SPIN THE BOTTLE

Some new rules

"Spin. The. Bottle?" Ban said through gritted teeth, "What are you, mad?"

"Don't be mean, Ban," Ginji said protectively coming to Natsumi's aid, "Why don't we play?"

Everyone looked at Ginji disbelievingly.

"What?" Ginji asked, confused, "What's Spin the Bottle anyway?"

Kazuki almost laughed, "Ban, care to explain?"

"What?" Ban said, alarmed, his purple tinted sunglasses coming askew.

"Ginji wants to know the rules of the game!" Shido taunted.

"Actually," Madoka said from the booth, smiling apologetically, "I don't really know how to play the game either. In school, my classmates used to play it but never invited me so I didn't know how to play! Sorry, you have to explain to me too!"

Shido looked at Madoka, his eyes filled with sadness. Obviously her being blind had made a lot of difference in her childhood days.

"I don't have anything against the game," Himiko remarked, "but seeing as there are more guys then girls…"

"Ginji, Ban, Kazuki, Shido, Juubei, Teshimine, Paul. Yes, I see what you mean," Sakura said, counting them off her fingers.

"Hey, I'm not joining!" Paul said, taking off his apron, "You kids play."

"Yeah, I ain't playing either," Teshimine said, taking a sip of coffee.

"Well, that's five guys and four girls," Ginji thought out loud, "But why should that matter? No one's explained it yet!"

A tinkle of bells.

"Wow, the whole gang's here," came an icy voice as a man in black entered the room, holding his hat and soaking a little.

"Dr.Jackal?" yelled everyone in the café, horrified.

"Get out of here," Ban snarled, getting up and flexing his fingers.

"My, I was quite sure this was a café and anyone can enter it, Mr.Midou," Dr.Jackal said, putting on a cold smile.

"Unless the café manager minds it!" chibi Ginji said, angrily.

"Of course I don't," Paul said, who had clearly never actually got to know Kurudo Akabane.

"But Paul-!" Shido said, standing up and hiding the booth in which Madoka and Himiko were sitting, from Dr.Jackal. (A/N: Typical gentleman Shido! Sigh…)

"I need the money, so you'll have to live with it," Paul said, sternly.

"Thank you very much, sir," Dr.Jackal said, tipping his hat to him then he turned to Shido and added, "I have no intention on hurting your lady friends."

Shido let out a low growl.

"So why do all of them hate you, anyway?" Teshimine asked Dr.Jackal out of the corner of his eye.

Dr.Jackal sat in Ginji's vacant seat and turned to Teshimine, "I wouldn't have any idea."

Teshimine smirked as everyone in the café, excluding Paul, Natsumi and Madoka looked horrified.

"Weren't we doing something?" Natsumi asked, her evil schoolgirl phase still taking over.

"Right…" Ban said, wearily, "I don't think-"

"What, chicken?" Himiko taunted.

Ban shot her glare, "I meant that I didn't think we could play by just sitting here."

"Yeah," Kazuki said, getting up from his booth, "Let's sit in a circle now. On the floor everyone."

"Paul?" Juubei asked as Sakura led him to the center of the room.

"Yeah?"

"We need a bottle."

"Ah, yes. I think I have one here…" Paul searched around then pulled an empty beer bottle out and gave it to Ginji who stood pointlessly.

"What's the matter, Ginji my boy?" Dr.Jackal asked.

"I don't know anything about the game. Nor does Madoka," Ginji said, taking a step away from Dr.Jackal.

"No one's explained to either of you?"

"Yeah…"

Dr.Jackal stood up and walked over to the booth Madoka was in, saying "Ginji, follow me," over his shoulder.

Shido moved quickly and blocked Dr.Jackal's path, "What do you think you're doing?" he snarled so that Madoka wouldn't hear.

"There's no need to worry. I've had my fun already tonight," Akabane smiled, "I will explain to them the rules seeing as none of you have."

"How come you're helping, Jackal?" Ban asked as he sat down in between Kazuki and Sakura.

"I just thought I would make myself useful. This game should be entertaining to watch," Akabane replied, and then turned to explain the rules to Ginji and Madoka, who innocently watched.

Ginji had paled. Madoka was, as usual, quiet.

"D-does that mean," Ginji sputtered, "that if I spun the bottle and it landed on another man, then we would have to-?"

"Well, yes," Dr.Jackal said, amused at Ginji's expression.

Madoka mouthed an "oh!" of surprise while Ginji practically cried.

"Can I make a suggestion?" Sakura asked.

Everyone looked at her.

"How about if the person spinning the bottle gets the same sex, then they can ask for a dare. And if they don't like the dare the rest of us impose on them, they would have no choice but to, well, kiss."

"Yeah, I'm in for that idea," Ban said flipping out his pack of cigarettes.

"So am I," Himiko said, sounding relieved. Everyone agreed.

Dr.Jackal tipped his hat and walked back to his seat, asking Paul for a glass of wine. (A/N: sexy Jackal asks for wine! That's like he's drinking blood…sigh…)

Ginji stood up and led Madoka over to the circle and after they sat down, Natsumi smiled gleefully.

"We're ready!"

Everyone, except her, was apprehensive.

Himiko cleared her throat, "So who's starting?"

No one answered.

"I might as well!" Natsumi said, cheerfully.

"Go right ahead, Natsumi," Kazuki smiled, glancing at Ginji, who had turned a delicate shade of red.

She spun it hard……………………………………………….

Kazuki, Ban, Sakura, Shido, Juubei, Himiko, Ginji, Madoka, back to her then the same routine over and over again until……………. Ginji.

A/N: There we go! Our first pair! And the most obvious at that. Rurounitaru laughs evilly and gets absorbed into her own sneaky plans.

Anyway, PLEASE review!