Ok! Now for the next charter in To be Different! My glorious sister Samara has come up with a dare in which belongs solely to her and really I think she would be the only one to do this…. Any who…. I'll stop staling and get to the chapter already!!!

Last Time…

Artemis shrugged, happy that she got to play something else beforehand, and Keiko said she wanted to. All the guys were forced to and because they had to, they made Hiei and Raven play as well. So, everyone sat in a circle on the floor.

"Ok, who is going to go first?" Keiko asked.

"I will!" Botan called. "umm… Raven truth or dare?"

"… Dare."

Just as the brave words escaped her mouth, the door flung open, slamming against the wall. In the door way stood a 16 year old looking girl that was about Artemis' height with long, silky black hair and deep violet eyes. A black cat tail swished behind her and black cat ears adorned her head, one of them having a large white spot. The girl wore a dark gray tank top that was ripped off at the abdomen, a pair of badly torn jeans and no shoes.

"Awe COME ON!" She said in a complaining voice. "You're having a party and I wasn't invited?!"

"Oh yeah…" Yusuke stated with a sweat drop.

Artemis looked dazed for a moment, but then snapped back. "Oh My God! I am SO sorry, Athena! I swear I meant to call you!" She vowed and stood up, hugging her friend.

You liar… Kaliska voiced in Art's head.

The calico cat demon ignored her and brought Athena over to the group where they both sat down.

Athena was the only other cat demon Artemis knew. She was kind of odd, but Artemis couldn't say anything. When it came to odd, the calico was off the scale. I mean, who else had a person in there head that they could talk to besides Kurama, who doesn't count because Youko actually has a body. Kaliska did not… She was just stuck in Artemis' body…

"Oo! What're we doin'?" Athena asked upon seeing the circle of people.

"Truth or Dare." Kurama informed and gestured to a blank space beside him for her to sit.

Kurama and Athena were about as close as they could be without dating. Which Artemis thought odd, but couldn't say anything… how could she? The little calico wouldn't even speak to the guy she liked… she was too… worried. The worst thing she could do would be to talk to him and make him hate her… Artemis wouldn't let that happen… but she wasn't doing much good watching from a distance.

"Oo! I love Truth or Dare! Who is going first?" Athena asked, happier than some thought possible as she took her seat by Kurama.

"Uhmm… I am…" Botan stated, raising her hand slowly.

Athena grinned. "Not anymore. Who were you daring?"

"Raven." The answer was a squeak… what was she planning.

Artmeis gave her a long stare as she returned to her seat and watched. Knowing Athena this was going to be something incredibly stupid and humiliating. Something that Raven would never agree to, then there would be a fight and Raven would try to kill every sane person in the room. She knew it was coming, just didn't know how bad it was going to be.

"Alright, let's see… Raven… I dare you to…"

No. Artemis could tell what was coming -- so did Kaliska from the soft laughter in the back of her head-- but she hoping against hope the Athena wouldn't say that.

"I dare you to dance to Country music in your underwear while humming Old McDonald's farm."

She said it.

Kaliska gave a roar of laughter, sending a picture through Artemis' mind of her doing it. Artemis hung her head. This was going to be a long night.

"I will do no such thing." Raven hissed, standing up in protest.

"You have to. You did choose dare after all. Or are you just scared that it will ruin your hard ass reputation.?" Athena shot back.

She wasn't named after the goddess of war for nothing.

Oh, this will be fun. We should join once it gets a little more… exciting. Kaliska suggested.

'Oh, you mean like when Raven draws her katana and starts slinging it at innocent people?!' Artemis retorted.

Why not? I just wanna be part of the fun… With that, Kaliska slipped into the deeper part of Art's mind so as she could build up strength for when something worse happened.

"I refuse to do such vulgar actions." Raven stated in a tone that made it clear to all that nothing would altar her.

Athena shot her a glare, but then a wicked smirk crossed her lips as an idea hit her.

Oh dear…

"Fine." The she mused. "In that case… I take back my dare and take my turn elsewhere… Hiei truth…or dare?"

All eyes were on Hiei. Even Kurama was staring, curious to see what his friend would say.

"Hn. Dare." Hiei said expressionlessly.

'She wouldn't…' Artemis thought, her eyes wide.

Oh she would! Kaliska laughed.

"I dare you, Hiei, to step in to that closet," She pointed a finger at the white closet in the hall way, known to everyone as empty because Artemis didn't have anything to put in it besides a small heater, "for 10 full minutes with the little calico."

'Oh, Kami… she did.'

Hiei got up without complaint and strode to the closet, followed by a sluggish Artemis. Both stepped into the closet and Athena shut the door hurriedly after them, sealing it to be sure none would be getting out until their time was up. She topped it all off by putting a chair under the door knob and even sitting in it.

"What is the point of this dare?" Hiei asked after a while of silence.

Artemis jumped at the sudden noise and turned in the darkness to face the glowing crimson eyes of the fire apparition.

"umm… well, you're suppose to… umm… kiss when you are sent to the closet with someone…." She said sheepishly.

"But umm… we don't have to if you don't want to… I mean… forcing you to do anything…" She continued, speeding up in her words to an almost babble.

"Hn." Was Hiei's only reply.

Ten minutes came and went and the two in the closet never so much as touched. Athena opened the door, promptly kicking the calico and dragging her into an empty room.

"I gave you all that time and you never so much as started a conversation with the boy!!!!" Athena yelled.

Artemis was sure the others could hear, but hoped they didn't, so she kept her voice soft.

"Athena, it just doesn't work that way… I don't want to be the one to make a first move, any first move… that's the male's job." She explained.

"Well, it sure as hell 'aint happening when Hiei is concerned!" Athena retorted. "You are going to have to start being more out-going or learn to live without!"

Artemis snorted.

"At least I don't have the man in my grasp and refuse to move beyond friends like some people I know!"

"Hey! Don't you be mucking around in MY business! I will move to a more serious relationship with Kurama when I think I'm ready." The black cat yelled.

"Oh, and when would that be? Once he finds a girl that will acknowledge him for what he wants to be?" Kaliska seemed to be affecting Art's convo.

"You little!" Athena didn't finish.

Both girls leapt at the other and in a fraction of a second, they were rolling around on the floor in the form of housecats, hissing and spiting all the way. Fur flew in a shower of white, black, brown and gold.

It was only when the scuffle rolled to hit the wall that Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama appeared at the door.

"Whoa, ladies! No cat fights!" Yusuke yelled above the sound of the dueling felines, drawing the rest of the group, even Hiei and Raven.

Kurama stepped in quickly, grabbing his tabby and pulling her back, getting his arm scratched all to hell in the process.

Artemis stood there, her back arched like the Halloween black cats, claws extended and eyes big and ready to go again.

Kurama gently stroked Athena's spine, calming her enough that a deep purr erupted from the silence.

Unfortunately, their was not a one person in the room that thought they were emotionally close enough to Artmeis to do the same, so she did what cats normally do in these situations and bolted (seriously, have you noticed that when a cat gets mad the first thing it does after the fight is dash away with amazing speed at the slightest noise).

She dashed out of the room, tail raised high, into the living room and out an open window.

"Oh, that's just great!!!" Yusuke yelled.

"Guess the party is over…" Keiko chimed in.

"Come on, we had better go find Artemis." Botan said and the others nodded, save the two darklings.

Alrighty… that's it for now… but I will attempt to make the next chapter longer… so erm… yeah… review please! - I beg of you!!! The more reviews I have, the faster I will write!!! Please, at least 4 reviews!!!! I'll start responding to them in the next chapter too!!!

So, see you then!

-- Wolf

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