I'm sorry, this is literally another spin-the-bottle chapter. Good shit starts happening next chapter though, so look forward to it!
One day it was Nepeta's birthday. She had invited everyone to her team's room for a party. They all came and she got presents from her friends. While they were all sitting in the lounge and talking and Roxy was drinking Nepeta spoke up.
"Since it's my birthday, we're all going to play spin-the-bottle!" she declared. Everyone stopped and stare at her with an expression of not again! Nepeta grinned. "Since it's bottle, not faygo, mew can't wimp out too!" Meulin clapped and Roxy held up an empty bottle of vodka.
"We'll use this!" she declared. Nepeta nodded and Meulin had everyone sit in a circle.
"I'll go first!" Nepeta said. She reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Terezi.
Nepeta stared at her in surprise. Okay, I admit I was hoping fur Karkitty. Nepeta sighed and kissed Terezi. To her surprise it didn't feel as awkward as kissing Aradia on New Year's had. She sat back down and watched Karkat take a turn.
It pointed at John.
Karkat flipped because he was straight. Dave put his arm around John's shoulder.
"Hold it! No one is allowed to kiss my John except me!" he said. Nepeta giggled and made a heart around them with her hands.
"You can't wimp out Karkat!" Terezi said. "Same for you John!"
"No!" Karkat protested. Terezi grabbed Karkat and shoved him on John. And yeah, they wound up kissing. Nepeta clapped and cheered and threw confetti on them. Dave pushed Karkat off John and put John on his lap. Nepeta giggled and watched Dave kiss John to get Karkat's kiss off him. Karkat sat down next to Jade.
"I'll go next!" Terezi said, spinning the bottle.
It pointed at Dave.
Terezi shoved John off Dave and kissed him. Dave quickly shoved her off and kissed John again, who was blushing because he kept doing that. Terezi pouted and Nepeta giggled. Then Vriska spun the bottle.
It pointed at Tavros.
Vriska rolled her eyes and kissed Tavros, then sat down. Gamzee put an arm around Tavros's shoulders and whispered something to him. Why aren't they together yet? They're so purrfect!
"Now Eridan!" Nepeta said, pointing at Eridan. Eridan sighed and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Karkat.
Nepeta cheered and Vriska and Terezi laughed. Cronus was laughing too and Kankri was ranting to him about how triggering that probably was for them and how triggering it was that people were laughing and blah, blah, blah. Eridan shook his head and turned away from Karkat.
"Just kiss you two!" Terezi yelled. She grabbed Eridan and shoved him on Karkat. And yep, they kissed! Nepeta cheered and threw confetti on them and Eridan quickly got off Karkat and sat next to Sollux. Karkat sat back up and shifted closer to Jade.
"Now Jane! Now Jane!" Nepeta insisted. Jane sighed and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Eridan.
There was an awkward moment where everyone was basically like wait-what? until Jane was shoved onto Eridan. She didn't kiss him when she fell on him but she sighed and kissed him quickly before sitting back down. Nepeta giggled and clapped her hands. That's a cute shipping!
"I'll go next," Dirk said. He reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Aranea.
Dirk and Aranea both flipped and lots of people howled with laughter. Terezi and Latula grabbed them and made them kiss. Then Dirk broke out of their grip and sat back next to Jake and wiped his mouth. Aranea sat down and retched for a few seconds. By then everyone had calmed down enough for Aradia to go next. She smiled and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Sollux.
Aw, cute! I mean, they broke up, but I still love the shipping! Nepeta smiled as Aradia sighed and kissed Sollux, then sat back down. Then Sollux decided to spin the bottle.
It pointed at Eridan.
Nepeta and almost everyone cheered loudly. Sollux grinned and kissed Eridan and Nepeta threw confetti on them. Then Terezi pulled them apart and yelled that it was the next person's turn. That next person was Aranea. She sighed and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Meenah.
Nepeta cheered and Aranea sighed. She kissed Meenah, then sat back down. Nepeta cheered and grinned at them.
"Now Feferi! Feferi!" Nepeta said. Feferi smiled nervously and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Sollux.
She stared at him in surprise. Nepeta clapped and Feferi sighed and kissed Sollux. She sat back down quickly and looked away from Sollux. Nepeta realized something while watching her. Oh dear. She likes Sollux andEridan!
"Tavros, how about mew?" Nepeta said. Tavros reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Jade.
He stared at her in surprise and Nepeta cheered. Yes! Mew two are cute together! Get together so Karkitty- Nepeta stopped herself and shook her head. Stop that! Meulin tapped her on the shoulder and Nepeta opened her eyes in time to see Tavros quickly kiss Jade, then sit back down. Nepeta grinned, but on the inside she wasn't too happy. I can't believe I thought that. I have to get over him.
Gamzee went next. He reached forward with a grin and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Karkat.
Nepeta cheered as Gamzee kissed Karkat. He grinned and sat back down. Nepeta could see Tavros was jealous and she grinned. So cuuute! She watched as Roxy took a turn spinning the bottle.
It pointed at Dirk.
"Oh come on!" Roxy exclaimed. "That happens when I'm already over him and in a relationship! Jesus fuck!"
"Kiss Dirk already!" Nepeta insisted. Roxy grinned and kissed Dirk, who tensed up. Yeah, he doesn't like being kissed by a girl. Roxy sat back down next to Jane and Rose took a turn. She reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at John.
She looked at him in surprise and sighed and kissed him. Nepeta cheered and Rose sat back down. Dave kissed John again and John blushed and Nepeta cheered harder.
"Now Cronus! Cronus!" Nepeta said. Cronus smirked and spun the bottle. C'mon! Get Kankri! Get Kankri!
It pointed at Meenah.
Cronus and Meenah both protested as Terezi and Latula grabbed them and made them kiss. Then Cronus elbowed Latula in the gut and she dropped him. She and Terezi sat back down, laughing.
"Dave, mewr turn." Nepeta said. Dave glanced at John, then spun the bottle.
It pointed at Jade.
They both stared at each other in surprise. Nepeta grinned as Dave kissed Jade. He sat back down and kissed John again. Jade pursed her lips and smiled. Then Kankri took a turn.
It pointed at Meulin.
Nepeta stared at them in surprise. Kankri mumbled about triggers and kissed Meulin. He sat back down and Cronus grabbed him and kissed him. Nepeta clapped and cheered, as did Meulin. Then Kurloz reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Nepeta.
Nepeta blinked in surprise. Kurloz signed something to Meulin and kissed her. It felt…interesting. Not something Nepeta would want to do again, but not something bad either. She blushed and Kurloz sat back down.
"U-um, Latula!" Nepeta said quickly. Latula grinned and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Aranea.
Latula leaned forward and kissed her, then sat back down. Nepeta clapped and Rufioh reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Aranea. Again.
He stared at her in surprise and sighed. Nepeta clapped as he kissed Aranea. Then he sat back down next to Horrus. Then Meenah reached forward and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Mituna.
Terezi had to grab Meenah and throw her on Mituna to get her to do anything. And yes, they wound up kissing. Meenah kicked Terezi and sat back down. Nepeta watched Mituna reach forward and spin the bottle.
It pointed at Kankri.
Mituna and Kankri stared at each other in surprise. Then Mituna took a deep breath and kissed Kankri. He sat back down next to Latula and she kissed his cheek, and Nepeta clapped.
"Meulin! Mew go! Mew go!" Nepeta insisted. Meulin smiled and spun the bottle.
It pointed at Gamzee.
That's a reverse of what happened fur Kurloz. Meulin signed something to Kurloz and kissed Gamzee. Then she sat back down and Damara spun the bottle.
It pointed at Meenah.
Damara said something in Japanese and kissed Meenah, then sat back down.
"Please tell me we're not fucking playing seven-minutes-in-heaven again," Karkat said.
"Don't worry, we're not." Nepeta said. Nearly everyone was relieved to hear that.
The rest of Nepeta's birthday party was spent eating cake and playing funny games. Roxy got a bunch of people drunk and started singing and dancing. Eventually Nepeta got tired and Equius made everyone go to bed. Then Meulin carried her into her room and tucked her in bed.
*Happy Birthday Nepeta,* she signed.
"Thanks Meulin. Good-morning."
*Good-morning.*