# 57 Confessions
Long time no see party people.
Words: 1102 I always plan them short and they grow and grow and grow....
The coke bottle twirled innocently on the pink carpet, but Usagi was battling with conflicting emotions. If it pointed at her, she just knew Rei would ask her if she liked Mamoru, and she couldn't lie about it. Could she? Maybe she didn't even have to take Truth! Usagi started praying the little glass container of doom would pass her by as it slowed. The bottle completed one more circle and pointed to Makoto. Usagi squealed in delight, earning strange looks from her best friends, but Rei just rolled her eyes.
"Ok Mako-chan, Truth or Dare?" Rei asked slyly. Makoto pondered her choices a moment and the assembled group waited impatiently.
"Dare!" she yelled proudly and the look in her eyes dared Rei to do her worst.
"Oh goodie. Next time you see Motoki, " she began and Makoto clutched her hands in fear. Rei was super good at making her friends make fun of them selves in front of the boys they liked. "you can't say a single word or make any noise the whole time you're in the Arcade! Even if he talks to you, nothing!"
"That's it Rei?" Makoto quirked an eyebrow and laughed desirously. "Ok you're on. My turn!" and she set the bottle in motion again. Usagi resumed her silent prayers and gulped in fear every time the bottle swooped around her. When it pointed dead center at Ami she kept her celebration inside to not arouse suspicion.
"What do ya what Ami-chan? Truth or Dare?" Makoto warbled.
"Truth, please Mako-chan." she stated calmly. It was hard to get a rise out of Ami. She would do/say whatever it took and could be a merciless as Rei in return.
"Ok. Ummmmm. If you had to stop being friends with all of us but one, who would who stay with and why?" Makoto triumphantly asked. Ami would have a hard time answering that one. Ami only took a second to think it over and with a smile, she said,
"Usagi of course. She was the first person who was nice to me and actually wanted to be my friend. Plus her exuberant attitude would help me in gaining new friends."
The other girls unfroze and smiled at Usagi. Usagi was close to tears and hugged her close friend. Ami laughed and pushed her off.
"But nobody will ever make us not be friends so don't worry about it." she comforted. "Honestly Makoto, you are odd sometimes. But it's my turn, all ye be warned to be afraid."
She spun the bottle only a tad. Before Usagi could start her prayers again, it jumped to Mina.
"Oh Ami-chan, that's not fair. You're supposed to give it a whole spin." Mina whined. "You just want to torture me."
"Yes, pretty much."
"Fine. I want Dare."
"Ok"
"Ok then."
"Stop trying to stall me Mina."
"But it was working."
"I dare you to......" and with a sly look at Usagi that everybody else missed. "....Kiss Mamoru-kun on the cheek first chance you get. And one of us has to witness it."
Mina looked speechless and if anybody had been paying attention to Usagi, they would have seen a red face and angry eyes. She tamped down her jealousy almost instantly and started laughing with the rest of the girls.
"Fine. I'll kiss him. He is a hunk. My turn!"
She twirled the bottle so hard it almost hit Usagi in the foot and stopped at the smug and smiling Rei's feet. Mina gulped in fear and racked her brain fro a really good Dare. Rei always picked Dare.
"Hey Mina?" Rei poked her friend in the side, making her jump a few feet in the air. "Aren't you gonna ask me which on I want?"
"But you always want Dare. Right?"
"I want Truth this time. You guys come up with the lamest Dare's."
"Oh and daring Makoto to not talk to Motoki is a good one?"
"Hey! I actually have an idea behind it."
"Girls," Ami interjected, "Just ask her a Truth Mina."
"Dandy! Ok, if you were going to date one of us, who would it be and why?" she blurted, wasting her question for Usagi. It was always fun to mess with Usagi's head.
"What!" Rei spluttered angrily.
"You heard me. Who and why." Mina gloated.
"Well mys----" Rei started.
"And you can't pick yourself Rei." Mina cut off.
"I would probably date Makoto because she can cook and is taller then me." Rei blurted. Makoto smiled and punched Rei lightly on the arm.
"Thanks. Good to know I'm worthy cause I'm tall." she teased.
"Well whatever. I get to spin now." Rei clutched the bottle tightly and spun it with as much strength as possible. It rocketed in circles for almost a minute before creeping to a stop in front of Usagi. She had been so distracted by her friends' fates that she had forgot to pray when Rei started her spin. Rei's eyes light up in anticipation, she always loved a good Odango tease.
"Truth or Dare Usagi?" she asked, knowing Usagi was too chicken to get a Dare. The last time she had chosen it, Mina dared her to go skinny dipping in the lake in the park. Police men are very nice to freezing, naked girls with only leaves as cover they'd figured out.
"Um I guess Dare, but don't make it too mean." she said quietly. Rei barley paused to change her question and Usagi gulped in fear, again.
"I dare you to write a letter with all you true feelings for Mamoru in it and give it to Motoki. You can't tell him anything about it, just put Mamoru's name on the front." she crossed her arms over her chest as smugly as a cat in the cream. Usagi nearly fainted in shock. She had thought Rei would make her do something embarrassing, but this?
"I want to change to Truth Rei. Give me a Truth." she begged.
"Ok, you have to tell us exactly how you feel about Mamoru,"
"OK I can do that--"
"and we'll record it on tape an give it to him later. Your choice Usagi."
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"Hey Mamoru, I have a letter for you." Motoki yelled to his best friend as he entered the Arcade for his after-school cup of coffee. Mamoru sat on his usual stool and opened the red envelope with curiosity.
"Do you know who its from Motoki?" he asked.
"No, it was here for you when I opened this morning. Somebody had slid it under the door." he explained.
"Well, I hope it's not from a stalker or anything." he laughed and unfolded the matching red paper.
Dun, dun, dun. Eh, what do ya think? I always feel bad for the other girls not getting any spotlight so ta da, there they were. reviews are always loved. Ta!