I had way too much fun with this chapter!!
Tsuki Hibiki: Why does she use cute so many times?! I know she knows other words for it!!
W.S.K.: I know I used it a lot! But it's for repetition!
Enjoy
Chapter 02 Just Like A Kitten
"Alright, in order to make this interesting, we're going to be playing Ultimate." Aya explained.
"Ultimate?" Kengo echoed.
"It means that if you say Truth the first time, then you have to take Dare the next time." Akira answered, sounding as bored as ever.
Aya beamed, "Yep, it always makes it fun!...wait, why do you know that?"
The other merely shrugged his shoulders at the suspicious looks he was receiving.
"...okay, well...let's start, I'll start us off and then Kengo can go, leaving Akira last," She paused slightly, before continuing, "Any questions?"
"Yea," Akira raised an eyebrow, "Why am I last?"
"You didn't even want to play, so you go last."
"...fine..."
"Okay, hmm...Akira, Truth or Dare?" She smiled mischievously.
"...dare."
"Well, I've been dieing to hear you do this, so every time someone says the word 'you', you have to meow, like a cat."
"...what?" He looked at her like a caged animal.
"Meow like a cat," Aya said slower.
"What kind of dare is that?"
"Well you know what kind of Slumber Parties we girls throw...that's your cue to meow..."
"Why?"
"I said your trigger word. Now meow."
Swallowing all of his pride, Akira gave a very kitten like meow.
"Meow..."
Aya went wide-eyed, "Oh my god! That was so cute, it sounded just like a little kitty!"
He glared at her, and asked a very serious question, "Do I have to meow when I say the word? And are people allowed to just say it randomly?"
"No and no, it has to be a full sentence," Aya admitted, she had hoped he wouldn't ask that, "Kengo, it's your turn."
"Uh, okay...Aya, Truth or Dare?"
"I'll do truth."
He scratched his head, "Why do you take your job as the school discipliner so seriously?"
Aya sighed, "Because my father is the one who wanted me on it anyways, so I want to make him proud by doing a good job...Akira?..."
"What?"
"He said it, so meow."
"God...meow..."
She giggled, "It's so cute!"
"Uh-huh...glad to entertain you, but it's my turn now. So Aya, fancy kissing Kengo?" He smirked.
"What?..."
"Kiss Kengo, on the lips..."
Aya gave him a furious glare, but she leaned over to a blushing Kengo, and kissed him, pulling back not a second after their lips touched. "Touché, Akira. My turn now. Kengo, Truth or Dare?"
"Truth..."
"Okay, why do you follow Akira around, when he's such a bastard to you?"
Akira flinched, "Meow, meow..."
The other two laughed.
"...well, he's not always so mean...and when he isn't, he's pretty funny and a bit nice," he answered.
Aya nodded, "Your turn now."
"I know, Akira, Truth or Dare?" Kengo asked him.
"I'm on truth now, remember?"
"Oh, right...so how did you meet Shirogane?"
"Meow," he pitifully accepted his fate of having to make cat noises every five seconds. Then Akira thought for a moment, "He just appeared one day, when I was walking home from school. It was the same day that we were attacked at the school, he was the one who saved us."
"That was him?" Aya asked.
"Yep, now let's see...you're on dare now, right Kengo?"
The other teen regretfully nodded.
"Then I dare you to go next-door and ask your neighbor for a roll of toilet paper."
"What!? All of my neighbors hate me, even you know that!" Kengo complained.
"...Meow...now I'm definitely not taking it back, so go on, we'll be watching from the window."
Kengo gave a distressed sigh, and stood up, disappearing out the door.
Akira and Aya gathered at the window, they watched as Kengo exited the front door and paused outside the house.
"Go on," Akira yelled down from the second story window.
Kengo wandered over to the nearest neighbor's house. He knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, a nice plump woman answered with a smile on her face. The smile dropped immediately when she recognized the boy in front of her.
From the window, the other two teens snickered as Kengo asked the question.
The lady had her hands on her hips and a twisted look on her face. Suddenly, she went back into the house and closed the door behind her, returning a couple of minutes later with a roll in her hand.
Kengo tool it cautiously and jumped, as the woman slammed the door in his face.
Aya was in hysterics by now and Akira chuckled behind a cupped hand. They heard the front door open and then close downstairs, and a distraught teenager appeared in the doorway, a moment later.
"Here," he threw them the roll.
Through her laughter, Aya continued the game.
"Since we seem to be finally getting into the game, let's make Akira do some walking, eh?" She stopped her laughing and looked at Akira devilishly, "I have a dare for you."
Flinch, "Meow."
"Kengo, come here for a second."
He scooted closer, a bit confused.
Aya whispered quietly in his ear. With every word, the smile on Kengo's face grew wider, and at the end, he nodded vigorously and turned back to Akira. "Payback time, this'll teach you."
"Meow, I'm not scared." He responded boredly.
"So sure?" Aya grinned, "Then listen up. I dare you-"
"Meow..."
"-to go down to the bar and find Master, keep him in a conversation..." She started giggling, "And then you have to ask him if he's gay!"
"...meo-what!!" Akira exploded, "Are you allowed to dare me to do that?!...th-that's just digging into his privacy!"
"I didn't say he has to answer, the whole dare is that you have to ask."
"Meow...God damnit!...right now?"
She laughed, "Yep!"
"...fine..."
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Akira had butterflies in his stomach, he was as nervous as hell. This was probably the most stupid and embarrassing thing he could ever do. It wasn't because it was Master, but rather because it was that he was about to randomly walk into a bar and ask someone if they are GAY!
Damn you Aya!
They were on their way to the bar, and before he knew it-they were standing outside the bar.
He stared at the door.
What have I gotten myself into?!...he's gonna kill me...
"...go in..."
"What?" Akira snapped out of little nightmare.
"Go in." Aya repeated.
"Are you-are you serious?..."
Aya and Kengo laughed at his fear.
"Yes." She choked out through her laughter.
Pausing with his hand on the handle, he took a deep breath, and opened the door.
"Oh, Akira-kun, were you looking for me?" Shirogane immediately greeted him by jumping out of his seat and rushing over to him, taking his hands.
"God...meow. Uh, not particularly..." Akira glanced over the Shadow's shoulder, and caught sight of Master.
As usual, he was cleaning mugs and wine glasses.
"You sound just like a little kitten, Akira-kun! It's so cute!" Shirogane hugged tightly.
"Gah!...meow."
Aya and Kengo started cracking up, and walked past then, taking seats at the table near the door. They decided to give Akira some privacy when he had to go talk to Master.
Shirogane continued to hug him tightly, he was barely able to breath. Slowly, he untangled himself, and grabbed a seat at the table. He tapped his fingers on the table to ease his anxiety.
Aya looked at him expectantly, "...you backing out already?"
He glared at her, "Meow! No!"
That got him very odd looks from the two adults, although Master's look seemed to be a mere upturn of his head.
He left his laughing friends, and walked up to the bar counter, grinding his teeth together the entire way.
Master stopped cleaning, as he sat on a stool. "Good evening, Akira-kun, how are you?"
Twitch, "...meow, I'm fine, and you."
"...I'm well, may I ask why you are...making cat noises?" The bartender chuckled.
"Meow, it's a long story..."
"Alright, do you need something?"
"...meow. Whatever I can I have." He responded.
"I might have some sodas in the back."
"If it troubles you, then don't bother." He smiled at the man, even though he knew the man couldn't see it.
"I'll go get them."
Once he left, Akira turned around sharply and looked at his friends, "Are you serious? Do I really have to?"
"Yes."
"God, please, I can't do this to him!!" He yelled back at them.
"Do what to whom?" Master walked back in, carrying what appeared to be a six pack of cola. He placed in on the counter, "Is this to your taste?"
"Very much so," he said happily, taking a can.
He glanced nervously up when he noticed that Master was giving a closed-eyed stare.
"Uh, yes?"
"Do what to whom?" He repeated.
"N-nothing," he stuttered, before suddenly occupying himself with drinking his soda.
The bar owner shook his head and returned to his washing. "Of course."
Akira looked his shoulder nervously, to see his friends laughing at him silently, while Shirogane looked at him questioningly.
"Akira-kun?" The Shadow asked him.
Ignoring him, Akira turned back to the bartender. "Hey, Master?..."
"Yes?"
"Are you..." He cleared his throat, "A-are you gay?"
Master paused in his cleaning, "Pardon?"
A/N: Alrighty then, hope you liked it.
W.S.K.
Thanks to Tsuki Hibiki
