Here's chapter 6...I see some of you guys were getting kinda restless o.o; Sorry for the wait, I've been kinda busy with these College Now classes that I take...but I'm sure none of you care about that, so I'll just get on with it XP

Disclaimer: I don't own Reddi Wip. It's just the most delicious, convenient whipped cream in the whole wide world :P And I guess I should mention I don't own Pucca either.

Garu could feel his throat getting dry as he let his eyes feast on the beautiful girl before him. He could vaguely hear Ching giggle and Abyo hoot in the background as Pucca peeled off her snug shirt and cami, tossing them carelessly to the side. Her seductively hooded eyes met Garu's nervous, uncertain ones as she smiled softly at him and let her skirt fall to the ground. Stepping out of it, she took a step toward him, causing him to nervously take one back. Come on Garu, you can do this! he told himself. Just half an hour more and you can have the time of your life without feeling like a dick!

Pucca frowned, getting red in the face. 'Why does my boyfriend have to be so damn weird!' she thought, annoyed. 'He gets mood swings like a pregnant woman! One second he wants me, the next he acts like he's 12 again.' She rolled her eyes as she watched him shake his head wildly and pull on his hair like a psychopath.

Getting impatient, she turned to Ching and asked, "How about bringing the pudding over so we can get the dare started?"

Ching, who'd been distracted and befuddled by Garu's odd behavior, suddenly snapped her head up and nodded. "Oh, right! Just a sec, Pucca!"

As she rushed out of the room down the stairs to the kitchen, Garu, who was awkwardly averting his eyes from Pucca's scantily clad form, instead locked eyes with Abyo. He frowned as his dense best friend grinned at him and gave him a thumbs up. If only he could be as careless as his Kung-Fu loving friend…

His thoughts were interrupted as he felt himself get shoved forcefully onto the couch behind him. He blushed and squirmed slightly as Pucca straddled his lap and smiled at him flirtatiously while bringing a hand down his cheek.

"So Garu," she said nonchalantly, as though she was fully clothed and nothing was out of the ordinary, "do you like what you see?"

He swallowed nervously. "Um, yeah…nice living room."

He held back from wincing as he heard Pucca growl. "That's not what I meant and you know it."

"…Sorry, Pucca. It's just--"

"I don't wanna hear it!" she interrupted. "Just do me a favor. Look at me."

Hesitantly, Garu complied, turning his head over to look into her eyes. 'One little peek couldn't hurt…'

"So," Pucca reiterated, "do you like what you see?"

He let his eyes scan down her body and couldn't help but grin. "Hell yes."

She giggled, happy to be making progress. "And are you excited about our dare?"

He couldn't help but bring a hand up to her waist as he gazed at her through half-lidded eyes. "Mmhmmm," he replied truthfully as he let his hand glide down her waist.

She smiled widely as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Me too," she replied, leaning in for a kiss.

He absently returned the gesture and briefly brushed his lips against Pucca's. However, after less than a second, his head snapped over to the T.V. that boomed, "You're watching the time network—all the time, every time. It's 11:38 at night…Do you know where your children are?"

No, but I know where your libido is, scolded a familiar, nagging voice in Garu's head. Can't you keep your hands off the girl for even ten minutes?!

Garu frowned, angry at himself for giving in so easily. 'Yes, I can! Starting now!' he responded to himself defensively, immediately pulling away from Pucca and folding his arms stubbornly across his chest.

Luckily for him, Pucca hadn't noticed because she was too busy staring blankly at Abyo. "Why the hell are you watching the time network?"

Looking at her over his shoulder, Abyo shrugged. "It was getting kind of awkward watching you two getting freaky. So, I just turned on the T.V. and that's what was on."

Garu growled to himself. 'How convenient.'

Pucca shrugged it off, eager to get back to her lover boy. She giggled before puckering her lips and leaning back down, expecting to be met with her precious Garu's own yummy pair. However, much to her surprise, she was instead greeted by a lumpy throw pillow whamming her in the face.

She glanced down at Garu, who awkwardly held the pillow in his hands, grinning at her like a dork. Her eyebrows knitted together in confusion. "Uh…wha...WHY?!"

Garu chuckled nervously. "Heh heh. Can't have a sleepover without a pillow fight, right?"

She blinked, not sure how to respond. Garu was always so serious, and it was nice to see him loosening up. But still, there was more than one way for a guy to loosen up, and she preferred the more mature way. She absently coughed up a feather as she continued to stare at him as though he'd grown a third pigtail.

Just as Garu was about to further justify his action, Ching skipped into the room, a big tub of chocolate pudding in one hand, and a can of Reddi Wip in the other. "Sorry that took so long!" said Ching breathlessly. "You guys have so many different types of pudding!"

Pucca nodded, excited to get on with the dare and hopefully get Garu thinking like a teenaged guy again. "Yeah, we are a restaurant," she said, carefully taking the goodies from Ching. "Thanks."

Meanwhile, Garu's head was spinning. Strength, endurance, and stamina—all were necessary in order to be a great ninja. And he possessed all of those traits, didn't he? Of course he did! 'All I have to do is resist just a little longer to prove that to myself.'

He blushed and couldn't tear his eyes away as he watched Pucca carefully scoop up some of the pudding on her index finger and slowly lick it off. "It's really, really good," she assured, speaking in a low seductive, whisper. "But hey, I'll let you taste for yourself."

Garu remained frozen in his seat as Pucca made her way toward him, eyes locked on her prey. She scooted over next to him on the couch and squeezed his hand reassuringly. "I don't bite, you know."

He smiled nervously at her and nodded. He stiffened as she leaned over to whisper in his ear, "Unless you want me to."

That did it. Desperate to prove both his genuine affection for Pucca and his mighty iron will, Garu jumped off the couch and dove behind it, immediately beginning to take shallow breaths. He shuddered as he forced images of Santa rolling around through the pudding in a speedo into his head. 'I am NEVER eating any type of pudding EVER again.'

That vow seemed easy enough to maintain for about a good two seconds, before he heard Pucca sigh in exasperation, then suddenly gasp as a realization dawned on her.

He swallowed harshly as Pucca grabbed him by the wrists and effortlessly pulled him back onto the couch. "Oh, Garu," she began, almost sounding amused. "I see what you're doing."

Garu blinked. "I highly doubt that. I barely know what I'm doing."

She giggled charmingly. "Oh, come on. It's the same thing you've been doing for the past few years. You're playing hard to get."

Garu considered this. 'Well, not really. But I'd rather her think that than think I'm a total nutcase.'

Not wanting to flat out lie to her, he merely smiled sheepishly at her and shrugged as if to say, 'Ha, yeah. You caught me XP.'

"I knew it!" she exclaimed victoriously. "Well, I know what you want."

"Oh yeah?" asked Garu, hoping to buy some time.

"Mmhmm," she replied, grabbing his arms and leading them to her back. "You want a better eating arrangement, don't you?"

He blinked. "Sure."

"Well, you're gloves are off. You shouldn't have any trouble unhooking that clasp now."

Garu's eyes widened and he immediately pulled his hands away. "Wait, Pucca. You don't…that's not what I mea--" he stopped himself mid-sentence and thought about it.

'Am I ever gonna get another chance like this?'

Yes, probably, and you know that. Patience!

Garu turned his attention over to the beautiful but frowning, obviously upset teenaged girl next to him. His eyes drifted over to the clock behind her, which blinked "11:46".

Come on, just a couple more minutes until midnight!

'…SCREW THAT!' he thought furiously, mentally slamming a hand over the mouth of his goody-goody conscience.

In one swift move, Pucca was shoved up against Garu, who held her securely by the waist. She blushed as he kissed her roughly on the lips before smirking at her. "You just read my mind. I'm starving."

She broke out into a giddy smile as she felt his arms move to behind her back, and his hands settle on her bra clasp. Being a newcomer to the whole 'getting girls naked' scene, Garu still fumbled around a little, much to his chagrin. 'Can't they just use Velcro or something?' he thought, vexed.

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down before firmly grasping a hook in on hand, and an eye in the other.

Just as he was about to unhook it, a loud, jovial voice boomed, "Pucca, we're home early!"

Pucca let out a nervous squeal, instinctively shoving Garu away and covering herself with a throw blanket. Garu frowned, disappointed but completely understanding why she had to do that. However, he mentally nodded in agreement as he heard Abyo let out an annoyed groan at the sudden interruption.

"Oh, h-hey Uncle Dumpling!" Pucca responded, trying her best to keep her voice from wavering. "So, did you, Ho, and Linguini have a good time on your date?"

"It could have gone better," sighed Dumping, "if only SOMEONE hadn't been such a coward!"

"Hey!" shouted Linguini defensively. "I didn't exactly see YOU jumping through hoops of fire!"

"No," butted in Ho, "That was MY job."

As her three uncles crowded into the room, Pucca winced as she noticed how roughed up and beaten they appeared.

"So, is she still as rough as ever?" asked Pucca, referring to their Lara Croft-esque date.

"Yes," replied Ho, examining his limp arm.

"But that's why we love her!" swooned Linguini.

Abyo let out a loud 'pft!'. "I would NEVER let a woman push me around like that!" he blurted out.

At this, the three uncles looked over at him, surprised. "Why Pucca," Uncle Dumping remarked, "I didn't know the boys were spending the night."

Pucca blushed. "Oh…yeah. They weren't supposed to, but…we lost track of time and I didn't want to send them home in the dark!" she lied, turning to Garu and Abyo for back up. "Right guys?"

While Abyo nodded vigorously, Garu looked away, embarrassed. After all, he and Pucca were just about to engage into some serious second—hell, possibly even third—basing until her uncles had barged in. Knowing he was about to deflower their precious niece was enough; he didn't want to lie to them on top of that.

But luckily for him, he didn't have to. The understanding chefs were too preoccupied with their injuries to notice. "That's fine Pucca," began Ho, "just make sure you get to bed soon. It's getting late."

Garu, Ching, and Abyo all simultaneously let out a disappointed groan, but Pucca merely smiled sweetly and her uncle and nodded. "Okay."

Uncle Dumping and Linguini exchanged content glances. "That's our girl!" proclaimed Dumpling as the three made their way to their bedroom upstairs. As soon as they were out of sight, the chatter commenced.

"Aww, Pucca!" whined Abyo, "why didn't you put up a fight? Things were just getting good! Isn't that right, buddy?" he said slyly to Garu, giving him a friendly thump on the back.

Garu blushed. "Yeah," he agreed simply.

Pucca looked over at him and smiled, blushing slightly. "Don't worry about it. They're the heaviest sleepers ever," she explained. "Just give them an hour to fall asleep and they'll stay knocked out for at least another eight."

"That doesn't sound so bad," Ching said optimistically, "but what do we do for an hour?"

"Well, we just have to keep it down and pretend we're sleeping so my uncles don't get suspicious," said Pucca thoughtfully.

"So I guess we get to have a girl chat," she said, smiling at Ching, "and you two can talk about guy stuff."

Garu and Abyo exchanged glances and smiled, eager to fill each other in on the details of their respective sexual conquests. "Okay, fair enough," Abyo said with a grin.

"Alright. You guys pretend to sleep down here and Ching and I will head up to my room. See you in an hour!" she said, leaning over to give Garu a quick peck on the lips. "Night!"

"So Pucca," began Ching, giggling as she changed into her pajamas, "has tonight been the best night EVER or what?"

"It's been pretty awesome so far," Pucca agreed, sighing happily. "But Garu's been acting kind of weird, hasn't he?"

Ching shrugged. "Yeah, a little, but I wouldn't be complaining. He is actually kissing you back now, right?"

Pucca blushed and nodded, letting out the two small buns on either side of her head so that her hair was completely down. "Yeah, for the most part that's true. It's just so annoying how every time I think I've finally got him loosened up, he just springs right back to his old self."

"Aww, come on Pucca; cut him a little slack. He's not that bad! He's just a little shy," Ching replied, giggling as she added, "It's kinda cute."

Pucca rolled her eyes. "That's easy for you to say! You've got the aggressive one. I bet if Abyo started backing off sporadically you wouldn't think it was so cute."

"Yeah, Abyo's perfect just the way he is…tonight's been amazing so far."

Pucca's head snapped over to look at her friend as a wide grin danced on her face. "Oh yeah! Speaking of tonight Ching, since when did you become such a badass? Going from a lap dance to a strip tease? I'm impressed!"

Blushing and shrugging her shoulders in modesty, Ching began to go into a detailed explanation, thus engaging her BFF in some giddy girl-chat.

"So…" began Abyo, shifting to find a comfortable position on the couch, "how jealous are you?"

Garu rolled his eyes. "Of what?"

"Of me and my utter manliness!" replied Abyo, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I didn't see you getting a lap dance tonight."

Garu couldn't help but smirk as his male teenaged instincts began to kick in. "There are a lot of things you didn't see happen tonight," he replied, eager to start bragging, "so okay, humor me. How far do you think I've gotten so far?"

"Well," began Abyo, stifling back some laughter, "I know you had seven minutes in the closet with her, and all you did was hug her. Weak."

Garu's grin widened. "That's where you're wrong." As Garu explained the details of what went on in the closet, Abyo's expression went from one of skepticism, to one of surprise, to one of rapture. He nearly let out his own version of a manly squeal as he listened to his pigtailed friend tell him about what went on in the kitchen afterward.

He high-fived his friend with all his strength and confidently proclaimed, "I think it's safe to say that by morning, neither of us will be virgins anymore!"

As much as Garu wanted to agree with that declaration, he remained skeptical. "Do you really think so? I think I kinda freaked Pucca out."

Abyo paused for a second as he replayed the night's recent events in his head. "Hey yeah, come to think of it, why were you acting so afraid to eat pudding off her nearly naked body? You're not afraid of cooties, are you?" he teased.

"No, of course not!" exclaimed Garu, annoyed. "It's just that…don't you ever stop and think about whether or not you really like Ching?"

Abyo blinked. "No. If I didn't like Ching, I wouldn't want to be around her."

"Well, I guess, but don't you ever worry that you only want to be around her because you wanna…you know, get something from her?"

Abyo shrugged that question off. "We're seventeen-year-old guys. Of course we're gonna be thinking about that! Don't freak out Garu."

"I can't help it! How do I know if I really like Pucca?"

Abyo sighed, beginning to get annoyed. Couldn't he have a less uptight best friend? "Garu…"

"Yeah?"

"Do you really like Pucca?"

"…Yeah, I think."

"Why?"

"Uh, well…" Garu blushed as he considered the question, "Because she's super hot, obviously…" he trailed off.

Abyo grinned. "Good start! Any other reasons?"

"She's a really good fighter—that's always impressed me," he admitted. "And without a day of training; it's amazing!"

"And plus, she kind of complements me. Well, more like, we complement each other," Garu continued, "She's always so happy and carefree, and I guess I'm a little more serious. She wears her feelings out on her sleeve while I keep mine a little more under wraps." Garu's brow furrowed as he, still being new to the whole 'speaking' thing, struggled a bit to find the right words.

"It's like, separate, we both have some serious flaws, but when we're together, they don't seem so serious anymore. When I'm with her, it feels like every mistake I've ever made has been erased because they've all led me to her. I know this sounds kind of lame, but we kind of fit together like two jigsaw puzzle pieces. She definitely loosens me up; makes me a better person, and I hope I do the same to her. I mean, we just make one another complete."

Abyo stared at his friend, dumbfounded. Finally, he replied, "Yes, Garu, that does sound extremely lame."

Garu scowled and looked away, embarrassed.

"But if all that's true," added Abyo, in a sing-song tone, "than you don't have anything to worry about, because it sounds like you definitely want her for more than just sex."

Garu's eyes widened as he thought about it for a second, and soon found that he agreed.

"In fact," continued Abyo, "it sounds like someone is in loOoOoOove!"

Blushing the reddest he'd been all night, Garu crossed him arms over his chest and scoffed. "Shut up, Abyo." But then as he thought about it, he realized, 'Shit. He's right!'

And then Garu abruptly fainted onto the living room floor.

Meh, I gotta say, I'm not too thrilled with how this chapter came out. I know it's not really up to par, but I didn't wanna keep you guys waiting. My biggest peeve about it is how 'blah' the whole tone was. (I had whiny crap here but it sickened me so I took it out :P)

So, in other news, um, YAY! Garu loves Pucca! We knew it all along, right? ;P

Thanks for the reviews guys. Broke 100 last chapter, yay :D I promise next chapter will be worth the wait :P I got some tricks up my sleeve ;P

Oh, and btw, for that whole Garu realization about Pucca paragraph, it's kind of important to know the difference between the words 'compliment' and 'complement'. The latter means to enhance or complete, not to praise. Yup.

See ya next chapter. Reviews AND constructive criticism always put a smile on my face :) And yes, I'll try to update more quickly next chapter :P