Note: description of Julia's dress is made by Chibi-Sugababy (thank you)
Disclaimer: see chapter 1.
Chapter 28 - Truth or Dare
Busy talking, Miharu, Christie and Ling left the theatre room as Julia and Jin followed.
"How did you like the movie?" Jin asked.
"Oh.." She smiled, "It was very nice! A real Xiaoyu movie..." At the sound of her name being called, Ling turned.
"Hmm?"
"Ohh... I said the movie was a real Xiaoyu movie," Julia repeated. Ling winked.
"Well, I like romance, but who doesn't?" She turned and continued her talk with Miharu and Christie again. They reached the stairs but Julia stopped.
"How about you? Did you like it?" Jin looked at Julia in a surprised way.
"Yes, it was a beautiful movie."
"Never thought you would like such movies though.. well maybe a bit..." Julia said as she moved walked down the stairs slowly.
"Why not?" He asked surprised.
"Well... uh... just had that feeling."
"Hurry! The pizza's are here!" Miharu shouted.
"Comin' Miharu!" Julia exclaimed as she took Jin's hand and jumped down. "C'mon!" She said as she hurried to the kitchen with Jin.
"I ordered 5 pizza's, but all different kinds so you can pick a piece of the pizza you like most," Ling explained as Julia and Jin entered the kitchen.
"Okay... cause it's Julia's birthday too, she can have first, what do you want?"
"Um... I'll think I'll go for the pepperoni."
"Ok... got that Christie?"
"Hey, I'm busy. You get it."
"Busy with?"
"Salad!!!"
"Grr..."
"Stop it girls!" Julia said with a smile, "I'll get it myself." Ling sighed.
Aslong as we don't argue again... Christie and I are fine. She glanced at her over her shoulder. She was indeed busy preparing a salad.
"Sorry Chris," she whispered with a weak smile.
~*~
After dinner and some talking, Ling decided to give things a twist.
"You know, I just came up with a great plan! Follow me, girls!" She ordered. "What is she talking about?" Miharu asked Christie.
"Dunno, just follow." The girls followed Ling upstairs into a room with dressers, wardrobes and more.
"Wow," Miharu exclaimed, "Awesome!"
"Who owns this room?" Christie asked, "Can't be Jin's right?" Ling sighed.
"Duh... it's a guestroom. I 'borrowed' it, and this is all my stuff. And yours of course, because I had asked you to bring extra stuff. I've put it all in these closets, right now we're just going to get pretty."
"Don't you think it's a bit mean towards Jin? I mean, he's downstairs alone now," Julia asked.
"He'll just have to be patient... things will get nice later, you'll see." Julia wondered what she meant, but didn't ask, instead took her new dress and started to undress.
~*~
Jin was really starting to get bored as Miharu came down, wearing a sleeveless red top and a matching mini skirt.
"Looking good Miharu," Jin said with a smile. "Are the others ready yet?"
"They're on their way," she said with a wink as she sat down on the couch next to him. She sighed, then jumped up again and went to stand next to the door as she heared the others approach. She peeked to see in which order.
"Aha..." she whispered.
"Okay, Jin Kazama, may I present to you, the most lovely ladies of the world, including moi... Ling Xiaoyu, Christie Monteiro and Julia Chang!" The girls stepped in. Christie and Ling hand in hand.
"I think I look cuter than earlier today..." Christie said to herself. Ling stepped away.
"And what about me?" She snapped.
"You..."
"I?!"
"You... are adorably cute Xiao," Christie said sweetly. Ling stubbornly crossed her arms.
"Hmm.... now why is it that I don't believe you, Monteiro?"
"You know you're cute, now come on, don't be so stubborn." Christie patted her shoulder gently.
"Oh, Jin!"
"Hmm?"
"You have to check out Julia's dress, she looks like..." He didn't hear what Ling said, as Julia stepped into the room and drew all his attention.
The long, flowing gown's form fit nicely to Julia's hips and gently flowed down to around her feet. The drooping rim sat delicately just off her shoulders. The shy look on her face was almost angelic. No, truly she looked like goddess.
Jin couldn't help but stare at her beauty, she was the most beautiful person. She smiled shyly as she saw him gazing at her.
"Jin..." She approached him and waved in front of his face.
"Hello? Jin dear, you're staring at me," Julia said in a amused way.
"Uh, I ... sorry, you just look good in that dress," he said slowly.
"Thanks, well, listen... Xiao had this plan, right Xiao?"
"Huh? Oh yes, the plan!" Ling sat down on the carpet in front of the couches, the rest followed.
"Since it's my birthday, I decided to do something really nice!"
"It's Julia's birthday too, you know..." Jin teased.
"Yes, but .. but I was allowed to think of something nice, right Jules?" Ling almost begged her friend to say yes.
"...Yes, that's right."
"Well, I decided that we can all play 'truth or dare' together!" Ling exclaimed. Julia's eyes widened. No, that was not what she had in mind.
"Yay!" Christie exclaimed.
"Double yay!" Miharu added, "I looove truth or dare!" Christie raised an eyebrow.
"How come Mi?" Miharu leaned closer to Christie.
"Because no one will ever know if you're telling the truth or not, I never pick dare," she whispered.
"I heared that Hirano! Cheater...! We do have some rules though." Now Julia really got worried, however she didn't show it and instead of getting more worried she tried to continue her cheerfulness.
"Okay, so tell us Xiao, what rules?" She asked.
"Oh, they're simple. One; when picking truth, always and I mean *always* tell the truth! Two; dare has to be chosen aswell. And three; no freaky stuff." Ling saw Miharu was about to ask a question.
"You know what I mean Miharu..."
"Any questions? No? Ok, then... here's a bottle. So we have to sit in a circle. I will spin first, and who it points to when it stops, will have to pick truth or dare." They all sat a bit closer together as Ling spun the bottle. It stopped and pointed at Miharu.
"Right, Mi-Mi! Truth or Dare!" "Truth..."
"It better be the "real" truth then! Okay, so... the most embarrassing moment at school?"
"Argh... did you have to ask that..." Miharu groaned.
"Well okay... it was during history, I was kind of sleeping and the guy behind me called my name and then he said something. I mumbled 'I like pizza better'... at least, something like that. I don't really remember.." The girl swallowed.
"Later, a classmate told me he had asked 'would you like to go out with me'..."
"Bwhahaha! Mi-Mi!" Ling laughed.
"No way, you really are addicted to food!" Jin exclaimed laughing. Miharu's cheeks flushed.
"Hey, I-I was asleep! It wasn't fair!"
"Surrrrrre Mi-Mi, sure! But still you are addicted to food," Ling giggled.
"Alright alright! Enough of me... let's talk abouuuut..." Miharu mumbled as she spun the bottle.
"Aha, you Xiao! Revenge..." That's when Ling swallowed.
"Uh... n-now Mi-Mi, remember what I said... no freaky stuff!"
"Noooo... course not! That would be... like... mean!" Miharu teased.
"Well, truth or dare?"
"Truth, if I have to..." Ling muttered.
"Yes, you do. Okay, let me think," Miharu mumbled as she sunk into her thoughts.
"Aha, ... " She smiled evilly.
"Uh-oh... uh-oh..." Julia whispered with a smile.
"My question... Ling Xiaoyu, have you ever imagined you, and Christie Monteiro..." Miharu started slowly. Ling's eyes widened.
"... kissing?" Ling's eyes grew even bigger.
"WHAT?!" She shouted. Christie looked from Ling to Miharu in shock.
"You can't be serious!" The angry girl exclaimed.
"You can't ask that can you?" Julia asked wide-eyed at the same time Christie did.
"Of course I can! It's an easy question... answering has never been easier. Just 'yes' or 'no'... no explanation necessary. Ling's heartbeat had increased rapidly. Julia saw her friend was having a hard time.
"Okay, hold on Miharu... this is kind of a private matter," she tried.
"No, that's no exception. Ling didn't say so. Come on, don't be so mean. Just answer the question Xiao," Miharu pushed. Julia sighed and looked at her friend, as Miharu asked the question again.
"Did you, or did you not, imagine you and Christie kissing?" A small moment of silence, before Ling replied.
"Yes." Christie's eyes widened in shock.
"What?!" Both Jin and Julia exclaimed.
Miharu just stared at her friend, stunned. "I... don't know what to say... I-I was sure you'd say no..."
"I... I really thought the answer would be no... else I wouldn't have asked that question..." Miharu stuttered.
"Well, guess you thought wrong!" Jin said, obviously annoyed. Ling didn't dare to look up, she just stared at the bottle, ignore all the eyes on her.
"But Ling, could you just expl- -hold it, that's not allowed. Only when it's Ling's turn again. And she already spun the bottle, so I suggest someone else spins it now," Julia interrupted Miharu annoyed. Though she was stunned, she still wanted to help Ling.
She was a bit angry with Miharu at the moment too. Cause that question wasn't okay to ask, not in her opinion.
"Okay, Christie can spin," Julia said. Christie shook her head.
"No. I want to know something from Ling first, rules or no rules." She paused a moment before continuing.
"Xiao, if I may ask... when did you think... 'that' and why...?" Ling knew she couldn't keep this silence up forever, so she decided to just tell.
"It was in my room. I.. I was on my bed, just resting a bit. It was after the prom, when you told me you sung for me.. and showed me you cared... I just thought of the whole party, then about Miharu and that boy she was with, then of the kissing I saw and then my thoughts...... returned to you." Christie was completely speechless.
"B-But, it wasn't really like 'what would it be like to kiss *her*' it was more the thought 'how would it be to kiss anyone that way?' and that's when my thoughts just returned to you," Ling added quickly, obviously ashamed.
"Miharu did that too before she kissed for the first time, I'm sure," Julia said, still angry.
"Hey! I did not!"
"I bet you did..."
"You never kissed anyone yet, Xiao?" Christie asked.
"No," she answered, finally meeting Christie's eyes. As Julia argued somewhat with Miharu, Ling looked Christie into her eyes.
"Sorry," she whispered.
"You don't have to apologize Ling, it's okay," Christie tried to assure her.
"But..."
"No, really Xiao, it's okay... I understand. Miharu, Julia, listen.." Miharu and Julia looked at Christie.
"It's quite normal, we don't have to be so difficult about this. I've known 2 girls... they were both 14, and so curious about kissing. Neither of them had kissed before, so what they did wasn't all that odd..."
"No way..." Miharu whispered. Christie nodded.
"Uhu... yes they kissed each other. A kiss with no meaning, but only a goal; to experience it."
"Wow, well... it's not all that odd, to be honest, I think it's kind of a clever way for girls; to discover things with your best friend." Julia spoke.
"I don't think it's strange, not at all. In fact, one of my old friends kissed me when I was 15... she said 'I didn't have a feeling to express to you, but I just wanted to know how it would feel to kiss someone'," Christie told.
"But then, how could she experience it 'good enough' if you... wait, you must've kissed her back?" Julia asked.
"YOU KISSED A GIRL! Geez, why?!" Miharu exclaimed with a shocked face.
"I didn't have any feelings for her, it's not like that... It happened automatically, I couldn't help it." Miharu's expression got even worse.
"Oh man... how gross!"
"Say Miharu, you have kissed before right? You know that when you do, you lose yourself and kiss back, you know it," Julia said annoyed.
"Not true, what Christie just told us and even did in reality is absolutely gross!" the girl answered simply.
"Do you have something against lesbians, Miharu?" Jin asked.
"Apparently I do, yes!"
"I can't take this!" Ling exclaimed.
"Even if I was lesbian, would that change my personality? No. But you, you're discriminating right about now Miharu, I've had enough of this. Even lesbians are still human!" Ling spoke up, clearly angry.
"Get out Miharu!"
"Fine! But I still can't believe you're lesbian!" Miharu argued.
"I said IF!"
"You love Christie, a girl... no woman! Have you gone totally mad?!!"
"Even if she loves Christie, and has gone 'totally mad', it's not your problem!" Julia snapped.
"Yes, cause Christie is far a better person than you are!" Ling shouted
Jin stood up and grabbed Miharu's arm.
"Get up!"
"Let go of me, freak!"
"If you don't leave now, I'll have to make you."
"You can't."
"Oh no? Just watch me!!" Jin shouted, lifting her up. While he took Miharu to the door, the girl shouted.
"You're gross Xiaoyu! So, so gross!"
"Stop it!" Jin shouted, barely able to prevent himself from hitting her. Julia jumped up and went after them.
"You're all gross!" Miharu shouted.
"Shut up Miharu!" Julia shouted at her.
"Let go of me!" She continued as she freed herself from Jin's grasp. Julia opened the door.
"Leave, we don't want an idiot with us!"
"I'm not an idiot! Xiaoyu is!" Jin was almost going to hit her.
"Xiaoyu you're gross! YOU ARE NOT HUMAN!!!!!"
Jin couldn't help himself as he grabbed Miharu and threw her outside.
"Argh! I hate you!!!" Miharu screamed.
"I hate you too!!!" Jin and Julia shouted at the same time. Jin didn't waste any time and walked up to Miharu, who still wasn't leaving.
"GET OFF OF OUR PROPERTY RIGHT NOW!" Julia stared at Jin in shock.
He must be really angry...
Jin got back in and slammed the door. For a moment, he leaned against it, eyes closed. He sighed and then opened his eyes again, looking at Julia's shocked expression. He smiled weakly.
"Sorry... I couldn't help it. She was far too mean towards Xiao. But you know, that normally I don't hurt girls, it's against my nature."
"You don't have to apologize, she wasn't a girl... she was a freak. A terrible person. Youdid well, throwing her out." Julia said as she stood next to him and leaned against his arm. Jin looked down at her.
"You also did a good thing helping Xiao," he whispered, leaning his head on hers.
"Oh... thanks," she said shyly. She stepped away from him and turned at him.
"Well, shall we go back to Christie and Xiao? Or do you think they need time?" Jin smiled at her, she wasn't good at hiding that blush.
"Yes, I think they need some time. But Xiao definitely needs support right now." Julia nodded.
"Support and comfort..." she said, "Let's go."
~*~
Ling grabbed the pillow from the soft bed and hugged it close to her chest. Never had she felt more embarrassed in her life. Or was it more than that? Was it more than just embarrassment?
"I dunno..." she replied to her thoughts.
"I really dunno anymore." Then there was a knock on the door.
"Xiao? It's me," Christie spoke, "Can I come in?" Ling got off the bed and stayed next to it.
"Yes," she said. The door opened and Christie stepped in, a concerned look on her face.
"Are you okay?"
"I suppose," Ling answered simply.
"Are you angry?"
"Yes, I can't believe Miharu did that. I had never ever seen her like this," she said sadly.
"Miharu was terrible, I am angry about it too," Christie said, "But she's gone now, so we can just go on without her shouting." Ling smiled.
"Yes, but..." Her smile faded.
"What?"
"What if she was right?" Christie frowned. "Right about what?" Ling looked Christie directly in the eyes.
"About me. All those things she said... maybe I really am gross and insane."
"You are not, Ling, trust me," Julia's voice suddenly sounded. Christie and Ling looked at the door where they saw Julia and Jin.
"You are the most sane person Xiao, don't believe what she said!" Julia spoke.
"That's right," Jin agreed.
"See?" Christie said. Ling smiled.
"Thanks guys, you make me feel better. I'm glad Miharu's gone, thank you Jules and Jin."
"That's what friends are for," Julia said.
"You know what Xiao, I'll sing you that song now. I promised remember?"
"Yes, please... no wait."
Christie raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? You wanted Jules to sing right?"
"Yes, but after we finish Truth or Dare," Ling said with full honesty.
"No way, we're going to continue this?"
"Definitely!" Ling exclaimed happily.
"Xiao, are you all happy again? So suddenly?" Christie asked surprised.
"Yes... why not? Miharu's gone so we can just continue where we left off right? I had this day all planned out since last week, so lets not spoil everything..."
Julia smiled broadly.
"That's the spirit Xiao! Let's do it!" She know she sounded very cheerful like the rest, but actually, she wasn't. She really felt something coming up.
Well, then please let it be nice...
~*~
Well, that's 28. I'm quickly going to continue with the other chapters now. School is consuming so much time, so I have to have some chapters done in the weekend. Dunno when I will upload them, in a week. I think.
I have great plans for future chapters. So... this fic is far from finished. ^_^
Review please. No flames! Oh by the way, thanks to all the people who reviewed 27.
~ Iris ~
