Chapter 22

Truth or Dare?

No POV

"Kiara, truth or dare?" Envy addressed the girl.

"Dare." Kiara said.

"I dare you to do a one-handed handstand while balancing cookies on your feet." He smirked.

"Ooooh." Hailey and Talia giggled as Kiara paled.

"No. No no no. Truth!" She protested.

"Can't change. Do it."

"Ugh. I hate you." Kiara stood up.

Envy watched with a smirk as she fell over as soon as she got her feet in the air. "You suck."

"Shut up! I'm the worst at gymnastics!" She growled, trying again.

"Do you need help?" Envy asked condescendingly.

"No! I can do this!" She yelled.

Envy watched her struggle, glancing at her siblings. Hailey was giggling, Chase had his head buried in his hands, embarrassed for his sister, and Talia was facepalming while laughing. Envy sighed, getting up off the couch to grab her feet.

"Don't help me." Kiara growled.

"I'm sick of watching you fall over." He glared back. "It's sad."

"That's only because you are a pro at this!"

"Hey Kiara." A teasing voice called.

Kiara looked over to find Pride and Hailey doing one-handed handstands while balancing the cookies on their joined hands.

"Yeah yeah, funny. You should be in the circus." Kiara growled.

Hailey giggled, falling over. Pride just smirked, pushed the cookies away, then walked over to her with his hands.

"Show off." Kiara sighed.

Envy straightened her, then stepped away. She immediately began to sway.

"C'mon. It's not that hard." Envy sighed.

"Nngh. . ." Kiara gritted her teeth.

"If you fall over. . ." He trailed off warningly.

"Go, Kiara!" Hailey cheered.

"I HATE HANDSTANDS!" Kiara yelled, her feet swaying more.

"Now balance on one hand." Envy sat on the couch, grinning.

"Are you insane!? I can barely balance as it is!" She retorted.

"Just try." Chase munched on one of the cookies Talia brought home.

"Grrr. . .why am I doing this." Kiara sighed, then slowly removed her left hand.

"Quick! Get the cookies! Balance them on her feet!"

Hailey jumped up and grabbed the container.

"Nooo! They'll fall!" Kiara shrieked as Hailey stood on her tip toes, placing the container on her sister's foot.

"If you can balance them for another minute, you'll get all ten of those cookies." Talia said.

"I. . .can't. . ." Kiara's arm trembled.

"Your shirt is slipping." Luciana pointed out.

"I could care less about the stupid shirt!"

Thud.

"You okay?" Chase asked.

"I hate everyone." Kiara moaned.

"Mine." Pride swooped in and grabbed the cookies.

"Nooo. . .I earned those!" Kiara jumped up.

"No you didn't. You didn't balance for that last minute." Envy's foot shot out, tripping her and stopping her from chasing Pride.

Kiara groaned from the floor. "My nose. . ."

"It's not broken, is it?" Talia asked.

"If it is, break Envy's foot." Kiara pushed herself up, glaring at the smirking boy.

"Yeah yeah." He waved her off.

"My turn, then?" Kiara stretched out on the floor, glancing sadly at the cookies that were in Pride's grasp.

"Yeah." Hailey scooted over to Pride and reached for a cookie.

He let her, making Kiara's face sour. "You are evil. Keeping those chocolate cookies from me."

"Not sorry."

"I know," She sighed. "Anyway. Talia, truth or dare?"

"Truth." Talia didn't want to be the next one doing a handstand.

"Hmm. . .Do you have a crush on anyone?"

Talia colored. "No."

"Liar!" Kiara said gleefully. "You do!"

"Do not!" Talia protested.

"So why are you so red?"

"Dangit." Talia buried her head in her hands.

Luciana patted her back.

"Yes, fine, I do." She sighed.

"Who?" Kiara leaned forward eagerly.

"I don't have to tell you. You just asked if I do, not who it is." Talia pointed out.

"She's got you there." Luciana said.

"Rats. I hate this game." Kiara muttered.

"Envy, truth or dare?" Talia asked.

"Again? Dare."

Talia looked at Luciana and Chase. They sent her mischievous grins.

Both Envy and Kiara looked nervous. "Uh oh. I don't like that look."

"I dare you to make out with Kiara."

"Why? Why why why?" Kiara moaned. "Why do you hate me?"

"In front of everyone?"

"Yes. How else to know you did it?" Talia reasoned.

"I don't want to do this. . ." Envy muttered.

"Don't be a wimp." Pride said.

"I'm not a wimp!" Envy snapped.

"Then do it."

"Gr. . ." Envy muttered.

Kiara got off the floor and onto the couch next to him. Her cheeks were as red as her hair as Envy leaned in and kissed her.

"Why are you blushing so hard?" Envy whispered.

"It's embarrassing." She whispered back.

"You didn't have a problem earlier."

"We were alo-" He quickly smashed his lips against hers.

If anyone heard that, neither of them would hear the end of it.

"They are seriously the cutest thing ever." Talia cooed.

"I dunno, I think that's gross." Hailey made a face.

"Can we stop?" Envy asked.

"Yeah."

"Thank mom." Kiara sighed, scooting away to the edge of the couch.

Hailey suddenly fell face-first onto the floor.

"Hailey? Are-" Talia stopped as Chase did the same thing.

There was a beat of silence as everyone just took in what happened.

Then Chase's phone rang, shattering the eerie silence.

"Hello?" Luciana asked.

"Claire just collapsed. What's going on?" Greed asked.

Kiara slumped forward, landing in Envy's lap. He prompted to start freaking out.

"I have no idea." Luciana said.

Talia fell next.

The others stared in silence at the seemingly-unconscious Virtues.

"Kiara? Hey! Wake up, idiot!" Envy shook her, shook her again, then slapped her across the face. "WAKE UP!"

Thus concludes the first part.

Started: 8/10/14

Ended: 12/14/14

Second part will be out soon, don't worry.

Q & A next chapter.