Everyone is standing around, not knowing what to say, or what to do.
The true feelings of many had been basically spread on the table, and most did not know how to react to it.
Everybody was feeling the tension from it as well.
Until Mimi spoke up...
"Well, maybe that game was *too* involved for us", she said softly.
The others nodded.
Then, Matt spoke up next. "Well, now what? It's still pretty early, and nobody really feels like going home."
Mimi stared at Matt, and then said something very weird to him:
"Matt....Truth or Dare?"
Matt glared at her. "You're...you're kidding, right? That game is for little kids! It's so childish! I used to play it years ago!"
Mimi shrugged casually. "Well, if you're too *chicken* to play, then we could go play Chutes and Ladders," she said in a sarcastic tone.
Matt's eyes narrowed. He pursed his lips, balled up his fists, and spoke.
"Truth" he said in a deep voice.
Mimi smiled, and Joe, Tai, Sora, Izzy, and Matt realized that Truth or Dare was thier new way of passing time now.
"So, you pick Truth? Let's see...", Mimi rubbed her chin, thinking of a question to ask Matt.
Then, her eyes lit up.
Mimi's mouth curled into a sinister smile.
"Ok Matt, here's the question...why do you protect T.K. so much?"
Matt looked uneasy, and he stared at the floor.
"Cause....well....'cause he's my little bro?" he replied.
Mimi made a buzzer sound. "WRONG, MATT! You have to tell the truth, and that is obviously not the truth. Why do you protect T.K. so much?!"
Matt looked up, his face looking very drawn.
Everyone waited for his answer.
"Because....because I think T.K. is the only one who truly loves me, and I'm afraid to lose him, OKAY?!?!" Matt cired, and buried his face in his hands.
Tai jumped up. "Hey, leave Matt alone, Mimi! That's a sensitive subject for him!", Tai shouted angrily.
Mimi rolled her eyes, then glared at Tai.
"Truth...or Dare?", she asked him nastily.
Tai's face changed to confused.
"Didn't you hear what I said?! Knock it off!", he yelled again.
"Truth or Dare, Tai!", Mimi asked again, ignoring Tai's complaints completely.
Tai slumped, realizing he couldn't beat her. She was way too stubborn.
"Truth", he said meekly.
"Ok then, Tai...do you LOVE Matt??", she asked lowly, an evil smile forming.
Tai blushed. "What are you talking about?"
"Do you LOVE Matt? Come on Tai, answer the question...truthfully."
Tai looked down to the floor. "I...I...don't know", he said honestly. "I....really don't know."
That seemed to satisfy Mimi, and so she moved on to the next victim.
"Sora, Truth or Dare?"
"Truth?" Sora said, unsure.
Mimi muttered 'wimps' under her breath, then asked her a question:
"Who do you like here, more than a *friend*??"
Sora blushed. "Ummm....well..."
"Sora, answer? Now?", Mimi asked her hastily.
"I like Tai", Sora replied quicky. Everyone gasped.
Ta glanced up at Sora, and he blushed too.
"I can't believe...you like me?" he asked softly.
Sora nodded. "Yes..a lot..."
Tai smiled.
Matt looked upset.
Mimi moved to the next person.
"Izzy, Truth or Dare?"
Izzy gulped. "Dare?"
Mimi grinned. She secretly liked Izzy, and she knew Izzy liked her too.
Mimi stepped close to him. "The dare is...to kiss me."
Izzy's eyes bulged. "Kiss you? Right here, right now?"
"YUP!"
Izzy blushed. "Well, okay..."
He leaned in and kissed her.
Sora chuckled.
Izzy drew back and sat down. His lips still tingled from that kiss.
Mimi smiled, and then turned to Joe.
"Truth or Dare, Joey!"
Since Joe was the *scared* one, his choice was obvious.
"Truth?"
"Ok Joe, let's see...." she said. The, she shot the question out loud and fast.
"How *far* have you gotten with a girl, Joe?"
Joe's faced turned beet red, and it fell in despair. He didn't want want his friends' to know...
"Ummm..well...uh...OK, FINE!" Joe said, finally breaking down to tell them.
"I've never kissed a girl, except today when we played Spin the Bottle!!! I never even felt a girl, or ANYTHING! I'm as pure as the fresh falled snow, HAPPY NOW?!?!", he cried.
Tai sensed his embarrassment.
"Come on Mimi! That's personal stuff!!" Tai said, gritting his teeth.
"Oh puh-LEASE!! *You're* the one to talk!!! *You* are the one who made out with Matt in front of ALL OF US!!", she yelled back.
Tai started to get REALLY angry.
"I was just doing what that game card said!" he shouted in his defense.
"Tai, 'FONDELING' wasn't part of the game, but you sure as hell did it anyway!!!!" Mimi yelled back.
"SHUT UP!, he screamed.
"YOU SHUT UP!", she screamed.
All of a sudden, the kids heard a sound coming from the front door of Sora's apartment.
It was the knob turning...
Then, the door opened...and there was Ms. Takenouchi!!
"Mom! You're home!", Sora said gratefully, knowing that the fight and this horrendous day would end now.
"Hello Sora! Hello everyone! SO, what did you kids *do* while I was out?", Ms. Takenouchi asked.
Everyone looked at each other....
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