Truth or Dare.
The first game they played was Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Aelita did not recall playing it before and wanted to give it try. Yumi blindfolded Aelita and spun her around. She tried for several minutes before she stuck the pin in something. That was followed by a loud scream from Odd. Aelita took off the blindfold to find that she had stuck Odd in butt. He stood there with tail hanging there. No one else could resist the urge to laugh.
"I know," said Odd still in pain having removed the pin "Let's play Truth or Dare."
"I don't know," reminded Jeremie, "The last time we played it we all ended up with hours of detention."
"What if we make a rule," commented Ulrich, "That any dares have to be something that that can be done here?"
"Only as long as it's not destructive," added Yumi.
"Sure, take the fun out of it," commented Odd, "Oh well I'll start."
"Ok Jeremie, truth or dare?" asked Odd.
"Dare" replied Jeremie nervously.
"OK," answered Odd, "I dare you to put your arm around Aelita and hold her close, until the end of the game or it is interrupted by another dare.
Jeremie did so without hesitation or even blushing and both just seem to enjoy it comfortably.
"What," said Odd, "That was too easy."
"Odd," answered Jeremie, "We've gotten comfortable enough with our relationship, that this would be like daring you to eat an entire pizza,"
"Rats," responded Odd, "You guys were more fun when Jeremie would freeze up if Aelita kissed him. Not to mention that I probably just eliminated the possibility of another dare from you two"
"Ulrich, truth or dare?" asked Jeremie.
"Dare" said Ulrich hoping it would be safe.
"I dare you," said Jeremie, "To eat Odd's pile of food."
"I'm not sure that's possible," commented Ulrich, "but I'll try,"
"You really know how to hurt a guy," added Odd."
"Aelita, truth or dare?" asked Ulrich."
"Truth," answered Aelita.'
"Ok… Aelita, Have you ever kissed guy other than Jeremie or that metamorphic clone," asked Ulrich, "If so who? Also excluding that fake one with Odd"
"Yes, My father," answered Aelita without hesitation.
"Boy did I blow that one," commented Ulrich.
"Yumi, truth or dare?" asked Aelita.
"Ah…Dare," answered Yumi.
"I dare you to kiss Ulrich on the cheek," responded Aelita.
Yumi did so causing both of them to blush.
"Now that's the type of reaction that makes this game fun," commented Odd.
"Well then Odd, truth or dare?" asked Yumi with a smile that sent a shiver down Odd spine.
"Dare," answered Odd, knowing he was doomed regardless of which he said.
"Alright," responded Yumi, "I dare you to go an entire round without eating."
"You're cruel," commented Odd."
"Jeremie, truth or dare?" asked Odd.
"Truth," replied Jeremie.
"Have you and Aelita ever made out in the super computer lab?" asked Odd.
"Sure," replied Jeremie to everyone's surprise but Aelita, "We've made many Over Unity Tunings on the equipment there."
"That's not what I meant," responded Odd, "You know what I meant, Jeremie."
"I'd say that's a legitimate answer," said Ulrich hopping Jeremie would go easy on him.
"I agree,' said Yumi, "That's an imaginative and amusing answer, and it does fit the question."
"Man," commented Odd, you guys really know how to take the fun of this.
"Well Ulrich, truth or dare?" asked Jeremie.
"Truth," answered Ulrich nervously.
"If you were alone with Sissy on an island that was surrounded by starving sharks," asked Jeremie, "What would you do?"
"Simple," replied Ulrich, "I'd swim for it and take my chances with the sharks."
Everyone laughed.
"Aelita, truth or dare?" asked Ulrich.
"Truth," replied Aelita.
"Besides Jeremie or your father," asked Ulrich, "What guy would you most want to be stranded on an island with?"
"That's simple," answered Aelita, "You, Ulrich"
"What?" asked Odd, "You're closer friends with me, than Ulrich."
"True," responded Aelita, "but the way you eat any food we had would disappear too quickly and we'd starve. At least with Ulrich, we'd probably survive."
Odd had no answerer.
"OK, Yumi truth or dare?" asked Aelita.
"I think I'll take truth." answered Yumi,
"Other than family," asked Aelita knowing the ansnswer, "What guy would you most want to be stranded on an island with?"
"Ulrich," replied Yumi without comment causing every one but her and Ulrich to laugh. Ulrich just did not know what to make of it."
"Odd truth or dare?" asked Yumi.
"Truth," answered Odd, "I might starve from another dare."
"What girl would you most want to be stranded on an island with?" asked Yumi.
"That's easy Sam," replied Odd with even a pause.
"So, I see you're still in love with her," commented Odd.
Odd did not answer but just kept shoveling food onto his plate.
"Who's this Sam?" asked Aelita.
"That's right," said Odd, "You never met her. She moved before you were rematerialized."
"She's basically a female Odd," said Ulrich, "And he still has the hots for her even though they haven't seen each other in nearly a year."
"We do keep in touch by e-mail though," said Odd, "I managed to get her e-mail address at the last skate board tournament."
"Jeremie truth or dare?" asked Odd
"Truth," answered Jeremie."
"Ah… Might as well finish this, besides Aelita or family," asked Odd, "What girl would you most want to be stranded on an island with."
"That's easy," answered Jeremie, "Yumi."
"What!!" exclaimed Ulrich.
"Turn off you jealousy mode Ulrich," added Jeremie, "Other than Aelita or my mother, Yumi's the only girl I know well enough to trust my life to."
"Thanks," commented Yumi, "That was sweet."
Ulrich sat there getting greener by the moment.
"Ulrich truth or dare?" asked Jeremie
Seeing the obvious question coming, Ulrich decided to take dare.
"I dare you Ulrich too…" said Jeremie, "Kiss Yumi.'
Ulrich gave her a quick kiss on the cheek causing both of them to blush and then asked, "Aelita truth or dare?"
"Truth," answered Aelita.
"Have you," asked Ulrich, "Ever liked a guy other than Jeremie, and if so who?"
"Yes," replied Aelita, to every one's surprise but Jeremie's, "There was a guy that attended Kadic before I went to Lyoko, that I was friends with and had a bit of crush on."
"Why don't you look jealous, or even surprised, Jeremie?" asked Odd.
"Because," replied Jeremie, "I already knew. Aelita and I talk about her past all the time when no one else is around. Besides he'd be 20 something now."
"Yumi truth or dare?" asked Aelita."
"Dare," said Yumi.
"OK, Yumi," said Aelita, "I dare you to call Sissy and tell her she can't have Ulrich because he's your boy friend."
"Hay, but…," replied Yumi looking redder than the red strip on the French flag. Ulrich sat there just as red. Yumi got up made the call and did as Aelita said. Mean while at Sissy stood there stunned wondering what had just happened.
"Odd, truth or dare?" asked Yumi.
"Dare," replied Odd.
"I dare… You," said Yumi, "To… wash the dishes in the kitchen sink."
"That's a dare sounds more like slave labor," commented Odd, "But I suppose I'm stuck."
Yumi led Odd into the kitchen and moments later the others heard Odd scream.
It sounds like they're going to be a while," said Ulrich, "So it looks like the game is over."
"That's fine," replied Jeremie still holding Aelita close, "Some times it's just good sit and talk."
"So Jeremie was that Over Unity Tunings bit legitimate," asked Ulrich, "Or did you make it up one the spot."
"Its real," replied Jeremie, "Though I never noticed acronym before today."
"I must admit," said Ulrich, "It was a perfect answer to Odd's question."
"You know," said Ulrich, "What you said earlier about the two of you being comfortable with your relationship, is great. I just wish Yumi and I could get things together like that."
"Ulrich, it didn't happen overnight for me and Jeremie," said Aelita, "In fact it happened mainly because wet did not try. With all the time we spend together over time we just comfortable with our feelings."
"I see," replied Ulrich.
"The point is Ulrich," added Jeremie, "Is don't try so hard with Yumi, just concentrate developing your friendship with her. Most likely the rest will fall into place in time."
After a while Yumi and odd came back.
"Well it looks like the game is over, said Odd, "Jeremie that means your dare is over."
"What's you point?" asked Jeremie and Aelita in near unison.
"Forget it," answered Odd.
To be continued.