Ch 11 The dares
Hey there sweeties. How have you been. So I just got back from Mexico! Had a few issues with my Wi Fi other than that I have just been sleeping in all day and I seem to have a hit a slight writers block so furture updates may be slower. Sorry! Anyway Here's the update you've all been waiting for! Enjoy!
"Not!"
"To!"
"Not!"
"To!" Finally Nathanael let out a frustrated groan of defeat.
"I hate you…" He mumbled under his breath, I retaliated by sticking out my tongue childishly.
"What…?" Adrien asked out loud his head tilted in confusion. Oh! I completely forgot about Adrien.
"Ah, don't worry about it. Nathanael's just a sore loser." I said casually.
"Sore loser?! That's rich! Last time I won you wouldn't quit until I finally let you win." I simply shrugged his comment off.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Nathanael let out a huff of annoyance. "Well we better get back to the others; I'm dying to know what the bet was." I commented.
We all made our way to the exit and we were greeted by all our fallen comrades and teammates.
"Hey, you played a good game." Nino said and I pointed at myself to reassure that the complement was indeed made for me. Nino merely laughed and nodded his head. "Yeah you were killer!"
"Oh uh, thanks you were pretty good to." I replied back.
"So hey, are you guys going to tell us what you bet, exactly?" Alya asked suddenly.
I too was rather curious about Kim and Alix's arrangement. Alix turned her nose up snobbishly with a plastered grin while Kim looked sheepishly at his feet.
"Go on, Kim, tell them!" Alix said with a haughty smiled. Kim mumbled the answer under his breath.
"I….I have to go to school on Monday dressed up as a princess and ask the girl I like out…."
Kim hoped no one had heard him, but everyone did and a collective burst of laughter boomed out causing Kim to turn a light shade of pink.
"Stop laughing…!" Kim whined in frustration. But, this just caused us to laugh even harder. I had to lean on Nathanael's shoulder for support as my body shook violently from the spurs of laughter.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually can't wait to go to school Monday." Nino said in-between chuckles. Kim scowled in response. But his scowl suddenly morphed into an unsettling grin. I didn't like it. The aura Kim emitted was akin to my own whenever I had something devious planned.
"Yeah, yeah! But, I guess if anyone is man enough to pull off a frilly pink dress it's me!" Kim boasted confidently. "Plus girls love a man who can do both with no shame…Isn't that right Alya?" Kim asked playfully. Alya snorted and she decided to humor him.
"Yeah I really like a guy who isn't afraid of wearing dresses. Guys who are confident enough in their masculinity to pull off a frilly dress are so attractive." Alya said playfully, but she really did mean it when she said she liked confident guys, numerous times before she had always announced her preference for a strong confident hero-like guy. So even though she said this playfully, Nino took it seriously.
"W-well I could totally pull off a dress to!" Nino offhandedly commented his voice laced with what seemed to be jealously. Oh lord I knew where this was going…the question now was do I stop it before it gets out of hand or do I just enjoy the show.
"Wanna bet?" Kim inquired. A sudden thrill ran through my body like electricity. I've made my choice...I was going to fan the flames and watch it burn. A wicked grin etched its way across my face.
"Honesty, I think Nathanael would look killer in a dress." I said smoothly.
Nathanael's eyes grew wide with fear, his shoulder stiffened and he quickly shot me a fiery glare. I just gave him an all too innocent smile and a sheepish shrug. This caused Nathanael's frown to deepen and a dark aura enveloped his small being. He looked like he was ready to murder someone, and honestly I couldn't decide whether it was really hot or really cute.
"I already wore a frilly apron, today. There's no way I'm going to wear a dress too!" Nathanael stated firmly.
"And you looked really good in that apron, honey dear~" I teased; referring back to theatre class where he was my wife in a pink apron for the skit.
"Shut up, dearie!" He replied through clenched teeth. I just laughed in response.
"I think you guys all know what we have to do now…We have to prove our manliness!" Kim said and everyone knew if they agreed with Kim they would be playing into his hands. They knew Kim was just trying to make them suffer by accepting ridicules dares, but as of right now they were currently filled with fatal pride and a need to prove their worth. So both Nino and Nathanael agreed with zero hesitation. Oh this was going to be entertaining I thought with a small smirk.
It wasn't long until Kim and I had riled up the others into accepting their doom. Unfortunately for Kim, Alix couldn't participate because she received a call from her father who requested she come home so they could watch a roller derby showdown that would be airing soon. We exchanged our goodbyes and the rest of the group remained to either participate in or watch the unraveling chaos.
"Come one we can go to my house." Adrien generously offered.
"You sure dude, you now your dad is a real party pooper...no offense." Nino commented.
"Its fine, he's away at another one of his fashion show and the Gorilla and Nathalie have really loosened up and usually leave me alone if I don't cause too much ruckus." Adrien explained.
We made our way towards Adrien's huge mansion. Walking up towards the golden ornate gate a wave of intimation wafted off the Mansion's menacing high walls and I felt small in comparison. Entering through the opening golden gates we climbed up the stairs that led to the front door, once inside I was immediately blinded by the bright white walls that stood tall and erect with purpose. The room was large and vacant, cold and empty like a lonely winter field. Our steps echoed loudly as we transverse the porcelain floors. Even though I had said the wall were a shimmering white I now noticed the sad tint of blue that drowned the rooms in a cold depression. It was lonely and I briefly wondered if the sole reason Adrien invited us here was so he wouldn't have to listen to his own heartbeat in the dead lonely silence of the porcelain palace of winter.
After walking miles through long corridors we finally made it to Adrien's room. His room was massive and livelier with bright colors when compared to the stony black and white of the rest of the house. He even had a second story which contained two large bookshelves that acted as walls; the two stories were connected by a white, spiral staircase. He had various fencing trophies most of which flank his computer monitor, a king sized bed, a rock-climbing station on the second floor, a basketball half-court, two wooden ramps for skateboarding, an arcade station which consisted of a DDR dance pad and two retro consoles, a lounging area with a large white couch big enough to fit five people, a huge bathroom, and a multi-screen computer system….Everyone besides Nino and Marinette where in complete awe. This was less of a room and more of a mini arcade room with a bed in it. After our initial awe faded away we all made our selves comfortable in the provided longing area.
"Alright! So who wants to start!?" Kim asked grinning from ear to ear. It was at this time that they all realized the gravity of their situation. It was funny how their faces morphed from one of clear bravo to a 'oh shit' expression. "No one, then, fine I'll start."
Kim grabbed his chin thoughtfully, examining each and everyone one of us, trying to decide who his first victim should be. Finally his eyes landed on the clear choice. Nathanael…the shy artistic boy who never really stepped out into the spot light and as soon as Kim's gaze fell upon him Nathanael's shoulder tensed and he tried to recoil himself into a small ball, as if trying to disappear.
"Nathanael!" Kim exclaimed pointing at the small redhead.
Nathanael's ear perked up at the sound of his name and he whipped his head up, eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. Kim grinned, as Nathanael fidgeted around. I didn't like that. I looked over at Kim. He caught my gaze and I glared a dark murderous glare and an over protective aura emitted from my being. You can torture everyone else but you better be careful around my Nathanael, because I swear if you do anything too wild or brash I will make sure you will regret even looking at him! Kim gulped and I smirked, I think I got my point across.
"Uhh I…uhh dare y-you t-t-to…."
Kim looked nervous as he tried to think of another less evil dare…But Kim took in a deep breath and in his mind he yelled 'screw it I'm not afraid of a liar!'
"Alright, Nathanael I dare you to…uh…drink…Wait here!" Kim got up and asked Adrien where his kitchen was.
After a few minutes he came back with a huge coffee mug, a pestle and mortar, coffee beans and a Monster energy drink. First he grinded the coffee beans into a fine dust and then poured it into the steaming mug of black coffee. With a 'swish' sound he opened the can of monster energy drink and poured into the coffee mug. He then handed it to Nathanael's shaking hands.
"Drink it." Nathanael gulped and nervously looked down at the concoction in his hands. "You either drink it or you have to join me in wearing a pink dress to school."
Finally after a few seconds Nathanael turned his head towards me wearing a small sad smile, he looked so solemn. His eyes looked dull and glazed over. Oh, I was going to kill Kim for this.
"I'm going to die." Nathanael said with a delirious smile and chugged the whole thing. Oh boy…
At first nothing happened….but then a rush hit. My muscles tensed up and contracted, my left eye started to twitch involuntarily, my heart beat speed up, and I felt a cold shiver run down my spine. Suddenly everything seemed to be moving in a blur, then it slowed, then it blurred again. It rapidly and radically shifted from going in slow motion to going so fast all I could see were blurred colors. Everything seemed to be spinning and the oversaturated colors seemed to be resonating with whispers and silent screams.
I've never felt more accelerated in my life. I felt like I could do anything. This boundless amount of energy was insane! I was flying high! I could hear my name but I wasn't sure where it came from.
"Nathanael? You okay?" I turned and I answered the pretty voice.
"I never felt more ALIVE!" I exclaimed facing the white wall. I got up and started jogging in place. I wanted to do something, I had to do something or I would explode from pent up energy! A loud whispering voice in my right ear suggested I go rock climb. I looked at the rock climbing section and bolted towards it. Up the stairs and now I'm a fucking plane, no I'm a giant!
"Who's looking down now on who now!?" I shouted as I laughed hysterically gripping the glass railing that held me back. I quickly made my way towards the rock climbing section of the wall with my arms outstretched like a plane. I climbed the first few rocks and I could hear a slightly panicked voice call out but I ignored it and shouted "Goodbye airplanes I have gone above you!"
Nathanael was practically bouncing off the walls with boundless energy. His eyes were wide and his pupils were nothing more than cat slits, filled with energy and hysteria. I asked him if he was okay he must not be too far gone as he did answer me….then again he didn't really look at me when he answered he actually said it to the wall in front of him. He then ran past me and walked up the spiral staircase arms outstretched as he made airplane sounds. He leaned over the railing and OH MY GOD!
"Nathanael don't lean too far you'll fall!" He didn't listen as leaned down even more he was practically dangling of the edge as he tilted his head and smiled a big Cheshire smile as his eyes gleamed.
"Who's looking down on who now?!" He shouted and kept making his way towards the rock climbing section of the wall. Oh dear lord no!
"Nathanael you're gonna fall!" My heart was beating so loud and I felt antsy.
"Goodbye airplanes I have gone above you!" I groaned… and glared at Kim.
"Look at what you did." I said with a frown as I pointed at Nathanael who was currently laughing his ass off on some inside joke he had with the bookshelf.
"Didn't think he would actually do it." Kim said sheepishly as he tried to stifle his laughter. I growled and he flinched. "B-but don't worry you know what they say what goes up must come down."
I just looked over at where Nathanael was. He had run past us again and was bouncing up and down Adrien's bed.
"For your sake I hope so."
"I'M GONNA DO A BACKFLIP!" Nathanael yelled
"Oh dear lord don't!" I cried out.
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