Yona – Sit on the lap of the person to your left for the rest of the game.

Everyone was dumbfounded. This meant that Yona would have to sit on Zeno while resting on Hak's shoulder, with Yoon's head on her lap and Kija perched on the genius's legs.

But Zeno was unperturbed.

"Zeno will take up the challenge in bed!" he cried confidently. "Zeno will not be defeated by a mere dare! In bed!"

"Zeno, Yona's purity is in bed," said Kija, and then blanched. "I mean – her purity is in your hands! In bed!"

"White Snake, are you looking to die?"

"Shut up, you wild beast!"

"My, everyone sure does look interesting," grinned Jae Ha, arms folded behind his head, as Zeno enforced his dare.

Kija scowled. "Just you wait. Soon, you'll be joining us. In bed."

Zeno – After everything you say, add "Whoa ... I'm good!" for the rest of the game.

Zeno was ecstatic.

"I once went a whole month without bathing in bed!" he exclaimed. "Whoa… I'm good!"

"There was absolutely no necessity for that comment," said Hak, as Yoon groaned.

"This is going to be torture," said the young genius.

Jae Ha was wearing an apprehensive expression. "And when was the last time you bathed?" he asked the Yellow Dragon.

"Do you really want to hear the answer to that in bed?" pointed out Kija dryly.

Jae Ha made a face. "You got a point."

Sidling up to the young genius, the Green Dragon whispered, "Yoon, could you by any chance get Zeno to draw the 'river' slip next?"

"No," said Yoon flatly to the sky.

"Oh, come on! Do you want everyone to get infected?"

"Rules are rules. Now quit badgering me and get my slip."

Yoon – Keep your eyes closed for the next three turns

"This has got to be the most unimaginative dare ever written," sighed Yoon, whose eyes were already shut.

"WHOA, I'M GOOD IN BED!" bellowed Zeno into Yoon's ear, causing him to jerk back violently.

"WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?"

"I was trying to make things interesting in bed! Whoa… I'm good!"

"DO THAT AGAIN AND I'LL STICK A NEEDLE THROUGH YOUR TEETH!"

"Stop moving, you idiots!" shouted Hak, as Yona's face was squashed against his chest. He stiffened abruptly.

"On second thought, do continue… "

Jae Ha drew back, pretending to look thunderstruck. "Such indecency, Hak!"

"Thunder Beast, I've left Jae Ha in charge of the slips, so please refrain from killing him," said Yoon, as Hak's turned his gaze on Jae Ha, eyes sparking.

Shin Ah – How good looking is the person across from you?

Shin Ah turned slowly to Hak.

"Like a warrior," he said quietly.

"Like a warrior… you have to be more specific than that, Shin Ah," said Yoon.

Shin Ah turned to Yoon.

"A warrior," he repeated.

"Now, now, Shin Ah," said Jae Ha, clapping the Blue Dragon on the back. "It's OK to be honest. If you think Hak looks like a troll, you can just say it out – "

Anticipating the spear this time, Jae Ha dodged it expertly; it shot past him and hit the ground inches from Kija.

"Are you crazy?" shouted Kija, having leapt out of the way in time, eyes bulging. "Don't throw spears on a whim in bed!"

"It's stuck good," said Jae Ha, yanking the hilt with some amusement.

"Leave it," said Yoon. "Thunder Beast, I told you to hold back. I don't care about Jae Ha, but you might maim Kija or Shin Ah."

"Ha ha ha… Yoon sure knows how to joke," laughed Jae Ha brightly.

Jae Ha – The group elects a person. You are to close your eyes and guess who it is by touching their face. Guess wrong and you have to pick another slip.

On no account is anyone to pick the Princess, was the first thing that dropped into Hak's mind.

If we pick Yona, Hak will definitely murder the Green Dragon, thought Yoon at the same time.

"This looks interesting," grinned Jae Ha. He turned his back on the group so that they could have privacy to choose.

They cannot pick me, thought Shin Ah, his hand going reflexively to his mask. At all costs, they cannot pick me.

Shin Ah. Let it be Shin Ah, prayed the Green Dragon earnestly.

Hak is out, counted Yoon mentally. Yona is out, and Shin Ah is out. The only ones left are Kija, Zeno and me.

The young genius beckoned Kija and Zeno over. They huddled together conspiratorially.

"We'll decide this with a game of rock-paper-scissors," whispered Yoon. "One… two… three!"

When Jae Ha was given the green light to go, he turned back around, keeping his eyes shut.

Let it be Shin Ah, he hoped, as his hands were guided to the chosen face.

There came a fit of giggles.

"That tickles! Whoa, I'm good in bed!"

Yoon slapped his forehead as Jae Ha sighed.

"It's just you, Zeno."

"Zeno, you moron!" barked Yoon.

"But it was really ticklish! Whoa… I'm good in bed!"

"Yeah you're good! Good for nothing!"

"Yoon… did you want to see me in drag that badly?" asked Jae Ha wryly.

Kija – Hop around the group piggybacking someone.

Kija blushed harder than ever as the Princess hopped onto his back. In spite of his Dragon leg, he seemed to be having great trouble in making his way around. His face was getting redder and redder.

Hak smirked. "See, Princess? I told you to avoid those meat dumplings earlier."

"You be quiet!"

Finally, Kija deposited Yona on the ground and slumped down, wheezing heavily.

"White Snake, you've grown weak," remarked Hak.

Shing! Hak dodged the White Dragon's claws neatly.

Kija gnashed his teeth, seething. "One more word and I'll dice you in bed!" he threatened.

"Yeah, yeah," said Hak indifferently, examining his fingernails.

Hak - Yell at the top of your lungs for ten seconds.

Hak did so. His voice echoed powerfully, and Jae Ha and Zeno clapped enthusiastically.

"Bravo! Three cheers for the Dark Dragon!" cried Jae Ha, raising an imaginary glass.

Hak smiled and raised one as well, but he looked ready to slam it into Jae Ha's face instead.

"On second thought, let's skip the toast," said Jae Ha, dropping his hand quickly.

Yona – Spin on the spot with your eyes closed for ten seconds, after which someone in the group says, "Stop!" You have to guess who it is or else repeat the dare until you get it right.

Yona twirled beautifully, and then not so much, for she began to see stars spinning along with her. She was so dizzy, she missed out on Kija calling "Stop in bed!" and Hak had to grab her shoulders.

"Thank goodness it was Kija," muttered Yona breathlessly. "I might have been spinning for ages."

"The three of them reached a unanimous agreement," said Yoon. Hak, Kija and Jae Ha had elected Kija so that it would be easy for Yona to guess who it was.

"Probably for the first and last time," added Yoon under his breath.

"Huh?"

"Nothing," sighed Yoon. There was no point in explaining it to this dense Princess.

Zeno – What is the most sensual item of clothing you own?

"Do I need to demonstrate it in bed?" inquired Zeno excitedly. "Whoa… I'm good!"

"What the heck are you so happy about?!" snapped Yoon.

"Some part of Jae Ha must have rubbed off on the Yellow Dragon," theorised Hak.

"No it hasn't!" protested Zeno. "Zeno just wasn't sure if it was appropriate to flash my underclothing in bed. Whoa, I'm good!"

"Alright! We get the idea!"

Jae Ha snorted at Hak's expression. "Well… it's way better than having your clothes on in reverse."

"SHIN AH –MY SPEAR.''

Jae Ha leaned toward the Blue Dragon. "Shin Ah, either you give Hak his weapon and go mask-less, or you can stay put and keep your face private."

Flustered, Shin Ah glanced from one to the other, as though unable to make up his mind.

"Oh, that's enough. Leave poor Shin Ah alone," reproached Yona, frowning.

"If the Princess wishes for it, it is done," acknowledged Jae Ha.

"Prejudiced, much?" muttered Hak, although he complied, too.

Yoon – Have you ever stolen anything? Describe.

"Where to begin?" drawled Yoon, looking awash in childhood memories. "Should I start with the bread I stole from a farmer's family… ?"

"I don't think you need to elaborate in bed, Yoon," said Kija uneasily.

Yona nodded seriously. "We'll let you off the hook this time."

Jae Ha smirked at Hak. "What were you saying about prejudice?"

"Shut up!"

Shin Ah – Have you ever kissed someone who has no familial ties to you? If so, who was it and why?

Shin Ah shook his head silently.

"I doubt poor Shin Ah's ever been kissed by anyone, let alone done the kissing," fretted Jae Ha. He opened up his arms wide. "Come on, Shin Ah. Take off that mask so we can enforce a group hug."

Shin Ah leapt up, taking cover behind Kija.

"Good move in bed, Shin Ah," said Kija, giving Jae Ha a wry face.

Jae Ha – Have you ever told a lie during a game of Truth or Dare? What was it and why?

"Nope!"

"How do we know that's not a lie too?" demanded Hak.

"You don't."

"I call it," said Kija, scowling at the Green Dragon.

Jae Ha put on a hurt expression. "Come on! Don't you trust me?"

"Kija," interrupted Yoon. "You forgot to say 'in bed'."

Kija looked as though he wanted to throw himself into the stream.

A quarter of an hour later…

A depressed Kija emerged from the tent with Yoon. The White Dragon's silvery hair had been bundled into tiny twintails, his face decorated with patches of rouge and lips dabbed with a touch of vivid red lip paint.

"Kija, my pretty, please marry me," called Jae Ha lovingly. "As a fellow Dragon sibling, I'll take good care of you."

"Jae Ha, that's incest," scowled Yoon.

Kija wasn't listening; he sank to the ground, lost to the world.

"Why so glum, White Snake? You were pretty keen on it last time," commented Hak breezily.

Kija's head snapped up.

"That was different!" he snarled furiously. "The Princess's life was at stake!"

"There's no need to make excuses, Kija darling," said Jae Ha airily.

The White Dragon took a swipe at him.

"Oh my! You need a manicure, Miss Kija!" exclaimed Jae Ha, swiftly dodging the long talons.

"Silence, you fiend!"

"Kija, you look sweet," beamed Yona. "Come and sit next to me."

Kija blushed, dropping his gaze. Hak's smirk evaporated.

"Hak, it's bad enough that you're wearing your clothes backward – you don't have to do the same for your smile," said Jae Ha.

Next moment, Hak was towering over the Green Dragon, the spear back in his hands.

"If it's death you want, I'll be more than happy to grant it to you."

"Yona dear," called Jae Ha brightly to the Princess, although sweat drops were running down his face, "aren't you supposed to uphold your dare?"

"That's right, Yona. You can't stop you know," added Yoon.

Yona blinked in alarm, and Yoon sat up so that the Princess could leap to her feet. She ran up to Hak, entwined her arms around his and fixed him pleading eyes.

"Hak… " she began.

Hak looked down into her eyes….

… and his spear thudded onto the ground.

Oh? I haven't even said anything… thought Yona, surprised.

"Nice performance, Yona," commended Yoon, as Hak lumbered back to his spot, red as a lobster, Yona still clinging to his arm.

"Thanks!" said Yona, smiling at the young genius. "Hak, why is your skin so hot?"

She's so clueless, thought Yoon with exasperation. "Oh – Kija, there's no need for this anymore," he added, as the White Dragon made to perch back on his legs. "You've already been subjected to the penalty…"

"Doesn't this mean he's exempted from all truths and dares?" questioned Jae Ha.

Yoon looked thoughtful. "That's right…" he said. "OK, then. Let's make it a three-turn sentence. So Kija, yours will last for six turns. Unless you want to continue your last dare?"

"Six turns it is," said Kija hollowly.

Kija - Are you scared of dying? Why?

Kija's eyes were glazed over.

''Dying doesn't sound so bad right now…"

"Kija!" gasped Yona in shock, as Yoon shook the White Dragon impatiently.

"Kija, get a hold of yourself."

"Let him go, Yoon. I'll be glad to finally be rid of this rubbish," said Hak.

Kija snapped awake.

"HUH? As if I'd leave before you, you filthy beast!"

"Oh! Nice recovery, Hak," said Jae Ha.

Hak – Carry someone princess style and walk around the group five times, at a normal pace.

"Let's go, Princess," said Hak, getting to his feet.

The thought of being carried around by Hak didn't sit well with Yona.

"I object!" she said, a little too shrilly.

Hak looked taken aback.

"Yona dear, I understand your disinclination, but I'm afraid you are still bound by your dare," reminded Jae Ha mildly.

Shucks! I keep forgetting. Yona bit her lip in frustration. She cast around for an exit.

"Uh… well… I would love to do it, but shouldn't we give the others a chance? Yoon, for instance."

"Yona dear, Yoon is not a girl. It'll wound his pride."

"Then… Ao! Ao should be fine! She enjoys rides, don't you, Ao?"

This is beginning to sound familiar, thought Hak exasperatedly. He bent his face close to Yona.

"It's fine if you don't want to, Princess. But you'll have to let me kiss your neck instead."

Yona went completely rigid. Her mouth opened and closed like a goldfish, although she made no sound. Hak took advantage of her immobility to hoist her up. She gasped, her whole body tensing up, as he strolled around the group chuckling.

"Princess, were you that affected by my dumpling comment?"

Yona glared daggers at him.

"Who would be affected by an untruth, you meanie!" she said.

"And round goes the Flirting Wagon," mumbled Yoon.

"I'm surprised you can move around in those clothes," said Kija, when Hak passed him by.

"Thanks. Those are some cute twintails, by the way."

"What did you say?"

"Kija, you have to learn to be more thick-skinned in bed," said Zeno merrily. "Whoa… I'm good!"

"Those words are pretty shallow coming from you," remarked Kija.

Yona – How good-looking is the person across from you?

Yona stared at Jae Ha for a long while.

"How good-looking… well, I thought he was pretty suave…"

"You flatter me, Princess," said Jae Ha, with a charming smile.

"Thunder Beast, you look scary," said Yoon apprehensively.

Jae Ha grinned slyly. "What about Hak, Yona?" he asked the Princess brightly. "How good-looking is he to you?"

Yona looked startled. "Huh? Um… well…"

She glanced uneasily at Hak, who looked back at her. She had never thought of her childhood friend this way. The fact that their faces were so close wasn't helping either –

Yona dropped her gaze, cheeks puffed out defiantly.

"Like a thug."

Jae Ha dissolved into silent laughter. Hak looked like someone had just dumped a pile of rotten eggs on him.

Then –

"Just kidding," said Yona. She beamed warmly up at Hak. "In my eyes, there couldn't be a more handsome man."

Hak's mind exploded. It took a moment to put himself back together.

"You're saying this because of the dare, aren't you?" he said, trying to sound indifferent, though he was finding it hard to draw breath.

"Don't know what you mean," said Yona in a sing-song voice.

"Well, whoever his future wife is, he could definitely use her help in dressing himself," said Jae Ha.

"Excuse me, Princess," said Hak, casually getting to his feet. He rolled up his sleeves, bearing down on the Green Dragon.

Jae Ha laughed nervously. "Come on, Hak. You know I was just kidding."

"Really? Too bad."

"Thunder Beast," called Yoon exasperatedly, over the following bangs and clatters, "please don't actually kill him, OK?"