An ingenious idea
Love of a Lifetime
Chapter six: An ingenious idea
Soon after being called over for a party everyone was there. Sano bringing sake. Misao bringing extra futons. Megumi bringing her families remedy for hangovers. Tsubamae bringing food. And Aoshi bringing himself.
"So who's the kid," Sano inquired picking Yahiko up by the collar of his shirt.
"Put me down or I swear that I'll … that I'll …" Yahiko argued.
"Or you'll what squirt," Sano said smugly. Misao laughed watching Yahiko squirm like a rat caught in a trap.
"Umm maybe you should put him down please Sano," Tsubamae asked ineptly. A small pink blush spread across her cheeks.
"Whatever you say Tsubamae-chan" Sano plopped Yahiko down on the floor unceremoniously.
"Thank you … umm I'm Yahiko …" he was stopped short by Tsubamae's finger over his lips.
"Don't worry I know who you are … Kaoru's told me all about you … she used to tutor me in pre med classes … I believe that we're the same age aren't we …" Tsubamae chatted politely.
"Wait if you're my age shouldn't you be a freshman or a sophomore in high school" he half stated and half asked.
"I am … you silly I just take harder classes than most students that's all …" she smiled and turned to watch the others in their conversations.
"Alright enough talk about school it's Saturday night. Let's party," Megumi and Misao chimed in unison. Tsubamae ran into the kitchen preparing some green tea and her famous (amongst her friends anyway) vanilla chai tea. All the futons were spread across the living room. Everyone had just gotten comfy as Megumi came into the room.
"You're not going to bed are you … because we're going to play a little game the girls and I like to call … truth or dare," she said fox ears appearing. Kenshin, Sano, Yahiko, and Aoshi looked at each other in pure horror.
"So who wants to go first … " Megumi stared around the group of friends.
"Fine I'll go first," she paused looking around at them all meticulously picking out the first victim "you rooster head" she said pointing at him.
"Dare" he stated lamely.
"Ok I dare you to go the entire night without drinking a single sip of sake" she smiled in a fox-like manner. Sano's jaw dropped to the ground in shock. Within moments he was recollected.
"Fine I can handle that" he said and eyed the sake bottle across the room. Misao laughed uncontrollably.
"Fine now it's my turn … I choose the demented weasel laughing her head off" Sano said with an evil grin" everyone looked at Misao awaiting her reply.
"I'm not afraid of this stupid rooster head … dare" she gave him a sarcastic smile.
"Okay you asked for it … I dare you to down a shot of sake," he said pouring the shot.
"Fine stupid rooster head" She snatched up the shot and gulped it down.
"I guess you can hold your liquor better than most women…" he grumbled.
hic everyone turned to Misao.
"Misao it's your turn …" Megumi said tapping her on the shoulder.
"I know that hic and I choose you Megumi" she said hiccupping again.
"Dare …"she squeaked out.
"Hmmmmmm … hic I dare you to be the rooster head's wife until midnight on Sunday hic" she finished smiling as two jaws dropped to the ground. Kenshin and the others laughed hysterically.
"WHAT!" came the exclamation from Sano whose jaw was still on the ground.
"How could you do this to me Misao …" Megumi glared at her friend.
"I just wanted payback because hic the rooster head knows that sake gives hic me the hiccups…" she smiled and hiccupped again.
"A dare's a dare Megumi stop being such a big baby and suck it up," Kaoru said still laughing.
"Did you even stop to think about how I would feel about this …" Megumi managed. Misao tapped her chin pensively.
She smiled with a weasel grin, "Nope … I guess hic not" she paused, "well kitsune it's your turn hey my hicu… hic nevermind."
Megumi looked at Kaoru with a sly little smile then looked at Kenshin.
"I choose the tanuki girl," Megumi said slyly.
"Fine dare …" she said trying to keep her cool and not spaz.
"Are you sure …" Megumi said luring Kaoru further into her trap. 'This is what you get for laughing at a kitsune' Megumi thought an evil grin slowly spreading across her face.
"I can handle whatever childish request you ask of me without throwing a fit like you did," Kaoru boasted.
"Fine I dare you to sleep in the same futon as Ken-san," she paused looking at the dace of her victim as the words hit her with full force, "are you scared tanuki … oh Ken-san stop looking so surprised … I'm doing you a favor … even if that favor has something to do with an ugly tanuki." She smiled sarcastically.
'Great stupid fox … I could back down now … but this tanuki never backs down from a challenge' Kaoru thought.
"I accept," Kaoru, said trying to cover up the blush that spread across her face. Kenshin's face was a slight shade of pink.
"Now it's my turn and I choose my kendo club superior … Aoshi" his eye opened slowly as he watched her.
"Wait a minute I have a question … all of you knew Kaoru except Sano and me … that's kinda weird…" Kenshin finished scratching his head.
"And everyone knows Aoshi-sama and didn't tell me … what is wrong with you people," Misao exploded then covered her face to hide her embarrassment.
"Ahem … can we please get back to the game … we've had enough random outbursts for the night … it's my turn … so Aoshi truth or dare," she said with a wicked grin.
"Truth," he said calmly.
"Okay … hmm … oh are you doing anything special for someone on tanabata and if so who?" A few heads turned to Misao.
"Yes I am …" he said trying very hard to keep all blush away from his face.
"Who?" Kaoru prodded.
"Someone," he stated plainly.
"Who?" she asked this time annoyed.
"You never said I had to identify names so for now that person shall remain as someone," he stated matter of factly.
"Cheater …" Kaoru grumbled.
"Aoshi it's your turn," Megumi said tapping him lightly on the shoulder.
"Tsubamae," he was interrupted by Kaoru.
"Leave the kids out of this," she said looking over at Yahiko and Tsubamae.
"No … it's okay really Kaoru I want to play … truth," Tsubamae said shakily.
"Why are you so nervous," it was a simple question to everyone except Tsubamae.
"B-because I'm around more new people than I'm used to … that's all," she said almost fainting.
"Your turn," Kaoru said touching Tsubamae's hand.
"Umm oh right Yahiko…" she said blushing to the faintest shade of pink.
"Truth," he said dully.
"Okay then can you really fight with a sword if you can let's see you against Kaoru," she said this all surprisingly fast.
"Yes I can and busu c'mon let's …"his sentence finished in a resounding 'thwack' to his skull.
"Kenshin," was all Yahiko said as he mentally laughed maniacally,
"Dare why not," he said pleasantly.
"I dare you to kiss all of the girls in the room and come up with who's the best," he said.
"Why couldn't I have gotten a dare like that," Sano grumbled angrily to himself.
"Okay," was all he could say before four different females encircled him like a pack of wolves. 'Ooh wolves aah … Saito whoa was that ever random and at a time like this too eew…' that was the last thing he thought before several sets of lips had been forced upon his own.
"Well, they're all good in their own way," Kenshin smiled trying to rub some lipstick off.
"Tsubamae has a sweet innocent kiss, Megumi has a sexy kiss, Misao has a fun kiss, and Kaoru has an entrancing kiss," he said after all the lipstick was off his face.
"Busu entrancing hah," Yahiko guffawed. All the girls were blushing while Aoshi and Sano were giving Yahiko the death glare.
"Well that's everyone let's all go to bed some of us shall be bunking," she said frivolously looking at Sano, Megumi, Kenshin, and Kaoru. Everyone had fallen asleep. Kenshin and Kaoru snuggled beneath their blanket; Sano and Megumi had their backs facing each other, Aoshi a few feet away from Misao, and Yahiko and Tsubamae facing each other with a good six feet between them. (Kaoru assured this.)
Author's random ramblings: Well that's it for this chappie! Not much to say, thanks for making it this far! Please REVIEW! Thankies in advance -Kenshin's Little Kitsune.