"Oh my gosh, I have a fun idea!" Theo, sitting next to Ronan, took the bottle back out of his hands and asked what his idea was.
"Let's play truth or dare!" His request was followed by a lot of positive exclamations, "but," he followed, "With a penalty."
"Do you have anything on your mind," Nico asks.
"No, not yet," Ronan answers, "I think the person should take a sip at first but I don't know what next."
"KISS THE PERSON ON YOUR RIGHT," Jake exclaims. The others all find this a good one and agree.
"Okay, I'll go first," Dorian says, "Chris."
"Mhm. Truth."
"Do you ever have secret cheat days without telling us?"
"Do I look like someone who'd do that? This time you can be honest."
"Urgh, I really hoped you'd do. Next."
"Lorenzo,"
"Truth."
"Would you ever make out with someone in this circle if you'd be given the chance."
Everyone started laughing at this question. It may be a childish question, but it's still an iconic tod question, so obviously it would be asked at least once.
Lorenzo looked around and smiled, "sorry Chris," and he stood up, took the bottle out of Theo's hand and kissed Ethan after taking a huge sip. This only made most of them laugh even harder and left the others in total shock.
"Ayo, when did our baby grow up this much?" Minseok asks.
"Sorry, Minseok hyung," Lorenzo says, fidgeting with his hands, blushing, "Ahem, anyways, next," Lorenzo looks around and starts once again smiling.
"He's gonna mess around," Silas whispers to Jiwon. To which the other answers, "Definitely, but with who?"
"Ronan, truth or dare?"
When Ronan answers, "dare", everyone starts cheering.
"I dare you to kiss the most attractive person in this circle or you have to do the penalty."
Ronan thought for a moment after which he turned around and kissed Theo. Most of them were disappointed since he didn't complete the dare.
"He didn't drink though," Jake says, pointing at the bottle in Lorenzo's hand.
"That's because I didn't do the penalty," Ronan answers, making Theo blush crimson red. Everyone started talking at the same time and Lorenzo just sat back smiling.
"That boy loves to create chaos," Jiwon whispers.
"It was a strategically planned dare though. If he already knew who Ronan would kiss, Ronan could've also kissed him and taken a sip afterwards, no one would've known then. But he chose not to."
"Ok fair enough, so do you think they're dating?"
"I hope they are, they're adorable. That would make them the third couple in this circle."
"Sorry," Minseok interferes, "But how would that make them the third one?"
"Z and Sam and Nico and Eths," Silas answers.
"Oh, I didn't know. I always thought these kinds of things spread like wildfire in uni."
"Not if you have the right friends."
When Ronan cleared his throat they shut up and looked at him. When Minseok's leg hit Jiwon's, Jiwon didn't know what to do. If he responded, Silas might have figured it out, so he just sat there and looked at Ronan.
Ronan turned to his left, "Zain?"
"Truth," The other answers.
"What was the most embarrassing thing you've ever done on a date?"
"I don't know if this counts," Zain starts, "but there was this one time that I was waiting for Sam in our hotel room because he had to get something. Except it wasn't our room."
"AHAHAHHAA WHAT," Ronan asks, clapping his hands excitedly. Sam put his hand to his face.
"I thought Sam had left the door open for me so I just entered, but apparently our room was the room next to that one. You should've seen the faces of those elderly when they entered. They looked terrified. Priceless," Zain starts laughing at the thought of it.
"Ok but," Ethan says, "Why were they terrified? It's not like you look scary,"
"Zain," Dorian starts asking, "What were you doing in that hotel?"
"And what was Sam getting," Jake gasps. Silas starts laughing, knowing what the two of the most dirty minded people he knew were referring to.
"Jiwon, truth or dare?" Zain asks, ignoring the questions that were tossed to his head. Making the whole group laugh once again.
"Truth," Jiwon answers.
"When, where, who was your first real kiss?"
"Aren't those three questions though?"
"Just answer it."
"Since when can we ask three questions?"
"Jiwon, are you gonna answer or not?" Jiwon murmured a sorry, turned and kissed Silas after which he stood up and took a mouthful of the liquid which was still in Lorenzo's hands, returned to his place and called for Jordan, leaving everyone in utter shock.
"Whoa someone's steadfast on keeping it a secret," Chris says.
"Ooooh is it someone we know?" Nico asks.
"Maybe he didn't have it yet," Theo says, earning a stomp from Ronan.
"Auwch man, I was just saying, maybe he felt ashamed of it?"
"Thanks for worrying Theo, but I've had it, don't worry," Jiwon answers, leaving everyone screeching for the second time that evening.
"Dare," Jordan answers once he's done laughing.
"Strip."
"Whoa," Everyone says in unison.
"What? Isn't that a common truth-or-dare question?" Jiwon asks innocently, resulting in everyone chuckling once again.
"Just undressing?" Jordan asks.
"What? Yes, of course."
Jordan starts slowly unbuttoning his shirt and letting it slide off his shoulders onto the ground behind him after which he does the same thing with his pants. Leaving only his boxers and socks on.
"Minseok ," Jordan says unaffectedly, as if he wasn't sitting practically naked.
"Dare."
"I dare you to give a lap dance," Jordan says, all doe-eyes. Looking like a child who just asked his mom if he could have candy, "To jakey."
"Come come," Jake says, "Don't be afraid. I won't bite," Jake says after a wink and patting on his lap."
"Aye aye," Minseok says, walking seductively over to Jake.
Everyone on the whole campus knew what a good dancer Minseok was. If they didn't hear it from one of the teachers as an example when they got scolded during dance classes, they heard it from students who were touched by his moves. The dancing came almost naturally and had this effect due to which you couldn't look away from Minseok. As if he had bewitched you with his body movements.
Everyone had his eyes on the two, cheering. When it felt like enough Minseok stops and turns around bowing as if he had just done a real performance.
"Nico," Minseok says once he's sat again. Jiwon scooted a bit over to the right but Minseok didn't pay it no mind.
"Truth."
"When, where, who?" Minseok asks. The lack of words made none of the boys unable to understand this question.
"Ehmmm I think two-twoandahalf years back, my house, and yeah, Eths..." This time no one laughed after the answer was given.
"Why is everyone so silent...it makes me think I answered wrongly."
"No, I think they're all sad since they're virgins and you're not," Sam says smiling.
"I never said I was a virgin, though?" Minseok says.
"Excuse you?" Chris says, "Come again? How come I don't know this?" Then he turns to Dorian, "Why didn't you at least tell me?"
"Don't look at me," he answers, arms in the air in surrender, "I didn't know either."
"Minseok hyung," Lorenzo asks, "Why did you keep it a secret from all of us? I would've told you," He says, pouting, making Minseok laugh.
"No one ever asked me if I was."
"No one ever thought you were not," Chris says.
"You have much faith in your friend," Theo says.
"I should've guessed it by them hickeys."
"whoa whoa whoa hold on," Sam joins in, "What hickeys?"
"Like a week ago or something I went to his apartment to visit Silas, and he had hickeys all over himself. Neck, jawline, chest. Everywhere visible. And his hair was a total mess. I bet he had more under that pretty shirt of his, but he got mad when I asked questions and wanted to look for the person who'd done it."
"Ooowwww," Ronan begins, "So what do you guys think? Does Minseok have a secret lover?"
"Definitely," Jake says.
"Ehm guys? Could you please stop talking as if I'm not sitting right here?" Minseok asks.
"Sorry, you're right," Ronan says.
"So do you have a secret lover?"
"Ronan!"
"Sorry!"
Once again the whole group was laughing.
"Let's play never have I ever instead," Dorian suggests. Everyone is okay with it.
"I'll start," Silas says, "Never have I ever made out at school. But secretly. Like, makeout-session-in-the-toilet-after-which-we-almost-fucked level."
Five people drank; Zain, Sam, Jiwon, Minseok and Jake.
"At school?" Lorenzo half-yells, "Couldn't y'all wait a sec?"
"Some impulses you'd prefer to not let wait," Minseok says with which Zain agreed.
"Never have I ever felt an impulse and let it take it too far," Lorenzo asks.
Jiwon, Minseok , Nico, Ethan and Dorian drank.
"I wouldn't say 'too far' though. Since I'm glad it happened," Dorian explains, resulting in yet another round of laughter.
"You're right," Minseok says, "Can I un-drink this question?"
"Too late."
"Dang It."
"Never have I ever done anything daring that may irritate my lover. In front of them," Jiwon asks out of the blue, ending all the laughter.
"Damn Ji," Silas says, "Hurt?"
"Just thought it'd be a good question."
"Irritating like," Jake asks, "Provoking?"
"What? No, like straight up irritating. Pissing them off. Maddening them."
"Making them jealous?" Minseok asks, in a way of completing the other's summary.
"What?"
"Irritating them, like making them jealous?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"He's just trying to understand your question, Ji," Jake says, "I think we just didn't expect such a heavy question. Anyways, anyone that should drink, do it now."
But Jiwon knew that Minseok wasn't trying to 'just understand it', there was something behind that tone. Why's he mad when he's the one saying weird stuff all evening and giving a whorehouse-worthy lap dance to one of my best friends?
It doesn't matter, I'm not in the mood for this kind of game.
He takes an enormous gulp, gives the bottle to Silas and gets up.
"I'm tired, it must be the alcohol. Imma go sleep see y'all tomorrow. Don't do any stupid things without me!" Jiwon's about to leave when he's down again and a great pain shoots through his leg.