"Whaddaya mean I'm too young for that kind of stuff!" Joseph struggled to get out of Ozuma's grip. "And since when did you start listening to Kai!"
"Listen, Joseph..." Ozuma sighed. "Compared to us, it's pretty obvious that you're still a kid to go drinking. You can't handle alcohol."
"I can too!" Joseph shouted.
"Yeah, right," Ray replied, snorting. "C'mon, Ozuma! Dispose of the kid and let's go. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Kai's right."
Kai grinned at the glaring Joseph.
"Lemme go!" Joseph screamed, hurtling small fistfuls to Ozuma.
Kai sighed. "Ozuma, we haven't got all night," he called. "The sake's all warmed up."
Ozuma dropped Joseph behind some bushes, all tied up. "Now, stay there."
"LEMME GOOOO—MPH!" Ozuma tied a large band around Joseph's mouth, making him squirm and make small noises.
"Ignore him," Kai told them, smirking, as Ozuma went back to the group, leaving Joseph a good five meters behind. "Now, shall we get down to business?"
Tala grinned and poured out the sake.
Meanwhile, Joseph had managed to get out of his gag...
Joseph glared at the others. It was five hours later, and the drinking party had not ceased. He was getting pretty tired. Just a few minutes ago, he had managed to get out of his bonds. Ozuma had been careful not to hurt his girlfriend's little brother, and had tied it loosely.
Joseph grinned to himself. "His weakness will be his downfall," he murmured to himself. "But it wasn't really Ozuma's fault. It was Kai's. He told Ozuma to get rid of me when Ozuma was hesitant." He glared at the drunken group, especially at the flushed face of Kai.
He fished a camera out of his pocket. The ever-polite Max had given it to him. He had been taking quite a lot of pictures, thanks to the film that Max also gave him. But he still had three more films to waste... and there was nothing nice happening...
Although Ray had knocked out the bottle of sake...
Joseph blinked as he listened to Kai brag...
"Yeah right." Tala snorted. "I don't believe it."
"I can sing, too," Kai bragged, his face flushed from too much sake. "I can sing like the birds!"
Ozuma gulped another bottle of alcohol before he answered. "I can sing better than you, while drunk for that matters," he told Kai.
"Kai can't even sing!" Tala put in.
Kai glared at them, then stood up. He stumbled, caught his balance, and pointed a finger at them. "I can prove that I'm a singer," he announced, his voice slurred.
"I believe you!" a small voice piped from behind the others.
Ozuma and the others whirled around to find an evilly grinning Joseph, holding...a...black box...hell, nobody cared what he was holding. They were too drunk to see clearly anyway. But Kai was grinning at him interestedly. "Good for you, have you heard me sing?"
"Yeah, in the bath," Joseph muttered under his breath, but he was still smiling sweetly. "But I don't believe you can only sing...I betcha you can dance, too!"
"JOSEPH!" the others looked shocked as Kai looked drunkenly pleased.
Kai bowed, or tried to, without falling to the ground.
"But I want you to show the others," Joseph went on. "And I can take pictures."
Ahh...what the hell...Kai grinned and nodded. "Yes...why don't you pick a song, Joseph?"
Joseph nodded eagerly. "I heard this American song called 'I'm Too Sexy', and I think it'll suit you fine."
Kai grinned. "Yes...I know the song...I can sing while I dance!"
Something was going on in Ray's mind. "Waitasec," he mumbled, "isn't that song..."
Joseph waved his hand impatiently. "Don't you want to see Kai sing and dance at the same time?" he asked eagerly.
The others looked doubtful. "Not while I value my life," Tala muttered under his breath, getting ready to cover his ears.
Joseph grinned to himself. This was going according to plan...he readied his camera.
"I'm reaaddyyyy..." Kai slurred.
Joseph began to clap his hands while the others went on drinking.
Kai got ready. Then, he began to sing in the best singing voice his drunken state can muster. "I'm too sexy for my shirt...too sexy for my shirt...so sexy, it hurts!" As if to prove his point, he took his shirt off.
The others whistled appreciatively and encouragingly while Kai began to snap pictures.
"I'm too sexy for my land, too sexy for my land; New York and Japan!" the performer spun around, wiggling his hips. "I'm too sexy for my city, too sexy for my city; Calcutta and Delhi!" He flung his arms wide and gave a dramatic arch of body.
"WOOHOO!" the others shouted, clapping.
"I can't believe it, but he's quite good...for someone who doesn't really sing that well," Ray added under his breath.
"I'm a model," Kai sang on, "you know what I mean, and I do my li'l turn on the catwalk...on the catwalk..." he swayed his hips once more, ignoring the small snapping sounds of Joseph taking pictures. "I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party; no way I'm disco dancing!" he removed his pants and waved them around his head, only wearing his underwear.
"I'm too sexy for my clothes, too sexy for my clothes; I'm gonna hit the road..." Kai took off what was left of his...er...clothes and began to dance around the fire, stark naked.
Joseph laughed to himself, still taking pictures.
"And I'm too sexy for this song!" Kai struck a pose with his head held high, bending on one knee, the fire complimenting his pale skin.
And with one final flash, Joseph snapped the picture, and the developed picture ran down to his open palm. He smiled smugly to himself and joined the others in their clapping.
"Ooohhh..." Kai groaned as the strange light hit his eyes. "Where the hell am I... YAAAAA-HHHHH!" he screamed, clutching the blanket around his body.
A nice smell wafted to his nose, and he turned to that place. Joseph was cooking something. "Good, I thought you'd never wake up!" he exclaimed.
"Is that breakfast!" Kai asked curiously.
Joseph shook his head, "No...it's lunch. You slept all the way. All of you." He gestured to the other men, snoring.
Kai leaned forward. "Umm... Joseph..." he cleared his throat. "Why don't I have any clothes on?"
Joseph stared at him hard, then burst out laughing. "You mean you don't remember at all!" he burst out, still in the fit of giggles.
Kai shook his head and wrapped the blanket around him as he started to collect his clothes. After that, he put them on while the rest of the men woke up with groans and serious hangovers. Ozuma immediately crawled over to Joseph, who dumped a plate in front of him.
"Even though you tied me up last night," the boy announced, "I'm willing to forgive you because you did something good for me last night...'specially you, Kai!"
Then, Ozuma gave out a low whistle that broke the silence. "He got you there, Kai!"
"WHAT?" Kai lunged him, grabbing the small papers Ozuma was holding. "WHAAAAATTT!" he bellowed.
Everyone gathered around Ozuma, and they either whistled or clapped appreciatively. "Hey, Kai," Ray stated, "You have a pretty nice body."
Kai glared at him. "Shuddup," he growled.
"And I have mooorre!" Joseph sang out. "So the next time you try tying me up, there's no use cause I have my secret weapon with me...and no one knows where it iiiiss..."
Kai glared at him. "Why you..."
Joseph grinned back at him. "Yes?" he asked innocently.
Silence. Then, Kai gave a sigh of resignation. "Fine, you win."
The others trudged back to clean the remains of the party the night before while Joseph cooked lunch, whistling "I'm Too Sexy".
"Hey, Kai," Tala teased, "I wonder if you sang that song—"
Kai gave him his most dangerous glare. "SHUT UP!"
Joseph grinned secretly to himself.