Some one-sided Eight/Maru from both of them. This is also really close to the end. I can almost feel the grand finale. I also know that there will be a prequel and also a sequel to this one.

The Fateful Truth or Dare Game:

Three hours after Eight had left, Ren had finally gotten that little peace that she had wanted so much. But only then, did she realize that Maru was now crying. The blonde girl sighed.

"Hey," she said, opening up Maru's door. "You and Eight had a fight. You okay, Kiddo?"

Maru was laying on her bed, streaks of tears on her face. Ren went over her friend's bed. "Scoot over there, kid." She sat on the bed beside Maru. "Once upon a time," began Ren, only to be stopped by Maru.

"Ren, I don't want to hear any fairytales. You'll just be filling my head with thoughts that are not a safe reality. I just need a healthy dose of crying to tie me over."

Ren glanced at the girl beside her. "Who said it's a happy fairytale? This one is actually is based in reality. In fact, as princesses and dragons go, there are none." Suddenly she smiled," Well, there is one dragon."

Maru eyes widened. "Can you tell it."

Ren smiled sadly. "Not only can I tell it, but I've lived it."

"So 'Once upon a time'..."

"Once upon a time, a young phoenix that was tricked into a bey battle by a sly griffin."

"The griffin sounds familiar..."

"Uh- huh. Anyway, he declared that the winner should have a glorious reward, but refused to tell her what he was going to take as his reward. So after an amazing battle, the griffin won. When he took his reward, he took the phoenix's "peck".

"Weeks after, months even, the griffin came back and asked the phoenix to a game. Little did she know what type of game it was going to be. There was also a dragon. Now, he was trickster, always messing with people. Even his friend, the griffin.

"So, when it came his tun in the game, he dared the phoenix to give the griffin another "peck". Then later, he also asked the griffin if him and the phoenix had ever shared a "peck". The griffin had to answer truthfully, sending the phoenix into a state of embarrassment."

"The griffin is Takanosuke, isn't it? And you're the phoenix, aren't you?"

The older girl just nodded.

"Hey, Big Bro," Eight sadly greeted his brother, when he had gotten home.

Kite was surprised at his brother's sadness."Are you and Maru okay?"

The younger boy sighed. "No. Big bro, she hates me."

Kite shook his head. "This is Maru we're talking about. She couldn't hate anyone if her life depended on it."

The other boy sighed. "Well, then I think I have managed to break that record."