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Kiki

Chapter 3

Sleepover surprises

"A sleepover?" Hotaru rolled her eyes.

"That's what I said," she replied and only when I looked up from the book I was reading, my full attention on her, did she continue ", Nonoko invited us. Anna is going to be there too."

I nodded, recognizing the names of the two other girls in class that also seemed to be close friends of mine. I didn't really remember them since I lost my memories but I found them nice enough and had talked to them quite a lot several times.

"What do we usually do at a sleepover?" I asked her and the raven haired girl shrugged.

"More like you three babble about anything under the sun, mostly ending up with the topic of boys, and try drag me into it too while I sit quietly and watch you morons."

I rolled my eyes.

"And let me guess, you've probably shot me quite a number of times with that baka gun of yours for trying to get you 'babble' with us too, right?"

She blinked at me, the slightest bit of surprise shining in her eyes.

"And why would you think that?" she asked back, and I simply shrugged and smiled.

"I dunno, it just seems like something you'd do."

She didn't say anything back and I settled for humming to myself quietly. It was only after almost twenty minutes had passed that she spoke again.

"So do you want to?"

"Want to what?" I asked back, my eyebrows drawing together in confusion.

"Go to the sleepover."

I paused and suddenly my smile widened into a grin.

"Will there be Fluff Puffs?"

She rolled her eyes and turned away, but I could have sworn I saw a small smile twitch at her lips.

"You keep eating those and you're going to get fat." Hotaru muttured irritably and Nonoko let out a laugh when I simply continued to stuff a handful more of the treats into my mouth.

"Buft ift smo goold"

"What?" Anna asked from where she lay on a beanie bag chair and I swallowed before repeating my statement again.

"But it's so good!"

"Well, I guess I should have known better," Nonoko muttered, eyes twinkling in amusement ", bringing Fluff Puffs to a sleepover that Mikan is attending."

"Yeah!" Anna laughed, and Hotaru rolled her eyes when I pouted at them but proceeded to stuff my face again.

"So, what are we going to do?" I asked, putting aside the now empty box of Fluff Puffs and turning to face Anna and Nonoko curiously.

"Well….." Anna started and Nonoko grinned wildly.

"How about we play Truth or Dare?" I blinked blankly and, for some strange reason, Hotaru tensed.

"Okay," I agreed amiably, totally oblivious to the evil glints in the other two girl's eyes.

I yelped out a small shriek when they suddenly slammed down what seemed to be a small board game in front of us. A simple square cardboard with a small rotating arrow in the middle, the side of the square I was facing was blue, Hotaru's pink, Nonoko's red and Anna's green. What really caught my attention though was the bold tittle at the very top of the board. It read;

"Truth, Dare…..or Beware."

I gulped, instantly getting the feeling that we weren't about to play a normal version of the game, but before I had a chance to object Anna swung the rotating black arrow and we all watched as it zoomed around wildly then slowed and slowed and slowed until finally….it landed on Hotaru.

"I am so shooting all of you with my baka gun tomorrow."

"So, Hotaru," Anna grinned ", what will it be…truth or dare or of course you could pick…-"

"Truth!" Hotaru interrupted and I watched Anna's face fall into a pout then turn thoughtful as she thought of what to ask her victim.

"Do you…happen to like Ruka by any chance?" I blinked at Anna in confusion, wondering why she'd choose to ask Hotaru that, and turned to face my raven haired friend. I gaped when she flushed lightly and for the first time since I had seen the girl, at least since I lost my memories, I saw her indifferent attitude melt before my eyes.

"I-H-I…"Hotaru stuttered, totally surprised by the choice of question. "No!"

"Hmm…." Anna eyed the blushing girl suspiciously and I watched in amusment as she shared a look with Nonoko ", I'm not entirely convinced. Are you Nonoko?"

"Nope."

"Are you convinced by Hotaru's answer Mikan?"

I remained quiet, still in shock at actually seeing Hotaru blush and stutter like a little girl.

"I'll take that as a no also."

Anna sat up to her full height, and crossed her arms over her chest as she regarded Hotaru coolly.

"Hotaru, we have decided. Since you're answer did not seem truthful enough you will be subjected to…." Anna's eyes darkened mysteriously and I shrinked back, wondering just what kind of Truth or Dare game we were, exactly, playing ", ... the room."

The room?

Nonoko and Anna stood, so did Hotaru. I couldn't really tell if she stood up to beat them senseless or to follow them willingly. Then, to my second surprise that night, she scowled and followed them to a dark red door in the very back of Nonoko's room.

I watched as Nonoko opened the door and Hotaru stepped inside the dark room, then, slowly, the door closed behind her with a light click.

I shifted uneasily when Nonoko and Anna walked back to sit in their respective places. I stared at Hotaru's empty spot and then back at the closed red door.

"Umm….what's in that room?" I finally asked and Anna calmly looked up from the magazine she had started to read.

"It's a surprise. You'll see."

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Kiki