A/N Ok, ok, I know I said I was going to wait for 10 reviews...but if I don't post soon, then the Minto Ryou fluff is just going to leak out of my ears and onto the floor! And, I am half way there...

notinsanejustmentallyunstable : Dude, that pen name rocks. Here's the update. The Pai/Retasu pairing isn't final. I'm pondering making Pai Minto's stalker. That'd be fun...

IchigoBlossomKitten: Thanks much for the support. That'll help a lot.

Mew Apple: What's 'Sugoi' mean? I don't know that much japanese! -cries.- Yes, this is an interesting pairing.

Enjoy the chapter!

(Summary: This is a Minto/Ryou fic. This is the real Chapter Three, which doesn't have a name yet, but will probably just be called 'Minto/Ryou, Kishigo, Berii/Meguro fluff' or something equally nonsensical like that. Time to stop talking like a science professor. In this chapter, Minto and Ryou figure out they love each other, and the party games begin. Can you say "truth or dare?" Oh wait! That can be the title! YAY!)

The REAL Chapter Three: Truth or Dare, Ryou.

RECAP

"Yes." She replied, her voice louder.

"Oh..." His voice was soft now. Should he tell her...that he was just as lonely as she? And that he was starting to like her as well?

END RECAP

"Are they ever coming back inside?" Purin groaned. "Are they making out like Berii-San and Meguro-Kun?"

"Purin!" Berii gasped, detaching herself from Meguro.

"It's true!" Taruto retorted.

"Shrimp." Ichigo started.

"HAG!"

"Stop it, you immature brats!" Pai yelled at Berii, Ichigo, Purin, and Taruto.

"Pai, shut the & up!" Kisshu spat. (A/N Kisshu: SETSUNA YOU FREAK! I wouldn't swear in Ichigo's presence. Setsuna: Hehehehe...) Everyone looked at him.

"Kisshu and Pai, you should be more considerate towards the lady-folk." Keiichiro spoke up, still on the balcony with Zakuro and Retasu.

"Shut it, you gentlemanly---" Kisshu began.

"Kisshu, be quiet!" Kisshu anime fell as Ichigo yelled at him.

"Hey! They're gone!" Retasu announced.

"What?" Zakuro peered out at the back lawn, and sure enough, they weren't there anymore.

"We're back." Ryou said as he and Minto reentered her room. Retasu, Keiichiro and Zakuro spun around quickly, Keiichiro smiling, Retasu blushing, and Zakuro with a blank look on her face. "Anything...interesting happen while we were gone?"

"N-no." Retasu stammered. (A/N I am so overdoing the shy thing with her...)

Minto didn't buy it. But, Retasu probably wasn't going to tell her if she asked. So, there was one solution. A game of Truth or Dare. Retasu always picked Truth. "I have an idea. Let's play Truth or Dare."

"Sure!" Berii agreed. So, everyone sat in the middle of the room in a circle wether they liked it or not. Clock-wise order; Minto, Ryou, Keiichiro, Zakuro, Pai, Retasu, Ichigo, Kisshu, Taruto, Purin, Meguro, Berii. (A/N That made me realize just how many people are at Minto's...Geez, I'm stupid.)

"I'll go first." Minto decided. She looked over at Retasu with a smirk. "Retasu, Truth or Dare?"

Retasu gulped. "Tru-truth."

Minto's smirk grew. "What were you, nee-sama, and Keiichiro-Kun doing out on the balcony?"

Zakuro and Keiichiro glanced at Retasu; Keiichiro's look was pleading, Zakuro's was tell-and-I'll-kill-you.

"Um..." Everyone's eyes were on her now. "We were..." She knew she wasn't going to be able to lie. "SpyingonyouandShiroganeSama." She finished quickly, her head bowed. Minto nodded in satisfaction.

"Your turn."

Retasu looked up again. "Zakuro." She wasn't going to be mean and get Minto back, but she knew Zakuro would. "Truth or Dare."

"Truth." Meguro rolled his eyes. This wasn't going to be any fun if all the girls picked Truth.

"Are you and Keiichiro in love?" A heavy blush enveloped Retasu's cheeks.

Zakuro looked at Keiichiro with a deep sigh. Now was as good a time as any..."Yes, I am." And then they kissed again, ignoring Purin and Taruto's complaints. When they broke apart. "Minto. Truth or Dare."

Minto's smirk changed to a smile. Nee-sama had picked her! "Dare!"

"I dare you to..." Everyone's attention was captured, because this was the first dare. "Kiss Ryou-San." Berii and Ichigo gasped, Purin tittered, and Retasu just blushed some more. All the guys were grinning. Finally, things were livening up.

Minto turned to Ryou. "Uh...you don't mind..." She was cut off as he kissed her. A light blush tinted her cheeks, and she kissed back.

"Doesn't count." Zakuro said as they stopped. "Ryou kissed her. Do it again." Minto leaned forward, and placed her lips on Ryou's softly. It was a short sweet kiss that they both enjoyed.

"My turn again." She looked at Pai. "Truth or Dare."

"Truth." Minto hadn't expected that; she already had a nice dare lined up. She didn't want to be the only one kissing people. But maybe they would play spin the bottle next.

"Ok." She thought for a moment. "How do you feel about each of the girls here?" She teased.

Pai answered immediately. "Zakuro's too cold, Ichigo's a spaz, Purin's got too much energy, even for a human, Berii's too perky, Retasu's a bit shy, and you, Minto," he paused, taking a deep breath. "Aside from being a little concieted, you're just fine."

"Too perky..."

"Spaz..."

"I like my energy."

"I am shy..."

"Hn."

"Wow..." Minto was blushing slightly again. Ryou didn't like it. He could feel the jealousy rising up in his throat, like it used to when he'd see Ichigo and Masaya together.

"Meguro. Truth or Dare."

Meguro looked up. His turn. "Dare."

"I dare you to...hm..." Pai didn't want to give him a dare that involved Berii. "Skateboard down the railing of the staircase."

"What!" Minto shouted, glaring at Pai. She had gone from pleased with him, to very very very annoyed in a rapid manner. Ryou brightened, and draped an arm over her shoulders. "Didn't you hear me yell at Kisshu?"

"Everyone heard you, Minto-chan." Keiichiro replied.

"Leave her be." Ryou said, pulling her closer to him. Everyone anime sweardropped. Purin and Taruto burst out laughing.

When it looked like Minto wasn't going to let him complete his dare, Meguro just took his turn. "Kisshu. Truth or Dare."

Kisshu, of course, didn't want to look like any less of a man (Alien?) in front of his koneko. So he picked Dare.

"I dare you to..." Berii cut him off.

"Kiss Ichigo-Chan!"

Kisshu was more than happy to do that. Ichigo tried to push him away, but just ended up kissing him back.

"My turn. Ryou." Kisshu said, his voice full of glee.

"Dare."

"You and Minto. Her closet. 5 minutes." Zakuro smiled at Kisshu; he was as devious as she was. Ichigo nearly screamed, but it came out as a 'mya'. Retasu fainted. Purin and Taruto were jumping up and down. Pai was laughing, for once.

Minto gritted her teeth, grabbed Ryou's hand, and pulled him up beside her. He took his hand in hers, and they walked to the closet in silence. Minto slammed the door shut behind them, and leaned against the wall. "I'm going to kill Kisshu."

That surprised Ryou. "So, you don't want to be in the closet with me, Minto-chan?" He asked, placing a hand against the wall beside her, and leaning forward. She turned her head away.

"That's not it."

"So what is it?"

"What about your strawberry?" She asked scathingly. Deep down, at the bottom of her heart, she knew that no matter how much she loved Ryou, he would still pine for his Strawberry.

"What?" Ryou gave her a puzzled look. "Ichigo? What does Ichigo have to do with this?"

"Everything." And the tears flowed again. She wiped the tears away with the back of her hand. Ryou moved to pull her into an embrace, but she waved his hands away. "Get away from me." She snapped. Ryou stepped back.

"Minto-chan?" He leaned against the opposite wall, the door actually, and studied her. Like with most guys, it took him almost the rest of the 5 minutes to figure it out. "Are you jealous of Ichigo?"

'Oh, great job, captain obvious.' She thought. But, that wasn't all of it. "Partly." She answered.

"Oh?" Then a call came from the main room itself.

"Hey! Time's up!"

"Hang on a minute!" Ryou called back, blocking Minto from the door as she moved to open it. A few laughs and giggles could be heard softly through the door. "Minto, tell me what's wrong."

"Truth or Dare, Ryou." She said.

"Truth." He gave her a blank stare, wondering what she was up to.

"Do you love Ichigo?" her voice was soft as it had been outside.

"No." He answered immediately. If Minto had asked him a month ago, or even a day ago, he would've said yes. But now, that wasn't the case. She looked away from him again. "Truth or Dare, Minto."

"Truth." She was ready for just about anything he could ask her.

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A/N Mwahahaha...Now, this is an evil cliffie, aint it?