The
Boys are Back in Town
Challenge by: xXRaineXx
Pairing: KC and Ved
Featuring: Dal, Slade, Mega, Lex, Jay, Jack, and Pride
Words: Love, hate, passion, and reality check
Disclaimer: Nothing is what I own, Tribeworld owns the show and the characters. I'm just creating madness. I would also personally like to thank B52's for getting me through this challenge- I'm a real sucker for the love shack, and AC/DC for the other 13 songs I was listening to.
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(End of 5)
Mega had lost and along with it, he had confessed to where the prisoners were being held, he also helped them save their lost- setting him free and he was slowly going through some changes of his own. The group also found out that Dal, Pride, Java, and many of the others thought dead were not dead. It was a strange situation to say the least. Apparently, most of everything had been a virtual reality trick set up by Mega and Java.
However, now there was this problem of love triangles. KC and Ved were in love with Cloe. Slade and Jay were battling feelings for Ebony. Pride didn't know if Salene wanted him or Ryan. Lex was having a hard time deciding if it was Tai-san or Siva for him. While Mega wanted Java at the same time Ram did.
Whoever said love was easy- was lying. The guys between them all were filled with hate at each other. They were in a need to work this out but little ways of doing this.
One night, by chance Bray, Jay, Pride, Ryan, Ram, Mega, Slade, Lex, Jack, Dal, KC, and Ved were sitting down in the living room. The girls had gone out to a tribal meeting with the Mozzie's that had order of 'women only' on the invitation leaving the guys locked up in the Mall together.
So far, they had all tried to avoid each other. Jay was in the kitchen making some food, Bray was looking over notes, while Jack, Mega, Ved, and Ram were each on their own laptops. Dal was looking over Jack's shoulder as Ryan and Lex started working out. Pride was gardening, and KC was playing with cards.
"Does anyone else see what's going on here?" Mega said after a minute picking up with his voice.
"Yea, some annoying evil techno is talking out place when he shouldn't," Lex snapped.
Ram snorted.
"No, more like I'm watching a bunch of idiots trying to pathetically avoid each other in the same room because their hormones on the loose," Mega retorted.
Lex's eyes flashed and he stopped the punching bag, "What was that techno boy?"
"You heard me," Mega said expressionlessly.
Lex was looking for fight when Ram stepped in.
"You know, I don't think that's a good idea Lex- he might be a techno 'boy' but I don't think Tai-san is going to appreciate that nor Siva," Ram countered.
Mega looked at him but said nothing.
Lex then glared and stormed away, "We should have locked you up for life- and same to you Ram"
Ram smirked, "Oh yea, I feel the love here, don't you?" he said to Mega.
"In so many ways," Mega reported dryly going back to his computer.
"He's got a point though- if we can't have it out the physical way why do what the girls would do- why not battle it out another way?" KC piped up suddenly.
"Like how do you mean?" Dal asked.
"Play poker- like men," KC reasoned.
The guys all looked each other for a second.
"I'm in," Ved said getting up sitting across from KC intentionally.
"I'll play a hand," Jack said shrugging and getting up as he turned off his PC.
"Oh I'm in," Lex announced.
"Er right I am too," Ryan jumped in following him.
"I think you're all insane," Jay announced.
"Oh come bro- their cards and it's not going to kill you," Ved chimed in.
Jay rolled his eyes, "I'll do it if biker boy does it"
"I'm for it," Slade said sitting down.
Jay sighed and sat across from Slade.
"I'm really in," Bray exclaimed when he saw Jay was in sitting across from him- he still felt tension with him and Pride for having Amber when he did not.
"So am I," Pride said suddenly racing over.
Mega and Ram just looked at each other.
"You know we're both more practical than them," Mega spoke first as if reading Ram's mind.
"That's true but admit it- half the fun is watching them all making fools of themselves," Ram reasoned.
"I admit that IS a positive," Mega conceded.
"Besides they think they needed to fight for their women like idiots would," Ram said.
"It's like they've never heard of threesome's," Mega noted.
"No kidding- well let's go," Ram said standing up.
Mega rolled his eyes, "Fine"
"We're in- deal the cards kid," Ram said walking over and sitting down- he noted that everyone that was fighting for a girls affection was across from another.
He also noted they stared at them both like they were insane when Mega and himself took seats next to each other like it was no big deal and that their feelings for Java didn't matter.
"Not that I don't love the attention I'm getting from a bunch of other straight men but would you mind dealing the cards already and stop looking at Mega and I like we're fish out of water and swimming just fine," Ram said suddenly.
"Right," KC said quickly as he started to deal the cards to the each of the other players without being able to hide his glare that was directed at Ved as he passed Ved his cards.
Ram snorted, and turned to Mega speaking in a low tone, "Three bets they end up having wild passion filled sx before this night is over with each other".
"I'll take that one"
"So what are we betting here?" Lex demanded.
"Huh?" Jay said stupidly.
"I'm not playing cards for sheer kicks- we better be betting something," Lex said when he noticed no one seemed to have an answer to his question.
"The winner of each hands gets to punish his enemy or whoever he wants to do in by making them doing something they don't want to do," KC said suddenly.
Mega looked back at Ram, "On second thought, I take that back. No deal," he said.
"Damn it"
"This is going to end up an orgy before this night is over," Mega said shaking his head as if predicting the future.
"No kidding" Ram said looking back at him.
"You think we should tell them were the women actually went? Why they even left in the first place?"
"No, they're not ready to deal with that reality check yet," Ram replied.
"I meant later"
"Oh- yea maybe later"
The guys still weren't exactly agreeing to the idea of the game but they were going along with it anyway. KC looked down at his cards- he was in big trouble this hand, he just hoped Ved wouldn't do that well either."Okay guys hands," KC commanded. Each them tossed them out and KC let off a sigh of relief when he saw that Ram had won."Okay so Ram your call on nailing Mega," KC said.
"Actually, I'm not touching Mega. I won- I have to pick the punishment. Well here it is- we're going to talk this mess out and you're going to let Mega and I serve as medians," Ram said.
"Talk this mess out?" KC inquired.
"Yea, now with that said- Pride are you in love with Salene?" Ram demanded.
"Of course," he replied instantly before looking at Ryan suspiciously.
"Ryan are you?" Mega said.
"In love with Salene? Are you kidding?" Ryan inquired.
"The man doesn't kid," Ram answered.
"Of course not," Ryan said.
"Your NOT?" Pride cried in shock.
"No, I'm in love with Alice," Ryan stated.
"ALICE?" the group cried.
"Yea….." he said slowly.
"So you mean I've been acting this way all week for nothing?" Pride exclaimed in a bit of shock.
"Pretty much," Mega said.
"Okay, that's one down. Jay- are you in love with Ebony?" Ram asked.
"Yes," he answered.
"Okay," Ram said looking at Mega for him to continue.
"Slade- isn't it true you also happen to care for Ruby?" Mega demanded.
Slade looked at him, "You know it's true but I'm with Ebony," Slade remarked.
"But who would you rather be with- Ruby or Ebony?" Mega demanded, "And think long and hard on that".
"I'm not sure," Slade confessed.
"I think we need drinks," Lex conceded.
"I think so too," Bray said getting up. The two then started to pour drinks and pass them around the table as Slade drank his first in one quick shot.
"I care about Ruby- she's nice- and she's kind…."
"And she's wild in bed- it's okay you can actually admit that," Ram added.
"Actually he can't," Mega chimed in.
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to lose my dinner," Mega retorted.
Ram looked from Mega to Slade and back again, "Oh right- on second thought- okay so, what do you think of Ebony?"
"She's wild- and dangerous," Slade replied automatically.
"Is that the only appeal?" Mega said.
"Of course- she's like my bike," Slade answered, "Nice to look at, great for speed, and even better on the dangerous paths".
"If your comparing her to a bike then you don't love her," Mega stated.
"Never said I did"
"What about Ruby do you love her?" Ram said.
"I think that second drink now," Slade said as Lex instinctively passed him as a second as he downed it.
"Okay, now actually answer the man's question," Mega replied.
"I don't know… maybe…" he said slowly.
"Maybe? Either you do or you don't- how do you see her as opposed to Ebony?" Mega demanded.
"Stable, someone that I get along with, someone's that sweet but way too good for me but god is she good to me…"
"Oh yea, you're in love with her," Mega said.
Slade looked at him, "What am I supposed to about Ebony then?"
"You have a replacement there," Ram said thumbing at Jay.
Slade looked at Jay, "You already hurt her once"
"I don't plan to do it again- I was being foolish, I learned my lesson," Jay promised.
"You ever…"
"I won't," Jay said quickly.
"Yea, I think you both know what you need to do- okay next case," Ram said looking around the room.
"You would think this would harder then this," Mega said in his ear suddenly.
"They've had a week to think it over- we're just forcing them to come out with it- it was bound to happen soon. We're just speeding it up," he reasoned."If we all escape without anyone getting punched, or killed- we'll be okay".
"Wait a second- what gives you the right to keep playing Dr. Love here- you won- A HAND, not the entire game," Lex reported suddenly.
Ram rolled his eyes- he had a feeling this was bound to happen."Fine, so we play another hand then?" Ram said innocently.
"Yea," Lex remarked.
"Okay- deal 'em KC," Ryan said.
"Gladly," KC said starting on the second deck.As the second hand played KC wondered how he kept getting such bad cards, was he really that bad with shuffling?
"Okay put them down," Bray said evenly. The others tossed down their cards and everyone looked in shock- Ram had won- AGAIN."
Hmm well then the game continues. Lex- its' your turn, so is it Tai-san or Siva?" Ram began.
"I don't know," Lex said taking a shot.
"Let's start with Tai-san then, how do you feel about her?" Mega inquired.
"I love her," Lex snapped.
"That's not hard, but what about Siva?" Ram said.
"What about Siva?"
"How do you feel about her?" Mega demanded.
"I don't know," Lex replied with gritted teeth.
"Do you love her?" Ram said.
"I'm not sure"
"Describe Siva how you see her," Mega suggested.
"Siva… Siva is strong, and Siva is dangerous. Siva is kind of like Tai-san but not as… interesting…" Lex said slowly.
"Then I think you know where your heart belongs," Ram stated.
"No but- you don't understand. I hurt Siva. I cared for her- and I hurt her- and I got her nearly killed," Lex said with guilt as he took another shot.
"That's guilt not love. Siva will get over it. You have spine Lex- use it," Mega commanded. Lex shot him a look and went for him.
Ram jumped in the middle of it, "I told you not to touch him"
Lex then angrily at him, "Why Ram- how about this, why do you defend him? He's the enemy. He tried to kill you. He's in love with your wife. He took your life from you. And yet you sit here and defend him to us when we don't even want him here," Lex replied.
"Speak for yourself," Jack said.
"What?"
"I said speak for yourself Lex. Not everyone hates the techno's for no reason. Mega helped us too. I think he deserves to be left alone. He's a Mallrat too. If you can accept Jay then you should be able to accept him," Jack chimed in. Mega tossed him a weird look but said nothing.
"He's got a point, and your no saint either," Bray added.
"Oh so what your siding with him now?" Lex demanded angrily.
"Yes but only because your being irrational and foolish," Jay remarked.
"This is unbelievable," Lex retorted.
"And yet here we all are anyway," Pride reasoned. They all nodded in agreement taking a shot in unison.
"Okay so whose next- or should we say last… KC and Ved that leaves you two," Ram said with a smirk.
"Oh come- can't at least we at least play another hand first?" Ved demanded.
Ram rolled his eyes but Mega then gave him a look."Fine Fine," Ram said after a second, then turning to Mega, "You owe me"
"I'm the one that reasoned with the girls call it even besides I helped you rig this game so that you'd win every time," Mega said shortly.
"You have a point," Ram conceded.
"Okay here we go guys," KC said as he cracked the deck and then passing them back out. Mega and then Ram as usual remained in close- Mega looked at his cards and gave Ram two who then took two from him.
"Nice hand you got there," Ram conceded.
"Did have there- now it's yours," Mega replied.
"This is both dirty and underhanded," Ram said bemused.
"Yes, but that's how we work," Mega stated.
Ram shrugged, "True enough"
"Okay guys let's see them," Ved announced.
The guys then all tossed down their cards."That's it! I want to know how you keep doing that," KC exclaimed looking down and seeing that Ram had won- again!
"Keep doing what?" Ram inquired.
"Winning- every time we've done this you've got a winning hand, how are you doing that?" Ved demanded.
"I'm good?" Ram said slowly.
Ved looked at him, "I know you Ram- cheating and lying is a talent of yours"
"I know Josh's is too," Slade chimed in.
Mega and Ram looked each other and them."Are you accusing us of something?" they said together.
"YES," Ved and Slade repeated.
"You have no proof," Ram said.
"Especially considering we hate each other," Mega added.
"I don't see any of proof of you guys hating each other," Bray said, "You seem to be unison all night- and even since I've met you both. Like your friends"
Mega snorted, "Oh please- it's just because we think the same. You think I'm going to forgive him from taking my city from me; and Java? No"
"It was my city and my woman first," Ram retorted glaring from the side.
"Should have been mine," Mega answered.
"Okay so maybe I was wrong," Bray said after a second now watching them coming to odds.
KC sighed- he was right there was no way of proving it and it seemed like there was tension there they didn't know about after all. "Okay FINE, will just get it over with," he demanded.
Ram smirked, "My pleasure"
Mega rolled his eyes and leaned back.
"So your both in love with Cloe right?" Ram said looking at KC and Ved who both nodded.
"Right- are you sure?" he demanded.
"What do you mean?"
"KC what do you think about Ved?" Mega said.
"He's annoying, he's egotistical, he thinks that Cloe is his," KC said shortly.
"And what do you think about him?" Ram asked Ved.
"The same," Ved said with gritted teeth.
"What do you feel about Cloe?" they inquired.
"She's Cloe," they said together after a second.The two then looked at each other.
"I think there is something else going on here- and if your blind to that then that's own trouble- new hand," Mega said.
"What?" KC said dumbly.
"That's it?" Ved demanded.
"Hmm that's it," Ram replied.
Mega looked at Ram, "Our work here is done," he said in a low tone.
"Well almost- now we need to make sure one of them wins- and make sure they never find that they girls actually went out to spend the day with the Eco's because we requested this night to work on those idiots," Ram stated.
"True enough- but I don't think anyone is going to care in a few minutes if we're right," Mega noted."
Yea" Without another word the guys then each took a hand.
"I don't know about you guys- but this is my last hand. I think I've had enough for one day," Dal announced.
"Hmm same here," Jack said.
"I'm with you," Ryan, Pride, Bray, and Jay said together.
"I need many more drinks," Lex said.
"I need sleep," Slade added.
"Great so last hand- okay guys let's get moving"
They went through and then they set down their cards. KC then looked down in shock when he saw Ved had won. Guess he was wrong after all."Oh that means trouble for you," Lex said amused.
"Yea KC big trouble," Ram said knowingly.
Ved looked at KC with a smirk, "I'd take a shot if I were you- the drunker you are the easier this will be," Ved said suddenly a bit less cockier than normal.
"Why?" KC said oddly.
"Just do it," Ved commanded.
KC sighed as he downed a shot, "Okay give it me"
"You have to kiss me"
"WHAT?"
"You heard me"
"Are you insane?"
"Normally I'd say yes but I have to see how insane," Ved remarked.
"You can't be serious," KC exclaimed.
"I'm dead serious," Ved replied. The other guys looked each other.
"Er yea I think should um give them space," Bray said getting up.
"Right with you there," Jay added as the others jumped on. Except for Mega and Ram who just sat there leaning back in their chairs and Lex who went over to the kitchen to continue his drinking hour.
Ved watched as the others left, "Okay now"
KC looked at him and gulped- he hoped he was wrong and the result wasn't going to be what he thought it was- he then leaned in and kissed Ved- at first it seemed smiley and disgusting after all it wasn't right- there were both MEN. There was something wrong and unnatural about this and yet- how great this was making him- the fireworks were unexplainable.He then broke apart and looked at Ved horrified."We just…"
"I know…."
"This is madness…."
"I know….."
"What the hell are we going to do?" they said together.
"Minor suggestion- take it upstairs and then deal with it," Ram injected. They both turned to him and Mega- they had STAYED?
"Are you kidding?"
"Do I look kidding?" Ram challenged.
Ved looked at KC and KC looked at Ved who then in both looked around the room and then back to each other nervously."Do you?"
"Kind of?"
"Should we?"
"Maybe"
"But if we leave it?"
"All right let's"
Without another word, they both turned and walked towards KC room. The two guys sat there for a second before they watched Lex fall on the ground unconscious from his over drinking both then shook their heads. Mega then turned to Ram and spoke in a normal voice, "Now that is a complete mission- and to think we only had to cheat two times," he said after a second.
"I'm brilliant, I know"
"Actually, you almost got us nailed," Mega retorted.
"I did not. Okay for a second- but you were smooth enough to deny it," Ram said.
"Your lucky you keep intelligent company"
"No, I'm lucky I keep intelligent boyfriend," Ram said with a snort getting up.
Mega then jumped up himself, "I am not your boyfriend"
"Okay casual partner then- I forgot," Ram said rolling his eyes.
"I don't date anyone," Mega said shortly.
"See there it is that robotic streak in you coming out again- that's bad for you- Java and I really must fix that," Ram said looking at him as they headed for the steps.
"I happen to like myself the way I am"
"Only you would say that"
"No, you like the way you are," Mega retorted.
"You have a point- now with that said- seeing as I did win that game…."
"Oh no"
"Oh no what?"
"You cannot "punish me"- forget it, I helped you win," Mega exclaimed.
"Yea but fair is fair and I DID win," Ram reminded him.
"No way"
"You'll do it," Ram said as they headed towards Ram room.
"No I won't"
"You will"
"Will not"
"That's what you think"
"That it IS what I think- and know"
"Your delusional"
"No Ram, you are"
"Mega- just shut up," Ram said kissing him and then shoving him inside as he shut the curtain and smirked this was going to be a great after all.
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The end.