Quick note: There's a MARS reference in this chapter. Just names, you don't need to have read it to get it. I don't own MARS either.
CHAPTER 12
"So, how about a game of…" He paused dramatically "Truth or Dare!"
Rin, Ayame, and Kagura immediately agreed, as the plan dictated they would. Hatori remained silent, and Akiko's scowl deepened slightly, before being replaced by an amused smirk. "All right. Let's play."
"Wait," said Rin, a devious smile crossing her face "Just to make it interesting, lets give up an article of clothing of the questioner's choice when we don't want to answer a question or do a dare." Ayame, Shigure and Kagura agreed, also according to plan. However, this time, Hatori balked. "That's ridiculous. They're minors!"
"Whose a minor?" asked Shigure, glancing at everyone in the room.
"Rin!" Hatori replied, exasperated. Rin spoke up.
"Well, since my age is concealed in the manga, and evidently I can legally get beer, I don't think I'm a minor in this story."
Hatori sighed. "well, I refuse to play, at least."
"Aww, Ha-saaaaaan…" Shigure whined "You're no fun!"
Akiko was pouting dangerously, Hatori noted. Perhaps he would play, if only to forstall another argument. "Fine."
"Ok!" exclaimed Shigure happily. "You all know the rules. Any secrets revealed will not be repeated. Dares cannot be illegal, immoral or expensive, but that rule was repealed last time, so they can't be expensive; illegal is not recommended, but immoral is fine. And as Rin stipulated, if you don't wish to do a dare or answer the question, you must remove an article of clothing of the questioner's choice. Once someone looses all of their clothing, they have to answer every question and do any dare. The winner is the last person to retain some form of their own clothing. Any questions?" Shigure glanced around the circle. Nobody appeared to have any. "Ok, let's have…Kagura start!" Shigure said cheerfully. Kagura blushed slightly at this.
"ah…Hatori-san…Truth or Dare?" She said, not looking directly at him. The questions and dares had been planned ahead of time, so she wouldn't have much trouble coming up with anything.
"Truth" replied Hatori stotically, as usual.
"U-um…Who was the first person you ever kissed?"
Hatori hesitated slightly, then sighed. "Ayame." He replied in resignation. Ayame grinned and Shigure pouted. Akiko pointedly raised an eyebrow at Hatori, and Kagura looked slightly stunned that he'd actually answered her.
"Ok! Your turn Ha-san!" Shigure chirped happily.
"…" Hatori paused slightly, looking around. "Shigure…truth of dare?"
"dare!" exclaimed Shigure boldly.
"Uh…tell us your most embarrassing moment." Hatori muttered, not really caring. Shigure opened his mouth, about to speak when he noticed Akiko's glare. His most embarrassing moment did involve Akito… and Akiko obviously didn't want it revealed. Shigure stiffened visibly, and closed his mouth.
"Uh, no…"
Hatori blinked. "well…give me your shirt then." Shigure removed his shirt and threw it at Hatori, who caught it with no problem.
Shigure grinned. "My turn! Rin, who was the first guy you ever kissed?"
Rin looked thoughtful "It was either Tatsuya Kida, or Rei Kashino, can't remember which. I never really knew, actually."
"Ok," said Shigure, nodding and motioning her to go on.
She grinned, then paused and thought for a minute. "Akiko…truth or dare?"
"Truth" she replied shortly.
" umm…who do you have a crush on?"
Akiko blinked, quickly sorting through the list of male people she could plausibly like. 'ok, there's Yuki, Kyo, Haru, Momiji, Hiro, Hatori, Shigure, Ayame, Ritsu, and Kureno. Hatori, Shigure, Kureno, and Ayame are too old…and I'd never admit I liked them in front of them. Not that I do. And I'm not going tell the truth. But they all know I hate Kyo, and he's Kagura's anyway...Haru is Rin's, and Hiro and Momiji are too young…'
"well?" Rin prompted her.
'shoot! I'd better blush. Now…who? Ritsu is practically a girl…' Akiko's cheeks burned red, and she acted as through she was embarrassed. 'augh, I guess there's nothing to say except the truth.' Her expression faded into one of barely-controlled fury. "Yuki." She said shortly. "Shigure. Truth or Dare?" Akiko spat, clearly in a bad mood.
"uh.." Shigure was clearly hesitant to put himself at the mercy of Akiko's wrathful whim. "Truth"
Akiko glared, the air around her practically sparking. "Who was the last person you slept with?"
Shigure's eye's widened slightly and he glanced guiltily at Ayame. "him." He mumbled, jerking his head toward Ayame.
"You're gay?" asked Rin, arching an eyebrow.
"Bi." Said Shigure defiantly. "Not like the curse gives us much of a choice."
Rin nodded. Shigure grinned and turned to Ayame. "My Dear Ayame!" He said with an obviously false cheerfulness. "Truth or Dare?"
"Dare!" Ayame proclaimed with the air of one who was accepting a throne.
"ok…I dare you to dye your hair purple!"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" replied Ayame, clutching his hair.
"Then give me your…um..the top layer of whatever it is your wearing."
Ayame removed it and tossed the bright red tunic-style sleeveless coat at Shigure. He caught it and set it aside.
Ayame smirked and turned toward Hatori. "Well, Ha-san…Truth or Dare?"
Hatori shrugged. "Dare."
"I…dare you to do something completely out of character."
"How long do I have?"
"Until midnight."
"Ok. My turn. Truth or dare, Kagura?"
"Truth." Kagura replied, blushing yet again.
"Who was your first love?" he asked.
Kagura's eye's went wide and she shook her head frantically.
"uh…well…give me your sock, then." Said Hatori, feeling awkward about asking a young girl to give him her clothing…even if it was just a sock. She pulled off the knee-length white sock and handed it to him. He took from her, and suddenly had an idea about how to do Ayame's dare.
Kagura glanced around the room. "mm…Rin, truth or dare.
Rin stretched upward lazily. "mm, dare."
Kagura grinned maliciously, much the way she looked directly before she was about to beat Kyo into a bloody pulp. "I dare you to flash the boys."
Rin grinned. Shigure looked like he was going to drop dead from ancipitation, Ayame looked mildly interested, and Hatori looked as though he was in his own little world, staring down at the floor, Kagura's sock pulled over one hand.
Rin began slowly unlacing her shirt, and unhooking her bra. She dropped it to the floor, her hair concealing her torso. The she dramatically swept her hair back and posed. Shigure's jaw had dropped open and he was staring, his eyes bugged out. Ayame had one eyebrow arched and was nodding appreciatively. Hatori still hadn't noticed anything.
"I think that's enough, or Shigure's going to…umm…" Kagura said, red-faced.
Rin grinned and pulled her bra back on, and then her shirt. She didn't bother to re-lace it.
"My turn!" She said brightly. "Ayame. Truth or Dare?"
Ayame flipped his silvery tresses over his shoulder. "eh, truth."
"Have you ever had sex with…Hatori?"
"Nope!" replied Ayame cheerfully. "Alright, Rin, back at you. Truth or Dare?"
"Truth."
"Have you ever had sex with Haru?"
"I refuse to answer that."
"Then…Off with your shirt, Rin! I want to see how those laces work."
Rin pulled off her shirt and tossed it to him. Then she turned to Hatori. "Hatori, truth or dare?"
Hatori didn't reply immediately. Then he glanced at the sock on his hand, which he'd made into a sock puppet. The puppet replied in a high, squeaky voice "Truth." Hatori's lips didn't move at all. Rin blinked
"O…K… Hatori, have you ever had sex with anyone?"
"Yes." The sock puppet replied.
"What?" Rin exclaimed "Who?"
"It's not your tuuuuuuurn!" The sock puppet replied in a singsong voice. Hatori's expression remained completely stoic. "Lets seeeeeeee, I think…Akiko, truth or Dare?"
"Hatori, that's just creepy."
"Truth or dare?" repeated the puppet in a singsong voice.
"Looks like he fulfilled my dare." Ayame noted, amused.
"Truth" replied Akiko, a disturbed expression on her face.
"What colour are your panties?" The puppet asked.
"Pearly white. Embroidered. You saw them, remember? Hatori, truth or dare?"
"Truth" replied the puppet. Hatori remained as still as a statue.
"Who did you have sex with?"
Author's note:
HAH. A cliffy for as long as it takes your browser to load the next page! XD
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