California or Bust! - Chapter Six: Party Games Galore!
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AN: Two chapters typed up in one day! Wow! Anyhow, here it is.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or really anything of any importance (except Mia).
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Duo returned with a large box, seemingly quite heavy, when Mia was in the midst of explaining things.
"So basically what you do is we go around the circle and say things like 'I've never eaten an entire box of Oreos(TM) in one go'. Everyone who has done this takes a sip," Mia explained.
Kio eyed the box suspiciously. "And do we WANT to know what's in the box?"
"Oh, of course!" called mia. "Go ahead and break open the box Duo!"
"You got it babe!" Duo yelled, opening the lid of the box. inside was a ton of different liqours. Coolers, wines, you name it, it was there.
"Now just grab a bottle of whatever you like and don't drink it just yet," Mia instructed. Everyone did as they were told. "Now, I'll start... Hm... I've never eaten a whole three bags of salt and vinigar chips by myself," Mia said.
Kio growled. "Cheap call Mia." She took a sip.
Rebi muttered something and took a sip.
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An hour later, every one had at least two empty bottles sitting in front of them. "Okay, enough of this game," Mia mumbled, a little dizzy. "What was the next game again Duo?"
"It was..." Duo whispered something into Mia's ear.
"Oh yeah! Everyone sit in a circle on the floor!" Mia yelled. Everyone looked confused but followed orders. "Duo, pass me an empty bottle, would ya?" Mia asked.
"Sure thing babe," Duo said and passed Mia on of the empty bottles.
Mia took the empty bottle and placed it on it's side in the middle of the circle. "Now this is called 'spin the bottle'. Someone spins the bottle and whoever it stops on, they have to do one of five things. First time, handshake. Second time, hug. Third try, peck on the cheek. Fourth go, peck on the lips. And for the fifth time... french kiss..." Mia explained. "Whom-ever the bottle landed on they're the one who spins next. Same gender never goes past handshake. No questions? So let's begin!" Mia said as Duo and herself joined the circle.
"I'll go first!" Duo called. He gave the bottle a spin and everyone watched it go round and round, until it began to slow. Past kio, past Li, past himself, slowing slightly more at Mia and stopping on Heero. Duo looked slightly disappointed as he shook Heero's hand. "Your turn Heero!"
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The game wore on, and soon, nearly everyone was treading on thin ice.
Mia had her eyes squeezed tighly shut. "Please don't land on me. Please don't land on me." Duo had just spun the bottle and it was now revolving in the middle of the circle. About five turns back, Mia had gotten Duo for the fourth time; this would be the fifth.
Duo, on the other hand, was looking particularily excited. The bottle began to slow. past trowa, past Quatre, slowing a bit, past Kio, past Li, slowing even more, past Duo, stop.
Mia opened one eye first, then the other, seeing the bottle pointing straight at her. "Oh crap..." Mia mumbled.
"Come on you two! Into the middle!" Kio yelled as she and Heero shoved both Duo and Mia into the center of the circle.
Mia blushed madly. "Come on guys!" she pleaded.
"Nope!" said Kio. "You picked the games, 'member?"
"Come on," grinned Duo. "I don't bit."
Mia looked at Duo with a look that said 'Let's just get this over with'. Duo grinned, held Mia's face gently with his hands, and kissed her.
It was about five minutes before the two separated, both gasping for air.
"That was long enough, EH Mia?" taunted Kio.
"Shut up," Mia muttered, face a nice shade of crimson.
Duo grinned at Mia. "Told ya I didn't bite."
"Much," Mia added as they returned to their spots.
"MIA! TMI!" Rebi yelled out. Mia shrugged and smiled.
Next was Mia's turn so she spun. It landed on Kio so they shook hands and Kio took her turn.
Heero gulped and looked slightly nervous but managed to keep his monotone voice as he said, "This is number five?"
Kio nodded before grinning maniacally and kissing him. Heero sat there both shocked and dumbfounded.
Next was Heero's turn as he spun he watched it land on Rebi, gave Rebi a quick peck on the cheek (with Trowa glaring at him the whole time), and returned to his spot. Rebi picked up the bottle and gave it a light spin. Round and round it went until it finally landed on Trowa. Rebi blushed slightly and gave Trowa a peck on the lips before returning to her seat.
Trowa picked up the bottle and set it down again before spinning it. It went around the whole circle at least five times before stopping on... Rebi.
Rebi began to turn the color of a boiled lobster before Trowa leaned towards her and kissed her.
"Whoo hoo!" Duo commented. "Go T-man!"
After Trowa's last turn, everyone had decided that they'd had enough 'spin the bottle' for on night.
"What's next on the list Mia?" questioned Kio.
"Well, Duo and I thought that 'seven in heaven' would be an appropriate wind-up game," Mia announced.
"Um, if you don't mind me asking, what is it?" Quatre interrupted.
"What you have to do is have two hats. One with all the girls' names, one with all the guys' names. Two people draw one name from a certain hat. A guy would draw from the girl's hat and a girl would draw from the guy's hat. Whomever's names are drawn, those two are locked in a closet together for seven minutes," Mia pointed to a nearby closet. "Whatever happens is up to the people. It can be just talking, kissing perhaps, or something else that I'm not even going to go there. Whoever was in the closet last picks out the next two names."
"All right. I get it now," said Quatre, a little sorry that he'd asked.
"And while the people are in the closet, we'll watch Gundam Wing to pass the time," said Mia. "Duo and I will pick the first two names," Mia said and her and Duo picked out two names. "I got Quatre."
"And I got Li," said Duo as he and Mia shoved them both into the closet and locked the door behind them.
"Are you all right Miss, I mean, Lisa?" Quatre asked through the darkness.
"I'm fine," came Li's voice from the other side of the closet.
It was silent for a while until... "I have something to tell you," they both said at the same time.
"You first," Quatre said.
"No, you," said Li.
Silence. And again it was interrupted by "I love you," they both blurted out.
"You do?" they both said. Both of them nodded even though they knew the other couldn't see.
'iThank god he was drunk so he won't remember this tomorrow,'/i thought Li.
'iThank god she was drunk so she won't remember this tomorrow,'/i thought Quatre.
When Mia opened the closet two minutes later, she was very disappointed. "Oh you two are no fun!" she complained.
Quatre and Li exited the closet and picked two new names.
"I have Kio," said Quatre.
"And I've got... Heero!" Li announced.
Heero and Kio were reluctantly shoved into the closet and they waited until they heard the lock click before they began talking.
"you're gonna be un-talkitive throughout this whole thing, aren't you?" Kio asked.
Heero remained silent. Kio sighed and sat there in the darkness. Suddenly, she felt Heero's lips on her own. He pulled away from her and whispered in her ear. "I love you tenchi," he said before returning to his side of the closet.
When Mia opened the closet this time, she was utterly disappointed. Though Kio's face was a little red, nothing else had changed. "Another boring pair!" she yelled.
Kio and Heero drew Rebi and Trowa to go next.
Rebi and Trowa were pushed into the closet and found it hard to sit down with all the junk. They were silent for the first four minutes until...
"Trowa?" said Rebi. "I was just wondering, this must sound really dumb, when you, um, kissed me, did you 'feel' anything?"
"Like what?" Rebi was surprised to hear Trowa's voice right next to her.
"Oh, nothing. It was stupid," Rebi replied.
Trowa kissed her gently. "I love you."
Rebi smiled at him in the darkness. "Love you too."
Mia opened the closet and eyed the two suspiciously.
"Whatever you're thinking Mia, no," Rebi said as Trowa and herself walked out of the closet.
"Next are Wufei," announced Rebi. Wufei growled.
"And Em," finished Trowa. Wufei scowled and he and Em were shoved into the closet.
Five minutes later, neither one had said a word.
Em broke the silence. "Listen Wufei. I have to get one thing straight. First off, not ALL women are weak and secondly, I know that you're only a grade A pain in the ass to cover up your past."
"What?" said Wufei.
"Don't play dumb with me! I know it and you know it so don't deny it!" Em yelled at Wufei.
"Fine, I won't," he muttered.
Another five minutes passed.
"You know what?" Wufei said.
"What?" growled Em, still sort of angry at Wufei.
"You remind me of Merian," he said. And before Em could reply, a key was heard in the door and it was flung wide open.
"Oh my god guys! I'm sorry!" Mia apologized. "I lost track of time!"
"It's okay Mia," said Em as Wufei and her walked out of the closet.
The next names drawn were Heero and Mia.
Kio glared at Mia as Mia walked into the closet.
"Don't worry," called Mia. "Don't be so jealous!"
"I'm not!" Kio yelled, just as the door was closed and locked.
"So... Heero," Mia mumbled in the dark. "You pilot a gundam?"
"Hai."
"And it's name is Wing?"
"Hai."
"And you lived on colony L1?"
"Hai."
"And you blew up a colony?"
"Hai."
"And you like Kio-chan?"
"Hai."
"Ah hah! I knew it!" yelled Mia.
"No! You tricked me!" complained Heero.
"Hee hee. Too late. I already knew you liked her anyway."
Their conversation was interrupted by the familiar sound of the key in the lock.
Duo's face appeared in the doorway. "Time's over."
Mia and Heero left the closet and went to pick new names.
"Mia," said Heero.
"Oooh, twice in a row. Luh-key," said Kio sarcastically.
Mia growled and drew the other name. She quickly tried to rip it to shreds.
"Oh no you don't!" yelled Kio and she grabbed the piece of paper away from Mia. "Ooooooooooh! It says..... Duo!" Kio read aloud with glee.
Mia whined. "No, please. C'mon guys! Have mercy!"
"Nuh uh!" said Kio. "Heero, Rebi, Trowa, help me. Duo, you go in the closet."
"Okay!" said Duo and walked into the closet.
Kio grabbed Mia's arm and the others followed her lead. Soon, they were carrying a kicking and yelling Mia into the closet.
"Come on you guys! this isn't fair!" Mia whined pathetically.
The others ignored her and dumped her into the closet before closing and locking it behind her.
Mia grumbled and squashed herself into one corner of the closet. In no time at all, she was freezing. "Oh my god it's cold."
A blanket was draped around her. "Is that better?"
Mia jumped. "DUO!"
"The one and only," replied Duo.
"Um..." Mia fidgeted, trying to think of a way to break the unawkward silence. "About ealier, playing spin the bottle..."
"Yeah?" Duo urged her to go on.
"It was kinda fun..." Mia mumbled very quietly.
Soon, they were engaged in some serious lip-locking.
The click of the lock made them both jump and rush to move to opposite sides. When Rebi opened the door, the first thing she noticed was their more-than-usual frazzled appearence. Mia's hair, which had been up in a ponytail, was now down. Now it was Rebi's turn to look at them suspiciously.
"What?" Mia asked innocently.
"Nothing, nothing," muttered Rebi. "Come on, we're all setting up beds in the living room."
"What time is it anyway?" asked Mia as she and Duo followed Rebi into the living room.
"It's about four, but we're all tired so we're going to bed," Rebi replied.
"I see..." mumbled Mia.
When they entered the living room, Rebi held a finger up to her lips. they could see why when they saw Li and Quatre, leaning on eachother asleep; Kio with her head rested on Heero's leg, both were fast asleep; Em and Wufei leaning back to back and sleeping; and Trowa, obviously waiting for Rebi's return.
"G'night guys. See you in the morning," Rebi mumbled before snuggling up to Trowa on the couch and falling asleep. Trowa soon follow suit.
Mia yawned. "I'm so tired."
"We should get some sleep then," suggested Duo, sitting on the floor with his back against a chair.
Mia nodded and sat down beside Duo. Duo wrapped one arm around Mia's wasit and pulled her closer to him so that she was lying in his lap. Mia, being too tired to talk let alone argue, fell asleep almost instantly and Duo not long after.
iEnd Chapter Six/i
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AN: There you have it! Sorry for the un-welcome sap, but, it gets kinda mushy. Oh well. JA!
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AN: Two chapters typed up in one day! Wow! Anyhow, here it is.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or really anything of any importance (except Mia).
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Duo returned with a large box, seemingly quite heavy, when Mia was in the midst of explaining things.
"So basically what you do is we go around the circle and say things like 'I've never eaten an entire box of Oreos(TM) in one go'. Everyone who has done this takes a sip," Mia explained.
Kio eyed the box suspiciously. "And do we WANT to know what's in the box?"
"Oh, of course!" called mia. "Go ahead and break open the box Duo!"
"You got it babe!" Duo yelled, opening the lid of the box. inside was a ton of different liqours. Coolers, wines, you name it, it was there.
"Now just grab a bottle of whatever you like and don't drink it just yet," Mia instructed. Everyone did as they were told. "Now, I'll start... Hm... I've never eaten a whole three bags of salt and vinigar chips by myself," Mia said.
Kio growled. "Cheap call Mia." She took a sip.
Rebi muttered something and took a sip.
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An hour later, every one had at least two empty bottles sitting in front of them. "Okay, enough of this game," Mia mumbled, a little dizzy. "What was the next game again Duo?"
"It was..." Duo whispered something into Mia's ear.
"Oh yeah! Everyone sit in a circle on the floor!" Mia yelled. Everyone looked confused but followed orders. "Duo, pass me an empty bottle, would ya?" Mia asked.
"Sure thing babe," Duo said and passed Mia on of the empty bottles.
Mia took the empty bottle and placed it on it's side in the middle of the circle. "Now this is called 'spin the bottle'. Someone spins the bottle and whoever it stops on, they have to do one of five things. First time, handshake. Second time, hug. Third try, peck on the cheek. Fourth go, peck on the lips. And for the fifth time... french kiss..." Mia explained. "Whom-ever the bottle landed on they're the one who spins next. Same gender never goes past handshake. No questions? So let's begin!" Mia said as Duo and herself joined the circle.
"I'll go first!" Duo called. He gave the bottle a spin and everyone watched it go round and round, until it began to slow. Past kio, past Li, past himself, slowing slightly more at Mia and stopping on Heero. Duo looked slightly disappointed as he shook Heero's hand. "Your turn Heero!"
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The game wore on, and soon, nearly everyone was treading on thin ice.
Mia had her eyes squeezed tighly shut. "Please don't land on me. Please don't land on me." Duo had just spun the bottle and it was now revolving in the middle of the circle. About five turns back, Mia had gotten Duo for the fourth time; this would be the fifth.
Duo, on the other hand, was looking particularily excited. The bottle began to slow. past trowa, past Quatre, slowing a bit, past Kio, past Li, slowing even more, past Duo, stop.
Mia opened one eye first, then the other, seeing the bottle pointing straight at her. "Oh crap..." Mia mumbled.
"Come on you two! Into the middle!" Kio yelled as she and Heero shoved both Duo and Mia into the center of the circle.
Mia blushed madly. "Come on guys!" she pleaded.
"Nope!" said Kio. "You picked the games, 'member?"
"Come on," grinned Duo. "I don't bit."
Mia looked at Duo with a look that said 'Let's just get this over with'. Duo grinned, held Mia's face gently with his hands, and kissed her.
It was about five minutes before the two separated, both gasping for air.
"That was long enough, EH Mia?" taunted Kio.
"Shut up," Mia muttered, face a nice shade of crimson.
Duo grinned at Mia. "Told ya I didn't bite."
"Much," Mia added as they returned to their spots.
"MIA! TMI!" Rebi yelled out. Mia shrugged and smiled.
Next was Mia's turn so she spun. It landed on Kio so they shook hands and Kio took her turn.
Heero gulped and looked slightly nervous but managed to keep his monotone voice as he said, "This is number five?"
Kio nodded before grinning maniacally and kissing him. Heero sat there both shocked and dumbfounded.
Next was Heero's turn as he spun he watched it land on Rebi, gave Rebi a quick peck on the cheek (with Trowa glaring at him the whole time), and returned to his spot. Rebi picked up the bottle and gave it a light spin. Round and round it went until it finally landed on Trowa. Rebi blushed slightly and gave Trowa a peck on the lips before returning to her seat.
Trowa picked up the bottle and set it down again before spinning it. It went around the whole circle at least five times before stopping on... Rebi.
Rebi began to turn the color of a boiled lobster before Trowa leaned towards her and kissed her.
"Whoo hoo!" Duo commented. "Go T-man!"
After Trowa's last turn, everyone had decided that they'd had enough 'spin the bottle' for on night.
"What's next on the list Mia?" questioned Kio.
"Well, Duo and I thought that 'seven in heaven' would be an appropriate wind-up game," Mia announced.
"Um, if you don't mind me asking, what is it?" Quatre interrupted.
"What you have to do is have two hats. One with all the girls' names, one with all the guys' names. Two people draw one name from a certain hat. A guy would draw from the girl's hat and a girl would draw from the guy's hat. Whomever's names are drawn, those two are locked in a closet together for seven minutes," Mia pointed to a nearby closet. "Whatever happens is up to the people. It can be just talking, kissing perhaps, or something else that I'm not even going to go there. Whoever was in the closet last picks out the next two names."
"All right. I get it now," said Quatre, a little sorry that he'd asked.
"And while the people are in the closet, we'll watch Gundam Wing to pass the time," said Mia. "Duo and I will pick the first two names," Mia said and her and Duo picked out two names. "I got Quatre."
"And I got Li," said Duo as he and Mia shoved them both into the closet and locked the door behind them.
"Are you all right Miss, I mean, Lisa?" Quatre asked through the darkness.
"I'm fine," came Li's voice from the other side of the closet.
It was silent for a while until... "I have something to tell you," they both said at the same time.
"You first," Quatre said.
"No, you," said Li.
Silence. And again it was interrupted by "I love you," they both blurted out.
"You do?" they both said. Both of them nodded even though they knew the other couldn't see.
'iThank god he was drunk so he won't remember this tomorrow,'/i thought Li.
'iThank god she was drunk so she won't remember this tomorrow,'/i thought Quatre.
When Mia opened the closet two minutes later, she was very disappointed. "Oh you two are no fun!" she complained.
Quatre and Li exited the closet and picked two new names.
"I have Kio," said Quatre.
"And I've got... Heero!" Li announced.
Heero and Kio were reluctantly shoved into the closet and they waited until they heard the lock click before they began talking.
"you're gonna be un-talkitive throughout this whole thing, aren't you?" Kio asked.
Heero remained silent. Kio sighed and sat there in the darkness. Suddenly, she felt Heero's lips on her own. He pulled away from her and whispered in her ear. "I love you tenchi," he said before returning to his side of the closet.
When Mia opened the closet this time, she was utterly disappointed. Though Kio's face was a little red, nothing else had changed. "Another boring pair!" she yelled.
Kio and Heero drew Rebi and Trowa to go next.
Rebi and Trowa were pushed into the closet and found it hard to sit down with all the junk. They were silent for the first four minutes until...
"Trowa?" said Rebi. "I was just wondering, this must sound really dumb, when you, um, kissed me, did you 'feel' anything?"
"Like what?" Rebi was surprised to hear Trowa's voice right next to her.
"Oh, nothing. It was stupid," Rebi replied.
Trowa kissed her gently. "I love you."
Rebi smiled at him in the darkness. "Love you too."
Mia opened the closet and eyed the two suspiciously.
"Whatever you're thinking Mia, no," Rebi said as Trowa and herself walked out of the closet.
"Next are Wufei," announced Rebi. Wufei growled.
"And Em," finished Trowa. Wufei scowled and he and Em were shoved into the closet.
Five minutes later, neither one had said a word.
Em broke the silence. "Listen Wufei. I have to get one thing straight. First off, not ALL women are weak and secondly, I know that you're only a grade A pain in the ass to cover up your past."
"What?" said Wufei.
"Don't play dumb with me! I know it and you know it so don't deny it!" Em yelled at Wufei.
"Fine, I won't," he muttered.
Another five minutes passed.
"You know what?" Wufei said.
"What?" growled Em, still sort of angry at Wufei.
"You remind me of Merian," he said. And before Em could reply, a key was heard in the door and it was flung wide open.
"Oh my god guys! I'm sorry!" Mia apologized. "I lost track of time!"
"It's okay Mia," said Em as Wufei and her walked out of the closet.
The next names drawn were Heero and Mia.
Kio glared at Mia as Mia walked into the closet.
"Don't worry," called Mia. "Don't be so jealous!"
"I'm not!" Kio yelled, just as the door was closed and locked.
"So... Heero," Mia mumbled in the dark. "You pilot a gundam?"
"Hai."
"And it's name is Wing?"
"Hai."
"And you lived on colony L1?"
"Hai."
"And you blew up a colony?"
"Hai."
"And you like Kio-chan?"
"Hai."
"Ah hah! I knew it!" yelled Mia.
"No! You tricked me!" complained Heero.
"Hee hee. Too late. I already knew you liked her anyway."
Their conversation was interrupted by the familiar sound of the key in the lock.
Duo's face appeared in the doorway. "Time's over."
Mia and Heero left the closet and went to pick new names.
"Mia," said Heero.
"Oooh, twice in a row. Luh-key," said Kio sarcastically.
Mia growled and drew the other name. She quickly tried to rip it to shreds.
"Oh no you don't!" yelled Kio and she grabbed the piece of paper away from Mia. "Ooooooooooh! It says..... Duo!" Kio read aloud with glee.
Mia whined. "No, please. C'mon guys! Have mercy!"
"Nuh uh!" said Kio. "Heero, Rebi, Trowa, help me. Duo, you go in the closet."
"Okay!" said Duo and walked into the closet.
Kio grabbed Mia's arm and the others followed her lead. Soon, they were carrying a kicking and yelling Mia into the closet.
"Come on you guys! this isn't fair!" Mia whined pathetically.
The others ignored her and dumped her into the closet before closing and locking it behind her.
Mia grumbled and squashed herself into one corner of the closet. In no time at all, she was freezing. "Oh my god it's cold."
A blanket was draped around her. "Is that better?"
Mia jumped. "DUO!"
"The one and only," replied Duo.
"Um..." Mia fidgeted, trying to think of a way to break the unawkward silence. "About ealier, playing spin the bottle..."
"Yeah?" Duo urged her to go on.
"It was kinda fun..." Mia mumbled very quietly.
Soon, they were engaged in some serious lip-locking.
The click of the lock made them both jump and rush to move to opposite sides. When Rebi opened the door, the first thing she noticed was their more-than-usual frazzled appearence. Mia's hair, which had been up in a ponytail, was now down. Now it was Rebi's turn to look at them suspiciously.
"What?" Mia asked innocently.
"Nothing, nothing," muttered Rebi. "Come on, we're all setting up beds in the living room."
"What time is it anyway?" asked Mia as she and Duo followed Rebi into the living room.
"It's about four, but we're all tired so we're going to bed," Rebi replied.
"I see..." mumbled Mia.
When they entered the living room, Rebi held a finger up to her lips. they could see why when they saw Li and Quatre, leaning on eachother asleep; Kio with her head rested on Heero's leg, both were fast asleep; Em and Wufei leaning back to back and sleeping; and Trowa, obviously waiting for Rebi's return.
"G'night guys. See you in the morning," Rebi mumbled before snuggling up to Trowa on the couch and falling asleep. Trowa soon follow suit.
Mia yawned. "I'm so tired."
"We should get some sleep then," suggested Duo, sitting on the floor with his back against a chair.
Mia nodded and sat down beside Duo. Duo wrapped one arm around Mia's wasit and pulled her closer to him so that she was lying in his lap. Mia, being too tired to talk let alone argue, fell asleep almost instantly and Duo not long after.
iEnd Chapter Six/i
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AN: There you have it! Sorry for the un-welcome sap, but, it gets kinda mushy. Oh well. JA!