SPIN THE BOTTLE

Sweet and sour electricity

"G-G-Ginji?" Natsumi trembled.

"Yeah, G-Ginji?" Ginji asked, horrified.

Ban smirked, "What are you so surprised about, huh?"

Natsumi looked embarassed. "Natsumi, what's the matter?" came a voice from the door of the Honky Tonk. Everyone turned around.

"Oh great, the slut's here," Ban muttered, sighing.

Shido couldn't help but nod. This was the only time he was actually agreeing with "that Midou bastard" on something. Hevn was wearing a skimpier dress than her normal ones and that was saying something. Who would've thought her dresses could reveal more than what it did?

"Hevn, tell me," Paul sighed, "Does the temperature affect you at all? How come you're so dry? And what the hell are you wearing? Honestly, my cafe's going to look like a strip club."

"Shut up, Paul. I'm dry because I came by cab from an appointment," Hevn said, irritably then turned to the gang in a circle, "What are you kids upto?"

"We're playing spin the bottle," Sakura answered, casually.

"Spin the bottle?" Hevn looked surprised, "Really?"

"Why's that so hard to believe?" Madoka asked, curiously.

"I didn't think you would all play something like that! I thought you were self conscious! Specially a few people," Hevn smirked glancing at Ginji, Natsumi, Juubei and Madoka.

Kazuki was secretly thankful that Hevn wasn't playing. He didn't know why. He was just happy. Period.

"Weren't you in the middle of something?" Dr.Jackal said, smiling at Ginji.

"Yeah, Ginji, what're you waiting for?" Juubei said.

Shido elbowed him, "Hurry up, man!"

Ginji and Natsumi were blushing so hard that they looked like Hevn's lipstick. Ginji looked over at Natsumi who looked at him, looked down then looked at him again.

Taking a deep breath, Ginji reminded himself that this was a once in a life time oppertunity and may help him to work up the courage to ask Natsumi out. He leaned in front, brushing Natsumi's cheek with his hand. She shivered against it. He placed his lips on hers softly, yet passionately.

Natsumi was overcome with thrill. His lips were soft and sweet and he was passing minute quantities of electricity through their lips.

"Are they done yet?" Madoka asked Himiko, who laughed. Realising that they were taking an awfully long time, Ginji and Natsumi reluctantly pulled away.

"Well done, dude!" Ban said, clearly impressed, "And I was thinking you would never even reach the stage of leaning in front!"

"Shut it, Ban," Ginji murmured, cherishing the taste of Natsumi's sugary lips.

"Anyway, you have to spin it," Teshimine grinned. Ginji snapped back to attention. Teshimine had seen it. And he was like Ginji's father. But, he sounded ok with the whole thing. It was still TESHIMINE.

'What am I saying? God, I'm not a kid anymore! What's wrong with me? I'vehaven't blushed like a 13 year old in so long!' Ginji took the bottle and quickly spun it.

Please be Natsumi. Please be Natsumi. Please oh please of please.

Shido.

"WHAT?" Shido almost squeaked.

"N-no! No WAY!" Ginji blithered.

"Remember the new rule!" Sakura interrupted quickly, "About the whole dare thing. So dare or kiss?"

"DARE!" Shido and Ginji yelled at her.

"H-hey, calm down!" Sakura said, laughing nervously, "It was just a joke."

"Oh come on, Sakura," Ban grinned, "They DO make a lovely couple!"

"Midou, I swear-" Shido began, on the verge of getting up.

"Anyway, go and stand somewhere. We'll think of a dare," Kazuki smiled.

"Right..." Ginji murmured as they stood up. In his opinion, anything was better than kissing his friend, who "HAPPENED" to be a man.

"Can I help?" Hevn piped up from a stool in the bar.

"Why?" Himiko asked, curiously.

"Because dares happen to be my speciality," Hevn said airily as she walked over. The group huddled together. Shido and Ginji looked extremely apprehensive as they heard mutters of "No, not that one. The poor things!" and "Aw, come on, That's too nice! Something hard and embarrassing!" until finally... the whole group cracked up.

Hevn beckoned them over. Dreading the future, Shido and Ginji slowly walked over.

"It was my idea so I get to tell them!" Ban grinned broadly. Immediately, Shido knew he was in for it. Anything by the sea urchin spelled 'dead man'. Ban continued, "Right. So both of you are wearing boxers right? Please say yes. I don't want to be disgusted today."

Shido and Ginji nodded, wordlessely. Neither of them liked the way this was going.

"Ok, take your pants or shorts or whatever your wearing off," Ban grinned.

"Is that all?" Shido asked, wanting to cry in relief.

"No way!" Ban smiled in a sickly sweet way, "No. You have to perform the ass dance in your boxers while singing 'Rape me' by Nirvana."

"No..." Ginji whispered, "Ban, HOW COULD YOU?"

"You bast-!" Shido stuttered, horrified.

"Hey, it may have even been worse!"Juubei cut in, being the only one who wasn't laughing.

"Take 'em pants off, boys," Himiko smirked evilly. Ginji was practically crying as he removed his brown shorts slowly.

"You're not serious!" Shido told Ginji, horrified.

"Be a man, zoo boy!" the unmistakable voice of Ban Midou came, "Take it off!"

"I'm seriously considering brining in an anaconda," Shido hissed menacingly as he took off his boxers but everyone had started laughing harder at something. He looked to the side and covered his mouth from the creeping laugh coming. Ginji was wearing boxers...which had tiny little teddy bears on.

"Would you stop!" Ginji said, actually angry.

"Yeah, guys, lay off," Natsumi said, helpfully to poor Ginji.

"Thanks Natsumi," Ginji smiled warmly, thankful that someone gave a fuck about him.

Natsumi smiled sympathetically. She felt someone elbowing her and she looked to the side. Himiko grinned and whispered, "Bet you want to see them off!" Natsumi oddly resembled a flat tomato.

Very, VERY reluctantly and very VERY slowly, Shido and Ginji turned around to show their asses. They began to robotically move their hips as they "sung":

Rape me... Rape me my friend. Rape me... Rape me again.

I'm not the only one, aaaahhh. I'm not the only one aaaahhh.

By the times they had finished, almost the whole cafe, except for the mature ones, were in tears, rolling around the floor cracking up horribly.

"Very well done, both of you," Dr.Jackal smirked, raising his wine glass to them.

"Shaddap," Shido grumbled, hurriedly putting on his pants. Ginji slumped down and looked positively miserable.

"Neither of you are exactly Kurt Cobains are you, now?" Teshimine laughed lightly. He then added to Ginji, "No worries, kid. No one took it seriously."

"I know, but still..." Ginji said, his golden bangs covering his eyes. He felt someone's hand on his. Looking up, he saw Natsumi's smiling face.

After about twenty minutes, the small cafe had quieted down.

"Shido, it's your turn," Himiko said, wiping the last tears from her eyes. Ban grinned and pulled out a cigarette.

"Hey, no one's going to want to kiss you if you smoke, you idiot," Himiko said sounding disgusted. Natsumi, Madoka and Sakura smirked at the comment. Men, being daft to romantic statements or anything related to it, don't realise anything. (A/N: No offence to the guys!) Ban raised his eyebrows but spat out the cigarette anyway.

Shido picked up the bottle and spun it, secretly crossing his fingers in his mind's eye.

Who was it going to land on? He couldn'tand wouldn'tbear anymore embarassment.

A/N: hehehe. Hope you liked the dare! And the teeny weeny bits of romance too. Again, please review! And I'll reply to every one of them, Unless I can't, of course. ehe.

Two important notes:

1) In the first chapter I made a mistake of saying Natsumi called her parents because she has only a father. Sorry!

2) There only MAY be yaoi pairings. Normally I hate it. But in this situation, I have no choice. I may have to put Juubei and Kazuki because Ren can't come out of that damn city. So, well, sorry to those, who like me, don't like yaoi pairings. But I'm guessing there are more in favour for it. But remember that I most probablymay not and I'm real sorry about that!