Madame Belldandy is back, and better than ever! I have now the long-awaited prequel to "Dreams". This is a little mishap that happens before Mahiru and Mitsuru's "close encounter", if ya know what I mean. Read on, my Crescent Moon loving friends!

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Mahiru felt his cold, brooding stare on her back. The feeling of his anger for her simply being at the Moonshine bar that night was sending chills down her spine. It made her feel quite uncomfortable.

But alas, she tried her best to ignore the tengu, and listen to the clever jokes that Akira was telling her. With Mitsuru's ominous presence, she couldn't laughed heartedly, but only giggle. Akira, being a bit naïve, couldn't sense the obvious tension in the air. But the vampire and the kitsune could.

"Mahiru isn't enjoying herself, and it's obvious why." Said Mitsoka, casting a look towards Mitsuru.

Nozomu sighed. "Why doesn't he just leave? After all, it IS Mahiru's birthday party. He's making everything miserable."

"What do you suggest we do about it?" Mitsoka asked, moving a strand of hair out of his face.

Nozomu shrugged, then suddenly had a thought. A sly smile crept on his face.

Mitsoka smiled. "I know that look. You have a plan."

"Yeah," he said, "I do."

Three minutes later…

Akira ran out of jokes, and Mahiru sat there, bored. Not only bored, but creeped out too. Mitsuru was STILL THERE!

"Jesus H Bean! How long is he gonna keep this up?" She thought.

Just then, Nozomu and Mitsoka approached the three of them.

"Gentlman, Ladie, and Mitsuru…" Nozomu began, earning a glare from the tengu, "before the night is over, Mitsoka and I have thought of a game we can all play…and that DOES include you, Mitsuru."

Mitsuru hmphed. "Whatever."

"A game?" Mahiru asked, suddenly becoming interested.

"Yes, a game…a game called Truth or Dare."

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I'm leaving it there! This, like Dreams, is a 2 part story.

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