Tattered Hearts Chapter 4: Night of Truth or Dare, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Hey everybody and welcome to the next chapter of Tattered Hearts. I can bet you will all enjoy this chapter so read on and have a good laugh at everyone's antics in this one.

Tattered Hearts

Chapter 4

"So, what game should we play first?" Malik asked as they sat in the living room, thinking of what they could do. They agreed that they could do a sleepover and after waiting for Yami and his friends along with Yugi, Malik, Jounouchi, Kaiser and Topaz to get their sleeping stuff. It was night and they been playing games all night. "How about a little Truth or Dare?" Marik suggested. "Why not. Let's give it a shot." Diamond said as she got up and went into the kitchen to get some sodas. "This is going to be an eventful night." Ruby hummed. They nodded when Diamond came back in with the sodas. "Alright, who's going first?" Diamond asked. "I'll go first. Jounouchi, Truth or Dare?" Malik asked.

"Let's start this off easy, truth." Jounouchi said. "Alright then, if you had a choice, who would you go with to the Valentine's Day dance?" Malik asked, a grin showing on his face. Jounouchi blushed lightly. "Um, if I had a choice, I would go to the dance with...Seto." Jounouchi whispered, a small blush dusted across Seto's face. "Really Jounouchi?" he asked and he nodded. "Well then, how about we go to the dance together then?" stunned by the sudden question, all the blonde could do was nod. "Aww, ain't that just the sweetest thing you could ever see?" Bakura teased. "Yeah, why can't you be like that, 'kura?" Crimson said. "Didn't I tell you not to call me that." Bakura growled. "Well, it's either that or Powderpuff." That got a laugh from everyone, making Bakura flustered. "Crimson! I told you to keep that a secret!" Bakura exclaimed. "Well, we're playing truth or dare, so why not let them know." Crimson said, grinning. "Besides, take that as revenge for leaving me to freeze outside last winter."

"Hey! I thought you said you forgot about that!" Bakura griped. "Really? So I did. Oh well. Who cares. Jounouchi go ahead and take your turn—OW!" Crimson yelped like a cat who's tail has been stepped on, jumping up to hold his tail and Bakura tried to look innocent. "You'll pay for that one day, Bakura." Crimson snarled and went to sit beside Diamond. "Ok, whenever you two are done with your little fight, I would like ta take my turn." Jounouchi said. "Oh sure, go ahead. Nothing to worry about here." Crimson said, waving him off. "Ok then, Diamond, truth or dare?" Jounouchi asked. "Let's go with the flow of things, truth." Diamond said. "What's the most embarrassing thing that happen to you?" Jounouchi asked.

"Man, I hate to go through this story again." Diamond whined. "Anyways, it all happened when me and Ryou first transferred into Domino High when we moved here. Unfortunately, I had to wear the traditional girl's uniform for school. It was fine until after school. Unlike Yugi, I wasn't all that buddy-buddy stuff with Anzu and she asked me to play basketball with her and some boys. Now I didn't know of her plan until later in the game when two of the boys came up behind me and did a panty tank attack on me. But they didn't get away with that unpunished." Diamond recounted. "Yeah, that's how she was pinned as the best fighter in school, you should've saw how those boys look after that day." Ryou said. "Yeah and that how I also got into a boy's uniform instead of girl's." Diamond added. 'After hearing that makes me love her even more. She's like me in a way. Cute and a fighter.' Crimson thought as he placed his head onto her shoulder silently, hoping she or anyone else wouldn't notice.

"Ok Marik, truth or dare?" Diamond asked, knowing the perfect dare if he said so. She has learned that other than Yami and Aqua's love for Yugi, the rest of his friends had an eye for each of them. 'So why not help them reveal it?' Diamond thought. "Let's spice this up a bit. Dare." Marik answered. "Choice. I dare you to kiss Malik. And don't try to back out of it, I know you want to." Diamond teased. Marik gulped before looking over to Malik who was blushing. "Well, go on Marik. You've wanted to do this for a while, right?" Seto taunted. "Hey! I wasn't expecting it like this!" Marik snapped, moving to Malik and pulled him closer, kissing him softly. Malik was shocked but he kissed him back gently before they broke apart. Diamond pulled out a stopwatch from who knows where and looked at it. "Sheesh! One minute. Tell me you guys aren't planning to go longer later when you two get together?" Diamond taunted. Malik blushed even more. "Diamond!" Malik hissed.

"Aw, I'm just messing with ya. No hard feelings, boyo." Malik nodded, the blush fading as they continued the game. "Ok, Aqua, truth or dare?" Marik asked. "Dare." Aqua said, challenging him. "Oh, this would be great for all of us," he leaned over to him. "And it just might help you get closer to winning little Yugi's heart." He whispered. "Ok now, I dare you to say that you love Masaki Anzu," Marik started. "Eww! Marik, how could you?!" Diamond exclaimed. "I'm not done yet!" Marik said. "Oh. Sorry, continue please." Diamond said, grinning. "Anyway, before I was rudely interrupted," he said, looking to Diamond who smiled sweetly. "I dare you to tell Mazaki you love her and that you would meet her at lunch but you will be there with Yugi and act like you or Yami never said such a thing. This would really tick her of and it would be fun to watch."

"Hmm, that would be a great trick, maybe it would put her in her place." Aqua said and Yami nodded. "Well, I have a sweet tooth so I'm going to make some cookies...no Ryou, you can't jump on my shoulder." Diamond said before Ryou could ask. "Darn." Ryou huffed, pouting. "You know, you're cute when you're angry." Bakura teased. "Yeah and you're crazy when you're trying to be cute." Crimson said, now sitting up when Diamond left for the kitchen and got hit with a shoe. "Ow." Crimson bemoaned. "Anyways, before you two have another fight I'll take my turn." Aqua spoke, looking to them. "Sure, go ahead."

"Now, Seto. Truth or dare?" Aqua asked. "Dare." Seto challenged. "Do your worst, Aqua!" Diamond yelled from in the kitchen. "Well, you heard the lady! Think of a good one Aqua!" Toben said, taking a sip of his soda. "I already have one. Come here real quick, Jounouchi." Aqua said and he walked over to him. He whispered something into his ear and he blushed. "Don't ya think that's a bit too soon, Aqua?!" Jounouchi asked, still blushing. "Oh heavens no. You two will plan to get together soon, so why not now?" Aqua said, grinning. "Come on, Jounouchi! It shouldn't hurt a bit!" Diamond yelled from the kitchen again. Jounouchi blushed even more. "Oh alright! I'll do it." Jounouchi said and he fought his blush down.

"Ok then, that takes care of that. Seto, get over here." Aqua said and Seto got up, walking over to them. He whispered the same thing in his ear. "What! But I'm not ready for that yet?!" Seto said, shocked. "You picked dare so shoo!" Aqua huffed, pushing them over to the closet. "Don't forget the clothes, boyo." Aqua said, opening the door and pushed them inside. "Well, that should keep them occupied for a while." Diamond said as she came out from the kitchen with a hot plate of snickerdoodles. Ryou squealed and ran over to her. "Ryou, they're still hot." Diamond chided as she backed him off with a wing and went over to the table. He ran over and sat down beside her.

"Are they cool now?" Ryou asked, already hyper from the scent of cookies. "No. I just sat down." Diamond huffed. "It's unyielding torture I'll tells ya! Unimaginable horror!" Jounouchi yelled from the closet but it was muffled from the door and something else. "Aw, suck it up, Jounouchi! Nothing bad will happen. The dare can't be as horrible as you think." Diamond called, slapping Ryou's hand away from the cookies. "My cookies." She hissed quietly. Yugi laughed at the antics of his friends and Yami smiled, glad to see him happy. "Are you two done in there yet?!" Marik said, trying hard to not laugh. "No!" They both yelled as clothes were thrown out of the closet and the door closed again. Diamond was munching on a cookie, keeping the plate away from a rabid Ryou. "This shouldn't take long." Diamond hummed as she picked up another cookie and looked to the cookie. "You want, yes?" Diamond asked and he eagerly nodded.

She sighed and gave him the cookie and he squealed again, taking the cookie and jumped onto her shoulder, acting like a squirrel with the cookie but she wasn't fazed at all. "Ryou, what did I tell you about acting like a squirrel. You know I hate them." Diamond mumbled and Ryou stuck his tongue out. "You said that if I do it again I won't get any cookies." Then it finally hit him and he jumped down again. "Good, now take these and go sit with Bakura." Diamond gave him more cookies and he went back to sit with Bakura. "Is he always like this every time you bake cookies?" Marik asked, trying to ignore the slight shuffling sounds coming from the closet. "Yes unfortunately, he got the habit after watching too many squirrels." Diamond said. "And what with the 'you hate squirrels' thing, Toben think they're cute." Toben spoke and they looked to him. He sweatdropped. "Well, they are." Toben mumbled. "Fine, I'll shut up."

"Well, a while ago, Ryou was over Yugi's and I came back from shopping. I opened the door and saw something sitting on the living room table. I sat there and said, 'Did Ryou bring another stray cat in here?' but when I got a closer look it happened to be a squirrel and I closed the door fast, heart racing." Diamond started. "Oh yeah, I remembered this one. Diamond was locked outside from her room because when she went back in the squirrel, ran upstairs and into her room. She called for someone to get it out but it never went near the trap so around 12 midnight, she called me and Topaz to come over and all we did was use a box and moved it outside so the squirrel can leave but after it got out, a cat started to chase it down the street." Malik finished and they started laughing, forgetting about Seto and Jounouchi in the closet.

"Yeah, when Ryou got back since he happened to fallen asleep over Yugi's, I told him the story and he happened to like to idea of scaring the crap out of me by acting like a squirrel when it comes to cookies." Diamond finished. "Yes and I happened to like that too." Ryou said. "After hearing this, it makes me like you more, you know." Bakura said and he blushed when he wrapped an arm around his waist. "Anywhosit, since Seto and Jounouchi are out of the game for the duration of the night, Yugi, why don't you take a turn?" Diamond asked. "Oh no, I'm not good at this game like you guys." Yugi whispered. Aqua looked over to him. "Come on, Yugi, why don't you try. Ask Yami if you like." Aqua said. "Oh, alright. Yami, truth or dare?" Yugi asked, looking to him from his spot on the floor. "Truth." Yami said. "Oh, well um..." Yugi tried the think of a good question. Diamond walked over to him and whispered a question into his ear and he nodded. "Yami, do and Aqua really like me...more than a friend?" Yugi asked.

"Of course, Yugi. Ever since we first saw you, we've fallen hard, but we were too afraid to see you, fearing that we could have been rejected. That would have hurt us a lot." Yami answered truthfully, looking down, still fearing the same. Yugi was shocked. 'They love me...ever since they saw me. But they were too afraid, thinking of what my reaction could've been.' Yugi thought before getting up and hugged Yami. Yami looked up to Yugi, seeing his smiling face.

"I would never reject you, Yami. Neither would I do the same to Aqua. I had the same feelings for you but I always thought I would never had the chance since you two were so popular and I was nothing. And Anzu was the worst case. She always tried to keep me away from you and Aqua so I never tried going down to the field, worrying about her bring around to cause a scene." Yugi uttered softly. Yami lifted his chin and looked straight at him. "Yugi, don't ever think Mazaki would get in our way to you. She never poses as a threat to us and we prove it to her tomorrow but for now, let's not worry about anything else that would deal with her." Yami said and Yugi nodded.

"I'll tell ya, this game works every time." Malik had to nod, seeing as there was silence in the closet, along with the pile of clothes missing from the doorway. 'Guess they were getting either cold or embarrassed.' Malik thought with a short laugh then went back to his train of thought, becoming depressed once more. After this and Yami, Yugi and Aqua ended up together. The only people left was him, Diamond, Ryou (which he really doesn't know right now if he was together with Bakura or not), Kaiser and Topaz. 'But could I have a chance that easily like Yugi did with Yami and Aqua?' Malik thought before getting up.

"Diamond, I'm going out to get some fresh air. Be back in a bit." Malik called and Topaz looked to him as he left and turned to Diamond. "See what's wrong." Diamond whispered and he nodded before heading off to follow him. "Well, it ain't going to be much of a game with half of the players so I suggest we do something else." Bakura yawned, caressing Ryou's stomach lightly as he was nodding in and out of sleep. Diamond got up. "He is right though, I think it's time for a break and if you want to do any games then we can do them later on." Diamond hummed as she picked up the blanket that was kept on the couch and went over to the closet to see the sleeping form of Seto and Jounouchi and placed the blanket over them silently. 'Thank goodness I place a sleeping pill in their drink ahead of time or they may be up to more than making out.' she thought with a slight smile.

'Next time we play Truth or Dare, I need to remind myself to not choose dare when it comes to be Aqua's turn. He can make some devilish dares.' she thought once more before closing the door slightly. "Well, that takes care of two. I hope Malik is ok though." Diamond whispered to herself quietly before she headed back to her spot on the floor.

Malik sat outside, looking up to the sky. Tears were in his eyes and he wiped them away quietly. "Maybe I should just give up. There's no way Marik would notice me as much." Malik mumbled to himself, not knowing that Topaz was behind him. "Don't say that, Malik. I know that he does love you or else he wouldn't be here now." Topaz said, sitting beside him. Malik looked over to him. "Do you really think so?" Malik asked. "I know so." A voice said behind him and he looked up to see Marik standing there. "I didn't hear you come out, Marik." Malik whispered softly as Marik sat beside him. "I wanted to check on you, Malik. I know you didn't come out here for fresh air. What's bothering you?" Marik asked. "Well, Yugi finally admitted his feelings to Yami and Aqua and I know by now Jounouchi and Seto are together. I feel like I'm left out from doing the same." Malik murmured.

Marik placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't let that get you down, Malik, someone loves you and they are closer than you think." Marik said and he turned to look at him. "Really?" Marik nodded. "Really." Marik said, bringing him in closer for a kiss.

Diamond sat on the couch, seeing as there might not be any more games for the night. Bakura and Ryou were asleep as well as Yami, Yugi and Aqua. Crimson disappeared somewhere and Marik was outside with Malik and Toben joined them a while later since Topaz was out there with them. "Well, this was fun but now I got to be the person to wake everyone up later." Diamond muttered and sighed as she closed her eyes. "Well, better get this over with." She said as she got up.

She walked over to Ryou and Bakura and shook their shoulders. "Wake up, you two." She said quietly and Ryou looked up. "Huh, Diamond, why you wake us up?" Ryou asked sleepily. "Well, I think it would be better if you're in your own bed and not in Bakura's lap. Same goes for you, Bakura." Diamond said. He groaned and nodded as he got up, holding Ryou still as he picked up his sleeping gear. "Where's Ryou's room? I'll put him to bed since I'll be sleeping in his room." Bakura asked. "Upstairs and to your left. Can't miss it since he painted his door white." Diamond said and he nodded as he said goodnight to her and left upstairs.

She walked over to Yami and woke him up as well. She told him where the spare room was and he nodded as he took Yugi and went to the room, waking up Aqua as he passed him. "There, they're up in their rooms, not going to worry about Jounouchi and Seto, Kaiser and Ruby should have found a guest room by now and Malik and Topaz can lead Marik and Toben to another. Guess I'll hit the sack as well." Diamond said, yawning, and left to head up to her room. She met up with Crimson on the way and knowing that he wanted to sleep in her room, she led him there. The rest of the night was peaceful and nothing could ruin that or the rest of the week.

Diamond sat in her room, Crimson snoring away in his sleeping bag. 'Only a week left before the Valentine's Day dance. We better come up with a plan and fast. Yugi may be together with Yami and Aqua now but if Anzu finds out, she will blow a casket and try to keep Yugi away from them the entire dance.' Diamond thought before she slipped under her covers and went to sleep.

Zypher: Well, that will be all for this chapter. Wasn't that fun. Talk about holding back from your urges. Who knew what else could've happened in that closet XD. Anyways, enough of my intriguing thought. Hoped you like the chapter and will review.