A Drink While Playing is Innocent... Right?
~ So, you finally got them to play the game, though it wasn't all that hard. Now, all that
needs to happen is for you to have a turn to ask someone 'truth or dare'. Well, until that time, just
sit back, relax and enjoy the bottle of beer that you're holding. Hey- what are you doing with a
beer?! And what in the world is your mother schemeing now? Perhaps the 'Scheme Queen' is
trying to get you closer to someone... A someone you're determained to stay away from.. What
are you gonna do now? And for Kami- sama's sake, throw that beer away! ~
"Truth," Inuyasha answered Kouga.
Kouga smirked, "Who kisses better- Sango or Kagome?"
Inuyasha remained completely calm, whereas I totally flipped out. What was I supposed to
think about that?
"What makes you think I kissed Kagome?"
'Nice save,' I grudgingly praised him, disregarding the rules of the game.
"Everyone knows you did," Kouga stated. "It's clear as day." And I thought he was
supposed to be dim...
"Hmm... It's a hard decision," he mumbled. I turned to him with wide eyes. He had to think
about it!?
That got me going again, my anger rising. I couldn't stop myself from lashing out, except
for the fact that I bit the inside of my cheeks to stop the outburst. The bitting stopped abruptly as
he looked me straight in the eyes.
"Sango's kiss did have any feeling behind it," he stated. My heart definitly skipped a beat
right then, but his next comment almost sent me to tears. "But that also means that she didn't have
to fake any feelings in her kiss, unlike the other one."
"You bastard," I snarled, looking away.
"Nani? Does the truth really hurt that much?" he sneered.
I felt the tears come and closed my eyes to hold them back.
"Iie. The truth doesn't hurt," I said. I felt Ayame grab my arm in warning to stop.
"What's your answer, then?" Kouga asked after a slight pause.
"The kiss, or the feelings after?" Inuyasha implored. "Which should I answer?"
"Both," he answered.
"Her, then Sango, I'd say."
Now that hurt... That right there could have sent me into tears. I wouldn't let him have the
satisfaction, though. "Your turn to ask," I muttered. I didn't want to think about that anymore.
"Alright, you, truth or dare?" he asked.
I felt bile rise in my throat and forced it back with a swig from my beer... he wouldn't even
call me by name...
"Dare me, I'm not scared of anything- not when it comes to you," I stated, opening my
watery eyes. I blinked the tears away as I listened to the gears turning in his mind. "Don't overheat
yourself thinking."
"Don't worry about me," he stated. "Save it for someone that cares."
"You're right- which is truly unbelievable-, I shouldn't waste something so valuable," I
muttered.
"Though it isn't valuable, you needn't waste your breath with petty insults," he retorted.
"Sugoi," I mockingly exclaimed, "you sounded smart just then."
He shook his head, smirking. "You want a dare? I have the perfect thing then. Go drown
yourself."
"Okay," I chirped, standing to make my way to the pool area.
"Sit down," he ordered. "Your dare is to sit with my buddy over here," he said, patting
Miroku on the back.
"Sit with him," I repeated flatly. "Surely that can't be the whole dare."
"It is," Inuyasha said. "But the thing is, the only available spot is his lap, seeing as his arms
take up the armrests."
I looked over to Miroku, shaking my head. "You're insane to think that would present a
problem to me," I smiled.
"For the duration of the game," he added.
"Even with my knowledge of what he will mostlikely do, I still say 'fine'," I replied, walking
over to the drummer. "It's better than standing near you."
"Oh, that hurt," he muttered sarcatically.
"Good. I'm glad to hear it." With that, I took my seat, wrapping my arms about houshi's
neck and cuddling into him.
Miroku just looked at me a while, then looked at his beer with accussing eyes. Then looked
back at me and pinched himself. "Ite." I laughed as he rubbed his self-abused arm.
"Right. Miroku," I said sweetly, batting my eyes. "Truth or dare, kawaii?"
"Um... Truth?" he guessed.
"Bingo!" I giggled. "I mean... Alright, truth it is. Hmm... A question... a question... Oh what
to ask?"
He seemed to become increasingly more nervous. Shifting around, he leaned as far away
from me as possible.
"Ah, I got the perfect question," I cheered. Leaning up, I kissed him once.
This time, Miroku slapped himself to check if it was real. Sango fumed- I could tell that
without even looking back. Inuyasha had looked away, which gave me a perverse sense of
satisfaction. Ayame and Kouga were confused. All was going according to plan.
"Now, Miroku," I said sweetly, "tell us all the truth. How many kisses have you had- besides
the ones from relatives?"
A bark of laughter resounded from Inuyasha. "You are a vixen- not a tiger." He stopped
abruptly, shooting me a dark look. "Bitch."
"That would be a dog, and you said it, I didn't make you," I hissed. I turned back to Miroku,
cheering up instantly. "Well?"
Miroku stuttered, shooting a look between me and Sango fearfully. "I-I- I...I... That
wa-was..." His jaw clenched as he looked me in the eyes. "That is so cheating, Kagome."
"Well, I'm not telling anyone, now am I?" I asked, innocent as could be. "Therefore, I'm not
breaking my promise."
"You," was all he said before taking a drink from his beer and leaning into the chair with
closed eyes.
"Houshi," I called in warning.
"Two."
I looked to Sango with a grin.
It took a while for her to understood, but when she did Sango looked like she was about to
cry out of joy. Before Miroku opened his eyes, Sango had found it more important to look out the
room's single window.
"She's is happier than you could imagine," I whispered. "If I wasn't sitting here, you'd
problably have an estatic Sango in your arms."
Miroku grinned sadly. "Arigato."
"I hope it wasn't too damaging to your pride, or image," I said.
"Not at all."
"Your turn, Miroku," Ayame spoke.
"Alright then," he said, clearing his throat. "Sango, truth or dare?"
Sango stiffened visibly. She didn't turn away from the window as she drank some more beer
from her half empty bottle. Sugoi, people could drink around here. "Truth."
"What do you care more about? Family, friends, or 'boyfriends'?"
"I would have to say my family," she said, adding for her own satisfaction, "boyfriends are
on the bottom of my list, right after pets."
"Kirara's at the bottom of your list?" I exclaimed astoundedly.
"Iie, I just told you she's before Miro-" she cut off abruptly, choking on her words.
"That's what I thought," I muttered, tweaking Miroku's nose. "Did you hear that, kawaii?
You take up her 'boyfriend' spot on the list of 'Important Things in Life'."
Ayame and Miroku laughed with me as Inuyasha looked away disgustedly and Kouga
hiccuped. Sango rested her head in her arms that were folded on the window ledge, cursing
herself a fool.
"My turn," she muttered into her arms. "Kagome, truth or dare?"
I knew that I was treading on thin ice either way. Truth could be damaging and dare could
be embarrassing/damaging/hurtful/frightening/crazy..."Truth."
"Kagome, what feeling did you put behind your kiss, was it real, why did it change, and why
did you kiss him?"
"NANI!?" I hollared. "That's more than one question!"
"Iie, I made it into one question," she stated, still refusing to turn around. That blush of hers
must have been horrible.
I thought for a while before one thing came to me. She hadn't said what kiss. I smirked as I
answered each of her questions.
"I put friendship into it. It was real. It hasn't changed. I did it to show you that you didn't
have to worry- you were the first one he kissed."
That got her to turn around.
"That is not what I meant and you know it."
"Hai, but you didn't say which kiss, now did you?"
Sango looked at Inuyasha before shooting her attention back to me, her glare reprouchful.
"Kagome, you will lose everything if you don't stop this non-sense."
"Whatever happened to '-chan', or 'you' by the way? Did the old Kagome come back?" I
asked in anger.
"Iie. My friend isn't back," Sango muttered.
Everything was turing against me again and when I looked at Inuyasha, I noticed that it was
my fault. Something had happened to his eyes again. Like Sango had mentioned, there was a
sunset- but this sunset was one that seemed to be the last the world would see. The sunset was in
ruins... That was what she had meant, and how she had know.
Still looking into his eyes, I answered Sango one more time; I spoke the true answer to the
true question.
"I put my love into it and it was real. It hasn't changed, but... I have to keep my distance for
my sake- and Shippo's as well," I said. Then, unwrapping my arms from Miroku's neck, I clutched
onto his shirt, burring my face in Miroku's chest. "I did it, because I felt as if my world would end
if I didn't, and that I'd hurt him... Your eyes changed."
There was a silence, which scared me. It was as if I was being judged for everything. I was
waiting for anything, anything at all. I shouldn't have, though.
"Keh," Inuyasha snorted. "You chose 'truth', not 'lying through my teeth'."
I sobbed. That was my sentance right there. I had already lost.
"Grow up, Inuyasha!" Miroku hissed, wrapping his arms around me. "If she was lying, she
wouldn't have looked you in the eyes- nor would she have tried to hide when she was finished. If
you still have not learned anything about her, then you don't deserve something so precious as her
love."
I quieted, thank him quietly, but...
'I shouldn't be crying in his arms,' I thought.
'I'm supposed to be in Inuyasha's arms, being comforted by him, not Miroku... This is best,
though. Isn't it? To stay away?'
"Kikyo really fucked up your judgement," Kouga muttered, hiccuping. "Everyone can see
she loves you- and after *hic* that confession... *hic*... anata no baka, Inuyasha."
"Love is a fleeting feeling in which one being becomes infatuated with another- nothing
more," I said, drying my tears and looking at Inuyasha with a sad smile. "Obviously that is all it
was for me when it came to you...
"And that right there was the biggest lie of my life. THAT was 'lying through my teeth'."
Inuyasha just stared at me before looking away. After a moment, his gaze fell to the floor,
lost in thought.
"Aya-chan," I called. She looked up from her empty bottle. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare," she stated confidently.
"Alright," I said, twisting to reach the cooler. I tossed her another beer. "Do you think you
can down it in 60 seconds?"
Catching the bottle, she looked at it for a moment. "Yikes... You got a watch?"
"Iie," I said, looking for a clock. There wasn't one in sight. "Anyone else?"
"Here," Inuyasha muttered, tossing me his.
"Arigatou," I managed to say through my grinding teeth. "Ready, Aya-chan?"
"Hai," she replied, poping the cap off.
"GO!"
20 seconds later, half of the bottle was gone...
"Go Aya-chan," Sango cheered, while Kouga watched with a crooked smile.
"Yeah," he cheered with her.
39.34 seconds later a chorus of cheers rang throughout the air as Ayame tossed the bottle
onto the bed, yelling at the top of her lungs.
"I DID IT! BOOYA! Yeah, BOOYAKA!!!!" She screemed, using one of her more famous
childhood words. (A/N: If you have played FF8 and checked Selfie's 'Commity' thing on the
computer terminal in the classroom and read her 'diary', you would know about this 'booyaka'
word... Other than that, I doubt you'd know. Truely, it doesn't mean anything, but I think it's quite
a funny sounding word.) "Kami-sama that was awful!"
Then the giggling started.
She decided it was a good time to start a pillow fight, grabbing the nearest pillow and
swatting Sango in the back of the head. Sango yipped and dropped her beer out the window,
turning to snatch the pillow from Ayame. The game then became tug-of-war until Sango succeded
in claiming the feather-stuffed head rest.
"PILLOW FIGHT," Kouga yipped, joining the battle.
I also joined after I saw Sango being overpowered by the 'wolves of naivete' tag team.
Taking hold of the nearest pillow, I pummeled into Kouga, knocking him away only to be hit from
behind by Miroku. Sango slammed her pillow into Miroku's face while she confiscated his pillow
as well.
Sango was a good player, but she wasn't good when she didn't have someone to guard her
back. That's where I came in. I pushed Ayame away, while continuing to block Kouga's attacks.
Sango had her hands full with keeping Inuyasha at bay and Miroku pillow-less.
Dislodging Ayame's weapon from her grip, I turned to claim it. I ducked in just enough time
to miss being hit by Kouga... Big mistake on my half.
Sango was struck in the back and went flying forward, right into Miroku, who stumbled
back, flipping them both over a chair. I didn't get the chance to check on them as Ayame attacked
me with her reclaimed pillow. Not having enough time to move or block it, I closed my eyes and
waited for impact, which never came.
"You just gonna stand there?" Inuyasha's voice called.
Opening my eyes, I found him blocking the two attackers. I allowed myself a small smile
before I joined in beating the two. It was nice to be by his side again. Even if it wouldn't last.
Maybe Sango was right... I should enjoy his company- never mind the hurtful comments- while I
could.
After a few moments, my pillow was flung from my hands and a pillow was heading toward
my face. Inuyasha blocked it with his back, facing me with a grin. He snatched Ayame's pillow
and pushed her back into Kouga, sending them to the floor in fits of laughter. And he did it all
without turning away.
I looked at the two, giggling at the scene. Only when arms wrapped themselves around my
waist, did I notice the singer was smiling. And I couldn't help but smile back as I flung my plans
out the window.
The kiss that followed that smile was unbelievable. This time, nothing was held back. All of
his feelings were spoken with that kiss. His heart really had been in my hands and I wasn't going
to give it back, not now.
My arms snaked around his neck as he pulled me closer, deepening the kiss. Let me say just
one thing. French kissing, though strange for the first time, gives you one of the most intense
sensations you'll ever experience and remain 'innocent'. You know what I mean. ^_~
I, being a begginer at such things, was at a loss and extremely self-conscious, though that
didn't last. Before I knew it, my mind was responding on instinct and it damn near suffocated me.
Pulling back at last, my ears began to hear things other than my beating heart... Sango was
going to DIE!!!
"Looks like your mom's plan is gonna work," she laughed.
"SANGO!!!" I shouted, turning to beat my friend only to find her in one of the most
comprimising positions I had ever seen. "Oh, gomen nasai. I didn't know I was intruding on you
two," I apologised, holding back my grin and feighning a shocked expression.
Sango seemed to remember the fact that she was stradling Miroku and lept backward. She
spun away, a blush crossing her face like wildfire.
"Miroku, you wouldn't mind explaining that to me, would you?" I asked sweetly.
::::::Silence::::::
"She just can't resist me," he beemed.
"HENTAI!" she screeched, flinging a pillow at his face. "You pinched my butt," she hissed.
"I was merely trying to decapatate you as payback, not raise your ego, jerk."
"I don't think it's his ego you raised," I whispered to myself. Inuyasha chuckled.
"Did you say something?" Sango asked, curiously.
"Iie."
"*hic*It's my t- *hic* -turn," Ayame muttered. "Truth or *hic* dare, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha looked at the drunken girl for a moment. When he looked away, I was wishing like
hell that he wasn't thinking what I thought he was thinking.
"You didn't complete your dare," he stated with a wicked grin. "You know what that
means."
I know that it might sound extremely dumb, but I didn't. I truely didn't. See, no one ever
failed to complete their dares when I played with Ayame and Sango. This was one hell of a shock
to me...
"I-iie, I don't know," I stated, backing up slightly. "W-What does that mean?"
His grin spread. "That's a bummer for you. You really shouldn't have got up. Ne, I get to
choose the consequence."
'Oh... that's not good...' I backed away from him, thinking of the quickest way out of this.
"H-how was I supposed to know the game wasn't done? Everyone stopped playing. Thi-this is a
new game, right?" I asked Ayame. She shook her head.
"If it was a new game, then someone else should start it," he stated.
"Iie *hic*. I'm starting it!" Ayame wailed.
"Too bad for you," Inuyasha beemed. "Guys, what do you think it should be?"
"Nan- I thought you chose," I said, back away even further.
He smirked. "I can have help."
"Lap dances!" Miroku cheered.
***THUD***
"Iie," Sango hissed.
"Strip tease?"
***SLAP***
"Iie."
"How about-"
***CRASH***
"Iie."
Miroku kept his mouth closed, rubbing his abused skull. I shook my head in sympathy. He
could be beat senseless and still never learn. I was begining to doubt anyone had any sense
anymore... Sugoi, that was a lot of anys.
"You're not helping," Inuyasha stated. "Sure, something embarrassing would be nice, but
nothing that perverted, alright?"
"Then how about... she's the first to drink the vodka?" Miroku stated.
"Vodka?" I repeated. "Why...?"
"Hmm," Inuyasha hummed, walking to the cooler. "How about a mix? Coke or Pepsi?"
"Pepsi," I replied, still confused.
I watched curiously as Inuyasha opened a Pepsi bottle and drank from it. He then poured
vodka into the soda, not being considerate in the least, filling the Pepsi bottle to the brim. The
only thing about this whole situation that I found funny was the fact that he tried it first and
wound up choking.
"Yeah, this'll do," he muttered, handing me the bottle as he continued to clear his throat.
"Before you pass out, that bottle will be empty, understand?" I nodded. "Good. Now-"
"Truth or dare?" Ayame spoke, yawning.
"Dare," he said confidently.
"Then the shirt has to go... and... Hold on, I'll be right back," Ayame said, unsteadly leaving
the room. "There's more... *hic*"
In Ayame's absence, Inuyasha discarded his shirt, causing my face to heat up. That was not
going good with the repulsive drink I was downing. I truly am still stumped as to how I drank any
of that. I wonder if that was even safe... It was making my mind think some interesting things with
the sight before me.
"We need some better dares," Inuyasha muttered.
I took a seat on the bed, staring at his back unblinkingly. My mind had gone on vacation. It
really must have since, in no time at all, Ayame had stumbled back into the room and flung one of
my bras at him. I didn't budge; I muttered and swore at the bottle in my hands for causing
hallucination.
"T- *hic* that's the rest," she explained. "Until the game ends, you'll where that."
And the worst part of the matter was the fact that it was lacy and- I don't know why, since I
despise such colors- pink... I hate pink. That bra was going out the window as soon as he gave it
back.
Oh, but once I saw the look on his face, I considered keeping it. It matched perfectly with
the blush, complete with wide eyes. He gulped a few times before slipping it on... and
unsuccesfully clasping it.
"Uh... how the hell...?" he muttered, trying to twist around and study it. Miroku laughed.
"Surely it isn't that hard," he snorted.
"Then, by all means, try it," Inuyasha hissed.
"Iie," Miroku replied, waving his hands in dimissal. "It's your dare."
A few minutes later, Sango had felt a sudden pang of pity and helped him out.
"Arigatou," he mumbled, sitting next to me. "I don't know how you do it."
"You never will either," I stated. "You won't be wearing anymore of my bras. Ever."
"Good," he sighed. "Well, my turn-"
"Yo baby," Miroku called. "Wanna date?"
***BONK***
Inuyasha's fist found its way to Miroku with incredable speed, knocking him backward and
straight into... I'll give you three seconds to guess...
1...
2...
3...
SANGO!!! Duh, like you didn't know that.
Sango, amazingly didn't respond in anyway, except for pushing him away. Miroku, taking
one bold move, rested his head in her lap, smiling charmingly. Blushing, my friend looked away. I
didn't laugh, believe it or not. I thought it was one of the sweetest things I had ever seen, and I
wasn't going to ruin it.
"Inuyasha, it's your turn," I spoke, watching Miroku's eyes close. He was going to fall
asleep, I just knew he was... That might not be the best thing for him though...
"Right... Sango, truth or dare?" he asked, turning Sango's attention away from the wall.
"Um... Dare," she muttered.
Alright, let's pause for a moment. I don't know how it happened, but I could truly hear
Inuyasha's thoughts and the smirk that formed. I was going to tell her to change her choice before
he spoke, but my throat wouldn't work. The drink was finally getting to me and all I could
manage to do was giggle, thinking how much fun it would be to swim in the milky way out in
space... My mind was that far gone.
"Your dare, San-san," he spoke quietly, "is to spend the night with houshi. The entire night."
"Na-"
"Shh," Inuyasha scolded. "He's asleep. If you don't wake him up, then you won't have any
problem with him. Otherwise..."
And he let that sentance trail off with as much threat as possible.
"Alright," she huffed, looking away again.
It was at least another ten minutes before Sango spoke again. Everything had gone quiet,
and I guess she just had to break it...
"Truth or dare, Kagome?"
"... Dare," I answered, staring at my 1/3 of a drink left. I didn't think I could manage to drink
the rest, but I was going to, even if it killed me... Well, maybe not anything that drastic.
"You alright?"
"Hai."
"Then I dare you... iie... never mind," she muttered. "Kagome, if you don't mind, do you
think you could sing- or are you too far gone?"
"Hai, I can I suppose," I said, looking around.
Ayame and Kouga had unbelievably fallen asleep with each other on the floor. Sango had
leened back against a wall, running her fingers through Miroku's hair. Trying his best to get my
bra off, Inuyasha was the only one up- truly up.
Giggling, I unhooked the 'damned thing', as Inuyasha put it, and sat back on the bed, closing
my eyes. I sobered up slightly, trying to keep myself from messing up the song I began to sing. I
don't know where it came from, but the melody and the words... They were my own.
"I've been searching the world looking for you
And now that I've found you, I don't know what to do,
Should I risk my happiness to stay by your side
Or keep my feelings bottled up inside my mind,
Should I lose the truth in lies, or let the truth be found
-Either way, I have to hide my heart with you around,-
The choice became even harder with just one kiss
And I searched the world just to deal with this
............... and my world is spinning,"
I ended it with a giggle. That was the truth right there; my vision was blurring. I fell back,
lying on the bed with a sigh, until the giggles continued. I did NOT feel up to doing anything and I
couldn't have even if I had truly wanted to... That drink was getting to me, again.
The bed shifted as I was enveloped in two strong arms, which were gentle beyond reason.
My giggles died when he spoke. "Give me another chance... Whatever I did wrong, gomen."
"You... you didn't do anything wrong," I muttered. "I... *hic* *giggle* Gomen nasai,
Inuyasha. *hic* I was wrong."
"You're drunk," he stated.
"Nah! I ain't dru-*hic*-nk," I mumbled, giggling again. (A/N: Try saying drunk and
hiccuping. It sounds like you say 'dru-hunk'... I heard my sister try to say it once. ^_^)
"Ri~iight... I'll ask in the morning, then," he sighed.
"Ask what?" I asked, completely sober for a second. I twisted to face him.
"Why did you say... everything," he replied, smirking crookedly.
I thought for a moment. I knew he meant 'what did you mean at the table?', but my mind
wasn't working right. So, doing the first thing that came to mind, I took another drink of that 'oh
so wonderful soda'... only to find it empty.
"Chotto! Who- *hic* drank my Pepsi?!"
"Shhh! You're gonna wake everyone up," hissed Inuyasha. "You drank it. I can't believe you
did. That stuff was horrible."
"It was my 'consequence'."
"I know," he chuckled. "Oyasumi nasai."
I think I may have heard the end of that sentance in my sleep, but I couldn't be for sure.
However, I do know that I was asleep before anything else was said- if anything was said.
Hmmm....
'Note to self: Do not drink ever again...
EVER.'