plan for the evening but Lucy found herself slightly anxious from the dances' events. She wanted to talk to Natsu more about what was going to happen but she pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind and enjoyed the time she was spending with her friends. Erza put on some music, setting the mood for their gathering. After about an hour or so, Cana and Bacchus sobered up a bit and came back downstairs to join the rest of them.
"What's happening, captain?" Cana giggled as she entered the living room where the friends were gathered.
"Feeling better?" Lucy asked, concerned her friend had had one too many drinks.
"Psh, I'm fine!" Cana assured her while stumbling a bit.
"Hm, no more drinking for you tonight. I mean it." Erza ordered with a stern look over at the tipsy pair.
"Yeah, okay, mom." Cana rolled her eyes and settled herself on the ground. "Ooh, let's play a game!"
"Like what?" Levy queried from her seat next to Gajeel. Lucy was a little weary about Cana's game suggestions; they usually involved embarrassing and or sexual actions that made Lucy uncomfortable.
"Hmm… Oh, I know! Let's play, never have I ever!" Cana beamed and Lucy squirmed in her seat.
"How do you play it?" Juvia asked curiously.
"Well, we go around in a circle, like we are now, holding up all ten of our fingers, and each person asks a questions like, for example, 'have you ever gone swimming'. And if you have gone swimming, or whatever the question asks, you put a finger down. The person who puts all of their fingers down first loses! Of course the questions won't be as innocent as 'have you ever gone swimming', it's time to have some fun in here, right? Just make sure when it's your turn to ask a question, you don't ask a question where you have to put a finger down; kinda defeats the purpose." Cana smirked devilishly.
"Sounds stupid." Gray commented sourly and Lucy could feel herself agreeing with the statement.
"Actually, I think it's a great idea. I do enjoy some deviousness once in a while." Erza snickered, a wicked look on her face.
"But Erza!" Lucy protested, her heartbeat speeding up. "Ugh…"
"Sounds like fun, Luce!" Natsu encouraged her.
"You have no idea…" Lucy muttered.
"I ain't playin'." Gajeel stated bluntly and Levy frowned at him.
"Oh, yes you are! We are all playing." Erza ordered and Gajeel grumbled under his breath but settled back down in the circle of people.
"Are you sure you want to find out things about everyone that you may not want to know?" Jellal questioned Erza but she gave him a wide smile.
"I like knowing everything."
"Geez… This is such a pain." Gray whined.
"Does Gray-sama not want to play with Juvia?
Juvia asked from his side and Gray sighed.
"No, I guess I'll play… Nothin' better to do."
"Wild." Bacchus snickered from Cana's side, his face set in its usual permanent smirk.
"Cana, let's go easy…" Lucy pleaded.
"Don't you worry your panties off, Lucy." Cana winked at her and Lucy sighed having a bad feeling.
"Alright let's begin, who wants to start off the questions?" Cana enquired and Levy piped up.
"I'll go, I want to see if I understand the game right." Cana nodded. "Okay, never have I ever um… Set anything on fire! Making a fire in a fire pit doesn't count…" Levy stated, keeping all ten of her fingers up. Everyone's fingers stayed up except Natsu's who begrudgingly put down one of his fingers.
"No fair! No one else had to put any fingers down…" Natsu complained.
"Well, no one is as good at setting things on fire as you are." Lucy laughed at the pout on his face.
"Alright, your turn, Juvia." Cana nodded at their blue haired friend who seemed to be pondering her thoughts.
"Hmm… Never have I ever… Mooned anyone with my behind!" Juvia giggled at her own question making a chorus of snickers erupt but also a few groans. Gray flipped down one of his fingers along with Cana. But the most surprising was Erza who put her first finger down.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia gasped.
"W-what? It was a while ago! It was only at them." Gray gestured at Natsu and Gajeel.
"Like that's any better…" Levy held back another laugh.
"Erza!?" Jellal gasped as he stared at her held down finger as if it had assaulted him.
"Sorry, Jellal. It was not one of my finer moments." Erza stated, her eyes closed and her eyebrows raised but her cheeks were tinted pink in embarrassment.
"Alright, guess it's my turn…" Gray heaved a sigh and pondered a bit. "Let's see, never have I ever er… Been cold…?" Gray finished lamely.
"That was stupid!" Cana called as everyone else put a finger down.
"What? I don't get cold…" Gray muttered. "I told you this game was stupid."
"My turn!" Erza smirked, cracking her knuckles and eyeing her circle of friends. "Never have I ever fallen in love at first sight."
"You didn't?" Jellal whispered to her under his breath.
"No, I think you know why since you were so mean to me at the orphanage!" Erza stuck her tongue out at him and Jellal couldn't help but crack a smile. Juvia put a finger down, obviously, along with Lucy, and to everyone's surprise, Natsu.
"Interesting… Very interesting!" Cana snickered out, staring directly at Natsu and Lucy. Lucy felt her face getting hot and shot Cana a scowl which sent her brunette friend into a fury of giggled but thankfully, nothing else was said about the question.
"Your turn Jellal." Erza prompted the blue haired young man.
"Alright, hmm… Never have I ever gone… S-skinny dipping…" Jellal's cheeks were slightly tinged pink in embarrassment but a smile played on his lips. Cana, of course, put a finger down, as well as Erza, Juvia, Gray, Natsu, and Levy.
"Levy!" Lucy gasped at her friend who looked back at her sheepishly.
"Yeah, shrimp, what the hell!" Gajeel scolded, turning to his girlfriend.
"Ugh…" Levy grumbled, her face red.
"A-and you too!" Lucy turned to Natsu in astonishment.
"Eh, it was a one time thing, not gonna do it again. Probably." Natsu grinned at her shamefacedly.
"Ugh..." Lucy sighed; she wasn't particularly fond of this game.
"Alright, alright. Hate to break it to you guys but, your questions suck." Cana's face slipped into a devilish smile. "Time to have some fun! Since I want to have some actual fun in this game, I've decided to sacrifice one of my fingers for my next question."
"Oh no…" Lucy fretted, her eyes staring widely at the ground.
"Never have I ever kissed someone!" Cana belted out, immediately throwing down one of her fingers. Everyone surrounding Lucy flipped a finger down as Lucy felt her stomach churn and her face get hot. More like her face was boiling but that could also have to do with the fact that she was seated next to Natsu. Speaking of Natsu, he was the only other one that hadn't put a finger down.
"Well, well, well… Look what we have here! We have 'kiss virgins'! I mean, I'm sure you're virgins of many things but that's for another time." Cana smirked viciously and Lucy sat there in uncomfortable scrutiny.
"H-hey! So what, we haven't kissed anyone, what's the big deal?" Lucy frowned, folding her arms over her chest.
"It's okay Lu!" Levy offered sympathetically and Lucy felt as though her face was letting off steam.
"It's not like it's a big deal or somethin' that we haven't kissed…" Natsu muttered.
"Well, I have such a handy solution!" Cana exclaimed and Lucy felt an overwhelming sense of dread. "Kiss each other! I mean, it won't mean anything, just some practice since you guys are just friends, right?" Cana waggled her eyebrows as Lucy and Natsu both took sharp intakes of breath and stole glances at each other.
"Are you serious!" Lucy blurted out.
"Totally." Cana grinned back. She could truly be the devil at times.
