Dares and Ale

The ladies were all gathered in Buri's soon to be former chambers with a lot of brandy, wine, and other types of spirits.

The rooms it's self no longer had many of Buri's things as she had already moved them into Raoul's chambers, the wedding was only three days away.

That is not to say that the room was plain they had come in early and decorated the whole place, every last inch in Goldenlake colors, because those were the very same colors the entire wedding was being done in.

All the ladies, Daine, Buri, Alanna, Kel, Yuki and Thayet were in dresses they all had sleeping gear with them as well, they had to decided to make it a sleep over.

Alanna pulled a bottle of wine and six cups over to her. "No sense in being sober for a game of dare, the drunker everyone is the less we remember."

"here, here" said Daine as Alanna passed her a glass.

Kel looked at everyone. "Uhhh, I don't drink."

"pity" said Yuki downing half her glass

"Wretched thing!" Everyone looked at Alanna to see why she'd yelled. "Dress" was all she said the 'dress' was a bright violet the same shade as her eyes. Kel noted sullenly that it was cut much higher than her own as was Buri's tan dress, and Daine's blue one. Thayet's could not be described as low cut in any way as it fastened around her neck, but Kel thought she would of hid under the covers of her bed rather than show THAT MUCH BACK.

Yuki's of course was a kimono, and Kel envied her...A WHOLE LOT.

She'd been so engrossed in her envy that she had to have Daine repeat what she'd said. "I said that you're never going to find a better opportunity to drink then at a bachlorette party."

"Any way," said Thayet regally " You have to drink the only one who's allowed to be sober is Buri." Everyone looked at Buri, who was just staring at the wall blankly." Well it's a good thing she doesn't need to be a part of the festivities."

Kel raised her eyebrow. "I thought we were throwing the bachlorette party for Buri."

Alanna smiled. "She's so nieve."

"Kel, the bride is always far to nerves to enjoy her bachlorette party so it is her friends job to enjoy it for her. Now drink the wine."

Kel was actually a little, okay a lot afraid of Daine right now but she still refused to drink anything. The mere thought of drinking the wine brought back memories of the last time she'd drunken spirits, she grimaced she would prefer that memory to just disappear.

Followed by Daines comment everyone except Buri attempted to persuade her to drink the wine.

Why me, why me I could have married a nobleman I'm not that ugly, and my family's in favor with the king.

They were all talking slightly slurred now, and their arguments less if at all logical.

Once again poor Buri was staring at the wall.

Kel assumed her thoughts were similar to her own something like WHY ME, WHY ME, I ASK YOU GODDESS WHY ME.

"FINE I'LL DRINK THE WINE JUST STOP YELLING."

Yuki giggled. " You're the one yelling, silly."

"So helpful" commented Kel dryly.

The glass of wine was pushed at her. She grabbed it and jugged the whole thing. For those of you who know Kel you know that this was far to much alcohol for the Lady Knight, who started giggling in spite of her self and rocking in her chair.

Kel smiled dreamily. "You know the last time I drunk this much alcohol I ended up dancing on a bar."

Alanna laughed. "Okay on to dare."

"Who's first?" Daine's speech was becoming more and more slurred

"Me!" Said Thayet bouncily. "I choose Kel 'cause she's the drunkest."

Kel looked at her eyes unfocused. "What do I have to do."

Thayet put on a thoughtful expression. "Tell Yuki the absolute worst secret you ever kept from her."

"Well," said Kel plainly trying to remember " It's a draw between two different ones. The first is that your first boyfriend Warai or something like that was cheating on you." Shocked whispers shot through the room.

Yuki shrugged. "He was boring. I mean I was cheating on him to."

More shocked whispers shot through the room this didn't take long considering there were six people in the room two were the ones shocking everyone and one was STILL staring at the wall.

"What's the second one tell me before I go get Lightning."

Thayet looked at her eyes spinning like tops. "I thought Lightning was stuck in the stone."

"That doesn't mean I can't go get it."

"The second secret," said Kel rather loudly. "is that I had a crush on Neal when we were pages."

There was a shocked silence.

"MEATHEAD?" Bellowed, and I mean bellowed Alanna.

Kel nodded. "Nothing came of it."

"Well," said Yuki briskly " I don't care he's mine now. Thayet,"

"Hhhmmm"

"I dare you to, kiss mi' lord Whyldon."

"Ohh, is that all I've done that before."

Even though very drunk everyone, except Buri, who was still staring at the wall, looked at Thayet.

"Well, lets go while the night's young."

This had no real meaning as the night was already anything but young.

The ladies were outside Whyldon's, well all of them but Buri who was still staring at the wall.

Alanna knocked on the door. Kel started giggling helplessly when loud swearing started coming through the door.

A disgruntled Whyldon opened the door. He was wearing a red brocade dressing gown, and staring at them all bewildered.

" What are you doing prowling the fort at this hour. Are we under attack or something?"

Yuki snickered, and it is important you know she wasn't snickering at the stump but at the spider crawling on Alanna's back. She informed Alanna of this, and she promptly started to try and kill the thing with her sword.

While Thayet kissed lord Whyldon, then walked away from the group back towards Buri's rooms.

Kel looking at the stunned former training master decided he deserved an explanation " She fell down mi'lord," and with that she to headed for Buri's rooms to, unfortunately Yuki had to retrieve her as Buri's rooms were in the opposite direction.

Yuki and Kel were soon joined by Alanna who was being sheparded by Daine. Resulting in them walking into the room to all at once to find Thayet having a lively conversation with the wall.

When they were all once more gathered at the table and drinking more alcohol, well all of them except Buri who was still staring at the wall they restarted their game of dare.

Yuki grinned like a mad woman. "I dare everyone to tell all of us the first man and last man they bedded if you are married then the last man you bedded who wasn't your husband."

"That's sick," stated Daine with feeling.

"Both of the answer for me is Neal who I'm going to marry so I don't think it's sick." Yuki gave Daine a smug smile.

Daine's eyebrow twitched. "I've only ever bedded two men and I married one. The first of the two is Numair of course, and the second is..." she took a deep breath. "Ozorne."

Alanna giggled. "Better than what I have to say I've bedded four men. One of course was George and one was Liam but they aren't the first and last. The first was Jon, the last a guy named Fred I met the third time I traveled to the Great Southern Desert."

"My turn." The words were slightly hard to hear as Thayet was bouncing in her seat when she said them. "The first was Liam the last was Jon."

"Husbands don't count!"

"Well I've only ever slept with two men I'm not a whore like Alanna."

"Why you little!" Yelled Alanna drawing her sword.

"We haven't heard Kel's yet." pointed out Yuki.

"Your right." Said Daine smiling. "Kel spill."

Kel looked around uncomfortably." Well, actually I'm a virgin."

Alanna rolled her eyes. "Then tell us every boy you've ever had a crush one."

Kel blushed. "Neal, Owen, Faleron, Zahir, Joren, Cleon, Roald, and Dom."

"WOW"Alanna whistled, just to make it more clear what she thought.

"Alright this is getting boring." Said Yuki

"Agreed." Responded everyone, except Buri who was still staring at the wall.

Kel who wasn't the slightest bit offended by Alanna's comment because after five glasses of wine, three glasses of brandy, and several other things that must have contained alcohol but she couldn't remember what were she was extremely drunk, had a great idea.

"Why don't we play a prank on someone."

Yuki promptly chipped in with "how a bout Neal and Dom?"

"And Raoul and Jon." Suggested the lioness grinning wickedly.

"NUMAIR TOO." Said Daine obviously a little louder than she meant to.

"Very well," said Thayet once again using her regal voice. "What shall we do?"

And so all our ladies, except Buri who was STILL staring at the wall began to plot their plan or at least as much of a plan as one can create when one is complete drunk.

Once they had gathered all the things they would need they left to put their plan in action.

Their exit was followed directly by Buri WAKING UP FROM HER STUPER, and wondering where all her friends had gone, then deciding to take a nap.

The others after paying some late night visits to Raoul's, Jon's, Neal's, Dom's and Numair's rooms decided to follow Buri's example and go to sleep.

In the morning they were all awoken by Raoul knocking down the door, actually it would have been a dramatic entrance for him, Numair, Jon, Dom, and Neal had they not all had on face paint that wouldn't come off, dresses, because for some reason that's all they had in their closet, and most of all one would think if their hair was not a bright shade of baby pink.

All the girls started laughing and couldn't stop Yuki and Kel were leaning on each other for support, Daine was rolling on the floor unable to contain herself (Numair's dress was a round a foot short), Buri was trying and failing to hide her laughter, and finally both Thayet and Alanna were pointing at Jon and attempting to talk between fits of hysterical laughter. Alanna reflected on the fact that it was to bad George wasn't here he would of looked good in a dress.

Thayet finally managed to ask "What in the world happened to you."

Jon held out a note written in a very shaky version of Thayets hand.

Dear boys,

If you need more dresses just ask.

Sincerely,

Thayet, Daine, Kel, Yuki, Alanna

Not Buri she's probably STILL staring at the wall.

Thayet cringed she knew she and every body else in that room, except Buri who was now staring at Raoul all had a hangover.

She rubbed her eyes. " Can anyone remember what we did last night."

Alanna and Kel both responded at the same time.

"All I can remember is Alanna saying she'd slept with Jon before."

"I only remember Kel saying she had a crush on Dom."

The entire room fell silent no one moved until Buri saved the day with a remark that was sure to get Alanna, and Kel out of the trouble they'd just put each other in.

"Why are there so many empty bottles of wine in here."

Jonathan glared " I shall decide your punishment before dinner."

He still looked scary even if he was in a pink dress with large gaudy purple flowers.

Hey that wasn't so bad.-winces as R cracks her knukles-

love,

Lady Dove