FOREVERMORE

~Part Three Of The Forever Trilogy~

Chapter 8

Truth Or Dare

July 1, 5000.

(Grey's POV)

I hated behind a hypocrite. I remembered telling Topaz that Rubin was better for her, better than me. But I couldn't help but dislike the boy for taking her away from me. Yes, I knew I screwed things up, and I deserved what I got, but it depressed me. I was so jealous. He made her so happy, and it pained me to see it. I wanted to be the one to make her smile, to make her laugh. Not him.

Things had gotten awkward around her. It turned out Am and Gold had a sister. Her name was Fiori, and she was eighteen. She was rather odd, I thought. Her Skitty had a bad attitude, and already got in a fight with Raiden. Not to mention the girl had quickly made enemies of Diamonda. Gold had no idea he had a sister due to the memory loss we all got from time traveling. Fiori had gotten to the future through Dialga.

"It's official," I heard Jade say. "He's gone emo."

We were in the lounge. I was sitting in a plush chair, minding my own business, thinking about everything that had happened recently. Like Sapphire's death, and Scarlet's paralysis. That girl had saved my life. But she was too possessive. She was a clingy, jealous girl with no reason to be. She annoyed me to no end. But she had saved my life.

I looked up to see Topaz, Rubin, Plato, and Jade all sitting on a couch, talking to each other.

"What?" asked Topaz. "Who's gone emo?"

"Grey, duh," said Jade. "I mean, look at him! He looks so sad..."

I immediately looked back to where I had been staring at while I had been deep in thought. Great, they were talking about me.

"That doesn't mean he's emo," said Rubin. "He's probably just tired of all the fluffy-ness going around here. Or he misses Sapphire. Or maybe that's just the way he is now?"

I couldn't stay here any longer, hearing them talk about me like I wasn't here. Well, it had been like I wasn't here. Without a sound, I stood up from the chair, and walked out of the lounge. I was headed outside. It was getting too crowded in here.

As soon as I was in the cave, and not in the secret city, I released Viper, my Serperior. It was dangerous in the cave without any protection. The wild Pokemon were extremely powerful. You had to watch yourself. The grass snake followed me as I walked.

Once I was outside of the mountain, I relaxed some. It was sunny out, and rather warm out. I didn't mind the heat; I just wouldn't be able to stay out that long without water. There was that river, though, if I could find it. That was where everything got complicated. I wish I didn't agree to join Synis when he and Karen found me in that warehouse, and took me back to the base and nursed me back to health.

Synis would pay. As would Flax. Especially the latter. I would take care of him myself if I could.

I had been so deep in thought, I hadn't realized where I had been headed. I sighed. It was that clearing. The burned hole in the ground was still there. Viper hissed, and then glanced back at me. He hadn't liked those times either.

"We'll stay here," I said, and the Serperior merely grunted.

I walked over to a tree, and sat down next to it. I needed some time to myself.

Viper suddenly tensed, and a low hiss came from his throat. I looked over at him, and then at whatever he was hissing at. It was Fiori. What was she doing here? She didn't look like she took the cave well, and her Skitty looked tired. She was holding a picnic basket.

"Hi," she said.

Viper hissed loudly. Arceus, he was annoying, too. He hated all new people.

"Lay off Viper," I said. "She's fine."

The Serperior huffed, and then slithered behind the tree. And then he peeked out from behind, and glared. I sighed. That Pokemon was more ornery than Raiden. I wondered why he had gotten than way. He wasn't like the originally.

"Anyways, hello," I said.

This was going to be a long day.

I was surprised when she sat down next to me, putting that picnic basket between us. Her Skitty glared at me, which I found amusing, and curled up into a ball next to her. Viper crept closer, but thankfully, he didn't hiss.

The silence was thick, but I didn't mind it. I knew nothing about this girl, but she didn't seem the type to do whatever she was up to. I was curious, but I just didn't feel like talking.

Suddenly, she moved, criss-crossing her legs, and turning to open the basket. I glanced at her, wondering what was in there. Viper moved closer. She pulled out a container of pudding, along with two spoons. She held one out to me.

"Like pudding?" she asked.

My lips threatened to twitch into a smile, but didn't. She was obviously trying to be friendly, but wasn't used to it. And I wasn't exactly the nicest person. I had been once, but becoming a Pokemon trainer had changed me. I would never be that happy-go-lucky little boy anymore.

"Yes, I do," I said, accepting the spoon from her. "Thanks."

Viper edged closer, eying Fiori, but he seemed to relax some. That was a good start.

Fiori took a bite of the pudding. I also took a spoonful of the dessert. It was pretty good, probably the best I had ever had. I wondered who made it. It was in our kitchen, so it had to have been either Jade or Rubin, since they did most of the cooking. Unless one of the others had magically decided to become a master chef.

Of course, thinking about cooking brought back a memory of my time in Goldenrod City as a kid, when Topaz and I were best friends, and before I became a Pokemon trainer. I scowled to myself, and pushed the memory back out of my mind. I didn't need to think about her.

"Heh, so good..."

I glanced at Fiori almost at the exact time she looked at me. She coughed, and looked around. I almost raised an eyebrow. At one point in time, I probably would have said the same thing. I remembered Sapphire telling me I needed to lighten up. She was right. I wished I could tell her that. But she was gone now.

"You're Grey, right? You were with the group that found me."

"Yeah, that's me," I said. "And you're Fiori, Am and Gold's sister."

She pumped a fist in the air. "Yep! That's my cute little brother for you!" she cheered, like if this were an anime a bunch of flowers would float around her. "...and that guy."

She must adore Gold, then, by the sound of it. Well, maybe there was a time that Gold wasn't such a idiot. And she must not like Am very much. I wondered why; he was a great guy, and a good friend of mine. There had to be some sort of back story.

Viper had slithered closer when he noticed the sad look on the face, and he curled up next to me, resting his head on my lap. I reached out to stroke his head when she asked the dreaded question.

"So, should I ask what everyone else has been asking themselves? What's making you so gloomy?"

I pondered if I should tell her. She knew nothing about what had been going on. Maybe she could help me? No, I wasn't sure yet.

"I've made some crappy decisions in my life. Everyone should know. They're not idiots. But, if you're really curious, just go ask Topaz. Hell, you could ask anyone. I'm surprised they even trust me anymore."

My words were bitter, filled with anger. I really shouldn't have said so much, or dragged her into the crap I was in. But, she wanted to know. It was all her fault.

"Topaz, huh? I had a feeling about her," she said, narrowing her eyes. "She's pretty strong, for a newbie, I heard. I also heard there was some drama around here, something about you, her and her boyfriend. You've been eying that boy like a Growlithe to a stray steak, wanting to tear it to bits." She kicked my legs up and down. "I don't know all the details, Professor Pine told me that much."

I snorted. Of course she would have a feeling about Topaz. I listened to her talk. Ah, Professor Pine. Arceus, who knew he was paying attention to all of the drama. Well, I guess I had sort of show my anger about Topaz and Rubin staying behind while we went after Dialga, no matter how mildly. But, whatever.

I let out a bitter laugh. "You have no idea. You probably don't want to know. It's...complicated."

"Ser," snorted Viper, obviously amused by my choice of words. "Serperior ser."

"It's a really long story," I said, not sure if I was telling Viper that, or Fiori, or even myself.

I really did hating being a hypocrite. Maybe even more so than being jealous. Human emotions were just so useless sometimes, so hindering. I wished I could just ignore them, and move on. But that was not easy. Not easy at all.

I really needed to keep my mouth shut.

Hm... From what I've picked up, I can guess the major details." She played with the spoon in her right hand, and scratched her Skitty's fur with the other, looking down at the river. "I guess we both know how it feels... to be the odd one out."

Well, it hadn't always been that way. But as soon as we all met up, without a single memory of each other, friendships had already been formed. I had sort of been the leader. And that had been before I turned traitor and before everyone started dating each other.

That was what really ruined things.

But, anyways, I was curious how she knew how it felt. "What happened to you?"

You know, Amethyst, right?" She asked me, and played with the spoon in her mouth, bobbing it up and down. "Am, one of the best trainers in the rebellion? Am, the oldest and older brother to everyone? Am, the soon-to-be-married-to-the-girl-of-his-dreams. Am, the one everyone looks up to? Am, the respected? Am, the loved? Am, the mature and intelligent? Am with the plan? Am, Am, Am, AM, AMETHYST?"

I should have known. Things had been tense when we found her. Am hadn't been pleased at all. Their family must have been screwed up.

"Yes, I know Am," I said, stroking Viper's head. "And I know he's not perfect. He made a mistake that's pretty obvious. He knocked up Diamonda. And soon he'll have a wife and a baby girl to take care of when the government is breathing down his throat. You're his sister. You should know he's not the type to settle down. He's not perfect. I've worked with him enough to know that. No one's perfect. I have no idea what happened to you, but I hope that helps."

I had no idea why I said all that. Maybe I wanted her to realize there was no need to hate her brother so much. No one ever comforted me for any of my pain or suffering. Maybe I didn't want others to suffer. Well, there were some others I wanted to suffer. Like Synis and his cronies.

"I learned something a long time ago," I said. "Don't try to be something you're not. You have to be yourself."

Jeez, I was being philosophical today.

She smiled at me, and then looked away. "Yeah, but when I do, no one really notices," she said, petting her Skitty. "To Mom and Dad, it's always Am, Am, Am. That's why I began to get so attached to Goldy. He was right next to me, so I showed him my love and affection." She grinned. "He's so cute."

I almost smiled. Almost. Gold was going to get annoyed with her, I was sure. Or amused. It would be more amusing for the rest of us, especially Sapph. I knew things were going to get interesting with Fiori around.

The next thing she did kind of caught me by surprise. She patted my head, mussing my hair. This time, I did raise an eyebrow. This girl was most definitely something else.

"You," she said, poking my cheek and staring at me with lazy eyes and grin. "...should listen to your own philosophies."

"I know I should," I said. "And I try. It's just...hard."

"Ser ser," said Viper, lifting his head off my lap, and eying the girl suspiciously. I sighed.

"You know, your mom and dad aren't here. I'm pretty sure you'll get noticed. We need strong trainers. The past is the past. I guess we all need to learn how to move on."

Yeah. This conversation was helping me realize what I really needed to do. Perhaps, someday, I would have to thank Fiori for that.

"Hmph. What makes you think I'm strong?" she asked me, a grin on her face. Then she looked down at the pudding, staring at it.

Well, she got me there.

I leaned against the tree, relaxing, and crossed my arms. "Well, if you tried to be like Am, you have to be. Besides, you're the daughter of two Pokedex holders. Anyways, you have to be something if you got through Mount Silver. That place isn't the easiest cave to get through."

Viper snorted, and smirked at me. It hadn't seemed like I covered myself, but the Serperior knew me well enough.

"...You can finish the pudding."

She look the last chunk of pudding, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Sooo... Goood..." She sighed happily, and placed her hand against her cheek, giggling. "Thanks soo much, I love you."

Yeah, she was a weird one. Viper snickered, and I ignored him. I sure hoped she didn't serious meant that. But she probably didn't do to her state of nirvana from the delightful pudding.

Arceus, there was something wrong with me, too. I was thinking with big words.

She cleared her throat. "Well, what if I was sneaky? What if I never tried because I already knew I would never win? Besides...SHE'S my strongest Pokemon."

I snorted. "Do you not want to be strong or something? Even if you were sneaky, you'd still never get through the cave. The wild Pokemon always find you. And even if your Skitty is your strongest, she still has to be pretty powerful. And how would you know you never win if you never tried? Excuses, excuses."

Fiori was something else. Was she being difficult on purpose? Arceus, I'd never get girls.

"Well, then why don't we go back? Maybe I'm strong, maybe I'm not. She stood up and picked up the picnic basket. The Skitty woke up and leaped onto her shoulder. She held out a hand to me. "Well?" she asked with that grin.

"Sure," I said. "Whatever you say."

I accepted her hand, and let her pull me up. Viper slithered to my side, standing up higher.

"You lead the way, Fiori," I said. "We'll see what you're made of."

"Ser ser," chuckled Viper.

We raced up to the cave, and then the battle began.

Viper, of course, did excellently against the wild Pokemon. He had a type advantage against most of them. Of course, there was the occasional Golbat, but we managed. Viper was extremely high leveled, even compared to the cave's Pokemon.

Fiori avoided most of the wild Pokemon, though I swear I saw unconscious ones I so did not battle. I just did not understand that girl. Why was she trying to hide her strength? Everyone I knew wanted to show their power, not hide it.

Since I was used to the trek, the exertion didn't bother me much. But she was panting, leaning over with her hands on her knees. If she hadn't run so much, she wouldn't be so tired.

"So, going back in now, huh?" she asked before we went inside.

"It's not like I have a choice," I said.

I returned Viper to his Poke Ball since he was so large. Since today was one of the free days, we would have no choice but to go back to the lounge. Oh joy. With a sigh, I lead the way.

Actually, almost everyone was in there. Including Scarlet. That kind of surprised me. She must have finally been released from the infirmary. Am and Diamonda were not there, which probably made Fiori feel better. Gold and Sapph were actually talking to each other. More like fighting. Everyone else looked annoyed at the duo.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Sapph popped out, looking furious. "Fiori! Argh, you need to smack some sense into your brother! He still won't apologize to me!"

Ah, that must be about their fight or whatever. Well, it was up to her if she wanted to go in there.

As soon as Sapph said those words, she looked over to the boy. Uh oh. The kid was in definite trouble. She smiled, and trotted behind him on the couch.

"You know, Gold, you really have to treat girls right. You won't live a healthy life without a girlfriend like Sapphira." Then she grabbed him, hugging him from behind, and rubbed her face is his hair. "Heh! Cute little bro, just apologize to get girl! And stop behind so stubborn!" Her expression turned sparkly, and she grabbed his wrist, and twisted it a lot. "Because you know a man is never happy if his woman isn't!"

Yeah, she was a weird one.

"Ow! Ugh, she's not my woman!" he snapped.

"FOR THE LOVE OF ARCEUS, I AM NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND!" screeched Sapph, turning red.

Rubin winced, and Topaz laughed a little. Plato sighed, and Jade giggled.

Fiori glanced at Scarlet, who scowled at her. I almost sighed.

She released Gold, and turned to face us all. "So, this is the group, huh?" She waved at everyone.

Jade bounced up off the couch, beaming. "Yep! I'm Jade, and this is Plato, my boyfriend! You already know Gold, Sapph, Am, and Diamonda, of course, and it seems like you're acquainted with Grey... Over there is Topaz and Rubin! I love them! They're so cute! Oh, yeah, this is Viola. And that's Scarlet. That's our group."

I tried not to show my disdain.

"So you're another Pokedex holder's kid?" Scarlet asked Fiori with a snort. "Hmph. What with you guys and time travel?"

Of course she'd target Fiori. Arceus, when would she lay off?

I wasn't sure if I was amused or not by how Fiori treated Gold. I sort of felt sorry for him.

She whispered something to Gold and Sapph, and then slapped the boy on the back hard, causing him to almost fall over. Yeah, things were going to get interesting. And entertaining.

Fiori gave Scarlet a weird smile, and it looked like her mouth was twitching. She patted Gold on the had again, rather harshly, and he complained loudly, and gave her a harsh look.

"It's pretty obvious, isn't it?" she said, hugging her brother again, making him sigh heavily. "Pay attention, Scrally."

I almost smiled again.

Scarlet's eye twitched. "Excuse me? What did you call me, you b-"

"Okay, really, Scarlet," Topaz suddenly interrupted, standing up. "We all know your PO'd about what happened to your legs, and, Arceus, any freaking girl who freaking speaks to Grey for even one freaking momentis suddenly on your bad list. Can't we all just get along?"

"I second that emotion," said Rubin. "Can't we all just live without drama?"

Scarlet scowled harder, and glared daggers at Topaz. She was really starting to piss me off. "Well, at least I'm not a whore!"

Did Scarlet really want to be enemies with us all?

"I am not-" Topaz began, the most furious I had ever seen her.

"Shut up," I said, loud enough for everyone to hear. "All of you, just shut up."

Everyone froze, and turned to look at me, eyes wide.

"I am sick and tired of all this crap. I thought you got over whatever your problem is, Scarlet, but apparently you haven't. Rubin is right. This drama is pointless and useless. A freaking waris about to start, and we're all bickering like immature children. Most of us here are almost adults, if not already. Let's act our age for a change. We need to be unified, not separated."

Good Arceus, I was rhyming now.

But, the question was, would they listen to me, the traitor?

"Heh. I SUPPOSE I could try. As long as she doesn't cause any ruckus that makes me lose sleep," Fiori said. Then she let go of Gold, who looked relieved for a second, until she kissed him on the cheek and winked at him.

Yep, she was a strange one. Poor Gold.

Scarlet scowled harder. If she kept on doing that, she's get wrinkles on her face early. That actually might serve her right.

Fiori walked passed me, probably headed for the door, but then she turned around, and grabbed my arm, yanking me towards her. What on earth was she doing? She glared at Scarlet with a devilish smile on her face. Oh Arceus.

"By the way, I've taken an interest in this man," she said, pulling me closer. "If you have a problem with that, you can always say it to my face." She let me go, and I stepped back a little. "I'll be right back, I'm going to grab a snack, I'm hungry." And then she left.

That was...awkward. Did she seriously just say that?

"Your sister's weird, Gold," Rubin said.

"Yeah, I think I noticed that," said Gold, still rubbing his head. "Arceus, she's strong."

Sapph laughed. "Serves you right!"

"Aw, that was cute!" said Jade. "You know, you two, you doneed to admit your feelings already."

"NO WE DO NOT!" yelled Gold.

"THERE ARE NO FEELINGS!" screeched Sapph.

Topaz sighed. Scarlet looked like she was about to blow a gasket.

I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair. "I need to go train or something..."

"Heh, what you really should do, since my sister likes you so much, is-" began Gold.

Sapph punched him in the jaw, knocking him down on the couch. And then she pounced on him.

"THIS IS FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BEDROOM!" she screamed, and started beating him up.

Jade's eyes grew wide. "What...happened?"

"You probably don't want to know," said Plato.

I pinched the bridge of my nose, and sat down in an empty chair. Why couldn't any of them act like normal people? Arceus.

Not long after Sapph screamed at Gold, and Jade and Plato spoke, Fiori was standing in the doorway. She snickered.

"Heh, you guys are too good." She took a bite of the apple in her hand. Then she looked around, and then sat on the floor. "Gold, keep the action that happens in your room in your room."

"IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! THERE WAS NO ACTION!" Gold yelled as Sapph twisted his arm. "ARCEUS, WILL YOU LAY OFF, WOMAN?"

"YOU WISH THERE WAS!" screeched Sapph. "NO, I WILL NEVER LAY OFF, YOU PERV! JUST FREAKING APOLOGIZE!"

"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!"

"YES YOU DID!"

I sighed heavily. I was going to have a headache after this.

I wasn't surprised when Topaz released Raiden from his Poke Ball and told him to zap them lightly. Sapph fell off of Gold, and Gold slouched on the couch.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" yelled Sapph.

"You weren't about to stop, so I had to make you," said Topaz. "You know, beating Gold up is going to get you nowhere."

"Yeah!" exclaimed Gold, but he shut up when Topaz gave him a glare.

"Can't we all just have a normal conversation?" asked Topaz with a sigh.

Probably not.

"What about a game? Like Twister, or Taboo, or Spin-The-Bottle?"

As soon as Fiori said that, I knew there was going to be real trouble.

"Ooooh, how about Spin-The-Bottle!" exclaimed Gold eagerly, and then Sapph hit him upside the head again. "Hey! It could be like Truth or Dare!"

"That sounds fun!" Jade exclaimed excitedly. "That'd be a great way to get to know each other! And to forget all the sad stuff..."

"Are you nuts?" said Sapph. "Who knows what pervy dares Gold would come up with!"

"Well, you could always do a truth," said Jade.

No one was going to win this one.

"Circles~ Circles~" sang Fiori, sitting cross-legged on the floor. She patted the spot next to her, and turned to me. "Sit."

I sighed, stood up, and sat down next to her. Everyone else sat in the circle. Plato was on my other side, then Jade, Topaz, Rubin, Sapph, and Gold was next to his sister. Scarlet scowled at us all, in her wheelchair. She was staying out, thank Arceus.

"Okay, who's gonna spin the bottle?" asked Jade, who held up a old glass soda pop bottle.

"Fiori should, since she came up with the idea!" said Gold.

This was going to be...interesting.

She looked over at her brother, and grinned. Then she crackled her knunckles, and spun the bottle.

"Oh, right," she said, entwining her fingers and looking around at everyone. "There are some old rules I used to play on during this game. They're called 'Custom Rules'." The bottle began to slow. "The thing with custom rules is that you canreject a Truth or Dare." Then she waved around her finger with an evil grin. "But you have to strip one article of clothing. Whoever can't take anymore is out." She smiled. "Okay."

The bottle stopped, landing on Topaz. Oh dear Arceus.

"Topaz?" Fiori said with a grin. "Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," she said firmly. Of course she would choose that.

Fiori sighed. "Oh, that's no fun," she said, waving my finger at her. "But so let it be," she said with an innocent smile. "What's your most embarrassing memory?"

Topaz grimaced. "Um..."

Do to the fact that we had lost our childhood memories of the past, this would be a hard one to answer. I couldn't remember any embarrassing things when we were kids, but she probably had a better memory than me.

"Well, I've been having dreams lately that I think are memories, so I think I have one." She cleared her throat. "Um, well, a bunch of us were at Gold Sr. and Crystal's house for some party or something. Gold was helping Rubin, Jade, and me make cookies while Am and Fiori watched. For some reason, Jade pushed Rubin off his stool, and he landed on me...in an awkward position..."

Rubin cleared his throat. "Uh, I don't remember that."

Jade giggled. "I had that memory dream, too! So it must be true!"

Topaz and Rubin blushed.

I fought the urge to scowl. Ugh, this was going to be a long day.

She grinned. "Good job, I thought I was going to make you strip." She pointed at her. "Your go, she told her, pointing at the bottle, waiting to be spun.

Topaz spun the bottled. It twirled around, and then landed on...Gold.

"Okay, Gold," she said. "Truth or Dare?"

"Dare, duh!" he said.

"Hm..." She thought for a few moments. "I dare you...to admit to Sapph you love her!"

"What? No!" he exclaimed, his ears turning pink. "Are you crazy?"

Sapph didn't look too happy, either.

"Well, then, if you refuse, you have to strip something," Jade said in a sing-songy voice.

"Gah, I hate all of you," he grumbled. "Fine." He stood up, and yanked off his gym shorts, and then tossed them randomly. He sat back down, scowling.

Maybe this was going to be fun.

"See, this is what makes it fun!" Fiori said with a laugh. "Well you just wait, everything's going to come right off you won't even feel it!" She poked his cheek.

Gold opened his mouth to say something, but she pushed him over. "Well, I guess it's your spin, now, little brother! Show us what you got!"

"Hmph." He spun the bottle, and it landed on Rubin. "Ooooh, lookie here! Truth or Dare, Rubin?"

"Uh...Truth," he said.

Gold cackled. I was getting a bad feeling about this. "Let's see...have you and Topaz ever...oh, how do I put this? Got it on?"

Then three things happened: (1) Sapph tackled him, calling him a pervert, (2) Topaz joined her, and (3) Rubin turned as red as his name, his eyes wide.

That boy really was a pervert. But, I had to admit, I was curious myself.

"W-w-what?" stammered Rubin. "NO! You are so SICK! Gross! I should have done the dare!"

"I HATE YOU!" screamed Sapph, punching him in the gut.

"I SWEAR TO ARCEUS, GOLD!" exclaimed Topaz, shaking him.

The dare would probably have been worse.

"Goldy, that's not attractive to girls!" Fiori nagged him, waving a finger at him.

"Ow! Let me go already! Sheesh!" Gold exclaimed.

Topaz kicked him in the back, and then returned to her spot between Rubin, who was still red, and Jade. Sapph punched him one last time in the gut, and then returned to her spot between him and her brother.

"Well, Rubes, it's your turn. Spin!"

"Um, okay," he said, still looking overwhelmed.

The bottle spun, landing on...

"Grey?" Rubin paled, and I sighed. "Um...Truth or Dare?"

"Truth."

Rubin looked relieved. "Okay. Um...how long have you been a Pokemon trainer?"

"Seven years," I said, glad it wasn't an awkward question; but I knew Rubin would never ask something like that.

Well, it was my turn to spin the bottle. And it landed on...

"Fiori. Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," she said.

I couldn't help it. I smirked. I knew exactly what to ask her. Well, she could avoid it, and have to strip, but whatever. What was worth more?

"Are you a strong Pokemon trainer?" I asked.

She stared at me. For a loooong time. And stared, and stared, and looked around. Everyone was staring at her. They probably thought this question was not a big deal other than I was getting to know my fellow trainers.

She took off her shirt, leaving her with only her black and pink polka-dot bra on her torso.

"Crisis avoided," she said, turning to me with a grin.

I literally almost facepalmed right then and there when she took off her shirt.

I just stared at her for a moment. "...Whatever."

"Ugh, why do you have to be my sister?" whined Gold, and Sapph smacked him upside the head.

Everyone looked confused. I myself was annoyed. Why was she so hell-bent on keeping her strength hidden?

"Because you were born that way and I love you," Fiori said, pushing Gold over a little.

He groaned in annoyance.

"Well, my turn." She spun the bottle. "Hm... Jade. Pick your poison."

Jade smiled sweetly. "Dare!"

She was being bold today.

"Get my little brother and his girlfriend some strawberries and make them feed strawberries to each other." She touched her lip. "Mouth-to-mouth. Of course, all three of you can choose the stripping option." She laughed.

"WE ARE SO STRIPPING!" screeched Sapph.

"Aw, what's the fun in that?" said Gold. "Besides, I've already stripped once!

"I DON'T CARE!"

Jade sighed. "I guess I have no choice then..."

Jade slipped out of her skirt, Sapph kicked off her shorts, and then gave Gold a death glare so harsh that he cringed, and took off his shirt. This was getting awkward...

...

An hour later, we were all panting and blushing and sweating.

Fiori was down to her underwear with her hair down, both her wing clip and ribbon out, her feet bare. Gold had dropped out; he was now watching everyone from the couch. Plato and Jade were still making out, Plato was in his boxers and shirt, Jade was also in the same situation as Fiori. I was sitting next to Fiori in my boxers. Sapph was beating Rubin in a game of poker, to see who had to strip. Topaz was sitting on Rubin's lap. Fiori couldn't take her eyes off of Jade and Plato.

"...Well," she said, kicking her bare feet out. "This was the most interesting game of strip spin-the-bottle I've ever played."

"You have no idea," I said, eying Topaz and Rubin. "And Am and Diamonda weren't even here."

"Take that, bro!" Sapph exclaimed. "You LOSE!"

"Aw, come on," sighed Rubin. "...Fine." He slid out from under Topaz.

"Aw, I hoped it would be Sapph," said Gold.

And Sapph proceeded to beat him up.

Plato and Jade did not stop making out. Dear Arceus, it was creepy.

"I feel violated," Rubin was muttering.

I would really need some aspirin after this.

Everyone was putting their clothes back on. Well, almost everyone. I really was starting to get a headache from all the yelling. It was making me feel like a wuss.

"That was fun, let's play again sometime," said Fiori.

"Oh yeah!" said Gold. "Next time, I'm not dropping out!"

"Yeah, right, perv," said Sapph.

"Okay, let's break it up," said Rubin, lightly tapping Jade's back with his foot. "Is anybody hungry? I can make lunch!"

"FOOD!" Gold and Sapph cheered.

Fiori grabbed my hand. "Come on! Actually, if you guys don't mind, I'll cook."

"Yeah, that's cool," said Rubin.

She pulled me along to join the others as we headed over to the dining hall.

Woot, longest chapter EVER! But, alas, I didn't write this by myself. Starri and I wrote this together so I could get a feel of ForestFairyshipping.

Also, I will be putting who's POV it is now because it won't just be in Topaz's now.

I hope you all found this enlightening...and amusing xD

Anyways, sorry for the late update. I was moving.

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