~Chapter 12: Truth or Dare~
~Lucci's POV~
How do I always end up doing these stupid things? That was the only thought Lucci had in his head as he sat in Blueno's Bar with Kaku, Paulie, Lulu, Tilestone, Kalifa, and Iceberg. Ever since he had gotten to Water 7 he had found himself unable to leave Kaku alone. Especially not if he was going somewhere with Paulie.
Now they were just sitting there playing truth or dare while Kalifa and Iceberg discussed business. It had better bring up the blueprints they were looking for.
"I'm going home now." Lulu said standing up. "Good night everyone."
"YEAH I'M LEAVING TOO. GOOD NIGHT!" Tilestone said getting to his feet.
Lucci sighed silently when Kaku made no move to leave the bar.
"Okay, than it's just the three of us now." Paulie said. He was half drunk now, and he was getting on Lucci's nerves.
"Truth or dare?" Kaku asked Paulie.
"DARE!" Paulie cried out, jumping to his feet.
"Hmm... Okay, than how about you beg Iceberg for a raise?" Kaku asked. Lucci could tell by his expression that he didn't expect Paulie to go along with it. To both of their surprise, he fell to his knees in front of Iceberg and literally begged him for a raise. It went on for about five minutes before Iceberg realised that Paulie was serious and he gave him a raise just to shut him up.
"Knew I could do it!" Paulie cried triumphantly.
"Okay. It's my turn than. I guess I'll pick dare too." Kaku said.
"Okay... Hmmmmm..." Paulie looked thoughtful for a moment before an evil smile crept across his face. "I dare you to kiss the best looking person in the room."
Kaku's face immediately turned blood red. "W-What!?"
"I already know that you're going to pick Kalifa, so just get it over with." Paulie said with a smirk.
"I... I.. What!? N-No! I refuse!" Kaku cried. He was completely flustered.
Lucci shot Paulie a look, but made no comment. It had been a cruel joke to play, and under normal circumstances, Lucci would have killed Paulie for it, but now he was undercover, so he seethed silently.
"Okay, fine. Usually I'd kick you out of the game for refusing, but since you're so damn cute, I'll let it slide." Paulie laughed.
Now Kaku's eyes were wide along with his blush and his mouth was slightly open in shock. This set Lucci off. Paulie had called his Kaku cute.
"Coo coo! I'll take that dare Paulie." Lucci stated, getting to his feet.
"Oh really? Okay then." Paulie said, leaning back in his chair.
Lucci calmly strode towards Kaku and crushed his lips into the younger man's, roughly, almost aggressively. There was dead silence as Lucci straightened up from the kiss and returned to his seat.
Paulie was staring at Lucci with his mouth hung open, barely able to remain in his seat from the shock. Blueno, Kalifa, and Iceberg didn't seem to notice what had happened, but Kaku was hunching in his seat, pulling his hat down to try to hide his face, as he usually did when he was embarrassed.
"Now then," Lucci said. "Who's turn is it?"
~Kaku's POV~
The rest of the night had been pretty uneventful, everyone picking truth after the kissing incident.
Now as he walked home with Lucci, Kaku began to wonder about their relationship. Were they now boyfriends now that they had kissed in public? Had Lucci meant for it to look like they were boyfriends? Why did the idea of being Rob Lucci's boyfriend sound so appealing to him?
Kaku couldn't help but glance at Lucci every now and then as they walked, and it only made him more anxious. He needed an answer to his question, but it didn't look as if it would come any time soon. With a sigh, Kaku decided to be bold. He stepped towards Lucci and held his hand. Lucci glanced at their hands and raise one eyebrow quizzically.
"What's this all about, coo coo?" he asked.
"Well, since you showed me affection so publically, I thought I would do the same." Kaku said defiantly.
Lucci simply shrugged, but he didn't pull his hand away.
This sent a surge of hope through Kaku. This might mean that their relationship was actually something. When they reached Kaku's door, he couldn't help but be annoyed. "Why do days have to end so quickly?" he muttered, more to himself than to Lucci.
"Everything ends. That's life." Lucci said quietly in his normal voice.
"It's not fair." Kaku mumbled. He felt like a child for saying it, but it was how he felt.
"Life's not fair. You know that." Lucci wrapped his arms around Kaku, a bit too tightly. Kaku didn't mind though, even if Lucci was possessive, Kaku wasn't going to question what he did. That would be a dumb idea.
"Good night, Kaku." Lucci whispered, kissing him softly, just below his jaw line.
"Good night." Kaku replied, a little breathlessly.
When Lucci had left, Kaku stood still for a moment and stared up at the stars. It had been a year since they had come to Water 7, and it was still hard to believe that he was looking up at the same sky as he did when he was at Enies Lobby. If he had of been born in Water 7, and Lucci had too, how would their lives have played out? What would Lucci be like if the World Government hadn't molded him into a killing machine?
He would never know, and the very thought depressed him. Why couldn't life be as simple back in Enies Lobby with CP9 as it was here in Water 7 with Galley La? Why couldn't Kaku take CP9 here and show them how they could live? They were the closest thing he had to a family, and yet he couldn't even help them to be happy. How would they all be if they were happy? Honestly and truly happy.
With a sigh, Kaku turned and walked into his house, dreading the moment when he would have to wake up from the beautiful dream that was Water 7.
~Thank you all so much for reading! I hope you are enjoying it so far! I think I am going to make a sequel when I'm done with this story. Please R&R! ~FoxEmpress
