"So why do you want me to do this?"
"Just cooperate, Cole! Uriah doesn't have a best guy friend, and you guys have so much in common!" Lynn has been begging me all day. Why is it so important to her?
"Oh yeah? Like what?"
"Well, you both like extreme stuff. And cake. And uh, parties."
"I wasn't even at his birthday party."
"Only because you were on vacation!"
"Will you stop calling it that? A forced camping trip with Eric is NOT a vacation!"
"Please, just do me this favor! At least try to get to know him!"
"Why is it so important to you?"
"Well, he's my best friend, and it's a bit weird that he has no guy friends!"
"What about Four and Will?"
"Just do it!"
"That's what she said." She just rolls her eyes at me. Why does no one appreciate my humor? I should probably time it correctly next time. "OK fine, I'll give it a shot."
"Yes! Thank you!"
"Will you let me change now? You kind of harassed me right when I got out of the shower, and this towel won't hold up much longer."
"Oh, right. Bye!" Once she leaves I change in peace and head over to the Pit, where Uriah, Marlene, Tris, Will, and some others are playing truth or dare. They apparently decided to have weekly Truth or Dare competitions. I bet the one at Uriah's party was fun. Fun enough to make it weekly.
"Hey, Cole! Over here!" Lynn waves me over to join them. I plop myself down in between Uriah and Lynn. I have to be honest, of the limited amount of friends I have at Dauntless, Lynn is my best. My only other friend is Zeke, who I go stunting with. And I also like Will. We've known each other as acquaintances since we were like 12, since we both transferred from Erudite to Dauntless.
"You guys started yet?" I ask.
"We're gonna start right now. Rules are, if you skip a dare or truth you take off an article of clothing."
"OK, let's start." Me, Lynn, Uriah, Marlene, Zeke, and Shauna are playing. I wonder where my transfer initiate class is. "Zeke, truth or dare?"
"Dare. Always Dare."
"I dare you to… act drunk for the next 3 rounds."
"Hehe, OK. Uriblah, or uh whatever that weird name is.. First of all I'd just like to say… You're like a brother to me. *burp* And oh yeah. Truth or um… uh.. what was it? Oh yeah. Truth or dare?
"Uh, Dare." He probably thought a drunkard couldn't think up a good dare. He was wrong.
"I dare you to go sing 'I'm Sexy and I Know It' while running around Dauntless Headquarters in your underwear and wearing a cowboy hat."
"You call that a dare? Sounds more like a fun time!" He gets some smirks and laughs as he frolics off, skipping to go get a cowboy hat. Once he returns everybody cracks up. He must've changed his underwear, because he came back wearing Care Bears tighty wighties and a feminine cowboy hat. "I hope you don't mind I borrowed your underwear, Zeke." That makes everyone laugh even harder, including me. "And by the way, I'm gonna sing Elmo's version." He then runs off through the halls singing:
Yeah, when ya walk on by,
You might see me, this little red guy
I skip to the beat, walking down the street
Can't see my feet, yeah
This is how I roll
Red fluffy furs gettin outta control
It's Elmo with the big orange nose,
I'm so sweet I don't wear clothes.
Kids look at these crayons ahh (x3)
Uh huh I make art
Kids look at these crayons ahh(x3)
Uh huh I make art
When I walk in Elmo's room
This is what I see
Drawer and Mr Noodle are staring at me
I got Dorthy in my tank and I ain't afraid to show it
Show it show it show it
I'm Elmo and I know it
I'm Elmo and I know it
I didn't think it was physically possible for someone to laugh as much as I am right now. This guy really isn't afraid to show it. He then goes back to his room while screaming "I'll be hear all night!". When he comes back he's clothed and ready to get back in the game.
"Cole, truth or dare!"
"Dare, I'm Dauntless."
"Alright, I dare you to tell me what you did while you were camping with Eric!"
"Hehe, alright. You guys are gonna laugh. So one day I'm in my room and Eric rudely barges in and tells me to go camping with him. When I ask why, he says nobody else wanted to go with him, so now he's gonna force me as an alternative." I already get some chuckles. I can't wait to see their reaction later on. "Well, I obviously had no choice, so I went along with him and we camped over in some woods. Once we set camp and made a campfire, I asked him what the point of this was. He said something about admiring nature and being brave. I don't really understand that bringing a bunch of supplies to a place with no danger what-so-ever is brave, but I do start to understand once I do the same thing with Eric. He's the danger. Whenever he sees a squirrel or even a rabbit he practices his knife throwing on them. Good thing the animals were too fast for him. But this one squirrel was pretty Dauntless himself, and decided that Eric had to pay for his crimes. Once Eric missed him, the squirrel darted towards a couple of nuts. Eric's nuts. You guys can guess what happened next. Eric got so frantic that he took out his gun and started shooting inches away from where his crotch is. Not a very smart idea. He shot the squirrel, but his jaws stayed clenched on his target. After some trying, Eric (and definitely not me) got the squirrel off of him. And that's the story of how I met your mother." Everyone was already cracking up, and the zinger at the end helped. "Anyways, truth or dare Marlene?"
"Uh, truth. I'm in a truth-y mood."
"Who was your first kiss?" Marlene glanced at Lynn, then simply took her shirt off without another word.
"Lynn, truth or dare?"
"Dare, I'm in a dare-y mood." Lynn said, mocking Marlene.
"I dare you to take your shirt off."
"But that defeats the purpose. If I don't do it, I do it. If I do it, I do it."
"Exactly. Just do it."
"Uh, ok." Lynn slipped her tank top off, leaving her in a black bra. "Marlene, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to tell me why you wanted me to take my shirt off. Are you horny or something?"
"No, I am not! It just leaves you with less turns to skip. It's strategy. Shauna, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"What's the most awkward experience you've ever had with your sister?
"Well.." Her sister gives her a death glare and she stops hesitating and just takes her shirt off.
"Come on, Shauna, give the boys a hard one! At this rate we'll all be dressed up fully when you're all naked!" Zeke taunts.
"You want a hard one? I'll give you a hard one. Zeke, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Have you ever done it? If yes, with who?"
"Damn it. You got me there." He slips his shirt off, revealing a Dauntless symbol tattoo on his right shoulder. "Cole, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"In this room, who would you go out with and why?"
"Umm… I guess Lynn. Why? I barely know anyone else. Uriah, truth or dare?"
"Dare!"
"Well aren't you excited… I dare you to make a rant about pop tarts."
"Not happening, brah. Pop tarts are my soul."
"Dude, they're just toaster strudels."
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT! SOMEONE COVER THE CHILDREN'S EARS!"
"YOU'RE RIGHT! SOMEONE COVER URIAH'S EARS!" Some laughs. We then get into a debate about pop tarts and what flavors are superior and stuff.
"Uri, just take your shirt off if you love pop tarts so much!" Marlene says, rolling her eyes.
"You make a good point!" he shouts in a half defiant/half comedic way. "Lynn, truth or dare?"
"Dare, I'd like a challenge."
"I dare you to do 7 minutes with Cole!"
"Do I get a part of this dare?" I say, slightly raising my hand.
"SILENCE, PEASANT!"
"I guess that answers that." Next thing I know I'm following Lynn into her room and set a timer for 7 minutes. "So.. am I doing OK with Uriah?"
"Yeah, I guess you're doing fine. You're smart."
"Why do you say that? Of course, I think it's true, but why do you think so?"
"You found a way to mix pop tarts, debates, and Uriah. The ultimate combination."
"Yeah, well. If I'm being forced to be friends with someone I might as well do a good job."
"You don't have to if you don't want, but you seem to get along well with him."
"Yeah he's not bad. He's funny. He reminds me of this other friend I had in elementary school… I think his name was Schmeegor or Bleegor or something like that. He was pretty funny too. Very laid back."
"Yeah, he reminds me of a friend I had way back even before Marlene. I think her name was Palace-andra or Calice-andra or something like that. She was pretty cool too. (Authors Note: Schmeegor, Bleegor, Palace-andra, and Calice-andra are people I really know. It's a reference few will understand.) I glance at my watch to see the time.
"We have 3 minutes left."
"Good. This is kind of awkward."
"Yeah."
"You think they'll make me take another article off if I tell them we didn't do anything? 'Cause someone's definitely gonna ask if we did."
"I'm not sure, but I've always been told its better safe than sorry."
"That's true…" I'm not so sure, but it seems we're on the same page, so I lean in and start to kiss Lynn. She's an amazing kisser. I never gave thought to it, but she's actually real pretty too when you focus on her face. The kiss turns into making out, and we do that until our 7 minutes are up. After we hear the beep of my watch we continue for about 30 more seconds and then pull away. I can feel the blood rushing to my face, and can see the blood rushing to hers. But we're both grinning. So she must've liked it. Once we return, we get some comments such as "what took so long" or "what happened in there". Lynn quickly pushes the questions aside by asking the next person truth or dare.
"Shauna, truth or dare?"
"I'll go for truth."
"Have you ever done it with someone and with who?"
"Ugh." She just takes her jeans off without another word. "Cole, truth or dare?"
"You choose, make it hard."
"Truth. What did you do with Lynn in there?"
"Well, for the first 4 minutes we just talked and for the last 3 minutes we made out. I said a HARD one, Shauna. Uriah, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Who was your first kiss?"
"My lips are sealed, dude." He slips off his jeans. "Cole, truth or dare?"
"Now I'm a sudden target for my lack of nudity. Dare."
"I dare you to propose to the next person you see that isn't playing. I'll even get you a donut as a ring. You can put it on him or her." Once he's back with a donut I take it and stake out the hallways. Once Tris passes by I stop her and kneel on one knee.
"Tris. Will you marry me? And quickly divorce me because this is just a dare. I can't afford a real ring right now, but this donut will do." I can hear the snickers from the others as I slip the donut on her finger.
"Uh, sure. But we're getting divorced tomorrow. Thanks for the donut. Bye!"
"Easy. Someone give me a REAL hard one? Marlene, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to alternate between kissing Zeke and Uriah every round."
"No-can-do. The pants go off." She slips her leggings off. "Cole, truth or dare?"
"Dare, munheca."
"Mun-what?"
"It means doll in Spanish. Just forget what I said."
"I dare you to do 7 minutes with me."
"Finally, someone got me." I slip my T-Shirt off. There's no way I could do that to Uriah. I saw what happened with them.
"Uriah, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Was what I saw when I got back after your party and found our room to be locked so I decided to look in the peephole true?" Without a word, his pants go off.
"Umm, anyone wanna be challenged?" Zeke volunteers immediately. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to grope the next girl that comes into the Pit."
"I'm no perv." His pants go off.
"Cole, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"What did you see in the peephole?" Both Uriah and Marlene give me panicked looks. I couldn't do that to them. I just take my pants off.
"Ok, well everyone is now fully in their underwear. Continue and take a risk or not?" Everyone votes a no. We just decide that next time we play we all start in our underwear and call it a death match. Apparently, I won't be so lucky next time we play.