'nother MARS ref in this chapter...once again, I don't own 'em.

CHAPTER 13

"Kana, who else?" replied the puppet derisively. "By the way, my name is Caroline."

Everyone simply stared at this announcement. Nobody commented, though, and the game progressed quickly. An hour later, Rin was down to her bra and underwear, Kagura had her bra and skirt (having lost her blouse, other sock and hair ribbon), Akiko had only lost one ankle sock, Shigure had borrowed a cushion from the couch, Hatori was in his pants and tie, and Ayame still had about three layers to remove before any skin would show. Shigure rubbed his hands together eagerly. It was time to start trying for real.

"Truth or dare, Akiko?" he asked maliciously.

"Dare." Said Akiko, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

"I dare you to kiss Hatori."

"WHAT? No way." She said, sounding disgusted. Ayame pouted at Shigure.

"Well, give me…your bra!"

"But my shirt is over it."

"So?"

Akiko walked out of the room, removed her bra and put her blouse back on. She walked back and tossed her bra at Shigure. It wrapped itself around his head. He grinned in a perverted manner, and clutched the bra. Akiko shuddered. "You can keep that."

"Yessss!" Shigure yelled, fondling the bra lovingly. (ewwwwww…)

Akiko shuddered again. "Rin, truth or dare?"

"Mm, dare."

"I dare you to kiss Shigure."

"Eewwww…hey, aren't we supposed to be brother and sister?"

"That's just a rumor," replied Akiko. "Just do it."

Rin eyed the bra-fondling Shigure with apprehension. "uh, no…"

"Your bra or your underwear, you choose." Said Akiko.

Rin considered for a second, then swept her long ebony hair over her shoulders, so that it covered her torso again. Then she quickly removed her bra, tossing it to Akiko. It landed near her. Akiko left it on the floor.

Rin grinned. "Ha-tori! Truth or Dare?"

"Truth" replied Caroline.

"Do you think Akiko is sexually appealing?"

Hatori blinked. It was the first time he'd shown any sort of facial expression in more than an hour. He hesitated.

"well?" prompted Rin impatiently.

"…My brain says no, but my body says yes." He replied in his normal voice.

Akiko glanced at him in the shocked silence that followed. He pulled the puppet off of his hand and set it next to the small pile of clothes behind him.

"Rin, truth or dare."

"Truth."She replied, starting to toss her hair over her shoulders before she realized that she didn't have anything on underneath it.

"Have you ever romantically kissed another woman, and if so, who?"

"ah…yes…and …" Rin blushed bright red. "…Harumi Sugihara. I don't think any of you know her."

"You're Bi, Rin?" Shigure asked.

Rin shrugged. "It was a dare."

"Oh," said Shigure.

"Well, my turn." Said Rin. "Akiko, truth or dare?"

Akiko sighed "Dare."

"I dare you to kiss Hatori."

Akiko didn't say anything, just removed her other ankle sock and tossed it to Rin, who grinned as maliciously as she caught it.

"Truth or dare, Shigure?" Akiko said in an frosty tone. Evidently she had picked up on the plan.

"ah...truth." Shigure muttered, gazing at the floor.

"Is your editor a man or a woman?" She said, in that same frosty tone. Kagura and Rin just stared, not quite sure what this was about. Hatori was expressionless, as usual, and Ayame and Shigure both looked guilty.

"Mit-chan...is a woman." Mumbled Shigure, not making eye contact. The girls were slightly creeped out to see Akito's infamous evil grin spread across Akiko's face. Akito had been trying to find that out for years.

"A-ano...uh, Hatori! Truth or Dare?" Shigure asked, attempting to appear normal.

"Dare." said Hatori.

"I dare you to kiss Akiko." Shigure said. He intended to stick to the plan, regardless of the consequences.

Hatori removed his tie from his bare chest and tossed it at Shigure. Then he turned to Ayame. "Truth or Dare?"

"mmm...Truth!" exclaimed Ayame.

"Remember that science course I made you take twelve years ago?" Ayame nodded. "How did you manage to get a higher grade than me?"

"I did the teacher."

"...ah."

"Truth or Dare, Ha-san!"

"Dare."

"I dare you to kiss Akiko."

"Why the hell do you keep trying to make us kiss? No! Take my pants." Hatori removed them and flung them at Ayame.

"Rin, truth or dare?"

"Dare"

"Cut your hair."

Rin's panties hit Hatori in the face. "Nevar!" She proclaimed angrily, flaunting her nude body. Hatori looked away.

"Truth or Dare, Akiko?" Rin asked, flinging her hair over her shoulders and straightening her shoulders.

"Dare."

"Kiss Ha-"

"You aren't going to give up, are you people? Geez!" Akiko stalked over to Hatori, pulled his face down and mashed her lips against his.

"Happy now?" Akiko said, whirling and walking out of the room. Everyone heard her door slam. Hatori was still staring expressionlessly at the floor.

"I guess...the game's over." sighed Rin, picking up her clothing from the floor. "Who won?"

"Ayame." said Shigure. "he has the most clothing left."

"Oh, ok."

Just then, Hatori fell over in a dead faint. Kagura, Rin, Ayame and Shigure all stared.

"I guess he did too many out-of-character things. His system couldn't take it." mused Shigure. They all re-dressed in their appropriate clothing, and Shigure and Ayame dragged Hatori into his own room and dressed him in his nightshirt. They dumped his clothes in a corner of the room. Then the four conspirators left to formulate a new plan.

Hatori began to toss and turn in his sleep. Sweat beaded his brow, and he moved restlessly.

AUTHOR's NOTE:

HAH. I really hope y'all enjoyed that... R&R, and until next time...