WARNING! I wrote this chapter because I thought it would be funny. If you don't like one huge joke chapter, just skip to chapter 36.
He Who Calls
Chapter 35
"Wow, Milo," said Aelita, blushing. "Can you let any occasion go by without getting me an even better present then the last?"
"If I did that, we wouldn't have any reason to celebrate," said Milo with a grin. He was holding a half eaten pizza slice in one hand and a soda can in the other.
"Who's up for Truth or Dare?" Odd shouted. Everyone raised their hands, and they all sat in a circle. "All right," said Odd, looking around. "Jeremy. Truth or dare?"
"Truth," said Jeremy.
"If you could take back that kiss you forced on Aelita to avoid all the punishment, would you?"
"Nope. It was worth it."
"Jerk," muttered Milo.
"Agreed," said Aelita. "But he is being terribly punished."
"Odd. Truth or dare?" said Jeremy.
"Truth," said Odd.
"Now that Sam dumped you, are you going to pursue Aelita again?"
"If you mean, 'Am I going to attack her?' the answer is no."
"What if I mean are you going to like her again?"
"Still no. She likes Milo." Aelita and Milo audibly sighed with relief. "Very funny. Aelita. Truth or dare?"
"Truth. Someone else is going to do a dare eventually."
"I'll do one," said Milo. "I'll hate myself for this in the morning, but I'll do one. Odd, what's the question?"
"If Milo suddenly dropped dead, would you agree to go out with Jeremy?"
"If every male life form in the world except Jeremy dropped dead I wouldn't go out with him," said Aelita.
"Ouch," said Jeremy. "But then again, she didn't say females too. So maybe if I get rid of everyone…"
"Don't even think about it," said everyone else in unison. "Milo," Aelita went on. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"Eat a spoonful of mustard."
"I hate mustard. Fine, I'll do it. Go get me the mustard." Everyone ran out to fill a spoon with mustard.
"Here," said Aelita, handing him the mustard spoon. He stuck it in his mouth, and then ran outside the room, spat as much out as he could into the sink, and used the spray gun in it to shoot water down his throat. Everyone was laughing when he got back.
"Yeah, it's funny," said Milo. "It's flipping hilarious. Yumi. Truth or dare?"
"Dare," said Yumi. "After that display of bravery how could I resist?"
"I dare you to paint your nails neon pink and wear a bright green tuxedo until we've all passed out from laughing."
"Milo, you really suck. Where am I going to get a green tuxedo and pink nail polish?"
"I have pink nail polish," said Aelita. "Sissi gave it to me as payment to dump Milo. I told her I wouldn't and I didn't like the nail polish, but thanks anyway."
"So where do I get a green tuxedo?"
"I have one," said Odd. Everyone stared at him. There was a short, uncomfortable silence "Don't ask."
"Fine," said Yumi. "Go get the stuff." In two minutes everyone else was lying on the floor, trying to breath, and Yumi was standing up in the most ridiculous outfit anyone had ever seen. She took off the tux and she was still wearing her normal clothes underneath. "Milo, you really, really suck."
"Yeah," he said, sitting back up as everyone else did too. "It's actually one of my redeeming qualities."
"Odd. Truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"I'll give you a choice of questions. What did you write in those never-sent letters to Aelita?"
"The other question?"
"Why do you have a green tuxedo?"
"Whoa. Don't go there. I'll read my letters to Aelita." Aelita smacked a hand to her forehead. Everyone else smiled a little.
"Why are almost all these questions about me?" asked Aelita.
"You're an interesting individual and you've got a boy who was willing to attack you just to kiss you once," said Ulrich. "Don't you think we're curious?"
"Letter number one," murmured Odd under his breath. Milo pulled out a small microphone he had built as a science fair project and tossed it onto Odd's neck. His voice became boomingly loud, no matter how quietly he talked. "Hilarious," Odd boomed, glaring. "I have to wear this?"
"You have to wear that," Yumi confirmed.
"Letter number one of six. Dear Aelita. I'm writing this because I know you'll probably never read it. Ulrich says that everyone can see I adore you. Could you see that? Could you see my eyes following you no matter what you did? Feeling so elevated every time you rode my overboard with me? Even before you came to Kadic, I was interested. When you did come, I was enchanted. I still am. I always will be. Love from Odd Della Robbia. Do I really have to read more?"
"You really have to read more," said Yumi.
"Does he?" asked Aelita. "That was… really, really creepy. But at least you don't feel like that anymore, right?"
"Right," said Odd with relief.
"Okay, that was enough," said Yumi. "And it was… really, really creepy."
"Can we sleep now? It's one in the morning," said Ulrich.
"After you answer one question," said Odd.
"Fine."
"If Yumi were dead, who would you be trying to date?"
"Emily Leduc."
"All right. Now we can sleep." Everyone got into their sleeping bags and passed out.